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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 804, 805 -DEC. 22, 1942 [CHAPTER 804] December 22, 1942 [H. R. 7522] [Public Law 827] Day nurseries and nursery schools, D. C. Ante, p. 436. Use of public schools. Fees. Proviso. Waiver in certain cases. Trust fund. December 22, 1942 [H. R. 7633] [Public Law 828] Army Nurse Corps. Rank, pay, and al- lowances. Ante, p. 366. Dietetic and physi- cal therapy penronnel. AN ACT To amend the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1943, so as to authorize the use of public-school buildings in the District of Columbia as and for day nurseries and nursery schools, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole' or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, and for other purposes", approved June 27, 1942, as reads: "No part of the foregoing appropriations for public schools shall be used for instructing children under five years of age except children entering during the first half of the school year who will be five years of age by November 1, 1942, and children entering during the second half of the school year who will be five years of age by March 15, 1943: Provided, That this limitation shall not be considered as preventing the employment of a matron and the care of children under school age at the Webster School whose parent or parents are in attendance in connection with Americanization work." be, and the same is hereby, repealed. SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the buildings, grounds, and equipment of the public schools of the District of Columbia may be used as and for day nurseries and nursery schools for children of school or under school age. SEc. 3. The sponsoring agency is authorized and directed to exact from the parent, parents, or guardian of any child admitted to the day nurseries or nursery schools authorized by this Act a fee com- mensurate with the ability of such parent, parents, or guardian to pay, as determined by such sponsoring agency: Provided, That such spon- soring agency is authorized to admit without charge any child whose parent, parents, or guardian are unable to make any contribution. All fees collected under the provisions of this Act shall be paid to the collector of taxes of the District of Columbia and deposited into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the account "Mis- cellaneous trust fund deposits, District of Columbia, day nurseries", and shall be disbursed in the same manner as other trust funds are disbursed by the District of Columbia. The said trust fund shall be available to pay any necessary expenses incident to the operation of the day nurseries or nursery schools authorized by this Act, not otherwise provided for. Approved, December 22, 1942. [CHAPTER 805] AN ACT To increase the pay and allowances of members of the Army Nurse Corps, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That hereafter, during the present war and for six months thereafter, the members of the Army Nurse Corps shall have relative rank and receive pay and money allowances for subsistence and rental of quarters, and mileage and other travel allowances, as now or hereafter provided by law, for commissioned officers, without dependents, of the Regular Army in the sixth to the first pay periods, respectively. SEC. 2. Hereafter, during the present war and for six months thereafter, there shall be included'in the Medical Department of the Army such female dietetic and physical therapy personnel (exclusive 1072 [56 STAT.

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