118 STAT. 3622 PUBLIC LAW 108–454—DEC. 10, 2004 Performance and Accountability Report information concerning fidu- ciaries who have been appointed to receive payments for bene- ficiaries of the Department. As part of such information, the Secretary shall separately set forth the following: — ‘‘(1) The number of beneficiaries in each category (veteran, surviving spouse, child, adult disabled child, or parent). ‘‘(2) The types of benefit being paid (compensation, pension, dependency and indemnity compensation, death pension or benefits payable to a disabled child under chapter 18 of this title). ‘‘(3) The total annual amounts and average annual amounts of benefits paid to fiduciaries for each category and type of benefit. ‘‘(4) The number of fiduciaries who are the spouse, parent, legal custodian, court-appointed fiduciary, institutional fidu- ciary, custodian in fact, and supervised direct payees. ‘‘(5) The number of cases in which the fiduciary was changed by the Secretary because of a finding that benefits had been misused. ‘‘(6) How such cases of misuse of benefits were addressed by the Secretary. ‘‘(7) The final disposition of such cases of misuse of benefits, including the number and dollar amount of any benefits reissued to beneficiaries. ‘‘(8) The number of fiduciary cases referred to the Office of the Inspector General and the nature of the actions taken by the Inspector General. ‘‘(9) The total amount of money recovered by the govern- ment in cases arising from the misuse of benefits by a fiduciary. ‘‘(10) Such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin- ning of such chapter is amended by adding after the items added by the amendment made by section 504(a)(2) the following new item: ‘‘5510. Annual report.’’ . SEC. 506. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT IN BENEFITS THRESHOLDS. Section 5312(b)(1) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the annual benefit amount limitations under sections 5507(c)(2)(D) and 5508 of this title,’’ after ‘‘(d)(3) of such section,’’. SEC. 507. EFFECTIVE DATES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided, this title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the first day of the seventh month beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) SPECIAL RULES.—(1) Section 5510 of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 505(a), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Sections 6106 and 6107 of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 503(a), shall apply with respect to any deter- minations by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs made after the date of the enactment of this Act of misuse of funds by a fiduciary. 38 USC 5312 note. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00156 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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