2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–135 substituted “the penultimate sentence of section 1781 (b)” for “the last sentence of section 1713 (b)”.

1994—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–446 substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs,” for “Department,”.

1991—Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(b)(1), renumbered section 5202 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted “8501” for “5201”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1713(b)” for “613(b)”.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” and “Secretary’s” for “Administrator’s” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 102–54 amended subsec. (b) as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 102–40 by inserting a comma in second sentence before “namely,”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” and “Secretary’s” for “Administrator’s” wherever appearing.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration”.

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.

Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted “8501” for “5201” in two places.

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(94)(A), in first sentence substituted “such person’s last” for “his last” in two places, inserted “has personal property situated on such facility and” before “shall have designated”, substituted “to receive such property when such veteran, dependent or survivor dies,” for “to whom he desires his personal property situated upon such facility to be delivered, upon the death of such veteran”, and substituted “the Administrator” for “him” after “authorized by”.

Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(94)(B)(i)–(iv), in second sentence substituted “by such veteran, dependent, or survivor” for “by the veteran”, struck out “if he has” before “failed to request”, and substituted “the Administrator’s” for “his” and “in writing delivered to the Veterans’ Administration” for “as provided in this subchapter,”.

Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(94)(B)(v), which directed that second sentence of subsec. (b) be amended by substituting “children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, siblings” for “child, grandchild, mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, brother or sister”, was executed by substituting the new provisions for “child, grandchild, mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, brother, or sister”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the fact that a comma appears after “brother” in the former provisions.

Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(94)(C), struck out third sentence which read as follows: “In case two or more of those named above request the property, only one shall be entitled to possession thereof and in the order hereinbefore set forth, unless they otherwise agree in writing delivered to the Veterans’ Administration.”

Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(94)(D), in fourth sentence substituted “the Administrator’s designee may in such case deliver the property either jointly or separately in equal values, to those equally entitled thereto” for “his designee may in such case select the one to receive such possession,” and “in the discretion of the Administrator or the Administrator’s designee” for “in his discretion”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–576, § 701(94)(E), substituted “the Administrator’s” for “his”.

1982—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–258 substituted “section 1321 (a)(45) of title 31” for “section 725s (a)(45) of title 31”.

1976—Subsec. (b). 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 a veteran),”.

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.