H.R. 4190, Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act

January 8, 2024

Cost Estimate

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on December 5, 2023

At a Glance

H.R. 4190, Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on December 5, 2023
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars			2024	2024-2028		2024-2033
Direct Spending (Outlays)			0	0		0
Revenues			0	0		0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit			0	0		0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)			0	0		0
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2034?	No	Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?			No
	No	Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2034?	No	Contains intergovernmental mandate?			No
	No	Contains private-sector mandate?			No

Summary

H.R. 4190 would specify how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should distribute certain benefits to survivors of intended recipients who die before those benefits are paid.

Under current law, veterans and survivors who are deemed unable to manage benefits they receive from VA may have someone assigned to administer those benefits on their behalf. Those fiduciaries, who are appointed and supervised by VA, are responsible for accepting the benefits and ensuring that they are used to support the intended recipient. When fiduciaries misuse some or all of those benefits, VA must reissue the misused portion to the intended beneficiary or a successor fiduciary.