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PUBLIC LAW 87-574-AUG. 6, 1962

[76 STAT.

Public Law 87-574 August 6, 1962 [H. R. 8992]

Veterans' Administration. Dept. of Medicine and Surgery. 72 Stat. 1116.

Employees' personal property. Reimbursement for damage.

AN ACT To amend certain administrative provisions of title 38, United States Code, relating to the Department of Medicine and Surgery in the Veterans' Administration.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Refresentativen of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That title 38 of the United States Code is amended as follows: (1) Section 233 is amended— (A) by adding the following at the end of the catchline: "; personal property"; (B) by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (3) and inserting "; and" in lieu of the period at the end of subparagraph (4); and (C) by adding the following new subparagraph: "(5) reimburse employees for the cost of repairing or replacing their personal property damaged or destroyed by patients or domiciliary members while such employees are engaged in the performance of their official duties." (2) The analysis of chapter 3 regarding section 233 is amended by inserting the following before the period at the end thereof: ' '; personal property".

Hospitals. Patients and members. Utilization of services.

38 USC 610-617.

SEC. 2. Chapter 17 of title 38 of the United States Code is amended as follows: (1) By adding at the end of subchapter II the following newsection: "§ 618. Therapeutic and rehabilitative activities "The Administrator, upon the recommendation of the Chief Medical Director, may utilize the services of patients and members in Veterans' Administration hospitals and domiciliaries for therapeutic and rehabilitative purposes, at nominal remuneration, and such patients and members shall not under these circumstances be held or considered as employees of the United States for any purpose. The Administrator shall prescribe the conditions for the utilization of such services." (2) The analysis of subchapter II is amended by inserting immediately below •'617. Invalid lift for pensioners."

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the following: '•618. Therapeutic and rehabilitative activities." Specialist ratings. Part-time personnel. 72 Stat. 1246. 72 Stat. 1244. Post, p. 309.

72 Stat. 1244.

SEC. 3. Section 4108(a) of title 38 of the United States Code is amended as follows: "(a) Within the restrictions herein imposed, the Chief Medical Director may rate any physician appointed under paragraph (1) of section 4104, or on a temporary full-time or part-time basis under section 4114(a), of this title as a medical or surgical specialist, and, upon the recommendation of the Assistant Chief Medical Director for Dentistry, may rate any doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine, appointed under paragraph (1) of section 4104, or on a temporary full-time or part-time basis under section 4114(a), of this title as a dental specialist; however, no person shall at any time hold more than one such rating." SEC. 4. Title 38 of the United States Code is further amended as follows: (1) Section 4105 is amended by inserting immediately after the words "United States" in paragraph (1) the following: ", except as provided in section 4114".

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