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restraint, and all commitments pursuant to this sub-title are
so conditioned.

(B) The judgment or order of commitment by a court of
competent jurisdiction of another State or of the District of
Columbia, committing a person to the Veterans Administra-
tion, or other agency of the United States Government for care
or treatment shall have the same force and effect as to the
committed perse n while in this State as in the jurisdiction in
which is situate! the court entering the judgment or making
the order; and: he courts of the committing State, or of the
District of Columbia, shall be deemed to have retained juris-
diction of the person so committed for the purpose of inquiring
into the mental condition of such person, and of determining
the necessity for continuance of his restraint; as is provided
in paragraph (A. ) of this section with respect to persons com<
mitted by the courts of this State. Consent is hereby given
to the application of the law of the committing State or Dis-
trict in respect to the authority of the chief officer of any
facility of the Veterans Administration, or of any institution
operated in this State by any other agency of the United States
to retain custody, or to transfer, parole or discharge the com
mitted person.

(C) Upon receipt of a certificate of the Veterans Admin-
istration or such other agency of the United States that facili-
ties are available for the care or treatment of any person here-
tofore committee to any hospital for the insane or other insti-
tution for the ca: -e of or treatment of persons similarly afflicted
and that such person is eligible for care or treatment, the
superintendent of the institution may cause the transfer of
such person to 1 he Veterans Administration or other agency
of the United States for care or treatment. Upon effecting
any such transfer, the committing court or proper officer there-
of shall be notified thereof by the transferring agency. No
person shall be transferred to the Veterans Administration or
other agency of the United States if he be confined pursuant
to conviction of any felony or misdemeanor or if he has been
acquitted of the charge solely on the ground of insanity, un-
less prior to transfer the court or other authority originally
committing such person shall enter an order for such transfer
after appropriate! motion and hearing.

Any person transferred as provided in this section shall
be deemed to be committed to the Veterans Administration
or other agency of the United States pursuant to the original
commitment.

(D) The provisions of this section shall apply to non-
residents of this State as well as residents thereof found within