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USC Title 38

38 U.S.C. ch. 18 BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER VETERANS

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CHAPTER 18—

BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER VETERANS

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023—Pub. L. 118–18, § 1(e), , 137 Stat. 105, added items 1835 to 1838.

2019—Pub. L. 116–23, § 4(c)(2), , 133 Stat. 971, substituted “CHILDREN OF CERTAIN KOREA AND THAILAND SERVICE VETERANS BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA” for “CHILDREN OF CERTAIN KOREA SERVICE VETERANS BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA” in item for subchapter III and added item 1822.

2003—Pub. L. 108–183, § 102(d)(2), (e)(1), , 117 Stat. 2654, substituted “BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER VETERANS” for “BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS” in chapter heading, added item for subchapter III and item 1821, and redesignated former item for subchapter III and items 1821 to 1824 as item for subchapter IV and items 1831 to 1834, respectively.

2000—Pub. L. 106–419, title IV, § 401(f)(1), (3), , 114 Stat. 1860, 1861, substituted “BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS” for “BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS WHO ARE BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA” in chapter heading, added item for subchapter I, struck out items 1801 “Definitions” and 1806 “Applicability of certain administrative provisions”, added item for subchapter II and items 1811 to 1816, and added item for subchapter III and items 1821 to 1824.

1997—Pub. L. 105–114, title IV, § 404(b)(2), , 111 Stat. 2295, substituted “Applicability of certain administrative provisions” for “Effective date of awards” in item 1806.