,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjac ,mr4 
,rooney 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1    
,mr4 ,b>b]1 & ,mr4 ,s*rad]7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to require ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs to consid] ! res\rces 
( individuals apply+ = p5sion t 7       
rec5tly dispos$ ( by ! individuals =    
less ?an fair m>ket value :5 det]m9+ !  
eligibility ( su* individuals = su*     
p5sion1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans
 ,p5sion ,protection ,act4  #b4         
,consid]ation by ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs ( res\rces dispos$ ( = less ?an
 fair m>ket value by individuals apply+ 
= p5sion  7a7 ,vet]ans ,section #aebb ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7  
by ins]t+ 7#a7 be=e ,! ,secret>y2 &     
7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      

p>agraph3  7#b7 7,a7 ,if a vet]an       
o!rwise eligible = paym5t ( p5sion "u   
section #aeac or #aeba ( ?is title or ! 
sp\se ( su* vet]an disposes ( cov]$     
res\rces = less ?an fair m>ket value on 
or aft] ! look-back date describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,c77i71 ! ,secret>y %all   
d5y or discont9ue ! paym5t ( p5sion to  
su* vet]an "u section #aeac or #aeba (  
?is title1 z ! case may be1 = mon?s dur+
 ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,d7 & equal to ! numb] (   
mon?s calculat$ z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,e74  7,b7 7i7 ,= purposes ( ?is       
p>agraph1 a cov]$ res\rce is any res\rce
 t 0 a "p ( ! corpus ( ! e/ate ( !      
vet]an or1 if ! vet]an has a sp\se1 !   
corpus ( ! e/ates ( ! vet]an & ( !      
vet]an's sp\se1 t ! ,secret>y consid]s t
 "u all ! circum/ances1 if ! vet]an or  
sp\se _h n dispos$ ( su* res\rce1 x w\ld
 be reasonable t ! res\rce 7or "s       
portion ( ! res\rce7 be consum$ = !     
vet]an's ma9t5ance4  7ii7 ,= purposes ( 
?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y may consid]1 9

 accordance ) regulations ! ,secret>y   
%all prescribe1 a transf] ( an asset    
7includ+ a transf] ( an asset to an     
annuity1 tru/1 or o!r f9ancial in/rum5t 
or inve/m5t7 a disposal ( a cov]$       
res\rce = less ?an fair m>ket value if  
su* transf] r$uces ! am\nt 9 ! corpus ( 
! e/ate ( ! vet]an or1 if ! vet]an has a
 sp\se1 ! corpus ( ! e/ates ( ! vet]an &
 ( ! vet]an's sp\se1 t ! ,secret>y      
consid]s1 "u all ! circum/ances1 w\ld be
 reasonable to be consum$ = ! vet]an's  
ma9t5ance4  7,c7 7i7 ,! look-back date  
describ$ 9 ?is clause is a date t is #cf
 mon?s be=e ! date describ$ 9 clause    
7ii74  7ii7 ,! date describ$ 9 ?is      
clause is ! date on :i* ! vet]an applies
 = p5sion "u section #aeac or #aeba (   
?is title or1 if lat]1 ! date on :i* !  
vet]an 7or ! sp\se ( ! vet]an7 disposes 
( cov]$ res\rces = less ?an fair m>ket  
value4  7,d7 ,! date describ$ 9 ?is     
subp>agraph is ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ mon? 
9 or aft] :i* cov]$ res\rces 7 dispos$ (
 = less ?an fair m>ket value & :i* does 

