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STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW 455~JULY 5, 1952

Compensation and pensions: For the payment of compensation, pensions, gratuities, and allowances (including subsistence allowances authorized by part VII of Veterans' Regulation la, as amended), authorized under any Act of Congress, or regulation of the President based thereon, including emergency officers' retirement pay and annuities, the administration of which is now or may hereafter be placed in the Veterans' Administration, and for the payment of adjustedservice credits as provided in sections 401 and 601 of the Act of May 19, 1924, as amended (38 U.S.C. 631 and 661), $2,204,351,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. Readjustment benefits: For the payment of benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by titles II, III, and V, of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, $558,907,200, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. Military and naval insurance: For military and naval insurance, $6,854,000, to remain available until expended. Hospital and domiciliary facilities: For hospital and domiciliary facilities, for extending, with the approval of the President, any of the facilities under the jurisdiction of the Veterans' Administration or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 1 and 2 of the Act approved March 4, 1931 (38 U.S.C. 438j-k) or in section 101 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (38 U.S.C. 693a), to remain available until expended, $108,791,000, of which $59,000,000 is for payment of obligations heretofore authorized to be incurred under this head: Provided, That no part of the foregoing appropriation shall be used to commence any major alteration, improvement, or repair unless funds are available for the completion of such work; and no funds shall be used for such work at any facility if the Veterans' Administration is reasonably certain that the installation will be abandoned in the near future: Provided further, That not to exceed 5.5 per centum of the amounts available under this head shall be available for the employment of all necessary technical and clerical personnel for the preparation of plans and specifications for the projects as approved hereunder and in the supervision of the execution thereof, and for all travel expenses, field office equipment, and supplies in connection therewith, except that whenever the Veterans' Administration finds it necessary in the construction of any project to employ other Government agencies or persons outside the Federal service to perform such services not to exceed 9 per centum of the cost of such projects may be expended for such services: Provided further, That amounts available under this head for portable initial equipment are increased from $31,455,440 to $33,349,581 including the purchase of one hundred and ninety-eight passenger motor vehicles. Major alterations, improvements, and repairs: For all necessary expenses of major alterations, improvements, and repairs to hospital and domiciliary facilities, $8,750,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of the foregoing appropriation shall be used to commence any major alteration, improvement, or repair unless funds are available for the completion of such work; and no funds shall be used for such work at any facility if the Veterans' Administration is reasonably certain that the installation will be abandoned in the near future. National service life insurance: For the payment of benefits and for transfer to the national service life insurance fund, in accordance with the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, $54,072,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That certain premiums shall be credited to this appropriation as provided by the Act.

57 Stat. 43. 38 USC note foil, ch. 12.

43 Stat. 125.

58 Stat. 287. 38 USC 701, 6946 9 4 J. 6 9 6-696m, note foil. ch. 12.

46 Stpt. 1550. 58 Stat. 284.

Restriction.

T e c h n i c a l and clerical personnel.

P o r t able initial equipment.

54 Stat. lOQiS. 38 USC 818.

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