(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]