,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #i1 #bjbb,ms4    
,/efanik 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mrs4   
,rodg]s ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1    
,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,c4 ,scott ,frankl9 (
 ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4             
,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 & ,mr4 
,gos>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to make c]ta9     
improvem5ts 9 ! laws relat+ to !        
adm9i/ration ( c]ta9 b5efits payable to 
survivors ( deceas$ vet]ans1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,erne/ ,peltz ,accru$      
,vet]ans ,b5efits ,act4  #b4 ,paym5t (  
c]ta9 b5efits to survivors ( deceas$    
vet]ans by ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
  7a7 ,paym5t ( b5efits = mon? ( dea?   
,section #ecaj ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subsection 7a77#a71 by /rik+ ,a surviv+ 
sp\se & ins]t+ ,an eligible survivor2   

7#b7 9 subsection 7b71 by /rik+ surviv+ 
sp\se bo? places x appe>s & ins]t+      
eligible survivor2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7c7       
,eligible survivor def9$ ,9 ?is section1
 ! t]m eligible survivor means ! liv+   
p]son fir/ li/$ bel[3 7#a7 ,! vet]an's  
sp\se4  7#b7 ,! vet]an's *ildr5 79 equal
 %>es74  7#c7 ,! vet]an's dep5d5t p>5ts 
79 equal %>es74  4  7b7 ,accru$ b5efits 
,section #eaba ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+ new subsection3  7d7 ,! am\nt ( 
! accru$ b5efit payable "u subsection   
7a7 on behalf on an individual is !     
total am\nt ( ! p]iodic monet>y b5efits 
7o!r ?an insurance & s]vicem5's         
indemnity7 "u laws adm9i/]$ by !        
,secret>y to :i* ! individual 0 entitl$ 
at dea? = ! entire p]iod ( "t = :i* !   
individual 0 entitl$ to1 b did n        
receive1 su* b5efits4  4  7c7 ,effective
 date ,! am5dm5ts 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