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PUBLIC LAW 85-56-JUNE 17, 1957

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Public Law 85-56 AN ACT To consolidate into one Act, and to simplify and m a k e more uniform, the laws administered by the Veterans' Administration relating to compensation, pension, hospitalization, and burial benefits, and to consolidate into one Act the laws pertaining to the administration of the laws administered by the Veterans' Administration.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act, fiulic'fSf i^sT*" divided into titles and sections according to the following Table of Contents, may be cited as the "Veterans' Benefits Act of 1957". T A B L E O F CONTENTS TITLE I—GENERAL

Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106.

Definitions. Dependent parents. Determination of date of m a r r i a g e. Approval of educational institutions. Line of duty. Discharge or release includes retirement.

TITLE II — V E T E R A N S ' ADMINISTRATION; OFJ'ICERS ANH EMPLOYEES

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PART A — V E T E R A N S ' ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 201. Veterans' Administration a n independent agency. Sec. 202. Seal of the Veterans' Administration. PART B—ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sx'. Sec.

210. 211. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216.

Appointment and general authority of Administrator. Decisions by A d m i n i s t r a to r; opinions of Attorney General. Delegation of authority and assignment of duties. Reports to the Congress. Publication of laws relating to veterans. Research by Administrator. T r a n s c r i p t of trial records.

PART C

Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION REGIONAL OFFICES; EMPLOYEES

230. 231. 232. 233.

Central and regional oflftces. Placement of employees in military installations. Employment of t r a n s l a to r s. Employees' a p p a r e l; school transportation; recreational equipment; visual exhibits. Sec. 234. Telephone service for medical officers. Sec. 235. Courses of instruction for professional personnel. TITLE III — C O M P E N S A T I O N FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR D E A T H PART A

GENERAL

Sec. 301. Definitions. Sec. 302. Special provisions relating to widows. PART B — W A R T I M E DISABILITY COMPENSATION

Sec. Sec. Sec. See. Sec. Sec. See.

310. 311. 312. 313. 314. 315. 316.

Basic entitlement. Provisional acceptance. Presumption of sound condition. Presumptions relating to certain diseases. Presumptions rebuttable. Rates of w a r t i m e disability compensation. Additional compensation for dependents. PART C — W A R T I M E DEATH COMPENSATION

Sec. 321. Basic entitlement. Sec. 322. R a t e s of w a r t i m e death compensation.

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