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[CITE: 38USC3684A]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
               PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
 
           CHAPTER 36--ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
 
                 SUBCHAPTER II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 3684A. Procedures relating to computer matching program

    (a)(1) Notwithstanding section 552a(p) of title 5 and subject to 
paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary may suspend, terminate, 
reduce, or make a final denial of any financial assistance or payment 
under an educational assistance program provided for in chapter 30 or 32 
of this title or in chapter 106 of title 10 in the case of any 
individual, or take other adverse action against such individual, based 
on information produced by a matching program with the Department of 
Defense.
    (2) The Secretary may not take any action referred to in paragraph 
(1) of this subsection until--
        (A) the individual concerned has been provided a written notice 
    containing a statement of the findings of the Secretary based on the 
    matching program, a description of the proposed action, and notice 
    of the individual's right to contest such findings within 10 days 
    after the date of the notice; and
        (B) the 10-day period referred to in subparagraph (A) of this 
    paragraph has expired.

    (3) In computing the 10-day period referred to in paragraph (2) of 
this subsection, Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays shall be 
excluded.
    (b) For the purposes of subsection (q) of section 552a of title 5, 
compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall 
be considered compliance with the provisions of subsection (p) of such 
section 552a.
    (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``matching program'' has 
the same meaning provided in section 552a(a)(8) of title 5.

(Added Pub. L. 101-366, title II, Sec. 206(a), Aug. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 
441, Sec. 1784A; renumbered Sec. 3684A, Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), Aug. 
6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83 renumbered section 1784A of this title as this 
section.
