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38 U.S.C. § 1812 — Definitions
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In this subchapter:
(1) The term “eligible child” means an individual who—
(A) is the child (as defined in [section 1831(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1831/1&num=0&edition=prelim)) of a woman Vietnam veteran; and
(B) was born with one or more covered birth defects.
(2) The term “covered birth defect” means a birth defect identified by the Secretary under [section 1812 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1812&num=0&edition=prelim).
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In this subchapter:
(1) The term “eligible child” means an individual who—
(A) is the child (as defined in [section 1831(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1831/1&num=0&edition=prelim)) of a woman Vietnam veteran; and
(B) was born with one or more covered birth defects.
(2) The term “covered birth defect” means a birth defect identified by the Secretary under [section 1812 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1812&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** The Congress finds that housing credit for purposes specified in section 3710 or 3712 of this title is not and has not been generally available to veterans living in rural areas, or in small cities and towns not near large metropolitan areas. It is therefore the purpose of this section to provide housing credit for veterans living in such rural areas and such small cities and towns.
**(b)** Whenever the Secretary finds that private capital is not generally available in any rural area or small city or town for the financing of loans guaranteed for purposes specified in section 3710 or 3712 of this title, the Secretary shall designate such rural area or small city or town as a “housing credit shortage area”. The Secretary shall, with respect to any such area, make, or enter into commitments to make, to any veteran eligible under this title, a loan for any or all of the purposes described in section 3710(a) or 3712 of this title (other than the refinancing of a loan under section 3710(a)(8) or 3712(a)(1)(F)).
**(c)** No loan may be made under this section to a veteran unless the veteran shows to the satisfaction of the Secretary that—
(1) the veteran is unable to obtain from a private lender in such housing credit shortage area, at an interest rate not in excess of the rate authorized for guaranteed home loans or manufactured home loans, as appropriate, a loan for such purpose for which the veteran is qualified under section 3710 or 3712 of this title, as appropriate; and
(2) the veteran is unable to obtain a loan for such purpose from the Secretary of Agriculture under title III of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ([7 U.S.C. 1921](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1921&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or ti
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**(a)**
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any loan to a veteran eligible for the housing loan benefits of this chapter, if made pursuant to the provisions of this section, may be guaranteed if such loan is for one of the following purposes:
(A) To purchase a lot on which to place a manufactured home already owned by the veteran.
(B) To purchase a single-wide manufactured home.
(C) To purchase a single-wide manufactured home and a lot on which to place such home.
(D) To purchase a double-wide manufactured home.
(E) To purchase a double-wide manufactured home and a lot on which to place such home.
(F) To refinance in accordance with paragraph (4) of this subsection an existing loan guaranteed, insured, or made under this section.
(G) To refinance in accordance with paragraph (5) of this subsection an existing loan that was made for the purchase of, and that is secured by, a manufactured home and to purchase a lot on which such manufactured home is or will be placed.
(2) A loan for any of the purposes described in paragraph (1) of this subsection (other than the refinancing under clause (F) of such paragraph of an existing loan) may include an amount determined by the Secretary to be appropriate to cover the cost of necessary preparation of a lot already owned or to be acquired by the veteran, including the costs of installing utility connections and sanitary facilities, of paving, and of constructing a suitable pad for the manufactured home.
(3) Any loan made for the purposes described in clause (C), (E), or (G) of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be considered as part of one loan. The transaction may be evidenced by a single loan instrument or by separate loan instruments for (A) that portion of the loan which finances
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Prior to renumbering of sections 1801 to 1851 of this chapter as sections 3701 to 3751 by Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406, sections 1815 to 1817A and 1819 of this chapter were renumbered and section 1818 of this chapter was repealed.
Section 1815 was renumbered [section 1803(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1803/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1816 was renumbered sections 1832 and 1833 of this title.
Section 1817 was renumbered [section 1813 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1813&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1817A was renumbered [section 1814 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1814&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1818, added Pub. L. 89–358, § 5(a), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 25; amended Pub. L. 91–506, § 2(e), Oct. 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 1108; Pub. L. 93–569, § 8(6), (7), Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1866, 1867; Pub. L. 94–324, § 4, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 720; Pub. L. 95–476, title I, § 106(a), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1499; Pub. L. 97–72, title III, § 303(g), Nov. 3, 1981, 95 Stat. 1060; Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(66), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1310, which related to service after Jan. 31, 1955, and prior to Aug. 5, 1964, or after May 7, 1975, was repealed by Pub. L. 100–322, title IV, § 415(b)(3), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 551.
Section 1819 was renumbered [section 1812 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1812&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 1805
§ 1805. Monetary allowance
(a) The Secretary shall pay a monthly allow-
ance under this section to any child of a Viet-
nam veteran for any disability resulting from
spina bifida suffered by such child.
(b)(1) The amount of the allowance paid to a
child under this section shall be based on the de-
gree of disability suffered by the child, as deter-
mined in accordance with such schedule for rat-
ing disabilities resulting from spina bifida as the
Secretary may prescribe.
(2) The Secretary shall, in prescribing the rat-
ing schedule for the purposes of this section, es-
tablish three levels of disability upon which the
amount of the allowance provided by this sec-
tion shall be based.
(3) The amounts of the allowance shall be $200
per month for the lowest level of disability pre-
scribed, $700 per month for the intermediate
level of disability prescribed, and $1,200 per
month for the highest level of disability pre-
scribed. Such amounts are subject to adjust-
ment under section 5312 of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 104–204, title IV, § 421(b)(1), Sept.
26, 1996, 110 Stat. 2925; amended Pub. L. 106–419,
title IV, § 401(c)(2), (e)(2), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat.
1860.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 1805 was renumbered section 3705 of
this title.
AMENDMENTS
2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–419, § 401(e)(2), sub-
stituted ‘‘this section’’ for ‘‘this chapter’’.
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 106–419, § 401(c)(2), struck out
subsecs. (c) and (d) which read as follows:
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, re-
ceipt by a child of an allowance under this section shall
not impair, infringe, or otherwise affect the right of the
child to receive any other benefit to which the child
may otherwise
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