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 72 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 86-867-SEPT. 2, 1958

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other purposes, and furnish the Service such services and utilities, including light, water, and heat, as may be available and necessary for its use. Reasonable charges, to be determined by the Administrator, shall be paid annually by the Service for the utilities so furnished; (5) employ such persons as are necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the Service, and pay the salaries, wages, and expenses of all such employees from the funds of the Service. Personnel necessary for the transaction of the business of the Service at canteens, warehouses, and storage depots shall be appointed, compensated from funds of the Service, and removed by the Administrator without regard to civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1949. Such employees shall be sub- s u s e i^o^7 inject to the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944, the Civil Service 225re( seq."° *' Retirement Act, and laws administered by the Bureau of Employees' Compensation applicable to civilian employees of the United States; (6) make all necessary contracts or agreements to purchase or sell merchandise, fixtures, equipment, supplies, and services, without regard to section 5 of title 41, and to do all things necessary ^^ use s. to carry out such contracts or agreements, including the making of necessary adjustments and compromising of claims in connection therewith; (7) fix the prices of merchandise and services in canteens so as to carry out the purposes of this chapter; (8) accept gifts and donations of merchandise, fixtures, equipment, and supplies for the use and benefit of the Service; (9) make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, as he considers necessary or appropriate to effectuate its purposes; (10) delegate such duties and powers to employees as he considers necessary or appropriate, whose official acts performed within the scope of the delegated authority shall have the same force and effect as though performed by the Administrator; (11) authorize the use of funds of the Service when available, subject to such regulations as he may deem appropriate, and without regard to the provisions of sections 521 and 543 of title 5, for s use 521, 543. the purpose of cashing checks, money orders, and similar instruments in nominal amounts for the payment of money presented by veterans hospitalized or domiciled at hospitals and homes of the Veterans' Administration, and by other persons authorized by section 4203 of this title to make purchases at canteens. Such checks, money orders, and other similar instruments may be cashed outright or may be accepted, subject to strict administrative controls, in payment for merchandise or services, and the difference between the amount of the purchase and the amount of the tendered instrument refunded in cash. § 4203. Operation of Service (a) The canteens at hospitals and homes of the Veterans' Administration shall be primarily for the use and benefit of veterans hospitalized or domiciled at such hospitals and homes. Service at such canteens may also be furnished to personnel of the Veterans' Administration and recognized veterans' organizations employed at such hospitals and homes and to other persons so employed, to the families of all the foregoing persons who reside at the hospital or home concerned, and to relatives and other persons while visiting any of the persons named in this subsection; however, service to any person not hospitalized, domiciled, or residing at the hospital or home

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