PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 554-JUNE 21, 1938 Prodiso. Soldiers, sailors, etc., preferential status. Disability or death compensation. 48 Stat. 351. 5U.S.C. §796. Employees except- ed. Services under Na- tional Youth Admin- istration. Provisos. Limitation. Specialfndcreated. Availability. Ante, p. 415 . Use outside United States. Oases within pur- view of State, etc., workmen's compensa- tion laws. Establishment of special funds for mate- rials, supplies, etc. Minor purchases. R.S. 3709. 41 U.S.. §5. False statements with intent to de- fraud, etc. resolution the appointing power shall give preference, as nearly as good administration will warrant, in retention to appointees from States that have not received their share of appointments according to population: Provided, however, That soldiers, sailors, and marines the widows of such or the wives of injured soldiers, sailors, and marines, who themselves are not qualified, but whose wives are quali- fied to hold a position in the Government Service, shall be given preference in retention, in their several grades and classes, where their ratings are good or better. SEc. 16. The provisions of the Act of February 15, 1934 (48 Stat. 351), as amended, relating to disability or death compensation and benefits shall apply to persons (except administrative employees qualifying as civil employees of the United States) receiving com- pensation from the appropriations in this title for services rendered as employees of the United States and to persons receiving assistance in the form of payments from the United States for services rendered under the National Youth Administration created by Executive order of June 26, 1935: Provided, That effective July 1, 1938, the monthly compensation in any individual case heretofore or hereafter coming within the purview of such Act of February 15, 1934, shall not exceed the rate of $50, and the aggregate payments shall not exceed $4,000, exclusive of medical costs: Provided further, That so much of the appropriation in section 1 of this title to the United States Employees' Compensation Commission, as the Commission, with the approval of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, estimates and certifies to the Secretary of the Treasury will be necessary for the payment of such compensation and administrative expenses shall be set aside in a special fund to be available and to be administered by the Commission during the fiscal year 1939 for such purposes; and after June 30, 1939, such special fund shall be added to and become part of the "Employees' Compensation Fund, Emergency Relief", set up in accordance with the provisions of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1939: Provided further, That said "Employees' Compensation Fund, Emergency Relief" and the special fund herein authorized shall not be limited in its use to the United States, its Territories, and possessions and any payments heretofore made to persons outside the United States, its Territories, and possessions from the special funds set aside to be administered by said Commission, if otherwise valid, are hereby validated: Provided further, That this section shall not apply in any case coming within the purview of the workmen's compensation law of any State or Territory, or in which the claimant has received or is entitled to receive similar benefits for injury or death. SEO. 17. In carrying out the purpose of the appropriations in this title, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations for the establishment of special funds for the Pro- curement Division, Branch of Supply, Treasury Department, and the Works Progress Administration, in the nature of revolving funds for use, until June 30, 1939, in the purchase, repair, distribution, or rental of materials, supplies, equipment, and tools. SEC. 18. The provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C., 5) shall not apply to any purchase made or service procured in connection with the foregoing appropriation when the aggregate amount involved. is less than $300. SEc. 19. Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud the United States makes any false statement in connection with any application for any project, employment, or relief aid under the appropriations in this title, or diverts, or attempts to divert or assists in diverting, for the benefit of any person or persons not 814 [52 STAT.
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