(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 53 of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘5320. Correction of erroneous information submitted to consumer reporting 
agencies.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall apply with respect to deductions 
made under section 5314 of such title, administrative 
costs under section 5315 of such title, and suits filed 
under section 5316 of such title on or after such date. 
SEC. 3. IMPROVED PROCESSING OF BENEFITS BY DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall improve the 
information technology of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs (including the eBenefits system or successor system) 
as may be necessary to achieve the following: 
(1) NOTIFICATION OF DEBTS INCURRED.—The 
Secretary shall provide a notification to a person 
who— 
(A) is entitled to a payment from the Sec-
retary under a benefits program administered 
by the Secretary; 
(B) incurs a debt to the United States 
under that benefits program; and 
(C) elects to receive such notifications. 
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(2) REVIEW OF INFORMATION REGARDING DE-
PENDENTS.—A person entitled to a payment from 
the Secretary under a benefits program administered 
by the Secretary may review information relating to 
dependents of that person. 
(3) TRACKING METRICS.—The Secretary shall 
be able to track— 
(A) the number and amount of payments 
made by the Secretary to a person entitled to 
a payment from the Secretary under a benefits 
program administered by the Secretary who in-
curs a debt to the United States under such 
program; 
(B) the average debt to the United States 
incurred by a person described in subparagraph 
(A); 
(C) how frequently the Secretary approves 
and denies applications for relief under section 
5302(a) of title 38, United States Code; and 
(D) such other metrics the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
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SEC. 4. AUDIT OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS BY VETERANS 
BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION; PLAN OF COR-
RECTION. 
(a) AUDIT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall complete an audit to determine the following: 
(1) The frequency by which the Department of 
Veterans Affairs makes an error that results in a 
payment to a person by virtue of such person’s par-
ticipation in a benefits program administered by the 
Secretary that such person is not entitled to or in 
an amount that exceeds the amount to which the 
person is entitled. 
(2) Whether and to what degree vacant posi-
tions in the Veterans Benefits Administration affect 
such frequency. 
(b) PLAN.—Not later than 30 days after the comple-
tion of the audit under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a plan and description of resources necessary to align in-
formation technology systems to ensure that errors de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) are not the result of commu-
nication or absence of communication between information 
technology systems. 
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