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PUBLIC LAW 91-376-AUG. 12, 1970

rean conflict, or by the Government of North Korea, the Government of North Vietnam or the Viet Cong forces during the Vietnam era, or by their respective agents, shall oe deemed to have suffered from dietary deficiencies, forced labor, or inhumane treatment in violation of the terms of the Geneva Conventions of July 27, 1929, and August 12, 1949. " (c) For the purposes of section 810 of this title and subject to the provisions of section 813 of this title, in the case of any veteran who, while serving in the active military, naval, or air service and while held as a prisoner of war by an enemy government, or its agents during World W a r II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era, suffered from dietary deficiencies, forced labor, or inhumane treatment (in violation of the terms of the Geneva Conventions of July 27, 1929, and August 12, 1949), the disease of— "(1) Avitaminosis, Beriberi (including beriberi heart disease), Chronic dysentary, Helminthiasis, Malnutrition (including optic atrophy associated with malnutrition). Pellagra, or Any other nutritional deficiency, which became manifest to a degree of 10 per centum or more after such service; or "(2) Psychosis which became manifest to a degree of 10 per centum or more within two years from the date of separation from such service; shall be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service, notwithstanding that there is no record of such disease during the period of service." (b) The catchline of section 812 of such title is amended to read as follows: "§ 312. Presumptions relating to certain diseases and disabilities*' (c) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11 of such title is amended by striking out

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"312. Presumptions relating to certain diseases."

and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "312. Presumptions relating to certain diseases and disabilities."

SEC. 4. Subsection (d) of section 103 of title 38, Laiited States Code, widows, marital is amended by inserting " (1);' immediately after " (d) " and by adding pTolVsio^s!'' at the end thereof the following: ' 72 Stat. iio9; "(2) The remarriage of the widow of a veteran shall not bar the ^^ ^*^'- ^^^• furnishing of benefits to her as the widow of the veteran if the remarriage has been terminated by death or has been dissolved by a court with basic authority to render divorce decrees unless the Veterans' Administration determines that the divorce was secured through fraud by the widow or collusion. " (3) If a widow ceases living with another man and holding herself out openly to the public as his wife, the bar to granting her benefits as the widow of the veteran shall not apply." SEC. 5. (a) If a widow terminates a relationship or conduct which Denial of beneresulted in imposition of a prior restriction on payment of benefits, in ^' ^^P°"the nature of inference or presumption of remarriage, or relating to open and notorious adulterous cohabitation or similar conduct, she shall

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