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 SIXT`1-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 553. 1925. 1303 States either in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia or in the District Court of the United States in and for the district in which such persons or any one of them resides, and jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon such courts to hear and determine all such controversies. The procedure in such suits shall be the same as that $'°°°d°*°- provided in sections 5 and 6 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide P&.21ii&1g?5` for the bringing of suits against the Government of the United States,"_ approved March 3, 1887, and section 10 thereof insofar as applicable. All persons having or claiming to have an interest Inzamam mem. in such insurance may be made parties to such suit, and such as are not inhabitants of or found within the district in which suit is brought may be brought in by order of the court to be served personally or by publication or in such other reasonable manner as the court may direct. In all cases where the bureau acknowledges Inwrpleador in case the indebtedness of the United States upon any such contract of giiiiiigriltioumtiiliimgginsurance and there is a dispute as to the person or persons entitled §,Q,;"'*°"¤°d *“"°'°*°°· to payment, a suit in the nature of a bill of interpleader may be · ` brought by the bureau in the name of the United States against all persons having or claiming to have any interest in such insurance in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia or in the district court in and for the district in which any of such claimants reside: Provided, That not less than thirty days prior to instituting such §[,“$_‘g,?,0pu,,,$ suit the bureau shall mail a notice of such intention to each of the ` persons to be made parties to the suit. The circuit courts of appeal ,,p’,§§,§f’*‘ °° °°“'*° °‘ and the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia shall respectively exercise appellate jurisdiction and, except as provided in A’n¢¢,p.938. sections 239 and 240 of the Judicial Code, the decrees of the circuit · courts of appeal and the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia shall be final. This section shall apply to all suits now nding ,,,,§},’,{’,{',,‘{""" ‘° *’°”d‘ against the United States under the provisions of the Wg; Risk Insurance Act as amended, or of the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, and amendments thereto." Am 613 mb Sec. 3. Section 23 of the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, approved sa. ’°' ’ °m June 7, 1924, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Ssc, 23. The discharge or dismissal of any person from the d*’°'},§§,,,?Y°_ military or naval forces on the ground that he was guilty of mutiny, mm etgwggggfw treason, spying, or any offense involving moral turpitude or willful " and persistent misconduct, of which he was found guilty by a courtmartial, or that he was an alien, conscientious objector who refused to perform military duty or refused to wear_the uniform, or a PM, ml deserter, shall bar all rights to any compensation under Title II, Am,$im.° or any training, or any maintenance and support allowance under Title IV: Provided, That this section shall not apply to an alien aim `ui umm who volunteered or who was drafted into or who served in the Army, §,$*;§§, °$,f‘;j° eggggg Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States during the lVorld War, w ¤>mp·=¤s¤¢i<>¤. ew. who was discharged subsequent to November 11, 1918, or who was not discharged from the service on or {prior to November_11, 1918,_ on his own application or solicitation y reason of his being an alien, _ and whose service was honest and faithful: Provided further, That in case any person has been discharged or dismissed from the military gg¤§¤{°m§:gg¤¤§gg or naval forces as a result of a court—martial trial, and it is thereafter mane. established to the satisfaction of the director that at the time of the commission of the offense resulting in such court-martial trial and discharge such person was insane, such person shall be entitled to the compensation and vocational training benefits under Titles H _ and IV hereof: Pro/vided further, That discharge or dismissal or mD:;gf=,;,ggg ag; findin of ilt for any of the offenses specified in this section shall iiisabiuuai ui prior ti: not ailict ti: payment of compensation or maintenance and support ,,,,,,,°“§’§{“°“ °“ " ' allowance for disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in