,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ba1 #bjae ,ms4   
,hirono 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      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to adjudicate & pay survivor's b5efits 
)\t requir+ ! fil+ ( a =mal claim1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans' ,survivors   
,claims ,process+ ,automation ,act (    
#bjae4  #b4 ,exp$it$ paym5t ( survivor's
 b5efits  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section         
#eaja7;a77#a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ,a    
specific & ins]t+ 7,a7 ,except z provid$
 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 a specific2 &  7#b7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subp>agraph3  7,b7 7i7 ,! ,secret>y may 
pay b5efits "u *apt]s #ac & #ae &       
sections #bcjb1 #bcjg1 & #eaba ( ?is    
title to a survivor ( a vet]an :o has n 
fil$ a =mal claim if ! ,secret>y        

det]m9es t ! record conta9s suffici5t   
evid5ce to e/abli% ! entitlem5t ( !     
survivor to su* b5efits4  7ii7 ,=       
purposes ( ?is subp>agraph & section    
#eaaj ( ?is title1 ! date on :i* a      
survivor ( a vet]an notifies ! ,secret>y
 ( ! dea? ( ! vet]an %all be treat$ z ! 
date ( ! receipt ( ! survivor's         
application = b5efits describ$ 9 clause 
7i74  4  7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts
 made by subsection 7a7 %all apply )    
respect to claims = b5efits bas$ on a   
dea? occurr+ on or aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4