An Act to amend the act of June 28, 1948 (62 Stat. 1061), relating to the establishment of the Independence National Historical Park
PL 82-497 (H.R.6544), enacted 07/10/1952

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PUBLIC LAW 498-JULY 10, 1952 
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Public Law 497 
CHAPTER 653 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of June 28, 1948 (62 Stat. 1061), relating to the establishment 
of the Independence National Historical Parle. 
July 10, 1952 
[H.R. 6544] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That subsection (b) 
of section 1 of the Act of June 28, 1948 (62 Stat. 1061), is hereby 
amended by the addition to that subsection of the following sentence: 
"The properties identified generally as 269, 271, 273, and 275 South 
Fifth Street in 'project B' in the report of the Commission." 
SEO. 2. Section 3 of the Act of June 28, 1948, is hereby amended 
by the addition thereto of the following sentence: 
"The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to permit the 
American Philosophical Society, a nonprofit corporation, with-
out cost to the United States, to construct, operate, and maintain 
in the park a building to be located on approximately the original 
site of historic Library Hall to house the library of the American 
Philosophical Society and any additions to said library, such 
permission to be granted the society pursuant to a lease, contract, 
or authorization without charge, on such terms and conditions 
as may be approved by the Secretary and accepted by the society, 
and for such length of time as the society shall continue to use 
the said building for the housing, display, and use of a library 
and scientific and historical collections: 
Provided^ That the plans for the construction of the building and 
any additions thereto shall be approved by the Secretary of the 
Interior." 
SEC. 3. The first sentence of section 6 of the Act of June 28, 1948, 
is hereby amended to read as follows: "For the purpose of acquiring 
the property described in section 1 of this Act, there is hereby 
authorized to be appropriated not to exceed the sum of $7,700,000." 
Approved July 10, 1952. 
I n d e p e n d ence 
National H i s t o i v 
ical Park, Pa. 
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Library of Amer-
ican Philosophical 
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Public Law 498 
CHAPTER 654 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of July 16, 1892 (27 Stat. 174, ch. 195), so.as to extend to the 
Secretary of the Navy, and to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to 
the Coast Guard, the authority now vested in the Secretaries of the Army and 
Air Force with respect to the withholding of oflScers' pay. 
July 10, 1952 
[H.R. 6601] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the last para-
graph, under the heading "MISCELLANEOUS", of the Act of July 16,1892 
(27 Stat. 174, ch. 195; 10 U. S. C. 877), appearing at page 177 of volume 
27 of the Statutes at Large, is amended to read as follows: 
"The pay of officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, 
and Coast Guard may be w^ithheld under section 1766, Revised Statutes, 
on account of an indebtedness to the United States admitted or shown 
by the judgment of a court, but not otherwise unless upon a special 
order issued according to the discretion of the Secretary of the 
Department concerned." 
Approved July 10, 1952. 
W i t h h o Idlng of 
officers' pay. 
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