Public Law 486.

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(/us/pl/75/485)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Regular Army.Increase in commissioned strength. That the authorized commissioned strength of the Regular Army, including the sixty-seven general officers of the line as now authorized by law, shall be fourteen thousand six hundred and fifty-nine officers, of52 Stat. 217 which number one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three shallAssignments. be assigned to the non-promotion-list branch in numbers proportionate to the numbers now fixed by law for such branches, and twelve thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine to the promotion-list branches in numbers proportionate to the numbers now designated by the President for such branches pursuant to law, exceptExceptions.Dental Corps.*Ante*, p. 8. that the proportional increases as computed under this Act for the Medical Administrative Corps and Veterinary Corps shall be assigned to the Dental Corps and that the Air Corps shall be increasedAir Corps. so as to provide within the total of fourteen thousand six hundred and fifty-nine an authorized commissioned strength of two thousand and ninety-two: *Provided*, That the President may increase or*Provisos*.Powers of President to modify assignments.Appointment in lowest commissioned grade of each branch. diminish the number of officers assigned to any branch by not more than a total of 30 per centum: *Provided further*, That the additional officers authorized by this Act shall be appointed in the lowest commissioned grade now provided by law for the respective branches in which appointments are to be made: *And provided further*, ThatReserve officers; annual appointments in combatant arms, etc.[49 Stat. 1028](/us/stat/49/1028).[10 U.

S. C., Supp. III, §§ 369a, 487a](/us/usc/t10/s369a/487a). this Act shall not affect the Act approved August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1028), except that the total number of Reserve officers to be appointed annually under authority of that Act, in the combatant arms, Chemical Warfare Service and the Air Corps in the grade of second lieutenant, Regular Army, shall be 10 per centum of the total number authorized to be trained annually under appropriation Acts in pursuance of the Act of August 30, 1935, and in no event less than fifty, and that any officers added to the Army under existing authorizationsIncreases not to exceed existing authorizations. shall be within the total authorized commissioned strength of fourteen thousand six hundred and fifty-nine herein provided.

Approved, April 13, 1938. Authorizing the erection of a memorial to the late Guglielmo Marconi. 1938-04-13 147 Chapter 52 Stat. 217 75 3 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-15 public [CHAPTER 147] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the erection of a memorial to the late Guglielmo Marconi. April 13, 1938[[H.

J. Res. 499](/us/bill/75/hjres/499)][[Pub. Res., No. 86](/us/pl/75/86)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of theGuglielmo Marconi memorial.Erection of, in District of Columbia, authorized. Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to grant permission to The Marconi Memorial Foundation, Inc., for the erection on public grounds of the United States in the District of Columbia, other than those of the Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the White House, of a memorial of simple and artistic form to the late Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of an apparatus for wireless telegraphy, by the American people: *Provided*, That the site chosen and the *Provisos*.Approval of site and design. design of the memorial shall have the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts and that the United States shall be put to no expense in or by the erection of the said memorial: *Provided further*, That unless funds, which in the estimation of the Secretary of theFinancial, etc., conditions.

Interior are sufficient to insure the completion of the memorial, are certified available, and the erection of this memorial begun within five years from and after the passage of this legislation, the authorization hereby granted is revoked. Approved, April 13, 1938. Directing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the policies employed by manufacturers in distributing motor vehicles, accessories, and parts, and the policies of dealers in selling motor vehicles at retail, as these policies affect the public interest. 1938-04-13 148 Chapter 52 Stat. 218 75 3 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

Digitization Vendor 2024-11-15 public [CHAPTER 148] JOINT RESOLUTION Directing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the policies employed by manufacturers in distributing motor vehicles, accessories, and parts, and the policies of dealers in selling motor vehicles at retail, as these policies affect the public interest. April 13, 1938[[H. J. Res. 594](/us/bill/75/hjres/594)][[Pub. Res., No. 87](/us/pl/75/87)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Federal Trade Commission,Investigation of motor vehicle, etc., distribution practices.[38 Stat. 717](/us/stat/38/717).[15 U. S. C. § 41](/us/usc/t15/s41).

