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 PUBLIC LAW 90-77-AUG. 31, 1967

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[81 STAT.

Public Law 90-77 August 31, 1967 [S. 16]

Veterans' Pension and Readjustment Assistance Act of 1967.

AN ACT To amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to increase the rates of pension payable to certain veterans and their widows, to provide additional readjustment assistance for veterans of service after January 31, 1955, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives United, States of America in Congress assembled,

of the

SHORT TITLE

1. This Act may be cited as the "Veterans' Pension and Readjustment Assistance Act of 1967". SECTION

TITLE I—PENSION BENEFITS E N L A R G I N G W I D O W S ' E L I G I B I L I T Y FOR

72 Stat. 1119; 73 Stat. 435.

72 Stat. 1109.

BENEFITS

SEC. 101. (a) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of sections 302(a),404,532(d), 534 (c), 536 (c), and 541 (e) of title 38, United States Code, are amended to read as follows: " (2) for one year or more; or " (3) for any period of time if a child was born of the marriage, or was born to them before the marriage." (b) Subsection 103(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out "cohabitated with him for five or more years immediately before his death," and inserting in lieu thereof "cohabited with him for one year or more immediately before his death, or for any period of time if a child was born of the purported marriage or was born to them before such marriage,". P E R M A N E N T A N D TOTAL DISABILITY AT AGE S IX T Y - F IV E; AID A N D A T T E N D A N C E ALLOWANCE FOR PERSONS I N N U R S I N G H O M E S

72 Stat. 1134.

SEC. 102. (a) Subsection (a) of section 502 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately after "disabled if he is" the following: "sixty-five years of age or older or". (b) Subsection (b) of such section 502 is amended by inserting "(1) a patient in a nursing home or (2) " immediately after "if he is". EXCLUSIONS FROM A N N U A L

73 Stat. 432.

78 Stat. 1094.

INCOME

SEC. 103. (a) Paragraph (7) of section 503 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately after "amounts paid by" the following: "a wife of a veteran for the expenses of his last illness, and by". (b) Paragraph (9) of such section 503 is amended by inserting " (A) " immediately after "amounts paid" and by inserting the following immediately before the semicolon at the end thereof: "or (B) by a widow or a wife of a veteran for the last illness and burial of a child of such veteran".

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