Powers, duties and functions.
Section 9
SEC. 9. Powers, duties and functions.—Subject to the provisions of Section ten hereof, the powers, duties and functions now vested in or exercised and performed by the offices enumerated in Section eight hereof, and those exercised and performed by the Claims Office under the Judge Advocate General, Armed Forces of the Philippines, are hereby transferred to the Philippine Veterans Administration: Provided, That the powers, duties and functions in relation to the implementation of Republic Act Numbered Three hundred and forty and Republic Act Numbered Six hundred and ten, including the administration of the monies left to minor heirs under Republic Act Numbered One hundred and thirty-six, shall remain with the offices now administering such laws: Provided, further, That the duties and functions of the National Treasurer shall be limited only to the issuance of acknowledgment certificates and certificates of indebtedness or treasury warrants in liquidation of the same, upon recommendation of the Philippine Veterans Administration.