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 71 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 85-56-JUNE 17, 1957

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WIDOWS OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS

SEC. 432. (a) The Administrator shall pay to the widow of each Civil W a r veteran who met the service requirements of this section a pension at the following monthly r a t e: (1) $40.64 if she is below seventy years of age; or (2) $54.18 if she is seventy years of age or older; unless she was the wife of the veteran during his service in the Civil War, in which case the monthly rate shall be $67.73. (b) If there is a child of the veteran, the rate of pension paid to the widow under subsection (a) shall be increased by $8.13 per month for each such child. (c) A veteran met the service requirements of this section if he served for ninety days or more in the active military or naval service during the Civil War, as heretofore defined under public laws administered by the Veterans' Administration, or if he was discharged or released irom such service upon a surgeon's certificate of disability. (d) No pension shall be paid to a widow of a veteran under this section unless she was married to him— (1) before June 27, 1905; or (2) for ten or more years.

Post, p. 485.

CHILDREN OF CIVIL WAR VETERANS

SEC. 433. Whenever there is no widow entitled to pension under section 432, the Administrator shall pay to the children of each Civil W a r veteran who met the service requirements of section 432 a pension at the monthly rate of $48.77 for one child, plus $8.13 for each additional child, with the total amount equally divided. WIDOWS OF INDIAN WAR VETERANS

SEC. 434. (a) The Administrator shall pay to the widow of each Indian W a r veteran who met the service requirements of section 411 a pension at the following monthly rate: (1) $40.64 if she is below seventy years of age; or (2) $54.18 if she is seventy years of age or older; unless she was the wife of the veteran during his service in one of the Indian Wars, in which case the monthly rate shall be $67.73. (b) If there is a child of the veteran, the rate of pension paid to the widow under subsection (a) shall be increased by $8.13 per month for each such child. (c) No pension shall be paid to a widow of a veteran under this section unless she was married to him— (1) before March 4, 1917; or (2) for ten or more years. C H I L D R E N O F INDIAN WAR VETERANS

SEC. 435. Whenever there is no widow entitled to pension under section 434, the Administrator shall pay to the children of each Indian W a r veteran who met the service requirements of section 411 a pension at the monthly rate of $48.77 for one child, plus $8.13 for each additional child, with the total amount equally divided.

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