Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73
§7801 Purpose of Veterans’ Canteen Service
Title 38 › Part PART V— - BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › Chapter CHAPTER 78— - VETERANS’ CANTEEN SERVICE › § 7801
Summary
Providing affordable goods and services for veterans' comfort and well‑being when at Department hospitals and homes is the Veterans' Canteen Service's job.
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Title 38, §7801
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The Veterans’ Canteen Service (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Service”) in the Department is an instrumentality of the United States, created for the primary purpose of making available to veterans of the Armed Forces who are hospitalized or domiciled in hospitals and homes of the Department, at reasonable prices, articles of merchandise and services essential to their comfort and well-being.
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2001—Pub. L. 107–14 substituted “hereinafter” for “hereafter”. 1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 4201 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration” in two places.
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38 U.S.C. § 7801
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73