Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits
Part IV · Chapter 51 — Claims, Effective Dates, and Payments
§ 5123. Rounding down of pension rates
Statutory text
The monthly or other periodic rate of pension payable to an individual under section 1521, 1541, or 1542 of this title or under section 306(a) of the Veterans’ and Survivors’ Pension Improvement Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–588), if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded down to the nearest dollar.
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. 97–253 title IV § 403(a)(1) · 96 Stat. 802
Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 5123
Added Pub. L. 97–253, title IV, § 403(a)(1), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 802, § 3023
Unresolved: Pub. L. 97–253 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 97–253, title IV, § 403(a)(1), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 802, § 3023Department of Veterans Affairs Health-Care Personnel Act of 1991
Pub. L. 102–40 title IV § 402(b)(1) · 105 Stat. 187
Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 5123
Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3023 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3023 of this title as this section.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.Pub. L. 102–83 § 5(c)(1) · 105 Stat. 378
Substituted · 38 U.S.C. § 5123
Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “1521, 1541, or 1542” for “521, 541, or 542”
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “1521, 1541, or 1542” for “521, 541, or 542”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) Each provision of title 38, United States Code, that contains a reference to a section redesignated by subsection (a) is amended so that the reference refers to the section as redesignated.
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 306(a) of the Veterans’ and Survivors’ Pension Improvement Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–588), referred to in text, is section 306(a) of Pub. L. 95–588, title III, , 92 Stat. 2508, which is set out as a note under section 1521 of this title.
Prior Provisions
Prior sections 5201 to 5228 were renumbered sections 8501 to 8528 of this title, respectively.
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3023 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “1521, 1541, or 1542” for “521, 541, or 542”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section 403(b) of Pub. L. 97–253, as amended by Pub. L. 98–21, title I, § 111(e), , 97 Stat. 73; Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2662(j), , 98 Stat. 1160, provided that:
“(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a)(1) [enacting this section] shall apply with respect to amounts payable for periods beginning after .
“(2) In the cases of individuals to whom pension is payable under sections 521, 541, and 542 [now 1521, 1541, and 1542] of title 38, United States Code, the amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall take effect on the first day after , that an increase is made in maximum annual rates of pension pursuant to section 3112 [now 5312] of title 38, United States Code.”
Credits
1982–1991 · 3 acts
- 1982Added Pub. L. 97–253, title IV, § 403(a)(1), , 96 Stat. 802, § 3023
- 1991renumbered § 5123, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), , 105 Stat. 238
- 1991amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), , 105 Stat. 406.
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(Added Pub. L. 97–253, title IV, § 403(a)(1), , 96 Stat. 802, § 3023; renumbered § 5123, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), , 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), , 105 Stat. 406.)