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10 U.S.C. 1480: Death gratuity: miscellaneous provisions

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

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 1475, 10 U.S.C. 1476.

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2024Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025

1989Pub. L. 101-189

1958Pub. L. 85-861created it

10 U.S.C. 1480Death gratuity: miscellaneous provisions

(a)A payment may not be made under sections 1475–1477 of this title if the…

(b)A payment may not be made under section 1476 unless the Secretary of Veterans…

(c)For the purposes of section 1475(a)(3) of this title, the Secretary concerned…

(d)Payments under sections 1475–1477 of this title shall be made from…

(e)In the case of a claim for a death gratuity under this chapter by an individual…

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

How it got here

2024

Pub. L. 118–159 added subsec. (e). (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (e)

1989

Pub. L. 101–189, §1621(a)(2), substituted "Secretary of Veterans Affairs" for "Administrator of Veterans' Affairs". · (b)
Pub. L. 101–189, §1621(a)(2), (5), substituted "Secretary of Veterans Affairs" for "Administrator of Veterans' Affairs" after "section 1476 of this title, the" and "the Secretary concerned or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs" for "the Secretary or the Administrator". · (c)

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.