SIXTY·FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 104. " 1918. 6ll. " (e) If there is a grandchild, brother, sister, or additional parent, $5 for eac " In the case of a woman, the family allowances for a husband and ,,£‘$Q§$,'l °' h“sb°°d children shall be in the same amounts, respectively, as are payable, in the case of a man, to a wife and children, provided she makes a voluntary allotment of $15 as a basis therefor, and provided, further, that dependency exists as re<fuired in section two hundred and six." Saci Thatdsectiog two undred and six of said Act IS hereby ed4¤¢¢.p-404,¤m¤¤d- amen e to rea as o ows: ` "Sec. 206. That family allowances to members of class B shall be P°’m°°°’“‘°l“’B‘ paid only if and while the members are depglndent in whole or in part on the enlisted man, and then onlyif and w e the enlisted man makes a monthly allotment of his pay for such members in the following amounts: " (a) If an enlisted man is not a compulsory allotment for m§f°1°*'°m°¤* ¤°d*·
as A the gllapltrbriegt for class B req as a condition to the family
owance s e 15; ' " (b) If an enlisted man is making a compulso allotment for class A the additional allotment for c ass B as a condition to the family allowance shall be $5, or if a woman is making an allot- w°'““‘*"°’°°°‘· ment of $15 for a dependent husband or child the additional allotment _ fig- the othei 81-iliegribgrs of class B required as a condition to the family owance s e 5." Snoi That gectiprh two hundred and ten of aid Act is hereby °dj*""· P·‘°*·’·'“°'*€*‘ amen e to rea as 0 ows: "SEc. 210. That upon rmslgpt of any application for family allow- m$,?{,Y{°°“"°“ °“"°"‘ ance, the commissioner sh make all lproper investigations and 1¤v¤¤¤s¤¤¤¤»¤w· shall makean award, on the basis of whic award the amount of the allotments to be made by the man shall be certified to the War Department or Navy Department, as may_be proper. Whenever the commissioner shall have reason to beheve that an allowance has been improperly made or that the conditions have chgnped he shall investigate or reinvestigate and may modify the aw . The amount of each monthly a otment and allowance shall be deternpnled accoiilding to the family conditions existing on the first day Pu.r¢,p.1160, 0 the mont ." Sec. 9. That sections four, six, seven, and eight of this Act shall it-6`¤i]°il.'i°,¥’i$°l$’ll;°l°°iv° take effect on the first da of July, nineteen hundred and eighteen. D th Snc;110. {Tint section three hundred of said Act is hereby amended ¤°m°,?.as‘2i¤¤'lI“b”"’ to rea as o ows: "Sec. 300. That for death or disability resulting from personal 1ail$”°¤»i$l?fl,i$?’ZEZ injury suffered or disease contracted in the line of duty, by any com- “§§°,‘},,' p_ ,05, mm, missioned officer or enlisted man or by any member of the Army ed. Nurse Corps gemale) or of the I§a.vyhN1%1`;se (]l)0rps (female) lvlvhen em lo ed in the active service un er the ar epartment or a Degarliment, the United States shalllpay coznipensation as hereinaftg Excluded f rovided ; but no compensation sh be pai if the injm·y or disease semi 11}lS¤0I1dl`i•;¢.Pu’- has been caused by his own willful misconduct: Prmzided, That for §g§}’,”d‘§és,, on m_ the urposes of this section said officer, enlisted man, or other member ¢¤¤¤=¤ i¤f¤¤¤<1- shall) be held and taken to have been in sound condition when exam- mom`, Oct M6 ined, accepted, and em·olled for service: Pfmwkled further, That this mv. ° ° ’ section, as amended, shall be deemed to become effective as of · October sixth, nineteen hundred and seventeen/’ Dam an Sr:0. 11. That section three hundred and one of said Act is hereby Am, p. iiiswga- 8.l116§1(l€<l3li0 Télflg 8·S1§(:{l0lZ§Z ul f edlimeunts payable " no. 01. at ea res ts rom injury- moaned. "If the deceased leaves a widow or child, or if he leaves a mother or father either or both dependent upon him for support, the monthly compensation shall be the followiniuimounts: " (a) If there awidow but no c d, $25; " Cb) If there is a widow and one child, $35;
