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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 78— VETERANS’ CANTEEN SERVICE · § 7801

§ 7801. Purpose of Veterans’ Canteen Service

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The Veterans’ Canteen Service (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Service”) in the Department is an instrumentality of the United States, created for the primary purpose of making available to veterans of the Armed Forces who are hospitalized or domiciled in hospitals and homes of the Department, at reasonable prices, articles of merchandise and services essential to their comfort and well-being.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1248, § 4201; renumbered § 7801 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(a), (b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404; Pub. L. 107–14, § 8(a)(16), June 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 35.)
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  • Pub. L. 85–857
  • 72 Stat. 1248
  • Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(a)
  • 105 Stat. 238
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3)
  • 105 Stat. 404
  • Pub. L. 107–14, § 8(a)(16)
  • 115 Stat. 35
  • Pub. L. 107–14
  • Pub. L. 102–40
  • section 4201 of this title
  • Pub. L. 102–83
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§ 7801
Purpose of Veterans’ Canteen Service
Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–857
Stat.72 Stat. 1248
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(a)
Stat.105 Stat. 238
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3)
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