Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102
§5106 Furnishing of Information by Other Agencies
Title 38 › PART IV — GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 51 — CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS › SUBCHAPTER I — CLAIMS › § 5106
Summary
Federal agency heads must give the Secretary any records the Secretary asks for to decide or check a person’s benefit eligibility or amount. The agency that provides the information must pay the cost of giving those records.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §5106
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The head of any Federal department or agency shall provide such information to the Secretary as the Secretary may request for purposes of determining eligibility for or amount of benefits, or verifying other information with respect thereto. The cost of providing information to the Secretary under this section shall be borne by the department or agency providing the information.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2000—Pub. L. 106–475 inserted at end “The cost of providing information to the Secretary under this section shall be borne by the department or agency providing the information.” 1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3006 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places. 1986—Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “the Administrator” for “he” before “may request”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Sept. 30, 1976, see section 405(a) of Pub. L. 94–432, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1976 Amendment note under section 1521 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
38 U.S.C. § 5106
Title 38, Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102