38 CFR 14.561
§ 14.561 Administrative action prior to submission.
United States · 38 CFR — Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief · Status: effective
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- 38 CFR 14.561, § 14.561 Administrative action prior to submission, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/164188
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Before a submission is made to the U.S. Attorney in cases involving personnel or claims, the General Counsel, if the file is in Central Office, or the Regional Counsel at the regional office, hospital or center, if the file is in the regional office or other field facility, will first ascertain that necessary administrative or adjudicatory (forfeiture (see Pub. L. 86-222; 73 Stat. 452), etc.), action has been taken; except that in urgent cases such as breaches of the peace, disorderly conduct, trespass, robbery, or where the evidence may be lost by delay, or prosecution barred by the statute of limitations, submission to the U.S. Attorney will be made immediately.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.