---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 48.400"
title: "38"
number: "48.400"
heading: "What are my responsibilities as a(n) Department of Veterans Affairs awarding official?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/48.400"
---

# §48.400. What are my responsibilities as a(n) Department of Veterans Affairs awarding official?


As a(n) Department of Veterans Affairs awarding official, you must obtain each recipient's agreement, as a condition of the award, to comply with the requirements in—

- (a) Subpart B of this part, if the recipient is not an individual; or
- (b) **Subpart C of this part, if the recipient is an individual.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 701, et seq.; 38 U.S.C 501

### Source

Source: 68 FR 66557, 66619, 66620, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.