38 U.S.C. § 5314A - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 38. Veterans' Benefits § 5314A. Dispute of indebtedness

(a)Establishment.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations that establish an administrative process for the dispute of the existence or amount of an indebtedness described in section 5314(a)(1) of this title (without regard to whether the Secretary has made a deduction under such section regarding such indebtedness).

(b)Standards.--The process under subsection (a) shall be efficient, effective, and equitable.

(c)Timeliness.--The Secretary shall ensure that each dispute under subsection (a) proceeds in accordance with standards for timeliness prescribed by the Secretary under this section.

(d)Limitation.--The Secretary may not submit to any debt collector (as defined in section 803 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692a)) any dispute pending under this section.

(e)Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify the procedures for seeking review of a decision of the agency of original jurisdiction described in section 5104C(a)(1) of this title.