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 334 Natives in Alaska. Support, relief, etc. Report to Congress. Clinicalsurveysand general medical re- search. Contributions from nonreservation board- ing schools. Collection of fees. Administration. Collection of fees. Support, etc., of needy Indians. PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 262-JULY 3, 1945 [59 STAT. Natives in Alaska: To enable the Secretary, in his discretion, to provide for support and education and relief of destitution of the Eskimos, Aleuts, Indians, and other natives of Alaska, including necessary traveling expenses of pupils to and from boarding schools in Alaska; repair and rental of school buildings; textbooks and industrial apparatus; pay and traveling expenses of employees; repair, equipment, maintenance, and operation of vessels; and all other neces- sary expenses which are not included under the above special heads, $1,414,910, to be immediately available, and to remain available until June 30, 1947: Provided, That a report shall be made to Congress covering expenditures from the amount herein provided for relief of destitution. CONSERVATION OF HEALTH For conservation of health among Indians, including equipment, materials, and supplies; repairs and improvements to buildings and plants; compensation and traveling expenses of officers and employees and renting of quarters for them when necessary; transportation of patients and attendants to and from hospitals and sanatoria; returning to their former homes and interring the remains of deceased patients; for clinical surveys and general medical research in connection with tuberculosis, trachoma, and venereal and other disease conditions among Indians, including cooperation with State and other organiza- tions engaged in similar work and payment of traveling expenses and per diem of physicians, nurses, and other persons whose services are donated by such organizations, and including printing and binding circulars and pamphlets for use in preventing and suppressing tra- choma and other contagious and infectious diseases, $5,085,965: Pro- vided, That nonreservation boarding schools receiving specific appropriations shall contribute on a per diem basis for the hospi- talization of pupils in hospitals located at such schools and supported from this appropriation: Provided further, That in the discretion of the Secretary and under such regulations as may be prescribed by him, fees may be collected from Indians for medical, hospital, and dental service and any fees so collected shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. Medical relief in Alaska: To enable the Secretary in his discretion through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with the advice and cooperation of the Public Health Service, to provide for the medical and sanitary relief of the Eskimos, Aleuts, Indians, and other natives of Alaska; repair, rental, and equipment of hospital buildings; books and surgical apparatus; pay and traveling expenses of employees, and all other necessary miscellaneous expenses which are not included under the above special heads, $844,150, to be available immediately, and to remain available until June 30, 1947. GENERAL SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATION For general administration of Indian property, including pay of employees authorized by continuing or permanent treaty provisions, $2,791,410: Provided, That in the discretion of the Secretary, and under such regulations as may be prescribed by him, fees may be collected from individual Indians for services performed for them, and any fees so collected shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. For general support and rehabilitation of needy Indians in the United States, $375,000, of which amount not to exceed $37,500 shall be available for administrative expenses incident thereto, including departmental personal services (not to exceed $15,000), and not to

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