S. 3000

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify and report instances of disability benefit questionnaire fraud, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · October 9, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Blumenthal · Committee: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Table of contents

• S. 3000
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Identification and reporting of veterans disability benefit questionnaire fraud

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the or the .

SEC. 2. Identification and reporting of veterans disability benefit questionnaire fraud

• (a) In general
  • The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall—
    • carry out actions to identify fraudulent activity relating to the submittal of disability benefit questionnaire data to the Secretary, without regard to the origin of the questionnaires; and
    • transmit to appropriate investigatory bodies, including the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs, reports of suspected activity identified pursuant to paragraph (1).
• (b) Requirements
  • Actions carried out pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall include the following:
    • Establishment of a process for claim processors of the Department to identify instances of disability benefit questionnaire fraud and to transmit reports of suspected fraud as described in paragraph (2) of such subsection.
    • Establishment of a recurring audit of disability benefit questionnaires submitted to the Secretary, without regard to the origin of the questionnaires.
    • Informing individuals who have applied for, or submitted a claim for, a benefit under a law administered by the Secretary when their disability benefit questionnaires have raised suspicion of fraud.
• (c) Authority of Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs
  • The Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs may use any authority applicable to an inspector general of the Federal Government not otherwise available to the Inspector General that the Inspector General considers necessary to investigate suspected activity identified pursuant to subsection (a)(1).
• (d) Limitation
  • The Secretary may not reopen or change a decision of the Department regarding an application from an individual for, or claim of the individual for, a benefit under a law administered by the Secretary pursuant to an investigation carried out under subsection (c), except in a case in which, pursuant to such investigation, the individual has been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of fraud.
• (e) Annual report to Congress
  • Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the administration of subsections (a) and (b).