An Act to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to extend until June 30, 1954, the period during which the General Services Administration may conduct negotiated sales of surplus property
PL 83-245 (H.R.6382), enacted 08/08/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 245-AUG. 8, 1953 
521 
SAVING CLAUSE 
SEC. 23. Except as may be otherwise provided for in this Act, the 
repeal of existing law or modifications thereof embraced in this Act 
shall not affect any act done, or any right accruing or accrued, or 
any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any civil or criminal 
case prior to such repeal or modification, but all liabilities under such 
laws shall continue, except as otherwise specifically provided in this 
Act, and may be enforced in the same manner as if such repeal or 
modification had not been made. 
Approved August 8, 1953. 
Public Law 244 
CHAPTER 398 
AN ACT 
To aiueufl section 47c of the National Defense Act. 
August 8.1953 
[H. R. 6039] 
Be it enacted hy the Se7iate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Atnerica in Congress assembled, That section 47c 
of the National Defense Act, as amended (10 U. S. C. 383, 384, 385a, 
386a, 387, 387a, 443), is further amended by changing the period at 
the end thereof to a semicolon and adding the follow'ing: '•^Provided 
further, That, to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of the Army, military training in the junior division, 
Reserve Officers' Training Corps, or military training at an educa-
tional institution conducted under section 55c of the National Defense 
Act; as amended (10 U. S. C. 1180, 1181), when either is received 
under the direction of an officer of the Army on active duty detailed 
to such institution as a professor of military science and tactics, or 
under the direction of a retired or Reserve officer of the Army not on 
active duty employed by such institution as an instructor of military 
science and tactics with the approval of the Secretary of the Army, 
may be credited toward completion of the two academic years of 
service in the senior division, Reserve Officers' Training Corps, 
required for admission to the advanced course of that division and for 
commutation of subsistence, as provided for herein, if the military 
training received is substantially equivalent to that for which credit 
is to be allowed." 
SEC. 2. The Act of September 8, 1916 (ch. 478, 39 Stat. 853; 10 
U. S. C. 388), is hereby repealed. 
Approved August 8, 1953. 
Armed Forces. 
ROTC training. 
41 Stat. 7 78. 
10 u s e 443. 
41 Stat. 780. 
Repeal. 
Public Law 245 
CHAPTER 399 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to 
extend until June 30, 1954, the period during which the General Services 
Administration may conduct negotiated sales of surplus property. 
August 8, 1953 
[H. R. 6382] 
Be it etiacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 203 (e) 
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 
as amended (40 U. S. C., sec. 484 (e)), is amended by striking out 
''June 30, 1953" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1954". 
Approved August 8, 1953. 
Surplus property 
disposal. 
66 Stat. 5 93.