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Department of Veterans Affairs
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At a glance
Type
Cabinet departments
Removal of leadership
Removable at will
Appointed by
Secretary appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
Structure
Cabinet department · led by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Term
No fixed term
Funding
Annual appropriations
Independence
Direct presidential control
What it does
The VA runs the nation's largest integrated health care system for veterans and pays out disability compensation, pensions, education (GI Bill), and home-loan benefits earned through military service. It also operates national veterans cemeteries. Its work covers veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families, caregivers, and survivors.
HealthVeteransBenefitsHousingEducation
How it fits
Created by Congress under the Department of Veterans Affairs Act (Pub. L. 100-527; 38 U.S.C. Sec. 301), it acts within the authority that statute grants. Its actions are subject to judicial review and to congressional oversight and funding.
Recent actions
Agency Information Collection Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation Provision 852.209-70
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Cash Surrender, Application for Policy Loan, Application for Cash Surrender
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Corporate Senior Executive Management Office Notice of Performance Review Board Members; Correction
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Medical Expense Report
Agency Information Collection Activity: Information Collected From Lenders of Condominium Projects
Agency Information Collection Activity: Maintenance of Records Under 38 CFR 36.4333
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records