(a) All or any part of
the compensation, pension, or emergency officers’ retirement pay payable on
account of any veteran may—
(1) if the veteran is
being furnished hospital treatment, institutional, or domiciliary care by
the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, be apportioned on
behalf of the veteran’s spouse, children, or dependent parents; and
(2) if the veteran is
not living with the veteran’s spouse, or if the veteran’s children are not
in the custody of the veteran, be apportioned as may be prescribed by the
Secretary.
(b) Where any of the
children of a deceased veteran are not in the custody of the veteran’s
surviving spouse, the pension, compensation, or dependency and indemnity
compensation otherwise payable to the surviving spouse may be apportioned as
prescribed by the Secretary.
(c) If a veteran is not
living with the veteran’s spouse, or if any of the veteran’s children are
not in the custody of the veteran, any subsistence allowance payable to the
veteran under chapter
31 of this title or that portion of the educational assistance allowance
payable on account of dependents under chapter
34 of this title may be apportioned as may be prescribed by the
Secretary.