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 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 496-498 . JU LY 15, 16, 1932. 701 In the preparation of this estimate the Surgeon General shall ascertain from the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture whether any military, naval, or other reservation suitable for the purpose is available for transfer, to be used for the location of said station and hosp ital, an d shall consider also th e cost of the pur chase of the present Kalihi receiving hospital, its equipment and supplies, including the acquisition of the ground upon which the hospital is located and incl uding su ch recon structio n or addi tional b uildings as may be necessary. The Surgeon General shall report his findings and estimates on the open ing day of the sec ond ses sion of the Sev ent y-se cond Co ngre ss. Approved, July 15, 1932. [CH AP TER 497.] JOI NT R ESOL UTIO N To amend the public resolution entitled "Joint resolution making an~ appropria- tion to provide transportation to their homes for veterans of the World War temporarily quartered in the District of Columbia," approved July 8, 1932. R esolve d by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the public resolution entitled "Joint resolution making an appropriation to provide transportation to their homes for veterans of the World War temporarily quartered in the District of Columbia," approved July 8, 1932, is hereby amended to read as follows " That to enable the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, upon the request of any honorably discharged veteran of the World War temporarily quartered in the District of Columbia who is desirous of returning to his home, to provide such veteran with transporta- tion thereto prior to July 25, 1932, by railroad or such other means of transportation as the A dm inistrator of Veterans' Affairs may approve, including 'allowance in advance for gas and oil for travel Advance for gasoline, in privately owned automobile, together with travel subsistence at a Travel subsistence . the rate of 75 cents per day, there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $100,0002 and in the event such amount is insufficient there is hereby appropriated out of the general post fund authorized by the Act of July 1, 1902, and the Act of June 25, 1910 (U . S. C., title 24, sees. 136 and 139), such amount as the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may determine to be necessary : Provided, That where transporta- ti on is authorized by other than railroad the amount allowed for same shall not exceed the cost of railroad transportation : Provided further, That all am ou nts expended un der t his appropriation in behalf of a ny veteran shall constitute a lo an without inter est which, if not repaid to the Unit ed Sta tes, shall be deducted from any amount payable to such veteran on his adjusted-service certificate .' Ap proved, July 15, 1932 . [CHAPTER 498.] Existing reservations to be considered for site . Suitability of Ka1 1hi hospital. Report to Congress . July 16, 1932. [H.J. Res. 473 .] ]Pub . Res ., No . 39.] World War veterans, transportati on . Prov ision s mo difie d . Ante, p . 664. Means of transporta- tion other than by rail- road permitted . Availability extend- ed. Supplementa l appro- priations. Availability of post fund. Vol. 36, p. 736 . U.S. C.,p.678, Proviso . Allowance not to ex- ceed rail road rate. To constitute a loan, eto. Deduction. AN ACT July 18, 1932. To amend the Act entitled "An Act to promote the production of sulphur upon 	[S . 3276 .]	the public domain within the State of Louisiana," approved April 17, 1926. [Public, No. 291.] Be it en acted by the Sen ate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of Am eri ca in Congress as sem bl ed, Tha t the Act upnp p blcpdomamin n entitled "An Act to promote the production of sulphur upon the Louisiana . public domain within the State of Louisiana," approved April 17,