3.0.0 2988 2022-10-28T01:46:05Z 2022-10-28T01:46:05Z Senate S 2019-12-05 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-12-05T19:31:59Z Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020 116 7952 HR 2020-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020 116 4511 S 2020-12-08 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603. Related bill CRS Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 116 7105 HR 2021-01-05 Became Public Law No: 116-315. Related bill CRS 2019-12-05 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-12-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2019-12-05 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-12-05 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2019-12-05 True S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2020-01-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Bank accounts, deposits, capital Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Veterans Affairs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Lawyers and legal services User charges and fees Veterans' organizations and recognition Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-12-05 Introduced in Senate 2020-09-02T17:09:09Z Veteran Pension Protection Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) to implement methods and systems to address potential financial exploitation of individuals who receive VA pensions for non-service-connected disability, death, or service.

Specifically, the bill requires the VA to develop a method for soliciting and collecting information on complaints received, referrals made, and actions taken by the VA pension management centers in cases of potential financial exploitation.

The VA must also (1) develop a plan to regularly assess the collected information to identify trends of potential financial exploitation, (2) and outline actions it can take to improve education and training to address those trends.

The bill requires the VBA to

  • update guidance and training curriculum for claims processors regarding the evaluation of questionable medical expenses on pension applications,
  • develop a method for identifying and tracking the number of individuals who have received pension overpayments,
  • conduct an evaluation of the feasibility and advisability of requiring claims processors to take additional actions to verify direct deposit information,
  • identify legislative or administrative actions that would ensure pension payments are provided to the correct recipients,
  • ensure that specified pension documents include a notice that the VA does not charge a fee in connection with the filing of a pension application, and
  • develop a plan for educating vulnerable individuals about potential financial exploitation relating to the receipt of the specified pensions.
]]> Veteran Pension Protection Act of 2019 Display Title Veteran Pension Protection Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Veteran Pension Protection Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to address the financial exploitation of veterans receiving pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2988is/xml/BILLS-116s2988is.xml 2019-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 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.