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566 June 19, 1948 [H. R. 5820] [Public Law 729] Veterans Adminis- tration. Prosthetic research. June 19, 1948 [H. R . 4i663 if'ublic Law 730] Macon, Ga. Jurisdiction of Dis- trict Court. PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 559, 560 , 589-JUNE 19, 1948 [62 STAT. within the term of any such lease the cost of such structure or struc- tures. Every such lease shall be entered into upon such terms and conditions as the Commissioners shall impose including, but not lim- ited to, requirements that such structure or structures shall conform with plans and specifications approved by the Commissioners, that such structure or structures shall become the property of the District upon termination or expiration of any such lease; that the lessee shall furnish security in the form of a penal bond or otherwise to guarantee fulfillment of his or its obligations, and any other requirement which, in the judgment of the Commissioners, shall be related to the accom- plishment of the purposes of this Act." Approved June 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 560] AN ACT To aid in the development of improved prosthetic appliances, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is author- ized to be appropriated annually to the Veterans' Administration and to remain available until expended the sum of $1,000,000 to be expended, in accordance with laws now or hereafter applicable to the Veterans' Administration, for prosthetic research, including all forms of prosthetic and orthopedic appliances and sensory devices. SEc. 2 . In carrying out the research program authorized by this Act the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized to make available the results of his investigations to private or public institutions or agencies and to individuals in order that the unique investigative materials and research data in the possession of the Government may result in improved prosthetic appliances for all disabled persons. Approved June 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 589] AN ACT To confer jurisdiction upon the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Georgia to hear, determine, and render judgment on the claims of the owners of the fee-simple titles and leasehold interests in lands leased to the United States by the city of Macon, Georgia, for use as a part of the site of Camp Wheeler, Georgia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Georgia to hear, determine, and render monetary judgment upon the several claims (1) of the city of Macon with respect to lands owned by the city and leased by the said city to the United States for use by the Army as a part of the site of Camp Wheeler, Georgia, for damages for the breach, if any, of its leases to the United States and (2) of the owners in fee simple and the owners of leasehold interests, except the city of Macon, in and to lands leased by them to the city of Macon, Georgia, and subleased by the city to the United States for such use. In the determination of the claims of the owners of the fee-simple titles and of leasehold interests in lands leased by them to the city of Macon and subleased by said city to the United States, the damages allowed, if any, shall be limited to the amounts to which such owners would have een entitled under the terms and provisions of their leases to the city of Macon: Provided,That claims of fee owners and leasehold owners, excepting the city of Macon, relating to the same property shall be joined in one action and the