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B-174780 1 (1973-06-25)

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              **'OCMrflOEi GENERAL OF THE UNITED STAflIt


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             R-147~                           Jine25, 1973
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The loaorable Casppx U, We taesr.
Secitary of itatI, dcsatis, md Wetter

Ia r Mr, Seoster;                                                    •
     'hils referq*to ttsr dated March 27, 3.973, t0ro  the Acting

Assistant $ecrtt*rn  for AdiAistrati  m2 an aintwt rgqueStting a
decisiou on thepwl-maut of fl.fiLty udsr the Ratirad Srvtcun's
aitly Protection Pima(LSBf), 10 U.S.2. 1431-1446, udor the
circistaces d er e4 belo.,

     It is statw4 tbst a comtsicmed office r of the Pblc Health
ervice, vho aMrenty had slacted to nr.w rduc*d tirsd pay
Ma order to proytdo m mauty for his tucovtitnt 4aughter, esccuted
4 trust agrnrcat for h. boaeiit of the daupter, who hm beem hapi-
talized at the faryland Spriugfisld State Uosp.tal since Jue 1, 1951.
Since under the rule of our decUlon 3-174780, Jwnuary 26, .972, 51 Coup.
Goa. 437 ,which s cLted in the Asastant Soecretary's etter, it Is .not
permissible to pay the, amty to the trustee and thae has been no ls.a8
urdian app±ntad for har eatete, questio is raued -a to whether pay-
at may be mad* to the S  rupeitadent of the institution a  the per$on
who hs cas, custody, md control of the deughter, e provided by the
rOSuaitous insu ed in lplemntatia of the R15 .

     Section 1435, titls 10, US, Code, provides that Only the spouse
or the chlden . descried in that sction  arn l.tb e to be made
be.fticSarias of, or to receLve paymntus utder, a an uity elocted
under the fPla. The reulatiam autborized by seetioex 1444 to be
prescrilbed to ctsn' out the Plan, DC Directive 1332.17, eember 18,
1968, provide In section 504a that amutttas for a child or chitdrea
vill be paid to the child's jardiau, or if there ts no guardian to
the person who otare, custody. ad cmtrol of the child ox chiUren
32 C71 4.504.

    Article 59,. see   2, Ann tated Code of Wa7land, provdtw,
in pertinmnt pei.t, hat It is the policy of the State that pmrsms  9
affected by or atfltcte6 with omtal illneas or meatal .retaitatLo
w4so have faummLd reaowrcse uuffcient to pay the act of their
ar. and trstam.r bU    do so. Sections 39 to 47 of Artllee 59


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