Joint resolution making additional appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 1952, and for other purposes
PL 82-371 (H.J.Res.454), enacted 06/04/1952

PUBLIC LAW 370-JUNE 3, 1952 
[66 ST A T . 
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REPEALER AND SAVINGS CLAUSE 
SEC. 6. Section 1262 of the Act of March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1388), 
as amended, is hereby repealed and sections 1263 and 1264 of said Act 
are hereby made inapplicable to liens provided for in sections 1 and 2 
hereof: Provided^ however^ That any liens heretofore acquired under 
the provisions of said section 1262, as amended, shall be unaffected by 
the repeal of said section and may be enforced either in the manner 
provided in said sections 1263 and 1264 or in the manner provided 
herein. 
Approved June 3, 1952. 
June 3, 1952 
[S. 2786] 
Public Law 370 
CHAPTER 362 
AN ACT 
To amend section 106 (c) of the Housing Act of 1949. 
63 Stat. 418. 
42 u s e 1456. 
31 u s e 529. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of AmeHca in Congress assembled^ That section 106 (c) 
of the Housing Act of 1949 is hereby amended by striking out the 
word "and" at the end of paragraph (6) ; by striking out the period 
at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon 
and the word "and"; and by adding the following new paragraph: 
"(8) make advance or progress pajanents on account of any 
capital grant contracted to be made pursuant to this title, not-
withstanding the provisions of section 3648 of the Revised 
Statutes, as amended, or. any other provisions of this title." 
Approved June 3, 1952. 
June 4, 1952 
[H.J. Res. 454] 
Public Law 371 
CHAPTER 363 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making additional appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year 1952, and for other purposes. 
A d d i t i o n a l ap-
propriations, 1952. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That there is hereby appro-
priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, the following sums: 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
PRODUCTION AND MARKETING ADMINISTRATION 
63 Stat. 43. 
12 u s e 1148a-l-
1148a-3. 
52 Stat. 34. 
CONSERVATION AND USE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND RESOURCES 
For an additional amount for "Conservation and use of agricultural 
land resources", $14,500,000, to remain available until December 31, 
1953, to enable the Secretary to carry out flood assistance and rehabili-
tation, including the furnishing of services, materials, and payments 
for conservation and land restoration measures, in agricultural areas 
damaged by excessive rains, run-off, and floodwaters, designated by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as disaster areas under Public Law 38, 
approved April 6, 1949: Provided^ That this appropriation may be 
expended without regard to the adjustments required under section 
8 (e) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 
U. S. C. 590h) and may be distributed among States and individual 
farmers without regard to other provisions of law: Provided 
further^ 
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99 
That restrictions contained in appropriations limiting the amounts 
which may be used for administrative expenses, are hereby waived 
to the extent necessary to meet the cost of administering the farm 
land restoration and rehabilitation program authorized herein. 
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $5,500,000, 
to remain available until December 31, 1953, for emergency restora-
tion of channel capacity in tributary stream channels and waterways, 
and related measures, affecting more than individual farms, in agri-
cultural areas damaged by excessive rains, run-off, and floodwaters, 
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as disaster areas under 
Public Law 38, approved April 6, 1949. 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
THE 
ARMY—CIVIL 
FUNCTIONS 
RIVERS AND HARBORS AND FLOOD CONTROL 
FLOGD CONTROL, GENERAL (EMERGENCY FUND) 
For an additional amount for "Flood control, general (emergency 
fund)", $35,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
Approved June 4, 1952. 
63 Stat. 43. 
12USCH48a-l 
1148a-3. 
Public Law 372 
CHAPTER 364 
AN ACT 
To designate a Floyd B. Olson Memorial Triangle in the District of Columbia, 
and to authorize the erection of a memorial plaque in such triangle. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Reprenentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhJed^ That the triangle 
bounded by Connecticut Avenue, Q Street, and Twentieth Street in 
the District of Columbia is hereby designated the Floyd B. Olson 
Memorial Triangle in memory of the late Floyd B. Olson, former Gov-
ernor of the State of Minnesota, and the surveyor of the District of 
Columbia is directed to enter such designation on the records of his 
office. 
SEC. 2. Authority is granted to any association or committee organ-
ized for the purpose of erecting a memorial plaque in memory of 
Floyd B. Olson to erect such a plaque in such triangle. The plan and 
design of such plaque shall be subject to the approval of the National 
Commission of Fine Arts, and unless its erection is begun within five 
years from the date of the enactment of this Act, the authorization 
hereby granted is revoked. 
SEC. 3. Such plaque shall be erected without expense to the Govern-
ment of the United States, or to the District of Columbia. 
Approved June 4, 1952. 
93300 O - 53 - 10 
June 4, 1952 
[S. i533] 
Floyd B. Olson 
Memorial Triangle, 
D.C.