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Such services shall include, but not be limited to, benefits claims processing and all medical care centers and cemeteries for veterans owned and operated by the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tSubject to the availability of sufficient nongeneral fund revenues, including, but not limited to, private donations and federal funds, the Department shall work in concert with applicable state and federal agencies to develop and deploy an automated system for the electronic preparation of veterans’ disability claims that ensures the collection of the necessary information to expedite processing of Virginia veterans’ disability claims. The Department’s development and deployment work shall be appropriately phased to minimize risk and shall include an initial replacement of the Department’s existing case management technology, which replacement is required to support highly sophisticated electronic claims preparation. The Commissioner shall ensure that the system is efficient and statutorily compliant.B\n\n1. From such funds as may be appropriated or otherwise received for such purpose, the Department shall provide burial vaults at cost to eligible veterans and their family members interred at state-operated veterans cemeteries.2\n\nFrom such funds as may be appropriated or otherwise received for such purpose, the Commonwealth shall pay any burial fee charged for the burial of (i) a member of the National Guard and Reserve or (ii) a deceased spouse of a member or veteran of the United States Armed Forces or of the National Guard and Reserve, regardless of whether such spouse’s death precedes or succeeds the death of the member or veteran, at a state-operated veterans cemetery. The Department shall develop guidelines concerning the administration of this subsection.C\n\nThe Department shall establish guidelines for the determination of eligibility for Virginia-domiciled veterans and their spouses, orphans, and dependents for participation in programs and benefits administered by the Department. Such guidelines shall meet the intent of the federal statutes and regulations pertaining to the administration of federal programs supporting U.S. Armed Forces veterans and their spouses, orphans, and dependents.D\n\nThe Department shall adopt reasonable regulations to implement a program to certify, upon request of the small business owner, that he holds a “service disabled veteran” status.E\n\nThe Department shall submit an annual report through the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1 of each year and other reports to the Secretary as required by the Secretary. The annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly shall be submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":248431,"text":"The Department shall be responsible to the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs on behalf of the Governor for the establishment, operation, administration, and maintenance of offices and programs related to services for Virginia-domiciled veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States and their eligible spouses, orphans, and dependents. Such services shall include, but not be limited to, benefits claims processing and all medical care centers and cemeteries for veterans owned and operated by the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tSubject to the availability of sufficient nongeneral fund revenues, including, but not limited to, private donations and federal funds, the Department shall work in concert with applicable state and federal agencies to develop and deploy an automated system for the electronic preparation of veterans’ disability claims that ensures the collection of the necessary information to expedite processing of Virginia veterans’ disability claims. The Department’s development and deployment work shall be appropriately phased to minimize risk and shall include an initial replacement of the Department’s existing case management technology, which replacement is required to support highly sophisticated electronic claims preparation. 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The Department shall develop guidelines concerning the administration of this subsection.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"C"},"3":{"id":248434,"text":"The Department shall establish guidelines for the determination of eligibility for Virginia-domiciled veterans and their spouses, orphans, and dependents for participation in programs and benefits administered by the Department. Such guidelines shall meet the intent of the federal statutes and regulations pertaining to the administration of federal programs supporting U.S. Armed Forces veterans and their spouses, orphans, and dependents.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"D"},"4":{"id":248435,"text":"The Department shall adopt reasonable regulations to implement a program to certify, upon request of the small business owner, that he holds a “service disabled veteran” status.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"5":{"id":248436,"text":"The Department shall submit an annual report through the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1 of each year and other reports to the Secretary as required by the Secretary. The annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly shall be submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14487,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Veterans Services","identifier":"20","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13092,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:19","permalink":{"id":173365,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14487,"identifier":"20","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13092,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government","identifier":"C","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12784,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","permalink":{"id":172453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13092,"identifier":"C","token":"2.2\/I\/C","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12784,"edition_id":1,"name":"Organization of State Government","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12749,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":171455,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12784,"identifier":"I","token":"2.2\/I","url":"\/2.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12749,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration of Government","identifier":"2.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":171453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12749,"identifier":"2.2","token":"2.2","url":"\/2.