---
kind: "unit"
title: "38"
title_heading: "Veterans’ Benefits"
key: "ptI/ch5"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 5"
heading: "Authority and Duties of the Secretary"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/38/ptI-ch5"
sections_count: 30
---

# Chapter 5 — Authority and Duties of the Secretary

Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits › Part I — General Provisions

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — General Authorities](/usc/38/ptI-ch5-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Specified Functions](/usc/38/ptI-ch5-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — Advisory Committees](/usc/38/ptI-ch5-schIII.md)