§ 101. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 38USC101]
TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 1--GENERAL
Sec. 101. Definitions
For the purposes of this title--
(1) The terms ``Secretary'' and ``Department'' mean the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, respectively.
(2) The term ``veteran'' means a person who served in the active
military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released
therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
(3) The term ``surviving spouse'' means (except for purposes of
chapter 19 of this title) a person of the opposite sex who was the
spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran's death, and who lived
with the veteran continuously from the date of marriage to the date of
the veteran's death (except where there was a separation which was due
to the misconduct of, or procured by, the veteran without the fault of
the spouse) and who has not remarried or (in cases not involving
remarriage) has not since the death of the veteran, and after September
19, 1962, lived with another person and held himself or herself out
openly to the public to be the spouse of such other person.
(4)(A) The term ``child'' means (except for purposes of chapter 19
of this title (other than with respect to a child who is an insurable
dependent under section 1965(10)(B) of such chapter) and section 8502(b)
of this title) a person who is unmarried and--
(i) who is under the age of eighteen years;
(ii) who, before attaining the age of eighteen years, became
permanently incapable of self-support; or
(iii) who, after attaining the age of eighteen years and until
completion of education or training (but not after attaining the age
of twenty-three years), is pursuing a course of instruction at an
approved educational institution;
and who is a legitimate child, a legally adopted child, a stepchild who
is a member of a veteran's household or was a member at the time of the
veteran's death, or an illegitimate child but, as to the alleged father,
only if acknowledged in writing signed by him, or if he has been
judicially ordered to contribute to the child's support or has been,
before his death, judicially decreed to be the father of such child, or
if he is otherwise shown by evidence satisfactory to the Secretary to be
the father of such child. A person shall be deemed, as of the date of
death of a veteran, to be the legally adopted child of such veteran if
such person was at the time of the veteran's death living in the
veteran's household and was legally adopted by the veteran's surviving
spouse before August 26, 1961, or within two years after the veteran's
death; however, this sentence shall not apply if at the time of the
veteran's death, such person was receiving regular contributions toward
the person's support from some individual other than the veteran or the
veteran's spouse, or from any public or private welfare organization
which furnishes services or assistance for children. A person with
respect to whom an interlocutory decree of adoption has been issued by
an appropriate adoption authority shall be recognized thereafter as a
legally adopted child, unless and until that decree is rescinded, if the
child remains in the custody of the adopting parent or parents during
the interlocutory period. A person who has been placed for adoption
under an agreement entered into by the adopting parent or parents with
any agency authorized under law to so act shall be recognized thereafter
as a legally adopted child, unless and until such agreement is
terminated, if the child remains in the custody of the adopting parent
or parents during the period of placement for adoption under such
agreement. A person described in clause (ii) of the first sentence of
this subparagraph who was a member of a veteran's household at the time
the person became 18 years of age and who is adopted by the veteran
shall be recognized as a legally adopted child of the veteran regardless
of the age of such person at the time of adoption.
(B) For the purposes of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, in the
case of an adoption under the laws of any jurisdiction other than a
State (as defined in section 101(20) of this title and including the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)--
(i) a person residing outside any of the States shall not be
considered to be a legally adopted child of a veteran during the
lifetime of such veteran (including for purposes of this
subparagraph a Commonwealth Army veteran or new Philippine Scout, as
defined in section 3566 of this title) unless such person--
(I) was less than eighteen years of age at the time of
adoption;
(II) is receiving one-half or more of such person's annual
support from such veteran;
(III) is not in the custody of such person's natural parent,
unless such natural parent is such veteran's spouse; and
(IV) is residing with such veteran (or in the case of
divorce following adoption, with the divorced spouse who is also
an adoptive or natural parent) except for periods during which
such person is residing apart from such veteran (or such
divorced spouse) for purposes of full-time attendance at an
educational institution or during which such person or such
veteran (or such divorced spouse) is confined in a hospital,
nursing home, other health-care facility, or other institution;
and
(ii) a person shall not be considered to have been a legally
adopted child of a veteran as of the date of such veteran's death
and thereafter unless--
(I) at any time within the one-year period immediately
preceding such veteran's death, such veteran was entitled to and
was receiving a dependent's allowance or similar monetary
benefit under this title for such person; or
(II) for a period of at least one year prior to such
veteran's death, such person met the requirements of clause (i)
of this subparagraph.
(5) The term ``parent'' means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of
this title) a father, a mother, a father through adoption, a mother
through adoption, or an individual who for a period of not less than one
year stood in the relationship of a parent to a veteran at any time
before the veteran's entry into active military, naval, or air service
or if two persons stood in the relationship of a father or a mother for
one year or more, the person who last stood in the relationship of
father or mother before the veteran's last entry into active military,
naval, or air service.
(6) The term ``Spanish-American War'' (A) means the period beginning
on April 21, 1898, and ending on July 4, 1902, (B) includes the
Philippine Insurrection and the Boxer Rebellion, and (C) in the case of
a veteran who served with the United States military forces engaged in
hostilities in the Moro Province, means the period beginning on April
21, 1898, and ending on July 15, 1903.
(7) The term ``World War I'' (A) means the period beginning on April
6, 1917, and ending on November 11, 1918, and (B) in the case of a
veteran who served with the United States military forces in Russia,
means the period beginning on April 6, 1917, and ending on April 1,
1920.
(8) The term ``World War II'' means (except for purposes of chapters
31 and 37 of this title) the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and
ending on December 31, 1946.
(9) The term ``Korean conflict'' means the period beginning on June
27, 1950, and ending on January 31, 1955.
(10) The term ``Armed Forces'' means the United States Army, Navy,
Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard, including the reserve
components thereof.
(11) The term ``period of war'' means the Spanish-American War, the
Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict,
the Vietnam era, the Persian Gulf War, and the period beginning on the
date of any future declaration of war by the Congress and ending on the
date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of
the Congress.
(12) The term ``veteran of any war'' means any veteran who served in
the active military, naval, or air service during a period of war.
(13) The term ``compensation'' means a monthly payment made by the
Secretary to a veteran because of service-connected disability, or to a
surviving spouse, child, or parent of a veteran because of the service-
connected death of the veteran occurring before January 1, 1957.
(14) The term ``dependency and indemnity compensation'' means a
monthly payment made by the Secretary to a surviving spouse, child, or
parent (A) because of a service-connected death occurring after December
31, 1956, or (B) pursuant to the election of a surviving spouse, child,
or parent, in the case of such a death occurring before January 1, 1957.
(15) The term ``pension'' means a monthly or other periodic payment
made by the Secretary to a veteran because of service, age, or non-
service-connected disability, or to a surviving spouse or child of a
veteran because of the non-service-connected death of the veteran.
(16) The term ``service-connected'' means, with respect to
disability or death, that such disability was incurred or aggravated, or
that the death resulted from a disability incurred or aggravated, in
line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service.
(17) The term ``non-service-connected'' means, with respect to
disability or death, that such disability was not incurred or
aggravated, or that the death did not result from a disability incurred
or aggravated, in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air
service.
(18) The term ``discharge or release'' includes (A) retirement from
the active military, naval, or air service, and (B) the satisfactory
completion of the period of active military, naval, or air service for
which a person was obligated at the time of entry into such service in
the case of a person who, due to enlistment or reenlistment, was not
awarded a discharge or release from such period of service at the time
of such completion thereof and who, at such time, would otherwise have
been eligible for the award of a discharge or release under conditions
other than dishonorable.
(19) The term ``State home'' means a home established by a State
(other than a possession) for veterans disabled by age, disease, or
otherwise who by reason of such disability are incapable of earning a
living. Such term also includes such a home which furnishes nursing home
care for veterans.
