Chapter 34. Authorizing the Secretary of War to furnish free transportation and subsistence from Europe and Siberia to the United States for certain destitute discharged soldiers and their wives and children
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CHAP. 34.— An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to furnish free transportation and subsistence from Europe and Siberia to the United States for certain destitute discharged soldiers and their wives and children. June 30, 1921.[[S. 1019](/us/bill/67/s/1019).][[Public, No. 28](/us/pl/67/28).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of War Destitute discharged soldiers in Europe.Free passage to their homes on Army transports, and subsistence to, and their families.be, and he is hereby, authorized to furnish transportation on United States Army transports from Europe to the United States, and subsistence en route, to any person who served in the Army of the United States and was honorably discharged therefrom in Europe, and who is now in Europe and is or becomes destitute, and to the wife and children of such person and transportation and subsistence en route to such person and his wife and children from point of From place of landing to where enlisted.debarkation in the United States to the point of enlistment of such person or his home of record or to any other point to which he may desire to be furnished transportation for himself, wife, and children: *Proviso*.If to other than place of enlistment.*Provided*, That such point is of no greater distance from the point of debarkation than is his point of enlistment or home: *Provided further*, That if such person, his wife and children, are not at a port Transportation, etc., to port, of embarkation.of embarkation of United States Army transports in Europe the Secretary of War is further authorized to furnish transportation to such person, his wife and children, to such port of embarkation and subsistence en route: *Provided further*, That such transportation and Transportation, etc., furnished free.subsistence shall be furnished to such person, his wife, and children without cost to them.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of War is hereby further authorized to Similar passage, etc., to destitute persons discharged in Siberia.furnish transportation and subsistence en route, as contemplated above in the case of destitute former soldiers in Europe, to any person who was honorably discharged from the Army of the United States in Siberia and who is now in Vladivostok or its immediate vicinity and is or becomes destitute, and to the wife and children of such person: *Provided*, That the Secretary of War is authorized, in transporting *Provisos*.Use of other than transports from.such persons to the United States, to procure transportation and subsistence for them on vessels other than United States Army transports from Siberia to Japan.
Sec. 3. That the authority conferred by this Act shall cease and Act to terminate in six months.determine six months after the approval thereof. Approved, June 30, 1921.