38 U.S.C. § 1801
38 U.S.C. § 1801
Section, added Pub. L. 104-204, title IV, §421(b)(1), Sept. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 2923; amended Pub. L. 105-114, title IV, §404(a), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2294, defined "child" and "Vietnam veteran".
A prior section 1801 was renumbered section 3701 of this title.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective on the first day of the first month beginning more than one year after Nov. 1, 2000, see section 401(g) of Pub. L. 106-419 set out as an Effective Date note under section 1811 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATEChapter effective Oct. 1, 1997, notwithstanding section 421(d) of Pub. L. 104-204 set out below, unless legislation other than Pub. L. 104-204 is enacted providing for an earlier effective date, see section 422(c) of Pub. L. 104-204 set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under section 1151 of this title. Pub. L. 104-204, title IV, §421(d), Sept. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 2926, provided that: "This section [enacting this chapter and amending section 5312 of this title] and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1997."
CONGRESSIONAL PURPOSE Pub. L. 104-204, title IV, §421(a), Sept. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 2923, provided that: "The purpose of this section [enacting this chapter and amending section 5312 of this title] is to provide for the special needs of certain children of Vietnam veterans who were born with the birth defect spina bifida, possibly as the result of the exposure of one or both parents to herbicides during active service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, through the provision of health care and monetary benefits."
- Vietnam veteran
- The term "Vietnam veteran" means an individual who performed active military, naval, or air service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, without regard to the characterization of that individual's service.
- child
- The term "child" means the following:(A) For purposes of subchapters I and II of this chapter, an individual, regardless of age or marital status, who-(i) is the natural child of a Vietnam veteran; and(ii) was conceived after the date on which that veteran first entered the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era.(B) For purposes of section 1821 of this title, an individual, regardless of age or marital status, who-(i) is the natural child of a veteran of covered service in Korea (as determined for purposes of that section); and(ii) was conceived after the date on which that veteran first entered service described in subsection (c) of that section.(C) For purposes of section 1822 of this title, an individual, regardless of age or marital status, who-(i) is the natural child of a veteran of covered service in Thailand (as determined for purposes of that section); and(ii) was conceived after the date on which that veteran first entered service described in subsection (c) of that section.