source:
  type: regulation
  id: va-38usc-3720
  authority: VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37) § 3720 — Powers of Secretary
  description: 'VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37), §3720 Powers of Secretary. Captured section-complete from
    Cornell LII (verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: va-38usc-3720-a
  canonical_id: va-38usc-3720-a
  section: 38 U.S.C. §3720(a)
  description: 'Powers of Secretary — (a): (a) Except as provided in subsection (h), notwithstanding the provisions
    of any other law, with respect to matters arising by reason of this chapter, the Secretary may— (1) sue and
    be sued in the Secretary’s official capacity in any court of competent jurisdiction, State or Federal, but nothing
    in t…'
  type: dont
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
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  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37) § 3720
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/3720
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    paragraph_quote: (a) Except as provided in subsection (h), notwithstanding the provisions of any other law,
      with respect to matters arising by reason of this chapter, the Secretary may— (1) sue and be sued in the Secretary’s
      official capacity in any court of competent jurisdiction, State or Federal, but nothing in this clause shall
      be construed as authorizing garnishment or attachment against the Secretary, the Department of Veterans Affairs
      , or any of its employees; (2) subject to specific limitations in this chapter, consent to the modification,
      with respect to rate of interest, time of payment of principal or interest or any portion thereof, security
      or other provisions of any note, contract, mortgage or other instrument securing a loan which has been guaranteed,
      insured, made or acquired under this chapter; (3) pay, or compromise, any claim on, or arising because of,
      any such guaranty or insurance; (4) pay, compromise, waive or release any right, title, claim, lien or demand,
      however acquired, including any equity or any right of redemption; (5) purchase at any sale, public or private,
      upon such terms and for such prices as the Secretary determines to be reasonable, and take title to, property,
      real, personal or mixed; and similarly sell, at public or private sale, exchange, assign, convey, or otherwise
      dispose of any such property; and (6) complete, administer, operate, obtain and pay for insurance on, and
      maintain, renovate, repair, modernize, lease, or otherwise deal with any property acquired or held pursuant
      to this chapter. The acquisition of any such property shall not deprive any State or political subdivision
      thereof of its civil or criminal jurisdiction of, on, or over such property (including power to tax) or impair
      the rights under the State or local law of any persons on such property. Without regard to section 3302(b)
      of title 31 or any other provision of law not expressly in limitation of this paragraph, the Secretary may
      permit brokers utilized by the Secretary in connection with such properties to deduct from rental collections
      amounts covering authorized fees, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with the management, repair,
      sale, or lease of any such properties and remit the net balances to the Secretary.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 38 U.S.C. §3720 subsection (a) from Cornell LII snapshot bff06312b9bea182;
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  judgment: false
- id: va-38usc-3720-b
  canonical_id: va-38usc-3720-b
  section: 38 U.S.C. §3720(b)
  description: 'Powers of Secretary — (b): (b) The powers granted by this section may be exercised by the Secretary
    without regard to any other provision of law not enacted expressly in limitation of this section, which otherwise
    would govern the expenditure of public funds, except that division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906,
    …'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37) § 3720
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/3720
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    paragraph_quote: (b) The powers granted by this section may be exercised by the Secretary without regard to
      any other provision of law not enacted expressly in limitation of this section, which otherwise would govern
      the expenditure of public funds, except that division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710,
      and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41 shall apply to any contract for services or supplies on account of any
      property acquired pursuant to this section.
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  judgment: false
- id: va-38usc-3720-c
  canonical_id: va-38usc-3720-c
  section: 38 U.S.C. §3720(c)
  description: 'Powers of Secretary — (c): (c) The financial transactions of the Secretary incident to, or arising
    out of, the guaranty or insurance of loans pursuant to this chapter, and the acquisition, management, and disposition
    of property, real, personal, or mixed, incident to such activities and pursuant to this section, shall be fina…'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37) § 3720
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/3720
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    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:90a2d2e07e492f372fa2a3e3ee92dbdef2310eeb733d42e26a861c452a3bfb67
    paragraph_quote: (c) The financial transactions of the Secretary incident to, or arising out of, the guaranty
      or insurance of loans pursuant to this chapter, and the acquisition, management, and disposition of property,
      real, personal, or mixed, incident to such activities and pursuant to this section, shall be final and conclusive
      upon all officers of the Government.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 38 U.S.C. §3720 subsection (c) from Cornell LII snapshot bff06312b9bea182;
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  judgment: false
- id: va-38usc-3720-d
  canonical_id: va-38usc-3720-d
  section: 38 U.S.C. §3720(d)
  description: 'Powers of Secretary — (d): (d) The right to redeem provided for by section 2410(c) of title 28 shall
    not arise in any case in which the subordinate lien or interest of the United States derives from a guaranteed
    or insured loan.'
