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*Agricultural research.* AN ACT To provide for further research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture and to improve and facilitate the marketing and distribution of agricultural products Aug. 14, 1946 1082 LIST OF REORGANIZATION PLANS Page *Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1946.*11For action on Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1946, see II. Con. Res. 155, *post*, p. 1329. Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled, May 16, 1946, pursuant to the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1945, approved December 20, 1945 1095 *Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946.* Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled, May 16, 1946, pursuant to the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1945, approved December 20, 1945 1097 PUBLIC LAWS 60 Stat. 3 PUBLIC LAWS enacted during the SECOND SESSION OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA *Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, January 14, and adjourned sine die on Friday, August 3, 1946* Harry S.
Truman, President; Kenneth McKellar, President of the Senate *pro tempore; * Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives. To provide for adjustment between the proper appropriations, of unpaid balances in the pay accounts of naval personnel on the last day of each fiscal year, and for other purposes. 1946-02-09 Chapter 2 60 Stat. 3 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 2] AN ACT To provide for adjustment between the proper appropriations, of unpaid balances in the pay accounts of naval personnel on the last day of each fiscal year, and for other purposes. February 9, 1946[[S. 1467](/us/bill/79/s/1467)][[Public Law 294](/us/pl/79/294)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That upon certificationNaval personnel.Pay accounts. to the Comptroller General and the Secretary of the Treasury by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts on transfer and counter-warrants of the net amount of the unpaid and overpaid balances occurring in the individual pay accounts of naval personnel on the last day of any fiscal year, such net amount shall be charged against the appropriation for the fiscal year in which such balances occurred, and from which such amount was payable, and shall be credited to and payable from the corresponding appropriation for the next succeeding fiscal year.
Approved February 9, 1946. To amend section 2
(b)of the Act entitled “An Act extending the classified executive civil service of the United States”, approved November 26, 1940, so as to provide for counting military service of certain employees of the legislative branch in determining the eligibility of such employees for civil-service status under such Act. 1946-02-12 3 Chapter 60 Stat. 3 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 3] AN ACT To amend section 2
(b)of the Act entitled “An Act extending the classified executive civil service of the United States”, approved November 26, 1940, so as to provide for counting military service of certain employees of the legislative branch in determining the eligibility of such employees for civil-service status under such Act. February 12, 1946[[S. 102](/us/bill/79/s/102)][[Public Law 295](/us/pl/79/295)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That subsection
(b)of section 2Civil service.Status of certain legislative employees. of the Act entitled “An Act extending the classified executive civil service of the United States”, approved November 26, 1940 (54 Stat. 1212; U. S. C., title 5, sec. 631 (b)), is amended by adding at the end of such subsection[5 U. S. C. § 631b (b)](/us/usc/t5/s631b/b). a new sentence as follows: “In the case of an individual who shall have held such a position in the legislative branch for at least two years and who shall have been separated from such position for the purpose of entering the military60 Stat. 4 or naval service, such individual shall be deemed, for the purposes of this subsection, to have held such position during the period within which he shall have served in the military or naval forces.” Approved February 12, 1946. Concerning the establishment of meteorological observation stations in the Arctic region of the Western Hemisphere, for the purpose of improving the weather forecasting service within the United States and on the civil international air transport routes from the United States. 1946-02-12 4 Chapter 60 Stat. 4 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 4] AN ACT Concerning the establishment of meteorological observation stations in the Arctic region of the Western Hemisphere, for the purpose of improving the weather forecasting service within the United States and on the civil international air transport routes from the United States. February 12, 1946[[S. 705](/us/bill/79/s/705)][[Public Law 296](/us/pl/79/296)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in order to improve theMeteorological reporting stations.*Post*, p. 944. weather forecasting service of the United States and to promote safety and efficiency in civil air navigation to the highest possible degree, the Chief of the Weather Bureau,, under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce, shall, in addition to his other functions and duties, take such action as may be necessary in the development of an international basic meteorological reporting network in the Arctic region of the Western Hemisphere, including the establishment, operation, and maintenance of such reporting stations in cooperation with the State Department and other United States governmental departments and agencies, with the meteorological services of foreign countries and with persons engaged in air commerce. Sec. 2. Appropriation authorized.*Post*, p. 474. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved February 12, 1946. To amend article 38 of the Articles for the Government of the Navy. 1946-02-12 5 Chapter 60 Stat. 4 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 5] AN ACT To amend article 38 of the Articles for the Government of the Navy. February 12, 1946[[S. 1545](/us/bill/79/s/1545)][[Public Law 297](/us/pl/79/297)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That article 38 ofNavy.General courts-martial. the Articles for the Government of the Navy (Rev. Stat., sec. 1624, art. 38), as amended or superseded by the[34 U. S. C. § 1200, art. 38](/us/usc/t34/s1200/38). Act approved February 16, 1909, chapter 131, section 10 (35 Stat. 621), as amended by the Act approved August 29, 1916, chapter 417 (39 Stat. 586), is amended and reenacted to read as follows:" “Art. 38. Convening Authority.— General courts-martial may be convened: “First. By the President, the Secretary of the Navy, the commander in chief of a fleet, and the commanding officer of a naval station or a larger shore activity beyond the continental limits of the United States; and “Second. When empowered by the Secretary of the Navy, by the commanding officer of a division, squadron, flotilla, or other naval force afloat, and by the commandant or commanding officer of any naval district, naval base, or naval station, and by the commandant, commanding officer, or chief of any other force or activity of the Navy or Marine Corps, not attached to a naval district, naval base, or naval station.” " Approved February 12, 1946. To provide for the payment on a commuted basis of the costs of transportation of dependents of certain persons entitled to such transportation, and for other purposes. 1946-02-12 6 Chapter 60 Stat. 5 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 5 [CHAPTER 6] AN ACT To provide for the payment on a commuted basis of the costs of transportation of dependents of certain persons entitled to such transportation, and for other purposes. February 12, 1946[[S. 1631](/us/bill/79/s/1631)][[Public Law 298](/us/pl/79/298)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That
(a)sectionTransportation for dependents.Payment in money.[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1012](/us/usc/t50/1012). 12 of the Missing Persons Act (Act of March 7, 1942; 56 Stat. 143, 146), as amended (50 App. U. S. C. 1012), is hereby further amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: “:*Provided further*, That in lieu of transportation authorized byPersonnel reported dead, etc. this section for dependents, the head of the department concerned may authorize the payment in money of amounts equal to such commercial transportation costs for the whole or such part of travel for which transportation in kind is not furnished, when such travel shall have been completed”.
(b)This amendment shall take effect as of September 8, 1939. Sec. 2.
(a)The first section of the Act of October 14, 1942 (56[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 831](/us/usc/t50/s831). Stat. 786; 50 App. U. S. C. 831), is hereby amended by inserting before the period at the end of such section the following: “*Provided further*,Navy personnel under secret orders. That in lien of transportation authorized by this section for dependents, the Secretary of the Navy may; authorize the payment in money of amounts equal to such commercial transportation costs for the whole or such part of travel for which transportation in kind is not furnished, when such travel shall have been completed”.
(b)This amendment shall take effect as of October 1, 1940. Sec. 3.
(a)The Act of November 28, 1943 (57 Stat. 593; 50 App.[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 833a–833e](/us/usc/t50/s833a/833e). U. S. C. 833a), is hereby amended by inserting the following new section and by renumbering the present section 5 as section 6:" “Sec. 5. In lieu of transportation authorized by this Act forNavy personnel assigned to new stations. dependents, the Secretary of the Navy may authorize the payment in money of amounts equal to such commercial transportation costs for the whole or such part of travel for which transportation in kind is not furnished, when such travel shall have been completed.” "
(b)This amendment shall take effect as of December 7, 1941. Sec. 4. Section 4 of the Act of June 5, 1942 (56 Stat. 314, 315;[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 764](/us/usc/t50/s764). 50 App. U. S. C. 763, 764), is hereby amended by inserting after subsection
(d)the following subsection (e):" “(e) In lieu of transportation authorized by subsections 3 (b),Certain civilian and military personnel.[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 763 (b), (c)](/us/usc/t50/s763/763/b/c). 3 (c), 4 (a), 4 (b), and 4
(c)of this Act for dependents, the Secretary of War may authorize the payment in money of amounts equal to such commercial transportation costs for the whole or such part of travel for which transportation in kind is not furnished, when such travel shall have been completed: *Provided,* That the provisions of this subsection shall be applicable to travel performed by dependents on and after the respective effective dates of the afore-mentioned subsections.” " Approved February 12, 1946. Making an additional appropriation for the fiscal year 1946 for readjustment benefits, Veterans’ Administration. 1946-02-14 22 Chapter 60 Stat. 5 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 22] JOINT RESOLUTION Making an additional appropriation for the fiscal year 1946 for readjustment benefits, Veterans’ Administration. February 14, 1946[[H. J. Res. 316](/us/bill/79/hjres/316)][[Public Law 299](/us/pl/79/299)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby appropriated,Veterans.Readjustment benefits, appropriation. out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,60 Stat. 6 $500,000,000 for the fiscal year 1946 for the payment of benefits to[58 Stat. 287, 201, 295](/us/stat/58/287/201/295).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701 (f), note foil. § 735, §§ 694–694e, 696–696m](/us/usc/t38/s701/f/735/694–694e/696–696m).*Post*, p. 934. or on behalf of veterans as authorized by titles II, III, and V, of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, to remain available until expended. Approved February 14, 1946. To provide for proceeding with certain rivers and harbors projects heretofore authorized to be prosecuted after the termination of the war. 1946-02-18 28 Chapter 60 Stat. 6 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 28] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for proceeding with certain rivers and harbors projects heretofore authorized to be prosecuted after the termination of the war. February 18, 1946[[S. J. Res. 105](/us/bill/79/sjres/105)][[Public Law 300](/us/pl/79/300)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the ActRivers and harbors projects. entitled “An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes”, approved March 2, 1945 (Public Law 14, Seventy-ninth[69 Stat. 11](/us/stat/69/11). Congress), is amended by striking out the following: “That no project herein authorized shall be appropriated for or constructed until six months after the termination of the present wars in which the United States is engaged unless the construction of such project has been recommended by an authorized defense agency and approved by the President as being necessary or desirable in the interest of the national defense and security, and the President has notified the Congress to that effect: *Provided further*,”. Approved February 18, 1946. Reducing certain appropriations and contract authorizations available for the fiscal year 1946, and for other purposes. 1946-02-18 30 Chapter 60 Stat. 6 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 30] AN ACT Reducing certain appropriations and contract authorizations available for the fiscal year 1946, and for other purposes. February 18, 1946[[H. R. 5158](/us/bill/79/hr/5158)][[Public Law 301](/us/pl/79/301)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, First Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946. That the appropriations and contractual authorizations of the departments and agencies available in the fiscal year 1946, and prior year unreverted appropriations, are hereby reduced in the sums hereinafter set forth, such sums to be carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury immediately upon the approval of this Act: TITLE I— EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, INDEPENDENT OFFICES, AND EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS Executive Office of the President office for emergency management [59 Stat. 416](/us/stat/59/416).Foreign Economic Administration: Salaries and expenses, $3,884,400, and limitations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)Travel within continental United States from “$234,000” to “$180,000”,
(2)reimbursement to employees for emergency or extraordinary expenses from “$75,000” to “$47,500”, and
(3)expenses of a confidential character from “$1,200,000” to “$100,000”. Penalty mail costs, $12,440. [59 Stat. 473](/us/stat/59/473).*Post*, p. 221.National War Labor Board: Salaries and expenses, $1,566,500.60 Stat. 7 Office of Defense Transportation:[59 Stat. 474](/us/stat/59/474). Salaries and expenses, $3,075,000, and limitations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)Traveling expenses from “$452,500” to “$150,000”,
(2)printing and binding from*Post*, p. 264. “$47,500” to “$14,000” (of which the amount available outside continental United States is decreased from “$1,800” to “$500”), and
(3)penalty mail costs from “$118,900” to “$53,000”. Office of Economic Stabilization:[59 Stat. 475](/us/stat/59/475). Salaries and expenses, $53,780, and limitations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)Penalty mail costs from “$2,250” to “$1,500”,
(2)traveling expenses from “$4,500” to “$4,000”, and
(3)printing and binding from “$2,000” to “$1,600”. Office of Inter-American Affairs:[59 Stat. 476](/us/stat/59/476). Salaries and expenses, $1,500,000. Office of Scientific Research and Development:[59 Stat. 475](/us/stat/59/475).*Post*, pp. 221, 624. Salaries and expenses, $56,101,792. Office of War Information:[59 Stat. 477](/us/stat/59/477). Salaries and expenses, $6,912,558, and limitations under this head are hereby decreased as follows :
(1)Temporary employment in the United States by contract or otherwise without regard to the civil-service and classification laws from “$45,800” to “$28,750”,
(2)travel within continental United States from “$267,500” to “$237,500”,
(3)printing and binding within continental United States from “$1,000,000” to “$587,500”, and
(4)to meet emergencies of a confidential character from “$250,000” to “$47,500”. War Manpower Commission:[59 Stat. 380, 381](/us/stat/59/380/381). General administration, $71,194. Apprentice training service (national defense), $131,500, and the balance to remain available until December 31, 1945. Training Within Industry Service (national defense), $125,000, and the balance to remain available until December 31, 1945. Migration of workers, $479,000. War Production Board:[59 Stat. 479](/us/stat/59/479). Salaries and expenses, $10,000,000, and limitations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)Travel expenses from “$1,944,000” to “$954,000”,
(2)penalty mail costs from “$210,000” to “$105,000”,
(3)printing and binding from “$648,000” to*Post*, p. 53. “$346,000”, and
(4)salary of the head of the agency from “$15,000” to “$12,000”, except that so long as the position is held by the present incumbent the salary shall remain at $15,000. War Shipping Administration:[59 Stat. 480](/us/stat/59/480).*Post*, pp. 221, 624. Revolving fund, $195,452,000. Maritime training fund, $25,000,000. Marine and war risk insurance fund, revolving fund, $91,000,000. Office of Censorship : Salaries and expenses, $8,200,000.[59 Stat. 482](/us/stat/59/482).*Post*, p. 221.[59 Stat. 414](/us/stat/59/414). Office of Price Administration: Salaries and expenses, $25,929,000, and limitations under this head are hereby decreased as follows :
(1)Printing and binding from “$1,470,000” to “$961,064”,
(2)traveling expenses from “$7,949,700” to “$6,780,000”, and
(3)penalty mail costs from “$5,210,550” to “$3,085,000”. Office of Strategic Services:[59 Stat. 483](/us/stat/59/483). Salaries and expenses, $9,500,000, and limitations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)Expenditures without regard to provisions of law and regulations from “$10,500,000” to “$3,000,000”, and
(2)expenditures for objects of a confidential nature from “$10,000,000” to “$2,750,000”.60 Stat. 8 [59 Stat. 483](/us/stat/59/483).Petroleum Administration for War: *Post*, p. 221.Salaries and expenses, $1,800,000, and limitations under this head are hereby decreased as follows :
(1)Personal services with-out regard to civil-service and classification laws from “$250,000” to “$125,000”, and
(2)travel expenses from “$263,700” to “$100,000”. Total.In all, Office for Emergency Management, $440,794,164. EMERGENCY FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT [59 Stat. 414](/us/stat/59/414).Emergency fund for the President, national defense, $45,000,000. [59 Stat. 429](/us/stat/59/429).*Post*, pp. 221, 624.Defense aid—lend-lease:
(1)Ordnance and ordnance stores, supplies, spare parts, and materials, $57,990,000.
(2)Aircraft and aeronautical material, $85,705,000.
(3)Tanks, armored cars, automobiles, trucks, and other automotive vehicles, spare parts, and accessories, $24,461,000.
(4)Vessels, ships, boats, and other watercraft, $76,080,000.
(5)Miscellaneous military equipment, supplies and materials, $8,963,000.
(6)Facilities and equipment for the manufacture or production of defense articles, by construction or acquisition, $17,937,000.
(7)Agricultural, industrial, and other commodities and articles, $1,351,216,000, and the $500,000,000 made available by title II of the [59 Stat. 429](/us/stat/59/429).Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1945, as a reserve for expenditure for postwar price support of agriculture shall be paid to the Commodity Credit Corporation and continued as a reserve fund for expenditure, as and when necessary, for the postwar price support of agriculture.
(7b)For testing, inspecting, proving, repairing, outfitting, reconditioning, or otherwise placing in good working order any defense articles for the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States, $73,266,000.
