38 USC § 7381 - Office of Research and Development

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title: "38 USC § 7381 - Office of Research and Development"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "7381"
section_name: "Office of Research and Development"
chapter_number: 73
chapter_name: "VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 117–328, div. U, title I, § 182(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5436.)"
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# § 7381. Office of Research and Development

**(a)** **Office of Research and Development.—** There is in the Veterans Health Administration an Office of Research and Development (in this section referred to as the “Office”).

**(b)** **Purposes.—** The function of the Office is to serve veterans through a full spectrum of research (including pre-clinical, clinical, and health systems science), technology transfer, and application.

**(c)** **Chief Research and Development Officer.—** The head of the Office is the Chief Research and Development Officer.

**(d)** **Organization and Personnel.—** The Office shall be organized in such manner, and its personnel shall perform such duties and have such titles, as the Secretary may prescribe.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 117–328, div. U, title I, § 182(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5436.)