  type: dont
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37) § 3720
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/3720
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    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:90a2d2e07e492f372fa2a3e3ee92dbdef2310eeb733d42e26a861c452a3bfb67
    paragraph_quote: (d) The right to redeem provided for by section 2410(c) of title 28 shall not arise in any
      case in which the subordinate lien or interest of the United States derives from a guaranteed or insured loan.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 38 U.S.C. §3720 subsection (d) from Cornell LII snapshot bff06312b9bea182;
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  judgment: false
- id: va-38usc-3720-e
  canonical_id: va-38usc-3720-e
  section: 38 U.S.C. §3720(e)
  description: 'Powers of Secretary — (e): (e) Whenever loss, destruction, or damage to any residential property
    securing loans guaranteed, insured, made, or acquired by the Secretary under this chapter occurs as the result
    of a major disaster as determined by the President under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (
    42 U.S.C. 5…'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37) § 3720
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/3720
    snapshot_id: bff06312b9bea182
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:90a2d2e07e492f372fa2a3e3ee92dbdef2310eeb733d42e26a861c452a3bfb67
    paragraph_quote: (e) Whenever loss, destruction, or damage to any residential property securing loans guaranteed,
      insured, made, or acquired by the Secretary under this chapter occurs as the result of a major disaster as
      determined by the President under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.),
      the Secretary shall (1) provide counseling and such other service to the owner of such property as may be
      feasible and shall inform such owner concerning the disaster assistance available from other Federal agencies
      and from State or local agencies, and (2) pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, extend on an individual
      case basis such forebearance or indulgence to such owner as the Secretary determines to be warranted by the
      facts of the case and the circumstances of such owner.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 38 U.S.C. §3720 subsection (e) from Cornell LII snapshot bff06312b9bea182;
      body isolated between nav and Editorial/Statutory Notes; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: va-38usc-3720-f
  canonical_id: va-38usc-3720-f
  section: 38 U.S.C. §3720(f)
  description: 'Powers of Secretary — (f): (f) The Secretary shall, at the request of the Secretary of Housing and
    Urban Development and without reimbursement, certify to such Secretary whether an applicant for assistance under
    any law administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development is a veteran.'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37) § 3720
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/3720
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    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:90a2d2e07e492f372fa2a3e3ee92dbdef2310eeb733d42e26a861c452a3bfb67
    paragraph_quote: (f) The Secretary shall, at the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and
      without reimbursement, certify to such Secretary whether an applicant for assistance under any law administered
      by the Department of Housing and Urban Development is a veteran.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 38 U.S.C. §3720 subsection (f) from Cornell LII snapshot bff06312b9bea182;
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  judgment: false
- id: va-38usc-3720-g
  canonical_id: va-38usc-3720-g
  section: 38 U.S.C. §3720(g)
  description: 'Powers of Secretary — (g): (g) The Secretary may, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary
    considers appropriate, issue or approve the issuance of, and guarantee the timely payment of principal and interest
    on, certificates or other securities evidencing an interest in a pool of mortgage loans made in connection with
    t…'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37) § 3720
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/3720
    snapshot_id: bff06312b9bea182
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
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    paragraph_quote: (g) The Secretary may, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate,
      issue or approve the issuance of, and guarantee the timely payment of principal and interest on, certificates
      or other securities evidencing an interest in a pool of mortgage loans made in connection with the sale of
      properties acquired under this chapter.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 38 U.S.C. §3720 subsection (g) from Cornell LII snapshot bff06312b9bea182;
      body isolated between nav and Editorial/Statutory Notes; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: va-38usc-3720-h
  canonical_id: va-38usc-3720-h
  section: 38 U.S.C. §3720(h)
  description: 'Powers of Secretary — (h): (h) The Secretary may not take any action under paragraph (2), (3), (4),
    or (5) of subsection (a) in conjunction with the purchase of a loan under section 3732(a)(2) of this title unless
    the Secretary determines the purchase would be made consistent with section 3732(d) of this title . ( Pub. L.
