PRIVATE LAWS ENACTED DURING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE EIGHTIETH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, January6, 1948, and adjourned sine die on Friday, December 31, 1948 HARRY S. TRUMAN, President; ARTHUR H. VANDENBERG, President of the Senate pro tempore; JOSEPH W. MARTIN, Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives. [CHAPTER 4] AN ACT For the relief of the dependents of Carl B. Sanborn. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congressassembled, Thet in the adminis- tration of the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the perform- ance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 5, secs. 751-791) the late Carl B. Sanborn, who died as the result of an explosion which occurred June 16, 1942, in Eaton Canyon, near Pasadena, California, while engaged in scientific research for the United States, shall be deemed to have been a civil employee of the United States within the purview of said Act, at the time of his death, and compensation for death payable under said Act shall accrue from the date of his death and shall be payable to such of his dependents as may qualify under section 10 of said Act, under the conditions therein provided, such compensation to be computed in the manner prescribed by said Act upon the basis of the monthly pay, respectively, of such Carl B. Sanborn in his employment under the direction of the Office of Scientific Research and Development of the Office for Emergency Management, or upon the basis of monthly pay of $175 in the event that at the time of death he was serving without compensation. Any compensation for death received by any such dependent under any other workmen's compensation law shall be credited against any compensation which such dependent may receive by reason of this Act. No right to benefits shall accrue under this Act unless a written claim for compensation is filed under such Act of September 7, 1916, as amended within one year from the date of enactment of this Act. Approved January 19, 1948. 1295 January 19, 1948 [H. R. 389] [Private Law 132] Dependents of Oarl B. Sanborn. 39 Stat. 742. 5U. S. .. 6751-791, 793. 39 Stat. 744. 5U.S. C. 760.
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