,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dajb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bf1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,miller of ,florida 7for himself   
and ,mrs4 ,walorski7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to clarify that the      
estate of a deceased veteran may receive
 certain accrued benefits upon the death
 of the veteran1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,clarification of eligible        
recipients of certain accrued benefits  
upon death of beneficiary  7a7          
,eligibility of estate ,section         
#eaba7;a77#b7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in the
 matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by 
inserting 1 or estate1 after person2 and
  7#b7 by adding at the end the         
following new subparagraph3  7,d7 ,the  
estate of the veteran 7unless the estate
 will escheat74  4  7b7 ,effective date 
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   

shall apply with respect to the death of
 an individual on or after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,relief
 of estate of ,shelton ,hickerson       
,notwithstanding section #eaba of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
pay to the estate of ,shelton           
,hickerson1 formerly of ,indianapolis1  
,indiana1 the sum of #cgg1cdb1          
representing the amount that the        
,secretary awarded to ,shelton          
,hickerson on the date of his death but 
was not payable to any survivor or the  
estate of ,shelton ,hickerson4