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VA RIN: 2900-AN14 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Authority To Terminate Collection Action on Certain Benefit Indebtedness 
Abstract: This final rule amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations to implement section 1303 of the Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-252), enacted on June 30, 2008, and section 801 of the VeteransÂ’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-389), enacted on October 10, 2008. Section 1303 of Public Law 110-252 grants limited authority to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to terminate collection action on certain debts arising from a VA benefit program when the indebted individual is a member of the Armed Forces or a veteran who dies as a result of injury incurred or aggravated in the line of duty while serving in a theater of combat operations in a war or in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities after September 11, 2001. Section 801 of Public Law 110-389 similarly grants limited authority to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to suspend or terminate collection action against the estate of an individual who died while serving on active duty as a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard during a period when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 1.945   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 5302A   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  05/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: karen.barber@va.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Karen Barber
Financial Policy Analyst (047GC1)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Financial Policy, Cash and Debt Management Division, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-6432
Email: karen.barber@va.gov