3.0.0 1357 2023-01-11T13:28:10Z 2023-01-11T13:28:10Z House HR 2015-03-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 43 (Friday, March 13, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COFFMAN:H.R. 1357.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H1635]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-27T21:48:48Z Referred to 2015-03-13T15:00:49Z 2015-03-27 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2015-03-13 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 N Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Life, casualty, property insurance Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-03-13 Introduced in House 2015-03-19T21:24:12Z Veterans Beneficiary Fraud Enforcement Act

This bill prohibits a Veterans' Group Life Insurance insuree from designating as a beneficiary any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee who is in a position of trust with the insured. (Such prohibition includes any doctor, caregiver, or caseworker working directly with the insured, unless such employee is the insured's spouse, child, parent, or other next of kin.)

The VA shall refer to an appropriate legal authority any incident of suspected or alleged fraud relating to a beneficiary designation under any Veterans' Group Life Insurance.

]]> Veterans Beneficiary Fraud Enforcement Act Display Title Veterans Beneficiary Fraud Enforcement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the designation of certain Department of Veterans Affairs employees as beneficiaries under Veterans' Group Life Insurance, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Beneficiary Fraud Enforcement Act Introduced in House 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1357ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1357ih.xml 2015-03-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 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.