CLARIFICATIONS CONCERNING PAYMENTS TO CERTAIN PERSONS CAPTURED OR INTERNED BY NORTH VIETNAM.

SEC. 658. CLARIFICATIONS CONCERNING PAYMENTS TO CERTAIN PERSONS CAPTURED OR INTERNED BY NORTH VIETNAM. (a) Eligibile Survivors.— subsection (b) of section 657 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public 112 STAT. 2055Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2585) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: “(3) If there is no surviving spouse or surviving child, to the parents of the decedent, in equal shares, or, if one parent of the decedent has died, to the surviving parent. “(4) If there is no surviving spouse, surviving child, or surviving parent, to the surviving siblings by blood of the decedent, in equal shares.”. (b) Permitted Recipients of Payment Disbursement.— subsection (f)(1) of such section is amended by striking out “The actual disbursement” and inserting in lieu thereof “Notwithstanding any agreement (including a power of attorney) to the contrary, the actual disbursement”.