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[CITE: 38USC1541]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
                        PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
 
CHAPTER 15--PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR 
                                 SERVICE
 
       SUBCHAPTER III--PENSIONS TO SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN
 
                          Other Periods of War
 
Sec. 1541. Surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war

    (a) The Secretary shall pay to the surviving spouse of each veteran 
of a period of war who met the service requirements prescribed in 
section 1521(j) of this title, or who at the time of death was receiving 
(or entitled to receive) compensation or retirement pay for a service-
connected disability, pension at the rate prescribed by this section, as 
increased from time to time under section 5312 of this title.
    (b) If no child of the veteran is in the custody of the surviving 
spouse, pension shall be paid to the surviving spouse at the annual rate 
of $2,379, reduced by the amount of the surviving spouse's annual 
income.
    (c) If there is a child of the veteran in the custody of the 
surviving spouse, pension shall be paid to the surviving spouse at the 
annual rate of $3,116. If the surviving spouse has custody of two or 
more such children, the annual pension rate shall be increased by $600 
for each such child in excess of one. In each case, the rate payable 
shall be reduced by the amount of the surviving spouse's annual income 
and, subject to subsection (g) of this section, the annual income of 
each such child.
    (d)(1) If a surviving spouse who is entitled to pension under 
subsection (b) of this section is in need of regular aid and attendance, 
the annual rate of pension payable to such surviving spouse shall be 
$3,806, reduced by the amount of the surviving spouse's annual income.
    (2) If a surviving spouse who is entitled to pension under 
subsection (c) of this section is in need of regular aid and attendance, 
the annual rate of pension payable to the surviving spouse shall be 
$4,543. If there are two or more children of the veteran in such 
surviving spouse's custody, the annual rate of pension shall be 
increased by $600 for each such child in excess of one. The rate payable 
shall be reduced by the amount of the surviving spouse's annual income 
and, subject to subsection (g) of this section, the annual income of 
each such child.
    (e)(1) If the surviving spouse is permanently housebound but does 
not qualify for pension at the aid and attendance rate provided by 
subsection (d) of this section, the annual rate of pension payable to 
such surviving spouse under subsection (b) of this section shall be 
$2,908 and the annual rate of pension payable to such surviving spouse 
under subsection (c) of this section shall be $3,645. If there are two 
or more children of the veteran in such surviving spouse's custody, the 
annual rate of pension shall be increased by $600 for each such child in 
excess of one. The rate payable shall be reduced by the amount of the 
surviving spouse's annual income and, subject to subsection (g) of this 
section, the income of any child of the veteran for whom the surviving 
spouse is receiving increased pension.
    (2) For purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the 
requirement of ``permanently housebound'' shall be met when the 
surviving spouse is substantially confined to such surviving spouse's 
house (ward or clinical areas, if institutionalized) or immediate 
premises by reason of a disability or disabilities reasonably certain to 
remain throughout such surviving spouse's lifetime.
    (f) No pension shall be paid under this section to a surviving 
spouse of a veteran unless the spouse was married to the veteran--
        (1) before (A) December 14, 1944, in the case of a surviving 
    spouse of a Mexican border period or World War I veteran, (B) 
    January 1, 1957, in the case of a surviving spouse of a World War II 
    veteran, (C) February 1, 1965, in the case of a surviving spouse of 
    a Korean conflict veteran, (D) May 8, 1985, in the case of a 
    surviving spouse of a Vietnam era veteran, or (E) January 1, 2001, 
    in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran of the Persian Gulf 
    War;
        (2) for one year or more; or
        (3) for any period of time if a child was born of the marriage, 
    or was born to them before the marriage.

    (g) In determining the annual income of a surviving spouse for the 
purposes of this section, if there is a child of the veteran in the 
custody of the surviving spouse, that portion of the annual income of 
the child that is reasonably available to or for the surviving spouse 
shall be considered to be income of the surviving spouse, unless in the 
judgment of the Secretary to do so would work a hardship on the 
surviving spouse.
    (h) As used in this section and section 1542 of this title, the term 
``veteran'' includes a person who has completed at least two years of 
honorable active military, naval, or air service, as certified by the 
Secretary concerned, but whose death in such service was not in line of 
duty.

