A bill to amend section 4082(c) of title 18, United States Code, to extend the limits of confinement of Federal prisoners.
PL 93-209 (H.R.7352), enacted 12/28/1973

86 Stat. 838. 
33 use 128(5. 
87 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 9 3 - 2 0 9 - D E C . 28, 1973 
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the Administrator of his audit and approval of all projects for which 
an application has been filed under subsection (a) of such section 
206, the Administrator shall, within the limits of appropriated funds, 
allocate to each such qualified project the amount remaining, if any, of 
its total entitlement. Amounts allocated to projects which are later 
determined to be in excess of entitlement shall be available for reallo-
cation, until expended, to other qualified projects under subsection (a) 
of such section 206. In no event, however, shall any payments exceed 
the Federal share of the cost of construction incurred to the date of 
the voucher covering such payment plus the Federal share of the 
value of the materials which have been stockpiled in the vicinity of 
such construction in conformity to plans and specifications for the 
project. 
Approved December 28, 1973. 
Public Law 93-208 
AN ACT 
December 28, 1973 
To iimeud chapter 36 of ritle 38, United States Code, to authorize the Admlnis- 
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trator of Veterans' Affairs to continue making educational assistance and 
subsistence iillowance payments to eligible veterans and eligible persons during 
periods tliat tlie educational institutions in which they are enrolled are 
temporarily closed pursuant to a policy proclaimed by the I'resident or because 
of emergency conditions. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
, 
Vnlted Stdtes of America in Congress assemMed^ That section 1780 (a) 
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of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end assi^tance?^ 
thereof the following new sentence: "Notwithstanding the foregoing, 
se stat. love. 
the Administrator may, subject to such regulations as he shall pre-
scribe, continue to pay allowances to eligible veterans and eligible 
persons enrolled in courses set forth in clause (1) or (2) of this sub-
section during periods when the schools are temporarily closed under 
an established policy based upon an Executive order of the President 
or due to an emergency situation, and such periods shall not be counted 
as absences for the purposes of clause (2).". 
Approved December 28, 1973. 
Public Law 93-209 
AN ACT 
December 28, 1973 
To amend section 4082(o) of title 18. United States Code, to extend the limits of 
[H. R. 7352] 
confinement of Federal prisoners. 
Federal pris-
oners. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That paragraph (1) 
of section 4082(c), title 18, United States Code, is amended to read ""umits o
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as follows : 
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"(1) visit a specifically designated place or places for a period ^^79'stat. 674. 
not to exceed thirty days and return to the same or another insti-
tution or facility. An extension of limits may be granted to per-
mit a visit to a dying relative, attendance at the funeral of a 
relative, the obtaining of medical services not otherwise available, 
the contacting of prospective employers, the establishment or 
reestablishment of family and commimity ties or for any other sig-
nificant reason consistent with the public interest; or". 
Approved December 28, 1973.