1219 · .· er12·1»a sa.,-Pa2va1oue, aozv va ei as otherwise legp.ily‘·vea1ed with ~ rewaibility or care or me da;imaat er his wtate: Provided,. That .prier to receipt of mtiee hy the burma, that any such pegaoa is. imder each other texi disability adjudged by some court of competent juriediey gee, payweut ‘ may be made to such person .d1reet :· ·Pi·ov·ided · {archer, That fof the purpose? gt -paymei1ts“ of beaehta under ‘ chapter, what? aoguardian, curator, or eense:·vate» the 'pereea under a tegal disabilityhas been ap—_ "p»eTi&ated` H§d€1f.`{h€_18.W§ of the State or residence of the claimant, the directext _ shall determine the peisoa who is otherwise legally vested with 1‘BS{)0i1Sibi1itY“·Of·€§l‘€ of -the-claimant or his peetatez dad proe»ided_Iw·¢ker, That the director, in his discre-· rioe, may suspend such paymeateto any; such. guardian, eunator, eezaservator, or other pefson who Shall gegleotn or refuse, after reaspaable uotibe, to render an account to the direotor from ‘ time to time showing the application of such payments .for the `beaedt of such minor- or incompetent bene§cia;·y._ ·_ (June- 7, 1924, esac, sa 21*, as sm:. 613.;, · A f ‘_ ‘ -— = ` 451; Payments to perminal repreéentatives.—%T_he amount of me mimthly installments of commasation, yearly tenewaple tem; insaraxxee, ec accrued maintenance and aupport allowance which has become payable made; tHe `provisions of, Parts
- 11, III, oe IV. ei this chapter, but which has not been paid
prior to the death `ef the person entitled to receive the same, me y §¤Fab1e_ to the personal representatives of such person ;· Provided, That la cases where the_eatate_ ot the decedent would eseheatpadex the laws of the place of his residence, such inetattmeats shall aot be. paid to "the estate of the decedent but shall eseheatf to the United Statx &¤d`sha11_ be credited to the
-ap;a·epriatioa from-which the erigiaal award wastmade. (June
5 7,*1924, e. eee, s x, 43 sm. 614.) . , , . l 452. Validatioa of payments made prior to June 7, 1924t->— All payments of eompezasatioa and lneuraxace made prior to Jane 7, 1924, pursuant to a' regulation permitting permanefnt and `tetai disability to" be presumed 'tpom hospitalization or ratiyggg of less than permanent total disability shall be deemed valid and no reeo very`·thereo£ shall be made: Provided, That nothing in this chapteé shall operate to validate insurance not ‘ i'n_" farce. as the date ad award thereof was approved`, except where premiums basie been thereafter accepted. (June 7, 1924, e. 320, 5 27, 43 Stat. 1815.) , l _ _ 3 ‘· _ 453. Payment ot to the recovered `from `ben`eHcla:·ies,. whea.—e——There sggae ao recovery offpayments from any benexieiai'? who, in the judgmeat of the director, is withoutfaixlt on hia‘part,aand where, in the 'judgment of the director, such i·e· oovery would defeat the-purpose of benefits otherwise auth0,x·— ized er would agai;1at equity and good conacience.- (Jane 7, 1924, c.` 326, _§ 28, $3 Stat.,&5.)" - · A5;. Amgnability map: status of oompeneatioxi, in-» earaaeé and maintenance had sappert allowaaeea.-—·-e'I'he com- · peaeattea, iasutauce, ; ¤ atenaaee and `suppert allowanee payablejmdeg Partali, III; and IV, respectively, shall not be aeeigaable; shall "aet w _ subject __te the claims of ·<“I1Y§di£0l'SE of any perwaa te whom an award ie made-made: Parts 1,1,,111, er QV; axial mall, M exempt from taxation. _ .,Sueix compeneatiea, ‘ Lnaagaaee, and · mai11teaaz1£:e` aad aupport allowance shall be subject to aug claims which the United States may have, ' under Parts II, IV, and V, against the peraoa en wboae aeeoapat me eompeaaation, iaemraaee, or maintenance and upport allewaaee is payable. ‘ _ · * _ . The pmyiéeaaet this section shall not be eeaatrued tofpm·· lhibit ttxeaxigzlxmeatl by any peveea to whom eeaverted t¤su1·— came shall he myable under aPart;I1I.£of this chapter of his. ixitezex auch iaiamaaee to any etmk member of the permitted emas ei beaedeiaxjiee. _( June 7, 1924, e. 320,. S %,_ 43 -S_tat.` 613.} — 455. etc; by direeter fef sarwuo equipmept, ete.—·—-·-The director is authorized, ia his diaeretiea, te aell, Mase, or exehaxxge
