,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aa1 #bjbc,mr4  
,garamendi 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,amodei1  
,mr4 ,turner1 ,ms4 ,strickland1 and ,mr4
 ,bacon7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
direct the forgiveness or offset of an  
overpayment of retired pay paid to a    
joint account for a period after the    
death of the retired member of the      
,armed ,forces4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,respect for   
,grieving ,military ,families ,act4  #b4
 ,forgiveness or offset of overpayment  
of retired pay paid to a joint account  
for a period after the death of the     
retired member of the ,armed ,forces    
7a7 ,when payment deposited to joint    
account ,section #bgga of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7e7 ,in the case of        

overpayment of retired or retainer pay1 
arising from payment of such retired or 
retainer pay for any period after the   
date of the death of a recipient through
 the last day of the month in which such
 death occurs1 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#a71 the ,secretary
 of ,defense-- 7#a7 if the decedent is  
an individual to whom section #addh of  
this title applies1 shall elect to--    
7,a7 forgive the overpayment on behalf  
of the ,united ,states2 or  7,b7 offset 
the overpayment pursuant to section     
#adej7n7 of this title2 or  7#b7 if the 
decedent is not an individual to whom   
section #addh of this title applies1    
shall forgive the overpayment on behalf 
of the ,united ,states4  4  7b7         
,coordination with ,survivor ,benefit   
,plan ,section #adej of title #aj1      

,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a71 by inserting 1 or   
that applies under subsection 7n7 after 
under subsection 7j72 and  7#b7 by      
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7n7 ,special rule in case  
of certain final retired pay overpayment
 ,in a case described in section        
#bgga7;e7 of this title1 if the         
individual described in that subsection 
other than the decedent is the          
beneficiary of the decedent under the   
,plan1 each of the first #ab payments1  
following the death of the decedent1 of 
the annuity payable to the decedent's   
beneficiary under the ,plan1 shall be   
reduced by one-twelfth of such          
overpayment4  4  7c7 ,effective date    
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply with respect to payments    
made to persons who die on or after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act4