§ 38A:21-6 — Reference to Adjutant General deemed reference to Commissioner, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Veterans Affairs, other areas; transference.

38A:21-6. a. References in the following to the Adjutant General and the Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs shall be deemed to mean and refer to the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs: R.S.38:20-3 concerning educational grants for war orphans; section 2 of P.L.1999, c.276 (C.34:1B-176) concerning information for veterans on the assistance programs of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority; section 44 of P.L.2003, c.79 (C.27:23-47) concerning the maintenance of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial; section 2 of P.L.1999, c.92 (C.54A:9-25.16) concerning the Korean Veterans' Memorial Fund; section 3 of P.L.2003, c.105 (C.26:2H-94) concerning certain health care facilities; section 2 of P.L.2005, c.59 (C.38A:3-2.5) concerning the World War II Memorial Commission; P.L.1988, J.R. No. 20 concerning placards bearing the designation “Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery;” section 2 of P.L.1989, c.334 (C.18A:73-20.3) concerning collections by the New Jersey State Museum; section 1 of P.L.2001, c.302 (C.18A:7C-4.1) concerning the "Operation Recognition" program; section 16 of P.L.1974, c.30 (C.19:31-6.4) concerning voter registration forms; and section 1 of P.L.1999, c.120 (C.27:1A-5.16) concerning the Blue Star Memorial Highway Council. b. The veterans' loan authority, established pursuant to P.L.1944, c.126 (C.38:23B-1 et seq.), together with all its functions, powers, and duties, is transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Veterans' Services Council, established pursuant to P.L.1948, c.448 (C.13:1B-20 et seq.), together with all its functions, powers, and duties, is transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs. c. References in section 4 of P.L.2001, c.246 (C.App.A:9-67) concerning the Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force and section 24 of P.L.2005, c.222 (C.26:13-24) concerning the State Public Health Emergency Claim Reimbursement Board to the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs shall be deemed to mean and refer to the Adjutant General of the Department of Military Affairs. d. Whenever any statute shall refer to veterans' matters in the Department of Veterans Services and Defense, the same shall mean and refer to the Department of Veterans Affairs. e. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs, the same shall mean and refer to the Department of Veterans Affairs. L.2025, c.139, s.68.