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Presidential Succession Law of 1947

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(f) During the period that any individual acts as President under this Act, his compensation shall be at the rate then provided by law in the case of the President.

(g) Sections 1 and 2 of the Act entitled ''An Act to provide for the performance of the duties of the office of President in case of the removal, death, resignation, or inability both of the President and Vice President'', approved January 19, 1886 (24 Stat. 1; U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 3, secs. 21 and 22), are repealed.

Approved July 18, 1947.




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