An Act to liberalize the service pensions laws relating to veterans of the war with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, or the Boxer Rebellion, and their dependents
PL 82-108 (H.R.315), enacted 08/04/1951

174 
PUBLIC LAW 108—AUG. 4, 1951 
[65 STAT. 
families who, as a result of such major disaster, require temporary 
housing or other emergency shelter,". 
Approved August 3, 1951. 
August 4, 1951 
(H. R. 315] 
Public Law 108 
CHAPTER 2 9 4 
AN ACT 
To liberalize the service pensions laws relating to veterans of the war with Spain, 
the Philippine Insurrection, or the Boxer Rebellion, and their dependents. 
Veterans, War with 
Spain, Philippine In-
surrection, or Boxer 
Rebellion. 
Service pensions. 
Delimiting dates. 
Active service. 
Monthly rates. 
Payment. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assewMed^ That in determining 
eligibility to service pension for veterans of the war with Spain, the 
Philippine Insurrection, or the Boxer Rebellion, and dependents of 
such veterans, which are payable under the laws reenacted by the Act 
of August 13, 1935 (49 Stat. 614; 38 U. S. C. 368, 369), or under Acts 
amendatory or supplemental to such laws, the following additional 
rules shall obtain: 
(a) The delimiting dates of the war with Spain, the Philippine 
Insurrection, or the Boxer Rebellion shall be from April 21, 1898, to 
July 4,1902, inclusive: Provided^ That if the person was serving with 
the United States military forces engaged in the hostilities in the Moro 
Province the period herein stated shall extend to July 15, 1903. 
(b) In computing active service there shall be counted continuous 
active service which commenced prior to and extended into the 
applicable period specified in (a) hereof or Vvhich commenced within 
such applicable period. 
(c) A discharge or release from active service under conditions 
other than dishonorable shall be a prerequisite to entitlement to service 
pension. 
SEC. 2. The minimum monthly rates of pension payable to veterans 
by virtue of the laws referred to in section 1 as modified by this Act 
shall be $90 in cases where the veteran served ninety days or more or 
was discharged for disability incurred in service in line of duty unless 
such veteran is now or hereafter becomes on account of age or physical 
or mental disabilities, helpless or blind, or so nearly helpless or blind 
as to need or require the regular aid and attendance of another person, 
the monthly rate shall be $120; and $60 in cases where the veteran 
served seventy days or more unless such veteran is now or hereafter 
becomes on account of age or physical or mental disabilities, helpless 
or blind, or so nearly helpless or blind as to need or require the 
regular aid and attendance of another person, the monthly rate shall 
be $78. 
SEC. 3. Except as provided in section 4 hereof, where eligibility for 
pension or increase of pension is established by virtue of this Act, 
pension shall be paid from date of receipt of application therefor in 
the Veterans' Administration, but in no event prior to the first day 
of the second calendar month following the enactment of this Act: 
Provided^ That payment of death pension may be made from date of 
death of a veteran where claim therefor is filed within one year after 
date of death of the veteran, but no payment shall cover a period 
prior to the first day of the second calendar month following the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. All persons receiving pensions on the day prior to the effec-
tive date of this Act under the laws referred to in sections 1 and 5 
of this Act shall, effective the first day of the second calendar month 
following the enactment of this Act, receive the benefits of this Act 
without the necessity of filing a claim therefor. 
65 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 110—AUG. 8, 1951 
175 
SEC. 5. Subparagraphs I (g), I (h), and III (a) of part III, 
Repeals. 
Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended (38 U. S. C, ch. 
12), are hereby repealed: Provided, That in the event any person 
receiving pension on the day prior to the effective date of this Act 
under the provisions of any of the laws mentioned in this section is 
not entitled to receive a higher rate of pension by reason of the enact-
ment of this Act, pension shall continue to be paid to such person 
under such laws. 
SEC. 6. The provisions of this Act shall be effective the first day 
Effective date. 
of the second calendar month following its enactment. 
Approved August 4, 1951. 
Public Law 109 
CHAPTER 297 
AN ACT 
To amend section 313 (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930. 
August 8, 1961 
[H. R. 2192] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United \States of America in Congress assembled, That section 313 (b) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 be amended to read as follows: 
"(b) SUBSTITUTION FOR DRAWBACK PURPOSES.—If imported duty-
paid sugar, or metal, or ore containing metal, or flaxseed or linseed, or 
flaxseed or linseed oil, and duty-free or domestic merchandise of the 
same kind and quality are used in the manufacture or production of 
articles within a period not to exceed one year from the receipt of such 
imported merchandise by the manufacturer or producer of such arti-
cles, there shall be allowed upon the exportation of any such articles, 
notwithstanding the fact that none of the imported merchandise may 
actually have been used in the manufacture or production of the 
exported articles, an amount of drawback equal to that which would 
have been allowable had the sugar, or metal, or ore containing metal, 
or flaxseed or linseed, or flaxseed or linseed oil, used therein been 
imported; but the total amount of drawback allowed upon the exporta-
tion of such articles, together with the total amount of drawback 
allowed in respect of such imported mercliandise under any other 
provision of law, shall not exceed 99 per centum of the duty paid on 
such imported merchandise." 
Approved August 8, 1951. 
Tariff Act of 1930, 
amendment. 
46 Stat. 590. 
19 U. S. C. § 1313. 
Public Law 110 
CHAPTER 
2 9 8 
AN ACT 
To protect consumers and others against misbranding, false advertising, and 
false invoicing of fur products and furs. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hou^e of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Amsrica in Congress assembled, That this Act may 
be cited as the "Fur Products Labeling Act". 
SEC. 2. As used in this Act— 
(a) The term "person" means an individual, partnership, corpora-
tion, association, business trust, or any organized group of any of the 
foregoing. 
(b) The term "fur" means any animal skin or part thereof with 
hair, fleece, or fur fibers attached thereto, either in its raw or processed 
state, but shall not include such skins as are to be converted into 
leather or which in processing shall have the hair, fleece, or fur fiber 
completely removed. 
August 8, 1951 
[H. R. 2321] 
Fur Products Label-
ing Act. 
Definitions. 
-?6100 O - 52 (PT. I) - 14