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38 U.S.C. 1302: Determination of pay grade
Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-857. Changed by 8 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2021
- Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "air, or space service" for "or air service". (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a), (b)
1991
- Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 402 of this title as this section.
- Pub. L. 102–54 substituted "department" for "Department". · (d)
- Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" before period at end of first sentence. · (e)
- Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(1), substituted "administered by the Secretary" for "administered by the Veterans' Administration". · (e)
1976
- Pub. L. 94–433, §405(1), substituted "such veteran's" for "his" in two places. · (a)
- Pub. L. 94–433, §405(1), substituted "such veteran's" for "his" in introductory clause and items (1) and (2) and "such veteran" for "he" in item (2). · (b)
- Pub. L. 94–433, §405(2), substituted "such veteran" for "he". · (c)
- Pub. L. 94–433, §405(2), substituted "such veteran's surviving spouse" for "his widow". · (d)
- Pub. L. 94–433, §405(3), substituted "such person's" for "his" in two places and "such person" for "he". · (e)
1971
- Pub. L. 92–169 provided, with regard to determination of veteran's pay grade at date of his death, that in the case of a promotion after death while the veteran is in a missing status, the pay grade determination date is the date of such promotion. · (a)
1969
- Pub. L. 91–96 substituted "Determination of pay grade" for "Computation of basic pay" in section catchline.
- Pub. L. 91–96 substituted provisions determining the pay grade of a veteran who died in the active service for provisions determining the basic pay of a veteran who died in the active service as that prescribed on Jan. 1, 1957, or on the date of his death (whichever is the later date) … · (a)
- Pub. L. 91–96 substituted provisions determining the pay grade of a veteran who did not die in the active service for provisions determining the basic pay of a veteran who did not die in the active service as that prescribed on Jan. 1, 1957, or on the date of his death (whichever is th… · (b)
- Pub. L. 91–96 redesignated former subsec. (c)(1) as (c) and substituted "pay grade" for "basic pay" and "assigned" for "entitled". Former subsec. (c)(2) redesignated (e). · (c)
- Pub. L. 91–96 substituted provisions determining the applicability of a higher pay grade of a veteran who had served six months or more in a pay grade higher than that specified in subsec. (a) or (b) for provisions determining the basic pay of a veteran who had served six months or mor… · (d)
- Pub. L. 91–96 redesignated former subsec. (c)(2) as (e), substituted "pay grade" for "basic pay", and struck out "and years of service" after "responsibilities". · (e)
1966
- Pub. L. 89–622 substituted "any subsequent discharge or release from active duty was under conditions other than dishonorable" for "was so serving in such rank within one hundred and twenty days before death in the active military, naval, or air service or before last discharge or rele… · (d)
1960
- Pub. L. 86–492 added subsec. (d). · (d)
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.