United States Department of Veterans Affairs

The United States Department            Dept. of Veterans Affairs
of Veterans Affairs is a
Cabinet department of the
United States government
responsible for administering Established:         October 25, 1988
programs of veterans benefits Activated:           March 15, 1989
for veterans, their families,
and survivors. It was         Secretary:           Anthony J. Principi
formerly called the Veterans  Deputy Secretary:    Leo S. Mackay, Jr.
Administration or VA (created
in 1930). It is the federal   Budget:              $59.6 billion (2003)
government's second largest   Employees:           224,724 (2003)
department. With a budget of
more than $51 billion, VA employs approximately 219,000 people at hundreds
of VA medical centers, clinics, benefits offices, and national cemeteries
throughout the country.

On October 25, 1988, President Reagan signed legislation creating a new
federal Cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs to replace the Veterans
Administration effective March 15, 1989.

It is administered by the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Operating Functions

   * Compensation and Pension
   * Education and Training - GI Bill
   * Medical Care - VA Hospitals
   * Research
   * Home Loan Assistance
   * Insurance
   * National Cemeteries

Related Legislation

   * 1944 - Mustering-out Payment Act PL 78-225
   * 1944 - Servicemen's Readjustment Act PL 78-346
   * 1944 - Veterans' Preference Act PL 78-359
   * 1952 - Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act PL 82-550
   * 1988 - Department of Veterans' Affairs Act PL 100-527

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