Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73
§532 Authority to advertise in national media; VetStar Award Program
Title 38 › Part PART I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - SPECIFIED FUNCTIONS › § 532
Summary
The Secretary may buy national ads to promote VA benefits, including help for homeless veterans, VA jobs, education, healthcare, and mental health (including suicide prevention). The Secretary must create the VetStar Award Program to honor businesses yearly for hiring veterans and set rules on eligible business categories and objective measures for choosing winners.
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Title 38, §532
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(a)The Secretary may purchase advertising in national media outlets for the purpose of promoting awareness of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, including promoting awareness of assistance provided by the Secretary, including assistance for programs to assist homeless veterans, to promote veteran-owned small businesses, and to provide opportunities for employment in the Department of Veterans Affairs and for education, training, compensation, pension, vocational rehabilitation, and healthcare benefits, and mental healthcare (including the prevention of suicide among veterans).
(b)(1)The Secretary shall establish an award program, to be known as the “VetStar Award Program”, to recognize annually businesses for their contributions to veterans’ employment.
(2)The Secretary shall establish a process for the administration of the award program, including criteria for—
(A)categories and sectors of businesses eligible for recognition each year; and
(B)objective measures to be used in selecting businesses to receive the award.
Legislative History
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Amendments
2012—Pub. L. 112–154 inserted “; VetStar Award Program” after “national media” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
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38 U.S.C. § 532
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73