n occur 9 any o!r p]iod ( ineligibility 
"u ?is p>agraph4  7,e7 ,! numb] ( mon?s 
calculat$ "u ?is subp>agraph %all be    
equal to--  7i7 ! total1 cumulative     
uncomp5sat$ value ( all cov]$ res\rces s
 dispos$ ( by ! vet]an 7or ! sp\se ( !  
vet]an7 on or aft] ! look-back date     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c77i72 divid$  
by  7ii7 ! maximum am\nt ( mon?ly p5sion
 t is payable to a vet]an "u section    
#aeac or #aeba ( ?is title1 includ+ !   
maximum am\nt ( increas$ p5sion payable 
"u su* sections on acc\nt ( family      
memb]s1 b n includ+ any am\nt ( p5sion  
payable "u su* sections because a vet]an
 is 9 ne$ ( regul> aid & att5dance or is
 p]man5tly h\seb\nd1  r\nd$1 9 ! case ( 
any fraction1 to ! ne>e/ :ole numb]1 b  
%all n 9 any case exce$ #cf mon?s4  2   
7#b7 9 subsection 7b7--  7,a7 by ins]t+ 
7#a7 be=e ,! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7   
7,a7 ,if a vet]an o!rwise eligible =    
paym5t ( increas$ p5sion "u subsection  
7c71 7d71 7e71 or 7f7 ( section #aeba ( 

?is title on acc\nt ( a *ild1 ! sp\se ( 
! vet]an1 or ! *ild disposes ( cov]$    
res\rces = less ?an fair m>ket value on 
or aft] ! look-back date describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,c77i71 ! ,secret>y %all   
d5y or discont9ue paym5t ( su* increas$ 
p5sion = mon?s dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! 
date describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d7 & equal
 to ! numb] ( mon?s calculat$ z provid$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,e74  7,b7 7i7 ,=        
purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 a cov]$ res\rce
 is any res\rce t 0 a "p ( ! corpus ( ! 
e/ate ( ! *ild t ! ,secret>y consid]s t 
"u all ! circum/ances1 if ! vet]an1 !   
sp\se ( ! vet]an1 or ! *ild _h n dispos$
 ( su* res\rce1 x w\ld be reasonable t !
 res\rce 7or "s portion ( ! res\rce7 be 
consum$ = ! *ild's ma9t5ance4  7ii7 ,=  
purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y may
 consid]1 9 accordance ) regulations !  
,secret>y %all prescribe1 a transf] ( an
 asset 7includ+ a transf] ( an asset to 
an annuity1 tru/1 or o!r f9ancial       
in/rum5t or inve/m5t7 a disposal ( a    
cov]$ res\rce = less ?an fair m>ket     

value if su* transf] r$uces ! am\nt 9 ! 
corpus ( ! e/ate ( ! *ild t ! ,secret>y 
consid]s1 "u all ! circum/ances1 w\ld be
 reasonable to be consum$ = ! *ild's    
ma9t5ance4  7,c7 7i7 ,! look-back date  
describ$ 9 ?is clause is a date t is #cf
 mon?s be=e ! date describ$ 9 clause    
7ii74  7ii7 ,! date describ$ 9 ?is      
clause is ! date on :i* ! vet]an applies
 = paym5t ( increas$ p5sion "u          
subsection 7c71 7d71 7e71 or 7f7 (      
section #aeba ( ?is title on acc\nt ( a 
*ild or1 if lat]1 ! date on :i* !       
vet]an1 ! sp\se ( ! vet]an1 or ! *ild   
disposes ( cov]$ res\rces = less ?an    
fair m>ket value4  7,d7 ,! date describ$
 9 ?is subp>agraph is ! fir/ day ( !    
fir/ mon? 9 or aft] :i* cov]$ res\rces 7
 dispos$ ( = less ?an fair m>ket value &
 :i* does n occur 9 any o!r p]iod (     
ineligibility "u ?is p>agraph4  7,e7 ,! 
numb] ( mon?s calculat$ "u ?is          
subp>agraph %all be equal to--  7i7 !   
total1 cumulative uncomp5sat$ value (   
all cov]$ res\rces s dispos$ ( by !     

