A pending negligence determination is no reason to withhold payment
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the repayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of benefits misused by a fiduciary, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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A pending negligence determination is no reason to withhold payment
The document says “may not”Who acts: Secretary of Veterans AffairsHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Secretary may not withhold the reissuing of a benefit payment under subsection (a)(1) by reason of a pending determination under paragraph (1).”
Paragraph (2) of the new subsection (d). A determination under paragraph (1) that has not yet been made is not a ground for holding back the payment owed under subsection (a)(1). The two run separately: the payment is not conditioned on the negligence question being settled.
What the document actually says
“The Secretary may not withhold the reissuing of a benefit payment under subsection (a)(1) by reason of a pending determination under paragraph (1).”
That sentence, in plain words
The VA may not hold back a payment while it decides that.
What this is about
The VA may take a while to decide. The veteran gets the money now, not later.
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Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025, Public Law 119-56, sec. 2, 139 Stat. 709 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ56/html/PLAW-119publ56.htm
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“A pending negligence determination is no reason to withhold payment,” Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/veteran-fraud-reimbursement-act-2025/proposal/sec02-no-withholding-pending-determination/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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