§ 5122. Cancellation of checks mailed to deceased payees

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. § 5122

   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1229, § 3022

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1229, § 3022

2. 1986

   Pub. L. 99–576 title VII § 701(67) · 100 Stat. 3248

   Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 5122

   Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “the payee’s” for “his” in first sentence

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “the payee’s” for “his” in first sentence.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (67) Section 3022 is amended by striking out “his” and inserting in lieu thereof “the payee’s”.

3. 1991

   Department of Veterans Affairs Health-Care Personnel Act of 1991

   Pub. L. 102–40 title IV § 402(b)(1) · 105 Stat. 187

   1. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 5122

      Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3022 of this title as this section and substituted “5121” for “3021”

   2. Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 5122

      Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3022 of this title as this section and substituted “5121(c)” for “3021(c)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3022 of this title as this section and substituted “5121” for “3021” in two places and “5121(c)” for “3021(c)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Each section contained in any of chapters 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 71, 72, 76, 78 (as redesignated by subsection (a)), 81, 83, and 85 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.

4. 1996

   General Accounting Office Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–316 title II § 202(t) · 110 Stat. 3826

   Struck · 38 U.S.C. § 5122

   Pub. L. 104–316 in last sentence struck out “upon settlement by the General Accounting Office” after “shall be paid”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–316 in last sentence struck out “upon settlement by the General Accounting Office” after “shall be paid”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (t) Cancellation of Checks Mailed to Deceased Payees.— Section 5122 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “upon settlement by the General Accounting Office”.

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