38 U.S.C. § 315 - Regional offices

• Cite as: 38 U.S.C. § 315
• Currency: Current through P.L. 116-158 (08/14/2020)

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(a) The Secretary may establish such regional offices and such other field offices within the United States, its Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions, as the Secretary considers necessary.

(b) The Secretary may maintain a regional office in the Republic of the Philippines until September 30, 2020.

Cite as 38 U.S.C. § 315

Source: Added Pub. L. 102-83, §2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 384; amended Pub. L. 102-291, §1(a), May 20, 1992, 106 Stat. 178; Pub. L. 103-210, §2(c), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2497; Pub. L. 103-446, title V, §502, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4663; Pub. L. 106-117, title VIII, §802, Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1586; Pub. L. 108-183, title II, §213, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2658; Pub. L. 111-117, div. E, title II, §228, Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3307; Pub. L. 111-275, title VIII, §807(a), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2893; Pub. L. 112-74, div. H, title II, §234, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1160; Pub. L. 112-191, title II, §202, Oct. 5, 2012, 126 Stat. 1439; Pub. L. 113-59, §7, Dec. 20, 2013, 127 Stat. 662; Pub. L. 113-175, title IV, §402, Sept. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 1905; Pub. L. 114-58, title IV, §403, Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 535; Pub. L. 114-228, title IV, §402, Sept. 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 939; Pub. L. 115-62, title IV, §402, Sept. 29, 2017, 131 Stat. 1164; Pub. L. 115-251, title I, §162, Sept. 29, 2018, 132 Stat. 3171; Pub. L. 116-61, §3, Sept. 30, 2019, 133 Stat. 1116.

current through 8/17/2020

PRIOR PROVISIONS

Prior section 315 was renumbered section 1115 of this title.

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 230(a), (b) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102-83, §2(a).

AMENDMENTS

2019-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116-61 substituted "September 30, 2020" for "September 30, 2019".

2018-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115-251 substituted "September 30, 2019" for "September 30, 2018".

2017-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115-62 substituted "September 30, 2018" for "September 30, 2017".

2016-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114-228 substituted "September 30, 2017" for "September 30, 2016".

2015-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114-58 substituted "September 30, 2016" for "September 30, 2015".