Vets CLEAR Act

This bill, titled the Vets CLEAR Act, seeks to improve the efficiency of revenue recovery and collection for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund. It amends existing law to expand the types of funds that can be deposited, specifically including amounts recovered under federal claims and fraud statutes (31 U.S.C. 3711 and 3729-3733) and through various administrative, legal, or judicial processes, provided these recoveries relate to VA-provided medical care or services. Furthermore, the bill grants the Secretary of Veterans Affairs discretion to deposit funds from specific reimbursement authorities (Sections 1781 and 8111 of title 38) directly into the Medical Care Collections Fund. This discretionary authority for the Secretary to deposit funds from certain reimbursements is temporary, set to expire on September 30, 2028 . To ensure transparency and oversight, the bill mandates that the Comptroller General of the United States (GAO) submit regular reports to Congress. These reports, required every 180 days while the temporary authority is active, must detail the total funds recovered or collected, disaggregated by source, and describe how the Department of Veterans Affairs expended these funds across various categories of medical care, services, or staffing.