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§1988 Savings provision

Title 38 › Part PART II— - GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter CHAPTER 19— - INSURANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - GENERAL › § 1988

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Keeps veterans’ government insurance rights and rules from the War Risk, the World War Veterans’ Act (1924), and the National Service Life Act (1940) as of December 31, 1958.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §1988

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Nothing in this title or any amendment or repeal made by the Act enacting this title shall affect any right, remedy, liability, authorization or requirement pertaining to Government insurance, the respective insurance funds, or the insurance appropriations, authorized or prescribed under the provisions of the War Risk Insurance Act, the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, or any related Act, which was in effect on December 31, 1958.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The War Risk Insurance Act, referred to in text, is act Sept. 2, 1914, ch. 293, 38 Stat. 711. section 600 and 601 of the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924 (act
June 7, 1924, ch. 320, 43 Stat. 607, 629) repealed the War Risk Insurance Act subject to certain limitations provided in section 602 thereof. The World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, referred to in text, is act
June 7, 1924, ch. 320, 43 Stat. 607, which was classified generally to chapter 10 (§§ 421 to 574) of former Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans’ Relief, and which was repealed by Pub. L. 85–857, § 14(51), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1271. For distribution of sections 421 to 574 of former Title 38 in this title, see Table preceding section 101 of this title. The National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, referred to in text, is act Oct. 8, 1940, ch. 757, title VI, part I, 54 Stat. 1008, which was classified generally to chapter 13 (§ 801 et seq.) of former Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans’ Relief, and which was repealed and the provisions thereof reenacted as this subchapter by Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1105.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2000 was renumbered section 4100 of this title.

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 788 of this title as this section.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

38 U.S.C. § 1988

Title 38Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73