veteran
Defined in 28 places across 10 titles of the United States Code.
The term “veteran” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38.
Same definition in 4 sections
- 2019–present15 U.S.C. § 1681ACommerce and Trade · Definitions; rules of construction · in this section
- 2019–present16 U.S.C. § 1722Conservation · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
- 2009–present29 U.S.C. § 2611Labor · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
- 2009–present42 U.S.C. § 12511The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
The term "veteran" includes a person who died in the active military, naval, air, or space service.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2020–present38 U.S.C. § 1101Veterans Benefits · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
- 2020–present38 U.S.C. § 1301Veterans Benefits · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “veteran” includes a person who died in the active military, naval, or air service.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1994–202038 U.S.C. § 1101Veterans Benefits · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
- 1994–202038 U.S.C. § 1301Veterans Benefits · Definitions · as used in this chapter
As used in this section and section 1542 of this title, the term "veteran" includes a person who has completed at least two years of honorable active military, naval, air, or space service, as certified by the Secretary concerned, but whose death in such service was not in line of duty.
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- 2020–present38 U.S.C. § 1541Veterans Benefits · Surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war · as used in this section
As used in this section and section 1542 of this title, the term “veteran” includes a person who has completed at least two years of honorable active military, naval, or air service, as certified by the Secretary concerned, but whose death in such service was not in line of duty.
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- 1994–202038 U.S.C. § 1541Veterans Benefits · Surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war · as used in this section
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “veteran” means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as—
(i) (I) having served on active duty (other than active duty for training) in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of more than 180 days, or
(II) having been discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a service-connected disability, and
(ii) not having any day during the 60-day period ending on the hiring date which was a day of extended active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
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- 1996–present26 U.S.C. § 51Internal Revenue Code · Amount of credit · for purposes of this subpart
For purposes of this section, the term “veteran” shall mean the same as defined in section 4211(1) or (2) of title 38.
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 1022ACommerce and Trade · Medium-term economic goals and policies respecting full employment and balanced growth · for purposes of this section
For the purposes of this subsection, the term “veteran” means any individual who served in the active military or naval service of the United States at any time on or after July 25, 1947, and prior to January 1, 1957, and who, if discharged or released therefrom, was so discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable after active service of ninety days or more or by reason of a disability or injury incurred or aggravated in service in line of duty; but such term shall not include any individual who died while in the active military or naval service of the United States if his death was inflicted (other than by an enemy of the United States) as lawful punishment for a military or naval offense.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 417The Public Health and Welfare · Benefits for veterans · under this subchapter
(i) involve a principal obligation (including such initial service charges, appraisal, inspection, and other fees as the Secretary shall approve) in an amount not to exceed the applicable maximum principal obligation which may be insured in the area under section 1709(b) of this title; or in the case of a dwelling designed principally for residential use for more than four families (but not exceeding such additional number of family units as the Secretary may prescribe) the applicable maximum principal obligation secured by a four-family residence which may be insured in the area under section 1709(b) of this title plus not to exceed $9,165 for each additional family unit in excess of four located on such property; and not to exceed an amount equal to the sum of (1) 97 per centum (but, in any case where the dwelling is not approved for mortgage insurance prior to the beginning of construction, unless the construction of the dwelling was completed more than one year prior to the application for mortgage insurance, 90 per centum) of $25,000 of the Secretary's estimate of replacement cost of the property, as of the date the mortgage is accepted for insurance and (2) 95 per centum of such value in excess of $25,000: Provided, That in the case of properties other than new construction, the foregoing limitations upon the amount of the mortgage shall be based upon the sum of the estimated cost of repair and rehabilitation and the Secretary's estimate of the value of the property before repair and rehabilitation rather than upon the Secretary's estimate of the replacement cost: Provided further, That if the mortgagor is a veteran and the mortgage to be insured under this section covers property upon which there is located a dwelling designed principally for a one-family residence, the principal obligation may be in an amount equal to the sum of (1) 100 per centum of $25,000 of the Secretary's estimate of replacement cost of the property, as of the date the mortgage is accepted for insurance and (2) 95 per centum of such value in excess of $25,000. As used herein, the term "veteran" means any person who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of not less than ninety days (or is certified by the Secretary of Defense as having performed extrahazardous service), and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable, except that persons enlisting in the armed forces after September 7, 1980, or entering active duty after October 16, 1981, shall have their eligibility determined in accordance with section 5303A(d) of title 38; and
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- 1994–201512 U.S.C. § 1715KBanks and Banking · Rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance · under this section
In this paragraph, the term "veteran" has the meaning given that term in section 2002(b) of title 38, United States Code.
