741 59 STAT.] 79TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 272,276-JULY 5, 6 ,1945 [CHAPTER 272] AN ACT To authorize the President to appoint General Omar N. Bradley to the office of Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, without affecting his military status and perquisites. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assenmbled, That notwithstand- ing the provisions of section 1222 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C ., title 10, sec. 576), or any other provisions of law, the President, act- ing by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is authorized to appoint General Omar N. Bradley, a general officer in the Army of the United States, to the office of Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, and General Bradley's appointment to, acceptance of, and service in that office shall in no way affect any status, office, rank, or grade he may occupy or hold in the Army of the United States or any component thereof, or any emolument, perquisite, right, privi- lege, or benefit incident to or arising out of any such status, office, rank, or grade: Provided, That so long as he holds the office of Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, General Bradley shall retain the rank and grade of general which he now holds in the Army of the United States and he shall receive the pay and allowances (including personal money allowance) payable to an officer serving on active duty with the rank and in the grade of general in the Army of the United States, or any component thereof; and in the event the salary prescribed by law for the office of Administrator of Veterans' Affairs exceeds such pay and allowances, General Bradley shall receive directly from Veterans' Administration the difference between such pay and allowances and such salary. SEc. 2 . In the performance of his duties as Administrator of Vet- erans' Affairs, General Bradley shall be subject to no supervision, control, restriction, or prohibition (military or otherwise) other than would be operative with respect to him if he were in no way con- nected with the War Department, the Military Establishment, or the Army of the United States, or any component thereof. SEC. 3 . The appropriations of the Veterans' Administration shall be available for reimbursement to the War Department of all pay and allowances received by General Bradley from the War Depart- ment or its agencies while he is serving in the office of Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. Approved July 5, 1945. July 5, 1945 [H. R. 3607] [Private Law 140] Gen. Omar N. Bradley. Appointment as Administrator of Vet- erans' Affairs. Military status. Rank and grade; pay and allowances. Supervision, etc. , (military or other- wise). [CHAPTER 276] AN ACT For the relief of Mrs. Harriette E. Harris. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to Mrs. Harriette E. Harris, Pacific Grove, California, the sum of $3,062. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said Mrs. Harriette E. Harris against the United States for damage to trees driveway, and other property in Pacific Grove, California, caused by the crash of a United States Navy airplane on March 8, 1944: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or July 6, 1945 [H. R. 1008] [Private Law 141] Mrs. Harriette E. Harris.
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