Notice2026-07012
Privacy Act of 1974: System of Records
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Published
April 10, 2026
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to conduct a re-established computer matching program. This will match personnel records of the Department of Defense (DoD) with VA records of benefit recipients under the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty, Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve, and the Post- 9/11 GI Bill. The goal of these matches is to identify the eligibility status of Veterans, servicemembers, and reservists who have applied for or who are receiving education benefit payments under the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty, Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve, and the Post- 9/11 GI Bill. The purpose of the match is to enable VA to verify that individuals meet the conditions of military service and eligibility criteria for payment of benefits determined by VA under the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty, Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve, and Post-9/ 11 GI Bill.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18530-18531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07012]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974: System of Records
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) intends to conduct a re-established computer matching
program. This will match personnel records of the Department of Defense
(DoD) with VA records of benefit recipients under the Montgomery GI
Bill--Active Duty, Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve, and the Post-
9/11 GI Bill. The goal of these matches is to identify the eligibility
status of Veterans, servicemembers, and reservists who have applied for
or who are receiving education benefit payments under the Montgomery GI
Bill--Active Duty, Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve, and the Post-
9/11 GI Bill. The purpose of the match is to enable VA to verify that
individuals meet the conditions of military service and eligibility
criteria for payment of benefits determined by VA under the Montgomery
GI Bill--Active Duty, Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve, and Post-9/
11 GI Bill.
DATES: Comments on this match must be received no later than 30 days
after date of publication in the Federal Register. 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. This agreement shall be valid for 18 months from its
effective date. The agreement may be renewed for up to an additional 12
months, if the conditions outlined in the Computer Matching Agreement
are met and with the concurrence of the Data Integrity Boards of the
participating agencies.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through <a href="http://www.Regulations.gov">www.Regulations.gov</a>
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or mailed to VA Privacy Service (005R1A), 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420. Comments should indicate that they are submitted
in response to CMA VBA/DoD MGIB and Post 9/11 (which uses records
covered under SORN 58VA21/22/28). Comments received will be available
at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> for public viewing, inspection or copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Schlias, Data Analytics Team
Chief, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (918)
658-1710.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This matching program supports VA's
administration of education benefits by verifying eligibility
information with the Department of Defense (DoD). The current agreement
is being reestablished to continue these data exchanges and ensure
accurate benefit determinations. The existing agreement expired on
February 6, 2026.
The authority to conduct this match is found in 38 U.S.C.
3684A(a)(1). The records covered include eligibility records extracted
from DoD personnel files and benefit records that VA establishes for
all individuals who have applied for and/or are receiving or have
received education benefit payments under the Montgomery GI Bill--
Active Duty, Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve, and the Post-9/11 GI
Bill. These benefit records are contained in a VA system of records
identified as 58VA21/22/28 entitled: Compensation, Pension, Education,
and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Records--VA, first
published in the Federal Register at 41 FR 9294 (March 3, 1976), and
last amended at 90 FR 44464 (September 15, 2025), with other amendments
as cited therein.
Participating Agencies: This computer match is between the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense
(DoD).
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: The authority to
conduct this match is 38 U.S.C. 3684A(a)(1).
Purpose(s): This agreement establishes the conditions under which
the Department of Defense (DoD) agrees to disclose information
regarding eligibility to education benefits under the Montgomery GI
Bill, Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve and the Post-9/11 GI Bill to
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The purpose of this computer
matching program between VA and DoD is to verify that individuals meet
the conditions of military service and eligibility criteria for payment
of benefits determined by VA under three enacted programs.
Categories of Individuals: Veterans, Servicemembers, Reservists and
Dependents.
Categories of Records: Department of Defense (DoD), as the source
agency, will provide to VA the eligibility records on DoD individuals
which contain specific data relating to eligibility requirements,
including member contribution amounts, service periods, and transfer of
entitlement. VA will match on attributes, including Social Security
Number (SSN), DoD Electronic Data Interchange Personal Identifier
(EDIPI or VA ID), Date of Birth, Last Name, and File Identification
Number.
System(s) of Records: These benefit records are contained in a VA
system of records identified as 58VA21/22/28 entitled: Compensation,
Pension, Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
Records--VA, first published in the Federal Register at 41 FR 9294
(March 3, 1976), and last amended at 90 FR 44464 (September 15, 2025)
and eligibility records are extracted from a DoD system of records
identified as DMDC 02, DoD, entitled ``Defense Enrollment Eligibility
Reporting System (DEERS),'' published in the Federal Register at 87 FR
32384 (May 31, 2022).
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. Lisa Rosenmerkel, Chief Privacy Officer and Chair of
the Data Integrity Board, Department of Veterans Affairs approved this
document on February 26, 2026 for publication.
Dated: April 8, 2026.
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. 2026-07012 Filed 4-9-26; 8:45 am]
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