An Act to authorize the President to convey and assign all equipment contained in or appertaining to the United States Army Provisional Philippine Scout Hospital at Fort McKinley, Philippines, to the Republic of the Philippines and to assist by grants-in-aid the Republic of the Philippines in providing medical care and treatment for certain Philippine Scouts hospitalized therein
PL 82-311 (H.R.1216), enacted 04/09/1952

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PUBLIC LAW 310-APR. 9, 1952 
[66 S T A T . 
ins: 
65 Stat. 699. 
12 u s e 1716-1. 
63 Stat. 570. 
12 u s e 
174 8-
1748h. 
at any one time, if such commitments" and inserting in lieu 
thereof: " (i) commitments made pursuant to Public Law 243, Eighty-
second Congress, or (ii) commitments made by the association on or 
after September 1,1951, which do not exceed $252,000,000 outstanding 
at any one time, if applications for such commitments were received 
by the association prior to December 28, 1951, or, in the case of title 
VIII mortgages, if the Federal Housing Commissioner issued his 
commitment to insure prior to December 31, 1951, but subsequent to 
December 27, 1951, and if such commitments of the association". 
Approved April 9, 1952. 
April 9, 1952 
[S.J. Res. 147] 
Public Law 310 
CHAPTER 174 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Designating April 9,1952, as Bataan Day. 
Bataan Day. 
Whereas April 9 of this year marks the tenth anniversary of the end 
of the epic struggle of American and Filipino forces on Bataan j and 
Whereas this common sacrifice more solidly forged the traditional 
friendship of the United States and the Philippines and between 
the peoples of the two countries; and 
Whereas Bataan symbolizes the spirit which moves men of different 
races and different creeds to fight shoulder to shoulder for their 
freedom; and 
Whereas the rallying of the people of the Philippines to the side of 
the United States and the other United Nations in the current 
struggle in Korea is a further expression of American-Filipino 
unity; and 
Whereas the people of the Philippines have demonstrated to all other 
nations in the Asian sphere the fact that mutual friendship and 
mutual security are common goals and the role of the United States 
in Asia is that of a friend of peoples, regardless of race; and 
Whereas President Elpidio Quirino has designated April 9 as Bataan 
Day in the Philippines: Therefore be it 
Resolved hy the SeTiate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That April 9, the tenth 
anniversary of the fall of Bataan, should be observed as Bataan Day 
and that the Congress recommends that on that day the flags of the 
LTnited States and the Republic of the Philippines be flown, and that 
encouragement be given to the holding of appropriate services in 
schools and churches and in other gatherings. 
Approved April 9, 1952. 
April 9, 1952 
[fl. R. 1216] 
Public Law 311 
CHAPTER 175 
AN ACT 
To authorize the President to convey and assign all equipment contained in or 
appertaining to the United States Army Provisional Philippine Scout Hospital 
at Fort McKinley, Philippines, to the Republic of the Philippines and to assist 
by grants-in-aid the Republic of the Philippines in providing medical care and 
treatment for certain Philippine Scouts hospitalized therein. 
Philippines. 
Conveyance. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of ATnerica in Congress assembled, That the President 
is authorized, subject to such terms as may be prescribed in an agree-
ment between the United States of America and the Republic of the 
Philippines, to convey and assign, without cost to the Republic of the 
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PUBLIC LAW 312-APR. 11, 1952 
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Philippines, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to all equipment contained in or appertaining to the hospital formerly 
known as the United States Army Provisional Philippine Scout Hos-
pital located at Fort McKinley, Philippine Islands, which hospital 
heretofore was transferred to the Republic of the Philippines pursuant 
to authorization contained in Public Law^ 381, Seventy-eighth Con-
gress (58 Stat. 626), for the use of the Republic of the Philippines ^^48use 1243 and 
in providing medical care, treatment, and hospitalization to (a) per-
sons who on the effective date of this Act are Philippine Scouts under 
treatment in such hospital, until such persons shall be discharged 
therefrom, and (b) such other persons as shall be determined by the 
Republic of the Philippines: Provided, 
That such agreement shall vi^'^*."'®'**P'"" 
include appropriate provision that— 
(1) persons w^ho on the effective date of this Act are Philippine 
Scouts undergoing treatment at such hospital shall, until dis-
charge therefrom, have priority of medical care, treatment, and 
hospitalization over all other individuals; and 
(2) such hospital shall continue to be operated for the purpose 
of providing medical care, treatment, and hospitalization to such 
persons until their discharge therefrom unless the Republic of 
the Philippines elects to provide such medical care, treatment, and 
hospitalization in other hospitals. 
SEC. 2. The President is authorized, subject to the provisions of 
Grants-in-aid. 
this Act, for a period of not to exceed five years, to furnish aid in the 
form of grants to reimburse the Republic of the Philippines for 
moneys expended incident to the inedical care, treatment, and hos-
pitalization of persons who on the effective date of this Act are 
Philippine Scouts under treatment at the United States Army Pro-
visional Philippine Scout Hospital, until they are discharged from 
hospitalization pursuant to section 1. 
SEC. 3. The President may from time to time prescribe such rules ^ Rules and regu-
and regulations, and impose such conditions and limitations on the 
grant of financial aid, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 
of this Act; and he may delegate in whole or in part the authority 
Delegation of a
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conferred upon him by this Act to any officer or officers of the United 
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States. 
SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any 
Appropriation, 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved April 9, 1952. 
Public Law 312 
CHAPTER 187 
AN ACT 
Ap^y 11,1952 
To authorize the reimbursement of certain naval attaches, observers, and other 
[H.R. 2737] 
officers for certain expenses incurred while on authorized missions in foreign 
countries. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ainerica in Congress assembled, That, notwithstand- 
Navaipersonnel, 
ing the proviso in section 1 of the Act of July 18, 1947, under the for^c^rt'^fn'^ex-
headings, "BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS" and 
"PAY AND SUB- P®"'®^-
siSTENCE or NAVAL PERSONNEL" (61 Stat. 386), Navy and Marine Corps 
personnel shall be entitled to reimbursement for amounts expended 
by them prior to March 2,1948, for hiring and maintaining permanent 
household staffs or for hiring servants for specific occasions of official 
entertainment, while in the performance of their duties in foreign 
countries as attaches, observers, or on any other authorized missions