38 U.S.C. § 7381 — Office of Research and Development

(a) Office of Research and Development. — There is in the Veterans Health Administration an Office of Research and Development (in this section referred to as the “Office”). (b) Purposes. — The function of the Office is to serve veterans through a full spectrum of research (including pre-clinical, clinical, and health systems science), technology transfer, and application. (c) Chief Research and Development Officer. — The head of the Office is the Chief Research and Development Officer. (d) Organization and Personnel. — The Office must be organized in such manner, and its personnel must perform such duties and have such titles, as the Secretary^* can prescribe.