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38 U.S.C. § 2302 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–315, title II, § 2202(a)(2), Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 4984]

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38 U.S.C. § 2302 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–315, title II, § 2202(a)(2), Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 4984]

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1169, § 902; Pub. L. 88–359, July 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 296; Pub. L. 89–360, Mar. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 29; Pub. L. 95–476, title II, § 203(b), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1506; Pub. L. 95–479, title III, § 303(a), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1565; Pub. L. 97–35, title XX, § 2001(a)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 781; Pub. L. 97–306, title IV, § 403[(a)], Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 1443; Pub. L. 101–237, title III, § 313(b)(1), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2077; renumbered § 2302, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 112–260, title I, § 104(b)(1), Jan. 10, 2013, 126 Stat. 2420, authorized funeral expenses for a deceased veteran. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal of section applicable to deaths that occur on or after the date that is two years after Jan. 5, 2021, see section 2202(d) of Pub. L. 116–315, set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note under [section 113 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section113&num=0&edition=prelim).

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38 U.S.C. § 113 — Treatment of certain programs under sequestration procedures

**(a)** The following programs shall be exempt from sequestration or reduction under part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ([2 U.S.C. 901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or any other sequestration law and shall not be included in any report specifying reductions in Federal spending: (1) Benefits under chapter 21 of this title, relating to specially adapted housing and mortgage-protection life insurance for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. (2) Benefits under [section 2307 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2307&num=0&edition=prelim), relating to burial benefits for veterans who die as the result of a service-connected disability. (3) Benefits under chapter 39 of this title, relating to automobiles and adaptive equipment for certain disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces. (4) Assistance and services under chapter 31 of this title, relating to training and rehabilitation for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. (5) Benefits under chapter 35 of this title, relating to educational assistance for survivors and dependents of certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. (6) Benefits under subchapters I, II, and III of chapter 37 of this title, relating to housing loans for certain veterans and for the spouses and surviving spouses of certain veterans. **(b)** The following accounts of the Department shall be exempt from sequestration or reduction under part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ([2 U.S.C. 901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) o

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38 U.S.C. § 2303 — Death from non-service-connected disability; plot allowance

**(a)** (1) When a veteran described in paragraph (2) dies, the Secretary shall— (A) pay the actual cost (not to exceed $700 (as increased from time to time under subsection (c))) of the burial and funeral or, within such limits, may make contracts for such services without regard to the laws requiring advertisement for proposals for supplies and services for the Department; and (B) when such a death occurs in a State, transport the body to the place of burial in the same or any other State. (2) A veteran described in this paragraph is a deceased veteran who is not covered by [section 2307 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2307&num=0&edition=prelim) and who meets any of the following criteria: (A) The deceased veteran dies in— (i) a facility of the Department (as defined in [section 1701(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1701/3&num=0&edition=prelim)) to which the deceased veteran was properly admitted for hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care under section 1710 or 1711(a) of this title; or (ii) an institution at which the deceased veteran was, at the time of death, receiving— (I) hospital care in accordance with sections 1703A, 8111, and 8153 of this title; (II) nursing home care under [section 1720 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1720&num=0&edition=prelim); or (III) nursing home care for which payments are made under [section 1741 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1741&num=0&edition=prelim). (B) At the time of death, the deceased veteran (including a person who died during a period deemed t

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38 U.S.C. § 2304 — Claims for reimbursement

Applications for payments under [section 2303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2303&num=0&edition=prelim) regarding veterans described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(2) of such section must be filed within two years after the burial of the veteran. If the burial allowance was not payable at the death of the veteran because of the nature of the veteran’s discharge from the service, but after the veteran’s death the veteran’s discharge has been corrected by competent authority so as to reflect a discharge from the service under conditions other than dishonorable, then the burial allowance may be paid if a claim is filed within two years from the date of correction of the discharge. If a claimant’s application is incomplete at the time it is originally submitted, the Secretary shall notify the applicant of the evidence necessary to complete the application. If such evidence is not received within one year from the date of such notification, no allowance may be paid.

