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PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 89-91-APR . 23, 25 , 1949 Sale, etc., of land by government agencies. April 23, 1949 [H. R. 1755] [Public Law 53] Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minn. Per capita pay- ments. 63 Stat. 1360, 1379, 1397. Aril 25, 1949 [H. R.164] [Public Law 54] Churntown Ele- mentary School Dis- trict, Calif. Conveyance. reserved (in whole or in part), prior to the enactment of this Act, for employees of an agency of the Federal Government may be retained by him for employees of that agency for such time as lie determines such action necessary to provide adequate housing accommodations for them in the area. SEC. 6. Any executive department or agency of the Federal Gov- ernment is hereby authorized to sell, transfer, and convey to the Alaska Housing Authority at fair value (as determined by such department or agency), for use under this Act, all or any right, title, and interest in any real or personal property under the jurisdiction of such depart- ment or agency which it determines to be in excess of its own require- ments, notwithstanding any limitations or requirements of law with respect to the use or disposition of such property: Provided,That the authority conferred by this section shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other powers and authorities of such department or agency. Approved April 23, 1949. [CHAPTER 90] AN ACT To authorize a $100 per capita payment to members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians from the proceeds of the sale of timber and lumber on the Red Lake Reservation. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to withdraw as much as may be necessary from the fund on deposit in the Treasury of the United States arising from the proceeds of the sale of timber and lumber within the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota, according to the provisions of the Act of May 18, 1916 (39 Stat. 137), to the credit of the Red Lake Indians in Minnesota, and to pay therefrom $100 to each member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota who is living at the date of enactment of this Act. Such payments shall be made as soon as practicable under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. SEO. 2. No money paid to Indians under this Act shall be subject to any lien or claim of attorneys or other persons. Before any payment is made under this Act, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota shall, in such manner as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, ratify and accept the provisions of this Act. SEC. 3 . Payments made under this Act shall not be held to be "other income and resources" as that term is used in sections 2 (a) (7), 402 (a) (7), and 1002 (a) (8) of the Social Security Act, as amended (U. S. C ., 1946 edition, title 42, secs. 302 (a) (7), 602 (a) (7), and 1202 (a)(8)). Approved April 23, 1949. [CHAPTER 91] AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands to the Churn- town Elementary School District, California. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to convey to the Churntown Elementary School District, California, for such consideration as he 60 [63 STAT.