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 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.- CHS. 510-512--JUNE 19, 1948 of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia which now stand disallowed or would hereafter be disallowed, but for this Act, by reason of lack of adequate or correct supporting vouchers and documents, are hereby ratified and validated as to the United States property and disbursing officers making the same, in such amounts only as are found and determined by the Comptroller General of the United States to be without substantial evidence of fraud or crimi- nality or of timely knowledge of such fraud or criminality on the part of the United States property and disbursing officer involved and to have been actually expended in good faith or under bona fide contract (1) for services which in fact have been rendered or (2) for facilities which in fact have been furnished to the United States and its agencies including the National Guard; all items so found shall be passed to credit in the accounts of the property and disbursing officers involved, and any settlement based thereon shall not be reopened as against any such officer in the absence of new evidence of fraud or criminality: Provided, That nothing herein shall be construed to pro- hibit recovery from any payee of public moneys illegally or errone- ously paid to such payee or to preclude the recovery from any such property and disbursing officer or his surety of any balance found due the Government under a settlement made as herein provided. Approved June 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 511] ANTA.T 489 June 19, 1948 To provide for retention in the service of certain disabled Army and Air Force [S. 1783] personnel, and for other purposes. [Public Law 680] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstand- ing any other provision of law, the President is authorized and directed to retain in service disabled officers, warrant officers, and flight officers of the Army and the Air Force of the United States until their treat- ment for physical reconstruction has reached a point where they will not be further benefited by retention in a military hospital or in the military service. Approved June 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 512] AN ACT To amend the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to credit certain service per- formed by members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service prior to reaching eighteen years of age for the purpose of computing longevity pay, or for other pay purposes", approved March 6, 1946. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to credit certain service performed by members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service prior to reaching eighteen years of age for the purpose of computing longevity pay, or for other pay purposes", approved March 6, 1946 (Public Law 309, Seventy-ninth Congress), is amended by inserting immediately follow- ing "Army," the words "Air Force,". (b) Section 2 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "The provisions of this Act shall be effective from June 1, 1942." Approved June 19, 1948. Disabled officers, Army and Air Force. June 19, 1948 [S. 17901 [Public Law 681] Army, Air Force, etc. Service credit. 60 Stat. 32 . 37U.8.0.I103b and note. Effective date.

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