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title: "42 U.S.C. § 70a"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 70a - Repealed. Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 597, § 4, 59 Stat. 662

## Notes

Section, act Oct. 27, 1943, ch. 287, § 6, 57 Stat. 583, provided for reimbursement for property lost or destroyed in service while serving with the Navy.