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PRIVATE LAW 87-199-SEPT. 21, 1961

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Warrant Officer James M, Cook, he has been deprived of over thirtysix days of annual leave to which he was otherwise entitled. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherw^ise appropriated, to the said Chief Warrant Officer James M. Cook an amount equal to all amounts paid by him to the United States, or withheld from his pay by the United States, prior to the date of enactment of this Act, to the extent that such amounts have reduced below $752.27 his indebtedness to the United States arising out of the erroneous payment to him on May 20, 1955, of $1,495.73 for accrued leave and musteringout payment. SEC. 3. In the audit and settlement of the accounts of any certifying or disbursing officer of the United States, full credit shall be given for the amount for which liability is relieved by this Act. SEC. 4. No part of the amount appropriated m 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 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 September 21, 1961. Private Law 87-199 September 21, 1961

[H. R. 3606]

AN ACT

p^^j. j.jjg j.gj.gj ^jj William, C. Winter, Junior, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force (Medical Corps).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Lt. Col. William United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary C. W l n t e ' " of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money USAF. in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to William C. Winter, Junior, Lieutenant Colonel, United States A i r Force (Medical Corps), Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, the sum of $10,770.63 in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for reimbursement in addition to the amount he received under the provisions 70A Stat. 152. of title 10, United States Code, section 2732, as amended, for household and personal effects destroyed or damaged in August 1955 when the warehouse in which such effects were stored in Waterbury, Connecticut, was inundated by a flood: 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 September 21, 1961. Private Law 87-200 September 21, 1961 [H. R. 4369]

AN ACT For the relief of Henry James Taylor.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Henry J. Taylor. United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to hear, determine, and render judgment

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