Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit disclosure to the Department of Veterans Affairs (Department) of income-related tax return information for the purpose of determining eligibility for specified veterans' pension and benefit programs.
Amends Federal law to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from using this tax return information to terminate, deny, suspend, or reduce a person's benefits or services without first: (1) taking appropriate steps to verify independently the amount and accessibility of the income in question; and (2) providing the affected individual with notice and an opportunity to respond to the findings. Restricts the Secretary's right to verify or act upon information relating to disability compensation.
Directs the Secretary to notify applicants for, and recipients of, Department benefits that income information they provide may be compared with tax return data.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committee on Veterans incorporated provisions of related measures S. 1188 in reported measure.
Committee on Veterans ordered to be reported an original measure.
Introduced in Senate
Committee on Veterans. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Cranston. With written report No. 101-134.
Committee on Veterans. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Cranston. With written report No. 101-134.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 248.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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