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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 190-JULY 6, 1943 Approval of plans. War disabled civil- ians. Necessary cost to State. Other disabled indi- viduals. One-half of neces- sary expenditures. Physical restoration services. One-half of neces- sary expenditures. Administrative ex- penses. Increase of Federal share. "(b) The Administrator shall approve any plan which he believes to be feasible and which fulfills the conditions specified in subsection (a) of this section, except that he shall not approve any plan which he finds contains such restrictions with respect to the expenditure of funds under such plan as would (1) substantially increase the costs of vocational rehabilitation in the State, or (2) seriously impair the effectiveness of the State plan in carrying out the purposes of this Act. " PAYMENTS TO STATES "SEC. 3. (a) From the sums made available pursuant to section 2, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each State which has an approved plan for vocational rehabilitation, for each quarter or other shorter payment period prescribed by the Administrator, the sum of amounts he determines to be- "(1) the necessary cost (exclusive of administrative expenses) to such State under the plan of providing vocational rehabilitation during the period for which such payment is to be made to disabled individuals certified to the State by the Administrator as war disabled civilians; "(2) one-half of necessary expenditures under such plan in such period (exclusive of administrative expense) for rehabili- tation training and medical examinations where necessary to determine eligibility for vocational rehabilitation, the nature of rehabilitation services required, or occupational limitations, in the case of other disabled individuals; and "(3) one-half of necessary expenditures under such plan in such period (exclusive of administrative expense) for rehabilita- tion services specified in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), to disabled individuals (not including war disabled civilians) found to require financial assistance with respect thereto, after full consideration of the eligibility of such individual for any similar benefit by way of pension, compensation, or insurance, such rehabilitation services being- "(A) corrective surgery or therapeutic treatment neces- sary to correct or substantially modify a physical condition which is static and constitutes a substantial handicap to employment, but is of such a nature that such correction or modification should eliminate or substantially reduce such handicap within a reasonable length of time; "(B) necessary hospitalization, in no case to exceed ninety days, in connection with surgery or treatment specified in subparagraph (A); "(C) transportation, occupational licenses and customary occupational tools and equipment not mentioned elsewhere in this subsection; "(D) such prosthetic devices as are essential to obtaining or retaining employment; "(E) maintenance not exceeding the estimated cost of sub- sistence during training, including the cost of any necessary books and other training material. "(4) expenditures in such period necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the plan, including necessary adminis- trative costs in connection with providing the foregoing services to, and guidance and placement of, disabled individuals. (b) In the case of any State found by the Administrator to have substantially exhausted its funds available for necessary expenditures specified in subsection (a), he may increase amounts payable to such State under such subsection during periods prior to July 1, 1945, under 376 [57 STAT.

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