vet]an1 ! sp\se ( ! vet]an1 or ! *ild on
 or aft] ! look-back date describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,c77i72 divid$ by  7ii7 !  
maximum am\nt ( increas$ mon?ly p5sion t
 is payable to a vet]an "u subsection   
7c71 7d71 7e71 or 7f7 ( section #aeba ( 
?is title on acc\nt ( a *ild1  r\nd$1 9 
! case ( any fraction1 to ! ne>e/ :ole  
numb]1 b %all n 9 any case exce$ #cf    
mon?s4  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+ new subsection3  7c7 7#a7 ,!     
,secret>y %all n d5y or discont9ue      
paym5t ( p5sion "u section #aeac or     
#aeba ( ?is title or paym5t ( increas$  
p5sion "u subsection 7c71 7d71 7e71 or  
7f7 ( section #aeba ( ?is title on      
acc\nt ( a *ild by reason ( !           
application ( subsection 7a77#b7 or     
7b77#b7 ( ?is section to ! disposal (   
res\rces by an individual to ! ext5t t--
  7,a7 a satisfactory %[+ is made to !  
,secret>y 79 accordance ) regulations   
promulgat$ by ! ,secret>y7 t all        
res\rces dispos$ ( = less ?an fair m>ket
 value h be5 return$ to ! individual :o 

dispos$ ( ! res\rces2 or  7,b7 !        
,secret>y det]m9es1 "u proc$ures        
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y1 t ! d5ial or   
discont9uance ( paym5t w\ld "w an undue 
h>d%ip z det]m9$ on ! basis ( crit]ia   
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,at ! "t 
a vet]an applies = p5sion "u section    
#aeac or #aeba ( ?is title or increas$  
p5sion "u subsection 7c71 7d71 7e71 or  
7f7 ( section #aeba ( ?is title on      
acc\nt ( a *ild1 & at su* o!r times z ! 
,secret>y consid]s appropriate1 !       
,secret>y %all--  7,a7 in=m su* vet]an (
 ! provisions ( subsections 7a77#b7 &   
7b77#b7 provid+ = a p]iod (             
ineligibility = paym5t ( p5sion "u su*  
sections = individuals :o make c]ta9    
dispositions ( res\rces = less ?an fair 
m>ket value2 &  7,b7 obta9 f su* vet]an 
in=mation :i* may be us$ 9 det]m9+ :e!r 
or n a p]iod ( ineligibility = su*      
paym5ts w\ld be requir$ by reason ( su* 
subsections4  4  7b7 ,surviv+ sp\ses &  
*ildr5 ,section #aedc ( su* title is    
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7  

by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#b7 z p>agraph  
7#c72  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#a7
 ! foll[+ new p>agraph 7#b73  7#b7 7,a7 
,if a surviv+ sp\se o!rwise eligible =  
paym5t ( p5sion "u section #aeda ( ?is  
title disposes ( cov]$ res\rces = less  
?an fair m>ket value on or aft] !       
look-back date describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,c77i71 ! ,secret>y %all d5y or        
discont9ue ! paym5t ( p5sion to su*     
surviv+ sp\se "u section #aeda ( ?is    
title = mon?s dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on !  
date describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d7 & equal
 to ! numb] ( mon?s calculat$ z provid$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,e74  7,b7 7i7 ,=        
purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 a cov]$ res\rce
 is any res\rce t 0 a "p ( ! corpus ( ! 
e/ate ( ! surviv+ sp\se t ! ,secret>y   
consid]s t "u all ! circum/ances1 if !  
surviv+ sp\se _h n dispos$ ( su*        
res\rce1 x w\ld be reasonable t !       
res\rce 7or "s portion ( ! res\rce7 be  
consum$ = ! surviv+ sp\se's ma9t5ance4  
7ii7 ,= purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 !      
,secret>y may consid]1 9 accordance )   

