| This bill implements one of the recommendations of the |
Committee to Study Standardized Periods of Military Service and |
Other Matters Related to the Award of State of Maine Veterans' |
Benefits. It proposes to designate as public assistance aid |
provided to veterans and their dependents pursuant to the Maine |
Revised Statutes, Title 37-B. The bill requires that the |
Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management retain |
administrative responsibility for this aid. |