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legal/us/code/title-38/chapter-53/section-5321.md

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+---
+type: "LegalText"
+title: "38 U.S.C. § 5321"
+description: "Benefits helpline"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 38
+title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
+chapter_number: "53"
+chapter_name: "SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BENEFITS"
+section: "5321"
+citation: "38 U.S.C. § 5321"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc38@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s5321"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 38 U.S.C. § 5321 - Benefits helpline
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Establishment.— The Secretary shall maintain a toll-free telephone helpline that a covered individual may call in order to—
+
+(1) obtain information about any service or benefit provided under the laws administered by the Secretary; or
+
+(2) be directed to an appropriate office of the Department regarding such a service or benefit.
+
+(b) Contract for Direction of Calls Authorized.— The Secretary may enter into a contract with a third party to direct calls made to the helpline to an appropriate office under subsection (a)(2).
+
+(c) Live Individual Required.— The Secretary shall ensure that a covered individual who calls the helpline has the option to speak with a live individual.
+
+(d) Definitions.— In this section:
+
+(1) The term “covered individual” means—
+
+(A) a veteran;
+
+(B) an individual acting on behalf of a veteran; or
+
+(C) an individual other than a veteran who is eligible to receive a benefit or service under a law administered by the Secretary.
+
+(2) The term “veteran” has the meaning given such term in section 2002(b) of this title.
+
+(Added Pub. L. 118–159, div. E, title L, § 5002(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2408.)