regulations ! ,secret>y %all prescribe1 
a transf] ( an asset 7includ+ a transf] 
( an asset to an annuity1 tru/1 or o!r  
f9ancial in/rum5t or inve/m5t7 a        
disposal ( a cov]$ res\rce = less ?an   
fair m>ket value if su* transf] r$uces !
 am\nt 9 ! corpus ( ! e/ate ( ! surviv+ 
sp\se t ! ,secret>y consid]s1 "u all !  
circum/ances1 w\ld be reasonable to be  
consum$ = ! surviv+ sp\se's ma9t5ance4  
7,c7 7i7 ,! look-back date describ$ 9   
?is clause is a date t is #cf mon?s be=e
 ! date describ$ 9 clause 7ii74  7ii7 ,!
 date describ$ 9 ?is clause is ! date on
 :i* ! surviv+ sp\se applies = p5sion "u
 section #aeda ( ?is title or1 if lat]1 
! date on :i* ! surviv+ sp\se disposes (
 cov]$ res\rces = less ?an fair m>ket   
value4  7,d7 ,! date describ$ 9 ?is     
subp>agraph is ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ mon? 
9 or aft] :i* cov]$ res\rces 7 dispos$ (
 = less ?an fair m>ket value & :i* does 
n occur 9 any o!r p]iod ( ineligibility 
"u ?is p>agraph4  7,e7 ,! numb] ( mon?s 
calculat$ "u ?is subp>agraph %all be    

equal to--  7i7 ! total1 cumulative     
uncomp5sat$ value ( all cov]$ res\rces s
 dispos$ ( by ! surviv+ sp\se on or aft]
 ! look-back date describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,c77i72 divid$ by  7ii7 ! maximum     
am\nt ( mon?ly p5sion t is payable to a 
surviv+ sp\se "u section #aeda ( ?is    
title1 includ+ ! maximum am\nt (        
increas$ p5sion payable "u su* section  
on acc\nt ( a *ild1 b n includ+ any     
am\nt ( p5sion payable "u su* section   
because a surviv+ sp\se is 9 ne$ (      
regul> aid & att5dance or is p]man5tly  
h\seb\nd1  r\nd$1 9 ! case ( any        
fraction1 to ! ne>e/ :ole numb]1 b %all 
n 9 any case exce$ #cf mon?s4  7,f7 ,9 !
 case ( a transf] by ! surviv+ sp\se    
dur+ ! vet]an's lifetime t result$ 9 a  
p]iod ( ineligibility = ! vet]an "u     
section #aebb ( ?is title1 ! ,secret>y  
%all apply to ! surviv+ sp\se any rema9+
 ineligibility = t p]iod4  2 &  7,c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#d7 7,a7 ,if a surviv+ sp\se o!rwise   
eligible = paym5t ( increas$ p5sion "u  

subsection 7c71 7d71 or 7e7 ( section   
#aeda ( ?is title on acc\nt ( a *ild or 
! *ild disposes ( cov]$ res\rces = less 
?an fair m>ket value on or aft] !       
look-back date describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,c77i71 ! ,secret>y %all d5y or        
discont9ue paym5t ( su* increas$ p5sion 
= mon?s dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date   
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d7 & equal to !
 numb] ( mon?s calculat$ z provid$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,e74  7,b7 7i7 ,= purposes 
( ?is p>agraph1 a cov]$ res\rce is any  
res\rce t 0 a "p ( ! corpus ( ! e/ate ( 
! *ild t ! ,secret>y consid]s t "u all !
 circum/ances1 if ! surviv+ sp\se or !  
*ild _h n dispos$ ( su* res\rce1 x w\ld 
be reasonable t ! res\rce 7or "s portion
 ( ! res\rce7 be consum$ = ! *ild's     
ma9t5ance4  7ii7 ,= purposes ( ?is      
p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y may consid]1 9    
accordance ) regulations ! ,secret>y    
%all prescribe1 a transf] ( an asset    
7includ+ a transf] ( an asset to an     
annuity1 tru/1 or o!r f9ancial in/rum5t 
or inve/m5t7 a disposal ( a cov]$       

