Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits
Part III · Chapter 35 — Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance
§ 3566. Definitions
Statutory text
The term “Commonwealth Army veterans” means persons who served before , 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 President dated , 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.
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.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 89–613 § 1 · 80 Stat. 861
Enacted · 38 U.S.C. § 3566
Added Pub. L. 89–613, § 1, Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 861, § 1766
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 89–613, § 1, Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 861, § 1766Pub. L. 102–83 § 5(a) · 105 Stat. 378
Changed · 38 U.S.C. § 3566
Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1766 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1766 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Redesignation of Sections to Conform to Chapter Numbers.— Each section contained in any of chapters 11 through 23 is redesignated by replacing the first digit of the section number with the number of the chapter containing that section. Each section contained in any of chapters 24 through 42 is redesignated so that the first two digits of the section number of that section are the same as the chapter number of the chapter containing that section.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 14 of the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945, referred to in subsec. (b), means section 14 of act Oct. 6, 1945, ch. 393, 59 Stat. 543, which enacted section 637 of former Title 10, Army and Air Force, and was omitted from the Code in the revision and reenactment of Title 10, Armed Forces, by act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 1.
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1766 of this title as this section.
Credits
1966–1991 · 2 acts
- 1966Added Pub. L. 89–613, § 1, , 80 Stat. 861, § 1766
- 1991renumbered § 3566, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), , 105 Stat. 406.
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(Added Pub. L. 89–613, § 1, , 80 Stat. 861, § 1766; renumbered § 3566, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), , 105 Stat. 406.)