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38 U.S.C. § 6104 — Forfeiture for treason

submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-857 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 164 words · no verdicts yet

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A person shown to the Secretary’s satisfaction to have committed mutiny, treason, sabotage, or assistance to a United States or allied enemy forfeits accrued and future gratuitous benefits. The Secretary may apportion some forfeited benefits to dependents, subject to limits.

(a) A person whom satisfactory evidence shows guilty of mutiny, treason, sabotage, or helping an enemy of the United States or its allies forfeits all accrued or future gratuitous benefits under laws administered by the Secretary. (b) The Secretary may distribute part of the forfeited benefits to the person’s dependents. A dependent may not receive more than the dependent would receive if the person had died. (c) Forfeitures under this section give no authority after September 1, 1959 to make a subsection (b) apportionment or to award anyone gratuitous benefits based on military, naval, air, or space service beginning before the offense.
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(a)

Any person shown by evidence satisfactory to the Secretary to be guilty of mutiny, treason, sabotage, or rendering assistance to an enemy of the United States or of its allies shall forfeit all accrued or future gratuitous benefits under laws administered by the Secretary.

(b)

The Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion, may apportion and pay any part of benefits forfeited under subsection (a) to the dependents of the person forfeiting such benefits. No dependent of any person shall receive benefits by reason of this subsection in excess of the amount to which the dependent would be entitled if such person were dead.

(c)

In the case of any forfeiture under this section there shall be no authority after September 1, 1959 (1) to make an apportionment award pursuant to subsection (b) or (2) to make an award to any person of gratuitous benefits based on any period of military, naval, air, or space service commencing before the date of commission of the offense.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1240, § 3504; Pub. L. 86–222, § 2, Sept. 1, 1959, 73 Stat. 452; Pub. L. 91–24, § 13(b), June 11, 1969, 83 Stat. 34; Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(78), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1311; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(84), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3298; renumbered § 6104, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), (b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403–405; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 926(a)(56), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3830.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-857 · 72 Stat. 1240
  • 1959Amended · Pub. L. 86-222 · 73 Stat. 452
  • 1969Amended · Pub. L. 91-24 · 83 Stat. 34
  • 1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-295 · 96 Stat. 1311
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-576 · 100 Stat. 3298
  • 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-40 · 105 Stat. 238
  • 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 403
  • 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 3830

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 85-857 on 1958-09-02.

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