Requirement relating to naming of Department property

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  2. USC 38
  3. Veterans' Benefits
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  7. Requirement relating to naming of Department property

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§531. Requirement relating to naming of Department property

Except as expressly provided by law, a facility, structure, or real property of the Department, and a major portion (such as a wing or floor) of any such facility, structure, or real property, may be named only for the geographic area in which the facility, structure, or real property is located.

(Added Pub. L. 105–368, title X, §1001(a)(1), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3363 .)

Effective Date

Pub. L. 105–368, title X, §1001(b), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3363 , provided that: "Section 531 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply with respect to the assignment or designation of the name of a facility, structure, or real property of the Department of Veterans Affairs (or of a major portion thereof) after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 11, 1998]."


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