Public Law 541.
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(/us/pl/75/540)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act United States Public Health Service.Investigation and control of venereal diseases.[40 Stat. 886](/us/stat/40/886).[42 U. S. C. § 25](/us/usc/t42/s25).Assistance to States, etc.approved July 9, 1918, is hereby amended by adding, after section 4 of chapter XV (40 Stat. 886; U. S. C., title 42, sec. 25), sections 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, and 4e to read as follows:
" “Sec. 4a. For the purpose of assisting States, counties, health districts, and other political subdivisions of the States in establishing and maintaining adequate measures for the prevention, treatment, and control of the venereal diseases; for the purpose of making studies, investigations, and demonstrations to develop more effective measures of prevention, treatment, and control of the venereal diseases, including the training of personnel; for the pay, allowances,Personal services. and traveling expenses of commissioned officers and other personnel assigned to duties in carrying out the purposes of sections 4a to 4e, inclusive, of this Act in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; andPrinting. for the printing of reports, documents, and other material relating thereto, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscalAmount authorized for fiscal year 1939, and thereafter.*Post*, p. 1152. year ending June 30, 1939, not exceeding the sum of $3,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940, not exceeding the sum of $5,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, not exceeding the sum of $7,000,000; and for each fiscal year thereafter, such sum as may be deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 4a to 4e, inclusive, of this Act.
“Sec. 4b. Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year the SurgeonDetermination of annual allotments; basis. General of the Public Health Service shall determine, out of the appropriations made pursuant to section 4a, the sum to be allotted to the several States, including the District of Columbia, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Hawaii. The Surgeon General shall then allot such sum to the several States upon the basis of
(1)the population,
(2)the extent of the venereal-disease problem, and
(3)the financial needs of the respective States. Upon making such allotmentsCertification to Secretary of the Treasury. he shall certify the amounts thereof to the Secretary of the Treasury. The amount of an allotment to any State for any fiscal year remaining unpaid at the end of such fiscal year shall be available for allotment to the States for the succeeding fiscal year in addition to the amount appropriated and available for such fiscal year. “Sec. 4c. Prior to the beginning of each quarter of the fiscal yearQuarterly allotments. the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service shall determine the amount to be paid to each State for such quarter from the allotment to such State, and shall certify the amount so determined to the Secretary of the Treasury. Upon receipt of such certification, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, through the Division of Disbursement of the Treasury Department and prior to audit or settlement by the General Accounting Office, pay in accordance with such certification. The moneys so paid to any State shall be expendedExpenditure. in carrying out the purposes specified in section 4a, and in accordance with plans presented by the health authority or such State and approved by the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service. “Sec. 4d. With the approval of the Secretary of the TreasuryRules, etc., to be prescribed. and after consultation with a conference of State and Territorial health officers, the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service is authorized to prescribe the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 4a to 4e, inclusive, of this Act. “Sec. 4e. Sections 4a to 4e, inclusive, of this Act shall not be construedProvisions not to supersede, etc., existing functions. as superseding or limiting the functions, under any other Act, 52 Stat. 440of the Public Health Service relating to the prevention, treatment, and control of venereal diseases, or the expenditure of money therefor.” " Approved, May 24, 1938. Granting pensions and increases of pensions to certain soldiers, sailors, and nurses of the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, or the China Relief Expedition, and for other purposes. 1938-05-24 268 Chapter 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 2024-11-15 52 Stat. 440 75 3 public [CHAPTER 268] AN ACT Granting pensions and increases of pensions to certain soldiers, sailors, and nurses of the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, or the China Relief Expedition, and for other purposes. May 24, 1938[[H. R. 5030](/us/bill/75/hr/5030)][[Public, No. 541](/us/pl/75/541)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Pensions.Service of 90 days or more during War with Spain, Philippine Insurrection, or China Belief Expedition. That all persons who served ninety days or more in the military or naval service of the United States during the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, or the China Relief Expedition between the dates of April 21, 1898, and July 4, 1902, both dates inclusive, and