U.S.C. Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS 38 U.S.C. United States Code, 2024 Edition Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 5 - AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL AUTHORITIES Sec. 513 - Contracts and personal services From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §513. Contracts and personal services The Secretary may, for purposes of all laws administered by the Department, accept uncompensated services, and enter into contracts or agreements with private or public agencies or persons (including contracts for services of translators without regard to any other law), for such necessary services (including personal services) as the Secretary may consider practicable. The Secretary may also enter into contracts or agreements with private concerns or public agencies for the hiring of passenger motor vehicles or aircraft for official travel whenever, in the Secretary's judgment, such arrangements are in the interest of efficiency or economy. (Added Pub. L. 102–83, §2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 389.) Editorial Notes Prior Provisions Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 213 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, §2(a).
38 U.S.C. § 513
§513. Contracts and personal services
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