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38 U.S.C. § 311 — General Counsel
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There is in the Department the Office of the General Counsel. There is at the head of the office a General Counsel, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Department and provides legal assistance to the Secretary concerning the programs and policies of the Department.
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There is in the Department the Office of the General Counsel. There is at the head of the office a General Counsel, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Department and provides legal assistance to the Secretary concerning the programs and policies of the Department.
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For the purposes of [section 1110 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1110&num=0&edition=prelim), every veteran shall be taken to have been in sound condition when examined, accepted, and enrolled for service, except as to defects, infirmities, or disorders noted at the time of the examination, acceptance, and enrollment, or where clear and unmistakable evidence demonstrates that the injury or disease existed before acceptance and enrollment and was not aggravated by such service.
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 312
1 See References in Text note below.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–106 effective 180 days after
Feb. 10, 1996, see section 5701 of Pub. L. 104–106, Feb. 10,
1996, 110 Stat. 702.
CREATION
OF
OFFICE
OF
RESEARCH
REVIEWS
WITHIN
THE
OFFICE
OF
INFORMATION
AND
TECHNOLOGY
OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Pub. L. 116–171, title VII, § 705, Oct. 17, 2020, 134 Stat.
830, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2020], the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish within the
Office of Information and Technology of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs an Office of Research Reviews
(in this section referred to as the ‘Office’).
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The Office shall do the following:
‘‘(1) Perform centralized security reviews and com-
plete security processes for approved research spon-
sored outside the Department, with a focus on multi-
site clinical trials.
‘‘(2) Develop and maintain a list of commercially
available software preferred for use in sponsored clin-
ical trials of the Department and ensure such list is
maintained as part of the official approved software
products list of the Department.
‘‘(3) Develop benchmarks for appropriate timelines
for security reviews conducted by the Office.
‘‘(c) REPORT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the
establishment of the Office, the Office shall submit to
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report on the activity of the Office.
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph
(1) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
‘‘(
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