1212 s1XTY-E1GHTH CONGRESS. Sess. 11. CHS. 468, 469. 1925. technical, and public schools and universities, and other recognized educational institutions, upon application in writing, such surplus material, supplies, and equipment acquired for the purpose of vocational training as are suitable for their use which are now owned by the United States of America and under control of the United States Vetera.ns’ Bureau and are not needed for Government puriposes. m{,§,;¤¤°°d *°"*°° Adjusted service and dependent pay: For payment o adjusted Payrhent cf. service credits of not more than $50 each, as provided in sections 401 Al·*¢»Pi>·1?-*·¤¤· and 601 of the “World War adjusted compensation Act " of May P¤Y'° d*’¤¤¤d°¤*¤ 19, 1924, and for payment to dependents of deceased veterans the uarterly installments due on adjusted service credits in excess of ·‘”"· P¤· *2% 129- geo each, as provided in sections 601 and 603 of said Act, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. ,,é’;§{,*g*;*uj;id¤¤"i°° °°*· Adjusted service certificate fimdz For an amoimt necessary under Annual credit. section 505 of the “World War adjusted compensation Act " of May M"' "‘ 128* 19, 1924, to provide for the payment of the face value of each adjusted service certificate in twenty years from its date or on the prior death of the veteran, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. For military and naval insurance, $98,000,000 iuyjggg ·¤¤d Mm Sec. 2. In expending appropriations or portions of appropria- Resmctam on ex- tions, contained in this Act, for the payment for personal services in $§’§“’g “"“'““ “L”' the District of Columbia in accordance with “The Classification Act V<>r 4% P-1*8* of 1923," the average of the salaries of the total number of persons under any grade in any bureau, oiHce, or other appropriation unit shall not at any time- exceed the average of the compensation rates in§g·;`¤}¤dve~¤¤¤ ¤¤¤*¤•>¤ specified for the grade by such Act, an in grades in which only one position is allocated the salary of such position shall not exceed the HI;a¤ggi¢¤g;¤ gggdgalp average of the compensation rates for the grade: Provided, That gechanical service. this restriction shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the duigd med salary ¤*· clerical-mechanical service, or (2) to require the reduction in salary vc1.`42,p.1490. of an person whose compensation was fixed as of July 1, 1924, in Qggsfgsdgugggggg accordance with the rules of section 6 of such Act, (3) to require the m. reduction in salary of any plerson who is transferred from one posi- _ tion to another position in the same or different grade in the same or ,,,{,·‘§,?,‘{' ’““"’ “"°“ a diiferent bureau, office, or other appropriation unit, or (4)) to revent the payment of a salary under any grade at a rate hig er than the maximum rate of the grade when such higher rate is permitted by “The Classification Act of 1923," and is specifically authorized by other law. Approved, March 3, 1925. ` Ma.·ch3,1925. l£ CHAP. 469.-An Act To authorize an appropriation to provide additional [P“bl“’· Y‘°·58··] hospital and out-patient dis nsary facilities for persons entitled to hospitalization under the World War \¥:l:erans’ Act, 1924. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \.g};gj;?}§;u;*,§g,)€,Q*;{ United States of America in Congress ossemigled, That in order to a¤§¤é§»s,_ I { um S provide sufficient hospital and out—pat1ent dispensary facilities to ,0;,, p§,§'§§,,d,§‘} pu';. enable the United States Veterans’ Bureau to care for its beneficiaries gnfgmziiofffjj H"' in \’eterans’ 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 and out-patient dispensary facilities for persons entitled to hospitalization under the World lVar Veterans Act, 1924, by purchase, replacement, and remodeling or extension of existing p ants, and by construction on sites now e,§g*;*cg‘=;:;:({;¤¢“***¤$· owned by the Government or on sites to be acquired by purchase, ' condemnation, gift, or otherwise, such hos itals and out-patient dispensary facilities, to include the necessary Suildings and auxiliary