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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 73 — Annuities Based on Retired or Retainer Pay

§ 1441. Annuities in addition to other payments

Statutory text

An annuity under this subchapter is in addition to any pension or other payment to which the beneficiary is entitled under any other provision of law, and may not be considered as income under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 111 · 70A Stat. 111

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 1441

    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 111

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 111

  2. Pub. L. 85–861 § 1 · 72 Stat. 1437

    Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 1441

    Pub. L. 85–861 inserted “except section 1115 of title 38” after “Administration”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 85–861 inserted “except section 1115 of title 38” after “Administration”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Section 101 is amended by inserting the following new clause after clause (24): “(25) ‘Active status’ means the status of a reserve commissioned officer, other than a commissioned warrant officer, who is not in the inactive Army National Guard or inactive Air National Guard, on an inactive status list, or in the Retired Reserve.”

  3. Pub. L. 85–857 § 13(v)(1) · 72 Stat. 1105

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1441

    Pub. L. 85–857 substituted “section 415(g) of title 38” for “section 1115 of title 38”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 85–857 substituted “section 415(g) of title 38” for “section 1115 of title 38”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (u) Section 501 (c)(2) of the Servicemen’s and Veterans’ 70 Stat. 883. Survivor Benefits Act (5 U. S. C. 2091 note) is amended by striking out “under this Act” and inserting “under chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code”.

  4. Veterans’ Pension Act of 1959

    Pub. L. 86–211 § 8(a) · 73 Stat. 432

    Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 1441

    Pub. L. 86–211 inserted reference to chapter 15 of title 38

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 86–211 inserted reference to chapter 15 of title 38.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Section 1441 of title 10 of the United States Code is amended by inserting “and chapter 15” after “415(g)”.

  5. Pub. L. 91–588 § 8(b) · 84 Stat. 1580

    Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 1441

    Pub. L. 91–588 struck out “except section 415(g) and chapter 15 of title 38” after “Veterans’ Administration”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 91–588 struck out “except section 415(g) and chapter 15 of title 38” after “Veterans’ Administration”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Section 1441 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out “except section 415(g) and chapter 15 of title 38”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 91–588 effective Jan. 1, 1971, see section 10 of Pub. L. 91–588, set out as a note under section 1521 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits.

  6. Pub. L. 92–425 § 1(2)(A) · 86 Stat. 706

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1441

    Pub. L. 92–425 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 92–425 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) The title of the chapter is amended by adding “; SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN” after “PAY”, and by inserting the following after the revised title; “Subchapter “I. Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan “II. Survivor Benefit Plan “Subchapter I.— Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan”.

  7. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991

    Pub. L. 101–189 div. A title XVI § 1621(a)(1) · 103 Stat. 1352

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1441

    Pub. L. 101–189 substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 101–189 substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) The following sections are amended by striking out “Veterans’ Administration” and inserting in lieu thereof “Department of Veterans Affairs”: sections 176(a)(3), 772(g), 1174(h)(2), 1201(3)(B), 1203(4)(A), 1203(4)(B), 1203(4)(C), 1204(4)(B), 1206(4), 1209, 1210(c), 1210(d), 1210(e), 1212(c), 1218(a)(1), 1431(b)(1), 1433 (in two places), 1441, 1449, 1450(h), 1452(g)(1), 1452(g)(5), 1476(b), 2641(a), 2641(b)(1) (in two places), 2641(d)(2), 4342(a)(1), 4621(d), 4683(a)(1), 4713(c), 6954(a)(1), 7603, 9342(a)(1), 9621(d), and 9713(c).

6 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
1956 Act
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
144137:380.Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 393, § 11, 67 Stat. 504.

The word “is” is substituted for the words “may now or hereafter be”.

historicalAndRevision
1958 Act
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
144137:380.Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 837, § 501(1), 70 Stat. 884.

The change is made to reflect the amendment made by section 501(1) of the Servicemen’s and Veterans’ Survivor Benefits Act (70 Stat. 884) to section 11 of the Uniform Services Contingency Option Act of 1953 (restated in section 1441 of title 10).

Editorial Notes

Amendments1958–1989 · 5 rounds

1989

Pub. L. 101–189 substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”.

1972

Pub. L. 92–425 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.

1970

Pub. L. 91–588 struck out “except section 415(g) and chapter 15 of title 38” after “Veterans’ Administration”.

1959

Pub. L. 86–211 inserted reference to chapter 15 of title 38.

1958

Pub. L. 85–861 inserted “except section 1115 of title 38” after “Administration”.

Pub. L. 85–857 substituted “section 415(g) of title 38” for “section 1115 of title 38”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 91–588 effective , see section 10 of Pub. L. 91–588, set out as a note under section 1521 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits.

Effective Date of 1959 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 86–211 effective , see section 10 of Pub. L. 86–211, set out as a note under section 1506 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits.

Effective Date of 1958 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 85–857 effective , see section 2 of Pub. L. 85–857, set out as a note preceding Part I of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits.

Credits

1956–1989 · 7 acts
  1. 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 111
  2. 1958Pub. L. 85–857, § 13(v)(1), , 72 Stat. 1266
  3. 1958Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(31B), , 72 Stat. 1452
  4. 1959Pub. L. 86–211, § 8(a), , 73 Stat. 436
  5. 1970Pub. L. 91–588, § 8(b), , 84 Stat. 1584
  6. 1972Pub. L. 92–425, § 1(2)(A), , 86 Stat. 706
  7. 1989Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, § 1621(a)(1), , 103 Stat. 1602.
Show as published

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 111; Pub. L. 85–857, § 13(v)(1), , 72 Stat. 1266; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(31B), , 72 Stat. 1452; Pub. L. 86–211, § 8(a), , 73 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 91–588, § 8(b), , 84 Stat. 1584; Pub. L. 92–425, § 1(2)(A), , 86 Stat. 706; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, § 1621(a)(1), , 103 Stat. 1602.)

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