(7d)For necessary services and expenses for carrying out the purposes of such Act not specified or included in the foregoing, $43,943,000. Total.In all, emergency funds appropriated to the President, $1,784,561,000. *Post*, pp, 12, 221, 625.INDEPENDENT OFFICES [59 Stat. 108](/us/stat/59/108).Civil Service Commission : Salaries and expenses, Civil Service Commission (national defense), $2,032,000. [59 Stat. 377](/us/stat/59/377).Employees’ Compensation Commission : Employees’ compensation fund, $1,761,644. [59 Stat. 110](/us/stat/59/110).Federal Communications Commission: Salaries and expenses, Federal Communications Commission (national defense), $465,000. [59 Stat. 111](/us/stat/59/111).Federal Power Commission: National defense activities, $17,628. [59 Stat. 120](/us/stat/59/120).National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics : Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, $2,000,000. [59 Stat. 484](/us/stat/59/484).Selective Service System : Salaries and expenses, $2,957,500. [59 Stat. 127](/us/stat/59/127).[49 Stat. 1987](/us/stat/49/1987).[46 U. S. C. § 1116; Supp. V, § 1116 notes](/us/usc/t46/s1116).United States Maritime Commission: Construction fund, Act June 29, 1936, revolving fund, $496,500,000. federal security agency [59 Stat. 368](/us/stat/59/368).Public Health Service: *Post*, p. 221.Health and sanitation activities, war and defense areas (national defense), $392,568.60 Stat. 9 Malaria, and diseases of tropical origin (national defense), $1,862,501. Training for nurses (national defense), $15,557,000, and the limitation on the amount which may be expended for administrative expenses is hereby decreased from “$788,255” to “$611,322”. federal works agency *Post*, pp. 221, 222. Office of the Administrator: War public works (community facilities[59 Stat. 419](/us/stat/59/419).), $13,700,000. Public Buildings Administration: Emergency safeguarding of public buildings and property, $750,000. Construction of temporary office buildings, Washington, District of Columbia, unobligated balance. Public Roads Administration: Flight strips (national defense),[69 Stat. 115](/us/stat/69/115). $318,008. national housing agency Office of the Administrator:[59 Stat. 113](/us/stat/59/113). War housing, $74,355,000.[69 Stat. 82](/us/stat/69/82). War housing in and near the District of Columbia, $3,372,000. Reserves: From the reserve account established by the National Housing Administrator in the Treasury pursuant to section 303 of[55 Stat. 363](/us/stat/55/363).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1543](/us/usc/t42/s1543).*Infra*. Public Law 849, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved October 14, 1940, as amended, $50,000,000. Section 303 of the Act of October 14, 1940, as amended (42 U. S. C.[42 U. S. C.. Supp V, § 1543](/us/usc/t42/s1543). 1521), is hereby amended by inserting “(a)” after the figures “303”, and adding the following new subsections:" “(b) Moneys derived by the National Housing Administrator fromAvailability of designated moneys. the disposition of property, or from the removal of temporary housing, acquired or constructed under the provisions of this Act, of Public Laws Numbered 9, 73, and 353, Seventy-seventh Congress, and of section[55 Stat. 14, 197, 810](/us/stat/55/14/197/810).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1523 note](/us/usc/t42/s1523). 201 of the Second Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1941, as amended, shall be available for expenses of disposition[54 Stat. 883](/us/stat/54/883). and removal, including the establishment of necessary reserves therefor and administrative expenses in connection therewith : *Provided*, That moneys derived by said Administrator from the dispositionDeposits. of any such property or the removal of any such temporary housing may be deposited in a common fund account or accounts in the Treasury: *And provided further*, That except for necessary reserves authorized by this Act or by section 201 of the Second Supplemental[54 Stat. 883](/us/stat/54/883). National Defense Appropriation Act, 1941, as amended, the unobligated balances of the moneys deposited into the Treasury from the disposition of any such property or the removal of any such temporary housing shall be covered at the end of each fiscal year into miscellaneous receipts. “(c) Moneys in the reserve account established by the NationalMoneys in reserve account. Housing Administrator pursuant to subsections
(a)and
(b)of this section 303 shall not exceed $25,000,000 at any time : *Provided*, That*Supra*. all moneys in said account shall be covered into miscellaneous receipts not later than two years after the President shall have declared that the emergency declared by him on September 8, 1939, has ceased to[54 Stat. 2643](/us/stat/54/2643).[50 U. S. C. app., note prec. § 1](/us/usc/t50/s1). exist.” " In all, independent offices, $666,040,849.Total. 60 Stat. 10 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS [Non-War] department of agriculture [59 Stat. 152](/us/stat/59/152).Emergency rubber project, $1,649,790, and the balance remaining shall be used to liquidate such project, including the elimination of the remaining plantations, the rehabilitation and return of leased lands to the owners and the disposal of other property according to law, and for the continuation of the production, breeding, and disease phases of guayule research on indicator plots and experimental areas until June 30, 1946: *Provided*, That any balances remaining shall be available until December 31, 1946, for completing the liquidation of the emergency rubber project. [50 Stat. 152](/us/stat/50/152).War Food Administration: Salaries and expenses, $3,116,894. *Post*, p. 222.Emergency supplies for Territories and possessions, $25,000,000. The following appropriations shall be so administered as to avoid the incurrence of deficiencies therein except for such added expense [59 Stat. 295](/us/stat/59/295).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 901 note](/us/usc/t5/s901).*Post*, p. 210 *et seq*.[59 Stat. 140](/us/stat/59/140).occasioned by the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 as it may not be practicable to absorb, namely: Bureau of Agricultural Economics, salaries and expenses (crop and livestock estimates). [59 Stat. 140](/us/stat/59/140).Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations, salaries and expenses. [59 Stat. 141](/us/stat/59/141).Agricultural Research Administration: Bureau of Animal Industry, salaries and expenses (meat inspection); Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, salaries and expenses (fruit, vegetable, and specialty crops); Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, salaries and expenses (foreign plant quarantine). Forest Service: Salaries and expenses (national forest protection and management); Forest-fire cooperation. department of commerce [59 Stat. 188](/us/stat/59/188).Office of the Secretary: Salaries and expenses, National Inventors Council Service Staff, $11,000. [59 Stat. 190](/us/stat/59/190).Office of Administrator of Civil Aeronautics: Development of landing areas. $5,000,000. The following appropriations shall be so administered as to avoid the incurrence of deficiencies therein except for such added expense [59 Stat. 295](/us/stat/59/295).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 901 note](/us/usc/t5/s901).*Post*, p. 216 *et seq*.[59 Stat. 191](/us/stat/59/191).[59 Stat. 192](/us/stat/59/192).occasioned by the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 as it may not be practicable to absorb, namely: Coast and Geodetic Survey, salaries and expenses, departmental; Patent Office, salaries; [59 Stat. 194](/us/stat/59/194).Weather Bureau, salaries and expenses. department of the interior [59 Stat. 319](/us/stat/59/319).*Post*, p. 12.Office of the Secretary: Salaries and expenses, Division of Geog-raphy, $13,000. [59 Stat. 485](/us/stat/59/485).War Relocation Authority: Salaries and expenses, War Relocation Authority, Department of the Interior, $2,500,000. [59 Stat. 321](/us/stat/59/321).*Post*, p. 222.[59 Stat. 321](/us/stat/59/321).Office of Fishery Coordination: Salaries and expenses, $57,000. Solid Fuels Administration for War: Transfer of funds.Salaries and expenses, $275,000, and on April 1, 1946, the sum of $150,000 of said appropriation shall be transferred to the appropriation “Economics of mineral industries”, Bureau of Mines, and 60 Stat. 11the limitation in said latter appropriation for personal services in the District of Columbia shall be increased from “$397,500” to “$529,000”. Bureau of Mines [59 Stat. 345](/us/stat/59/345). Enforcement of Federal Explosives Act, $27,900. Investigation of raw-material resources for steel production (national*Post*, p. 625. defense), $180,000. Construction and equipment of helium plants, $260,000. Manganese beneficiation pilot plants and research (national defense ), $50,000. Production of alumina from low-grade bauxite, aluminum clays and alunite (national defense), $200,000. Investigation of bauxite and alunite ores and aluminum day deposits (national defense), $350,000. Magnesium pilot plants and research (national defense), $150,000. Investigation of deposits of critical and essential minerals in the United States and its possessions (national defense), $420,000. government in the territories Emergency fund, Territories and island possessions (national defense), $332,000. department of justice *Post*, p. 222. Legal activities and general administration: Salaries and expenses,[59 Stat. 182](/us/stat/59/182). War Division, $100,000. Federal Bureau of Investigation : Salaries and expenses, detection[59 Stat. 184](/us/stat/59/184). and prosecution of crimes (emergency), $1,240,000. department of labor Office of the Secretary:[59 Stat. 361](/us/stat/59/361). Salaries and expenses (national defense), $1,388. Salaries and expenses, safety and health program (national defense). $60,000. Children’s Bureau: Grants to States for emergency maternity and infant care[59 Stat. 364](/us/stat/59/364). (national defense), $8,113,600: *Provided*, That such reducedState allotments. amount shall not affect the amount to be allotted to the States for administrative expenses as authorized in the Department of Labor Appropriation Act, 1946. [59 Stat. 361](/us/stat/59/361). war department The Panama Canal: Maintenance and operation of the Panama[59 Stat. 42](/us/stat/59/42). Canal, $5,000,000. In all, executive departments, $54,107,572.Total. In all, title I, $2,945.503.585. Miscellaneous Provisions, Title I reductions in contract authorizations Contract authorizations of the departments and agencies available in the fiscal year 1946 are hereby reduced in the sums hereinafter set forth: executive office of the president Emergency funds appropriated to the President: Defense aid—lend-lease,[59 Stat. 414, 429](/us/stat/59/414/429). $600,000,000.60 Stat. 12 independent offices United States Maritime Commission : Construction fund, Act June 29, 1936, revolving fund, $325,900,000. federal works agency Public Roads Administration: [59 Stat. 117](/us/stat/59/117).Strategic highway network, $1,484,363. [59 Stat. 117](/us/stat/59/117).Access roads, $2,576,845. reductions in limitations on administrative expenses Limitations on amounts from funds of corporations and other agencies for administrative expenses are hereby reduced in the following sums: executive office of the president [59 Stat. 418](/us/stat/59/418).*Post*, p. 222.Office for Emergency Management: Foreign Economic Administration, Rubber Development Corporation, $249,500. [59 Stat. 480](/us/stat/59/480).War Shipping Administration: Revolving fund, $4,312,000. Maritime training fund, $519,357. independent offices [59 Stat. 479](/us/stat/59/479).Smaller War Plants Corporation: Administrative expenses, $1,550,000, and the limitation under this head on the amount of penalty-mail costs is hereby decreased from “$50,000” to “$40,000”. [59 Stat. 127](/us/stat/59/127).[49 Stat. 1987](/us/stat/49/1987).[46 U. S. C. § 1116; Supp. V, § 1116 notes](/us/usc/t46/s1116).United States Maritime Commission: Construction fund, Act June 29, 1936, revolving fund, $2,687,450. Extending Availability of Appropriations The following appropriations for the fiscal year 1946 are hereby continued available until June 30, 1946, except as modified in this title. Executive Office of the President: [59 Stat. 106](/us/stat/59/106).Bureau of the Budget, national defense activities. *Ante*, p. 8Independent Offices: Civil Service Commission, salaries and expenses (national defense). Federal Communications Commission, salaries and expenses (national defense). Federal Power Commission: National defense activities. Federal Security Agency: [59 Stat. 375](/us/stat/59/375).Office of the Administrator: Salaries and expenses, Office of Community War Services; Expenses, temporary aid to enemy aliens and other restricted persons. Department of the Interior: [69 Stat. 318](/us/stat/69/318).Office of the Secretary: *Ante*, p. 10.Salaries and expenses, Division of Geography, Department of the Interior. Corporate Funds To Be Transferred to the Treasury executive office of the president Office for Emergency Management: [59 Stat. 476](/us/stat/59/476).Office of Inter-American Affairs: The Director of the Office of Inter-American Affairs is hereby directed to deposit in the 60 Stat. 13Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts the fol-lowing sums representing excess funds of corporations created by the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs under authority of law: Institute of Inter-American Transportation, $315,500.*Post*, p. 223. Prencinradio, Incorporated, $875,000.*Post*, p. 223. general provisions In order to accomplish the liquidation of any temporary agency ofTransfer of funds. the Government created to perform functions in connection with the national security and defense, there may be transferred to such liquidating agency as the President may designate such amount from the funds of the agency to be liquidated as the Bureau of the Budget shall determine is necessary therefor. TITLE II— MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT *Post*, pp. 223–225, 625, 626. Office of Secretary of War:[59 Stat. 384](/us/stat/59/384). Contingencies of the Army, 1942-1946, $12,829,151. Expediting Production of Equipment and Supplies for National Defense, 1940-1946, $282,892,000. General Staff Corps:[59 Stat. 384](/us/stat/59/384). Contingent Fund, Chief of Staff, 1942-1946, $124,335,489. Special Field Exercises, Army, 1942-1946, $51,246,874. Finance Department:[59 Stat. 385](/us/stat/59/385). Finance Service, Army, 1942-1946, $207,000, and subappropriations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)Expenses of courts martial, $36,000; and
(2)Apprehension of deserters, $171,000. Quartermaster Corps:[59 Stat. 389](/us/stat/59/389). Quartermaster Service, Army, 1942-1946, $3,919,838,479, and subappropriations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)Welfare of enlisted men, $5,000,000;
(2)subsistence of the Army, $1,762,081,479;
(3)regular supplies of the Army, $541,018,000;
(4)clothing and equipage, $1,563,225,000;
(5)horses, draft and pack animals, $1,514,000; and
(6)Army transportation, $47,000,000. Transportation Corps:[59 Stat. 392](/us/stat/59/392). Transportation Service, Army, 1945-1946, $704,268,000. Signal Corps:[59 Stat. 392](/us/stat/59/392). Signal Service of the Army, 1942–1946, $1,675,684,000. Air Corps:[59 Stat. 393](/us/stat/59/393). Air Corps, Army, 1942–1946, $11,799,313,000: *Provided*, That before any permanent fields are determined upon or permanent buildings erected thereon the Air Corps shall submit to Congress a list of such fields and the justification therefor. Medical Department:[59 Stat. 394](/us/stat/59/394). Medical and Hospital Department, Army, 1942-1946, $267,539,000. Corps of Engineers:[59 Stat. 395](/us/stat/59/395). Engineer Service, Army, 1942-1946, $2,306,763,000, and sub-appropriations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)Engineer Service, $2,011,648,000;
(2)Military posts, $148,255,000; and
(3)Barracks and quarters, Army,$146,860,000. Ordnance Department:[59 Stat. 396](/us/stat/59/396). Ordnance Service and Supplies, Army, 1942–1946, $8,100,000,000. Chemical Warfare Service:[59 Stat. 397](/us/stat/59/397). Chemical Warfare Service, Army, 1942–1946, $997,870,000.60 Stat. 14 [59 Stat. 397](/us/stat/59/397).Special Service Schools: Special Service Schools, Army, 1942-1946, $178,000, and sub-appropriations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)Infantry School, $81,000;
(2)Cavalry activities, $22,700; and
(3)Field Artillery activities, $74,300. [59 Stat. 398](/us/stat/59/398).Seacoast defenses: [59 Stat. 398](/us/stat/59/398).Seacoast defenses, general, 1942-1946, $1,664,000. [59 Stat. 398](/us/stat/59/398).United States Military Academy: Pay of Military Academy, 1942-1946, $21,000. [59 Stat. 401](/us/stat/59/401).Inter-American Relations, War Department: Inter-American Relations, War Department., 1943-1946, $75,000. [59 Stat. 403](/us/stat/59/403).Office of the Secretary: Contingent, expenses, War Department, 1942–1946, $1,200,000. Printing and binding, War Department, 1942–1946, $18,000,000. transfer of appropriations In addition to the transfers authorized by section 3 of the Military [59 Stat. 403](/us/stat/59/403).Appropriation Act, 1946, transfers of not to exceed the amounts hereinafter set forth may be made, with the approval of the Bureau of the *Ante*, p. 13.Budget, from the appropriation “Ordnance Service and Supplies, Army”, to the following appropriations: [59 Stat. 385](/us/stat/59/385).Army War College, $23,819; [59 Stat. 385](/us/stat/59/385).Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, $30,189; *Ante*, p. 13.Quartermaster Service, Army, $7,881,967; [59 Stat. 397](/us/stat/59/397).Rock Island Bridge, Rock Island, Illinois, $5,719; [59 Stat. 398](/us/stat/59/398).Instruction in armored force activities, $389,756; [59 Stat. 398](/us/stat/59/398).Maintenance and Operation, United States Military Academy, $1,323,884; [59 Stat. 401](/us/stat/59/401).Service in Philip-pine military forces, benefits.Army of the Philippines, $200,000,000: *Provided*, That service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, while such forces were in the service of the armed forces of the United States pursuant to the military order of the President of the United States dated July 26, 1941, shall not be deemed to be or to have been service in the military or naval forces of the United States or any component thereof for the purposes of any law of the United States conferring rights, privileges, or benefits upon any person by reason of the service of such person or the service of any other person in the military or naval forces of the United States or any component thereof, except benefits under
(1)the National [54 Stat. 1008](/us/stat/54/1008).[38 U. S. C. 801–818; Supp. V, § 801 *et seq*](/us/usc/t38/s801–818).*Post*, p. 781 *et seq*.Payment of pensions.Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, under contracts heretofore entered into, and
