AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 37-25-02 and section 37-25-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of honorable discharge and relating to the time limit for receiving an application for Vietnam Conflict Veterans' Adjusted Compensation Act benefits; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.) Subsection 4 of section 37-25-02 of the North Dakota Century Code is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
4. "Honorable and faithful service" shall be such service as is evidenced by:
a. An honorable discharge, or its equivalent, but shall not include any discharge issued pursuant to any act, decree, or directive of pardon or amnesty
b. In the case of an officer, a certificate of service; and
c. In the case of a veteran who has not been discharge, a certificate from appropriate service authority that his service was honorable and faithful.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT.) Section 37-25-10 of the 1975 Supplement to the North Dakota Century Code is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
37-25-10. TIME LIMIT FOR RECEIVING APPLICATIONS.) No application for benefits under the provisions of this chapter shall be received after December 31, 1978. However, in the cases of those veterans who were prisoners of war or missing in action, the deadline for receipt of an application shall be four years from the date upon which they first set foot on American soil or December 31, 1978, whichever is later.
SECTION 3. EMERGENCY.) This Act is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in effect from and after its passage and approval.