38 U.S.C. § 2105
Section 2105 · Nonliability of United States
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Felman v. Commissioner (1968)
Most recently applied in El Malik v. Shulkin (April 2017)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The Government of the United States shall have no liability in connection with any housing unit, or necessary land therefor, or adaptation acquired under the provisions of this chapter.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Prior Provisions
Prior section 2105, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1224, related to administration of mustering-out payments provisions, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–50, §1(a), June 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 173, effective July 1, 1966.
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 805 of this title as this section.
1980—Pub. L. 96–385 made the United States not liable for any adaptation in connection with any housing unit.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–385 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 601(b) of Pub. L. 96–385, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.