IB 
Union Calendar No. 552 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4190 
[Report No. 118–655] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to repay the estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits 
paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries of such beneficiaries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2023 
Mr. TRONE (for himself and Mr. CISCOMANI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MURPHY, Ms. TITUS, and Ms. BUDZINSKI 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 15, 2023] 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:46 Sep 10, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6652
E:\BILLS\H4190.RH
H4190
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to repay the estates of de-
ceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Sec-
retary and misused by fiduciaries of such beneficiaries. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:46 Sep 10, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6652
E:\BILLS\H4190.RH
H4190
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring Benefits to 
Defrauded Veterans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REISSUANCE BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS OF ESTATES OF DECEASED BENE-
FICIARIES FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS PAID BY 
THE SECRETARY AND MISUSED BY FIDU-
CIARIES. 
Section 6107 of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) REISSUANCE OF AMOUNTS IN THE CASE OF A DE-
CEASED BENEFICIARY.—(1) If a beneficiary described in 
subsection (a) predeceases a payment under subsection (a) 
or (b), the Secretary shall pay such benefits, subject to para-
graph (2), to an individual or entity in accordance with 
section 5121 of this title. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not make a payment under 
this subsection to a fiduciary who misused benefits of the 
beneficiary.’’; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:46 Sep 10, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H4190.RH
H4190
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
(3) in subsection (e), as redesdignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘this sec-
tion’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:46 Sep 10, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H4190.RH
H4190
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:46 Sep 10, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H4190.RH
H4190
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
Union Calendar No. 552 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4190 
[Report No. 118–655] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to repay the es-
tates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits 
paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries 
of such beneficiaries. 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:46 Sep 10, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6651
Sfmt 6651
E:\BILLS\H4190.RH
H4190
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB