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PUBLIC LAW 8 5 - 5 6 - J X J N E 17, 1967

"§1220. Location of accredited representatives at military installations " (a) Upon certification to the Secretary concerned by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs of paid full-time accredited representatives of organizations specified in section 1602 of the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1957 and other national organizations recognized by the Administrator under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration, the Secretary concerned shall permit the functioning, in accordance with regulations prescribed to carry out the purposes of this section, of such accredited representatives in military installations on shore from which persons are discharged or released from active duty. "(b) Regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section in effect on January 1, 1958, shall remain in effect until changed by the Secretary concerned, acting jointly with the Administrator. "(c) The commanding officer of each military installation shall cooperate fully with representatives authorized under this section in providing available space and equipment for such representatives. " (d) Nothing in this section affects measures of military security." (B) The analysis of such chapter 61 is amended by inserting immediately below

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70A Stat. 100.

"1217. Cadets, midshipmen, and aviation cadets: eliapter does not apply to."

the following: "1218. Explanation of rights before discharge. "1219. Statement against interest void. "1220. Location of accredited representatives at military installations."

(C) Chapter 561 of title 10 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "§ 6159. Half rating to disabled naval enlisted personnel serving twenty years " (a) There shall be paid to every person who, from age or infirmity, is disabled from sea service, but who has served as an enlisted man or petty officer, or both, in the Navy or Marine Corps for twenty or more years, and has not been discharged for misconduct, at his election, in lieu of being provided with a home in the Naval Home, Philadelphia, a pension equal to one-half the pay of his rating at the time of his discharge, payable monthly. "(b) Applications for pension under this section shall be made to the Secretary of the Navy. If he is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to pension, he shall so certify to the Administrator, who shall pay naval pension to the applicant. " (a) Every disabled person who has served in the Navy or Marine Corps as an enlisted man or petty officer, or both, for ten or more years, and has not been discharged for misconduct, may apply to the Secretary of the Navy for aid. "(b) Upon receipt of an application under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy may convene a board of not less than three naval officer^ (one of whom shall be a surgeon) to examine into the condition of the applicant, and to recommend a suitable amount for his relief, and for a specified time. If the Secretary of the Navy approves the recommendation, he shall so certify to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, who shall pay a pension in such amount monthly to the applicant. "(c) No naval pension under this section shall be paid at a rate in excess of the rate payable to a veteran of World W a r I for permanent and total non-service-connected disability, unless the applicant's dis-
 * § 6160. Pension to persons serving ten years

70A Stat. 385.

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