Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 42 Part 1.djvu/1552

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sixTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. sm. IV. cs. 291. 1923. 1525 ability, such certificate, except in case of fraud, shall be incontestable evidence ugisijt the injury (for which it is issued was suffered in or V°l·*°·P·‘°5- aggrava y service an compensation shall be bl d- P°Y*°°*“°b°¤”¤*¤ ance with the provisidns of Article III of the YV§iI·.yI%isli1I1n;11i:1(?a§)1Iice Act, as amended, for death or disability whenever occurring, proximately resulting from such injury: Provided, That such certificate {)°§[’§,‘{'· mm ,9, shall issue only where there is an official record of the injury during <1¤ir¤<1 f¤r iv-¤¤i¤s wrservice or at the time of separation from active service, or where me before March 1, 1924, satisfactory evidence is furnished the bureau to establish that the injury was suffered or aggravated during active service: Provided, That w ere there is official record of injury during Egg, service, comdpensation shall be payable in accordance with the provi- **=¤=¤v¤d· sions of saii Article III for death or disability whenever occurring, proximate resulting rom suc injury. Smcd 'lyhat 3ecti<;nl308 of the War Risk Insurance Act is hereby ,,dY°l"°"‘*°7’°m“‘°` amen e to rea as o lows: _ “_Sec. 308. That no compensation shall be payable for death e,Q°gx**g,°ud§§_ °"m°°» 1n£l1ctedéz1s;éawful punishmentgfrg crimelor military offense except ' W en in 'c by the enemy. `smissa or dischar b sentence dl. 1,,, ` of court-martial from the service shall bar and termiiatg all right mm. es` to agity compensation under the pgovilsiions of this article for the peri of service from which such isc arge is given." R . . Src. 7. That assction 408 of the War Risk Insurance Act is hereby adam, plgilm, amendamended to re as follows: ‘ , . “Sec. 408. In the event that all provisions of the rules and u¤`i1¤_wnp¤ii iiipoii$ regulations other than the_requirements as to the physical_condi- °“’“‘”“““" tion of the apphcant for insurance have been complied with, an application for reinstatement of lapsed or canceled yearly renewa le term insurance or application for United States Government life insurance (converted insurance) hereafter made may be ap- ,,m,_m_ proved: Provided, That the applicant’s disability is the result of wvislgigved in muv¤ an injury or disease, or of an aggravation thereof, suifered or con- °' °"°"”°"‘ tracted in the active military or naval service during the World Pm, f my IVar: Provided further, That the applicant during his lifetime sub- ab[]ity_ ° °"gl°° mits proof satisfactory to the director showing the service origin of the disability or agavation thereof and that the applicant is Bm not totally and permanently disabled. As a condition, however, to t°b,,,§’§°°m’m"°"" the acceptance of an ap lication for the reinstatement of lapsed or canceled yearly renewable term insurance or United States Government life insurance (converted insurance) the applicant shall be uired to pay all the back monthly premiums which would havgxliecome payable if such insurance had not lapsed, together with interest at the rate of 5 per centum per annum compounded annually on each premium from the date said premium is due by the terms of the licy: Provided further, That where any soldier c,§?{,m,¤{'g,§m§,’;,,§’·}}'_‘s§ has heretofore alli)>(iv¢Ei hg insurapce &>dla%, while sutfemngdfrom gigggiugygnimmggwmgl d I'8 0I' OOD I'8.C 111 1160 SBYVICB 811 WRS pe¤saticn,etc. Etoltllie Stiiiie lneaileldtwed his insurance to lapse entitled td compensation or;] accgpgit tlhereof in a sum equalhto ordinrglcelssg of the 1 t, im in remiums on is mi 1 r ce,an dileismdjr halsediedmfrom said livvounds or disease, or becomes or has To H become permanently and totally diwbled by reason thereof, with- ¤ t1y1°d;,,¤s°b¤,,d_p°'m°` out collecting said compensation, am; at thi; time of snich death or t t tal disability had or as su cient unco lected comiigrligiiglidiil t0(pay all unpaid premiums, then and in that_ event said licv shall not be considered as lapsed, and the United States §)e·terans’ Bureau is hereby authorize and directed to pay to the said soldier or his beneficiaries under said policy the amount of said insurance less the premiums and mterest thereon at 5 per