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- 2021–present42 U.S.C. § 1437FThe Public Health and Welfare · Low-income housing assistance · under this section
In this section, the term “veteran” has the meaning given that term in section 101(2) of title 38.
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- 1994–present10 U.S.C. § 2641Armed Forces · Transportation of certain veterans on Department of Defense aeromedical evacuation aircraft · in this section
In this section, the term “veteran” means a decedent who—
(1) served in the active military, naval, air, or space service (as defined in section 101(24) of title 38) and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable; or
(2) was a member or former member of the Selected Reserve described in section 2301(f) of title 38.
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- 2023–present10 U.S.C. § 1491Armed Forces · Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans · in this section
In this section, the term “veteran” means a decedent who—
(1) served in the active military, naval, or air service (as defined in section 101(24) of title 38) and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable; or
(2) was a member or former member of the Selected Reserve described in section 2301(f) of title 38.
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- 2021–202310 U.S.C. § 1491Armed Forces · Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans · in this section
In this section, the terms “active duty” and “veteran” have the meaning given those terms in section 101 of title 38.
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- 2024–present5 U.S.C. § 3328Government Organization and Employees · Selective Service registration · in this section
involve a principal obligation (including such initial service charges, appraisal, inspection, and other fees as the Secretary shall approve) in an amount not to exceed the applicable maximum principal obligation which may be insured in the area under section 1709(b) of this title; or in the case of a dwelling designed principally for residential use for more than four families (but not exceeding such additional number of family units as the Secretary may prescribe) the applicable maximum principal obligation secured by a four-family residence which may be insured in the area under section 1709(b) of this title plus not to exceed $9,165 for each additional family unit in excess of four located on such property; and not to exceed an amount equal to the sum of (1) 97 per centum (but, in any case where the dwelling is not approved for mortgage insurance prior to the beginning of construction, unless the construction of the dwelling was completed more than one year prior to the application for mortgage insurance, 90 per centum) of $25,000 of the Secretary’s estimate of replacement cost of the property, as of the date the mortgage is accepted for insurance and (2) 95 per centum of such value in excess of $25,000: Provided, That in the case of properties other than new construction, the foregoing limitations upon the amount of the mortgage shall be based upon the sum of the estimated cost of repair and rehabilitation and the Secretary’s estimate of the value of the property before repair and rehabilitation rather than upon the Secretary’s estimate of the replacement cost: Provided further, That if the mortgagor is a veteran and the mortgage to be insured under this section covers property upon which there is located a dwelling designed principally for a one-family residence, the principal obligation may be in an amount equal to the sum of (1) 100 per centum of $25,000 of the Secretary’s estimate of replacement cost of the property, as of the date the mortgage is accepted for insurance and (2) 95 per centum of such value in excess of $25,000. As used herein, the term “veteran” means any person who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of not less than ninety days (or is certified by the Secretary of Defense as having performed extrahazardous service), and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable, except that persons enlisting in the armed forces after September 7, 1980, or entering active duty after October 16, 1981, shall have their eligibility determined in accordance with section 5303A(d) of title 38; and
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- 2013–present12 U.S.C. § 1715KBanks and Banking · Rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance · under this section
Notwithstanding section 101(2) of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of sections 2011, 2012, 2013, 2044, and 2061 of this title, the term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, regardless of length of service, and who was discharged or released therefrom.
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- 2021–present38 U.S.C. § 2002Veterans Benefits · Definitions · in this chapter
Notwithstanding section 101(2) of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of sections 2011, 2012, 2013, 2044, and 2061 of this title, the term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, regardless of length of service, and who was discharged or released therefrom.
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- 201638 U.S.C. § 2002Veterans Benefits · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “veteran” has the meaning given such term by paragraph (2) of section 101.
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- 1998–present38 U.S.C. § 3771Veterans Benefits · Repealed. Pub. L. 10795, 5(d)(3), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 918] · for purposes of this subchapter
the term “veteran” has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38.
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- 2007–present15 U.S.C. § 657HCommerce and Trade · Small business energy efficiency · in this section
The term “veteran” has the meaning given the term in section 101(2) of title 38.
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- 1999–present15 U.S.C. § 632Commerce and Trade · Small-business concern · in this chapter
The term “veteran” has the meaning given the term in section 101(2) of title 38 and includes individuals who served in the United States Armed Forces as described in sections 101(21), 101(22), and 101(23) of title 38.
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- 2024–present20 U.S.C. § 1087VVEducation · Definitions · in this part
the term “veteran” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
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- 2009–present5 U.S.C. § 6381Government Organization and Employees · Definitions · in this section
The term "veteran" includes an individual who dies in the active military, naval, air, or space service.