(2)laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration providing for the payment of pensions on account of service-connected disability or death: *Provided further*, That such pensions shall be paid at the rate of one Philippine peso for each dollar authorized to be paid under the laws providing for such pensions: *Provided further*, That any payments heretofore made under any such law to or with respect to any member of the military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines who served in the service of the armed forces of the United States shall not be deemed to be invalid by reason of the circumstances that his service was not service in the military or naval forces of the United States or any component thereof within the meaning of such law. general provision Transportation of dependents.[59 Stat. 387](/us/stat/59/387).Appropriations for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year 1946 available for expenses of travel may be used under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War, for the payment, in lieu of transportation in kind or movement at Government expense author60 Stat. 15ized by law for dependents, of 4 cents per mile for dependents twelve years of age or over and of 2 cents per mile for dependents between five and twelve years of age, in advance or otherwise, in accordance with distances established for payment and settlement of mileage accounts of officers pursuant to the provisions of the Act of June 12, 1906, as amended (34 Stat. 246; 10 U. S. C. 870).[10 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 870](/us/usc/t10/s870).Total. In all, title II, $30,263,923,993. TITLE III— NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT [57 Stat. 197](/us/stat/57/197); [58 Stat. 301](/us/stat/58/301): [59 Stat. 202](/us/stat/59/202). Office of the Secretary:*Post*, pp. 225–227, 620, 027. Miscellaneous expenses, Navy: Fiscal year 1944, $2,323,605. Fiscal year 1945, $671,805. Fiscal year 1946, $11,900,000. Contingent, Navy: Fiscal year 1944, $74,000. Fiscal year 1945, $49.000. Fiscal year 1946, $20,000. Naval emergency fund: Fiscal year 1945, $25,477. Fiscal year 1946, $3,000,000. Naval Research Laboratory: Fiscal year 1944, $5,185. Fiscal year 1945, $3,002. Fiscal year 1946, $90,000. Operation and conservation of naval petroleum reserves: Fiscal year 1944, $6,986. Fiscal year 1945, $6,353. Fiscal year 1946, $18,000. Ocean and lake surveys, Navy: Fiscal year 1944, $6,677. Fiscal year 1945, $21,298. Bureau of Naval Personnel:[57 Stat. 198](/us/stat/57/198); [58 Stat 303](/us/stat/58/303); [59 Stat. 203](/us/stat/59/203). Naval War College: Fiscal year 1944, $4,521. Fiscal year 1945, $2,886. Naval Training Station, San Diego. California: Fiscal year 1944, $232,338. Fiscal year 1945, $327,515. Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island: Fiscal year 1944, $823. Fiscal year 1945, $256. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois: Fiscal year 1944, $459,244. Fiscal year 1945, $29,510. Fiscal year 1946, $700,000. Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Virginia: Fiscal year 1944, $4,488. Fiscal year 1945, $14,879. Naval Training Station, Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho: Fiscal year 1944, $54,790. Fiscal year 1945, $604,708. Naval Training Station, Lake Seneca, New York: Fiscal year 1944, $38,894. Fiscal year 1945, $3,209. Naval Training Station, Port Deposit, Maryland: Fiscal year 1945, $2,794. Fiscal year 1946, $500,000.60 Stat. 16 Fleet Training, Navy: Fiscal year 1944, $11,108. Fiscal year 1945, $164,695. Fiscal year 1946, $78,000. Instruction, Navy: Fiscal year 1944, $2,151,364. Fiscal year 1945, $120,000. Fiscal year 1946, $6,000,000. Libraries, Navy: Fiscal year 1944, $145,920. Fiscal year 1945, $1,693. Fiscal year 1946, $1,252,935. Welfare and Recreation, Navy: Fiscal year 1944, $903,681. Fiscal year 1946, $4,124,000. Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps: Fiscal year 1944, $237,300. Fiscal year 1945, $88,337. Miscellaneous expenses, Bureau of Naval Personnel: Fiscal year 1944, $3,009. Fiscal year 1945, $124. Fiscal year 1946, $20,000. Naval Reserve: Fiscal year 1944, $54,961,800. Fiscal year 1945, $24,511,154. Fiscal year 1946, $38,262,000. Pay. Naval Academy: Fiscal year 1944, $88,394. Fiscal year 1945, $93,796. Maintenance, Naval Academy: Fiscal year 1944, $6,877. Fiscal year 1945, $2,529. Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Fiscal year 1944, $610. Fiscal year 1945, $1,250. Naval Prison Farms and Prison Personnel: [57 Stat. 198](/us/stat/57/198).Fiscal year 1944, $10. [58 Stat. 303](/us/stat/58/303).Fiscal year 1945, $5,100. Bureau of Ships: Maintenance, Bureau of Ships: [55 Stat. 156](/us/stat/55/156).Fiscal year 1942, $43,907,135. [56 Stat. 59](/us/stat/56/59).Fiscal year 1942-43, $51,956,375. [56 Stat. 59](/us/stat/56/59).Fiscal year 1943, $64,050,351. [57 Stat. 201](/us/stat/57/201).Fiscal year 1944, $52,247,000. [58 Stat. 305](/us/stat/58/305).Fiscal year 1945. $118,474,000. [59 Stat. 205](/us/stat/59/205).Fiscal year 1946, $1,468,000,000. Defense installations on merchant vessels. Navy, $13,658,123. Bureau of Ordnance: Ordnance and ordnance stores, Navy: [57 Stat. 201](/us/stat/57/201).Fiscal year 1944, $551,226,542. [58 Stat. 306](/us/stat/58/306).Fiscal year 1945, $1,208,752,767. [59 Stat. 206](/us/stat/59/206).Fiscal year 1946, $2,575,225,500. [57 Stat. 202](/us/stat/57/202); [59 Stat. 207](/us/stat/59/207).Bureau of Supplies and Accounts: Pay, subsistence, and transportation. Navy, 1944, $69,247,269. Pay and subsistence of naval personnel, 1946, $1,317,369,200. Maintenance, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, 1946, $81,314,000. Transportation of things, Navy, 1946, $140,036,282. Fuel, Navy, 1946, $100,000,000.60 Stat. 17 Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: Medical Department, Navy: Fiscal year 1944, $14,017,195.[57 Stat. 205](/us/stat/57/205). Fiscal year 1945, $12,238,592.[58 Stat. 310](/us/stat/58/310). Fiscal year 1946, $30,000,000.[59 Stat. 210](/us/stat/59/210). Bureau of Yards and Docks : Maintenance, Bureau of Yards and Docks: Fiscal year 1944, $2,431,496.[57 Stat. 205](/us/stat/57/205). Fiscal year 1945, $3,139,211.[58 Stat. 310](/us/stat/58/310). Fiscal year 1946, $5,000,000.[59 Stat. 211](/us/stat/59/211). Public Works, Bureau of Yards and Docks, $400,000,000, and the contract authorization for “Public Works, Bureau of Yards and Docks” available in the fiscal year 1946 is hereby reduced in the sum of[59 Stat. 211](/us/stat/59/211). $1,248,510,540 : *Provided*, That the rescission of $400,000,000 of the appropriation shall not act to reduce further the contract authority: *Provided further*, That of this amount $946,000,000 shall apply againstAdvance base construction. etc.*Post*, p. 490.Guam. advance base construction, material, and equipment: *Provided further*, That of the funds remaining available for advance base construction, material, and equipment, not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available toward reconstruction of the civilian economy of Guam. Bureau of Aeronautics: Aviation, Navy: Fiscal year 1943, $256,482,489.[56 Stat. 67](/us/stat/56/67). Fiscal year 1943-44, $193.929,557.[57 Stat. 206](/us/stat/57/206). Fiscal year 1944, $811,987,405.[57 Stat. 206](/us/stat/57/206). Fiscal year 1945, $1,468,753,102.[58 Stat. 312](/us/stat/58/312). Fiscal year 1946, $1,359,367,650, and subappropriations under[59 Stat. 212](/us/stat/59/212). this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)New construction and procurement of aircraft and equipment, spare parts, and so forth, from “$799,128,500” to “$128,116,900”,
(2)replacement of navigational and radio equipment for aircraft in service, and so forth, from “$168,808,200” to “$44,934,000”, and
(3)maintenance, repair, and operation of aircraft factory, air stations, and so forth, from “$1,431,840,800” to “$800,374,950”; the subappropriation “continuing experiments and development work, and so forth,” is hereby increased from “$81,272,500” to “$148,256,500”; and the unobligated portion of the contract authorization provided under this head is hereby repealed. Marine Corps: Pay, Marine Corps: Fiscal year 1944, $40,521,480.[57 Stat. 207](/us/stat/57/207). Fiscal year 1945, $10,000,000.[58 Stat. 312](/us/stat/58/312). Fiscal year 1946, $69,913,260.[59 Stat. 213](/us/stat/59/213). Pay of civil force, Offices of Commandant of Marine Corps and[57 Stat. 208](/us/stat/57/208); [58 Stat. 313](/us/stat/58/313). Director of Personnel: Fiscal year 1944, $358. Fiscal year 1945, $174. Pay of civil force, Office of Paymaster General, Marine Corps: Fiscal year 1944, $330. Fiscal year 1945, $118. Pay of civil force, Office of Quartermaster General, Marine Corps: Fiscal year 1944, $844. Fiscal year 1945, $1,059. General expenses, Marine Corps: Fiscal year 1944, $79,787,482.[57 Stat. 208](/us/stat/57/208). Fiscal year 1945, $56,737,554.[58 Stat. 313](/us/stat/58/313). Fiscal year 1946, $307,750,000.[57 Stat. 214](/us/stat/57/214). Increase and replacement of naval vessels:[57 Stat. 215](/us/stat/57/215). Increase and replacement of naval vessels, construction and machinery, $732,104,151.60 Stat. 18 Increase and replacement of naval vessels, armor, armament and ammunition, $276,876,967. Increase and replacement of naval vessels, emergency construction,New vessels.*Post*, p. 227. $38,385,489: *Provided*, That the balances remaining of appropriations under “Increase and replacement of naval vessels” shall not be available for the period of the fiscal year 1946 subsequent to October 16, 1945, for beginning the construction of any new vessels, except, not to exceed $24,100,000 may be available during the fiscal year 1946 against the construction of five advanced type combatant vessels and seventeen minor craft. [59 Stat. 215](/us/stat/59/215).Repair facilities, Navy: Repair facilities, Navy, $38,266,050, and the contract authorization for “Repair facilities, Navy”, available in the fiscal year 1946 is hereby reduced in the sum of $27,562,131. [57 Stat. 210](/us/stat/57/210); [58 Stat. 315](/us/stat/58/315); [59 Stat. 215](/us/stat/59/215).Coast Guard: Salaries, Office of Commandant, United States Coast Guard: Fiscal year 1944, $219. Fiscal year 1945, $133,293. Pay and allowances, Coast Guard: Fiscal year 1944, $35,006,326. Fiscal year 1945, $8,658,922. Fiscal year 1946, $80,000,000. General expenses, Coast Guard: Fiscal year 1944, $631,865. Fiscal year 1945, $1,289,896. Fiscal year 1946, $20,000,000. Civilian employees, Coast Guard: Fiscal year 1944, $109,654. Fiscal year 1945, $200,633. Establishing and improving aids to navigation, Coast Guard, $346,000. Acquisition of vessels and shore facilities, Coast Guard, $2,741,000. Retired pay, former Lighthouse Service, Coast Guard: Fiscal year 1944, $73,320. Fiscal year 1945, $48,109. Salaries, Merchant Marine Inspection, Coast Guard, 1945, $25,536. Salaries and expenses, Merchant Marine Inspection, Coast Guard: Fiscal year 1944, $899,401. Fiscal year 1945, $373,270. Emergency construction, vessels and shore facilities, Coast Guard (Navy), $231,000. Special projects, vessels, Coast Guard (Navy), $127,000. Special projects, aids to navigation, Lighthouse Service, Coast Guard (Navy), $28,699. Special projects, aids to navigation, Coast Guard (Navy), $556,000. navy department [57 Stat. 213](/us/stat/57/213); [58 Stat. 318](/us/stat/58/318).*Post*, pp. 227, 626, 627. Salaries: Salaries, Office of Secretary of the Navy: Fiscal year 1944, $78. Fiscal year 1945, $5,330. Salaries, General Board, Navy Department: Fiscal year 1944, $3,826. Fiscal year 1945, $8,775. Salaries, Naval Examining and Retiring Boards: Fiscal year 1944, $1,536. Fiscal year 1945, $5,662. Salaries, Office of Naval Records and Library: Fiscal year 1944, $879. Fiscal year 1945, $7,035.60 Stat. 19 Salaries, Office of Judge Advocate General, Navy: Fiscal year 1944, $5,312. Fiscal year 1945, $36. Salaries, Office of Chief of Naval Operations: Fiscal year 1944, $787. Fiscal year 1945, $731. Salaries, Board of Inspection and Survey, Navy Department: Fiscal year 1944, $3,452. Fiscal year 1945, $2,893. Salaries, Office of Director of Naval Communications: Fiscal year 1944, $125. Fiscal year 1945, $18,647. Salaries, Office of Naval Intelligence: Fiscal year 1944, $2,932. Fiscal year 1945, $923. Salaries, Hydrographic Office: Fiscal year 1944, $176,696. Fiscal year 1945, $16,357. Salaries, Naval Observatory: Fiscal year 1944, $38. Fiscal year 1945, $1,117. Salaries, Bureau of Ships: Fiscal year 1944, $2. Salaries, Bureau of Ordnance: Fiscal year 1944, $322. Fiscal year 1945, $151. Salaries, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts: Fiscal year 1944, $2,992. Fiscal year 1945, $2,414. Salaries, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: Fiscal year 1944, $4,578. Fiscal year 1945, $2,854. Salaries, Bureau of Yards and Docks: Fiscal year 1944, $94. Salaries, Bureau of Aeronautics: Fiscal year 1944, $46. Contingent expenses: Contingent expenses, Navy Department, 1944, $10,322.[57 Stat. 213](/us/stat/57/213). Contingent expenses, Navy Department, 1946:[59 Stat. 218](/us/stat/59/218). The amount which may be transferred to this appropriation from[59 Stat. 201](/us/stat/59/201). other appropriations contained in the Naval Appropriation Act, 1946, is hereby decreased from “$5,500,000” to “$4,500,000”. Printing and binding, Navy Department, 1946:[59 Stat. 218](/us/stat/59/218). The amount which may be transferred to this appropriation from other appropriations contained in the Naval Appropriation Act, 1946,[59 Stat. 201](/us/stat/59/201). is hereby decreased from “$18,500,000” to “$10,500,000”. Contingent and miscellaneous expenses, Hydrographic Office: Fiscal year 1944, $289,839.[57 Stat. 214](/us/stat/57/214). Fiscal year 1945, $94,942.[58 Stat. 318](/us/stat/58/318). Fiscal year 1946, $413,000.[59 Stat. 219](/us/stat/59/219). Contingent and miscellaneous expenses, Naval Observatory: Fiscal year 1944, $572.[59 Stat. 214](/us/stat/59/214). Fiscal year 1945, $40.[58 Stat. 319](/us/stat/58/319). general provisions Provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to anyPayments to non-citizens. person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel under the Naval Establishment during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946.60 Stat. 20 Issuance of clothing.[37 U. S, C., Supp. V, § 110](/us/stat/37/110).*Post*, p. 858.Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 (56 Stat. 364), the Secretary of the Navy is authorized and directed to issue in kind one dress blue uniform and overcoat to each enlisted man in the naval service upon his return to the United States from sea and foreign shore duty for separation from the naval service upon the sworn statement of such enlisted man that these articles of clothing are not now in his possession by reason of compliance with orders of higher naval authority or other exigencies of the service beyond his control and that no claim for reimbursement will be filed for the value of such articles so replaced : *Provided*, That the value of such articles of clothing shall be charged to the clothing and small-stores fund. The authority contained herein shall terminate on September 30, 1946. Naval Reserve personnel.Personnel of the Naval Reserve, not qualified for sea duty, will, upon their application, be placed on inactive duty if surplus to requirements. Transfer of dependents and household effects.The dependents and household effects of such civilian and naval personnel of the Naval Establishment (without regard to rank or grade) on duty at locations outside the continental limits of the United States, or in Alaska, as may be determined upon by the Secretary of the Navy, may prior or Subsequent to the issuance of orders for the relief of such personnel from their stations, or subsequent to the dis-charge or release of such personnel from active service, be moved (including packing and unpacking of household effects) from such locations outside the continental limits of the United States, or in Alaska, to such locations as may be designated by such personnel, or dependents concerned, by the use of either Government or commercial means of transportation, and later from such locations to the duty station to which such personnel may be ordered, and current appropriations of the Navy Establishment available for travel and transportationPayment in lieu of transportation in kind. may be used for this purpose. In lieu of the transportation in kind authorized for dependents, the Secretary of the Navy may authorize the payment in money of amounts equal to the commercial transportation costs (including taxes if paid), for the whole or such part of the travel for which transportation in kind is not furnished when such travel shall have been completed. Total.In all, title III, $14,370,159,964. general provision Demobilization.The officer and enlisted personnel strengths of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard shall be demobilized at a rate not less than would be necessary to keep within the amounts available for their pay in consequence of the provisions of this Act, unless the President otherwise shall direct. Flight pay, Army and Navy.Effective December 1, 1945, no military or naval personnel shall receive during the remainder of the current fiscal year aviation pay unless the person affected is assigned to duty on air activities prescribed by the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy as requiring regular and frequent participation in aerial flights, or is required to participate regularly and frequently in aerial flights in order to continue his fitness for his primary technical skill: *Provided*, That in addition, on or before January 1, annually, the Secretaries of War and Navy, respectively, shall certify to the Congress by rank and age group the number of such officers above the rank of major of the Army or lieutenant commander of the Navy, with the average monthly flight pay authorized by law to be paid to such officers during the six-month period preceding the date of the report: Recommendation to Congress. *Provided further*, That the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy shall on or before February 28, 1946, submit to the Congress a 60 Stat. 21 joint recommendation for revision of the Pay Readjustment Act of[56 Stat. 359](/us/stat/56/359).[37 U. S. C., Supp, V, §§ 101–120](/us/usc/t37/s101–120).*Ante*, p. 20; *post*, pp. 343 *et seq*., 858 *et seq*., 868. 1942, as amended, including but not restricted to recommendations with respect to increases authorized for flying pay, parachute pay, glider pay, submarine pay, and similar special pay and allowances. Sec. 301. This Act may be cited as the “First Supplemental SurplusShort title. Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946”. Approved February 18, 1946. To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended. 1946-02-19 31 Chapter 60 Stat. 21 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 31] AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended. February 19, 1946[[H. R. 5135](/us/bill/79/hr/5135)][[Public Law 302](/us/pl/79/302)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That Public LawBurley and fluecured tobacco.Marketing quotas.[57 Stat. 387](/us/stat/57/387); [58 Stat. 136](/us/stat/58/136).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1313](/us/usc/t7/s1313) note. Numbered 118, Seventy-eighth Congress, as amended by Public Law Numbered 276, Seventy-eighth Congress, is amended by striking out all of the first sentence therein following the words “marketing years 1944–45, 1945–46” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “1946–47 and 1947–48 shall be proclaimed and the national marketing quota proclaimed by the Secretary and the State and farm acreage allotments established pursuant to the proclaimed national quota for hurley tobacco for the 1946–47 marketing year shall be reduced uniformly so as to make available a supply of burley tobacco for such marketing year not less than the reserve supply level: *Provided*, That no allotment of one acre or less shall be reduced by more than 10 per centum.” The amendment made by this section shall not apply to flue-cured tobacco for the 1946–47 marketing year. Sec. 2. The first sentence of section 314
(a)of the AgriculturalExcess marketing.[54 Stat. 393](/us/stat/54/393).[7 U. S. C. § 1314(a)](/us/bill/79/s/1314). Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: “The marketing of any kind of tobacco in excess of the marketing quota, for the farm on which the tobacco is produced shall be subject to a penalty of 40 per centum of the average market price (calculated to the nearest whole cent) for such kind of tobacco for the immediately preceding marketing year.” The amendment made by this section shall become effective July 1,Effective dates. 1946, except that in the case of flue-cured tobacco such amendment shall become effective May 1, 1947. Approved February 19, 1946. To amend section 409 of the Interstate Commerce Act, with respect to the utilization by freight forwarders of the services of common carriers by motor vehicle. 1946-02-20 32 Chapter 60 Stat. 21 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 32] AN ACT To amend section 409 of the Interstate Commerce Act, with respect to the utilization by freight forwarders of the services of common carriers by motor vehicle. February 20, 1946[[H. R. 2764](/us/bill/79/hr/2764)][[Public Law 303](/us/pl/79/303)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 409Freight forwarders.[56 Stat. 290](/us/stat/56/290).[49 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1009](/us/usc/t49/s1009). of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " “utilization by freight forwarders of services of common carriers by motor vehicle “Sec. 409.
