Secretary of Defense-Continued

Communications from, transmitting-Continued
Proposed legislation, drafts of-

Boundaries of the Quincy National Cemetery,
to direct the Secretary of the Army to re-
establish and correct, by the exchange of
Government-owned lands in the Quincy-
Graceland Cemetery, Quincy, Ill-----
Certificates by officers of the Army Forces of
the United States, in connection with cer-
tain pay and allowance accounts of military
and civilian personnel, to authorize the use
of___.

Civil Air Patrol, to amend the act establish-
ing, to provide disability benefits for volun-
teer civilian members of the Civil Air Pa-
trol, other than Civil Air Patrol Cadets,
who have incurred injuries or disabilities in-
cluding those resulting in death, while on
active service in the performance or support
of operational missions of the Civil Air Pa-
trol, by extending to them the benefits of
the Federal Employees Compensation Act__
Civil Air Patrol, to further amend the act
establishing, to authorize the furnishing of
equipment to the patrol_---
Civilian employees of the Navy Department
appointed for duty beyond the continental
limits of the United States and Alaska, to
repeal the provision of the act relating to
the pay of____
Civilian recreation programs, authorizing the
Secretaries of the military departments to
provide for the promotion and maintenance
of_____

Claims arising out of acts or omissions of
civilian employees and military personnel
of the United States in foreign countries
and of civilian employees and military per-
sonnel of foreign countries in the United
States, to provide for the orderly settlement
of certain.

Claims for damages occasioned by Army,
Navy, and Marine Corps forces in foreign
countries, to further amend the act provid-
ing for the prompt settlement of____.
Claims for damage to or loss or destruction of
property or personal injury or death caused
by military personnel or civilian employees,
or otherwise incident to activities of the De-
partment of the Army, settlement of, by
removing certain limitations on the nature
of personal injury and death claims___.
Contract Settlement Act of 1944, to amend so
as to establish a time limitation upon the
filing of certain claims thereunder___
Dependents Assistance Act of 1950, to amend
to continue in effect certain of the provi-
sions thereof___

Secretary of Defense-Continued
Communications from, transmitting Continued
Proposed legislation, drafts of-

Free postage for members of the Armed
Forces of the United States in specified
areas, to amend the act which authorizes,
by removing the expiration date of the act
and in lieu thereof providing that the act
shall remain effective until terminated by
concurrent resolution of the Congress, or by
direction of the President__.

Grade distribution, system of provided by the
Officer Personnel Act of 1947, to continue
in effect..
Hospitals and related facilities, to authorize
the transfer of between the Veterans' Ad-
ministration and the Department of De-
fense_-_-

Hours of work and overtime compensation
practices in the case of certain employees of
the United States, to remove certain in-
equities by fixing the_----
Internal Revenue Code, amending with re-
spect to certain benefits for members of the
Armed Forces serving in combat areas____
Interservice transfer of commissioned person-
nel of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Ma-
rine Corps, to provide for.............
Military Academy Band, to further amend the
the act, to remove the limitation upon the
rank of the Director of Music, the leader
of the------

Military Personnel Claims Act of 1945, to
amend to adequately protect military per-
sonnel and civilian employees of the De-
partment of the Army whose ability to file a
claim for loss or damage to their property
incident to service has been interrupted by
an armed conflict___.

National Defense Act, to amend section 40 (b),
to remove the limitation upon the detail of
officers on the active list for recruiting
service and for duty with Reserve Officers'
Training Corps units___.

Non-Regular officers of the Army and Air
Force having more than 30 years' active
Federal service, retirement of under the
same conditions presently provided for such
officers having less than 30 years' service___
Official registers, authorizing the Secretaries
of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, with the
approval of the Secretary of Defense, to
cause to be published for their respective
services____

Personal and household effects brought into
the United States under Government orders
to make permanent the existing tempo-
rary authority for the exemptions from
duty of__

Disbursing officers, to amend the act relat-
ing to the relief of certain__.

Discharge from the Army, Navy, Air Force,
and Marine Corps, to repeal the authority
to purchase_.

Exchange between the United States and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of certain
lands and interests in lands in Puerto Rico,
to provide for----.

