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PUBLIC LAW 357-MAY 11, 1954

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uRELEASE o r PATIENTS

"SEC. 347. For purposes of this Act, an individual shall be deemed cured of his addiction and rehabilitated if thie Surgeon General determines that he has received the maximum benefits of treatment and care by the Service for his addiction or if the Surgeon General determines that his further treatment and care for such purpose would be detrimental to the interests of the Service." Approved May 8, 1954. Public Law 356

CHAPTER 199 AN ACT

To permit review of decisions of the heads of departments, or their representatives or boards, involving questions arising under Government contracts.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of AmeHca in Congress assembled, That no provision of any contract entered into by the United States, relating to the iinality or conclusiveness of any decision of the head of any department or agency or his duly authorized representative or board in a dispute involving a question arising under such contract, shall be pleaded in any suit now filed or to be filed as limiting judicial review of any such decision to cases where fraud by such official or his said representative or board is alleged: Provided, however, That any such decision shall be final and conclusive unless the same is fradulent or capricious or arbitrary or so grossly erroneous as necessarily to imply bad faith, or is not supported by substantial evidence. SEC. 2. No Government contract shall contain a provision making final on a question of law the decision of any administrative official, representative, or boArd. Approved May 11, 1954. Public Law 357

May 11, 1954 [S. 24]

Government contracts. Judicial review.

CHAPTER 200 AN ACT

Making supplemental appropriations for the flscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply supplemental appropriations (this Act may be cited as the "Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1954") for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes, namely: CHAPTER I DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMPENSATION AND RI:TIREMENT F U N D EXPENSES DISTRICT GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT AND RELIEF FUNDS

For an additional amount for "District government retirement and relief funds", $120,000.

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May 11, 1954

[H. R. 8481]

Third S u p p l e mental ^propriation Act, 1954.

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