Department of Veterans Affairs Act
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The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is the U.S. federal law that elevated the former Veterans Administration to cabinet-level status, creating the Department of Veterans Affairs to oversee benefits and services for military veterans.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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enabling act → |
| affects |
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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United States military veterans → Veterans Administration → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| branchOfGovernment |
legislative branch of the United States
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| category |
United States federal government reorganization legislation
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United States federal legislation on veterans affairs → |
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate → |
| concerns |
delivery of benefits and services to veterans
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executive branch organization → |
| country |
United States
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| created |
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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| createdPosition |
Secretary of Veterans Affairs as Cabinet member
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| definesRoleOf |
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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| elevatedAgency |
Veterans Administration
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| establishes |
Cabinet-level position of Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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| governs |
functions of the Department of Veterans Affairs
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structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs → |
| hasBeneficiaryClass |
United States veterans
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eligible dependents of United States veterans → |
| implementedBy |
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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| language |
English
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| legalArea |
administrative law
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veterans law → |
| legalForm |
public law of the United States
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| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
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| purpose |
to create the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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to elevate the Veterans Administration to cabinet-level status → to oversee benefits and services for United States military veterans → |
| regulates |
organization of veterans affairs functions in the executive branch
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| relatedTo |
United States Cabinet
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United States Department of Veterans Affairs → Veterans Administration → veterans benefits in the United States → |
| resultedInStatusChange |
cabinet-level department
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| signedBy |
George H. W. Bush
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| signingPresident |
George H. W. Bush
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| subjectMatter |
federal executive departments
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veterans benefits → |
| typeOfChange |
reorganization of federal agency
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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legalBasis |