Volume 57
Public Law 78–347
To increase the amount of Federal aid to State or Territorial homes for the support of disabled soldiers and sailors of the United States.
Approved December 17, 1943
Statutory text
AN ACT
To increase the amount of Federal aid to State or Territorial homes for the support of disabled soldiers and sailors of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Act entitled
State or Territorial homes for disabled soldiers and sailors.
Federal aid.
“An Act to provide aid to State or Territorial homes for the support of disabled soldiers and sailors of the United States”, approved August 27, 1888, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 24, sec. 134), is amended by striking out in the first paragraph thereof “$240 per annum” and inserting in lieu thereof “$300 per annum”.
Sec. 2.
The amendment made by this Act shall apply to payments
Effective date.
with respect to the care given to disabled soldiers and sailors on and after the first day of the month next following the month during which this Act is enacted: Provided, That said payments shall be
Payments; availability of funds.
made regardless of whether said veteran may be receiving domiciliary care or hospitalization in said home and the appropriations of the Veterans’ Administration for medical, hospital, and domiciliary care shall be available for this purpose: Provided further, That no payment to a State or Territory under this Act shall be made for any period prior to the date upon which the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs determines that the veteran on whose account such payment is requested is eligible for such care in a Veterans’ Administration facility.
Approved December 17, 1943.