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title: "38 U.S.C. § 1533"
description: "Children of Civil War veterans"
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title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS BENEFITS"
chapter_number: "15"
chapter_name: "PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE"
section: "1533"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 1533 - Children of Civil War veterans
## Text
Whenever there is no surviving spouse entitled to pension under section 1532 of this title, the Secretary shall pay to the children of each Civil War veteran who met the service requirements of section 1532 of this title a pension at the monthly rate of $73.13 for one child, plus $8.13 for each additional child, with the total amount equally divided.
(Pub. L. 85857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1137, § 533; Pub. L. 94169, title I, § 106(25), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1018; renumbered § 1533 and amended Pub. L. 10283, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404406.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1991—Pub. L. 10283, § 5(a), renumbered section 533 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 10283, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1532” for “532” in two places. Pub. L. 10283, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”. 1975—Pub. L. 94169 substituted “surviving spouse” for “widow”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1975 AmendmentPub. L. 94169, title I, § 106, Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1017, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1976.