A BILL TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER CHAPTER 35 OF TITLE 38

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• Publication Date: October 10, 1968
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IN TIII?; IiOUSIi: OF ItEPI~ESTNTATIVES
OcTOISER 10, 19G8
Mr. BLAGI{ISURN (for himself, Mr. FINO,12r. Cnnrr.RS II. Wlr.soN, Mr. PoLtocl{,
Mr. CARTER, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. IIELSTOSxI, Mr. VANDER JAGT,
MT. FULTGN Of Pen115y1Vallla, Mr. TI'UNT, Mr. OTTINGER, Mrs. IIECI{LLR Of
Massachusetts, Mr. BINGiIAM, Mr. MC(iLOSI{I;Y, Mr. BUCIIANAN, Mr.
' TIERNAN, Mr. RYAN, Mr. IIALPERN, MI. PODELL, Mr. BUSK, and Mr. BROWN
of Ohio) introduced the following bill; Which Was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans' Affairs
'ro provide educational assistance under chapter 35 of title 38,
United States- Code, to children of civilian employees of
the United States killed abroad as a result of armed hostilities
or civil disorder.
1 Be ~t enacted. by tlie Senate and I-louse o f I~epresenta-
2 tives o f the United States o~ .El.merica in Congress assembled,
3 That paragraph (1) of section 1701 (a) of title 38, United
4 ~ States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the
5 following- new sentence : "2'he term `eligible child' also
G rneana a child of a civilian officer or employee of the United
7 5tal,es C~ovcrnrucut w1~o, while on overseas assignment,
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~. died on or after 1TOVember 1, 1960, a~s a result of armed
2 conIlict involving military forces or riot or other civil dis-
3 order occurring tivithin the country of such assignment."
4 SEO. 2. In the case of any individual who is an "eligiblo
5 person" within tha meaning of section 1701 (a) (1) of title
6 38, United States Code, solely by virtue of the amendments
7 made by tho first section of this Act, and who is above the
8 age ~of seventeen years and below tho age of twenty-six
9 years on the date of enactment of this Aot, the period referred
10 to in section 1712 of title 38, United States Code, shall not
11 and with respect to such individual until the expiration of
the five-year period which begins on the date of enactment
of this Aot, excluding from such five-year period any period
of time which may elapso, between tho date on which ap-
plication for benefits under chapter 35 of such title is filed
on behalf of an eligible person and the date of-final approval
of ~ such application by the Administrator of Veterans' Af-
fairs; but in no event shall educational assistance under
,chapter 35 of title 3$, United States ,Code (as amended by
the first section of this Act)., be afforded to any eligible per-
son beyond his thirty-first birthday by reason of this section.
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To provide educational assistance under chap-
ter 35 of title 38, United. States Code, to chil-
dren of civilian employees of the United
States killed abroad as a result of armed
hostilities or civil disorder.
By 11Sr. BLACSBLRN, Mr. Fnvo,lZr. (iHARLES H.
WasaN, Mr. Pors,oc$, MT. CARTER, DZr.
BROwN of California, Mr. HELSTOSr~, Mr.
VANDER JAGT, Mr. FIILTON of Pennsylvania,
~117r. HIINT, Mr. OT1I1\"GER, Mrs. HECgI,ER of
Massachusetts, Mr. BINGHA~I, Mr. McCros-
gEY, Mr. BIICHANAN, MT. TIERNAN, Mr.
RYAN, Mr. HALPERl\, Mr..PonEr.L, Mr. BIISH,
and Mr. BROWN of Ohio
OCTOBE& 14,1968
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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1. In the waning hours of the Second Session of
the 90th Congress, Representative Blackburn
{ R. , Ga.) introduced H. R. 20417 to provide
educational assistance through Veterans Adminis-
tration benefits for children of civilian employees
of the United States killed abroad as a result of
hostile action.
2. H. R. 20417 and Mr. Blackburn's explanation
from the Congressional Record are attached.
Xour recommendations on the need and the efficac
of handling that need as proposed in H. R. 20417
would be appreciated as an aid in determining what
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