Private Law 76–668

That the Act entitled “An Act for the relief of Harry Bryan and Alda Duffield Mullins, and others”, approved August 28, 1937, is hereby amended by renumbering section 2 thereof as section 3, and by adding thereto the following section:

“Sec. 2.

That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in accordance with such certifications as may be made by the Works Progress Administrator, or his duly authorized representative under this Act, claims for hospital, medical, and other reasonable expenses necessarily incurred by, in behalf, or at the request, of the claimants named in this Act as a result of the explosion that occurred in Gassaway, West Virginia, on November 7, 1936:

Provisos.

Payments deemed in full settlement.

Provided, That such payments as may be made hereunder shall be deemed to be in full settlement of all claims against the United States and against the claimants named in this Act for said expenses:

Maximum expenditure.

Provided further, That the total amount that may be paid hereunder by the Secretary of the Treasury in settlement of said claims shall

Time for filing claim.

not exceed the sum of $18,000. No claim, or part thereof, for expenses incurred after January 1, 1939, shall be considered, nor shall any claim be considered or paid under the provisions of this Act unless application therefor shall be filed with the Works Progress Administration by or on behalf of the person entitled to payment within

Determination and certification of amount.

six months from the date of approval of this Act. The Works Progress Administrator, or his duly authorized representative, shall determine the amount due on any application, and the person entitled thereto under the provisions of this Act, and shall certify such determinations to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment of the claims, which determination shall be final and conclusive upon the acounting officers of the Government.”

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