428 Tennessee Valley Authority. PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 259-MAY 23, 1938 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY [52 STAT. Continuationofcon- For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled struction. 48 Stat. 58; 49 Stat. "The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933", approved May 18, 16 U.S . C. ch 12a; 1933 (16 U. S . C . ch. 12a), as amended by the Act approved August SuDpigIIatehda.2 . 31, 1935 (49 Stat. 1075-1081), including the continued construction of Pickwick Landing Dam, Guntersville Dam, Chickamauga Dam, and Hiwassee Dam, and for construction of a dam at or near Gilberts- Preliminaryinvesti- ville, Kentucky, and for preliminary investigations of sites for dams at or near Watts Bar and at or near Coulter Shoals on the Tennessee River, Tennessee, and the acquisition of necessary land, the clearing of such land, relocation of highways, and the construction or pur- chase of transmission lines and other facilities, and all other neces- Printing and bind- sary works authorized by such Acts, and for printing and binding, law books, books of reference, newspapers, periodicals, purchase, maintenance, and operation of passenger-carrying vehicles, rents in Salaries and expen- the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and all necessary salaries and expenses connected with the organization, operation, and investi- gations of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for examination of estimates of appropriations and activities in the field, fiscal year Acouinting. 1939, $40,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation and any unex- pended balance on June 30, 1938, in the "Tennessee Valley Authority fund, 1938", and the receipts of the Tennessee Valley Authority from all sources during the fiscal year 1939 (except as limited by section 26 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended), shall be covered into and accounted for as one fund to be known as the "Tennessee Valley Authority fund, 1939", to remain available until June 30, 1939, and to be available for the payment of obligations equipment or chargeable against the "Tennessee Valley Authority fund, 1938" and 60 Stat. 217. for contractual obligations for the procurement of equipment as authorized in the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year Contracts. 1937: Provided further, That in addition to the amount herein appropriated, the Tennessee Valley Authority is hereby authorized to incur obligations and enter into contracts for the procurement of equipment to be installed in dams and power-houses in an amount not in excess of $4,000,000, and this action shall be deemed a con- tractual obligation of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States for payment of the cost thereof. Veterans' Adminis- tration. Administration, medical, hospital, and domiciliary services. Salaries and expen- scs. 46 Stat. 1016 . 38U.S.C . § 11-llf . Proisos. Attendance at meet- ings, etc. Services, rentals, traveling expenses, etc. VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION Administration, medical, hospital, and domiciliary services: For all salaries and expenses of the Veterans' Administration, including the expenses of maintenance and operation of medical, hospital, and domiciliary services of the Veterans' Administration, in carry- ing out the duties, powers, and functions devolving upon it pur- suant to the authority contained in the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the President to consolidate and coordinate governmental activities affecting war veterans", approved July 3, 1930 (38 U. S . C. 11-llf), and any and all laws for which the Veterans' Admin- istration is now or may hereafter be charged with administering, $93,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,500 of this amount shall be available for expenses, except membership fees, of em- ployees, detailed by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to attend meetings of associations for the promotion of medical science and annual national conventions of organized war veterans: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available also for personal services and rentals in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including traveling expenses; examination of estimates of appropri-
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