(a) The department shall require that all applicants under this article qualify under applicable federal laws and regulations governing the permitted uses of tax-exempt bond funds, and file within the time limits required under applicable federal law and regulations.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, no time limit for filing shall be imposed upon any veterans who served in the Philippine Commonwealth Army, or the Regular Scouts (“Old Scouts”), or the Special Philippine Scouts (“New Scouts”) during World War II, except as required by federal law.