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[CITE: 38USC8521]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
            PART VI--ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
 
     CHAPTER 85--DISPOSITION OF DECEASED VETERANS' PERSONAL PROPERTY
 
        SUBCHAPTER II--DEATH WHILE PATIENT OF DEPARTMENT FACILITY
 
Sec. 8521. Presumption of contract for disposition of personalty

    The fact of death of a veteran (admitted as such), or a dependent or 
survivor of a veteran receiving care under the last sentence of section 
1713(b) of this title, in a facility or hospital, while being furnished 
care or treatment therein by the Department, leaving no spouse, next of 
kin, or heirs, shall give rise to a conclusive presumption of a valid 
contract for the disposition in accordance with this subchapter, but 
subject to its conditions, of all property described in section 8520 of 
this title owned by said decedent at death and as to which such person 
dies intestate.

(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1260, Sec. 5221; Pub. L. 94-
581, title II, Sec. 208(c), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2860; Pub. L. 99-
576, title VII, Sec. 701(100), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3300; renumbered 
Sec. 8521 and amended Pub. L. 102-40, title IV, Sec. 402(b)(1), (d)(1), 
May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238, 239; Pub. L. 102-83, Secs. 4(a)(3), (4), 
5(c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 406.)


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-40 renumbered section 5221 of this title as this 
section and substituted ``8520'' for ``5220''.
    Pub. L. 102-83 substituted ``1713(b)'' for ``613(b)'' and 
``Department'' for ``Veterans' Administration''.
    1986--Pub. L. 99-576 substituted ``such person'' for ``he''.
    1976--Pub. L. 94-581 inserted ``, or a dependent or survivor of a 
veteran receiving care under the last sentence of section 613(b) of this 
title,'' after ``(admitted as such)''.


                    Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 94-581 effective Oct. 21, 1976, see section 211 
of Pub. L. 94-581, set out as a note under section 111 of this title.
