The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 7204 in the PDF
What the document says
“Section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking "September 30, 2025" and inserting "September 30, 2026".”
Section 315(b) is the standing authority for a regional office in the Republic of the Philippines, and it carries an end date that has been moved forward many times.
What the document actually says
“Section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking "September 30, 2025" and inserting "September 30, 2026".”
That sentence, in plain words
One date in the law is taken out. A date one year later is put in.
What this is about
The office helps veterans who live there make claims. Without this line it would have to close.
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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Public Law 119-37, sec. 7204, 139 Stat. 650 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ37/html/PLAW-119publ37.htm
This page
“Extension of Authority to Maintain Regional Office in Republic of Philippines,” Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, section 7204. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/continuing-appropriations-agriculture-legislative/section-7204/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out
The one thing the section does: move the date so the authority runs a year longer.
Nothing else. The section is one sentence.
The section works by amending title 38 of the United States Code. That law is not indexed here, so this file does not say what the office does.