(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1138, Sec. 541; Pub. L. 86-211, 
Sec. 4, Aug. 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 434; Pub. L. 88-664, Sec. 3(c), (d), 
Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1095; Pub. L. 90-77, title I, Secs. 101(a), 106, 
title II, Sec. 202(d)-(f), Aug. 31, 1967, 81 Stat. 178, 179, 182; Pub. 
L. 90-275, Sec. 1(c), (d), Mar. 28, 1968, 82 Stat. 65, 66; Pub. L. 91-
588, Secs. 1(c), (d), 9(d), Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1581, 1584; Pub. L. 
92-198, Sec. 1(c)-(e), Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 663, 664; Pub. L. 93-177, 
Sec. 1(c), (d), 2, Dec. 6, 1973, 87 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 93-527, Sec. 3, 
Dec. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 1703; Pub. L. 94-169, title I, Secs. 101(2)(B), 
(C), (H), 103, 106(40), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1013, 1014, 1016, 1019; 
Pub. L. 94-432, title II, Sec. 203, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1370; Pub. 
L. 95-204, title I, Sec. 102, Dec. 2, 1977, 91 Stat. 1456; Pub. L. 95-
588, title I, Sec. 109(a), Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2503; Pub. L. 102-25, 
title III, Sec. 333(b), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 88; Pub. L. 102-40, 
title IV, Sec. 402(d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 239; renumbered 
Sec. 1541 and amended Pub. L. 102-83, Secs. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), 
(c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404-406.)


