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 pro-
grams to survivors of various categories of veterans and
members of the Armed Forces (including survivors of veter-
ans 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 chap-
ter 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 pro-
posed survivor benefits programs to meet the financial, health-
care, 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 Serv-
ices, or organizations recognized by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs under section 5902(a)(l) 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.