(1)The Commission shall at the earliest practicableTerms and conditions. time determine and by order prescribe the reasonable, just, and equitable terms and conditions, including terms and conditions governing the determination and fixing of the compensation to be paid or observed, under which freight forwarders subject to this part may utilize the services and instrumentalities of common carriers60 Stat. 22 by motor vehicle subject to part II of this Act, under agreements[49 Stat. 543](/us/stat/49/543).[49 U. S. C. §§ 301–327; Supp. V, § 302](/us/usc/t49/s301–327/302) *et seq*. between such freight forwarders and common carriers (which agreements may be required by the Commission to be subject to its approval, disapproval, or modification), in such manner as will be in furtherance of the national transportation policy declared in this Act : *Provided*, That in the case of line haul transportation between concentrationLine haul transportation. points and break-bulk points in truckload lots, such terms and conditions shall not permit payment to common carriers by motor vehicle of compensation which is lower than would be received under rates or charges established under part II of this Act, except to the extent that such lower compensation is found by the Commission to be justified by reason of the conditions under which the services and instrumentalities of common carriers by motor vehicle are utilized by freight forwarders and the character of the services performed by common carriers by motor vehicle and by freight forwarders. “(2) The Commission, when it has prescribed such terms and conditions, shall by order specify a reasonable time after which subsection
(b)of this section shall no longer be effective; and the order or orders*Infra*. issued under this paragraph may, if the Commission deems it to be in furtherance of the national transportation policy declared in this Act, provide for the termination of the effectiveness of such subsection
(b)at different times in different territories or sections. “(3) The Commission is authorized, upon complaint or upon itsInvestigation. own initiative without complaint, to investigate and determine whether, in order to carry out the purposes of paragraph
(1)of this subsection, any terms and conditions prescribed thereunder should be modified or rescinded or whether additional terms and conditions should be prescribed thereunder, and, after such investigation, the Commission shall by order modify or rescind any such terms and conditions, or prescribe additional terms and conditions, to the extent it finds such action necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of such paragraph. “(4) No order shall be entered under this subsection except afterHearings. interested parties have been afforded reasonable opportunity for hearing. “(b) Subject to the authority of the Commission to terminate byOperation under joint rates or charges. order the effectiveness of this subsection, as provided in subsection
(a)(2), nothing in this part or in part II of this Act shall be construed[49 Stat. 543](/us/stat/49/543).[49 U. S. C. §§ 301–327; Supp. V, § 302](/us/usc/t49/s301–327/302) *et seq*. to make it unlawful for freight forwarders subject, to this part and common carriers by motor vehicle subject to part II of this Act to operate under joint rates or charges. The provisions of part II of this Act shall apply with respect to such joint rates or charges and the divisions thereof, and with respect to the parties thereto, as though such joint rates or charges had been established under the provisions of such part II, and the provisions of this part shall not apply with respect thereto: *Provided, however*, That— “(1) Joint rates or charges and concurrences contained in tariffsTariffs filed. heretofore filed with the Commission shall become effective, without notice, as of the date of enactment of this part, unless the parties thereto file notice with the Commission, within thirty days after the date of enactment of this part, canceling such joint rates or charges and concurrences; “(2) Joint rates or charges and concurrences, contained in tariffsTariffs rejected. heretofore offered for filing with the Commission, but rejected by the Commission, shall become effective, without notice, as of the date of enactment of this part, if filed with the Commission within thirty days after the date of enactment of this part ; “(3) Joint rates or charges and concurrences, under which freightJoint rates in effect July 1, 1941. forwarders and common carriers by motor vehicle subject to part II60 Stat. 23 of this Act were actually operating on July 1, 1941. may become effective, without notice, as of the date of enactment of this part, if tariffs covering such joint rates or charges and concurrences are filed with the Commission within thirty days after the date of enactment of this part; “(4) No new or additional joint rate or charge may be establishedNew or additional joint rates, restriction. under authority of this subsection for service from any point of origin to any point of destination with respect to any particular commodity or class of traffic unless at least one rate or charge for service from such point of origin to such point of destination with respect to such commodity or class of traffic, established by an individual freight forwarder or by a freight forwarder jointly with a common carrier by motor vehicle, is already lawfully in effect; but for purposes ofChanges. this paragraph the making of a change in a joint rate or charge which has been established, or which has become effective pursuant to this subsection, shall not be deemed to constitute the establishment of a new or additional joint rate or charge; “(5) Any joint rate or charge or concurrence established, or whichCancellation or withdrawal. becomes effective pursuant to this subsection, may at any time be canceled or withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of part II of this Act; “(6) The filing of tariffs under paragraph
(2)or
(3)of this subsectionFiling or tariffs. may be in accordance with the requirements with respect to the form and manner of filing tariffs in effect under part II of this Act prior to December 31, 1936; “(7) For the purpose of computing the period of thirty days prescribed in paragraph (1), (2), or
(3)of this subsection, the date of mailing by registered mail shall be deemed the date of filing; and “(8) As used in this subsection the term ‘rates or charges’ includes“Rates or charges.” classifications, rules, and regulations with respect thereto.” " Approved February 20, 1946. To declare a national policy on employment, production, and purchasing power, and for other purposes. 1946-02-20 33 Chapter 60 Stat. 23 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 33] AN ACT To declare a national policy on employment, production, and purchasing power, and for other purposes. February 20, 1946[[S. 380](/us/bill/79/s/380)][[Public Law 304](/us/pl/79/304)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, short title Section 1. This Act may be cited as the “Employment Act of 1946” . *Post*, 838, 912, 913. declaration of policy Sec. 2. The Congress hereby declares that it is the continuing policy and responsibility of the Federal Government to use all practicable means consistent with its needs and obligations and other essential considerations of national policy, with the assistance and cooperation of industry, agriculture, labor, and State and local governments, to coordinate and utilize all its plans, functions, and resources for the purpose of creating and maintaining. in a manner calculated to foster and promote free competitive enterprise and the general welfare, conditions under which there will be afforded useful employment opportunities, including self-employment, for those able, willing, and seeking to work, and to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power.60 Stat. 24 economic report of the president Sec. 3. Transmittal to Congress; contents.*Post*, p. 838.
(a)The President shall transmit to the Congress within sixty days after the beginning of each regular session (commencing with the year 1947) an economic report (hereinafter called the “Economic Report”) setting forth
(1)the levels of employment, production, and purchasing power obtaining in the United States and such levels needed to carry out the policy declared in section 2;
(2)current and foreseeable trends in the levels of employment, production, and purchasing power;
(3)a review of the economic program of the Federal Government and a review of economic conditions affecting employment in the United States or any considerable portion thereof during the preceding year and of their effect upon employment, production, and purchasing power; and
(4)a program for carrying out the policy declared in section 2, together with such recommendations for legislation as he may deem necessary or desirable.
(b)Supplementary reports. The President may transmit from time to time to the Congress reports supplementary to the Economic Report, each of which shall include such supplementary or revised recommendations as he may deem necessary or desirable to achieve the policy declared in section 2.
(c)Reference. The Economic Report, and all supplementary reports transmitted under subsection (b), shall, when transmitted to Congress, be referred to the joint committee created by section 5. council of economic advisers to the president Sec. 4. Creation, composition, etc.
(a)There is hereby created in the Executive Office of the President a Council of Economic Advisers (hereinafter called the “Council”). The Council shall be composed of three members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and each of whom shall be a person who, as a result of his training, experience, and attainments, is exceptionally qualified to analyze and interpret economic developments, to appraise programs and activities of the Government in the light of the policy declared in section 2, and to formulate and recommend national economic policy to promote employment, production, and purchasing power under free competitive enterprise. Each member of the Council shall receive compensation at the rate of $15,000 per annum. The President shall designate one of the members of the Council as chairman and one as vice chairman, who shall act as chairman in the absence of the chairman.
(b)Specialists, experts, and other employees. The Council is authorized to employ, and fix the compensation of, such specialists and other experts as may be necessary for the carrying out of its functions under this Act, without regard to the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661–674) *et seq*.*Post*, pp. 216, 219. is authorized, subject to the civil-service laws, to employ such other officers and employees as may he necessary for carrying out its functions under this Act, and fix their compensation in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended.
(c)Duty and function of Council. It shall be the duty and function of the Council—
(1)to assist and advise the President in the preparation of the Economic Report ;
(2)to gather timely and authoritative information concerning economic developments and economic trends, both current and prospective, to analyze and interpret such information in the light of the policy declared in section 2 for the purpose of determining whether such developments and trends are interfering, or are likely to interfere, with the achievement of such policy, and to compile and submit to the President studies relating to such developments and trends ;60 Stat. 25
(3)to appraise the various programs and activities of the Federal Government in the light of the policy declared in section 2 for the purpose of determining the extent to which such programs and activities are contributing, and the extent to which they are not contributing, to the achievement of such policy, and to make recommendations to the President with respect thereto;
(4)to develop and recommend to the President national economic policies to foster and promote free competitive enterprise, to avoid economic fluctuations or to diminish the effects thereof, and to maintain employment, production, and purchasing power;
(5)to make and furnish such studies, reports thereon, and recommendations with respect to matters of Federal economic policy and legislation as the President may request.
(d)The Council shall make an annual report to the President inAnnual report. December of each year.
(e)In exercising its powers, functions and duties under this Act—
(1)the Council may constitute such advisory committees andAdvisory committees; consultations. may consult with such representatives of industry, agriculture, labor, consumers, State and local governments, and other groups, as it deems advisable;
(2)the Council shall, to the fullest extent possible, utilize theServices, etc., of other agencies. services, facilities, and information (including statistical information) of other Government agencies as well as of private research agencies, in order that duplication of effort and expense may be avoided.
(f)To enable the Council to exercise its powers, functions, andAppropriations authorized.*Post*, p. 913. duties under this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated (except for the salaries of the members and the salaries of officers and employees of the Council) such sums as may be necessary. For the salaries of the members and the salaries of officers and employees of the Council, there is authorized to be appropriated not exceeding $345,000 in the aggregate for each fiscal year. joint committee on the economic report Sec. 5.
(a)There is hereby established a Joint Committee on theComposition. Economic Report, to be composed of seven Members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and seven Members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The party representation on theParty representation. joint committee shall as nearly as may be feasible reflect the relative membership of the majority and minority parties in the Senate and House of Representatives.
(b)It shall be the function of the joint committee— Functions.
(1)to make a continuing study of matters relating to the Economic Report;
(2)to study means of coordinating programs in order to further the policy of this Act; and
(3)as a guide to the several committees of the Congress dealingReports.*Post*, p, 838. with legislation relating to the Economic Report, not later than May 1 of each year (beginning with the year 1947) to file a report with the Senate and the House of Representatives containing its findings and recommendations with respect to each of the main recommendations made by the President in the Economic Report, and from time to time to make such other reports and recommendations to the Senate and House of Representatives as it deems advisable.
(c)Vacancies in the membership of the joint committee shall notVacancies. affect the power of the remaining members to execute the functions of the joint committee, and shall be filled in the same manner as in the60 Stat. 26 case of the original selection. The joint committee shall select a chairman and a vice chairman from among its members.
(d)Hearings; powers. The joint committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, is authorized to hold such hearings as it deems advisable, and, within the limitations of its appropriations, the joint committee is empowered to appoint and fix the compensation of such experts, consultants, technicians, and clerical and stenographic assistants, to procure such printing and binding, and to make such expenditures, as it deems necessary and advisable. The Cost of stenographic services to report hearings of the joint committee, or any subcommittee thereof, shall not exceed 25 cents per hundred words. The joint committee is authorized to utilize the services, information, and facilities of the departments and establishments of the Government, and also of private research agencies.
(e)Appropriation authorized.*Post*, p. 912. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year, the sum of $50,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions of this section, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate on vouchers signed by the chairman or vice chairman. Approved February 20, 1946. To authorize the President to retire certain officers and enlisted men of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and for other purposes. 1946-02-21 34 Chapter 60 Stat. 26 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 34] AN ACT To authorize the President to retire certain officers and enlisted men of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and for other purposes. February 21, 1946[[S. 1405](/us/bill/79/s/1405)][[Public Law 305](/us/pl/79/305)] Whereas the wars in which the United States has been engaged are now in the process of being brought to a successful close with the probability that the services of a number of officers of the Navy and Marine Corps, particularly some of those in the higher ranks, cannot be utilized : Therefore *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryRetirement boards.Regular Navy and Marine Corps. of the Navy shall, whenever he deems it advisable, appoint boards of officers to consider and recommend for retirement officers of the line and staff corps of the Regular Navy serving in the ranks of rear admiral and commodore and officers of the Regular Marine Corps serving in the ranks of major general and brigadier general. Sec. 2. Composition;
(a)The boards to consider and recommend for retirement officers of the Navy serving in the ranks of rear admiral and commodore shall consist of not less than five officers of the Regular Navy serving in ranks above that of rear admiral except that officers of the staff corps of the rank of rear admiral may be appointed as members of any board appointed for the consideration and recommendation of officers of the staff corps for retirement.
(b)The boards to consider and recommend for retirement officers of the Marine Corps serving in the rank of major general shall consist, so far as practicable, of three line officer's of the Regular Marine Corps serving in ranks above that of major general. If there be an insufficient number of such officers available, the deficiency shall be supplied by the appointment to the board of officers of the line of the Regular Navy serving in ranks above that of rear admiral.
(c)The boards to consider and recommend for retirement officers of the Marine Corps serving in the rank of brigadier general shall consist, so far as practicable, of five line officers of the Regular Marine Corps serving in ranks above that of brigadier general. If there be an insufficient number of such officers available, the deficiency shall be supplied by the appointment to the board of officers of the line of the Regular Navy serving in the rank of rear admiral or above.60 Stat. 27 Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to convene boards*Post*, p. 29. of officers of the Regular Navy and Marine Corps to consider and recommend for retirement officers of the Regular Navy and Marine Corps serving in the ranks of captain and below in the Navy, and colonel and below in the Marine Corps, within such categories or groups of such officers as shall he specified in the precepts convening such boards. The members of such boards shall be senior in permanent rank to the permanent rank of any officer under consideration. Sec. 4. The recommendations of each board convened pursuant toRecommendations. this Act shall be submitted by the Secretary of the Navy with his recommendations to the President for approval or disapproval, in whole or in part. Sec. 5. Each officer recommended for retirement pursuant to thisPlacement on re-tired list. Act shall, if such recommendation be approved by the President, be placed on the retired list on the first day of such month as may be set by the Secretary of the Navy but not later than the first day of the seventh month after the date of approval by the President. Sec. 6. When any officer of the Regular Navy or the Regular MarineRetirement after 20 years of service. Corps or the Reserve Components thereof has completed more than twenty years of active service in the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, or the Reserve Components thereof, including active duty for training, at least ten years of which shall have been active commissioned service, he may at any time thereafter, upon his own application, in the discretion of the President, be placed upon the retired list on the first day of such month as the President may designate. Sec. 7.
(a)Each officer retired pursuant to the foregoing sectionsRank end pay. of this Act shall be placed on the retired list with the highest rank, permanent or temporary, held by him while on active duty, if his performance of duty in such rank as determined by the Secretary of the Navy has been satisfactory. In any case where, as determined by the Secretary of the Navy, any such officer has not performed satisfactory duty in the highest rank held by him while on active duty, he shall be placed on the retired list with the next lower rank in which he has served but not lower than his permanent rank. Officers retired pursuant to the foregoing sections of this Act shall receive retired pay at the rate of 2½ per centum of the active-duty pay with longevity credit of the rank with which retired, multiplied by the number of years of service for which entitled to credit in the computation of their pay while on active duty, not to exceed a total of 75 per centum of said active-duty pay; *Provided*, That a fractional year of six months orFractional year. more shall be, considered a full year in computing the number of years service by which the rate of 2½ per centum is multiplied: *Provided further*, That officers whose computation of pay on the active list is not based upon years of service shall receive as retired pay 75 per centum of their active duty pay.
(b)Nothing within this section shall prevent any officer from being placed on the retired list with the highest rank and with the highest retired pay to which he might be entitled under other provisions of law.
(c)The highest rank in which an officer served on or prior to June 30, 1946, or if a prisoner of war at any time during World War II, the highest rank to which an officer was temporarily appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Act approved July 24, 1941 (55 Stat. 603),[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 350–360j](/us/usc/t34/s350–360j).*Post*, pp. 28, 955. is the highest rank in which the officer may be retired and upon which his retired pay may be based pursuant to this section, unless under provisions of law other than those contained within this section he is entitled to a higher rank on the retired list or to a higher retired pay, or unless at the time of retirement he is serving in a higher permanent grade or rank.60 Stat. 28 Sec. 8. [34 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 350j](/us/usc/t34/s350j).
(a)Section 10 of the Act approved July 24, 1941 (55 Stat. 605), is hereby amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 10.
(a)Personnel appointed or advanced under the authorityTermination of temporary status. of this Act may be continued in their temporary status during such period as the President may determine, but not longer than six months after the termination of war or national emergency or, in the case of reserve and retired personnel, not longer than the period herein specified or the date of release from active duty whichever is the earlier and in no case longer than six months after the termination of war or national emergency. Upon the termination of their temporary status such personnel on the active list of the Regular Navy and Marine Corps shall assume their permanent status and thoseRetired list and Reserve Components. of the retired list and of the respective Reserve Components, including the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, shall have, when returned to an inactive status, the highest grade and rank in which, as determined by the Secretary of the Navy, they served satisfactorily under a temporary appointment, unless entitled to the same or higher grade and rank pursuant to section 8 of this Act, as now or hereafter[55 Stat. 604](/us/stat/55/604).[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 350g](/us/usc/t34/s350g).*Post*, p. 995. amended. “(b)
(1)Personnel of the retired list returned to an inactive status with higher rank pursuant to subsection
(a)shall receive retired pay computed at the rate prescribed by law and applicable in each individual case but based upon such higher rank. “(2) Personnel of the active list of the Regular Navy and MarineAdvancement upon retirement. Corps and personnel of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve appointed or advanced under the authority of this Act shall, when subsequently retired, if not otherwise entitled to the same or higher grade and rank or retired pay, be advanced to the highest grade and rank in which, as determined by the Secretary of the Navy, they served satisfactorily under temporary appointments, and shall receive retired pay computed at the rate prescribed by law and applicable in each individual case but based upon such higher rank. “(c) Personnel of the classes described above who have been retiredPrior retirement. or released from active duty prior to the date of this amendment shall be entitled to the benefits of this section from the date of retirement or release from active duty, as the case may be. “(d) Personnel accorded higher rank pursuant to this sectionRecall to active duty, etc. shall, if subsequently assigned active duty, be recalled to active duty in the grades, ranks or ratings, with which they were retired or returned to an inactive status unless under other provisions of law they are entitled to higher grades, ranks, or ratings. “(e) The highest rank in which an officer served on or prior toHighest rank. June 30, 1946, or if a prisoner of war at any time during World War II the highest rank to which an officer was temporarily appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Act, is the highest rank in which the officer may be retired and upon which his retired pay may be based pursuant to this section, unless under provisions of law other than those contained within this section he is entitled to a higher rank on the retired list or to a higher retired pay, or unless at the time of retirement he is serving in a higher permanent grade or rank.” "
(b)Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as altering[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 812](/us/usc/t50/s812). or amending any provision of section 7 of the Act approved June 30, 1942 (56 Stat. 465). Sec. 9. Regular Navy and Marino Corps.Rank below fleet admiral. When any officer of the Regular Navy or Marine Corps serving in a rank below that of fleet admiral has attained the age of sixty-two years, he shall be placed upon the retired list by the President with the highest rank, permanent or temporary, held by60 Stat. 29 him while on active duty and with retired pay at the rate of 2% perRetired pay. centum of the active-duty pay with longevity credit of the rank with which retired, multiplied by the number of years of service for which entitled to credit in the computation of his pay while on active duty, not to exceed a total of 75 per centum of said active-duty pay: *Provided*, That a fractional year of six months or more shallFractional year. be considered a full year in computing the number of years of service by which the rate of 2½ per centum is multiplied : *Provided further*, That an officer whose computation of pay on the active list is not based upon years of service shall receive as retired pay 75 per centum of his active duty pay: *Provided*, *however*, That the President may,Deferment by President. in his discretion, defer placing any such officer on the retired list for the length of time he deems advisable but not later than the date upon which such officer attains the age of sixty-four years, except that not more than ten officers whose retirement is so deferred shall be on the active list at any one time: *And provided further*, ThatTime restriction. no officer of the Navy or Marine Corps shall be placed upon the retired list pursuant to this section until the first day of the sixth month following the date of approval of this Act or until the date upon which he would be retired for age pursuant to law existing prior to the date of approval of this Act, whichever may be the earlier. Sec. 10. The provisions of this Act, except as may be necessary toCoast Guard. adapt the same thereto, shall apply to personnel of the Coast Guard in relationship to the Coast Guard in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply to personnel of the Navy in relationship to the Navy: *Provided*, That wherever authority is given to the Secretary of the Navy, similar authority shall be deemed given to the Secretary of the Treasury to be exercised with respect to the Coast Guard at such time or times as the Coast Guard shall be operating under the Treasury Department: *Provided further*, That the boards to consider and recommend for retirement officers of the Coast Guard serving in the ranks of rear admiral and commodore shall be composed of senior Coast Guard officers if available or otherwise as the Secretary shall determine. Sec. 11. The following Acts and parts of Acts are hereby repealed: Repeals.[34 U. S. C. §§ 398a, 687](/us/usc/t34/s398a/687).
