PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 286-JUNE 27, 1944 [58 STAT. Purchase o Aid to Sta ritorial hom( 25 Stat. 45( 24U.S. III, § 134. Medical ants. Reduced quests. Legal new Construct repair, rcstri Post, p. 85 382 of their applicable appropriations, of such amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of beneficiaries of the Veterans' Adminis- tration, including minor repairs and improvements of existing facilities under their jurisdiction.necessary to such care and treat- ment; for expenses incidental to the maintenance and operation of farms; for recreational articles and facilities at institutions main- tained by the Veterans' Administration; for administrative expenses incidental to securing employment for war veterans; for funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for beneficiaries of the Veterans' Administration accruing during the year for which this ftobacco. appropriation is made or prior fiscal years: Provided further, That the appropriations herein made for the care and maintenance of veterans in hospitals or homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans' Administration shall be available for the purchase of tobacco to be furnished, subject to such regulations as the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall prescribe, to veterans receiving hospital treatment or domiciliary care in Veterans' Administration hospitals te or Ter- or homes: Providedfurther, That this appropriation shall be available for continuing aid to State or Territorial homes for the support of disabled volunteer soldiers and sailors, in conformity with the Act . approved August 27, 1888 (24 U. S . C . 134), as amended, for those ., supp. veterans eligible for admission to Veterans' Administration facilities consult- for hospital or domiciliary care: Providedfurther, That the Adminis- trator is hereby authorized to employ medical consultants for duty on such terms as he may deem advisable and without regard to the 'fa r- civil service and classification laws: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the purchase directly from sources authorized by the common carriers of printed reduced fare requests for use by veterans when traveling at their own expense spapers. from or to Veterans' Administration facilities: Provided further, That notwithstanding any limitation in this Act, this appropriation shall be available for the purchase of legal newspapers in an amount not exceeding $200. aon and No part of this appropriation shall be expended for the purchase of . any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home, or for the purchase of any hospital or home; and not more than $2,500,000 of this appropriation may be used to repair, alter, improve, or provide facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans' Administration either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and the purchase of materials. mndbind- For printing and binding for the Veterans' Administration, includ- ing all its bureaus and functions located in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $450,000. Pensions: For the payment of compensation, pensions, gratuities, and allowances, now authorized under any Act of Congress, or regula- tion of the President based thereon, or which may hereafter be author- ized, including emergency officers' retirement pay and annuities, the administration of which is now or may hereafter be placed in the Veterans' Administration, accruing during the fiscal year for which this appropriation is made or in prior fiscal years, $558,252,000, to be immediately available. md naval For military and naval insurance accruing during the fiscal year for which this appropriation is made or in prior fisca years, $19,794,000. ent"pay Adjusted service and dependent pay: For payment of adjusted- service credits of not more than $50 each and the quarterly install- ments due to dependents of deceased veterans, as provided in the Act of May 19, 1924, as amended (38 U. S. C. 631-632, 661-670), $40,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. Printing i ing. Pensions. Military i insurance. Adjusted and depend 43 Stat. 12
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