2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 330 - VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS › 330 ILCS 40/ - War Bonus Extension Act.

(330 ILCS 40/0.01) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 57.70)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
War Bonus Extension Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(330 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 57.71)
Sec. 1. 
		As used in this Act:
"World War II Bonus Act" means "An Act to provide payment of
compensation to certain persons who served with the military or naval
forces of the United States prior to or in the recent war with Germany,
Italy, Japan and other nations, or to their survivors, and to authorize
the issuance and sale of bonds of the State of Illinois to make said
payments and to provide for the payment of the principal of and interest
upon said bonds by a direct annual tax and by taxes levied and imposed
by amending Sections 6, 10 and 10a of the 'Illinois Horse Racing Act',
filed June 13, 1927, as amended, and by taxes levied and imposed by
amending Sections 2, 3 and 29 of the 'Cigarette Tax Act', approved June
2, 1941, as amended", approved June 14, 1946, as that Act existed
immediately prior to the repeal of Sections 1-1 through 1-6 thereof.
"Korean Veterans Compensation Act" means "AN ACT to provide payment
of compensation to certain persons who served with the armed forces of
the United States during the recent armed struggle which is commonly
called the Korean Conflict, or to survivors; and to provide funds for
the payment of such compensation by a tax levied and imposed by amending
Sections 2 and 29 of the 'Cigarette Tax Act', approved June 2, 1941, as
amended, and by a tax levied and imposed by amending Sections 2 and 35
of the 'Cigarette Use Tax Act', approved July 11, 1951, as amended, and
to make appropriations in connection therewith", approved July 17, 1959,
as that Act existed immediately prior to the repeal of Sections 1-1
through 1-7 thereof.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.
(Source: P.A. 80-243.)
(330 ILCS 40/2) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 57.72)
Sec. 2. 
		
		Any person who was entitled to compensation under Section 1-1 or 1-2
of the World War II Bonus Act or Section 1-2 or 1-3 of the Korean
Veterans Compensation Act or under both of those Acts but who
inadvertently failed to make application for compensation with the
Service Recognition Board or the Department within the time prescribed
in Section 1-6 of the applicable Act or who made application but whose application
was not finalized for a reason that the Department finds valid, did not
receive his bonus, and who submits sufficient evidence to fulfill the requirements
of the World War II Bonus Act or the Korean Veterans Compensation Act, and who has
not since received such
compensation through a special appropriation, is entitled to receive
such compensation from appropriations made to the Illinois Department
of Veterans' Affairs for such purpose.
(Source: P.A. 80-243.)
(330 ILCS 40/3) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 57.73)
Sec. 3. 
		
		Applications for compensation under this Act must be made
to the Department.
(Source: P.A. 80-243.)
(330 ILCS 40/4) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 57.74)
Sec. 4. 
		
		
		The conditions of eligibility, except with respect to the time of making
application, and the amount of compensation shall be determined in
accordance with the World War II Bonus Act or the Korean Veterans
Compensation Act, or both, whichever is appropriate.
(Source: P.A. 78-299.)
(330 ILCS 40/5) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 57.75)
Sec. 5. 
		
		The Department may make reasonable rules, not inconsistent with this
Act, for expediting the making and processing of applications and the
payment of compensation under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 80-243.)
(330 ILCS 40/6) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 57.76)
Sec. 6. 
		This Act takes effect upon its becoming a law.
(Source: P.A. 78-299.)