---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 U.S.C. § 532"
title: "38"
title_heading: "Veterans’ Benefits"
number: "532"
heading: "Authority to advertise in national media; VetStar Award Program"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/38/532"
units:
  - "Part I — General Provisions"
  - "Chapter 5 — Authority and Duties of the Secretary"
  - "Subchapter II — Specified Functions"
---

# §532. Authority to advertise in national media; VetStar Award Program

- (a) **Advertising in National Media.—** The [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) may purchase advertising in national media outlets for the purpose of promoting awareness of benefits under laws administered by the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1), including promoting awareness of assistance provided by the [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1), including assistance for programs to assist homeless [veterans](/usc/38/101.md?p=2), to promote [veteran](/usc/38/101.md?p=2)-owned small businesses, and to provide opportunities for employment in the Department of Veterans Affairs and for education, training, [compensation](/usc/38/101.md?p=13), [pension](/usc/38/101.md?p=15), vocational rehabilitation, and healthcare benefits, and mental healthcare (including the prevention of suicide among [veterans](/usc/38/101.md?p=2)).
- (b) **VetStar Award Program.—**
  - (1) The [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) shall establish an award program, to be known as the “VetStar Award Program”, to recognize annually businesses for their contributions to [veterans](/usc/38/101.md?p=2)’ employment.
  - (2) The [Secretary](/usc/38/101.md?p=1) 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.

## Source credit

(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.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

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).