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Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73

§8173 Information technology activities of the Financial Services Center

Title 38 › Part PART VI— - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 81— - ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES › § 8173

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Under sections 11302 and 11319 of title 40, the Department's Chief Information Officer must take charge of all information technology and information security for the Financial Services Center or its successor office. The CIO must supervise the Center's IT staff and contractors, and the Center's Director or head may not sign any IT contract or service agreement unless the CIO has reviewed and approved it.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §8173

Veterans' Benefits — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Consistent with section 11302 and 11319 of title 40—
(1)the Chief Information Officer of the Department shall—
(A)exercise authority over the management, governance, and oversight processes relating to existing or proposed information technology of the Financial Services Center of the Department, or such successor office; and
(B)supervise the information technology employees and contractors of the Financial Services Center; and
(2)the Director of the Financial Services Center of the Department, or the head of such successor office, may not enter into a contract or other agreement for information technology or information technology services unless the contract or other agreement has been reviewed and approved by the Chief Information Officer.
(b)The Chief Information Officer shall have oversight and operational authority over all information security practices of the Financial Services Center of the Department.

Legislative History

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 117–328, div. U, title IV, § 403(d), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5490, provided that: “(1)

Effective Date

.—section 8173 of such title, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 29, 2022]. “(2) Applicability.—Subsection (a)(2) of such section shall apply with respect to contracts and agreements entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.”

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 8173

Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73