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Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits

Part II · Chapter 15 — Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability or Death or for Service

§ 1513. Veterans 65 years of age and older

Statutory text

(a)

The Secretary shall pay to each veteran of a period of war who is 65 years of age or older and who meets the service requirements of section 1521 of this title (as prescribed in subsection (j) of that section) pension at the rates prescribed by section 1521 of this title and under the conditions (other than the permanent and total disability requirement) applicable to pension paid under that section.

(b)

If a veteran is eligible for pension under both this section and section 1521 of this title, pension shall be paid to the veteran only under section 1521 of this title.

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. Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001

    Pub. L. 107–103 title II § 207(a)(1) · 115 Stat. 976

    Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 1513

    Added Pub. L. 107–103, title II, § 207(a)(1), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 991

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 107–103, title II, § 207(a)(1), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 991

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Subchapter II of chapter 15 is amended by inserting after section 1512 the following new section: “§ 1513. Veterans 65 years of age and older “(a) The Secretary shall pay to each veteran of a period of war who is 65 years of age or older and who meets the service requirements of section 1521 of this title (as prescribed in subsection (j) of that section) pension at the rates prescribed by 1521 of this title and under the conditions (other than the permanent and total disability requirement) applicable to pension paid under that section. “(b) If a veteran is eligible for pension under both this section and section 1521 of this title, pension shall be paid to the veteran only under section 1521 of this title.”.

  2. Veterans’ Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006

    Pub. L. 109–233 title V § 503(2) · 120 Stat. 397

    Inserted · 38 U.S.C. § 1513(a)

    Pub. L. 109–233 inserted “section” after “prescribed by”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–233 inserted “section” after “prescribed by”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Insertion of missing word.— Section 1513(a) 38 USC 1513. is amended by inserting “section” after “prescribed by”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Prior sections 1513 to 1520 were renumbered sections 3113 to 3120 of this title, respectively.

Amendments

2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–233 inserted “section” after “prescribed by”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 107–103, title II, § 207(c), , 115 Stat. 991, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section and amending sections 1521 and 1522 of this title] shall take effect as of .”

Credits

2001–2006 · 2 acts
  1. 2001Added Pub. L. 107–103, title II, § 207(a)(1), , 115 Stat. 991
  2. 2006amended Pub. L. 109–233, title V, § 503(2), , 120 Stat. 416.
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(Added Pub. L. 107–103, title II, § 207(a)(1), , 115 Stat. 991; amended Pub. L. 109–233, title V, § 503(2), , 120 Stat. 416.)

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