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38 U.S.C. § 1831 — Benefits for children of certain Thailand service veterans born with spina bifida
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**(a) Benefits Authorized.—** The Secretary may provide to any child of a veteran of covered service in Thailand who is suffering from spina bifida the health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under subchapter I of this chapter as if such child of a veteran of covered service in Thailand were a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under such subchapter.
**(b) Spina Bifida Conditions Covered.—** This section applies with respect to all forms and manifestations of spina bifida, except spina bifida occulta.
**(c) Veteran of Covered Service in Thailand.—** For purposes of this section, a veteran of covered service in Thailand is any individual, without regard to the characterization of that individual’s service, who—
(1) served in the active military, naval, or air service in Thailand, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975; and
(2) is determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to have been exposed to a herbicide agent during such service in Thailand.
**(d) Herbicide Agent.—** For purposes of this section, the term “herbicide agent” means a chemical in a herbicide used in support of United States and allied military operations in Thailand, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975.
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**(a) Benefits Authorized.—** The Secretary may provide to any child of a veteran of covered service in Thailand who is suffering from spina bifida the health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under subchapter I of this chapter as if such child of a veteran of covered service in Thailand were a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under such subchapter.
**(b) Spina Bifida Conditions Covered.—** This section applies with respect to all forms and manifestations of spina bifida, except spina bifida occulta.
**(c) Veteran of Covered Service in Thailand.—** For purposes of this section, a veteran of covered service in Thailand is any individual, without regard to the characterization of that individual’s service, who—
(1) served in the active military, naval, or air service in Thailand, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975; and
(2) is determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to have been exposed to a herbicide agent during such service in Thailand.
**(d) Herbicide Agent.—** For purposes of this section, the term “herbicide agent” means a chemical in a herbicide used in support of United States and allied military operations in Thailand, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975.
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**(a) Coordination With Other Benefits Paid to the Recipient.—** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, receipt by an individual of a monetary allowance under this chapter shall not impair, infringe, or otherwise affect the right of the individual to receive any other benefit to which the individual is otherwise entitled under any law administered by the Secretary.
**(b) Coordination With Benefits Based on Relationship of Recipients.—** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, receipt by an individual of a monetary allowance under this chapter shall not impair, infringe, or otherwise affect the right of any other individual to receive any benefit to which such other individual is entitled under any law administered by the Secretary based on the relationship of such other individual to the individual who receives such monetary allowance.
**(c) Monetary Allowance Not To Be Considered as Income or Resources for Certain Purposes.—** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a monetary allowance paid an individual under this chapter shall not be considered as income or resources in determining eligibility for, or the amount of benefits under, any Federal or federally assisted program.
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**(a) Benefits Authorized.—** The Secretary may provide to any child of a veteran of covered service in Korea who is suffering from spina bifida the health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under subchapter I of this chapter as if such child of a veteran of covered service in Korea were a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under such subchapter.
**(b) Spina Bifida Conditions Covered.—** This section applies with respect to all forms and manifestations of spina bifida, except spina bifida occulta.
**(c) Veteran of Covered Service in Korea.—** For purposes of this section, a veteran of covered service in Korea is any individual, without regard to the characterization of that individual’s service, who—
(1) served in the active military, naval, or air service in or near the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ), as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971; and
(2) is determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to have been exposed to a herbicide agent during such service in or near the Korean demilitarized zone.
**(d) Herbicide Agent.—** For purposes of this section, the term “herbicide agent” means a chemical in a herbicide used in support of United States and allied military operations in or near the Korean demilitarized zone, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971.
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**(a) Applicability of Certain Provisions Relating to Compensation.—** The provisions of this title specified in subsection (b) apply with respect to benefits and assistance under this chapter in the same manner as those provisions apply to compensation paid under chapter 11 of this title.
**(b) Specified Provisions.—** The provisions of this title referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
(1) Section 5101(c).
(2) Subsections (a), (b)(3), (g), and (i) of section 5110.
(3) Section 5111.
(4) Subsection (a) and paragraphs (1), (6), (9), and (10) of subsection (b) of section 5112.
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In this chapter:
(1) The term “child” means the following:
(A) For purposes of subchapters I and II of this chapter, an individual, regardless of age or marital status, who—
(i) is the natural child of a Vietnam veteran; and
(ii) was conceived after the date on which that veteran first entered the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era.
(B) For purposes of [section 1821 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1821&num=0&edition=prelim), an individual, regardless of age or marital status, who—
(i) is the natural child of a veteran of covered service in Korea (as determined for purposes of that section); and
(ii) was conceived after the date on which that veteran first entered service described in subsection (c) of that section.
