§ 1988. Savings provision

Statutory text

Nothing in this title or any amendment or repeal made by the Act enacting this title shall affect any right, remedy, liability, authorization or requirement pertaining to Government insurance, the respective insurance funds, or the insurance appropriations, authorized or prescribed under the provisions of the War Risk Insurance Act, the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, or any related Act, which was in effect on December 31, 1958.

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.

1958
Pub. L. 85–857 · 72 Stat. 1105
Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 1988
Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1167, § 788
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1167, § 788
1991
Pub. L. 102–83 § 5(a) · 105 Stat. 378
Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 1988
Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 788 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 788 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.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The War Risk Insurance Act, referred to in text, is act Sept. 2, 1914, ch. 293, 38 Stat. 711. Sections 600 and 601 of the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924 (act June 7, 1924, ch. 320, 43 Stat. 607, 629) repealed the War Risk Insurance Act subject to certain limitations provided in section 602 thereof.

The World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, referred to in text, is act June 7, 1924, ch. 320, 43 Stat. 607, which was classified generally to chapter 10 (§§ 421 to 574) of former Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans’ Relief, and which was repealed by Pub. L. 85–857, § 14(51), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1271. For distribution of sections 421 to 574 of former Title 38 in this title, see Table preceding section 101 of this title.

The National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, referred to in text, is act Oct. 8, 1940, ch. 757, title VI, part I, 54 Stat. 1008, which was classified generally to chapter 13 (§ 801 et seq.) of former Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans’ Relief, and which was repealed and the provisions thereof reenacted as this subchapter by Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1105.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2000 was renumbered section 4100 of this title.

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 788 of this title as this section.

Credits

1958–1991 · 2 acts

1958Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1167, § 788
1991renumbered § 1988, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.

Show as published

(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1167, § 788; renumbered § 1988, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)