,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,daines 7for himself and ,mr4 
,kim7 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 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 ,next of ,kin  
,collections ,protection ,act of #bjbe4 
#b4 ,payment by ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs of certain benefits affected by
 death  7a7 ,effective date of certain  
reductions and discontinuances of       
compensation1 dependency and indemnity  
compensation1 and pension under laws    
administered by ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs  7#a7 ,in general ,section     
#eaab7;b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 

,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph   
7#a71 by inserting 7except in the case  
of a pension under an existing rating or
 decision71 after death of a payee2     
7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7   
through 7#aj7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through
 7#aa71 respectively2 and  7,c7 by      
inserting1 after paragraph 7#b71 the    
following new paragraph 7#c73  7#c7 by  
reason of death of a payee in the case  
of a pension under an existing rating or
 decision1 shall be the last day of the 
month in which such death occurs2  4    
7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section     
#ahcb7;b77#d7 of such title is amended  
by striking paragraphs 7#a71 7#f71 7#i71
 and 7#aj7 and inserting paragraphs     
7#a71 7#g71 7#aj71 and 7#aa74  7b7      
,payment of benefits for month of death 
,section #ecaj7;b7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting 
1 or in the case of a payment for the   
month of the death of a payee under     
section #eaab7;b77#b7 of this title1    
before an amount equal4  7c7 ,effective 

date ,the amendments to title #ch1      
,united ,states ,code1 made by this     
section shall apply with respect to a   
payment of a benefit affected by a death
 that occurs on or after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act4