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PUBLIC LAW 881-AUG. 1, 1966

39 Stat. 206-211. 32 USC 6 2 - 6 5, 144-146, 183.

Poat, p. 869. "Child"; ••Paiw ent". PoeU P* 884. "Widow".

"Basic pay". 63 Stat. 805, 828. 3 7 U S C 2 3 2, 308.

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p. 862.

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(C) A member of the National Guard or Air National Guard of the several States, Territories, or the District of Columbia, when performing training or duty under sections 92, 94, 97, 99, or 113 of the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, as amended, shall, for the purpose of benefits provided herein, oe considered a "member of a reserve component of a uniformed service", and training or duty performed by such a member under those sections of that Act shall be considered "active duty for training", or "inactive duty training" as appropriate. (7) Except for purposes of title IV, the terms "child" and "parent" have the meanings assigned to them by Veterans Regulation Numbered 10, as amended. (8) Except for purposes of title IV, the term "widow" means a woman who was married to a person— (A) before the expiration of fifteen years after the termination of the period of active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training, in which the injury or disease causing the death of such person was incurred or aggravated; or (B) for five or more years; or (C) for any period of time if a child was born of the marriage. (9) "Secretary concerned" means— (A) The Secretary of the Army with respect to the Army; (B) The Secretary of the Navy with respect to the Navy and Marine Corps; (C) The Secretary of the Air Force with respect to the Air Force; (D) The Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the Coast Guard; (E) The Secretary of Commerce with respect to the Coast and Geodetic Survey; and (F) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare with respect to the Public Health Service. (10)(A) "Basic pay" means the monthly pay prescribed by section 201(a), 201 (e), 201 (f), or 508 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as may be appropriate, for a member of a uniformed service on active duty. (B) The pay received by members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps during periods of annual training duty of fourteen days or more shall be considered to be "basic pay, and the rank and years of service of such members shall be a rank (and years of service) comparable to the pay grade and years of service to which their pay is related. (11)(A) With respect to a member of a uniformed service who died while on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training, the term "basic pay" (for purposes of title II) means the basic pay (as defined in paragraph (10)) prescribed on January 1, 1957, or on the date of his death (whichever is the later date) for a member of a uniformed service on active duty of the same rank (with the same cumulative years of service for purposes of pay) as that of the deceased member of a uniformed service on the date of his death. (B) With respect to a deceased member or former member of a uniformed service who did not die on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training, the term "basic pay" (for purposes of title II) means the basic pay (as defined in paragraph (10)) prescribed on January 1, 1957, or on the date of his death

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