106 STAT. 4342 PUBLIC LAW 102-568—OCT. 29, 1992 38 USC 5503 (d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amendments made by subsection note. (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1992, and shall apply with respect to months after September 1992. The amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect on November 1, 1992, and shall apply with respect to months after October 1992. SEC. 602. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT INCOME VER- IFICATION. (a) TITLE 38.— Section 5317(g) is amended by striking out "September 30, 1992" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1997". (b) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.— (1) Subparagraph (D) 26 USC 6103. of section 6103(1)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking out "September 30, 1992" in the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof September 30, 1997". (2) Clause (viii) of such subparagraph is amended— (A) in subclause (II), by striking out "section 415" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 1315"; and (B) m subclause (III), by striking out "section 61(KaXlXI), 610(a)(2), 610(b), and 612(a)(2)(B)" and inserting in lieu thereof "sections 1710(a)(l)(I), 1710(a)(2), 1710(b), and 1712(a)(2)(B)". SEC. 603. ACCESS TO INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE ADMINIS- TRATION OF CERTAIN VETERAN BENEFITS LAWS. (a) ACCESS.—Section 1113 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3413) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: " (p)(1) Nothing in this title shall apply to the disclosure by the financial institution of the name and address of any customer to the Department of Veterans Affairs where the disclosure of such information is necessary to, and such information is used solely for the purposes of, the proper administration of benefits programs under laws administered by the Secretary. "(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any request authorized by paragraph (1) (and the information contained therein) may be used by the financial institution or its agents solely for the purpose of providing the customer's name and address to the Department of^ Veterans Affairs and shall be barred from remsclosure by the financial institution or its agents.". (b) PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS.— (1) Chapter 53 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
- § 5319. Limitations on access to financial records
"(a) The Secretary may make a request referred to in section 1113(p) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3413(p)) only if the Secretary determines that the requested information— "(1) is necessary in order for the Secretary to administer the provisions of law referred to in that section; and "(2) cannot be secured by a reasonable search of records and information of the Department. "(b) The Secretary shall include a certification of the determinations referred to in subsection (a) in each request presented to a financial institution. "(c) Information disclosed pursuant to a request referred to in subsection (a) may be used solely for the purpose of the administration of benefits programs under laws administered by the Secretary if, except for the exemption in subsection (a), the disclosure
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