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38 U S C 28012805.

PUBLIC LAW 8fr>844-AUQ. 28, 1958

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ST A T.

Appropriations available to the Veterans Administration for the current nscal year for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 65a). Appropriations available to the Veterans Administration for the current fascal year for "Inpatient care" and "Outpatient care" shall be available for funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto (except burial awards authorized by title VIII, Veterans' Benefits Act of 1957 (71 Stat. 117) (38 U.S.C. ch. 12A)), for beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration receiving care under such appropriations. No part of the appropriations in this Act for the Veterans Administration (except the appropriation for "Construction of hospital and domiciliary facilities") shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, unless reimbursement of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates as may be fixed by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs. INDEPENDENT OFFICES—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Travel expcnacs.

Nawapapar and period i c a l pu^ chaaaa.

P o a I t l o n a tof merly held by par* aona antarlng Armed Forcea.

Attendance at meetlnga.

Real estate sales, etc.

SEC. 102. Where appropriations in this title are expendable for travel expenses of employees and no specific limitation has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses liiay not exceed the amounts set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this section shall not apply to trftvei performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards of the Selective Service System. SEC. 103. Where appropriations in this title are expendable for the purchase of newspapers and periodicals and no specific limitation has Deen placed thereon, the expenditures therefor under each such appropriation may not exceed the amount of $50: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to the purchase of scientific, technical, trade, or traffic periodicals necessary in connection with the performance of the authorized functions of the agencies for which funds are herein provided, nor to the purchase of newspapers and periodicals necessary for the care and welfare of patients and members in Veterans Administration hospitals and domiciliary facilities. SEC. 104. No part of any appropriation contained in this title shall be available to pay the salary of any person filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his period of active military or naval service and has within ninety days after his release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than one year made application for restoration to his former position and has been certified by the Civil Service Commission as still qualified to perform the duties of his former position and has not been restored thereto. SEC. 105. Appropriations contained in this title, available for expenses of travel snail be available, when specifically authorized by the head of the activity or establishment concerned, for expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation concerned is made. SEC. 106. No part of any appropriations made available by the provisions of this title shall be used for the purchase or sale of real estate or for the purpose of establishing new offices outside the District of Columbia: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to programs which have been approved by the Congress and appropriations made therefor.

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