res\rce = less ?an fair m>ket value if  
su* transf] r$uces ! am\nt 9 ! corpus ( 
! e/ate ( ! *ild t ! ,secret>y consid]s1
 "u all ! circum/ances1 w\ld be         
reasonable to be consum$ = ! *ild's     
ma9t5ance4  7,c7 7i7 ,! look-back date  
describ$ 9 ?is clause is a date t is #cf
 mon?s be=e ! date describ$ 9 clause    
7ii74  7ii7 ,! date describ$ 9 ?is      
clause is ! date on :i* ! surviv+ sp\se 
applies = paym5t ( increas$ p5sion "u   
subsection 7c71 7d71 or 7e7 ( section   
#aeda ( ?is title on acc\nt ( a *ild or1
 if lat]1 ! date on :i* ! surviv+ sp\se 
7or ! *ild7 disposes ( cov]$ res\rces = 
less ?an fair m>ket value4  7,d7 ,! date
 describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph is ! fir/   
day ( ! fir/ mon? 9 or aft] :i* cov]$   
res\rces 7 dispos$ ( = less ?an fair    
m>ket value & :i* does n occur 9 any o!r
 p]iod ( ineligibility "u ?is p>agraph4 
7,e7 ,! numb] ( mon?s calculat$ "u ?is  
clause %all be equal to--  7i7 ! total1 
cumulative uncomp5sat$ value ( all cov]$
 res\rces s dispos$ ( by ! surviv+ sp\se

 7or ! *ild7 on or aft] ! look-back date
 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c77i72 divid$ 
by  7ii7 ! maximum am\nt ( increas$     
mon?ly p5sion t is payable to a surviv+ 
sp\se "u subsection 7c71 7d71 or 7e7 (  
section #aeda ( ?is title on acc\nt ( a 
*ild1  r\nd$1 9 ! case ( any fraction1  
to ! ne>e/ :ole numb]1 b %all n 9 any   
case exce$ #cf mon?s4  2  7#b7 9        
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 by ins]t+ 7#a7   
be=e ,! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7 7,a7   
,if a *ild o!rwise eligible = paym5t (  
p5sion "u section #aedb ( ?is title or  
any p]son ) :om su* *ild is resid+ :o is
 legally responsible = su* *ild's       
support disposes ( cov]$ res\rces = less
 ?an fair m>ket value on or aft] !      
look-back date describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,c77i71 ! ,secret>y %all d5y or        
discont9ue ! paym5t ( p5sion to su* *ild
 "u section #aedb ( ?is title = mon?s   
dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,d7 & equal to ! numb] (  
mon?s calculat$ z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 

7,e74  7,b7 7i7 ,= purposes ( ?is       
p>agraph1 a cov]$ res\rce is any res\rce
 t 0 a "p ( ! corpus ( ! e/ate ( ! *ild 
or ! corpus ( ! e/ate ( any p]son ) :om 
su* *ild is resid+ :o is legally        
responsible = su* *ild's support t !    
,secret>y consid]s t "u all !           
circum/ances1 if ! *ild or p]son _h n   
dispos$ ( su* res\rce1 x w\ld be        
reasonable t ! res\rce 7or "s portion ( 
! res\rce7 be consum$ = ! *ild's        
ma9t5ance4  7ii7 ,= purposes ( ?is      
p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y may consid]1 9    
accordance ) regulations ! ,secret>y    
%all prescribe1 a transf] ( an asset    
7includ+ a transf] ( an asset to an     
annuity1 tru/1 or o!r f9ancial in/rum5t 
or inve/m5t7 a disposal ( a cov]$       
res\rce = less ?an fair m>ket value if  
su* transf] r$uces ! am\nt 9 ! corpus ( 
! e/ate describ$ 9 clause 7i7 t !       
,secret>y consid]s1 "u all !            
circum/ances1 w\ld be reasonable to be  
consum$ = ! *ild's ma9t5ance4  7,c7 7i7 
,! look-back date describ$ 9 ?is clause 

