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38 U.S.C. § 521 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 521. Assistance to certain rehabilitation activities
(a) The Secretary may assist any organization named in or approved under section 5902 of this title in providing recreational activities which would further the rehabilitation of disabled veterans. Such assistance may be provided only if—
(1) the activities are available to disabled veterans on a national basis; and
(2) a significant percentage of the individuals participating in the activities are eligible for rehabilitative services under chapter 17 of this title.
(b) The Secretary may accept from any appropriate source contributions of funds and of other assistance to support the Secretary’s provision of assistance for such activities.
(c)
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may authorize the use, for purposes approved by the Secretary in connection with the activity involved, of the seal and other official symbols of the Department and the name “Department of Veterans Affairs” by—
(A) any organization which provides an activity described in subsection (a) with assistance from the Secretary; and
(B) any individual or entity from which the Secretary accepts a significant contribution under subsection (b) or an offer of such a contribution.
(2) The use of such seal or name of any official symbol of the Department in an advertisement may be authorized by the Secretary under this subsection only if—
(A) the Secretary has approved the advertisement; and
(B) the advertisement contains a clear statement that no product, project, or commercial line of endeavor referred to in the advertisement is endorsed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 390.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Prior section 521 was renumbered section 1521 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 216 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a).
38 U.S.C. § 522 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 522. Studies of rehabilitation of disabled persons
(a) The Secretary may conduct studies and investigations, and prepare reports, relative to the rehabilitation of disabled persons, the relative abilities, aptitudes, and capacities of the several groups of the variously handicapped, and how their potentialities can best be developed and their services best used in gainful and suitable employment including the rehabilitation programs of foreign nations.
(b) In carrying out this section, the Secretary (1) may cooperate with such public and private agencies as the Secretary considers advisable; and (2) may employ consultants who shall receive a reasonable per diem, as prescribed by the Secretary, for each day actually employed, plus necessary travel and other expenses.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 390.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Prior section 522 was renumbered section 1522 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 217 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a).
38 U.S.C. § 525 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 525. Publication of laws relating to veterans
(a) The Secretary may compile and publish all Federal laws relating to veterans’ relief, including laws administered by the Department as well as by other agencies of the Government. Such compilation and publication shall be in such form as the Secretary considers advisable for the purpose of making currently available in convenient form for the use of the Department and full-time representatives of the several service organizations an annotated, indexed, and cross-referenced statement of the laws providing veterans’ relief.
(b) The Secretary may maintain such compilation on a current basis either by the publication, from time to time, of supplementary documents or by complete revision of the compilation.
(c) The distribution of the compilation to the representatives of the several service organizations shall be as determined by the Secretary.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 391.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Prior section 525 was renumbered section 1525 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 215 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a).
38 U.S.C. § 529 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 529. Annual report to Congress
The Secretary shall submit annually, at the close of each fiscal year, a report in writing to Congress. Each such report shall—
(1) give an account of all moneys received and disbursed by the Department for such fiscal year;
(2) describe the work done during such fiscal year; and
(3) state the activities of the Department for such fiscal year.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 391.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 214 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a).
Prior section 531, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1137; Pub. L. 90–77, title I, § 105, Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 179, provided for a monthly pension to widows of Mexican War veterans, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–169, title I, § 101(2)(F), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1014, effective Jan. 1, 1976.
Prior sections 532 to 537 were renumbered sections 1532 to 1537 of this title, respectively.
38 U.S.C. § 530 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 530. Annual report on program and expenditures for domestic response to weapons of mass destruction
(a) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives an annual report, to be submitted each year at the time that the President submits the budget for the next fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, on the activities of the Department relating to preparation for, and participation in, a domestic medical response to an attack involving weapons of mass destruction.
(b) Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) A statement of the amounts of funds and the level of personnel resources (stated in terms of full-time equivalent employees) expected to be used by the Department during the next fiscal year in preparation for a domestic medical response to an attack involving weapons of mass destruction, including the anticipated source of those funds and any anticipated shortfalls in funds or personnel resources to achieve the tasks assigned the Department by the President in connection with preparation for such a response.
(2) A detailed statement of the funds expended and personnel resources (stated in terms of full-time equivalent employees) used during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the report is submitted in preparation for a domestic medical response to an attack involving weapons of mass destruction or in response to such an attack, including identification of the source of those funds and a description of how those funds were expended.
(3) A detailed statement of the funds expended and expected to be expended, and the personnel resources (stated in terms of full-time equivalent employees) used and expected to be used, during the fiscal year during which the report is submitted in preparation for a domestic medical response to an attack involving weapons of mass destruction or in response to such an attack, including identification of the source of funds expended and a description of how those funds were expended.
(c) This section shall expire on January 1, 2009.
(Added Pub. L. 105–368, title IX, § 906(a), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3361.)
38 U.S.C. § 531 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 531. Requirement relating to naming of Department property
Except as expressly provided by law, a facility, structure, or real property of the Department, and a major portion (such as a wing or floor) of any such facility, structure, or real property, may be named only for the geographic area in which the facility, structure, or real property is located.
