Illinois Compiled Statutes 330 ILCS 35 — Prisoner of War Bonus Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Prisoner of War Bonus Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Every person on active duty with the armed forces of the United States or employed by the United States Government on or after January 1, 1961, who was taken and held prisoner by hostile forces in Southeast Asia is entitled to receive compensation of $50 for each month or portion thereof he was held if (a) he had been…

The widow or widower, child or children, mother, father, person standing in loco parentis, brothers and sisters, in the order named, of any deceased person shall be paid the compensation to which the deceased person would be entitled under Section 1 of this Act. Where a preceding beneficiary fails to file a claim for c…

No right or claim to compensation under this Act may be assigned

No right or claim to compensation under this Act may be assigned. (Source: P.A. 78-293.)

The Department of Veterans Affairs has complete charge and control of the general scheme of payments authorized by this Act and shall adopt general rules for the making of such payments, the ascertainment and selection of proper beneficiaries and the amount to which such beneficiaries are entitled, and for procedure. I…

Any application for compensation under this Act must be made to the Department of Veterans Affairs

Any application for compensation under this Act must be made to the Department of Veterans Affairs.(Source: P.A. 104-234, eff. 8-15-25.)

This Act takes effect upon its becoming a law

This Act takes effect upon its becoming a law. (Source: P.A. 78-293.)