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Public Law 91–24

To amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to make certain technical corrections therein, and for other purposes.

Approved June 11, 1969

Statutory text

AN ACT

To amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to make certain technical corrections therein, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That chapter 1 of

Veterans.

title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows:

(a)

by deleting in section 101(23) (A) “section 301 of title 37”

72 Stat. 1108.

and inserting in lieu thereof “section 206 of title 37”;

(b)

by deleting in section 101(25) (D) “the Treasury” and inserting in lieu thereof “Transportation”; and

(c)

by deleting in section 104(a) “twenty-one” and inserting in lieu thereof “twenty-three”.

Sec. 2.

Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows:

(a)

by deleting in subchapter III section 232 in its entirety;

(b)

by deleting in the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter the following:

and

(c)

by inserting in section 213 immediately after the word “persons” the following: “(including contracts for services of translators without regard to any other law)”.

Sec. 3.

Section 351 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by deleting “hereafter” each place it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “, on or after December 1, 1962,”.

Sec. 4.

Chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows:

(a)

Section 401(1) is amended by deleting “sections 232(a), 232(e), or 308 of title 37” and inserting in lieu thereof “sections 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, or 207 of title 37”; and

(b)

Section 411(d) (3) is amended by deleting “section 228c–1(i)” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 228c–1(h)”.

Sec. 5.

Section 560(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended

77 Stat. 95.

by deleting “the Treasury” and inserting in lieu thereof “Transportation”.

Sec. 6.

Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows:

(a)

deleting in the last sentence of section 625 the word “commissioner,” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “magistrate”;

(b)

by deleting the last sentence of section 631; and

(c)

by deleting in the first sentence of section 632(b) the words “the effective date of this amendment” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30, 1966”.

Sec. 7.

Chapter 23 of title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows:

(a)

by deleting in section 904 the words “whichever last occurs,”; and

(b)

by deleting in section 904 the words “or the date of enactment of this sentence”.

Sec. 8.

Section 1503(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by deleting immediately after “until” the following: “—(1) August 20, 1963, if such person was discharged or released before August 20, 1954, or (2)”.

Sec. 9.

Chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows:

(a)

by deleting in section 1701(a) (2) “twenty-one” and inserting in lieu thereof “twenty-three”;

(b)

by deleting in section 1711(b)(1) “section 1701(a) (10)” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 1701(a)(8)”; and

(c)

by amending section 1765(c) to read as follows:

“(c)

In the case of any individual who is an eligible person solely by virtue of subsection (a) of this section, and who is above the age of seventeen years and below the age of twenty-three years on September 30, 1966, the period referred to in section 1712 of this title shall not end until the expiration of the five-year period which begins on September 30, 1966.”

Sec. 10.

Section 3203(d) (2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by deleting in the second sentence “$30 per month which would be payable to the veteran while being furnished such care if pension were payable to him under section 521(c) of this title” and inserting in lieu thereof “the amount payable to the veteran while being furnished such care which would be payable to him if pension were payable under section 521 (c) of this title”.

Sec. 11.

Section 3301 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by deleting in paragraph (1) thereof the period and the word “And” immediately following the word “claimant” the second place it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “and”.

Sec. 12.

Chapter 59 of title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows:

(a)

deleting the first word in section 3401 and inserting in lieu thereof “Except as provided by section 500 of title 5, no”; and

(b)

by deleting in section 3402(c) “section 281 or 283 of title 18, or a violation of section 99 of title 5” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “sections 203, 205, 206, or 207 of title 18”.

Sec. 13.

Chapter 61 of title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows:

(a)

by deleting in section 3503(d) at each place it appears the words “the date of enactment of this subsection” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 1, 1959”; and

(b)

by deleting in section 3504(c) the words “the date of enactment of this subsection” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 1, 1959”.

Sec. 14.

Except as to any indebtedness which may be due the

Repeals.

Government as the result of any benefits granted thereunder, the following provisions of law are repealed effective the date of enactment of this Act:

(a)

Subsection (a) of section 12 of the Act entitled “An Act to consolidate into one Act all of the laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration, and for other purposes”, approved September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1264).

38 USC notes prec. 101.

(b)

Section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to amend section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, to provide the same educational benefits for children of Spanish-American War veterans who died of a service-connected disability as are provided for children of veterans of World War I, World War II, and the Korean conflict”, approved September 8, 1959 (73 Stat. 471).

38 USC 1712 note.

(c)

Section 5 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide education and training for the children of veterans dying of a disability incurred after January 31, 1955, and before the end of compulsory military service and directly caused by military, naval, or air service, and for other purposes”, approved September 14, 1960 (74 Stat. 1024).

38 USC 1701 note.

(d)

Section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide outpatient medical and dental treatment for veterans of the Indian wars on the same basis as such treatment is furnished to veterans of the Spanish-American War, and to extend the time within which certain children eligible for benefits under the War Orphans Educational Assistance Act of 1956 may complete their education”, approved October 4, 1961

38 USC 1712 note.

(75 Stat. 806).

Sec. 15.

Section 1789 of title 88, United States Code, is amended

80 Stat. 23.

by striking out “additional” and inserting “educational”.

Sec. 16.

Section 101(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended

72 Stat. 1106; 76 Stat. 558.

by deleting “enactment of the 1962 amendment to this paragraph” and inserting in lien thereof “September 19, 1962”.

Approved June 11, 1969.

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