(Added Pub. L. 105–368, title X, § 1001(a)(1), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3363.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 105–368, title X, § 1001(b), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3363, provided that: “Section 531 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply with respect to the assignment or designation of the name of a facility, structure, or real property of the Department of Veterans Affairs (or of a major portion thereof) after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 11, 1998].”
38 U.S.C. § 532 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 532. Authority to advertise in national media; VetStar Award Program
(a) Advertising in National Media.—
The Secretary may purchase advertising in national media outlets for the purpose of promoting awareness of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, including promoting awareness of assistance provided by the Secretary, including assistance for programs to assist homeless veterans, to promote veteran-owned small businesses, and to provide opportunities for employment in the Department of Veterans Affairs and for education, training, compensation, pension, vocational rehabilitation, and healthcare benefits, and mental healthcare (including the prevention of suicide among veterans).
(b) VetStar Award Program.—
(1) The Secretary shall establish an award program, to be known as the “VetStar Award Program”, to recognize annually businesses for their contributions to veterans’ employment.
(2) The Secretary shall establish a process for the administration of the award program, including criteria for—
(A) categories and sectors of businesses eligible for recognition each year; and
(B) objective measures to be used in selecting businesses to receive the award.
(Added Pub. L. 110–389, title VIII, § 809(a), Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4189; amended Pub. L. 112–154, title VII, § 709(a), (b)(1), Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1207.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2012—Pub. L. 112–154 inserted “; VetStar Award Program” after “national media” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
38 U.S.C. § 701 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 701. Placement of employees in military installations
The Secretary may place employees of the Department in such Army, Navy, and Air Force installations as may be considered advisable for the purpose of adjudicating disability claims of, and giving aid and advice to, members of the Armed Forces who are about to be discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 394.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Prior sections 701 and 702 were renumbered sections 1901 and 1902 of this title, respectively.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 231 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a).
38 U.S.C. § 703 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 703. Miscellaneous authorities respecting employees
(a) The Secretary may furnish and launder such wearing apparel as may be prescribed for employees in the performance of their official duties.
(b) The Secretary may transport children of Department employees located at isolated stations to and from school in available Government-owned automotive equipment.
(c) The Secretary may provide recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment for the use of patients in hospitals and employees in isolated installations.
(d) The Secretary may provide for the preparation, shipment, installation, and display of exhibits, photographic displays, moving pictures, and other visual educational information and descriptive material. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the Secretary may purchase or rent equipment.
(e) The Secretary may reimburse employees for the cost of repairing or replacing their personal property damaged or destroyed by patients or domiciliary members while such employees are engaged in the performance of their official duties.
(f)
(1) The Secretary, upon determining that an emergency situation exists and that such action is necessary for the effective conduct of the affairs of the Department, may use Government-owned, or leased, vehicles to transport employees to and from their place of employment and the nearest adequate public transportation or, if such public transportation is either unavailable or not feasible to use, to and from their place of employment and their home.
(2) The Secretary shall establish reasonable rates to cover the cost of the service rendered under this subsection, and all proceeds collected therefrom shall be applied to the applicable appropriation.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 394.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Prior sections 703 and 704 were renumbered sections 1903 and 1904 of this title, respectively.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 233 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a).
38 U.S.C. § 705 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 705. Telephone service for medical officers and facility directors
The Secretary may pay for official telephone service and rental in the field whenever incurred in case of official telephones for directors of centers, hospitals, independent clinics, domiciliaries, and medical officers of the Department where such telephones are installed in private residences or private apartments or quarters, when authorized under regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 395.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Prior sections 705 and 706 were renumbered sections 1905 and 1906 of this title, respectively.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 234 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a).
38 U.S.C. § 709 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 709. Employment restrictions
(a)
(1) Notwithstanding section 3134(d) of title 5, the number of Senior Executive Service positions in the Department which are filled by noncareer appointees in any fiscal year may not at any time exceed 5 percent of the average number of senior executives employed in Senior Executive Service positions in the Department during the preceding fiscal year.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the average number of senior executives employed in Senior Executive Service positions in the Department during a fiscal year shall be equal to 25 percent of the sum of the total number of senior executives employed in Senior Executive Service positions in the Department on the last day of each quarter of such fiscal year.
(b) The number of positions in the Department which may be excepted from the competitive service, on a temporary or permanent basis, because of their confidential or policy-determining character may not at any time exceed the equivalent of 15 positions.
(c)
(1) Political affiliation or activity may not be taken into account in connection with the appointment of any person to any position in or to perform any service for the Department or in the assignment or advancement of any employee in the Department.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply—
(A) to the appointment of any person by the President under this title, other than the appointment of the Under Secretary for Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, and the Inspector General; or
(B) to the appointment of any person to (i) a Senior Executive Service position as a noncareer appointee, or (ii) a position that is excepted from the competitive service, on a temporary or permanent basis, because of the confidential or policy-determining character of the position.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 395; amended Pub. L. 102–405, title III, § 302(c)(1), Oct. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 1984.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Prior sections 709 and 710 were renumbered sections 1909 and 1910 of this title, respectively.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 12 of Pub. L. 100–527, known as the Department of Veterans Affairs Act, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 3(3).
heading: Amendments
text: 1992—Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 102–405 substituted “Under Secretary for Health” for “Chief Medical Director” and “Under Secretary for Benefits” for “Chief Benefits Director”.
