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38 U.S.C. § 315 — Regional offices

submitted 35 years ago by Pub. L. 102-83 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 46 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of Veterans Affairs can open regional and field offices as needed. These can be anywhere in the U.S. or its territories. The Secretary can also keep a regional office in the Philippines until September 30, 2026.

(a) The Secretary may set up regional offices and other field offices anywhere within the United States, its territories, commonwealths, and possessions, whenever the Secretary decides it is necessary. (b) The Secretary may also keep running a regional office in the Republic of the Philippines, but only until September 30, 2026.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a)

The Secretary may establish such regional offices and such other field offices within the United States, its Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions, as the Secretary considers necessary.

(b)

The Secretary may maintain a regional office in the Republic of the Philippines until September 30, 2026.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 384; amended Pub. L. 102–291, § 1(a), May 20, 1992, 106 Stat. 178; Pub. L. 103–210, § 2(c), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2497; Pub. L. 103–446, title V, § 502, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4663; Pub. L. 106–117, title VIII, § 802, Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1586; Pub. L. 108–183, title II, § 213, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2658; Pub. L. 111–117, div. E, title II, § 228, Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3307; Pub. L. 111–275, title VIII, § 807(a), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2893; Pub. L. 112–74, div. H, title II, § 234, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1160; Pub. L. 112–191, title II, § 202, Oct. 5, 2012, 126 Stat. 1439; Pub. L. 113–59, § 7, Dec. 20, 2013, 127 Stat. 662; Pub. L. 113–175, title IV, § 402, Sept. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 1905; Pub. L. 114–58, title IV, § 403, Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 535; Pub. L. 114–228, title IV, § 402, Sept. 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 939; Pub. L. 115–62, title IV, § 402, Sept. 29, 2017, 131 Stat. 1164; Pub. L. 115–251, title I, § 162, Sept. 29, 2018, 132 Stat. 3171; Pub. L. 116–61, § 3, Sept. 30, 2019, 133 Stat. 1116; Pub. L. 116–159, div. E, title II, § 5203, Oct. 1, 2020, 134 Stat. 750; Pub. L. 117–180, div. E, title II, § 202, Sept. 30, 2022, 136 Stat. 2137; Pub. L. 118–83, div. B, title III, § 333, Sept. 26, 2024, 138 Stat. 1541; Pub. L. 119–37, div. G, title II, § 7204, Nov. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 650.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1991Enacted · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 384
  • 1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-291 · 106 Stat. 178
  • 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-210 · 107 Stat. 2497
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-446 · 108 Stat. 4663
  • 1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-117 · 113 Stat. 1586
  • 2003Amended · Pub. L. 108-183 · 117 Stat. 2658
  • 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-117 · 123 Stat. 3307
  • 2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-275 · 124 Stat. 2893
  • 2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-74 · 125 Stat. 1160
  • 2012Amended · Pub. L. 112-191 · 126 Stat. 1439
  • 2013Amended · Pub. L. 113-59 · 127 Stat. 662
  • 2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-175 · 128 Stat. 1905
  • 2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-58 · 129 Stat. 535
  • 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-228 · 130 Stat. 939
  • 2017Amended · Pub. L. 115-62 · 131 Stat. 1164
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-251 · 132 Stat. 3171
  • 2019Amended · Pub. L. 116-61 · 133 Stat. 1116
  • 2020Amended · Pub. L. 116-159 · 134 Stat. 750
  • 2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-180 · 136 Stat. 2137
  • 2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-83 · 138 Stat. 1541
  • 2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-37 · 139 Stat. 650

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 102-83 on 1991-08-06.

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