That the Federal Trade Commission be, and is hereby, directed and authorized under the Act entitled “An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 26, 1914, to investigate the policies employed by manufacturers in distributing motor vehicles, accessories, and parts, and the policies of dealers in selling motor vehicles at retail, as these policies affect the public interest. Purpose and scope.The purpose of this investigation shall be to determine— 1.

Extent of concentration of control and monopoly. The extent of concentration of control and of monopoly in the manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and sale of automobiles, accessories, and parts, including methods and devices used by manufacturers for obtaining and maintaining their control or monopoly of such manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and sale of such commodities, and the extent, if any, to which fraudulent, dishonest, unfair, and injurious methods are employed, including combinations, monopolies, price fixing, or unfair trade practices; 2.

Antitrust law violations. The extent to which any of the antitrust laws of the United States are being violated; and 3. Powers vested in Commission. For the purposes of the investigation hereby directed and authorized, the Federal Trade Commission is given all the powers conferred upon it by the Federal Trade Commission Act. Sec. 2. Report and recommendations. The Federal Trade Commission shall report its findings to the Congress of the United States within one year from date of enactment of this resolution, recommending whatever remedial legislation it deems necessary and proper.

Sec. 3. Appropriation authorized. The sum of $50,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Trade Commission for the purpose of making this investigation. Approved, April 13, 1938. To provide for experimental air-mail services to further develop safety, efficiency, and economy, and for other purposes. 1938-04-15 157 Chapter 52 Stat. 218 75 3 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

Digitization Vendor 2024-11-15 public [CHAPTER 157] AN ACT To provide for experimental air-mail services to further develop safety, efficiency, and economy, and for other purposes. April 15, 1938[[H. R. 7448](/us/bill/75/hr/7448)][[Public, No. 486](/us/pl/75/486)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Postal service.Experimental air mail services authorized.*Post*, pp. 997, 1144.Autogiro aircraft shuttle service.

That the Postmaster General is authorized, under such appropriate rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to provide for and supervise experimental services in connection with the transportation of mail by air, including the transportation of mail by autogiro aircraft shuttle service between outlying airports and central city areas, and including the utilization of patented articles and equipment upon payment of just compensation therefor, with the object of further developing safety, efficiency, and economy in air-mail transportation, collection, and delivery.

The Postmaster General shall procure any such proposed service by contractContracts and operations, provisions governing. with the lowest acceptable and responsible bidder. Such contracts and operations thereunder shall be subject to such requirements relating to safety, technical functions, qualifications of aircraft and52 Stat. 219 airmen, and matters connected therewith as the Secretary of Commerce[44 Stat. 570](/us/stat/44/570).[49 U. S. C. §§ 171–184](/us/usc/t49/s171–184).Pay and working conditions of pilots, etc. shall prescribe in accordance with the authority vested in him under the Air Commerce Act of 1926, as amended.

The provisions of section 13 (relating to pay and working conditions and relations of pilots and other employees) of the Air Mail Act of 1934, approved[48 Stat. 937](/us/stat/48/937); [49 Stat. 618](/us/stat/49/618).[39 U. S. C. § 469k; Supp. III, § 469k](/us/usc/t39/s469k). June 12, 1934, as amended, shall apply to all contracts awarded under this Act. Sec. 2. The Postmaster General shall report to Congress as soonReport and recommendations to Congress. as practicable the final results of experimental services conducted under this Act, together with his recommendations for legislation to establish on a permanent basis any such services ascertained to be essential or useful in carrying out the object of this Act.

He mayPreliminary reports and recommendations. from time to time make preliminary reports and recommendations to Congress whenever definite conclusions are reached in respect of any such service. Sec. 3. The first sentence of subsection

(f)of section 3 of the Act entitled “An Act to revise air-mail laws, and to establish a commission to make a report to the Congress recommending an aviation policy”, approved June 12, 1934, as amended (U. S. C., 1934 edition,[48 Stat. 934](/us/stat/48/934); [49 Stat. 615](/us/stat/49/615); *ante*, p. 6; *post*, p. 1029.[39 U. S. C. § 469a (f); Supp. III, § 469a (f)](/us/usc/t39/s469a/f).Contracts; mileage limitation. Supp, II, title 39, sec. 469A (f), Public, Numbered 420, approved January 14, 1938), is amended to read as follows:" “(f) The Postmaster General shall not award contracts for air-mail routes or extend such routes in excess of an aggregate of forty thousand miles, and shall not pay for air-mail transportation on such routes and extensions in excess of an annual aggregate of sixty million airplane-miles.” " Sec. 4. That subsection

