PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS INTEREST AND ADMINISTRATIVE COST CHARGES FOR DEBTS RELATING TO CERTAIN BENEFITS PROGRAMS.

SEC. 253. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS INTEREST AND ADMINISTRATIVE COST CHARGES FOR DEBTS RELATING TO CERTAIN BENEFITS PROGRAMS.(a) In General.—Section 5315(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “other than a loan” and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting “other than—”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:“(A) a loan, loan-guaranty, or loan-insurance program; “(B) a disability compensation program; “(C) a pension program; or “(D) an educational assistance program.” . (b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an indebtedness that occurs on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.