38 USC 1543 - Net worth limitation

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1991—Puspan. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 543 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1541” for “541” in pars. (1) and (2).

Puspan. L. 102–83, § 4(span)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in pars. (1) and (2).

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1542” for “542”.

Puspan. L. 102–83, § 4(span)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

1978—Puspan. L. 95–588 designated existing provisions relating to denial or discontinuance of pension payments to surviving spouses as subsec. (a), expanded existing provisions relating to denial or discontinuance of pension payments to children of veterans, and designated such expanded provisions as subsecs. (a)(2) and (span).

1975—Puspan. L. 94–169 substituted “surviving spouse” for “widow”.

1959—Puspan. L. 86–211 substituted provisions requiring the denial or discontinuance of payment of pension to a widow or child when the corpus of the estate of the survivor concerned is such that under all the circumstances, including consideration of income, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus be consumed for the survivor’s maintenance for provisions which authorized the payment of a pension to widows of World War II or Korean conflict veterans. See section 1541 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 95–588 effective Jan. 1, 1979, see section 401 of Puspan. L. 95–588, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

Puspan. L. 94–169, title I, § 101, Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1013, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1976.

Effective Date of 1959 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 86–211 effective July 1, 1960, see section 10 of Puspan. L. 86–211, set out as a note under section 1521 of this title.