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38 U.S.C. § 7804

Financing of Service

United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

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38 U.S.C. § 7804, Financing of Service, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473774
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To finance the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the Service there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, from time to time, such amounts as are necessary to provide for (1) the acquisition of necessary furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and equipment for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of canteens, warehouses, and storage depots; (2) stocks of merchandise and supplies for canteens and reserve stocks of same in warehouses and storage depots; (3) salaries, wages, and expenses of all employees; (4) administrative and operation expenses; and (5) adequate working capital for each canteen and for the Service as a whole. Amounts appropriated under the authority contained in this chapter and all income from canteen operations become and will be administered as a revolving fund to effectuate the provisions of this chapter.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 99-576(H.R. 5299)1986-10-28
    Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-40(H.R. 598)1991-05-07
    Department of Veterans Affairs Health-Care Personnel Act of 1991
    House: 399–0Senate: no recorded tally