Sec. 3. Improved processing of benefits by Department of Veterans Affairs
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The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall improve the information technology of the Department of Veterans Affairs (including the eBenefits system or successor system) as may be necessary to achieve the following: The Secretary shall provide a notification to a person who— is entitled to a payment from the Secretary under a benefits program administered by the Secretary; incurs a debt to the United States under that benefits program; and elects to receive such notifications. A person entitled to a payment from the Secretary under a benefits program administered by the Secretary may review information relating to dependents of that person.
The Secretary shall be able to track— the number and amount of payments made by the Secretary to a person entitled to a payment from the Secretary under a benefits program administered by the Secretary who incurs a debt to the United States under such program; the average debt to the United States incurred by a person described in subparagraph (A); how frequently the Secretary approves and denies applications for relief under section 5302(a) of title 38, United States Code; and such other metrics the Secretary determines appropriate.