Hospitals & Asylums
Chapter 2 Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home
§44b Collection of fees from members of Soldiers' and Airmen's Home
The Board of Commissioners of the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home shall collect from members of the home a fee which may be used solely for the operation of the home. The amount of the fee shall be determined by the Board of Commissioners on the basis of financial needs of the home and the ability of the members to pay, but in no case may the fee collected in any month in the case of any member exceed an amount equal to 25 per centum of the monthly -
1. military retired pay paid to such member;
2. civil service pay paid to such member;
3. disability compensation or pension paid to such member by the Veterans' Administration; or
4. military retired pay and disability compensation or pension where such member is receiving both retired pay and disability compensation or pension.
(Pub. L. 94–454, §1, Oct. 2, 1976, 90 Stat. 1518; Repealed. Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XV, §1532(b)(4), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1733; eff. Nov. 5, 1991)