62 STAT.] 80rTH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 775-JUNE 30, 1948 and allowances (including subsistence allowances authorized by part VII of Veterans Regulation la, as amended), authorized under any Act of Congress, or regulation of the President based thereon, includ- ing emergency officers' retirement pay and annuities, the adminis- tration of which is now or may hereafter be placed in the Veterans' Administration, and for the payment of adjusted-service credits as provided in sections 401 and 601 of the Act of May 19,1924, as amended (38 U. S . C. 631 and 661), $1,898,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. Readjustment benefits: For the payment of benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by titles II, III, and V, of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, $1,979,027,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended: Provided,That no part of this appropriation for education and training under title II of the Service- men's Readjustment Act, as amended, shall be expended for tuition fees, or other charges, or for subsistence allowance, for any course elected or commenced by a veteran on or subsequent to July 1, 1948, and which is determined by the Administrator to be avocational or recreational in character. For the purpose of this proviso, education or training for the purpose of teaching a veteran to fly or related aviation courses in connection with his present or contemplated busi- ness or occupation shall not be considered avocational or recreational. Military and naval insurance: For military and naval insurance, $5,096,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. Hospital and domiciliary facilities: For hospital and domiciliary facilities, $202,000,000, to remain available until expended for the payment of obligations heretofore or herein authorized to be incurred under this head, and, in addition, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized to incur obligations prior to July 1, 1950, in an amount not exceeding $43,000,000, for extending, with the approval of the President, any of the facilities under the jurisdiction of the Veterans' Administration or for any of the purposes set forth in sec- tions 1 and 2 of the Act approved March 4, 1931 (38 U. S . C . 438j-k), or in section 101 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (38 U. S . C . 693a) : Provided, That the authority contained in the Third Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, and in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1948, to incur obligations for the purposes of this appropriation is hereby extended to July 1, 1950: Provided further, That not to exceed 6.7 per centum of the foregoing appropria- tion and contract authorizations shall be available for the employment in the District of Columbia and in the field of all necessary technical and clerical personnel for the preparation of plans and specifications for the projects as approved hereunder and in the supervision of the execution thereof, and for all travel expenses, field office equip- ment, and supplies in connection therewith, except that whenever the Veterans' Administration finds it necessary in the construction of any project to employ other Government agencies or persons outside the Federal service to perform such services not to exceed 10 per centum of the cost of such projects may be expended for such services: Provided further,That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Admin- istrator of Veterans' Affairs may select a site and construct a hospital thereon in Arlington County, Virginia. National service life insurance: For the payment of benefits and for transfer to the national service life insurance fund, in accordance with the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, $49,320,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended: Provided, That certain premiums shall be credited to this appropriation as provided by the Act. 68706--49 - -pt. 1 --76 1201 57 Stat. 43. 38U. S. C. notefoll. 739; Supp. I, note foll. 1733. Ante, pp. 20,209. 43 Stat. 125,128. 58 Stat. 287 291, 296. 38 U. .. . § 701, note fell. 1 739, 694- 694e, 696-696m; Supp. I, §694 etseq. Ante, pp. 19, 208, 600; post, p . 1276 . Tuition, fees, etc. 46 Stat. 1550, 151. .SStnt. 2i. 3,S I ! .S. ., Stllpp. I, §4193nalote. Andte. p . 161. 6) St.at. 2fi; 61 Stat. 0.q5 . Technical and cleri- eal personnel. Arlington County, Va., hospital. 54 Stat. 1008. 38 U. S. C. I§801- 18; Supp. I, §802. Ante, pp. 59 ,1109.
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