,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbc,mr4 
,buchanan 7for himself and ,mr4         
,panetta7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs1 and in addition to
 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to establish the timing of the          
resumption of payment of compensation or
 pension1 after discontinuance by reason
 of receipt of active service pay4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,restoring ,earned ,veterans        
,benefits ,act4  #b4 ,payment of certain
 veterans compensation after            
discontinuance by reason of receipt of  
active service pay  7a7 ,timing of      
resumption of payment  7#a7             

,establishment ,subchapter ,,ii of      
chapter #ea of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#eaad4 ,resumption of period of payment 
after discontinuance by reason of       
receipt of active service pay ,payment  
of compensation or pension1 discontinued
 by reason of receipt of active service 
pay 7pursuant to subsection 7c7 of      
section #ecjd of this title71 shall     
resume on the first day after the period
 of active service4 ,the ,secretary may 
resume such payment if the veteran has  
not filed a claim for such payment if   
the ,secretary determines that the      
record contains sufficient evidence to  
re-establish the entitlement of the     
veteran to such benefit4  4  7#b7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #eaac the  
following new item3  #eaad4 ,resumption 
of period of payment after              

discontinuance by reason of receipt of  
active service pay4  4  7b7             
,implementation plan ,not later than    
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretaries
 of ,veterans ,affairs and ,defense     
shall jointly implement a plan to-- 7#a7
 to improve the process by which the    
,secretary of ,defense notifies the     
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs of the 
end of a period of active service by a  
veteran who was in receipt of           
compensation or pension benefits under  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1       
immediately before such period2 and     
7#b7 to ensure timely resumption of     
payment in accordance with section #eaad
 of such title1 as added by subsection  
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