51349. (a) The agency shall have all the powers conferred upon it by this part and Part 4 (commencing with Section 51600) in administering this chapter.
(b) The authority provided by this section shall be conferred upon the Department of Veterans Affairs by any contract executed pursuant to Section 51346, with respect to the assistance being provided pursuant to the contract.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the agency, pursuant to the objectives specified in Section 50952, may, with its own funds or from funds derived from other sources, create its own home purchase assistance programs, home purchase assistance products, or both, on such terms and conditions as the agency deems prudent. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit the agency from exercising its discretion pursuant to this subdivision.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 32, Sec. 80. (SB 837) Effective June 27, 2016.)