(20) The term ``State'' means each of the several States,
Territories, and possessions of the United States, the District of
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. For the purpose of
section 2303 and chapters 34 and 35 of this title, such term also
includes the Canal Zone.
(21) The term ``active duty'' means--
(A) full-time duty in the Armed Forces, other than active duty
for training;
(B) full-time duty (other than for training purposes) as a
commissioned officer of the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public
Health Service (i) on or after July 29, 1945, or (ii) before that
date under circumstances affording entitlement to ``full military
benefits'' or (iii) at any time, for the purposes of chapter 13 of
this title;
(C) full-time duty as a commissioned officer of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or its predecessor
organization the Coast and Geodetic Survey (i) on or after July 29,
1945, or (ii) before that date (I) while on transfer to one of the
Armed Forces, or (II) while, in time of war or national emergency
declared by the President, assigned to duty on a project for one of
the Armed Forces in an area determined by the Secretary of Defense
to be of immediate military hazard, or (III) in the Philippine
Islands on December 7, 1941, and continuously in such islands
thereafter, or (iii) at any time, for the purposes of chapter 13 of
this title;
(D) service as a cadet at the United States Military, Air Force,
or Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the United States
Naval Academy; and
(E) authorized travel to or from such duty or service.
(22) The term ``active duty for training'' means--
(A) full-time duty in the Armed Forces performed by Reserves for
training purposes;
(B) full-time duty for training purposes performed as a
commissioned officer of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health
Service (i) on or after July 29, 1945, or (ii) before that date
under circumstances affording entitlement to ``full military
benefits'', or (iii) at any time, for the purposes of chapter 13 of
this title;
(C) in the case of members of the Army National Guard or Air
National Guard of any State, full-time duty under section 316, 502,
503, 504, or 505 of title 32, or the prior corresponding provisions
of law;
(D) duty performed by a member of a Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps program when ordered to such duty for the purpose of
training or a practice cruise under chapter 103 of title 10 for a
period of not less than four weeks and which must be completed by
the member before the member is commissioned; and
(E) authorized travel to or from such duty.
The term does not include duty performed as a temporary member of the
Coast Guard Reserve.
(23) The term ``inactive duty training'' means--
(A) duty (other than full-time duty) prescribed for Reserves
(including commissioned officers of the Reserve Corps of the Public
Health Service) by the Secretary concerned under section 206 of
title 37 or any other provision of law;
(B) special additional duties authorized for Reserves (including
commissioned officers of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health
Service) by an authority designated by the Secretary concerned and
performed by them on a voluntary basis in connection with the
prescribed training or maintenance activities of the units to which
they are assigned; and
(C) training (other than active duty for training) by a member
of, or applicant for membership (as defined in section 8140(g) of
title 5) in, the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps prescribed
under chapter 103 of title 10.
In the case of a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard
of any State, such term means duty (other than full-time duty) under
sections 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505 of title 32, or the prior
corresponding provisions of law. Such term does not include (i) work or
study performed in connection with correspondence courses, (ii)
attendance at an educational institution in an inactive status, or (iii)
duty performed as a temporary member of the Coast Guard Reserve.
(24) The term ``active military, naval, or air service'' includes--
(A) active duty;
(B) any period of active duty for training during which the
individual concerned was disabled or died from a disease or injury
incurred or aggravated in line of duty; and
(C) any period of inactive duty training during which the
individual concerned was disabled or died--
(i) from an injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty;
or
(ii) from an acute myocardial infarction, a cardiac arrest,
or a cerebrovascular accident occurring during such training.
(25) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters
concerning the Army;
(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters
concerning the Navy or the Marine Corps;
(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters
concerning the Air Force;
(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters
concerning the Coast Guard;
(E) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to
matters concerning the Public Health Service; and
(F) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to matters
concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or
its predecessor organization the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
(26) The term ``Reserve'' means a member of a reserve component of
one of the Armed Forces.
(27) The term ``reserve component'' means, with respect to the Armed
Forces--
(A) the Army Reserve;
(B) the Naval Reserve;
(C) the Marine Corps Reserve;
(D) the Air Force Reserve;
(E) the Coast Guard Reserve;
(F) the Army National Guard of the United States; and
(G) the Air National Guard of the United States.
(28) The term ``nursing home care'' means the accommodation of
convalescents or other persons who are not acutely ill and not in need
of hospital care, but who require nursing care and related medical
services, if such nursing care and medical services are prescribed by,
or are performed under the general direction of, persons duly licensed
to provide such care. Such term includes services furnished in skilled
nursing care facilities, in intermediate care facilities, and in
combined facilities. It does not include domiciliary care.
(29) The term ``Vietnam era'' means the following:
(A) The period beginning on February 28, 1961, and ending on May
7, 1975, in the case of a veteran who served in the Republic of
Vietnam during that period.
(B) The period beginning on August 5, 1964, and ending on May 7,
1975, in all other cases.
(30) The term ``Mexican border period'' means the period beginning
on May 9, 1916, and ending on April 5, 1917, in the case of a veteran
who during such period served in Mexico, on the borders thereof, or in
the waters adjacent thereto.
(31) The term ``spouse'' means a person of the opposite sex who is a
wife or husband.
(32) The term ``former prisoner of war'' means a person who, while
serving in the active military, naval or air service, was forcibly
detained or interned in line of duty--
(A) by an enemy government or its agents, or a hostile force,
during a period of war; or
(B) by a foreign government or its agents, or a hostile force,
under circumstances which the Secretary finds to have been
comparable to the circumstances under which persons have generally
been forcibly detained or interned by enemy governments during
periods of war.
(33) The term ``Persian Gulf War'' means the period beginning on
August 2, 1990, and ending on the date thereafter prescribed by
Presidential proclamation or by law.
(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1106; Pub. L. 86-195, Aug. 25,
1959, 73 Stat. 424; Pub. L. 87-674, Sec. 1, Sept. 19, 1962, 76 Stat.
558; Pub. L. 87-815, Sec. 3, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 927; Pub. L. 88-
450, Sec. 4(c), (d), Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 504; Pub. L. 89-311,
Sec. 2(c)(1), Oct. 31, 1965, 79 Stat. 1155; Pub. L. 89-358, Sec. 4(d),
Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 24; Pub. L. 90-77, title II, Sec. 201, Aug. 31,
1967, 81 Stat. 181; Pub. L. 91-24, Secs. 1(a), (b), 16, June 11, 1969,
83 Stat. 33, 35; Pub. L. 91-262, Sec. 1, May 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 256;
Pub. L. 91-588, Sec. 9(a), (b), Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1584; Pub. L.
91-621, Sec. 6(a)(1), (2), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1864; Pub. L. 92-198,
Sec. 5(a), Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 92-540, title IV,
Sec. 407, Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1092; Pub. L. 94-169, title I,
Sec. 101(1), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1013; Pub. L. 94-417, Sec. 1(b),
Sept. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 1277; Pub. L. 95-126, Sec. 3, Oct. 8, 1977, 91
Stat. 1108; Pub. L. 95-202, title III, Sec. 309(a), Nov. 23, 1977, 91
Stat. 1446; Pub. L. 95-588, title III, Sec. 301, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat.
