Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits
Part V · Chapter 77 — Veterans Benefits Administration
§ 7732A. Employee certification
Statutory text
Development of Certification Examination.—
The Secretary shall provide for an examination of appropriate employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration who are responsible for processing claims for compensation and pension benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary.
In developing the examination required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
consult with appropriate individuals or entities, including examination development experts, interested stakeholders, and employee representatives; and
consider the data gathered and produced under section 7731(c)(3) of this title.
Employee and Manager Requirement.—
The Secretary shall require appropriate employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration who are responsible for processing claims for compensation and pension benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary to take the examination provided under subsection (a).
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.
Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–389 title II § 225(a)(1) · 122 Stat. 4145
Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 7732A
(Added Pub. L. 110–389, title II, § 225(a)(1), Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4158.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Added Pub. L. 110–389, title II, § 225(a)(1), Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4158.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) In general.— Subchapter II of chapter 77 is amended by inserting after section 7732 the following new section: “§ 7732A. Employee certification “(a) Development of Certification Examination.— (1) The Secretary shall provide for an examination of appropriate employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration who are responsible for processing claims for compensation and pension benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary. “(2) In developing the examination required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— “(A) Consultation. consult with appropriate individuals or entities, including examination development experts, interested stakeholders, and employee representatives; and “(B) consider the data gathered and produced under section 7731(c)(3) of this title. “(b) Employee and Manager Requirement.— The Secretary shall require appropriate employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration who are responsible for processing claims for compensation and pension benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary to take the examination provided under subsection (a).” .
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Deadlines for Implementation
Pub. L. 110–389, title II, § 225(a)(3), , 122 Stat. 4158, provided that:
“The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall—
“(A) develop an updated certification examination required under section 7732A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act []; and
“(B) begin administering such certification examination required under such section not later than 90 days after the date on which the development of such certification examination is complete.”
Credits
(Added Pub. L. 110–389, title II, § 225(a)(1), , 122 Stat. 4158.)