Court actions

U.S.C. Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS 38 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS PART VI - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY CHAPTER 85 - DISPOSITION OF DECEASED VETERANS' PERSONAL PROPERTY SUBCHAPTER II - DEATH WHILE PATIENT OF DEPARTMENT FACILITY Sec. 8525 - Court actions From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§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, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1261, §5225; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, §701(104), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3301; renumbered §8525, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, §402(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.)

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".