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Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits

Part I · Chapter 1 — General

§ 118. Submission of reports to Congress in electronic form

Statutory text

(a)

In General.—

Whenever the Secretary or any other official of the Department is required by law to submit to Congress (or any committee of either chamber of Congress) a report, the Secretary or other official shall submit to Congress (or such committee) a copy of the report in an electronic format.

(b)

Treatment.—

The submission of a copy of a report in accordance with this section shall be treated as meeting any requirement of law to submit such report to Congress (or any committee of either chamber of Congress).

(c)

Report Defined.—

For purposes of this section, the term “report” includes any certification, notification, or other communication in writing.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010

    Pub. L. 111–163 title X § 1003(a) · 124 Stat. 1130

    Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 118

    (Added Pub. L. 111–163, title X, § 1003(a), May 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 1182.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 111–163, title X, § 1003(a), May 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 1182.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 118. Submission of reports to Congress in electronic form “(a) In General.— Whenever the Secretary or any other official of the Department is required by law to submit to Congress (or any committee of either chamber of Congress) a report, the Secretary or other official shall submit to Congress (or such committee) a copy of the report in an electronic format. “(b) Treatment.— The submission of a copy of a report in accordance with this section shall be treated as meeting any requirement of law to submit such report to Congress (or any committee of either chamber of Congress). “(c) Report Defined.— For purposes of this section, the term ‘report’ includes any certification, notification, or other communication in writing.” .

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Added Pub. L. 111–163, title X, § 1003(a), , 124 Stat. 1182.)

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