I 
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 com-
pensation 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 effec-
tive date of certain reductions and discontinuances of 
dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
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 ‘‘Fair Treatment for 
Families of Veterans Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN REDUCTIONS AND 
DISCONTINUANCES OF COMPENSATION, DE-
PENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION, 
AND PENSION UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED 
BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) DETERMINATION OF EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
5112(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘by reason’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A) in the case of a reduction or discontinu-
ance of compensation or pension, by reason’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) in the case of a reduction or discontinu-
ance of dependency or indemnity compensation— 
‘‘(i) by reason of marriage or remarriage, 
shall be the last day of the month before such 
marriage or remarriage occurs; and 
‘‘(ii) by reason of the death of a payee, 
shall be the last day of the month during which 
such death occurs;’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—Subparagraph (B) of para-
graph (1) of section 5112(b) of title 38, United 
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States Code, as added by paragraph (1) shall apply 
with respect to a reduction or discontinuance of de-
pendency or indemnity compensation by reason of a 
death, marriage, or remarriage occurring on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) PAYMENT
OF
BENEFITS
FOR
MONTH
OF 
DEATH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 5310(a)(2) of title 
38, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The amount of the’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(A) Except as provided by subpara-
graph (B), the amount of the’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B)(i) If the surviving spouse of a veteran re-
ceives both payments described in clause (ii) for the 
month of the death of the veteran, the surviving 
spouse is entitled to the greater of the two pay-
ments. 
‘‘(ii) The payments described in this clause are 
the following: 
‘‘(I) Payment of a benefit under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(II) Dependency and indemnity com-
pensation.’’. 
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(2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to payments 
made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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