38 U.S.C. § 7282: Budget and expenditures

Summary

The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims must have the budget it sends included in the President’s budget without review by other parts of the executive branch. The Court may spend money it needs to do its work, such as for staff pay, rent at its offices, and law books and periodicals. All bills must be paid after an itemized voucher is signed by the certifying officer chosen by the chief judge. Except as provided in section 7285, payments must come from funds appropriated for the Court.

Title 38, §7282

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(a)The budget of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as submitted by the Court for inclusion in the budget of the President for any fiscal year shall be included in that budget without review within the executive branch.

(b)The Court may make such expenditures (including expenditures for personal services and rent at the seat of Government and elsewhere, and for law books, books of reference, and periodicals) as may be necessary to execute efficiently the functions vested in the Court.

(c)All expenditures of the Court shall be allowed and paid upon presentation of itemized vouchers signed by the certifying officer designated by the chief judge. Except as provided in section 7285 of this title, all such expenditures shall be paid out of moneys appropriated for purposes of the Court.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–368 substituted “Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims” for “Court of Veterans Appeals”. 1991—Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(b)(1), renumbered section 4082 of this title as this section. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted “7285” for “4085”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–368 effective on first day of first month beginning more than 90 days after Nov. 11, 1998, see section 513 of Pub. L. 105–368, set out as a note under section 7251 of this title.

§7282 Budget and Expenditures