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PUBLIC LAW 583-JULY 17, 1952 Public Law 583
July 17, 1952 [H.R. 7722]
58 Stat. 684.
Veterans. Participation funerals.
63 Stat. 608. 5 USC 30 note.
General Counsel of Department of Commerce.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sentence of subsection (a) of section 206 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. sec 207), is amended by inserting after "Deputy Surgeon General" the following: "and the Chief Medical Officer of the United States Coast Guard,". Approved July 17, 1952.
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AN ACT To authorize the participation by certain Federal employees, without loss of pay or deduction from annual leave, in funerals for deceased members of the Armed Forces returned to the United States from abroad for burial and relating to the General Counsel of the Department of Commerce. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to grant time to employees in the executive branch of the Government to participate, without loss of pay or deduction from annual leave, in funerals for deceased members of the Armed Forces returned to the United States for burial", approved August 16, 1949, is amended to read as follows: "That employees in the executive branch of the Government who are veterans of any war, campaign, or expedition (for which a campaign badge has been authorized), or members of honors or ceremonial groups of organizations of such veterans may be excused from duty without loss of pay or deduction from their annual leave, for such time as may be necessary, but not in excess of four hours in any one day, to enable them to participate as active pallbearers or as members of firing squads or guards of honor in funeral ceremonies for members of the Armed Forces of the United States whose remains are returned from abroad for final interment in the United States." SEC. 2. The Solicitor of the Department of Commerce shall hereafter be designated as the General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, and all laws and orders relating or referring to the Solicitor of the Department of Commerce shall be deemed to relate or refer to the General Counsel of the Department of Commerce. Approved July 17, 1952.
Public Law 585 July 17, 1952 [H. R. 8122]
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AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act so as to provide for equality of grade, pay, and allowance between the Chief Medical OflBcer of the Coast Guard and comparable officers of the Army.
Public Law 584 July 17, 1952 [H.R. 7806]
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^ ^ ACT To continue the existing method of computing parity prices for basic agricultural commodities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and H&ase of Representatives of the commo'dities*"'^^^ United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 301 Parity prices. (a)(1)(G) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 is amended fvic'izol?' to read as follows:
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