§ 1321. Certifications with respect to pay grade

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. § 1321

   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1132, § 421

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1132, § 421

2. 1969

   Pub. L. 91–96 § 4 · 83 Stat. 144

   1. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1321

      Pub. L. 91–96 substituted “Certifications with respect to pay grade” for “Certifications with respect to basic pay” in section catchline

   2. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1321

      Pub. L. 91–96 substituted provisions authorizing certifications with respect to the pay grade of deceased persons for provisions authorizing certifications with respect to the basic pay of deceased persons, considering rank or grade and cumulative years of service for pay purposes

   3. Struck · 38 U.S.C. § 1321

      Pub. L. 91–96 struck out the provision requiring the adjustment of basic pay as determined by this chapter whenever basic pay (as defined under the former provisions of section 401 of this title) is adjusted

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 91–96 substituted “Certifications with respect to pay grade” for “Certifications with respect to basic pay” in section catchline and substituted provisions authorizing certifications with respect to the pay grade of deceased persons for provisions authorizing certifications with respect to the basic pay of deceased persons, considering rank or grade and cumulative years of service for pay purposes, and struck out the provision requiring the adjustment of basic pay as determined by this chapter whenever basic pay (as defined under the former provisions of section 401 of this title) is adjusted.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 4. Section 421 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to 72 Stat. 1132. read as follows: “§ 421. Certifications with respect to pay grade “The Secretary concerned shall, at the request of the Administrator, certify to him the pay grade of deceased persons with respect to whose deaths applications for benefits are filed under this chapter. The certification of the Secretary concerned shall be binding upon the Administrator.”

3. 1976

   Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act of 1976

   Pub. L. 94–433 title IV § 405(17) · 90 Stat. 1374

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1321

   Pub. L. 94–433 substituted “to the Administrator” for “to him”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 94–433 substituted “to the Administrator” for “to him”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (17) by striking out in section 421 “him” and inserting in lieu thereof “the Administrator”;

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 94–433 effective Oct. 1, 1976, see section 406 of Pub. L. 94–433, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.

4. 1991

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

   Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 1321

   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 421 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 421 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(b)(1) · 105 Stat. 378

   1. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1321

      Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary, certify to the Secretary” for “Administrator, certify to the Administrator”

   2. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1321

      Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “upon the Secretary” for “upon the Administrator”

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary, certify to the Secretary” for “Administrator, certify to the Administrator” and “upon the Secretary” for “upon the Administrator”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Title 38 is further amended by striking out “Administrator” and “Administrator’s” each place they appear (except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (9) and including where they appear in section headings and tables of sections) and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary” and “Secretary’s”, respectively.

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