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496 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Crrs. 132, 134. 1922. Pacific coast of the United States Hawaii Alaska, and the Orient shall not be less than the rates bhargcd ,by privately owned and Trmxw fibm rliplerated stations for like messages and service: Provided further, E°.Y`*¤Zqur,e°$Z¤frs.°t° at the right to use such stations for any of the purposes named m this section, except for the reception and transmission of press mes-

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facilities and to proyide medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies for l’°’°°...r.°“ ‘”*`° $?§°r%J“B0‘l‘§}{§iZirYK.”a§`l°ZI$?;2E‘a?ti2l°r?.e“f¤lve‘3’sE$$21‘em""“"? Bureau. 7 j Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re esentatives 0 the United w§,‘§’*‘°$*,,°'°",g,,{,,‘Z* States ry' America in Congress assembled, 'Iqat the Direlitor of the P°_X*,*;*,;1¥{;0m, hmmes United States Veterans’ Bureau, subject to the approval of the Presigty piueqrse agipolgurs, dent, is hereby authorized to provide additionalp hospital and out- °" ° p'° ‘ pgtient dispensary facilities for persons who served in the World ar and are patients of the United States_Veterans’ Bureau, by purchase and remodeling or extension of existrng plants, and by con- Eqmpmm mu structiogbon site; now ovzined by the ggrovempient or on pitiles to be i _, · _ · ac uire ypurc ase con emnation, t oro erwise suc os `tals t as M mmmd arid outpatient dispefrsary facilities to indlude the nocehsary builldinis and auxiliary structures,_ mechanical equipment, approach wor , roads, and trackage facilities leading thereto, vehic es, live stock, furmture, equipment and accessories, and also to provide accommodaimmm or dom, tions for officers, nurses, and attending personnel; and also to provide tieuaetc. plropcr and suitable recreational centers; and the Director of the ..:.2r-:,z;··.r:;r· · =¢·· a33.?‘}£’”Zl°§ XF‘$§Z°§.£.`§2§“¤‘Z¤ZE&h§$‘§i.t°§§E§pl§Ei.3’.§l2§2g shall be of Hreproof construction and the location and nature thereof, whether for the treatment of tuberculosis, neuropsychiatric, or gneral medical surgical cases, shall be in the discretion of the

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i¤e$€ri.°wmd bum the approval of the Pres1dent, mlziv utilize such suitableelyrtiilmvrilgsé structures, and grounds, now owne by the United States, as may available for the purposes aforesaid, and the President is hereby authorized, bg Executive order, to transfer any such buildings, s£ructu.res,ta.r; tgrounds to this United States Veterans’ Bureau upon _ e reques o e for ereo . rc.};°°}¥,’}‘°°,l.;,;Y.°€g;1cts°}',§ Sec. 2. 'l`hat the construction of new hospitals or disyfnsarias, or P“'P°¤°$ ¤¤°¤°¤=°d· the extension, alteration, remodeling, or repair of all ospitals or drspensanes heretofore or hereafter constructed shall be done in such manner as the President may determine, and he is authorized to require the architectural, engineering, constructing, or other forces of any of the departmentsof the Government to do or assist in such work, and to employ mdividuals and agencies not now connected