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38 U.S.C. § 1726

Reimbursement for loss of personal effects by natural disaster

United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

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38 U.S.C. § 1726, Reimbursement for loss of personal effects by natural disaster, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/472830
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The Secretary shall, under regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, reimburse veterans in Department hospitals and domiciliaries for any loss of personal effects sustained by fire, earthquake, or other natural disaster while such effects were stored in designated locations in Department hospitals or domiciliaries.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 93-82(S. 59)1973-08-02
    Veterans Health Care Expansion Act of 1973
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 94-581(H.R. 2735)1976-10-21
    Veterans Omnibus Health Care Act of 1976
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-83(H.R. 2525)1991-08-06
    Department of Veterans Affairs Codification Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally