Chapter 706. To authorize an appropriation to provide additional hospital, domiciliary, and out-patient dispensary facilities for persons entitled to hospitalization under the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended, and for other purposes

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Chap. 706: To authorize an appropriation to provide additional hospital, domiciliary, and out-patient dispensary facilities for persons entitled to hospitalization under the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended, and for other purposes. Chapter 706 45 Stat. 715 1928-05-23 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public Chapter 706.— An Act To authorize an appropriation to provide additional hospital, domiciliary, and out-patient dispensary facilities for persons entitled to hospitalization under the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended, and for other purposes.

May 23, 1928.[[H. R. 12821](/us/bill/70/hr/12821).][[Public, No. 480](/us/pl/70/480).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That in order to Hospital, etc., facilities for mentally afflicted, etc., Veterans’ Bureau beneficiaries.Additional facilities to be provided in Bureau hospitals.provide sufficient hospital, domiciliary, and out-patient dispensary facilities to care for the increasing load of mentally afflicted World War veterans and to enable the United States Veterans’ Bureau to care for its beneficiaries in Veterans’ Bureau hospitals rather than in contract temporary facilities and other institutions, the Director of the United States Veterans’ Bureau, subject to the approval of the President, is hereby authorized to provide additional hospital, domiciliary, and out-patient dispensary facilities for persons entitled to hospitalization under the World ‘War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as 716 Purchase of existing plants, construction on sites owned or acquired, etc.amended, by purchase, replacement, and remodeling, or extension of existing plants, and by construction on sites now owned by the Government or on sites to be acquired by purchase, condemnation, Hospitals, domiciliary, and out-patient dispensary facilities, equipment, etc., included.gift, or otherwise, of such hospitals, domiciliary, and out-patient dispensary facilities, to include the necessary buildings and auxiliary structures, mechanical equipment, approach work, roads, and trackage facilities leading thereto; vehicles, livestock, furniture, equipment, Accommodations for personnel, recreational centers, etc.Acceptance of donations.Construction requirements, etc.and accessories; and also to provide accommodations for officers, nurses, and attending personnel; and also to provide proper and suitable recreational centers; and the Director of the United States Veterans’ Bureau is authorized to accept gifts or donations for any of the purposes named herein.

Such hospital and domiciliary plants to be constructed shall be of fireproof construction, and existing plants purchased shall be remodeled to be fireproof, and the location and nature thereof, whether for domiciliary care or the treatment of tuberculosis, neuropsychiatric, or general medical and surgical cases, shall be in the discretion of the Director of the United States Veterans’ Bureau, subject to the approval of the President. Technical, etc., services for construction purposes authorized.

Sec. 2. The construction of new hospitals, domiciliary facilities or dispensaries, or the replacement, extension, alteration, remodeling, or repair of all hospitals, domiciliary facilities or dispensaries heretofore or hereafter constructed shall be done in such manner as the President may determine, and he is authorized to require the architectural, engineering, constructing, or other forces or any of the departments of the Government to do or assist in such work, and to employ individuals and agencies not now connected with the Government, if in his opinion desirable, at such compensation as he may consider reasonable.

Amount authorized to be appropriated.*Post,* pp. 889, 1247. Sec. 3. For carrying into effect the preceding sections relating to additional hospitals and domiciliary and out-patient dispensary facilities there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $15,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available Allowance for technical assistants, etc.until expended. That not to exceed 3 per centum of this sum shall be available for the employment in the District of Columbia and in the field of necessary technical and clerical assistants at the customary rates of compensation, exclusively to aid in the preparation of the plans and specifications for the projects authorized herein and for the supervision of the execution thereof, and for traveling expenses, field-office equipment, and supplies in connection therewith.

Acceptance authorized of suitable buildings, grounds, etc., from States, corporations, individuals, etc. Sec. 4. The President is further authorized to accept from any State or other political subdivision, or from any corporation, association, individual or individuals, any building, structure, equipment, or grounds suitable for the care of the disabled, with due regard to fire or other hazards, state of repair, and all other pertinent considerations, and to designate what department, bureau, board, commission, or other governmental agency shall have the control and management thereof.

Garages for privately owned automobiles, of hospital personnel, to be built, etc. Sec. 5. The director is hereby authorized to construct and maintain on hospital reservations of the bureau garages for the accommodation of privately owned automobiles of employees at such hospitals. Employees using such garages shall make such reimbursement therefor as the director may deem reasonable. Money received from the use of such garages shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.

Legion, Tex.Sale of portion of hospital reservation at. Sec. 6. The Director of the United States Veterans’ Bureau is hereby authorized to sell at private sale not more than fifty acres of the hospital reservation or the United States Veterans’ Hospital 717Numbered 93, Legion, Texas, the size, price, and location thereof to be determined by the director. Sec. 7. The Director of the United States Veterans’ Bureau is Dekalb County, Ga.Appraisal and sale of hospital reservation, at.hereby authorized to have appraised and, after advertisement, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders, as a whole or in parcels in his discretion and on such terms as he may deem proper, the United States Veterans’ Bureau Hospital reservation in the county of Dekalb, State of Georgia, acquired by the United States by deed dated April 15, 1920, and to make, execute, and deliver all needful conveyances.

The director shall have the right to reject any and all bids. The net proceeds of such sale or sales shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. Sec. 8. Section 4 of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize an Restriction on buildings repealed.Vol. 43, p. 1213 repealed.U. S. Code, p. 1217.appropriation to provide additional hospital and out-patient dispensary facilities for persons entitled to hospitalization under the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924,” approved March 3, 1925 (United States Code, title 38, section 438), is hereby repealed.

Approved, May 23, 1928.

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