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 74TH CON GRESS. SESS. I. CH. 3 . FEBRUARY 2, 1935. 17 ropsychiat ric ailments, who are in such institutions on the d ate of the enactment of this Act : Provided further, That this appropriation services, re nta ls, shall be available also for personal services and rentals in the District traveling expenses, etc . of Columbia and el sewhere, includ ing trav eling e xpenses ; examin a- Field expe nses. Lion of estimates of appropriations in the field, including actual expenses of subsistence or per diem allowance in lieu thereof for expenses incurred in packing, crating, drayage, and transportation of househol d effec ts and o ther pr operty, not exc eeding i n any o ne cas e five t housand pounds, of emp loyees w hen tra nsferred from o ne official station to another for permanent duty and when specifically aut horized by the Administ rator ; fu rnishing and la underin g of suc h wearing apparel as may be prescribed for employees in the perform- wearing apparel. ance of their official duties ; purchase and exchange of law books, books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers ; for passenger-carry- Vehic les. ing and other motor vehicles, including purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of same, including not more than two passenger automobile s for general administrat ive use of the central off ice in the District of Columbia ; and notwithstanding any provisions of law Transporting em- to the contrary, the Administrator is authorized to utilize Govern- schools' chil dren to ment-owned automotive equipment in transporting children of Veter- an s' Ad mini strat ion emplo yees loca ted at is olat ed st atio ns to and from school under such limitations as he may by regulation prescribe ; and notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the Admin- istrator is authorized to expend during the fiscal year 1936 not to exc eed $2,0 00 for actuaria l servi ces pert aining to the G overnme nt Actuarial services. life insurance fund, to be obtained by contract, without obtaining competition, at such rates of compensation as he may determine to be reasonable : for allotment and transfer to the Public Health Service Trans fer of appli- 9 cable fundsd the War, Navy, and Interior Departments, for disbursement by them under the various headings of their applicable appropriations, of such amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of b enef ic- iaries of the Veterans' Administration, including minor repairs and i mprov emen ts of exi sting fac iliti es u nder thei r jur isdi ction nec essar y to such care and treatment ; for expenses incidental to the maintenance and operation of farms ; for recreational artic les and f acil ities at institutions maintained by the Veterans' Administration ; for adm inistrat ive exp enses in cidenta l to sec uring e mploymen t for w ar veterans ; for funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto Burial, etc ., ex- for beneficiaries of the Veterans' Administration accruing during the penses. fiscal year 1936 or prior fiscal years : Provided further, That the Purchase of tobacco. appropriations herein made for the care and maintenance of veterans in hospitals or homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans' Admin- istration shall be available for the purchase of tobacco to be furnished, subject to such regulations as the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall prescribe, to veterans receiving hospital treatment or domicil- iar care in Vetera ns' Admi nistrat ion hosp itals o r homes : P ro vi de d Experiments to de- termine value of dif- further, That the appropriations herein made for medical and hos- fe rent treat ments. pi tal s ervi ces t inde r the jur isdic tion of t he V etera ns' Admin istr ation shall be available, not to exceed $10,000, for experimental purposes to determine the value of certain types of treatment : Provided fur- Aid to state, etc., ther, That this appropriation shall be available for continuing aid home os'2s, p.5;0;1. S. to State or Territorial homes for the support of disabled volunteer c ., p.984. soldiers and 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. No part of this appropriation shall be expended for the purchase Restriction on new of any site for or toward the con structio n of an y new ho spital or construction, etc. home, or for the purchase of any hospital or home ; and not more 103019°-3G 2