Private Law 87–204

That notwithstanding the provisions of sections 15 to 20, inclusive, of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 765–770), the Secretary of Labor is authorized and directed (1) to consider any claim filed within one year after the enactment of this Act by M. C. Pitts, of Okeechobee, Florida, for compensation for disability resulting from an injury alleged to have been incurred by him on September 16, 1950, while performing services as postmaster at Okeechobee, Florida, and (2) to award to the said M. C. Pitts any compensation to which he would have been entitled had such claim been filed within the time and in the manner provided by such sections: Provided, That no benefits shall accrue by reason of the enactment of this Act for any period prior to its enactment, except in case of such medical or hospitalization expenditures as may be deemed reimbursable.