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 74TH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 156. MARCH 19, 1936. 118 1 Administration is now or may hereafter be charged with administer- ing, $86,500,000 together with $7,000,000 of the unexpended balance `om 4r8eap pprol p 8riated. of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year 1935 : Pro- vided, That not to exceed $3,500 of this amount shall be available for 9t' tend ance at meet- expenses, except membership fees, of employees, detailed by the inks, etc. Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to attend meetings of associations for the promotion of medical science and annual national conven- tions of organized war veterans : Provided further, That this appro- traeiingcepensentals, priation shall be available also for personal services and rentals in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including traveling expenses examination of estimates of appropriations in the field, including Field e xpense s. actual expenses of subsistence or per diem allowance in lieu thereof ; for expenses incurred in packing, crating, drayage, and transporta- tion of hou sehold effect s and other propert y, not excee ding i n any one case five thous and pounds, of employees when transferred fr om one official station to another for permanent duty and when specifically authorized by t he Administrato r ; furnishing and laundering of s uch wearing apparel. wearing apparel as may be prescribed for employees in the perform- ance of their official duties ; purchase and exchange of law books, books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers ; for passenger-carry- Vehicles. ing and other motor vehicles, including purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of same, including not more than two passenger automobiles for general administrative use of the central office in the District of Columbia ; and notwithstanding any provisions of law Transporting em- ployees' ch ildren to to the contrary, the Administrator is authorized to utilize Govern- schools. ment-owned automotive equipment in transporting children of Vet- erans' Administration employees located at isolated stations to and from school under such limitations as he may by regulation prescribe ; and notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the Actuarial services. Administrator is authorized to expend not to exceed $2,000 of this appropriation f or actuarial se rvices pertaini ng to the Gove rnment life-insurance fund, to be obtained by contract, without obtaining competition, at such rates of compensation as he may determ ine to be reasonable ; for allotment and transfer to the Public Health Serv- ble lands . fun of applica° ice, the War, N avy, and Interi or Departments, for disbursem ent by them under the various headings of their applicable appropriations, of such amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of bene- ficiaries of th e Veterans' Adm inistration, in cluding minor repairs and imp roveme nts of exist ing fac ilitie s unde r thei r juris dictio n nece s- sary to such care and treatment ; for expenses incidental to the maintenance and operation of farms ; for recreational articles and fa ciliti es at i nstitu tions mainta ined b y the V eteran s' Adm inistr ation ; for administrative expenses incide ntal to securi ng employment f or war veterans ; for funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental Burial, et• ., e x p e n s e s , thereto for ben eficiaries of t he Veterans' Ad ministration a ccruing during the year for which this appropriation is made or prior fiscal years : Provided further, That the appropriations herein made for purchase of tobacco. the care and maintenance of veterans in hospitals or homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans' Administration shall be available for the purchase of tobacco to be furnished, subject to such regula- tions as the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall prescribe, to ve terans receiv ing ho spital treat ment o r domic iliary care in Vet erans' Administration hospitals or homes : Provided further, That this hoe to state, etc , ap propri ation s hall b e avai lable for co ntinuin g aid to Sta te or Terri- Vol .25,p .450. torial homes for the support of disabled volunteer soldiers and u.s.c.,p.s8* sailors, in conformity with the Act approved August 27, 1888 (U . S . C ., title 24, sec . 134), as amended, for those veterans eligible for admission to Veterans' Administration facilities for domiciliary care.