An Act to authorize educational assistance to wives and children, and home loan benefits to wives, of members of the Armed Forces who are missing in action, captured by a hostile force, or interned by a foreign government of power, and to further amend certain
PL 91-584 (S.3785), enacted 12/24/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-584-DEC. 24, 1970 
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Public Law 91-584 
AN ACT 
To authorize educational assistance to wives and children, and home loan 
benefits to wives, of members of the Armed Forces who are missing in action, 
captured by a hostile force, or interned by a foreign government or power; 
and to further amend certain educational sections of title 38, United States 
Code. 
December 24,1970 
[S.3785] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 1701 
(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— 
(1) striking out the word "or" at the end of subclause (i) of 
clause (A); 
(2) inserting "or" after the comma at the end of subclause (ii) 
of clause (A); 
(3) inserting a new subclause (iii) at the end of clause (A) to 
read as follows: 
"(iii) at the time of application for benefits under this 
chapter is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active 
duty listed, pursuant to section 556 of title 37, United States 
Code, and regulations issued thereunder by the Secretary 
concerned in one or more of the following categories and has 
been so listed for a total of more than ninety days: (A) 
missing in action, (B) captured in line of duty by a hostile 
force, or (C) forcibly detained or interned in Ime of duty by 
a foreign government or powder,"; 
(4) striking out the word "or' at the end of clause " ( B ) " ; 
(5) redesignating clause " (C)" as clause " ( D ) " ; and 
(6) inserting a new clause " (C)" to read as follows: 
"(C) the wife of any member of the Armed Forces serving on 
active duty who, at the time of application for benefits under this 
chapter is listed, pursuant to section 556 of title 37, United States 
Code, and regulations issued thereunder, by the Secretary con-
cerned in one or more of the following categories and has been so 
listed for a total of more than ninety days: (i) missing in action 
(ii) captured in line of duty by a hostile force, or (iii) forcibly 
detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign government or 
power, or". 
SEC. 2. Section 1711(b) 
of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by— 
(1) striking out the word "or" at the end of paragraph (1); 
(2) redesignating paragraph " (2)" as paragraph " (3)"; and 
(3) inserting a new paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
" (2) the parent or spouse from whom eligibility is derived 
based upon the provisions of section 1701(a) (1) (A) (iii) or 
1701(a) (1) (C) of this title is no longer listed in one of the 
categories specified therein, or"; and 
(4) striking out "1701(a) (1) (C)" in redesignated paragraph 
(3) and inserting in lieu thereof "1701 (a) (1) (D)". 
SEC. 3. Section 1712 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— 
(1) striking out "1701(a)(1) (B) or (C)" in subsection (b) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "1701(a) ^1) (B) or (D)"; and 
(2) adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: 
"(f) No person made eligible by section 1701(a) (1) (C) of this title 
may be afforded educational assistance under this chapter beyond 
eight years after the date on which her spouse was listed bv the Secre-
tary concerned in one of the categories referred to in such section or 
the date of enactment of this subsection, whichever last occurs. 
"(g) Any entitlement used by any eligible person as a result of 
eligibility under the provisions of section 1701(a) (1) (A) (iii) or 1701 
Armed Forces. 
Certain depend-
ents, education 
and home loan 
benefits. 
82 Stat. 1332. 
80 Stat. 629. 
82 Stat. 1332. 
Supra, 
72 Stat. 1194; 
82 Stat. 1333; 
Ante, p. 83. 
Supra. 
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Ante, p. 1575. 
Educational 
counseling. 
82 Stat. 1333. 
72 Stat. 1203. 
"Veteran." 
80 Stat. 629. 
Basic entitlte-
ment, 
72 Stat. 1203. 
Supra. 
Educational 
assistance allow-
ance, 
80 Stat. 17. 
Apprenticeship, 
Ante, p. 77. 
Course meas-
urement* 
Post, p. 1577. 
(a)(1)(C) of this title shall be deducted from any entitlement to 
which he may subsequently become entitled under the provisions of 
this chapter." 
