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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 85— DISPOSITION OF DECEASED VETERANS’ PERSONAL PROPERTY · SUBCHAPTER II— DEATH WHILE PATIENT OF DEPARTMENT FACILITY · § 8525

§ 8525. Court actions

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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.)
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  • Pub. L. 85–857
  • 72 Stat. 1261
  • Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(104)
  • 100 Stat. 3301
  • Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1)
  • 105 Stat. 238
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3)
  • 105 Stat. 404
  • Pub. L. 102–40
  • section 5225 of this title
  • Pub. L. 102–83
  • Pub. L. 99–576
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§ 8525
Court actions
Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–857
Stat.72 Stat. 1261
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(104)
Stat.100 Stat. 3301
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1)
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