The Secretary may issue guidance before prescribing regulations
Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, section 7307, Sec. 7307.
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The Secretary may issue guidance before prescribing regulations
The document says “can”Who acts: Secretary of Veterans AffairsHow: statuteSec. 7307 in the PDF
What the document says
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may, before prescribing regulations, issue administrative guidance with respect to the Partial Claim Program under this section and the loss mitigation options prescribed under section 3732(d) of this title, including any additional terms, conditions, and requirements the Secretary determines necessary.”
The rewritten subsection (h) of section 3737 of title 38 lets the program run on guidance while the rules are being written.
What the document actually says
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may, before prescribing regulations, issue administrative guidance with respect to the Partial Claim Program under this section and the loss mitigation options prescribed under section 3732(d) of this title, including any additional terms, conditions, and requirements the Secretary determines necessary.”
That sentence, in plain words
The Secretary may give written advice before the rules are made. That advice may add terms.
What this is about
Writing a rule takes a long time. Lenders need to know what to do now. Guidance fills that gap.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Public Law 119-37, sec. 7307, 139 Stat. 651 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ37/html/PLAW-119publ37.htm
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“The Secretary may issue guidance before prescribing regulations,” Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, section 7307, Sec. 7307. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/continuing-appropriations-agriculture-legislative/proposal/sec7307-guidance-before-regulations/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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