Public Law 117-313 · H.R. 8260 · Became law December 27, 2022

Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act of 2022

Official title: “To amend title 38, United States Code, to shorten the timeframe for designation of benefits under Department of Veterans Affairs life insurance programs, to improve the treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.”

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