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 60 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 330-332-JUNE 11, 1946 [CHAPTER 330] AN ACT For the relief of Malcolm K. Burke. 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 section 1441, Revised Statutes, should Malcolm K. Burke enlist in or be inducted into the United States Navy or United States Naval Reserve, and thereafter, in the judgment of the President, establish his fitness to perform the duties of a naval officer, the President is hereby authorized in his discretion to appoint the said Malcolm K. Burke to the grade of ensign in the United States Naval Reserve and to issue to him a temporary appointment in the grade of lieutenant (junior grade), with the dates of rank, in both his permanent and temporary status, held by him on August 30, 1944: Provided, That nothing herein shall be construed to entitle the said Malcolm K. Burke to any back pay, allowances, or other emoluments by reason of the passage of this Act. Approved June 11, 1946. [CHAPTER 331] AN ACT To authorize the conveyance of a parcel of land at the naval supply depot, Bayonne, New Jersey, to the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to convey to the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation, for use in expanding its indus- trial plant facilities at Bayonne, New Jersey, upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, all right, title, and interest of the United States of America in and to a parcel of filled-in land at the naval supply depot, Bayonne, New Jersey, containing eight hundred and eighty-five one-thousandths of an acre, more or less, metes and bounds description of which is on file in the Navy Department. SEC. 2. The consideration to be paid for the parcel described in section 1 shall not be less than the cost of the said parcel to the United States of America. Approved June 11, 1946. [CHAPTER 332] AN ACT For the relief of Henrietta Silk. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Henrietta Silk, the parent of Mary Catherine Silk, the sum of $5,000, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for compensation for the death of her daughter, Mary Catherine Silk, as a result of an accident involving a United States Army tank in which she was a passenger, on May 30, 1943, at Camp Campbell, Kentucky: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary 1195 June 11, 196 [S. 1106] [Private Law 581] Malcolm K. Burke. 34U.S.C. 227. June 11, 1946 [S. 1871] [Private Law 582] American Radiator and Standard Sani- tary Corp. Conveyance. June 11, 1946 [H. B. 238] [Private Law 5831 Henrietta Silk.

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