,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,jones introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve dependency and
 indemnity compensation for survivors of
 certain totally disabled veterans4  #a4
 ,automatic enrollment for dependency   
and indemnity compensation for survivors
 of certain totally disabled veterans   
7a7 ,in general ,section #acah7;a7 of   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the         
,secretary and inserting 7#a7 ,the      
,secretary2 and  7#b7 by adding at the  
end the following new paragraph3  7#b7  
,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the    
,secretary shall treat a notification of
 the death of a veteran described in    
subsection 7b7 as a claim by the        
surviving spouse and children of the    
deceased veteran for benefits under this

 chapter4 ,the ,secretary may not       
require that such spouse and children   
file a claim for such benefits4  4  7b7 
,application ,the amendments made by    
this section shall apply with respect to
 deaths of veterans occurring on or     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4