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PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 404-406-OCT. 11 , 1945 of an Army airplane in the vicinity of said house in Orlando, Florida, on March 12, 1943: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved October 11, 1945. [CHAPTER 405] October 11, 1945 Is. 985] [Private Law 214] Navy personnel and former Navy person- nel. Reimbursement. AN ACT To reimburse certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for personal property lost or damaged as the result of fires occurring at various naval shore activities. 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, such sum or sums, amounting in the aggregate not to exceed $1,823.61, as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to reimburse, under such regulations as he may prescribe, certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for personal property lost or damaged as the result of fires occurring in tents occupied by the Sixty-ninth United States Naval Construction Battalion, Omaha Beach, France, on October 17, 1944; in lucky bag storage hut used for storage of officers' gear at naval operating base, Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on September 10, 1943; in storehouse known as Walter Reid Building, Brisbane, Australia, on November 5, 1944; at amphibious training base, Camp Bradford, naval operating base, Norfolk, Virginia, on January 20, 1945; at naval hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, on Feb- ruary 1, 1945; at naval section base, Fort Townsend, Washington, on December 27, 1942; and at base dispensary, naval base squadron, Rosneath, Scotland, on October 12, 1944: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved October 11, 1945. [CHAPTER 406] October 11, 1945 (8. 986] [Private Law 216] Navy personnel and former Navy person- nel. Reimbursement. AN ACT To reimburse certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for personal property lost or damaged as the result of a fire in administration building at the naval air station, Bunker Hill, Indiana, on December 28, 1944. 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, such sum or sums, amounting in the aggregate not to exceed $379.20, as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to reimburse, under such regulations as he may prescribe, certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for the value of personal property lost or 772 [59 STAT.