An Act to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act so as to require the insurance of deposits payable at branches of insured banks in Puerto Rico
PL 82-533 (H.R.5120), enacted 07/14/1952

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PUBLIC LAW 533-JULY 14, 1952 
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mortgage covering the same property executed in substitution there-
for, is otherwise eligible for insurance under section 908." 
SEC. 14. Section 610 of the National Housing Act, as amended, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"The Commissioner is further authorized to insure or to make 
commitments to insure under section 608 of this title in accordance 
with the provisions of this section any mortgage executed in con-
nection with the sale by a State or municipality, or an agency, instru-
mentality, or body politic of either, of any permanent housing (includ-
ing any property acquired, held, or constructed in connection there-
with or to serve the inhabitants thereof), constructed by or on behalf 
of such State, municipality, agency, instrumentality, or body politic, 
for the occupancy of veterans of World War II, their families, and 
others: Provided^ That the principal obligation of any such mortgage 
does not exceed either 85 per centum of the appraised value of the 
mortgage property as determined by the Commissioner or $8,100 per 
family unit for such part of such property as may be attributable 
to dwelling use." 
Approved July 14, 1952. 
61 Stat, 777. 
12 u s e 1745. 
12 u s e 1743. 
Public Law 532 
CHAPTER 724 
AN ACT 
Granting jurisdiction to the Court of Claims to liear, determine, and render 
judgment upon certain claims. 
July 14. 1952 
[S. 3^95] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ainerica in Congress assembled^ That the United 
States Court of Claims be, and hereby is, given jurisdiction to hear, 
determine, and render judgment, notwithstanding any statute of 
limitations, laches, or lapse of time, on the claim of any owner or 
operator of a gold mine or gold placer operation for losses incurred 
allegedly because of the closing or curtailment or prevention of opera-
tions of such mine or placer operation as a result of the restrictions 
imposed by War Production Board Limitation Order L-208 during 
the effective life thereof: Provided^ That actions on such claims shall 
be brought within one year from the date this Act becomes effective. 
Approved July 14, 1952. 
Claims of gold-
mine owners, etc. 
Public Law 533 
CHAPTER 725 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act so as to require the insurance of 
deposits payable at branches of insured banks in Puerto Rico. 
July 14, 1952 
[H. R. 5120] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to 
insure more adequate protection of Puerto Rican depositors by term-
inating the right of any insured bank, having its principal place of 
business in any of the States of the United States or in the District 
of Columbia which maintains a branch in Puerto Rico, to elect to 
exclude from insurance under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act its 
deposit obligations which are payable only at such branch, section 3 
(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (12 U. S. C. 
1813 (1)), is hereby amended by striking out "Puerto Rico," from 
the second proviso thereof. 
Approved July 14, 1952. 
Federal Deposit 
I n s u r a n c e Act, 
amendment. 
64 Stat. 874.