Pub. L. 94-433, tit. IV, sec. 405

Sec. 405. Chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out in subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 “his” and “he” each time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof “such veteran’s” and “such veteran”, respectively; (2) by striking out in subsections (c) and (d) of section 402 “he” and “his widow” and inserting in lieu thereof “such veteran” and “such veteran’s surviving spouse”, respectively; (3) by striking out in section 402(e) “his” and “he” each time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof “such person’s” and “such person”, respectively; (4) by striking out in section 404 “widow”, “she”, and “him”, and inserting in lieu thereof “surviving spouse”, “such surviving spouse”, and “such veteran”, respectively; (5) by striking out in the catchline of section 404 “widows” and inserting in lieu thereof “surviving spouses”; (6) by striking out in the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 13 “404. Special provisions relating to widows.” and inserting in lieu thereof “404. Special provisions relating to surviving spouses,”; (7) by striking out in subsections (a) and (b) of section 410 “his widow”, “widow”, “he”, and “his” and inserting in lieu thereof “such veteran’s surviving spouse”, “surviving spouse”, “such veteran”, and “such veteran’s”, respectively; (8) by striking out in the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 13 ”411. Dependency and indemnity compensation to a widow.” and inserting in lieu thereof “411. Dependency and Indemnity compensation to a surviving spouse.”; (9) by striking out in subsections (a) and (b) of section 412 “his”, “he”, and “widow” each time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof “such veteran’s”, “such veteran”, and “surviving spouse” respectively; 90 STAT. 1380 (10) by striking out in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 414 “him”, “woman”, “widow”, and “her deceased husband” each time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof “such child”, “person”, “surviving spouse”, and “such person’s deceased spouse”, respectively; (11) by striking out in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 416(a) “widow” and “his” and inserting in lieu thereof “surviving spouse” and “such person’s”, respectively; (12) by striking out in section 416(b)(1) “widow” and “her” and inserting in lieu thereof “surviving spouse” and “such surviving spouse”, respectively; (13) by striking out in section 416(c) “him” and inserting in lieu thereof “such child”; (14) by striking out in section 416(d) “him” each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “such parent”; (15) by striking out in section 416(e)(1) “he” and “his” and inserting in lieu thereof “such person” and “such beneficiary’s”, respectively; (16) by striking out in section 416(e)(3) “his” and “he” and inserting in lieu thereof “such child’s” and “the Administrator”, respectively; (17) by striking out in section 421 “him” and inserting in lieu thereof “the Administrator”; (18) by striking out in section 422(a) “his” and “him” and inserting in lieu thereof “such veteran’s” and “such Secretary”, respectively; and (19) by striking out in section 423 “him” and “he” each time they appear and inserting in lieu thereof “the Administrator”.