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Sec. 10. Enrollees shall be provided, in addition to the monthly 

 rates of pay, with such quarters, subsistence, and clothing, or com- 

 mutation in lieu thereof, medical attention, hospitalization, and trans- 

 portation as the Director may deem necessary: Provided, That 

 burial, embalming, and transportation expenses of deceased enrolled 

 members of the Corps, regardless of the cause and place of death, 

 shall be paid in accordance with regulations of the Employees' Com- 

 pensation Commission : Provided further, That the provisions of the 

 Act of February 15, 1934 (U. S. C, 1934 ed., title 5, sec. 796), relat- 

 ing to disability or death compensation and benefits shall apply to 

 the enrolled personnel of the Corps. 



Sec. 11. The Chief of Finance, War Department, is hereby desig- 

 nated, empowered, and directed, until otherwise ordered by the Pres- 

 ident, to act as the fiscal agent of the Director in carrying out the 

 provisions of this Act : Provided, That funds allocated to Government 

 agencies for obligation under this Act may be expended in accord- 

 ance with the laws, rules, and regulations governing the usual work 

 of such agency, except as otherwise stipulated in this Act : Provided 

 further, That in incurring expenditures, the provisions of section 

 3709, Revised Statutes (U. S. C, 1934 ed., title 41, sec. 5), shall not 

 apply to any purchase or service when the aggregate amount involved 

 does not exceed the sum of $300. 



Sec. 12. The President is hereby authorized to utilize the services 

 and facilities of such departments or agencies of the Government as 

 he may deem necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 



Sec. 13. The Director and, under his supervision, the cooperating 

 departments and agencies of the Federal Government are authorized 

 to enter into such cooperative agreements with States and civil divi- 

 sions as may be necessary for the purpose of utilizing the services and 

 facilities thereof. 



Sec. 14. The Director may authorize the expenditure of such 

 amounts as he may deem necessary for supplies, materials, and equip- 

 ment for enrollees to be used in connection with their work, instruc- 

 tion, recreation, health, and welfare, and may also authorize 

 expenditures for the transportation and subsistence of selected appli- 

 cants for enrollment and of discharged enrollees while en route upon 

 discharge to their homes. 



Sec. 15. That personal property as defined in the Act of May 29, 

 1935 (49 Stat. 311), belonging to the Corps and declared surplus 

 by the Director, shall be disposed of by the Procurement Division, 

 Treasury Department, in accordance with the provisions of said act: 

 Provided, That unserviceable property in the custody of any depart- 

 ment shall be disposed of under the regulations of that Department. 



Sec. 16. The Director and, under his supervision, the heads of coop- 

 erating departments and agencies are authorized to consider, ascer- 

 tain, adjust, determine, and pay from the funds appropriated by 

 Congress to carry out the provisions of this Act any claim arising 

 out of operations authorized by the Act accruing after the effective 

 date thereof on account of damage to or loss of property or on account 

 of personal injury to persons not provided for by section 10 of this 

 Act, caused by the negligence of any enrollee or employee of the 

 Corps while acting within the scope of his employment: Provided, 

 That the amount allowed on account of personal injury shall be lim- 