SEC. 4. Section 1720(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "section 1701(a) (1) (B) or (C)" and inserting in lieu 
of thereof "section 1701(a)(1) (B), (C), or (D)". 
SEC. 5. (a) Section 1801(a) of title 38, tjnited States Code, is 
amended by adding a new paragraph as follows: 
"(3) The term 'veteran' also mcludes, for purposes of home loans, 
the wife of any member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty 
who is listed, pursuant to section 556 of title 37, United States Code, 
and regulations issued thereunder, by the Secretary concerned in one 
or more of the following categories and has been so listed for a total 
of more than ninety days: (A) missing in action, (B) captured in line 
of duty by a hostile force, or (C) forcibly detained or interned in line 
of duty by a foreign government or power. The active duty of her 
husband shall be deemed to have been active duty by such wife for the 
purposes of this chapter. The loan eligibility of such wife under this 
paragraph shall be limited to one loan guaranteed or made for the 
acquisition of a home, and entitlement to such loan shall terminate 
automatically, if not used, upon receipt by such wife of official notice 
that her husband is no longer listed in one of the categories specified 
in the first sentence of this paragraj)h." 
(b) Section 1802 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
thereof a new subsection as follows: 
"(g) A veteran's entitlement under this chapter shall not be reduced 
hj any entitlement used by his wife which was based upon the pro-
visions of paragraph (3) of section 1801(a) of this title." 
SEC. 6. Section 1681(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting immediately after "degree" the following: 
" (excluding programs of apprenticeship and programs of other on-job 
training authorized by section 1683 of this title)". 
SEC. 7. Section 1683 (b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
b y -
(1) striking out "(b)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(b) (1)"; 
and 
(2) adding a new paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
" (2) In any month in which an eligible veteran pursuing a program 
of apprenticeship or a program of other on-job training fails to com-
plete one hundred and twenty hours of training in such month, the 
monthly training assistance allowance set forth in subsection (b) (1) 
of this section shall be reduced proportionately in the proportion that 
the number of hours worked bears to one hundred and twenty hours 
rounded off to the nearest eight hours." 
SEC. 8. Section 1684(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
b y -
(1) striking out "and" after the semicolon m clause (3); 
(2) striking out the period at the end of clause (4) and inserting 
in lieu thereof "; and"; and 
(3) adding at the end thereof a new clause (5) to read as 
follows: 
"(5) a program of apprenticeship or a program of other on-job 
training shall be considered a full-time program when the eligible 
veteran is required to work the number of hours constituting the 
standard workweek of the training establishment, but a workweek 
of less than thirty hours shall not be considered to constitute full-
time training unless a lesser number of hours has been established 
Ante, p. 78. 
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as the standard workweek for the particular establishment through 
bona fide collective bargaining." 
SEC. 9. Paragraph (1) of section 1682(c) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting immediately before the last sentence f
^ stat. is. 
thereof the following: "The term 'established charge' as used herein charge." 
means the charge for the course or courses determined on the basis of 
the lowest extended time payment plan offered by the institution and 
approved by the appropriate State approving agency or the actual 
cost to the eligible veteran, whichever is the lesser," 
SEC. 10. Section 1652 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— 
(1) striking out "at least two years" in subsection (a) (2) and 
inserting in lieu thereof "more than one hundred and eighty days"; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (b) a new sentence as 
follows: "Such term also means any unit course or subject, or 
combination of courses or subjects, pursued by an eligible veteran 
at an educational institution, required by the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration as a condition to obtaining finan-
cial assistance under the provisions of 402(a) of the Economic 
Opportunity Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2902(a))." 
78 stat. 526; 
SEC. 11. (a) Clause (4) of section 1684(a) of title 38, United States ^^o'urse^ie;sure-
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
ment. 
