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title: "38 U.S.C. § 8509"
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title_name: "VETERANS BENEFITS"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 8509 - Definitions
## Text
The term “facility” or “Department facility” as used in this subchapter means those facilities over which the Department has direct and exclusive administrative jurisdiction, including hospitals or other facilities on property owned or leased by the United States while operated by the Department.
(Pub. L. 85857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1259, § 5209; renumbered § 8509, Pub. L. 10240, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 10283, § 4(a)(3), (4), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1991—Pub. L. 10240 renumbered section 5209 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 10283 substituted “Department” for “Veterans Administration” wherever appearing.