,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bia #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cabc
 ,report ,no4 #aai-cci ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#cj1 #bjbe,ms4 ,stefanik 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,khanna7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,october #h1 #bjbe;,additional sponsor3 
,ms4 ,lee of ,nevada  ,october #h1      
#bjbe,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,april #cj1 #bjbe 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to make certain          
improvements to laws relating to the    
payment of certain benefits administered
 by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs
 that are affected by death1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 

,act may be cited as the ,ernest ,peltz 
,accrued ,veterans ,benefits ,act4  #b4 
,payment by ,secretary of ,veterans     
,affairs of pension after death of a    
veteran in certain circumstances  7a7   
,in general ,chapter #ea of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting1 after section #eaba;,a1 the  
following new section3  #eaba;,b4       
,payment of pension after death of a    
veteran in certain circumstances  7a7   
,in general ,subject to subsection 7b71 
if the ,secretary issues a decision     
awarding entitlement to a pension to a  
veteran before the death of such        
veteran1 and the ,secretary issues      
payment of such pension after the       
veteran dies1 such pension that was due 
and unpaid at the time of the veteran's 
death shall be paid to the first living 
person or entity listed below3 7#a7 ,the
 veteran's spouse4  7#b7 ,the veteran's 
children 7in equal shares74  7#c7 ,the  
veteran's dependent parents 7in equal   
shares74  7#d7 ,the estate of the       

deceased veteran unless the estate will 
escheat4  7b7 ,limitation ,in a case    
described in subsection 7a71 if no      
application is filed under section #eaba
 of this title during the one-year      
period following the death of the       
veteran1 the pension described in such  
subsection shall be paid to the estate  
of the deceased veteran unless the      
estate will escheat4  4  7b7 ,technical 
and conforming amendments  7#a7         
,conforming amendment ,section #eaba7;a7
 of such title is amended1 in the matter
 preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 
section #eaba;,b of this title1 or      
before sections #ccbi and #cccj4  7#b7  
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting1 after  
the item relating to section #eaba;,a1  
the following new item3  #eaba;,b4      
,payment of pension after death of a    
veteran in certain circumstances4  4    
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply with       

respect to the death of a veteran that  
occurs on or after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act4  #c4 ,extension 
of certain limits on payments of pension
 ,section #eejc7;d77#g7 of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking ,november #cj1 #bjca and       
inserting ,december #ca1 #bjca4         
,october #h1 #bjbe,reported with an     
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed