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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 35— SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE · SUBCHAPTER VI— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · § 3561

§ 3561. Authority and duties of Secretary

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(a)The Secretary may provide the educational and vocational counseling authorized under section 3520 of this title, and may provide additional counseling if the Secretary deems it to be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
(b)Where any provision of this chapter authorizes or requires any function, power, or duty to be exercised by a State, or by any officer or agency thereof, such function, power, or duty shall, with respect to the Republic of the Philippines, be exercised by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1200, § 1761; Pub. L. 89–358, § 3(a)(1), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 19; Pub. L. 94–502, title III, § 310(23), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2392; Pub. L. 96–466, title III, § 323(b), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2196; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered § 3561 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)
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  • Pub. L. 85–857
  • 72 Stat. 1200
  • Pub. L. 89–358, § 3(a)(1)
  • 80 Stat. 19
  • Pub. L. 94–502, title III, § 310(23)
  • 90 Stat. 2392
  • Pub. L. 96–466, title III, § 323(b)
  • 94 Stat. 2196
  • Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A)
  • 103 Stat. 2092
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)
  • 105 Stat. 406
  • section 1761 of this title
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1)
  • Pub. L. 101–237
  • Pub. L. 96–466
  • Pub. L. 94–502
  • Pub. L. 89–358
  • section 1790 of this title
  • section 802(c) of Pub. L. 96–466
  • section 703(b) of Pub. L. 94–502
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§ 3561
Authority and duties of Secretary
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–857
Stat.72 Stat. 1200
Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–358, § 3(a)(1)
Stat.80 Stat. 19
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–502, title III, § 310(23)
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