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[CITE: 38USC523]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
            CHAPTER 5--AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY
 
                   SUBCHAPTER II--SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS
 
Sec. 523. Coordination and promotion of other programs affecting 
        veterans and their dependents
        
    (a) The Secretary shall seek to achieve (1) the maximum feasible 
effectiveness, coordination, and interrelationship of services among all 
programs and activities affecting veterans and their dependents carried 
out by and under all other departments, agencies, and instrumentalities 
of the executive branch, and (2) the maximum feasible coordination of 
such programs with programs carried out under this title. The Secretary 
shall actively promote the effective implementation, enforcement, and 
application of all provisions of law and regulations providing for 
special consideration, emphasis, or preference for veterans.
    (b) The Secretary shall seek to achieve the effective coordination 
of the provision, under laws administered by the Department, of benefits 
and services (and information about such benefits and services) with 
appropriate programs (and information about such programs) conducted by 
State and local governmental agencies and by private entities at the 
State and local level. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary 
shall place special emphasis on veterans who are 65 years of age or 
older.

(Added Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 390.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Prior sections 523 and 524 were renumbered sections 1523 and 1524 of 
this title, respectively.
    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in 
section 220 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 2(a).