vens, USN. Private Law 87-139 AN ACT For the relief of Hyacinth Louise Miller. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purposes of sections 101 (a) (27) (A) and 205 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the minor child, Hyacinth Louise Miller shall be held and considered to be the natural-born alien child of Robert Miller. Approved August 3, 1961. Private Law 87-140 AN ACT For the relief of Engineman First Class William J. Stevens. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the William J. Ste United States of America in Congress assembled, That William J. Stevens, Engineman First Class, United States Navy (serial number 3868239), is hereby relieved of liability to repay to the United States the sum of $1,526.52, which represents the aggregate amount erroneously paid to him by the United States because of an administrative error in granting him credit for pay purposes for service in the United States Naval Reserve from April 13, 1946, through April 23, 1951. 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 section. August 3, 1961 [H. R. 1903] Cosino. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized and directed to pay, out of current appropriations for the payment of basic pay to members of the naval service, to the said William J. Stevens the aggregate amount paid to the United States by the said William J. Stevens, or withheld by the United States from amounts due the said William J. Stevens from the United States, on account of the liability referred to in the first section of this Act: Provided, That no part of the amount paid under this section 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 August 3, 1961. Private Law 87-141 AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Amina Youssif Cosino (nee Simaan). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mrs. Amina Y. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney General is authorized and directed to cancel any outstanding orders and warrants of deportation, warrants of arrest, and bond, which may have issued in the case of Mrs. Amina Youssif Cosino (nee Simaan). From and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the said Mrs. Amina Youssif Cosino (nee Simaan) shall not again be subject to deportation by reason of the same facts upon which such deportation proceedings were commenced or any such warrants and orders have issued. Approved August 3, 1961. Private Law 87-142 AN ACT For the relief of Earl H. Spero. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $500 to Earl H. Spero, 33 West Forty-second Street, New York, New York, in full settlement of all claims against the United States. Such sum represents the amount of departure bond posted by Earl H. Spero for Mrs. Sima. Katz on December 11, 1956: 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 August 3, 1961. August 3, 1961 [H. R. 2086] Earl H. Spero. Private Law 87-143 AN ACT For the relief of Habib Mattar Nacol. August 3, 1961 [H. R. 2616] Habib M. Nacol. 66 Stat. 166, 180. 8 USC 1101, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purposes of sections 101 (a) (27) (A) and 205 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the minor child, Habib Mattar Nacol shall be held 1155. and considered to be the natural-born alien child of Charles S. and Ida Mae Nacol, citizens of the United States: Provided, That the natural parents of the beneficiary shall not, by virtue of such parentage, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Approved August 3, 1961. Private Law 87-144 AN ACT To provide for the relief of certain enlisted members of the Air Force. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all payments of basic allowance for subsistence heretofore made to enlisted members of the Air Force who were assigned to Headquarters, Air Research and Development Command, at Baltimore, Maryland, during the period beginning on July 1, 1955, and ending on June 30, 1958, and which are otherwise correct, are validated to the extent that those allowances were paid, because the military commander concerned determined that no Government mess was available to those enlisted members under regulations prescribed under section 301 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (37 U.S.C. 251). Any enlisted member who has made a repayment to the United States of the amount so paid to him as a basic allowance for subsistence is entitled to be paid the amount involved, if otherwise proper. August 3, 1961 [H. R. 2750] Certain members of the Air Force. 63 Stat. 812. pre. SEC. 2. The Comptroller General of the United States, or his designee, shall relieve disbursing officers, including special disbursing agents, of the Army, Navy, and Air Force from accountability or responsibility for any payments described in section 1 of this Act, and shall allow credits in the settlement of the accounts of those officers or agents for payments which are found to be free from fraud and collusion. SEC. 3. Appropriations available to the Department of the Air Force for the pay and allowances of military personnel are available for payments under this Act. Approved August 3, 1961. Private Law 87-145 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land in the Big Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, and subject to such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, to convey by quitclaim deed to the American Baptist Home Mission Society, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a tract of land described as the north half