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[70 Stat. 654]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1956
[70 Stat. 654]

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PUBLIC LAW 803-JULY 26, 1956

41 USC 5. Net proceeds. 42 USC 2311. eommunity Disp o s a l Operations Fund.

42 USC 2313.

42 USC 2366.

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42 USC 2312. 42 USC 2312. Richland.

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of compromise or otherwise, all claims arising pursuant to this section: Provided, That expenses authorized by this section shall be considered nonadministrative expenses: Provided further, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes shall not apply to any contract entered into pursuant to this section if the amount thereof does not exceed $1,000.*' SEC. 4. Section 117 of the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 117 a.—There is hereby established as of June 30, 1956, a Community Disposal Operations Fund, and the Commission (or the head of such agency as may be carrying out the sales and financing functions of the Commission pursuant to a delegation by the President under section 101 of this Act) is authorized to credit said fund with all moneys hereafter obtained or now held by it and to account under said fund for all assets and liabilities held or acquired by it in connection with its sales and financing functions under this Act, and to make temporary advances to such fund, from any other funds available for expenses of operations of such Commission or agency, as may be required to carry out such functions pending the realization of sufficient proceeds under the provisions of this Act: Provided, That any such advances shall be repaid to the source appropriation or fund, to the extent of any unobligated balances available in the Community Disposal Operations Fund, prior to the close of the fiscal year during which such advances are made. "b. The Community Disposal Operations Fund shall be available to pay for all necessary costs, expenses (including administrative expenses), losses or obligations incurred in connection with the aforesaid functions, including expenses incident to sale, or other transfer and any financing under section 62, indemnities under sections 63 through 66, and expenses authorized by section 116 of this Act, and expenses in connection with the defense and payment of any claims for breaches of warranties and covenants of title of any property disposed of pursuant to this Act. "c. Any amount in said fund which is determined to be in excess of requirements for the purposes thereof shall be declared and paid as liquidating dividends to the Treasury, not less often than annually." SEC. 5. Section 118 c. of the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 is repealed. SEC. 6. Section 118 b. of the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 is amended by striking therefrom the figure "$2,165,000" and inserting in lieu thereof, the figure "$2,215,000." Approved July 25, 1956, Public Law 803

July 26, 1956 [S. 2280]

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CHAPTER 735 AN ACT

To amend the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as amended, to provide increased benefits in case of disabling injuries, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the and*'^arbo'r*'^orif. United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of era' Compensation the Loiigshoremeirs and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as Act. Increased bene' amended (33 U.S.C. sec. 906), is amended to read as follows: fits. "SEC. 6. (a) No compensation shall be allowed for the first three days 44 Stat. 1426. 33 USC 907. of the disability, except the benefits provided for in section 7: Provided, however, That in case the injury results in disability of more than twenty-eight days the compensation shall be allowed from the date of the disability.