LIST OF PUBLIC LAWS Public Law 693 -- _ Puerto Rico, conveyance. AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force to return certain lands situated in Puerto Rico, in accordance with the terms of the conveyances to the United States Government, and final judgments in certain condemnation proceedings _________ 694 _ Hospitals, liens for moneys due. AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to establish a lien for moneys due hospitals for services rendered in cases caused by negligence or fault of others and providing for the recording and enforcing of such liens", approved June 30, 1939_ -- -- -- --- -- 695 --- Admiralty jurisdiction,extension. AN ACT For the extension of admiralty jurisdiction ---------- ______ ______ ______ _- 696 _-- Panama Canal, recognition of civilian services. AN ACT To amend the Act of May 29, 1944, providing for the recogni- tion of the services of the civilian officials and employees, citizens of the United States, engaged in and about the con- struction of the Panama Canal -- -- -- ______ 697 --- Conservation of wildlife. AN ACT To amend the Act of March 10, 1934, entitled "An Act to promote the conservation of wildlife, fish, and game, and for other purposes", as amended by the Act approved August 14, 1946--_ __ __ 698 --- Bridge, Missouri River. AN ACT To extend the authorized maturity date of certain bridge revenue bonds to be issued in connection with the refunding of the acquisition cost of the bridge across the Missouri River at Rulo, Nebraska --- 699 -- D. C. Fire Department. AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to classify the officers and members of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, and for other pur- poses", approved June 20, 1906, and for other purposes__ 700 - Army vessel Hygiene. AN ACT To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the Territory of Alaska the title to the Army vessel Hygiene ------- ______._____- - 701 -_- Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission. AN ACT To in- crease the size of the Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission, and for other purposes ----------- ___ ______ ______ ______ - 702 _-- Housing, disabled veterans. AN ACT To authorize assistance to certain veterans in acquiring specially adapted housing which they require by reason of the nature of their service- connected disabilities---- ------------ __ . .__________ - - - - 703 --- Arlington County, Va., conveyance. AN ACT To authorize the onveyance by the Secretary of the Interior to the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company, of certain lands lying in the bed of Roaches Run, Arlington County, Virginia, and for otherpurposes ------- - 704 --- Gettysburg National Cemetery. AN ACT To enlarge the Gettys- burg National Cemetery------- . .. 705 - Del Norte County, Calif., conveyance. AN ACT To transfer Pelican Rock in Crescent City Harbor, Del Norte County, California, to that county ----- 706 --- Internal Revenue Code, amendment. AN ACT To amend section 1700 (a) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code so as to exempt hospitalized servicemen and veterans from the admissions tax when admitted free---_ _. . _ . . _ __ ... . ___.-- 707 --- Civil Service Retirement Act, amendment. AN ACT To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended_ 708 -- Puerto Rico and Hawaii, payments to sugar producers. AN ACT To authorize Commodity Credit Corporation to make adjust- ment payments to certain producers of raw cane sugar in Puerto Rico and Hawaii --_- -- - 709 --- Navy and Coast Guard, checkage of retired pay. AN ACT To prevent retroactive checkage of retired pay in the cases of certain enlisted men and warrant officers appointed or ad- vanced to commissioned rank or grade under the Act of July 24, 1941 (55 Stat. 603), as amended, and for other purposes --------------------------- 710 --- Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946, amendments. AN ACT To amend further the Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946, as amended, to permit certain payments to be made to surviving brothers and sisters, and nieces and nephews, of deceased members and former members of the armed forces ----- 711 --_ D. C. nursery schools, etc. AN ACT To continue a system of nurseries and nursery schools for the day care of school-age and under-school-age children of the District of Columbia.. -- Date June 19,1948-_- June 19,1948-- _ June 19,1948___ June 19,1948-- June 19,1948-_ - June 19,1948--_ June 19,1948-- June 19,1948-_ - June 19,1948-__ June 19,1948--- June 19,1948--- June 19,1948--- June 19,1948_-- June 19,1948- __ June 19,1948__- June 19,1948--- June 19,1948--- June 19,1948--- xxi Page 495 496 496 497 497 497 498 499 499 500 501 502 503 504 504 504 505 506 June 19, 1948--- 507
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