38 USC § 6308 - Outreach for eligible dependents

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s6308"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "38 USC § 6308 - Outreach for eligible dependents"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "6308"
section_name: "Outreach for eligible dependents"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "OUTREACH ACTIVITIES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "OUTREACH SERVICES PROGRAM"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 109–233, title IV, § 402(a), June 15, 2006, 120 Stat. 410, § 6307; amended Pub. L. 117–205, § 2(b)(2), Oct. 17, 2022, 136 Stat. 2233; renumbered § 6308, Pub. L. 118–210, title III, § 302(a)(1), Jan. 2, 2025, 138 Stat. 2789.)"
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# § 6308. Outreach for eligible dependents

**(a)** **Needs of Dependents.—** In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall ensure that the needs of eligible dependents are fully addressed.

**(b)** **Information as to Availability of Outreach Services for Dependents.—** The Secretary shall ensure that the availability of outreach services and assistance for eligible dependents under this subchapter is made known through a variety of means, including the Internet, announcements in veterans publications, and announcements to the media.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 109–233, title IV, § 402(a), June 15, 2006, 120 Stat. 410, § 6307; amended Pub. L. 117–205, § 2(b)(2), Oct. 17, 2022, 136 Stat. 2233; renumbered § 6308, Pub. L. 118–210, title III, § 302(a)(1), Jan. 2, 2025, 138 Stat. 2789.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 6308 was renumbered .

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in  prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2025— renumbered  as this section.

2022— substituted “this subchapter” for “this chapter” in subsecs. (a) and (b).