SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 261, 262. 1924. 389 CHAP. 261.-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide compen- J¤¤¤ 5· 1924- sation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the perform- ance of their duties, and for other purposes," approved September 7, 1916. [Public' N°‘19°‘] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the _ United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act en- m4i§lu;¤iii>1i;esg°v°m` titled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the °°“‘*’°"‘°“°“'°'· United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their dutiesg gud goril other purposes," approved September 7, 1916, be amen e as o ows: That section 37 of said Act is amended to read as follows: edV°*·3”·¤·”°·°m°¤d· " Sec. 37. That if the original claim for compensation has been lleview, em., ot made within the time specified in section 20, the commission may, "w${,§l‘3g,p_·m_ at any time, on its own motion or on application, review the award, and, in accordance with the facts found on such review, may end, diminish, or increase the compensation previously awarded, or, if compensation has been refused or discontinued, award compensation. In the absence of fraud or mistake in mathematical calcula- ,,, l”,j§,*?,‘}§,‘2 tion, the finding of facts in, and the decision of the commission upon, hat to ievieiv boikany the merits of any claim presented under or authorized by this Act $¤§°”°°°°°“°g °°r' if supported b competent evidence shall not be subject to review by any other administrative or accounting officer, employee, or agent of the United States. Any award heretofore made by the Compen— mgfwcomx sation Commission, under the Act of September 7, 1916, for dis- v¤¤d¤¤¤d· ability or death resulting from a personal injury sustained prior to the passage of this Act, shill be valid, if such award would be vglidl i Xia An in respect to an injury sustained after the passage o t is ct. 1 Sec. 2. That section 40 of said Act is amended to read as fol- ,,,¥°"°""75°’“‘“°°d' ows: " Sec. 40. That wherever used in this Act- ,,gd°{"“`°°°i°”°f°°'"" h"'¥he singular includes the plural and the masculine includes t e eminine. " The term ‘ employee’ includes all civil employees of the United States and of the Panama Railroad Company. " The term ‘commission’ shall be taken to refer to the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission provided for in sec- V°‘-”·P·7“- tion 28. " The term ‘physician’ includes sur eons. ‘ " The term ‘ monthly pa_y’ shall be talcen to refer to the monthly pay at the time of the mjuigy. _ _ __ ,, 1 ‘The term ‘injury’ inclu es, in addition to injury by accident, °°l°°°° any disease proximately caused by the employment. nc tm H The term ‘ compensation ’ inc udes the money allowance payable °"“’°"“ “‘ to an employee or his de ndents and any other benefits paid for hom out of the compensation fiind: Provided, however, That this shall R.,d,,;,m,,,, ,,. not in any way reduce the amount of the monthly compensation ¤**i°°°**· payable in case of disability or death." Approved, June 5, 1924, June 5,1924. CHAP. 262.-An Act To authorize an appropriation to enable the Director of the United States Vetera.ns’ Bureau to provide additional hospital facilities. lP°b“°· N°·1°7·l Be it enacted b the Senate and House of Representatives of the , _ M United States of ill/rrwrica in Congress assembled, That the Director Vgecxdgdsbuféd vaof the United States Veterans’ Bureau, subject to the approval of the °i°;'fé,t,m,_, mim President, is hereby authorized to provide additional hospital and {om $:3- out-patient dispensary facilities for patients of the United States ,2,*, ’ Veterans} Bureau, and facilities for a permanentnational training vd_,2_P_m_‘mm_ school, at a cost not exceeding $350,000, for the blind who are bene- sc.
