[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 814 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 814

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the estate of a 
deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of 
                  the veteran, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2017

  Mr. Zeldin 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 clarify that the estate of a 
deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of 
                  the veteran, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN ACCRUED 
              BENEFITS UPON DEATH OF BENEFICIARY.

    (a) Eligibility of Estate.--Section 5121(a)(2) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
        ``, or estate,'' after ``person''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) The estate of the veteran (unless the estate 
                will escheat).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to the death of an individual on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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