Public Law 487.

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(/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)][[Public, No. 487](/us/pl/75/487)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, National Defense Act, amendments.[41 Stat. 762](/us/stat/41/762).[10 U. S. C. §§ 27, 28, 532](/us/usc/t10/s27/28/532). That the fifth sentence of section 4

(e)of the 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, be, and the same is hereby, further amended, to read as follows: General Staff Corps, assignments in peace time.Line officers, service requirements.“In time of peace no officer of the line shall be or remain detailed as a member of the General Staff Corps unless he has served for two of the next preceding six years in actual command of, or on duty other than General Staff duty, with troops of one or more of the combatant arms or as instructor with the National Guard, Organized Reserves, or Officers below brigadier general, service with troops.Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and in time of peace every officer serving in a grade below that of brigadier general shall perform duty with troops of one or more of the combatant arms for at least one year in every period of five consecutive years, except that officers of less than one year’s commissioned service in the Regular *Proviso*.Officers commissioned in a staff corps.Army may be detailed as students at service schools: *Provided*, That an officer commissioned in a staff corps shall not be or remain detailed as a member of the General Staff Corps unless he has served for one of the next preceding five years with troops of one or more of the combatant arms or as instructor with the National Guard, Organized Reserves, or Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. ” Approved, April 22, 1938. To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across the Saint Clair River at or near Port Huron, Michigan. 1938-04-25 168 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 168] AN ACT To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across the Saint Clair River at or near Port Huron, Michigan. April 25, 1938[[H. R. 9257](/us/bill/75/hr/9257)][

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