ws, AND vamzzazve bazaar l ’ § 47 1
Surplus equipnieut, eupplies, predaete, or waste materials belonging to the }l»m·e:re or any of its pleats, er institutions; and
d to lease fer 2% term, not exceeding three ywrs, laude er build-,. _ ings, Gr parte er parcels tbereegbeleaglrxg to the United Stetee and Qlllldéf IDB-·;C0llt1`0l of the bureau. ( The net preweda of all such sales,·leaaes,_0r exchanges shall becevered inte the Treasury of the United States as miaee1la11eeula'reeeipta. (JHHBKY, y 1924, c,T 320, ~§· 25, 43 Stat. 615.) ‘“. ‘ _ _ ‘ " l "Z 456l Files,. records, etc., ccnaddeatial aaa privileged.-——All tiles, records, reports, arid other papers and documents pertaining te any élaim for the berleiita of —.the previaiena of this chapter, whether pédzding or adjadicated, al1¥z1ll_ be tleemed eeefldexltial and privileged axhbo diaelcaure tbereef shall be maine except as follows: - E . · _, . · . §'(a)_ ;'.l‘q a claimant er his duly authorized ·representative, aa te matters concerning himself alone, when in the jaelgmesxt ef Tthe director ·_`sucIr disclosure weald net be i11jarl0ae_t0.tl1e pbysicalpr mental health of the claimant; . I l ` -‘ (b·) _Where required by the progress at a United States eeert l to [be produced- in any suit or proceeding therein pending; er when such production is deemed by the director te be_neeess;1ry in any suit or proceeding] brought under the previaiemsl of this chapter; . ·_ U . _ " `, _ I . v_ _ (c) In all prqceedingein the nature of an inquest i11te.the— mental competency of a claimant, and ix; all other judieial X proceedings, in the judgment of The director saab die-- closure is deemed` necessary and properi; L ». . (d ). The amount of compensation br traieiag allevvaeee Mei any beneficiary shall be made known to any person vv},1e5 ap- - plies for such information. _ _ . -_ l V l . —Wberever they production of Va die, record, report, er other document is ~required‘ or permitted by' this`- aeetiee a eertided copy thereof may be produced in lieu of the 0»rigim;l,`a11d·euc·b certided cepyshall be_`reeeivéd’i11 evidence with like feree and eiect as the original.- (June 7, 1924, c.` 320, § SO, 43 Stat.- 61-5.) _ 457, Telephone service; payment fm·.——-Payment may be made for 0@cia1 telephone service, and · rental Y ia the aeld wherever incixrred in case of e$eial telepbeaee for neediealva , `omeers of the bureau vvhere auch telephones are installed ia private, residences- 0 private apartments-·er quarters vvbe:1 autherized under rggulatiens established, by the director. (Mar, 4, 1925, c. 553, 5, 5, 43 Stat. 1·3tl4.). y * ‘ PART II.-—<COMPENSATION AND`1‘REsXTMEN·T J 471, Compensation fer death er disability; te whem pay· ‘ able and for what causes payable; preeamptieaa aa te aeaad· reea of etmditigm and time of aeqaiaitien of <;liaabilitiea.——gFerA_ death or disability resulting from peraeaal iajary suffered er disease éentracted in the m:lllta,ry er naval aervice Tea after April 6, 1917, and before July 2, ,1921, er for aa aggravatiea ·, or reeurreace of- aw disability existing prier te examination, acceiltanee, and lenrellmeati for service, when eeeb aagravatievy ‘ was suffered or eobtraeted in, er auch reeurreaee_ was eaaae£1` by, the military er `navall service eu or after April 6, 1917,; and before July 2, 1921, by any eemmiasibued emeer er enlisted man, or by any member of tbe;Army Nurse (female) er of the Navy Nurse Corps (female) ,vvl1eln`e1:1;>leye<l in the active service under the War Department or Navy Eepartment; the United States shall FM? te meh cemmisaianed _ edieer er ebllatm man, member of the Army Narae Carpe _(tema_le) or l of the `Navy ‘NarmyCerpe (female) ,er,, in the diaeretviem of the `direeter, aepefately te bla er ber dependents, mmgeaaatlen as _hereia~efter provided ;`b€1t ne cempenaatieu shall be paid it the injury, ydieeaae, aggravatieri, ddr reearrexiee bea been eauaed by his ewn willful misconduct: Tbat no peraexi suffer-_ ing" from paralysis, pareala, er blindness ebelt be denied eemy ~ a, per1aetien_ by reason of vvll‘lfal_mieeendaet, ner aball any person who is helplem er bedriddea as Q result et any disability be