"(4) an institutional undergraduate course offered by a college 
'^"'®' ^' ^^' 
or university on a quarter- or semester-hour basis shall be con-
sidered a full-time course when a minimum of fourteen semester 
hours or the equivalent thereof, for which credit is granted toward 
a standard college degree (including those for which no credit is 
granted but which are rec[uired to be taken to correct an educa-
tional deficiency), is required, except that where such college or 
university certifies, upon the request of the Administrator, that 
(A) full-time tuition is charged to all undergraduate students 
carrying a minimum of less than fourteen such semester hours or 
the equivalent thereof, or (B) all undergraduate students carry-
ing a minimum of less than fourteen such semester hours or the 
equivalent thereof, are considered to be pursuing a full-time course 
for other administrative purposes, then such an institutional 
undergraduate course offered by such college or university with 
such minimum number of such semester hours shall be considered 
a full-time course, but in the event such minimum number of 
semester hours is less than twelve semester hours or the equivalent 
thereof, then twelve semester hours or the equivalent thereof shall 
be considered a full-time course." 
(b) The last sentence of section 1684(a) of such title is repealed. 
Repeal. 
SEC. 12. Clause (3) of section 1733(a) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: "(3) an institutional undergrad-
uate course offered by a college or university on a quarter- or semester-
hour basis shall be considered a full-time course when a minimum of 
fourteen semester hours or the equivalent thereof, for which credit is 
granted toward a standard college degree (including those for which 
no credit is granted but which are required to be taken to correct an 
educational deficiency), is required except that where such college or 
university certifies, upon the request of the Administrator, that (A) 
full-time tuition is charged to all undergraduate students carrying a 
minimum of less than fourteen such semester hours or the equivalent 
thereof, or (B) all undergraduate students carrying a minimum of less 
than fourteen such semester hours or the equivalent thereof, are con-
sidered to be pursuing a full-time course for other administrative pur-
lin (e, p. 82, 
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Awards, effec-
tive date. 
Ante, 
p. 790. 
poses, then such an institutional undergraduate course offered by such 
college or university with such minimum number of such semester 
hours shall be considered a full-time course, but in the event such mini-
mum number of semester hours is less than twelve semester hours or 
the equivalent thereof, then twelve semester hours or the equivalent 
thereof shall be considered a full-time course." 
SEC. 13. Section 3010 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: 
" (n) The effective date of the award of any benefit or any increase 
therein by reason of marriage or the birth or adoption of a child shall 
be the date of such event if proof of such event is received by the Vet-
erans' Administration within one year from the date of the marriage, 
birth, or adoption." 
Approved December 24, 1970. 
December 24,1970 
[S. 1500] 
Public Law 91-585 
AN ACT 
To name the authorized lock and dam numbered 18 on the Verdigris River in 
Oklahoma and the lake created thereby for Newt Graham. 
Newt Graham 
lock and dam. 
Newt Graham 
Lake. 
Designation. 
60 Stat. 634,635. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That lock and dam 
numbered 18 on the Verdigris River, Oklahoma, a feature of the 
Arkansas River and tributaries navigation project, authorized to be 
constructed by the River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 
641, 647), as amended, shall be known and designated hereafter as the 
Newt Graham lock and dam, and the lake created thereby as the Newt 
Graham Lake. Any law, reflation, map, document, record, or other 
paper of the United States in which such lock and dam and lake are 
referred shall be held to refer to such lock and dam as the Newt 
Graham lock and dam, and the lake as the Newt Graham Lake. 
Approved December 24, 1970. 
Public Law 91-586 
December 24,1970 
A N 
A C T 
[H.R. 18012] 
To amend the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, 
appropriations. 
to authorize additional 
Foreign Service 
Buildings Act, 
1926, amendment. 
80 Stat. 881; 
82 Stat. 461. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 4(f) 
(2) of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 295 (f) (2)), 
is amended— 
(1) by striking out "and" and inserting in lieu thereof a 
comma; and 
(2) by inserting immediately before the period at the end 
thereof a comma and the following: "not to exceed $15,000,000 
for the fiscal year 1972, and not to exceed $15,900,000 for the fiscal 
year 1973". 
Approved December 24, 1970.