Section 715 - Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as official duty(a) CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY.-An employee of the Department is performing official duty during the period with respect to which the employee is testifying in an official capacity in front of either chamber of Congress, a committee of either chamber of Congress, or a joint or select committee of Congress.(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.-The Secretary shall provide travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, to any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs performing official duty described under subsection (a).Added Pub. L. 114-223, div. A, title II, §247(b)(1), Sept. 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 890.EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSPrior sections 715 and 716 were renumbered sections 1915 and 1916 of this title, respectively.