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38 USC § 1801 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106–419, title IV, § 401(c)(1), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1860] 

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title: "38 USC § 1801 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106–419, title IV, § 401(c)(1), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1860]"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
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chapter_name: "BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER VETERANS"
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# [§ 1801. Repealed. Pub. L. 106–419, title IV, § 401(c)(1), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1860]

Section, added , , ; amended , , , defined “child” and “Vietnam veteran”.

A prior section 1801 was renumbered .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal effective on the first day of the first month beginning more than one year after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

### Effective Date

Chapter effective , notwithstanding , set out below, unless legislation other than  is enacted providing for an earlier effective date, see , set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under .

> “This section [enacting this chapter and amending
> 
> ] and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on
> 
> .”

, , , provided that:

### Congressional Purpose

> “The purpose of this section [enacting this chapter and amending
> 
> ] is to provide for the special needs of certain children of Vietnam veterans who were born with the birth defect spina bifida, possibly as the result of the exposure of one or both parents to herbicides during active service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, through the provision of health care and monetary benefits.”

, , , provided that: