,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cabc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbe,ms4 
,/efanik 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,khanna7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to make c]ta9 improvem5ts 
to laws relat+ to ! paym5t ( c]ta9      
b5efits adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs t are affect$ by dea?1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,erne/ ,peltz     
,accru$ ,vet]ans ,b5efits ,act4  #b4    
,paym5t by ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 ( p5sion aft] dea? ( a vet]an 9 c]ta9  
circum/ances  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ea ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+1 aft] section #eaba;,a1 !    
foll[+ new section3  #eaba;,b4 ,paym5t (
 p5sion aft] dea? ( a vet]an 9 c]ta9    
circum/ances  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to  
subsection 7b71 if ! ,secret>y issues a 
decision aw>d+ entitlem5t to a p5sion to
 a vet]an be=e ! dea? ( su* vet]an1 & ! 

,secret>y issues paym5t ( su* p5sion    
aft] ! vet]an dies1 su* p5sion t 0 due &
 unpaid at ! "t ( ! vet]an's dea? %all  
be paid to ! fir/ liv+ p]son or entity  
li/$ bel[3 7#a7 ,! vet]an's sp\se4  7#b7
 ,! vet]an's *ildr5 79 equal %>es74     
7#c7 ,! vet]an's dep5d5t p>5ts 79 equal 
%>es74  7#d7 ,! e/ate ( ! deceas$ vet]an
 unless ! e/ate w es*eat4  7b7          
,limitation ,9 a case describ$ 9        
subsection 7a71 if no application is    
fil$ "u section #eaba ( ?is title dur+ !
 "o-ye> p]iod foll[+ ! dea? ( ! vet]an1 
! p5sion describ$ 9 su* subsection %all 
be paid to ! e/ate ( ! deceas$ vet]an   
unless ! e/ate w es*eat4  4  7b7        
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7       
,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #eaba7;a7 ( su*
 title is am5d$1 9 ! matt] prec$+       
p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ section        
#eaba;,b ( ?is title1 or be=e sections  
#ccbi & #cccj4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!
 table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su*     
*apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+1 aft] ! item   
relat+ to section #eaba;,a1 ! foll[+ new

 item3  #eaba;,b4 ,paym5t ( p5sion aft] 
dea? ( a vet]an 9 c]ta9 circum/ances4  4
  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made  
by ?is section %all apply ) respect to !
 dea? ( a vet]an t occurs on or aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4