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38 U.S.C. 7297: Survivor annuities
Created in 1989 by Public Law 101-94. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 38 U.S.C. 7296, 38 U.S.C. 7298.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2016
- Pub. L. 114–315 added subsec. (p). (Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016) Law text · (p)
1999
- Pub. L. 106–117, §1035(2), substituted "a judge" for "the chief judge or an associate judge". (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 106–117, §1023(e)(2)(A), inserted "who is in active service or who has retired under section 7296 of this title" after "Court". (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 106–117, §1023(e)(2)(B), substituted "7296" for "7296(c)". (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 106–117, §1023(a), substituted "one year" for "two years". (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 106–117, §1023(e)(2)(C), added par. (8). (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 106–117, §1023(b), inserted "or within six months after the date on which the judge marries if the judge has retired under section 7296 of this title" before the period at end of first sentence. (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 106–117, §1023(c), substituted "that percentage of the judge's pay that is the same as provided for the deduction from the salary or retirement salary of a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for the purpose of a survivor annuity under section 376(b)(1)(B) of tit… (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 106–117, §1023(d), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 106–117, §1023(e)(1)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted "at least 18 months" for "at least 5 years" and "last 18 months" for "last 5 years". (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 106–117, §1023(f), struck out "or following the surviving spouse's attainment of the age of 50 years, whichever is the later" after "death of the judge". (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 106–117, §1023(e)(1)(B), added par. (5). (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (f)
1998
- Pub. L. 105–368, §512(a)(1), substituted "Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims" for "Court of Veterans Appeals". (Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998) Law text · (a), (4)
- Pub. L. 105–368, §503, amended subsec. (o) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (o) read as follows: "Whenever the salaries of judges paid under section 7253(e) of this title are increased, each annuity payable from the retirement fund which is based, in whole or in part, upon a dece… (Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998) Law text · (o)
1991
- Pub. L. 102–40, §402(b)(1), renumbered section 4097 of this title as this section.
- Pub. L. 102–40, §402(d)(1), substituted "7253(e)" for "4053(e)" and "7296(c)" for "4096(c)". · (a)
- Pub. L. 102–40, §402(d)(1), substituted "7298" for "4098". · (a)
- Pub. L. 102–40, §402(d)(1), substituted "7296" for "4096" wherever appearing. · (e)
- Pub. L. 102–54 amended subsec. (h)(1)(A)(i) as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 102–40 by substituting "subsection (l)" for "subsection (1)". · (h)
- Pub. L. 102–40, §402(d)(1), substituted "7296(d)" for "4096(d)". · (k)
- Pub. L. 102–198 substituted "8440d" for "8440c". · (n)
- Pub. L. 102–82 inserted "except section 8440c of title 5" before period at end of first sentence. · (n)
- Pub. L. 102–40, §402(d)(1), substituted "7296(d)" for "4096(d)". · (n)
- Pub. L. 102–40, §402(d)(1), substituted "7253(e)" for "4053(e)". · (o)
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.