,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dcce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bg1 #bjad ,mr4  
,maffei introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to cl>ify t !     
e/ate ( a deceas$ vet]an may receive    
c]ta9 accru$ b5efits ^u ! dea? ( !      
vet]an1 to ensure t sub/itut$ claims are
 process$ timely1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,vet]an ,families ,fairness ,act4  #b4  
,cl>ification ( eligible recipi5ts (    
c]ta9 accru$ b5efits ^u dea? ( b5efici>y
  7a7 ,treatm5t ( e/ate  7#a7 ,eligible 
recipi5t ,section #eaba7;a77#b7 ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 
by ins]t+ 1 or e/ate1 aft] p]son2 &     
7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subp>agraph3  7,d7 ,! e/ate ( ! vet]an  
7unless ! e/ate w es*eat74  4  7#b7     
,sub/itution 9 case ( dea? ( claimant   
,section #eaba;,a7a77#a7 ( su* title is 

am5d$--  7,a7 by ins]t+ 1 or e/ate1 aft]
 a liv+ p]son2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new s5t5ce3 ,! ,secret>y %all  
process a claim ( su* a sub/itut$       
claimant by recogniz+ ! orig9al fil+    
date ( ! claim & )\t p5alty to !        
priority ( ! claim44  7#c7 ,outrea*     
7,a7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all id5tify deceas$ vet]ans :om !      
,secret>y det]m9es meet ! foll[+        
crit]ia3  7i7 ,! vet]an di$ be=e--  7,i7
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &      
7,,ii7 be+ able to receive p]iodic      
monet>y b5efits "u laws adm9i/]$ by !   
,secret>y to :i* ! vet]an 0 entitl$ or  
_h fil$ a claim to receive4  7ii7 ,su*  
b5efits 7 n paid to an individual       
describ$ 9 section #eaba ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or su* claim 0 n   
sub/itut$ "u section #eaba;,a ( su*     
title4  7iii7 ,if ! am5dm5ts made by    
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 7 9 effect on !   
date ( ! dea? ( ! individual1 su*       
b5efits c\ld h be5 paid to ! e/ate ( !  
vet]an "u section #eaba ( title #ch1    

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or su* claim c\ld h
 be5 sub/itut$ by ! e/ate "u section    
#eaba;,a ( su* title4  7,b7 ,! ,secret>y
 %all notify ! e/ate ( ea* vet]an       
id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 ( ! ability
 ( ! e/ate to apply = paym5ts "u section
 #eaba ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 z am5d$ by p>agraph 7#a7 or apply to   
act z a sub/itut$ claimant "u section   
#eaba;,a ( su* title1 z am5d$ by        
p>agraph 7#b74 ,9 det]m9+ su*           
applications1 ! ,secret>y %all sub/itute
 ! date on :i* ! e/ate 0 notifi$ ( !    
eligibility ( ! e/ate to apply "u ?is   
section =--  7i7 ! date ( dea? 9        
subsection 7c7 ( su* section #eaba2 &   
7ii7 ! date ( ! dea? ( su* claimant 9   
subsection 7a7 ( su* section #eaba;,a4  
7#d7 ,application ,9 accordance )       
p>agraph 7#c71 ! am5dm5ts made by       
subsection 7a7 & 7b7 %all apply )       
respect to ! dea? ( an individual       
reg>dless ( ! date ( su* dea?4  7b7     
,reimbursem5ts ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs %all--  7#a7 reimburse a       

claimant :o is aw>d$ a claim =          
comp5sation "u title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 includ+ an individual or e/ate "u
 section #eaba & section #eaba;,a ( su* 
title1 z am5d$ by ?is section1 = co/s   
t--  7,a7 relate to ! m$ical treatm5t ( 
! claimant2  7,b7 7 *>g$ to ! claimant  
dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* !  
claim 0 fil$ & end+ on ! date ( su*     
aw>d2 &  7,c7 w\ld h be5 paid by !      
,secret>y1 or su* treatm5t w\ld h be5   
provid$ by ! ,secret>y1 if su* treatm5t 
occurr$ aft] ! date ( su* aw>d2 &  7#b7 
recomm5d to ea* claimant1 ^u ! fil+ ( ! 
claim1 to reta9 receipts & o!r          
docum5tation relat+ to co/s describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a74