### Question
What does non-Department individual mean?


### Answer
**Non-Department individual** has the following meaning in *38 U.S.C. § 533*:

> any individual present at a facility of the Department who is not an employee or contractor of the Department

#### Citation:
  - *38 U.S.C. § 533*
  - Heading: **PART I-GENERAL PROVISIONS > CHAPTER 5-AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY > SUBCHAPTER II-SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS**

