An Act to further amend the act of July 3, 1943 (ch. 189, 57 Stat. 372), relating to the settlement of claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property or personal injury or death caused by military personnel or certain civilian employees of the United States, by removing certain limitations on the payment of such claims and the time within which such claims may be filed
PL 84-446 (H.R.3557), enacted 03/29/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 446-MAR. 29, 1966 
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March 29, 1956 
[H. R, 1806] 
Public Law 445 
CHAPTER 102 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Roosevelt Memorial Asso-
ciation", approved May 31, 1920, as heretofore amended, so as to permit such 
corporation to consolidate vsrith Women's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial 
Association, Incorporated. 
R o o s e v e l t 
Me-
morial 
A s s o c i -
ation, Inc. 
Consolidation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hou^e of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act entitled 
"An Act to incorporate the EJiosevelt Memorial Association", approved 
May 31,1920 (41 Stat. 691), as amended by the Act approved May 21, 
1953 (67 Stat. 27), which changed the name of such association to 
Theodore Roosevelt Association, is hereby further amended by adding 
at the end thereof a new section as follows: 
"SEC. 7. That this corporation shall have the power at any time to 
consolidate with Women's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association, 
Incorporated, a nonstock and nonprofit corporation organized and 
existing under the New York membership corporations law, so as to 
form a single surviving corporation which shall be this corporation. 
The corporate entity, existence and name of this corporation shall 
continue imchanged after the consolidation. 
"The consolidation shall not be effected unless the agreement for 
consolidation is approved by act of the trustees of this corporation, 
who shall be the members of the corporation entitled to vote with 
respect to consolidation. 
"Such trustees may act on any q^uestion respecting the consolidation 
by a resolution adopted by two-thirds of those present at any meeting 
of the board of trustees at which a quorum of ten is present. 
Written 
notice of the time, place, and purposes of such meeting shall be sent 
to each trustee at his last known address appearing on the books of 
the corporation by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at least ten days 
prior to the meeting. 
"The consolidation shall be effected in the manner prescribed in 
this section 7 and in the New York membership corporations law and 
shall become effective when a certificate of consolidation is filed 
pursuant to said law." 
Approved March 29, 1956. 
March 29, 1956 
[H. R. 3557] 
Public Law 446 
CHAPTER 103 
AN ACT 
To further amend the Act of July 3, 1943 (ch. 1<S9, 57 Stat. 372), relating to the 
settlement of claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property or per-
sonal injury or death caused by military personnel or certain civilian employees 
of the United States, by removing certain limitations on the payment of such 
claims and the time within which such claims may be filed. 
Armed Forces. 
Damage claims. 
31 u s e 223b. 
66 Stat. 334. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Flouse of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Anierica in Congress assembled, That the second sen-
tence of section 1 of the Act of July 3,1943 (ch. 189, 57 Stat. 372), as 
amended, is hereby amended by striking out the words "one year" and 
inserting in lieu thereof the words "two years". 
SEC. 2, That the second proviso of section 1 of said Act is hereby 
amended to read as follows: ''''Provided, That if such accident or inci-
dent occurs in time of war or armed conflict, or if war or such armed 
conflict intervenes within two years after its occurrence, any claim 
may, on good cause shown, be presented within two years after peace is 
established or such armed conflict terminates. The dates of commence-
ment and termination of an armed conflict for the purpose of this Act 
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shall be established by concurrent resolution of the Congress or by 
determination of the President". 
SEC. 3. That the third sentence of the first section of said Act is 
hereby amended by deleting therefrom the words "The amount allowed 
on account of personal injury or death shall be limited to reasonable 
medical, hospital, and burial expenses actually incurred, except that", 
and by capitalizing the next following word "no". 
SEC. 4. That the amendment made by the third section of this Act 
shall be effective only with respect to claims accruing after the date of 
its enactment. 
Approved March 29, 1956. 
Effectivity. 
Public Law 447 
CHAPTER 104 
AN ACT 
To abolish the Castle Pinckney National Monument, in the State of South 
Carolina, and for other purposes. 
March 29, 1956 
[H. R. 4391] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Castle 
Pinckney National Monument, South Carolina, is hereby abolished 
and the property contained therein is hereby authorized to be disposed 
of in accordance with the laws relating to the disposition of surplus 
Federal property. 
Approved March 29, 1956. 
Castle Pinckney 
Nat'l. 
Monument, 
S. C. 
Public Law 448 
CHAPTER 105 
AN ACT 
To authorize land exchanges for ijurposes of Colonial National Historical Park, 
in the State of Virginia; to authorize the transfer of (;ertain lands of Colonial 
National Historical Park, in the State of Virginia, to the Commonwealth of 
Virginia; and for other purposes. 
March 29. 1956 
[H. R. 5280] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Jloune of RepveHentatlves of the 
United States of America in Con(ivei^H axsemhTed,, That for the purpose 
of preserving more effectively for the public benefit the historic prop-
erties within (\)loiiial Xational Historical Park, Virginia, the Secre-
tary of the Interior is authorized to consuiinnate desirable land 
exchanges, as hereafter prescribed, and thereby to reduce and adjust 
the boundaries of the park. Any lands eliminated from the park here-
under shall not subsequently be added to the park except by Act of 
Congress. 
In furtherance of these purposes, the Secretary is authorized on 
l)ehalf of the Ignited States to accept from grantors title to non-
Federal land and intei'ests in land, together with the improvements 
thereon, situated within the authorized park boundaries, and in 
exchange therefor, to convey by deed on behalf of the United States 
to the aforesaid grantors land or interests therein, togetlier with the 
improvements thereon, situated within C^olonial National Historical 
Park that may be used advantageously for exchange purposes. 
The 
aforesaid exchanges are authorized to be made without additional 
compensation by either party to the exchange when the pi'operties to 
be exchanged are of approximately equal value. When, however, the 
properties are not of approximately equal value, as may be determined 
by the Secretary, an additional payment of funds shall be required by 
the Secretary or by the grantor of non-Federal properties, as the case 
C o l o n i a l 
Na-
t i o n a l 
Historical 
Park, Va. 
Land exchanges.