Whenever there is no surviving spouse entitled to pension under section 1536 of this title, the Secretary shall pay to the children of each Spanish-American War veteran who met the service requirements of section 1512(a) of this title a pension at the monthly rate of $73.13 for one child, plus $8.13 for each additional child, with the total amount equally divided.
38 U.S.C. § 1537
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1991- Pub. L. 102-83 ?5(a), renumbered section 537 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 102-83 ?5(c)(1), substituted "1536" for "536" and "1512(a)" for "512(a)". Pub. L. 102-83 ?4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator". 1975- Pub. L. 94-169 substituted "surviving spouse" for "widow".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1975 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 94-169 ?106, Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1017, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1976.