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STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW 85-844-AUG. 28, 1958

1075

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, as amended, and title II of the Veterans Readjustment Assist- 58 ^^ 287. _ Stat. ^ 38 USC ance Act of 1952, as amended, and for supplies, equipment, and tuition 694nrch. 701, 694'UA. authorized by part VII of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as 33 US^'9IK984. 38 amended, payments authorized by titles VI and VII of the Veterans' 2705. u s e 2601Benefits Act of 1957 (71 Stat. 114-116), and for benefits authorized 70 Stat. 411. 38 by the W a r Orphans' Educational Assistance Act of 1956, $700,000,000, note. u s e 1031 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the unexpended balance as of June 30, 1958, in the appropriation for "Automobiles and other conveyances for disabled veterans", shall be merged with this appropriation. VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

For military and naval 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; and for payment of liabilities under the Servicemen's Indemnity Act of 1951; $51,100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the unexpended balances as of June 30, 1958, in the appropriations for "Military and naval insurance", "National service life insurance", and "Servicemen's indemnities" shall be merged with this appropriation: Provided further, That certain premiums provided by law to be credited to any of the above appropriations shall be credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to same statutory provisions and shall be available for the same purpose as formerly applied to the aforenamed appropriations.

54 Stat. 1008. 38 USC 818.

GRANTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of grants in accordance with the Act of July 1, 1948, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 19911996) or in accordance with part D of title V of the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1957, for expenses incident to medical care and treatment of veterans, $1,250,000.

62 Stat. 1210. Ante, p. 201.

CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES

For hospital and domiciliary facilities, for planning and for major alterations, improvements, and repairs and extending any of the facilities under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 1701-1703 of the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1957 (71 Stat. 141), $1^,295,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the unexpended balance as of June 30, 1958, in the appropriation for "Major alterations, improvements, and repairs" shall be merged with this appropriation. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation for the current fiscal year for "Compensation and pensions", "Readjustment benefits", and "Veterans insurance and indemnities" may be transferred to any other of the mentioned appropriations, but not to exceed 10 per centum of the appropriations so augmented, and not to exceed $500,000 of the appropriation "Veterans insurance and indemnities" for the current year may be transferred to "Service-disabled veterans insurance fund".

38 U S C 37013703.

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