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":74758,"structure_id":14487,"section_number":"2.2-2000","catch_line":"Department of Veterans Services created; 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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 657<\/a> and 670<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2007, chapter 787<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 467<\/a>, 521<\/a>, 767<\/a>, and 768<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 62<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 84<\/a> and 554<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 772<\/a> and 847<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 234<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 648<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 366<\/a> and 367<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":173375,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68636,"identifier":"2.2-2001","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20\/2.2-2001","url":"\/2.2-2001\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2001\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20\/2.2-2001","dublin_core":{"Title":"Administrative responsibilities of the Department; annual report","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2001","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall be responsible to the Secretary of Veterans<\/span> and Defense Affairs on behalf of the Governor for the establishment, operation, administration, and maintenance of offices and programs related to services for Virginia-domiciled veterans<\/span> of the Armed Forces of the United States and their eligible spouses, orphans, and dependents. Such services shall include, but not be limited to, benefits claims processing and all medical care centers and cemeteries for veterans<\/span> owned and operated by the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tSubject to the availability of sufficient nongeneral fund revenues, including, but not limited to, private donations and federal funds, the Department<\/span> shall work in concert with applicable state and federal agencies to develop and deploy an automated system for the electronic preparation of veterans<\/span>’ disability claims that ensures the collection of the necessary information to expedite processing of Virginia veterans<\/span>’ disability claims. The Department<\/span>’s development and deployment work shall be appropriately phased to minimize risk and shall include an initial replacement of the Department<\/span>’s existing case management technology, which replacement is required to support highly sophisticated electronic claims preparation. The Commissioner<\/span> shall ensure that the system is efficient and statutorily compliant. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> 1. From such funds as may be appropriated or otherwise received for such purpose, the Department<\/span> shall provide burial vaults at cost to eligible veterans<\/span> and their family members interred at state-operated veterans<\/span> cemeteries. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> From such funds as may be appropriated or otherwise received for such purpose, the Commonwealth shall pay any burial fee charged for the burial of (i) a member of the National Guard and Reserve or (ii) a deceased spouse of a member or veteran<\/span> of the United States Armed Forces or of the National Guard and Reserve, regardless of whether such spouse’s death precedes or succeeds the death of the member or veteran<\/span>, at a state-operated veterans<\/span> cemetery. The Department<\/span> shall develop guidelines concerning the administration of this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall establish guidelines for the determination of eligibility for Virginia-domiciled veterans<\/span> and their spouses, orphans, and dependents for participation in programs and benefits administered by the Department<\/span>. Such guidelines shall meet the intent<\/span> of the federal statutes<\/span> and regulations pertaining to the administration of federal programs supporting U.S. Armed Forces veterans<\/span> and their spouses, orphans, and dependents. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall adopt reasonable regulations to implement a program to certify, upon request of the small business owner, that he holds a “service disabled veteran<\/span>” status. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall submit an annual report through the Secretary of Veterans<\/span> and Defense Affairs to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1 of each year and other reports to the Secretary as required by the Secretary. The annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly shall be submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT; ANNUAL REPORT (\u00a7 2.2-2001)\n\nA. The Department shall be responsible to the Secretary of Veterans and Defense\nAffairs on behalf of the Governor for the establishment, operation,\nadministration, and maintenance of offices and programs related to services for\nVirginia-domiciled veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States and their\neligible spouses, orphans, and dependents. Such services shall include, but not\nbe limited to, benefits claims processing and all medical care centers and\ncemeteries for veterans owned and operated by the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tSubject to the availability of sufficient nongeneral fund revenues,\nincluding, but not limited to, private donations and federal funds, the\nDepartment shall work in concert with applicable state and federal agencies to\ndevelop and deploy an automated system for the electronic preparation of\nveterans’ disability claims that ensures the collection of the necessary\ninformation to expedite processing of Virginia veterans’ disability\nclaims. The Department’s development and deployment work shall be\nappropriately phased to minimize risk and shall include an initial replacement\nof the Department’s existing case management technology, which replacement\nis required to support highly sophisticated electronic claims preparation. The\nCommissioner shall ensure that the system is efficient and statutorily\ncompliant.\n\nB. 1. From such funds as may be appropriated or otherwise received for such\npurpose, the Department shall provide burial vaults at cost to eligible veterans\nand their family members interred at state-operated veterans cemeteries.\n\n 2. From such funds as may be appropriated or otherwise received for such\n purpose, the Commonwealth shall pay any burial fee charged for the burial of\n (i) a member of the National Guard and Reserve or (ii) a deceased spouse of a\n member or veteran of the United States Armed Forces or of the National Guard\n and Reserve, regardless of whether such spouse’s death precedes or\n succeeds the death of the member or veteran, at a state-operated veterans\n cemetery. The Department shall develop guidelines concerning the\n administration of this subsection.\n\nC. The Department shall establish guidelines for the determination of\neligibility for Virginia-domiciled veterans and their spouses, orphans, and\ndependents for participation in programs and benefits administered by the\nDepartment. Such guidelines shall meet the intent of the federal statutes and\nregulations pertaining to the administration of federal programs supporting U.S.\nArmed Forces veterans and their spouses, orphans, and dependents.\n\nD. The Department shall adopt reasonable regulations to implement a program to\ncertify, upon request of the small business owner, that he holds a\n“service disabled veteran” status.\n\nE. The Department shall submit an annual report through the Secretary of\nVeterans and Defense Affairs to the Governor and the General Assembly on or\nbefore December 1 of each year and other reports to the Secretary as required by\nthe Secretary. The annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly shall\nbe submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures\nof the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of\nlegislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General\nAssembly’s website.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, cc. 657, 670; 2007, c. 787; 2008, cc. 467, 521, 767, 768; 2009,\nc. 62; 2010, cc. 84, 554; 2011, cc. 772, 847; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2013, c. 234;\n2018, c. 648; 2023, cc. 366, 367.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}