§ 2304. Claims for reimbursement

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. § 2304

   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1170, § 904

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1170, § 904

2. 1963

   Pub. L. 88–3 · 77 Stat. 4

   Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 2304

   Pub. L. 88–3 authorized payment of a burial allowance in cases where it was not payable at death because of the nature of the veteran’s discharge, where such discharge has been corrected by competent authority to reflect conditions other than dishonorable, and the claim is filed within two years from whichever last occurs, the date of correction of the discharge or the date of enactment of Pub. L. 88–3 [approved Apr. 2, 1963]

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 88–3 authorized payment of a burial allowance in cases where it was not payable at death because of the nature of the veteran’s discharge, where such discharge has been corrected by competent authority to reflect conditions other than dishonorable, and the claim is filed within two years from whichever last occurs, the date of correction of the discharge or the date of enactment of Pub. L. 88–3 [approved Apr. 2, 1963].

3. 1969

   Pub. L. 91–24 § 7 · 83 Stat. 33

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2304

   Pub. L. 91–24 substituted “two years from the date of correction of the discharge” for “two years from whichever last occurs, the date of correction of the discharge or the date of enactment of this sentence”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 91–24 substituted “two years from the date of correction of the discharge” for “two years from whichever last occurs, the date of correction of the discharge or the date of enactment of this sentence”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 7. Chapter 23 of title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows: (a) by deleting in section 904 the words “whichever last occurs,”; and (b) by deleting in section 904 the words “or the date of enactment of this sentence”.

4. 1986

   Pub. L. 99–576 title VII § 701(51) · 100 Stat. 3248

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2304

   Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “the veteran’s” for “his” in three places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “the veteran’s” for “his” in three places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (51) Section 904 is amended by striking out “his” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “the veteran’s”.

5. 1989

   Veterans Home Loan Indemnity and Restructuring Act of 1989

   Pub. L. 101–237 title III § 313(b)(1) · 103 Stat. 2062

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2304

   Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Chapters 23, 24, and 37 are amended by striking out “Administrator” and “Administrator’s” each place such terms appear (other than in sections 906(e)(2) and 1812(h)(2)(B) and in section 1845(a) the third place “Administrator” appears) and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary” and “Secretary’s”, respectively.

6. 1991

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

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2304

   Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 904 of this title as this section and substituted “2302” for “902”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 904 of this title as this section and substituted “2302” for “902”.

   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.

7. 2021

   Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020

   Pub. L. 116–315 title II § 2202(b)(1)(A) · 134 Stat. 4932

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2304

   Pub. L. 116–315 substituted “Applications for payments under section 2303 of this title regarding veterans described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(2) of such section” for “Applications for payments under section 2302 of this title”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 116–315 substituted “Applications for payments under section 2303 of this title regarding veterans described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(2) of such section” for “Applications for payments under section 2302 of this title”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) In section 2304, by striking “Applications for payments under section 2302 of this title” and inserting “Applications for payments under section 2303 of this title regarding veterans described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(2) of such section”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 116–315 applicable to deaths that occur on or after the date that is two years after Jan. 5, 2021, see section 2202(d) of Pub. L. 116–315, set out as a note under section 113 of this title.

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