Bill > HR2228

This bill modifies how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) handles the effective dates for reducing or stopping certain veteran benefits like compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), and pension when changes in a veteran's family status occur. Specifically, the bill changes the existing law to adjust when benefit reductions take effect. Under the current law, benefits would be reduced effective the last day of the month before a marriage, remarriage, or death occurs. The bill changes this to reduce benefits effective the last day of the month during which the marriage, remarriage, or death actually happens. This change would apply to reductions in benefits for events occurring on or after the bill's enactment date. The modification aims to provide a more precise and potentially more favorable timing for benefit adjustments, which could benefit survivors and veterans by slightly extending the period during which full benefits are received when life-changing events occur.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2228/all-info