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title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 314 - Central Office

## Text

The Central Office of the Department shall be in the District of Columbia.

(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 383.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsPrior section 314 was renumbered section 1114 of this title. Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 230(a) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a).