who have been If discharged for disability.honorably discharged therefrom, or who, having served less than ninety days, were discharged for disability incurred in the service in Pensionable status on reaching age of 65 years.line of duty, upon reaching the age of sixty-five years shall, upon making proof of such fact, be placed upon the pension roll and *Provisos*.Leaves of absence and furloughs.entitled to receive a pension of $60 a month: *Provided*, That all leaves of absence and furloughs under General Orders, Numbered 130, August 29, 1898, War Department, shall be included in determining Provisions extended to female contract nurses.the period of pensionable service: *Provided further*, That the provisions, limitations and benefits of this section be, and hereby are, extended to and shall include any woman who served honorably as a nurse, chief nurse, or superintendent of the Nurse Corps under contract for ninety days or more between April 21, 1898, and February 2, 1901, inclusive, and to any such nurse, regardless of length of service, who was released from service before the expiration of the ninety days because of disability contracted by her while in the service in line of duty. Sec. 2. Increase for pensioner helpless by age, disability, etc., requiring an attendant. Any soldier, sailor, or marine, or nurse with service as defined in section 1 of this Act now on the pension roll or who may be hereafter entitled to a pension under existing laws, or under this Act on account of his service during the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, or China Relief Expedition, who is now or hereafter may become, on account of age or physical or mental disabilities, helpless or blind, or so nearly helpless or blind as to need or require the regular aid and attendance of another person, shall be given a rate of $100 a month. Sec. 3. Commencement of payment. That the pension or increased rate of pension herein provided for shall commence from the date of filing application therefor after the approval of this Act in such form as may be prescribed by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, provided they are entitled Payment, if pensioner deceased.to a pension under the provisions of this Act, and the issue of a check in payment of a pension for which the execution and submission of a voucher was not required shall constitute payment in the event of the death of the pensioner on or after the last day of the period covered by such check, and it shall not be canceled, but shall become an asset of the estate of the deceased pensioner. Sec. 4. Army and Navy Medal of Honor Roll, pensions not affected. Nothing contained in this Act shall be held to affect or diminish the additional pension to those on the roll designated as the Army and Navy Medal of Honor Roll, as provided by the Act of April 27, 1916, but any pension or increase of pension herein *Provisos*.Soldiers’ Home, etc., inmates.provided for shall be in addition thereto: *Provided*, That no one while an inmate of the United States Soldiers’ Home or of any National or State Soldiers’ Home, and while the Government of the United States contributes toward defraying the expense incurred in providing52 Stat. 441 such inmate with domiciliary care, shall be paid more than $50 per month under this Act: *Provided further*, That any pensionPension to be in lieu of any other. paid to any person under the provisions of this Act shall be in lieu of any other pension to which he might be entitled to under any other war service pension Act. Sec. 5. That nothing contained in the provisions of this Act shallExisting pensions not reduced. be construed to diminish or reduce any pension heretofore granted. Approved, May 24, 1938. Making an additional appropriation for grants to States for unemployment compensation administration, Social Security Board, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938. 1938-05-25 273 Chapter 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 2024-11-15 52 Stat. 441 75 3 public [CHAPTER 273] JOINT RESOLUTION Making an additional appropriation for grants to States for unemployment compensation administration, Social Security Board, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938. May 25, 1938[[H. J. Res. 678](/us/bill/75/hjres/678)][[Pub. Res., No. 99](/us/bill/75/pubres/99)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby Social Security Board.Additional appropriation for grants to States for unemployment compensation administration.[49 Stat. 626](/us/stat/49/626).[42 U. S. C., Supp. III, §§ 501–503](/us/usc/t42/s501/503).[50 Stat. 343](/us/stat/50/343).appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $3,500,000 as an additional amount for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, for grants to States for unemployment compensation administration, as authorized in title III of the Social Security Act, approved August 14, 1935, and under the limitations in the appropriation for this purpose in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1938. Approved, May 25, 1938. To authorize the purchase and distribution of products of the fishing industry. 1938-05-25 274 Chapter 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 2024-11-15 52 Stat. 441 75 3 public [CHAPTER 274] AN ACT To authorize the purchase and distribution of products of the fishing industry. May 25, 1938[[S. 3595](/us/bill/75/s/3595)][
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