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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 51— CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS · SUBCHAPTER III— PAYMENT OF BENEFITS · § 5123

§ 5123. Rounding down of pension rates

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The monthly or other periodic rate of pension payable to an individual under section 1521, 1541, or 1542 of this title or under section 306(a) of the Veterans’ and Survivors’ Pension Improvement Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–588), if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded down to the nearest dollar.
(Added Pub. L. 97–253, title IV, § 403(a)(1), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 802, § 3023; renumbered § 5123, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.)
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  • Public Law 95–588
  • Pub. L. 97–253, title IV, § 403(a)(1)
  • 96 Stat. 802
  • Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1)
  • 105 Stat. 238
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1)
  • 105 Stat. 406
  • section 306(a) of Pub. L. 95–588
  • 92 Stat. 2508
  • Pub. L. 102–40
  • Pub. L. 102–83
  • Section 403(b) of Pub. L. 97–253
  • Pub. L. 98–21, title I, § 111(e)
  • 97 Stat. 73
  • Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2662(j)
  • 98 Stat. 1160
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Rounding down of pension rates
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Pub. L.Public Law 95–588
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–253, title IV, § 403(a)(1)
Stat.96 Stat. 802
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1)
Stat.105 Stat. 238
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