38 USC § 1533 - Children of Civil War veterans

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s1533"
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title: "38 USC § 1533 - Children of Civil War veterans"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "1533"
section_name: "Children of Civil War veterans"
chapter_number: 15
chapter_name: "PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH OR FOR SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "[Surviving Spouses of Veterans of All Periods of War—Repealed]"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "GENERAL BENEFITS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1137, § 533; Pub. L. 94–169, title I, § 106(25), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1018; renumbered § 1533 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)"
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# § 1533. Children of Civil War veterans

section 1532 of this titlesection 1532 of this title

Whenever there is no surviving spouse entitled to pension under , the Secretary shall pay to the children of each Civil War veteran who met the service requirements of  a pension at the monthly rate of $73.13 for one child, plus $8.13 for each additional child, with the total amount equally divided.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1137, § 533; Pub. L. 94–169, title I, § 106(25), Dec. 23, 1975, 89 Stat. 1018; renumbered § 1533 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1991—, renumbered  as this section.

, substituted “1532” for “532” in two places.

, (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

1975— substituted “surviving spouse” for “widow”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

, , , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective .