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38 U.S.C. 5304: Prohibition against duplication of benefits

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-857. Changed by 10 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. 1311.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–92 added subsec. (d). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016) Law text · (d)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–454 inserted "as provided in section 1414 of title 10 or" after "Except". (Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004) Law text · (a)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–40, §402(b)(1), renumbered section 3104 of this title as this section.
    • Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1521" and "1541" for "521" and "541", respectively. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–40, §402(d)(1), substituted "5305" for "3105" in two places. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1521(i)" for "521(i)". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(1), substituted "administered by the Secretary" for "administered by the Veterans' Administration". · (b), (3)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–576, §701(71)(A), substituted "such person's" for "his". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–576, §701(71)(B)(i), (ii), substituted "surviving spouse" for "widow" and "such person's" for "his". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 99–576, §701(71)(B)(iii), substituted "such person" for "he or she". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 99–576, §701(71)(C), substituted "any person's" for "his", "to such person" for "to any person", and "such person" for "he". · (c)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–385 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). · (a)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–588 inserted "of this subsection and in section 521(i) of this title" after "(2) and (3)". · (b)

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–376 inserted reference to par. (3) in par. (1) and added par. (3). · (b), (3)

    1964

    • Pub. L. 88–664 inserted "or concurrently to any person based on the service of any other person" after "own service". · (a)

    1960

    • Pub. L. 86–495 substituted provisions prohibiting the payment or furnishing of benefits other than insurance to or on account of any child by reason of the death of more than one parent in the same parental line, and permitting the child to elect one or more times to receive benefit… · (b)

    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.