# Agency Information Collection Activity: Reimbursement of Qualifying Adoption Expenses for Certain Veterans
**AGENCY:**
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the *Federal Register* concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
**DATES:**
Comments must be received on or before April 21, 2026.
**ADDRESSES:**
Comments must be submitted through *www.regulations.gov.*
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
*Program-specific information:* Rebecca Mimnall, 202-695-9434, *[email protected].*
*VA PRA information:* Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following collection of information, VHA invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of VHA's functions, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of VHA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology.
*Title:* Reimbursement of Qualifying Adoption Expenses for Certain Veterans (VA Form 10-10152).
*OMB Control Number: 2900-0860.**https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch* (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
*Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection.
*Abstract:* VA's authority to provide reimbursement of qualifying adoption expenses for certain covered Veterans is found in Section 236 of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, Public Law 115-141 (March 23, 2018) (the “2018 Act”) and Section 235 of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, Public Law 115-244 (September 21, 2018) (the “2019 Act”), which renewed and extended in nearly identical form Section 260 of the prior authorizing “2017 Act,” Public Law 114-223. VA has eliminated the section in the regulations that specifies an expiration date in order to accommodate Congressional renewal and extension of this authority under subsequent appropriations law.
Veterans with a service-connected disability that results in their inability to procreate without the use of fertility treatments are authorized to receive reimbursement for certain adoption-related expenses for an adoption that is finalized after September 29, 2016 (the date the 2017 Act was enacted). To implement this benefit, VA uses VA Form 10-10152, which requires any Veteran requesting reimbursement of qualifying adoption expenses to submit required documentation and evidence to support eligibility.
*Affected Public:* Individuals or Households.
*Estimated Annual Burden:* 480 hours.
*Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:* 6 hours.
*Frequency of Response:* Once annually.
*Estimated Number of Responses:* 80.
*Authority:* 44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.*
Lanea Haynes,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alternate), Office of Information Technology, Data Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.