CHAPTER 273

H.P. 818 - L.D. 1189

An Act To Update the Veteran Services Laws and Establish a

Commemorative Program for Veterans

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 37-B MRSA §504, sub-§4, ķA-1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 662, §65, 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 disabilities.

(2) "Eligible veteran" means any person who:

(a) Served 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;