PUBLIC LAW 94-378—AUG. 9, 1976
90 STAT. 1105
equipment; funeral, burial and other expenses incidental thereto for beneficiaries receiving care in Veterans Administration facilities; repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or allowajice therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); and aid to State homes as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 641); $4,218,032,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That allotments and transfers may be made from this appropriation to the Public Health Service of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force of the Department of Defense, for disbursements by them under the various headings of their applicable appropriations, of such amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration. MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC
RESEARCH
For expenses necessary for carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development, as authorized by law, to remain available until expended, $101,633,000, plus reimbursements.
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MEDICAL ADMINISTUATION AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for administration of the medical, hospital, domiciliary, construction and supply, research, employee education and training activities, as authorized by law, and for carrying out the provisions of section 5055, title 38, United States Code, relating to pilot programs and grants for exchange of medical information, $39,941,000, plus reimbursements. GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Administration, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law, purchase of ten passenger motor vehicles, for use in cemeterial operations, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; $508,383,000. CONSTRUCTION OP HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES TRANSFER OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES
The unexpended balances in this account are transferred to the accounts under the heads "Construction, major projects" and "Construction, minor projects" as appropriate. CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR
PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Administration, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 1004, 1006, 5001, 5002 and 5004 of title 38, United States Code, including planning, architectural and engineering services, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is $1,000,000 or more, $405,681,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $5,800,000 shall be available
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