38 USC 1532 - Surviving spouses of Civil War veterans

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 103–446 substituted “Veterans’ Administration” for “Secretary”.

1991—Puspan. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 532 of this title as this section.

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

Puspan. L. 102–54 substituted a period for semicolon at end of par. (2) and struck out at end “unless such surviving spouse was the spouse of the veteran during such veteran’s service in the Civil War, in which case the monthly rate shall be $75.”

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), substituted “administered by the Secretary” for “administered by the Veterans’ Administration”.

1975—Puspan. L. 94–169, § 106(23), substituted “Surviving spouses” for “Widows” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 94–169, § 106(20), substituted “pay to the surviving spouse” for “pay to the widow”, “such surviving spouse” for “she” wherever appearing, “was the spouse” for “was the wife” and “such veteran’s” for “his”.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 94–169, § 106(21), substituted “surviving spouse” for “widow”.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 94–169, § 106(21), substituted “such veteran” for “he” wherever appearing.

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 94–169, § 106(22), substituted “surviving spouse”, “such surviving spouse” and “such veteran” for “widow”, “she” and “him”, respectively.

1967—Subsec. (a)(2). Puspan. L. 90–77, § 105, substituted ”$70” for “$65”.

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 90–77, § 101(a), qualified widow of a veteran for a pension by reducing in par. (2) the requisite marriage period from five years to one year and by making her eligible for benefits in par. (3) in event of antenuptial birth.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

Puspan. L. 94–169, title I, § 106, Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1017, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1976.

Effective Date of 1967 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 90–77 effective first day of first calendar month which begins more than ten days after Aug. 31, 1967, see section 405 of Puspan. L. 90–77, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.