Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 60 Part 1.djvu/207

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180 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 251, 252-MAY 13, 14 , 1946 [60 STAT. is based, except that in case of damage caused by operations of a military nature during time of war such notice may be filed within sixty days after termination of the war. REPORTS TO CONGRESS SEF. 18. On or before the third day of January of each year the Administrator shall make a report to the Congress describing his operations under this Act during the preceding fiscal year, including detailed statements of the airport development accomplished, the status of each project undertaken, the allocation of appropriations, and itemized statements of expenditures and receipts, and setting forth his recommendations, if any, for legislation amending or supplement- ing this Act. FALSE STATEMENTS SEa. 19. Any officer, agent, or employee of the United States, or any officer, agent, or employee of any public agency, or any person, association, firm, or corporation who shall knowingly make any false statement, false representation, or false report as to the character, quality, quantity, or cost of the material used or to be used, or the quantity or quality of the work performed or to be performed, or the costs thereof, in connection with the submission of plans, maps, spe- cifications, contracts, or estimates of project costs for any project submitted to the Administrator for approval under this Act or shall knowingly make any false statement, false representation, or false report or claim for work or materials for any project approved by the Administrator under this Act, or shall knowingly make any false statement or false representation in any report required to be made under this Act, with the intent to defraud the United States Penalty. shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not to exceed five years or by a fine of not to exceed $10,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. EXISTING AIRPORT PROGRAMS SEC. 20. Nothing in this Act shall affect the carrying out of the program for the development of public landing areas necessary for national defense, authorized by the Department of Commerce Appro- 59 Stat. 190. priation Act, 1946, or the program for the development of civil landing areas, authorized by the First Supplemental National Defense 67 Stat. 621 . Appropriation Act, 1944, which programs shall be additional to the Federal-aid airport program authorized by this Act. Approved May 13, 1946. [CHAPTER 252] May 14,1946 AN ACT Is. 1812] To provide reimbursement for personal property lost, damaged, or destroyed as [Public Law 378] the result of explosions at the naval ammunition depot, Hastings, Nebraska, on April 6, 1944, and September 15, 1944. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Navy. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary claims. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum or sums, amounting in the aggregate not to exceed $25,000, as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to pay claims, includ- ing those of naval and civilian personnel of the Naval Establishment, for privately owned property lost, damaged, or destroyed as the result of explosions at the naval ammunition depot, Hastings,