2506; Pub. L. 96-22, title IV, Sec. 401, June 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 62;
Pub. L. 97-37, Sec. 3(a), Aug. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 936; Pub. L. 97-295,
Sec. 4(2), (95)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1304, 1313; Pub. L. 97-306,
title I, Sec. 113(a), Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 1432; Pub. L. 98-223,
title II, Sec. 201, Mar. 2, 1984, 98 Stat. 41; Pub. L. 99-576, title
VII, Sec. 702(1), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3301; Pub. L. 100-322, title
I, Sec. 103(a), title III, Sec. 311, May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 493, 534;
Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title VI, Sec. 633(c), Sept. 29, 1988, 102
Stat. 1987; Pub. L. 101-237, Sec. 2(a), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2062;
Pub. L. 102-25, title III, Sec. 332, Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 88; Pub. L.
102-40, title IV, Sec. 402(d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 239; Pub. L.
102-54, Sec. 14(a)(1), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 282; Pub. L. 102-83,
Secs. 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat.
404-406; Pub. L. 103-446, title XII, Sec. 1201(a)(1), Nov. 2, 1994, 108
Stat. 4682; Pub. L. 104-275, title V, Sec. 505(a), Oct. 9, 1996, 110
Stat. 3342; Pub. L. 106-419, title III, Sec. 301(a), Nov. 1, 2000, 114
Stat. 1852; Pub. L. 107-14, Sec. 4(a)(2), June 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 26;
Pub. L. 107-296, title XVII, Sec. 1704(d), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat.
2315.)
References in Text
For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in par. (20), see section
3602(b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Amendments
2002--Par. (25)(D). Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 1704(d), which directed
that section ``101(25)(d)'' be amended by substituting ``of Homeland
Security'' for ``of Transportation'', was executed to subpar. (D) to
reflect the probable intent of Congress.
2001--Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 107-14 inserted ``(other than with
respect to a child who is an insurable dependent under section
1965(10)(B) of such chapter)'' after ``except for purposes of chapter 19
of this title'' in introductory provisions.
2000--Par. (24). Pub. L. 106-419 amended par. (24) generally. Prior
to amendment, par. (24) read as follows: ``The term `active military,
naval, or air service' includes active duty, any period of active duty
for training during which the individual concerned was disabled or died
from a disease or injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty, and any
period of inactive duty training during which the individual concerned
was disabled or died from an injury incurred or aggravated in line of
duty.''
1996--Par. (29). Pub. L. 104-275 amended par. (29) generally. Prior
to amendment, par. (29) read as follows: ``The term `Vietnam era' means
the period beginning August 5, 1964, and ending on May 7, 1975.''
1994--Par. (1). Pub. L. 103-446 amended par. (1) generally. Prior to
amendment, par. (1) read as follows: ``The terms `Secretary' and
`Administrator' mean the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the terms
`Department' and `Department' mean the Department of Veterans Affairs.''
1991--Par. (1). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(a)(3), (4), substituted
``Department'' for ``Veterans' Administration''.
Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted
``Secretary'' for ``Administrator'' in concluding provisions.
Pub. L. 102-40 substituted ``8502(b)'' for ``5202(b)'' in
introductory provisions.
Par. (4)(B)(i). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted ``3566''
for ``1766'' in introductory provisions.
Par. (11). Pub. L. 102-25, Sec. 332(1), inserted ``the Persian Gulf
War,'' after ``the Vietnam era,''.
Pars. (13) to (15). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E),
substituted ``Secretary'' for ``Administrator''.
Par. (20). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted ``2303'' for
``903''.
Par. (21)(C)(ii). Pub. L. 102-54 redesignated subcls. (a), (b), and
(c) as (I), (II), and (III), respectively.
Par. (32)(B). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted
``Secretary'' for ``Administrator''.
Par. (33). Pub. L. 102-25, Sec. 332(2), added par. (33).
1989--Par. (1). Pub. L. 101-237 amended par. (1) generally. Prior to
amendment, par. (1) read as follows: ``The term `Administrator' means
the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs.''
1988--Par. (22)(D). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 633(c)(1), substituted
``training or a practice cruise under chapter 103 of title 10 for a
period of not less than four weeks and which must be completed by the
member before the member is commissioned'' for ``field training or a
practice cruise under chapter 103 of title 10''.
Par. (23)(C). Pub. L. 100-456, Sec. 633(c)(2), added subpar. (C).
Par. (28). Pub. L. 100-322, Sec. 103(a), substituted ``who require
nursing care'' for ``who require skilled nursing care'' and ``Such term
includes services furnished in skilled nursing care facilities, in
intermediate care facilities, and in combined facilities. It does not
include domiciliary care.'' for ``The term includes intensive care where
the nursing service is under the supervision of a registered
professional nurse.''
Par. (32)(B). Pub. L. 100-322, Sec. 311, struck out ``during a
period other than a period of war in which such person was held'' before
``under circumstances which''.
1986--Pars. (22)(C), (23), (27)(F). Pub. L. 99-576, Sec. 702(1)(A),
inserted ``Army'' before ``National Guard''.
Par. (31). Pub. L. 99-576, Sec. 702(1)(B), struck out ``and the term
`surviving spouse' means a person of the opposite sex who is a widow or
widower'' after ``husband''.
1984--Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 98-223 inserted provision that a person
described in cl. (ii) of first sentence of subpar. (A) who was a member
of a veteran's household at the time the person became 18 years of age
and who is adopted by the veteran be recognized as a legally adopted
child of the veteran regardless of the age of such person at the time of
the adoption.
1982--Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 97-295, Sec. 4(2), substituted ``before
August 26, 1961, or within two years after the veteran's death'' for
``within two years after the veteran's death or the date of enactment of
this sentence''.
Par. (22)(C). Pub. L. 97-306, Sec. 113(a)(1), struck out ``and''
after ``of law;''.
Par. (22)(D), (E). Pub. L. 97-306, Sec. 113(a)(2), (3), added
subpar. (D) and redesignated former subpar. (D) as (E).
Par. (25)(E). Pub. L. 97-295, Sec. 4(95)(A), substituted ``Health
and Human Services'' for ``Health, Education, and Welfare''.
1981--Par. (32). Pub. L. 97-37 added par. (32).
1979--Par. (4). Pub. L. 96-22 designated existing provisions as
subpar. (A) and existing subpars. (A), (B), and (C) thereof as cls. (i),
(ii), and (iii), respectively, and added subpar. (B).
1978--Par. (15). Pub. L. 95-588 inserted ``or other periodic'' after
``monthly''.
1977--Par. (18). Pub. L. 95-126 designated existing provisions as
cl. (A) and added cl. (B).
Par. (29). Pub. L. 95-202 substituted ``May 7, 1975'' for ``such
date as shall thereafter be determined by Presidential proclamation or
concurrent resolution of the Congress.''
1976--Par. (19). Pub. L. 94-417 struck out ``of any war (including
the Indian Wars)'' before ``disabled'' and ``of any war'' after ``care
for veterans''.
1975--Par. (3). Pub. L. 94-169, Sec. 101(1)(A), substituted
``surviving spouse'' for ``widow'', ``person of the opposite sex'' for
``woman'', ``spouse'' for ``wife'' wherever appearing, ``the veteran's''
for ``his'' wherever appearing, ``with the veteran'' for ``with him'',
``person'' for ``man'' wherever appearing and ``himself or herself'' for
``herself''.
Par. (4). Pub. L. 94-169, Sec. 101(1)(B), substituted ``regular
contributions toward the person's support from some individual other
than the veteran or the veteran's spouse'' for ``regular contribution
toward his support from some individual other than the veteran or his
spouse''.
Par. (5). Pub. L. 94-169, Sec. 101(1)(C), substituted ``before the
veteran's entry'' for ``before his entry''.
Pars. (13) to (15). Pub. L. 94-169, Sec. 101(1)(D)-(F), substituted
``surviving spouse'' for ``widow'' wherever appearing.
