§ 8302. — Legal proceedings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 38USC8302]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART VI--ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
CHAPTER 83--ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND BEQUESTS
Sec. 8302. Legal proceedings
For the purpose of acquiring title to and possession of any property
which the Secretary is by this chapter authorized to accept, the
Secretary may initiate and appear in any appropriate legal proceedings,
and take such steps therein or in connection therewith as in the
Secretary's discretion may be desirable and appropriate to reduce said
property to possession. The Secretary may incur such expenses incident
to such proceedings as the Secretary deems necessary or appropriate,
which shall be paid as are other administrative expenses of the
Department. All funds received by devise, bequest, gift, or otherwise,
for the purposes contemplated in this chapter, including net proceeds of
sales authorized by this chapter, shall be deposited with the Treasurer
of the United States to the credit of the General Post Fund.
(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1254, Sec. 5102; Pub. L. 99-
576, title VII, Sec. 701(90), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3299; renumbered
Sec. 8302, Pub. L. 102-40, title IV, Sec. 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105
Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6,
1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405.)
Amendments
1991--Pub. L. 102-40 renumbered section 5102 of this title as this
section.
Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted ``Secretary'' for
``Administrator'' wherever appearing, ``Secretary's'' for
``Administrator's'', and ``Department'' for ``Veterans'
Administration''.
1986--Pub. L. 99-576 substituted ``the Administrator'' for ``he'' in
two places, ``the Administrator's'' for ``his'', and ``The
Administrator'' for ``He''.
