1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2018 . 2. Improving processing of veterans benefits by Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Notification of debts incurred The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make such changes to such information technology systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including the eBenefits system or successor system, as may be necessary so that a person who is entitled to a payment from the Department by virtue of the person's participation in a benefits program administered by the Secretary will receive, at the request of the person, a notice from the Department (by electronic mail or other mechanism) whenever such person incurs a debt to the United States by virtue of such participation. (b) Updating dependent information The Secretary shall make such changes to such information technology systems of the Department, including the eBenefits system or successor system, as may be necessary so that whenever the Secretary records in such systems information about a dependent of a person, the person is able to review and revise such information. (c) Tracking of metrics The Secretary shall make such changes to such information technology systems of the Department as may be necessary to track the following: (1) The number and amount of payments made by the Department to persons as part of a benefits program administered by the Secretary which result in the persons incurring a debt to the United States by virtue of such payments. (2) The average debt to the United States incurred by a person by virtue of a payment described in paragraph (1). (3) The frequency by which applications for relief under section 5302(a) of title 38, United States Code, are approved and denied. (4) Such other metrics as the Secretary considers appropriate. 3. Reforms relating to recovery by Department of Veterans Affairs of amounts owed by veterans to the United States (a) Indebtedness offsets (1) Limitation on scope of authority Subsection (a) of section 5314 of title 38, United