,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aj1 #bjag,mrs4  
,love 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4      
,hill1 ,mr4 ,curbelo ( ,florida1 ,mr4   
,pe>ce1 ,mr4 ,*affetz1 ,mr4 ,yod]1 ,mr4 
,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1  
,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,ms4         
,%ea-,port]1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new ,york1 &   
,mr4 ,zeld97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to adju/
 ! effective date ( c]ta9 r$uctions &   
discont9uances ( dep5d5cy & indemnity   
comp5sation "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,fair ,treatm5t = ,families ( ,vet]ans  
,act4  #b4 ,effective date ( c]ta9      
r$uctions & discont9uances (            
comp5sation1 dep5d5cy & indemnity       
comp5sation1 & p5sion "u laws adm9i/]$  
by ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7   
,det]m9ation ( effective date  7#a7 ,9  

g5]al ,p>agraph 7#a7 ( section #eaab7;b7
 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$--  7,a7 by /rik+ by reason &      
ins]t+ 7,a7 9 ! case ( a r$uction or    
discont9uance ( comp5sation or p5sion1  
by reason2  7,b7 by ins]t+ & aft] !     
semicolon2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,b7 9 ! case (
 a r$uction or discont9uance ( dep5d5cy 
or indemnity comp5sation--  7i7 by      
reason ( m>riage or rem>riage1 %all be !
 la/ day ( ! mon? be=e su* m>riage or   
rem>riage occurs2 &  7ii7 by reason ( ! 
dea? ( a payee1 %all be ! la/ day ( !   
mon? dur+ :i* su* dea? occurs2  4  7#b7 
,application ,subp>agraph 7,b7 (        
p>agraph 7#a7 ( section #eaab7;b7 (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$  
by p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply ) respect to
 a r$uction or discont9uance ( dep5d5cy 
or indemnity comp5sation by reason ( a  
dea?1 m>riage1 or rem>riage occurr+ on  
or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 
7b7 ,paym5t ( b5efits = mon? ( dea?     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ecaj7;a77#b7 (  

title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,! am\nt ( ! &    
ins]t+ 7,a7 ,except z provid$ by        
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! am\nt ( !2 &  7,b7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new           
subp>agraph3  7,b7 7i7 ,if ! surviv+    
sp\se ( a vet]an receives bo? paym5ts   
describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 = ! mon? ( ! dea?
 ( ! vet]an1 ! surviv+ sp\se is entitl$ 
to ! great] ( ! two paym5ts4  7ii7 ,!   
paym5ts describ$ 9 ?is clause are !     
foll[+3 7,i7 ,paym5t ( a b5efit "u      
p>agraph 7#a74  7,,ii7 ,dep5d5cy &      
indemnity comp5sation4  4  7#b7         
,application ,! am5dm5t made by p>agraph
 7#a7 %all apply ) respect to paym5ts   
made by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4