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 24 Appropriations.

PUBLIC LAW 86-24-MAY 13, 1959

[73STAT.

SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the construction of the foregoing vessels. Approved May 13, 1959. Public Law 86-24

May 13, 1959 [H. R. 2237]

Bankruptcy Act, amendments. 64 Stat. 1134.

60 Stat. 3 3 1.

Applicability.

AN ACT To amend Chapter 13—Wage Earners' Plans—of the Bankruptcy Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph (8) of section 606 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 1006(8)) is amended to read as follows: "(8) 'wage earner' shall mean an individual whose principal income is derived from wages, salary or commissions." SEC. 2. That paragraph (3) of section 659 of such Act (11 U.S.C. 1059 (3)) is hereby amended to read as follows: "(3) an additional fee for the referees' salary fund, to be graduated and charged in the manner outlined in paragraph (2) of subdivision c of section 40 of this Act, and to be computed upon the amount of the payments actually made by or for a debtor under the plan; and commissions to the trustee of not more than 5 per centum to be computed upon and payable out of the payments actually made by or for a debtor under the plan;". SEC. 3. The provisions of this Act shall apply to all cases in which the petition initiating the proceedings under the Bankruptcy Act is filed subsequent to the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved May 13, 1959. Public Law 86-25

May 13, 1959 [H. R. 4615]

Navy. Relief from trans portation c o s t s.

Refunds.

AN ACT To relieve certain members and former members of the naval service of liability to reimburse the United States for the value of transportation requests erroneously furnished to them by the United States 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 issuance of transportation requests (including the cost of transporting excess baggage) and payments made for mileage or per diem, or both, to members of the naval service for travel performed by them by commercial carriers after June 30, 1955, and before July 1, 1958, under orders that transferred them between duty stations (including vessels) outside the United States and authorized them leave en route in the United States are validated. Any member or former member of the naval service who has wholly or partly reimbursed the United States for the value of transportation requests so issued to him or for payments so made to him is entitled to have refunded the amount he has so reimbursed the United States. SEC. 2. Current appropriations available to the Department of the Navy for the pay and allowances of members of the naval service are available for refunds under this Act. Approved May 13, 1959.

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