Section 408.335 - Attorney General to represent veterans in certain proceedings; payment of expenses.

OR Rev Stat § 408.335 (2019) (N/A)
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(2) When requested to do so by the Director of Veterans’ Affairs, the Attorney General shall represent, on behalf of all of the members of the class of veterans, one or more veterans in any proceeding to compel the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to comply with the requirements of the Veterans’ Health Care, Training, and Small Business Loan Act of 1981, P.L. 97-72 (38 U.S.C. 610 et seq.) or any other public law, regulation or administrative directive and to release any records or reports prepared under that Act relating to exposure to dioxin or other toxic substances found in a herbicide or defoliant used for military purposes.

(3) The expenses incurred by the Attorney General under this section shall be paid from the General Fund.

(4) The Attorney General shall seek a judgment ordering the payment of all expenses incurred by the Attorney General from the agency against which the action was brought. [1983 c.658 §6; 1985 c.574 §2; 1991 c.67 §99]