Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102
§7304 Regulations
Title 38 › PART V — BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › CHAPTER 73 — VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS › SUBCHAPTER I — ORGANIZATION › § 7304
Summary
The Under Secretary for Health must write the rules needed to run the Veterans Health Administration, unless another law says otherwise. Those rules cover things like travel, moving household goods, pay deductions for housing and meals, and how to keep and use records and property, and the Secretary must approve the rules.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §7304
Veterans' Benefits, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Unless specifically otherwise provided, the Under Secretary for Health shall prescribe all regulations necessary to the administration of the Veterans Health Administration, including regulations relating to—
(1)travel, transportation of household goods and effects, and deductions from pay for quarters and subsistence; and
(2)the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, and property of the Administration.
(b)Regulations prescribed by the Under Secretary for Health are subject to the approval of the Secretary.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1992—Pub. L. 102–405 substituted “Under Secretary for Health” for “Chief Medical Director” in subsecs. (a) and (b).
Reference
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Citation
38 U.S.C. § 7304
Title 38, Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102