2004—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 108–454, § 501(c), substituted “fiduciary (as defined in section 5506 of this title) for the benefit of a minor, incompetent, or other beneficiary under laws administered by the Secretary,” for “guardian, curator, conservator, committee, or person legally vested with the responsibility or care of a claimant or a claimant’s estate, or any other person having charge and custody in a fiduciary capacity of money heretofore or hereafter paid under any of the laws administered by the Secretary for the benefit of any minor, incompetent, or other beneficiary,”.

1994—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 103–446 inserted a comma after “title 18”.

1991—Puspan. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3501 of this title as this section.

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

Puspan. L. 102–54 amended subsec. (a) as in effect immediately before the enactment of Puspan. L. 102–40 by substituting “in accordance with title 18” for “not more than $2,000”.

1986—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 99–576 substituted “a claimant’s” for “his” before “estate”, and “such fiduciary’s” for “his” in three places.

Amendment by Puspan. L. 108–454 effective on the first day of the seventh month beginning after Dec. 10, 2004, see section 507(a) of Puspan. L. 108–454, set out as an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment note under section 5312 of this title.