VA-DOD GI Bill Matching Program Reestablishment Notice

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ACTION:

Notice of a new matching program.

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 www.Regulations.gov 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 regulations.gov 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] BILLING CODE P

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