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USC Title 38

38 U.S.C. § 8525 Court actions

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§ 8525.

Court actions

If necessary to obtain such assets the Secretary, through the Secretary’s authorized attorneys, may bring and prosecute appropriate actions at law or other legal proceedings, the costs and expenses thereof to be paid as are other administrative expenses of the Department.

(Pub. L. 85–857, , 72 Stat. 1261, § 5225; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(104), , 100 Stat. 3301; renumbered § 8525, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), , 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), , 105 Stat. 404, 405.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 5225 of this title as this section.

Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, “Secretary’s” for “Administrator’s”, and “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration”.

1986—Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “the Administrator’s” for “his”.