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 230 56 Stat. 844 . 38 U. 8. C., Bupp. in, note oll. §732, Vet. Reg. No. I(a), Pt. 2. Widows and chil- dren of World War I veterans. 48 Stat. 1281 . 38 U.S. C.C§ 503- 506, 506 -507a; Supp. III, i 503. Post, p. 803. Effective date of increases. Extension of bene- fits. 48 Stat. 1281 . 38U.S. C. 603- 605, 606 -07a; Supp. III, § 503. Pot,p. 803 . " Widow." 67 Stat. 556 . 38 U. S. C., Supp. III, note foil. 372, Vet. Reg. No. 10, Par. V. May 27, 1944 [H. R. 3377] [Public Law 313] PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 207-209-MAY 27, 1944 [58 STAT. and World War II, including veterans entitled to wartime rates under Public, 359, Seventy-seventh Congress, December 19, 1941, for service on or after September 16, 1940, for service-incurred disability, not including the special awards and allowances fixed by law, which are payable under any laws or regulations administered by the Veterans' Administration are hereby increased by 15 per centum. SEC. 2. That the monthly rates of compensation payable to widows and children under authority of Public Law Numbered 484, Seventy- third Congress, June 28,1934, as amended, shall be as follows: Widow but no child, $35; widow and one child, $45 (with $5 for each addi- tional child); no widow but one child, $18; no widow but two children, $27 (equally divided); no widow but three children, $36 (equally divided) with $4 for each additional child (the total amount to be equally divided). SEC. 3. The increases provided by this Act shall be effective from the first day of the first month following the passage of this Act. SEc. 4. The benefits of Public Law Numbered 484, Seventy-third Congress, June 28, 1934, as amended, are hereby extended to widows and children of persons who served during the period of the present war, as defined in existing law, subject to the administrative, definitive, and regulatory provisions of Public, Numbered 484, as amended: Pro- vided, That the definition of "widow" shall be that contained in section 6 of Public Law Numbered 144, Seventy-eighth Congress, July 13, 1943. Approved May 27, 1944. [CHAPTER 208] AN ACT To increase the rate of pension for World War veterans from $40 to $50 per month, to $60 per month in certain specified cases, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the World War veter- United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph I 56 Stat. 350 . (f), part III, Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, is II, note ol'., 2p hereby amended to read: Penslonrates. "I (f) The amount of pension payable under terms of part III shall be $50 monthly, except that where such veterans shall have been rated permanent and total and in receipt of pension for a continuous period of ten years or reach the age of sixty-five years, the amount of pension shall be $60 monthly: Provided, That-- . " Applicability. The provisions of this Act shall apply to veterans of both World War I and World War II. Approved May 27, 1944. May 27, 1944 S. 771] [Public Law 314] Pensions and com- pensation to certain persons receiving re- tired pay. [CHAPTER 209] AN ACT To provide for payment of pensions and compensation to certain persons who are receiving retired pay. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That any person who is receiving pay pursuant to any provision of law relating to the retirement of persons in the regular military or naval service, and who would be eligible to receive pension or compensation under the laws administered by the Veterans' Administration if he were not receiving such retired pay, shall be entitled to receive such pension

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