{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-7808","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 7808","heading":"Service to be independent unit","body":"It is the purpose of this chapter that, under control and supervision of the Secretary, the Service shall function as an independent unit in the Department and shall have exclusive control over all its activities including sales, procurement and supply, finance, including disbursements, and personnel management, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 78—VETERANS’ CANTEEN SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc38@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:35Z","sha256":"42b9824d2f9e022b4e13923dec5aa33d19ad3f58f600c30b45672818d9a9b43f","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-7807","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-7809"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}