38-U.S.C.-1543
§1543 – Net Worth Limitation
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- Reference: Other Periods Of War – Section 1543
- Legend: §1543 – Net Worth Limitation
- USCode Year: 2013
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(a)(1) The Secretary shall deny or discontinue payment of pension to a surviving spouse under section 1541 of this title when the corpus of the estate of the surviving spouse is such that under all the circumstances, including consideration of the income of the surviving spouse and the income of any child from whom the surviving spouse is receiving increased pension, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus of such estate be consumed for the surviving spouses maintenance.
(2) The Secretary shall deny or discontinue the payment of increased pension under subsection (c), (d), or (e) of section 1541 of this title on account of a child when the corpus of such childs estate is such that under all the circumstances, including consideration of the income of the surviving spouse and such child and the income of any other child for whom the surviving spouse is receiving increased pension, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus of the childs estate be consumed for the childs maintenance. During the period such denial or discontinuance remains in effect, such child shall not be considered as the surviving spouses child for purposes of this chapter.
(b) The Secretary shall deny or discontinue payment of pension to a child under section 1542 of this title when the corpus of the estate of the child is such that under all the circumstances, including consideration of the income of the child, the income of any person with whom such child is residing who is legally responsible for such childs support, and the corpus of the estate of such person, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus of such estates be consumed for the childs maintenance.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1138, §543; Pub. L. 86–211, §4, Aug. 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 435; Pub. L. 94–169, title I, §101(2)(E), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1014; Pub. L. 95–588, title I, §111, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2504; renumbered §1543 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 543 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted 1541 for 541 in pars. (1) and (2).
Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted Secretary for Administrator in pars. (1) and (2).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted 1542 for 542.
Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted Secretary for Administrator.
1978—Pub. L. 95–588 designated existing provisions relating to denial or discontinuance of pension payments to surviving spouses as subsec. (a), expanded existing provisions relating to denial or discontinuance of pension payments to children of veterans, and designated such expanded provisions as subsecs. (a)(2) and (b).
1975—Pub. L. 94–169 substituted surviving spouse for widow.
1959—Pub. L. 86–211 substituted provisions requiring the denial or discontinuance of payment of pension to a widow or child when the corpus of the estate of the survivor concerned is such that under all the circumstances, including consideration of income, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus be consumed for the survivors maintenance for provisions which authorized the payment of a pension to widows of World War II or Korean conflict veterans. See section 1541 of this title.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–588 effective Jan. 1, 1979, see section 401 of Pub. L. 95–588, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Effective Date of 1975 Amendment
Pub. L. 94–169, title I, §101, Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1013, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1976.
Effective Date of 1959 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 86–211 effective July 1, 1960, see section 10 of Pub. L. 86–211, set out as a note under section 1521 of this title.
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