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LegalText 38 U.S.C. § 3741 Definitions us united_states_code code_section 38 VETERANS BENEFITS 37 HOUSING AND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS 3741 38 U.S.C. § 3741 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc38@119-100.zip /us/usc/t38/s3741 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-38/usc38.xml 55632f0218eccfbef72abd277248c90918976f97db6d5b884f4a9abebe6e28db 372998691b72ade88787dfa7633dbda4954bd1b037ec7926c5e06e9b1d17fc66 a622fbbba990ba9ae9a1e5e96b10939150e35cc5d6d10ef3904692166d61bb11 2026-07-04 official
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38 U.S.C. § 3741 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this subchapter—

(1) The term “disabled veteran” means (A) a veteran who is entitled to compensation under laws administered by the Secretary for a disability rated at 30 percent or more, or (B) a veteran whose discharge or release from active duty was for a disability incurred or aggravated in line of duty.

(2) The term “veteran of the Vietnam era” means a person (A) who served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days, any part of which occurred during the Vietnam era, and who was discharged or released therefrom with other than a dishonorable discharge, or (B) who was discharged or released from active duty for a service-connected disability if any part of such active duty was performed during the Vietnam era.

(Added Pub. L. 9772, title III, § 302(a), Nov. 3, 1981, 95 Stat. 1055, § 1841; amended Pub. L. 99576, title VII, § 702(9), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3302; renumbered § 3741 and amended Pub. L. 10283, §§ 4(a)(1), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403, 406.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments1991—Pub. L. 10283, § 5(a), renumbered section 1841 of this title as this section. Par. (1). Pub. L. 10283, § 4(a)(1), substituted “administered by the Secretary” for “administered by the Veterans Administration”. 1986—Pub. L. 99576 substituted “percent” for “per centum” in par. (1) and “180” for “one hundred and eighty” in par. (2).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DatePub. L. 9772, title III, § 305, Nov. 3, 1981, 95 Stat. 1060, provided that: “The amendments made by this title [see Tables for classification] shall take effect at the end of the one-hundred-and-eighty-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 3, 1981], except that the authority of the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to promulgate regulations under subchapter IV of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code (as added by section 302), shall take effect on such date of enactment.”

Short TitleFor short title of title III of Pub. L. 9772, which enacted this subchapter, as the “Veterans Small Business Loan Act of 1981”, see section 301 of Pub. L. 9772, set out as a Short Title of 1981 Amendments note under section 101 of this title.

Authorization of AppropriationsPub. L. 9772, title III, § 304, Nov. 3, 1981, 95 Stat. 1060, authorized to be appropriated a total of $750,000 for fiscal years 1982 through 1986 for use by Administrator of Veterans Affairs for expenses incidental to establishment of small business loan program authorized by subchapter IV of this chapter.