38 USC § 8137 - State control of operations

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title: "38 USC § 8137 - State control of operations"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "8137"
section_name: "State control of operations"
chapter_number: 81
chapter_name: "ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "STATE HOME FACILITIES FOR FURNISHING DOMICILIARY, NURSING HOME, AND HOSPITAL CARE"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 88–450, § 4(a), Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 503, § 5037; amended Pub. L. 98–528, title I, § 105(5), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2690; renumbered § 8137, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238.)"
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# § 8137. State control of operations

Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as conferring on any Federal officer or employee the right to exercise any supervision or control over the administration, personnel, maintenance, or operation of any State home for which facilities are constructed or acquired with assistance received under this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 88–450, § 4(a), Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 503, § 5037; amended Pub. L. 98–528, title I, § 105(5), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2690; renumbered § 8137, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1991— renumbered  as this section.

1984— inserted “or acquired” after “constructed”.