§ 5106. Furnishing of information by other agencies

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. 1976

   Veterans and Survivors Pension Adjustment Act of 1976

   Pub. L. 94–432 title IV § 403(2) · 90 Stat. 1369

   Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 5106

   Added Pub. L. 94–432, title IV, § 403(2), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1372, § 3006

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 94–432, title IV, § 403(2), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1372, § 3006

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) subchapter I is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§ 3006. Furnishing of information by other agencies “The head of any Federal department or agency shall provide such information to the Administrator as he may request for purposes of determining eligibility for or amount of benefits, or verifying other information with respect thereto.”.

2. 1986

   Pub. L. 99–576 title VII § 701(62) · 100 Stat. 3248

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 5106

   Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “the Administrator” for “he” before “may request”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “the Administrator” for “he” before “may request”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (62) Section 3006 is amended by striking out “he” and inserting in lieu thereof “the Administrator”.

3. 1991

   Department of Veterans Affairs Health-Care Personnel Act of 1991

   Pub. L. 102–40 title IV § 402(b)(1) · 105 Stat. 187

   Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 5106

   Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3006 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3006 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Each section contained in any of chapters 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 71, 72, 76, 78 (as redesignated by subsection (a)), 81, 83, and 85 is redesignated so that the first two digits of the section number of that section are the same as the chapter number of the chapter containing that section.

4. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–83 § 4(b)(1) · 105 Stat. 378

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 5106

   Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Title 38 is further amended by striking out “Administrator” and “Administrator’s” each place they appear (except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (9) and including where they appear in section headings and tables of sections) and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary” and “Secretary’s”, respectively.

5. 2000

   Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000

   Pub. L. 106–475 § 5 · 114 Stat. 2096

   Inserted · 38 U.S.C. § 5106

   Pub. L. 106–475 inserted at end “The cost of providing information to the Secretary under this section shall be borne by the department or agency providing the information.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 106–475 inserted at end “The cost of providing information to the Secretary under this section shall be borne by the department or agency providing the information.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF CHARGES FOR RECORDS FURNISHED BY OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES. Section 5106 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “The cost of providing information to the Secretary under this section shall be borne by the department or agency providing the information.”.

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