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PUBLIC LAW 91-584-DEC. 24, 1970

Public Law 91-584 AN ACT To authorize educational assistance to wives and children, and home loan benefits to wives, of members of the Armed Forces who are missing in action, captured by a hostile force, or interned by a foreign government or power; and to further amend certain educational sections of title 38, United States Code.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1701 (a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (1) striking out the word "or" at the end of subclause (i) of clause (A); (2) inserting "or" after the comma at the end of subclause (ii) of clause (A); (3) inserting a new subclause (iii) at the end of clause (A) to read as follows: "(iii) at the time of application for benefits under this chapter is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty listed, pursuant to section 556 of title 37, United States Code, and regulations issued thereunder by the Secretary concerned in one or more of the following categories and has been so listed for a total of more than ninety days: (A) missing in action, (B) captured in line of duty by a hostile force, or (C) forcibly detained or interned in Ime of duty by a foreign government or powder,"; (4) striking out the word " o r ' at the end of clause " (B) "; (5) redesignating clause " (C) " as clause " (D) "; and (6) inserting a new clause " (C) " to read as follows: " (C) the wife of any member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who, at the time of application for benefits under this chapter is listed, pursuant to section 556 of title 37, United States Code, and regulations issued thereunder, by the Secretary concerned in one or more of the following categories and has been so listed for a total of more than ninety days: (i) missing in action (ii) captured in line of duty by a hostile force, or (iii) forcibly detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign government or power, or". SEC. 2. Section 1711(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (1) striking out the word "or" at the end of paragraph (1); (2) redesignating paragraph " (2) " as paragraph " (3) "; and (3) inserting a new paragraph (2) to read as follows: " (2) the parent or spouse from whom eligibility is derived based upon the provisions of section 1701(a)(1)(A) (iii) or 1701(a)(1)(C) of this title is no longer listed in one of the categories specified therein, or"; and (4) striking out "1701(a)(1)(C) " in redesignated paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof "1701 (a)(1)(D) ". SEC. 3. Section 1712 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (1) striking out "1701(a)(1)(B) or (C) " in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof "1701(a) ^1)(B) or (D) "; and (2) adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: " (f) No person made eligible by section 1701(a)(1)(C) of this title may be afforded educational assistance under this chapter beyond eight years after the date on which her spouse was listed by the Secretary concerned in one of the categories referred to in such section or the date of enactment of this subsection, whichever last occurs. " (g) Any entitlement used by any eligible person as a result of eligibility under the provisions of section 1701(a)(1)(A) (iii) or 1701

December 24, 1970 [S.3785]

Armed Forces. Certain depende n t s, education and home loan benefits. 82 Stat. 1332.

80 Stat. 629.

82 Stat. 1332.

Supra,

72 Stat. 1194; 82 Stat. 1333; Ante, p. 83.

Supra.

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