Chapter 12. To amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for vocational rehabilitation and return to civil employment of disabled persons discharged from the military or naval forces of the United States, and for other purposes,” approved June 27, 1918
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CHAP. 12.— An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for vocational rehabilitation and return to civil employment of disabled persons discharged from the military or naval forces of the United States, and for other purposes,” approved June 27, 1918. July 11, 1919. [[S. 1213](/us/bill/66/s/1213).] [[Public, No. 11](/us/pl/66/11).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That section 2 of Vocational rehabilitation.Vol. 40, p.617, amended.the Act entitled “An Act to provide for vocational rehabilitation and return to civil employment of disabled persons discharged from the military or naval forces of the United States, and for other 159purposes,” approved June 27, 1918, be hereby amended to read as follows:
" “Sec. 2. That every person enlisted, enrolled, drafted, inducted, Benefits extended to additional disabled persons.or appointed in the military or naval forces of the United States, including members of training camps authorized by law, who, since April 7, 1917, has resigned or has been discharged or furloughed therefrom under honorable conditions, having a disability incurred, increased, or aggravated while a member of such forces, or later developing a disability traceable in the opinion of the board to service with such forces, and who, in the opinion of the Federal Duty of Vocational Education Board.Board for Vocational Education, is in need of vocational rehabilitation to overcome the handicap of such disability, shall be furnished by the said board, where vocational rehabilitation is feasible, such course of vocational rehabilitation as the board shall prescribe and provide.
“The board shall have the power, and it shall be its duty, to furnish Courses to be furnished.the persons included in this section suitable courses of vocational rehabilitation, to be prescribed and provided by the board; and every person electing to follow such a course of vocational rehabilitation shall, while following the same, be paid monthly by the said Monthly payments for maintenance, and of dependents.board from the appropriation hereinafter provided such sum as in the judgment of the said board is necessary for his maintenance and support and for the maintenance and support of persons depending *Proviso.*Maximum allowed.*Post,* p. 1021.upon him, if any: *Provided, however,* That in no event shall the sum so paid such person while pursuing such course be more than $80 per month for a single man without dependents, or for a man with dependents $100 per month plus the several sums prescribed as family allowances under section 204 of Article II of the War Risk Vol. 40, pp. 403, 610.Insurance Act.
“No compensation under Article III of the Act entitled ‘An Act suspended, to amend an Act entitled “An Disability allowance suspended.Vol. 40, pp. 406, 612.Act to authorize the establishment of a Bureau of War Risk Insurance in the Treasury Department,”’ approved October 6, 1917, shall be paid for the period during which any such person is being furnished by said board a course of vocational *Proviso.*Equalization to disability allowance.rehabilitation and support as herein authorized: *Provided, however,* That in the event any person pursuing a course of vocational rehabilitation is entitled under said Article III to compensation in an amount in excess of the payments made to him by the said board for his support and the support of his dependents, if any, the Bureau of War Risk Insurance shall pay monthly to such person such additional amount as may be necessary to equal the total compensation due under said Article III of said Act.
“There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury Appropriation.*Post,* pp. 178, 328, 504, 1379.of the United States not otherwise appropriated, available immediately and until expended, the sum of $6,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used by the Federal Board for Vocational Education for the purpose of making the payments prescribed by this section and for defraying the administrative expenses incident thereto.” " Approved, July 11, 1919.