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Public Law 497

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PUBLIC LAW 498-JULY 10, 1952

CHAPTER 653

AN ACT To amend the Act of June 28, 1948 (62 Stat. 1061), relating to the establishment of the Independence National Historical Parle.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (b) of section 1 of the Act of June 28, 1948 (62 Stat. 1061), is hereby amended by the addition to that subsection of the following sentence: "The properties identified generally as 269, 271, 273, and 275 South Fifth Street in 'project B ' in the report of the Commission." SEC. 2. Section 3 of the Act of June 28, 1948, is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following sentence: "The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to permit the American Philosophical Society, a nonprofit corporation, without cost to the United States, to construct, operate, and maintain in the park a building to be located on approximately the original site of historic Library Hall to house the library of the American Philosophical Society and any additions to said library, such permission to be granted the society pursuant to a lease, contract, or authorization without charge, on such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Secretary and accepted by the society, and for such length of time as the society shall continue to use the said building for the housing, display, and use of a library and scientific and historical collections: Provided, That the plans for the construction of the building and any additions thereto shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior." SEC. 3. The first sentence of section 6 of the Act of June 28, 1948, is hereby amended to read as follows: "For the purpose of acquiring the property described in section 1 of this Act, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed the sum of $7,700,000." Approved July 10, 1952.

Public Law 498

July 10, 1952 [H.R. 6544]

I n d e p e n d ence National H i s to i v ical Park, P a. 16 USC 407m.

16 USC 4 0 7 o. Library of American Philosophical Society.

Appropriation. 16 USC 40 7r.

CHAPTER 654

AN ACT To amend the Act of July 16, 1892 (27 Stat. 174, ch. 195), so.as to extend to the Secretary of the Navy, and to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the Coast Guard, the authority now vested in the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force with respect to the withholding of oflScers' pay.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last paragraph, under the heading "MISCELLANEOUS", of the Act of July 16, 1892 (27 Stat. 174, ch. 195; 10 U.S.C. 877), appearing at page 177 of volume 27 of the Statutes at Large, is amended to read as follows: "The pay of officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard may be withheld under section 1766, Revised Statutes, on account of an indebtedness to the United States admitted or shown by the judgment of a court, but not otherwise unless upon a special order issued according to the discretion of the Secretary of the Department concerned." Approved July 10, 1952.

July 10, 1952 [H.R. 6601]

W i t h h o Iding of officers' pay.

5 USC 82.

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