(a)Section 13 and subsection
(e)of section 15 of the Act of June 23, 1938 (52 Stat. 951 and 952).
(b)Section 1444 of the Revised Statutes of the United States as amended by that portion of the Act of August 29, 1916 (39 Stat. 579),[34 U. S, C. § 384](/us/usc/t34/s384). reading: “except as herein otherwise provided, hereafter the age for retirement of all officers of the Navy shall be sixty-four years instead of sixty-two years as now prescribed by law”; section 2 of the Act of[34 U. S. C. § 384](/us/usc/t34/s384); [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 811](/us/usc/t50/s811). January 28, 1929 (ch. 109, 45 Stat. 1142); and section 6 of the Act of June 30, 1942 (56 Stat. 465).
(c)Subsection 12
(e)of the Act of June 23, 1938 (52 Stat. 950). [34 U. S. C. § 404 (e)](/us/usc/t34/s404/e).*Ante*, p. 27. Sec. 12. The provisions of section 3 of this Act shall terminate on June 30 of the fiscal year following that in which the present war shall be declared to be ended by proclamation of the President or by an Act or resolution of Congress. Approved February 21, 1946. To permit settlement of accounts of deceased officers and enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and of deceased commissioned officers of the Public Health Service, without administration of estates. 1946-02-25 35 Chapter 60 Stat. 30 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 30 [CHAPTER 35] AN ACT To permit settlement of accounts of deceased officers and enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and of deceased commissioned officers of the Public Health Service, without administration of estates. February 25, 1946[[S. 50](/us/bill/79/s/50)][[Public Law 306](/us/pl/79/306)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, hereafter, inSettlement of accounts of deceased personnel.Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. the settlement of the accounts of deceased officers or enlisted persons of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, where no demand is presented by a duly appointed legal representative of the estate, the accounting officers may allow the amount found due to the decedent’s widow, widower, or legal heirs in the following order of precedence: First, to the widow or widower; second, if decedent left no widow or widower, or the widow or widower be dead at time of settlement, then to the children or their issue, per stirpes; third, if no widow, widower, or descendants, then to the father and mother in equal parts; fourth, if either the father or mother be dead, then to the one surviving; fifth, if there be no widow, widower, child, father, or mother at the date of settlement, then to the brothers and sisters and childrenFuneral expenses. of deceased brothers and sisters, per stirpes: *Provided*, That this Act shall not be so construed as to prevent payment from the amount due the decedent’s estate of funeral expenses, provided a claim therefor is presented by the person or persons who actually paid the same before settlement by the accounting officers. Sec. 2. Public Health Service.[58 Stat. 711](/us/stat/58/711).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 225(a)](/us/usc/t42/s225/a).Repeal. Section 507
(a)of the Public Health Service Act (58 Stat. 682) is amended by striking out the words “the amount due the decedent’s estate is less than $1,000 and”. Sec. 3. The following statutes or parts of statutes are hereby repealed: The last paragraph under the heading “Back Pay and[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 941](/us/usc/t34/941). Bounty” in chapter 200, Thirty-fifth Statutes at Large, 317 (which paragraph is the fourth paragraph on page 373), as amended. Sec. 4. Army. The paragraph of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907, and for other purposes”, approved June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 750), as amended by the Act of December 7, 1944 (58 Stat. 795), which related to the settlement of accounts of deceased[10 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 808](/us/usc/t10/808). officers and enlisted men of the Army, is amended to read as follows: " “Hereafter in the settlement of the accounts of deceased officers or enlisted persons of the Army, where no demand is presented by a duly appointed legal representative of the estate, the accounting officers may allow the amount found due to the decedent’s widow, widower, or legal heirs in the following order of precedence: First, to the widow or widower; second, if decedent left no widow or widower, or the widow or widower be dead at time of settlement, then to the children or their issue, per stirpes; third, if no widow, widower, or descendants, then to the father and mother in equal parts; fourth, if either the father or mother be dead, then to the one surviving; fifth, if there be no widow, widower, child, father, or mother at the date of settlement, then to the brothers and sisters and children of deceased brothers and sisters, per stirpes: *Provided*, That this Act shall not be so construed as to preventFuneral expenses. payment from the amount due the decedent’s estate of funeral expenses, provided a claim therefor is presented by the person or persons who actually paid the same before settlement by the accounting officers.” " Approved February 25, 1946. To exempt the Navy Department from statutory prohibitions against the employment of noncitizens, and for other purposes. 1946-02-26 36 Chapter 60 Stat. 31 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 31 [CHAPTER 36] AN ACT To exempt the Navy Department from statutory prohibitions against the employment of noncitizens, and for other purposes. February 26, 1946[[S. 618](/us/bill/79/s/618)][[Public Law 307](/us/pl/79/307)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That statutory provisionsNavy Department.Employment of noncitizens. prohibiting the payment of compensation to any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to any person whose employment by the Navy Department shall be determined by the Secretary of the Navy to be necessary in order to obtain for the benefit of the military services of the United States special technical or scientific knowledge or experience possessed by such person and not readily obtainable from any citizen of the United States. Approved February 26, 1946. To provide for the barring of certain claims by the United States in connection with Government checks and warrants. 1946-03-06 48 Chapter 60 Stat. 31 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 48] AN ACT To provide for the barring of certain claims by the United States in connection with Government checks and warrants. March 6, 1946 [[H. R. 129](/us/bill/79/hr/129)][[Public Law 308](/us/pl/79/308)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That no proceedingAltered, etc., U. S. checks and warrants.Barring of certain claims. in any court shall be brought by the United States or by any agency or official of the United States to enforce the liability of any endorser, transferor, or depositary, or financial agent, arising out of a forged or unauthorized signature or endorsement upon or alteration of any check, checks, warrant, or warrants issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Postmaster General, the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers of the United States, or by disbursing officers and agents of the United States, unless such proceeding is commenced within six years after the presentation to the Treasurer of the United States or other drawee of such issued checks or warrants for payment of such check, checks, warrant, or warrants, or unless within that period written notice shall have been given by the United States or an agency thereof to such endorser, transferor, or depositary, or financial agent of a claim on account of such liability. Unless a. court proceeding shall have been brought or such notice given within the period prescribed herein, any claim against such endorser, transferor, or depositary, or financial agent on account of such liability shall be forever barred: *Provided*, That in connection with any claim presented to the GeneralTime extension. Accounting Office within the time limitation prescribed by section 2 of the Act of June 22, 1926 (44 Stat. 76 ; U. S. C., title 31, Sec. 122),[44 Stat. 761](/us/stat/44/761). the period within which such a proceeding may be brought or such notice given shall be extended by an additional one hundred and eighty days, and unless such notice shall be given or a court proceeding brought within such extended period any claim against such endorser, transferor, depositary, or financial agent on account of such liability shall be forever barred. Sec. 2. The Comptroller General of the United States is authorizedTreasurer of U. S. Credit in accounts. and directed to allow credit in the accounts of the Treasurer of the United States for the amount of any check, checks, warrant, or war-rants with respect to which court proceedings shall have been barred pursuant to the provisions of this Act upon a showing that the barring of such proceedings did not result from any negligence on the part of the Treasurer of the United States in failing to give the notice required by the provision of section 1 of the Act. Sec. 3. If any endorser, transferor, or depositary, or financialAction when facts fraudulently concealed. agent who is liable to any of the actions mentioned in this Act shall fraudulently conceal the cause of such action from the knowledge of60 Stat. 32 the United States or any agency or official of the United States entitled to bring such action, the action may be commenced at any time within two years after the United States or any agency or official of the United States who is entitled to bring the same shall discover that the United States or any agency or official of the United States had such cause of action, although such action would be otherwise barred by the provisions of this Act. Approved March 6, 1946. To credit certain service performed by members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service prior to reaching eighteen years of age for the purpose of computing longevity pay, or for other pay purposes. 1946-03-06 49 Chapter 60 Stat. 32 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 49] AN ACT To credit certain service performed by members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service prior to reaching eighteen years of age for the purpose of computing longevity pay, or for other pay purposes. March 6, 1946[[H. R. 2240](/us/bill/79/hr/2240)][[Public Law 309](/us/pl/79/309)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That any serviceArmy, Navy, etc.Service credit. which would be creditable, for the purpose of computing longevity pay, or for other pay purposes, of members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, or Public Health Service, or of any of the reserve components thereof, except for the fact that such service was, or shall be, performed prior to the attainment of the age of eighteen years, shall, under such regulations as the head of the Department concerned may prescribe, be credited notwithstanding such fact. Sec. 2. Effective period. The provisions of this Act shall be effective from June 1, 1942, and shall cease to be in effect six months after termination of the present war. Approved March 6, 1946. To amend the Act of August 17, 1937, as amended, relating to the establishment of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area in the State of North Carolina. 1946-03-06 50 Chapter 60 Stat. 32 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 50] AN ACT To amend the Act of August 17, 1937, as amended, relating to the establishment of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area in the State of North Carolina. March 6, 1946[[H. R. 3028](/us/bill/79/hr/3028)][[Public Law 310](/us/pl/79/310)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the provisoCape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, N. C.[50 Stat. 670](/us/stat/50/670); [54 Stat. 702](/us/stat/54/702). in the first paragraph of section 4 of the Act approved August 17, 1937, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 16, sec. 459a–2), relating to the establishment of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area in the State of North Carolina, is amended to read as follows: “*Provided*, That the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion,Acquisition of property. accept for administration, protection, and development by the National Park Service a minimum of ten thousand acres within the area described[50 Stat. 669](/us/stat/50/669).[16 U. S. C. § 459](/us/usc/t16/s459). in section 1 of this Act, including the existing Cape Hatteras State Park, and, in addition any other portions of the area described in section 1 hereof if the State of North Carolina shall agree that if all the lands described in section 1 of this Act shall not have been conveyed to the United States within fifteen years from August 17, 1937, the establishment of the aforesaid national seashore recreational area may, in the discretion of the said Secretary, be abandoned, and that, in the event of such abandonment, the said State will accept a reconveyance of title to all lands conveyed by it to the United States for said national seashore recreational area”. Approved March 6, 1946. To grant the title of public lands to the town of Safford, Arizona, for the use of its municipal water system. 1946-03-06 51 Chapter 60 Stat. 33 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 33 [CHAPTER 51] AN ACT To grant the title of public lands to the town of Safford, Arizona, for the use of its municipal water system. March 6, 1946[[H. R. 3444](/us/bill/79/hr/3444)][[Public Law 311](/us/pl/79/311)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, subject to theSafford, Ariz.Lands for municipal water purposes. conditions and reservations hereinafter specified, there is hereby granted, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to patent, to the town of Safford, Arizona, for municipal water purposes all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to that portion or the public lands of the United States which, after survey, will be described as follows: Southeast quarter northwest quarter; southwest quarter northeast quarter; west half southeast quarter, section 5, township 6 south, range 28 east, of the Gila and Salt River base and meridian in Graham County, Arizona, containing one hundred and sixty acres, more or less: *Provided*, That, prior toPayment. the issuance of such patent the said town of Safford shall pay the appraised value of such land, to be determined by the Secretary of the Interior, which shall not be less than $1.25 per acre: *Provided further*, That such patent shall contain a reservation to the United States of allMineral reservation oil, coal, and other mineral deposits that may be found in the land, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same. Approved March 6, 1946. To authorize municipalities and public utility districts in the Territory of Alaska to issue revenue bonds for public-works purposes. 1946-03-06 52 Chapter 60 Stat. 33 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 52] AN ACT To authorize municipalities and public utility districts in the Territory of Alaska to issue revenue bonds for public-works purposes. March 6, 1946[[H. R. 3580](/us/bill/79/hr/3580)][[Public Law 312](/us/pl/79/312)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That municipalAlaska.Issuance of bonds for public works. corporations and public utility districts in the Territory of Alaska, acting by and through their governing bodies, are hereby authorized without other authority than is herein contained to construct, reconstruct, improve, extend, better, repair, equip, or acquire public works of permanent character which may be operated upon a revenue-producing basis, and, upon majority vote of the qualified voters in such municipal corporation or public utility district, to issue bonds for such purposes payable solely from unpledged revenue of the public works for which such bonds are issued, including future additions and improvements. Such public works shall include but not be limited to water facilities, sewers and sew age-disposal facilities, heating plants and distribution facilities, gas plants and distribution facilities, electric power and light plants, and distribution facilities. Sec. 2. Bonds issued under this Act shall bear such date or dates, may be in such denominations, may mature in such amounts and at such time or times, may be payable at such place or places, may be sold at either public or private sale, may be redeemable (either with or without premium) or nonredeemable, may carry such registration privileges, and may be executed by such officers and in such manner as shall be prescribed by the governing body. In case any of theSignatures. officers whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officers before delivery of such bonds, such signatures, whether manual or facsimile shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such officers had remained in office until such delivery. The bonds so issued shall bear interest at a rateInterest to be fixed by the governing body, not to exceed, however, 6 per centum per annum, payable annually or semiannually, and shall be sold for not less than the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest.60 Stat. 34 Sec. 3. Covenants. Bonds issued hereunder or the proceedings of the governing body authorizing their issuance may contain such covenants as the governing body deems advisable concerning the rates or fees to be charged for services rendered by the public works, the revenue of which is pledged to the payment of such bonds; the deposit and use of the revenue of such public works; the issuance of additional bonds payable from revenue of such public works; and the rights of the bondholders in case of default in the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds, including the appointment of a receiver to operate such public works. Sec. 4. Powers and limitations. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of such conflict. The powers conferred herein shall be in addition and supplemental to and the limitations imposed hereby shall not affect the powers conferred by any other law. Approved March 6, 1946. To ratify and confirm Act 33 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 1945, extending the time within which revenue bonds may be issued and delivered under chapter 118, Revised Laws of Hawaii, 1945. 1946-03-06 53 Chapter 60 Stat. 34 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 53] AN ACT To ratify and confirm Act 33 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 1945, extending the time within which revenue bonds may be issued and delivered under chapter 118, Revised Laws of Hawaii, 1945. March 6, 1946[[H. R. 3614](/us/bill/79/hr/3614)][[Public Law 313](/us/pl/79/313)] *Be it enacted by the Senate, and. House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Hawaii.Issuance of revenue bonds. That Act 33 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 1945, amending chapter 118, Revised Laws of Hawaii, 1945, so as to extend the time within which revenue bonds may be issued and delivered under said chapter 118, is hereby ratified and confirmed and revenue bonds may be issued under and pursuant to the provisions of said chapter 118 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii, 1945, as amended by said Act 33, without the approval of the President of the United States and without the incurring of an indebtedness within the meaning of the Hawaiian Organic Act, and said chapter 118,[31 Stat. 141](/us/stat/31/141).[48 U. S. C. § 493 note; Supp. V, § 508](/us/usc/t48/s493/508) *et seq*. as amended, shall constitute full authority for the issuance of said bonds without reference to and independent of the Hawaiian Organic Act. Approved March 6, 1946. To ratify and confirm Act 32 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 1945. 1946-03-06 54 Chapter 60 Stat. 34 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 54] AN ACT To ratify and confirm Act 32 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 1945. March 6, 1946[[H. R. 3657](/us/bill/79/hr/3657)][[Public Law 314](/us/pl/79/314)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That Act 32 of theHawaii.Electric light and power. Session Laws of Hawaii, 1945, amending Act 101 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 1921, relating to the manufacture, maintenance distribution, and supply of electric current for light and power within the districts of North and South Hilo and Puna, in the county of Hawaii, by extending the franchise to the districts of Kau and South Kohala, in that county, is hereby ratified and confirmed. Approved March 6, 1946. Granting the consent of Congress to the State of West Virginia to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Monongahela River at or near Star City, West Virginia. 1946-03-06 55 Chapter 60 Stat. 34 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 55] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of West Virginia to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Monongahela River at or near Star City, West Virginia. March 6, 1946 [[H. R. 3730](/us/bill/79/hr/3730)][[Public Law 315](/us/pl/79/315)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Monongahela River. That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the State of West Virginia to construct, 60 Stat. 35maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Monongahela River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Star City, West Virginia, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of[34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498). bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved March 6, 1946. To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties, New York, or to either of them, or any agency representing said counties, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Hudson River between the city of Mechanicville and Hemstreet Park in the town of Schaghticoke, New York”, approved April 2, 1941. 1946-03-06 56 Chapter 60 Stat. 35 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 56] AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to Rensselaer and Saratoga Counties, New York, or to either of them, or any agency representing said counties, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Hudson River between the city of Mechanicville and Hemstreet Park in the town of Schaghticoke, New York”, approved April 2, 1941. March 6, 1946[[H. R. 3940](/us/bill/79/hr/3940)][[Public Law 316](/us/pl/79/316)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the ActBridge.Hudson River[55 Stat. 87](/us/stat/55/87). approved April 2, 1941, granting the consent of Congress to the counties of Rensselaer and Saratoga, New York, or to either of them, or any agency representing said counties, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Hudson River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between the city of Mechanicville and Hemstreet Park in the town of Schaghticoke, New York, at or near River Street in the city of Mechanicville, be, and is hereby, revived and reenacted: *Provided*, That this Act shallTime limitation. be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved March 6, 1946. To provide credit, for past service to substitute employees of the postal service when appointed to regular positions; to extend annual and sick leave benefits to war service indefinite substitute employees; to fix the rate of compensation for temporary substitute rural carriers serving in the place of regular carriers in the armed forces; and for other purposes. 