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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "38 U.S.C. § 532"
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description: "Authority to advertise in national media; VetStar Award Program"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 38
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title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
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chapter_number: "5"
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chapter_name: "AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY"
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section: "532"
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citation: "38 U.S.C. § 532"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 532 - Authority to advertise in national media; VetStar Award Program
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## Text
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(a) Advertising in National Media.— The Secretary may purchase advertising in national media outlets for the purpose of promoting awareness of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, including promoting awareness of assistance provided by the Secretary, including assistance for programs to assist homeless veterans, to promote veteran-owned small businesses, and to provide opportunities for employment in the Department of Veterans Affairs and for education, training, compensation, pension, vocational rehabilitation, and healthcare benefits, and mental healthcare (including the prevention of suicide among veterans).
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(b) VetStar Award Program.— (1) The Secretary shall establish an award program, to be known as the “VetStar Award Program”, to recognize annually businesses for their contributions to veterans’ employment.
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(2) The Secretary shall establish a process for the administration of the award program, including criteria for—
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(A) categories and sectors of businesses eligible for recognition each year; and
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(B) objective measures to be used in selecting businesses to receive the award.
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(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.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2012—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).
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