An Act to amend section 641 of title 38, United States Code, to provide that deductions shall not be made from Federal payments to a State home because of amounts collected from the estates of deceased veterans and used for recreational or other purposes not required by State laws, and to amend chapter 35 of such title in order to afford educational assistance in certain cases beyond the age limitations prescribed in such chapter.
PL 87-819 (H.R.9737), enacted 10/15/1962

76 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-819-OCT. 15, 1962 
not find any project to be economically justified unless the potential 
benefits are estimated by him to exceed the estimated cost of the 
project." 
(8) Section 5 is amended by adding a sentence to read as follows: 
"The Secretary of the Interior shall, on or before the first day of 
February of each year after the institution of the program for the 
sealing of abandoned coal mines or the filling of voids m abandoned 
coal mines, submit a report to Congress of the actions taken under- this 
Act." 
Approved October 15, 1962. 
935 
Report to Con-
gress. 
30 u s e 575. 
Public Law 87-819 
AN ACT 
To amend section 641 of title 38, United States Code, to provide tliat deductions 
shall not be made from Federal payments to a State home because of amounts 
collected from the estates of deceased veterans and used for recreational 
or other purposes not required by State laws, and to amend chapter 35 of such 
title in order to afford educational assistance in certain cases beyond the age 
limitations prescribed in such chapter. 
Be it enacted hy the SeTiate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 641(b) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding immediately 
below paragraph (2) thereof the following: "No reduction shall be 
made under this subsection by reason of the retention or collection by 
a State home of any amounts from the estate of a deceased veteran 
if such amounts are placed in a post fund or other special fund and 
used for the benefit of the State home or its inhabitants in providing— 
"(A) educational, recreational, or entertainment facilities or 
activities; 
"(B) operation of post exchanges; or 
"(C) other activities or facilities for the benefit of the home 
or its inhabitants which are not specifically required by State 
law (including the cost of any necessary insurance to protect the 
property of such fund or any of its facilities)." 
SEC, 2. Section 1712 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: 
"(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, an eligible person may be afforded educational assistance beyond 
the age limitation applicable to him under such subsection if (1) he 
suspends pursuit of his program of education after having enrolled 
in such program within the time period applicable to him under such 
subsection, (2) he is unable to complete such program after the period 
of suspension and before attaining the age limitation applicable to 
him under such subsection, and (3) the Administrator finds that the 
suspension was due to conditions beyond the control of such person; 
but in no event shall educational assistance be afforded such person 
by reason of this subsection beyond the age limitation applicable to 
him under subsection (a) of this section plus a period of time equal to 
the period he was required to suspend the pursuit of his program, or 
beyond his thirty-first birthday, whichever is earlier." 
Approved October 15, 1962. 
October 15, 1962 
[H. R. 9737] 
Veterans. 
Federal pay-
ments to State 
homes. 
72 Stat. 1146. 
Educational as-
sistance beyond 
age limitation. 
72 Stat. 1194.