SECTION 1. Section 6B of Chapter 115, as so appearing in the Massachusetts General Laws 2004, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
The surviving spouse of a veteran, who is currently not married, who is in receipt of Dependency Indemnity Compensation from the Veterans Administration, and whose veteran-spouse served in active service of the armed forces of the United States, shall be paid the sum of $2,000 annually in two equal payments on August 1 and February 1. Such payments shall be due and payable from the date of said spouses’ application.
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