38 USC § 5704 - Transcript of trial records

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title: "38 USC § 5704 - Transcript of trial records"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "5704"
section_name: "Transcript of trial records"
chapter_number: 57
chapter_name: "RECORDS AND INVESTIGATIONS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "RECORDS"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1237, § 3304; renumbered § 5704, 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.)"
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# § 5704. Transcript of trial records

The Secretary may purchase transcripts of the record, including all evidence, of trial of litigated cases.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1237, § 3304; renumbered § 5704, 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.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1991— renumbered  as this section.

substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.