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74'in CONGRESS . SESS . II . CHS . 66-68 . FEBRUARY 13, 1936 . exclusive of the Philippine Scouts, a sum not to exceed 25 cents, which sum shall be passed to the credit of the permanent fund, United States Soldiers Home (trust fund) in the Treasury of the United States; the exact sum to be so deducted to be fixed from time to time by the Secretary of War, within the limit prescribed above on the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners of said Home as to the amount required to meet the needs of the Home . Approved, February 13, 1936 . Determination of amount of deduction. [C HAPT ER 67 .1 Feb ru ary 13, 1936 . [s. 2891.1 To provide for the adjustment and settlement of personal injury and death cases [Public, No. 445 .1

arising in certain forei gn countries . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Represen tatives of the settlement of per- United so

and death

States of America in Congress assembled, That when any cases arising in certain act of omission of any officer, employee, or agent of the Government foreign countries. of the United States, including all officers, enlisted men, and em- ployees of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, results in the per- sonal injury or deat h of any person , not an Americ an natio nal, in any foreign country in which the United States exercises privileges of extraterritoriality, the Secretary of State may consider, adjust, and determine any claim, arising after the passage of this Act, for the damage occasioned by such injury or death in an amount not in ex cess of $1,500, United States currency , in an y one ca se, and such amount as may be found to be due to any claimant shall be certified to Congress as a legal claim for payment out of appropria- tions that may be made by Congress therefor, together with a brief state ment of the cha racter o f each claim, t he amou nt claim ed, and Not tso to apply to unit_ the amount allowed : Provided, That this authorization shall not e States employees . apply to cases of persons in the employ of the United States : Pro- sentingclaim i

vided further, That no claim shall be considered under this Act by the Secretary of State unless presented to him within one year from fulsettement .deemed the date of the accrual of said claim : And provided further, That acceptance by a ny claimant of the am ount determined under the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to be in full settlement of such claim against the Government of the United States . Approved, February 13, 1936 . February 13, 1936.

AN ACT [H . R. 10929.]

To amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act with [Public, No.446.]

respect to excepted employment . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 1 (b) of the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act is amen ded in the foll owing r espects 1 At the end of paragraph (5) strike out "and"; (2) At the end of paragraph (6) strike out the period and insert in lieu thereof "; and"; and ` ~3 ) After paragra ph (6) i nsert t he follo wing ne w paragr aph () Service performed in the employ of the following : All relig ious ins titutio ns and s chools maintain ed by t hem; c olleges or universities, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual ." Approved, February 13, 1936 . District of Colum- bia Unemployment Compensation Act, amendment . Ante, p . 946. "Employment" not to include service in reli gious inst itutions, et c. Post, P . 1888 . [C HAPT ER 68 .] AN ACT