    85–…'
  type: dont
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37) § 3720
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/3720
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    paragraph_quote: (h) The Secretary may not take any action under paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection
      (a) in conjunction with the purchase of a loan under section 3732(a)(2) of this title unless the Secretary
      determines the purchase would be made consistent with section 3732(d) of this title . ( Pub. L. 85–857 , Sept.
      2, 1958 , 72 Stat. 1213 , § 1820; Pub. L. 88–151, § 1 , Oct. 17, 1963 , 77 Stat. 271 ; Pub. L. 88–560, title
      VII, § 701(e)(1) , Sept. 2, 1964 , 78 Stat. 800 ; Pub. L. 89–625 , Oct. 4, 1966 , 80 Stat. 874 ; Pub. L. 89–769,
      § 3(c) , Nov. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 1316 ; Pub. L. 90–448, title VIII, § 807(h) , Aug. 1, 1968 , 82 Stat. 545
      ; Pub. L. 91–606, title II, § 233 , Dec. 31, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1753 ; Pub. L. 92–328, title II, § 205 , June
      30, 1972 , 86 Stat. 397 ; Pub. L. 93–288, title VII, § 702 ( l ), formerly title VI, § 602( l ), May 22, 1974
      , 88 Stat. 164 , renumbered title VII, § 702( l ), Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXIV, § 3411(a)(1) , (2),
      Oct. 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3100 ; Pub. L. 94–324, § 7(24) –(26), June 30, 1976 , 90 Stat. 722 ; Pub. L. 95–117,
      title IV, § 403(a) , Oct. 3, 1977 , 91 Stat. 1066 ; Pub. L. 97–258, § 3(k)(3) , Sept. 13, 1982 , 96 Stat.
      1065 ; Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(67) , Oct. 12, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1310 ; Pub. L. 98–160, title VII, § 702(14) , Nov.
      21, 1983 , 97 Stat. 1009 ; Pub. L. 99–576, title IV, § 404 , Oct. 28, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3281 ; Pub. L. 100–707,
      title I, § 109(n) , Nov. 23, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4709 ; Pub. L. 101–237, title III, § 313(b)(1) , (2), Dec. 18,
      1989 , 103 Stat. 2077 ; Pub. L. 102–54, § 4(a) , June 13, 1991 , 105 Stat. 268 ; renumbered § 3720 and amended
      Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a) , (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 ; Pub. L. 102–291, § 5(a) , May 20, 1992 , 106
      Stat. 179 ; Pub. L. 102–547, § 4 , Oct. 28, 1992 , 106 Stat. 3636 ; Pub. L. 104–110, title I, § 101(f) , Feb.
      13, 1996 , 110 Stat. 768 ; Pub. L. 104–275, title II, § 201 , Oct. 9, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3330 ; Pub. L. 105–33,
      title VIII, § 8011 , Aug. 5, 1997 , 111 Stat. 664 ; Pub. L. 105–368, title VI , §§ 602(c)(1), 604(a), Nov.
      11, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3346 , 3348; Pub. L. 106–419, title IV, § 402(a) , Nov. 1, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1861 ; Pub.
      L. 107–103, title IV, § 405(b) , Dec. 27, 2001 , 115 Stat. 994 ; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(j)(3) , Jan. 4, 2011
      , 124 Stat. 3850 ; Pub. L. 112–154, title VII, § 702(a) , Aug. 6, 2012 , 126 Stat. 1205 ; Pub. L. 114–228,
      title IV, § 410 , Sept. 29, 2016 , 130 Stat. 940 ; Pub. L. 115–62, title IV, § 409 , Sept. 29, 2017 , 131
      Stat. 1165 ; Pub. L. 115–251, title I, § 123 , Sept. 29, 2018 , 132 Stat. 3169 ; Pub. L. 119–31, § 2(b) ,
      July 30, 2025 , 139 Stat. 476 ; Pub. L. 119–37, div. G, title III, § 7307(a) , Nov. 12, 2025 , 139 Stat. 651
      .)
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  judgment: false
