An Act to amend subdivision d of section 60 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 96d) so as to give the court authority on its own motion to reexamine attorney fees paid or to be paid in a bankruptcy proceeding
PL 88-17 (H.R.2833), enacted 05/08/1963

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PUBLIC LAW 88-15-APR. 26, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
April 26, 1963 
[H. R. 277] 
Public Law 88-15 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of April 22, V.M), relative to the transfer of certain public 
lands to the Odorarto River Conunission of Nevada. 
Colorado River 
Commission, Nev. 
Transfer of 
lands. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of ArneHca in Congress assembled^ That the Act of 
AiH'il 22,1960 (74 Stat. 74) is amejided as follows: 
(1) In section 2, strike o\it ''five years" and insert in lieu thereof 
"ten years"; and 
(2) In section o, strike out "five-year period" and insert in lieu 
thereof "ten-year period". 
(3) In section 4(a), strike out "three years" and insert in lieu 
thereof "eight years". 
Approved April 26, 1963. 
May 8, 1963 
^ [ H . R. 28^49] 
5 a'Stat. 860. 
Public Law 88-16 
AN ACT 
To amend section 47 of the Bankruptcy Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatices 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That chiuse (2) of 
the first paragraph of section 47 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 LT.S.(\ 
75(a) (2)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(2) deposit all money received by them in designated deposi-
tories initially in demand deposits; and subsequently, if author-
ized by the court, in interest-bearing savings de])osits, time 
certificates of deposit, or time deposits-open account;". 
Approved May 8, 1963. 
May 8, 1963 
[H. R. 2833] 
Public Law 88-17 
AN ACT 
To amend subdivision d of section 60 of the Bankruptcy Act (11. U.S.C. 06d) so 
as to give the court authoritj'^ on its own motion to reexamine attorney fees 
paid or to be paid in a bankruptcy proceeding. 
Bankruptcy Act, 
amendment. 
52 Stat. 870. 
Attorneys' fees, 
examination. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Bepresentatli^es of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That subdivision d 
of section 60 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 96d) is amended to 
read as follows: 
"d. If a debtor shall, directly or indirectly, in contemphiticm of tlie 
filing of a petition by or against him, pay money or transfer property 
to an attorney at law, for services rendered or to be rendered, the 
transaction may be examined by the court on its own motion or shall 
be examined by the court on petition of the trustee or anj' creditor and 
shall be held valid only to the extent of a reasonable amount to be 
determined by the court, and the excess may be recovered by the 
trustee for the benefit of the estate. 
77 STAT.] 
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"If, whether before or after filing, a debtor shall agree orally or in 
writing to pay money or transfer property to an attorney at law after 
the filing, the transaction may be examined by the court on its own 
motion or shall be examined by the court on petition of the bankrupt 
made prior to discharge and shall be held valid onlj'^ to the extent of a 
reasonable amount to be determined by the court, and any exce.ss 
obligation shall be canceled, or if excess paj'inent or transfer has been 
made, returned to the bankrupt." 
Approved May 8, 1963. 
Public Law 88-18 
AN ACT 
To aineiKl s«H-ti(»u 41()8 of title 8<s. T'uited States ('(Mle, with respect to the appoint-
ineiit of the Chief Medical l>ire<-tor of the Department of Medicine and Surgery 
of tJie Veterans' Administration. 
May 8, 1963 
[H. R. 4549] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of liemesentatl'veii 
of the 
United States of Amenca in Conp'e.ss amemhled. That section 4103(b) 
of title 38, Ignited States Code, is amended by inseiting immediately 
before the last sentence thereof the following: "Section 62 of title 5 
of the United States (.'ode shall not appl}^ to .any individual appointed 
Chief Medical Director before January 1, 1964; liowever, section 59a 
of title 5 shall apply, iu accordance with its tei-nis, to any SIKOI 
individual. 
Approved May 8, 1963. 
72 Stat. 1243. 
28 Stat. 205. 
47 Stat. 406. 
Public Law 88-19 
AN ACT 
Authorizing the Association of Universalist Women (a nonprotit corporation in 
the District of Columbia) to consolidate witli the Alliance of Unitarian 
Women (a nonprofit coriM)rati(m in the State of Massachusetts). 
May 15, 1963 
[S. 1227] 
consolidation au-
thorization. 
31 Stat. 1283-
D. C. Code 29-
601 to 29-606. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Association 
universaiist, 
of LTniversalist Women, a corporation established and existing under unitarian wc^nen 
the laws of the District of Columbia by virtue of title 29, chapter 6, 
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of the District of Columbia Code, 1961 edition, is hereby authorized 
to enter into a consolidation with the Alliance of Unitarian Women 
(formerly named National Alliance of Unitarian and Other Liberal 
Christian Women), a corporation established and existing under 
public statutes, chapter 115, of the laws of the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts, and Acts in amendment thereto, under which consoli-
dation said corporation shall thereafter become and be one corporation 
under a name to be adopted at the organizational meeting of the 
consolidated corporation, which consolidated corporation shall be a 
corporation existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts, only, and shall in all respects be a continuation of each of said 
existing corporations. 
SEC. 2. Upon such consolidation becoming effective, all property of 
the Association of Universalist Women, including all bequests, devises, f
e
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gifts, and transfers of any kind heretofore and hereafter made to or 
Property trans-