Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 58 Part 1.djvu/318

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PUBLIC LAWS--CI 268-JUNE 22, 1944 to the next highest multiple of $1), between $100 and his net earnings for such month. (c) Payment of such allowance shall be made by the Administrator to each eligible veteran at the time and in the manner other payments are made directly to veterans by the Administrator. (d) Subsection (b) of section 700 and section 800 shall not apply in determining the eligibility for allowances of a claimant under this section. CHAPrER X-ADJUSTMENT OF DUPLCATE BENEFTS SEc. 1000. Where an allowance is payable to a claimant under this title and where, for the same period, either an allowance or benefit is received under any Federal or State unemployment or disability com- pensation law, the amount received or accrued from such other source shall be subtracted from the allowance payable under this title (except that this section shall not apply to pension, compensation, or retired pay paid by the Veterans' Administration); and the resulting allow- ances, if not a multiple of $1, shall be readjusted to the next higher multiple of $1. CEPTER XI-ADMINIsTATIno Use of existing facil- ities by agreement. Resident represent- ative. Rules and regula- tions, reoards and reports. Delegation ofpowers and duties. Repayment to co- operating State agen- ies. SEC. 1100. (a) The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is author- ized to administer this title and shall, insofar as possible, utilize existing facilities and services of Federal and State departments or agencies on the basis of mutual agreements with such departments or agencies. Such agreements shall provide for the filing of claims for readjustment allowances with the Administrator through established public employment offices and State unemployment-compensation agencies. Such agencies, through agreement, shall also be utilized in the processing, adjustment, and determination of such claims and the payment of such allowances. To facilitate the carrying out of agreements with State departments or agencies and to assist in the discharge of the Administrator's duties under this title, a representa- tive of the Administrator, who shall be a war veteran separated from active service under honorable conditions and who at the time of appointment shall have been a bona fide resident of the State for at least two years, shall be located in each participating State depart- ment or agency. (b) The Administrator, consistent with the provisions of this title, shall prescribe such rules and regulations and require such records and reports as he may find necessary to carry out its purposes: Pro- vided, however, That cooperative rules and regulations relating to the performance by Federal or State departments, or agencies, of func- tions under agreements made therewith may be made by the Admin- istrator after consultation and advisement with representatives of such departments or agencies. (c) The Administrator may delegate to any officer or employee of his own or of any cooperating department or agency of any State such of his powers and duties, except that of prescribing rules and regulations, as the Administrator may consider necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this title. (d) Allowances paid by the cooperating State agencies shall be repaid upon certification by the Administrator. The Secretary of the Treasury, through the Division of Disbursement of the Treasury, and without the necessity of audit and settlement by the General Accounting Office, shall pay monthly to the departments, agencies, or individuals designated, the amounts so certified. Ante, p. 296 [58 STAT.