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[CITE: 38USC1323]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
                        PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
 
CHAPTER 13--DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED 
                                 DEATHS
 
                     SUBCHAPTER III--CERTIFICATIONS
 
Sec. 1323. Certifications with respect to circumstances of death

    Whenever the Secretary determines on the basis of a claim for 
benefits filed with the Secretary that a death occurred under the 
circumstances referred to in section 1476(a) of title 10, the Secretary 
shall certify that fact to the Secretary concerned. In all other cases, 
the Secretary shall make the determination referred to in such section 
at the request of the Secretary concerned.

(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1133, Sec. 423; Pub. L. 94-433, 
title IV, Sec. 405(19), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1380; Pub. L. 102-54, 
Sec. 14(b)(4), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 283; renumbered Sec. 1323 and 
amended Pub. L. 102-83, Secs. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), (3)(A), 5(a), Aug. 6, 
1991, 105 Stat. 404-406.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Prior sections 1401, 1402, 1411 to 1419, 1421 to 1423, 1431 to 1436, 
and 1500 were renumbered sections 3001, 3002, 3011 to 3019, 3021 to 
3023, 3031 to 3036, and 3100 of this title, respectively.


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), renumbered section 423 of this 
title as this section.
    Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(3)(A), substituted ``Certifications with 
respect to circumstances of death'' for ``Certifications by 
Administrator'' in section catchline.
    Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted ``Secretary 
determines'' for ``Administrator determines'', ``Secretary that'' for 
``Administrator that'', and in two places ``Secretary shall'' for 
``Administrator shall''.
    Pub. L. 102-54 struck out ``or section 321(b) of title 32,'' after 
``title 10,'' and ``1476(a) or 321(b)'' after ``such section''.
    1976--Pub. L. 94-433 substituted ``with the Administrator'' for 
``with him'' and ``the Administrator'' for ``he'' before ``shall 
certify'' and ``shall make''.


                    Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 94-433 effective Oct. 1, 1976, see section 406 
of Pub. L. 94-433, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.
