§ 431* TITLE 38.——PENSION8, BONUS.
may, subject to anal action by the director in ease of
an appeal, and under such rulea and regulations. as may he prescribed _ by the director, exercise "mch p0wa· for hearing eomplainté and for examining, rating, •wami¤§ compersty tion —_elairns, granting mediml, surgical, dmtal, and hospital care, " convalescent care, and necéwury and reasonable after ,
(care, granting vocatienaf training and all other matter; delegated to; them, or some of them, by diremor, aa could be
mrformed lawfully under this chapter by thecentral office; ` The direetor may abolish any regional oillces or suboalces = when in his judgmentthis may be done without, detriment to the adnrlniatration -.0f this chapter, · and upon such termination all reeorda and supplies pertaining thereto. shall bil; delivered to the central omce, or·as`t&1é·'director shall otherwise-prescribe. (June 7,,1924, e.·320, 5 7,43 Stat;609) · oi · . ·_ e 431, Witaemes: aabpmnas; conteéptt- ·fees.—For the purmm of tl1ls_ chapter the director, and such persona as the director may designate, shall haje the power 1qsne,_¤u¤» . peenas for and compel the atten&ncei ot witn& within a _ radius ofone hundred miles from the?place,of hearing, to re·_ qulre the production of books, papers, documents, and otlrera evidence, to administer oaths, and to examine `.§v=itnesaee_ upon p any matter within the juriediction ot the bureau. _In cane of l disobedienee to a subpoena the bixreau rnayf invoke the aid ‘of i any district Cimrt of the United States in requiring the at- i ten@nce and teatiniony . or witne%·=and the prodggtiomef documentary evidence,. and such court, within jurisdiction of which the inquiry is .carg;lgLeu;’iiiay, in case of contumacy or reftml to ol;,eye.,a~~eo6p%£nua to any omcer, agent, or empl o_yee?~··e0f °t”'l any corporation or other perpon, issue an order. Wféouiringjnuch corporation or- other person _ to ¤PP¢ar before the bureau or to gikre evidence jtouching the matter in question ;- and any ,failure·to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court an a contempt thereof. Any person so required to attend as a witness shall be allowed, and paid the same fees and mileage as are,pa_id witnesses in the district-__ courts `of the United States. _(June X, 1924,0. 320, § 8, 43 ·§,mt.609.). . _ _ . » _ . 432. Detailof employees to_ examine claims;——F_or the pai-- pose of this ‘el1apter,’the director is authorized to tdetail from time to timeclerks or persons employed in the bureau to make examinations lnto the. merits ot compensation and insurance claims, whether pending mor adjudicated, `aaj be may deem proper, and to aid in the preparation, presentation, or exami- °'IlH£l0§1-0f.$l1Cll claims; and any._ such person so detailed shall have to·adminlater`oatl1s,, take a@davits,`_ and certify to ‘ the of the papersand documents ·pertaining_ to the administration of the provisions of tl1is_.ehapter. (June 'Z, · 1:124, ¢._s20,`5,8,_4e Stat ooo.) , . -_‘»_. ‘ 433. 0pm@ of Attorney General.-—-In addition-to the servg ieee of the l@al aasistantsemployed by the bureau, the ireetor may require the opinion of the Attorney` General on an? ouestions of law ariaina in the administration of the bureau. (June ·7, *1924; c. 320, 5 9,43 Stat. 610.) _, J - _. e , _ 434. “Hospitalization, medical care, treatment of bene- 4 écinries; powers of director; hospital facilities`; transfer go!
