Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102
§7701 Organization of the Administration
Title 38 › PART V — BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › CHAPTER 77 — VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION › SUBCHAPTER I — ORGANIZATION; GENERAL › § 7701
Summary
Creates the Veterans Benefits Administration inside the Department of Veterans Affairs to run non-medical benefit programs that help veterans, their dependents, and survivors. It is led by the Under Secretary for Benefits, who reports directly to the Secretary and may be called the Chief Benefits Director.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §7701
Veterans' Benefits, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(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.
Legislative History
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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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Citation
38 U.S.C. § 7701
Title 38, Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102