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PUBLIC LAW 85-857-SEPT. 2, 1958

[72 S T A T.

CHAPTER 3—VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION; OFFICERS A N D EMPLOYEES SUBCHAPTER I

VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION

Sec.

201. Veterans' Administration an independent agency. 202. Seal of the Veterans' Administration. SUBCHAPTER II

210. 211. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217.

ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Appointment and general authority of Administrator. Decisions by Administrator; opinions of Attorney General. Delegation of authority and assignment of duties, Contracts and personal services. Reports to the Congress. Publication of laws relating to veterans. Research by Administrator. Studies of rehabilitation of disabled persons.

SUBCHAPTER III

VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION REGIONAL OFFICES; EMPLOYEES

230. 231. 232. 233.

Central and regional oflSces. Placement of employees in military installations. Employment of translators. Employees' apparel; school transportation; recreational equipment; visual exhibits. 234. Telephone service for medical officers.

Subchapter I—Veterans' Administration § 201. Veterans' Administration an independent agency The Veterans' Administration is an independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government, especially created for or concerned in the administration of laws relating to the relief and other benefits provided by law for veterans, their dependents, and their beneficiaries. § 202. Seal of the Veterans' Administration The seal of the Veterans' Administration shall be iudicially noticed. Copies of any public documents, records, or papers belonging to or in the files of the Veterans' Administration, when authenticated by the seal and certified by the Administrator or by any employee of the Veterans' Administration to whom proper authority shall have been delegated in writing by the Administrator, shall be evidence equal with the originals thereof. Subchapter II—Administrator of Veterans' Affairs § 210. Appointment and general authority of Administrator (a) The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is the head of the Veterans' Administration. He is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. He shall receive a salary of $21,000 a year, payable monthly. (b) The Administrator, under the direction of the President, is responsible for the proper execution and administration of all laws administered by the Veterans' Administration and for the control, direction, and management of the Veterans' Administration. Except to the extent inconsistent with law, he may consolidate, eliminate, abolish, or redistribute the functions of the bureaus, agencies, offices, or activities in the Veterans' Administration, create new bureaus, agencies, offices, or activities therein, and fix the functions thereof and the duties and powers of their respective executive heads. (c) The Administrator has authority to make all rules and regulations which are necessary or appropriate to carry out the laws administered by the Veterans' Administration and are consistent therewith,

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