An Act to simplify the payment of certain miscellaneous judgments and the payment of certain compromise settlements
PL 87-187 (H.R.6835), enacted 08/30/1961

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civilization, and the role of the Armed Forces in maintaining a just 
and lasting peace by providing a powerful deterrent to war. 
In 
fulfilling its purposes, the Smithsonian Institution shall collect, 
preserve, and exhibit military objects of historical interest and 
significance. 
(b) The provisions of this Act in no way rescind Public Law 722, 
Seventy-ninth Congress, approved August 12, 1946, which established 
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the National Air Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, or any other 
authority of the Smithsonian Institution. 
SEC. 3. (a) The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution an5"";^und°ingl^"fn 
is authorized and directed, with the advice and assistance of the and near D.C. 
Board, to investigate and survey lands and buildings in and near the 
District of Columbia suitable for the display of military collections. 
The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution shall, after 
consulting with and seeking the advice of the Commission on Fine 
Arts, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the General 
Services Administration, submit recommendations to the Congress 
with respect to the acquisition of lands and buildings for such purpose. 
(b) Buildings acquired pursuant to recommendations made under 
subsection (a) of this section shall be used to house public exhibits and 
study collections that are not appropriate for the military exhibits of 
the Smithsonian Institution on the Mall in the District of Columbia. 
Facilities shall be provided for the display of large military objects 
and for the reconstruction, in an appropriate way, on lands acquired 
pursuant to recommendations made under subsection (a) of this 
section, of exhibits showing the nature of fortifications, trenches, and 
other military and naval facilities characteristic of the American 
colonial period, the War of the Revolution, and subsequent American 
military and naval operations. 
SEC. 4. The heads of executive departments and independent agen- ta^ry^" pac'^'ob-
cies of the Government are authorized to transfer or loan to the jects', etc. b
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Smithsonian Institution for its use without charge therefor military, ^'^'"^"* agencies. 
naval, aeronautical, and space objects, equipment and records for 
exhibition, historical, or other appropriate purposes. 
SEC. 5. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Appropriation. 
Smithsonian Institution such sums as may be necessary for the pur-
poses of this Act. 
Approved August 3 0, 1961. 
Public Law 87-187 
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ACT 
August 30, 1961 
To simplify the payment of certain miscellaneous judgments and the payment 
[H. R. 6835] 
of certain compromise settlements. 
Courts. 
Judgme 
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tlement s. 
62 Stat. 974. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^ssembled^ That section 2414 
of title 28 of the United States Code is amended to read: 
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"§ 2414. Payment of judgments and compromise settlements 
"Payment of final judgments rendered by a district court against 
the United States shall be made on settlements by the General 
Accounting Office. 
Payment of final judgments rendered by a State or 
foreign court or tribunal against the United States, or against its 
agencies or officials upon obligations or liabilities of the United States, 
shall be made on settlements by the General Accounting Office after 
certification by the Attorney General that it is in the interest of the 
United States to pay the same. 
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2414. 
"Whenever the Attorney General determines that no appeal shall 
be taken from a judgment or that no further review will be sought 
from a decision affirming the same, he shall so certify and the judg-
ment shall be deemed final. 
"Except as otherwise provided by law, compromise settlements of 
claims referred to the Attorney General for defense of imminent liti-
gation or suits against the United States, or against its agencies or 
officials upon obligations or liabilities of the United States, made by 
the Attorney General or any person authorized by him, shall be settled 
and paid in a manner similar to judgments in like causes and appro-
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riations or funds available for the payment of such judgments are 
ereby made available for the payment of such compromise settle-
ments." 
SEC. 2. The last item in the analysis of chapter 161 of such title 
is amended to read: 
"2414. Payment of judgments and compromise settlements." 
SEC. 3. Section 1302 of the Act of July 27, 1956 (70 Stat. 694; 31 
U.S.C. 724a), is amended by deleting the words "judgments (not in 
excess of $100,000 in any one case) rendered by the district courts and 
the Court of Claims against the United States which have become 
final" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "final judgments and com-
promise settlements (not in excess of $100,000, or its equivalent in 
foreign currencies at the time of payment, in any one case) which are 
payable in accordance with the terms of sections 2414 or 2517 of title 
28, United States Code". 
Approved August 30, 1961. 
Public Law 87-188 
August 30, 1961 
[H. R. 7724] 
Armed Forces. 
Dependents, ad-
vances of pay. 
AN ACT 
To provide for advances of pay to members of the armed services in cases of 
emergency evacuation of military dependents from oversea areas and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the SeTiate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of Octo-
ber 5,1949, chapter 600 (63 Stat. 703; 37 U.S.C. 310c), is amended by 
inserting the following section after section 1: 
"SEC. 2. Subject to regulations to be prescribed by the heads of the 
departments concerned, advances of pay to memtlers of the armed 
services on duty at a place outside the United States, or such other 
place as the President may designate, may be made directly to depend-
ents previously designated by the member in the event such depend-
ents are ordered evacuated by competent authorit^^. Advances of i)ay 
under this section are not subject to the conditions under whicn 
advances of pay are authorized in section 1 of this Act but may be 
made only if all military dependents are ordered evacuated from the 
place where the member's dependents are located and the amount of 
advance pay may not exceed two months' basic pay of the member 
concerned." 
SEC. 2. Section 2 of the Act of October 5, 1949, chapter 600 (63 
Stat. 704; 37 U.S.C. 310d), is redesignated as "section 3" and is 
amended by striking out "section 1" and inserting "sections 1 and 2" 
in place thereof. 
SEC. 3. Section 3 of the Act of October 5, 1949, chapter 600 (63 
Stat. 704), is redesignated as "section 4". 
Approved August 30, 1961.