38 U.S.C. § 311 — General Counsel

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This law creates the Office of the General Counsel inside the Department of Veterans Affairs. It's led by a General Counsel the President appoints and the Senate confirms. The General Counsel is the Department's chief legal officer and advises the Secretary on its programs and policies.

The Department has an Office of the General Counsel. It's headed by a General Counsel, appointed by the President with Senate confirmation. The General Counsel is the Department's chief legal officer and gives the Secretary legal help on the Department's programs and policies.

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There is in the Department the Office of the General Counsel. There is at the head of the office a General Counsel, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Department and provides legal assistance to the Secretary concerning the programs and policies of the Department.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 383.)

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1991Enacted · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 383

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