38 USC § 5106 - Furnishing of information by other agencies

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title: "38 USC § 5106 - Furnishing of information by other agencies"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "5106"
section_name: "Furnishing of information by other agencies"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "CLAIMS"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 94–432, title IV, § 403(2), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1372, § 3006; amended Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(62), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3296; renumbered § 5106, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405; Pub. L. 106–475, § 5, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2099.)"
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# § 5106. Furnishing of information by other agencies

The head of any Federal department or agency shall provide such information to the Secretary as the Secretary may request for purposes of determining eligibility for or amount of benefits, or verifying other information with respect thereto. The cost of providing information to the Secretary under this section shall be borne by the department or agency providing the information.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 94–432, title IV, § 403(2), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1372, § 3006; amended Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(62), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3296; renumbered § 5106, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405; Pub. L. 106–475, § 5, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2099.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2000— inserted at end “The cost of providing information to the Secretary under this section shall be borne by the department or agency providing the information.”

1991— renumbered  as this section.

substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.

1986— substituted “the Administrator” for “he” before “may request”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1976 Amendment note under .