{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-8525","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 8525","heading":"Court actions","body":"If necessary to obtain such assets the Secretary, through the Secretary’s authorized attorneys, may bring and prosecute appropriate actions at law or other legal proceedings, the costs and expenses thereof to be paid as are other administrative expenses of the Department.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 85—DISPOSITION OF DECEASED VETERANS’ PERSONAL PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc38@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:35Z","sha256":"d21bf91e8f2b47908b2094bb243a254efe1c87b80bdf5d0892fd8f48ba8f9bb8","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-8524","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-8526"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}