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 1210 sixtrr-mourn CONGRESS. Sess. 11. Ch. 4es. 1925. July 1, 1921 be canceled: Provided, That no claim on the part of §ggg<$ua,c,a,msn0t the United States Shipping Board Emergency F1eet_Corporation, mmm. or the Navy Department, as against any private individual, firm, association, or corporation other than the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, is canceled or otherwise affected in any way by this paragraph. V¤t¤m¤S’B¤re¤¤· I UNITED STATES VETERANS’ BUREAU §,¤¤g·;¤¤dg;v¤¤S¢S- For carr ing out the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to ° ' p` L ‘ establish a {’eterans’ Bureau and to improve the facilities and service of such bureau and to further amend and modify the War Risk Insurance Act approved August 9, 1921,” and to carry out the A""'p‘°°7‘ provisions of the Act entitled “World War Veterans’ Act, 1924," _ approved June 7, 1924, and for administrative expenses in carrying t;5gE€2Z`;,,°§s’§§°”°` out the provisions of the World War adjusted compensation Act ·’""°»P-m- of Ma 19, 1924, including salaries of personnel in the District of Columbia and elsewhere in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, and expenses of the central office at Washington, District of Columbia, and regional offices and suboflices, and mcluding salaries, stationery and minor office supplies, furniture, equipment and supplies, rentals and alterations, heat, light, and water, miscellaneous expenses, including telephones, telegrams, freight, express, law books, books of reference, periodicals, ambulance service, towel service, laimdry service, repairs to equipment, storage, ice, taxi service car fare, stamps and box rent, traveling and subsistence, salaries and expenses of employees engaged in field investigation, _ _ _ passenger-carrying and other motor vehicles, including purchase, u£;;s'gf°¤ B“‘*d*¤¤ maintenance, repairs, and operation of same, salaries and operating expenses of the Arlington Building and annex, including repairs C_\_u_ m Y and mechanical equipment, fuel, electric current, ice, ash removal, where applicable wages, travel and subsistence of civil em loyees P i at the United States veterans’ hoslpitals, supply depots, gis en- DQ'{Q§‘f,;;s,,,,m,¤,,0 saries, clinics and vocational schoo s $45,500000: Provekied, 'Fhat ggjggggygfpleym on the first day of each regular session of Congress the Director of the Veterans’ Bureau shall transmit to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a statement giving in detail (a) the total number of positions at a rate of $2,000 or more per annum (b) the rate of salary attached to each position, (c) the number of positions at each rate in the central office and in each regional office or suboffice and hospital, and (d) lm t Publi a brief statement of the duties of each position. H;,,,;{l,“§§',?§,,§,?’d,,,,,,,‘f Such portion of this appropriation as may be necessa shall be allotted from time to time by the United States, VeteranspBureau to the Public Health Service and shall be available for expenditure by the Public Health Service for necessary personnel, the pay and allowances, and travel of commissioned officers of the Public Health Pdmmmdbmém Service detailed to the United States Veterans’ Bureau for duty. "‘ _ Forprmting and binding for the United States Veterans’ Bureau, including all of its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services located H in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $200,000. ,,,,,2};},;*,;*,,,*;,,,*;,*}** **3**** _ Compensation: _F or the payment of military and naval compensa- Xfxilfg $5371- tion accruing during the fiscal year 1926 or in prior fiscal years for ' ‘ death or disabihty provided by the Act approved October 6, 1917, as _ _ ; . . · 4,, . ,,0§f,§§{_°*;{;_f';;§;§c2; Medical and hospital services: For medical, surgical, dental, disro ¥>e¤¤¤¤i¤ri¤=s. pensary, and hospital services and facilities, convalescent care, necessary and reasona le aftercare, welfare of, nursing, prosthetic appli-
 * ,0sQ,mf§f',§§gjp‘°y°°s“t and miscellaneous items; and including the salaries and allowances,
 * {g;in¢ié.’gt;Lz})n)%  World War Veterans’ Act 1924, approved June 7 ,