[§363-13]  Disbursement of World WarII Filipino veterans burial grant funds.  (a)  At the request of a deceasedWorld War II Filipino veteran's survivor or an interested party, the officeshall receive, review, and, as appropriate, approve requests for payments to:

(1)  Provide funeral and burial services for a WorldWar II Filipino veteran who died after June 30, 1994; and

(2)  Transport the remains of that World War IIFilipino veteran to the Philippines.

(b)  The office shall establish the amount of burialgrant funds that may be disbursed on behalf of a World War II Filipino veteran;provided that the amount shall not exceed $2,000 per person.

(c)  The office shall not expend more than theamount appropriated for the fiscal year to provide burial grants for deceasedWorld War II Filipino veterans.

(d)  Specific eligibility criteria, applicationand appeal procedures, service choices, and invoicing arrangements shall beestablished by the office.

(e)  Payment shall be authorized by the officeupon the submission of an itemized unpaid invoice reflecting services that havebeen satisfactorily performed on behalf of a deceased World War II Filipinoveteran.

(f)  As used in this section, "World WarII Filipino veteran" means a Filipino veteran who enlisted in World War IIbetween October 6, 1945, and June 30, 1947, and who, at the time of theveteran's death, was a United States citizen and a resident of the State of Hawaii. [L 2007, c 100, §2]