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 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CH. 75 8-A UG UST 25, 19 37 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the jurisdiction of the Special Mexican Claims Commission established in pursuance of the Act approved April 10, 1935 (49 Stat . 149), shall not be deemed to include any of the claims found by the committee provided for in the Special Claims Convention of April 24, 1934, to be general claims. SEC. 2. That for the purposes of the reduction of awards on a per- centage basis as provided for in section 4 of the Act approved April 10, 1935 (49 Stat . 149), the amount which the Government of Mexico has agreed to pay to the Government of the United States in satis- faction of the claims shall, subject to the provision in section 3 hereof, be deemed to be the sum of $5,448,020 .14, set forth in the report of the said committee provided for in the said convention of April 24, 1934. SEC. 3 . That, in the event of the reclassification as special claims of any of the claims found by the said committee to be general claims, the claims so reclassified shall be passed upon by said Special Mexican Claims Commission during its existence and thereafter by a Com- mission to be established in conformity with the said Act of April 10, 1935~ and the total amount payable by the Government of Mexico to the Government of the United States on account of the claims so re class ified, tog ether with inter est o n all defer red p aymen ts und er th e Special Claims Convention of April 24, 1934, shall be added to the sum of $5,448,020 .14 set forth in the report of the said committee. The total amount awarded by the Commission so established upon the claims so reclassified shall be added to the total amount of the original awards made by the Special Mexican Claims Commission, and any necessary readjustment of the awards of the Special Mexican Claims Commission and those that may be made by the Commission to be established pursuant to this section shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis prescribed by section 4 of the Act approved April 10, 1935. SEC. 4 . Upon the certification to the Secretary of the Treasury of the awards of the Special Mexican Claims Commission, he shall proceed to make payments as provided for in section 9 of the Act approved April 10, 1935 ; and upon the certification to the Secretary of the Treasury of awards upon any claims reclassified as special claims he shall, after making the readjustments provided for in section 3 of this resolution, accord priority of payment on such awards until the beneficiaries thereof shall have been placed upon an equal percentage basis as to payments with the beneficiaries of awards of the Special Mexican Claims Commission. SEC. 5. Section 6 of the Act approved April 10, 1935, creating the Spe cial Mexican Claims Commission, and for other purposes, is amended to read as follows "SEC.6. The Commission shall complete its work within three years from the date on which it undertakes the performance of its duties, at which time all powers, rights, and duties conferred by this Act upon the Commission shall terminate . If the President finds the Commission has completed its work prior to such expiration date, he may terminate all such powers, rights, and duties of the Commission by Executive order ." Approved, August 25, 1937. 125151 1-3 7-50 785 Sp ecial Mex ican Claims Commission, jurisdiction redefined. 49 Stat.149. 49 Stat.3071. Basic amount of payment by Mexico. 49 Stat.150. Ac tion where gen- eral claims reclassified as special claims. Additional pay. ments. Payment of awards. 49 Stat. 151. 49 Stat. 150. Duration of Com- mission extended. Ante, p. 771. Term ination prior to expiration date.