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LegalText 38 U.S.C. § 3730 Use of attorneys in court us united_states_code code_section 38 VETERANS BENEFITS 37 HOUSING AND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS 3730 38 U.S.C. § 3730 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc38@119-100.zip /us/usc/t38/s3730 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-38/usc38.xml d5069e2a2f05e0b2957d7bf3b890ba2a265b990c40f3c967abbf335bdd57a694 372998691b72ade88787dfa7633dbda4954bd1b037ec7926c5e06e9b1d17fc66 5298ecd4cf82175575def5bebd006e1742082c086c2a35dfb7663e94fd46d722 2026-07-04 official
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38 U.S.C. § 3730 - Use of attorneys in court

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(a) The Secretary shall authorize attorneys employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to exercise the right of the United States to bring suit in court to foreclose a loan made or acquired by the Secretary under this chapter and to recover possession of any property acquired by the Secretary under this chapter. The Secretary may acquire the services of attorneys, other than those who are employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to exercise that right. The activities of attorneys in bringing suit under this section shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the Attorney General and to such terms and conditions as the Attorney General may prescribe.

(b) Nothing in this section derogates from the authority of the Attorney General under sections 516 and 519 of title 28 to direct and supervise all litigation to which the United States or an agency or officer of the United States is a party.

(Added Pub. L. 98369, div. B, title V, § 2512(b)(1), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1120, § 1830; amended Pub. L. 99576, title IV, § 406, Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3282; Pub. L. 101237, title III, § 313(b)(1), (2), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2077; renumbered § 3730, Pub. L. 10283, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 105368, title X, § 1005(b)(12), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3365.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105368 substituted “The Secretary shall” for “Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall take appropriate steps to”. 1991—Pub. L. 10283 renumbered section 1830 of this title as this section. 1989—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101237 substituted “Secretary” and “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Administrator” and “Veterans Administration”, respectively, wherever appearing. 1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99576 substituted “The” for “With the concurrence of the Attorney General of the United States, the” in second sentence.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DatePub. L. 98369, div. B, title V, § 2512(c)(3), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1120, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (b) [enacting this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [July 18, 1984].”