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 PUBLIC LAW 102-568 —OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4323 (A) in the case of each current and proposed alternative survivor benefits program— (i) each benefit provided; (ii) the survivors entitled to the benefit; (iii) the extent to which survivors are entitled to similar benefits under the program; and (iv) the costs of providing such benefits under the program; (B) the extent to which current and anticipated benefits under current survivor benefits programs meet the current and anticipated financial, health-care, educational, and other needs of survivors; and (C) the differences, if any, in the survivor benefits provided under current and proposed survivor benefits programs to survivors of various categories of veterans and members of the Armed Forces (including survivors of veterans having service-connected disabilities, veterans without such disabilities, members of the Armed Forces who die during service in the Armed Forces, members of the Armed Forces retired under any provision of law other than chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, and members of the Armed Forces retired under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code (relating to retirement or separation for physical disability)). (2) A review and compilation of existing studies on the adequacy of survivor benefits provided under current and proposed survivor benefits programs to meet the financial, healthcare, educational, and other needs of survivors. (3) A comprehensive assessment and evaluation of the adequacy of current and proposed survivor benefits programs, including data and methods for an assessment and evaluation of— (A) the feasibility and desirability of limiting the period of entitlement of survivors to survivor benefits; (B) the feasibility and desirability of modifying the provision of monetary benefits to survivors by— (i) revising the term of payment of any such benefits; (ii) replacing the periodic payment of such benefits with a lump sum payment; (iii) providing such benefits through insurance or other premium-based payment mechanisms; or (iv) carrying out any other revision or modification proposed before the date of the enactment of this Act by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or organizations recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 5902(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code; (C) the feasibility and desirability of modifying the provision of health-care benefits to survivors; (D) the feasibility and desirability of modifying the provision of benefits to children survivors; and (E) the feasibility and desirability of consolidating, expanding, or otherwise modifying any program relating to the provision of survivor benefits.

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