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sixTY-F1FT11 CONGRESS. Sess. III. cus. 37-39. 1919. 1161 CHAP. 37.-An Act To extend the revisions of the homestead laws toudung' F¤br¤=¤1' 25, 1919- credit for period of enlistment to the soldiers, nurses, and officers of the Army an [K R· m53·l the seamen, marines, nurses, and omcers of the Navy and the Marine Corps of the [Public, Nu. 273.] United States who have served cr will have served with the Mexican border operations or during the war between the United States and Germany and her allies. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re esentatives of the United _ States of America in Congress assemlnkd Thiit subject to the con- §,‘i$§‘;,??°",§°,'§,@‘§‘,§‘g;,, ditions therein expressed, as to length of service and honorable dis- gggggld tgosrgwiceagg charge, the plr-revisions of sections twenty-three hundred and four wuwmr oa-tim. and twenty-t ee hundred and five, Revised Statutes of the United *}g·»=•·=¤·¤°*»2*°5· States, shall be applicable in all cases of military and naval service p` ' rendered in connection with the Mexican border operations or during the war with Germany and its allies as defined by public resolution numbered thirty-two, a proved August twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and sixteen ('I}hu·ty-ninth tatutes at La?e page six V0l.39,p.671. hundred and sevent —one), and the Act approved uly twenty- ·*""·P· **8- eighth, nineteen hundsied and seventeen (Fortreth Statutes at Large, page two hundred and forty-eight). Approved, February 25, 1919. . F•bruary25, 1919. CHAP. 38.-An Act Providing for the relief of such populatirms in Eumpe, and countries contiguous thereto, outside of Germany, Gernmn-Austria, Hungary, Bal- [Public, No.21¢.1 garia, and Turkey, as may be determined upon by the President as nocemary. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRe esentatives of the United European pepsi-. States of America in Oengress assembled, Tgiit for participation “°;§;_d M mmm by the Government of the United States in the ing_o food- rormliitor. ’ stuffs and other urgent supplies, and for- the transportation, distribution, and administration thereof to such populations in Europe, and countries contiguous thereto, outside of Germany, German- . °°“'“'*°° °‘°*°**°‘- Austria, Hungary, ulgaria, and however, That {Z;°"m“:{;mmTuk_ Armenians, Syrians, Greeks, and other istran and Jewish popu— isle Km rum to n- lations of Asia Minor, now or formerly subjects of Turkey may be °"°" included within_the populations to receive relief under this Act, as may be determmed Bptpon by the President from time to time as necessary, and for e and every purpose connected therewith, in Apwpmam the discretion of the President, there is appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, §100,000,000, which may be used as a revolving fund unt: thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, and which shall be aud1tedin the same manner Rmb as other expenditures of the Government: Provided, That expendi- “”°""‘"‘ tures hereunder shall be reimbursed so far as possible by the Governments or subdivisions thereof or the peoples to whom relief is fur- mmm Rpm to nished: Provided further, That a report o the receipts, expenditures Congressand an itemized statement of such receipts and expenditures made under this appropriation shall be submitted to Congress not later than the first day of the next regular session: And provided further, That so far as said fund shall be expended for_ the p\u·cl1ase of wheat ,,,,*§’f’,§,‘;;“°,$,,§i,?,{E'”°"‘ go be donated preference shall be given to gram grown 111 the United tates. Approved, February 25, 1919. February 25,1919. _ CHAP. 39.—An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in appropria- [H? R- m‘°·] tions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, and prior fiscal years, and for other [1>uwc,No.27s,] P¤¤"1>0¤¢¤- Be it enacted Q the Senate and House tg" Regifsentatives of the United States of merica in Congress assem Zed, at the following AS•¤¤19j;1uD•¤§¤¤g¥ sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- 1g*{Rr°° °° ° ’