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10 U.S.C. 1476: Death gratuity: death after discharge or release from duty or training

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-861. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 1478, 10 U.S.C. 1480, 38 U.S.C. 1323.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1989Pub. L. 101-189

1986Pub. L. 99-661

1958Pub. L. 85-861created it

10 U.S.C. 1476Death gratuity: death after discharge or release from duty or training

(2)A death gratuity may be paid under paragraph (1) only if the Secretary of…

(a)(1) Except as provided in section 1480 of this title, the Secretary concerned…

(b)For the purpose of this section, the standards and procedures for determining…

(c)This section does not apply to the survivors of persons who were temporary…

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1989

Pub. L. 101–189, §1621(a)(2), substituted "Secretary of Veterans Affairs" for "Administrator of Veterans' Affairs". · (a)
Pub. L. 101–189, §1621(a)(1), substituted "Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Veterans' Administration". · (b)

1986

Pub. L. 99–661 added subsec. (a), redesignated subsecs. (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively, and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b) which read as follows:

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.