PUBLIC LAW 96-466—OCT. 17, 1980
94 STAT. 2213
participation in a benefits program administered by the Veterans' Administration; or "(ii) if the Administrator has determined under such regulations that (I) it is necessary to locate such person in order to conduct a study pursuant to section 219 of this title ^8 USC 219. or a study required by any other provision of law, and (II) all reasonable steps have been taken to assure that the release of such information to such reporting agency will not have an adverse effect on such person; or "(B) obtaining a consumer report in order to assess the ability of a person described in clause (A)(i) of this paragraph to repay the indebtedness of such person to the United States, but the Administrator may release the name or address of such person for the purpose stated in this clause only if the Administrator determines under such regulations that such person has failed to respond appropriately to administrative efforts to collect such indebtedness. "(3) The Administrator may also release to a consumer reporting agency, for the purposes specified in clause (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) of this subsection, such other information as the Administrator determines under such regulations is reasonably necessary to identify a person described in such paragraph, except that the Administrator may not release to a consumer reporting agency any information which indicates any indebtedness on the part of such person to the United States or any information which reflects adversely on such person. Before releasing any information under this paragraph, the Administrator shall, under such regulations, take reasonable steps to provide for the protection of the personal privacy of persons about whom information is proposed to be released under this paragraph. "(4)(A) If the Administrator determines, under regulations which the Administrator shall prescribe, that a person described in paragraph (1) of this subsection has failed to respond appropriately to reasonable administrative efforts to collect an indebtedness of such person described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) of this subsection, the Administrator may release information concerning the indebtedness, including the name and address of such person, to a consumer reporting agency for the purpose of making such information available for inclusion in consumer reports regarding such person and, if necessary, for the purpose of locating such person, if— "(i) the Administrator has (I) made reasonable efforts to notify such person of such person's right to dispute through prescribed administrative processes the existence or amount of such indebtedness and of such person's right to request a waiver of such indebtedness under section 3102 of this title, (II) afforded such 38 USC 3102. person a reasonable opportunity to exercise such rights, and (III) made a determination with respect to any such dispute or request; and
- (ii) thirty calendar days have elapsed after the day on which
the Administrator has made a determination that reasonable efforts have been made to notify such person (I) that the Administrator intends to release such information for such purpose or purposes, and (II) that, upon the request of such person, the Administrator shall inform such person of whether such information has been so released and of the name and address of each consumer reporting agency to which such information was released by the Administrator and of the specific information so released.
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