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 63 STAT.] PHILIPPINES-MEDICAL CARE Junge, 1949 sary and incident to the efficient execution of this program, to be prepared, and such approved forms will be used wherever applicable in the general operation of such program. ARTICLE 18. The Republic of the Philippines will be reimbursed for moneys expended for hospitalization of eligible veterans at such rates as are established by the Secretary of National Defense of the Philip- pine Government with the concurrence of the Administrator of Vet- erans' Affairs. It is understood that such rates may vary from time to time or from place to place, but only following agreement on such changes by the Secretary of National Defense of the Philippine Government and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. ARTICLE 19. The Secretary of National Defense of the Philippine Government shall furnish to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, upon his request, or the request of any officer duly designated by him for such purpose, full and complete cost-accounting information, copies of medical examination and treatment reports and any other information deemed by him to be necessary and incident to the proper application of the terms of this agreement. ARTICLE 20. The Government of the United States through such qualified persons as the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may desig- nate, shall have the right to inspect any hospital in which veterans are being hospitalized under the terms of this agreement; to inspect and audit its books and all accounts as an incident to the proper de- termination of cost of and reimbursement for such hospitalization; and to determine whether the hospital facilities, procedures, tech- niques, hygiene and standards, as well as the quality of subsistence furnished, are adequate and proportionate to the charges being made therefor. ARTICLE 21. Appropriations for medical care and treatment for veterans under Public Law 865, 80th United States Congress, will, if unobligated at the end of the fiscal year, revert to the United States Treasury. ARTICLE 22. No hospital constructed under the terms of Public Law 865, 80th United States Congress, or any part or equipment thereof, shall be alienated, transferred, sold or assigned, and in the event any such hospital, part or equipment thereof shall no longer be desirable for use in the program of hospitalization embraced by this agreement, the disposition thereof shall be determined by mutual consent of the two Governments. ARTICLE 23. It is agreed between the two Governments that if the conditions and terms of the agreement are not being met, the Secre- tary of National Defense of the Philippine Government and the Ad- ministrator of Veterans' Affairs or his designee shall enter into immediate consultation with a view to compliance with said terms and conditions. The initiation of such consultations by either Gov- ernment shall not limit or qualify the duty and obligation of the Ad- ministrator of Veterans' Affairs to withhold or suspend payments when in his judgment such payments would not be in accordance with the terms of this agreement. 2597 Reimbnrsement of Republic of the Phil- ippines for hospitali. zation. U.S. inspection rights. Unobligated appro- priations. 62 Stat., Pt. 1,p. 210. ., Supp. II, app. §i 191-196. Disposition of hos- pitals. Pot,p. 2801 . Consultations.
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