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 SIXTXYSIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 16. 1919. 373 payments under pension laws in force and existence between April 6, 1917, and October 6, 1917. Sno, 10a. That section 300 of the War Risk Insurance Act is hereby .,dY°l"°*"°ll·°m°”d' amended to read as follows: "Sec. 300. 'I`hat for death or disability resulting from personal ,,s$;dS¤¤S°j\°mg°*S»°¤· injm·y suffered or disease contracted in the line of dut, by any mea. m° ’ ° °" °°` commissioned officer or enlisted man, or by any member oiy the Army Nurse Corps (female) or of the Navy Nurse Corps (female) when employed in the active service under the War Department or Navy Department, the United States shall pay compensation as hereinafter Edddddd for ddd Egvided; but no compensation shall be paid if the in`ury or disease mel misconduct. been caused by his own willful misconduct: 1i’romZded, That ériihiiiéss mi rm. for the purposes of this section said officer, enlisted man, or other “"“°° ““°"'°“· member shall be held and taken to have been in sound condition wd ti I A ,1 when examined, accepted, and enrolled for service: Provided fur- 6,li31$`? V° mm pu ther, That this section, as amended, shall be deemed to become effective as of April 6, 1917 ." Dmbmty ddmddd Sec. 11. That section 302 of the War Risk Insurance Act is hereby ¤¤¤·>¤· “"?°§d°d “’ ri? “`i §°“‘t”E° $..1 i 1. ‘ nc. 302. ati isa i'ty re ts romt einjury—— 0 m "(1) If and while the disability is rated as total and temporary, 'h¤ii°i·3`i¤`iit°m Z the monthly compensation shall be the following amounts: 61§,‘,§},g,§3;,dP*" 406* " (a) If the disabled person has neither wife nor child living, $80. " (b) If he has a wife but no child living, $90. " (c) If he has a wife and one child living, $95. " (d) If he has a wife and two or more children livirég, $100. " (e) If he has no wife but one child living, $90, wi $5 for each additional child. . " (f) If he has a mother or father, either or both dependent on him for support, then, in addition to the above amounts, $10 for each parent so dependent. rmni and um- " (2) If and while the disabilitly is rated as partial and temporary, *’°§;'§}g ,,,,,,,,_ the monthly compensation shall e a percentage of the compensation that would be payable for his total and temporary disability, equal to the degree of the reduction in earning capacity resulting from the disability, but no cdimpepsatiddn shall be payable for a reduction in e ca ity rate at ess t an 10 per centum., d_ " (3) Ii angasvhile the disability is rated as total and permanent, ati-iii°l md Wm the rate of com nsation shall be $100 per month: Provided however, {Q§§§"f,'§’g,,gh,_ limbs, That the loss ofpliioth feet, or both hands, or the sight of both eyes, or •¤·=· the loss of one foot and one hand, or one foot and e siight of one eye, or one hand and the sight of one eye, or becomdxdg he pless and (permanentl bedridden, s 11 be deemed to be to , permanent isa- ,,ddb,_ d,m,my bility: Igiovided further, That for double, total, permanent disabrlrty rm. the rate of compensation shall be $200 per month. rmgsi nie pa-m· “ (4) If and while the disability is rated as partial and permanent, mggdggglgftggg 0, d,_ the monthly compensation shall e a percentage of the_corn1pensation me. that would be a able for his total and permanent disabr ty equal to the degree ofitlie reduction in earning capacity resulting from the disability, but no compensation shall be payable for a reduction m earning capacity rated at less than 10 per centum. _ sequins et mm "A schedule of ratings of reductions m earmng capacity from spe- ’°' *”1““'* cific injuries or combinations of injurres of a permanent nature shall be adoptedaudap lied by thebureau. Ratmgsmaybeashrghas mast:. 100 per centum. The ratings shall be  as   as practicable, upon the average impairments of eaming capacity   from such injuries in civil occupations and not upon the xmpantment in earning capacity in each individual case,_s0_that there   be no reduction in the rate of compensation_fqr individual succeq rn cvcrg coming the handicap of a permanent injury. _The bureau. in adept ingthescheduleufratingsofreducuonmeunmgcapmrtyshahcem