An Act to confirm the status of certain civilian employees of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities under the Armed Forces with respect to laws administered by the Civil Service Commission, and for other purposes
PL 82-397 (S.1828), enacted 06/19/1952

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PUBLIC LAW 395-JUNE 18, 1952 
[66 ST A T . 
June 18, 1952 
[S. 1932] 
Public Law 395 
CHAPTER 442 
AN ACT 
To authorize the establishment of facilities necessary for the detention of aliens 
in the administration and enforcement of the immigration laws, and for other 
purposes. 
Aliens. 
57 Stat. 553. 
64 Stat. 1010. 
47 Stat. 412. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 20 of 
the Immigration Act of 1917 (39 Stat. 890; 57 Stat. 511; 8 U. S. C. 
156), as amended by section 23 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 
(Public Law 831, Eighty-first Congress), is hereby amended by add-
ing at the end of subsection (a) the following language: "Where no 
Federal buildings are available or buildings adapted or suitably 
located for the purpose are available for rental, the Attorney General 
is hereby authorized, notwithstanding section 3709 of the Revised 
Statutes, as amended (41 U. S. C. 5), or section 322 of the Act of 
June 30, 1932, as amended (40 U. S. C. 278a), to expend, from the 
appropriation provided for the administration and enforcement of 
the immigration laws, such amounts as may be necessary for the 
acquisition of land and the erection, acquisition, maintenance, opera-
tion, remodeling, or repair of buildings, sheds, and office quarters 
(including living quarters for officers where none are otherwise avail-
able), and adjunct facilities, necessary for the detention of aliens. 
Approved June 18, 1952. 
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June 19, 1952 
[S. 9^] 
Public Law 396 
CHAPTER 443 
AN ACT 
To authorize the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities for gen-
erating hydroelectric power at the Cheatham Dam on the Cumberland River 
in Tennessee. 
Cheatham Dam, 
Tenn. 
60 Stat. 636. 
Be it enacted l>y the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemMed^ That the compre-
hensive plan of improvement of the Cumberland River and tributaries 
for navigation, flood control, power development, and other purposes 
authorized by section 1 of the Act of Congress of July 24, 1946 (Pub-
lic Law 525, Seventy-ninth Congress), is hereby amended to include 
the construction, operation, and maintenance under the direction of 
the Secretary of the Army and supervision of the Chief of Engineers 
of hydroelectric power generating facilities 
(including step-up 
switchboard) at the Cheatham Dam on the Cumberland River in 
Tennessee and there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum 
of $18,200,000 for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 
Approved June 19, 1952. 
Jvine 19, 1952 
[S. 1828] 
Public Law 397 
CHAPTER 444 
AN ACT 
To confirm the status of certain civilian employees of nonappropriated fund 
instrumentalities under the Armed Forces with respect to laws administered 
by the Civil Service Commission, and for other purposes. 
Armed Forces. 
Certain civilian 
employees. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United 
States 
of America 
in Congress assembled^ That civilian 
employees, compensated from nonappropriated funds, of the Army 
and Air Force Exchange Service, Army and Air Force Motion Pic-
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ture Service, Navy Ship's Stores Ashore, Navy exchanges, Marine 
Corps exchanges. Coast Guard exchanges, and other instrumentalities 
of the United States under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces con-
ducted for the comfort, pleasure, contentment, and mental and physi-
cal improvement of personnel of the Armed Forces, shall not be held 
and considered as employees of the United States for the purpose of 
any laws administered by the Civil Service Commission or the pro-
visions of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (39 Stat. 742), 
as amended (5 U. S. C. 751 and the following) : Provided^ That the 
status of these nonappropriated fund activities as Federal instru-
mentalities shall not be affected. 
SEC. 2. The nonappropriated fund instrumentalities described in . .p^^*** °^ '^^^^ 
the first section of this Act shall provide their civilian employees, by tion.^ compensa-
insurance or otherwise, with compensation for death or disability 
incurred in the course of employment. 
In the case of employees 
employed in the continental United States (except Alaska), compen-
sation shall be not less than that provided by the laws of the State 
(or the District of Columbia) in which the employing activity of any 
such instrumentality is located. 
In the case of employees employed 
outside the continental limits of the United States and in Alaska, 
compensation shall be not less than that provided in sections 7, 8, 
and 9 of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation 
Act (44 Stat. 1427-1430), as amended, except that in the case of such 
33 use 907-909. 
employees who are not citizens of the United States, compensation 
shall be in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the Secre-
tary of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Treasury, as the case may be. 
This section shall take effect sixty days after the date of enactment 
Effective date. 
of this Act. 
Approved June 19, 1952. 
Public Law 398 
CHAPTER 445 
AN ACT 
, 
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June 19, 1952 
To authorize a $100 per capita payment to members of the Red Lake Band of 
[H. R. 6133] 
Chippewa Indians from the proceeds of the sale of timber and lumber on 
the Red Lake Reservation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to withdraw as much as may be necessary 
from the fund on deposit in the Treasury of the United States arising 
from the proceeds of the sale of timber and lumber within the Red 
Lake Reservation in Minnesota, according to the provisions of the Act 
of May 18, 1916 (39 Stat. 137), to the credit of the Red Lake Indians 
in Minnesota, and to pay therefrom $100 to each member of the Red 
Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota who is living at the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
Such payment shall be made under 
such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may pre-
scribe : Provided^ That such payment shall be made first from any 
funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit 
of the Red Lake Band of the Chippewa Indians, of Minnesota, draw-
ing interest at the rate of 5 per centum and thereafter from funds 
drawing 4 per centum. 
SEC. 2. No money paid to Indians under this Act shall be subject 
to any lien or claim of attorneys or other persons. 
Before any pay-
ment is made under this Act, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians 
of Minnesota shall, in such manner as may be prescribed by the Secre-
tary of the Interior, ratify and accept the provisions of this Act. 
Red Lake Band 
of Chippewa Indi-
ans. 
Restrictions.