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38 U.S.C. 5901: Prohibition against acting as claims agent or attorney

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-857. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Veterans Affairs (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2023

    • Pub. L. 118–21 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b). Law text

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3401 of this title as this section.
    • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
    • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(1), substituted "administered by the Secretary" for "administered by the Veterans' Administration".

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–576 substituted "such individual" for "he".

    1969

    • Pub. L. 91–24 substituted "Except as provided by section 500 of title 5, no individual may act" for "No individual may act".

    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.