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 310 Buri al e xpens es, vet- erans dy ing prior to March 20, 1933. Ande, P. 11. Fili ng c lairu. Finality of Board decision. Percentage of pay- inents m ade on March 20, 1933, to continue. Proriso Exte nsio n of time for Board decision. Rules governing re- views and hearings. Payment of salaries and expense s. Lunitation on reduc- tion of payments for di- rectly se rvice-con- nected disabilities. Ante, p.8; post, p. sea. Death compensation . Minimum pension, r,0 per centum disabled veteran of Spanish- American War, etc. Short title. June 16, 1933. AN ACT [8.813.)	 To remove the limitation on the filling of the vacancy in the office of senior [Public, No . 79.] circuit judge for the ninth judicial circuit . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Presi - dent is authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint a circuit judge to fill the vacancy in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Judicial Circuit occasioned Ninth Judicial Cir- cuit . Fil ling vaca ncy of judgeship in, au2tbor- 73d CONG RESS . SESS. I. CHS. 101, 102. JUNE 16, 1933 . action and one appeal may be had in such cases . Where a veteran died prior to March 20, 1933, under conditions which warrant the payment of, or reimbursement for, burial expenses, such payment or reimbursement may be made in accordance with the laws in effect prior to March 20, 1933, prov ided that clai m for suc h pay ment or reimbursement must be filed within three months from the date of passage of this Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of Public Law Numbered 2. Seventy-third Congress, the decisions of such special boards shall be final in such cases, subject to such appellate procedure as the President may prescribe, and, except for fraud, mistake, or mis- representation, 75 per centum of the payments being made on March 20, 1933, therei n shal l cont inue t o Octob er 31, 1933, or th e date of special board decision, whichever is the earlier date : Provided, That where any case is pending before any one of the special boards on October 31, 1933, the President may provide for extending the time of payment until decision can be rendered. The President shall prescribe such rules governing reviews and hearings, as may be deemed advisable. Payment of salaries and expenses of such boards and personnel assigned thereto shall be paid out of and in accord- ance with appropriations for the Veterans' Administration. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Public Law Numbered 2, Seventy-third Congress, in no event shall the rates of compensation payable for directly service-connected disabilities to those veterans who entered the active military or naval service prior to November 11, 1918, and whose disabilities are not the result of their own mis- cond uct, w here t hey we re exc ept by fraud, mista ke, or misre presel t- tation, in receipt of compensation on March 20, 1933, be re duced more than 25 per centum, except in accordance with the regulations issued under Public Law Numbered 2, Seventy-third Congress, pertaining to F ederal emplo yees, hospit alized cases and ca ses of benef iciari es residing outside of the continental limits of the United States ; and in no event shall death compensation, except by fraud, mistake, or misr epre senta tion, bei ng pa id to wido ws, child ren, and depen dent parents of deceased World War veterans under the World War Veterans' Act of 1924, as amended, on March 20, 1933, be reduced or discontinued, whether the death of the veteran on whose account compensation is being paid was directly or presumptively connected with service. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Public Law Numbered 2, Seve nty- third Cong ress, any vete ran o f th e Spa nish- Amer ican War, including the Boxer rebellion and the Philippine insurrection, who served ninety days or more, was honorably discharged from the serv- ice, is fifty- five year s of age or over, is 50 pe r centum disabled, and in need as defined by the President, shall be paid a pension of not less than $15 per month. SEC. 21. This Act hereafter may be referred to as the " Independ- ent O ffices Appro priati on Act, 1934 ." Approved, June 16, 1933, 1 :25 p .m. [CHAPTER 102 .1