Public Law 85–760

That the $1,000 limitation on claims contained in the paragraph under the center heading “Claims” in title II of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1958, and title II of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1959, shall not apply with respect to claims arising out of the crash on July 18, 1957, at Worcester, Massachusetts, of an aircraft belonging to the United States and being operated on a routine training flight by a member of the Air National Guard while on a camp of instruction.

Sec. 2.

Payments made pursuant to the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1958, and the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1959, for death, personal injury, and property loss claims, shall not be subject to insurance subrogation claims in any respect. No pay-ments made pursuant to such Acts shall include any amount for reimbursement to any insurance company or compensation insurance fund for loss payments made by such company or fund.

No part of any amounts awarded pursuant to the Acts referred to in section 1 of this Act shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with these claims, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.