An Act to amend veterans regulations to establish for persons who served in the Armed Forces during World War II a further presumption of service connection for tuberculosis other than pulmonary
PL 83-241 (H.R.5636), enacted 08/08/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 241-AUG. 8, 1953 
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2565, 3220-3228. 
58 Stat. 721; 
Stat. 38. 
26 u s e 3228. 
42 Stat. 596. 
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SEC. 6, Subchapter A of chapter 23 of the Internal Revenue Code 
and part V of subchapter A of chapter 27 of the Internal Revenue 
Code are amended by striking out "the drugs mentioned in section 
2550 (a)", "any of the drugs mentioned in section 2550 (a)", "any of 
the drugs mentioned in section 3220", "any of the aforesaid drugs", 
and "the aforesaid drugs", wherever those words appear, and by 
inserting in lieu thereof "narcotic drugs". 
SEC. 7. Sections 3228 (e) and 3228 (f) of the Internal Revenue 
Code are each amended by striking out "and subchapter A of 
chapter 23". 
SEC. 8. Paragi-aph (a) of the first section of the Narcotic Drugs 
Import and Export Act (21 U. S. C, sec. 171 (a)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(a) The term 'narcotic drug' shall have the meaning ascribed to 
the term 'narcotic drugs' by section 3228 (g) of the Internal Revenue 
Code; the term 'isonipecaine' shall have the meaning ascribed to that 
term by section 3228 (e) of such Code; and the term 'opiate' shall have 
the meaning ascribed to that term by section 3228 (f) of such Code." 
Approved August 8, 1953. 
August 8,1953 
[H. R. 5636] 
Public Law 241 
CHAPTER 395 
AN ACT 
To amend veterans regulations to establish for persons who served in the Armed 
Forces during World War II a further presumption of service connection for 
tuberculosis other than pulmonary. 
38 u s e note foil, 
ch. 12. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemoled, That subparagraph 
(c) of paragraph I, part I, Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a'), as 
amended, is hereby further amended by adding after the words ''that 
active pulmonary tuberculosis", the following: "or all other types of 
active tuberculosis". 
Approved August 8, 1953. 
August 8,1953 
[H. R. 5742] 
Public Law 242 
CHAPTER 396 
AN ACT 
To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949. 
Y u g o s 1 a v i an 
claims. 
D e d u c t i o n in-
crease. 
22 u s e 1622. 
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members. 
Ante, p. 418. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That Section 6 of 
the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, approved March 10, 
1950 (64 Stat. 12; 22 U. S. C. 1625), is hereby amended by striking 
out the words "four years following the effective date of this Act. 
and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31,1954:". 
SEC. 2. Section 7 (b) of such Act is amended by striking out "3 
per centum" and substituting in lieu thereof "5 per centum'. 
SEC. 3. Section 3 of such Act is amended by adding at the end 
thereof: 
"No members of such Commission shall be appointed after the 
effective date of this Act until such Commission is reorganized by 
further Act of Congress but acting members may be designated by 
the President as provided by this section, who shall receive no com-
pensation from the funds appropriated by H. R. 6200 for defraying 
the expenses of such Commission. 
Approved August 8, 1953.