Public Law 699.
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68 Stat. 917 Public Law 699 chapter 1050 JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the President to invite the States of the Union and foreign countries to participate in the First International Instrument Congress and Exposition to be field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from September 13 to September 25, 1954.August 28, 1954 [[H. J. Res. 257](/us/bill/83/hjres/257)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,First International Instrument Congress and Exposition.
That the President of the United States is authorized, by proclamation or in such other manner as he may deem proper, to invite the States of the Union and foreign countries to participate in the First International Instrument Congress and Exposition, to be held at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from September 13 to September 25, 1954, inclusive, for the purpose of exhibiting instruments and devices for measurement, inspection, testing, and automatic control (including analytical instruments, astronomical instruments, aviation instruments, automatic control valves, cameras, drafting instruments, electrical and electronic components, electrical and electronic measuring instruments, electronic computers, geophysical instruments, machine-shop gages and inspection devices, measuring pumps, meteorological instruments, scales and balances, servomechanisms, surveying instruments, watches, timers and time pieces, and other precision devices and machinery for precision working), and for the purpose of bringing together buyers and sellers for the promotion of foreign and domestic trade and commerce in such products.
Approved August 28, 1954. Public Law 700: Fixing the time of assembly of the Eighty-fourth Congress. Public Law 700 Public Law 700 68 Stat. 917 1954-08-28 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 700 chapter 1051 JOINT RESOLUTION Fixing the time of assembly of the Eighty-fourth Congress.August 28, 1954 [[H.
J. Res. 585](/us/bill/83/hjres/585)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Eighty-fourth Congress shall assemble at noon on Wednesday, January 5, 1955. Approved August 28, 1954. Public Law 701: To validate certain payments for accrued leave made to members of the Armed Forces who accepted discharges for the purpose of immediate reenlistment for an indefinite period. Public Law 701 Public Law 701 68 Stat. 917 1954-08-28 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 701 chapter 1052 AN ACT To validate certain payments for accrued leave made to members of the Armed Forces who accepted discharges for the purpose of immediate reenlistment for an indefinite period.August 28, 1954 [[S. 22](/us/bill/83/s/22)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Armed Forces. Validation of leave payments. [61 Stat. 748](/us/stat/61/748).
That (a), notwithstanding the provisions of section 4
(c)of the Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946, as amended (37 U. S. C. 33 (c)), any payments for accrued leave heretofore erroneously made to any member of the Armed Forces who was discharged after August 31, 1946, for the purpose of immediate reenlistment for an indefinite period are hereby validated.
(b)The Comptroller General of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of disbursing officers for any payment validated by this Act. Approved August 28, 1954. Public Law 702: To provide survivor benefits for widows of the Chief Justice and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Public Law 702 Public Law 702 68 Stat. 918 1954-08-28 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public
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