Par. (31). Pub. L. 94-169, Sec. 101(1)(G), added par. (31).
1972--Par. (4). Pub. L. 92-540 inserted provision recognizing as a
legally adopted child a person who has been placed for adoption under an
agreement entered into by the adopting parent or parents with an agency
authorized by law to so act.
1971--Par. (30). Pub. L. 92-198 struck out service requirement of 90
days or more.
1970--Par. (4). Pub. L. 91-262 inserted provision recognizing an
adopted child of a veteran as a dependent from the date of issuance of
an interlocutory decree.
Par. (11). Pub. L. 91-588, Sec. 9(a), inserted reference to the
Mexican border period.
Par. (21)(C). Pub. L. 91-621, Sec. 6(a)(1), included within ``active
duty'' duty as a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration or its predecessor organization.
Par. (25)(F). Pub. L. 91-621, Sec. 6(a)(2), inserted ``the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or its predecessor organization''
before ``the Coast and Geodetic Survey''.
Par. (30). Pub. L. 91-588, Sec. 9(b), added par. (30).
1969--Par. (3). Pub. L. 91-24, Sec. 16, substituted ``September 16,
1962'' for ``enactment of the 1962 amendment to this paragraph''.
Par. (23)(A). Pub. L. 91-24, Sec. 1(a), substituted ``section 206 of
title 37'' for ``section 301 of title 37''.
Par. (25)(D). Pub. L. 91-24, Sec. 1(b), substituted ``Secretary of
Transportation'' for ``Secretary of the Treasury''.
1967--Par. (11). Pub. L. 90-77, Sec. 201(a), included Vietnam era
within definition of ``period of war'' and substituted ``the date'' for
``a date''.
Par. (29). Pub. L. 90-77, Sec. 201(b), added par. (29).
1966--Par. (20). Pub. L. 89-358 defined ``State'' to include the
Canal Zone for the purpose of section 903 and chapters 34 and 35 of this
title.
1965--Par. (4)(C). Pub. L. 89-311 substituted ``twenty-three years''
for ``twenty-one years''.
1964--Par. (19). Pub. L. 88-450, Sec. 4(c), included within ``State
home'' a home which furnishes nursing home care for veterans of any war.
Par. (28). Pub. L. 88-450, Sec. 4(d), added par. (28).
1962--Par. (3). Pub. L. 87-674 inserted requirement that a widow, in
cases not involving remarriage, must not, since the death of the veteran
and after the enactment of this amendment, have lived with another man
and held herself out openly to the public to be the wife of such other
man, and struck out ``(unless the purported remarriage is void)'' after
``who has not remarried''.
Par. (26). Pub. L. 87-815 substituted `` `Reserve' means a member''
for `` `Reserves' means members''.
1959--Par. (4). Pub. L. 86-195 provided that a person shall be
deemed, as of the date of death of a veteran, to be the legally adopted
child of the veteran if such person was at the time of the veteran's
death living in the veteran's household and was legally adopted by the
surviving spouse of the veteran within two years after the veteran's
death or Aug. 25, 1959, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 86-195,
provided that such person was not receiving regular contributions toward
his support from some individual other than the veteran or his spouse,
or from any public or private welfare organization.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective on the date of transfer of
the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section
1704(g) of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as a note under section 101 of Title
10, Armed Forces.
Effective Date of 2001 Amendment
Pub. L. 107-14, Sec. 4(g), June 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 30, provided
that:
``(1) The amendments made by this section [amending this section and
sections 1965 and 1967 to 1970 of this title] shall take effect on the
first day of the first month that begins more than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act [June 5, 2001].
``(2) Each Secretary concerned, acting in consultation with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall take such action as is necessary to
ensure that during the period between the date of the enactment of this
Act and the effective date determined under paragraph (1) each eligible
member--
``(A) is furnished an explanation of the insurance benefits
available for dependents under the amendments made by this section;
and
``(B) is afforded an opportunity before such effective date to
make elections that are authorized under those amendments to be made
with respect to dependents.
``(3) For purposes of paragraph (2):
``(A) The term `Secretary concerned' has the meaning given that
term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
``(B) The term `eligible member' means a member of the uniformed
services described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 1967(a)(1)
of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b)(1).''
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Section 505(d) of Pub. L. 104-275 provided that: ``The amendments
made by this section [amending this section and sections 1116 and 1710
of this title] shall take effect on January 1, 1997. No benefit may be
paid or provided by reason of such amendments for any period before such
date.''
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-456 applicable only with respect to
training performed after Sept. 30, 1988, see section 633(e) of Pub. L.
100-456, set out as a note under section 2109 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Section 113(d) of Pub. L. 97-306, as amended by Pub. L. 98-223,
title II, Sec. 210, Mar. 2, 1984, 98 Stat. 45, provided that: ``The
amendments made by subsections (a) [amending this section] and (b)
[repealing former section 403 of this title] and the provisions of
subsection (c) [set out as a note under section 8140 of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees]--
``(1) with respect to deaths and disabilities resulting from
diseases or injuries incurred or aggravated after September 30,
1982, shall take effect as of October 1, 1982; and
``(2) with respect to deaths and disabilities resulting from
diseases or injuries incurred or aggravated before October 1, 1982,
shall take effect as of October 1, 1983.''
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Section 401 of Pub. L. 95-588 provided that: ``The amendments made
by this Act [see Tables for classification] to title 38, United States
Code, shall become effective on January 1, 1979.''
Effective Date of 1977 Amendments
Section 501 of Pub. L. 95-202 provided that: ``The provisions of
this Act [see Tables for classification] shall become effective on the
first day of the first month beginning 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act [Nov. 23, 1977], except that the provisions of
title I and section 304(a)(1)(A) shall be effective retroactively to
October 1, 1977, the provisions of sections 201 and 202 shall become
effective on January 1, 1978, the provisions of section 203 shall be
effective retroactively to May 31, 1976, and the provisions of sections
301, 302(2), 304(a)(1)(B), 304(a)(2), 305(a)(3), 305(b)(2), 305(b)(3),
305(b)(4), 305(c), 306, 307, 308, 309, and 310 and of title IV shall be
effective upon enactment [Nov. 23, 1977].''
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-126 effective Oct. 8, 1977, see section 5 of
Pub. L. 95-126, set out as a note under section 5303 of this title.
Effective Date of 1975 Amendment
Section 101 of Pub. L. 94-169 provided that the amendment made by
that section is effective Jan. 1, 1976.
Effective Date of 1971 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 92-198 effective Jan. 1, 1972, see section 6 of
Pub. L. 92-198, set out as a note under section 1521 of this title.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91-588 effective Jan. 1, 1971, see section
10(a) of Pub. L. 91-588, set out as a note under section 1521 of this
title.
Effective Date of 1967 Amendment
Section 405 of Pub. L. 90-77 provided that:
``(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section,
this Act [see Tables for classification] shall become effective on the
first day of the first calendar month which begins more than ten days
after the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 31, 1967].
``(b) The amendments made by section 203 of this Act [amending
sections 602 and 612 [now 1702 and 1712 of this title] shall become
effective upon enactment [Aug. 31, 1967].
``(c) The amendments made by title II [Secs. 201-204] of this Act
[amending this section] relating to the payment of burial benefits in
the case of veterans of the Vietnam era shall become effective on the
date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 31, 1967]. If the burial allowance
authorized by section 902 [now 2302] of title 38, United States Code is
payable solely by virtue of the enactment of this Act, the two-year
period for filing applications, referred to in section 904 [now 2304] of
such title 38, shall not end, with respect to an individual whose death
occurred prior to the enactment of this Act; before the expiration of
the two-year period which begins on the date of enactment of this Act;
or in any case involving the correction of a discharge after the date of
enactment of this Act; before the expiration of two years from the date
of such correction.''
