2013 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps (§§ 5001 - 7921)
Part II - PERSONNEL (§§ 5401 - 6522)
Chapter 561 - MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS (§§ 6141 - 6161)
Section 6159 - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-482, §1(a), Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1082
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 561 - MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS Sec. 6159 - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-482, §1(a), Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1082 |
| Contains | section 6159 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | repealed |
| Statutes at Large References | 71 Stat. 161 84 Stat. 1082 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 85-56, Public Law 91-482 |
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Section, added Pub. L. 85–56, title XXII, §2201(31)(C), June 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 161, provided for a pension to disabled naval enlisted personnel serving 20 years or more, equal to one-half the pay of enlisted man's rating at the time of his discharge.
PENSION CONTINUATION PROVISIONPub. L. 91–482, §3, Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1082, provided that: "Notwithstanding the first section of this Act [repealing sections 4539, 4623, 5981, 6159, and 6406 of this title and section 208 of Title 37], a person who is entitled to a pension under section 6159 of title 10, United States Code, on the day before the date of enactment of this Act [which was approved Oct. 21, 1970] shall continue to be entitled to that pension on and after that date of enactment."
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