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 July 30. 15 .942 PUBLIC LAWS--CHS. 539-542 - Aug. 1, 1942 Aug. 1, 1942 Effective date of designated awards. 38 U. S. C., note fol. ch. 12; Supp. I, note fol. ch. 12. 55 Stat. 844. August 1, 1942 [S. 2322] [Public Law 691] Farm units on pub- lic lands. 53 Stat. 1238; 54 Stat. 402; 55 Stat. 206 . 43U. S. C., Supp. I, i 433 note. August 1, 1942 [S. 2440] [Public Law 692] Bridgeport irriga- tion district, Nebr. Cancelation of con- tract and discharge of judgment. Provisos. Retention of amount paid. Water right. August 1, 1942 [S. 2645] [Public Law 693] General courts mar- tial in distant com- mands. 10 U.S. C. § 1522. Functions of com- manding general. SEC. 4. That notwithstanding any provision of law or veterans regulation, awards of death pension granted under part II of Vet- erans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended or under Public Law 359, Seventy-seventh Congress, approved December 19, 1941, shall be effective as of the day following the date of death of the veteran, if claim is filed within one year following the date of death. Approved, July 30, 1942. [CHAPTER 540] AN ACT To extend the time limit for cooperation between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Farm Security Administration in the development of farm units on public lands under Federal Reclamation projects. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of August 7, 1939 (Public, Numbered 307, Seventy-sixth Congress, first session), as amended by the Act of June 17, 1940 (Public, Numbered 636, Seventy-sixth Congress, third session), and as amended by the Act of May 28,1941 (Public, Numbered 77, Seventy-seventh Congress, first session), is hereby further amended by striking out "during the fiscal year 1942", and by inserting in lieu thereof "during the fiscal year 1943". Approved, August 1, 1942. [CHAPTER 541] AN ACT For the relief of the Bridgeport irrigation district. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the contract of June 14, 1915, between the United States and the Bridgeport irri- gation district, North Platte reclamation project, and the indebted- ness of the district thereunder for operation and maintenance charges delinquent under said contract for the years 1926 to 1942, both inclu- sive, be, and the same are hereby, canceled and released, and that the judgment entered on July 30, 1929, in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska against the district and in favor of the United States be, and the same is hereby, released and dis- charged: Provided, That the $23,286 heretofore paid under the con- tract of June 14, 1915, shall be retained by the United States for the benefits heretofore received by the district under said contract: And provided further, That the water right of the district under its Nebraska appropriation, upon the approval of this Act, shall be in the same legal status under the laws of Nebraska as if said contract of June 14, 1915, had never been executed. Approved, August 1, 1942. [CHAPTER 542] AN ACT To amend article of war 501/2. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the third and fifth paragraphs of article of war 501/2 (41 Stat. 797-799), as amended by the Act approved August 20, 1937 (50 Stat. 724), be further amended by adding a further proviso at the end of each of said paragraphs as follows: "Provided further, That whenever a branch of the office of the Judge Advocate General is established, under the provisions of the last paragraph of this article, with a distant com- 732 [56 STAT.

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