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title: "38 U.S.C. § 8137"
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title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
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chapter_name: "ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 8137 - State control of operations

## Text

Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as conferring on any Federal officer or employee the right to exercise any supervision or control over the administration, personnel, maintenance, or operation of any State home for which facilities are constructed or acquired with assistance received under this subchapter.

(Added Pub. L. 88–450, § 4(a), Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 503, § 5037; amended Pub. L. 98–528, title I, § 105(5), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2690; renumbered § 8137, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 5037 of this title as this section. 1984—Pub. L. 98–528 inserted “or acquired” after “constructed”.