63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 506 -AUG. 24 , 1949 the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans' Administration either by contract or by the hire of temporary employ- ees and the purchase of materials: Provided further, That hereafter the Administrator shall assign as his representatives, as provided for in the last sentence of section 1100 (a) of the Servicemen's Read- justment Act of 1944 (38 U. S . C . 696f), only such numbers of regional or sectional representatives as he finds necessary to provide for the processing of readjustment allowances in an efficient and economical manner: Provided further, That at least one of such representatives shall be assigned to and reside in each State. Tort claims: For payment of claims pursuant to section 403 of the Federal Tort Claim Act (28 U. S . C . 2672), $15,000. Pensions: For the payment of compensation, pensions, gratuities, 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 administra- tion 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), $1,998,801,000, 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, $2,197,503,000, to be immediately avail- able and to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of this appropriation for education and training under title II of the Servicemen'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 purposes of this proviso, educa- tion 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, in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary, be considered avocational or recreational when a certifi- cate in the form of an affidavit supported by corroborating affidavits by two competent disinterested persons, has been furnished by a physically qualified veteran stating that such education or training will be useful to him in connection with earning a livelihood: Pro- vided further, That no part of this appropriation for education and training under title II of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, as amended, shall be expended subsequent to the effective date of this Act for subsistence allowance or for tuition, fees, or other charges in any of the following situations: (1) For any veteran for a course in an institution which has been in operation for a period of less than one year immediately prior to the date of enrollment in such course unless such enrollment was prior to the date of this Act; (2) For any course of education or training for which the educa- tional or training institution involved has no customary cost of tui- tion, until a fair and reasonable rate of payment for tuition, fees, or other charges for such course has been determined. In any case in which one or more contracts providing a rate or rates of tuition have been executed for two successive years, the rate established by the most recent contract shall be considered to be the customary cost of tuition notwithstanding the definition of "customary cost of tuition" as herein- after set forth. If the Administrator finds that any institution has no customary cost of tuition he shall forthwith fix and pay or cause to be 653 State or regionar representative. 58 Stat. 298. 38U. S. C. §696f (a). 60 Stat. 843; 62 Stat. 1008. 28 U. S. C., Supp. 11, § 2672. Ante, pp. 62, 106. 57 Stat. 43 . 38 U.S. C . note foil. §739; Supp. II, note foll. §743. 43 Stat. 125, 128. 58 Stat 287 291 295. 38 U. S. C. §§701, note foll. § 739, 694- 694j, 696-696nm; Supp. II §694et seq. Tuition, fees, etc. Restrictions.
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