SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 458. 1916. 749 Sec. 31. That the commission shall submit annually to the Secre— A¤°“°‘°¤“*¤°*°¤· tary of the '1\l‘68S111'_Y estimates of the appropriations necessary for the work of the commission. Sec. 32. That_ the commission is authorized to make necessary R¤z¤1¤¤¤¤s. cw-. to rules and regulations for the enforcement of this Act, and shall decide b°m°d°` all questions arising under this Act. - _Sec. 33. That the commission shall make to Con ess at the b 'n— R¤r><>¤¢¤¤¤¤sr•¤¤· ning of each_ regular session a report of its work $1or the preceegiig iiscal (year, including a detailed statement of appropriations an expen 'tures, a detai ed statement showing receipts of and expenditures from the employees’ compensation fund, and its recommendations for Ieglwation. Sec. 34. at for the fiscal year ending J nme thirtieth, nineteen hun- ,,,;*'§,°,;}‘;,§s°;‘_f‘{‘“:';‘Z dred and seventeen, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, v¤g¤¤¤· from any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum °°°"°' m of $50,000 for the work of the commission, including salaries of the commissioners and of such assistants, clerks, and other employees as the commission may deem necessary, and for traveling expenses expenses of medica examinations imder sections twenty-one and """·¥’·’"· twenty-two, reasonable traveling and other expenses and loss of wages payab e to employees under section twenty-one, rent and equipment of offices, purc ase of books, stationery, and other sup lies, printing and binding to be done at the Government Printing 0£ce, and other “°°°““*“'Y °’,i.g°“"’”· . . Amount at tm Sec. 35. at there is hereby authorized to be appro riated, from ew ¤empe¤£ii°€§ any money in the Treasury not otherwise a proprratedt the smn of ‘““'* $500,000, to be set aside as a separate fundym the Treasury to be PM known as the em§oyees’ compensation fimd. To this fund there '°`°m‘ shall be added suc sums as Congress magufrom time to time appro- Pcmmm gpm priate for the purpose. Such fimd, inclu g all additions that may r>ri¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤riwL e made to it, is ereby authorized to be permanently appropriated for thpxpayment of the compensation provided by this Act, including the m ical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies provided by section nine, an the transportation and burial expenses provided by A,m,m,m,mmS_ sections nine and eleven. The commission shall submit annually to the Secretary of the Treasury estimates of the appropriations necessary for the maintenance of the fund. mt mu H I Sec. 36. The commission, upon consideration of the claim presented enum: ° °° ° by the beneficia , and the report fumished by the immediate superior and the completion of such investggation as it may deem necessary shall determine and make a finding of acts thereon and make an award for or- against pa ent of the coglpensation provided for in this Act. P_ymm_ Compensation wm awarded sh be paid from the empl0yees’ compensation fund. Sec. 37. That if the origin al claim for compensation has been made ,,},,§§°"· °‘°‘· °‘ within the time specified in section twenty, the commission may, at AMP- 74% any time, on its own motion or on application, review the award, and, in accordance with the facts fonmd on such review, may end, dimmish, or increase the compensation previously awarded, or, of compensation has been refused or discontinued, award compensation. cmmm 0, mb Sec. 38. That if any compensation is paid under a mistake of law or ams. of fact, the commission shall immediately cancel any award under which such compensation has been paid and shall recover, as far as practicable, any amount which has been so paid. Any amo1mt_ so recovered shall e placed to the credit of the employees’ compensation fund. _ Sec. 39. That whoever makes, in any aiiidavit required under sec- m*;‘_}§,“_Pg‘f““Q{°' "“"’ tion four or in an claim for compensation, any statement, knowing it to be false, shag be guilty of perjury and shall be pnmished by a line of not more than $2,000, or y imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
