Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102
§7801 Purpose of Veterans’ Canteen Service
Title 38 › PART V — BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › CHAPTER 78 — VETERANS’ CANTEEN SERVICE › § 7801
Summary
Creates the Veterans' Canteen Service to provide veterans in VA hospitals and homes needed goods and services at fair prices.
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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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Amendments
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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102