,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #f1 #bjbe,ms4     
,hirono 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4  
,gallego1 & ,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 improve ! repaym5t by !
 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ( b5efits
 misus$ by a fiduci>y1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,vet]an ,fraud ,reimbursem5t ,act ( 
#bjbe4  #b4 ,improvem5t to repaym5t by  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ( c]ta9   
misus$ b5efits ,section #fajg ( title   
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  #fajg4 ,reissuance (    
b5efits  7a7 ,reissuance ( misus$       
b5efits  7#a7 ,9 any case 9 :i* a       
fiduci>y misuses all or "p ( an         
individual's b5efit paid to su*         
fiduci>y1 ! ,secret>y %all pay to !     
b5efici>y or ! b5efici>y's successor    
fiduci>y an am\nt equal to ! am\nt ( su*

 b5efit s misus$4  7#b7 ,9 any case 9   
:i* ! ,secret>y reissues a b5efit paym5t
 79 :ole or 9 "p7 "u p>agraph 7#a71 !   
,secret>y %all make a good fai? ef=t to 
obta9 rec\pm5t f ! fiduci>y to :om !    
paym5t 0 orig9ally made4  7#c7 ,9 any   
case 9 :i* ! ,secret>y obta9s rec\pm5t f
 a fiduci>y :o has misus$ b5efits1 !    
,secret>y %all promptly remit paym5t ( !
 rec\p$ am\nts to ! b5efici>y or !      
b5efici>y's successor fiduci>y1 z ! case
 may be1 to ! ext5t t su* am\nts h n be5
 paid "u p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,reissuance
 ( am\nts 9 ! case ( a deceas$ b5efici>y
  7#a7 ,if a b5efici>y describ$ 9       
subsection 7a77#a7 pr$eceases a paym5t  
"u su* subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all pay 
su* am\nt1 subject to p>agraph 7#b71 to 
an individual or entity 9 accordance )  
section #eaba ( ?is title4  7#b7 ,!     
,secret>y may n make a paym5t "u ?is    
subsection to a fiduci>y :o misus$      
b5efits ( ! b5efici>y4  7c7 ,limitation 
on total am\nt paid ,! total ( ! am\nts 
paid to a b5efici>y or ! b5efici>y's    

successor fiduci>y "u ?is section may n 
exce$ ! total b5efit am\nt misus$ by !  
fiduci>y ) respect to t b5efici>y4  7d7 
,ov]sight ( neglig5ce  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y
 %all e/abli% me?ods & tim+ ) respect to
 det]m9+ :e!r an in/ance ( misuse by a  
fiduci>y1 ( all or "p ( an individual's 
b5efit paid to su* fiduci>y1 is ! result
 ( neglig5ce by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,!   
,secret>y may n )hold ! reissu+ ( a     
b5efit paym5t "u subsection 7a77#a7 by  
reason ( a p5d+ det]m9ation "u p>agraph 
7#a74  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y is n requir$ to
 make a det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#a7 =  
ea* in/ance ( misuse by a fiduci>y1 (   
all or "p ( an individual's b5efit paid 
to su* fiduci>y4  4