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title: "38 U.S.C. § 1975"
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title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 1975 - Jurisdiction of District Courts

## Text

The district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action or claim against the United States founded upon this subchapter.

(Added Pub. L. 89–214, § 1(a), Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 885, § 775; renumbered § 1975, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 775 of this title as this section.