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38 U.S.C. 3685: Overpayments to eligible persons or veterans

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-358. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 16132a, 10 U.S.C. 16163a, 38 U.S.C. 3020, 38 U.S.C. 3319, 38 U.S.C. 3684.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2021

    • Pub. L. 116–315, §1019(b), inserted "relating to educational assistance under a law administered by the Secretary" after "made to a veteran or eligible person". (Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 116–315, §1019(a), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "Whenever the Secretary finds that an overpayment has been made to a veteran or eligible person as the result of (1) the willful or negligent failure of an educational institution… (Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020) Law text · (b)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 1785 of this title as this section.
    • Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "3684(c)" for "1784(c)". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 102–40 substituted "5302" for "3102". · (d)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–237 substituted "Secretary" and "Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Administrator" and "Veterans' Administration", respectively, wherever appearing. · (a), (b)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–466 designated existing provisions as subsecs. (b), (c), and (e), with minor changes in language, and added subsecs. (a) and (d).

    1977

    • Pub. L. 95–202 inserted ", except as otherwise provided in section 1784(b) of this title," after "recovered" in first sentence, and inserted last sentence providing that nothing in this section or any other provision of this title shall be construed as requiring any institution of higher learning t…

    1972

    • Pub. L. 92–540 inserted "this chapter or" before "chapter 34 or 35".

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.