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 87 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 93-82-AUG. 2, 1973

sentence of this subsection. In order to carry out this subsection, the Administrator shall appoint an Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of Veterans' Administration Facilities, on which shall serve at least one architect and one structural engineer expert in fire, earthquake, and other natural disaster resistance who shall not be employees of the Federal Government, to advise him on all matters of structural safety in the construction and remodeling of Veterans' Administration facilities in accordance with the requirement of this subsection, and which shall approve regulations prescribed thereunder. The Associate Deputy Administrator, the Chief Medical Director, or his designee, and the Veterans' Administration official charged with the responsibility for construction shall be ex officio members of such committee.". (c) Section 5001 of such title is further amended by adding the lollowing new subsection: " (g) The Administrator may make contributions to local authorities toward, or for, the construction of traffic controls, road improvements, or other devices adjacent to Veterans' Administration medical facilities when deemed necessary for safe ingress or egress.". SEC. 302. Chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by adding at the end of subchapter I the following new section: "The Administrator, on behalf of the United States, may relinquish to the State in which any lands or interests therein under his supervision or control are situated, such measure of legislative jurisdiction over such lands or interests as is necessary to establish concurrent jurisdiction between the Federal Government and the State concerned. Such partial relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction shall be initiated by filing a notice thereof with the Governor of the State concerned, or in such other manner as may be prescribed by the laws of such State, and shall take effect upon acceptance by such State."; (2) by inserting immediately after the first sentence in subsection (a) of section 5012 thereof the following: "Any lease made pursuant to this subsection to any public or nonprofit organization may be made without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5). Notwithstanding section 321 of the Act entitled 'An Act making appropriations for the legislative branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes,' approved June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b), or any other provision of law, a lease made pursuant to this subsection to any public or nonprofit organization may provide for the maintenance, protection, or restoration, by the lessee, of the property leased, as a part or all of the consideration for the lease. Prior to the execution of any such lease, the Administrator shall give appropriate public notice of his intention to do so in the newspaper of the community in which the lands or buildings to be leased are located."; and (3) by inserting in the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter "5007. Partial relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction." immediately after "5006. Property formerly owned by the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.". SEC. 303. Section 5053(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out "or medical schools" at the beginning of the material contained in parentheses, and by inserting immediately after the close parenthesis the words "or medical schools or clinics".
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79 Stat. 1157. 38 USC 5001.

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