U.S. Code, Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits

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Author: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel"

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§ 5903. Recognition With Respect to Particular Claims

     The Secretary may recognize any individual for the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of any particular claim for benefits under any of the laws administered by the Secretary if—

     (1) such individual has certified to the Secretary that no fee or compensation of any nature will be charged any individual for services rendered in connection with such claim; and

     (2) such individual has filed with the Secretary a power of attorney, executed in such manner and in such form as the Secretary may prescribe.

(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1238, § 3403; renumbered § 5903, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), (b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403–405.)

Amendments

     1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3403 of this title as this section.

     Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" in introductory provisions and wherever appearing in pars. (1) and (2).

     Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), substituted "administered by the Secretary" for "administered by the Veterans’ Administration" in introductory provisions.

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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 5903. Recognition With Respect to Particular Claims," U.S. Code, Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits in U.S. Code, Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed April 26, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H4GYAVBRKUYJS48.

MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 5903. Recognition With Respect to Particular Claims." U.S. Code, Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits, in U.S. Code, Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 26 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H4GYAVBRKUYJS48.

Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 5903. Recognition With Respect to Particular Claims' in U.S. Code, Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 26 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H4GYAVBRKUYJS48.