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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cns. 134-136. 1922. 497 with the Government, if in his opinion desirable, at such compensatroéi as he rpiay cfonsider reasonable. no. 3. at or carry1ng` into effect the rece ar a hs -*m°¤¤° °9“*°*iZ°d relating to additional hospital and outpatieni) disgeurigarg fz§:ilii)ies t0}’)¢i¤2p1liig•i,{18t€d' there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $17 ,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. That not to exceed 3 per centum of this sum shall be available for the m£°Y,_;'§`s°€,,,f§§, t§g§ employment in the District of Columbia and in the field of necessary P“°S»°°°· technical and clerical assistants at the customary rates of compensation, exclusively to aid in the preparation of the plans and specifications for the projects authorized herein and for the supervision of the execution thereof, and for traveling expenses, field-office equipment and supplies in connection therewith. _ Sec. 4. That all hospital facilities under the control and jurisdic- Sp]Q¥'?,u€vSg°§°§'t;‘;°$§§ tion of the United States Veterans’ Bureau shall be available for mmsveterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philip ine Insurrection, and the Boxer Rebellion, suffering from neuropsycbiatric and tubercular ailments and diseases. Approved, April 20, 1922. CHAP. 135.-A.n Act Authorizing the Comptroller General of the United States to allow credits to and relieve certain disbursing officers of the War and Navy Depart- ments in the settlement of certain accounts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives oéthe United _ States o{IAmeriea in Congress assembled, That the Com(ptr0 er General  w" S°'“°° of the nited States be, and he hereby is authorize, through such bM!¤Y ¤=g*mIg;;Y·1j¤·é_ officer as he may designate, and within two years from the passage ugixlénom 1am; anof this Act, (a) to relieve disbursing officers or special disbursing agents °“"°° “" of the War and Navy Departments from accountabilitlyl or responsibility for losses, occurring between April 6, 1917, and ovember 18, 1921, of funds, or of accounts, papers, records, vouchers, or data pertaining to said funds, for which said officers or agents were account- C able or res onsible; and (b) to allow credits, in the settlement of 1,,,-',‘§,‘iQ,,°€s_‘°” mgm" accounts ofp said officers or agents, for dpayments made in good faith on public account during said perio , notwithstanding ailure to comply with rezuirements of existing law or regulations pursuant F thereto: Provide , That in cases of losses orglpayments mvolvmglmore rzeqmmiaeae u me than $1,000 the Comptroller General sh exercise the authority "·°°° "“’°"°“· herein only upon the written recommendation of the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Na, which recommendation shall also set forth the facts relative to sud}? loss or payment; Prandedfurther, mmgm °'°“‘ "‘“" That the Comptroller General in all cases shall certify that the transactions, expenditures, losses, or payments appear to be free from fraud or collusion. Approved, April 21, 1922. CHAP. 136.-An Act To advance Major Benjamin S. Berryto the permanent rank of major. [r¤¤ue,‘N‘ 6.17 ` Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Itlegresentatives of the United Mama Cm, States of America in Congress assembled, at the President of the m§§g{;¤_{“¤mS·u§t°¤g United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to place Major Ben- mimjamin S. Berry, United States Marine Corps, on the lineal list of officers of the Marine Corps, to take rank among the-ilpsrmanent majors of the Marine Corps, next after Lauren S. W, United States 42150°—...:}---3‘>‘ 2