Effective Date of 1965 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89-311 effective first day of second calendar
month following Oct. 31, 1965, see section 9 of Pub. L. 89-311, set out
as a note under section 1114 of this title.
Short Title of 2003 Amendments
Pub. L. 108-183, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2651, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting sections 1821, 4113, 5109B, and 7112 of this
title and section 657f of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, amending
sections 103, 107, 315, 544, 1104, 1112, 1303, 1311, 1322, 1729A, 1804,
1811, 1831, 1834, 1917, 1952, 1974, 2101, 2102, 2303, 2307, 2402, 2408,
3015, 3452, 3462, 3471, 3485, 3512, 3532, 3534, 3542, 3564, 3675, 3687,
3692, 3702, 3729, 3732, 3733, 3902, 4102A, 5101, 5102, 5103, 5121, 5301,
5317, 5318, 6105, and 7723 of this title, repealing sections 3698 and
3699 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under sections
103, 107, 1154, 1917, 2102, 2402, 3452, 3462, 3485, 3512, 3532, 3698,
3729, 4102A, 4113, 5101, 5102, 5103, 5121, 6105, and 7723 of this title,
amending provisions set out as a note under section 103 of this title,
and repealing provisions set out as a note under section 5101 of this
title] may be cited as the `Veterans Benefits Act of 2003'.''
Pub. L. 108-170, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2042, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting sections 7307 and 7364A of this title,
amending sections 516, 1701, 1710, 1710A, 1712, 1718, 1720, 1722A, 1734,
2041, 2065, 7303, 7316, 7321, 7366, 7368, 7401 to 7405, 7409, 7421,
7454, 7802, 8104, 8107, 8121, 8153, and 8163 to 8165 of this title and
section 1680f of Title 25, Indians, enacting provisions set out as notes
under sections 7316, 7401, 7454, and 8121 of this title and section
1680f of Title 25, and amending provisions set out as notes under
sections 1710B and 1712A of this title] may be cited as the `Veterans
Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act of 2003'.''
Pub. L. 108-147, Sec. 1, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1885, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting provisions set out as notes under section
1114 of this title] may be cited as the `Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 2003'.''
Short Title of 2002 Amendments
Pub. L. 107-330, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2820, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting section 3707A of this title, amending
sections 103, 107, 112, 1114, 1115, 1160, 1162, 1311, 1313, 1314, 1562,
1701, 1705, 1707, 1710, 1729B, 1781, 2106, 2301, 2306, 2411, 3011,
3014A, 3018C, 3031, 3035, 3103, 3485, 3512, 3674, 3689, 3703, 3734,
7261, 7292, and 7315 of this title, section 6103 of Title 26, Internal
Revenue Code, and section 511 of Title 50, Appendix, War and National
Defense, enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 103, 112,
1562, 2306, 2409, 3035, 3103, 3512, 3703, 3729, 7261, and 7292 of this
title and section 2412 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure,
and amending provisions set out as notes under sections 2306 and 2400 of
this title] may be cited as the `Veterans Benefits Act of 2002'.''
Pub. L. 107-288, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 7, 2002, 116 Stat. 2033, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting sections 4112 and 4215 of this title,
amending sections 3117, 4101 to 4104, 4106, 4107, 4109, 4211, 4212, and
4214 of this title, repealing section 4104A of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under sections 4100, 4101, 4102, 4102A,
4103A, 4106, 4107, 4211, 4214, and 4215 of this title] may be cited as
the `Jobs for Veterans Act'.''
Pub. L. 107-287, Sec. 1, Nov. 7, 2002, 116 Stat. 2024, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting sections 1785, 7325, 7326, and 8117 of this
title, amending sections 308 and 8111A of this title and section 5315 of
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, enacting provisions set
out as notes under sections 7325 and 7326 of this title, and amending
provisions set out as a note preceding section 8117 of this title] may
be cited as the `Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness
Act of 2002'.''
Pub. L. 107-247, Sec. 1, Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat. 1517, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting provisions set out as notes under section
1114 of this title] may be cited as the `Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 2002'.''
Pub. L. 107-135, Sec. 1(a), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2446, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting sections 1782 to 1784 and 7324 of this title,
amending sections 103, 1701, 1705 to 1707, 1710, 1711, 1712A, 1714,
1729, 1729A, 1781, 7303, 7306, 7426, 7451, 7454, 7631, 7672, 7673, 7682,
7683, 8110 to 8111A, 8152, 8502, 8520, and 8521 of this title and
sections 8415 and 8422 of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees, renumbering section 1713 of this title as section 1781 of
this title, repealing sections 7676 and 7684 of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under sections 1705, 1710, 7303, 7311, 7324,
7451, 7454, 7631, and 7682 of this title and section 8415 of Title 5]
may be cited as the `Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs
Enhancement Act of 2001'.''
Short Title of 2001 Amendments
Pub. L. 107-103, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 976, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001'.''
Pub. L. 107-95, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 903, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting chapter 20 of this title, amending sections
1706, 1720A, 2031, 2033, 2034, 2051, 2052, 4103A, 4104, 8122, and 8162
of this title and sections 1437f and 11312 of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare, renumbering sections 1771 to 1774 of this title as
sections 2031 to 2034 of this title, respectively, section 3735 of this
title as section 2041 of this title, and sections 3772 to 3775 of this
title as sections 2051 to 2054 of this title, respectively, repealing
sections 3771 and 4111 of this title and section 11448 of Title 42,
enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 2001, 2061, and 8162
of this title, and repealing provisions set out as notes under section
7721 of this title] may be cited as the `Homeless Veterans Comprehensive
Assistance Act of 2001'.''
Pub. L. 107-94, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 900, provided
that: ``This Act [amending sections 1114, 1115, 1162, 1311, 1313, and
1314 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under
section 1114 of this title] may be cited as the `Veterans' Compensation
Rate Amendments of 2001'.''
Pub. L. 107-14, Sec. 1(a), June 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 25, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001'.''
Short Title of 2000 Amendments
Pub. L. 106-475, Sec. 1, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2096, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting sections 5100, 5102 to 5103A, and 5126 of
this title, amending sections 5106 and 5107 of this title, repealing
former sections 5102 and 5103 of this title, and enacting provisions set
out as a note under section 5107 of this title] may be cited as the
`Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000'.''
Pub. L. 106-419, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1822, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000'.''
Pub. L. 106-413, Sec. 1, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1798, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting provisions set out as notes under section
1114 of this title] may be cited as the `Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 2000'.''
Short Title of 1999 Amendments
Pub. L. 106-118, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1601, provided
that: ``This Act [amending sections 1114, 1115, 1162, 1311, 1313, and
1314 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under
section 1114 of this title] may be cited as the `Veterans' Compensation
Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1999'.''
Pub. L. 106-117, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1545, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act'.''
Pub. L. 106-117, title V, Sec. 501(a), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat.
1573, provided that: ``This section [amending section 1318 of this
title] may be cited as the `John William Rolen Act'.''
Pub. L. 106-117, title X, Sec. 1001, Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1587,
provided that: ``This title [enacting sections 7257 and 7299 of this
title, amending sections 7253, 7254, 7281, and 7296 to 7298 of this
title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 7253 and
7296 of this title] may be cited as the `Court of Appeals for Veterans
Claims Amendments of 1999'.''
Short Title of 1998 Amendments
Pub. L. 105-368, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3315, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998'.''
