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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, ORIE, FONTANA, WASHINGTON, MUSTO, TARTAGLIONE, LOGAN, KASUNIC, STOUT, RAFFERTY, ERICKSON, BOSCOLA, ALLOWAY, COSTA, MELLOW, WAUGH, BROWNE AND PIPPY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, FEBRUARY 20, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of June 11, 1947 (P.L.565, No.248), entitled |
2 | "An act providing compensation to certain persons who served |
3 | in the military or naval forces of the United States or of |
4 | any of her allies during World War II; providing the method |
5 | of making payment to representatives of persons who, because |
6 | of death or incapacity, cannot personally receive |
7 | compensation; imposing certain duties on the Adjutant |
8 | General; making an appropriation, and providing penalties," |
9 | extending the time during which applications may be filed for |
10 | veterans' compensation. |
11 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
12 | hereby enacts as follows: |
13 | Section 1. Section 5 of the act of June 11, 1947 (P.L.565, |
14 | No.248), known as the World War II Veterans' Compensation Act, |
15 | amended June 14, 1961 (P.L.370, No.203), is amended to read: |
16 | Section 5. Application for Compensation.--Application for |
17 | compensation shall be made to the Adjutant General on such forms |
18 | and in such manner as he shall prescribe. |
19 | Applicants shall state on their application whether or not |
20 | they have applied for or received a bonus, gratuity or |
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1 | compensation, of a nature similar to that provided for by this |
2 | act, from any other state in the Union. |
3 | All applications shall be made, (1) personally by the |
4 | veteran, or (2) in case of death or mental incompetency |
5 | preventing the making of a personal application, then by such |
6 | representative of the veteran as the Adjutant General shall by |
7 | regulation prescribe. An application made by a representative |
8 | other than one authorized by such regulation shall be held void. |
9 | The Adjutant General shall not accept or consider any |
10 | application filed with him after the thirty-first day of |
11 | December, [one thousand nine hundred sixty-two] two thousand and |
12 | eleven. |
13 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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