Notice2025-13652
Privacy Act of 1974; report of matching program
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Published
July 21, 2025
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides notice that it intends to conduct a recurring computer-matching program matching Social Security Administration (SSA) Master Beneficiary Records and the Master Files of Social Security Number (SSN) Holders and SSN Applications (Enumeration System) with VA pension, compensation, and dependency and indemnity compensation records. The goal of this match is to identify beneficiaries, who are receiving VA benefits and SSA benefits or earned income, and to reduce or terminate VA benefits, if appropriate. The match will include records of current VA beneficiaries. A plain-language description of the matching program.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 137 (Monday, July 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 34345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13652]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; report of matching program
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
ACTION: Notice of a re-established Computer Matching Program
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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides notice that
it intends to conduct a recurring computer-matching program matching
Social Security Administration (SSA) Master Beneficiary Records and the
Master Files of Social Security Number (SSN) Holders and SSN
Applications (Enumeration System) with VA pension, compensation, and
dependency and indemnity compensation records. The goal of this match
is to identify beneficiaries, who are receiving VA benefits and SSA
benefits or earned income, and to reduce or terminate VA benefits, if
appropriate. The match will include records of current VA
beneficiaries. A plain-language description of the matching program.
DATES: Comments on this matching program must be received no later than
August 20, 2025. If no public comment is received during the period
allowed for comment or unless otherwise published in the Federal
Register by VA, the new agreement will become effective a minimum of 30
days after date of publication in the Federal Register. If VA receives
public comments, VA shall review the comments to determine whether any
changes to the notice are necessary. This matching program will be
valid for 18 months from the effective date of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through <a href="http://www.Regulations.gov">www.Regulations.gov</a> or
mailed to VA Privacy Service, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, (005R1A),
Washington, DC 20420. Comments should indicate that they are submitted
in response to SSA's Earnings Recording and Self-Employment Income
System, CMA 1050. Comments received will be available at
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> for public viewing, inspection or copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dylan Dubbs, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5859397808698929881fb8397948394969a958394fb929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f1f090d1a1c0208021b61190d0e190e0c000f190e61080019">[email protected]</span></a>,
Management and Program Analyst, Pension and Fiduciary Service (21P),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20420, (202) 461-8394.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA will use this information to verify the
income information submitted by beneficiaries in VA's needs-based
benefit programs and adjust VA benefit payments as prescribed by law.
The legal authority to conduct this match is 38 U.S.C. 5106, which
requires any Federal department or agency to provide VA such
information as VA requests for the purposes of determining eligibility
for benefits, or verifying other information with respect to payment of
benefits.
Participating Agencies: The Social Security Administration (SSA)
and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Authority for Conducting The Matching Program: 38 U.S.C. 5106
requires Federal agencies to furnish VA with information the VA
Secretary may request for determining eligibility for or the amount of
VA benefits.
Purpose(s): To confirm eligibility of those receiving income-
dependent benefits and those beneficiaries who are receiving disability
compensation at the 100 percent rate because of unemployability
Categories of Individuals: Veterans and beneficiaries who apply for
VA income benefits.
Categories of Records: VA will provide SSA with an electronic file
in a format defined by SSA that contains the SSN, name, date of birth,
and report year for each applicant, beneficiary, and eligible
dependent(s) for whom VA is requesting tax return information.
System(s) of Records: SSA will match the data in VA's electronic
file with SSA Enumeration data from the Master Files of SSN Holders and
SSN Applications (referred to as the Enumeration System), 60-0058, last
fully published at 87 FR 263 (January 4, 2022). SSA will disclose
matched data to VA from SSA's Earnings Recording and Self-Employment
Income System (referred to as the Master Earnings File (MEF)), 60-0059,
last fully published at 71 FR 1819 (January 11, 2006) and amended at 78
FR 40542 (July 5, 2013) and 83 FR 54969 (November 1, 2018).
Signing Authority
The Senior Agency Official for Privacy, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Merissa
Larson, Chief Privacy Officer and Chair of the Data Integrity Board,
Department of Veterans Affairs approved this document on June 25, 2025
for publication.
Dated: July 17, 2025.
Saurav Devkota,
Government Information Specialist, VA Privacy Service, Office of
Compliance, Risk and Remediation, Office of Information and Technology,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-13652 Filed 7-18-25; 8:45 am]
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