Senate Bill 2073
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A bill to address fees erroneously collected by Department of Veterans Affairs for housing loans, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 10, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2073
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a plan to identify individuals who were erroneously charged a fee between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2017, in relation to VA-backed home loans. Specifically, the bill focuses on veterans who are rated as eligible for disability compensation and are supposed to have such home loan fees waived by the VA. The VA must also submit a plan to identify individuals who were erroneously charged a fee prior to January 1, 2012. Both plans must include the number of individuals who may be due a refund and a time line for refunding the fees.
The bill also requires the VA to
- develop an automated process for refunding fees,
- update policies to ensure certificates of eligibility are accurate for determining eligibility under the VA home loan guaranty program and the exemption from the collection of fees,
- develop a process for determining whether a fee has been collected from an individual with a waiver (due to service-connected death or disability), and
- develop a plan for annual audits to determine the rate at which fees are erroneously collected from individuals with waivers.
July 10, 2019
07/10/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
07/10/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:43 PM