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 588 Printing and bind- ing. Military and n aval compe nsat ion. Vol.41,p. 371. Vol. 43, pp. 615, 1304. Vol.44, p. 793. Medical, hospital, etc ., services to benefi- ciaries. Books, magazines, etc. Court expenses for guardians, etc. Disposal of a llotted appropriation. Use for new hospitals, sites, etc ., forbidden . Amoun t fo r al tera- tions, etc. Expenditure author- ized from allo tment s to other agencies . Adjus ted s ervi ce ce r- tific ate f und. Payment of. Vol.43, p. 128. Vol.44, p. 826. Milit ary and naval ins ura nce. Personal services in District of Columbia . Vol. 42, p. 1488. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 580. 1928 . the Public Health Service for necessary personnel, the pay, allow- ances, and travel of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service detailed to the United States Veterans' Bureau for duty. For printing and binding for the United States Veterans' Bureau, including all of its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services located in Washin gton, District of Columbia, and elsewher e, $1 35 ,0 00. Compensation : For the paym ent of milita ry and naval c ompensa- tion accruing during the fiscal year 1 92 9 or in prior fiscal years for death or disability provided by the Act approved October 6, 1917, as amended, and the World War Veterans' Act 1924, approved June 7, 1924, as amended, $195,000,000. Medical and hospital services : For medical, surgical, dental, dis- pensary, and hospital ser vices and fac ilities, conva lescent care, necessary and reasonable after care, welfare of, nursing, prosthetic appliances (including special clothing made necessary by the wearing of prosthetic appliances prescribed by the bureau), medical exami- nations, funeral, burial, and other incidental expenses (including preparation for shipment and transportation of remains) accruing during the fiscal year 1929, or in prior fiscal years, traveling expenses, and supplies, and not exceeding $100,000 for library books, maga- zines, and papers for beneficiaries of the United States Veterans' Bureau, court or other expenses incident to any investigation or court proceeding for the appointment or removal of any guardian, curator, conservator, or other person legally vested with the care of the claim- ant, or his estate, or in connection with the administration of such estate by such fiduciaries, including court costs and other expenses incident to proceedings heretofore or hereafter taken for commitment of mentally incompetent persons to hospitals for the care and treat- ment of the insane, $31,675,000. Thi s appropriati on shall be d isbursed by th e United Stat es Vet- erans' Burea u, and such p ortion thereo f as may be ne cessary shall be allotted from time to time to the Public Health Service, and the War, Navy, and Interior Departments, and transferred to their credit for disbursement by them for the purposes set forth in the foregoing paragraph. No part of this appropriation shall be expended for the purchase of any site for a new hospital, for or toward the construction of any new hospital, or for the purchase of a ny hospital ; an d not more than $3,309,384 of this appropriation may be used to alter, improve, or provide facilities in the several hospitals under the jurisdiction of the United States Veterans' Bureau so as to furnish adequate accommodatio ns for its be neficiaries e ither by contr act or by the hire of temporary employees and the purchase of materials. The allotments made to the Public Health Service, War, Navy, and Interior Departments shall be available for expenditure for care and treatment of beneficiaries of the United States Veterans' Bureau, and for necessary minor repairs and improvements of existing facili- ties, under the various headings of appropriations made to said departments as may be necessary. Adjusted service certificate fund : For an amount necessary under section 505 of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act of May 19, 1924, to provide for the payment of the face value of each adjusted servic e certi ficate in twe nty yea rs fro m its d ate or on the prior death of the veteran, $112,000,000, to remain available until expended. For military and naval insurance accruing during the fiscal year 1929 or in prior fiscal years, $106,750,000. To tal, Uni ted Stat es V eter ans' Bur eau, $485,560,000 . SEC. 2 . In expending appropriations or portions of appropriations, contained in this Act, for the payment for personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of

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