§ 8270. Pension to persons serving ten years

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. 1957

   Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1957

   Pub. L. 85–56 title XXII § 2201(31)(C) · 71 Stat. 83

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 8270

   Added Pub. L. 85–56, title XXII, § 2201(31)(C), June 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 161, § 6160

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 85–56, title XXII, § 2201(31)(C), June 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 161, § 6160

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) Chapter 561 of title 10 of the United States Code is amended 70A Stat. 385. by adding at the end thereof the following: “§ 6159. Half rating to disabled naval enlisted personnel serving twenty years “(a) There shall be paid to every person who, from age or infirmity, is disabled from sea service, but who has served as an enlisted man or petty officer, or both, in the Navy or Marine Corps for twenty or more years, and has not been discharged for misconduct, at his election, in lieu of being provided with a home in the. Naval Home, Philadelphia, a pension equal to one-half the pay of his rating at the time of his discharge, payable monthly. “(b) Applications for pension under this section shall be made to the Secretary of the Navy. If he is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to pension, he shall so certify to the Administrator, who shall pay naval pension to the applicant. “§ 6160. Pension to persons serving ten years “(a) Every disabled person who has served in the Navy or Marine Corps as an enlisted man or petty officer, or both, for ten or more years, and has not been discharged for misconduct, may apply to the Secretary of the Navy for aid. “(b) Upon receipt of an application under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy may convene a board of not less than three naval officers (one of whom shall be a surgeon) to examine into the condition of the applicant, and to recommend a suitable amount for his relief, and for a specified time. If the Secretary of the Navy approves the recommendation, he shall so certify to the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, who shall pay a pension in such amount monthly to the applicant. “(c) No naval pension under this section shall be paid at a rate in excess of the rate payable to a veteran of World War I for permanent and total non-service-connected disability, unless the applicant’s dis- ability is service-connected, in which case the naval pension payable to him shall not exceed the rate of disability compensation payable for total disability to a veteran of any war, or of peacetime service, as the case may be.”

2. 1958

   Pub. L. 85–857 § 13(v)(4) · 72 Stat. 1105

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 8270

   Pub. L. 85–857 limited naval pensions granted before July 14, 1943 to not more than one-fourth of any pension or compensation which the person is entitled to receive under laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 85–857 limited naval pensions granted before July 14, 1943 to not more than one-fourth of any pension or compensation which the person is entitled to receive under laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration.

   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”.

3. 1985

   Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986

   Pub. L. 99–145 title XIII § 1301(c)(1) · 99 Stat. 583

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 8270(a)

   Pub. L. 99–145 substituted “enlisted member” for “enlisted man”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–145 substituted “enlisted member” for “enlisted man”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 6160(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out “enlisted man” and inserting in lieu thereof “enlisted member”.

4. 1989

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991

   Pub. L. 101–189 div. A title XVI § 1621(a)(2) · 103 Stat. 1352

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 8270(b)

   Pub. L. 101–189 substituted “Secretary of Veterans Affairs” for “Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–189 substituted “Secretary of Veterans Affairs” for “Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) The following sections are amended by striking out “Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs” and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary of Veterans Affairs”: sections 1074(b), 1216(c), 1476(a)(2), 1477(b)(5)(C), 1480(b), 1480(c), 1552(e), 1553(a), 1553(c), 1554(c), 2006(d), 2641(b) (in two places), and 6160(b).

5. 1990

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991

   Pub. L. 101–510 div. A title XIV § 1484(j)(4) · 104 Stat. 1485

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 8270(c)

   Pub. L. 101–510 substituted “Secretary of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–510 substituted “Secretary of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) Section 6160(c) of such title is amended by striking out “Veterans’ Administration” and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary of Veterans Affairs”.

6. 2018

   John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

   Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 807(b)(10) · 132 Stat. 1636

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 8270

   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6160 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6160 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (10) Chapter 561.— The sections in chapter 561 are redesignated as follows: SectionRedesignated Section 61418261 61518262 61528263 61538264 61548265 61558266 61568267 61608270 61618271

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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