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House File 503       

                            AN ACT
CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF VETERAN AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
   DATE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 35.1, subsection 2, Code 2009, is
amended to read as follows:
   2.  "Veteran" means any of the following:
   a.  "Veteran" means a 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:
   (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.
   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
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 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.
   (5)  Former members of the armed forces of the United
States if any portion of their term of enlistment would have
occurred within during the time period specified in paragraph
"a", subparagraph (9) of the Korean Conflict from June 25,
1950, through January 31, 1955, but who instead opted to serve
five years in the reserve forces of the United States, as
allowed by federal law, and who were discharged under
honorable conditions.
   (6)  Members of the reserve forces of the United States who
have served at least twenty years in the reserve forces and
who continue to serve in the reserve forces.
   (7)  Members of the Iowa national guard who have served at
least twenty years in the Iowa national guard and who continue
to serve in the Iowa national guard.
   c.  A resident of this state who served on active federal
service, other than training, in the armed forces of the
United States and who was discharged under honorable
conditions.
   Sec. 2.  Section 35A.13, subsection 1, Code 2009, is
amended by striking the subsection.
   Sec. 3.  Section 426A.11, subsection 2, Code 2009, is
amended to read as follows:
   2.  The property, not to exceed one thousand eight hundred
fifty=two dollars in taxable value of an honorably separated,
retired, furloughed to a reserve, placed on inactive status,
or discharged veteran, as defined in section 35.1, subsection
2, paragraph "a" or "b".
   Sec. 4.  Section 426A.12, Code 2009, is amended to read as
follows:
   426A.12  EXEMPTIONS TO RELATIVES.
   1.  In case any person in the foregoing classifications
does not claim the exemption from taxation, it shall be
allowed in the name of the person to the same extent on the
property of any one of the following persons in the order
named:
   1.  a.  The spouse, or surviving spouse remaining
unmarried, of a veteran, as defined in this chapter or in
section 35.1, subsection 2, paragraph "a" or "b", where they
are living together or were living together at the time of the
death of the veteran.
   2.  b.  The parent whose spouse is deceased and who remains
unmarried, of a veteran, as defined in this chapter or in
section 35.1, subsection 2, paragraph "a" or "b", whether
living or deceased, where the parent is, or was at the time of
death of the veteran, dependent on the veteran for support.
   3.  c.  The minor child, or children owning property as
tenants in common, of a deceased veteran, as defined in this
chapter or in section 35.1, subsection 2, paragraph "a" or
"b".
   2.  No more than one tax exemption shall be allowed under
this section or section 426A.11 in the name of a veteran, as
defined in this chapter or in section 35.1, subsection 2,
paragraph "a" or "b".
   Sec. 5.  Section 523I.304, subsection 7, Code 2009, is
amended to read as follows:
   7.  A cemetery owned and controlled by a governmental
subdivision shall adopt and enforce a rule allowing any
veteran who is a landowner or who lives within the
governmental subdivision to purchase an interment space and to
be interred within the cemetery.  For the purposes of this
section, "veteran" means the same as defined in section 35.1
or a resident of this state who served in the armed forces of
the United States, completed a minimum aggregate of ninety
days of active federal service, and was discharged under
honorable conditions.
   Sec. 6.  IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT.  Section 25B.2, subsection
3, shall not apply to this Act.
   Sec. 7.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect July 1,
2010.


                                                            
                              PATRICK J. MURPHY
                              Speaker of the House


                                                            
                              JOHN P. KIBBIE
                              President of the Senate

   I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 503, Eighty=third General Assembly.


                                                            
                              MARK BRANDSGARD
                              Chief Clerk of the House
Approved                , 2009


                           
CHESTER J. CULVER
Governor

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