An Act to amend title 38 of the United States Code to entitle the children of certain veterans who served in the Armed Forces prior to September 16, 1940, to benefit under the war orphans educational assistance program
PL 89-349 (H.R.227), enacted 11/08/1965

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PUBLIC LAW 89-349-NOV. 8, 1965 
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(10) From quarterly to annual submission to the Congress by the 
Attorney General of a report concerning certain voluntary agreements 
and programs pursuant to section 708(e) of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 818, as amended; 50 U.S.C. App. 2158). 
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(11) From quarterly to annual submission to the Congress by the 
Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission of a report 
pursuant to section 710(b)(7) of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (64 Stat. 819, as amended; 50 U.S.C. App. 2160). 
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Approved November 8, 1965. 
Public Law 89-349 
AN A C T 
November 8, 1965 
To amend title 38 of the United States Code to entitle the children of certain 
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veterans who served in the Armed Forces prior to September 16, 1940, to 
benefit under the war orphans educational assistance program. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled.^ That (a) the first 
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sentence of section 1701(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is cati^nai^asTist- ^' 
amended to read as follows: 
ance. 
"The term 'eligible person' means a child of a person who— 
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"(A) died of a service-connected disability, or 
"(B) has a total disability permanent in nature resulting from 
a service-connected disability, or who died while a disability so 
evaluated was in existence, 
arising out of active military, naval, or air service after the beginning 
of the Spanish-American War and prior to the end of the induction 
period, but only if such service did not terminate under dishonorable 
conditions. 
(b) Such section 1701(a)(1) is further amended by deleting the 
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second sentence thereof. 
(c) Paragraph 9 of such section 1701(a) is amended by deleting g"/"^V?*'°" 
therefrom the following: "(A) the period beginning September 16, ^^74°stat. 1023. 
1940, and ending December 6, 1941, and the period begmning Jan-
uary 1, 1947, and ending June 26, 1950, and (B)". 
(d) Section 1701 (d) of such title 38 is amended by deleting "during 
the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean 
conflict, or the induction period," and inserting in lieu thereof: "after 
the beginning of the Spanish-American War and prior to the end 
of the induction period,''. 
SEC. 2. In the case of any individual who is an "eligible person" ^^^ij,^'*'"'*^ 
within the meaning of section 1701(a) (1) of title 88, United States 
Code, solely by virtue of the amendment made by this Act, and who 
is above the age of seventeen years and below the age of twenty-three 
years on the date of enactment of this Act, the period referred to in 
section 1712 of title 38, United States Code, shall not end with respect 
to such individual until the expiration of the five-year period which 
begins on the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved November 8, 1965. 
period.