38 U.S.C. § 712 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
[§ 712. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–103, title V, § 509(a)(1), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 997]
text: Section, added Pub. L. 103–446, title XI, § 1102(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4680; amended Pub. L. 104–262, title III, § 303, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3194; Pub. L. 105–33, title VIII, § 8023(e), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 667; Pub. L. 105–368, title X, § 1005(b)(1), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3364, limited reduction of full-time equivalent positions in the Department of Veterans Affairs during the period beginning on Nov. 2, 1994, and ending on Sept. 30, 1999.
38 U.S.C. § 901 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 901. Authority to prescribe rules for conduct and penalties for violations
(a)
(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to provide for the maintenance of law and order and the protection of persons and property on Department property.
(2) In this chapter, the term “Department property” means land and buildings that are under the jurisdiction of the Department and are not under control of the Administrator of General Services.
(b) Regulations under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) rules for conduct on Department property; and
(2) the penalties, within the limits specified in subsection (c), for violations of such rules.
(c) Whoever violates any rule prescribed by regulation under subsection (b)(1) shall be fined in accordance with title 18 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. The Secretary may prescribe by regulation a maximum fine less than that which would otherwise apply under the preceding sentence or a maximum term of imprisonment of a shorter period than that which would otherwise apply under the preceding sentence, or both. Any such regulation shall apply notwithstanding any provision of title 18 or any other law to the contrary.
(d) The rules prescribed under subsection (a), together with the penalties for violations of such rules, shall be posted conspicuously on property to which they apply.
(e) The Secretary shall consult with the Attorney General before prescribing regulations under this section.
(f)
(1) The Secretary may not prohibit the use of a covered service dog in any facility or on any property of the Department or in any facility or on any property that receives funding from the Secretary.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, a covered service dog is a service dog that has been trained by an entity that is accredited by an appropriate accrediting body that evaluates and accredits organizations which train guide or service dogs.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 397; amended Pub. L. 112–154, title I, § 109, Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1174.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Prior section 901 was renumbered section 2301 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 218(a) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a).
heading: Amendments
text: 2012—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 112–154 added subsec. (f).
38 U.S.C. § 903 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 903. Uniform allowance
(a) The Secretary may pay an allowance under this section for the purchase of uniforms to any Department police officer who is required to wear a prescribed uniform in the performance of official duties.
(b)
(1) The amount of the allowance that the Secretary may pay under this section is the lesser of—
(A) the amount currently allowed as prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management; or
(B) estimated costs or actual costs as determined by periodic surveys conducted by the Department.
(2) During any fiscal year no officer shall receive more for the purchase of a uniform described in subsection (a) than the amount established under this subsection.
(c) The allowance established under subsection (b) shall be paid at the beginning of a Department police officer’s employment for those appointed on or after October 1, 2010. In the case of any other Department police officer, an allowance in the amount established under subsection (b) shall be paid upon the request of the officer.
(d) A police officer who resigns as a police officer less than one year after receiving an allowance in an amount established under this section shall repay to the Department a pro rata share of the amount paid, based on the number of months the officer was actually employed as such an officer during the twelve-month period following the date on which such officer began such employment or the date on which the officer submitted a request for such an allowance, as the case may be.
(e) An allowance may not be paid to a Department police officer under this section and under section 5901 of title 5 for the same fiscal year.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 398; amended Pub. L. 111–163, title X, § 1002, May 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 1182.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Prior section 903 was renumbered section 2303 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 218(c) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a).
heading: Amendments
text: 2010—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 111–163 added subsecs. (b) and (c) and struck out former subsecs. (b) and (c) which read as follows:
“(b) The amount of the allowance that the Secretary may pay under this section—
“(1) may be based on estimated average costs or actual costs;
“(2) may vary by geographic regions; and
“(3) except as provided in subsection (c), may not exceed $200 in a fiscal year for any police officer.
“(c) The amount of an allowance under this section may be increased to an amount up to $400 for not more than one fiscal year in the case of any Department police officer. In the case of a person who is appointed as a Department police officer on or after January 1, 1990, an allowance in an amount established under this subsection shall be paid at the beginning of such person’s employment as such an officer. In the case of any other Department police officer, an allowance in an amount established under this subsection shall be paid upon the request of the officer.”
38 U.S.C. § 904 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 904. Equipment and weapons
The Secretary shall furnish Department police officers with such weapons and related equipment as the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 399.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Prior section 904 was renumbered section 2304 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 218(d) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a).
38 U.S.C. § 905 (VETERANS’ BENEFITS)
§ 905. Use of facilities and services of other law enforcement agencies
With the permission of the head of the agency concerned, the Secretary may use the facilities and services of Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies when it is economical and in the public interest to do so.
(Added Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 399.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Prior section 905 was renumbered section 2305 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 218(e) of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(a).
Prior sections 906 to 908 and 1000 to 1010 were renumbered sections 2306 to 2308 and 2400 to 2410 of this title, respectively.