{ hoapitala from `Tr¢¤$¥“'Y and _Ptiblic Health Dep¤i’tment.——-7The
` director, subject toe the general directions of the President, shall he responsible for the proper exanglnation, medical care, treat-- ment, hospitallvlatlpn, diepeneary, and convalescent care, maeseary and reasonable aifter care, welfare ofwuuraiug, vocational training, and euclrother aerriees as ·ma,v be neeeiearyz "infthe
_ carrying out of the provisions? of this chapter, and for that purpose is authorized, at the direction of the President or iaith the
approval of tl· head of the departnieixt concerned, to utilize the facilities of the United States Public Health Service, the War Department, the _‘Navy Department, the Interior Department, - the‘Nationnl Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and snchl
ns, AND Vsrsnrxs mzmnrj 1216 other govermlental factlitim asl may be made available for `the purposes set, forth, inthis chapter ;l and Such governments; agencim · are authorized {to. such facilities, ·lncludiu;.; persormel, equlpment, medical, suriicnl, idnd hospital servlets; . and supplies as the director may deem necessary and ad»·is;mls·` ln carrying out the provisions of this chapter`, in addition re such governmental facilities as are made available. \~w»~c‘ ` c When, lu the of, the lilireefur, the facilities and services utilized lor', the hospitalimtiqn, medical. care, and
treatment jrpr bexietlciaries under this chapter are uusatisfso- l
l tory, the director shall make arrangements for the further hos: I pltalization, care, and treatment of such beueéciaries by.otl1er, . means., -· In the ewjent thatthere are not shmlent Government hospital and other facilities for the proper medlml care and treatment oi beneficiaries; under this chapter, and the director deems it ‘ necessary and advisable tcssecure additionnlotiovernment facilities, he may, within ithe limits of nppropriatiom. made for Jca-rrying out the provisions of this-· paragraph, and with the approval of the President, improve `or extend governmental facilities, or acquire additional- facilities; by purchase or otherwise. Such new propew ando____structure$ias may be improved. ‘ extended, or acquired shall/become part of,Qeopermanent;equi;>- . ment of the United S;.§¢§_Q___8,Y8¥€?£D8’ Bureau or of some one of. the ‘_;£g,g;;u.ex»istin*§°"t"TlE§encles of the Government, including the WYE}, ,I)epartment, i hlavr Department, Interior Department, Treasury Department, the National Home for Disabled Yolanteer Soldiers,.in sucliigway as` will bestfserve the. present emorgency, taking into consideration the` future services to be rendered ,the.veterans of the World War, including the bene- Jziciarjies under this. chapter,. · U · l l ln the event Government hospital facilities are insumcicm_ or inadequate the director `may, subject to the provisjons of _ section; 438.- of this title, contract with State, municipal, or, in exceptionafcascsg with private hospitals for such medical, surgi-
cul, and h`0Spita;1 services and supplies as may be required, and
such contracts . may he made for a period of not exceedim:~ three years a—·ndinay be for use of a ward or other hospital unit or on suchlother basisgas may be in the best lnterestof the heueilciaries under this chapter, _ . _ . ( There shall 'be; permanently transferred to ‘the Yeteraus`, l Bureau all hospitals on June K7, ·1Q24,_ or prior to that date, under the jurisdiction of the Public`}-1ealth` Service or of the , Treasury wDepurtment, the operation, rnanage1nent,` or controb ` of whlchwhave, prior to {June 7;, 1924, been transferred by the President; to said bureau {pursuant- to the authority contained ° in section 9 of the Aét entitled "An Act oto establish a Veterans Bureau and to improve the facilldes and service of such bureau _and`furt.her to amend and‘modlfy"the War Risk Insurance Act, approved August 9, 1921, chapter · 57, Fortyyeecond Statutes, page r17." _ (`June 7,,,1924, c. 320, Q 10, 43 Stat, 610.} _ l 435; Additional hospital; and outQ.pstient dispemary facilities; powers of construction, etc.—·—I.n order to provide sumcient hospital out-patient dlspensary facilities; `to enable the United States Veterans Bureau _`to_ mrc for ltsfbenenclarles in Veteraus" Bureau hospitals rather than ln contract temporary facilities and; other institutions, the I)irec— __ tor of the United States`Vet§i’sns’ Bureau, subject»_to`the upproval of the _President, ls·author~lzed to provide additional hospital and Qubpatient dispensari (facilities _ for persons en-· titled to hmpltaleation ¤ chapter by purchase, repl:1ce·men·t,` and remodeling lor ension of existing plants, and ` " by_ construction on sites owned by the Government or on sites to be. acquired by purchase, condemnation, gift, or otherwise, such hospitals and outpatient dispenmry facilities; to include the necessary buildings and auxiliary structures, mechanical _ equlment, approach work,. roaw and tngackage facilities lead- · `ing° thereto; vehicles, livestock, furniture, equipment and ac-
