38 USC § 116 - Reports to Congress: cost information

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title: "38 USC § 116 - Reports to Congress: cost information"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "116"
section_name: "Reports to Congress: cost information"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 106–419, title IV, § 403(d)(1)(A), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1864.)"
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# § 116. Reports to Congress: cost information

Whenever the Secretary submits to Congress, or any committee of Congress, a report that is required by law or by a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference of the Congress, the Secretary shall include with the report—

**(1)** a statement of the cost of preparing the report; and

**(2)** a brief explanation of the methodology used in preparing that cost statement.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–419, title IV, § 403(d)(1)(A), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1864.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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