An Act to extend the provisions for benefits based on limited periods immediately following discharge from active duty after December 31, 1956, to veterans discharged before that date
PL 87-102 (H.R.6269), enacted 07/21/1961

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SEG. 2. Pension shall not be paid for any period prior to the effective 
date of this Act to any person whose eligibility for pension is estab-
lished solely by virtue of this Act. 
Approved July 21, 1961. 
Public Law 87-102 
AN ACT 
To extend the provisions for benefits based on limited periods immediately 
following discharge from active duty after December 31, 1956, to veterans 
discharged before that date. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hotise of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 106 (c) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"(c) For the purposes of this title, an individual discharged or re-
leased from a period of active duty shall be deemed to have continued 
on active duty during the period of time immediately following the 
date of such discharge or release from such duty determined by the 
Secretary concerned to have been required for him to proceed to his 
home by the most direct route, and in any event he shall be deemed 
to have continued on active duty until midnight of the date of such 
discharge or release." 
SEC. 2. No monetary benefits shall accrue by reason of the amend-
ments made by this Act for any period prior to the date of enactment. 
Approved July 21, 1961. 
July 21, 1961 
[H. R. 6269] 
Veterans, 
Benefits follow-
ing discharge. 
72 Stat. 1110. 
Public Law 87-103 
AN ACT 
To provide uniformity in certain conditions of entitlement to reenlistment 
bonuses under the Career Compensation Act of 1949, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That sections 207(e) 
and 208 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (37 
U.S.C. 238(e), 239), are each amended by striking out the words 
"ninety days" wherever they appear therein and inserting the words 
"three months" in place thereof. 
S E C 2. Any individual who— 
(1) reenlisted in the regular component of the unifonned 
service concerned after July 15,1954; 
(2) reenlisted within three months but more than ninety days 
after the date of his discharge or release from active duty; and 
(3) received no reenlistment bonus, or received an enlistment 
allowance, or a reenlistment bonus computed under the provisions 
of section 207 of the Career Compensation Act, 
may be paid a reenlistment bonus under section 208 of such Act if 
he received no bonus, or may be paid the difference between the 
amount of the enlistment allowance or reenlistment bonus that he 
actually received and the amount that he would have received if his 
reenlistment bonus had been computed under the provisions of section 
208 of such Act. 
To be eligible for payment under this section, an 
individual must apply for the payment within one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. Retroactive payments shall be made from appropriations 
applicable at the date of reenlistment or from appropriations currently 
available for military pay and allowances. 
Approved July 25, 1961. 
July 25, 1961 
[H. R. 4324] 
Armed Forces. 
Re e n l i s t m e n t 
bonuses. 
68 Stat. 488.