Sec. D-1. 37-B MRSA §504, sub-§4, ¶A-1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 462, §4, is further amended to read:
A-1. As used in this subsection, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.
(1) "Eligible dependent" means the wife, husband, surviving spouse, unmarried minor child, unmarried dependent child enrolled in secondary school or unmarried adult child who became incapable of self-support before reaching 18 years of age on account of mental or physical defects.
(2) "Eligible veteran" means any person who:
(a) Served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces during any federally recognized period of conflict, served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces at any time during the period December 22, 1961 to August 5, 1964 or was eligible for an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal or campaign medal, in the active United States Armed Forces and who:
(i) If discharged, received an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions, provided that the discharge was not upgraded through a program of general amnesty; and
(ii) Was a resident of the State at the time of entering military service, death or the death of an eligible dependent;
(b) Served in the Maine National Guard and died as a result of injury, disease or illness sustained while serving on state active duty service as provided in chapter 3, subchapter III; or
(c) Served in the Armed Forces in the United States at any time and was killed or died as a result of hostile action and was a resident of the State at the time of entering military service, at the time of death or at the time of the death of an eligible dependent.
(d) Served in the Reserve Components of the United States Armed Forces and was entitled to retired pay under 10 United States Code, chapter 1223 or would have been entitled to retired pay under chapter 1223 except that the person was under 60 years of age.
(3) "Federally recognized period of conflict" means World War I, April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918, or March 31, 1920 if service was in Russia; World War II, December 7, 1941 to December 3l, 1946; Korean Conflict, June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955; the Vietnam War, August 5, 1964 to May 7, 1975 and the period beginning on February 28, 1961 and ending on May 7, 1975 in the case of a veteran who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period; and the Persian Gulf War, August 7, 1990 to the date that the United States Government recognizes as the end of the Persian Gulf War.
Sec. D-2. Effective date. This Part takes effect 90 days after adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 119th Legislature.
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