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38 U.S.C. § 2308 — Transportation of deceased veteran to a national cemetery or a covered veterans’ cemetery

**(a) In General.—** The Secretary may pay, in addition to any amount paid pursuant to [section 2303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2303&num=0&edition=prelim) regarding veterans described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(2) of such section, or pursuant to [section 2307 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2307&num=0&edition=prelim), the cost of transportation of the deceased veteran described in subsection (b) for burial in a national cemetery or a covered veterans’ cemetery. Such payment shall not exceed the cost of transportation to the national cemetery nearest the veteran’s last place of residence in which burial space is available. **(b) Deceased Veteran Described.—** A deceased veteran described in this subsection is any of the following veterans: (1) A veteran who dies as the result of a service-connected disability. (2) A veteran who dies while in receipt of disability compensation (or who but for the receipt of retirement pay or pension under this title, would have been entitled to compensation). (3) A veteran whom the Secretary determines is eligible for funeral expenses under [section 2303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2303&num=0&edition=prelim) by virtue of the Secretary determining that the veteran has no next of kin or other person claiming the body of such veteran pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(C) of such section. **(c) Covered Veterans’ Cemetery Defined.—** In this section, the term “covered veterans’ cemetery” means a veterans’ cemetery— (1) in which a deceased veteran described in subsection (b) is eligible to be buried; (2) that— (A) is owned by a State; or

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38 U.S.C. § 902 — Enforcement and arrest authority of Department police officers

**(a)** (1) Employees of the Department who are Department police officers shall, with respect to acts occurring on Department property— (A) enforce Federal laws; (B) enforce the rules prescribed under [section 901 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section901&num=0&edition=prelim); (C) enforce traffic and motor vehicle laws of a State or local government (by issuance of a citation for violation of such laws) within the jurisdiction of which such Department property is located as authorized by an express grant of authority under applicable State or local law; (D) carry the appropriate Department-issued weapons, including firearms, while off Department property in an official capacity or while in an official travel status; (E) conduct investigations, on and off Department property, of offenses that may have been committed on property under the original jurisdiction of Department, consistent with agreements or other consultation with affected Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies; and (F) carry out, as needed and appropriate, the duties described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) when engaged in duties authorized by other Federal statutes. (2) Subject to regulations prescribed under subsection (b), a Department police officer may make arrests on Department property for a violation of a Federal law or any rule prescribed under [section 901(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section901/a&num=0&edition=prelim), and on any arrest warrant issued by competent judicial authority. (3) Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Impro

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38 U.S.C. § 2302 — Untitled legal text

Page 607 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 2303 AMENDMENTS 2021—Subsecs. (a)(1)(C), (d). Pub. L. 116–283 sub- stituted ‘‘air, or space service’’ for ‘‘or air service’’. 2010—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 111–275 substituted ‘‘section 2402(a)(6)’’ for ‘‘section 2402(6)’’. 2002—Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 107–330 added subsec. (g) and redesignated former subsec. (g) as (h). 2001—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 107–14, § 8(a)(3)(A), di- rected the substitution of ‘‘(as described in section’’ for ‘‘(as described in section’’ in introductory provisions, requiring no change in text. Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 107–14, § 8(a)(3)(B), substituted ‘‘subparagraph’’ for ‘‘subparagraphs’’. 1998—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 105–261, § 517, added subsec. (f). Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 105–261, § 1073(a), added subsec. (g). 1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–547 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as fol- lows: ‘‘The Secretary shall furnish a flag to drape the casket of each deceased veteran who— ‘‘(1) was a veteran of any war, or of service after January 31, 1955; ‘‘(2) had served at least one enlistment; or ‘‘(3) had been discharged or released from the active military, naval, or air service for a disability in- curred or aggravated in line of duty.’’ 1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 901 of this title as this section. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–54 substituted ‘‘considers’’ for ‘‘deems’’, struck out comma after ‘‘this section’’, and struck out ‘‘, United States Code’’ after ‘‘title 10’’. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted ‘‘2402(6)’’ for ‘‘1002(6)’’. 1989—Subsecs. (a), (d), (e). Pub. L. 101–237 substituted ‘‘Secretary’’ for ‘‘Administrator’’ wherever appearing. 1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–576 substituted ‘‘the vet- eran’s’’ for ‘‘his’’.

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