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United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
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Title 38. VETERANS’ BENEFITS |
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Part II. GENERAL BENEFITS |
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Chapter 15. PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE |
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SubChapter I. GENERAL |
§ 1501. Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter— (1) The term “Indian Wars” means the campaigns, engagements, and expeditions of the United States military forces against Indian tribes or nations, service in which has been recognized heretofore as pensionable service. (2) The term “World War I” includes, in the case of any veteran, any period of service performed by such veteran after November 11, 1918 , and beforeJuly 2, 1921 , if such veteran served in the active military, naval, or air service afterApril 5, 1917 , and beforeNovember 12, 1918 .(3) The term “Civil War veteran” includes a person who served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, and the term “active military or naval service” includes active service in those forces. (4) The term “period of war” means the Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, the Persian Gulf War, and the period beginning on the date of any future declaration of war by the Congress and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress.
Prior Provisions
Prior sections 1500 and 1501 were renumbered sections 3100 and 3101 of this title, respectively.
Another prior section 1501, Pub. L. 85–857,
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 501 of this title as this section.
Par. (4). Pub. L. 102–25 inserted “the Persian Gulf War,” after “the Vietnam era,”.
1978—Par. (4). Pub. L. 95–588 added par. (4).
1975—Par. (2). Pub. L. 94–169 substituted “such veteran” for “him”.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–588 effective
Pub. L. 94–169, title I, § 106,
Miscellaneous
Pub. L. 94–432, title IV, § 404,
Pub. L. 93–527, § 8,