Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 2.djvu/934

 94 STAT. 2212

PUBLIC LAW 96-466—OCT. 17, 1980 (A) inserting "(or any interest thereon)" after "overpayments" in subsection (a); and (B) inserting "(or any interest thereon)" after "indebtedness" both places it appears in subsection (c). DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

38 USC 3301.

38 USC 1801 et seq. eiaim information, publication.

SEC. 606. (a) Subsection (a) of section 3301 is amended by striking out "personnel of the armed services" and inserting in lieu thereof "members of the Armed Forces". (b) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: "(6) In connection with any proceeding for the collection of an amount owed to the United States by virtue of a person's participation in any benefit program administered by the Veterans' Administration when in the judgment of the Administrator such disclosure is deemed necessary and proper.". (c) Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(c)(1) The amount of any payment made by the Veterans' Administration to any person receiving benefits under a program administered by the Veterans' Administration shall be made known to any person who applies for such information. "(2) Any appraisal report or certificate of reasonable value submitted to or prepared by the Veterans' Administration in connection with any loan guaranteed, insured, or made under chapter 37 of this title shall be made available to any person who applies for such report or certificate. "(3) Subject to the approval of the President, the Administrator may publish at any time and in any manner any or all information of record pertaining to any claim filed with the Veterans' Administration if the Administrator determines that the public interest warrants or requires such publication.". (d) The first sentence of subsection (f) of such section is amended by(1) striking out "names or addresses, or both, of any present or former members of the Armed Forces, and/or their dependents" and inserting in lieu thereof "name or address, or both, of any present or former member of the Armed Forces, or a dependent of a present or former member of the Armed Forces"; and (2) striking out "such names or addresses" and inserting in lieu thereof "such name or address". (e) Such section is further amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (j) and inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsections: "(g)(1) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, and under regulations which the Administrator shall prescribe, the Administrator may release the name or address, or both, of any person who is a present or former member of the Armed Forces, or who is a dependent of a present or former member of the Armed Forces, to a consumer reporting agency if the release of such information is necessary for a purpose described in paragraph (2) of this subsection. "(2) A release of information under paragraph (1) of this subsection concerning a person described in such paragraph may be made for the purpose of— "(A) locating such a person— "(i) who has been administratively determined to be indebted to the United States by virtue of the person's

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