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Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102

§8113 Property Formerly Owned by National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Title 38 › PART VI — ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY › CHAPTER 81 — ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY › SUBCHAPTER I — ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF MEDICAL FACILITIES › § 8113

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

If deed conditions threaten the United States’ full use of property held for the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, the Attorney General must, when the President asks, sue in the property's district court to remove any claims. The Attorney General may also obtain and accept full title and control by gift, purchase, cession, or other means.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §8113

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If by reason of any defeasance or conditional clause or clauses contained in any deed of conveyance of property to the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, which property is owned by the United States, the full and complete enjoyment and use of such property is threatened, the Attorney General, upon request of the President, shall institute in the United States district court for the district in which the property is located such proceedings as may be proper to extinguish all outstanding adverse interests. The Attorney General may procure and accept, on behalf of the United States, by gift, purchase, cession, or otherwise, absolute title to, and complete jurisdiction over, all such property.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in former section 5006 of this title prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96–22.

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 5013 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1979, but not applicable with respect to the acquisition,

Construction

, or alteration of any medical facilities if the acquisition,

Construction

, or alteration (not including exchange) was approved by the President before Oct. 1, 1979, see section 302 of Pub. L. 96–22, set out as a note under section 8101 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

38 U.S.C. § 8113

Title 38, Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102