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59 STAT.] 79TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 173-175--JUNE 4-6, 1945 [CHAPTER 173] ANA.T 231 June 4,1945 To amend the Act of Congress entitled "An Act for the relief of the Tlingit and [H. R. le04o Haida Indians of Alaska", approved June 5, 1942. [Public Law 74] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That an Act entitled "An Act for the relief of the Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska", approved June 5, 1942 (56 Stat. 323), is amended to read as follows: "That the time within which suit or suits may be filed by the Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska under the terms of the Act of Congress of June 19, 1935 (ch. 275, 49 Stat. L. 388), is hereby extended for a period of six years from and after the date of the approval of this Act." Approved June 4, 1945. [CHAPTER 174] AM ACT Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska. Time for filing suit extended. June 5, 1945 To provide for emergency flood-control work made necessary by recent floods, [IS.98] and for other purposes. [Public Law 751 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of $12,000,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated as an emergency fund to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for the repair, restoration, and strengthening of levees and other flood-control works which have been threatened or destroyed by the recent floods, or which may be threatened or destroyed by later floods, and for completion of work begun under the Acts entitled "An Act to provide for emergency flood-control work made necessary by recent floods, and for other purposes", approved respectively July 12, 1943, and May 29, 1944: Provided, That pending the appropriation of said sum the Secretary of War may allot from existing flood-control appropriations such sums as may be necessary for the immediate prosecution of the work herein authorized, such appropriations to be reimbursed from the appropriation herein authorized when made. SEC. 2 . The provisions of section 1 shall be deemed to be additional and supplemental to, and not in lieu of existing general legislation authorizing allocation of flood-control funds for restoration of flood- control works threatened or destroyed by flood. SEC. 3 . The War Production Board, and every other governmental agency which has jurisdiction over allocations and priorities relating to farm machinery and equipment, are authorized and directed imme- diately to take such steps as may be necessary to provide for the necessary allocations and priorities to enable farmers in the areas affected by floods in 1944 and 1945 to replace and repair their farm machinery and equipment which was destroyed or damaged by such floods, or windstorms, or fire caused by lightning, and to continue farming operations. - Ap proved June 5, 1945. [CHAPTER 175] AN ACT To provide for the further development of cooperative agricultural extension work. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amlrica in Congress assembled, That title II of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for research into basic laws and Emergency flood- control work. Appropriation au- thorized. Post, p. 235 . 57 Stat. 521; 58 Stat. 257. Allotments; reim- bursement. Provisions deeliile additional. Farm machinery and equipment. Allocations and pri- orities. June 6 1945 IS. 383 [Public Law 761 Cooperative ai- cultural extension work.