52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 259-MAY 23, 1938 ations in the field, including actual expenses of subsistence or per diem allowance in lieu thereof; 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 Adminis- trator; furnishing and laundering 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 passenger-carrying and other motor vehicles, including purchase, maintenance, repair, and opera- tion of same, including not more than two passenger automobiles for general administrative use of the central office in the District of Columbia; and notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the Administrator is authorized to utilize Government- owned automotive equipment in transporting children of Veterans' Administration employees located at isolated stations to and from school under such limitations as he may by regulation prescribe; and notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the Administrator is authorized to expend not to exceed $2,000 of this appropriation for actuarial services pertaining to the Government life-insurance fund, to be obtained by contract, without obtaining competition, at such rates of compensation as he may determine to be reasonable; for allotment and transfer to the Public Health Service, the War, Navy, and Interior Departments, for disburse- ment by them under the various headings of their applicable ap- propriations, 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 jurisdiction necessary to such care and treatment; for expenses incidental to the maintenance and operation of farms; for recrea- tional articles and facilities at institutions maintained by the Veter- ans' Administration; for administrative expenses incidental to secur- ing employment for war veterans; for funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for beneficiaries of the Veterans' Admin- istration accruing during the year for which this appropriation is made or prior fiscal years: Provided further, That the appropria- tions herein made for the care and maintenance of veterans in hos- pitals or homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans' Administra- tion shall be available for the purchase of tobacco to be furnished, subject to such regulations as the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall prescribe, to veterans receiving hospital treatment or dom- iciliary care in Veterans' Administration hospitals or homes: Pro- vided further, That this appropriation shall be available for con- tinuing aid to State or Territorial homes for the support of disabled volunteer soldiers and sailors, in conformity with the Act approved August 27, 1888 (24 U. S. C . 134), as amended, for those veterans eligible for admission to Veterans' Administration facilities for domiciliary care. 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 $3,100,000 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 materials. For printing and binding for the Veterans' Administration, in- cluding all its bureaus and functions located in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $112,500. 429 Subsistence, etc. Wearing apparel. Vehicles. Children of certain employees, school transportation. Actuarial services. Transfer of funds. Recreational facili- ties, etc. Burial, etc., expen- ses. Purchase of tobacco. Aid to State, etca homes. 25 Stat. 450 . 24U. S .C .1 134. Restriction on new construction. Improving facilities, Printing and bind- ing.
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