,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjbd,mr4   
,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to modify c]ta9           
requirem5ts relat+ to ! recov]y by !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs (         
ov]paym5ts made to eligible p]sons or   
vet]ans relat+ to educational assi/ance 
"u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/ud5t ,vet]an ,debt ,relief ,act (   
#bjbd4  #b4 ,ov]paym5ts to eligible     
p]sons or vet]ans ,section #cfhe ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsections3 
7f7 7#a7 ,if ! ,secret>y f9ds t an      
ov]paym5t has be5 made to a vet]an or   
eligible p]son relat+ to educational    
assi/ance "u a law adm9i/]$ by !        
,secret>y1 ! ov]paym5t %all n con/itute 

a liability = ! vet]an1 eligible p]son1 
or educational in/itution if ! vet]an1  
eligible p]son1 or educational          
in/itution demon/rates to ! ,secret>y   
t-- 7,a7 ! ,dep>tm5t made an error )    
respect to ! eligibility ( ! vet]an or  
eligible p]son = educational assi/ance  
"u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y2 or   
7,b7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se provid$      
incorrect in=mation to ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs ) respect to !        
eligibility ( ! vet]an or eligible p]son
 = educational assi/ance "u su* laws4   
7#b7 7,a7 ,if ! ,secret>y f9ds t an     
ov]paym5t has be5 made to a vet]an or   
eligible p]son relat+ to educational    
assi/ance "u a law adm9i/]$ by !        
,secret>y & det]m9es1 9 consultation )  
an educational in/itution :]e ! vet]an  
or eligible p]son is pursu+ a c\rse or  
program ( education us+ su* assi/ance1 t
 liability = ! ov]paym5t w\ld be likely 
to result 9 ! inability ( ! vet]an or   
eligible p]son to cont9ue pursuit ( !   
c\rse or program1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7i7

 review ! liability to det]m9e if !     
liability is eligible = a h>d%ip waiv]2 
&  7ii7 if ! liability is n eligible1   
make an attempt to recov] ! ov]paym5t f 
! vet]an or eligible p]son4  7,b7 ,if ! 
,secret>y is unable to recov] an        
ov]paym5t f a vet]an or eligible p]son  
"u subp>agraph 7,a77ii71 ! ,secret>y    
%all-- 7i7 provide to ! ,"u ,secret>y = 
,b5efits evid5ce ( ! attempt to recov] !
 ov]paym5t2 &  7ii7 e/abli% ) ! vet]an  
or eligible p]son a paym5t plan "u :i* !
 vet]an or eligible p]son agrees to     
repay ! am\nt ( ! ov]paym5t to !        
,secret>y4  7g7 ,! ,secret>y may n      
recov] an ov]paym5t "u ?is section      
unless-- 7#a7 ! ov]paym5t occurs & is   
id5tifi$ on or aft] ,janu>y #e1 #bjba2 &
  7#b7 ! ov]paym5t is id5tifi$1 & !     
educational in/itution is notifi$ ( !   
ov]paym5t1 n m ?an t5 ye>s aft] !       
ov]paym5t occurs4  4