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), renumbered section 541 of this 
title as this section.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted ``1521(j)'' 
for ``521(j)''.
    Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted ``Secretary'' for 
``Administrator''.
    Pub. L. 102-40 substituted ``5312'' for ``3112''.
    Subsec. (f)(1)(E). Pub. L. 102-25 added cl. (E).
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted 
``Secretary'' for ``Administrator''.
    Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted ``1542'' for 
``542''.
    1978--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-588 revised eligibility provisions 
relating to surviving spouses to apply to veterans of any period of war 
rather than veterans of specifically named wars and inserted reference 
to periodic increases of rate of pension payments pursuant to section 
3112 of this title.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-588 qualified parental requirement of this 
subsection by inserting custody provision, substituted a fixed pension 
amount of $2,379 for a formula for determining such annual pension based 
upon annual income of the veteran, and struck out minimum and maximum 
monthly payment requirements.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-588 qualified parental requirement of this 
subsection by inserting custody provision, substituted a fixed pension 
amount of $3,116 for a formula for determining such annual pension based 
upon annual income of the veteran, and inserted a provision authorizing 
an annual pension rate increase of $600 for each family member of an 
eligible veteran in excess of one.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95-588 substituted provisions prescribing a 
fixed amount of $3,806, as reduced by an annual income deduction, as the 
annual rate of pension payable to a surviving spouse entitled to a 
pension under subsec. (b) of this section and in need of regular aid and 
attendance and a fixed amount of $4,543, subject to a similar deduction 
for income of spouse and child, as the annual rate of pension payable to 
a surviving spouse entitled to a pension under subsec. (c) of this 
section and in need of such aid for provision prescribing the monthly 
rate of pension payable under subsec. (c) of this section where there is 
a surviving spouse and more than one child.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95-588 substituted provisions relating to a 
surviving spouse who is permanently housebound for provisions specifying 
the eligibility requirements for such surviving spouses.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 95-588 substituted provisions specifying the 
eligibility requirements for surviving spouses for provision defining 
``veteran''.
    Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 95-588 added subsecs. (g) and (h).
    1977--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 95-204, Sec. 102(1), increased monthly 
rate of pension from $125 to $133, inserted authorization for reductions 
by .07 for amounts more than 2,800 but not more than 3,770, and 
substituted ``1,100'' for ``1,200'' in two places, ``1,800'' for 
``2,300'' in two places, and ``2,800'' for ``3,540''.
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 95-204, Sec. 102(2), substituted ``$3,770'' 
for ``$3,540''.
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 95-204, Sec. 102(3), increased monthly rate 
of pension from $149 to $159, and substituted ``1,600'' for ``1,700'' in 
two places, ``2,400'' for ``2,500'' in two places, ``2,900'' for 
``3,300'' in two places, and ``5,070'' for ``4,760''.
    Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 95-204, Sec. 102(4), substituted ``$5,070'' 
for ``$4,760''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95-204, Sec. 102(5), substituted ``$26'' for 
``$24''.
    1976--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 94-432, Sec. 203(1), increased monthly 
rate of pension from $117 to $125 and substituted $900 to $1,200 for 
$900 to $1,500, $1,200 to $2,300 for $1,500 to $2,700 and $2,300 to 
$3,540 for $2,700 to $3,300.
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 94-432, Sec. 203(2), substituted ``$3,540'' 
for ``$3,300''.
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 94-432, Sec. 203(3), increased monthly rate 
of pension from $139 to $149 and substituted $1,100 to $1,700 for $1,100 
to $1,800, $1,700 to $2,500 for $1,800 to $2,700, $2,500 to $3,300 for 
$2,700 to $3,500 and $3,300 to $4,760 for $3,500 to $4,500.
    Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 94-432, Sec. 203(4), substituted ``$4,760'' 
for ``$4,500''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94-432, Sec. 203(5), substituted ``$24'' for 
``$22''.
    1975--Pub. L. 94-169, Sec. 101(2)(H), substituted ``Surviving 
Spouses'' for ``Widows'' in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-169, Sec. 101(2)(B), substituted ``surviving 
spouse'' for ``widow'' and struck out ``his'' before ``death''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-169, Sec. 103(1), increased, effective for 
period beginning Jan. 1, 1976, and ending Sept. 30, 1976, monthly rate 
of pension from $108 to $117, substituted $900 to $1500 for $900 to 
$2100, $1500 to $2700 for $2100 to $3000 the minimum and maximum income 
ranges for which the pension rates will be reduced by 4 and 5 cents per 
dollar, respectively, inserted income range of $2700 to $3300 for which 
the pension rate will be reduced by 6 cents, and increased from $3000 to 
$3300 the maximum income in excess of which no pension will be paid.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94-169, Sec. 103(1), increased, effective for 
period beginning Jan. 1, 1976, and ending Sept. 30, 1976, pension rate 
from $128 to $139, substituted $1100 to $1800 for $1100 to $2100, $1800 
to $2700 for $2100 to $3000, $2700 to $3500 for $3000 to $4200 the 
minimum and maximum income ranges for which the pension rates will be 
reduced by 2, 3 and 4 cents per dollar, respectively, inserted income 
range of $3500 to $4500 for which the rate will be reduced by 5 cents, 
and increased the maximum income from $4200 to $4500 in excess of which 
no pension will be paid.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94-169, Sec. 103(2), substituted, effective for 
period beginning Jan. 1, 1976, and ending Sept. 30, 1976, ``surviving 
spouse'' for ``widow'' and ``$22'' for ``$20''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 94-169, Sec. 101(2)(C), substituted ``to a 
surviving spouse of a veteran under this section unless the spouse was 
married to the veteran'' for ``to a widow of a veteran under this 
section unless she was married to him'', and ``(D) May 8, 1985, in the 
case of a surviving spouse of a Vietnam era veteran'' for ``(D) before 
the expiration of ten years following termination of the Vietnam era in 
the case of a widow of a Vietnam era veteran''.
    Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 94-169, Sec. 106(40), substituted 
``surviving spouse'' for ``widow'' in subcls. (A), (B) and (C).
    1974--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-527, Sec. 3(1), substituted ``$108'' 
for ``$96'', ``$900'' for ``$1400'' wherever appearing, and ``$2100'' 
for ``$2600'', and inserted provisions for reduction by 5 cents for each 
dollar of annual income in excess of $2100 up to and including $3000, 
that in no event shall monthly rate of pension be less than $5.00, and 
raising the maximum income from $2600 to $3000.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-527, Sec. 3(2), substituted ``$128'' for 
``$114'', and ``$2100'' for ``$2500'' wherever appearing, ``$3000'' for 
``$3400'' wherever appearing, and ``$4200'' for ``$3800'' wherever 
appearing.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93-527, Sec. 3(3), substituted ``$20'' for 
