,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,jones introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for           
forgiveness of certain overpayments of  
retired pay paid to deceased retired    
members of the ,armed ,forces4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,military ,retiree ,survivor        
,comfort ,act4  #b4 ,forgiveness of     
certain overpayments of retired pay paid
 for periods after death of retired     
members  7a7 ,forgiveness ,when         
,payments ,deposited to ,joint ,accounts
 ,section #bgga of title #aj1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7e7 ,the ,united ,states shall forgive  
any overpayment of retired or retainer  
pay arising from payment of such retired
 or retainer pay for any period after   

the date of the death of the recipient  
through the last day of the month in    
which such death occurs if such payment 
is electronically deposited in an       
accredited financial institution to a   
joint account bearing the name of the   
decedent and another individual who is  
the decedent's designated beneficiary   
under subsection 7a77#a74  4  7b7       
,coordination ,with ,survivor ,benefit  
,plan ,section #adej of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a71 by inserting or that
 applies under subsection 7n7 after     
under subsection 7j72 and  7#b7 by      
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7n7 ,special ,effective    
,date ,rule ,when ,final ,retired ,pay  
,overpayment ,is ,forgiven  7#a7        
,annuity effective on first day of month
 after death ,in a case covered by      
paragraph 7#b71 an annuity payable to a 
surviving spouse shall be effective on  
the first day of the first month        
beginning after the death of the person 

to whom section #addh of this title     
applies1 rather than on the date        
otherwise applicable under subsection   
7a74  7#b7 ,covered cases ,paragraph    
7#a7 applies in a case in which-- 7,a7  
there is an overpayment of retired pay  
of a person to whom section #addh of    
this title applies that is forgiven     
pursuant to section #bgga7;e7 of this   
title2 and  7,b7 the person who is the  
designated beneficiary of such person   
under section #bgga7;a77#a7 of this     
title is the surviving spouse of such   
person4  4  7c7 ,effective ,date        
,subsection 7e7 of section #bgga of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a71 shall apply    
with respect to payments made to persons
 who die on or after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4