§517 — Title 38 Veterans' Benefits | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must send a report to the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees within 30 days after each fiscal quarter ends. Each report must show the final costs for covered conferences that happened in the previous fiscal quarter, broken down by things like transportation and parking, per diem, lodging, hall or equipment rental, refreshments, entertainment, contractors, and printed materials. The report must also give the total estimated cost to the Department for covered conferences happening in the current fiscal quarter. Covered conference: a Department‑sponsored or co‑sponsored meeting or similar event that either has 50 or more attendees (including at least one Department employee) or is expected to cost at least $20,000.

Title 38, §517

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(a)Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on covered conferences.

(b)Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1)An accounting of the final costs to the Department of each covered conference occurring during the fiscal quarter preceding the date on which the report is submitted, including the costs related to—

(A)transportation and parking;

(B)per diem payments;

(C)lodging;

(D)rental of halls, auditoriums, or other spaces;

(E)rental of equipment;

(F)refreshments;

(G)entertainment;

(H)contractors; and

(I)brochures or other printed media.

(2)The total estimated costs to the Department for covered conferences occurring during the fiscal quarter in which the report is submitted.

(c)In this section, the term “covered conference” means a conference, meeting, or other similar forum that is sponsored or co-sponsored by the Department and is—

(1)attended by 50 or more individuals, including one or more employees of the Department; or

(2)estimated to cost the Department at least $20,000.

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Pub. L. 112–154, title VII, § 707(c), Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1207, provided that: “Section 517 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 2012, and shall apply with respect to the first quarter of fiscal year 2013 and each quarter thereafter.”

§517 Quarterly reports to Congress on conferences sponsored by the Department

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Title 38, §517

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