Pub. L. 105-368, title VIII, Sec. 801, Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat.
3352, provided that: ``This title [enacting sections 7671 to 7676 and
7681 to 7684 of this title, amending sections 7601 to 7604, 7632, and
7636 of this title, and repealing provisions set out as a note under
section 7601 of this title] may be cited as the `Department of Veterans
Affairs Health Care Personnel Incentive Act of 1998'.''
Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title XVI, Sec. 1601, Oct. 21, 1998, 112
Stat. 2681-742, provided that: ``This title [enacting section 1118 of
this title, amending sections 1113 and 1117 of this title, and enacting
provisions set out as a note under section 1117 of this title] may be
cited as the `Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998'.''
Pub. L. 105-178, title VIII, Sec. 8201, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 492,
provided that: ``This subtitle [subtitle B (Secs. 8201-8209) of title
VIII of Pub. L. 105-178, amending sections 1110, 1131, 1311, 2102, 3015,
and 3902 of this title and section 16131 of Title 10, Armed Forces, and
enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1311, 1521, 2102,
3015, and 3902 of this title and sections 1174 and 16131 of Title 10]
may be cited as the `Veterans Benefits Act of 1998'.''
Short Title of 1997 Amendments
Pub. L. 105-114, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2277, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting sections 319, 516, 1771 to 1774, and 7322 of
this title, amending sections 1710, 1717, 1720, 1720A, 1720C, 1801,
1804, 1806, 2303, 3015, 3018C, 3680A, 3735, 3761, 3762, 5310, 7618,
8153, and 8169 of this title and sections 11448 and 11450 of Title 42,
The Public Health and Welfare, repealing section 8168 of this title,
enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 319, 516, 1710,
1801, 7322, and 7611 of this title, amending provisions set out as a
note under section 7721 of this title, and repealing provisions set out
as notes under sections 527, 1712, 1718, and 7721 of this title] may be
cited as the `Veterans' Benefits Act of 1997'.''
Pub. L. 105-98, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2155, provided
that: ``This Act [amending sections 1114, 1115, 1162, 1311, 1313, and
1314 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under
section 1114 of this title] may be cited as the `Veterans' Compensation
Rate Amendments of 1997'.''
Pub. L. 105-33, title VIII, Sec. 8001(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat.
663, provided that: ``This title [enacting sections 1103, 1303, and
1729A of this title, amending sections 712, 1710, 1722A, 1729, 3720,
3726, 3729, 3732, 5302, 5317, and 5503 of this title, enacting
provisions set out as notes under sections 712, 1729, 1729A, and 3726 of
this title, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 1710
of this title] may be cited as the `Veterans Reconciliation Act of
1997'.''
Short Title of 1996 Amendments
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-275 provided that: ``This Act [see
Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans' Benefits
Improvements Act of 1996'.''
Section 401 of title IV of Pub. L. 104-275 provided that: ``This
title [amending sections 1315, 1965, 1967 to 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977,
3017, and 3224 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes
under sections 1965 and 1968 of this title] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Insurance Reform Act of 1996'.''
Pub. L. 104-263, Sec. 1, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3212, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting provisions set out as a note under section
1114 of this title] may be cited as the `Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 1996'.''
Pub. L. 104-262, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3177, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996'.''
Pub. L. 104-106, div. B, title XXVIII, Sec. 2822(a), Feb. 10, 1996,
110 Stat. 556, provided that: ``This section [enacting section 3708 of
this title and provisions set out as a note under section 3708 of this
title] may be cited as the `Military Housing Assistance Act of 1995'.''
Short Title of 1995 Amendment
Pub. L. 104-57, Sec. 1, Nov. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 555, provided that:
``This Act [enacting provisions set out as notes under section 1114 of
this title] may be cited as the `Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living
Adjustment Act of 1995'.''
Short Title of 1994 Amendments
Pub. L. 103-452, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4783, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans Health Programs Extension Act of 1994'.''
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 103-446 provided that: ``This Act [see
Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans' Benefits
Improvements Act of 1994'.''
Section 101 of title I of Pub. L. 103-446 provided that: ``This Act
[probably means title I of Pub. L. 103-446, see Tables for
classification] may be cited as the `Persian Gulf War Veterans' Benefits
Act'.''
Pub. L. 103-418, Sec. 1, Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4336, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting provisions set out as notes under section
1114 of this title] may be cited as the `Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 1994'.''
Pub. L. 103-353, Sec. 1, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3149, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994'.''
Pub. L. 103-271, Sec. 1, July 1, 1994, 108 Stat. 740, provided that:
``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Board of
Veterans' Appeals Administrative Procedures Improvement Act of 1994'.''
Short Title of 1993 Amendments
Pub. L. 103-140, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1485, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Compensation Rates Amendments of 1993'.''
Pub. L. 103-66, title XII, Sec. 12001, Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 413,
provided that: ``This title [see Tables for classification] may be cited
as the `Veterans Reconciliation Act of 1993'.''
Short Title of 1992 Amendments
Pub. L. 102-590, Sec. 1, Nov. 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 5136, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992'.''
Pub. L. 102-585, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 4943, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans Health Care Act of 1992'.''
Pub. L. 102-585, title I, Sec. 101, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 4944,
provided that: ``This title [see Tables for classification] may be cited
as the `Women Veterans Health Programs Act of 1992'.''
Pub. L. 102-578, Sec. 1, Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4774, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Radiation Exposure Amendments of 1992'.''
Pub. L. 102-568, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4320, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992'.''
Pub. L. 102-568, title I, Sec. 101, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4321,
provided that: ``This title [see Tables for classification] may be cited
as the `Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Reform Act of 1992'.''
Pub. L. 102-547, Sec. 1, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3633, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans Home Loan Program Amendments of 1992'.''
Pub. L. 102-510, Sec. 1, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3318, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1992'.''
Pub. L. 102-405, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 1972, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Medical Programs Amendments of 1992'.''
Short Title of 1991 Amendments
Pub. L. 102-152, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 985, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 1991'.''
Pub. L. 102-127, Sec. 1, Oct. 10, 1991, 105 Stat. 619, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Educational Assistance Amendments of 1991'.''
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 102-86 provided that: ``This Act [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans' Benefits Programs
Improvement Act of 1991'.''
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 102-83 provided that: ``This Act [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the `Department of Veterans Affairs
Codification Act'.''
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 102-40 provided that: ``This Act [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the `Department of Veterans Affairs
Health-Care Personnel Act of 1991'.''
Section 101 of title I of Pub. L. 102-40 provided that: ``This title
[see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Department of
Veterans Affairs Physician and Dentist Recruitment and Retention Act of
1991'.''
Section 201 of title II of Pub. L. 102-40 provided that: ``This
title [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Department of
Veterans Affairs Labor Relations Improvement Act of 1991'.''
Section 331 of Pub. L. 102-25 provided that: ``This part [part C
(Secs. 331-341) of title III of Pub. L. 102-25, see Tables for
classification] may be cited as the `Persian Gulf War Veterans' Benefits
Act of 1991'.''
Pub. L. 102-4, Sec. 1, Feb. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 11, provided that:
``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Agent
Orange Act of 1991'.''
Pub. L. 102-3, Sec. 1(a), Feb. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 7, provided that:
``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1991'.''
Short Title of 1990 Amendment
Pub. L. 101-366, Sec. 1, Aug. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 430, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Pay Act of 1990'.''
Short Title of 1989 Amendments
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 101-237 provided that: ``This Act [see
Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans' Benefits
Amendments of 1989'.''
Section 301 of title III of Pub. L. 101-237 provided that: ``This
title [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans Home
Loan Indemnity and Restructuring Act of 1989'.''
