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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 49 STAT. · June 26, 1936 · Public Law 834

Public Law 834.

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(/us/pl/74/833).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Adjusted Compensation Payment Act, 1836, amendment.*Ante*, pp. 1101, 1306. That section 4 of the Adjusted Compensation Payment Act, 1936, as amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the last sentence of the first paragraph thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following sentences:Payments, in cases of deceased or incompetent veterans.Vol. 43. p. 128.[U.
S. C., p. 1685](/us/usc/1685). “In cases of deceased or incompetent veterans, the payments provided by this paragraph, whether of the amount certified, by issuance of bonds and by checks payable out of the fund created by section 505 of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, as Determination by Secretary of Treasury of person entitled thereto.amended, or whether of such bonds on redemption thereof, shall be made to the person or persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be lawfully entitled thereto, without the necessity of the appointment by judicial proceedings or otherwise of a legal representative of the estate of any veteran or of any other persons, or of compliance with State law in respect of the administration of estates.
Such checks may be endoreed on behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury in the name of the veteran, if that is determined by the Finality of determination.Secretary to be appropriate for the effectuation hereof. All determinations by the Secretary of the Treasury under this paragraph shall be final and conclusive and neither any other official of the United States nor, except in the case of prior judicial determination, any State or Federal court, shall have jurisdiction to review any Administrative regulations.such determination.
The provisions of this paragraph shall be carried out subject to regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury to be issued from time to time to effectuate the purposes of this Act.” Approved, June 26, 1936. For the improvement and protection of the beaches along the shores of the United States. 1936-06-26 849 Chapter 49 Stat. 1982 74 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 849.] AN ACT For the improvement and protection of the beaches along the shores of the United States. June 26, 1936.[[S. 3505](/us/bill/74/s/3505).][[Public, No. 834](/us/pl/74/834).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Improvement and protection of beaches along shores of United States.Policy declared. That it is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to assist in the construction where Federal interests are involved, but not the maintenance. of works for the improvement and protection of the beaches along the shores of the United States, and to prevent erosion due to the action of waves, tides, and currents, with the purpose of preventing damage to property along the shores of the United States, and promoting and encouraging the healthful recreation of “Beaches” construed.the people.
As used in this Act, the word “beaches” includes all those situated on the coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, and the shores of the Great Lakes, and all estuaries and bays directly connected therewith. Sec. 2.Studies by Beach Erosion Board to determine methods of beach protection and restoration.Vol. 46, p. 945.
(a)It shall be the duty of the Secretary of War, through the Beach Erosion Board, organized under the provisions of section 2 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, approved July 3, 1930, to make investigations with a view to determining the most suitable methods of beach protection and restoration of beaches in different localities; Locations for recreational facilities.Publication of useful data.to advise the States, counties, municipalities, or individuals of the appropriate locations fox recreational facilities; and to publish from time to time such useful data and information concerning the protection of beaches as the Board may deem to be of value to the 1983people of the United States: *Provided*, That not more than 75 per *Proviso.*Proportion of cost to be borne by United States.Application of existing laws, etc.centum of the cost of any specific investigation shall be borne by the United States.
(b)All provisions of existing law relating to examinations and surveys and to works of improvement of rivers and harbors shall apply, insofar as practicable, to examinations and surveys and to works of improvement relating to shore protection; except Exception.that all projects having to do with shore protection shall be referred for consideration and recommendation to the Beach Erosion Board instead of to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. Sec. 3. The Beach Erosion Board, in making its report on any Report by Board; recommendations.work or project relating to shore protection shall, in addition to any other matters upon which it may be required to report, state its opinion as to
(a)the advisability of adopting the project,
(b)what Federal interest, if any, is involved in the proposed improvement, and
(c)what share of the expense, if any, should be borne by the United States. Sec. 4. Any expenses incident and necessary in the undertaking Expenses.of the investigations and studies authorized herein may be paid from funds hitherto or hereafter appropriated for examinations, surveys, and contingencies for rivers and harbors. Approved, June 26, 1936. To provide for an inquiry by the Court of Claims with respect to losses sustained by cooperative marketing associations in connection with stabilization activities in grain. 1936-06-26 850 Chapter 49 Stat. 1983 74 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 850.] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for an inquiry by the Court of Claims with respect to losses sustained by cooperative marketing associations in connection with stabilization activities in grain. June 26, 1936.[[S. J. Res. 38](/us/bill/74/sjres/74/38).][[Pub. Res., No. 134](/us/bill/74/pubres/134).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Court Cooperative marketing associations.Court of Claims to investigate losses sustained by, due to certain grain stabilization activities.of Claims, in accordance with such rules as it may adopt, shall investigate losses sustained during the stabilization operations of the Federal Farm Board in 1929 and 1930, by cooperative associations to which loans were made, either directly or indirectly, by the Federal Farm Board, through withholding grain from the market and making advances to their members in order to stabilize prices, for the purpose of determining—
