Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act

Bill: 118-hr-4190
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-25
text: Became Public Law No: 118-114.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <html><body><p><strong>Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act</strong><strong></strong><strong></strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay certain reissued benefits (i.e., benefits that were misused by a fiduciary) to a beneficiary's estate in situations where a beneficiary predeceases a payment.</p> <p>The VA must pay such benefits to an individual or entity in the following order: the estate of the beneficiary, a successor fiduciary serving the beneficiary when the beneficiary died, or the next inheritor determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.</p></body></html>

action_date: 2024-09-09
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><strong>Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay certain reissued benefits (i.e., benefits that were misused by a fiduciary) to a beneficiary's estate in situations where a beneficiary predeceases a payment.</p><p>The VA must pay such benefits to an individual or entity in the existing manner that other VA benefits are paid after the death of a beneficiary.</p>

action_date: 2024-11-25
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><strong>Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act</strong></p><p>This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay certain reissued benefits (i.e., benefits that were misused by a fiduciary) to a beneficiary's estate in situations where a beneficiary predeceases a payment.</p><p>The VA must pay such benefits to an individual or entity in the existing manner that other VA benefits are paid after the death of a beneficiary.</p>

tv_txt: IB One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four H. R. 4190 AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act . 2. Reissuance by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries Section 6107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (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 deceased 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 paragraph (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 (3) in subsection (e), as redesdignated, by striking subsection (a) or (b) and inserting this section .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4190 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18, 2024 Received AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act . 2. Reissuance by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries Section 6107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (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 deceased 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 paragraph (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 (3) in subsection (e), as redesdignated, by striking subsection (a) or (b) and inserting this section .

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4190 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act . 2. Reissuance by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries Section 6107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (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 deceased 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 paragraph (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 (3) in subsection (e), as redesdignated, by striking subsection (a) or (b) and inserting this section .

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 552 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4190 [Report No. 118–655] 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 A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act . 2. Reissuance by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries Section 6107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (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 deceased 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 paragraph (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 (3) in subsection (e), as redesdignated, by striking subsection (a) or (b) and inserting this section .

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

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4190 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 A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act . 2. Repayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries Section 6107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (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 deceased 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 paragraph (2), to an individual or entity in the following order: (A) The estate of the beneficiary. (B) A successor fiduciary serving the beneficiary when the beneficiary died. (C) The next inheritor determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. (2) The Secretary may not make a payment under this subsection to a fiduciary who misused benefits of the beneficiary. ; and (3) in subsection (e), as redesdignated, by striking subsection (a) or (b) and inserting this section .