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[57 STAT. PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 190-JULY 6, 1943 Costs of establishing such facilities and furnishing such services for any State shall be paid from funds appropriated pursuant to this Reimbursement. Act, but shall be deemed expenditures under the State plan, and reimbursement with respect to such cost shall be made by deducting an amount equal to such cost from payments made to such State under this Act. Ante, p. 336. Post, pp . 379, 502, 536, 616. Disabled residents. Cooperation with U. S. Employees' Compensation Com- mission. Authority ministrator. Aptitude etc. Instruction Post, p. 616. Books andl Travel stati Method of I for use of facil Rules and tions; deleg powers. "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA "SEC. 6 . Out of funds made available for the purpose, the Admin- istrator is authorized to provide vocational rehabilitation services to disabled persons actually residing in the District of Columbia and to formulate and carry out a plan of cooperation with the United States Employees' Compensation Commission with respect to the vocational rehabilitation of any such disabled residents as are civil employees of the United States disabled while in the performance of duty. In carrying out his functions under this section, the Admin- istrator is authorized to utilize and enlarge facilities of appropriate units of the Federal Security Agency, and to enter into agreements and cooperative working arrangements with public agencies and private persons, agencies, and institutions, within the United States, its Territories, and possessions, for services and use of facilities of such persons, agencies, and institutions and to compensate them and such units for such services and use. "ADMINISTRATION of Ad- "SEC. 7 . (a) In carrying out his duties under this Act, the Admin- istrator is authorized- studies, "(1) to make studies, investigations, and reports with respect to abilities, aptitudes, and capacities of handicapped individuals, development of their potentialities, and their utilization in gain- ful and suitable employment; courses. "(2) until July 1, 1945, to conduct appropriate courses of instruction for any personnel who participate or will participate in carrying out the purposes of this Act, and to detail such per- sonnel to attend such courses and appropriate courses of not more than six weeks' duration conducted by other public agencies and private agencies and organizations, which detail shall be part of the official duties of such employees; tuition. "(3) until July 1, 1945, to provide personnel so detailed with necessary books and other material and pay their tuition, or reim- Us. burse them for expenditures therefor; and, in any case where such detail is away from an employee's official station he may, for purposes of subsistence and traveling expenses, be deemed on travel status. payment "(b) Payment for use of facilities, and services obtained pursuant to this Act by the Administrator from units of the Federal Security Agency or other Federal agencies, shall be by check either in advance or as reimbursement, for the actual or estimated cost of such facilities and services, and amounts so paid shall be credited, as determined by such Administrator, either to special working funds as provided in existing law or to the appropriation or appropriations against which charges are to be made or have been made in providing the facilities or services, and payment for services and facilities of other agencies shall be made by check to the payee or payees specified by such agencies. rego "(c) The Administrator is hereby authorized to make rules and regulations governing the administration of this Act, and to delegate to any officer or employee of the United States such of his powers and 378