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



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



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



(b)  The office shall establish the amount of burial
grant 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 the
amount appropriated for the fiscal year to provide burial grants for deceased
World War II Filipino veterans.



(d)  Specific eligibility criteria, application
and appeal procedures, service choices, and invoicing arrangements shall be
established by the office.



(e)  Payment shall be authorized by the office
upon the submission of an itemized unpaid invoice reflecting services that have
been satisfactorily performed on behalf of a deceased World War II Filipino
veteran.



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