§ 1522. Net worth limitation

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. § 1522

   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1136, § 522

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1136, § 522

2. 1959

   Veterans’ Pension Act of 1959

   Pub. L. 86–211 § 3(b) · 73 Stat. 432

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1522

   Pub. L. 86–211 substituted provisions requiring the denial or discontinuance of payment of pension when the corpus of the veteran’s estate is such that under all the circumstances, including consideration of the veteran’s income, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus be consumed for the veteran’s maintenance for provisions which prohibited the payment of a pension to any unmarried veteran whose annual income exceeds $1,400 or to any married veteran or any veteran with children whose annual income exceeds $2,700

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 86–211 substituted provisions requiring the denial or discontinuance of payment of pension when the corpus of the veteran’s estate is such that under all the circumstances, including consideration of the veteran’s income, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus be consumed for the veteran’s maintenance for provisions which prohibited the payment of a pension to any unmarried veteran whose annual income exceeds $1,400 or to any married veteran or any veteran with children whose annual income exceeds $2,700.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 522 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 522. Net worth limitation “The Administrator shall deny or discontinue payment of pension under section 521 of this title when the corpus of the veteran’s estate is such that under all the circumstances, including consideration of the veteran’s income, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus be consumed for the veteran’s maintenance.”

3. 1978

   Veterans’ and Survivors’ Pension Improvement Act of 1978

   Pub. L. 95–588 title I § 107 · 92 Stat. 2497

   1. Amended · 38 U.S.C. § 1522

      Pub. L. 95–588 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Inserted · 38 U.S.C. § 1522

      Pub. L. 95–588 inserted provisions relating to consideration of the income and estates of the spouse and children of an eligible veteran

   3. Added · 38 U.S.C. § 1522

      Pub. L. 95–588 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–588 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted provisions relating to consideration of the income and estates of the spouse and children of an eligible veteran, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 107. veterans’ net worth limitation Section 522 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 522. Net worth limitation “(a) The Administrator shall deny or discontinue the payment of Pension payments, denial or discontinuation. Ante, p. 2500. pension to a veteran under section 521 of this title when the corpus of the estate of the veteran or, if the veteran has a spouse, the corpus of the estates of the veteran and of the veteran’s spouse is such that under all the circumstances, including consideration of the annual income of the veteran, the veteran’s spouse, and the veteran’s children, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus of such estates be consumed for the veteran’s maintenance. “(b) The Administrator shall deny or discontinue the payment of increased pension under subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of section 521 of this title on account of a child when the corpus of such child’s estate is such that under all the circumstances, including consideration of the veteran’s and spouse’s income, and the income of the veteran’s children, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus of the child’s estate be consumed for the child’s maintenance. During the period such denial or discontinuance remains in effect, such child shall not be considered as the veteran’s child for purposes of this chapter.”.

4. 1991

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

   Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 1522

   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 522 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 522 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 § 5(c)(1) · 105 Stat. 378

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1522

   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1521” for “521” in subsecs. (a) and (b)

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1521” for “521” in subsecs. (a) and (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Each provision of title 38, United States Code, that contains a reference to a section redesignated by subsection (a) is amended so that the reference refers to the section as redesignated.

6. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–83 § 4(b)(1) · 105 Stat. 378

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1522

   Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in subsecs. (a) and (b)

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in subsecs. (a) and (b).

   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.

7. 2001

   Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001

   Pub. L. 107–103 title II § 207(b)(2) · 115 Stat. 976

   Inserted · 38 U.S.C. § 1522(a)

   Pub. L. 107–103 inserted “1513 or” before “1521 of this title”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–103 inserted “1513 or” before “1521 of this title”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Section 1522(a) is amended by inserting “1513 or” after “under section”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 107–103 effective Sept. 17, 2001, see section 207(c) of Pub. L. 107–103, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1513 of this title.

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