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38 U.S.C. 7331: Informed consent

Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-581. Changed by 2 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. 7332, 38 U.S.C. 7334.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Veterans Affairs (3).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–405 substituted "Under Secretary for Health" for "Chief Medical Director".

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–40, §401(a)(4)(A), renumbered section 4131 of this title as this section.
    • Pub. L. 102–40, §403(a)(1), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
    • Pub. L. 102–40, §402(d)(1), substituted "7334" for "4134".

    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.