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[71 Stat. 108]
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[71 Stat. 108]

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PUBLIC LAW 85-56-JUNE 17, 1957

[71 S T A T.

WIDOWS OF S P A N I S H - AMERICA N W^AR VETERANS

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gj;(, 43g (^^ rpj^g Administrator shall pay to the widow of each Spanish-American W a r veteran who met the service requirements of section 412(a) a pension at the monthly rate of $54.18, unless she was the wife of the veteran during his service in the Spanish-American War, in which case the monthly rate shall be $67.73. (b) If there is a child of the veteran, the rate of pension paid to the widow under subsection (a) shall be increased by $8.13 per month for each such child. (c) No pension shall be paid to a widow of a veteran under this section unless she was married to him— (1) before January 1, 1938; or (2) for ten or more years. C H I L D R E N OF S P A N I S H - AMERICA N W A R VETERANS

SEC. 437. Whenever there is no widow entitled to pension under section 436, the Administrator shall pay to the children of each Spanish-American War veteran who met the service requirements of section 412 (a) a pension at the monthly rate of $62.31 for one child, plus $8.13 for each additional child, with the total amount equally divided. SUBPART II

WORLD WAR I, WORLD WAR II, AND THE KOREAN C O N F L I C T WIDOWS OF WORLD WAR I VETERANS

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gj,^ ^^^ ^j^^ -jij^g Administrator shall pay to the widow of each veteran of World W a r I who met the service requirements of section 421, or who at the time of his death was receiving (or entitled to receive) compensation or retirement pay based upon a service-connected disability, a pension at the following monthly r a t e: (1) Widow, no child, $50.40; (2) Widow, one child, $63, with $7.56 for each additional child. (b) No pension shall be paid to a widow of a veteran under this section unless she was married to him— (1) before December 14, 1944; or (2) for ten or more years. C H I L D R E N O F WORLD WAR I VETERANS

S E C 442. (a) Whenever there is no widow entitled to pension under section 441, the Administrator shall pay to the children of each veteran of World W a r I who met the service requirements of section 421, or who at the time of his death was receiving (or entitled to receive) compensation or retirement pay based upon a service-connected disability, a pension at the following monthly rate: (1) One child, $27.30; (2) Two children, $40.95; and (3) Three children, $54.60, with $7.56 for each additional child, (b) Pension prescribed by this section shall be paid to eligible children in equal shares.