First War Powers Act, 1941, to amend the act
to continue in effect the provisions of title
II of the___
Fort Belvoir Military Reservation, to retrocede
to the State of Virginia concurrent juris-
diction over certain highways within__-

Personnel strengths of the Armed Forces, to
further amend the act, to continue in effect
the provisions thereof suspending the limi-
tations on the authorized_____
Plants, books, and records of defense con-
tractors, to continue the effectiveness of the
act relating to the inspection and audit of,
for the duration of the national emergency
proclaimed December 16, 1950, and 6 months
thereafter.___

Secretary of Defense-Continued
Communications from, transmitting-Continued
Proposed legislation, drafts of-

Wingate Ordnance Depot, N. Mex., authoriz-
ing the Secretary of the Interior to transfer
to the Department of the Army certain
property formerly within the____
Reports by, on—

Adjustments between appropriations to im-
prove the administration of appropriated
funds available to the Department of the
Army

Bound copy of the semiannual report of the
Secretary of Defense, together with the
semiannual reports of the Secretaries of the
Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, for the
period January 1 to June 30, 1952, to replace
a paper-bound report previously for-

warded__.

Claims arising from the correction of mili-
tary or naval records, semiannual reports
of payment of—

For period ended June 1952___

For period ended December 31, 1952__
Claims for tort arising from the acts or
omissions of employees of the Department
of Defense, excluding the military depart-
ments, during the year 1952____
Financial condition of working capital funds
to the Department of Defense at June 30,
1952, and the results of their operation for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1952‒‒‒‒‒
Military, Naval, and Air Force public-works
projects for the completion of which ade-
quate funds have not been appropriated,
listing all____
Professional and scientific positions estab-
lished in the Department of Defense for the
calendar year 1952, annual report of______
Semiannual report of the Secretary of De-
fense, together with the semiannual re-
ports of the Secretaries of the Army, the
Navy, and the Air Force-

For period ended June 30, 1952.

For period ended December 31, 1952‒‒‒‒
Office of the, employment in a civilian position in
the, of Lt. Gen. Graves Blanchard Erskine,
upon retirement from the United States Ma-
rine Corps-(See bill H. R. 5527.)

Secretary of Labor-(See also Department of Labor.)
Communications from, transmitting-

Reports by, on-

Tort claims paid by the Department of Labor,
calendar year 1952__.

Secretary of Defense-Continued

Communications from, transmitting-Continued
Proposed legislation, drafts of-

Republic of the Philippines, to clarify the
status of citizens or nationals of, who are
retired members of the uniformed services
and who hold offices of profit or trust under
the Republic of the Philippines__.
Restoration and maintenance of the U. S. S.
Constitution and to authorize the disposi-
tion of the U. S. S. Constellation, U. S. S.
Hartford, U. S. S. Olympia, and U. S. S.
Oregon
Retirement of members of the uniformed serv-

ices, to provide that the effective date for
the, for permanent physical disability or
placement on a temporary disability retired
list shall be the date specified by the Secre-
tary concerned___

Ring, Morton Loomis, Rear Adm., United
States Navy, retired, authorizing the Secre-
tary of Defense to appoint to a civilian posi-
tion with the Munitions Board without af-
fecting his military status and perquisites__
Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of
the Army, Navy, and Air Force, to reproduce
and sell copies of official records of their
respective departments, to authorize_.
Secretary of the Navy to furnish certain sup-
plies and services to foreign naval vessels
on a reimbursable basis, to authorize_____.
Service flag and service lapel button, act
authorizing a standard design for, by the
Secretary of Defense for any period of war
or hostilities in which the Armed Forces of
the United States may be engaged, to
amend
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, to
amend section 301 of the, to further limit
the jurisdiction of boards of review estab-
lished under that section_____
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, to
further amend section 302 as relating to
retirement, discharge, or separation from
service because of physical condition of
any member or former member of Armed
Forces

Sundry administrative matters affecting the
Department of Defense, to provide for_-_-
Tarrant County Water Control and Improve-
ment District No. 1 of Tarrant County,
Tex., Secretary of the Navy authorized to
convey to, certain parcels of land in ex-
change for other lands and interests therein
at the former United States Marine Corps
Air Station, Eagle Mountain Lake, Tex____
Transfer of certain land located at Cherry
Point, N. C-------

Proposed legislation, drafts of-

United States Naval Postgraduate School, to
make a depository for Government pub-
lications

Aid to needy American nationals in connec-
tion with their repatriation from foreign
countries, to authorize.

