2014 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans' Benefits (Sections 101 - 8528)
Part III - Readjustment and Related Benefits (Sections 3001 - 4335)
Chapter 32 - Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance (Sections 3201 - 3243)
Subchapter II - Eligibility; Contributions; and Matching Fund (Sections 3221 - 3225)
Sec. 3224 - Death of participant
| 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 III - READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS CHAPTER 32 - POST-VIETNAM ERA VETERANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE SUBCHAPTER II - ELIGIBILITY; CONTRIBUTIONS; AND MATCHING FUND Sec. 3224 - Death of participant |
| Contains | section 3224 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 94-502, title IV, §404, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2395, §1624; amended Pub. L. 96-466, title IV, §402, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2201; renumbered §3224, Pub. L. 102-83, §5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 104-275, title IV, §405(c)(2), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3340. |
| Statutes at Large References | 90 Stat. 2395 94 Stat. 2201, 2218 105 Stat. 406 110 Stat. 3340 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 94-502, Public Law 96-466, Public Law 102-83, Public Law 104-275 |
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In the event of a participant's death, the amount of such participant's unused contributions to the fund shall be paid to the living person or persons first listed below:
(1) The beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by such participant under such participant's Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy.
(2) The surviving spouse of the participant.
(3) The surviving child or children of the participant, in equal shares.
(4) The surviving parent or parents of the participant, in equal shares.
If there is no such person living, such amount shall be paid to such participant's estate.
(Added Pub. L. 94–502, title IV, §404, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2395, §1624; amended Pub. L. 96–466, title IV, §402, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2201; renumbered §3224, Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 104–275, title IV, §405(c)(2), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3340.)
AMENDMENTS1996—Par. (1). Pub. L. 104–275 substituted "Servicemembers' Group" for "Servicemen's Group".
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1624 of this title as this section.
1980—Pub. L. 96–466 expanded provisions to require payment of a participant's unused contributions to the fund to the surviving spouse, the surviving child or children, or to the surviving parent or parents before payment of such amount to the participant's estate.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENTPub. L. 96–466, title VIII, §802(d)(2), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2218, provided that: "The amendments made by sections 402 through 406 [amending this section and sections 1622, 1631, and 1641 [now 3222, 3231, and 3241] of this title] shall become effective on October 1, 1980."
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