1946-03-06 57 Chapter 60 Stat. 35 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 57] AN ACT To provide credit, for past service to substitute employees of the postal service when appointed to regular positions; to extend annual and sick leave benefits to war service indefinite substitute employees; to fix the rate of compensation for temporary substitute rural carriers serving in the place of regular carriers in the armed forces; and for other purposes. March 6, 1946 [[H. R. 4652](/us/bill/79/hr/4652)][[Public Law 317](/us/pl/79/317)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, upon appointmentPostal service.Credit for substitute service. to a regular position in the postal service, any employee who was a substitute in the postal service prior to July 1, 1945, shall receive credit for actual substitute service, including time served as a special-delivery messenger, performed prior to July 1, 1915, computed on the basis of one year for each unit of two thousand four hundred and forty-eight hours, but such credit shall not exceed four years. The credit thus computed shall be added to credit for actual substitute service, including time served as a special-delivery messenger, performed on and after July 1, 1945, computed on the basis of one year for each unit of two thousand and twenty-four hours, but credit for service performed on and after July 1, 1945, shall not exceed one year for each period of twelve months. Upon the appointment ofProgression in grade. any such employee to a regular position he shall be placed in the salary 60 Stat. 36grade to which he would have progressed had his original appointment been made to a regular position of grade 1, plus four grades, and the progression shall be computed on the basis of years of substituteFractional part of year. service as herein provided. Any fractional part of a year’s substitute service performed prior to July 1, 1945, and on and after that date, shall be included with regular service in determining eligibility for promotion to a higher grade following appointment to a regular position: *Provided*, That no substitute shall be appointed toLimitation. a higher grade of a regular position than the highest grade to which employees may progress through annual promotions: *Provided further*, That upon appointment of a substitute employee to a regular position he shall not be placed in or promoted to a grade higher than the grade to which he would have progressed, including benefits authorized by section 23 of Public Law 134, approved July 6, 1945,[59 Stat. 460](/us/stat/59/460).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 873](/us/usc/t39/s873).Temporary appointments, etc., restriction. had his original appointment been to a regular position of grade 1: *And provided further,* That employees shall not be allowed credit for service performed under temporary or war-service appointments except when such service is continuous to the date of appointment as a classified substitute or regular employee. Sec. 2. Separation from field service for military duty. Employees who have been separated or shall hereafter be separated from the field service of the Post Office Department for military duty shall be given credit under the provisions of section 1 of this Act for the periods or terms of substitute service immediately preceding their entry into military service and pro rata credit shall be given for the time engaged in military service. Employees whoReinstatements. are reinstated to positions in the field service of the Post Office Department may be given credit for the periods or terms of continuous substitute and regular service immediately preceding their separation, but they shall not be placed in a grade higher than the grade to which they would have progressed in continuous service. Sec. 3. Annual and sick leave. War service indefinite substitute employees in the postal service, under such regulations as the Postmaster General may prescribe, shall be entitled to the same rights and benefits with respect to annual and sick leave that accrue to classified substitute employees in proportion to the time employed in a pay status. Sec. 4. Rural routes, temporary service. A temporary rural carrier serving a rural route during the vacancy created by the induction of the regular carrier into the armed forces of the United States shall be paid for such service at the same rates per mile per annum and the same rate of fixed compensation that would have been paid to the regular carrier, Sundays and holidays included except at the beginning or end of the period of employment. Sec. 5. Retroaction. The provisions of this Act shall be retroactive to July 1, 1945. Approved March 6, 1946. To amend section 9 of the Boulder Canyon Project Act, approved December 21, 1928. 1946-03-06 58 Chapter 60 Stat. 36 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 58] AN ACT To amend section 9 of the Boulder Canyon Project Act, approved December 21, 1928. March 6, 1946[[H. R. 4932](/us/bill/79/hr/4932)][[Public Law 318](/us/pl/79/318)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, That section 9 ofBoulder Canyon Project Act, amendment. the Boulder Canyon Project Act (45 Stat. 1057, 1063; 43 U. S. C., sec. 617h) is amended to read as follows: " “All lands of the United States found by the Secretary of the InteriorIrrigable lands withdrawn from public entry. to be practicable of irrigation and reclamation by the irrigation works authorized herein shall be withdrawn from public entry. Thereafter, at the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, such60 Stat. 37 lands shall be opened for entry, in tracts varying in size but notTo be opened under reclamation law. exceeding one hundred and sixty acres, as may be determined by the Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with the provisions of the reclamation law, and any such entryman shall pay an equitable share[43 Stat. 701](/us/stat/43/701).[43 U. S. C. §§ 371–611; Supp. V, § 373 *et seq*](/us/usc/t43/s371–611/373).*Post*, p. 867.Payments. in accordance with the benefits received, as determined by the said Secretary, of the construction cost of said canal and appurtenant structures; said payments to be made in such installments and at such times as may be specified by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the provisions of the said reclamation law, and shall constitute revenue from said project and be covered into the fund herein provided for: *Provided*, That all persons who served in the United StatesVeterans’ preference. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard during World War II, the War with Germany, the War with Spain, or in the suppression of the insurrection in the Philippines, and who have been honorably separated or discharged therefrom or placed in the Regular Army or Naval Reserve, shall have the exclusive preference right for a period of three months to enter said lands, subject, however, to the provisions of subsection (c)Qualifications.[43 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 433 note](/us/usc/t43/s433). of section 4 of the Act of December 5, 1924 (43 Stat. 672, 702; 43 U. S. C., sec. 433); and also, so far as practicable, preference shall be given to said persons in all construction work authorized by this chapter: *Provided further*, That the above exclusive preference rights shall apply to veteran settlers on Applicability of rights.lands watered from the Gila canal in Arizona the same as to veteran settlers on lands watered from the All-American canal in California: *Provided further*, That in theRelinquishment. event such an entry shall be relinquished at any time prior to actual residence upon the land by the entryman for not less than one year, lands so relinquished shall not be subject to entry for a period of sixty days after the filing and notation of the relinquishment in the local land office, and after the expiration of said sixty-day period such lands shall be open to entry, subject to the preference in this section provided.” " Approved March 6, 1946. To eliminate the practice by subcontractors, under cost-plus-a-fixed-fee or cost reimbursable contracts of the United States, of paying fees or kick-backs, or of granting gifts or gratuities to employees of a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee or cost reimbursable prime contractors or of higher tier subcontractors for the purpose of securing the award of subcontracts or orders. 1946-03-08 80 Chapter 60 Stat. 37 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 80] AN ACT To eliminate the practice by subcontractors, under cost-plus-a-fixed-fee or cost reimbursable contracts of the United States, of paying fees or kick-backs, or of granting gifts or gratuities to employees of a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee or cost reimbursable prime contractors or of higher tier subcontractors for the purpose of securing the award of subcontracts or orders. March 8, 1946[[H. R. 2284](/us/bill/79/hr/2284)][[Public Law 319](/us/pl//)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the paymentGranting of gifts, etc., by subcontractors. of any fee, commission, or compensation of any kind or the granting of any gift or gratuity of any kind, either directly or indirectly, by or on behalf of a subcontractor, as hereinafter defined,
(1)to any officer, partner, employee, or agent of a prime contractor holding a contract entered into by any department, agency, or establishment of the United States for the furnishing of supplies, materials, equipment or services of any kind whatsoever, on a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee or other cost reimbursable basis ; or to any such prime contractor or
(2)to any officer, partner, employee, or agent of a higher tier subcontractor holding a subcontract under the prime contract, or to any such subcontractor either as an inducement for the award of a subcontract or order from the prime contractor or any subcontractor, or as an acknowledgment of a subcontract or order previously awarded, is hereby prohibited. The amount of any such fee, commission, or compensation or the cost or expense of any such gratuity or gift, whether heretofore or hereafter paid or incurred by the subcontractor, shall not be charged, either directly or indirectly, as a part of the contract price charged by the60 Stat. 38 subcontractor to the prime contractor or higher tier subcontractor.Recovery by U. S. The amount of any such fee, cost, or expense shall be recoverable on behalf of the United States from the subcontractor or the recipient thereof by set-off of moneys otherwise owing to the subcontractor either directly by the United States, or by a prime contractor under any cost-plus-a-fixed-fee or cost reimbursable contract, or by an action in an appropriate court of the United States. Upon a showing that a subcontractor paid fees, commissions, or Compensation or granted gifts or gratuities to an officer, partner, employee, or agent of a prime con-tractor or of another higher tier subcontractor, in connection with the award of a subcontract or order thereunder, it shall be conclusively presumed that the cost of such expense was included in the price of the subcontract or order and ultimately borne by the United States. Upon the direction of the contracting department or agency or of the General Accounting Office, the prime contractor shall withhold from sums otherwise due a subcontractor any amount reported to have been found to have been paid by a subcontractor as a fee, commission, or compensation or as a gift or gratuity to an officer, partner, employee, or agent of the prime contractor or another higher tier subcontractor. Sec. 2. “Subcontractor.” For the purpose of this Act, the term “subcontractor” is defined as any person, including a corporation, partnership, or business association of any kind, who holds an agreement or purchase order to perform all or any part of the work or to make or to furnish any article or service required for the performance of a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee or cost reimbursable contract or of a subcontract entered into there-under“Person.”, and the term “person” shall include any subcontractor, corporation, association, trust, joint-stock company, partnership, or individual. Sec. 3. Powers of GAO, For the purpose of ascertaining whether such fees, commissions, compensation, gifts, or gratuities have been paid or granted by a subcontractor, the General Accounting Office shall have the power to inspect the plants and to audit the books and records of any prime contractor or subcontractor engaged in the performance of a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee or cost reimbursable contract. Sec. 4. Penalties. Any person who shall knowingly, directly or indirectly, make or receive any such prohibited payment shall be fined not more than $10,000 or be imprisoned for not more than two years, or both. Approved March 8, 1946. To provide for the coverage of certain drugs under the Federal narcotic laws. 1946-03-08 81 Chapter 60 Stat. 38 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 81] AN ACT To provide for the coverage of certain drugs under the Federal narcotic laws. March 8, 1946[[H. R. 2348](/us/bill/79/hr/2348)][[Public Law 320](/us/pl/79/320)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 3228I. R. C., amendments.[53 Stat. 384](/us/stat/53/384).[26 U. S. C. § 3228; Supp. v, § 3228](/us/usc/t26/s3228). of the Internal Revenue Code (containing definitions of terms used for purposes of certain provisions relating to narcotics) is amended by adding the following new subsection
(f)at the end thereof: "
(f)Opiate.— “The word ‘opiate’ as used in this part and subchapter[53 Stat. 269](/us/stat/53/269).[26 U. S. C. §§ 2550–2565; Supp. V, § 2550](/us/usc/t26/s255–2565) *et seq*.*Post*, p. 39.[52 Stat. 1040](/us/stat/52/1040).[21 U. S. C. §§ 301–392; Supp. V, § 321 *et seq*](/us/usc/t21/s301–392).Rules and regulations. A of chapter 23 shall mean any drug (as defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) found by the Secretary of the Treasury, after due notice and opportunity for public hearing, to have an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or cocaine, and proclaimed by the President to have been so found by the Secretary. The Secretary is authorized to issue necessary rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of this60 Stat. 39 subsection, and to confer or impose upon any officer or employee of the Treasury Department, as he shall designate or appoint, the duty of conducting any hearing authorized hereunder.” " Sec. 2. Section 2550
(a)of the Internal Revenue Code (tax on[53 Stat. 269](/us/stat/53/269).[26 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 2550(a)](/us/usc/t26/s2550/a). certain substances) is amended by inserting after the phrase “levied, assessed, collected, and paid upon opium, isonipecaine, coca leaves,” the word “opiate,”. Sec. 3. Paragraphs 5 and C of section 2557
(b)(penalties for violations[53 Stat. 275](/us/stat/53/275).[26 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 2557
(b)(5), (6)](/us/usc/t26/s2557/b/5/6). of certain provisions relating to narcotics) are hereby amended by inserting in each immediately following the words “or conspiring to sell, import, or export, opium, coca leaves, cocaine, isonipecaine,” the word “opiate,”; by deleting in each the word “or” from the phrase “preparation of opium, coca leaves, cocaine, or isonipecaine,” and by inserting in each immediately following such phrase the words “or opiate,”. Sec. 4. The first sentence of section 2558
(b)of the Internal Revenue[53 Stat. 276](/us/stat/53/276).[26 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 2558 (b)](/us/usc/t26/s2558/b). Code (providing for confiscation and disposal of seized narcotics) is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the words “All opium, coca leaves, isonipecaine,” the word “opiates,”; and by deleting the word “and” before the word “isonipecaine” in the phrase “all salts, derivatives, and preparations of opium, coca leaves, and isonipecaine,” and inserting immediately following such phrase the words “and opiates,”. Sec. 5. Section 2565 of the Internal Revenue Code (cross-reference[53 Stat. 278](/us/stat/53/278).[26 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 2565](/us/usc/t26/s2565). to definitions) is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: " “Opiate.— “Subsection (f).” " Sec. 6. The first paragraph of section 3220 of the Internal Revenue[53 Stat. 382](/us/stat/382).[26 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 3220](/us/usc/t26/s3220). Code (occupational taxes) is hereby amended by striking out the word “or” in the phrase “gives away opium, coca leaves, or isonipecaine,” and inserting immediately following such phrase the words “or opiate,”. Sec. 7. Section 1
(a)of the Narcotic Drugs Import and Export[42 Stat. 596](/us/stat/42/596).[21 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 171](/us/usc/t21/s171). Act, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 21, Sec. 171), is amended by inserting after the phrase “The term ‘narcotic drugs’ means opium, coca leaves, cocaine, isonipecaine,” the word “opiate,”; by deleting the word “or” from the words “preparation of opium, coca leaves, cocaine, or isonipecaine” and inserting the words “or opiate”; and by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting the following: “; and the word ‘opiate’ as used herein shall have the same meaning as defined in section 3228
(f)of the Internal Revenue Code.*Ante*, p. 38.” Sec. 8. Sections 1 and 2 of the Act of August 12, 1937, as amended, entitled “An Act to increase the punishment of second, third, and subsequent offenders against the narcotic laws” (ch. 598, 50 Stat. 627: U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 21, secs. 200 and 200a), are hereby amended[21 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 200, 200a](/us/usc/t21/s200/200a). by inserting in each immediately following the words “or conspiring to sell, import, or export, opium, coca leaves, cocaine, isonipecaine,” the word “opiate,”; by deleting in each the word “or” from the phrase “preparation of opium, coca leaves, cocaine, or isonipecaine,” and by inserting in each immediately following such phrase the words “or opiate,”; and by adding a new sentence at the end of each section to read as follows: “The word ‘opiate’ as used in this section shall have the same meaning as defined in section 3228
(f)of the Internal Revenue*Ante*, p 38. Code.” Sec. 9. The second paragraph of[46 Stat. 748](/us/stat/748).[19 U S. C., Supp. V, § 1584](/us/usc/t19/s1584). section 584 of the Tariff Act of60 Stat. 40 1930, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 19, Sec. 1584), is hereby amended by deleting in the first sentence the word “or” from the phrase “If any of such merchandise so found consists of heroin, morphine, cocaine, or isonipecaine,” and by inserting immediately following such phrase the words “or opiate,”; and by inserting in the last sentence of the paragraph immediately following the word “isonipecaine” the word “, opiate” and inserting immediately following[58 Stat. 721](/us/stat/58/721).[26 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 3228(e)](/us/usc/t26/s3228/e).*Ante*, p. 38.[53 Stat. 280](/us/stat/280).[26 U. S. C. § 2591](/us/usc/t26/s2591). the reference “sections 3228 (e)” the following: 3228 (f)”. amendments relating to marihuana Sec. 10.
(a)Exemption for Certain Transfers to Hillers. Section 2591 of the Internal Revenue Code is amended by adding at[53 Stat. 280](/us/stat/280).[26 U. S. C. § 2591](/us/usc/t26/s2591). the end thereof a new subsection
(e)to read as follows: " “(e) Exemption for Certain Transfers to Millers.—Nothing in this section shall apply to a transfer of the plant Cannabis sativa L. or any parts thereof from any person registered under section 3231 to a person who is also registered under section 3231*Infra.* as a taxpayer required to pay the tax imposed by section 3230
(a)(6).” "
(b)Special Tax on Millers.—Section 3230 of the Internal Revenue*Infra.*[53 Stat. 385](/us/stat/53/385).[26 U. S. C. § 3230](/us/usc/t26/s3230). Code is hereby amended by adding at the end of subsection
(a)a new subdivision
(6)to read as follows: "
(6)Millers.—“Any person who at a mill manufactures or produces from the plant Cannabis sativa L. any fiber or fiber products, $1 per year or fraction thereof during which he engages in such activities.” "
(c)Registration of Millers.—Section 3231 of the Internal Revenue[53 Stat. 386](/us/stat/53/386).[26 U. S. C. § 3231](/us/usc/t26/s3231). Code is hereby amended by inserting at the beginning thereof, before the word “Any” the following: " “(a) In General.—” ; and by adding at the end of such section a new subsection to read as follows: “(b) Special Requirements for Millers.— “The Secretary shall not permit the registration of any person under this section as a person required to pay the tax imposed by section 3230
(a)(6),*Supra.* unless in the opinion of the Secretary such person (or if a corporation, each officer thereof) is a person of good moral character and unless in the opinion of the Secretary such person is a person of suitable financial standing, intends to engage in good faith in the business of manufacturing or producing fiber or fiber products from the plant Cannabis sativa L. on a commercial basis, and is not seeking registration under this section for the purpose of facilitating the unlawful diversion of marihuana. Any person who is registered under this section and has paid the tax imposed by section 3230
(6)shall afford agents of the Bureau of Narcotics ready access at all times to any part of the premises of the mill or other premises of such person and the right to inspect any and all books, papers, records, or documents connected with the activities of such person in dealing in, manufacturing, and processing Cannabis sativa L. and fiber or fiber products thereof, and the handling of marihuana. The Secretary may cancel or may refuse to renew, after notice and opportunity for hearing, the registration of any such person if he finds that such person has not complied or is not complying with the requirements of this subsection, or if he finds that grounds exist which would justify the refusal to permit the original registration of such person under this section.” " Approved March 8, 1946. To provide for the sale of surplus war-built vessels, and for other purposes. 1946-03-08 82 Chapter 60 Stat. 41 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 41 [CHAPTER 82] AN ACT To provide for the sale of surplus war-built vessels, and for other purposes. March 8, 1946[[H. R. 3603](/us/bill/79/hr/3603)][[Public Law 321](/us/pl/79/321)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That this Act mayMerchant Ship Sales Act of 1946. be cited as the “Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946”. declaration of policy Sec. 2.
