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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 330-332-JULY 30, 1941 Provided, That the city of Vancouver shall perform at its own cost and expense such work as the Secretary of War may require for the protection of or to prevent interference with the use of any underground or other improvements on said reservation which may be affected by the use and maintenance of said rights-of-way by the city of Vancouver. SEo. 2 . There is hereby granted to the State of Washington a retrocession of jurisdiction over such rights-of-way as may be granted hereunder by the Secretary of War to the city of Vancouver, subject to all of the conditions, restrictions, and reservations as may be contained in the grant. SEo. 3. Whenever the city of Vancouver shall cease to occupy and use the land and premises for highway purposes as authorized herein then the same and all jurisdiction thereover shall revert to the United States. SEC. 4. The retrocession of jurisdiction granted shall not become effective until the State of Washington shall by legislative action accept such retrocession of jurisdiction. Approved, July 30, 1941. [CHAPTER 331] AN ACT To adjust the salaries of rural letter carriers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first para- graph of section 8 of the Act entitled "An Act reclassifying the salaries of postmasters and employees of the Postal Service, read- justing their salaries and compensation on an equitable basis, increas- ing postal rates to provide for such readjustment, and for other pur- poses", approved February 28, 1925, as amended, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence thereof the following new sen- tence: "The Postmaster General may, in his discretion, allow and pay such additional compensation as he may determine to be fair and reasonable in each individual case to rural letter carriers serving heavily patronized routes not exceeding forty-two miles in length: Provided, That in no case shall the total compensation of a rural letter carrier serving a heavily patronized route of forty-two miles or less in length exceed $2,100 per annum, exclusive of maintenanme allowance: Provided further, That the Postmaster General shall include in his annual report to the Congress the number and names of the routes on which increases have been made." SEO. 2 . This Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the calendar month next following the month in which it is approved. Approved, July 30, 1941. [CHAPTER 332] AN ACT To further amend the Act of February 9, 1927, entitled "An Act relating to the transfusion of blood by members of the Military Establishment" (U. S . C ., title 24, sec. 30), as amended June 2, 1939 (Public, Numbered 109, Seventy- sixth Congress), so as to provide compensation for donors of blood for persons entitled to treatment at Government expense whether or not the donors are in the Government service, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act relating to the transfusion of blood by members of the Mili- tary Establishment", approved February 9, 1927 as amended by the Act of June 2, 1939 (U. S. C., title 24, sec. 30), is hereby further amended to read as follows: "That any person, whether or not in the 278041°-42 -FT . -- 39 609 Proviso. Retrocession of jurisdiction. Reversion. Subject to State acceptance. July 30, 1941 [H. R . 42101 [Public Law 195] Postal Service. 43 Stat. 1063 . 39U.S.C. 197. Rural letter carriers, salary adjustments. Probise. lirmitatlon. Report to (onlresYs. Effective date. July 30, 1941 [H. R. 4293] [Public Law 196] Donors of blood, compensation. 44 Stat. 1066. 53 Stat. 803.

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