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38 U.S.C. 5305: Waiver of retired pay

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-857. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 26 U.S.C. 6511, 38 U.S.C. 5111, 38 U.S.C. 5301, 38 U.S.C. 5304.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–454 substituted "Except as provided in section 1414 of title 10, any" for "Any" in first sentence. (Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004) Law text

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3105 of this title as this section.
    • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(2)(A)(viii), substituted "Secretary" for "Veterans' Administration".
    • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(1), substituted "administered by the Secretary" for "administered by the Veterans' Administration".

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–576 substituted "such person" for "he" and "such person's" for "his".

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–621 substituted "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration" for "Coast and Geodetic Survey".

    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.