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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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type: "LegalText"
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title: "38 U.S.C. § 321"
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description: "Office of Survivors Assistance"
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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: "3"
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
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section: "321"
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citation: "38 U.S.C. § 321"
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status: "current"
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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. § 321 - Office of Survivors Assistance
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## Text
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(a) Establishment.— The Secretary shall establish in the Department an Office of Survivors Assistance (in this section referred to as the “Office”) to serve as a resource regarding all benefits and services furnished by the Department—
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(1) to survivors and dependents of deceased veterans; and
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(2) to survivors and dependents of deceased members of the Armed Forces.
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(b) Advisory Duties.— The Office shall serve as a primary advisor to the Secretary on all matters related to the policies, programs, legislative issues, and other initiatives affecting the survivors and dependents described in subsection (a).
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(c) Guidance From Stakeholders.— In establishing the Office, the Secretary shall seek guidance from interested stakeholders.
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(d) Resources.— The Secretary shall ensure that appropriate personnel, funding, and other resources are provided to the Office to carry out its responsibilities.
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(e) Inclusion of Information on Office in Annual Report on Department Activities.— The Secretary shall include in each annual Performance and Accountability report submitted by the Secretary to Congress a description of the activities of the Office during the fiscal year covered by such report.
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(Added Pub. L. 110–389, title II, § 222(a), Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4156.)
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