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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1495 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust the effective date of 

certain reductions and discontinuances of dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 10, 2017 

Mrs. LOVE (for herself, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. HILL, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, 

Mr. PEARCE, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. YODER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 

RYAN of Ohio, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. 

KING of New York, and Mr. ZELDIN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust the effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of 

dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws 

administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Treatment for 

5 Families of Veterans Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN REDUCTIONS AND 

2 DISCONTINUANCES OF COMPENSATION, DE3 PENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION, 

4 AND PENSION UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED 

5 BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

6 (a) DETERMINATION OF EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 

8 5112(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amend9 ed— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘by reason’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘(A) in the case of a reduction or discontinu12 ance of compensation or pension, by reason’’; 

13 (B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

14 and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

16 subparagraph: 

17 ‘‘(B) in the case of a reduction or discontinu18 ance of dependency or indemnity compensation— 

19 ‘‘(i) by reason of marriage or remarriage, 

20 shall be the last day of the month before such 

21 marriage or remarriage occurs; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) by reason of the death of a payee, 

23 shall be the last day of the month during which 

24 such death occurs;’’. 

25 (2) APPLICATION.—Subparagraph (B) of para26 graph (1) of section 5112(b) of title 38, United 


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1 States Code, as added by paragraph (1) shall apply 

2 with respect to a reduction or discontinuance of de3 pendency or indemnity compensation by reason of a 

4 death, marriage, or remarriage occurring on or after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

6 (b) PAYMENT OF BENEFITS FOR MONTH OF

7 DEATH.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5310(a)(2) of title 

9 38, United States Code, is amended— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘The amount of the’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘(A) Except as provided by subpara12 graph (B), the amount of the’’; and 

13 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

14 subparagraph: 

15 ‘‘(B)(i) If the surviving spouse of a veteran re16 ceives both payments described in clause (ii) for the 

17 month of the death of the veteran, the surviving 

18 spouse is entitled to the greater of the two pay19 ments. 

20 ‘‘(ii) The payments described in this clause are 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(I) Payment of a benefit under paragraph 

23 (1). 

24 ‘‘(II) Dependency and indemnity com25 pensation.’’. 


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1 (2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 

2 paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to payments 

3 made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on or 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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