I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8627 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify certain requirements 
relating to the recovery by the Department of Veterans Affairs of over-
payments made to eligible persons or veterans relating to educational 
assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2024 
Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify certain 
requirements relating to the recovery by the Department 
of Veterans Affairs of overpayments made to eligible 
persons or veterans relating to educational assistance 
under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Student Veteran Debt 
Relief Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. OVERPAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS OR VET-
ERANS. 
Section 3685 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(f)(1) If the Secretary finds that an overpayment 
has been made to a veteran or eligible person relating to 
educational assistance under a law administered by the 
Secretary, the overpayment shall not constitute a liability 
for the veteran, eligible person, or educational institution 
if the veteran, eligible person, or educational institution 
demonstrates to the Secretary that— 
‘‘(A) the Department made an error with re-
spect to the eligibility of the veteran or eligible per-
son for educational assistance under the laws admin-
istered by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(B) the Department of Defense provided in-
correct information to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs with respect to the eligibility of the veteran 
or eligible person for educational assistance under 
such laws. 
‘‘(2)(A) If the Secretary finds that an overpayment 
has been made to a veteran or eligible person relating to 
educational assistance under a law administered by the 
Secretary and determines, in consultation with an edu-
cational institution where the veteran or eligible person is 
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pursuing a course or program of education using such as-
sistance, that liability for the overpayment would be likely 
to result in the inability of the veteran or eligible person 
to continue pursuit of the course or program, the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(i) review the liability to determine if the li-
ability is eligible for a hardship waiver; and 
‘‘(ii) if the liability is not eligible, make an at-
tempt to recover the overpayment from the veteran 
or eligible person. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary is unable to recover an overpay-
ment from a veteran or eligible person under subpara-
graph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) provide to the Under Secretary for Benefits 
evidence of the attempt to recover the overpayment; 
and 
‘‘(ii) establish with the veteran or eligible per-
son a payment plan under which the veteran or eligi-
ble person agrees to repay the amount of the over-
payment to the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) The Secretary may not recover an overpayment 
under this section unless— 
‘‘(1) the overpayment occurs and is identified 
on or after January 5, 2021; and 
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‘‘(2) the overpayment is identified, and the edu-
cational institution is notified of the overpayment, 
not more than ten years after the overpayment oc-
curs.’’. 
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