Secretary of State-Continued

Communications from, transmitting-Continued
Proposed legislation, drafts of-

Authorization for an appropriation for the
United States contribution to the Bureau of
the Interparliamentary Union for the pro-
motion of arbitration from $15,000 to
$18,000 annually, to increase__
Authorized certifying officers, to authorize re-
lief of, from exceptions taken to payments
pertaining to terminated war agencies in
liquidation by the Department of State-_-_-
Foreign Service of the United States, certain
officers and employees of the, requesting an
appropriation for the relief of, who, while
in the course of their respective duties, suf-
fered losses by reason of war and other ex-
traordinary conditions_____

Foreign Service officers, employees of the De-
partment of State and the Economic Coop-
eration Administration, relief of certain,
covering the loss of their clothing, house-
hold, and other personal effects in June 1950
when the American staff evacuated South
Korea __

Fugitives from justice who have fled from
areas under occupation or control of the
United States, dealing with___.
Internal Revenue Code, amending section
3802 to provide exemption for foreign diplo-
matic officers and employees from the pay-
ment of internal-revenue taxes on imported
articles
International Claims Settlement Act of 1949,
to amend

Nationals of Japan and certain nationals of
Germany, to extend temporarily the rights
of priority of, with respect to applications
for patents.

Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937, amend-
ing___

Pan American Institute of Geography and
History, to amend the law providing for the
membership and participation of the
United States in, by raising from $10,000
to $50,000 the limitation on the amount
authorized to be appropriated annually for
payment of the United States contribution
to the Institute____

Official Register of the Department of the Air
Force, to cause to be published-(See bill S.
1642.)

Semiannual report of-

For period ended June 30, 1952..

For period ended December 31, 1952_.

Secretary of the Army-(See also Department of the

Army.)

Communications from, transmitting-

Reports by, on-

Confidential report of the Department of the
Army on research and development con-
tracts for period ended December 31, 1952__
Disposal of Army excess personal property
located in areas outside the continental
United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico,
and Virgin Islands, calendar year 1952____.
Military personnel claims paid by the Depart-
ment of the Army for fiscal year 1953‒‒‒‒‒
National Forest Reservation Commission,
fiscal year 1952____

Report of the Chief of Engineers, United
States Army, on a review of report on the
Columbia River between Chinook, Wash.,
and the head of Sand Island, with a view
to determining if any modification of the
existing project is advisable at this time___
Tort claims paid by the Department of the
Army-

For fiscal year 1952----
For fiscal year 1953___
Transportation service furnished by motor
vehicle or water carrier to and from their
places of employment to personnel attached
to or employed by the Department of the
Army for fiscal year 1952__

annual reports on-

United States Soldiers' Home, annual report

For period from December 31, 1951, to June
30, 1952_-_-

of-

For period ended December 31, 1952---

For fiscal year 1951.

Secretary of the Army-Continued

Letter from, addressed to the chairman of the
Senate Committee on Public Works, trans-
mitting a report from the Chief of Engineers,
United States Army, on a review of a report
on a channel from Oyster, Va., to the Atlantic
Ocean__

Official Register of the Department of the Army,
to cause to be published-(See bill S. 1642.)
Semiannual report of-

For period ended June 30, 1952_.

For period ended December 31, 1952_.

Secretary of the Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare (See also Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare; Federal Se-
curity Agency.)

Communications from, transmitting-

Reports by, on-

Secretary of the Interior-Continued
Communications from, transmitting-Continued
Proposed legislation, drafts of—
Snake River reclamation project, to author-
ize the construction, operation, and main-
tenance of the initial phase of the_‒‒‒‒‒.
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, to ex-
tend to the, certain provisions of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code relating to narcotics----
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, to pro-
vide a government for the_____
Wildlife and helium, to restore certain provi-
sions of law relating to....
Puerto Rico-

Seventeenth Legislature of-

Acts of the 13th to the 19th special sessions
of the, enacted prior to the repeal of sec-
tion 23 on July 25, 1952, the date on which
the constitution of the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico came into effect, certified
copy of___‒‒‒

Authorizing the, to issue quitclaim deeds to the
States for certain lands-(See bill S. 2027.)
Authorizing to construct, operate, and maintain
certain facilities to provide water for irriga-
tion and domestic use from the Santa Marga-
rita River, Calif., and the joint utilization of a
dam and reservoir and other waterwork facili-
ties by the Department of the Interior and the
Department of the Navy-(See bill S. 2521.)
Communications from, transmitting-
Central Valley project, Trinity division, views
and recommendations of the State of Cali-
fornia on the Department's report and find-
ings on---

Copy of order canceling certain irrigation
charges against Indian lands in the Oroville-
Tonasket Irrigation District, Okanogen Coun-
ty, Wash_---

Action taken or instituted by the Secretary in
connection with the saline-water program_
Bureau of Mines-

Anthracite Research Laboratory, Schuyl-
kill Haven, Pa., activities of, expenditures
by, and donations to, for the calendar
year 1952__-.

Inspection of coal mines by-

For fiscal year 1952_.

Cancellation of reimbursable irrigation
charges against Pueblo Indian lands in the
Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District,
N. Mex.

