24 U.S.C. § 412 : US Code - Section 412: Residents of Retirement Home

Search 24 U.S.C. § 412 : US Code - Section 412: Residents of Retirement Home

(a) Persons eligible to be residents
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the
following persons who served as members of the Armed Forces, at
least one-half of whose service was not active commissioned service
(other than as a warrant officer or limited-duty officer), are
eligible to become residents of the Retirement Home:
(1) Persons who -
(A) are 60 years of age or over; and
(B) were discharged or released from service in the Armed
Forces under honorable conditions after 20 or more years of
active service.
(2) Persons who are determined under rules prescribed by the
Chief Operating Officer to be incapable of earning a livelihood
because of a service-connected disability incurred in the line of
duty in the Armed Forces.
(3) Persons who -
(A) served in a war theater during a time of war declared by
Congress or were eligible for hostile fire special pay under
section 310 of title 37;
(B) were discharged or released from service in the Armed
Forces under honorable conditions; and
(C) are determined under rules prescribed by the Chief
Operating Officer to be incapable of earning a livelihood
because of injuries, disease, or disability.
(4) Persons who -
(A) served in a women's component of the Armed Forces before
June 12, 1948; and
(B) are determined under rules prescribed by the Chief
Operating Officer to be eligible for admission because of
compelling personal circumstances.
(b) Persons ineligible to be residents
A person described in subsection (a) of this section who has been
convicted of a felony or is not free of drug, alcohol, or
psychiatric problems shall be ineligible to become a resident of
the Retirement Home.
(c) Acceptance
To apply for acceptance as a resident of a facility of the
Retirement Home, a person eligible to be a resident shall submit to
the Director of that facility an application in such form and
containing such information as the Chief Operating Officer may
require.
(d) Priorities for acceptance
The Chief Operating Officer shall establish a system of
priorities for the acceptance of residents so that the most
deserving applicants will be accepted whenever the number of
eligible applicants is greater than the Retirement Home can
accommodate.