[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2977 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2977

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide, upon the death of a 
veteran who is receiving periodic monetary benefits from the Department 
 of Veterans Affairs, for the payment of all accrued benefits of that 
veteran to the veteran's spouse or dependent children, rather than only 
      benefits due and unpaid for a period not to exceed one year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 1993

 Mr. Montgomery (by request) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide, upon the death of a 
veteran who is receiving periodic monetary benefits from the Department 
 of Veterans Affairs, for the payment of all accrued benefits of that 
veteran to the veteran's spouse or dependent children, rather than only 
      benefits due and unpaid for a period not to exceed one year.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF ALL ACCRUED BENEFITS TO SURVIVING SPOUSE OR 
              DEPENDENT CHILDREN UPON DEATH OF BENEFICIARY.

    (a) In General.--Section 5121(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking out ``for a period not to exceed one year''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 1993.

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