Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act

138 STAT. 1605 PUBLIC LAW 118–114—NOV. 25, 2024 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4190: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 118–655 (Comm. on Veterans’ Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 170 (2024): Sept. 17, considered and passed House. Sept. 25, considered and passed Senate. Æ Public Law 118–114 118th Congress 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 AFFAIRS OF ESTATES OF DECEASED BENEFICIARIES FOR CERTAIN BENE- FITS PAID BY THE SECRETARY AND MISUSED BY FIDU- CIARIES. 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 sub- section (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 sub- section to a fiduciary who misused benefits of the beneficiary.’’; and (3) in subsection (e), as redesdignated, by striking ‘‘sub- section (a) or (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’. Approved November 25, 2024. 38 USC 101 note. Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act. Nov. 25, 2024 [H.R. 4190] VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:04 Dec 07, 2024 Jkt 059139 PO 00114 Frm 00001 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6580 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL114.118 PUBL114 kcroghan on LAP5R21GR3PROD with PUBLAWS