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| Public Act 096-0076 |
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AN ACT concerning veterans.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the War on | ||||
Terrorism Compensation Act. | ||||
Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||
"Armed forces of the United States" means the United States | ||||
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, the United | ||||
States Reserve Forces, or the Illinois National Guard. Service | ||||
in the merchant marine is not service in the armed forces for | ||||
purposes of this Act. | ||||
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Veterans' | ||||
Affairs. | ||||
Section 10. Compensation. | ||||
(a) Subject to appropriation, every person who has served | ||||
on active duty with the armed forces of the United States on or | ||||
after September 11, 2001 and prior to such time as Congress | ||||
declares such persons ineligible for the Global War on | ||||
Terrorism Expeditionary Medal or the Global War on Terrorism | ||||
Service Medal is entitled to receive compensation of $100 for | ||||
such service if (i) he or she had been a resident of the State | ||||
of Illinois for at least 12 months immediately preceding the | ||||
time he or she entered such service, (ii) he or she is still in | ||
active service, is honorably separated or discharged from such | ||
service, has been furloughed to a reserve, or has been retired, | ||
and (iii) he or she has received the Global War on Terrorism | ||
Expeditionary Medal or the Global War on Terrorism Service | ||
Medal.
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(b) No payment may be made under this Section to any person | ||
who, though in such service: did civilian work at civilian pay; | ||
did not serve at least 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days | ||
outside the United States or its territories; or has received | ||
from another state a bonus or compensation of like nature as | ||
provided by this Act.
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Section 15. Assignment prohibited. No right or claim to | ||
compensation under this Act may be assigned. | ||
Section 20. Legal disability. If a person to whom | ||
compensation is payable under this Act is under a legal | ||
disability, the compensation shall be paid to the person | ||
legally vested with the care of the legally disabled person | ||
under the laws of his or her state of residence. If no such | ||
person has been so designated for the legally disabled person, | ||
payment shall be made to the chief officer of any hospital or | ||
institution under the supervision or control of any state or of | ||
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in which the | ||
legally disabled person is placed, if that officer is | ||
authorized to accept moneys for the benefit of the legally | ||
disabled person. Any payments so made shall be held or used | ||
solely for the benefit of the legally disabled person.
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As used in this Section, a person under a legal disability | ||
means a person found to be so by a court of competent | ||
jurisdiction of any state or the District of Columbia or by any | ||
adjudication officer of the United States Department of | ||
Veterans Affairs.
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Section 25. Application to Department of Veterans' | ||
Affairs. An application for compensation under this Act must be | ||
made to the Department. | ||
Section 30. Rules. The Department shall adopt rules for | ||
making payments under this Act, for ascertaining and selecting | ||
proper beneficiaries and determining the amount to which those | ||
beneficiaries are entitled, and for procedures necessary for | ||
implementing this Act.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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