Section 1
SECTION 1. Section one of Republic Act Numbered Three Hundred and four, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Eight hundred ninety-seven, is further amended by adding thereto the following: "Provided, further, That for the purpose of this Act, a person shall be considered member of any guerrilla forces duly recognized by the army of the United States if his name appears in the reconstructed roster furnished by the United States army to the Philippines or if his name has been deleted from the reconstructed roster of troops, the record repositories of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall show that he served in a duly recognized guerrilla unit whose recognition was never revoked and that he was processed or returned to or under the military control and/or under the said unit and he actually received his arrears in pay: from the United States army: Provided, finally, That no member of any recognized guerrilla forces under this Act as herein amended, shall be entitled to its benefits unless he has filed his application for such benefits within the period fixed by law."