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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SESS . III. Ca. 281. 1931 . Objects designated . tions of organized war veterans : Provided further, That this appro- Services, rentals, etc ., in the Dis trict and priation shall be available also for personal services and rentals in elsewhere.

the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including traveling expenses ; for expenses incurred in packing, crating, drayage, and transportation of household effects and other property, not exceeding in any one case five thousand pounds, of employees when transferred from one official station to another for permanent duty and when specifically authorized by the administrator ; furnishing and laun- dering of such wearing apparel as may be prescribed for employees in the performance of their official duties ; purchase and exchange of law books, books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers ; for p assen ger-c arry ing a nd ot her motor vehi cles , inc ludin g pu rchas e, Arlington Building, maintenance, repair, and operation of same ; for operating expenses etc . of the Arlington Building and annex, including repairs and mechan- Transfer of funds ical equipment, fuel, electric current, ice, ash removal, and miscel- f rom o ther dep art - laneous items ; for allotment and transfer to the Public Health ments.

Service, the War, Navy, and Interior Departments, for disbursement by them under the various headings of their applicable appropria- tions, of such amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of beneficiaries of the Veterans' Administration, including minor repairs and improvements of existing facilities under their jurisdic- tion necessary to such care and treatment ; for expenses incidental etc arms, maintenance, to the maintenance and operation of farms ; for recreational articles Recreational, etc ., fa- and facilities at institutions maintained by the Veterans' Adminis- cilities . Ante, p. 991.

tr ati on ; for administ rative e xpenses incident al to sec uring em ploy- U.S. C., Supp.IV, p .527.

ment for war veterans ; for funeral, burial, and other expenses Funeral, penses . Transfer of effects . Wea ring ap parel . Motor vehicles . etc., ex- Use for new hospital sites, hospitals, etc ., fo rbid den . Amount for improve- ments, etc . Print ing and bind- in g. Milit ary and naval compensation, etc . Vol . 41, p. 371; Vol. 43, pp. 615, 1304 ; Vol . 44, p. 793; Vol. 45, p. 965 . Ante, p. 991. U. S. C., pp . 1214, 2073; Supp. IV, p . 526. Eme rge ncy offi cer s, etc , retired for phys. ical disability . Vol. 45, p.735. U.S . C., Supp. IV, p. 537. Annuities designated . Vol. 35, p . 1325

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. 45, p. 1409. Ar my and Navy pensions . incidental thereto for beneficiaries of the Veterans' Administration accruing during the fiscal year 1932 or prior fiscal years . No part of this appropriation shall be expended for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home, or for the purchase of any hospital or home ; and not more than $4,800,000 of this appropriation may be used to repair, alter, improve, or provide facilities in the several hospitals and homes' under the jurisdiction of the Veterans' Administration either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and the purchase of mat erials . For printing and binding for the Veterans' Administration, includ- ing all its bureaus and functions located in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $157,000 . Co mp e ns at io n : For the payment of milit ary and naval compen- sation, emergency officers' retirement pay, and disability allowances, accruing during the fiscal year 1932 or in prior fiscal years for death or disability provided by the Act approved October 6, 1917, as amended, and the World War Veterans' Act 1924, approved June 7, 1924, as amended (U. S. C., title 38, sees. 421-576 ; U. S. C., Supp. III, title 38, sees . 422-537 ; Act July 3, 1930, vol . 46, p. 991), and the Act entitled "An Act making eligible for retirement, under certain conditions, officers and former officers of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps of the United States, other than officers of the Regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, who incurred physical disability in line of duty while in the service of the United States during the World War," of May 24, 1928 (U . S . C ., Supp . III, title 38, sees. 581-582), and for the payment of annuities authorized by the Acts approved May 23, 1908 (35 Stat ., p . 1325), and February 28, 1929 (45 Stat ., p. 1409), to the persons named therein, including James L. Hanberry in lieu of James F . Hanberry, and John H . Andrus in li eu of Jam es A . Andrus, $267,32 7,025 . Army and Navy pensions as follows : For invalids, widows, minor children, and dependent relatives, Army nurses, and all other pen- sioners who are now borne on the rolls, or who may hereafter be