Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 70.djvu/1037

 70 STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW 955-AUG. 3, 1956

981

the member concerned was fully or currently insured under title II of the Social Security Act at the time of his death." ^9 Stat.^62^ ^^ "(c) When a claim is filed, the Secretary of Labor or his designee seq. may inform the Secretary of the Air Force or his designee, who shall advise, if so requested, the Secretary of Labor concerning the facts with respect to the injury, including the question whether at the time of injury the member of the Patrol was rendering service, or engaged in travel to or from such service, in performance or support of an operational mission of the Patrol: Provided, That this shall not be construed to dispense with the reports of the member's immediate superior required under section 24, or other reports agreed upon under section 28a of that Act. s use 774, 779. "(d) The provisions of this section shall be applicable as of May Applicability. 20, 1941, in the cases of members of the Civil Air Patrol as it existed under and pursuant to Executive Order 8757 of May 20, 1941, as amended by Executive Order 9134 of April 15, 1942, and Executive Order 9339 of April 29, 1943: Provided, That the time limitations 50 USC app. in that Act, in respect to notice of injury and claim for compensa- ^^^ "<>*•• tion, shall not begin to run until the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That no benefits under that Act shall accrue or be l)ayable in any case for any period prior to the date of this Act, but this provision shall not bar the payment or reimbursement of medical and other expenses as authorized by sections 9 and 11 of that Act, if ^ ^^^ ^^'' '^** not otherwise paid or furnished by the United States: Provided further, That, with respect to services rendered prior to the enactment of this Act, the term 'performance of duty', as used in that Act, shall mean only active service, and travel to and from such service, rendered in performance or support of operational missions of the Civil Air Patrol, under direction of the Office of Civilian Defense, the Department of the Army (War), including the Army Air Forces, or the Department of the Air Force: And provided further. That c the entitlement of any person to receive benefits from the United States under any other provision of law in effect prior to the date of enactment of this Act for an injury or death for which benefits are authorized by this Act is hereby terminated. "SEC. 4. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to confer military «^^"^?ua'' ^**" or veteran status upon any person." SEC. 2. (a) Section 760 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— ^^ Stat. 553. (1) by striking out "$150" in subsection (a) and inserting "$300" in iieu thereof; and (2) by adding the following subsection at the end thereof: "(e) In administering the Federal Employees' Compensation Act for persons covered by this section— "(1) the percentages applicable to payments under section 10 of that Act are— s use 76o. "(A) 45 per centum for clause (C) of that section, in any case where the member died fully or currently insured under title II of the Social Security Act, with no additional pay- ^^^2 USC 401, « » ments for a child or children so long as the widow or widower remains eligible for payments under that clause; "(B) 20 per centum for clause (D) of that section, for one child, and 10 per centum additional for each additional child, but not more than a total of 75 per centum, in any case where the member died fully or currently insured under title II of the Social Security Act; and "(C) 25 per centum for clause (E) of that section, if one parent was wholly dependent for support upon the deceased member at the time of his death and the other was not dependent to any extent; 16 per centum to each if both were wholly

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