An Act to permit the Federal National Mortgage Association to make commitments to purchase certain mortgages
PL 82-243 (H.R.5745), enacted 10/30/1951

65 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 243—OCT. 30, 1951 
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Louisiana interest shall not accept the same, such bridges, causeways, 
and approaches shall continue to be owned, maintained, repaired, 
operated, and insured by the Authority and the Authority may con-
tinue to collect tolls at rates so adjusted as to provide a fund not to 
exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, insur-
ance, and operation of the said bridges, causeways, and approaches 
under economical management, including reasonable reserves for 
depreciation, depletion, obsolescence, replacements, and betterments, 
until such time as the Texas interest or the Louisiana interest, or both, 
shall accept such conveyance under the aforesaid conditions. 
Upon 
the acceptance of such conveyance by the Texas interest or the Louisi-
ana interest, or both, the Sabine Lake Bridge and Causeway Authority 
created by this Act shall terminate and cease to exist. 
SEC. 9. In addition to all other rights, powers, and privileges herein 
conferred upon Sabine Lake Bridge and Causeway Authority, it shall 
have and possess all rights, powers, and privileges to acquire by 
purchase, lease, or otherwise, and to operate, such facilities as the 
Authority may deem necessary and proper to establish ferry services 
across Sabine Lake. The powers conferred by this section may be 
exercised in like manner as those herein elsewhere conferred with 
regard to the construction, maintenance, and operation of bridges, 
causeways, and approaches. 
SEC. 10. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize 
or permit the Authority, or any member thereof, to create any 
obligation or to incur any liability other than such obligations and 
liabilities as are dischargeable solely from the funds provided by this 
Act. 
No obligation created or liability incurred pursuant to this Act 
shall be an obligation or liability of any member or members of the 
Authority, but shall be chargeable solely to the funds herein provided, 
nor shall any indebtedness, liability, or obligation created pursuant 
to this Act be an indebtedness, liability, or obligation of the United 
States. 
SEC. 11. All provisions of this Act may be enforced or the violation 
thereof prevented by mandamus, injunction or other appropriate 
remedy in any court having competent jurisdiction of the subject mat-
ter or of the parties. 
SEO. 12. The Act of Congress approved June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 
1008), and heretofore amended and extended by Acts of Congress 
approved April 10,1936, August 12, 1937, June 14, 1938, and July 26, 
1939, are hereby repealed. 
SEC. 13. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 
expressly reserved. 
Approved October 30, 1951. 
Termination of Au-
thority upon con^'ey-
ance. 
E i g h t to establish 
ferry services. 
Restrictions. 
Enforcement of FTO-
Repeals. 
49 Stat. 1196; 50 
Stat. 630; 52 Stat. 680; 
53 Stat. 1121. 
Public Law 243 
CHAPTER 642 
AN ACT 
To permit the Federal National Mortgage Association to make commitments to 
purchase certain mortgages. 
October 30,1951 
[H. R. 5745] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Umied States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand-
ing the provisions of subparagraph (G) of section 301 (a) (1) of the 
National Housing Act, as amended, the Federal National Mortgage 
Association is authorized to enter into advance commitment contracts 
which do not exceed $30,000,000 outstanding at any one time, if such 
commitments relate to mortgages with respect to which the Federal 
National Housing 
Act, amendments. 
64 Stat. 57. 
12 U. S. C. § 1716. 
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PUBLIC LAW 244—OCT. 30, 1951 
[65 STAT. 
64 Stat. 54. 
12 U.S.C.S 17156. 
Housing Commissioner has issued, prior to June 29, 1951, pursuant 
to section 213 of the National Housing Act, as amended, either a 
commitment to insure or a statement of eligibility: And 
provided 
further^ That not to exceed $3,500,000 of said authorization shall be 
available for such commitments in any one State. 
Approved October 30, 1951. 
October 30,1951 
[H. J. Res. 351] 
Public Law 244 
CHAPTER 643 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Fixing the date of the meeting of the second regular session of the Eighty-second 
Congress 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the second regular 
session of the Eighty-second Congress shall begin at noon on Tuesday, 
January 8, 1952. 
Approved October 30, 1951. 
October 31, 
[S. 921] 1951 
Public Law 245 
CHAPTER 652 
AN ACT 
To amend section 304 of tlie Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949 and section 4 of the Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947. 
163. 
Certain contracts. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ainerica in Congress assembled, That section 304 of 
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and 
^63 Stat. 395; 6
2 Stat. sectioR 4 of the Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947 are hereby 
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, amended by inserting at the end of the above-named sections the 
following new subsection: 
"(c) All contracts negotiated without advertising pursuant to 
authority contained in this Act shall include a clause to the effect that 
the Comptroller General of the United States or any of his duly author-
ized representatives shall until the expiration of three years after final 
payment have access to and the right to examine any directly pertinent 
books, documents, papers, and records of the contractor or any of his 
subcontractors engaged in the performance of and involving transac-
tions related to such contracts or subcontracts." 
Approved October 31, 1951. 
October 31, 1951 
[S. 1320] 
Public Health Serv-
ice. 
G r a d e s 
of desig-
nated officers. 
Public Law 246 
CHAPTER 653 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act, as amended, so as to provide for equality 
of grade, pay, and allowance between certain officers of the Public Health 
Service and comparable officers of the Army, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sen-
tence of subsection (a) of section 206 of the Public Health Service 
Act, as amended (42 U. S. C. 207; 58 Stat. 684), is hereby amended 
to read as follows: