37 USC § 604 - Determination of Secretary final

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identifier: "/us/usc/t37/s604"
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title: "37 USC § 604 - Determination of Secretary final"
title_number: 37
title_name: "PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES"
section_number: "604"
section_name: "Determination of Secretary final"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "PAYMENTS TO MENTALLY INCOMPETENT PERSONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 484; Pub. L. 89–718, § 66, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123.)"
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# § 604. Determination of Secretary final

section 602 of this title

The determination as to the person authorized to receive a payment under  is final and is not subject to review by an official of the United States or a court.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–649, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 484; Pub. L. 89–718, § 66, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1123.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 604 | 37:354. | June 21, 1950, ch. 342, § 4, 64 Stat. 250. |

The words “or persons” are omitted for the reasons stated in the revision note for section 602(a) of this revised title. The words “made by the respective secretaries, or by their duly designated subordinates” and the words “and conclusive” are omitted as surplusage.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1966— struck out “the” before “Secretary” in section catchline.