24 U.S.C. § 31 — Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A

Page 4 TITLE 24—HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS §§ 26 to 28 Section 24, act Mar. 4, 1917, ch. 180, 39 Stat. 1175, pro- vided that moneys derived from certain sales and rent- als be turned into naval pension fund. Section 25, act Aug. 22, 1912, ch. 335, 37 Stat. 334, re- lated to employment of beneficiaries in service of Naval Home. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective one year after Nov. 5, 1990, see sec- tion 1541(a) of Pub. L. 101–510, formerly set out as an Ef- fective Date note under section 401 of this title. §§ 26 to 28. Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIII, § 1313, 58 Stat. 714 Section 26, acts Mar. 3, 1919, ch. 98, § 1, 40 Stat. 1302; Aug. 9, 1921, ch. 57, § 7, 42 Stat. 149; July 3, 1930, ch. 863, § 1, 46 Stat. 1016, provided for additional hospital and sanatorium facilities. See sections 249, 251, and 253 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and section 763c of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. Section 26a, R.S. § 4803; acts June 26, 1884, ch. 121, § 15, 23 Stat. 57; Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1484, § 1, 33 Stat. 1217; Aug. 14, 1912, ch. 288, § 1, 37 Stat. 309; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 201, 205(b), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2728, 2729, 53 Stat. 1424, 1425, provided for use of certain funds for the relief of sick and disabled seamen. See section 249 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. Section 27, act Mar. 3, 1919, ch. 98, § 2, 40 Stat. 1302, provided for transfer of hospitals to Treasury Depart- ment for the Public Health Service. See section 248 of Title 42. Section 28, acts Mar. 3, 1919, ch. 98, § 3, 40 Stat. 1303; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 156, 41 Stat. 1365, provided for transfer of property and equipment by Secretary of War to the Treasury Department for use of the Public Health Serv- ice. Editorial Notes RENUMBERING OF REPEALING ACT For renumbering of act July 1, 1944, which repealed these sections, see note set out under sections 1, 2 of this title. §§ 29, 29a. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(45), 65 Stat. 703 Section 29, acts Mar. 15, 1920, ch. 100, § 1, 41 Stat. 530; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 156, 41 Stat. 1365, related to disposal of surplus material for the Public Health Service. Section 29a, acts Mar. 15, 1920, ch. 100, § 4, 41 Stat. 531; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 156, 41 Stat. 1365, related to charges in- curred in the disposal of surplus material. § 30. Payments to donors of blood for persons un- dergoing treatment at Government expense Any person, whether or not in the employ of the United States, who shall furnish blood from his or her veins for transfusion into the veins of a person entitled to and undergoing treatment at Government expense, whether in a Federal hospital or institution or in a civilian hospital or institution, or who shall furnish blood for blood banks or for other scientific and research purposes in connection with the care of any per- son entitled to treatment at Government ex- pense, shall be entitled to be paid therefor such reasonable sum, not to exceed $50, for each blood withdrawal as may be determined by the head of the department or independent agency con- cerned, from public funds available to such de- partment or independent agency for medical and hospital supplies: Provided, That no payment shall be made under this authority to any per- son for blood withdrawn for the benefit of the person from whom it is withdrawn. (Feb. 9, 1927, ch. 91, 44 Stat. 1066; June 2, 1939, ch. 173, 53 Stat. 803; July 30, 1941, ch. 332, 55 Stat. 609.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1941—Act July 30, 1941, struck out requirement that donor had to be in the Military Establishment or a Government employee and that patient had to be in a Government hospital to have donor qualify for pay- ment. 1939—Act June 2, 1939, included the furnishing of blood by employees of the United States Government. § 31. Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641 Section, act Jan. 19, 1929, ch. 85, 45 Stat. 1090, related to care of naval patients in other Government hospitals where naval hospital facilities are not available. See section 6201 of Title 10, Armed Forces. §§ 32, 33. Repealed. June 7, 1956, ch. 374, § 306(2), 70 Stat. 254 Section 32, act May 10, 1943, ch. 95, § 2, 57 Stat. 80, au- thorized hospitalization of dependents of naval and Ma- rine Corps personnel. See section 1071 et seq. of Title 10, Armed Forces. Section 33, act May 10, 1943, ch. 95, § 3, 57 Stat. 81, de- fined ‘‘dependents’’ and ‘‘children’’. See section 1071 et seq. of Title 10. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective six months after June 7, 1956, see sec- tion 307 of act June 7, 1956, ch. 374, 70 Stat. 254. REPEAL OF APPROPRIATIONS Act May 10, 1943, ch. 95, § 1, 57 Stat. 80, formerly set out as a note under section 32 of this title, which appro- priated funds for the purpose of expanding facilities for the hospitalization of dependents of the Navy and Ma- rine Corps, was also repealed by act June 7, 1956. § 34. Hospitalization of persons outside conti- nental limits of United States; persons enti- tled; availability of other facilities; rate of charges; disposition of payments In addition to those persons, including the de- pendents of naval and Marine Corps personnel, now authorized to receive hospitalization at naval hospitals, hospitalization and dispensary service may be provided at naval hospitals and dispensaries outside of the continental limits of the United States and in Alaska, to the officers and employees of any department or agency of the Federal Government, to employees of a con- tractor with the United States or his subcon- tractor, to the dependents of such persons, and in emergencies to such other persons as the Sec- retary of the Navy may prescribe: Provided, That such hospitalization and dispensary service to other than the dependents of naval and Marine Corps personnel shall be permitted only where facilities are not otherwise available in reason- ably accessible and appropriate non-Federal hos- pitals. The charge for hospitalization or dispen- sary service for persons other than dependents