2014 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans' Benefits (Sections 101 - 8528)
Part II - General Benefits (Sections 1101 - 2414)
Chapter 15 - Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability or Death or for Service (Sections 1501 - 1562)
Front Matter
| 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 II - GENERAL BENEFITS CHAPTER 15 - PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE - Front Matter |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Statutes at Large References | 73 Stat. 436 75 Stat. 339 77 Stat. 96 80 Stat. 218 81 Stat. 180 84 Stat. 1585 89 Stat. 1014 92 Stat. 2499 96 Stat. 1305 98 Stat. 2746 100 Stat. 3303 105 Stat. 88, 406 106 Stat. 4337 115 Stat. 991 127 Stat. 768 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 86-211, Public Law 87-138, Public Law 88-77, Public Law 89-467, Public Law 90-77, Public Law 91-588, Public Law 94-169, Public Law 95-588, Public Law 97-295, Public Law 98-543, Public Law 99-576, Public Law 102-25, Public Law 102-83, Public Law 102-568, Public Law 107-103, Public Law 113-66 |
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| 1511. | Indian War veterans. |
| 1512. | Spanish-American War veterans. |
| 1513. | Veterans 65 years of age and older. |
NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY PENSION
| 1521. | Veterans of a period of war. |
| 1522. | Net worth limitation. |
| 1523. | Combination of ratings. |
| 1524. | Vocational training for certain pension recipients. |
| 1525. | Protection of health-care eligibility. |
SUBCHAPTER III—PENSIONS TO SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDRENWARS BEFORE WORLD WAR I
| 1532. | Surviving spouses of Civil War veterans. |
| 1533. | Children of Civil War veterans. |
| 1534. | Surviving spouses of Indian War veterans. |
| 1535. | Children of Indian War veterans. |
| 1536. | Surviving spouses of Spanish-American War veterans. |
| 1537. | Children of Spanish-American War veterans. |
OTHER PERIODS OF WAR
| 1541. | Surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war. |
| 1542. | Children of veterans of a period of war. |
| 1543. | Net worth limitation. |
SUBCHAPTER IV—ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, AND COAST GUARD MEDAL OF HONOR ROLL
| [1560, 1561. Repealed.] | |
| 1562. | Special provisions relating to pension. |
AMENDMENTS
2013—Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title V, §563(c)(2), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 768, struck out items 1560 "Medal of Honor Roll; persons eligible" and 1561 "Certificate".
2001—Pub. L. 107–103, title II, §207(a)(2), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 991, added item 1513.
1992—Pub. L. 102–568, title IV, §§402(c)(2)(B), 403(b)(2), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4337, 4338, substituted "Vocational training for certain pension recipients" for "Temporary program of vocational training for certain new pension recipients" in item 1524 and "Protection" for "Temporary protection" in item 1525.
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, §5(b)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406, renumbered items 501 to 562 as 1501 to 1562, respectively.
Pub. L. 102–25, title III, §333(c)(2), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 88, substituted "Other Periods of War" for "Mexican Border Period, World War I, World War II, Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam Era" as subheading preceding item 541.
1986—Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, §703(b)(3), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3303, inserted "program of" after "Temporary" in item 524.
1984—Pub. L. 98–543, title III, §301(a)(2), Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2746, added items 524 and 525.
1982—Pub. L. 97–295, §4(14), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1305, substituted "Honor Roll" for "honor roll" in item 560.
1978—Pub. L. 95–588, title I, §§104(b), 106(b), 109(b), 110(b), 112(b), Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2499, 2502, 2504, 2505, added item 508, substituted "Veterans of a period of war" for "Veterans of the Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era" in item 521, substituted "Surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war" for "Surviving spouses of Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, Korean conflict, or Vietnam era veterans" in item 541, substituted "Children of veterans of a period of war" for "Children of Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, Korean conflict, or Vietnam era veterans" in item 542, struck out heading "Surviving Spouses of Veterans of All Periods of War" following item 543, and struck out item 544.
1975—Pub. L. 94–169, title I, §§101(2)(J), 106(24), (30), (38), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1014, 1018, 1019, struck out items 510 relating to confederate forces veterans, and 531 relating to widows of Mexican War veterans, substituted "Surviving Spouses" for "Widows" in heading of Subchapter III and subheading preceding item 544, and substituted "Surviving spouses" for "Widows" in items 532, 534, 536 and 541.
1970—Pub. L. 91–588, §9(h), Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1585, inserted references to the Mexican border period in subheading preceding item 541 and in items 521, 541, and 542, respectively.
1967—Pub. L. 90–77, title I, §108(b), title II, §202(i), Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 180, 183, added item 544 and included references to Vietnam era in subheading preceding item 541 and in items 521, 541, and 542, respectively.
1966—Pub. L. 89–467, §1(b), June 22, 1966, 80 Stat. 218, added item 507.
1963—Pub. L. 88–77, §5(3), July 25, 1963, 77 Stat. 96, substituted "ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, AND COAST GUARD" for "ARMY, NAVY, AND AIR FORCE", in heading of Subchapter IV.
1961—Pub. L. 87–138, §2(b), Aug. 14, 1961, 75 Stat. 339, struck out "entitling holder to pension" after "Certificate" in item 561.
1959—Pub. L. 86–211, §7(a), Aug. 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 436, substituted "Determinations with respect to annual income" for "Items not considered in determining income" in item 503, "Net worth limitation" for "Income limitations" in item 522, and "Net worth limitation" for "Widows of World War II or Korean conflict veterans" in item 543, included widows of World War II and Korean conflict veterans in item 541 and children of World War II and Korean conflict veterans in item 542, added item 506, and struck out items 544 and 545 which related to children of World War II or Korean conflict veterans and to income limitations.
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