38 U.S.C. § 7723
Section 7723 · Veterans assistance offices
Amended 3 times on record
(a) The Secretary shall establish and maintain veterans assistance offices at such places throughout the United States and its territories and possessions, and in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. The Secretary may maintain such offices on such military installations located elsewhere as the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense and taking into account recommendations, if any, of the Secretary of Labor, determines to be necessary to carry out such purposes. In establishing and maintaining such offices, the Secretary shall give due regard to—
(1) the geographical distribution of veterans recently discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service;
(2) the special needs of educationally disadvantaged veterans (including their need for accessibility of outreach services); and
(3) the necessity of providing appropriate outreach services in less populated areas.
(b) The Secretary shall establish and carry out all possible programs and services, including special telephone facilities, as may be necessary to make the outreach services provided for under this subchapter as widely available as possible.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 242 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, §2(a).
Amendments
2003—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–183 inserted “and taking into account recommendations, if any, of the Secretary of Labor” after “Secretary of Defense” in second sentence of introductory provisions.
2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–103 inserted after first sentence “The Secretary may maintain such offices on such military installations located elsewhere as the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, determines to be necessary to carry out such purposes.”
Effective Date of 2003 Amendments
Pub. L. 108–183, title III, §309(c)(2), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2663, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to offices established after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 16, 2003].”