[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 83 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2799]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2262. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2372, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 164. CLARIFICATION THAT VETERANS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR 
                   AMOUNTS IMPROPERLY PAID TO FAMILY CAREGIVERS 
                   DUE TO AN ERROR MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       Section 1720G(a), as amended by section 161 of this Act, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(12) If a family caregiver of an eligible veteran is 
     found to be ineligible for the program required by paragraph 
     (1) due to an error made by the Department, the eligible 
     veteran shall not be liable for any payments made by the 
     Department to the family caregiver.''.
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