38 USC § 1838 - Biennial report

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title: "38 USC § 1838 - Biennial report"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "1838"
section_name: "Biennial report"
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER VETERANS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "GENERAL BENEFITS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 118–18, § 1(b), Oct. 6, 2023, 137 Stat. 104.)"
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# § 1838. Biennial report

Not less frequently than once every two years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report setting forth the following:

**(1)** The number of covered children receiving health care or benefits under this chapter as of the date on which the report is submitted.

**(2)** The number of covered children for which the Department is paying for or providing a social worker as of such date.

**(3)** Metrics on outreach conducted under section 1836(b) of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 118–18, § 1(b), Oct. 6, 2023, 137 Stat. 104.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Prior sections 1841 to 1851 were renumbered sections 3741 to 3751 of this title, respectively.