38 U.S.C. § 7381 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 38. Veterans' Benefits § 7381. Office of Research and Development

(a)Office of Research and Development.--There is in the Veterans Health Administration an Office of Research and Development (in this section referred to as the “Office”).

(b)Purposes.--The function of the Office is to serve veterans through a full spectrum of research (including pre-clinical, clinical, and health systems science), technology transfer, and application.

(c)Chief Research and Development Officer.--The head of the Office is the Chief Research and Development Officer.

(d)Organization and personnel.--The Office shall be organized in such manner, and its personnel shall perform such duties and have such titles, as the Secretary may prescribe.