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[CITE: 38USC310]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
                CHAPTER 3--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
Sec. 310. Chief Information Officer

    (a) The Chief Information Officer for the Department is designated 
pursuant to section 3506(a)(2) of title 44.
    (b) The Chief Information Officer performs the duties provided for 
chief information officers of executive agencies under chapter 35 of 
title 44 and division E of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 
et seq.).

(Added Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 382; amended 
Pub. L. 104-106, div. E, title LVI, Sec. 5604, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 
700; Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title X, Sec. 1073(h)(3), Nov. 18, 1997, 
111 Stat. 1907.)

                       References in Text

    The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (b), is div. D 
(Secs. 4001-4402) and div. E (Secs. 5001-5703) of Pub. L. 104-106, Feb. 
10, 1996, 110 Stat. 642, 679. Div. E of Pub. L. 104-106 is classified 
principally to chapter 25 (Sec. 1401 et seq.) of Title 40, Public 
Buildings, Property, and Works. For complete classification of this Act 
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1401 of Title 
40, Short Title of 1996 Amendment note set out under section 251 of 
Title 41, Public Contracts, and Tables.


                            Prior Provisions

    Prior section 310 was renumbered section 1110 of this title.
    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in 
section 4(d) of Pub. L. 100-527, known as the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Act, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 3(3).


                               Amendments

    1997--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-85 substituted ``division E of the 
Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)'' for ``the 
Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996''.
    1996--Pub. L. 104-106 substituted ``Chief Information Officer'' for 
``Chief Information Resources Officer'' in section catchline and amended 
text generally. Prior to amendment, text consisted of subsecs. (a) to 
(d), relating to designation, powers, and duties of the Chief 
Information Resources Officer.


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 104-106 effective 180 days after Feb. 10, 1996, 
see section 5701 of Pub. L. 104-106, set out as an Effective Date note 
under section 1401 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
