United States. Veterans Administration
United States. Veterans Administration
- [The Veterans Administration was created by chapter 863, U.S. 71st Cong. 2d. sess., July 3, 1930. The name was changed to Department of Veterans Affairs by Public Law 100-527 and became a Cabinet-level position March 15, 1989.]
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United States. Administrator, Veterans' Affairs VA
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
found: A Guide for physician training in substance abuse, 1983: t.p. (Veterans Administration) pref. (VA)
found: Department of Veterans Affairs Web site, May 22, 2013 (the various benefits for veterans were administered by three different Federal agencies: the Veterans Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions of the Interior Department, and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The establishment of the Veterans Administration came in 1930 when Congress authorized the President to "consolidate and coordinate Government activities affecting war veterans." )
General Notes
- [The Veterans Administration was created by chapter 863, U.S. 71st Cong. 2d. sess., July 3, 1930. The name was changed to Department of Veterans Affairs by Public Law 100-527 and became a Cabinet-level position March 15, 1989.]
Editorial Notes
- [Unused subdivisions: Advisement and Guidance Division; Central Office Streptomycin Committee; Coordination Service; Dallas Regional Office; Information Service; Insurance Division; Office of Assistant Administrator for Construction; Office of Legislation; Office of Special Services; Office of the Assistant Administrator for Vocational Rehabilitation and Education; Property Accounting and Field Operations Division; Research Division; Safety and Fire Protection Division; Supply Service; Vocational Rehabilitation and Education Service; Waco Regional Office; Washington Office]
Change Notes
1981-09-25: new
2013-05-23: revised
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