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[CITE: 38USC3561]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
               PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
 
      CHAPTER 35--SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
 
                 SUBCHAPTER VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 3561. Authority and duties of Secretary

    (a) The Secretary may provide the educational and vocational 
counseling authorized under section 3520 of this title, and may provide 
additional counseling if the Secretary deems it to be necessary to 
accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
    (b) Where any provision of this chapter authorizes or requires any 
function, power, or duty to be exercised by a State, or by any officer 
or agency thereof, such function, power, or duty shall, with respect to 
the Republic of the Philippines, be exercised by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1200, Sec. 1761; Pub. L. 89-
358, Sec. 3(a)(1), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 19; Pub. L. 94-502, title III, 
Sec. 310(23), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2392; Pub. L. 96-466, title III, 
Sec. 323(b), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2196; Pub. L. 101-237, title IV, 
Sec. 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered Sec. 3561 
and amended Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 
406.)


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), renumbered section 1761 of this 
title as this section.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted ``3520'' for 
``1720''.
    1989--Pub. L. 101-237 substituted ``Secretary'' for 
``Administrator'' wherever appearing.
    1980--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-466 substituted ``authorized'' for 
``required'' and ``may provide additional counseling'' for ``may provide 
or require additional counseling''.
    1976--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-502 substituted ``if the Administrator 
deems'' for ``if he deems''.
    1966--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89-358 redesignated subsec. (b) as (a) 
and struck out provisions of former subsec. (a) for audit and review of 
payments by the GAO as provided by Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 and 
Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-358 redesignated subsec. (d) as (b). Former 
subsec. (b) redesignated (a).
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89-358 struck out subsec. (c) which provided 
for use of other Federal agencies. See now, section 1790 of this title.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 89-358 redesignated subsec. (d) as (b).


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-466 effective Oct. 1, 1980, except as 
otherwise specifically provided, see section 802(c) of Pub. L. 96-466, 
set out as a note under section 3452 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 94-502 effective Oct. 15, 1976, see section 
703(b) of Pub. L. 94-502, set out as an Effective Date note under 
section 3693 of this title.
