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54 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CHS. 296-299-JUNE 8, 1940 Administration: Provided,That the judgment, if any, shall not exceed $5,000. SEC. 2. Suit upon such claim may be instituted at any time within one year after the enactment of this Act, notwithstanding the lapse of time or any statute of limitations. Proceedings for the determina- tion of such claims, appeals therefrom, and payment of any judgment thereon shall be in the same manner as in the cases over which such court has jurisdiction under the provisions of paragraph 20 of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended. Approved, June 8, 1940. [CHAPTER 297] AN ACT Proviso. Limitation on judg- ment. Commencement of suit. Procedure. 28 U. . C.0 41 (20). June 8,1940 For the relief of J. Frank Kuner, private, uniformed force, United States Secret [s. 33041 Service. [Private, No. 352] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no suspension, charge, or disallowance shall be raised against any disbursing or certi- fying officer for any payments of salary made to J. Frank Kuner for services rendered as private, uniformed force, United States Secret Service, during the period July 1, 1938, to November 25, 1938, both dates inclusive, and such payments are hereby ratified and validated. Approved, June 8, 1940. J. Frank Kuner. Validation of pay- ments to. [CHAPTER 298] AN ACT For the relief of John R. Elliott. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comp- troller General of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of John R. Elliott, former disbursing clerk, Division of Disbursement, Treasury Department, in the sum of $97, representing the amount disallowed in the accounts of the said John R. Elliott because of a payment made to Sheldon Gent, as guardian of Forest Gent, incompetent: Provided, That no part of the amount so credited shall be charged against any individual other than the payee. Approved, June 8, 1940. [CHAPTER 299] AN ACT For the relief of the Gallup Mercantile Company of Gallup, New Mexico. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $245.30 to the Gallup Mercantile Company of Gallup, New Mexico, in full settlement of its claim for compensation for supplies furnished to certain Indians of the former Southern Navajo Agency and to the former Southern Navajo Agency prior to December 31, 1933, and used by the Indians and the agency for feed for animals or for other pur- poses: Provided,That no payment shall be made until certification by the Secretary of the Interior that the claimant has executed a satis- factory release of any and all claimsit may have against any employees or former employees of the agency arising out of said transscton: June 8, 1940 [H. R . 7306] [Private, No. 353] John R. Elliott. Credit allowed in accounts of. Proviso. Restriction. June 8, 1940 [H. R . 78631 [Private, No. 34] Gallup Mercantile Company. Payment to. Release of claims.