Title 24, Hospitals and AsylumsRelease 119-102
§6 Pension Paid to Fund for Benefit of Naval Hospital
Title 24 › CHAPTER 1 — NAVY HOSPITALS, ARMY AND NAVY HOSPITAL, AND HOSPITAL RELIEF FOR SEAMEN AND OTHERS › § 6
Summary
Naval pensioners admitted to a hospital must have their pension paid to the Secretary of the Navy for the hospital funds while they are hospitalized.
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Title 24, §6
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Whenever any officer, seaman, or marine entitled to a pension is admitted to a naval hospital, his pension, while he remains there, shall be deducted from his accounts and paid to the Secretary of the Navy for the benefit of the fund from which such hospital is maintained.
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Codification R.S. § 4813 derived from act Feb. 26, 1811, ch. 26, § 5, 2 Stat. 650.
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24 U.S.C. § 6
Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102