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 PRIVATE LAW 85-189-AUG. 22, 1957

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SEC. 2. Suit upon such claims may be instituted at any time within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, notwithstanding the lapse of time or any statute of limitations. Proceedings for the determination of such claims, appeals therefrom, and payment of any judgments thereon, shall be in the same manner as in cases over which such court has jurisdiction under section 1346(b) of title 28 of the United States Code. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as an implication of liability on the part of the United States. Approved August 22, 1957.

62 Stat. 933.

Private Law 85-189 August 22, 1957 [H. R. 2049]

Blanche Houser. 39 Stat. 746. 5 USC 765-770.

AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Blanche Houser. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 15 to 20, inclusive, of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act are hereby waived in favor of Mrs. Blanche Houser, Kenton, Ohio, and her claim for compensation for the death of her husband, John Houser, a former employee of the Civil Works Administration, who died on June 19, 1947, shall be acted upon under the remaining provisions of such Act as made applicable to employees of the Civil Works Administration if she files such claim with the Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Department of Labor, within six months after the date of the enactment of this Act. No benefits shall accrue by reason of the enactment of this Act for any period prior to the date of its enactment. Approved August 22, 1957. Private Law 85-190

August 22, 1957 [H. R. 2937]

Clarence Harris.

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AN ACT For the relief of Clarence L. Harris. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Thatj the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $204.73 to Clarence L. Harris, of Little Rock, Arkansas, in full settlement of all claims against the United States. Such sum represents a refund of alleged excess cost in connection with the return of his household goods from Tripoli, Libya, North Africa, to Little Rock, Arkansas, pursuant to official travel orders directing permanent change of station during the month of September 1954: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved August 22, 1957.

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