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PUBLIC LAW 86-212-SEPT. 1, 1969

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38 ^iTs'c^so^i' et SEC. 7. (a) The analysis of chapter 15 of title 38, United States ®®9' Code, is amended as follows: (1) By striking out "503. Items not considered in determining income." and inserting "503. Determinations with respect to annual income."; (2) By inserting "506. Resource reports and overpayment adjustments." immediately after "505. Payment of pension during confinement in penal institutions."; (3) By striking out "522. Income limitations." and inserting "522. Net worth limitation."; and (4) By striking out "541. Widows of World War I veterans." through "545. Income limitations." and inserting "541. Widows of World War I, World War II, or Korean conflict veterans. "542. Children of World War I, World War II, or Korean conflict veterans. "543. Net worth limitation." II ^T*,c^"/n°,- . (b) The analysis of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is aeq. amended by inserting immediately below "616. Hospital care by other agencies of the United States." the following: "617. Invalid lift for pensioners." 72 Stat. 1266, SEC. 8. (a) Section 1441 of title 10 of the United States Code is 1452. amended by inserting "and chapter 15" after "415(g)". (b) Section 608 of the Federal Employees' Pay Act of 1945 (5 72 Stat. 1265. U.S.C. 948) is amended by striking out "annual income or" and "section 522 of title 38, United States Code, or". Repeal. (c) Subsection (b) of section 20 of the Railroad Retirement Act Ante, p. 28. of 1937 (45 U.S.C. 228 s-1 (b)) is repealed. SEC. 9. (a) Any claim for pension which is pending in the Veterans' Administration on June 30, 1960, or any claim for death pension filed thereafter within one year from the date of death of a veteran which occurred prior to July 1, 1960, shall be adjudicated under title 38, United States Code, in effect on June 30, 1960, with respect to the period before July 1, 1960, and, except as provided in subsection (c), under such title, as amended by this Act, thereafter. (b) Nothing in this Act shall affect the eligibility of any person receiving pension under title 38, United States Code, on June 30, 1960, for pension under all applicable provisions of that title in effect on that date for such period or periods thereafter with respect to which he can qualify under such provisions. This subsection shall not apply in any case for any period after pension is granted, pursuant to application, under title 38, United States Code, as amended by this Act. (c) Subsection (b) shall apply to those claims within the purview of subsection (a) in which it is determined that pension is payable for June 30, 1960. SEC. 10. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1960. Effective date. Approved August 29, 1959. Public Law 86-212 September 1, 1959 ACT [H. R. 255] To amend section 358 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for apportionment of compensation of veterans who disappear.

72 Stat. 1125.

Be it enacted by the Senate aTid House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 358 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out "an incompetent veteran" and inserting "a veteran". Approved September 1, 1959.

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