Consolidation of Veterans' Activities: Hearings Before the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments in the House of Representatives on H.R. 6141, a Bill to Authorize the President to Consolidate and Coordinate Governmental Activities Affecting War Veterans. Seventy-first Congress, Second Session. With Table of Contents, Index, and Statements Summarized |
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... saving in administrative costs of $ 1,500,000 and an ultimate saving in construction costs of $ 10,000,000 is estimated under the plan proposed in H. R. 6141. General Hines invited the attention of the committee to his testimony given ...
... saving in administrative costs of $ 1,500,000 and an ultimate saving in construction costs of $ 10,000,000 is estimated under the plan proposed in H. R. 6141. General Hines invited the attention of the committee to his testimony given ...
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... saving under a consolidation such as is proposed by the bill would amount to several million dollars per annum . The enactment of this legislation is recommended . A copy of this letter is inclosed for your use . Very truly yours ...
... saving under a consolidation such as is proposed by the bill would amount to several million dollars per annum . The enactment of this legislation is recommended . A copy of this letter is inclosed for your use . Very truly yours ...
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... saving in administrative or overhead expense through the establishment of but one central agency to supervise the administration of these activities . How- ever , it would be unwise in any form of consolidation not to take advantage ...
... saving in administrative or overhead expense through the establishment of but one central agency to supervise the administration of these activities . How- ever , it would be unwise in any form of consolidation not to take advantage ...
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... saving would accrue through the use of facilities at soldier's homes for out - patient treatments , and by consoli- dating various field units of the Veterans ' Bureau with those of national soldiers ' homes . One of the major savings ...
... saving would accrue through the use of facilities at soldier's homes for out - patient treatments , and by consoli- dating various field units of the Veterans ' Bureau with those of national soldiers ' homes . One of the major savings ...
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... savings to the Government that might be effected by this consolidation ? Mr. HINES . Not in specific amounts ... saving in construction of at least $ 10,000,000 . I would not attempt to go further into the future than that , and ...
... savings to the Government that might be effected by this consolidation ? Mr. HINES . Not in specific amounts ... saving in construction of at least $ 10,000,000 . I would not attempt to go further into the future than that , and ...
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activities adjudication administrative agencies American Legion appeal appropriated Army Assistant Secretary authority Battle Mountain beds BEEDY believe bill Board of Managers Branch Bureau hospitals Bureau of Pensions Cabinet officer Captain BETTELHEIM cent CHAIRMAN checks claims COCHRAN Colonel CHURCH Colonel MARSTON Colonel SCOTT Commissioner CHURCH Commissioner of Pensions compensation Comptroller Congress consolidation coordination cost DALLINGER decision Director Disabled Volunteer Soldiers domiciliary employees erans examination existing expense facilities fact gentlemen Government head HINES Home for Disabled institutions Interior Department JOHNSON KNUTSON legislation matter McCARL ment military MONTET National Home National Soldiers Navy neuropsychiatric operation organization patients payment Pension Bureau personnel preaudit present President problem proposed question record relief Rice W salaries SCHAFER Secretary WILBUR service connection Spanish War veterans Spanish-American War statement SWING thing tion transfer United States Veterans War Department WOOD World War veterans
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Page 85 - Administration shall be subject to review, on appeal, by such administrator. "SEC. 3. All property the title of which now stands in the name of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers is hereby transferred to and the title thereof vested in the United States.
Page 70 - Chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, House of Representatives. MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN...
Page 2 - His service organizations are the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans; he is a thirty-second degree Mason, an Elk, and a Baptist.
Page 1 - President is authorized to utilize, coordinate, or consolidate any executive or administrative commissions, bureaus, agencies, offices, or officers now existing by law, to transfer any duties or powers from one existing department, commission, bureau, agency, office, or officer to another, to transfer the personnel thereof or any part of it either by detail or assignment, together with the whole or any part of the records and public property belonging thereto.
Page 102 - ... of the Veterans' Administration, including the expenses of maintenance and operation of medical, hospital, and domiciliary services of the Veterans' Administration, in carrying out the duties, powers, and functions devolving upon it pursuant to the authority contained in the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the President to consolidate and coordinate governmental activities affecting war veterans...
Page 104 - No public money shall be expended upon any site or land purchased by the United States for the purposes...
Page 111 - Philippines, and who are disabled by disease, wounds or otherwise, and who have no adequate means of support...
Page 2 - ... unless and until they shall thereafter be superseded or discharged according to law. The outstanding obligations assumed by the United States by virtue of the provisions of this subdivision may be enforced by suit in the Court of Claims or in the district courts of the United States...
Page 111 - Spain, and who are disabled by disease, wounds or otherwise, and who have no adequate means of support, and by reason of such disability are incapable of earning their living...