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§480 Reports to Congress: submission in electronic form

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART I— - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - MISCELLANEOUS STUDIES AND REPORTS › § 480

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the Secretary of Defense or any Department of Defense official sends Congress or a congressional committee a report they are required to send, they must also provide an electronic copy. Classified reports are not included. "Report" means certifications, notifications, or other written communications.

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Title 10, §480

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(a)Whenever the Secretary of Defense or any other official of the Department of Defense submits to Congress (or any committee of either House of Congress) a report that the Secretary (or other official) is required by law to submit, the Secretary (or other official) shall provide to Congress (or such committee) a copy of the report in an electronic medium.
(b)Subsection (a) does not apply to a report submitted in classified form.
(c)In this section, the term “report” includes any certification, notification, or other communication in writing.

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2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–314 substituted “shall provide to Congress (or” for “shall, upon request by any committee of Congress to which the report is submitted or referred, provide to Congress (or each”.

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10 U.S.C. § 480

Title 10Armed Forces

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Apr 6, 2026

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