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,man*9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,tub]ville7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to repay ! e/ates ( deceas$ b5efici>ies 
= c]ta9 b5efits paid by ! ,secret>y &   
misus$ by fiduci>ies ( su* b5efici>ies1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,re/or+ ,b5efits to
 ,defraud$ ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4  
,repaym5t by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs ( e/ates ( deceas$ b5efici>ies 
= c]ta9 b5efits paid by ! ,secret>y &   
misus$ by fiduci>ies ,section #fajg (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections  
7c7 & 7d7 z subsections 7d7 & 7e71      
respectively2  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]      
subsection 7b7 ! foll[+ new subsection  
7c73  7c7 ,reissuance ( am\nts 9 ! case 

( a deceas$ b5efici>y  7#a7 ,if a       
b5efici>y describ$ 9 subsection 7a7     
pr$eceases a paym5t "u subsection 7a7 or
 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all pay su* b5efits1 
subject to p>agraph 7#b71 to an         
individual or entity 9 ! foll[+ ord]3   
7,a7 ,! e/ate ( ! b5efici>y4  7,b7 ,a   
successor fiduci>y s]v+ ! b5efici>y :5 !
 b5efici>y di$4  7,c7 ,! next inh]itor  
det]m9$ by a c\rt ( compet5t            
jurisdiction4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y may n  
make a paym5t "u ?is subsection to a    
fiduci>y :o misus$ b5efits ( !          
b5efici>y4  2 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7e71 
z r$esignat$1 by /rik+ subsection 7a7 or
 7b7 & ins]t+ ?is section4