,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aegc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #af1 #bjac,mr4 
,te/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hell]1 ,mr4     
,begi*1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 & ,ms4 ,hirono7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide = ! paym5t ( tempor>y           
comp5sation to a surviv+ sp\se ( a      
vet]an ^u ! dea? ( ! vet]an1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,milit>y ,family ,relief   
,act4  #b4 ,au?orization = tempor>y     
paym5t ( dep5d5cy & indemnity           
comp5sation or dea? p5sion ^u ! dea? ( a
 vet]an  7a7 ,tempor>y dep5d5cy &       
indemnity comp5sation ,section #acah (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections  
7d7 & 7e7 z subsections 7e7 & 7f71      
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7c7 ! foll[+ new subsection  
7d73  7d7 7#a7 ,not)/&+ subsection 7b7 &

 section #eaja7;a77#a7 ( ?is title &    
subject to p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71 !     
,secret>y may pay tempor>y dep5d5cy &   
indemnity comp5sation "u ?is *apt] to an
 individual describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 )\t
 reg>d to :e!r t individual has submitt$
 a claim = su* comp5sation if1 at ! "t (
 ! dea? ( ! vet]an1 ! vet]an 0 9 receipt
 ( or entitl$ to receive 7or b = !      
receipt ( retir$ or retirem5t pay 0     
entitl$ to receive7 comp5sation = a     
s]vice-connect$ disability cont9u\sly   
rat$ z total = n less ?an "o ye>        
imm$iately prec$+ ! dea? ( ! vet]an4    
7#b7 ,an individual describ$ 9 ?is      
p>agraph is an individual det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y1 bas$ on evid5ce 9 ! file ( ! 
deceas$ vet]an on ! date ( ! dea? ( !   
vet]an1 to be ! surviv+ sp\se ( !       
deceas$ vet]an4  7#c7 ,any comp5sation  
paid "u ?is subsection %all be made = a 
p]iod n to exce$ six mon?s beg9n+ on !  
fir/ day ( ! mon? 9 :i* ! vet]an di$4   
7#d7 ,no individual may receive         
comp5sation "u ?is subsection & receive 

dur+ ! same p]iod-- 7,a7 dep5d5cy &     
indemnity comp5sation "u any o!r        
provision ( ?is title2 or  7,b7 p5sion  
"u section #aeda ( ?is title1 except z  
provid$ 9 subsection 7h77#e7 ( t        
section4  4  7b7 ,tempor>y p5sion       
,section #aeda ( su* title is am5d$--   
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7h7 z     
subsection 7i72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7g7 ! foll[+ new subsection  
7h73  7h7 7#a7 ,not)/&+ section         
#eaja7;a77#a7 ( ?is title1 ! ,secret>y  
may pay p5sion at ! mon?ly rate ( #a_/ab
 ( ! annual rate specifi$ 9 subsection  
7b7 to an individual describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#b7 )\t reg>d to :e!r ! individual has
 submitt$ a claim = su* p5sion if1 at ! 
"t ( ! dea? ( ! vet]an1 ! vet]an 0 9    
receipt ( p5sion "u section #aeac or    
#aeba ( ?is title z a m>ri$ vet]an bas$ 
on ! m>riage ( ! vet]an to ! individual4
  7#b7 ,an individual describ$ 9 ?is    
p>agraph is an individual det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y1 bas$ on evid5ce 9 ! file ( ! 
deceas$ vet]an on ! date ( ! dea? ( !   

vet]an1 to be ! surviv+ sp\se ( !       
deceas$ vet]an4  7#c7 ,any p5sion paid  
"u ?is subsection %all be made = a p]iod
 n to exce$ six mon?s beg9n+ on ! fir/  
day ( ! mon? 9 :i* ! vet]an di$4  7#d7  
,p5sion au?oriz$ by ?is subsection %all 
be paid )\t reg>d to ! annual income &  
net wor? ( ! individual4  7#e7 ,if an   
individual :o is paid p5sion "u ?is     
subsection is entitl$ to p5sion "u ano!r
 provision ( ?is *apt] or to dep5d5cy & 
indemnity comp5sation "u *apt] #ac ( ?is
 title = ! p]iod = :i* ! individual 0   
paid p5sion "u ?is subsection or any "p 
( t p]iod1 ! individual %all be paid    
p5sion "u su* o!r provision ( ?is *apt] 
or dep5d5cy & indemnity comp5sation "u  
*apt] #ac ( ?is title = t p]iod 9 !     
am\nt by :i* ! p5sion or comp5sation to 
:i* ! individual is entitl$ exce$s !    
am\nt ( p5sion paid "u ?is section = t  
p]iod4  4  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section 
#eaja7;a77#a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ,a specific   
claim & ins]t+ ,except z o!rwise provid$

 9 ?is title1 a specific claim4