2000 U.S. Code
Title 38 - VETERANS BENEFITS
PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL
Sec. 112 - Presidential memorial certificate program
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL Sec. 112 - Presidential memorial certificate program |
| Contains | section 112 |
| Date | 2000 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 2, 2001 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 89-88, §1(a), July 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 264; amended Pub. L. 102-83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405. |
| Statutes at Large References | 79 Stat. 264 105 Stat. 404 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 89-88, Public Law 102-83 |
§112. Presidential memorial certificate program
(a) At the request of the President the Secretary may conduct a program for honoring the memory of deceased veterans, discharged under honorable conditions, by preparing and sending to eligible recipients a certificate bearing the signature of the President and expressing the country's grateful recognition of the veteran's service in the Armed Forces. The award of a certificate to one eligible recipient will not preclude authorization of another certificate if a request is received from some other eligible recipient.
(b) For the purpose of this section an “eligible recipient” means the next of kin, a relative or friend upon request, or an authorized service representative acting on behalf of such relative or friend.
(Added Pub. L. 89–88, §1(a), July 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 264; amended Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405.)
Amendments1991—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
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