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PUBLIC LAW 365-AUG. 11, 1955

thereof. A member of a State defense force established under this section is not exempt from military service in the Armed Forces of the United States under any Federal law by reason of membership therein, and further, such member is not entitled to pay, allowances, subsistence, transportation, or medical care or treatment from Federal funds. No person may become a member of the organized militia established under this section if he is a member of the Reserve Forces as defined in section 101 of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952." Approved August 11, 1955.

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CHAPTER 803

AN ACT To provide p e r m a n e n t authority for the relief of certain disbursing officers, and for other purposes.

August 11, 1955 [H.R. 7034]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Disbursing United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) whenever cers. (1) any deficiency exists or occurs in the official disbursing accounts of Relief, any disbursing officer or former disbursing officer of any department, agency, or independent establishment of the Government in consequence of the making of any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment, and (2) the Comptroller General or any officer of the General Accounting Office designated by the Comptroller General determines, upon his own motion or upon written findings and recommendations made by the head of the department, agency, or independent establishment concerned, or his designees for that purpose, that such payment was not the result of bad faith or lack of due care on the part of such disbursing officer, the Comptroller General or his designee is authorized in his discretion to relieve such disbursing officer of accountability and responsibility, and allow credit in his official disbursing accounts, for such deficiency. Such relief may be denied in any case in which the Comptroller General or his designee determines that the department, agency, or independent establishment concerned has not diligently pursued collection action in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Comptroller General. (b) Nothing contained in this section shall (1) affect the liability, or authorize the relief, of any payee, beneficiary, or recipient of any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment, or (2) relieve any such disbursing officer, the head of any department, agency, or establishment, or the Comptroller General of responsibility to pursue collection action against any such payee, beneficiary, or recipient. This section shall not deprive any such disbursing officer of any right which he otherwise may have to obtain relief by any other means with respect to any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment. (c) Whenever it is necessary in the opinion of the Comptroller General to restore or otherwise adjust in the account of any disbursing officer any amount as to which relief is granted under this section, such amount, unless another appropriation is specifically provided therefor, shall be charged to the appropriation or fund available for the expense of the disbursing function at the time the adjustment is effected. SEC. 2. (a) The Act entitled "An Act to authorize relief of disbursing officers of the Army on account of loss or deficiency of Government funds, vouchers, records, or papers in their charge", approved December 13, 1944 (58 Stat. 800 as amended; 31 U.S.C. 95a), is amended to read as follows:

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