``$18''.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 93-527, Sec. 3(4), added subsec. (f).
    1973--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-177, Sec. 1(c), substituted ``$86'' 
for ``$87'' and ``$1,400'' for ``$1,900''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-177, Sec. 1(d), substituted ``$700'' for 
``$600'', ``$114'' for ``$104'', ``$1,100'' for ``$1,400'', ``$2,500'' 
for ``$2,700'', and ``$3,400'' for ``$3,800'' in existing provisions and 
inserted provision for a reduction of 4 cents in monthly rate for each 
$1 of annual income in excess of $3,400 up to and including $3,800.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93-177, Sec. 2, substituted ``$18'' for 
``$17''.
    1971--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92-198, Sec. 1(c), substituted formula 
for computing monthly pension rates of widow without child by providing 
for a maximum monthly pension for each group within designated income 
category and for computing each individual's monthly pension by reducing 
the maximum rate by a specified number of cents for each dollar by which 
the minimum income limitation for that group is exceeded, for table 
setting out income and pension rates, and raised the maximum income from 
$2,300 to $2,600.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 92-198, Sec. 1(d), substituted formula for 
computing monthly pension rates of widow with one child by providing for 
a maximum monthly pension for each group with designated annual income 
category and for computing each individual's monthly benefit rate by 
reducing the maximum rate by a specified number of cents for each dollar 
by which the minimum income limitation for that group is exceeded, for 
table setting out income and pension rates, and further providing that 
whenever the monthly rate payable is less than the amount payable to the 
child under section 542 of this title, the widow would be paid at the 
child's rate, and raised the maximum income from $3,500 to $3,800.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 92-198, Sec. 1(e), substituted ``$17'' for 
``$16''.
    1970--Pub. L. 91-588, Sec. 9(d)(3), inserted reference to Mexican 
border period in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-588, Sec. 9(d)(1), inserted reference to 
Mexican border period.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-588, Sec. 1(c), provided new annual income 
limits to measure monthly pension rates of widow without child by 
inserting minimum income limits of $2,000, $2,100, and $2,200 with 
maximum limits of $2,100, $2,200, and $2,300 for monthly benefits of 
$29, $23, and $17, respectively, and within existing annual income 
limits from a maximum of $300 to a maximum of $2,000, as well as the in-
between limits set out in one-hundred dollar increments, the applicable 
monthly benefit for each limit was amended, respectively, by 
substituting in column II ``$81'' for ``$74'', ``80'' for ``73'', ``79'' 
for ``72'', ``78'' for ``70'', ``76'' for ``67'', ``73'' for ``64'', 
``70'' for ``61'', ``67'' for ``58'', ``64'' for ``55'', ``61'' for 
``51'', ``58'' for ``48'', ``55'' for ``45'', ``51'' for ``41'', ``48'' 
for ``37'', ``45'' for ``33'', ``41'' for ``29'', ``37'' for ``23'', and 
``33'' for ``17''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-588, Sec. 1(d), provided new annual income 
limits to measure monthly pension rates of widow with one child by 
inserting minimum income limits of $3,200, $3,300, and $3,400 with 
maximum limits of $3,300, $3,400, and $3,500 for monthly benefits of 
$45, $43, and $41, respectively, and within existing annual income 
limits from a maximum of $600 to a maximum of $3,200, as well as the in-
between limits set out in one-hundred dollar increments, the applicable 
monthly benefit for each limit was amended, respectively, by 
substituting in column II ``$99'' for ``$90'', ``98'' for ``89'', ``97'' 
for ``88'', ``96'' for ``87'', ``95'' for ``86'', ``94'' for ``85'', 
``92'' for ``83'', ``90'' for ``81'', ``88'' for ``79'', ``86'' for 
``77'', ``84'' for ``75'', ``82'' for ``73'', ``80'' for ``71'', ``78'' 
for ``69'', ``76'' for ``67'', ``74'' for ``65'', ``72'' for ``63'', 
``70'' for ``61'', ``68'' for ``59'', ``66'' for ``57'', ``64'' for 
``55'', ``62'' for ``53'', ``59'' for ``51'', ``56'' for ``48'', ``53'' 
for ``45'', ``51'' for ``43'', and ``48'' for ``41''.
    Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 91-588, Sec. 9(d)(2), inserted reference to 
Mexican border period.
    1968--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-275, Sec. 1(c), in providing new 
annual income limits to measure monthly pension rates of widow without 
child, substituted minimum income limit of $300 for monthly benefit of 
$74 for former $600 limit for monthly benefit of $70, maximum income 
limit of $2,000 for monthly benefit of $17 for former $1,800 limit for 
monthly benefit of $29, and sixteen other in-between limits in one 
hundred dollar increments from more than $300 to less than $1,900 for 
monthly benefits of $73 to $23 for former in-between limit of more than 
$600 but less than $1,200 for monthly benefit of $51.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90-275, Sec. 1(d), in providing new annual 
income limits to measure monthly pension rates of widow with one child, 
substituted minimum income limit of $600 for monthly benefit of $90 for 
former $1,000 limit for monthly benefit of $86, maximum income limit of 
$3,200 for monthly benefit of $41 for former $3,000 limit for monthly 
benefit of $45, and twenty-five other in-between limits in one hundred 
dollar increments from more than $600 to less than $3,100 for monthly 
benefits of $89 to $43 for former in-between limit of more than $1,000 
but less than $2,000 for monthly benefit of $67.
    1967--Pub. L. 90-77, Sec. 202(f), inserted reference to Vietnam era 
in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-77, Sec. 202(d), inserted reference to 
Vietnam era.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-77, Sec. 106(a), increased monthly pension 
rate in column II from $64, $48, and $27 to $70, $51, and $29, 
respectively.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90-77, Sec. 106(b), increased monthly pension 
rate in column II from $80, $64, and $43 to $86, $67, and $45, 
respectively.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 90-77, Sec. 106(c), substituted ``$16'' for 
``$15''.
    Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 90-77, Sec. 202(e), added item (D).
    Subsec. (e)(2), (3). Pub. L. 90-77, Sec. 101(a), qualified widow of 
a veteran for a pension by reducing in par. (2) the requisite marriage 
period from five years to one year and by making her eligible for 
benefits in par. (3) in event of antenuptial birth.
    1964--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88-664, Sec. 3(c), increased monthly 
pension rate in column II from $60, $45, and $25 to $64, $48, and $27, 
respectively.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 88-664, Sec. 3(d), increased monthly pension 
rate in column II from $75, $60, and $40 to $80, $64, and $43, 
respectively.
    1959--Pub. L. 86-211 included widows of World War II and Korean 
conflict veterans in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-211 included widows of World War II and 
Korean conflict veterans, and struck out provisions which authorized 
payment of a monthly pension of $50.40 to a widow with no child and $63 
to a widow with one child, with $7.56 for each additional child. See 
subsecs. (b) to (d) of this section.
    Subsecs. (b) to (e). Pub. L. 86-211 added subsecs. (b) to (d), 
redesignated former subsec. (b) as (e), and inserted provisions relating 
to the date by which a widow was required to be married to a veteran of 
World War II or the Korean conflict.


