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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 414, 415 -AUG. 3, 4 , 1939 Exchanges in read- justing boundaries. Disposal of detached property; use of pro- ceeds from sale. August 4, 1939 s. 522] [Public, No. 2571 Army, Navy, Ma- rine Corps, and Coast Guard. Pensions to dis- abled members. Rates. office of the assessor for the District of Columbia as parcel 141/4, the board of directors of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf are hereby authorized to dedicate to the District of Columbia a strip of land ninety feet wide traversing the north part of said property approximately as shown and designated on the revised highway plan of the District of Columbia as Mount Olivet Road Northeast. SEC. 2. That in order to readjust the boundaries and exchange properties of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, parcel 141/4, and Brentwood Park, United States Reservation Numbered 495, the board of directors of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and the Secre- tary of the Interior are hereby authorized to convey fee-simple title by deeds, each to the other, to such parts of the property of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Brentwood Park (United States Reservation Numbered 495) as in their judgment is to the mutual advantage of both the institution and the park and play- ground system of the District of Columbia, provided such exchange of properties shall be approved by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. SEC. 3. The board of directors of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf are further authorized to sell and to convey fee-simple title by deed that portion of its real estate, now owned by the Columbia Institution for the Deaf or acquired by exchange under section 2 of this Act, which will lie north of the proposed location of Mount Olivet Road extended after a definite survey of such road is estab- lished, such sale to be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Funds received by the sale of this portion of real property of the institution shall be considered a part of the capital structure of the corporation, which may be invested in securities, buildings, or other real property by the board of directors. If invested in securi- ties, only the income from such investment shall be used for current expenses of the institution. Approved, August 3, 1939. [CHAPTER 415] AN ACT To provide pensions to members of the Regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who become disabled by reason of their service therein, equivalent to 75 per centum of the compensation payable to war veterans for similar service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That effective on the 1st day of the month following the month in which this Act is enacted, paragraph II of part II of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, is amended to read as follows: "II. For the purposes of part II, paragraph I (a) hereof, if the disability results from injury or disease- "(a) If and while the disability is rated 10 per centum the monthly pension shall be $7.50. " (b) If and while the disability is rated 20 per centum the monthly pension shall be $15. "(c) If and while the disability is rated 30 per centum the monthly pension shall be $22.50. "(d) If and while the disability is rated 40 per centum the monthly pension shall be $30. "(e) If and while the disability is rated 50 per centum the monthly pension shall be $37.50. "(f) If and while the disability is rated 60 per centum the monthly pension shall be $45. 1180 [53 STAT.

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