Section 401 of title IV of Pub. L. 101-237 provided that: ``This
title [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans
Education and Employment Amendments of 1989'.''
Pub. L. 101-94, Sec. 1, Aug. 16, 1989, 103 Stat. 617, provided that:
``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Court of
Veterans Appeals Judges Retirement Act'.''
Short Title of 1988 Amendments
Pub. L. 100-689, Sec. 1, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4161, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of 1988'.''
Pub. L. 100-687, div. A, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4105,
provided that: ``This division [see Tables for classification] may be
cited as the `Veterans' Judicial Review Act'.''
Pub. L. 100-687, div. B, Sec. 1001(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat.
4122, provided that: ``This division [see Tables for classification] may
be cited as the `Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1988'.''
For short title of Pub. L. 100-527 as the ``Department of Veterans
Affairs Act'', see section 1 of Pub. L. 100-527, set out as a note under
section 301 of this title.
Pub. L. 100-323, Sec. 1(a), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 556, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Employment, Training, and Counseling Amendments of 1988'.''
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 100-322 provided that: ``This Act [see
Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans' Benefits and
Services Act of 1988'.''
Pub. L. 100-321, Sec. 1, May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 485, provided that:
``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Radiation-Exposed Veterans Compensation Act of 1988'.''
Pub. L. 100-253, Sec. 1, Feb. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 20, provided that:
``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Home Loan Program Emergency Amendments of 1988'.''
Short Title of 1987 Amendments
Pub. L. 100-227, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 31, 1987, 101 Stat. 1552, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1987'.''
Pub. L. 100-198, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 1315, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Home Loan Program Improvements and Property Rehabilitation
Act of 1987'.''
Pub. L. 100-48, Sec. 1, June 1, 1987, 101 Stat. 331, provided that:
``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `New GI
Bill Continuation Act'.''
Short Title of 1986 Amendments
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 99-576 provided that: ``This Act [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans' Benefits Improvement
and Health-Care Authorization Act of 1986'.''
Pub. L. 99-272, title XIX, Sec. 19001(a), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat.
372, provided that: ``This title [see Tables for classification] may be
cited as the `Veterans' Health-Care Amendments of 1986'.''
Pub. L. 99-238, Sec. 1, Jan. 13, 1986, 99 Stat. 1765, provided that:
``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Compensation Rate Increase and Job Training Amendments of
1985'.''
Short Title of 1985 Amendment
Pub. L. 99-166, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 3, 1985, 99 Stat. 941, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Administration Health-Care Amendments of 1985'.''
Short Title of 1984 Amendments
Pub. L. 98-543, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2735, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1984'.''
For short title of Pub. L. 98-542 as the ``Veterans' Dioxin and
Radiation Exposure Compensation Standards Act'', see section 1 of Pub.
L. 98-542, set out as a note under section 1154 of this title.
Pub. L. 98-528, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2686, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Health Care Act of 1984'.''
Pub. L. 98-525, title VII, Sec. 701, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2553,
as amended by Pub. L. 100-48, Sec. 2, June 1, 1987, 101 Stat. 331,
provided that: ``This title [see Tables for classification] may be cited
as the `Montgomery GI Bill Act of 1984'.''
Section 1 of Pub. L. 98-223 provided in part: ``That (a) this Act
[see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans'
Compensation and Program Improvements Amendments of 1984'.''
Short Title of 1983 Amendment
Pub. L. 98-160, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 993, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Health Care Amendments of 1983'.''
Short Title of 1982 Amendments
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 97-306 provided that: ``This Act [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans' Compensation,
Education, and Employment Amendments of 1982'.''
Pub. L. 97-251, Sec. 1(a), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 711, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Administration Health-Care Programs Improvement and Extension
Act of 1982'.''
Pub. L. 97-174, Sec. 1, May 4, 1982, 96 Stat. 70, provided: ``That
this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans'
Administration and Department of Defense Health Resources Sharing and
Emergency Operations Act'.''
Short Title of 1981 Amendments
Pub. L. 97-72, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 3, 1981, 95 Stat. 1047, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Health Care, Training, and Small Business Loan Act of
1981'.''
Pub. L. 97-72, title III, Sec. 301, Nov. 3, 1981, 95 Stat. 1055,
provided that: ``This title [see Tables for classification] may be cited
as the `Veterans' Small Business Loan Act of 1981'.''
Pub. L. 97-66, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 17, 1981, 95 Stat. 1026, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Disability Compensation, Housing, and Memorial Benefits
Amendments of 1981'.''
Pub. L. 97-37, Sec. 1(a), Aug. 14, 1981, 95 Stat. 935, provided
that: ``this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Former Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 1981'.''
Short Title of 1980 Amendments
Pub. L. 96-466, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2171, provided
that: ``this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Rehabilitation and Education Amendments of 1980'.''
Pub. L. 96-385, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1528, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Disability Compensation and Housing Benefits Amendments of
1980'.''
Pub. L. 96-330, Sec. 1(a), Aug. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1030, provided
that: ``this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Administration Health-Care Amendments of 1980'.''
Short Title of 1979 Amendments
Pub. L. 96-151, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 20, 1979, 93 Stat. 1092, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979'.''
Pub. L. 96-128, Sec. 1, Nov. 28, 1979, 93 Stat. 982, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivors' Benefits Amendments of
1979'.''
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 96-22 provided that: ``This Act [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans' Health Care
Amendments of 1979'.''
Short Title of 1978 Amendments
Section 1 of Pub. L. 95-588 provided: ``That this Act [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans' and Survivors'
Pension Improvement Act of 1978'.''
Pub. L. 95-520, Sec. 1, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1820, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Administration Programs Extension Act of 1978'.''
Pub. L. 95-479, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1560, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivors' Benefits Act of
1978'.''
Pub. L. 95-476, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1497, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Housing Benefits Act of 1978'.''
Short Title of 1977 Amendments
Pub. L. 95-204, Sec. 1, Dec. 2, 1977, 91 Stat. 1455, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] be cited as the
`Veterans and Survivors Pension Adjustment Act of 1977'.''
Section 1 of Pub. L. 95-202 provided: ``That this Act [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the `GI Bill Improvement Act of
1977'.''
Pub. L. 95-201, Sec. 1, Nov. 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 1429, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Administration Physician and Dentist Pay Comparability
Amendments of 1977'.''
Pub. L. 95-117, Sec. 1, Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1063, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act of 1977'.''
Pub. L. 95-62, Sec. 1, July 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 262, provided: ``That
this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `State
Veterans' Home Assistance Improvement Act of 1977'.''
Short Title of 1976 Amendments
Pub. L. 94-581, Sec. 1, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2842, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans Omnibus Health Care Act of 1976'.''
Pub. L. 94-581, title II, Sec. 201, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2855,
provided that: ``This title [see Tables for classification] may be cited
as the `Veterans Medical Technical and Conforming Amendments of 1976'.''
Pub. L. 94-502, Sec. 1, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2383, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976'.''
Pub. L. 94-502, Sec. 401, Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2392, provided
that: ``This title [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Act of 1977'.''
Pub. L. 94-433, Sec. 1, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1374, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act of 1976'.''
Pub. L. 94-432, Sec. 1, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1369, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans and Survivors Pension Adjustment Act of 1976'.''
Pub. L. 94-324, Sec. 1, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 720, provided that:
``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans
Housing Amendments Act of 1976'.''
Short Title of 1975 Amendments
Section 1 of Pub. L. 94-169 provided: ``That this Act [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans and Survivors Pension
Interim Adjustment Act of 1975'.''
