Title 38Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73

§3565 Children of certain Philippine veterans

Title 38 › Part PART III— - READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › Chapter CHAPTER 35— - SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - PHILIPPINE COMMONWEALTH ARMY AND PHILIPPINE SCOUTS › § 3565

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Children of Commonwealth Army veterans and "New" Philippine Scouts are treated as eligible if their parent died or became disabled because of their service, under the service rules in section 3566. Education benefits from this chapter and chapter 36 apply to them, but payments under sections 3532 and 3542 are paid at $0.50 for each dollar, and any mention of a State approving agency means the Secretary. If someone is eligible only because of the rule above and was over 17 but under 23 on September 30, 1966, their benefit period in section 3512 does not end until the five-year period starting September 30, 1966 ends.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §3565

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(a)The term “eligible person” as used in section 3501(a)(1) of this title includes the children of those Commonwealth Army veterans and “New” Philippine Scouts who meet the requirements of service-connected disability or death, based on service as defined in section 3566 of this title.
(b)The provisions of this chapter and chapter 36 shall apply to the educational assistance for children of Commonwealth Army veterans and “New” Philippine Scouts, except that—
(1)educational assistance allowances authorized by section 3532 of this title and the special training allowance authorized by section 3542 of this title shall be paid at the rate of $0.50 for each dollar, and
(2)any reference to a State approving agency shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary.
(c)In the case of any individual who is an eligible person solely by virtue of subsection (a) of this section, and who is above the age of seventeen years and below the age of twenty-three years on September 30, 1966, the period referred to in section 3512 of this title shall not end until the expiration of the five-year period which begins on September 30, 1966.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Pub. L. 109–233 revised style of subsec. headings. 1994—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103–446 substituted “the rate of” for “a rate in Philippine pesos equivalent to”. 1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 1765 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3501(a)(1)” for “1701(a)(1)” and “3566” for “1766”. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3532” for “1732” and “3542” for “1742”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “3512” for “1712”. 1989—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”. 1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–295 inserted “of this title” after “section 1766”. 1969—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91–24 substituted “
September 30, 1966” for “the date of enactment of this section” and “
September 30, 1966” for “the date of enactment of such section”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–446 applicable with respect to payments made after Dec. 31, 1994, see section 507(c) of Pub. L. 103–446, set out as a note under section 107 of this title.

Savings Provision

Pub. L. 89–358, § 12(b), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 28, provided that the provisions of subsec. (b) of this section, relating to payment of reporting allowance at rate of $1 per month, as in effect before Mar. 3, 1966, were to remain in effect through May 31, 1966.

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 3565

Title 38Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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