38 U.S.C. § 3565 — Children of certain Philippine veterans
submitted 60 years ago by Pub. L. 89-613 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 202 words · no verdicts yet
Children of qualifying Commonwealth Army veterans and “New” Philippine Scouts are eligible persons under section 3501(a)(1). Their educational assistance follows this chapter with a half-rate rule and special State-agency treatment, plus a delimiting-date rule.
(a) Basic eligibility. “Eligible person*” in section 3501(a)(1) includes children of Commonwealth Army veterans and “New” Philippine Scouts who meet the service-connected*-disability or death requirements, based on service defined in section 3566. (b) Administrative provisions. This chapter and chapter 36 apply, except (1) allowances under section 3532 and the special allowance under section 3542 are paid at 50 cents for each dollar, and (2) a reference to a State* approving agency means the Secretary*. (c) Delimiting dates. For an eligible person solely under subsection (a) who was over 17 and under 23 on September 30, 1966, the period in section 3512 ends only when the five-year period beginning September 30, 1966, expires.
The term “eligible person*” as used in section 3501(a)(1) of this title includes the children of those Commonwealth Army veterans and “New” Philippine Scouts who meet the requirements of service-connected* disability or death, based on service as defined in section 3566 of this title.
The provisions of this chapter and chapter 36 shall apply to the educational assistance for children of Commonwealth Army veterans and “New” Philippine Scouts, except that—
educational assistance allowances authorized by section 3532 of this title and the special training allowance authorized by section 3542 of this title shall be paid at the rate of $0.50 for each dollar, and
any reference to a State* approving agency shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary*.
In the case of any individual who is an eligible person solely by virtue of subsection (a) of this section, and who is above the age of seventeen years and below the age of twenty-three years on September 30, 1966, the period referred to in section 3512 of this title shall not end until the expiration of the five-year period which begins on September 30, 1966.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 89–613, § 1, Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 861, § 1765; amended Pub. L. 91–24, § 9(c), June 11, 1969, 83 Stat. 34; Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(47), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1308; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered § 3565 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 103–446, title V, § 507(b), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4664; Pub. L. 109–233, title V, § 503(8)(A), June 15, 2006, 120 Stat. 416.)
- 1966Enacted · Pub. L. 89-613 · 80 Stat. 861
- 1969Amended · Pub. L. 91-24 · 83 Stat. 34
- 1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-295 · 96 Stat. 1308
- 1989Amended · Pub. L. 101-237 · 103 Stat. 2092
- 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 406
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-446 · 108 Stat. 4664
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-233 · 120 Stat. 416
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