Pub. L. 94-123, Sec. 1, Oct. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 669, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Administration Physician and Dentist Pay Comparability Act of
1975'.''
Pub. L. 94-71, Sec. 1, Aug. 5, 1975, 89 Stat. 395, provided: ``That
this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans
Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act of 1975'.''
Short Title of 1974 Amendments
Pub. L. 93-602, title II, Sec. 201, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1958,
provided that: ``This title [see Tables for classification] may be cited
as the `Veterans' Education and Rehabilitation Equalization Amendments
Act of 1974'.''
Pub. L. 93-569, Sec. 1, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1863, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans Housing Act of 1974'.''
Pub. L. 93-538, Sec. 1, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1736, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Disabled Veterans' and Servicemen's Automobile and Adaptive Equipment
Amendments of 1974'.''
Pub. L. 93-527, Sec. 1, Dec. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 1702, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans and Survivors Pension Adjustment Act of 1974'.''
Pub. L. 93-508, Sec. 1, Dec. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1578, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974'.''
Pub. L. 93-295, Sec. 1, May 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 180, provided: ``That
this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans
Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act of 1974'.''
Pub. L. 93-289, Sec. 1, May 24, 1974, 88 Stat. 165, provided: ``That
this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans'
Insurance Act of 1974'.''
Short Title of 1973 Amendments
Pub. L. 93-82, Sec. 1, Aug. 2, 1973, 87 Stat. 179, provided: ``That
this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans
Health Care Expansion Act of 1973'.''
Pub. L. 93-43, Sec. 1, June 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 75, provided: ``That
this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `National
Cemeteries Act of 1973'.''
Short Title of 1972 Amendments
Pub. L. 92-541, Sec. 1, Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1100, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Administration Medical School Assistance and Health Manpower
Training Act of 1972'.''
Section 1 of Pub. L. 92-540 provided: ``That this Act [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the `Vietnam Era Veterans'
Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972'.''
Section 501 of title V of Pub. L. 92-540 provided that: ``This title
[see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans'
Employment and Readjustment Act of 1972'.''
Pub. L. 92-328, Sec. 1, June 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 393, provided that:
``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Compensation and Relief Act of 1972'.''
Short Title of 1971 Amendment
Pub. L. 91-666, Sec. 1, Jan. 11, 1971, 84 Stat. 1998, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Disabled Veterans' and Servicemen's Automobile Assistance Act of
1970'.''
Short Title of 1970 Amendments
Pub. L. 91-506, Sec. 1, Oct. 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 1108, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Housing Act of 1970'.''
Pub. L. 91-219, Sec. 1, Mar. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 76, provided: ``That
this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans
Education and Training Amendments Act of 1970'.''
Short Title of 1967 Amendment
Section 1 of Pub. L. 90-77 provided that: ``This Act [see Tables for
classification] may be cited as the `Veterans' Pension and Readjustment
Assistance Act of 1967'.''
Short Title of 1966 Amendments
Pub. L. 89-785, Sec. 1, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1368, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans Hospitalization and Medical Services Modernization Amendments
of 1966'.''
Section 1 of Pub. L. 89-358 provided that: ``This Act [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the `Veterans' Readjustment Benefits
Act of 1966'.''
Short Title of 1959 Amendment
Pub. L. 86-211, Sec. 1, Aug. 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 432, provided:
``That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Veterans' Pension Act of 1959'.''
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the
Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of
Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d),
552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of
Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified,
set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Redesignation of Sections; Coordination of Redesignations With Other
Amendments by Pub. L. 102-83
Section 5 of Pub. L. 102-83 provided that:
``(a) Redesignation of Sections To Conform To Chapter Numbers.--Each
section contained in any of chapters 11 through 23 is redesignated by
replacing the first digit of the section number with the number of the
chapter containing that section. Each section contained in any of
chapters 24 through 42 is redesignated so that the first two digits of
the section number of that section are the same as the chapter number of
the chapter containing that section.
``(b) Tables of Sections and Chapters.--(1) The tables of sections
at the beginning of the chapters referred to in subsection (a) are
revised so as to conform the section references in those tables to the
redesignations made by that subsection.
``(2) The table of chapters before part I and the tables of chapters
at the beginning of parts I, II, and III are revised so as to conform
the section references in those tables to the redesignations made by
subsection (a).
``(c) Cross-References.--(1) Each provision of title 38, United
States Code, that contains a reference to a section redesignated by
subsection (a) is amended so that the reference refers to the section as
redesignated.
``(2) Any reference in a provision of law other than title 38,
United States Code, to a section redesignated by subsection (a) shall be
deemed to refer to the section as so redesignated.
``(d) Rule for Execution.--The redesignations made by subsection (a)
and the amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) shall be executed
after any other amendments made by this Act [see Tables for
classification].''
Study of Benefits Payable to Persons Residing Outside the United States;
Report and Recommendations Not Later Than February 1, 1980
Pub. L. 96-22, title IV, Sec. 402, June 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 63,
authorized Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, in consultation with
Secretary of State, to carry out a comprehensive study of benefits
payable under this title to persons residing outside the fifty States
and the District of Columbia and required submission of a report to
Congress and to President on results of such study not later than Feb.
1, 1980.
Disability Compensation or Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Award;
Effective Date
Section 6(b) of Pub. L. 91-621 provided effective date for an award
by Veteran's Administration arising from injury or death occurring prior
to Dec. 31, 1970, and based on a claim arising from amendments made to
pars. (21)(C) and (25)(F) of this section and section 5305 of this
title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107-372, title II, Sec. 271(3), Dec.
19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3094.
Proc. No. 4373. Terminal Date Respecting Service During Vietnam Era
Proc. No. 4373, May 7, 1975, 40 F.R. 20257, provided:
The Congress has provided that entitlement to certain veterans
benefits be limited to persons serving in the Armed Forces during the
period, beginning August 5, 1964, referred to as the Vietnam era. The
President is authorized to determine the last day on which a person must
have entered the active military, naval, or air service during that
period.
The signing of the cease-fire agreements and implementing protocols
on January 27, 1973, between the United States of America and the
Republic of Vietnam, on the one hand, and the Democratic Republic of
Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of
South Vietnam on the other hand, has terminated active participation by
the Armed Forces of the United States in the Vietnam conflict.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 101(29) of
Title 38 of the United States Code, do hereby proclaim, for the purposes
of said Section 101(29), that May 7, 1975, is designated as the last day
of the ``Vietnam era.''
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of
May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-
ninth.
Gerald R. Ford.
Secretary and Department Defined
Pub. L. 106-117, Sec. 3, Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1547, provided
that: ``For purposes of this Act [see Tables for classification]--
``(1) the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs; and
``(2) the term `Department' means the Department of Veterans
Affairs.''
Definition of Administrator for 1988 Amendments
Pub. L. 100-687, div. B, Sec. 1002, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4122,
provided that: ``For purposes of this division [see Tables for
classification], the term `Administrator' means the Administrator of
Veterans' Affairs.''
Section 3 of Pub. L. 100-322 provided that: ``For purposes of this
Act [see Tables for classification], the term `Administrator' means the
Administrator of Veterans' Affairs.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1734, 1965, 2301, 3020,
3729, 4303, 5302, 8111A of this title; title 5 sections 2108, 3501,
6303; title 7 section 1983; title 8 sections 1612, 1613, 1622; title 10
sections 1413a, 1414, 1491, 2641; title 15 section 632; title 26
sections 3121, 6334; title 42 sections 410, 1477; title 43 section
1629g; title 49 section 47112; title 50 App. section 511.
