S.Amdt. 2965

SA 2965. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895,
making appropriations for energy and water development and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

SEC. 2__. CLARIFICATION THAT VETERANS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR
AMOUNTS IMPROPERLY PAID TO FAMILY CAREGIVERS
DUE TO AN ERROR MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.

Section 1720G(a) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(12) If a family caregiver of an eligible veteran is
found to be ineligible for the program required by paragraph
(1) due to an error made by the Department, the eligible
veteran shall not be liable for any payments made by the
Department to the family caregiver.''.
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