To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-814
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2017-02-01
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> This bill provides for the payment of certain accrued benefits to the estate of a deceased veteran upon the veteran's death.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 814 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2017 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 clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes.

1. Clarification of eligible recipients of certain accrued benefits upon death of beneficiary (a) Eligibility of estate Section 5121(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , or estate, after person ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) The estate of the veteran (unless the estate will escheat). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the death of an individual on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.