§ 1301. Definitions

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. 1958

   Pub. L. 85–857 · 72 Stat. 1105

   Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 1301

   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1126, § 401

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1126, § 401

2. 1969

   Pub. L. 91–24 § 4(a) · 83 Stat. 33

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1301(1)

   Pub. L. 91–24 substituted “sections 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, or 207 of title 37” for “sections 232(a), 232(e), or 308 of Title 37”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (1). Pub. L. 91–24 substituted “sections 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, or 207 of title 37” for “sections 232(a), 232(e), or 308 of Title 37”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (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

3. 1969

   Pub. L. 91–96 § 5 · 83 Stat. 144

   Struck · 38 U.S.C. § 1301

   Pub. L. 91–96 struck out par. (1) which defined “basic pay”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 91–96 struck out par. (1) which defined “basic pay”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 5. Section 401 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out the text thereof beginning with “(1)” and continuing through “(2)”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 91–96 effective first day of second calendar month which begins after Oct. 27, 1969, see section 8 of Pub. L. 91–96, set out as a note under section 1302 of this title.

4. 1991

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

   Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 1301

   Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 401 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 401 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. 2021

   William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

   Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title IX § 926(a)(16) · 134 Stat. 3388

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1301

   Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “air, or space service” for “or air service”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “air, or space service” for “or air service”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (16) Section 1301.

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