1. Fees erroneously collected by Department of Veterans Affairs for housing loans (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Department of Veterans Affairs offers a Department-backed home loan for which veterans are generally required to pay fees to defray the cost of administering the home loan. (2) Veterans are exempt from paying the fees if they are entitled to receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs. (3) Between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2017, veterans paid fees of more than $286,000,000 in association with Department-backed home loans despite being exempt from such fees. Fees paid included $65,800,000 in fees that could have been avoided. (4) Of those erroneously paid fees, $189,000,000 in fee refunds are still due to veterans. (5) More than 70,000 veterans may have been affected by these erroneously paid fees. (b) Plan To identify individuals who were erroneously charged fees (1) Erroneous charges January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2017 (A) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a plan to identify individuals described in subsection (c)(1) of section 3729 of title 38, United States Code, from whom a fee was collected under such section during the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on December 31, 2017. (B) Contents The plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (i) The number of individuals who may be due a refund of the fee. (ii) A timeline for the refunding of fees. (2) Erroneous charges before January 1, 2012 (A) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a plan to identify individuals described in subsection (c)(1) of section 3729 of title 38, United States Code, from whom a fee was collected under such section before January 1, 2012. (B) Contents The plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (i) The