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VA RIN: 2900-AN14 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Deceased Indebted Servicemembers and Veterans: Authority Concerning Certain Indebtedness 
Abstract: This document amend Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations to implement certain provisions of the Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008 and of the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008. The rule will implement the first statute's provisions granting limited authority to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) 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, and to refund amounts collected after the individual's death. The rule will also implement the second statute's provisions that similarly grants the Secretary discretionary authority to suspend or terminate collection of debts owed to VA by individuals 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, and to refund amounts collected after the individual's death. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 1.945   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 5302A   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/07/2009  74 FR 39589   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/06/2009  74 FR 39589   
Final Action  08/31/2010  75 FR 53199   
Final Action Effective  09/30/2010  75 FR 53199   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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