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38 U.S.C. 323: Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection

Created in 2017 by the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-41). Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 38 U.S.C. 308, 38 U.S.C. 714, 38 U.S.C. 731, 38 U.S.C. 732, 38 U.S.C. 733.

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

38 U.S.C. 323Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection

(2)The head of the Office shall be known as the "Assistant Secretary for…

(3)The Assistant Secretary shall report directly to the Secretary on all matters…

(4)Notwithstanding section 308(b) of this title, the Secretary may only assign to…

(a)Establishment.—There is established in the Department an office to be known as…

(b)Head of Office.—(1) The head of the Office shall be responsible for the…

(B)Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period…

(c)Functions.—(1) The functions of the Office are as follows:

(d)Staff and Resources.—The Secretary shall ensure that the Assistant Secretary…

(e)Relation to Office of General Counsel.—The Office shall not be established as…

(f)Reports.—(1)(A) Not later than June 30 of each calendar year, beginning with…

(g)Definitions.—In this section:

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

How it got here

Unchanged since the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, Public Law 115-41 (Jun 23, 2017).

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.