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38 U.S.C. § 541 — Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War

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38 U.S.C. § 541 — Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War

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**(a)** (1) The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Committee”). (2) (A) The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Secretary from the general public and shall include— (i) appropriate representatives of veterans who are former prisoners of war; (ii) individuals who are recognized authorities in fields pertinent to disabilities prevalent among former prisoners of war, including authorities in epidemiology, mental health, nutrition, geriatrics, and internal medicine; and (iii) appropriate representatives of disabled veterans. (B) The Committee shall also include, as ex officio members, the Under Secretary for Health and the Under Secretary for Benefits, or their designees. (3) The Secretary shall determine the number, terms of service, and pay and allowances of members of the Committee appointed by the Secretary, except that the term of service of any such member may not exceed three years. **(b)** The Secretary shall, on a regular basis, consult with and seek the advice of the Committee with respect to the administration of benefits under this title for veterans who are former prisoners of war and the needs of such veterans with respect to compensation, health care, and rehabilitation. **(c)** (1) Not later than July 1 of each odd-numbered year through 2009, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary a report on the programs and activities of the Department that pertain to veterans who are former prisoners of war. Each such report shall include— (A) an assessment of the needs of such veterans with respect to compensation, health care, and rehabilitation; (B) a review of the programs and activities of the Department designed to meet such needs; and (C) such recommendations (including recommendations for administrative and legislative action) as the Committee considers to be appropriate. (2) The Secretary shall, within 60 days after receiving each report under paragraph (1), submit to the Congress a copy of the report, together with any comments concerning the report that the Secretary considers appropriate. (3) The Committee may also submit to the Secretary such other reports and recommendations as the Committee considers appropriate. (4) The Secretary shall submit with each annual report submitted to the Congress pursuant to [section 529 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section529&num=0&edition=prelim) a summary of all reports and recommendations of the Committee submitted to the Secretary since the previous annual report of the Secretary submitted to the Congress pursuant to that section.

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38 U.S.C. § 529 — Annual report to Congress

The Secretary shall submit annually, at the close of each fiscal year, a report in writing to Congress. Each such report shall— (1) give an account of all moneys received and disbursed by the Department for such fiscal year; (2) describe the work done during such fiscal year; and (3) state the activities of the Department for such fiscal year.

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5 U.S.C. § 1013 — Termination of advisory committees

**(a) In General.—** (1) **Advisory committees in existence on january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee that is in existence on January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following that date unless— (A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such advisory committee is renewed by the President or that officer by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period; or (B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. (2) **Advisory committees established after january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee established after January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of its establishment unless— (A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. such advisory committee is renewed by the President or such officer by appropriate action prior to the end of such period; or (B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. **(b) Charters.—** (1) **Upon renewal.—** — Upon the renewal of an advisory committee, the advisory committee shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1008/c&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Upon expiration of successive 2-year periods.—** — An advisory committee established by an Act of Congress shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.x

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38 U.S.C. § 1541 — Surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war

**(a)** The Secretary shall pay to the surviving spouse of each veteran of a period of war who met the service requirements prescribed in [section 1521(j) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1521/j&num=0&edition=prelim), or who at the time of death was receiving (or entitled to receive) compensation or retirement pay for a service-connected disability, pension at the rate prescribed by this section, as increased from time to time under [section 5312 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section5312&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b)** If no child of the veteran is in the custody of the surviving spouse, pension shall be paid to the surviving spouse at the annual rate of $7,933, reduced by the amount of the surviving spouse’s annual income. **(c)** If there is a child of the veteran in the custody of the surviving spouse, pension shall be paid to the surviving spouse at the annual rate of $10,385. If the surviving spouse has custody of two or more such children, the annual pension rate shall be increased by $2,020 for each such child in excess of one. In each case, the rate payable shall be reduced by the amount of the surviving spouse’s annual income and, subject to subsection (g) of this section, the annual income of each such child. **(d)** (1) If a surviving spouse who is entitled to pension under subsection (b) of this section is in need of regular aid and attendance, the annual rate of pension payable to such surviving spouse shall be $12,681, reduced by the amount of the surviving spouse’s annual income. (2) If a surviving spouse who is entitled to pension under subsection (c) of this section is in need of regular aid and attendance, the annual rate of pension payab

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38 U.S.C. § 541 — Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners

Page 98 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 541 1 See References in Text note below. (3) at least one individual employed in each regional benefits office; (4) at least one individual employed at each location of the National Cemetery Adminis- tration; and (5) at least one individual employed at the Central Office of the Department to track re- ports of such harassment and sexual assault across the Department, disaggregated by facil- ity. (c) ACCOUNTABILITY.—(1) The Secretary shall establish a policy to ensure that each facility of the Department and each director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network is responsible for addressing harassment and sexual assault at the facility and the Network. (2) The policy required by paragraph (1) shall include— (A) a remediation plan for facilities that ex- perience five or more incidents of sexual har- assment, sexual assault, or combination there- of, during any single fiscal year; and (B) taking appropriate actions under chapter 7 or subchapter V of chapter 74 of this title. (d) DATA.—The Secretary shall ensure that the in-take process for veterans at medical facilities of the Department includes a survey to collect the following information: (1) Whether the veteran feels safe at the fa- cility and whether any events occurred at the facility that affect such feeling. (2) Whether the veteran wants to be con- tacted later by the Department with respect to such safety issues. (e) WORKING GROUP.—(1) The Secretary shall establish a working group to assist the Sec- retary in implementing policies to carry out this section. (2) The working group established under para- graph (1) shall consist of representatives from— (A) veterans service organizations; (B) State, local, and Tribal veterans agen- cies; and (C) oth

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