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Claims.

57 Stat. 66.

PUBLIC LAW 793-JULY 25, 1956

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. 62 Stat. 916.

Indians. S h o s h o n e and Arapahoe Tribes.

25 USC 613. P e r capita payments.

CHAPTER 722 AN ACT

To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the appointment of two United States commissioners for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.

Be it enacted by the Senate imd House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 631 (a) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by inserting after the third paragraph of such section the following new paragraph: "Two United States commissioners may be appointed for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. One, whose jurisdiction shall be limited to the portion of the park situated in Kentucky, shall be appointed by the District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky; the other, whose jurisdiction shall be limited to the portion of the park situated in Tennessee and Virginia, shall be appointed by joint action of the District Courts for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the Western District of Virginia." Approved July 25, 1956. Public Law 794

July 25, 1956 [S.3397]

STA T.

(3) inserting, immediately after the third paragraph thereof, the following new paragraph: "Claims of the type described in the first section of the Act entitled 'An Act to provide for the prompt settlement of claims for damages occasioned by Army, Navy, and Marine Corps forces in foreign countries', approved January 2, 1942 (55 Stat. 880, as amended; 31 U.S.C. 224d), on account of damage to or loss or destruction of property both real and personal, or personal injury or death of any person, arising on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any officer or civilian employee of the Commission while acting within the scope of his office or employment, may be considered, ascertained, adjusted, determined, and paid in the manner provided in such Act for the settlement of Army claims, except that in such cases one or more officers or employees of the Commission may be appointed by the Secretary of the Army to a claims commission or commissions or as officers to approve settlements of claims made by such commission or commissions, and all payments in settlement of such claims shall be made out of appropriations made for the purposes of this Act." Approved July 25, 1956. Public Law 793

July 25, 1956 [S. 3180]

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CHAPTER 723

AN ACT To amend section 3 of the Act of May 19, 1947 (ch. 80, 61 Stat. 102), as amended, for the purpose of extending the time in which payments are to be made to members of the Shoshone Tribe and the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the segregation and expenditure of trust funds held in joint ownership by the Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribes of the Wind River Reservation", approved May 19, 1947 (ch. 80, 61 Stat. 102), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of existing law, the trust funds credited to the Shoshone Tribe and the Arapahoe Tribe,

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