Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73
§7701 Organization of the Administration
Title 38 › Part PART V— - BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › Chapter CHAPTER 77— - VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ORGANIZATION; GENERAL › § 7701
Summary
Creates a Veterans Benefits Administration to manage nonmedical benefits for veterans, dependents, and survivors. An Under Secretary for Benefits runs it, reports to Secretary, and may be called Chief Benefits Director.
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Title 38, §7701
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(a)There is in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Benefits Administration. The primary function of the Veterans Benefits Administration is the administration of nonmedical benefits programs of the Department which provide assistance to veterans and their dependents and survivors.
(b)The Veterans Benefits Administration is under the Under Secretary for Benefits, who is directly responsible to the Secretary for the operations of the Administration. The Under Secretary for Benefits may be referred to as the Chief Benefits Director.
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Amendments
1992—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–405 substituted “Under Secretary for Benefits” for “Chief Benefits Director” and inserted at end “The Under Secretary for Benefits may be referred to as the Chief Benefits Director.”
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38 U.S.C. § 7701
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73