,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #daij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah1
 #bjbd,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to repay the estates of        
deceased beneficiaries for certain      
benefits paid by the ,secretary and     
misused by fiduciaries of such          
beneficiaries4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,restoring     
,benefits to ,defrauded ,veterans ,act4 
#b4 ,reissuance by the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs of estates of        
deceased beneficiaries for certain      
benefits paid by the ,secretary and     
misused by fiduciaries ,section #fajg of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as subsections  
7d7 and 7e71 respectively2  7#b7 by     
inserting after subsection 7b7 the      
following new subsection 7c73  7c7      
,reissuance of amounts in the case of a 

deceased beneficiary  7#a7 ,if a        
beneficiary described in subsection 7a7 
predeceases a payment under subsection  
7a7 or 7b71 the ,secretary shall pay    
such benefits1 subject to paragraph     
7#b71 to an individual or entity in     
accordance with section #eaba of this   
title4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary may not    
make a payment under this subsection to 
a fiduciary who misused benefits of the 
beneficiary4  2 and  7#c7 in subsection 
7e71 as redesdignated1 by striking      
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 and inserting this
 section4  ,passed the ,house of        
,representatives ,september #ag1        
#bjbd4,kevin ,f4 ,mc,cumber1,clerk4