Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§480 Reports to Congress: Submission in Electronic Form
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part I— ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › Chapter 23— MISCELLANEOUS STUDIES AND REPORTS › § 480
Summary
When the Secretary of Defense or any other official in the Department of Defense sends Congress a report they are required to send by law, they must also give Congress a copy in electronic form. That rule does not apply if the report is classified. The word "report" here covers things like certifications, notices, 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 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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