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PUBLIC LAW 8 5 - 5 6 - J U N E 17, 1957

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section shall be construed to deprive any said State, Territory, Commonwealth, insular possession, or dependency of the United States of any jurisdiction which it now has nor to give any State, Territory, Commonwealth, insular possession, or dependency of the United States authority over any Federal official as such on such premises or otherwise. DEFINITIONS

SEC. 1909. The term "facility" or "Veterans' Administration facility" as used in this part means those facilities over which the Veterans' Administration has direct and exclusive administrative jurisdiction, including hospitals or other facilities on property owned or leased by the United States while operated by the Veterans' Administration. F I N A L I T Y OF DECISIONS

SEC. 1910. Decisions by the Administrator under this part shall not be reviewable administratively by any other officer of the United States. PART B — D E A T H W H I L E INMATE OF VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION FACILITY VESTING OF PROPERTY LEFT BY DECEDENTS

SEC. 1920. (a) Whenever any veteran (admitted as a veteran) shall die while a member or patient in any facility, or any hospital while being furnished care or treatment therein by the Veterans' Administration, and shall not leave surviving him any spouse, next of kin, or heirs entitled, under the laws of his domicile, to his personal property as to which he dies intestate, all such property, including money and choses in action, owned by him at the time of death and not disposed of by will or otherwise, shall immediately vest in and become the property of the United States as trustee for the sole use and benefit of the General Post Fund (hereafter in this part referred to as the " F u n d "), a trust fund prescribed by section 20 (45) of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934 (31 U.S.C. sec. 725s (45)). (b) The provisions of subsection (a) are conditions precedent to the initial, and also to the further furnishing of care or treatment by the Veterans' Administration in a facility or hospital. The acceptance and the continued acceptance of care or treatment by any veteran (admitted as a veteran to a Veterans' Administration facility or hospital) shall constitute an acceptance of the provisions and conditions of this part and have the effect of an assignment, effective at his death, of such assets in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this part and regulations issued in accordance with this part and former provisions of law on this subject. PRESUMPTION OF CONTRACT FOR DISPOSITION OF PERSONALTY

SEC. 1921. The fact of death of a veteran (admitted as such) in a facility or hospital, while being furnished care or treatment therein by the Veterans' Administration, leaving no spouse, next of kin, or heirs, shall give rise to a conclusive presumption of a valid contract for the disposition in accordance with this part, but subject to its conditions, of all property described in section 1920 owned by said decedent at death and as to which he dies intestate.

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