§ 40.1 Purpose
§ 40.2 Definitions
§ 40.3 Programs and activities
§ 40.4 General
§ 40.5 Federal interagency coordination
§ 40.6 Selection of programs and activities
§ 40.7 Communicating with State and local officials concerning VA’s programs and activities
§ 40.8 Commenting on proposed Federal financial assistance and direct Federal development
§ 40.9 Comment receipt and response to comments
§ 40.10 Making efforts to accommodate intergovernmental concerns
§ 40.11 Interstate
§ 40.13 Waiver

Terms Used In 38 CFR Part 40 - Intergovernmental Review of Department of Veterans Affairs Programs and Activities

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • domestic: when applied to a corporation * * * means created or organized in the United States or under the law of the United States or of any State or Territory. See 26 CFR 36.3121(l)(1)-1
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.