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- § 301. Department
- § 302. Seal
- § 303. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- § 304. Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- § 305. Under Secretary for Health
- § 306. Under Secretary for Benefits
- § 307. Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs
- § 308. Assistant Secretaries; Deputy Assistant Secretaries
- § 309. Chief Financial Officer
- § 310. Chief Information Officer
- § 311. General Counsel
- § 312. Inspector General
- § 312A. Director of Construction and Facilities Management
- § 313. Availability of appropriations
- § 314. Central Office
- § 315. Regional offices
- § 316. Colocation of regional offices and medical centers
- § 317. Center for Minority Veterans
- § 318. Center for Women Veterans
- § 319. Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication
- § 320. Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee
- § 321. Office of Survivors Assistance
- § 322. Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events
- § 323. Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection
- § 324. Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund
There is a Secretary of Veterans Affairs, who is the head of the Department and is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Secretary is responsible for the proper execution and administration of all laws administered by the Department and for the control, direction, and management of the Department.
There is in the Department a Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Secretary shall perform such functions as the Secretary shall prescribe. Unless the President designates another officer of the Government, the Deputy Secretary shall be Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs during the absence or disability of the Secretary or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Secretary.
There is in the Department an Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary is the head of the National Cemetery Administration as established in section 2400 of this title and shall perform such functions as may be assigned by the Secretary.
The Secretary shall designate the Assistant Secretary whose functions include budgetary and financial functions as the Chief Financial Officer of the Department. The Chief Financial Officer shall advise the Secretary on financial management of the Department and shall exercise the authority and carry out the functions specified in section 902 of title 31.
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.
The Central Office of the Department shall be in the District of Columbia.