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 sixrrrrrrn oonennss. sm. III. cH. 94. 1919. 1273 further, That this Act shall not authorize payment to be made of any ctw ‘°* P"°s°”“¤K claim not resented before June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine- ` teen: Andpprovided f’u,1‘¢he1‘, That the S€CI'8t&1‘y of War shall report Report to Congress. to Congress at the beginning of its next session following June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, a detailed statement showing the nature, terms, and conditions of every such agreement and the payment or adjustment thereof: Ami provided further, That no set- su§*;;ft*$,';;l°t‘jtg$;tE{a~;tg° tlement of any claim arising under any such agreement shall bar the  ` United States Government through any of its duly authorized agencies, or any committee of Congress hereafter duly appointed, from the _ right of review of such settlement, nor the right otpgecovery of any ;mI;$f°§Z’[y m °’S° °f money paid by the Government to any [party under anfv settlement entered into, or payment made under the provisions o this Act, if the Government as been defrauded, and the right of recovery in all such cases shall exist against the executors, administrators, heirs, successors, and assigns, o any party or parties: And provided further, That nothin in this Act shall be construed to relieve any officer or p,§S‘gcQ,’§g'§¤’§,°tj$a*},g_* agent of thegUnited States from criminal prosecution under the provisions of any statute of the United States for an fraud or criminal, _ conduct: And providcdfurtlwr, That this Act shed in no way relieve Fm m°g°hmty' °t°' or excuse any officer or his agent from such criminal prosecution because of any irregularit or illegality in the manner of the execution C of such agreement: Andypromkied Ifurther, That in all proceedings sm2.,';`,I2§lS°" °°s' hereunder witnesses may be com l ed to attend, appear, and testify, and produce books, papers and llgtters, or other documents; and the Cttmtmttmmtmtty claim that any such testimony or evidence may tend to criminate the ` person giving the same shall not excuse such witness from testifying, but such evidence or testimony shall not be used against such person in the trial of any criminal proceeding. _ ____ Ct,,,,.tt,,g,,,,,,,s_ Sec. 2. That the Court of Claims is hereby given ]ur1sd1ction on n0{¤mSd¤¤;g¤b¤ ay: petition of any individual, firm, company or corporation referred to m.°°°°p y° ` m Section 1 hereof, to find and award fair and just compensation in the cases specified in said Section in the event that such individual, firm, company or corporation shall not be willing to accept the adjustment, payment or compensation offered by the Secretary of I, adjustment ttm War as hereinbefore provided, or in the event that the Secretary of refused- ' War shall fail or refuse to offer a satisfactory adjustment, payment or compensation as grovided for in said Section. _,tg,t,e,ttt,,t"tt,, tw Size. 3. That the ecretary of War, through such agency as he ¤ia;¤ds_;·S=t¤I;r¤a$¤¤§»¤;_g; may designate or establishis empowered, upon such terms as he suppl mg Amthm or it may determine to be in the interest of the United States, to f°,,§\;‘§Q}t‘§}}_?;§’,ttff§§$; make equitable and fair adjustments and agreements, upon the 1¤x¢¤<¤-ertermination or in settlement or readjustment of agreements or arrangements entered into with any foreign government or governments or nationals thereof, prior to November twelfth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, for the furnishing to the American Expedi— _ tionary Forces or otherwise for War purposes of supplies, materials, ,0§}§,{"t;§*t&t,,ft§é;tt,f° facilities, services or the use of property, or for the furnishing of any thereof by the United States to any foreign government or vovernments, whether or not such agreements or arrangements _ _ have been entered into in accordance with apjilprcable statutory pro- R°*‘“°‘“"‘· visions; and the other provisions of this Act s all not be app `cable to such ad`ustments. _ Su,,,,,,,,,,,,cL,_ Sec. 4. That whenever, under the provisions of this Act, the Sec- { Errdergcmggrweg retary of War shall make an award to any prime contractor with $iIi¢¤$Ji>:,mawxdgi respect to any portion of his contract which he shall have sublet to any other person, firm, or corporation who has in good faith made expenditures, incurred obligations, rendered service, or furnished material, equipment, or sup lies to such rime contractor, with the knowledge and approval of) any agent ofp the Secretary of War duly authorized thereunto, before payment of said award the