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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss. II. CHs . 12, 13, 15. 1929 .

53 near Solwa y in K nox C ounty, Tenne ssee, in ac cordan ce wit h the provisions of the Act entitled " An Act to regulate the construction of bridges o ver navigable waters," app roved March 23, 1906 . SEC . 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, December 21, 1929 . Construction. Vol . 34, p. 84. Amendment. CHAP . 13 .-Joint Resolution Making an emergency appropriation for the con- Dec ember 21, 74

[H.J. Res.174 .] trol, preve ntion of the spread, and eradication of the Medit erranean fru it fly .

[Pub . Res., No . 29] Resolved b y the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of $1,290,000 fl1Mediterranean fruit is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- Emergencyappropri- wise appr opriated, to r emain availab le until June 30, 1930, as an etc ati on . for eradicating, eme rgen cy a ppro pria tion for nec essa ry e xpen ses for the cont rol, the prevention of the spread, and eradication of the Mediterranean fruit fly, the employment of persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere, and for other expenses including the same objects Ante, p.2. s ecified under the heading " Salaries and General Ex penses, Plant C u aran tine and Con trol Adm inis trat ion, " in the Agr icul tura l Ap pro- priation Act for the fiscal year 1930, investigations, printing, and the maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger-carrying vehicles outside of the District of Columbia

Provided, That of this

Re°mbnrsement of sum $290,000 shall be available to reimburse the appropria tion, Plant Quar antine and " Salarie s and Expense s, Plant Quara ntine and Con trol Administr a- lion,, r expenses . tst ra- tion," for expenditures made therefrom for such control and eradica- Vol.45,p.1216. tion : Provided further, That in the discretion of the Secretary of do sc required ontribu- Agriculture no expenditure shall be made hereunder until a sum or sums adequate to State cooperation shall have been appropriated, subscribed, or contributed by State, county, or local authorities or individuals or organizations . Approved, December 21, 1929 . Dece mber 23, 1929 . CHAP . 15 .-An Act To authorize an appropriation to provide additional [H .R . 234.] hospital, d omiciliary, and out-pati ent dispensar y facilities for persons entitled

[Public, No . 29.] to hospitalization under the World War Veterans' Ac t, 1924, as amended, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in o rder to Veterans' 1 B bspital, provide sufficient hospital, domiciliary, and out-patient dispensary domic iliar y, e tc., facili- ti es for mentally af- facilities to care for the increasing load of mentally afflicted World tlicted benefic iaries of . War veterans and to enable the United States Veterans' Bureau to Po St .p. 1016. care for its beneficiaries in Veterans' Bureau hospitals rather than In Bureau hospitals. in contract temporary facilities and other institutions, the Director of the United States Vetera ns' Bureau, s ubject to the approval of the President, is hereby authorized to provide additional hospital, domicil iary, a nd out- patien t dispe nsary f acilit ies for person s enti tled to hos pitali zation unde r the World War Ve teran s' Act , 1924, as amended, by purchase, replacement, and remodeling, or extension of Purchase of e xisting plant s, co nstr uctio n on existing plants, and by construction on sites now owned by the sites owne d or acqu ired by the Gove rnment . Government or on sites to be acquired by purchase, condemnation, Pest, pp.96,247. gift, or oth erwi se, of s uch hosp ital s, d omic ilia ry, and out- pati ent Buildin g s, equip- dispens ary fac ilities, to i nclude the nec essary buildi ngs and auxil iary ment, etc ., included . structures, mechanical equipment, approach work, roads, and trackage edVol.45,p .716,amend- facilities leading thereto, sidewalks abutting hospital reservations, vehicles, livestock, furniture, equipment, and accessories

and also