Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits
Part II · Chapter 19 — Insurance
§ 1983. Settlements for minors or incompetents
Statutory text
When an optional mode of settlement of National Service Life Insurance or United States Government life insurance heretofore or hereafter matured is available to a beneficiary who is a minor or incompetent, such option may be exercised by such beneficiary’s fiduciary, person qualified under the Act of (25 U.S.C. 14), or person recognized by the Secretary as having custody of the person or the estate of such beneficiary, and the obligation of the United States under the insurance contract shall be fully satisfied by payment of benefits in accordance with the mode of settlement so selected.
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. 85–857 · 72 Stat. 1105
Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 1983
Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1165, § 783
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1165, § 783Pub. L. 99–576 title VII § 701(45) · 100 Stat. 3248
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1983
Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “such beneficiary’s” for “his”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “such beneficiary’s” for “his”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(45) Section 783 is amended by striking out “his” and inserting in lieu thereof “such beneficiary’s”.Pub. L. 102–54 § 14(b)(19) · 105 Stat. 267
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1983
Pub. L. 102–54 substituted “the Act of February 25, 1933 (25 U.S.C. 14)” for “section 14 of title 25”
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–54 substituted “the Act of February 25, 1933 (25 U.S.C. 14)” for “section 14 of title 25”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(19) Section 783 is amended by striking out “section 14 of title 25,” and inserting in lieu thereof “the Act of February 25, 1933 (25 U.S.C. 14),”.Pub. L. 102–83 · 105 Stat. 378
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 1983
Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 783 of this title as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 783 of this title as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
2 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments1986–1991 · 2 rounds
1991
Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 783 of this title as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Pub. L. 102–54 substituted “the Act of (25 U.S.C. 14)” for “section 14 of title 25”.
1986
Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “such beneficiary’s” for “his”.
Credits
1958–1991 · 4 acts
- 1958Pub. L. 85–857, , 72 Stat. 1165, § 783
- 1986Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(45), , 100 Stat. 3294
- 1991Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(b)(19), , 105 Stat. 284
- 1991renumbered § 1983 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), , 105 Stat. 404–406.
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(Pub. L. 85–857, , 72 Stat. 1165, § 783; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(45), , 100 Stat. 3294; Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(b)(19), , 105 Stat. 284; renumbered § 1983 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), , 105 Stat. 404–406.)