PRINTER'S NO. 806
No. 714 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY ADOLPH, HENNESSEY, GEORGE, YEWCIC, HERSHEY,
NAILOR, BELARDI, SCHULER, B. SMITH, YOUNGBLOOD, SAYLOR,
BROWN, RUBLEY, HALUSKA, OLASZ, ORIE, PETTIT, ROONEY, STABACK,
LYNCH, SEMMEL, BAKER, GEIST, BEBKO-JONES, WALKO, DENT,
RAYMOND, L. I. COHEN, SANTONI, J. TAYLOR, FAIRCHILD, PLATTS,
PHILLIPS, WOGAN, CIVERA, SURRA, EGOLF, FICHTER, SHANER,
ITKIN, BARD, MICOZZIE, SATHER, TRAVAGLIO, STERN, BENNINGHOFF,
CORPORA, HESS, TRELLO, BUNT, MELIO, E. Z. TAYLOR, COLAFELLA,
PETRARCA, KELLER, CLYMER, ROBERTS, SEYFERT, C. WILLIAMS,
BOSCOLA, McCALL AND LAUGHLIN, MARCH 11, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 11, 1997
AN ACT
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; and making an appropriation.
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
1 and in such manner as he shall prescribe.
2 Applicants shall state on their application whether or not
3 they have applied for or received a bonus, gratuity or
4 compensation, of a nature similar to that provided for by this
5 act, from any other state in the Union.
6 All applications shall be made, (1) personally by the
7 veteran, or (2) in case of death or mental incompetency
8 preventing the making of a personal application, then by such
9 representative of the veteran as the Adjutant General shall by
10 regulation prescribe. An application made by a representative
11 other than one authorized by such regulation shall be held void.
12 The Adjutant General shall not accept or consider any
13 application filed with him after the thirty-first day of
14 December, one thousand nine hundred [sixty-two.] ninety-seven.
15 Section 2. The sum of $500,000, or as much thereof as may be
16 necessary, is hereby appropriated to the World War II Veterans'
17 Compensation Fund to carry out the purposes of the act.
18 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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