{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-116","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 116","heading":"Reports to Congress: cost information","body":"Whenever the Secretary submits to Congress, or any committee of Congress, a report that is required by law or by a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference of the Congress, the Secretary shall include with the report—(1) a statement of the cost of preparing the report; and (2) a brief explanation of the methodology used in preparing that cost statement.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 1—GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc38@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:35Z","sha256":"404af4aa16ead8b055580dc27b703be8c0ea241222343dab6be6b548fea51e2b","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-115","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}