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fact that the disability or disabilities are 
not rated as 100 percent disabling under 
the rating schedule. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT TO SEEK MINIMUM IN-
FORMATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall seek information pursuant to this para-
graph only to the extent necessary to verify the 
employment and income of individuals described 
in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(i) INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.—The 
Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, shall compare informa-
tion in the National Directory of New Hires 
with information provided by the Secretary 
of sVeterans Affairs with respect to individ-
uals described in subparagraph (A), and 
shall disclose information in such Directory 
regarding such individuals to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, in accordance with this 
paragraph, for the purposes specified in this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) CONDITION
ON
DISCLOSURE.— 
The Secretary shall make disclosures in ac-
cordance with clause (i) only to the extent
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that the Secretary determines that such dis-
closures do not interfere with the effective 
operation of the program under this part. 
‘‘(D) USE OF INFORMATION BY SECRETARY 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may use information resulting 
from a data match pursuant to this paragraph 
only— 
‘‘(i) for the purposes specified in sub-
paragraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) after removal of personal identi-
fiers, to conduct analyses of the employment 
and income reporting of individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(E) REIMBURSEMENT
OF
HHS
COSTS.— 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall reimburse 
the Secretary, in accordance with subsection 
(k)(3), for the costs incurred by the Secretary in 
furnishing the information requested under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(F) CONSENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall not seek, use, or disclose informa-
tion under this paragraph relating to an indi-
vidual without the prior written consent of such
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individual (or of a person legally authorized to 
consent on behalf of such individual). 
‘‘(G) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority under this paragraph shall expire on 
September 30, 2011.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
5317 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 5317A. Use of income information from other agen-
cies: independent verification required be-
fore termination or reduction of certain 
benefits and services 
‘‘(a) INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION REQUIRED.—The 
Secretary may terminate, deny, suspend, or reduce any ben-
efit or service specified in section 5317(c), with respect to 
an individual under age 65 who is an applicant for or re-
cipient of such a benefit or service, by reason of information 
obtained from the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
under section 453(j)(11) of the Social Security Act, only 
if the Secretary takes appropriate steps to verify independ-
ently information relating to the individual’s employment 
and income from employment.
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‘‘(b) OPPORTUNITY TO CONTEST FINDINGS.—The Sec-
retary shall inform each individual for whom the Secretary 
terminates, denies, suspends, or reduces any benefit or serv-
ice under subsection (a) of the findings made by the Sec-
retary under such subsection on the basis of verified infor-
mation and shall provide to the individual an opportunity 
to contest such findings in the same manner as applies to 
other information and findings relating to eligibility for the 
benefit or service involved. 
‘‘(c) SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO 
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.—The Sec-
retary shall pay the expense of reimbursing the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services in accordance with section 
453(j)(11)(E) of the Social Security Act, for the cost in-
curred by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in 
furnishing information requested by the Secretary under 
section 453(j)(11) of such Act, from amounts available to 
the Department for the payment of compensation and pen-
sions. 
‘‘(d) EXPIRATION
OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 
under this section shall expire on September 30, 2011.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 5317 the 
following new item:
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‘‘5317A. Use of income information from other agencies: independent verification 
required before termination or reduction of certain benefits and 
services.’’. 
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE AN EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE TO PER-
SONS 
PERFORMING 
QUALIFYING 
WORK- 
STUDY ACTIVITIES. 
Section 3485(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2007’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2010’’. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve low-vision bene-
fits matters, matters relating to burial and memorial af-
fairs, and other matters under the laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other pur-
poses.’’. 
Attest: 
Clerk.