,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #b1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,tuberville7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to require 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 beneficiaries1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,restoring ,benefits to ,defrauded      
,veterans ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,repayment
 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 the 
following order3 7,a7 ,the estate of the
 beneficiary4  7,b7 ,a successor        
fiduciary serving the beneficiary when  
the beneficiary died4  7,c7 ,the next   
inheritor determined by a court of      
competent jurisdiction4  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         
redesignated1 by striking subsection 7a7
 or 7b7 and inserting this section4