To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to laws relating to the payment of certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that are affected by death, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to laws relating to the payment of certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that are affected by death, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Veterans Affairs, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id55069f3dabde4691ba8623a549d43c16: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Next of Kin Collections Protection Act of 2025.
- Section HFC77862C122A4BCE80B9F21959C65469: 2. Payment by Secretary of Veterans Affairs of certain benefits affected by death Section 5112(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to laws relating to the payment of certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that are affected by death, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Veterans Affairs, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to laws relating to the payment of certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that are affected by death, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Steve Daines
R-MT | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Kim) introduced the following …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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