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Public Law 277

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P U B U C LAW 278-MAR. 12, 1952 CHAPTER 98

AN ACT To authorize the establishment of postal stations and branch post offices at camps, posts, or stations of the Armed Forces (including the Coast Guard), and at defense or other strategic installations, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and Houiie of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, whenever the Postmaster General deems it necessar}^ in serving camps, posts, or stations of the Armed Forces (including the Coast Guard), and defense or other strategic installations he may establish postal stations or branch post offices at such camps, posts, stations, or installations notwithstanding the limitations imposed by the third proviso in the Act of June 9, 1896 (39 U.S.C. 160). the authority granted by this section shall terminate five years after the date of enactment of this Act, or any prior date which the Congress by concurrent resolution may designate. SEC. 2. Section (a) of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for clerical assistance at post offices, branches, or stations serving military and naval personnel, and for other purposes", approved June 15, 1950 (Public Law 552, ch. 252, Eighty-first Congress, second session), is amended to read as follows: " (a) Whenever the Postmaster General deems it necessary in serving the camps, posts, or stations of the Armed Forces (including the Coast G u a r d), and defense or other strategic installations, he is authorized to (1) detail postal employees from main post offices to postal units at such camps, posts, or stations of the Armed Forces (including the Coast Guard), and defense or other strategic installations, without changing the official station of any such postal employee, and (2), without regard to the Travel Expense Act of 1949, pay each such postal employee an allowance, in lieu of actual expenses, of not more than $4 for each day while so detailed." SEC. 3. This Act shall apply to Guam and the other Territories and possessions of the United States. Approved March 10, 1952.

Public Law 278

March 10, 1952 [S. 2078]

P o s t a l stations at defense installations, etc.

29 Stat. 313. Termination of authority.

64 Stat. 216. 39 USC 133a. Detail of p o s tal employees.

63 Stat. 166. 5 USC 835 note. Applicability.

CHAPTER 101

AN ACT To correct a typographical error in Public Law 204, Eight.v-second Ongress, relating to assistant superintendents in the Motor Vehicle Service of the Post Office Department.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 18(a) of the Act of July 6, 1945 (Public Law 134, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended by section 8 of Public Law 204, Eighty-second Congress), is hereby further amended by changing the heading "x\ssistant superintendent" in the table therein to read "Assistant superintendents''. SEC. 2. This Act shall be effective as of July 1, 1951. Approved March 12, 1952.

March 12, 1952 [S. 2458]

59 Stat. 445. 65 Stat. 629. 39 USC 863. Effective date.

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