                    Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-588 effective Jan. 1, 1979, see section 401 
of Pub. L. 95-588, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-204 effective Jan. 1, 1978, see section 302 
of Pub. L. 95-204, set out as a note under section 1122 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 94-432 effective Jan. 1, 1977, see section 
405(b) of Pub. L. 94-432, set out as a note under section 1521 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

    Sections 101 and 106 of Pub. L. 94-169 provided that the amendments 
made by those sections are effective Jan. 1, 1976.
    Section 103 of Pub. L. 94-169, as amended by section 101 of Pub. L. 
94-432, eff. Sept. 30, 1976, provided that the amendment made by that 
section is effective Jan. 1, 1976.


                    Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 93-527 effective Jan. 1, 1975, see section 10 
of Pub. L. 93-527, set out as a note under section 1521 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1973 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 93-177 effective Jan. 1, 1974, see section 8 of 
Pub. L. 93-177, set out as a note under section 1521 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1971 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 92-198 effective Jan. 1, 1972, see section 6 of 
Pub. L. 92-198, set out as a note under section 1521 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 91-588 effective Jan. 1, 1971, see section 
10(a) of Pub. L. 91-588, set out as a note under section 1521 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1968 Amendment

    Amendment Pub. L. 90-275 effective Jan. 1, 1969, see section 6(a) of 
Pub. L. 90-275, set out as a note under section 1521 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1967 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 90-77 effective first day of first calendar 
month which begins more than ten days after Aug. 31, 1967, see section 
405 of Pub. L. 90-77, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1964 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 88-664 effective Jan. 1, 1965, see section 11 
of Pub. L. 88-664, set out as a note under section 1503 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1959 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 86-211 effective July 1, 1960, see section 10 
of Pub. L. 86-211, set out as a note under section 1521 of this title.


  Pension, Dependency, and Indemnity Compensation; Relation to Social 
                       Security Amendments of 1967

    Payments for balance of calendar year 1968 and calendar year 1969, 
calendar year 1970, and during each successive calendar year at 
prescribed monthly rates when payments would be less under this title as 
a result of increase in monthly insurance benefits provided by Social 
Security Amendments of 1967, see section 3 of Pub. L. 90-275, set out as 
a note under section 1521 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1506, 1508, 1536, 1542, 
1543, 5123, 5304, 5312 of this title; title 42 section 8624.
