An Act to remove the present $1,000 limitation which prevents the Secretary of the Navy from settling certain claims arising out of the crash of a naval aircraft at the World-Chamberlain Airfield, Minneapolis, Minn.
PL 84-907 (H.R.12170), enacted 08/01/1956

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been begun in accordance with section 701 (e) of such Act upon a pro-
posal to issue, amend, or repeal any regulation contemplated by sec-
tion 403 (j), 404 (a), 406 (a) or (b). 501 (b), 502 (d), 502 (h), 504, 
or 604 of such Act, the provisions oi such section 401 or 701 (e), as 
the case may be, as in force immediately prior to the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, shall be applicable as uiough this Act had not been 
enacted. 
Approved August 1, 1956. 
August 1, 1956 
[H. R. 9265] 
Public Law 906 
CHAPTER 862 
AN ACT 
To amend the Hawaiian Organic Act, as amended, relating to the audit of 
government (Territorial and county) accounts. 
Hawaii. 
A u d i t o f < 
counts. 
31 Stat. 156. 
Be it erMcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assernbled^ That section 77 of 
the Hawaiian Organic Act (48 U. S. C. 542) is amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 77. COMPTROLLER AND DEPUTY COMPTROLLER. There shall be a 
comptroller and deputy comptroller, who shall have the powers and 
duties conferred upon and required by the auditor-general and deputy 
auditor-general, respectively, by Act thirty-nine of the session laws 
as amended by this Act, subject to modification by the legislature. 
In said Act 'officer' shall be substituted for 'minister where used with-
out other designation." 
SEC. 2. A new section is added, to read as follows: 
"SEC. 77A. POST-AUDITOR. There shall be a post-auditor who shall 
be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate, who shall serve for a term of eight years and until a suc-
cessor shall have been duly appointed. He shall have such powers and 
duties relating to the post-audit of Territorial and county accounts 
and appropriations as may be prescribed by law. The legislature, by 
a two-thirds vote of the members in joint session, may remove the post-
auditor at any time for cause." 
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon the enactment by the legis-
lature of the Territory of Hawaii of Liegislation prescribing the duties 
of post-auditor and redefining the duties of the comptroller. 
Approved August 1, 1956. 
August 1, 1956 
[H. R. 12170] 
Public Law 907 
CHAPTER 863 
AN ACT 
To remove the present $1,000 limitation which prevents the Secretary of the 
Navy from settling certain claims arising out of the crash of a naval aircraft 
at the Wold-Chamberlain Air Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
Wold-Chamber-
lain Air Field, Min-
neapolis, Minn. 
Claims. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America m Congress assembled, That the $1,000 
limitation contained in the first section of the Act of July 3,1943, as 
amended (31 U. S. C. 223b), shall not apply with respect to claims 
arising out of the crash of a United States Air Force airplane near 
Wold-Chamberlain Air Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 5, 
1956, and the crash of a United States Navy airplane near Wold-
Chamberlain Air Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 9, 1956. 
SEC. 2. With respect to claims filed as a result of the airplane crashes 
described in the first section of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force 
and the Secretary of the Navy shall, within thirty months after the 
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date of the enactment of this Act, transmit to the Congress a report 
setting forth— 
(1) each claim settled and paid by the Secretary of the Air 
Force or the Secretary of the Navy, as the case may be, with a 
brief statement concerning the character and equity of each such 
claim, the amount claimed, and the amount approved and paid; 
and 
(2) each claim submitted which has not been settled, with sup-
porting papers and a statement of findings of facts and recom-
mendations with respect to each such claim. 
SEC. 3. No part of the amounts awarded under this Act in excess of 
10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any 
agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with 
these claims, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the con-
trary notwithstanding. 
Any person violating the provisions of this 
Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction 
thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. 
Approved August 1, 1966. 
Report to C o a-
gress. 
Public Law 908 
CHAPTER 864 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act relating to the compensation of commis-
sioners for the Territory of Alaska", approved March 15, 1948 (62 Stat. 80) 
as amended by the Act of July 12, 1952 (66 Stat. 592, 48 U. S. C. 116a). 
August 1, 1956 
[H. R. 11024] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act en-
titled "An Act relating to the compensation of commissioners for the 
Territory of Alaska", approved March 15, 1948 (62 Stat. 80), as 
amended by the Act approved July 12,1952 (66 Stat. 592, 48 U, S. C. 
116a) is hereby amended to read as follows: "That, notwithstanding 
the provisions relating to fees earned by commissioners for the Ter-
ritory of Alaska of section 11 of the Act of June 6, 1900, entitled 
'An Act making further provision for a civil government for Alaska, 
and for other purposes', as amended (U. S. C, 1952 edition, title 48, 
sec. 116), each such commissioner shall pay to the clerk of the proper 
division of the court only so much of the aggregate net fees earned 
during the calendar year by such commissioner as exceeds the sum 
of $12,500". 
Approved August 1, 1956. 
Alaska. 
Commissioners. 
31 Stat. 326. 
Public Law 909 
CHAPTER 865 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
August 1, 1956 
To provide for an investigation of the need for a geophysical institute in the 
CH. J. Res. 643] 
Territory of Hawaii. 
Whereas the period from July 1957 through December 1958 has been 
designated the International Geophysical Year; and 
Whereas the Territory of Hawaii, because of its location far out in the 
Pacific Basin, the prevalence of volcanic phenomena in the Hawaiian 
Islands, and for other reasons appears to be peculiarly suited for 
geophysical studies; and 
"Whereas it appears that there could profitably be conducted in the 
Territory of Hawaii research and investigations in all of the princi-
pal branches of geophysics, namely geodesy, seismology, meteor-