(a)It is necessary for the national security and development and maintenance of the domestic and the export and import, foreign commerce of the United States that, the United States have an efficient and adequate American-owned merchant marine
(1)sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of its water-borne export and import foreign commerce and to provide shipping service on all routes essential for maintaining the flow of such domestic and foreign water-borne commerce at all times;
(2)capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency;
(3)owned and operated under the United States flag by citizens of the United States;
(4)composed of the best-equipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels, constructed in the United States and manned with a trained and efficient citizen personnel; and
(5)supplemented by efficient American-owned facilities for shipbuilding and ship repair, marine insurance, and other auxiliary services.
(b)It is hereby declared to be the policy of this Act to foster the development and encourage the maintenance of such a merchant marine. definitions Sec. 3. As used in this Act the term—
(a)“Commission”“Commission.”“War-built vessel.” means the United States Maritime Commission.
(b)“War-built vessel” means an oceangoing vessel of one thousand five hundred gross tons or more, owned by the United States and suitable for commercial use—
(1)which was constructed or contracted for by or for the account of the United States during the period, beginning January 1, 1941, and ending with September 2, 1945; or
(2)which, having been constructed during the period beginning September 3, 1939, and ending with September 2, 1945, was acquired by the United States during such period.
(c)“Prewar domestic cost”, as applied to any type of vessel, means“Prewar domestic cost.” the amount determined by the Commission, and published by the Commission in the Federal Register, to be the amount for which a standard vessel of such type could have been constructed (without its national defense features) in the United States under normal conditions relating to labor, materials, and other elements of cost, obtaining on or about January 1, 1941. In no case shall the prewar domestic cost ofLimitation. any type of vessel be considered to be greater than 80 per centum of the domestic war cost of vessels of the same type.
(d)“Statutory sales price”, as applied to a particular vessel, means,“Statutory sales price.” in the case of a dry-cargo vessel, an amount equal to 50 per centum of the prewar domestic cost of that type of vessel, and in the case of a tanker, such term means an amount equal to 87½ per centum of the prewar domestic cost of a tanker of that type, such amount in each case being adjusted as follows:
(1)If the Commission is of the opinion that the vessel is not in class, there shall be subtracted the amount estimated by the Commission as the cost of putting the vessel in class.
(2)If the Commission is of the opinion that the vessel lacks60 Stat. 42 desirable features which are incorporated in the standard vessel used for the purpose of determining prewar domestic cost, and that the statutory sales price (unadjusted) would be lower if the standard vessel had also lacked such features, there shall be subtracted the amount estimated by the Commission as the amount of such resulting difference in statutory sales price.
(3)If the Commission is of the opinion that the vessel contains desirable features which are not incorporated in the standard vessel used for the purpose of determining prewar domestic cost, and that the statutory sales price (unadjusted) would be higher if the standard vessel had also contained such features, there shall be added the amount estimated by the Commission as the amount of such resulting difference in statutory sales price.
(4)Subtraction for normal depreciation. There shall be subtracted, as representing normal depreciation, an amount computed by applying to the statutory sales price (determined without regard to this paragraph) the rate of 5 per centum per annum for the period beginning with the date of the original delivery of the vessel by its builder and ending with the date of sale or charter to the applicant in question, and there shall also be subtracted an amount computed by applying to the statutory sales price (determined without regard to this paragraph) such rate not in excess of 3 per centum per annum in the case of a vessel other than a tanker, and not in excess of 4 per centum per annum in the case of a tanker, for such period or periods of war service as the Commission determines will make reasonable allowance for excessive wear and tear by reason of war service which cannot be or has not been otherwise compensated for under this subsection. No adjustment, except in respect of passenger vessels constructed beforeRestriction on adjustments. January 1, 1941, shall be made under this Act which will result in a statutory sales price which
(1)in the case of dry-cargo vessels (except Liberty type vessels) will be less than 35 per centum of the domestic war cost of vessels of the same type,
(2)in the case of any Liberty type vessel will be less than 31½ per centum of the domestic war cost of vessels of such type, or
(3)in the case of a tanker will be less than 50 per centum of the domestic war cost of tankers of the same type. ForLiberty vessels. the purposes of this Act, except section 5, all Liberty vessels shall be considered to be vessels of one and the same type.
(e)“Domestic war cost.” “Domestic war cost” as applied to any type of vessel means the average construction cost (without national defense features) as determined by the Commission, of vessels of such type delivered during the calendar year 1944, except in case of any type of vessel the principal deliveries of which were made after the calendar year 1944, there shall be used in lieu of such year 1944 such period of not less than six consecutive calendar months as the Commission shall find to be most representative of war production costs of such type.
(f)“Cessation of hostilities.” “Cessation of hostilities” means the date proclaimed by the President as the date of the cessation of hostilities in the present war, or the date so specified in a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of the Congress, whichever is the earlier.
(g)“Citizen of the United States.” “Citizen of the United States” includes a corporation, partnership, or association only if it is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of section 2 of the Shipping Act of 1916, as amended. [39 Stat. 729](/us/stat/39/729).[46 U. S. C. §§ 802, 803](/us/usc/t46/s802/803)“Affiliated Interest.”*Post*, pp. 46, 49.The term “affiliated interest” as used in sections 9 and 10 of this Act includes any person affiliated or associated with a citizen applicant for benefits under this Act who the Commission, pursuant to rules and regulations prescribed hereunder, determines should be so included in order to carry out the policy and purposes of this Act. 60 Stat. 43 sales of war-built vessels to citizens Sec. 4.
(a)Any citizen of the United States may make application to the Commission to purchase a war-built vessel, under the jurisdiction and control of the Commission, at the statutory sales price. If the Commission determines that the applicant possesses the ability, experience, financial resources, and other qualifications, necessary to enable him to operate and maintain the vessel under normal competitive conditions, and that such sale will aid in carrying out the policies of this Act, the Commission shall sell such vessel to the applicant at the statutory sales price.
(b)At the time of sale, the purchaser shall pay to the CommissionPayment, at least 25 per centum of the statutory sales price. The balance of the statutory sales price shall be payable in not more than twenty equal annual installments, with interest on the portion of the statutory sales price remaining unpaid, at the rate of 3½ per centum per annum, or shall be payable under such other amortization provisions which permit the purchaser to accelerate payment of the unpaid balance as the Commission deems satisfactory. The obligation of the purchaser with respect to payment, of such unpaid balance with interest shall be secured by a preferred mortgage on the vessel sold.
(c)The contract of sale, and the mortgage given to secure theUse of vessel. payment of the unpaid balance of the purchase price, shall not restrict the lawful or proper use or operation of the vessel. charter of war-built vessels to citizens Sec. 5.
(a)Any citizen of the United States and, until July 4, 1946, any citizen of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, may make application to the Commission to charter a war-built dry-cargo vessel, under the jurisdiction and control of the Commission, for bare-boat use. The Commission may, in its discretion, either reject or approve the application, but shall not so approve unless in its opinion the chartering of such vessel to the applicant would be consistent, with the policies of this Act. No vessel shall be chartered under this section until sixty days after publication of the applicable prewar domestic cost in the Federal Register under subsection 3
(c)of this Act.
(b)The charter hire for any vessel chartered under the provisionsRates. of this section shall be fixed by the Commission at such rate as the Commission determines to be consistent with the policies of this Act, but, except upon the affirmative vote of not less than four members of the Commission, such rate shall not be less than 15 per centum per annum of the statutory sales price (computed as of the date of charter). Except in the case of vessels having passenger accommodations for not less than eighty passengers, rates of charter hire fixed by the Commission on any war-built vessel which differ from the rate specified in this subsection shall not be less than the prevailing world market charter rates for similar vessels for similar use as determined by the Commission.
(c)The provisions of sections 708, 709, 710, 712, and 713, of the[49 Stat. 2009](/us/stat/49/2009).[46 U. S. C. §§ 1198–1200, 1202, 1203](/us/usc/t46/s1198/1200–1202/1203). Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, shall be applicable to charters made under this section. sale of war-built vessels to persons not citizens of the united states Sec. 6.
(a)Any person not a citizen of the United States may make application to the Commission to purchase a warbuilt vessel (other than a P-2 type or other passenger type and other than a60 Stat. 44 Liberty type collier or tanker), under the jurisdiction and control of the Commission, If the Commission determines—
(1)that the applicant has the financial resources, ability, and experience necessary to enable him to fulfill all obligations with respect to payment of any deferred portion of the purchase price, and that sale of the vessel to him would not be inconsistent with any policy of the United States in permitting foreign sales under[39 Stat. 730](/us/stat/39/730).[46 U.S. C. § 808](/us/usc/t46/s808). section 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended; and
(2)after consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, that such vessel is not necessary to the defense of the United States; and
(3)that, such vessel is not necessary to the promotion and maintenance of an American merchant marine described in section 2; and
(4)that for a reasonable period of time, which in the case of tankers and “C” type vessels shall not end before ninety days after publication of the applicable prewar domestic cost in the Federal Register under subsection 3
(c)of this Act, such vessel has been available for sale at the statutory sales price to citizens of the United States, or for charter under section 5 to citizens of the United States, and that no responsible offer has been made by a citizen of the United States to purchase or charter such vessel ; then the Commission is authorized to approve the application and sell such vessel to the applicant at not less than the statutory sales price. In case of application submitted by a citizen of the CommonwealthApplication by citizen of Philippines. of the Philippines, paragraph
(4)of this subsection shall not apply. Notwithstanding paragraph
(4)of this subsection, not to exceed tenRestrictions. “C” type vessels, except C-3’s, may be sold to noncitizens at any time after such date of publication at not less than the statutory sales price.
(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no war-built vessel shall be sold to any person not a citizen of the United States, except in accordance with subsection (a), or upon terms or conditions more favorable than those at which such war-built vessel is offered to a citizen of the United States, but where the vessel so sold is being transferred to foreign register and flag, the mortgage securing the unpaid balance of the purchase price and interest thereon shall contain provisions according to such mortgage the priorities over other liens and encumbrances accorded such mortgages on merchant vessels under the laws of such registry and flag. order of preferences Sec. 7. Citizen and non-citizen applicants.
(a)In exercising its powers under this Act and under other provisions of law with respect to the sale and charter of war-built vessels, the Commission shall give preference to citizen applicants over noncitizen applicants, and as between citizen applicants to purchase and citizen applicants to charter, shall, so far as practicable and consistent with the policies of this Act, give preference to citizen applicants to purchase. In determining the order of preference between citizen applicants to purchase or between citizen applicants to charter, the Commission shall consider, among other relevant factors, the extent to which losses and requisitions of the applicant’s prewar tonnage have been overcome and shall in all cases, in the sale and charter of a war-built vessel, give preference in such sale or charter, as the. case may be, to the former owner of such vessel, or to the person for whom the vessel was constructed but to whom delivery thereof was prevented by the United States. In determining the order of preference betweenCitizens of the Philippines. noncitizen applicants to purchase, the Commission shall give preference to citizens of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, and in determining the order of preference between other noncitizen applicants to purchase shall consider the extent to which losses in prewar tonnage60 Stat. 45 of the various member nations of the United Nations, incurred in the interests of the war effort, have been overcome, and the relative effects of such losses upon the national economy of such member nations.
(b)After the cessation of hostilities, operation of vessels in commercialOperation after cessation of hostilities. service by the United States, either for its own account or through operating agents under agency agreements, shall, except as to the Panama Railroad Company and other services specifically authorized by law, be continued only to the extent necessary to effect orderly transfer of vessels to private operation. exchange of vessels Sec. 8.
(a)The Commission is authorized to acquire, in exchangeCredit allowance. for an allowance of a credit on the purchase of any war-built vessel under section 4 or any vessel acquired through exchange under subsection
(d)of this section—
(1)Any vessel owned by a citizen of the United States, other than a vessel purchased under this Act ; or
(2)Any vessel owned by a foreign corporation, if—
(A)the vessel was constructed in the United States, and has, after December 7, 1941. been chartered to, or otherwise taken for use by, the United States ; and
(B)the controlling interest in such corporation is, at the time of acquisition of such vessel hereunder, owned by a citizen or citizens of the United States, and has been so owned for a period of at least three years immediately prior to such acquisition ; and
(C)such corporation agrees that the war-built vessel purchased with the use of such credit shall be owned by such citizen or citizens and shall be documented under the laws of the United States. Such allowance shall not be applied upon the cash payment required under section 4. A war-built vessel shall be deemed a “new vessel” for the purpose of section 511 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as[54 Stat. 1106](/us/stat/54/1106); [53 Stat. 1184](/us/stat/53/1184).[46 U. S. C. §§ 1161, 1160 (e); Supp. V. § 1161](/us/usc/t46/s1161/1160/e). amended, and section 510
(e)of such Act shall be applicable with respect to vessels exchanged under this section to the same extent as applicable to obsolete vessels exchanged under section 510 of such Act.
(1)If, prior to December 31, 1946, the owner of a vessel eligibleAmount of allowance. for exchange under subsection
(a)makes a firm offer binding for at least ninety days, to transfer the vessel to the Commission in exchange for an allowance of credit provided in subsection (a), the amount of such allowance shall be the fair and reasonable value of the vessel as determined by the Commission under this section. In making such determination the Commission shall consider:
(A)The value of the vessel determined in accordance with the standards of valuation established pursuant to Executive Order 9387 (8 F. R. 14105) as of the date[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1205 note](/us/bill/79/s/1205). of such offer,
(B)any liability of the United States for repair and restoration of the vessel,
(C)the utility value of the vessel,
(D)the effect of this Act upon the market value of such vessel, and
(E)the public interest in promoting exchanges of vessels as a means of rehabilitating and modernizing the American merchant marine. InDry cargo vessels and tankers. no event shall the amount of such allowance, in case of dry cargo vessels and tankers, exceed
(1)if the vessel or vessels tendered in exchange are of equal or greater dead-weight tonnage than the war-built vessel or vessels being acquired, 33% per centum of the statutory sales price (unadjusted) of the war-built vessel or vessels, or
(2)if the vessel or vessels tendered in exchange are of lesser dead-weight tonnage than the war-built vessel or vessels, such proportionate part of 33⅓ per centum of the statutory sales price (unadjusted) of such war-built vessel or vessels as the dead-weight tonnage of such60 Stat. 46 vessel or vessels tendered in exchange bear to the dead-weight tonnage of such war-built vessel or vessels, or
(B)the liability of the United States in connection with the repair or restoration of such vessel under any charter to which the United States is a party, whicheverPassenger vessels. is higher. In the case of passenger vessels tendered in exchange, the amount of the allowance shall not exceed the percentages of statutory sales price computed under
(1)and
(2)above by gross tons instead of dead-weight tons, or such liability for the repair or restoration of such passenger vessel, whichever is the higher. In any case where the vessel tendered in exchange was acquired from the United States, the exchange allowance under this section shall not exceed the price paid the United States therefor plus the depreciated cost of anyReconditioned vessels. improvements thereon. In the case of any vessel tendered in exchange which has been restored to condition by the United States for the purpose of redelivering such vessel to its owner in compliance with the charter of such vessel with the United States, or where, for such restoration a cash allowance has been made to the owner, there shall be deducted from the amount of the allowance of credit for such vessel determined by the Commission under this section, an amount equal to the liability of the United States for such restoration or such cash allowance made to the owner.
(2)Loss prior to acquisition. etc. If, after such offer is made, and prior to its acceptance, or prior to the acquisition of the vessel, by the Commission, the vessel is lost by reason of causes for which the United States is responsible, then in lieu of paying the owner any amount on account of such loss, the offer shall, for the purposes of subsection
(a)and this subsection, be considered as having been accepted and the vessel as having been acquired by the Commission under subsection
(a)immediately prior to such loss.
(c)Transfers in settlement of claims. The Commission is also authorized to make available any war- built vessel for transfer in complete or partial settlement of any claim against the United States
(1)for just compensation upon requisition for title of any vessel, or
(2)for indemnity for the loss of any vessel which was acquired for use by the United States, but only to the extent such vessel is available for sale to the claimant.
(d)Adjustments with owners. In the case of any vessel constructed in the United States after January 1, 1937, which has been taken by the United States for use in any manner, the Commission, if in its opinion the transfer would aid in carrying out the policies of this Act, is authorized to transfer to the owner of such vessel another vessel which is deemed by the Commission to be of comparable type with adjustments for depreciation and difference in design or speed, and to the extent applicable, adjustments with respect to the retained vessel as provided for in section 9, and such other adjustments and terms and conditions, including transfer of mortgage obligations in favor of the United States binding upon the old vessel, as the Commission may prescribe. adjustment for prior sales to citizens Sec. 9.
(a)A citizen of the United States who on the date of the enactment of this Act—
(1)owns a vessel which he purchased from the Commission prior to such date, and which was delivered by its builder after December 31, 1940; or
(2)is party to a contract with the Commission to purchase from the Commission a vessel, which has not yet been delivered to him ; or
(3)owns a vessel on account of which a construction-differential subsidy was paid, or agreed to be paid, by the Commission60 Stat. 47 under section 504 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended,[49 Stat. 1998](/us/stat/49/1998).[46 U.S. C. § 1154](/us/usc/t49/s1154). and which was delivered by its builder after December 31, 1940; or
(4)is party to a contract with a shipbuilder for the construction for him of a vessel, which has not yet been delivered to him, and on account of which a construction-differential subsidy was agreed, prior to such date, to be paid by the Commission under section 504 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended ;*Supra.*Price adjustments. shall, except as hereinafter provided, be entitled to an adjustment in the price of such vessel under this section if he makes application therefor, in such form and manner as the Commission may prescribe, within sixty days after the date of publication of the applicable prewar domestic costs in the Federal Register under section 3 (c)*Ante*, p. 41, of this Act. No adjustment shall be made under this section in respect of any vessel the contract for the construction of which was[49 Stat. 1995, 2008](/us/stat/49/1995/2008).[46 U. S. C. §§ 1151–1155, 1156–1161, 1191–1204; Supp. V, §§ 1152–1161, 1194, 1195](/us/usc/t46/s1151–1155/1156–1161/1191–1204/1152–1161/1194/1195).Date of sale. made after September 2, 1945, under the provisions of title V (including section 504) or title VII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended.
