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,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cabc 
,report ,no4 #aai-cci ,,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     
,octob] #h1 #bjbe;,additional sponsor3  
,ms4 ,lee ( ,nevada  ,octob] #h1        
#bjbe,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
 out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$  
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,april #cj1 #bjbe  ,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  #c4      
,ext5sion ( c]ta9 limits on paym5ts (   
p5sion ,section #eejc7;d77#g7 ( title   
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ ,novemb] #cj1 #bjca & ins]t+      
,decemb] #ca1 #bjca4  ,octob] #h1       
#bjbe,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$