Title 38Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73

§1835 Advisory council

Title 38 › Part PART II— - GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter CHAPTER 18— - BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER VETERANS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1835

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create an advisory council of federal employees to collect covered children’s and covered veterans’ feedback on health care and benefits and report it to the Secretary.

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Title 38, §1835

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(a)The Secretary shall establish an advisory council on health care and benefits for covered children.
(b)The advisory council established under subsection (a) shall be composed of Federal employees.
(c)The advisory council established under subsection (a) shall solicit feedback from covered children and covered veterans on the health care and benefits provided under this chapter and communicate such feedback to the Secretary.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 1835 was renumbered section 2041 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Deadline for Establishment of Advisory Council Pub. L. 118–18, § 1(d)(1), Oct. 6, 2023, 137 Stat. 104, provided that: “Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 6, 2023], the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish the advisory council required under section 1835 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (b).”

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38 U.S.C. § 1835

Title 38Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73