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TITLE 38 > PART IV > CHAPTER 51 > SUBCHAPTER III > § 5120
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Source
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1227, § 3020; Pub. L. 95–117, title IV, § 402(a), (b)(1), Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1065, 1066; Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(73), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1310; Pub. L. 99–570, title XI, § 11007(a)(2), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–170; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(65), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3296; renumbered § 5120, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), (3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403–405.)
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section
3020 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), substituted “administered by the Secretary” for “administered by the Veterans’ Administration”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration” before period at end.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), substituted “administered by the Secretary” for “administered by the Veterans’ Administration”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), substituted “administered by the Secretary” for “administered by the Veterans’ Administration”.
Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), substituted “administered by the Secretary” for “administered by the Veterans’ Administration”.
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(65)(A), substituted “the payee’s” for “his”, and “the payee” for “he” and “him” in third sentence.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(65)(B), substituted “such person” for “he”, “surviving spouse” for “widow”, “the surviving spouse” for “she” in two places, “to the surviving spouse” for “to her”, and “by the” for “by her” in first sentence.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 99–570 added subsec. (f).
1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–295 substituted “United States Postal Service” for “Post Office Department”.
1977—Pub. L. 95–117, § 402(b)(1), struck out “by check” after “benefits” in section catchline.
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 95–117, § 402(a), added subsecs. (d) and (e).
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Section 11007(b)(2) of Pub. L. 99–570 provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a)(2) [amending this section] shall take effect with respect to payments made on or after October 1, 1986.”
Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Section 402(c) of Pub. L. 95–117 provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 3, 1977].”
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