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38 U.S.C. § 1522 - Net worth limitation

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(a) The Secretary shall deny or discontinue the payment of pension to a veteran under section 1513 or 1521 of this title when the corpus of the estate of the veteran or, if the veteran has a spouse, the corpus of the estates of the veteran and of the veterans spouse is such that under all the circumstances, including consideration of the annual income of the veteran, the veterans spouse, and the veterans children, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus of such estates be consumed for the veterans maintenance.

(b) The Secretary shall deny or discontinue the payment of increased pension under subsection (c), (d), (e), or (f) of section 1521 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 veterans and spouses income, and the income of the veterans children, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus of such 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 veterans child for purposes of this chapter.

(Pub. L. 85857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1136, § 522; Pub. L. 86211, § 3(b), Aug. 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 434; Pub. L. 95588, title I, § 107, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2502; renumbered § 1522 and amended Pub. L. 10283, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404406; Pub. L. 107103, title II, § 207(b)(2), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 991.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107103 inserted “1513 or” before “1521 of this title”. 1991—Pub. L. 10283, § 5(a), renumbered section 522 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 10283, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1521” for “521” in subsecs. (a) and (b). Pub. L. 10283, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in subsecs. (a) and (b). 1978—Pub. L. 95588 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted provisions relating to consideration of the income and estates of the spouse and children of an eligible veteran, and added subsec. (b). 1959—Pub. L. 86211 substituted provisions requiring the denial or discontinuance of payment of pension when the corpus of the veterans estate is such that under all the circumstances, including consideration of the veterans income, it is reasonable that some part of the corpus be consumed for the veterans maintenance for provisions which prohibited the payment of a pension to any unmarried veteran whose annual income exceeds $1,400 or to any married veteran or any veteran with children whose annual income exceeds $2,700.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2001 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107103 effective Sept. 17, 2001, see section 207(c) of Pub. L. 107103, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1513 of this title.

Effective Date of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95588 effective Jan. 1, 1979, see section 401 of Pub. L. 95588, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

Effective Date of 1959 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 86211 effective July 1, 1960, see section 10 of Pub. L. 86211, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1521 of this title.