35.1 Definitions.

As used in this chapter and chapters 35A through 35D:

1. "Commission" means the commission of veterans affairs created in section 35A.2.

2. a. "Veteran" means a resident of this state who served in the armed forces of the United States at any time during the following dates and who was discharged under honorable conditions:

b. "Veteran" includes the following persons:

(1) Former members of the reserve forces of the United States who served at least twenty years in the reserve forces after January 28, 1973, and who were discharged under honorable conditions. However, a member of the reserve forces of the United States who completed a minimum aggregate of ninety days of active federal service, other than training, and was discharged under honorable conditions, or was retired under Title X of the United States Code shall be included as a veteran.

(2) Former members of the Iowa national guard who served at least twenty years in the Iowa national guard after January 28, 1973, and who were discharged under honorable conditions. However, a member of the Iowa national guard who was activated for federal duty, other than training, for a minimum aggregate of ninety days, and was discharged under honorable conditions or was retired under Title X of the United States Code shall be included as a veteran.

(3) Former members of the active, oceangoing merchant marines who served during World War II at any time between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive, who were discharged under honorable conditions.

(4) Former members of the women's air force service pilots and other persons who have been conferred veterans status based on their civilian duties during World War II in accordance with federal Pub. L. No. 95-202, 38 U.S.C. § 106.

(1) World War I from April 6, 1917, through November 11, 1918.

(2) Occupation of Germany from November 12, 1918, through July 11, 1923.

(3) American expeditionary forces in Siberia from November 12, 1918, through April 30, 1920.

(4) Second Haitian suppression of insurrections from 1919 through 1920.

(5) Second Nicaragua campaign with marines or navy in Nicaragua or on combatant ships from 1926 through 1933.

(6) Yangtze service with navy and marines in Shanghai or in the Yangtze valley from 1926 through 1927 and 1930 through 1932.

(7) China service with navy and marines from 1937 through 1939.

(8) World War II from December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946.

(9) Korean conflict from June 25, 1950, through January 31, 1955.

(10) Vietnam conflict from February 28, 1961, through May 7, 1975.

(11) Lebanon or Grenada service from August 24, 1982, through July 31, 1984.

(12) Panama service from December 20, 1989, through January 31, 1990.

(13) Persian Gulf conflict from August 2, 1990, through the date the president or the Congress of the United States declares a cessation of hostilities. However, if the United States Congress enacts a date different from August 2, 1990, as the beginning of the Persian Gulf conflict for purposes of determining whether a veteran is entitled to receive military benefits as a veteran of the Persian Gulf conflict, that date shall be substituted for August 2, 1990.

35.10 Eligibility and payment of aid.

Eligibility for aid shall be determined upon application to the commission of veterans affairs, whose decision is final. The eligibility of eligible applicants shall be certified by the commission of veterans affairs to the director of revenue and finance, and all amounts that are or become due to an individual or a training institution under this chapter shall be paid to the individual or institution by the director of revenue and finance upon receipt by the director of certification by the president or governing board of the educational or training institution as to accuracy of charges made, and as to the attendance of the individual at the educational or training institution. The commission of veterans affairs may pay over the annual sum of four hundred dollars to the educational or training institution in a lump sum, or in installments as the circumstances warrant, upon receiving from the institution such written undertaking as the commission may require to assure the use of funds for the child for the authorized purposes and for no other purpose. A person is not eligible for the benefits of this chapter until the person has graduated from a high school or educational institution offering a course of training equivalent to high school training.

35.11 Expenses chargeable to fund.

Any expense incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be chargeable to this fund.

35.12

Repealed by 81 Acts, ch 33, § 12.

35.2 through 35.5

Repealed by 80 Acts, ch 1020, § 3.

35.6 Contract with veterans administration.

A state agency or a political subdivision of this state operating a hospital or medical facility may contract with the United States veterans administration to receive and to provide medical services to patients who are the responsibility of a United States veterans administration hospital or medical facility in the same jurisdiction or medical service area.

35.7 Orphans educational fund.

Repealed by 99 Acts, ch 180, §21.

35.8 Money comprising fund.

A war orphans educational aid fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury under the control of the commission of veterans affairs. Any money appropriated for the purpose of aiding in the education of orphaned children of veterans, as defined in section 35.1, shall be deposited in the war orphans educational aid fund.

35.9 Expenditure by commission.

The commission of veterans affairs may expend not more than six hundred dollars per year for any one child who has lived in the state of Iowa for two years preceding application for aid, and who is the child of a person who died during active federal military service while serving in the armed forces or during active federal military service in the Iowa national guard or other military component of the United States, to defray the expenses of tuition, matriculation, laboratory and similar fees, books and supplies, board, lodging, and any other reasonably necessary expense for the child or children incident to attendance in this state at an educational or training institution of college grade, or in a business or vocational training school with standards approved by the commission of veterans affairs.

A child eligible to receive funds under this section shall not receive more than three thousand dollars under this section during the child's lifetime.