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HB1806 Engrossed LRB093 05208 LCB 05268 b
1 AN ACT concerning veterans.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Disabled Veterans Housing Act is amended
5 by changing Section 1 as follows:
6 (330 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 58)
7 Sec. 1. Eligibility. Any veteran of the military or
8 naval service of the United States who was a resident of this
9 State at the time he entered such service and who has been
10 approved by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs for
11 assistance under Chapter 21 of Title 38, United States Code,
12 as now or hereafter amended, shall be entitled to receive
13 assistance under this Act for the purpose of acquiring within
14 this State or without this State, where due to
15 service-connected disabilities and upon the advice or
16 recommendation of a duly recognized physician of the Veterans
17 Administration in order to protect the health of the veteran,
18 such veteran cannot reside in this State, a suitable dwelling
19 unit with special fixtures or movable facilities made
20 necessary by the veteran's permanent and total
21 service-connected disability.
22 (Source: Laws 1965, p. 650.)