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PUBLIC LAW 92-383-AUG. 14, 1972
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average staft'/patient ratio of less than 1.49 to 1 in all Veterans Administration hospitals during the fiscal year 1973: Provided further, That allotments and transfers may be made from this appropriation to the Public Health Service of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force of the Department of Defense, for disbursements by them under the - ' f < various headings of their applicable appropriations, of such amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration. MEDICAL A N D P R O S THE T I C RESEARCH
For expenses necessary for carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development, as authorized by law, to remain available until expended, $76,818,000, plus reimbursements. MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION A N D M I S C E L L A N E O U S OPERATING E X P E N S E S
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85 Stat. 178.
For expenses necessary for administration of the medical, hospital, domiciliary, construction and supply, research, employee education and training activities, as authorized by law, and for carrying out the provisions of section 5055, title 38, United States Code, relating to pilot programs and grants for exchange of medical information, $28,737,000. GENERAL OPERATING
EXPENSES
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Administration, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle (medium sedan for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; $320,821,000. GONSTRTICTION, M A J O R
72 Stat. 1251; 80 Stat. 1372.
PROJECTS
For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Administration, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 5001, 5002 and 5004 of title 38, United States Code, including planning, architectural and engineering services, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is $1,000,000 or more, $125,993,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of these funds shall be used for any project which has not been considered and approved by the Congress in the budgetary process. CJONSTRUCTION, M I N O R P R O J E C T S
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For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Veterans Administration, including planning, architectural and engineering services, and site acquistion, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 5001, 6002 and 5004 of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is less than $1,000,000, and for necessary expenses of the Office of Construction, $55,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head shall be available for contributions to local authorities toward, or for the construction of, necessary safety traffic controls adjacent to Veterans Administration hospitals. , „, ^,.^.,,._..,..,,-,,,,,, ^, .,,.,.; t^T^v, •<,.-,-
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