Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

38 U.S.C. § 1142

Rates of peacetime death compensation

section 1141 of this titlesection 1122 of this titleFor the purposes of , the monthly rates of death compensation payable shall be those specified in .

Pub. L. 85–85772 Stat. 1124Pub. L. 93–295, title II, § 206(a)88 Stat. 183Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)105 Stat. 406(, , , § 342; , , ; renumbered § 1142 and amended , (c)(1), , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)section 342 of this title1991—, renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1141” for “341” and “1122” for “322”.

Pub. L. 93–295section 322 of this titlesection 322 of this title1974— substituted “those specified in ” for “equal to 80 per centum of the rates prescribed by , adjusted upward or downward to the nearest dollar, counting fifty cents and over as a whole dollar”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

Pub. L. 93–295section 401 of Pub. L. 93–295section 1114 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .