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Synopsis As Introduced Creates the Global War on Terrorism Veterans Compensation Act. Provides for compensation of $100 to be paid to veterans of the Global War on Terrorism. Provides for the payment of compensation to relatives of deceased veterans. Provides that the Illinois Veterans' Commission shall administer the payment of compensation under the Act. Requires that applications for compensation under the Act be made to the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. Effective immediately.
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs (instead of the Veterans' Commission) shall administer the scheme of veterans' compensation payments under the Global War on Terrorism Veterans Compensation Act. Makes a technical change.
Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Military Affairs has the power to make grants from the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund to single persons who are members of the Illinois National Guard or Illinois residents who are members of the reserves of the armed forces of the United States and who have been called to active duty as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of Senate Amendment No. 1 concerning grants from the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund. Amends the Survivors Compensation Act. Provides for the payment of $3,000 to the widow or widower, child or children, or other survivors of a deceased veteran of the Global War on Terrorism. Provides that the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs has complete control of the general scheme of payments. Effective immediately.
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