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PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 92, 93-APR . 26 , 1939 [CHAPTER 92] ANT AVIT [53 STAT. April 26, 1939 [H. R. 1776] To provide for the assignment of medical officers of the Public Health Service [Public, No. 48] for duty on vessels of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Assignment of medi- cal officers of Public Health Service on ves- sels of. Expenses reimburs- able. Medical, etc., treat- ment and hospitaliza- tion of personnel, in- cluding dependents. Use of collections for hospitalization of dependents. April 26, 1939 [H. R . 1962] [Public, No. 49] Mahoning River. Bridge authorized across, at Youngs- town, Ohio. 34 Stat. 84 . 33 U. S. C. §§491- 498. Amendment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That upon the request of the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury may detail medical officers of the United States Public Health Service for duty on vessels of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and when so detailed the pay, allowances, and traveling expenses of these officers shall be reimbursed to applicable Public Health Service appropriations. SEC. 2. Under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Presi- dent, upon the recommendation of the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce, all commissioned officers, ships' officers and members of the crews of the vessels of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, including those on shore duty and those on detached duty, whether on active duty or retired, and all dependent members of families of such personnel shall be entitled to medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization by the United States Public Health Service in the same manner and to the same extent as are now or may hereafter be provided by law and regulations for officers and enlisted men of the United States Coast Guard and their depend- ents. Collections of the Public Health Service for the hospitaliza- tion of such dependent members of families shall be credited to the applicable appropriation for the operation of marine hospitals and relief stations. Approved, April 26, 1939. [CHAPTER 93] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the city of Youngstown, Ohio, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Mahoning River at or near Cedar Street, Youngstown, Ohio. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the city of Youngstown, Ohio, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge, and approaches thereto, across the Mahoning River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Cedar Street, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges and other structures over navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, April 26, 1939. 620