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[CITE: 38USC1735]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
                        PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
 
    CHAPTER 17--HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE
 
 SUBCHAPTER IV--HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR VETERANS IN THE 
                       REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
 
Sec. 1735. Definitions

    For the purposes of this subchapter--
    (1) 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. The 
term ``new Philippine Scouts'' means persons who served in the 
Philippine Scouts 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.
    (2) The term ``service-connected disabilities'' means disabilities 
determined by the Secretary under laws administered by the Secretary to 
have been incurred in or aggravated by the service described in 
paragraph (1) in line of duty.

(Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1146, Sec. 634; Pub. L. 89-612, 
Sec. 3, Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 861; renumbered Sec. 635, Pub. L. 96-
22, title I, Sec. 106(a), June 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 53; renumbered 
Sec. 1735 and amended Pub. L. 102-83, Secs. 4(a)(1), (b)(1), (2)(E), 
5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403-406.)

                       References in Text

    Section 14 of the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945, 
referred to in par. (1), is 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.


                            Prior Provisions

    Prior sections 1735 and 1736 were renumbered sections 3535 and 3536 
of this title, respectively.
    Another prior section 1736, Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 
1199; Pub. L. 88-126, Sec. 3, Sept. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 162; Pub. L. 89-
358, Sec. 4(o), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 25, related to discontinuance of 
the educational assistance allowance by the Administrator, prior to 
repeal by Pub. L. 92-540, title IV, Sec. 402(2), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 
1090. See section 3690 of this title.
    Prior section 1737 was renumbered section 3537 of this title.
    Another prior section 1737, added Pub. L. 93-508, title III, 
Sec. 303(a), Dec. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1591; amended Pub. L. 97-35, title 
XX, Sec. 2005(c), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 783, related to entitlement of 
any eligible person, before Oct. 1, 1981, to an education loan, prior to 
repeal by Pub. L. 100-689, title I, Sec. 124(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 
Stat. 4174.
    Another prior section 1737 was renumbered section 1736 of this 
title.
    Prior section 1738, added Pub. L. 95-202, title II, Sec. 201(b), 
Nov. 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 1437, related to accelerated payment of 
educational assistance allowances, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100-689, 
title I, Sec. 124(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4174.


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), renumbered section 635 of this 
title as this section.
    Par. (2). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted 
``Secretary'' for ``Administrator'' before ``under''.
    Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(a)(1), substituted ``administered by the 
Secretary'' for ``administered by the Veterans' Administration''.
    1966--Par. (1). Pub. L. 89-612 inserted definition of ``new 
Philippine Scouts''.
