Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-110
§5509 Authority to Require Fiduciary to Receive Payments at Regional Offices of the Department When Failing to Provide Required Accounting
Title 38 › PART IV — GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 55 — MINORS, INCOMPETENTS, AND OTHER WARDS › § 5509
Summary
The head of the Department can require a fiduciary — someone who manages another person's benefits — to file reports or accountings under the Department's rules. If the fiduciary fails to file, after notice to the fiduciary and the benefit recipient, the Department can require the fiduciary to appear in person at the regional office that serves the recipient to receive payments.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §5509
Veterans' Benefits, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Required Reports and Accountings.—
The Secretary may require a fiduciary to file a report or accounting pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(b)Actions Upon Failure To File.—
In any case in which a fiduciary fails to submit a report or accounting required by the Secretary under subsection (a), the Secretary may, after furnishing notice to such fiduciary and the beneficiary entitled to such payment of benefits, require that such fiduciary appear in person at a regional office of the Department serving the area in which the beneficiary resides in order to receive such payments.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on the first day of the seventh month beginning after Dec. 10, 2004, see section 507(a) of Pub. L. 108–454, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2004 Amendment note under section 5312 of this title.
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Citation
38 U.S.C. § 5509
Title 38, Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110