(c)of section 3 of the Act entitled “An Act to revise air-mail laws, and to establish a commission to make a report to the Congress recommending an aviation policy”, approved[49 Stat. 615](/us/stat/49/615).[39 U. S. C., Supp, III, § 469a (c)](/us/usc/t39/s469a/c). June 12, 1934, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “(c) If, in the opinion of the Postmaster General, the public interestGranting of extensions. requires it, he may grant extensions at any point of any route: *Provided*, That the aggregate mileage of all such extensions on any*Proviso*.Limitation on aggregate mileage and pay. one route shall not exceed two hundred and fifty miles, and that the rate of pay for such extensions shall not be in excess of the rate per mile fixed for the service thus extended.” " Sec. 5. Subsection

(d)of section 7 of the Act entitled “An Act to revise air-mail laws, and to establish a commission to make a report to the Congress recommending an aviation policy”, approved[49 Stat. 617](/us/stat/49/617).[39 U. S. C., Supp. III, § 469c (d)](/us/usc/t39/s469c/d). June 12, 1934, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “(d) No person shall be qualified to enter upon the performanceAir mail contractors.Compensation of officers, etc., limited. of, or thereafter to hold an air-mail contract, if it pays any officer, director, or regular employee compensation in any form, whether as salary, bonus, commission, or otherwise, at a rate exceeding $17,500 per year for full time: *Provided*, That it shall be unlawful for any*Proviso*.Unlawful to exceed limitation. officer or regular employee to draw a salary of more than $17,500 per year from any air-mail contractor, or a salary from any other company if such salary from any company makes his total compensation more than $17,500 per year.” " Sec. 6. Whenever lie shall find it to be in the public interest,Star route airplane service.*Post*, p, 1144. because of the nature of the terrain and the impracticability of surface transportation, the Postmaster General may award contracts for the transportation of any or all classes of mail by airplane upon star routes not over two hundred airplane-miles in length by direct flight between termini, payment for such service to be made from the appropriation for inland transportation by star routes: *Provided*,*Provisos*.Laws and regulations applicable. That all laws and regulations not in conflict with this section governing star routes shall be applicable to contracts made under the52 Stat. 220 Base rate of pay.authority of this section: *Provided further*, That the base rate of pay which may be allowed in awarding such contracts shall not exceed 20 cents per airplane-mile for a load not exceeding two hundred and fifty pounds of mail, and not exceeding 1 cent per airplane-mile for each twenty pounds of mail carried in excess of the Exception.two hundred and fifty-pound limit, except that in the discretion of the Postmaster General a higher base rate of pay may be allowed in awarding contract for carrying mail over circuitous routes of less Designated transportation provisions not to apply.[48 Stat. 933](/us/stat/48/933); [49 Stat. 614](/us/stat/49/614).[39 U. S. C. § 469; Supp. III, ch. 13](/us/usc/t39/s469/13).Number of contracts limited.than seventy-five miles in length: *And provided further*, That the provisions of the Act of June 12, 1934 (48 Stat. 933), as amended by the Act of August 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 614), shall not apply to the transportation of mail under this section: *And provided further*, That the Postmaster General shall not award more than five contracts for the transportation of mail under the authority of this section. Approved, April 15, 1938. To amend an Act entitled “An Act for making further and more effectual provision for the national defense, and for other purposes”, approved June 3, 1916, as amended by the Act of June 4, 1920, so as to make available certain other officers for General Staff duty. 1938-04-22 167 Chapter 52 Stat. 220 75 3 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-15 public [CHAPTER 167] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act for making further and more effectual provision for the national defense, and for other purposes”, approved June 3, 1916, as amended by the Act of June 4, 1920, so as to make available certain other officers for General Staff duty. April 22, 1938[[S. 3590](/us/bill/75/s/3590)][

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