Children of Spanish-American War veterans

38 U.S.C. § 1537

• Title: 38 — Veterans' Benefits
• Chapter: 15 — PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE
• Subchapter: III
• Current through: Pub. L. 119-99

Text

Whenever there is no surviving spouse entitled to pension under section 1536 of this title, the Secretary shall pay to the children of each Spanish-American War veteran who met the service requirements of section 1512(a) of this title a pension at the monthly rate of $73.13 for one child, plus $8.13 for each additional child, with the total amount equally divided.

History

(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1138, §537; Pub. L. 94–169, title I, §106(39), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1019; renumbered §1537 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 537 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1536" for "536" and "1512(a)" for "512(a)".
Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
1975—Pub. L. 94–169 substituted "surviving spouse" for "widow".

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1975 Amendment
Pub. 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.

Editorial Notes

Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–25, title III, §333(c)(1), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 88, substituted "Other Periods of War" for "Mexican Border Period, World War I, World War II, The Korean Conflict, and The Vietnam Era" as subheading.
1970—Pub. L. 91–588, §9(d)(3), Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1585, inserted reference to Mexican border period in subheading.
1967—Pub. L. 90–77, title III, §202(j), Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 183, inserted reference to Vietnam era in subheading.