38 USC § 1982 - Administrative cost

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s1982"
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title: "38 USC § 1982 - Administrative cost"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "1982"
section_name: "Administrative cost"
chapter_number: 19
chapter_name: "INSURANCE"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "GENERAL BENEFITS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1165, § 782; renumbered § 1982 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406; Pub. L. 104–99, title II, § 201(b), Jan. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 36.)"
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# § 1982. Administrative cost

Except as provided in sections 1920(c), 1923(d), and 1955(c) of this title, the United States shall bear the cost of administration in connection with this chapter, including expenses for medical examinations, inspections when necessary, printing and binding, and for such other expenditures as are necessary in the discretion of the Secretary.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1165, § 782; renumbered § 1982 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406; Pub. L. 104–99, title II, § 201(b), Jan. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 36.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Amendment by  is based on section 107(4) of H.R. 2099, One Hundred Fourth Congress, as passed by the House of Representatives on , which was enacted into law by .

### Amendments

1996— substituted “Except as provided in sections 1920(c), 1923(d), and 1955(c) of this title, the United States” for “The United States”.

1991— renumbered  as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.