[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2975 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2975

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with 
                              fiduciaries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 8, 2015

Ms. Brownley of California (for herself and Mr. DeSaulnier) 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 ensure that the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs repays the misused benefits of veterans with 
                              fiduciaries.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Veterans from Financial 
Fraud Act''.

SEC. 2. REPAYMENT OF MISUSED BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 6107(b) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``In any case in which a 
        fiduciary described in paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``In any 
        case not covered by subsection (a) in which a fiduciary'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
    (b) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to the misuse of benefits by a fiduciary occurring on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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