An Act to amend the act approved July 8, 1937, authorizing cash relief for certain employees of the Canal Zone Government
PL 83-299 (H.R.5861), enacted 02/20/1954

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available lands at Waimanalo, Island of Oahu, for similarly located 
publicly owned lands of an equal value. All land so acquired by 
the commission shall assume the status of available lands as though 
the same were originally designated as such under section 203 hereof, 
and all land so conveyed by the commission shall assume the status 
of the land for which it was exchanged. 
The limitations imposed by 
section 73 (1) of the Hawaiian Organic Act and the land laws of 
Hawaii as to the area and value of land that may be conveyed by way 
of exchange shall not apply to exchanges made pursuant hereto." 
SEC. 2. This Act shall .take effect upon its approval. 
Approved February 20, 1954. 
48 u s e 697. 
42 Stat. 116. 
48 u s e 663. 
Public Law 298 
CHAPTER 11 
AN ACT 
To authorize the printing and mailing of periodical publications of certain 
societies and institutions at places other than places fixed as the offices of 
publication. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last proviso 
of the ninth paragraph under the heading "Office of the Third Assist-
ant Postmaster General" of the first section of the Act entitled "An 
Act making appropriations for the Post Office Department for the 
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and 
for other purposes", approved August 24,1912, as amended (39 U. S. C , 
sec. 229), is amended by striking out the comma after the word 
"board" and the following: "and such publication shall be printed 
at such place and entered at the nearest post office thereto". 
Approved February 20, 1954. 
February 20. 1954 
[H. R. 5379] 
Mailing, etc., of 
certain p e r i o d i -
cals. 
37 Stat. 550. 
Public Law 299 
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48 u s e 1372. 
A N A C T 
February 20, 1954 
To amend the Act approved July 8, 1937, authorizing cash relief for certain 
[H. R. 5861] 
employees of the Canal 25one Government. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress oMsemhled^ That the proviso in 
section 1 of the Act of July 8, 1937 (ch. 443, 50 Stat. 478), which Act 
authorizes the payment of cash relief to such employees of the Canal 
Zone Government not coming within the scope of the former Canal 
Zone Retirement Act as may become unfit for further useful service 
by reason of mental or physical disability resulting from age or 
disease, is amended, effective as of the first day of the month in which 
this Act is approved, to read as follows: '•'•Provided^ That such cash 
relief shall not exceed $1.50 per month for each year of service of the 
employee so furnished relief, with a maximum of $45 per month, nor 
be granted to any employee having less than ten years' service with 
the Canal Zone Government and its predecessor agencies, including 
any service with the Panama Canal Company, and its predecessor 
agencies, on the Isthmus of Panama". 
SEC. 2. The provisions of this Act shall take effect the first day of 
the month in which it is enacted. 
Approved February 20, 1954c