United States · statute · 38 U.S.C. · 902 active provisions
For the purposes of this title— The term “child” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title (other than with respect to a child who is an insurable dependent under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(10) of such chapter) and section 8502(b) of this title) a person who is unmarried and— For the purposes…
The first month of eligibility for benefits for a surviving spouse by reason of paragraph (2)(A) or (3) shall be the month after— Paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) apply with respect to benefits under the following provisions of this title:
Any person— For the purposes of this title, any individual— For purposes of this subsection, the term “covered disease” means any of the following:
Service before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, while such forces were in the service of the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to the military order of the President dated July 26, 1941, including among such military forces organized guerr…
A rating of total disability or permanent total disability which has been made for compensation, pension, or insurance purposes under laws administered by the Secretary, and which has been continuously in force for twenty or more years, shall not be reduced thereafter, except upon a showing that such rating was based o…
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and notwithstanding subsection (g)(2) of this section or any other provision of law, if, with respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary exercises the authority under this section to make any payments, the Secretary shall make the payments provided for in this section…
The following programs shall be exempt from sequestration or reduction under part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) or any other sequestration law and shall not be included in any report specifying reductions in Federal spending: The following accounts of the Depa…
The Secretary may enter into a multiyear contract for the procurement of supplies or services if the Secretary makes each of the following determinations: The contract is in the best interest of the United States by reason of the effect that use of a multiyear, rather than one-year, contract would have in— During the p…
For the purposes of sections 314, 315, 316, and 2406 of this title and subchapter I of chapter 81 of this title, the Secretary may acquire and use real property—
Whenever the Secretary submits to Congress, or any committee of Congress, a report that is required by law or by a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference of the Congress, the Secretary shall include with the report—
For each fiscal year, new budget authority provided in an appropriations Act for the covered accounts of the Department shall— For purposes of this section, the term “covered accounts of the Department” means the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs account:
The Department is composed of the following:
There is a Secretary of Veterans Affairs, who is the head of the Department and is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Secretary is responsible for the proper execution and administration of all laws administered by the Department and for the control, direction, and managem…
There is in the Department a Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Secretary shall perform such functions as the Secretary shall prescribe. Unless the President designates another officer of the Government, the Deputy Secret…
The Under Secretary for Health shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation or activity and solely— A commission established under this subsection shall be composed of the following members appointed by the Secretary:
There is in the Department an Under Secretary for Benefits, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary for Benefits shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation or activity and solely on the basis of demonstrated ability in— A commission establ…
There is in the Department an Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary is the head of the National Cemetery Administration as established in section 2400 of this title and shall perform such functions as may be assigne…
The following Assistant Secretaries may be appointed without the advice and consent of the Senate: The Secretary shall assign to the Assistant Secretaries responsibility for the administration of such functions and duties as the Secretary considers appropriate, including the following functions: At least two-thirds of…
The Secretary shall designate the Assistant Secretary whose functions include budgetary and financial functions as the Chief Financial Officer of the Department. The Chief Financial Officer shall advise the Secretary on financial management of the Department and shall exercise the authority and carry out the functions…
There is in the Department the Office of the General Counsel. There is at the head of the office a General Counsel, who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Department and provides legal assistance to the Secretary concern…
Whenever the Inspector General, in carrying out the duties and responsibilities established under chapter 4 of title 5, issues a work product the Inspector General shall— submit the work product to— the Inspector General shall submit all final work products to— The Inspector General may not require by subpoena the atte…
Each individual appointed as Director of Construction and Facilities Management shall be an individual who— The Director of Construction and Facilities Management shall— In carrying out the oversight and management of construction and operation of facilities and infrastructure under this section, the Director shall be…
Funds appropriated to the Department may not be used for a settlement of more than $1,000,000 on a construction contract unless—
The Central Office of the Department shall be in the District of Columbia.
To provide for a more economical, efficient, and effective operation of such regional offices, the Secretary shall provide for the colocation of at least three regional offices with medical centers of the Department— Such real property shall be used as the site of a facility— Each agreement for such a lease shall provi…