July 25, 1947, 61 Stat. 455456 U. S. C. 38: 38 U. S. C. 38: 38, note [PUBLIC LAW 241-80TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 329-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 3191] AN ACT To amend Public Law 301, Seventy-ninth Congress, approved February 18, 1946, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the SEC. 2. The Secretary of War is authorized to reconsider claims upon which payment has been denied by reason of section 1 of this Act having been omitted from the First Supplemental Appropriation Rescission Act of 1946 (Public Law 301, Seventy-ninth Congress, approved February 18, 1946). Approved July 25, 1947. April 3, 1948, 62 Stat. 161 [PUBLIC LAW 474-80TH CONGRESS] [H. R. 4943] AN ACT To extend the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the read as follows: "That the authority in section 7 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924 (43 Stat. 609; 38 U. S. C. 430), and section 101 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 284; 38 U. S. C. 693a), to establish and continue regional offices, suboffices, contact units, or other subordinate offices may continue to be exercised by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs with respect to territory of the Republic of the Philippines on and after the date of its independence if he deems such offices necessary, but in no event after June 30, 1950." Approved April 3, 1948. y 1, 1948, Stat. 1210 S. C. 50 p.: 1991 S. C. 50 p.: 1992 S. C. 50 p.: 1993 8. C. 50 p.: 1994 S. C. 50 ).: 1995 [PUBLIC LAW 865-80тH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 785-2D SESSION] [S. 2861] AN ACT To assist by grants-in-aid the Republic of the Philippines in providing medical care and treatment for certain veterans. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to assist the Republic of the Philippines in providing medical care and treatment for veterans, as defined in section 2 of this Act, who are in need of hospitalization for disabilities, determined by the Veterans' Administration under laws which it administers to be connected with the service described in such section, the President is authorized, subject to the provisions of this Act, to furnish aid in the form of grants to the Republic of the Philippines (a) for the construction and equipping of hospitals in the Philippines to be used exclusively for such medical care and treatment and (b) for expenses incident to such medical care and treatment in either the hospitals so constructed and equipped or other hospitals in the Philippines. SEC. 2. For the purposes of section 1 of this Act, the term "veterans" means persons who served in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines while such forces were in the service of the armed forces of the United States pursuant to the military order of the President of the United States, dated July 26, 1941, including among such military forces organized guerrilla forces under commanders appointed, designated, or subsequently recognized by the Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, or other competent authority in the Army of the United States, and who were discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable. SEC. 3. Any grant for the construction and equipping of a hospita may be made prior to or following its completion: Provided, That the total of such grants shall not exceed $22,500,000. SEC. 4. Grants for expenses incident to hospitalization may be made for a period not to exceed five years to reimburse the Republic of the Philippines for moneys expended for such hospitalization: Provided, That the total of such grants shall not exceed $3,285,000 for any fiscal year. SEC. 5. The President may from time to time prescribe such rules and regulations and impose such conditions on the receipt of financial aid as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act; and he may delegate in whole or in part the authority conferred upon him by this Act to any officer or officers of the United States. SEC. 6. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved July 1, 1948. June 10, 1949, 63 Stat. 169 June 14, 1950 [PUBLIC LAW 96-818T CONGRESS] [8. 1181] AN ACT To authorize the appointment of officers on the active list of the Philippine Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That until a date one year following the date of enactment of this Act, and within the authorized active list commissioned officer strength of the Regular Army, the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is authorized to appoint officers on the active list of the Philippine Scouts, who were appointed therein prior to June 30, 1933, and who are or become citizens of the United States prior to appointment hereunder, in the Regular Army in the same commissioned officer grades as are held by such officers in the Philippine Scouts at the time of appointment. SEC. 2. The names of officers so appointed shall be entered on the Army promotion list in their permanent grades, precedence within grades being fixed in accordance with their relative permanent grade seniority among themselves and among Army promotion-list officers at the time of appointment. SEC. 3. All active Federal service performed as commissioned officers of the Philippine Scouts by officers appointed under this Act shall be creditable as active commissioned service as officers of the Regular Army for all purposes: Provided, That their positions on the promotion list shall be determined as provided in section 2 hereof. SEC. 4. The acceptance of appointments in the Regular Army under this Act shall operate to vacate the military status in the Philippine Scouts theretofore occupied by each of the appointees. Approved June 10, 1949. [PUBLIC LAW 546-81ST CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 239-2D SESSION] [H. R. 6632] AN ACT To extend the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish and continue offices in the Republic of the Philippines. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of June 14, 1947, as amended (38 U. S. C. 693a note), is hereby amended to read as follows: "That the authority in section 7 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924 (43 Stat. 609; 38 U. S. C. 430), and section 101 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 284; 38 U. S. C. 693a), to establish and continue regional offices, suboffices, contact units, or other subordinate offices may continue to be exercised by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs with respect to territory of the Republic of the Philippines on and after the date of its independence if he deems such offices necessary, but in no event after June 30, 1954." Approved June 14, 1950. |