3.0.0 3270 2019-02-20T23:39:45Z 2019-02-24T05:24:56Z Senate S S 2012-06-06 112 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2012-06-28T02:00:00Z Referred to 2012-06-06T22:37:22Z Protecting Veterans Pension Act 112 6171 HR 2012-07-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Related bill CRS 2012-06-27 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668. Committee 2012-06-06 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2012-06-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2012-06-06 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2012-06-07 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2012-06-07 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2012-06-07 False R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2012-06-14 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2012-06-14 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2012-06-21 False K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2012-06-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-06-06 Introduced in Senate 2012-10-10T21:45:44Z Provides that if a veteran eligible for a pension for service or for a non-service-connected disability, or the spouse of such veteran, disposes of a resource that was part of such veteran's estate for less than its fair market value within three years before applying for such pension, then the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall deny or discontinue the pension payment for months beginning on the date of such disposition and ending when the uncompensated value of such resource is reached. Provides the same denial or discontinuance in the case of a veteran eligible for an increased pension payment on account of a child, unless the Secretary determines that such denial or discontinuance would work an undue hardship.

Applies the same denial or discontinuance, with the same undue hardship exception, in the case of: (1) a veteran's surviving spouse who disposes of a covered resource for less than fair market value within such period, and (2) an increased pension for such spouse on account of a child.

Requires the Secretary, at the time a veteran, surviving spouse, or child applies for such a pension, to: (1) inform the individual of such requirements, and (2) obtain information to determine whether a period of ineligibility for such payments will be required.

Requires annual reports from the Secretary, through 2023, on the administration of this Act.

]]> A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-06-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3270is/xml/BILLS-112s3270is.xml 2012-06-27 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.