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PUBLIC LAW 90-156-NOV. 28, 1967

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tary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the sum of $5,313.45 in full settlement of all its claims against the United States for the Federal share of the cost of a civil defense rescue truck, acquired by such city. Timely application for such Federal share was not made by reason of an administrative error. SEC. 2. No part of the amount appropriated in the first section of 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 section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved November 28, 1967.

Public Law 90-156 November 28, 1967

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rp^j amend sections 334, 355, 367, and 369 of the Bankruptcy Act.

Bankruptcy. 77 Stat. 330. 11 USC 755a.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UTuted States of America in Congress assonhled^ That section 334 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 734) is amended to read as follows: ' ' SEC. 334. Not less than twenty-five nor more than forty days after the petition is filed the court shall hold a first meeting of creditors." g^,^ g. Section 355 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 755) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 355. Creditors, including the United States, any State, and any subdivision thereof, shall file their proofs of claim before confirmation except as follows: "(1) if scheduled by the debtor, a claim may be filed within thirty days after the date of mailing notice of confirmation to creditors but shall not be allowed for an amount in excess of that set forth in the debtor's schedules; and "(2) a claim arising from the rejection of an executory contract of the debtor may be filed within such time as the court may direct." SEC. 3. Paragraph (3) of section 367 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 767(3)) is amended to read as follows: "(3) the consideration deposited, if any, shall be distributed and the rights provided by the arrangement shall inure to the creditors affected by the arrangement, including the United States, any State, and any subdivision thereof, whose claims are filed within the time prescribed by section 355 of this chapter and are allowed; and*' SEC. 4. Section 369 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 769) is amended to read as follows: "'SEC, 369. The court shall in any event retain jurisdiction until the final allowance or disallowance of all claims affected by the arrangement which have been filed within the limitations as to time and amount prescribed by section 355 but have not been allowed or disallowed prior to confirmation." Approved November 28, 1967.

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