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53 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 1 ST SESS.-CHS.. 552-554 --AUG. 7, 1939 SEC. 2. That after the segregation provided for in section 1 hereof shall have been made, the remainder of such judgment fund, includ- ing interest, shall be available for expenditure subject to the following limitations and conditions: (a) Three hundred thousand dollars shall be transferred to and added to the loan fund authorized by the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 872). After the fiscal year 1939 no further sums shall be trans- ferred to and added to the loan fund authorized by said Act from the unobligated tribal funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States, and said Act is hereby amended accordingly. (b) Three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars for imme- diate payment in a lump sum of $1,500 to each adult unallotted Indian found to be entitled to payment in lieu of allotment, as author- ized in the Act of June 1, 1938 (52 Stat. 605): Provided, That the amount due any minor under the provisions of said Act shall be withheld until he becomes an adult, as herein defined, when it shall be paid to him in a lump sum from any funds, principal, or interest, on deposit to the credit of the Klamath Tribe, and section 2 of said Act of June 1, 1938, is hereby amended accordingly. (c) Such moneys as shall remain in the principal fund shall be transferred to and become a part of the capital reserve fund created by section 1 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 872). SEC. 3. That in no event shall any portion of the said judgment fund become liable, payable, or subject to any debt or debts con- tracted prior to the passage of this Act by any Indian of the Klamath Tribe except debts to the United States or to the tribe. Approved, August 7, 1939. [CHAPTER 553] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps, and for other purposes", approved June 28, 1937, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps, and for other purposes" , approved ,JIle 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 319), as allended, is amended by striking out of the second proviso the words "for the period of three years after July 1, 1937, and no longer" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "July 1, 1943". SEC. 2. Section 13 of said Act is amended by substituting a colon for a period after the last word in the section and inserting the follow- ing: "Provided, That the Director may designate an appropriate official seal for the Corps which shall be judicially noticed and which shall be preserved in the custody of the Director." SEC. 3. This Act shall be immediately effective. Approved, August 7, 1939. [CHAPTER 554] AN ACT To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across the Columbia River near The Dalles, Oregon. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time for completing the construction of a bridge across the Columbia River near The Dalles, Oregon, authorized to be built by The Dalles Bridge Company, a Washington corporation, by an Act of Congress approved 1253 Expenditure of re- mainder after segre- gation has been made. Sum to be added to loan fund; restriction. 50 Stat. 872. 25 U. S. C., Supp. IV, i 530-535 . Payments in lieu of allotments of land. 52 Stat. 605 . 25 U. S. C., Supp. IV, §§ 551-556 . Proviso. Withheld from mi- nor until he becomes adult. Remainder to be- come part of capital reserve fund. Fund not liable for debts contracted by tribal members prior to date of Act. Exception. August 7. 1939 -__ . It. 2'1.Ai_ iP'ubli, No. 32l1 tion Corps. 16U.. ,. ( . gll l, IV, § 5s4. Duration lf provi- sions of Act. Sltat. 321 . 16 '. S. C., Supp. IV, § 5841. Official seal for Corps. August 7, 1939 [H. R. 3122] [Public, No. 3271 Columbia River. Time extended for bridging, at The Dal- les, Oreg.