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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 226-228-JULY 2,1945 Reimbursements. Appropriation au- thorized. July 2, 1945 [H. R. 3233] [Public Law 120] Government hous- ing facilities. Designated person- nel may occupy on rental basis. Exception. Allowances. compensation otherwise authorized to be paid them by law. The Post Office Department shall be reimbursed annually by the Navy Department in an amount equal to funds embezzled by unbonded Navy mail clerks and assistant Navy mail clerks, and funds expended in payment of claims arising from errors, losses, or defalcations by unbonded Navy mail clerks and assistant Navy mail clerks." SEC. 2. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved July 2, 1945. [CHAPTER 227] AN ACT To permit members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Public Health Service, and their dependents, to occupy certain Government housing facilities on a rental basis without loss of rental allowances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand- ing the provisions of any other law (including any laws restricting the occupancy of housing facilities under the jurisdiction of Govern- ment departments or agencies by personnel, and dependents of per- sonnel, of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard above specified ranks, or by personnel, and dependents of personnel, of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Public Health Service), person- nel of any of the services mentioned herein and their dependents may be accepted as tenants in and may occupy on a rental basis any such housing facilities, other than public quarters constructed or designated for assignment to and occupancy without charge by such personnel and their dependents if any, and such personnel shall not be deprived by reason of such occupancy of money allow- ances to which they are otherwise entitled for rental of quarters. Approved July 2, 1945. [CHAPTER 228] July 2, 1945 [H. J. Res. 136] [Public Law 121] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for the establishment, management, and perpetuation of the Kermit Roosevelt fund. KeitRoosvelt Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United fund oosl States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby estab- Establishment of lished in the War Department a board to be known as the Trustees of board of trustees, du- ties, etc. the Kermit Roosevelt Fund, whose duty it shall be properly to admin- ister all money and property which hereafter may come under its control as part of the Kermit Roosevelt fund, created pursuant to bnmposltion of section 2 hereof. The board shall be composed of the Chief of Finance, United States Army, ex officio, and three general officers of the Army who shall be appointed to the board and may be replaced thereon by the Secretary of War. rAceptnce of efts SEC. 2. The board is hereby authorized to accept from Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt such money and property as she may tender, to receipt therefor on behalf of the United States, and to deposit the funds so urpose of und. received in the Treasury of the United States as the original corpus of a trust fund, to be known as the Kermit Roosevelt fund, which shall be used for the purpose of fostering a better understanding and a closer relationship between the military forces of the United States and those of the United Kingdom by sponsoring lectures or courses of instruction to be delivered by officers of the British Army at the United States Military Academy and elsewhere in the United 316 [59 STAT.

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