Private Law 76–240

That notwithstanding

Roland P. Winstead.

Provisions of Employees’ Compensation Act extended to.

39 Stat. 746, 747.

5 U. S. C. §§ 765–770.

the provisions and limitations of sections 15 to 20, both inclusive, of the Act entitled “An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission is hereby authorized and directed to receive and consider, when filed, the claim of Roland P. Winstead for disability alleged to have been incurred by him during the month of February 1922 while in the employment of the Post Office Department as a driver of a mail truck operating between Fredericksburg and White Stone, Virginia, and to determine said claim upon its merits under the remaining provisions of said Act: Provided, That

Proviso.

No prior benefits.

no benefits shall be held to have accrued prior to the approval of this Act: Provided further, That claim hereunder shall be filed within

Time for filing claim.

six months from the approval of this Act.