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38 U.S.C. 1783: Bereavement counseling

Created in 2002 by the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-135). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 38 U.S.C. 1782.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Veterans Affairs (1).

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 · (b)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–461, §216(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). (Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 109–461, §216(b), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d). (Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006) Law text · (c), (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.