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title: "37 U.S.C. § 604"
description: "Determination of Secretary final"
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title_number: 37
title_name: "PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES"
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chapter_name: "PAYMENTS TO MENTALLY INCOMPETENT PERSONS"
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# 37 U.S.C. § 604 - Determination of Secretary final

## Text

The determination as to the person authorized to receive a payment under section 602 of this title is final and is not subject to review by an official of the United States or a court.

(Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 484; Pub. L. 89–718, § 66, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 60437:354.June 21, 1950, ch. 342, § 4, 64 Stat. 250. The words “or persons” are omitted for the reasons stated in the revision note for section 602(a) of this revised title. The words “made by the respective secretaries, or by their duly designated subordinates” and the words “and conclusive” are omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1966—Pub. L. 89–718 struck out “the” before “Secretary” in section catchline.