Public Law 199.

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(/us/pl/76/198)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, World War, etc., veterans. [48 Stat. 1281](/us/stat/48/1281). [38 U. S. C. § 503](/us/usc/t38/s503). That section 1 of Public Law Numbered 484, Seventy-third Congress, June 28, 1934, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 1.

(a)Surviving widow or child of deceased veteran, benefits where death not service connected. The surviving widow, child, or children of any deceased person who served in the World War before November 12, 1918, or if the person was serving with the United States military forces in Russia before April 2, 1920, who, while receiving or entitled to receive compensation, pension, or retirement pay for 10 per centum disability or more presumptively or directly incurred in or aggravated by service in the World War, dies or has died from a disease or disability not 53 Stat. 1069 service connected shall, upon filing application and such proofs in the Veterans’ Administration as the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs may prescribe, be entitled to receive compensation as provided by this Act. “(b) The surviving widow, child, or children of any deceased person Service qualifications of veteran. who served in the World War before November 12, 1918, or if the person was serving with the United States military forces in Russia before April 2, 1920, and who was honorably discharged after having served ninety days or more (or who, having served less than ninety days, was discharged for disability incurred in the service in line of duty), who dies or has died from a disease or disability not service connected and at the time of death had a disability directly or presumptively incurred in or aggravated by service in the World War for which compensation would be payable if 10 per centum or more in degree, shall, upon filing application and such proofs in the Veterans’ Administration as the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs may prescribe, be entitled to receive compensation as provided by this Act. “(c) Payment of compensation under the provisions of this Act Payment of compensation; restriction. shall not be made to any widow without child, or a child, whose annual income exceeds $1,000, or to a widow with a child or children whose annual income exceeds $2,500. In determining annual income, payments of -war risk term insurance, United States Government life (converted) insurance, and payments under the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, as amended (U. S. C., title 38, ch. 11), and the [43 Stat. 121](/us/stat/43/121); [49 Stat. 1099](/us/stat/49/1099). [38 U. S. C. ch. 11](/us/usc/t38/s11); Supp. IV, chs. 11, 11a. [50 Stat. 661](/us/stat/50/661). [38 U. S. C., Supp. IV, 472d](/us/usc/t38/s472d). Time of payment. Adjusted Compensation Payment Act, 1936, as amended, shall not be considered. Except as provided in section 6 of Public Law Numbered 304, Seventy-fifth Congress, August 16, 1937 (U. S. C., title 38, sec. 472d), compensation authorized by this Act shall not be payable effective prior to the receipt of application therefor in the Veterans’ Administration; and in no event shall compensation herein authorized be effective prior to the date of enactment of this Act.” " Sec. 2. Section 2 of Public Law Numbered 484, Seventy-third Congress, [48 Stat. 1281](/us/stat/48/1281). [38 U. S. C. § 504](/us/usc/t38/s504). as amended (U. S. C., title 38, sec. 504), is hereby amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 2.

(a)The monthly rates of compensation shall be as follows: Rates of compensation. Widow but no child, $30; widow with one child, $38 (with $4 for each additional child) ; no widow but one child, $15; no widow but two children, $22 (equally divided); no widow but three children, $30 (equally divided) (with $3 for each additional child; total amount to be equally divided). “(b) The total compensation payable under this section shall not Maximum; when apportioned. exceed $64. Where such benefits would otherwise exceed $64, the amount of $64 may be apportioned as the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs may prescribe.” " Sec. 3. Section 4 of Public Law Numbered 484, Seventy-third [48 Stat. 1282](/us/stat/48/1282). [38 U. S. C. § 506](/us/usc/t38/s506); Supp. IV, § 506. Congress, June 28, 1934, as amended (U. S. C., title 38, sec. 506), is hereby amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 4. For the purpose of awarding compensation under the Determination of service connection of a disability. provisions of this Act, as amended, service connection of a disability at the date of death, and degree thereof where required, may be determined in any case where a claim has been or is filed by the widow, child, or children of a deceased World War veteran. Proof Evidence. of disability at the date of death, and degree thereof where required, and evidence as to service connection, may be filed at any time after the date of enactment of this Act or the date of death. Evidence required in connection with any claim must be submitted in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs.” " 53 Stat. 1070 Sec. 4. Hospitalization and domiciliary care provisions. In the administration of laws pertaining to veterans, retired officers, and enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, who served honorably during a war period as recognized by the Veterans’ Administration, shall be, and are, entitled to hospitalization and domiciliary care in Veterans’ Administration facilities on parity with other war veterans and subject to those provisions of paragraph VI

