Volume 80 · 862
Public Law 89–613
To extend the benefits of the War Orphans’ Educational Assistance program to the children of those veterans of the Philippine Commonwealth Army who died or have become permanently and totally disabled by reason of their service during World War II, and for other purposes.
Approved September 30, 1966
Statutory text
AN ACT
To extend the benefits of the War Orphans’ Educational Assistance program to the children of those veterans of the Philippine Commonwealth Army who died or have become permanently and totally disabled by reason of their service during World War II, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That chapter 35 of
Philippine veterans.
War orphans educational assistance.
72 Stat. 1192; Ante, pp. 19–21.
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subchapter as follows:
“Subchapter VII— Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Scouts
Ҥ 1765. Children of certain Philippine veterans
“(a) “basic eligibility
The term ‘eligible person’ as used in section 1701(a)(1) of
“Eligible person.”
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 1766.
Infra.
“(b) “administrative provisions
The provisions of this chapter and chapter 36 shall apply to
77 Stat. 158; Ante, pp. 20–23.
the educational assistance for children of Commonwealth Army veterans and ‘New’ Philippine Scouts, except that—
“(1) educational assistance allowances authorized by section 1732 of this title and the special training allowance authorized by section 1742 of this title shall be paid at a rate in Philippine
72 Stat. 1198, 1200; 79 Stat. 896.
pesos equivalent to $0.50 for each dollar, and
“(2) any reference to a State approving agency shall be deemed to refer to the Administrator.
“(c) “delimiting dates
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 the date of enactment of this section, the period referred to in section 1712 of this title shall not end until the expiration of the five-year
period which begins on the date of enactment of such section.
Ҥ 1766. Definitions
“(a) The term ‘Commonwealth Army veterans’ means persons who
“Commonwealth Army veterans.”
served before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Government of the Philippines, while such forces were in the service of the Armed Forces pursuant to the military order of the Presi-dent dated July 26, 1941, including among such military forces organized guerrilla forces under commanders appointed, designated, or subsequently recognized by the Commander-in-Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, or other competent authority in the Army of the United States, and who were discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.
“(b) The term ‘“New” Philippine Scouts’ means Philippine Scouts who served under section 14 of the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment
Act of 1945, and who were discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.”
Sec. 2.
The table of sections of chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
“Subchapter VII— Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Scouts
Approved September 30, 1966.