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payment, the United States may bring an action in the nature of a bill of interpleader against such parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, or in the United States district court of the district in which any such person resides. I n such actions any party, if not a resident of or found within the district, may be brought in by order of court served in such reasonable manner as the court directs. If the court is satisfied that persons unknown might assert a claim on account of such insurance, it may direct service upon such persons unknown by publication in the Federal Register. Judgment in any such suit shall discharge the United States from further liability to any parties to such action, and to all persons when service by publication upon persons unknown is directed by the court. The period within which suits may be commenced contained in said Act providing for bringing of suits against the United States shall, if claim be filed therefor within such period, be suspended from such time of filing until the claim shall have been administratively denied by the Secretary and for sixty days thereafter: Provided, however, That such claim shall be deemed to have been administratively denied if not acted upon within six months after the time of filing, unless the Secretary for good cause shown shall have otherwise agreed with the claimant. " S E C 1311. A person having an insurable interest in an aircraft may, with the approval of the Secretary, insure with other underwriters in an amount in excess of the amount insured with the Secretary, and, in that event, the Secretary shall not be entitled to the benefit of such insurance, but nothing in this section shall prevent the Secretary from entering into contracts of coinsurance. "SEC. 1312. The authority of the Secretary to provide insurance and reinsurance under this title shall expire five years from the date of enactment of this title." SEC. 2. Section 1 of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended, is hereby amended as follows: (1) Paragraph (20)(a) of such section is amended by striking out "(except the Philippine Islands)". (2) Paragraph (21)(a) of such section is amended by striking out "(except the Philippine Islands)". (3) Paragraph (29) of such section is amended by striking out "(c) the Philippine Islands, except that the operation of civil aircraft within the jurisdiction of the Philippine Islands shall be governed by laws enacted by the legislature of the islands and by executive regulations designating air-space reservations or other prohibited areas; and (d) " and inserting in lien thereof "and (c)". Approved June 14, 1951.
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Insurance with other underwriters.
Expiration of authority. 52 Stat. 977. 49 U.S.C. §401.
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To furnish eiiier<i;ency food aid to India. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "India Emergency Food Aid Act of 1951"'. SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Administrator for Pk'onomic Cooperation is authorized and directed to provide emergency food relief assistance to India on credit terms as
June 15, 1951 [S. 872]
India E m e r g e n c y Food Aid Act 011961.
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