§3566 — Title 38 Veterans' Benefits | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines two kinds of Filipino veterans. Commonwealth Army veterans are people who served before July 1, 1946 in the Philippine government’s organized forces while those forces were serving with the U.S. under the President’s July 26, 1941 order, including guerrilla units recognized by U.S. Army authorities. "New" Philippine Scouts are Scouts who served under section 14 of the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945. Both groups must have left service without a dishonorable discharge.

Title 38, §3566

Veterans' Benefits — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The term “Commonwealth Army veterans” means persons who served before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Government of the Philippines, while such forces were in the service of the Armed Forces pursuant to the military order of the President dated July 26, 1941, including among such military forces organized guerrilla forces under commanders appointed, designated, or subsequently recognized by the Commander-in-Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, or other competent authority in the Army of the United States, and who were discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.

(b)The term “ ‘New’ Philippine Scouts” means Philippine Scouts who served under section 14 of the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945, and who were discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 14 of the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945, referred to in subsec. (b), means section 14 of act Oct. 6, 1945, ch. 393, 59 Stat. 543, which enacted section 637 of former Title 10, Army and Air Force, and was omitted from the Code in the revision and reenactment of Title 10, Armed Forces, by act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 1.

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1766 of this title as this section.

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