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or (B) 50 per centum of the cost to the veteran of the housing unit plus the full amount of the unpaid balance, if any, of the cost to the veteran of the land necessary for such housing unit; (3) where the veteran elects to remodel a dwelling, which is not adapted to the requirements of his disability, acquired by him prior to application for assistance under this title, the Administrator shall pay not to exceed the total of (A) 50 per centum of the cost to the veteran of such remodeling, plus (B) the smaller of the following sums: (i) 50 per centum of the cost to the veteran of such dwelling and the necessary land upon which it is situated, or (ii) the full amount of the unpaid balance, if any, of the cost to the veteran of such dwelling and the necessary land upon which it is situated; and (4) where the veteran has acquired a suitable housing unit, the Administrator shall pay not to exceed the smaller of the following sums: (A) 50 per centum of the cost to the veteran of such housing unit and the necessary land upon which it is situated, or (B) the full amount of the unpaid balance, if any, of the cost to the veteran of such housing unit and the necessary land upon which it is situated. F U R N I S H I N G OF P L A N S A N D S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
SEC. 603. The Administrator is authorized to furnish to veterans eligible for assistance under this title, without cost to the veterans, model plans and specifications of suitable housing units. B E N E F I T S ADDITIONAL TO B E N E F I T S U N D E R OTHER LAWS
SEC. 604. Any veteran who accepts the benefits of this title shall not by reason thereof be denied the benefits of title III of the Servicemen's | | ^^g j;?^ gg 4. Readjustment Act of 1944; however, the assistance authorized by this 694o. title shall not be available to any veteran who has received financial assistance under part IX of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), asuscch. I2A. N O N L I A B I L I l ' Y OF UNITED STATES
SEC. 605. The Government of the United States shall have no liability in connection with any housing unit, or necessary land therefor, acquired under the provisions of this title. TITLE VII—AUTOMOBILES FOR DISABLED VETERANS VETERANS ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE
SEC. 701. (a) The Administrator, under such regulations as he may prescribe, shall provide or assist in providing an automobile or other conveyance by paying not to exceed $1,600 on the purchase price, including equipment with such special attachments and devices as the Administrator may deem necessary, for each veteran who is entitled to compensation under title III of this Act for any of the following due to disability incurred in or aggravated by active military, naval, or air service during World War II or the Korean conflict: (1) Loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet; (2) Loss or permanent loss of use of one or both hands; (3) Permanent impairment of vision of both eyes of the following status: Central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye, with corrective glasses, or central visual acuity of more than 20/200 if there is a field defect in which the peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter of visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than twenty degrees in the better eye.
Ante. p. 94.
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