226 Repeals. [CHAPTER 203] May 24,1944 AN ACT H.1R. 4519 1 To authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to furnish seeing-eye dogs for [Public Law 3W0] blind veterans. Seeing-eye dogs for blind veterans. Appropriation an- thorixedl. PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 202, 203-MAY 23, 24 , 1944 [58 STAT. SEC. 3 . The Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act supplementary to an Act to provide for furnishing artificial limbs to disabled soldiers', approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy", approved June 8, 1872 (17 Stat. 338); the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the issue of artificial limbs to disabled soldiers, seamen, and others", approved August 15, 1876 (19 Stat. 203, 204; U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 38, sections 241, 242, 245); part of paragraph follow- ing semicolon making provision for direct payment of commutation under subject "Artificial limbs" under heading "Miscellaneous objects" in the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and for other purposes", approved March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 979; U. S . C., 1940 edition, title 38, sec. 244); section 4787 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 38, sections 241-242); section 4788 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 38, sec. 243); section 4789 of the Revised Statutes; section 4790 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S . C., 1940 edition, title 38, sec. 243); section 4791 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S . C., 1940 edition, title 38, sec. 246); the proviso under the subject "Artificial limbs" under the heading "Medical Department" in the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921, and for other purposes", approved June 5, 1920 (41 Stat. 901; U. S . C., 1940 edition, title 38, sec. 242); section 1176 of the Revised Statutes (U. S . C ., 1940 edition, title 38, sec. 247); section 1177 of the Revised Statutes (U. S . C ., 1940 edition, title 38, sec. 248); section 1178 of the Revised Statues, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 38, sec. 249; title 31, sec. 583 (9)); the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Act entitled 'An Act to provide for furnishing trusses to disabled soldiers', approved May twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two", approved March 3, 1879 (20 Stat. 353; U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 38, sections 247 and 250), are hereby repealed; and any other Acts, or parts of Acts, in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency. Approved May 23, 1944. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Adminis- trator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized, under such regulations as he may prescribe, to provide seeing-eye or guide dogs trained for the aid of blind veterans who are entitled to disability compensation under laws administered by the Veterans' Administrator, and to pay all necessary travel expenses to and from their homes and incurred in becoming adjusted to such seeing-eye or guide dogs and also to provide such veterans with mechanical electronic equipment for aiding them in overcoming the handicap of blindness. i8. 2 . There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved May 24, 1944.
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