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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 2, 3, 16-JAN. 19, 26, 1948 [CHAPTER 2] AN ACT [62 STAT. January 19, 1948 [H. R. 3146] To amend section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, and for [Public Law 3971 other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Flood control. United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 of the 50 Stat. s77. Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, is amended to read as follows: Surveys authorized. "SEC. 3 . That, in order to further the declaration of policy and principles declared in sections 1 and 2 of the Flood Control Act 9 33UvSt. o'701a approved June 22, 1936, and to supplement the preliminary examina- 01b. tions and surveys which the Secretary of War has heretofore been, or is hereafter, authorized and directed to make of waterways with a view to the control of their floods, the Secretary of Agriculture be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause preliminary examinations and surveys to be made for run-off and water-flow retardation and soil-erosion prevention on the watersheds of said waterways, the costs thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for such purposes." eportto congres SEC 2. After the Secretary of Agriculture has submitted to Congress a regular or formal report made on any examination or 33U t . C. 701ola- survey, pursuant to the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, oIr,701h. as amended and supplemented, a supplemental, additional, or review report or estimate may be made if authorized by law or by resolution of the Committee on Public Works of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Public Works of the Senate. Approved January 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 3] ANY AC.T January 19, 1948 [H. R. 40551 To provide increases in the rates of pension payable to veterans of Indian wars [Public Law 3981 and the dependents of such veterans. Veterans of Indian wars. Pension rates. January 26, 1948 [8. 10201 [Public Law 3991 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all monthly rates of pension payable to veterans of the Indian wars and dependents of such veterans which are payable under any public laws administered by the Veterans' Administration are hereby increased by 20 per centum. The increases provided by this section shall be effective from the first day of the second calendar month following the date of enactment of this Act. Approved January 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 16] AN ACT To amend the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine War United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 101 Damage Commission employees.'"' (b) of the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946, as amended, is 60 Stat. 2 c app. amended by inserting after the word "employees," the following: "who 1751 (b). shall be entitled to accumulate annual leave to the maximum of ninety work days exclusive of the time actually and necessarily occupied in going to and from the continental United States and such time as may be necessarily occupied in awaiting sailing or flight,". 60stat.- app. SEC. 2 . Subsection (c) of section 101 of such Act, as amended, is 50U.S.0.app. i1751 (c). amended by inserting after the words "Commonwealth of the Philippines' the following: "(or the Republic of the Philippines)". 4 71 7

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