An Act to authorize relief of authorized certifying officers of terminated war agencies in liquidation by the Department of Labor
PL 82-20 (S.379), enacted 04/24/1951

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PUBLIC LAW 19—APR. 18, 1951 
[65 STAT. 
report of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America shall be 
])riiited each year, with accompanying illustrations, as a separate 
House document of the session of the Congress to which such report 
may be submitted. 
Approved April 16, 1951. 
Public Law 19 
CHAPTER 32 
April 18, 1951 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 3040] 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in Ogden, 
Utah, to the Ogden Chamber of Commerce. 
Conveyance. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hovse of Representatives 
of the 
Ogden, Utah. 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
""""' 
of Agriculture be authorized and directed to convey by quitclaim deed 
to the Ogden Chamber of Commerce, Ogden, Utah, all rights, titles, 
and interests of the United States in and to lots 1 to 48, inclusive, in 
block 7, Fairmount Park Annex Addition to Ogden City, Weber 
County, State of Utah. 
Approved April 18, 1951. 
Public Law 20 
CHAPTER 35 
A •. OA 1Q., 
AN ACT 
Apnl 24, 1951 
[S. 379] 
To authorize relief of authorized certifying officers of terminated war agencies 
in liquidation by the Department of Labor. 
Be it enacted hy the Senxite and House of Representatives 
of the 
Certifying officers oi United States of America in Congress assemhled, That the Comptroller 
^_rminate war agen- Qgj^gj,g^j Q£ ^j^^ United States is authorized and directed to allow credit 
Credit in accounts. ^^^ ^.j^^ accounts of authorized certifying officers of terminated war 
agencies, in process of liquidation by the Department of Labor at 
the time of the enactment of this Act, for the amounts of suspensions 
and disallowances, which have been, or may be, raised by the General 
Accounting Office on account of payments made in accordance with 
vouchers certified by such certifying officers: Provided, 
That the 
Secretary of Labor or his authorized representative shall certify that 
the Department of Labor has no evidence of fraud or collusion on the 
part of the certifying officers in connection with the payments. 
Approved April 24, 1951. 
Public Law 21 
CHAPTER 37 
April 25 1951 
^ 
ACT 
[S. 82] 
To provide reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with the burial of 
those who served in the military forces of the Commonwealth of the Philippines 
while such forces were in the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to 
the military order of the President of the United States, dated July 26, 1941. 
Be it enacted l>y the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Burial expenses o
f United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Adminis-
certain war veterans, trator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized to furnish a flag to drape the 
casket and to pay a sum not exceeding 150 Philippine pesos for the 
burial and funeral expenses and transportation of the body (including 
preparation of the body) of any person who served in the organized 
military forces of the Commonwealth of the Philippines while such 
forces were in the service of the Armed Forces of the United States 
65 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 23—APR. 25, 1951 
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pursuant to tJie military order of the President of the United States, 
dated July 26, 1941, including among such military forces organized 
guerrilla forces under commanders appointed, designated, or subse-
quently recognized by the Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific 
Area, or other competent authority in the Army of the United States, 
and who dies, or has died, after separation from such service under 
conditions other than dishonorable. Payments under this Act shall 
be subject to the applicable provisions of Veterans Regulation Num-
bered 9 (a), as amended, except that in case any such person has died 
^u*s ^^notefoil 
heretofore, the time for filing claim for reimbursement of such }739. " ' • 
expenses shall be extended until tw^o years after the date of this 
enactment. 
Approved April 25, 1951, 
Public Law 22 
CHAPTER 38 
' 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
^prii 25,1951 
Making an emergency appropriation for tne fiscal year 1951, and for other —[H. j . Res. 238] 
purposes. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That there are hereby 
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, for an additional amount for "Expenses of Defense Produc-
tion", $10,000,000: Provided^ That expenditures from this appropria-
tion shall be charged to the applicable appropriation whenever the 
Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1951, is enacted into law. 
Approved April 25, 1951. 
Public Law 23 
CHAPTER 39 
To authorize the payment by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs of a gratu- 
[IL_5iiL _. 
itous indemnity to survivors of members of the Armed Forces who die in 
active service, and for other purposes. 
Be it eixacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Anfierica in Congress assembled^ 
PART I—SERVICEMEN'S INDEMNITY 
demnK^onQsi"' 
SEC. 1. This part may be cited as the "Servicemen's Indemnity Act 
of 1951". 
SEC. 2, Except as hereinafter provided, on and after June 27, 1950, an^"*""^*'" '"^"'•' 
any person in the active service of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 
Corps, Coast Guard, or the Reserve components thereof, including the 
National Guard when called or ordered to active duty or active train-
ing duty for fourteen days or more; cadets and midshipmen at the 
United States Military, Naval, and Coast Guard Academies; com-
missioned officers of the Public Health Service w^hile entitled to full 
military benefits as provided in section 212 (a) of tho Act of July 1, 
1944 (58 Stat. 689), as amended (42 U. S. C. 213); and commissioned 
officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey while assigned to duty 
during a period of war or an emergency as proclaimed by the Presi-
dent or the Congress on projects for the Army, Navy, or Air Force 
in areas outside the continental United States or in Alaska or in 
coastal areas of the United States determined by the Department of