Vets CLEAR Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8043 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8043 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of the recovery and collection of revenue for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2026 Mr. Ciscomani (for himself and Ms. Bynum) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of the recovery and collection of revenue for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Vets Collections, Liquidity, and Efficiency Accountability for Reinvestment Act'' or the ``Vets CLEAR Act''. SEC. 2. PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY FOR COLLECTION OF REVENUE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CARE COLLECTIONS FUND. (a) In General.--Section 1729A of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ``(11) Sections 3711 and 3729 through 3733 of title 31, to the extent that such recovery or collection is based on medical care, services, or medication provided or paid for under this chapter. ``(12) Amounts recovered or collected through administrative, legal, or judicial processes, including investigations and audits, to the extent that such recovery or collection is based on medical care, services, or medication provided or paid for under this chapter.''; (2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f