38 U.S.C. § 1537

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)

Section 1537 - Children of Spanish-American War veterans

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

Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1138, §537; Pub. L. 94-169, title I, §106(39), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1019; renumbered §1537 and amended Pub. L. 102-83, §§4(b)(1), (2) (E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404-406.

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, title I, §106, Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1017, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1976.