(1)The amount of loss, if any, in the case of each such association Scope of inquiry, etc.and the facts and circumstances relating to such loss; and
(2)Whether, because of any agreement or understanding between such associations, or any of them, and the Federal Farm Board (or any member, officer, or employee thereof) or because of any other facts or circumstances, there is any legal, equitable, or moral obligation on the part of the United States to reimburse such associations, or any of them, for the whole or any part of any such loss. The court shall report to Congress, at the earliest practicable date, Report to Congress.the results of its investigation and determinations, together with such recommendations as it deems appropriate. Approved, June 26, 1936. To define the term of certain contracts with Indian tribes. 1936-06-26 49 Stat. 1984 851 Chapter 74 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public 1984 [CHAPTER 851.] JOINT RESOLUTION To define the term of certain contracts with Indian tribes. June 26, 1936.[[S. J. Res. 177](/us/bill/74/sjres/177).][[Pub. Res., No. 135](/us/bill/74/pubres/135).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Indians.Certain contracts with attorneys, of indefinite term, etc., validated. That any contracts or agreements heretofore approved by the Secretary of the Interior between the authorities of any tribe, band, or group of Indians and their attorneys for the prosecution of claims against the United States, which provide that such contracts or agreements shall run for a period of years therein specified, and as long thereafter as may be required to complete the business therein provided for, or words of like import, or which provide that compensation for services rendered shall be on a quantum-meruit basis not to exceed a [R.S., sec. 2103, p. 367](/us/rs/2103).[U. S. C., p. 999](/us/usc/999).specified percentage, shall be deemed a sufficient compliance with section 2103 of the Revised Statutes (or section 81, title 25, United *Provisos.*Authority to cancel contracts.States Code): *Provided, however*, That nothing herein contained shall limit the power of the Secretary of the Interior, after due notice and hearing and for proper cause shown, to cancel any such contract Terminated contracts not revived.or agreement: *Provided further*, That the provisions of this Act shall not be construed to revive any contract which has been terminated heretofore by lapse of time, operation of law, or by acts of the parties thereto. Sec. 2.Existing valid contracts with time limitation for completion of services not affected. Any existing valid contract heretofore made and approved pursuant to any Act of Congress by any tribe, band, or group of Indians with an attorney or attorneys for the rendition of services in the prosecution of claims against the United States under authority of which suit or suits have been filed, and which contains a limitation of time for the completion of the services to be performed may be continued in full force unless a subsequent contract dealing with the same subject matter has been made and approved. Approved, June 26, 1936. Extending for two years the time within which American claimants may make application for payment, under the Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928, of awards of the Mixed Claims Commission and the Tripartite Claims Commission, and extending until March 10, 1938, the time within which Hungarian claimants may make application for payment, under the Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928, of awards of the War Claims Arbiter. 1936-06-26 49 Stat. 1984 852 Chapter 74 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 852.] JOINT RESOLUTION Extending for two years the time within which American claimants may make application for payment, under the Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928, of awards of the Mixed Claims Commission and the Tripartite Claims Commission, and extending until March 10, 1938, the time within which Hungarian claimants may make application for payment, under the Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928, of awards of the War Claims Arbiter. June 26, 1936.[[H. J. Res. 608](/us/bill/74/hjres/608).][[Pub. Res., No. 136](/us/bill/74/pubres/136).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Settlement of War Claims Act.Vol. 45, p. 254; Vol. 47, p. 318; Vol. 48, pp. 125, 1019.Time for making application for payment by American claimants. That subsection
(g)of section 2 and subsection
(f)of section 5 of the Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928, as amended by Public Resolution Numbered 38, Seventy-third Congress, approved June 18, 1934, are further amended, respectively, by striking out the words “eight years” wherever such words appear therein and inserting in lieu thereof the words “ten years”. Sec. 2.Vol. 45, p. 264. The first sentence of subsection
(h)of section 6 of the Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928, as amended by Public Resolution Numbered 38, Seventy-third Congress, approved June 18, 1934, is further amended to read as follows: " Application for payments; time limitation.“No payment shall be made under this section unless application therefor is made by Marell 10, 1938, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.” " Approved, June 26, 1936. To further the development and maintenance of an adequate and well-balanced American merchant marine, to promote the commerce of the United States, to aid in the national defense, to repeal certain former legislation, and for other purposes. 1936-06-29 858 Chapter United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 49 Stat. 1985 74 2 public 1985 [CHAPTER 858.] AN ACT To further the development and maintenance of an adequate and well-balanced American merchant marine, to promote the commerce of the United States, to aid in the national defense, to repeal certain former legislation, and for other purposes. June 29, 1936.[[H.R. 8555](/us/bill/74/hr/8555).][
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