1991—Puspan. L. 102–40 renumbered section 5223 of this title as this section.

Puspan. L. 102–83 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” and “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration” wherever appearing.

1986—Puspan. L. 99–576 substituted “the decedent’s” for “his” in two places.

Division of Disbursements of Treasury Department consolidated into Fiscal Service of Treasury Department by section 1(a)(1) of Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107, 54 Stat. 1231, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See section 306 of Title 31, Money and Finance.