Sec. 1. The purpose of this chapter is to create a department with full authority to aid and assist veterans of the armed forces of the United States entitled to benefits or advantages provided on or after March 3, 1945, by the United States, the state, or another state or government.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-1-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.