38 USC § 7734 - Annual report to Congress

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s7734"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "38 USC § 7734 - Annual report to Congress"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "7734"
section_name: "Annual report to Congress"
chapter_number: 77
chapter_name: "VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "QUALITY ASSURANCE"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 106–117, § 801(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1585.)"
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# § 7734. Annual report to Congress

The Secretary shall include in the annual report to the Congress required by section 529 of this title a report on the quality assurance activities carried out under this subchapter. Each such report shall include—

**(1)** an appraisal of the quality of services provided by the Veterans Benefits Administration, including—

**(A)** the number of decisions reviewed;

**(B)** a summary of the findings on the decisions reviewed;

**(C)** the number of full-time equivalent employees assigned to quality assurance in each division or entity;

**(D)** specific documentation of compliance with the standards for independence and internal control required by section 7731(b) of this title; and

**(E)** actions taken to improve the quality of services provided and the results obtained;

**(2)** information with respect to the accuracy of decisions, including trends in that information; and

**(3)** such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–117, § 801(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1585.)