§ 1161. Payment of disability compensation in disability severance cases

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. 1970

   Pub. L. 91–241 · 84 Stat. 203

   Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 1161

   Added Pub. L. 91–241, May 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 203, § 361

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 91–241, May 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 203, § 361

2. 1976

   Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act of 1976

   Pub. L. 94–433 title IV § 404(23) · 90 Stat. 1374

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1161

   Pub. L. 94–433 substituted “such former member’s” for “his”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 94–433 substituted “such former member’s” for “his”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (23) by striking out in section 361 “his” and inserting in lieu thereof “such former member’s”; and

3. 1983

   Veterans’ Health Care Amendments of 1983

   Pub. L. 98–160 title VII § 702(4) · 97 Stat. 993

   Struck · 38 U.S.C. § 1161

   Pub. L. 98–160 struck out “United States Code,” after “title 10,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–160 struck out “United States Code,” after “title 10,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) Section 361 is amended by striking out “United States Code,”.

4. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–83 § 5(a) · 105 Stat. 378

   Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 1161

   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 361 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 361 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Redesignation of Sections to Conform to Chapter Numbers.— Each section contained in any of chapters 11 through 23 is redesignated by replacing the first digit of the section number with the number of the chapter containing that section. Each section contained in any of chapters 24 through 42 is redesignated so that the first two digits of the section number of that section are the same as the chapter number of the chapter containing that section.

5. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–83 § 4(a)(3) · 105 Stat. 378

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1161

   Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration”

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) Such title is further amended by striking out “Veterans’ Administration” each place it appears (other than as amended under paragraphs (1) and (2) and as specified in paragraph (4)) and inserting in lieu thereof “Department”.

6. 2008

   Wounded Warrior Act

   Pub. L. 110–181 § 1646(c) · 122 Stat. 3

   1. Added · 38 U.S.C. § 1161

      Pub. L. 110–181, § 1646(c), as added by Pub. L. 110–389, § 103(a)(2)

   2. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1161

      Pub. L. 110–181, § 1646(c), as substituted “to the extent required by section 1212(d) of title 10” for “as required by section 1212(c) of title 10”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 110–181, § 1646(c), as added by Pub. L. 110–389, § 103(a)(2), substituted “to the extent required by section 1212(d) of title 10” for “as required by section 1212(c) of title 10”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Effective Date.— The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to members of the Armed Forces separated from the Armed Forces under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, on or after that date.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 110–389, title I, § 103(b), Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4148, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [adding section 1646(c) to Pub. L. 110–181 and provisions set out as a note under section 1212 of Title 10, Armed Forces] shall take effect on January 28, 2008 (the date of the enactment of the Wounded Warrior Act [title XVI of Pub. L. 110–181]), as if included in that Act, to which they relate.” Amendment by section 1646(c) of Pub. L. 110–181 effective Jan. 28, 2008, and applicable with respect to members of the Armed Forces separated from the Armed Forces under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, on or after that date, see section 1646(d) of Pub. L. 110–181, set out as a note under section 1212 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

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