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PUBLIC LAW 203—OCT. 24, 1951

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STAT.

UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' HOME

64 Stat. 1068. Hospitalization members.

of

For maintenance and operation of the United States Soldiers' Home, to be paid from the Soldiers' Home permanent fund, $3,366,000, of which $373,000 shall remain available until expended for equipment for the new construction provided under this head in the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1951: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for the payment of hospitalization of members of the Home in United States Army hospitals at rates in excess of those prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, upon the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners of the Home and the Surgeon General of the Army. THE P A N A M A CANAL C A N A L ZONE G O V E R N M E N T

37 Stat. 560. 48 U.S.C. 5 1301.

Travel expenses.

Blood transfusions.

64 Stat. 1041.

Transfer of funds.

64 Stat. 1042.

For expenses necessary for the Canal Zone Government, including construction of additional facilities; purchase (not to exceed eight in the current fiscal year, for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of land and land under water, as authorized in the Panama Canal Act; expenses incident to conducting hearings and examining estimates for appropriations on the Isthmus; not to exceed $10,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings, when authorized by the Governor, of organizations concerned with activities pertaining to the Canal Zone Government; not to exceed $2,000 for travel and subsistence expenses of employees of the Canal Zone Government incident to their special training as authorized by law (63 Stat. 600); contingencies of the Governor, including not to exceed $3,000 for entertainment, to be expended in his discretion; medical aid and support of the insane and of lepers and aid and support of indigent persons legally within the Canal Zone, including expenses of their deportation when practicable; and payments of not to exceed $50 in any one case to persons within the Government service who shall furnish blood for transfusions; $11,595,000, of which $421,000 for construction shall remain available until expended: Provided, That all expenses of the Canal Zone Government shall be reimbursable to the United States Treasury, pursuant to section 7 of the Act of September 26, 1950 (Public Law 841), except expenses of experiment gardens, corrosion tests, the Corozal Hospital, the United States share of garbage collection in the Republic of Panama, and the Palo Seco Leprosarium: Provided further, That after all transfers from the appropriations for "Maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal", "Sanitation", "Civil government", and "Repatriation of unemployed aliens", to the Panama Canal Company have been effected pursuant to section 10 of the Act of September 26, 1950 (Public Law 841), the then remaining balances of such appropriations shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That the obligated balance of the appropriation for "Construction of additional facilities, Panama Canal", remaining on June 30, 1951, shall also be transferred to and merged with this appropriation and remain available until expended. P A N A M A CANAL COMPANY The following corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to it in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section