,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #beje  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bf1 #bjbc,mr4   
,braun introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a
 report on ! effect ( ! phase-out ( !   
r$uction ( ,survivor ,b5efit ,plan      
survivor annuities by ! am\nt ( dep5d5cy
 & indemnity comp5sation4  #a4 ,report  
on effect ( phase-out ( r$uction (      
,survivor ,b5efit ,plan survivor        
annuities by am\nt ( dep5d5cy &         
indemnity comp5sation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to      
,congress a report on ! effect ( section
 #fbb ( ! ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbj 
7,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #acc ,/at4 #adbg7
 & ! am5dm5ts made by su* section4  7b7 
,cont5ts ,! report submitt$ pursuant to 
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,an assessm5t on ! effect t section
 #fbb ( ! ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbj 

7,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #acc ,/at4 #adbg7
 & ! am5dm5ts made by su* section _h on 
b5efici>ies & any un9t5d$ consequ5ces t 
7 a result ( su* section or am5dm5ts4   
7#b7 ,an evaluation ( ! au?ority t !    
,secret>y has 9 a situation :5 ! ,def5se
 ,f9ance ,acc\nt+ ,s]vice _c v]ify !    
eligibility ( a sp\se & paym5ts are     
paus$ = ! *ild4  7#c7 ,recomm5dations = 
legislative action to ensure ! ,secret>y
 has ! flexibility to make paym5ts "u   
sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #gc ( title #aj1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to dep5d5t *ildr5 t
 are "u ! gu>dian%ip ( someone o!r ?an !
 surviv+ sp\se4  7#d7 ,an assessm5t ( ! 
process ( ! ,dep>tm5t = det]m9+         
eligibility = survivor b5efits "u       
sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #gc ( title #aj1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & dep5d5cy &       
indemnity comp5sation "u *apt] #ac (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & !     
coord9ation betwe5 ! ,def5se ,f9ance    
,acc\nt+ ,s]vice & ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs = su* b5efits4