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 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 105. 1917. 405 allotments to be made by the man shall be certified to the War · Department or Navy Department, as may be proper. Whenever the commissioner shall have reason to believe that an allowance has been improperly made or that the conditions have changed, he shall investigate or reinvestigate and may modify the award. The amo1mt of each monthly allotment and allowance shall be determined according to the conditions then existing. Anrxcnn HI. oomrnnsarrou ron umm on nrsanmrrr. d,(§€§'Z,E‘Z{,‘§§§5§Q’§_'°' sm. soo. That for aaa or disability msuiasg from pmm.1 is$l?f‘$i§.£,°“E¢°2E"4°'.£ injury suiiered or disease_contracted in the line of dut}y, by any ***},*;*11 611 commissioned officer or enlisted man or ll? any member 0 the Army ’ p` ’ Nmse Corps (female) or of the Navy urse Corps (female) when employed m the active service imder the War Department or Navy Department, the United States shall pay compensation as hereinafter provided; but no compensation shall be paid if the injmy or disease .,§§'$‘2H‘l ““°°°"°““ as been caused by his own willful misconduct. Sec. 301. That if death results from injury- *,2:*1,*%-,111 Ifhtheddeceaésed leaves1a1;*i1low or chil hair if heugciaves a widowed ’ ' mot er e n ent u n ° or su ort, e mon y compensation sian be ¢1f$°r0n¤wmP°am¤ims; PP “"°""‘"’°"°"'°· 81.)% ger a wigow aloaie, $25. orawi owan one $35. _ (c)ll;1<:·1111. widow and two children, $47.50, with $5 for each additiona u to two. gd; {1f therdlbdeipo  then for one child, $20. e or two,. tw(f) For three children, $40, with $5 for each additional child up to o. (g) For a widowed mother, $20. The amount payable under this ¥}§,‘{l,"g,d,';‘_°th°'° subdivision shall not be greater than a sum which, when added to the total amount payable to the widow and children does not exceed $75. This compensation shall be payable for the death of but one child, and no compensation for the death of a child shall be ayable if such widowed mother is in receipt of compensation under the provisions of this article for the death of her husband. Such compensation shall be payable whether her widowhood arises before or after the death of the erson and whenever her condition is such (tihat ifi the perso111_we;·e living the widowed mother would have been e n ent upon im or sup rt. if the death occur before dligcharge or resignation from service, the mlm °x°°°°°°° United States shall pay for burial expenses and the return of body to his home a sum not to exceed $100, as may be Exed by regulations. Tm 101 W1 dw Q The paymepg of gompensation to a widow or widowed mother shall mmm. continue unti er eat or remarria e. The pa ent of compensation to gr for a child shall continue until mililmmts t° °w` such chiltlriieiaches the a e of eighteen years or marries, or if such child ' be inca able, because 0% insamty, idiocy, or being otherwise permanently helpless, then during such incapacity. ,1, 1 11 on 0,118111 VVhenever the compensation ppyab e to or for the benefit of any ` person under the provisions of t 's section is terminated by the happening of the contingency upon which it is limited, the compensation thereafter for the re ° beneficiary or beneficiaries, if any, shall aeethegmodnt whichl wgpiilofid have been payable to them if they had n · e so e ongma n ciaries. As between the widow and the children not in her custody, and as ,,,;§{’§§§*,{°‘},'{§f”$,;,'{{ between children, the ammmt of the compensation shall be appor- ¤=¤*¤¤‘-