# 38 U.S.C. § 3017: Death benefit

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t38_s3017

## Section

- **Citation:** 38 U.S.C. § 3017
- **Heading:** Death benefit
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS > PART III—READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS > CHAPTER 30—ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER II—BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

## Text

is entitled to basic educational assistance under this chapter; or

(Added Pub. L. 100–689, title I, § 101(a) , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4161 , § 1417; amended Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(a)(3) , (b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989 , 103 Stat. 2091 , 2092; renumbered § 3017 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a) , (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 ; Pub. L. 102–568, title III, § 308 , Oct. 29, 1992 , 106 Stat. 4329 ; Pub. L. 104–275, title IV, § 405(c)(2) , Oct. 9, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3340 ; Pub. L. 106–419, title I, § 102(a)(2) , Nov. 1, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1824 ; Pub. L. 107–14, § 7(d)(1) , June 5, 2001 , 115 Stat. 33 ; Pub. L. 109–233, title V, § 503(4) , June 15, 2006 , 120 Stat. 416 .)

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