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PUBLIC LAW 85-857-SEPT. 2, 1958

[72 STAT.

§ 216. Research by Administrator (a) The Administrator shall conduct research in the field of prosthesis, prosthetic appliances, orthopedic appliances, and sensory devices. (b) In order that the unique investigative materials and research data in the possession of the Government may result in improved prosthetic appliances for all disabled persons, the Administrator may make available to any person the results of his research. (c) There is authorized to be appropriated annually $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out this section. § 217. Studies of rehabilitation of disabled persons (a) The Administrator may make or have made studies, investigations, and reports relative to the rehabilitation of disabled persons, the relative abilities, aptitudes, and capacities of the several groups of the variously handicapped, and how their potentialities can best be developed and their services best utilized in gainful and suitable employment including the rehabilitation programs of foreign nations. (b) In carrying out this section, the Administrator may cooperate with such public and private agencies as he may deem advisable, and may employ consultants who shall receive a reasonable per diem, as prescribed by the Administrator, for each day actually employed, plus necessary travel and other expenses. Subchapter III—Veterans' Administration Regional Offices; Employees § 230. Central and regional offices (a) The Central Office of the Veterans' Administration shall be in the District of Columbia. The Administrator may establish such regional offices and such other field offices within the United States, its Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions, as he deems necessary. (b) The Administrator may exercise authority under this section in territory of the Republic of the Phillipines until June 30, 1960. § 231. Placement of employees in military installations The Administrator may place officers and employees of the Veterans" Administration in such Army, Navy, and Air Force installations as may be deemed advisable for the purpose of adjudicating disability claims of, and giving aid and advice to, members of the Armed Forces who are about to be discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service. § 232. Employment of translators The Administrator may contract for the services of translators with5 USC 39.46.50, out regard to sections 39, 46, and 50 of title 5, and the Classification ^°^^"°Act of 1949. § 233. Employees' apparel; school transportation; recreational equipment; visual exhibits The Administrator, subject to such limitations as he may prescribe, may— (1) furnish and launder such wearing apparel as may be prescribed for employees in the performance of their official duties; (2) transport children of Veterans" Administration employees located at isolated stations to and from school in available Government-owned automotive equipment; (3) provide recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment for the use of patients in hospitals, and employees in isolated installations; and

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