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 59 STAT.] 79TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 51, 52 -APR. 3, 1945 sede or impair any authority otherwise granted to any officer or execu- tive department or agency of the United States to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any bonds, notes, or other securities, acquired by the United States under judicial process or otherwise. Approved April 3, 1945. [CHAPTER 52] JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to determination and payment of certain claims against the Government of Mexico. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5 of the Set- tlement of Mexican Claims Act of 1942, approved December 18, 1942 (56 Stat. 1058), is amended by adding a new subsection numbered (d) and reading as follows: "(d) In any case in which the Commission shall enter an award, it shall, as soon as practicable, certify such award to the Secretary of the Treasury." SEC. 2. Section 5 (d) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(e) The Commission shall, upon the completion of its work, transmit in duplicate to the Secretary of State and to the Secretary of the Treasury the following: "(1) A list of all claims disallowed; "(2) A list of all claims allowed, in whole or in part (together with the amount of each claim and the amount awarded thereon) ; and "(3) A copy of the decision rendered in each case." SEC. 3 . Section 8 (c) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(c) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed, out of the sums covered into the fund pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and after making the deduction provided for in section 10 (b), to make payments on account of awards and appraisals certified pur- suant to sections 4 (b), 4 (c), and 6 (b) of this Act, prior to the date of the enactment of the Settlement of Mexican Claims Act Amend- ments of 1945 of an amount not to exceed 30 per centum of the award or appraisal in each case, exclusive of interest; and, on and after July 1, 1945, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed, out of the sums covered into the fund pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and after making the deduction provided for in section 10 (b), to make an additional payment on account of awards and appraisals certified pursuant to sections 4 (b), 4 (c), and 6 (b) of this Act prior to the date of the enactment of the Settlement of Mexican Claims Act Amendments of 1945, of an amount not to exceed 10 per centum of the award or appraisal in each case, exclusive of interest." SEC. 4 . Section 4 (b) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(b) In connection with such cases, the Commission shall, as soon as practicable, notify each claimant, or his attorney, by registered mail to his last-known address, of the appraisals so made. Within a period of thirty days after the mailing of such notice, the claimant shall notify the Commission in writing whether the appraisal so made is accepted as final and binding, or whether a petition for review will be filed as provided in subsection (c). If the claimant fails to so notify the Commission in writing within such period, or if the Com- mission is notified within such period of the final acceptance of such appraisal, it shall, at the expiration of such period, enter an award on the basis of such appraisal: Provided, That if the Commission's efforts to notify the respective claimants, or their attorneys have failed to disclose their whereabouts, the Commission may, at the expiration of a period of thirty days from the date of the enactment of the Settle- 66347o-H -P-4 . -- 49 April 3, 1945 [H. J. Res. 115] [Public Law 29] Settlement of Mex- ican Claims Act Amendments of 1945. 22 U.. C ., Supp. IV, §664. Infra. Certification of awards. Supra. Transmittal of data upon completion of work. 66 Stat. 1062. 22 U. S. C., Supp. IV, 1 667 (c). Initial payment of certain awards. 22 U. S. C., Supp. IV, S669 (b). 22 U. S. C .,Supp. IV, ( 663 (b), 663 (c), 665 (b). Infra; postp. 60. Additional pay- ment. 56 Stat. 1059. 22 U. S. C., Supp. IV, 663 (b). Notice of appraisal. Acceptance or peti- tion for review. Post,p. 60 . Award on bais of appraisal. Failure to discover whereabouts of clam- ants.

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