PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 78, 81-MAR . 3, 4, 1944 If pension granted to helpless child or child under 16. Widow attaining age of70years. Wife of veteran dur- ing his war service. ommeemtdate. Ante, p. 109 . Remarried widows. Existing rights or pensions. Army and Navy Medal of Honor Rol. 39 Stat. 53 . 38 U. . C.C. 391- 394; Supp. III. 398. the date of marriage to the date of his death, except where there was a separation which was due to or procured by the veteran with- out the fault of the widow: Providedfurther, That if pension has been granted to an insane, idiotic, or otherwise helpless child of the veteran or to a child or children of the veteran under sixteen years of age, the widow shall not be entitled to the pension authorized by this sec- tion until the pension to the child or children terminates, unless such child or children be a member or members of her family and cared for by her; and when these conditions are fulfilled and the pension is granted to the widow, payment of pension to such child or chil- dren shall cease- except that in the event the amount being paid to such child or children is less than the amount authorized to the widow by this section, then the difference between said amounts shall be paid to the widow: Provided further, That any widow otherwise entitled to pension under this Act who has attained or who shall hereafter attain the age of seventy years shall be entitled to and paid a pension at the rate of $40 per month: Provided further, That the widow otherwise entitled under this Act who was the wife of the veteran during the period of his service in an Indian war or cam- paign shall be entitled to and shall be paid a pension at the rate of $50 per month. Payment of pension or increase of pension at the rates provided in this section shall commence as provided in section 4 of this Act. Pension and increase of pension under this section shall not be paid to the widow who has remarried either once or more than once since the death of the veteran, and upon remarriage of such a widow her pension shall be terminated." SEC. 4. The Act of March 3, 1927 (U. S . C., title 38, sees. 381-381d; 44 Stat. 1361-1363), is hereby amended by adding a new section numbered 7 to read as follows: "SEa. 7. Nothing contained in the provisions of this Act shall be construed to discontinue, diminish, or reduce any pension hereto- fore granted, nor to abridge or deny rights under any law in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, nor be held to affect or diminish the additional pension to those on the roll designated as the Army and Navy Medal of Honor Roll, as provided by the Act of April 27, 1916, but any pension or increase of pension herein provided for shall be in addition thereto." Approved March 3, 1944. [CHAPTER 81] AN ACT March 4, 1944 is. 1000] To reserve certain public-domain lands in the State of Arizona for addition to the [Public Law 2461 Havasupai Indian Reservation, and for other purposes. Havasupai Indian Reservation. Addition of lands. nds in exchange. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 5, 8, 17, and 20 of township 30 north, range 2 west, of the Gila and Salt River base and meridian, Arizona, on the public domain, be, and the same are hereby, permanently reserved as an addition to the Hava- supai Indian Reservation. This withdrawal is made subject to valid existing rights of any persons thereto initiated prior to August 29, 1940, the date on which these lands were temporarily withdrawn from further disposition by the Secretary of the Interior pending the enactment of legislation adding them to the Havasupai Indian Reservation. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to exchange lands within the area described in section 1 with the State of Arizona for all or a portion of the State-owned lands identified as sections 28 and 29, township 30 north, range 2 west, and the west half section 32, township 31 north, range 2 west, Gila and Salt River base and merid- [58 STAT.
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