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 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 314. JUNE 30, 1932 . TITLE VII-PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO VETERA -,S SE C. 701. There is hereby created a joint congressional committee which shall be composed of five Members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate ., and five Members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Such committee shall conduct a thorough investigation of the operation of the laws and regulations relating to the relief of veterans of all wars and persons receiving benefits on account of service of such veterans and report a national policy with respect to such veterans and their dependents, and shall also report and recommend such economies as will lessen the cost to the United States Government of the Veterans' Administration. The committee shall report to the Senate and the House of Representa- tives not later than the 1st of J anuary, 1933, the results of its in vesti- gation, together with such recommendations for legislation as it deems advisable. The committee is authorized to sit and act, whether or not the Senate or House of Representatives is in session, at such times and places as it may deem advisable, and to call upon various depart- ments of the Government for such information and for such clerical assistance as may be necessary, using the services of employees on the Goverment t pay roll, and also to call upon and use the clerks of the Comm itte e on Wor ld War Veterans' Legislation, the Committee on Pensions, and the Committee on Invalid Pensions, of the House of Representatives ; and the clerk of the Committee on Pensions of the Senate. TITLE VIII-SPECIAL PROVISIONS SEPARABILITY CLAUSE SEC. 801. If any p rovision of this Act, or the appl ication thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the app lic atio n of suc h pr ovis ion to o ther per sons or circums tances, shall not be affe cted the reby. SUS PEN SIO NS AND RE PEAL S 2 So in original 419 Provisions applicable to Veterans. Joint congressional conunntceon sete rans' relief created. A 1 -pomtment, duties, etc. Economies to be rec. ommende d. Dat e of report. Poat, p. 752. Committee to hold meetings, gather infor- mat ion, etc. Cl erical assis tance. Service committee clerks. Sp ecial provi sions. Separability clause. Invalidity of any provision not to affect remainder of Act. Suspensio ns and re- peals. Suspensions Meting Acts, of con. S EC. 802 . All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent or in conflict with thos e prov ision s of this Act wh ich a re of tempo rary durat ion are hereby suspended during the period in which such provisions of this Act are in effect. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent or Repeal of permanent in conflict with those provisions of this Act which are of permanent provisions. nature are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or, conflict. PROVISIONS OF PART 2 APPLICABLE TO APPROPRIATION ACTS FOR FISC -- YEAR 1933 SEC. 803. The provisions of Part 2 herein are hereby made a )li- Provisions of Part 2 Y pI applicable to alipro- cable to the appropriations available for the fiscal year 1933, whether oriation sr ivai able for contained in this Act or in Acts prior or subsequent to the date of the approval of this Act . Approv ed,-June 30, 1932.