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 SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 254. 1930 . buildings to be prepared in the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Departm ent of the Tr easury, and t he work of rem odeling and constructing the said buildings to be supervised by the field force of said office : Provided, That if, in his discretion, it would be impracticable to cause such plans, specifications, and estimates to be prepared in the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Depart- ment of the Tr easury, and s uch work to b e supervised b y the field force of said office, the Secretary of the Treasury may contract for all or any portion of such work to be performed by such suitable person or firm as he may select : Provided further, That the proper appropriation for the suppo rt and mainte nance of the Office of the Supervising Ar chitect be re imbursed for the cost of su ch work and supervision. SEC. 4. That the control and management of the institution estab- lished hereunder shall be vested in the Attorney General, who shall have power to promulgate ru les for the g overnment ther eof, and to appoint, subje ct to the civ il service la ws and regulat ions of the United States, all necessary officers and employees. In connection with such maintenance and operation the Attorney General is author- ized to establish and conduct industries, farms, and other activities ; to classify the inmates ; and to provide for their proper treatment, care, rehabilitation, and reformation. SEC. 5. That the inmates of said institution shall be employed in such manner and under such condition as the Attorney General may direct. The Attorney General may, in his discretion, establish indus- tries, plants, factories, or shops for the manufacture of articles, commodities, and supplies for the United States Government ; require any department or establishment of the United States to purchase at current market prices, as determined by the Attorney General or his authorized representatives, such articles, commodities, or supplies as meet their specifications. There may be established a working- capital fund for said industries out of any funds appropriated for said institution ; and said working-capital fund shall be available for the purchase, repair, or replacement of machinery or equipment, for the purchase of raw materials and supplies, for personal services of civilian employees, and for the payment to the inmates or their dependents of such pecuniary earnings as the Attorney General shall deem proper. SEC. 6 . There is hereby authorized to be created a board of exam- iners for each Federal penal and correctional institution where per- sons convicted of offenses against the United States are incarcerated, to consist of (1) a medical officer appointed by the warden or super- intendent of the institution ; (2) a medical officer to be appointed by the Attorney General ; and (3) a competent expert in mental diseases to be nominated by the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service. The said board shall examine any inmate of the institution alleged to be insane or of unsound mind or otherwise defective and report their findings and the facts on which they are based to the Attorney General. The Attorney General, upon receiv- ing such rep ort, may dire ct the warden or superinten dent or other official having custody of the prisoner to cause such prisoner to be removed to the United States hospital for defective delinquents or to any other such institution as is now authorized by law to receive insane persons charged with or convicted of offenses against the United States, there to be kept until, in the judgment of the super- intendent of said hospital, the prisoner shall be restored to sanity or health or until the maximum sentence, without deduction for good time or commutation of sentence, shall have been served. 271 Provisos. Preparation by out- side contracts, if im- practicable by Archi- tect' s Off ice. Rei mbu rs eme nt for office expenses. Hospital subject to control of Attorney Gener al. Industries, farms, e tc. to be established, etc. Emp loy me nt of in- mates. Disposition of prod- ucts. Working capital funds. Use thereof. Boar d of exam iner s for each Federal penal and correc tional in- stitution. Composition. Exa mi n&i on of al- leged defectives. Removal of, to ho s- pital fur defective de- linquents or institu- tion for the insane.

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