What does Preamble of Vets CLEAR Act do?

This bill aims to amend title 38, United States Code. The stated purpose is to improve the efficiency of revenue recovery and collection. The bill pertains to the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund.

What does SHORT TITLE. of Vets CLEAR Act do?

This bill is formally titled the Vets Collections, Liquidity, and Efficiency Accountability for Reinvestment Act.

What does PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY FOR COLLECTION OF REVENUE of Vets CLEAR Act do?

This section amends Section 1729A of Title 38, United States Code, to provide flexibility and efficiency for the collection of revenue for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund. It adds new paragraphs to subsection (b) allowing the application of sections 3711 and 3729 through 3733 of Title 31 for medical care recovery. It redesignates subsections (c), (d), and (e) of Section 1729A as (d), (e), and (f), respectively. A new subsection (c) allows the Secretary to deposit funds into the Medical Care Collections Fund to reimburse the 'Medical Services' account for costs related to specific authorities (Sections 1781 and 8111 of Title 38). This authority to deposit funds expires on September 30, 2028. The Comptroller General of the United States must submit reports to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees, starting within 180 days of enactment and recurring every 180 days while the subsection (c) authority is effective. These reports must detail the total amount of funds recovered or collected, disaggregated by source, and describe how the Department expended those funds.

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Vets CLEAR Act

Last updated: 4/15/2026 · Introduced: 3/24/2026

Author: Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)

TL;DR (AI)

The bill amends existing law to allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to utilize certain debt collection authorities from Title 31 of the U.S. Code to improve revenue recovery for the Medical Care Collections Fund.
It authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deposit funds into the Medical Care Collections Fund to reimburse costs related to specific medical services authorities, with a sunset date of September 30, 2028.
The Comptroller General must report on the amounts of funds recovered and how they are expended, providing oversight of the fund's operations.

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