(a) Eligibility.--Compensation shall be payable under this act only to each veteran who was a legal resident of this Commonwealth.

(b) Compensation for service in the Persian Gulf.--Compensation shall be payable on the basis of $75 for the first month of eligibility with a minimum of one day of active service; thereafter, it shall be computed on the basis of $75 for each month or major fraction thereof.

(c) Compensation on behalf of deceased veteran.--In addition to any other compensation authorized under this section, the compensation on behalf of a veteran who died in active service or as a result of service-connected wounds, diseases or injuries sustained during active service shall be $5,000.

(d) Compensation of prisoner of war.--In addition to any compensation under the other provisions of this section, the compensation of a veteran who was declared a prisoner of war, regardless of the length of time spent as a prisoner of war, shall, upon return, be $5,000.

(e) Total amount of compensation.--The compensation provided for active service under subsection (b) shall be not less than $75 and not more than $525.

(f) Exclusion from compensation.--Any individual who has received a bonus, gratuity or compensation of a nature similar to that provided for by this act from any other state in the United States is ineligible for compensation. This exclusion does not apply to a similar bonus, gratuity or compensation from the Federal Government.