Pub. L. 95-117, tit. IV, sec. 402

Sec. 402. (a) Section 3020 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: “(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, pursuant to an agreement with the Department of the Treasury under which the Administrator certifies such benefits for payment, monetary benefits under laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration may be paid other than by check upon the written request of the person to whom such benefits are to be paid, if such non-check payment is determined by the Administrator to be in the best interest of such payees and the management of monetary benefits programs by the Veterans’ Administration. “(e) Whenever the first day of any calendar month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal public holiday (as defined in section 6103 of title 5), the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, certify benefit payments for such month in such a way that such payments will be delivered by mail, or transmitted for credit to the payee’s account pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, on the Friday immediately preceding such Saturday or Sunday, or in the case of a 91 STAT. 1066legal holiday, the weekday (other than Saturday) immediately preceding such legal public holiday, notwithstanding that such delivery or transmission of such payments is made in the same calendar month for which such payments are issued.”. (b)(1) The catchline of section 3020 of such title is amended to read as follows: “§ 3020. Payment of benefits; delivery”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking out “3020. Payment of benefits by check; delivery.” and inserting in lieu thereof “3020. Payment of benefits; delivery.”. (c) The amendments made by this section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act.