eligibility for pension

eligibility for pension Sec. 202. (a) Subsection (a) of section 521 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(a) The Administrator shall pay to each veteran of World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era, who meets the service requirements of this section, and who is permanently and totally disabled from non-service-connected disability not the result of the veteran’s willful misconduct or vicious habits, pension at the rate prescribed by tills section.” (b) Such section is further amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: “(g) A veteran meets the service requirements of this section if he served in the active military, naval, or air service— “(1) for ninety days or more during either World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era; “(2) during World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era, and was discharged or released from such service for a service-connected disability; “(3) for a period of ninety consecutive days or more and such period ended during World War I, or began or ended during World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era; or “(4) for an aggregate of ninety days or more in two or more separate periods of service during more than one period of war.” (c) The catchline of section 521 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 521. Veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era”. (d) Subsection (a) of section 541 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(a) The Administrator shall pay to the widow of each veteran of World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era who met the service requirements of section 521 of this title, or who at the time of his death was receiving (or entitled to receive) compensation or retirement pay for a service-connected disability, pension at the rate prescribed by this section.” (e) Paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of such section is amended to read as follows: “(1) before (A) December 14, 1944, in the case of a widow of a World War I veteran, or (B) January 1, 1957, in the case of a widow of a World War II veteran, or (C) February 1, 1965, in the case of a widow of a Korean conflict veteran, or (D) before the expiration of ten years following termination of the Vietnam era in the case of a widow of a Vietnam era veteran; or”. (f) The catchline of section 541 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§541. Widows of World War I, World War II, Korean conflict, or Vietnam era veterans”. (g) Subsection (a) of section 542 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out “or the Korean conflict” and inserting in lieu thereof “the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era”. (h) The catchline of section 542 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 81 Stat. 183 “§ 542. Children of World War I, World War II, Korean conflict, or Vietnam era veterans”. (i) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out “521. Veterans of World War I, World War II, or the Korean conflict.”. and substituting in lieu thereof “521. Veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era.”. by striking out the subheading “521. Veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era.”. by striking out subheading “World War I, World War II and the Korean conflict” and substituting in lieu thereof “World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam era#x201D; by striking out “541. Widows of World War I, World War II, or Korean conflict veterans.”. and substituting in lieu thereof “541. Widows of World War I, World War II, Korean conflict, or Vietnam era veterans.”. and by striking out “542. Children of World War I, World War II, or Korean conflict veterans.”. and substituting in lieu thereof “542. Children of World War I, World War II, Korean conflict, or Vietnam era veterans.”. (j) Chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out the subheading “world war i, world war ii, and the Korean conflict” immediately preceding section 541 of such title, and substituting in lieu thereof “world war i, world war II, the Korean conflict, and the vietnam era”.