is a date t is #cf mon?s be=e ! date    
describ$ 9 clause 7ii74  7ii7 ,! date   
describ$ 9 ?is clause is ! date on :i* !
 *ild applies = p5sion "u section #aedb 
( ?is title or1 if lat]1 ! date on :i* !
 *ild 7or p]son describ$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,b77 disposes ( cov]$ res\rces = less  
?an fair m>ket value4  7,d7 ,! date     
describ$ 9 ?is clause is ! fir/ day ( ! 
fir/ mon? 9 or aft] :i* cov]$ res\rces 7
 dispos$ ( = less ?an fair m>ket value &
 :i* does n occur 9 any o!r p]iod (     
ineligibility "u ?is p>agraph4  7,e7 ,! 
numb] ( mon?s calculat$ "u ?is clause   
%all be equal to--  7i7 ! total1        
cumulative uncomp5sat$ value ( all cov]$
 res\rces s dispos$ ( by ! *ild 7or     
p]son describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b77 on or
 aft] ! look-back date describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,c77i72 divid$ by  7ii7 !  
maximum am\nt ( mon?ly p5sion t is      
payable to a *ild "u section #aedb ( ?is
 title1  r\nd$1 9 ! case ( any fraction1
 to ! ne>e/ :ole numb]1 b %all n 9 any  
case exce$ #cf mon?s4  2 &  7#c7 by add+

 at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7c7 
7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all n d5y or         
discont9ue paym5t ( p5sion "u section   
#aeda or #aedb ( ?is title or paym5t (  
increas$ p5sion "u subsection 7c71 7d71 
or 7e7 ( section #aeda ( ?is title on   
acc\nt ( a *ild by reason ( !           
application ( subsection 7a77#b71       
7a77#d71 or 7b77#b7 ( ?is section to !  
disposal ( res\rces by an individual to 
! ext5t t--  7,a7 a satisfactory %[+ is 
made to ! ,secret>y 79 accordance )     
regulations promulgat$ by ! ,secret>y7 t
 all res\rces dispos$ ( = less ?an fair 
m>ket value h be5 return$ to !          
individual :o dispos$ ( ! res\rces2 or  
7,b7 ! ,secret>y det]m9es1 "u proc$ures 
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y1 t ! d5ial or   
discont9uance ( paym5t w\ld "w an undue 
h>d%ip z det]m9$ on ! basis ( crit]ia   
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,at ! "t 
a surviv+ sp\se or *ild applies = p5sion
 "u section #aeda or #aedb ( ?is title  
or increas$ p5sion "u subsection 7c71   
7d71 or 7e7 ( section #aeda ( ?is title 

on acc\nt ( a *ild1 & at su* o!r times z
 ! ,secret>y consid]s appropriate1 !    
,secret>y %all--  7,a7 in=m su* surviv+ 
sp\se or *ild ( ! provisions (          
subsections 7a77#b71 7a77#d71 & 7b77#b71
 z applicable1 provid+ = a p]iod (      
ineligibility = paym5t ( p5sion or      
increas$ p5sion "u su* sections =       
individuals :o make c]ta9 dispositions (
 res\rces = less ?an fair m>ket value2 &
  7,b7 obta9 f su* surviv+ sp\se or *ild
 in=mation :i* may be us$ 9 det]m9+ :e!r
 or n a p]iod ( ineligibility = su*     
paym5ts w\ld be requir$ by reason ( su* 
subsections4  4  7c7 ,effective date    
,subsections 7a77#b71 7b77#b71 & 7c7 (  
section #aebb ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 &     
subsections 7a77#b71 7a77#d71 7b77#b71 &
 7c7 ( section #aedc ( su* title1 z add$
 by subsection 7b71 %all take effect on 
! date t is "o ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all apply )      
respect to paym5ts ( p5sion & increas$  
p5sion appli$ = aft] su* date & to      

paym5ts ( p5sion & increas$ p5sion = :i*
 eligibility is r$et]m9$ aft] su* date1 
except t no r$uction 9 p5sion %all be   
made "u su* subsections because ( any   
disposal ( cov]$ res\rces made be=e su* 
date4  7d7 ,annual reports  7#a7 ,9     
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