Volume 68
Private Law 83–903
For the relief of Walter P. Sylvester.
Approved August 31, 1954
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Walter P. Sylvester.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, notwithstanding
Waiter P. Sylvester.
the limitation upon the time for filing claims under section 20 of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, Walter P. Sylvester, of
42 Stat. 650; 59 Stat. 503.
Rutland, Massachusetts, may, within six months after the date of enactment of this Act, file a claim under such section for compensation for disability allegedly incurred by him as a result of an injury sustained while he was employed at the Boston Naval Shipyard from June 1943 to January 1945: Provided, That no benefits shall accrue except hospital and medical expenses prior to the enactment of this Act.
Approved August 31, 1954.