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118-hr-4190118th CongressWALLET

Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act

Sponsored By: Representative Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]

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Summary

This law creates a process to reissue veterans' benefits that were previously paid but misused by a fiduciary to eligible heirs or entities. It bars fiduciaries who misused benefits from receiving those reissued payments.

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  • Families and estates: If a beneficiary dies before a payment is made, the Secretary will pay benefits to an eligible person or entity under 38 U.S.C. §5121.
  • Fiduciaries: Any fiduciary who misused a beneficiary's benefits is ineligible to receive reissued payments.
  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs: 38 U.S.C. §6107 now includes a statutory reissuance mechanism that authorizes the Secretary to recover or reallocate misused benefit payments to proper recipients.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

VA repays misused benefits to heirs

If a VA beneficiary dies before repayment for misused benefits, VA pays the money to eligible heirs or the estate under survivor rules. VA cannot pay a fiduciary who misused the funds. A related rule now applies to the whole section, clarifying how these payments work. Effective on enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]

MD • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 6/15/2023

  • Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 12/13/2023

  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 4/11/2024

  • Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 8/13/2024

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