Plan for the construction of the potential Pay-
ette Heights unit, Payette division, Boise proj-
ect, Idaho.--

Feasibility of the installation of the Deer Creek
power plant and appurtenant facilities as
supplemental works to the Deer Creek divi-
sion, Provo River project, Utah_-_-
Fort Peck Project Act, annual reports for fis-
cal years 1951 and 1952 on operations under
the_

Secretary of the Interior-Continued

Communications from, transmitting-Continued
Reports by, on--

No lands classified chiefly available for recrea-
tional purposes for patenting to the States,
counties, and municipalities, exchanged for
lands of equal value or equal quantity, cal-
endar year 1952__
No reservations made from appropriated lands
within Indian reservations valuable for
power or reservoir sites or necessary for use
in connection with irrigation projects, dur-
ing calendar year 1952___
Obligations incurred in excess of approved
cumulative apportionments of the appro-
priation "Emergency fund, Bureau of Rec-
lamation," for the first and second quar-
ters of the fiscal year 1952_.
Proposed domestic water system for the north
unit of the Deschutes Federal reclamation
project, Oregon___.

Public lands, all withdrawals and restorations
of, for calendar year 1952___
Restrictions on the availability of appropria-
tions for the construction of transmission
lines from Clark Hill to Greenwood, S. C.,
Southeastern Power Administration, are no
longer applicable__

Revolving credit fund transactions on loans
made from the fund to Indians and Indian
organizations, fiscal year 1952___
Sacramento canals unit of the Central Valley
project, findings on the___

Soil survey and land classification of the lands
to be benefited by the Coachella division,
All-American Canal project, California____
Soil survey and land classification of the lands
to be benefited initially by the Kennewick
division, Yakima project,, Washington____
Soil survey and land classification of the lands
to be benefited by the Naponee Canal and
laterals, Franklin Red Cloud unit, Bostwick
division, Missouri River Basin project, Ne-
braska.

Soil survey and land classification of lands to
be served by reclamation projects for irri-
gation in the production of agricultural
crops in Arizona, California, Colorado,
Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New
Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington, and Wyoming.......

Soil survey and land classification of lands to
be served for irrigation in the production of
agricultural crops, proposed construction on
the Grants Pass project, Oregon, under the
requirement of a, is for the benefit of lands
now irrigated and with a history of agri-
cultural production under irrigation__‒‒‒
Special helium-production fund, fiscal year
1952 --

Survey to determine the feasibility of develop-
ing a Mississippi River Parkway---.
Synthetic Liquid Fuels Act, annual report for
1952 of operations under, together with two
volumes on investigations of the Bureau of
Mines, viz, Part I-Oil From Coal, and Part
II-Oil From Oil Shale__.

Synthetic Liquid Fuels Act, summary of prog-
gress under the___

113, 116, 118, 132, 176, 202, 302, 335, 376, 558
To authorize, to establish recreational facilities in
reservoir areas of reclamation projects-(See
bill S. 40.)

Secretary of the Navy—(See also Department of the
Navy.)

Communications from, transmitting—

Proposing transfer of, one 420-foot retriever
boat (hull No. 21191) for use in rescue and
patrol work, to the town of Milford, Conn____
Reports by, on-

Claims on which a final determination has
been made resulting from damages sus-
tained as a result of the explosions at Port
Chicago, Calif., on July 17, 1944__
Contracts in excess of $50,000 for research de-
velopment, and experimental purposes
awarded by the Department of the Navy,
semiannual confidential report for the
period July 1 to December 31, 1952, of______
Foreign excess property disposal by the De-
partment of the Navy for calendar year
1952

Number of Navy officers above the rank of
lieutenant commander receiving flight pay
and the average monthly amount of the
same, for the 6-month period ended Decem-
ber 31, 1952_‒‒‒‒

Number of professors and instructors and the
amount of compensation paid to each in
the United States Naval Postgraduate
School during-

Fiscal year 1952_-.

68

23

23

327

105

68

Fiscal year 1953_

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Synthetic Fuels Act, two volumes, of opera-
tions for the calendar year 1951 under the__
Tort claims paid by the Department of the
Interior, fiscal year 1952‒‒‒‒

To authorize to furnish certain supplies and serv-
ices to foreign naval vessels on a reimburs-
able basis-(See bill S. 1524.)

Secretary of the Treasury-(See also Department of
the Treasury.)

Communications from, transmitting—
Authorizing to prescribe rules for the loading,
stowage, and securing of grain and other sim-
ilar bulk cargoes, to provide for greater safety
of life and property at sea-(See bill S. 602.)

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