(A)of Veterans Regulation Numbered 6 (c), which provide for reduction of monetary benefits to veterans having neither wife, child, nor dependent parent while being furnished hospital treatment, institutional, or domiciliary care. Sec. 5. Rates of death compensation. Effective on the 1st day of the month next following the date of enactment of this Act, the rates of death compensation payable under the provisions of existing laws or veterans regulations to a surviving widow, child, or children, and/or dependent mother or father now on the rolls or hereafter to be placed on the rolls as the surviving widow, child, or children, and/or dependent mother or father of any World War veteran who died as the result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military or naval service in the World War, shall be as follows: Widow, age under fifty years, $38; widow, age fifty years or over, $45; widow with one child, $10 additional for such child up to ten years of age, increased to $15 from age ten (with $8 for each additional child up to ten years of age, increased to $13 from age ten) (subject to apportionment regulations) ; no widow but one child, $20; no widow but two children, $33 (equally divided) ; no widow but three children, $46 (equally divided) (with $8 for each additional child, total amount to be equally divided) ; dependent mother or father, $45 (or both) $25 each. As to the widow, child, or children, the total compensation payable under this section shall not exceed Condition. $83. The amount of compensation herein authorized shall be paid in the event the monthly payment of compensation under Veterans Regulation Numbered 1

(g)and the monthly payment of yearly renewable term or automatic insurance does not aggregate or exceed the amount of compensation herein authorized. Effective date of awards. As to the surviving widow, child, or children, and/or dependent mother or father on the rolls on the date of enactment of this Act, any increased award herein authorized shall be effective from the date of enactment of this Act and in all other cases, except as provided [50 Stat. 661](/us/stat/50/661). [38 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 472d](/us/usc/t38/s472d). [48 Stat. 8](/us/stat/48/8). [38 U. S. C. ch. 12; Supp. IV, ch. 12](/us/usc/t38/s12). in section 6 of Public Law Numbered 304, Seventy-fifth Congress, approved August 16, 1937, effective dates of awards shall be governed by the provisions of veterans regulations promulgated under Public Law Numbered 2, Seventy-third Congress, March 20, 1933. Sec. 6. Subparagraph

(k)of paragraph II, part I, of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), promulgated under Public Law Numbered [48 Stat. 8](/us/stat/48/8). [38 U. S. C. ch. 12; Supp. IV, ch. 12](/us/usc/t38/s12). 2, Seventy-third Congress, March 20, 1933, is hereby amended to read as follows: " “(k) Compensation for certain specific conditions. If the disabled person, as the result of service-incurred disability, has suffered the anatomical loss or the loss of the use of only one foot, or one hand, or one eye, the rate of pension provided in part I, paragraph II

(a)to (j), shall be increased by $35 per month.” " Sec. 7. Interest rate on loans. On and after the date of enactment of this Act, the rate of interest charged on any loan secured by a lien on United States Government life (converted) insurance shall not exceed 5 per centum per annum. Approved, July 19, 1939. To empower the President of the United States to create new national forest units and make additions to existing national forests in the State of Montana. 1939-07-20 334 Chapter 53 Stat. 1071 76 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-24 public 53 Stat. 1071 [CHAPTER 334] AN ACT To empower the President of the United States to create new national forest units and make additions to existing national forests in the State of Montana. July 20, 1939[[S. 26](/us/bill/76/s/26)][[Public, No. 199](/us/pl/76/199)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the President National forests. President authorized to create new or add to existing units in State of Montana. of the United States is authorized, in his discretion, to add to existing national forests, or to include within new national forests, by proclamation or Executive order, any unappropriated public lands of the United States situated in the State of Montana which, in his opinion, are chiefly valuable for the production of timber or the protection of watersheds: *Provided*, That the inclusion of such lands within a *Proviso*. Subject to valid and subsisting rights. national forest shall be subject to any claim, entry, or appropriation under the public land laws then valid and subsisting and thereafter legally maintained. Sec. 2. All previous Acts and parts of Acts in conflict herewith are Conflicting laws, etc., repealed. hereby repealed insofar as they apply to the State of Montana. Approved, July 20, 1939. To authorize an appropriation to meet such expenses as the President, in his discretion, may deem necessary to enable the United States to cooperate with the Republic of Panama in completing the construction of a national highway between Chorrera and Rio Hato, Republic of Panama, for defense purposes. 1939-07-20 335 Chapter 53 Stat. 1071 76 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-24 public [CHAPTER 335] AN ACT To authorize an appropriation to meet such expenses as the President, in his discretion, may deem necessary to enable the United States to cooperate with the Republic of Panama in completing the construction of a national highway between Chorrera and Rio Hato, Republic of Panama, for defense purposes. July 20, 1939[[S. 2163](/us/bill/76/s/2163)][

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