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- 2020–present38 U.S.C. § 2306Veterans Benefits · Headstones, markers, and burial receptacles · in this section
The term “veteran” includes an individual who dies in the active military, naval, or air service.
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- 1998–202038 U.S.C. § 2306Veterans Benefits · Headstones, markers, and burial receptacles · in this section
The term "veteran" includes the surviving spouse of any veteran (including a person who died in the active military, naval, air, or space service) who died from a service-connected disability, but only if such surviving spouse is not eligible for benefits under this chapter on the basis of the spouse's own active duty. The active duty or service in the Selected Reserve of the deceased spouse shall be deemed to have been active duty or service in the Selected Reserve by such surviving spouse for the purposes of this chapter.
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- 2020–present38 U.S.C. § 3701Veterans Benefits · Definitions · under this chapter
The term “veteran” includes the surviving spouse of any veteran (including a person who died in the active military, naval, or air service) who died from a service-connected disability, but only if such surviving spouse is not eligible for benefits under this chapter on the basis of the spouse's own active duty. The active duty or service in the Selected Reserve of the deceased spouse shall be deemed to have been active duty or service in the Selected Reserve by such surviving spouse for the purposes of this chapter.
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- 1994–202038 U.S.C. § 3701Veterans Benefits · Definitions · under this chapter
The term "veteran" means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
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- 2020–present38 U.S.C. § 101Veterans Benefits · Definitions · for the purposes of this title
The term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
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- 1994–202038 U.S.C. § 101Veterans Benefits · Definitions · for the purposes of this title
The term “veteran” means an individual who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.
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- 1998–present29 U.S.C. § 2801Labor · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “veteran” means any individual who—
(A) has engaged in the active duty in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard; and
(B) was released under a condition other than dishonorable.
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- 1994–202420 U.S.C. § 1087VVEducation · Definitions · in this part
The term “veteran’s medical debt”—
(1) means a medical collection debt of a veteran owed to a non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care provider that was submitted to the Department for payment for health care authorized by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(2) includes medical collection debt that the Department of Veterans Affairs has wrongfully charged a veteran.
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- 2019–present15 U.S.C. § 1681ACommerce and Trade · Definitions; rules of construction · in this section
The terms “veteran” and “serviceman” mean “veteran” and “serviceman” as those terms are defined in the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.].
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 1590The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
The terms “veteran”, “former prisoner of war”, and “service-connected” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 38.
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- 2018–present10 U.S.C. § 1065Armed Forces · Renumbered 1063] · in this section
Veteran Defined.—(1) Notwithstanding section 101(2) of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of sections 2011, 2012, 2013, 2044, and 2061 of this title, the term "veteran" means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, regardless of length of service, and who was discharged or released therefrom.
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- 2020–202138 U.S.C. § 2002Veterans Benefits · Definitions · in this chapter
Veteran Defined.—(1) Notwithstanding section 101(2) of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of sections 2011, 2012, 2013, 2044, and 2061 of this title, the term "veteran" means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, regardless of length of service, and who was discharged or released therefrom.
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- 2016–202038 U.S.C. § 2002Veterans Benefits · Definitions · in this chapter
Veteran Defined.—In this section, the term “veteran” has the meaning given that term in section 101(2) of title 38.
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- 1998–199910 U.S.C. § 1491Armed Forces · Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans · in this section
Veteran Defined.—In this section, the term "veteran" means a decedent who—
(1) served in the active military, naval, air, or space service (as defined in section 101(24) of title 38) and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable; or
(2) was a member or former member of the Selected Reserve described in section 2301(f) of title 38.
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- 2023–202610 U.S.C. § 1491Armed Forces · Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans · in this section
Veteran Defined.—In this section, the term "veteran" means a decedent who—
(1) served in the active military, naval, or air service (as defined in section 101(24) of title 38) and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable; or
(2) was a member or former member of the Selected Reserve described in section 2301(f) of title 38.
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- 1999–202310 U.S.C. § 1491Armed Forces · Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans · in this section
“Veteran” shall mean a person, or the family of a person, who has served in the active military or naval service of the United States at any time (i) on or after September 16, 1940, and prior to July 26, 1947, (ii) on or after April 6, 1917, and prior to November 11, 1918, or (iii) on or after June 27, 1950, and prior to such date thereafter as shall be determined by the President, and who shall have been discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable or who shall be still serving therein. The term shall also include the family of a person who served in the active military or naval service of the United States within any such period and who shall have died of causes determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to have been service-connected.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 1592NThe Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
Veteran.—The term "veteran" has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38.
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- 2019–202015 U.S.C. § 1681ACommerce and Trade · Definitions; rules of construction · in this section