Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits
The Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act: Improving Death Benefit Payments
HR 3123 IH: A Bill to Amend Title 38, United States Code, Regarding Pension Payments After Death
Section 1: Short Title
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act’’.
SECTION 2. PAYMENT BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF PENSION AFTER DEATH OF A VETERAN IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
(a) IN GENERAL
In general, Chapter 51 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting, after section 5121A, the following new section:
§ 5121B. Payment of pension after death of a veteran in certain circumstances
- The veteran’s spouse.
- The veteran’s children (in equal shares).
- The veteran’s dependent parents (in equal shares).
- The estate of the deceased veteran unless the estate will escheat.
(b) LIMITATION
In a case described in subsection (a), if no application is filed under section 5121 of this title during the one-year period following the death of the veteran, the pension described in such subsection shall be paid to the estate of the deceased veteran unless the estate will escheat.
Techical and Conforming Amendments
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT
Section 5121(a) of such title is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘section 5121B of this title, or’’ before ‘‘sections 3329 and 3330’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting, after the item relating to section 5121A, the following new item:
5121B. Payment of pension after death of a veteran in certain circumstances.
Effect Date
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the death of a veteran that occurs on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.