§ 2307. Death from service-connected disability

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. 1973

   National Cemeteries Act of 1973

   Pub. L. 93–43 § 5(a)(2) · 87 Stat. 75

   Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 2307

   Added Pub. L. 93–43, § 5(a)(2), June 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 80, § 907

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 93–43, § 5(a)(2), June 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 80, § 907

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) adding at the end of such chapter the following new sections: “§ 906. Headstones and markers “(a) The Administrator shall furnish, when requested, appropriate Government headstones or markers at the expense of the United States for the unmarked graves of the following: “(1) Any individual buried in a national cemetery or in a post cemetery. “(2) Any individual eligible for burial in a national cemetery (but not buried there), except for those persons or classes of persons enumerated in section 1002 (4), (5), and (6) of this title. “(3) Soldiers of the Union and Confederate Armies of the Civil War. “(b) The Administrator shall furnish, when requested, an appropriate memorial headstone or marker to commemorate any veteran dying in the service, and whose remains have not been recovered or identified or were buried at sea, for placement by the applicant in a national cemetery area, reserved for such purposes under the provisions Ante, p. 76. of section 1003 of this title, or in any private or local cemetery. “§ 907. Death from service-connected disability “In any case in which a. veteran dies as the result of a service-connected disability or disabilities, the Administrator, upon the request of the survivors of such veteran, shall pay the burial and funeral expenses incurred in connection with the death of the veteran in an amount not exceeding the amount authorized to be paid under section 80 Stat. 548. 8134(a) of title 5 in the case of a Federal employee whose death occurs as the result of an injury sustained in the performance of duty. Funeral and burial benefits provided under this section shall be in lieu of any benefits authorized under sections 902 and 903 (a) (1) and (b) of this title.”

2. 1978

   An Act for the creation of an American Battle Monuments Commission to erect suitable memorials commemorating the services of the American soldier in Europe, and for other purposes

   Pub. L. 95–479 title III § 303(c) · 92 Stat. 1560

   Inserted · 38 U.S.C. § 2307

   Pub. L. 95–479 inserted “the greater of (1) $1,100, or (2)” after “not exceeding”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–479 inserted “the greater of (1) $1,100, or (2)” after “not exceeding”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) The first sentence of section 907 is amended by inserting “the 38 USC 907. greater of (1) $1,100,or (2)” after “not exceeding”.

3. 1988

   Veterans

   Pub. L. 100–322 title III § 303 · 102 Stat. 487

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2307

   Pub. L. 100–322 substituted “$1,500” for “$1,100”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 100–322 substituted “$1,500” for “$1,100”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 303. BURIAL BENEFIT FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS. Section 907 is amended by striking out “$1,100” and inserting in lieu thereof “$1,500”.

4. 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. § 2307

   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.

5. 1991

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

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2307

   Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 907 of this title as this section and substituted “2302 and 2303(a)(1)” for “902 and 903(a)(1)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 907 of this title as this section and substituted “2302 and 2303(a)(1)” for “902 and 903(a)(1)”.

   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.

6. 2001

   Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001

   Pub. L. 107–103 title V § 501(a)(1) · 115 Stat. 976

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2307

   Pub. L. 107–103 substituted “$2,000” for ‘$1,500”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 107–103 substituted “$2,000” for ‘$1,500”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Clause (1) of section 2307 is amended by striking “$1,500” and inserting “$2,000”.

7. 2003

   Veterans Benefits Act of 2003

   Pub. L. 108–183 title V § 501(b) · 117 Stat. 2651

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2307(b)

   Pub. L. 108–183 substituted “and (b)(2)” for “and (b)” in last sentence

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–183 substituted “and (b)(2)” for “and (b)” in last sentence.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Conforming Amendment.— Section 2307 is amended in the last sentence by striking “and (b)” and inserting “and (b)(2)”.

8. 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)(B) · 134 Stat. 4932

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 2307

   Pub. L. 116–315 substituted “subsections (a)(1) and (b)(2) of section 2303 of this title” for “sections 2302 and 2303(a)(1) and (b)(2) of this title”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 116–315 substituted “subsections (a)(1) and (b)(2) of section 2303 of this title” for “sections 2302 and 2303(a)(1) and (b)(2) of this title”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) In section 2307, by striking “sections 2302 and 2303(a)(1) and (b)(2) of this title” and inserting “subsections (a)(1) and (b)(2) of section 2303 of this title”.

   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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