,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ecja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ae1 #bjah,mr4   
,de,fazio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 
,turn]1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1
 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cole1  
,mr4 ,pet]son1 ,mr4 ,pe>ce1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51
 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1    
,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,ms4 ,p+ree1  
,ms4 ,e/y ( ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 
,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1
 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,capuano1
 & ,mrs4 ,roby7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
prohibit ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 f requir+ a surviv+ sp\se ( a vet]an to
 return c]ta9 paym5ts = a mon? 9 :i* !  
vet]an dies4  #a4 ,prohibition on       
requirem5t = surviv+ sp\se to return    
c]ta9 paym5ts by ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs  7a7 ,surviv+ sp\se paym5t     
,section #ecaj ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 

! foll[+ new subsection3  7c7 ,treatm5t 
( c]ta9 *ecks & paym5ts ,9 ! case ( a   
surviv+ sp\se :o 0 a dep5d5t ) respect  
to :om additional comp5sation = dep5d5ts
 0 payable "u section #aaae ( ?is title1
 or additional p5sion z a m>ri$ vet]an  
"u *apt] #ae1 z ( ! date ( ! vet]an's   
dea?1 if a *eck or o!r paym5t issu$ to !
 vet]an z a b5efit paym5t "u ei!r su*   
*apt] = ! mon? 9 :i* dea? occurs is     
negotiat$1 deposit$1 or o!rwise access$ 
by ! surviv+ sp\se--  7#a7 ! *eck or    
paym5t %all be consid]$ to be ! b5efit  
payable to ! surviv+ sp\se "u subsection
 7a77#a71 to ! ext5t t ! *eck or paym5t 
equals ! am\nt :i* w\ld o!rwise be      
payable "u su* subsection2 &  7#b7 !    
,secret>y may n require ! surviv+ sp\se 
to return ! *eck or paym5t4  4  7b7     
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by ?is  
section %all take effect on ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all apply )      
respect to dea?s t occur on or aft] t   
date4