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 117 STAT. 2656

PUBLIC LAW 108–183—DEC. 16, 2003

by subsections (a) and (b), as specified by subsection (c), the twoyear and four-year periods specified in subsection (f)(1) of section 1917 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and subsection (c)(1) of section 1952 of such title, as added by subsection (b), as applicable, shall for purposes of the applicable subsection be treated as being the two-year and four-year periods, respectively, beginning on the effective date of such amendments, as so specified. SEC. 104. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS ACCRUED AND UNPAID AT TIME OF DEATH.

Applicability. 38 USC 5121 note.

(a) REPEAL OF TWO-YEAR LIMITATION ON PAYMENT.—Section 5121(a) is amended by striking ‘‘for a period not to exceed two years’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1). (b) PAYMENT RECIPIENTS FOR BENEFICIARIES UNDER CHAPTER 18.—Such section is further amended— (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (4); (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5): ‘‘(5) Upon the death of a child claiming benefits under chapter 18 of this title, to the surviving parents.’’. (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking the comma after ‘‘or decisions’’; (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), and at the end of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), and inserting a period. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

TITLE II—BENEFITS FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR AND FOR FILIPINO VETERANS Subtitle A—Former Prisoners of War SEC. 201. PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE-CONNECTION RELATING TO DISEASES AND DISABILITIES OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR.

Subsection (b) of section 1112 is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(b)(1) For the purposes of section 1110 of this title and subject to the provisions of section 1113 of this title, in the case of a veteran who is a former prisoner of war— ‘‘(A) a disease specified in paragraph (2) which became manifest to a degree of 10 percent or more after active military, naval, or air service shall be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service, notwithstanding that there is no record of such disease during the period of service; and ‘‘(B) if the veteran was detained or interned as a prisoner of war for not less than thirty days, a disease specified in paragraph (3) which became manifest to a degree of 10 percent or more after active military, naval, or air service shall be

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