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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 396, 397. MAY 15,1936 . 1275 [CHAPTER 396 .1 AN ACT May 15, 1936. To validate paym ents, and to reliev e disbursing office rs' accounts of pay ments 	 [9.3 688. 1 made to Reserve officers promoted while on active duty. [Public, No. 590.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That payments Army disbursi ng offi- cers. made by Army disbursing officers to Reserve officers of the Army of Certain payments to increase d pay and allowances on accou nt of prom otion whi le on Reserve offi cers by, active duty ar e hereby ratified and validated, n otwithstanding an y validated, construction of the Comptroller General of the provisions of section Vol. 47, pp. 403,1513 ; 201 of the Economy Act of June 30, 1932, as contained by section 4a, v e" 4s, p.13. Act of March 3, 1933, and section 4a, title 2, Act of March 20, 1933, and the Comptroller General shall allow credit in the accounts of said cr edit allowed in disbursing officers for payments so made if otherwise correct . accounts of . Approved, May 15, 1936 . [CHAP TER 397 .] AN ACT Mare 15, 1936 . To authorize the Bureau of Mines to conduct certain studies, investigations, and [S.3748.] experiments with respect to sub-bituminous and li gni te coal, and for ot her [Public, No.591 .] purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Bureau Su b-b itu min ous and of Mines under the general direction of the Secretary of the Interior lignue a u ~ y, Bureau of Min es to is authorized to conduct investigations, studies, and experiments on conduct studies, etc., its o wn in itiat ive an d in coope ration with indi vidual s, St ate i nstit u- wit h res pe ct to. tions, laboratories, and other organizations, with a view to (1) the development ofa commercially practicable carbonization method of processing sub-bituminous and lignite coal so as to convert such coal into an all-purpose fuel, to provide fertilizers, and obtain such other byproducts thereof as may be commercially valuable ; (2) the development of efficient methods, equipment, and devices for burning lignite or char therefrom ; and (3) det ermi ning and developing methods for more efficient utilization of such sub-bituminous and lignite coal for purposes of generating electric power. SEC.2. The Bureau of Mines is further authorized, under the Pl ants, machinery, general direction of the Secretary of the Interior, to erect such etc ., authorized. plants, construct and purchase such machinery and equipment, and to take such other steps as it may deem necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this Act. SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any th rp Appropriation au- mo ney in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $100,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. The above amount to be expended over a period of three years, as Al locat ions . follows : $40,000 to be expended during the fiscal year e nding June 30, 1937 ; $30,000 to be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938 ; and $30,000 to be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939. Approved, May 15, 1936.