(C) For purposes of [section 1822 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1822&num=0&edition=prelim), an individual, regardless of age or marital status, who—
(i) is the natural child of a veteran of covered service in Thailand (as determined for purposes of that section); and
(ii) was conceived after the date on which that veteran first entered service described in subsection (c) of that section.
(2) The term “covered child” means a child who is eligible for health care and benefits under this chapter.
(3) The term “covered veteran” means an individual whose children are eligible for health care and benefits under this chapter.
(4) The term “Vietnam veteran” means an individual who performed active military, naval, or air service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, without regard to the characterization of that individual’s service.
(5) The term “Vietnam era” with respect to—
(A) s
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**(a)** Except as provided in [section 3704(c)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3704/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim), any loan to a veteran, if made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, is automatically guaranteed if such loan is for one or more of the following purposes:
(1) To purchase or construct a dwelling to be owned and occupied by the veteran as a home.
(2) To purchase a farm on which there is a farm residence to be owned and occupied by the veteran as the veteran’s home.
(3) To construct on land owned by the veteran a farm residence to be occupied by the veteran as the veteran’s home.
(4) To repair, alter, or improve a farm residence or other dwelling owned by the veteran and occupied by the veteran as the veteran’s home.
(5) To refinance existing mortgage loans or other liens which are secured of record on a dwelling or farm residence owned and occupied by the veteran as the veteran’s home.
(6) To purchase a one-family residential unit in a condominium housing development or project, if such development or project is approved by the Secretary under criteria which the Secretary shall prescribe in regulations.
(7) To improve a dwelling or farm residence owned by the veteran and occupied by the veteran as the veteran’s home through energy efficiency improvements, as provided in subsection (d).
(8) To refinance in accordance with subsection (e) of this section an existing loan guaranteed, insured, or made under this chapter.
(9)
(A)
(i) To purchase a manufactured home to be permanently affixed to a lot that is owned by the veteran.
(ii) To purchase a manufactured home and a lot to which the home will be permanently affixed.
(B)
(i) To refinance, in accordance with the terms
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**(a)** The Secretary shall—
(1) subject to subsection (b)(2) and in consultation with appropriate representatives of institutions which are regularly engaged in making housing loans, prescribe uniform qualifications for appraisers, including the successful completion of a written test, submission of a sample appraisal, certification of an appropriate number of years of experience as an appraiser, and submission of recommendations from other appraisers;
(2) use such qualifications in determining whether to approve an appraiser to make appraisals of the reasonable value of any property, construction, repairs, or alterations for the purposes of this chapter; and
(3) in consultation with local representatives of institutions described in clause (1) of this subsection, develop and maintain lists of appraisers who are approved under clause (2) of this subsection to make appraisals for the purposes of this chapter.
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary shall select appraisers from a list required by subsection (a)(3) of this section on a rotating basis to make appraisals for the purposes of this chapter.
(2) If uniform qualifications become applicable for appraisers who perform appraisals for or in connection with the Federal Government, the qualifications required by subsection (a)(1) of this section may be more stringent than such uniform qualifications, but the Secretary may use no written test in determining the qualifications of appraisers other than the test prescribed to implement such uniform qualifications.
(3) The Secretary shall permit an appraiser on a list developed and maintained under subsection (a)(3) to make an appraisal for the purposes of this chapter based solely on information gathered by a person with whom the appraiser has entered into an agreement for such
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 1831
(1) served in the active military, naval, or
air service in Thailand, as determined by the
Secretary in consultation with the Secretary
of Defense, during the period beginning on
January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975; and
(2) is determined by the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense, to
have been exposed to a herbicide agent during
such service in Thailand.
(d) HERBICIDE AGENT.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘‘herbicide agent’’ means a
chemical in a herbicide used in support of
United States and allied military operations in
Thailand, as determined by the Secretary in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, dur-
ing the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and
ending on May 7, 1975.
(Added Pub. L. 116–23, § 4(a), June 25, 2019, 133
Stat. 970.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 1822 was renumbered section 1832 of
this title.
Another prior section 1822, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2,
1958, 72 Stat. 1214; Pub. L. 89–358, § 5(c), Mar. 3, 1966, 88
Stat. 26; Pub. L. 89–623, § 1, Oct. 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 873; Pub.
L. 90–301, § 2(b), May 7, 1968, 82 Stat. 113, provided for
bringing of an action in district court, by veteran or
Attorney General, against one who knowingly partici-
pated in sale of property to a veteran for consideration
in excess of reasonable value of property, prior to re-
peal by Pub. L. 93–569, §§ 7(a), 10, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat.
1866, 1867, effective Dec. 31, 1974.
A prior section 1823 was renumbered section 1833 of
this title.
Another prior section 1823 was renumbered section
3723 of this title and subsequently repealed.
A prior section 1824 was renumbered section 1834 of
this title.
Another prior section 1824 was renumbered section
3
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