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PRIVATE LAWS ENACTED DURING THE FIRST SESSION OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, January3, 1945, and adjourned sine die on Friday, December 21, 1945 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President until his death, April 12, 1945; HARRY S. TRUMAN, President on and after April 12, 1945; HENRY A. WALLACE, Vice President to January 20, 1945; HARRY S. TRUMAN, Vice President from January 20, 1945, to April 12, 1945; KENNETH MCKELLAR, President of the Senate pro tempore; SAM RAYBURN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. [CHAPTER 12] AN ACT To authorize Lewis Hobart Kenney, Charles Garner, Charles Clement Goodman, and Henry Charles Robinson to accept decorations and orders tendered them by the Government of the United States of Brazil. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Lewis Hobart Kenney, Charles Garner, Charles Clement Goodman, and Henry Charles Robinson are hereby authorized to accept from the Govern- ment of the United States of Brazil such decorations, orders, medals, and emblems as have been or may be tendered them, hereby expressly granting the consent of Congress required for this purpose by clause 8 of section 9, article I, of the Constitution. Approved February 28, 1945. [CHAPTER 13] AN ACT For the relief of G. F. Allen, chief disbursing officer, Treasury Department, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comp- troller General of the United States is authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of G. F . Allen, chief disbursing officer, Treasury Department, in an amount not to exceed $709.51, for items suspended or disallowed. February 28, 1945 [s. 2211 [Private Law 1] Lewis Hobart Ken- ney and others. Acceptance of dec- orations, etc. 1Stat. 15. U. S. 0.Vol.1,p. XXXV. February 28, 1945 [S. 315] [Private Law 2] O. F . Allen. Credit in accounts. 683