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been begun in accordance with section 701(e) of such Act upon a proposal to issue, amend, or repeal any regulation contemplated by section 403(j), 404 (a), 406 (a) or (b). 501 (b), 502 (d), 502 (h), 504, or 604 of such Act, the provisions o i such section 401 or 701 (e), as the case may be, as in force immediately prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be applicable as uiough this Act had not been enacted. Approved August 1, 1956. CHAPTER 862
Public Law 906 August 1, 1956 [H. R. 9265]
Hawaii. Audit o f < counts. 31 Stat. 156.
AN ACT To amend the Hawaiian Organic Act, as amended, relating to the audit of government (Territorial and county) accounts.
Be it erMcted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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 without 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 successor 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 postauditor at any time for cause." SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon the enactment by the legislature of the Territory of Hawaii of Legislation prescribing the duties of post-auditor and redefining the duties of the comptroller. Approved August 1, 1956.
CHAPTER 863
P u b l i c Law 907 August 1, 1956 [H. R. 12170]
Wold-Chamberlain Air Field, Minneapolis, Minn. Claims.
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.
Be it enacted by 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 WoldChamberlain 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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