38 U.S. Code § 5303 - Certain bars to benefits
President’s Proclamation 4313 of September 16, 1974, referred to in subsec. (e)(2)(A), is set out as a note under section 3811 of Title 50, War and National Defense.
2021—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “air, or space service” for “or air service” wherever appearing.
2016—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–315 substituted “not apply to the following:” and pars. (1) and (2) for “not apply to any war-risk insurance, Government (converted) or National Service Life Insurance policy.”
1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3103 of this title as this section.
Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), substituted “administered by the Secretary” for “administered by the Veterans’ Administration”.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), substituted “administered by the Secretary” for “administered by the Veterans’ Administration”.
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in last sentence.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration” in subpar. (B).
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), substituted “administered by the Secretary” for “administered by the Veterans’ Administration” in subpar. (A) and last sentence.
1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(70)(A), substituted “such person” for “he” after “on the ground that” and “such officer’s” for “his” before “resignation”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(70)(B), substituted “a person’s” for “his”, “that person” for “any person”, and “such person” for “he” before “was separated”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(70)(C), substituted “the individual’s” for “his” in two places, and “the individual” for “he”.
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(70)(D), substituted “the” for “his or her” before “right to such appearance” at end of second sentence.
1982—Subsec. (e)(2)(B). Pub. L. 97–295 substituted “before October 9, 1978,” for “within one year after the date of enactment of this paragraph”, “before October 9, 1977,” for “on or prior to the date of enactment of this paragraph”, and “October 8, 1977” for “such enactment date”.
1977—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–126, § 1(a)(1), inserted provisions barring a person in the Armed Forces from being a recipient of benefits when discharged on the basis of an absence without authority from active duty for a continuous period of at least one hundred and eighty days if such person was discharged under conditions other than honorable unless such person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Administrator that there are compelling circumstances to warrant such prolonged unauthorized absence and barred benefits notwithstanding any action subsequent to the date of such discharge by a board established pursuant to section 1553 of Title 10.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95–126, § 1(a)(2), added subsec. (e).
1959—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 86–113 required affirmative evidence to establish that alien was discharged on his own application or solicitation.
Pub. L. 95–126, § 5, Oct. 8, 1977, 91 Stat. 1108, provided that:
Pub. L. 95–126, § 1(b), Oct. 8, 1977, 91 Stat. 1107, as amended by Pub. L. 100–527, § 10(1), (2), Oct. 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 2640, 2641; Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(d)(2), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 239, provided that:
Pub. L. 95–126, § 2, Oct. 8, 1977, 91 Stat. 1107, as amended by Pub. L. 100–527, § 10(1), Oct. 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 2640; Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(d)(2), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 239, provided that:
Pub. L. 95–126, § 4, Oct. 8, 1977, 91 Stat. 1108, as amended by Pub. L. 100–527, § 10(1), (2), Oct. 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 2640; Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(d)(2), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 239, provided that: