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38 U.S.C. § 118 — Submission of reports to Congress in electronic form

submitted 16 years ago by Pub. L. 111-163 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 113 words · no verdicts yet

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The VA Secretary or another official must send Congress reports electronically. Sending an electronic copy satisfies the legal requirement to report. A "report" here includes any required certification, notification, or written communication.

(a) In General. Whenever a law requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or any other Department of Veterans Affairs official, to submit a report to Congress or to a committee of the Senate or House, that report must be submitted in electronic form. (b) Treatment. Submitting the report electronically counts as fully satisfying whatever legal requirement called for the report to be sent to Congress or the committee. (c) Report Defined. In this section, "report" is not limited to formal reports - it also includes any certification, notification, or other written communication that a law requires be sent.
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(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.

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

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  • 2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-163 · 124 Stat. 1182

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 111-163 on 2010-05-05.

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