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 74Tx C ONGRESS. SESS. IL CHS. 13, 21 . JANUARY 20, 21, 1936 . 1 097 or bill in the nature of interpleader in the same court or in any other United States District Court against the plaintiff in such action at law and one or more other adverse claimants, under the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection or any other provision cf the Ju dicia l Code and t he rul es of court made pursu ant th ereto. The defendant may join as parties to such equitable defense any claimant or claimants who are not already parties to such action at law. The district court in which such equitable defense is inter- posed shall thereb possess the powers conferred upon district courts by paragraphs (c) and (d) of this subsection and by section 2 7 14b of the Judicial Code. " SEc . 2 . The Act entitled "An Act authorizing casualty companies, Pr ovis ions repealed. surety compani es, insurance companies or ass ociations or fraternal or benef icial socie ties t o fil e bill s of interp leade r", a pprove d May 8, Vol .44,p.416. 1926 (U. S. C., Supp. III, title 28, sec. 41 (26)), is hereby repealed . U.S . C.,p. 1231 . Said repeal shall not affect any act done or any right, accruing or te Exiisting rights pro- accrued in any suit or proceeding had or commenced under said Act hereby repealed, prior to the passage of this Act, but all such acts or rights, suits or proceedings shall continue and be valid and may be prosecuted and enforced in the same manner as if said Act had not been repealed hereby . Approved, January 20, 1936 . [CHAPTER 21 .] JOI NT RESOLUTION January 21, 1936 . To pro vi de for the payment of compensation and expenses of the Railroad 	[S . J . Res . 144 .] Retirement Board as established and operated pursuant to section 9of the [Pub. Res ., No. 6s.] Railroad Retirement Act of June 27, 1934, and to provide for the winding up of its affairs and the disposition of its property and records, and to make an appropriation for such purposes. Whereas the Railroad Retirement Board was established and or an- Railroad Retirement g Board. ized as an independent agency in the executive branch of the Preamble. Government by and pursuant to section 9 of the Railroad Retire- ment Act, which Act has been held by the Supreme Court of the United States to be invalid ; and Whereas the Railroad Retirement Board in the performance of its duties has acquired valuable data, records, information, and expe rience which should be utilize d in determining the policy of Congress regarding the subjects of employment by railroads and the retirement of employees of railroads ; and Where as the Board has r ecords of in dividu al emp loyme nts wh ich are of great value and should be preserved, and has, in the course of its work, received valuable records and documents which must be returned to their owners after the information contained therein shall have been noted and photostatic copies where necessary, shall have been made : Now, therefo re, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of A merica in Co ngres s asse mbled, That th e Railroad Retire- Appointment, pay, ment Board as established in section 9 of the Railroad Retirement P" "oi°4,p 1287. Act (Public, Numbere d 485, Seventy-third Congress) and the appoint- L.S. C.,p. 1973. me nt and compensation of its members and the employment and co m- pensation of its staff are hereby approved, ratified, and confirmed to all intents and purposes as if the provisions of section 9 relat- ing thereto had on the day of their enactment been enacted as a statute distinct and separate from any other provisions of the Rail- r oad Re tireme nt Ac t, afo resaid ; and no member of the Board or of Board members, etc., its staff shall be liable for any action heretofore taken within the liability. terms of the authority sought to be granted by the Railroad Retire- ment Act.