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 506 26 USC 2 5 5 0 2565, 3220-3228.

58 Stat. 721; 60 Stat. 3 8. 26 USC 3228.

42 Stat. 596.

PUBLIC LAW 241-AUG. 8, 1953

38 USC note foil, ch. 12.

Y u g o s 1 a v i an claims.

Deduction increase. 22 USC 1622. e o mmii members.

Ante, p. 4 1 8.

CHAPTER 395

AN ACT To amend veterans regulations to establish for persons who served in the Armed Forces during World War II a further presumption of service connection for tuberculosis other than pulmonary. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subparagraph (c) of paragraph I, part I, Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a'), as amended, is hereby further amended by adding after the words ''that active pulmonary tuberculosis", the following: "or all other types of active tuberculosis". Approved August 8, 1953. Public Law 242

August 8, 1953 [H. R. 5742]

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SEC. 6, Subchapter A of chapter 23 of the Internal Revenue Code and part V of subchapter A of chapter 27 of the Internal Revenue Code are amended by striking out "the drugs mentioned in section 2550 (a) ", "any of the drugs mentioned in section 2550(a) ", "any of the drugs mentioned in section 3220", "any of the aforesaid drugs", and "the aforesaid drugs", wherever those words appear, and by inserting in lieu thereof "narcotic drugs". SEC. 7. Sections 3228(e) and 3228 (f) of the Internal Revenue Code are each amended by striking out "and subchapter A of chapter 23". SEC. 8. Paragraph (a) of the first section of the Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. sec. 171 (a)) is amended to read as follows: " (a) The term 'narcotic drug' shall have the meaning ascribed to the term 'narcotic drugs' by section 3228(g) of the Internal Revenue Code; the term 'isonipecaine' shall have the meaning ascribed to that term by section 3228(e) of such Code; and the term 'opiate' shall have the meaning ascribed to that term by section 3228(f) of such Code." Approved August 8, 1953. Public Law 241

August 8, 1953 [H. R. 5636]

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CHAPTER 396

AN ACT To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Section 6 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, approved March 10, 1950 (64 Stat. 12; 22 U.S.C. 1625), is hereby amended by striking out the words "four years following the effective date of this Act. and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31, 1954:". SEC. 2. Section 7(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "3 per centum" and substituting in lieu thereof "5 per centum'. SEC. 3. Section 3 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof: "No members of such Commission shall be appointed after the effective date of this Act until such Commission is reorganized by further Act of Congress but acting members may be designated by the President as provided by this section, who shall receive no compensation from the funds appropriated by H. R. 6200 for defraying the expenses of such Commission. Approved August 8, 1953.

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