[CHAPTER 720-2D SESSION] [H. R. 5248] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act to extend the time for examination of monthly accounts covering expenditures by disbursing officers of the United States Marine Corps", approved December 26, 1941, so as to extend the time for examination of monthly accounts of disbursing officers and special disbursing agents of the Navy and Coast Guard. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to extend the time for examination of monthly accounts covering expenditures by disbursing officers of the United States Marine Corps", approved December 26, 1941 (55 Stat. 862) is amended to read as follows: "That the time for examination of monthly accounts covering expenditures by disbursing officers and special disbursing agents of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard after the date of actual receipt at the administrative office or offices designated to make the examination, and before transmitting the same to the General Accounting Office as limited by section 12 of the Act of July 31, 1894 (28 Stat. 209), as amended, is hereby extended from twenty to sixty days. In time of war or national emergency and for a period of eighteen months after such war or emergency shall have ceased to exist, the time for examination of such monthly accounts is hereby extended from sixty to ninety days." Approved December 23, 1944. [CHAPTER 721-2D SESSION] [H. R. 5331] AN ACT To authorize the transfer of certain lands within the Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, Virginia, to the Secretary of the Navy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy complete control and jurisdiction over a parcel of land within the Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, Virginia, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the existing property line between the United States naval mine depot and the Colonial National Monument Parkway properties, said point being a fence corner seven hundred and sixty-five feet, more or less, southeast of the marine barracks gate; thence south fifty-six degrees thirty-eight minutes east fiftythree and fifteen one-hundredths feet, more or less; thence south fifty degrees sixteen minutes east three hundred and twelve feet, more or less; thence south thirty-nine degrees forty-four minutes west one hundred and twenty-five and seven one-hundredths feet, more or less, to the property line between the United States naval mine depot and the Colonial National Monument Parkway; thence along the said property line north thirty-nine degrees fifty-four minutes west one hundred and twenty-eight and ninety-six one-hundredths feet, more or less; thence continuing along said property line north twenty-eight degrees eighteen minutes west two hundred and fifty-six and fifty-nine one-hundredths feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; containing six hundred and twenty-one one-thousandths of an acre, more or less. Approved December 23, 1944. [CHAPTER 726-2D SESSION] [H. R. 5571] AN ACT To omit or defer the required five-year valuation of the civil-service retirement and disability fund for the duration of the present war and for one year thereafter. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 16 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, be further amended by the addition of the following paragraph: "The required five-year valuation of the civil-service retirement and disability fund may be omitted or deferred in the discretion of the Civil Service Commission for the duration of the present war and for one year thereafter." Approved December 23, 1944 (359) [CHAPTER 728-2D SESSION] [S. 1481] AN ACT To amend further the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of the Civil Service Retirement Act, of May 29, 1930, as amended, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph: "Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the right of any person entitled to an annuity under this Act shall not be affected because such person has received an award of compensation in a lump sum under section 14 of the Act entitled 'An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes', approved September 7, 1916, as amended, except that where such annuity is payable on account of the same disability for which compensation under such section of such Act of September 7, 1916, has been paid, so much of such compensation as has been paid for any period extended beyond the date such annuity becomes effective, as determined by the United States Employees' Compensation Commission, shall be refunded to the United States Employees' Compensation Commission, to be covered into the Employees' Compensation Fund. Before such person shall receive such annuity he shall (1) refund to such Commission the amount representing such commuted payments for such extended period, or (2) authorize the deduction of such amount from the annuity payable to him under this Act, which amount shall be transmitted to such Commission for reimbursement to such fund. Deductions from such annuity may be made from accrued and accruing payments, or may be prorated against and paid from accruing payments in such manner as the United States Employees' Compensation Commission shall determine, whenever it finds that the financial circumstances of the annuitant are such as to warrant such deferred refunding." Approved December 23, 1944. [CHAPTER 2-1ST SESSION] [S. 304] AN ACT For the relief of Captain Richard Rothwell, United States Marine Corps. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $53 to reimburse Captain Richard Rothwell, United States Marine Corps, for the value of personal property lost or damaged as a result of the flooding of public quarters numbered 425, Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia, during the absence of Captain Richard Rothwell, United States Marine Corps: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved February 26, 1943. |