S. 805: SHIELD for Veterans Act of 2020
CBO Score
$25 million
Documentation
Date of Report
Tue October 13th, 2020
CBO Report Details
Legislation Details
116th Congress
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing of veterans benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recover overpayments made by the Department and other amounts owed by veterans to the United States, to improve the due process accorded veterans with respect to such recovery, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester — D — MT
Limits the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to recover overpayments of benefits from veterans. Among other requirements, the VA must update its information technology systems to allow for expedited notification when a veteran incurs a debt via participation in a VA benefits program. The VA may only deduct the amount of debt of any veteran who is in debt because of participation in a VA benefits program from future benefit paymen...
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