Children of Indian War veterans

  1. Law
  2. USC 38
  3. Veterans' Benefits
  4. GENERAL BENEFITS
  5. PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE
  6. PENSIONS TO SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN
  8. Children of Indian War veterans

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§1535. Children of Indian War veterans

Whenever there is no surviving spouse entitled to pension under section 1534 of this title, the Secretary shall pay to the children of each Indian War veteran who met the service requirements of section 1511 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.

( Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1137 , §535; Pub. L. 94–169, title I, §106(31), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1018 ; renumbered §1535 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406 .)

Amendments

1991-Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 535 of this title as this section.

Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1534" for "534" and "1511" for "511".

Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".

1975-Pub. L. 94–169 substituted "surviving spouse" for "widow".

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.


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