38 CFR § 17.251 - The Subcommittee on Academic Affairs.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s17.251"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "38 CFR § 17.251 - The Subcommittee on Academic Affairs."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "17.251"
section_name: "The Subcommittee on Academic Affairs."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "17"
part_name: "MEDICAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in specific sections."
cfr_part: "17"
---


# 17.251 The Subcommittee on Academic Affairs.

There is established within the Special Medical Advisory Group authorized under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 7312 a Subcommittee on Academic Affairs, and the Subcommittee shall advise the Secretary, through the Under Secretary for Health, in matters pertinent to achieving the objectives of programs for exchange of medical information. The Subcommittee shall review each application for a grant and prepare a written report setting forth recommendations as to the final action to be taken on the application.

[42 FR 54804, Oct. 11, 1977. Redesignated at 61 FR 21966, May 13, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 17072, Apr. 9, 1997]