Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 1.djvu/1168

 98 STAT. 1120

PUBLIC LAW 98-369—JULY 18, 1984

fiscal year if the Administrator determines that such an increase is necessary in order to maintain the effective functioning of the loan guaranty program. "(2) In carrying out paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Administrator, to the maximum extent consistent with that paragraph and with maintaining the effective functioning of the loan guaranty program under this chapter, shall minimize the number of loans made by the Administrator to finance purchases of real property from the Administrator described in that paragraph. "(3) Notes securing such loans may be sold with recourse only to the extent that the Administrator determines that selling such notes with recourse is necessary in order to maintain the effective functioning of the loan guaranty program under this chapter.", (b)(1) Subchapter III of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 38 USC 1830.

"§1830. Use of attorneys in court "(a) Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall take appropriate steps to authorize attorneys employed by the Veterans' Administration to exercise the right of the United States to bring suit in court to foreclose a loan made or acquired by the Administrator under this chapter and to recover possession of any property acquired by the Administrator under this chapter. With the concurrence of the Attorney General of the United States, the Administrator may acquire the services of attorneys, other than those who are employees of the Veterans' Administration, to exercise that right. The activities of attorneys in bringing suit under this section shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the Attorney General and to such terms and conditions as the Attorney General may prescribe. "(h) Nothing in this section derogates from the authority of the Attorney General under sections 516 and 519 of title 28 to direct and supervise all litigation to which the United States or an agency or officer of the United States is a party." (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1829 the following new item: "1830. Use of attorneys in court.".

38 USC 1816 note. 38 USC 1816 note. 38 USC 1830 note. Report.

Supra.

(c)(1) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take efiect on October 1, 1984. (2) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 1816 of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), shall cease to have effect on October 1, 1987. (3) The amendments made by subsection (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs and the Attorney General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a joint report that— (1) describes and explains the actions taken by the Administrator and the Attorney General to implement section 1830 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (b); and (2) sets forth their views with respect to the advisability of actions, pursuant to the second sentence of subsection (a) of such section, to employ private attorneys to bring actions described in that section.

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