59 STAT.] 79TH CONG., IST SESS.-CHS. 556, 557-DEC. 5, 6 , 1945 bered 40, issued at the Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, May 10, 1898, and who (1) was honorably dis- charged from such enlistment while serving in the Philippine Islands, (2) did not there reenter the military or naval service of the United States through commission or enlistment, and (3) embarked at Manila within one year after such discharge for return to the United States, shall be allowed and paid the sum of $75 as reimbursement for lodging and subsistence in the Philippine Islands for the period during which he awaited transportation by Government transport, and, in addition, travel pay and commutation of subsistence, for the distance from Manila, Philippine Islands, to San Francisco, California, at the rate of travel pay and commutation of subsistence allowed to soldiers of the Regular Army honorably discharged on expiration of enlistment, under section 1290 of the Revised Statutes, in effect at the time of such discharge, less any sum or sums of money actually paid by the Government to such person at the time of such discharge, or subsequent thereto, and transportation and subsistence between such places: Provided,That such payments shall be without interest. SEC. 2. Claims hereunder shall be settled in the General Accounting Office. SEC. 3. The Comptroller General is authorized and directed to cer- tify to the Congress, pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884 (U. S . C ., title 5, sec. 266), all claims allowed hereunder. SEC. 4. Application for the benefits of this Act shall be filed within three years after the date of its passage. SEC. 5 . Payment to any attorney or agent for such assistance as may be required in the preparation and execution of the necessary papers in any application under this Act shall not exceed the sum of $10; any person collecting or attempting to collect a greater amount than is herein allowed shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SEC. 6 . There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved December 5, 1945. [CHAPTER 6571 AN ACT To provide for finanial control of Government corporationa. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Government Corporation Control Act". DECLARATION OF POLIOT SEC. 2 . It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to bring Government corporations and their transactions and operations under annual scrutiny by the Congress and provide current financial control thereof. TITLE I-WHOLLY OWNED GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS SEC. 101. As used in this Act the term "wholly owned Government corporation" means the Commodity Credit Corporation; Federal Intermediate Credit Banks; Production Credit Corporations; Regional Agricultural Credit Corporations; Farmers Home Corpo- ration; Federal Crop Insurance Corporation; Federal Farm Mortgage 597 Lodging, subsistence, and travel pay. 47 tat. 1428. Certification of al- lowed claims. 23 Stat. 264. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. December 6, 194 {H. R. 3aO) [Publio Laow M1 Oovernment Corpo- ration Control Act.
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