Volume 61
Public Law 80–105
To extend until June 30, 1949, the period of time during which persons may serve in certain executive departments and agencies without being prohibited from acting as counsel, agent, or attorney for prosecuting claims against the United States by reason of having so served.
Approved June 14, 1947
Statutory text
AN ACT
To extend until June 30, 1949, the period of time during which persons may serve in certain executive departments and agencies without being prohibited from acting as counsel, agent, or attorney for prosecuting claims against the United States by reason of having so served.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That subsection (j) of the Renegotiation Act (50 U. S. C., Supp. V, App., sec. 1191 (j))
is amended to read as follows:
“(j) Nothing in sections 109 and 113 of the Criminal Code (U. S. C.,
Prosecution of claims against U. S.
title 18, sees, 198 and 203) or in section 190 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 5, sec. 99) shall be deemed to prevent any person by reason of service in a department or the Board during the period (or a part thereof) beginning May 27, 1940, and ending on June 30, 1949, from acting as counsel, agent, or attorney for prosecuting any claim against the United States; Provided, That such person shall not prosecute any claim against the United States (1) involving any subject matter directly connected with which such person was so employed, or (2) during the period such person is engaged in employment in a department.”
Approved June 14, 1947.