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38 U.S.C. § 5501

Commitment actions

United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

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38 U.S.C. § 5501, Commitment actions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473471
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The Secretary may incur necessary court costs and other expenses incident to proceedings for the commitment of mentally incompetent veterans to a Department hospital or domiciliary when necessary for treatment or domiciliary purposes.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 102-40(H.R. 598)1991-05-07
    Department of Veterans Affairs Health-Care Personnel Act of 1991
    House: 399–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-83(H.R. 2525)1991-08-06
    Department of Veterans Affairs Codification Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally