source:
  type: regulation
  id: va-38usc-3701
  authority: VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37) § 3701 — Definitions
  description: 'VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37), §3701 Definitions. Captured section-complete from Cornell
    LII (verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: va-38usc-3701-a
  canonical_id: va-38usc-3701-a
  section: 38 U.S.C. §3701(a)
  description: 'Definitions — (a): (a) For the purpose of this chapter, the term “ housing loan ” means a loan for
    any of the purposes specified by sections 3710(a) and 3712(a)(1) of this title.'
  type: definition
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37) § 3701
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/3701
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    paragraph_quote: (a) For the purpose of this chapter, the term “ housing loan ” means a loan for any of the
      purposes specified by sections 3710(a) and 3712(a)(1) of this title.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 38 U.S.C. §3701 subsection (a) from Cornell LII snapshot 4a3e1f273854e49e;
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  judgment: false
- id: va-38usc-3701-b
  canonical_id: va-38usc-3701-b
  section: 38 U.S.C. §3701(b)
  description: 'Definitions — (b): (b) For the purposes of housing loans under this chapter— (1) The term “ World
    War II ” (A) means the period beginning on September 16, 1940 , and ending on July 25, 1947 , and (B) includes,
    in the case of any veteran who enlisted or reenlisted in a Regular component of the Armed Forces after Octobe…'
  type: definition
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37) § 3701
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/3701
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    paragraph_quote: '(b) For the purposes of housing loans under this chapter— (1) The term “ World War II ” (A)
      means the period beginning on September 16, 1940 , and ending on July 25, 1947 , and (B) includes, in the
      case of any veteran who enlisted or reenlisted in a Regular component of the Armed Forces after October 6,
      1945 , and before October 7, 1946 , the period of the first such enlistment or reenlistment. (2) The term
      “ veteran ” includes the surviving spouse of any veteran (including a person who died in the active military,
      naval, air, or space service) who died from a service-connected disability, but only if such surviving spouse
      is not eligible for benefits under this chapter on the basis of the spouse’s own active duty. The active duty
      or service in the Selected Reserve of the deceased spouse shall be deemed to have been active duty or service
      in the Selected Reserve by such surviving spouse for the purposes of this chapter. (3) The term “ veteran
      ” also includes, for purposes of home loans, the spouse of any member of the Armed Forces serving on active
      duty who is listed, pursuant to section 556 of title 37 , United States Code, and regulations issued thereunder,
      by the Secretary concerned in one or more of the following categories and has been so listed for a total of
      more than ninety days: (A) missing in action, (B) captured in line of duty by a hostile force, or (C) forcibly
      detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign government or power. The active duty of the member shall
      be deemed to have been active duty by such spouse for the purposes of this chapter. The loan eligibility of
      such spouse under this paragraph shall be limited to one loan guaranteed or made for the acquisition of a
      home, and entitlement to such loan shall terminate automatically, if not used, upon receipt by such spouse
      of official notice that the member is no longer listed in one of the categories specified in the first sentence
      of this paragraph. (4) The term “ veteran ” also includes an individual serving on active duty. (5) (A) The
      term “ veteran ” also includes an individual who is not otherwise eligible for the benefits of this chapter
      and (i) who has completed a total service of at least 6 years in the Selected Reserve and, following the completion
      of such service, was discharged from service with an honorable discharge, was placed on the retired list,
      was transferred to the Standby Reserve or an element of the Ready Reserve other than the Selected Reserve
      after service in the Selected Reserve characterized by the Secretary concerned as honorable service, or continues
      serving in the Selected Reserve , or (ii) who was discharged or released from the Selected Reserve before
      completing 6 years of service because of a service-connected disability. (B) The term “ Selected Reserve ”
      means the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of any of the reserve components (including the Army National
      Guard of the United States and the Air National Guard of the United States) of the Armed Forces, as required
      to be maintained under section 10143(a) of title 10 . (6) The term “ veteran ” also includes, for purposes
      of home loans, the surviving spouse of a veteran who died and who was in receipt of or entitled to receive
      (or but for the receipt of retired or retirement pay was entitled to receive) compensation at the time of
      death for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling if— (A) the disability was continuously rated
      totally disabling for a period of 10 or more years immediately preceding death; (B) the disability was continuously
      rated totally disabling for a period of not less than five years from the date of such veteran ’s discharge
      or other release from active duty; or (C) the veteran was a former prisoner of war who died after September
      30, 1999 , and the disability was continuously rated totally disabling for a period of not less than one year
      immediately preceding death. (7) The term “ veteran ” also includes, for purposes of home loans, an individual
      who performed full-time National Guard duty (as that term is defined in section 101 of title 10 ) for a period—
      (A) of not less than 90 cumulative days; and (B) that includes 30 consecutive days.'
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 38 U.S.C. §3701 subsection (b) from Cornell LII snapshot 4a3e1f273854e49e;
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  judgment: false
- id: va-38usc-3701-c
  canonical_id: va-38usc-3701-c
  section: 38 U.S.C. §3701(c)
  description: 'Definitions — (c): (c) Benefits shall not be afforded under this chapter to any individual on account
    of service as a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (or predecessor
    entity), or of the Regular or Reserve Corps [1] of the Public Health Service, unless such service would have
    …'
  type: definition
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Home Loan Guaranty (38 U.S.C. ch. 37) § 3701
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/38/3701
    snapshot_id: 4a3e1f273854e49e
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
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    paragraph_quote: (c) Benefits shall not be afforded under this chapter to any individual on account of service
      as a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (or predecessor entity),
      or of the Regular or Reserve Corps [1] of the Public Health Service, unless such service would have qualified
      such individual for benefits under title III of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. ( Pub. L. 85–857
      , Sept. 2, 1958 , 72 Stat. 1203 , § 1801; Pub. L. 91–584, § 5(a) , Dec. 24, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1576 ; Pub. L.
      94–324, § 7(1) , (2), June 30, 1976 , 90 Stat. 721 ; Pub. L. 97–72, title III, § 303(a) , Nov. 3, 1981 , 95
      Stat. 1059 ; Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(62) , Oct. 12, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1309 ; Pub. L. 100–322, title IV, § 415(c)(1)
      , May 20, 1988 , 102 Stat. 551 ; Pub. L. 101–237, title III, § 313(a) , Dec. 18, 1989 , 103 Stat. 2077 ; renumbered
      § 3701 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a) , (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 ; Pub. L. 102–547, § 2(a)(1)
      , Oct. 28, 1992 , 106 Stat. 3633 ; Pub. L. 103–446, title IX, § 901 , Nov. 2, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4675 ; Pub.
      L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(e)(2)(B) , Feb. 10, 1996 , 110 Stat. 501 ; Pub. L. 112–154, title II,
      § 206(a) , Aug. 6, 2012 , 126 Stat. 1178 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 926(a)(47) , Jan. 1, 2021
      , 134 Stat. 3830 ; Pub. L. 116–315, title II, § 2101(a) , Jan. 5, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4981 .) [1] See Change
      of Name note below.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 38 U.S.C. §3701 subsection (c) from Cornell LII snapshot 4a3e1f273854e49e;
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  judgment: false
