Public Law 382.

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(/us/pl/76/381)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That

(a)the fourthHome Owners’ Loan Act of 1933, amendments.48 Stat. 130.12 U. S. C. § 1463 (d); Supp. IV, § 1463 (d).Amortization period for loans, extension.Time extension for payment of installments. sentence of section 4

(d)of the Home Owners’ Loan Act of 1933, as amended, is amended by striking out before the semicolon the words “fifteen years” and substituting therefor the words “twenty-five years”.

(b)That the sixth sentence of section 4

(d)of the Home Owners’ Loan Act of 1933, as amended, is further amended to read as follows: “The Corporation may at any time grant an extension of time to any home owner for the payment of any installment of principal or interest owed by him to the Corporation or may at any time duringOther adjustments. the existence of the mortgage grant an extension and revision of its terms to provide for the amortization by means of monthly payment sufficient to retire the interest and principal within a period not to exceed twenty-five years from the date of its execution if in the judgment of the Corporation the circumstances of the home owner and the condition of the security justify such extension or revision.” Approved, August 11, 1939. To amend the Employers’ Liability Act. 1939-08-11 685 Chapter 53 Stat. 1404 76 1 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 2024-11-24 public 53 Stat. 1404 [CHAPTER 685] AN ACT To amend the Employers’ Liability Act. August 11, 1939[[S. 1708](/us/bill/76/s/1708)][[Public, No. 382](/us/pl/76/382)] *Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Employers’ Liability Act, amendments. That sections 1 and 4 of the Act entitled “An Act relating to the liability of common carriers by railroad to their employees in certain cases”, approved [35 Stat. 65](/us/stat/35/65).[45 U. S. C. §§ 51, 54](/us/usc/t45/s51/54).April 22, 1908 (35 Stat. 65; U. S. C., title 45, secs. 51 and 54), be, and they are hereby, amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 1. Liability of railroad for injuries or death of employees from negligence. That every common carrier by railroad while engaging in commerce between any of the several States or Territories, or between any of the States and Territories, or between the District of Columbia and any of the States or Territories, or between the District of Columbia or any of the States or Territories and any foreign nation or nations, shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier in such commerce, or, in case of the death of such employee, to his or her personal representative, for the benefit of the surviving widow or husband and children of such employee; and, if none, then of such employee’s parents; and, if none, then of the next of kin dependent upon such employee, for such injury or death resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency, due to its negligence, in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves, or other equipment. Employees entitled to benefits.“Any employee of a carrier, any part of whose duties as such employee shall be the furtherance of interstate or foreign commerce; or shall, in any way directly or closely and substantially, affect such commerce as above set forth shall, for the purposes of this Act, be considered as being employed by such carrier in such commerce and shall be considered as entitled to the benefits of this Act and of an Act entitled ‘An Act relating to the liability of common carriers by railroad to their employees in certain cases’ (approved April 22, 1908), as the same has been or may hereafter be amended.” “Sec. 4. Assumption of risks of employment. That in any action brought against any common carrier under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this Act to recover damages for injuries to, or the death of, any of its employees, such employee shall not be held to have assumed the risks of his employment in any case where such injury or death resulted in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier; and no employee shall be held to have assumed the risks of his employment in any case where the violation by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety of employees contributed to the injury or death of such employee.” " Sec. 2. [35 Stat. 66](/us/stat/35/66).[45 U. S. C. § 56](/us/usc/t45/s56). That the first sentence of section 6, of the Act entitled “An Act relating to the liability of common carriers by railroad to their employees in certain cases”, approved April 22, 1908 (35 Stat. 65; U. S. C., title 45, sec. 56), lie, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 6. Time limit for commencing action. That no action shall be maintained under this Act unless commenced within three years from the day the cause of action accrued.” " Sec. 3. That the Act entitled “An Act relating to the liability of common carriers by railroad to their employees in certain cases”, approved April 22, 1908, as amended (U. S. C., title 45, ch. 2), be, and it is hereby, amended by adding an additional section thereto as follows: " “Sec. 10. Contracts, etc., preventing employees from giving information concerning accidents, void. Any contract, rule, regulation, or device whatsoever, the purpose, intent, or effect of which shall be to prevent employees of any common carrier from furnishing voluntarily information to a 53 Stat. 1405person in interest as to the facts incident to the injury or death of any employee, shall be void, and whoever, by threat, intimidation,Threats, intimidation, etc. order, rule, contract, regulation, or device whatsoever, shall attempt to prevent any person from furnishing voluntarily such information to a person in interest, or whoever discharges or otherwise disciplines or attempts to discipline any employee for furnishing voluntarily such information to a person in interest, shall, upon convictionPenalty. thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for each offense: *Provided*, That nothing herein contained shall be*Proviso*.Information in flies of carrier, etc. construed to void any contract, rule, or regulation with respect to any information contained in the files of the carrier, or other privileged or confidential reports. “If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or theSaving clause. applicability thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and the applicability of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.” " Approved, August 11, 1939. To change the designations of the Abraham Lincoln National Park, in the State of Kentucky, and the Fort McHenry National Park, in the State of Maryland. 1939-08-11 686 Chapter 53 Stat. 1405 76 1 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 2024-11-24 public [CHAPTER 686] AN ACT To change the designations of the Abraham Lincoln National Park, in the State of Kentucky, and the Fort McHenry National Park, in the State of Maryland. August 11, 1939[[S. 2046](/us/bill/76/s/2046)][

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