,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjai,ms4
 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
ensure t ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 repays ! misus$ b5efits ( vet]ans )    
fiduci>ies1 to e/abli% an appeals       
process = det]m9ations by ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs ( vet]ans' m5tal      
capacity1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect
 ,vet]ans f ,f9ancial ,fraud ,act (     
#bjai4  #b4 ,repaym5t ( misus$ b5efits  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #fajg7;b7 ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ,9 any   
case 9 :i* a fiduci>y describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ,9 any case n    
cov]$ by subsection 7a7 9 :i* a         
fiduci>y2  7#b7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b72 
&  7#c7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z   
p>agraph 7#b74  7b7 ,application ,!     

am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply ) respect to ! misuse ( b5efits by
 a fiduci>y occurr+ on or aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4 ,appeals =  
det]m9ations ( m5tal capacity ,section  
#eeja;,a ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,!      
,secret>y & ins]t+ 7a7 ,9 g5]al4--,!    
,secret>y2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+ new subsection3  7b7 ,appeals ,a 
det]m9ation "u subsection 7a7 may be    
appeal$ 9 accordance ) *apt]s #ga & #gb 
( ?is title4  4