Pub. L. 93-64, tit. I, sec. 104

Sec. 104. Section 401 (3) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(3) his parent (including a stepparent or parent by adoption, and any person, including a former stepparent, who has stood in loco parentis to the member at any time for a continuous period of at least five years before the member became 21 years of age) who is in fact dependent on the member for over one-half of his support; however, the dependency of such a parent is determined on the basis of an affidavit submitted by the parent, and any other evidence required under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, and he, is not considered a dependent of the member claiming the dependence unless— “(A) the member has provided over one-half of his support for the period prescribed by the Secretary concerned; or “(B) due to changed circumstances arising after the member enters on active duty, he becomes in fact dependent on the member for over one-half of his support.”