[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 241 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 241
To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the two-year
limitation on the payment of accrued benefits that are due and unpaid
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs upon the death of a veteran or
other beneficiary under laws administered by the Secretary.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 8, 2003
Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the two-year
limitation on the payment of accrued benefits that are due and unpaid
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs upon the death of a veteran or
other beneficiary under laws administered by the Secretary.
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 ``Veterans Beneficiary Fairness Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF ACCRUED BENEFITS.
(a) Repeal of Limitation on Payment.--Subsection (a) of section
5121 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``for a
period not to exceed two years'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1).
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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