2014 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans' Benefits (Sections 101 - 8528)
Part I - General Provisions (Sections 101 - 905)
Chapter 1 - General (Sections 101 - 118)
Sec. 112 - Presidential memorial certificate program
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, 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 | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| 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; Pub. L. 107-330, title II, §201(a), Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2823; Pub. L. 112-154, title VI, §603, Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1201. |
| Statutes at Large References | 79 Stat. 264 105 Stat. 404 116 Stat. 2823 126 Stat. 1201 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 89-88, Public Law 102-83, Public Law 107-330, Public Law 112-154 |
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(a) At the request of the President the Secretary may conduct a program for honoring the memory of deceased veterans, discharged under honorable conditions, and persons who died in the active military, naval, or air service, by preparing and sending to eligible recipients a certificate bearing the signature of the President and expressing the country's grateful recognition of the deceased individual'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.
(c) A certificate may not be furnished under the program under subsection (a) on behalf of a deceased person described in section 2411(b) of this title.
(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; Pub. L. 107–330, title II, §201(a), Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2823; Pub. L. 112–154, title VI, §603, Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1201.)
AMENDMENTS2012—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–154 inserted "and persons who died in the active military, naval, or air service," after "under honorable conditions," and substituted "deceased individual's" for "veteran's".
2002—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–330 added subsec. (c).
1991—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83 substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENTPub. L. 107–330, title II, §201(d), Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2823, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 2301 and 2306 of this title] shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 6, 2002]."
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