38 U.S.C. § 7808 — Service to be independent unit

submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-857 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 53 words · no verdicts yet

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The Service is meant to run as its own independent unit inside the Department, under the Secretary's control. It has full say over its own sales, buying and supplies, finances, and staffing, except where this chapter says otherwise.

This chapter intends for the Service, while under the Secretary's control and supervision, to work as an independent unit within the Department. It has exclusive control over all its own activities — including sales, procurement and supply, finances (including making payments), and managing its own personnel — except wherever this chapter specifically says otherwise.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

It is the purpose of this chapter that, under control and supervision of the Secretary, the Service shall function as an independent unit in the Department and shall have exclusive control over all its activities including sales, procurement and supply, finance, including disbursements, and personnel management, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1250, § 4208; Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(90), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1312; renumbered § 7808 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(a), (b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-857 · 72 Stat. 1250
1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-295 · 96 Stat. 1312
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-40 · 105 Stat. 238
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 404, 405

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 85-857 on 1958-09-02.

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