,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #aa1        
#bjai,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada 7for herself 
and ,mr4 ,banks7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide for the       
treatment of certain overpayments made  
by educational institutions to persons  
entitled to educational assistance under
 the laws administered by the ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,student ,veteran   
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,findings        
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,the ,department of ,veterans      
,affairs provided #aj1hjj1jjj1jjj in    
educational assistance under the        
,post-#i_/aa ,educational ,assistance   
,program benefits to almost #hjj1jjj    
veterans during fiscal year #bjad4  7#b7
 ,according to the ,general             

,accountability ,office's ,october #bjae
 report1 the ,department of ,veterans   
,affairs identified #daf1jjj1jjj in     
overpayments under such ,program during 
fiscal year #bjad1 affecting            
approximately one-in-four veteran       
beneficiaries and about #f1jjj schools4 
7#c7 ,according to such report1 while   
veterans using other ,,va education     
programs have to verify their enrollment
 each month1 ,,va generally does not    
require those using the ,post-#i_/aa    
,,gi ,bill to do so4 ,by not requiring  
veterans to verify their enrollment     
every month1 which can cause significant
 time to lapse between when veterans    
drop courses and when this is reported1 
,,va's process allows veterans to incur 
thousands of dollars in overpayments and
 also increases the program's costs     
associated with collecting these debts44
  #c4 ,overpayments to eligible persons 
or veterans ,subsection 7b7 of section  
#cfhe of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   

7b7 ,any overpayment by an educational  
institution to a veteran or eligible    
person shall constitute a liability of  
the educational institution to the      
,united ,states if--  7#a7 the          
,secretary finds that the overpayment   
has been made as the result of-- 7,a7   
the willful or negligent failure of an  
educational institution to report1 as   
required under this chapter or chapter  
#cd or #ce of this title1 to the        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
excessive absences from a course1 or    
discontinuance or interruption of a     
course by the veteran or eligible       
person2 or  7,b7 the willful or         
negligent false certification by an     
educational institution2 or  7#b7 the   
payment is made pursuant to--  7,a7     
section #ccac7;h7 of this title2  7,b7  
section #ccag of this title2 or  7,c7   
section #cfhj7;d7 of this title4  4