,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc 7legislative  
day1 ,may #bb71 #bjai,mr4 ,casey 7=     
himself1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 & ,mrs4 ,murray7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
re9/ate & comp5sate family c>egiv]s :o 7
 improp]ly remov$ f ! family c>egiv]    
program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs or ^: b5efits 7 r$uc$ & to     
ensure all vet]an c>egiv]s receive !    
support & assi/ance to :i* !y are       
eligible 9 a fair & consi/5t mann]1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,vet]an      
,c>egiv]s ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,re9/atem5t
 & re/oration ( b5efits = c]ta9 family  
c>egiv]s "u family c>egiv] program (    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7      
,reevaluation ( b5efits ,! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs %all reevaluate !     
cases ( all family c>egiv]s :o 7 remov$ 
f ! program or ^: b5efits "u ! program 7

 r$uc$ on ! basis ( cl9ical eligibility 
on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjae1 to ensure 
t su* removal or r$uction 0 consi/5t )  
eligibility crit]ia = ! program "u      
section #agbj;,g7a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,re9/atem5t & rev]sal
 ( b5efit r$uction ,n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 on
 ! basis ( ! reevaluation "u subsection 
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 (f]        
re9/atem5t 9 ! program to any family    
c>egiv] :o 0 f\nd to be improp]ly remov$
 f ! program2 &  7#b7 rev]se any        
r$uction 9 b5efits = a family c>egiv] "u
 ! program t 0 f\nd to be improp]4  7c7 
,comp5sation = c>egiv]s wrongfully      
dis*>g$ or d[ngrad$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 comp5sate 
any family c>egiv] :o 0 re9/at$ into !  
program "u subsection 7b77#a7 9 an am\nt
 equal to ! am\nt ( ! /ip5ds t ! family 
c>egiv] w\ld h receiv$ dur+ ! p]iod     
beg9n+ on ! removal ( ! family c>egiv] f
 ! program & end+ on ! re9/atem5t ( !   

family c>egiv] 9 ! program "u su*       
subsection2 &  7#b7 comp5sate any family
 c>egiv] ^: b5efits 7 re/or$ "u         
subsection 7b77#b7 9 an am\nt equal to !
 diff]5ce betwe5 ! am\nt ( ! /ip5ds t ! 
family c>egiv] receiv$ dur+ ! p]iod     
beg9n+ on ! r$uction ( su* b5efits &    
end+ on ! rev]sal ( su* r$uction "u su* 
subsection4  7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] complet+ !    
reevaluations "u subsection 7a71 !      
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report detail+ ! results ( ^?           
reevaluations1 includ+ any f9d+s (      
inconsi/5cies 9 ! adm9i/ration ( !      
program across facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,plan ,!     
,secret>y %all include 9 ! report "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 a plan to ensure t        
inconsi/5cies 9 ! adm9i/ration ( !      
program are correct$4  7e7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,family c>egiv] ,! 
t]m family c>egiv] has ! mean+ giv5 t   
t]m 9 section #agbj;,g7d7 ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,program ,!  

t]m program means ! program (           
compreh5sive assi/ance = family c>egiv]s
 ( eligible vet]ans "u section          
#agbj;,g7a7 ( su* title4  7#c7 ,/ip5d ,!
 t]m /ip5d means ! mon?ly p]sonal       
c>egiv] /ip5d "u section                
#agbj;,g7a77#c77;,a77ii77,v7 ( su*      
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