An Act to authorize the improvement of Humboldt Bay, California, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 143, Eighty-second Congress, first session
PL 82-549 (H.R.6007), enacted 07/16/1952

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PUBLIC LAW 548-JULY 15, 1952 
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Foreign credits. 
Short title. 
SEC. 1415. Foreign credits owed to or owned by the United States 
Treasury will not be available for expenditure by agencies of the 
United States after June 30, 1953, except as may be provided for an-
nually in appropriation Acts and provisions for the utilization of 
such credits for purposes authorized by law are hereby authorized 
to be included in general appropriation Acts. 
SEC. 1416. This Act may be cited as the "Supplemental Appropri-
ation Act, 1953". 
Approved July 15, 1952. 
July 15, 1952 
[ri. J. Res. 446] 
Public Law 548 
CHAPTER 759 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Relating to the continuance on tlie pay rolls of certain employees in cases of 
death or resignation of Members of the House of Representatives, Delegates, 
and Resident Commissioners. 
H o u s e o f R e p -
resentatives. 
C e r t a i n em-
pj^oyees. 
49 Stat. 679. 
2 use 92b. 
46 Stat. 472; 
Stat. 884. 
46 Stat. 475. 
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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the first section of the 
joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution relating to the continuance 
on the pay rolls of certain employees in cases of death or resignation 
of Members of the House of Representatives, Delegates and Eesident 
Commissioners", approved August 21, 1935, as amended, is further 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "For the pur-
poses of retirement benefits the period, not exceeding one hundred 
and ninety days, between the termination of service upon the death 
or resignation of a Member which occurred after December 4, 1927, 
and prior to April 24, 1950, and the election of a successor to fill the 
vacancy, shall be considered as continuous service." 
SEC. 2. (a) The first paragraph of section 5 of the Act of May 29, 
1930, as amended (5 U. S. C, sec. 707), is further amended by inserting 
after "Columbia Institution for the Deaf" the following: "and or 
the Pan American Sanitary Bureau". 
(b) Any service rendered prior to the effective date of this section 
as an officer or employee of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau shall 
be considered creditable service for the purposes of section 9 of such 
Act (5 U.S. C , sec. 736b). 
Approved July 15, 1952. 
July 16, 1952 
[H. R. 6007] 
Public Law 549 
CHAPTER 874 
AN ACT 
To authorize the improvement of Humboldt Bay, California, as recommended 
by the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 143, Eighty-second 
Congress, first session. 
H umboldt B a y , 
Calif. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhledy That the improve-
ment of Humboldt Bay, California, is hereby adopted and authorized 
to be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of the Army 
and supervision of the Chief of Engineers, in accordance with the 
plans and subject to the conditions recommended by the Chief of 
Engineers in House Document Numbered 143, Eighty-second Con-
gress, first session. 
Approved July 16, 1952.