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38 U.S.C. 308: Assistant Secretaries; Deputy Assistant Secretaries

Created in 1991 by Public Law 102-83. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 38 U.S.C. 323, 38 U.S.C. 4102A.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2017Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017

2012Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011

2002Pub. L. 107-287

1991Pub. L. 102-83created it

38 U.S.C. 308Assistant Secretaries; Deputy Assistant Secretaries

(2)Except as provided in paragraph (3), each Assistant Secretary appointed under…

(3)The following Assistant Secretaries may be appointed without the advice and…

(a)(1) There shall be in the Department not more than seven Assistant Secretaries.

(b)The Secretary shall assign to the Assistant Secretaries responsibility for the…

(c)Whenever the President nominates an individual for appointment as an Assistant…

(d)(1) There shall be in the Department such number of Deputy Assistant…

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

2017

Pub. L. 115–41 added par. (12). (Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017) Law text · (b)

2012

Pub. L. 112–166 designated existing provisions as par. (1), struck out at end of par. (1) "Each Assistant Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.", and added pars. (2) and (3). (Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011) Law text · (a)

2002

Pub. L. 107–287, §5(a), substituted "seven" for "six" in first sentence. Law text · (a)
Pub. L. 107–287, §5(b), added par. (11). Law text · (b)
Pub. L. 107–287, §5(c), substituted "19" for "18". Law text · (d)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.