Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits
Part II · Chapter 19 — Insurance
§ 1972. Benefit certificates
Statutory text
The Secretary shall arrange to have each member insured under a policy purchased under section 1966 of this title receive a certificate setting forth the benefits to which the member is entitled thereunder, to whom such benefit shall be payable, to whom claims should be submitted, and summarizing the provisions of the policy principally affecting the member. Such certificate shall be in lieu of the certificate which the insurance company or companies would otherwise be required to issue.
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.
Pub. L. 89–214 § 1(a) · 79 Stat. 880
Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 1972
Added Pub. L. 89–214, § 1(a), Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 885, § 772
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 89–214, § 1(a), Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 885, § 772Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) as a direct result of actions of hostile forces;Pub. L. 102–83 § 5(a) · 105 Stat. 378
Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 1972
Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 772 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 772 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.Pub. L. 102–83 § 5(c)(1) · 105 Stat. 378
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1972
Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1966” for “766”
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1966” for “766”.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.Pub. L. 102–83 § 4(b)(1) · 105 Stat. 378
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1972
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”
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”.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.
4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 772 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1966” for “766”.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Credits
1965–1991 · 2 acts
- 1965Added Pub. L. 89–214, § 1(a), , 79 Stat. 885, § 772
- 1991renumbered § 1972 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), , 105 Stat. 404–406.
Show as published
(Added Pub. L. 89–214, § 1(a), , 79 Stat. 885, § 772; renumbered § 1972 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), , 105 Stat. 404–406.)