of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter and the north half of the south half of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 9, township 10 south, range 23 east, Mount Diablo meridian, California, comprising 7.50 acres, more or less, of the Big Sandy Rancheria, California, and to accept in exchange there for a conveyance in fee simple to the United States by the American Baptist Home Mission Society of a tract of land described as the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter and the north half of the north half of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 4, township 10 south, range 23 east, Mount Diablo meridian, California, comprising 12.50 acres, more or less. SEC. 2. The land conveyed to the United States under section 1 of this Act shall become a part of the Big Sandy Rancheria. Approved August 10, 1961. Private Law 87-146 AN ACT For the relief of Doctor Louis Karel Dupre. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Dr. Louis K. Du- United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (b) of section 201 of the Act of January 27, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 6; 66 Stat. 276; 70 Stat. 241), shall not be applicable in the case of Doctor Louis Karel Dupre. 22 USC 1446. Approved August 10, 1961. Private Law 87-147 AN ACT For the relief of Naoko Ishiwatari White. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 212(a) (23) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Naoko Ishiwatari White may be issued a visa and be admitted to the United States for permanent residence if she is found to be otherwise admissible under the provisions of that Act: Provided, That this exemption shall apply only to a ground for exclusion of which the Department of State or the Department of Justice has knowledge prior to the enactment of this Act. Approved August 17, 1961. Private Law 87-148 August 17, 1961 [S. 82] Naoko I. White. 70 Stat. 575. 8 USC 1182. AN ACT For the relief of Jean Goedicke. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Jean Goedicke, of Casper, Wyoming, is relieved of liability to pay to the United States the sum of $628.25, representing the amount of rentals owed by the said Jean Goedicke as lessee of certain Federal lands under an oil and gas lease (Buffalo 038682) issued to her on August 1, 1945, as a result of her failure to file a timely surrender of such lease due to a misunderstanding as to her responsibilities under such lease. Approved August 17, 1961. Private Law 87-149 AN ACT For the relief of Knud Erik Didriksen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Knud Erik Didriksen shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, upon payment of the required visa fee. Upon the granting of permanent residence to such alien as provided for in this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the appropriate quota for the first year that such quota is available. Approved August 17, 1961. Private Law 87-150 AN ACT For the relief of Dellarose J. Dowler. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Dellarose J. Dowler, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is hereby relieved of all liability August 17, 1961 [S. 207] Jean Goedicke. August 17, 1961 [S. 435] Knud E. Didrik sen. 66 Stat. 163. 8 USC 1101 note. Quot a deduction. August 17, 1961 [S. 489] Dellarose J. Dowler. 65 Stat. 757. August 17, 1961 [S. 825] Vasiliki Yean66 Stat. 166, 180. 8 USC 1101, 1155. nakopoulos. August 17, 1961 [S. 944] Najm B. Rihani. 8 USC 1101 note. 66 Stat. 163. for repayment to the United States of overpayments of salary as an employee of the Veterans Administration Hospital, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the period from October 18, 1959, to June 29, 1960, which she received as the result of her promotion from grade GS-7 to grade GS-9 in violation of section 1310 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1952 (the so-called Whitten amendment), as amended, the said Dellarose J. Dowler having been eligible for original appointment at grade GS-9 under a change in qualification standards which became effective two days after her original appointment to grade GS-7 on June 29, 1959. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the said Dellarose J. Dowler, the sum of any amounts received or withheld from her on account of the payments referred to in the first section of this Act. Approved August 17, 1961. Private Law 87-151 AN ACT For the relief of Vasiliki Yeannakopoulos. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purposes of sections 101 (a) (27) (A) and 205 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Vasiliki Yeannakopoulos shall be held and considered to be the minor natural-born alien child of Peter Yeannakopoulos and his wife, Angelina Yeannakopoulos, citizens of the United States: Provided, That the natural parents of the beneficiary shall not, by virtue of such parentage, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Approved August 17, 1961. Private Law 87-152 AN ACT For the relief of Mr. Najm Boulos Rihani. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Mr. Najm Boulos Rihani shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of the enactQuota deduction. ment of this Act, upon payment of the required visa fee. Upon the granting of permanent residence to such alien as provided for in this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper quota-control officer to deduct one number from the appropriate quota for the first year that such quota is available. Approved August 17, 1961. |