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38 U.S.C. § 3017

Death benefit

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

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38 U.S.C. § 3017, Death benefit, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473079
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In the event of the service-connected death of any individual— who— The payment referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be made to the person or persons first listed below who is surviving on the date of such individual’s death: The amount of any payment made under this section shall be equal to— the total of— the total of—

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 100-689(S. 2049)1988-11-18
    Veterans' Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-237(H.R. 901)1989-12-18
    Veterans' Benefits Amendments of 1989
    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
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-568(H.R. 5008)1992-10-29
    Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-275(S. 1711)1996-10-09
    Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-419(S. 1402)2000-11-01
    Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000
    House: 417–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-14(H.R. 801)2001-06-05
    Veterans' Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001
    House: 417–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-233(S. 1235)2006-06-15
    Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006
    House: 372–0Senate: no recorded tally