PRINTER'S NO. 1540
No. 1325 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY LYNCH AND WRIGHT, MAY 28, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS,
JUNE 2, 1975
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 18, 1968 (P.L.405, No.183), entitled
2 "An act providing compensation to certain persons who served
3 in the military, naval or air forces of the United States or
4 of any of her allies during the Vietnam Conflict; providing
5 the method of making payment to representatives of persons
6 who, because of death or incapacity, cannot personally
7 receive compensation; imposing certain duties on the Adjutant
8 General; making an appropriation and providing penalties,"
9 further providing for and extending the deadline for
10 consideration of certain applications.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 4, act of July 18, 1968 (P.L.405,
14 No.183), known as the "Vietnam Conflict Veterans' Compensation
15 Act," is amended to read:
16 Section 4. Application for Compensation.--Applications for
17 compensation shall be made to the Adjutant General on forms and
18 in the manner as he shall prescribe.
19 All applications shall be made (1) personally by the veteran,
20 or (2) in case of death or mental incompetency preventing the
21 making of a personal application, then by such representative of
22 the veteran as the Adjutant General shall by regulation
1 prescribe. An application made by a representative other than
2 one authorized by such regulation shall be void.
3 The Adjutant General shall not accept or consider any
4 application filed or mailed after two years beyond the date
5 which Congress establishes as the end of the period of service
6 for which a person shall be eligible to receive the Vietnam
7 Service Medal: Provided, however, That, if the Adjutant General
8 determines that the applicant had a valid reason for failure to
9 submit the required application within the time prescribed by
10 this act, the Adjutant General shall accept such applications if
11 submitted by January 1, 1976 or sixty days after the effective
12 date of this amendatory act, whichever occurs later.
13 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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