---
kind: "unit"
title: "38"
title_heading: "Veterans’ Benefits"
key: "ptI"
level: "part"
label: "Part I"
heading: "General Provisions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/38/ptI"
sections_count: 106
---

# Part I — General Provisions

Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits

## Contents

- [Chapter 1 — General](/usc/38/ptI-ch1.md)
- [Chapter 3 — Department of Veterans Affairs](/usc/38/ptI-ch3.md)
- [Chapter 5 — Authority and Duties of the Secretary](/usc/38/ptI-ch5.md)
- [Chapter 7 — Employees](/usc/38/ptI-ch7.md)
- [Chapter 9 — Security and Law Enforcement on Property under the Jurisdiction of the Department](/usc/38/ptI-ch9.md)