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38 U.S.C. § 3685

Overpayments to eligible persons or veterans

United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

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38 U.S.C. § 3685, Overpayments to eligible persons or veterans, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473263
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Any overpayment to a veteran or eligible person with respect to pursuit by the veteran or eligible person of a program of education at an educational institution shall constitute a liability of the educational institution to the United States if— the Secretary finds that the overpayment has been made as the result of— the benefit payment sent to an educational institution on behalf of an eligible veteran or person is made pursuant to—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 95-202(H.R. 8701)1977-11-23
    GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-466(H.R. 5288)1980-10-17
    Veterans Rehabilitation and Education Amendments of 1980
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-237(H.R. 901)1989-12-18
    Veterans' Benefits Amendments of 1989
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-40(H.R. 598)1991-05-07
    Department of Veterans Affairs Health-Care Personnel Act of 1991
    House: 399–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-83(H.R. 2525)1991-08-06
    Department of Veterans Affairs Codification Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-315(H.R. 7105)2021-01-05
    Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally