2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “air, or space service” for “or air service”.

2003—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 108–183 inserted “175, 229,” after “sections” and “831, 1091, 2332a, 2332b,” after “798,”.

2002—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”.

1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–446 substituted “paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (b)” for “clauses (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (b) of this section” and “paragraph (1) of subsection (b)” for “clause (1) of that subsection” and transposed the first and second sentences.

1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 3505 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(2)(A)(xiv), substituted “Secretary” for “Veterans’ Administration” in second sentence.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), substituted “administered by the Secretary” for “administered by the Veterans’ Administration” in first sentence.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.

Pub. L. 102–54 amended subsec. (c) as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 102–40 by substituting “clauses (2),” for “clauses (1),”, “Secretary of Transportation, as” for “Secretary of the Treasury, as may be”, and “clause (1) of that subsection” for “clause (2) of subsection (b) of this section”.

1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(79)(A), substituted “September 1, 1959,” for “the date of enactment of this section”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(79)(B), substituted pars. (1), (2), and (3) for cls. (2), (1), and (3), respectively, and inserted citations to the United States Code.

1973—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–43 inserted “(including the right to burial in a national cemetery)” after “gratuitous benefits” in first sentence.

1971—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 92–128 substituted “in section 4 of the Internal Security Act of 1950” for “in the following sections of the Internal Security Act of 1950; sections 4, 112, and 113”.

Pub. L. 108–183, title VII, § 705(b), Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2672, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to claims filed after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 16, 2003].”

Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Amendment by Pub. L. 93–43 effective June 18, 1973, see section 10(a) of Pub. L. 93–43, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2400 of this title.