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 91 STAT. 1066

Effective date. 38 USC 3020 note. Garnishment.

Effective date. 38 USC 1820 note.

PUBLIC LAW 95-117—OCT. 3, 1977 legal 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. SEC. 403. (a) Section 1820 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the semicolon in clause (1) of subsection (a) a comma and "but nothing in this clause shall be construed as authorizing garnishment or attachment against the Administrator, the Veterans' Administration, or any of its employees". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act. TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS

38 USC 314 note.

SEC. 501. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amendments made by this Act to title 38, United States Code, shall become effective on October 1, 1977. Approved October 3, 1977.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 95-356 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 95-412 (Coram, on Veterans' Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 123 (1977): May 23, considered and passed House. Sept. 9, considered and passed Senate, amended. Sept. 21, House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments; Senate agreed to House amendments.

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