38 U.S.C. § 1973 — Forfeiture
submitted 61 years ago by Pub. L. 89-214 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 84 words · no verdicts yet
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Any person guilty of mutiny, treason, spying, or desertion, or who, because of conscientious objections, refuses to perform service in the Armed Forces* of the United States or refuses to wear the uniform of such force, shall forfeit all rights to Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance and Veterans’ Group Life Insurance under this subchapter. No such insurance shall be payable for death inflicted as a lawful punishment for crime or for military or naval offense, except when inflicted by an enemy of the United States.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 89–214, § 1(a), Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 885, § 773; renumbered § 1973, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; amended Pub. L. 104–275, title IV, § 405(b)(1)(F), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3339; Pub. L. 110–389, title IV, § 403(d), Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4174.)
- 1965Enacted · Pub. L. 89-214 · 79 Stat. 885
- 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 406
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-275 · 110 Stat. 3339
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-389 · 122 Stat. 4174
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-214 on 1965-09-29.
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