---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 18b.77"
title: "38"
number: "18b.77"
heading: "Final Department action."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/18b.77"
---

# §18b.77. Final Department action.

- (a) The final decision of the administrative law judge or reviewing authority that a school or training establishment is not in compliance will be referred by the reviewing authority to the Secretary for approval as required by [§ 18.10(e)](/cfr/38/18.10.md?p=e) of this chapter. The finding will be accompanied by letters from the Secretary to the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee containing a full report on the circumstances as required by [§ 18.8(c)](/cfr/38/18.8.md?p=c) of this chapter, the reasons for the proposed action and a statement that the proposed action will become the final Department action 30 days after the date of the letter.
- (b) A copy of the letters to the congressional committees will be sent to all parties to the proceedings.

## Notes

### Amendments

[35 FR 10760, July 2, 1970, as amended at 51 FR 10387, Mar. 26, 1986; 54 FR 34984, Aug. 23, 1989]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 38 U.S.C. 501 and 38 CFR 18.9(d) and appendix A, part 18.

### Source

Source: 35 FR 10760, July 2, 1970, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[35 FR 10760, July 2, 1970, as amended at 51 FR 10387, Mar. 26, 1986; 54 FR 34984, Aug. 23, 1989]