An Act to amend the Act of June 19, 1948 (ch. 511, 62 Stat. 489), relating to the retention in the service of disabled commissioned officer's and warrant officers of the Army and Air Force
PL 84-580 (H.R.2216), enacted 06/15/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 579-JUNE 13, 1956 
[70 ST A T . 
June 13, 1956 
[H. R. 102511 
Public Law 579 
CHAPTER 386 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to deed certain land to the 
city of Grand Junction, Colorado. 
Grand Junction, 
Colo. 
Conveyance. 
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tions, etc. 
condi-
Effectivity. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, subject to 
section 2 of this Act, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is author-
ized and directed to quitclaim to the city of Grand Junction, Colorado, 
all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
tract of land containing sixteen and seventy-two one-hundredths acres, 
more or less, situated in the Veterans' Administration hospital reser-
vation in that city, the exact legal description of which shall be deter-
mined by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, and in the event a 
survey is required in order to make such determination, the city of 
Grand Junction shall bear the expense thereof. 
SEC. 2. (a) The conveyance authorized by this Act (1) shall provide 
that the tract of land so conveyed shall be used for park and recrea-
tional purposes, and if it shall ever cease to be used for such park and 
recreational purposes, the title to such property shall revert to the 
United States, provided that the hospital being presentlj^ adminis-
tered and operated on the tract of land of which the said sixteen and 
seventy-two one-hundredths acres is a part is still used as a veterans' 
hospital, and in the event of a use other than that for park and recre-
ational purposes, the United States shall have the immediate right 
of reentry thereon and (2) may contain such additional terms, condi-
tions, reservations, and restrictions as may be determined by the 
Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to be necessary to protect the 
interest of the United States. 
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this sec-
tion, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
tract of land authorized to be conveyed under authority of this Act, 
shall become vested in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado, effective 
(1) upon the expiration of the fifty-year period commencing on the 
date of enactment of this Act, or (2) upon the date the hospital 
referred to in subsection (a) of this section ceases to be operated as 
a veterans' hospital, whichever is the earlier. 
Approved June 13, 1956. 
June 15, 1956 
[H. R. 2216] 
Public Law 580 
CHAPTER 388 
.AN ACT 
To amend the Act of June 19, 1!)4S (ch. .")11, 62 Stat. 480), relating to the reten-
tion in the service of disahled commissioned officei's and warrant oflScers of 
the Army and Air Force. 
Army and Air 
Force. 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhied, That the Act of 
June 19, 1948 (ch. 511, 02 Stat. -189), is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
"That notwithstanding any other law, the President may retain on 
active duty disabled commissioned officers and warrant officers of the 
Army and Air Force until their physical reconstrviction has reached 
a point where they will not be further benefited by retention in a 
military or Veterans' Administration hospital, or until processed for 
physical disability benefits otherwise provided by law." 
Approved June 15, 1956,