# 38 U.S.C. § 1313: Dependency and indemnity compensation to children

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## Section

- **Citation:** 38 U.S.C. § 1313
- **Heading:** Dependency and indemnity compensation to children
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS > PART II—GENERAL BENEFITS > CHAPTER 13—DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS > SUBCHAPTER II—DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

## Text

one child, $488;

( Pub. L. 85–857 , Sept. 2, 1958 , 72 Stat. 1128 , § 413; Pub. L. 88–21, § 2 , May 15, 1963 , 77 Stat. 17 ; Pub. L. 89–730, § 4 , Nov. 2, 1966 , 80 Stat. 1159 ; Pub. L. 91–262, § 2 , May 21, 1970 , 84 Stat. 256 ; Pub. L. 92–197, § 2 , Dec. 15, 1971 , 85 Stat. 660 ; Pub. L. 93–295, title II, § 202 , May 31, 1974 , 88 Stat. 182 ; Pub. L. 94–71, title II, § 202 , Aug. 5, 1975 , 89 Stat. 397 ; Pub. L. 94–433, title II, § 202 , Sept. 30, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1376 ; Pub. L. 95–117, title II, § 202 , Oct. 3, 1977 , 91 Stat. 1065 ; Pub. L. 95–479, title II, § 202 , Oct. 18, 1978 , 92 Stat. 1563 ; Pub. L. 96–128, title II, § 202 , Nov. 28, 1979 , 93 Stat. 985 ; Pub. L. 96–385, title II, § 202 , Oct. 7, 1980 , 94 Stat. 1530 ; Pub. L. 97–66, title II , §§ 202, 204(a), Oct. 17, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1029 ; Pub. L. 97–253, title IV, § 405(f) , Sept. 8, 1982 , 96 Stat. 804 ; Pub. L. 97–306, title I , §§ 105, 107, Oct. 14, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1431 ; Pub. L. 98–223, title I, § 105 , Mar. 2, 1984 , 98 Stat. 39 ; Pub. L. 98–543, title I, § 105 , Oct. 24, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2737 ; Pub. L. 99–238, title I, § 105 , Jan. 13, 1986 , 99 Stat. 1767 ; Pub. L. 99–576, title I, § 105 , title VII, § 703(a)(1), Oct. 28, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3252 , 3302; Pub. L. 100–227, title I, § 105 , Dec. 31, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1554 ; Pub. L. 100–687, div. B, title XI, § 1105(a) , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4124 ; Pub. L. 101–237, title I, § 105(a) , Dec. 18, 1989 , 103 Stat. 2064 ; Pub. L. 102–3, § 6(a) , Feb. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 9 ; renumbered § 1313, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a) , Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 ; Pub. L. 102–152, § 6(a) , Nov. 12, 1991 , 105 Stat. 987 ; Pub. L. 103–78, § 5(a) , Aug. 13, 1993 , 107 Stat. 768 ; Pub. L. 103–140, § 6(a) , Nov. 11, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1487 ; Pub. L. 105–98, § 6(a) , Nov. 19, 1997 , 111 Stat. 2157 ; Pub. L. 106–118, § 6(a) , Nov. 30, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1603 ; Pub. L. 107–94, § 6(a) , Dec. 21, 2001 , 115 Stat. 902 ; Pub. L. 107–330, title III, § 309(e)(1) , Dec. 6, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2831 ; Pub. L. 108–454, title III, § 307(e)(1) , Dec. 10, 2004 , 118 Stat. 3614 ; Pub. L. 109–111, § 2(e)(1) , Nov. 22, 2005 , 119 Stat. 2364 ; Pub. L. 109–444, § 9(e)(1) , Dec. 21, 2006 , 120 Stat. 3315 ; Pub. L. 109–461, title X , §§ 1005(e)(1), 1006(b), Dec. 22, 2006 , 120 Stat. 3468 ; Pub. L. 110–324, § 3(e)(1) , Sept. 24, 2008 , 122 Stat. 3552 ; Pub. L. 111–37, § 3(e)(1) , June 30, 2009 , 123 Stat. 1930 .)

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