Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/96

 93 STAT. 64

PUBLIC LAW 96-22—JUNE 13, 1979

Embassy in the Republic of the Philippines, and (D) a provisional plan, which the Administrator shall develop, for the closing of such office and so transferring such functions, together with cost estimates for fiscal years 1981 through 1985 for the implementation of such plan assuming that such office is closed before October 1, 1981; and (6) an evaluation of the effects of the amendments to such title made by section 401 of this Act. 38 USC 401. (b) Not later than February 1, 1980, the Administrator shall report Report to Congress and to the Congress and to the President on the results of such study President. together with the Administrator's recommendations for resolving the issues to be analyzed and evaluated in such study. (c) The Administrator shall (1) carry out the study required under sulDsection (a) of this section in conjunction with the study required under section 308(a) of the Veterans' and Survivors' Pension 38 USC 521 note. Improvement Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-588), and (2) submit the reports of such studies as a combined report. TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT FOR TRAVEL OF EMPLOYEES 38 USC 4108. Regulations.

SEC. 501. Section 4108 is amended by adding after subsection (c) the following new subsection: "(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator may prescribe regulations establishing conditions under which officers and employees of the Department of Medicine and Surgery who are nationally recognized principal investigators in medical research may be permitted, in connection with their attendance at meetings or in performing advisory services concerned with the functions or activities of the Veterans' Administration, or in connection with acceptance of significant awards or with activity related thereto concerned with functions or activities of the Veterans' Administration, to accept payment, in cash or in kind, from non-Federal agencies, organizations, and individuals, for travel and such reasonable subsistence expenses as are approved by the Administrator pursuant to such regulations, to be retained by such officers and employees to cover the cost of such expenses or deposited to the credit of the appropriation from which the cost of such expenses is paid, as may be provided in such regulations.". CONFIRMATION OF DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS* AFFAIRS

38 USC 210.

Effective date. 38 USC 210 note.

Acting Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, designation.

SEC. 502. (a) The first sentence of section 210(d) is amended by striking out "by the Administrator" and inserting in lieu thereof "by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate". (b)(1) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect (A) on the date on which a vacancy first occurs in the office of Deputy Administrator of Veterans' Affairs after the date of the enactment of this Act or on such earlier date as the President submits to the Senate, for the advice and consent of the Senate, the nomination of any individual for appointment to such office, or (B) on the date of the enactment of this Act if such office is vacant on such date. (2) The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may designate the individual holding the office of Deputy Administrator of Veterans' Affairs on the date of the enactment of this Act, or any other individual, to serve in such office in an acting capacity pending the

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