The Soldiers' Relief Fund Commission became the Veterans Relief Commission in 1929 (Chapter 134, Acts of 1929). It was renamed the Maryland Veterans Commission in 1935 (Chapter 481, Acts of 1935). In 1971, the Commission joined the Department of Employment and Social Services, which was renamed the Department of Human Resources in 1975 (Chapters 370 and 617, Acts of 1971). In 1977, the Commission was made an independent agency (Chapter 895, Acts of 1977). The Maryland Veterans Commission was joined with the Maryland Veterans Home Commission and the War Memorial Commission to form the Department of Veterans Affairs in October 1999 (Chapter 125, Acts of 1999).
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