55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 269-JULY 1, 1941 National Youth Administration, while acting within the scope of his employment. No claim shall be considered hereunder which is in excess of $500 or which is not presented in writing within one year from the date of accrual thereof. Acceptance by a claimant of the amount allowed on account of his claim shall be deemed to be in full settlement thereof, and the action upon such claim so accepted by the claimant shall be conclusive. PAR. 22 . Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud the United States makes any false statement in connection with any application for any project authorized in paragraph 1, or diverts, or attempts to divert, or assists in diverting, for the benefit of any person or persons not entitled thereto, any portion of the appro- priation in paragraph 1, or any services or real or personal property acquired thereunder, or who knowingly, by means of any fraud, force, threat, intimidation, or boycott, or discrimination on account of race, religion, political affiliations, or membership in a labor organization, deprives, or attempts to deprive, or assists in depriving any person of any of the benefits to which he may be entitled under such appro- priation, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. The provi- sions of this paragraph shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. PAR. 23. All training or educational programs for youth employed by the National Youth Administration on work projects shall be under the control and supervision of the State boards for vocational education of the several States and shall be paid for out of appro- priations made to the Office of Education and expended by the States pursuant to plans submitted by State boards for vocational education and approved by the Commissioner of Education. Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C. 5) shall not be construed to apply to any purchase with funds appropriated under this title when the aggregate amount involved in such purchase does not exceed the sum of $100. 491 False statements with intent to defraud, etc. Penalty. Supervision of pro- grams. Minor purchases. YOUTH WORK DEFENSE PROGRAM (NATIONAL DEFENSE) Project expenses (national defense): To enable the National Youth Work experiene for Administration under the supervision and direction of the Federal def pto. Security Agency to provide employment for needy young persons between the ages of 17 and 24, inclusive, in resident and workshop projects which furnish work experience preparatory to employment in defense occupations, and which projects are determined to be ade- quate to provide such work experience, including the purchase of riaueT^ of mate materials, equipment, supplies, and other expenses necessary for car- rying on work on such projects, including the wages of youth employees in accordance with schedules established by the National Youth Administrator and approved by the Federal Security Adminis- trator, and for those youths employed in resident projects, emergency tmtaeirc hopi- hospitalization and medical care other than that contemplated by paragraph 19 hereof, which paragraph is hereby incorporated by reference, by reimbursement to Government hospitals or by contract with other public or private hospitals in cases of critical illness or injury of youths who are full-time residents at a project, $56,972,000, of which $100,000 shall be available for transfer to the United States Employees' Compensation Commission for the payment of disability or death compensation and benefits for injury or death arising from employment hereunder, as provided in said paragraph 19: Provided, r to be «m- That not more than 100,000 youths shall be employed at any one time ployed. under the program authorized herein.
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