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 75Ta CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 6 59-AUGUST 16, 19 37 amount of the compensation herein authorized shall be paid in the event the monthly payment of compensation under Veterans' Regu- lation Numbered 1 (g) and the monthly payment of yearly renewable term, automatic, or United States Government life (converted) in~ui- anc e does not a ggrega te or exceed the a mount of com pensat ion he rein authorized. As to the surviving widow, child, or children, and/or dependent mother or father on the rolls on the date of enactment of this Act, anv increased award herein authorized shall be effective from the date of enactment of this Act and in all other cases, except as provided in section 6 of this Act, effective dates of awards shall be governed by the provisions of veterans' regulations promulgated under Public Law Numbered 2, Seventy-third Congress, March 20, 1933. SEC. 4. That on and after the date of enactment of this Act, for the purpose of payment of compensation under the laws administered by the Veterans' Administration, the term "widow of a World War veteran" shall mean a woman- (a) (1) Who was married to the person who served prior to or during the period of service on which the claim is based ; or (2) Who was married to the person who served prior to July 3, 1931 ; or (3) Who was married to the person who served at any time, pro- vided a child was born of such marriage. (b) No compensation shall be paid to a widow unless there was continuous cohabitation with the person who served from the date of marriage to date of death, except where there was a separation which was due to the misconduct of or procured by the person who served, without the fault of the widow. (c) All marriages shall be proven as valid marriages according to the law of the place where the parties resided at the time of marriage, or of the law of the place Where the ceremony was per- formed at the time thereof, or the law of the place where the parties resided when the right to pension hereunder accrued. (d) Compensation shall not be allowed a widow who has re- married either once or more than once, and where compensation is properly discontinued by reason of remarriage it shall not there- after be recommenced. SEC. 5 . That notwithstanding any provision of law or veterans' regulation, except as to emergency officers' retirement pay, reen- list.ment in the military or naval service on or after November 12, 1918, and before July 2, 1921, where there was prior service between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, shall be considered as World War service under the laws providing benefits for World War vet- erans and their dependents. SEC. 6 . That notwithstanding any provision of law or veterans' regulation, awards of death compensation shall be effective as of the date of death of the World War veteran if claim is filed within one year after the death of such veteran. SEC. 7 . That a new section is hereby added to title III, World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended (U . S . C ., title 38), to be known as section 312, and to read as follows "SEC . 312 . Without prejudice to any other cause of disability, the permanent loss of the use of both feet, of both hands, or of both eyes, or of one foot and one hand, or of one foot and one eye, or of one hand and one eye, or the loss of hearing of both ears, or the organic loss of speech, shall be deemed total permanent disability for insurance purposes . This section shall be deemed to be in effect on and after April 6, 1917, and shall apply only to automatic insurance, yearly renewable term insurance, and United States Government life (converted) insurance issued prior to December 15, 1936 ." Effective d ate of awards. 48 Stet.S. 661 "widow of a world war veteran" defined. Marital, etc ., re- quirements . Validity of marriage to be proven. Remarried widows . Wor ld war se rvi ce, period defined. Effec tive d ate of dea th compensation awards. 43 Stat .024. 38 U. S. C_°511. Per man ent di sab il- ity ; definition, appli- cation of term.