(b)Such adjustment shall be made, as hereinafter provided, by treating the vessel as if it were being sold to the applicant on the date of the enactment of this Act, and not before that time. The amount of such adjustment shall be determined as follows: Determination of amount.
(1)The Commission shall credit the applicant with the excess of the cash payments made upon the original purchase price ofCredit for excess payments, etc. the vessel over 25 per centum of the statutory sales price of the vessel as of such date of enactment. If such payment was less than 25 per centum of the statutory sales price of the vessel, the applicant shall pay the difference to the Commission.
(2)The applicant’s indebtedness under any mortgage to theMortgage indebtedness. United States with respect to the vessel shall be adjusted.
(3)The adjusted mortgage indebtedness shall be in an amount equal to the excess of the statutory sales price of the vessel as of the date of the enactment of this Act over the sum of the cash payment retained by the United States under paragraph
(1)plus the readjusted trade-in allowance (determined under paragraph (7)) with respect to any vessel exchanged by the applicant on the original purchase. The adjusted mortgage indebtedness shall be payable in equal annual installments thereafter during the remaining life of such mortgage with interest cm the portion of the statutory sales price remaining unpaid at the rate of 3½ per centum per annum.
(4)The Commission shall credit the applicant with the excess,Credit tor excess payments, etc. if any, of the sum of the cash payments made by the applicant upon the original purchase price of the vessel plus the readjusted trade-in allowance (determined under paragraph (7)) over the Statutory sales price of the vessel as of the date of the enactment of this Act to the extent not credited under paragraph (1).
(5)The Commission shall also credit the applicant with anInterest. amount equal to interest at the rate of 3½ per centum per annum (for the period beginning with the date of the original delivery of the vessel to the applicant and ending with the date of the enactment of this Act) on the excess of the original purchase price of the vessel over the amount of any allowance allowed by the Commission on the exchange of any vessel on such purchase ; the amount of such credit first being reduced by any interest on the original mortgage indebtedness accrued up to such date of enactment and unpaid. Interest so accrued and unpaid shall be canceled.
(6)The applicant shall credit the Commission with all amountsCharter hire. paid by the United States to him as charter hire for use of the60 Stat. 48 vessel (exclusive of service, if any, required under the terms of the charter) under any charter party made prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, and any charter hire for such use accrued up to such date of enactment and unpaid shall be canceled; and the Commission shall credit the applicant with the amount that would have been paid by the United States to the applicant as charter hire for bare-boat use of vessels exchanged by the applicant on the original purchase (for the period beginning with date on which the vessels so exchanged were delivered to the Commission and ending with the date of the enactment of this Act).
(7)Exchange allowance The allowance made to the applicant on any vessel exchanged by him on the original purchase shall be readjusted so as*Ante*, p. 45, to limit such allowance to the amount provided for under section 8.
(8)Overpayments and deficiencies in Federal taxes. There shall be subtracted from the sum of the credits in favor of the Commission under the foregoing provisions of this subsection the amount of any overpayments of Federal taxes by the applicant resulting from the application of subsection
(c)(1), and there shall be subtracted from the sum of the credits in favor of the applicant under the foregoing provisions of this subsection the amount of any deficiencies in Federal taxes of the applicant resulting from the application of subsection
(c)(1). If, after making such subtractions, the sum of the credits in favor of the applicant exceeds the sum of the credits in favor of the Commission, such excess shall be paid by the Commission to the applicant. If, after making such subtractions, the sum of the credits in favor of the Commission exceeds the sum of the credits in favor of the applicant, such excess shall be paid by the applicant to the Commission. Upon such payment by the Commission or the applicant, such overpayments shall be treated as having been refunded and such deficiencies as having been paid. For the purposes of this subsection, the purchase price of a vessel onPurchase price. account of which a construction-differential subsidy was paid or agreed[49 Stat. 1998](/us/stat/49/1998).[46 U. S. C. § 1154](/us/usc/t46/s1154). to be paid under section 504 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, shall be the net cost of the vessel to the owner.
(c)Adjustment subject to binding agreement. An adjustment shall be made under this section only if the applicant enters into an agreement with the Commission binding upon the citizen applicant and any affiliated interest to the effect that—
(1)depreciation and amortization allowed or allowable with respect to the vessel up to the date of the enactment of this Act for Federal tax purposes shall be treated as not having been allowable ; amounts credited to the Commission under subsection
(6)shall be treated for Federal tax purposes as not having been received or accrued as income; amounts credited to the applicant under subsection
(5)and
(6)shall be treated for Federal tax purposes as having been received and accrued as income in the taxable year in winch falls the date of the enactment of this Act;
(2)the liability of the United States for use (exclusive of service, if any, required under the terms of the charter) of the vessel on or after the date of the enactment of this Act under any charter party shall not exceed 15 per centum per annum of the statutory sales price of the vessel as of such date of enactment ; and the liability of the United States under any such charter party for loss of the vessel shall be determined on the basis of the statutory sales price as of the date of the enactment of this Act, depreciated to the. date of loss at the rate of 5 per centum per annum ; and
(3)in the event the United States, prior to the termination of the existing national emergency declared by the President on60 Stat. 49 May 27, 1941, uses such vessel pursuant[55 Stat. 1647](/us/stat/55/1647).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app., note prec. § 1](/us/usc/t50/s1) to a taking, or pursuant to a bare-boat charter made, on or after the date of the enactment of tins Act, the compensation to be paid to the purchaser, his receivers, and trustees, shall in no event be greater than 15 per centum per annum of the statutory sales price as of such date.
(d)Section 506 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, shall [49 Stat. 1999](/us/stat/49/1999).[46 U. S. C. § 1156](/us/usc/t46/s1156).not apply with respect to
(1)any vessel which is eligible for an adjustment under this section, or
(2)any vessel described in clause (1), (2), (3), or
(4)of subsection
(a)of this section, the contract for the construction of which is made after September 2, 1945, and prior to the date of enactment of this Act. limitation on eligibility for benefits of act Sec. 10. No person shall be eligible to purchase or charter a war-built vessel under this Act, or to receive an adjustment under section 9, unless such person makes an agreement with the Commission binding upon such person and any affiliated interest to the effect that the liability of the United States under any charter party or taking for use, made or effected prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, for the loss, on or after such date of enactment and prior to September 3, 1947, of any vessel owned by such person and under charter to the United States (excluding a vessel with respect to which an adjustment is made under section 9) shall be limited to an amount equal to just compensation as of the date of said loss, determined pursuant to existing law, or such amount as may be mutually agreed upon subsequent to the date of the enactment of this Act as just compensation under the provisions of existing law. national defense reserve fleet Sec. 11.
(a)The Commission shall place in a national defense reserve
(1)such vessels owned by it as, after consultation with the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, it deems should be retained for the national defense, and
(2)all vessels owned by it on December 31, 1947, for the sale of which a contract has not been made by that time, except those determined by the Commission to be of insufficient value for commercial and national defense purposes to warrant their maintenance and preservation, and except those vessels, the contracts for the construction of which are made after September 2, 1945, under the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as[49 Stat. 1985](/us/stat/49/1985).[46 U. S. C. § 1101 *et seq*. Supp V, ch. 27](/us/usc/t46/s1101). amended. A vessel under charter on December 31, 1947, shall not be placed in the reserve until the termination of such charter. Unless otherwise provided for by law, all vessels placed in such reserve shall be preserved and maintained by the Commission for the purpose of national defense. A vessel placed in such reserve shall in no case be used for commercial operation, except that any such vessel may be used during any period in which vessels may be requisitioned under section[49 Stat. 2015](/us/stat/49/2015).[46 U. S. C. § 1242; Supp. V, § 1242](/us/usc/t46/s1242). 902 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended.
(b)Any war-built vessel may be made available by the Commission to any State maintaining a marine school or nautical branch in accordance with the Act of July 29, 1941 (Public Law 191, Seventy-seventh[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1122, 1123a–1123e](/us/bill/79/s/1122/1123a–1123e). Congress; 55 Stat. 607). general provisions Sec. 12.
(a)The Commission is authorized to reconvert or restoreReconversion, etc., of vessels. for normal operation in commercial services, including removal of national defense or war-service features, any vessel authorized to be sold or chartered under this Act, The Commission is authorized to make such replacements, alterations, or modifications with respect to60 Stat. 50 any vessel authorized to be sold or chartered under this Act, and to install therein such special features, as may be necesary or advisable to make such vessel suitable for commercial operation on trade routes or services or comparable as to commercial utility to other such vessels of the same general type.
(b)Contracts.[58 Stat. 787](/us/stat/58/787).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1657](/us/usc/t50/s1657). The provisions of section 202 of the War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944 shall not apply to contracts of the Commission for or relating to construction of ships.
(c)Eligibility to engage in coastwise trade.[41 Stat. 999](/us/stat/41/999).[46 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 883 note](/us/usc/t46/s883). Notwithstanding the provisions of section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, as amended (U. S. C., title 46, Sec. 883), no vessel sold or chartered by the Commission under this Act to a citizen of the United States shall be prohibited from engaging in the coastwise trade of the United States while owned by or chartered to such citizen or citizen successors in interest merely because it was under foreign registry on or after May 27, 1941, and prior to its sale or charter under this Act to such citizen, if it is otherwise entitled under the laws of the United States to engage in such trade.
(d)Receipts and expenditures. All moneys received by the Commission under this Act shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. The provisions of sections 201 (d), 204 (b). 207, 209 (a), and 905
(c)of[49 Stat. 1986, 1987, 1988, 2016](/us/stat/49/1986/1987/1988/2016).[46 U. S. C. §§ 1111 (d), 1114 (b), 1117, 1119 (a), 1244 (c)](/us/usc/t46/s1111/d/114/b/117/119/a/1244/c). the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, shall apply to all activities and functions which the Commission is authorized to perform under this Act. reports Sec. 13. The Commission shall on July 1, 1946, and every three months thereafter, make a report to Congress with respect to all activities or transactions under this Act which have not been covered by any previous such report. termination date Sec. 14. No contract of sale or of charter shall be made under this Act after December 31, 1947. Approved March 8, 1946. To amend the First War Powers Act, 1941. 1946-03-08 83 Chapter 60 Stat. 50 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 83] AN ACT To amend the First War Powers Act, 1941. March 8, 1946[[H. R. 4571](/us/bill/79/hr/4571)][[Public Law 322](/us/pl/79/322)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the First War[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 616–618](/us/usc/t50/s616–618).*Post*, p. 925. Powers Act, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), is hereby amended by adding at the end of title 111 thereof the following: " “Sec. 304. The Trading with the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917[50 U. S. C. app. §§ 1–31; Supp. V, app. § 3](/us/usc/t50/s1–31) *et seq*.*Post*, pp. 54, 182, 418, 925, 944.Return of property. (40 Stat. 411), as amended, is hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof the following section: " “‘Sec. 32.
(a)The President, or such officer or agency as he may designate, may return any property or interest vested in or transferred to the Alien Property Custodian (other than any property or interest acquired by the United States prior to December 18, 1941), or the net proceeds thereof, whenever the President or such officer or agency shall determine— “‘(1) Owner, etc. that the person who has filed a notice of claim for return, in such form as the President or such officer or agency may prescribe, was the owner of such property or interest immediately prior to its vesting in or transfer to the Alien Property60 Stat. 51 Custodian, or is the legal representative (whether or not appointed by a court in the United States), or successor in interest by inheritance, devise, bequest, or operation of law, of such owner; and “‘(2) that such owner, and legal representative or successor in interest, if any, are not— “‘(A) the government of a nation with which the UnitedEnemy government. States has at any time since December 7, 1941, been at war ; or “‘(B) a corporation or association organized under theCorporation, etc., organized under laws of enemy nation. laws of such nation : *Provided*, That any property or interest or proceeds which, but for the provisions of this subdivision (B), might be returned under this section to any such corporation or association, may be returned to the owner or owners of all the stock of such corporation or of all the proprietary and beneficial interest in such association, if their ownership of such stock or proprietary and beneficial interest existed immediately prior to vesting in or transfer to the Alien Property Custodian and continuously thereafter to the date of such return (without regard to purported divestments or limitations of such ownership by any government referred to in subdivision
(A)hereof) and if such ownership was by one or more citizens of the United States or by one or more corporations organized under the laws of the United States or any State, Territory, or possession thereof, or the District of Columbia : *Provided further*, That such owner or owners shall succeed to those obligations, limited in aggregate amount to the value of such property or interest or proceeds, which are lawfully assertible against the corporation or association by persons not ineligible to receive a return under this section; or “‘(C) an individual voluntarily resident at any time sincePerson voluntarily resident in enemy territory.*Post*, p. 930. December 7, 1941, within the territory of such nation, other than a citizen of the United States or a diplomatic or consular officer of a nation with which the United States has not at any time since December 7, 1941, been at war; or “‘(D) an individual who was at any time after DecemberCitizen or subject of enemy nation.*Post*, p. 930. 7, 1941, a citizen or subject of a nation with which the United States has at any time since December 7, 1941, been at war, and who on or after December 7, 1941, and prior to the date of the enactment of this section, was present (other than in the service of the United States) in the territory of such nation or in any territory occupied by the military or naval forces thereof or engaged in any business in any such territory; or “‘(E) a foreign corporation or association which at anyForeign corporation, etc., controlled by ineligible persons. time after December 7, 1941, was controlled or 50 per centum or more of the stock of which was owned by any person or persons ineligible to receive a return under subdivisions (A), (B), (C), or
(D)hereof: *Provided*, That notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision (E), return may be made to a corporation or association so controlled or owned, if such corporation or association was organized under the laws of a nation any of whose territory was occupied by the military or naval forces of any nation with which the United States has at any time since December 7, 1941, been at war, and if such control or ownership arose60 Stat. 52 after March 1, 1938, as an incident to such occupation and was terminated prior to the enactment of this section; and “‘(3) Use of property, etc., to conceal interest. that the property or interest claimed, or the net proceeds of which are claimed, was not at any time after September 1, 1939, held or used, by or with the assent of the person who was the owner thereof immediately prior to vesting in or transfer to the Alien Property Custodian, pursuant to any arrangement to conceal any property or interest within the United States of any person ineligible to receive a return under subsection
(2)hereof ; “‘(4) Alien Property Custodian, liability.[56 Stat. 245](/us/stat56/245).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1191](/us/usc/t50/s1191); [35 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 89–96](/us/usc/t35/s89–96). that the Alien Property Custodian has no actual or potential liability under the Renegotiation Act or the Act of October 31, 1942 (56 Stat. 1013; 35 U. S. C. 89–96), in respect of the property or interest or proceeds to be returned and that the claimant and his predecessor in interest, if any, have no actual or potential liability of any kind under the Renegotiation Act or the said Act of October 31, 1942; or in the alternative that the claimant has provided security or undertakings adequate to assure satisfaction of all such liabilities or that property or interest or proceeds to be retained by the Alien Property Custodian are adequate therefor; and “‘(5) Interest of U. S.Petition for redetermination.*Supra.* that such return is in the interest of the United States. “‘(b) Notwithstanding the limitation prescribed in the Renegotiation Act upon the time within which petitions may be filed in The Tax Court of the United States, any person to whom any property or interest or proceeds are returned hereunder shall, for a period of ninety days (not counting Sunday or a legal holiday in the District of Columbia as the last day) following return, have the right to file such a petition for a redetermination in respect of any final order of the War Contracts Price Adjustment Board determining excessive profits, made against the Alien Property Custodian, or of any determination, not embodied in an agreement, of excessive profits, so made by or on behalf of a Secretary. “‘(c) Orders, etc., under Royalty Adjustment Act. Any person to whom any invention, whether patented or unpatented, or any right or interest therein is returned hereunder shall be bound by any notice or order issued or agreement made pursuant[35 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 89–96](/us/usc/t35/s89–96). to the Act of October 31, 1942 (56 Stat. 1013; 35 U. S. C. 89–96), in respect of such invention or right or interest, and such person to whom a licensor’s interest is returned shall have all rights assertible by a licensor pursuant to section 2 of the said Act. “‘(d) Rights, etc., of person to whom return is made. Except as otherwise provided herein, and except to the extent that the President or such officer or agency as he may designate may otherwise determine, any person to whom return is made hereunder shall have all rights, privileges, and obligations in respect to the property or interest returned or the proceeds of which are returned which would have existed if the property or interest had not vested in the Alien Property Custodian, but no cause of action shall accrue to such person in respect of any deduction or retention of any part of the property or interest or proceeds by the Alien Property Custodian for the purpose of paying taxes, costs, or expenses in connection with such property or interest or proceeds: *Provided*, That except as provided in subsections
(b)and
(c)hereof, no person to whom a return is made pursuant to this section, nor the successor in interest of such person, shall acquire or have any claim or right of action against the United States or any department, establishment, or agency thereof, or corporation owned thereby, or against any person authorized or licensed by the United States, founded upon the retention, sale, or other disposition, or use, during60 Stat. 53 the period it was vested in the Alien Property Custodian, of the returned property, interest, or proceeds. Any notice to the Alien Property Custodian in respect of any property or interest or proceeds shall constitute notice to the person to whom such property or interest or proceeds is returned and such person shall succeed to all burdens and obligations in respect of such property or interest or proceeds which accrued during the time of retention by the Alien Property Custodian, but the period during which the property or interest or proceeds returned were vested in the Alien Property Custodian shall not be included for the purpose of determining the application of any statute of limitations to the assertion of any rights by such person in respect of such property or interest or proceeds. “‘(e) No return hereunder shall bar the prosecution of any suitProsecution of suits at law, etc. at law or in equity against a person to whom return has been made, to establish any right, title, or interest, which may exist or which may have existed at the time of vesting, in or to the property or interest returned, but no such suit may be prosecuted by any person ineligible to receive a return under subsection
(2)hereof. With respect to any such suit, the period during which the property or interest or proceeds returned were vested in the Alien Property Custodian shall not be included for the purpose of determining the application of any statute of limitations. “‘(f) At least thirty days before making any return to any personNotice of Intention to make return. other than a resident of the United States or a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, or any State, Territory, or possession thereof, or the District of Columbia, the President or such officer or agency as he may designate shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of intention to make such return, specifying therein the person to whom return is to be made and the place where the property or interest or proceeds to be returned are located. Publication of a notice of intention to return shall confer no right of action upon any person to compel the return of any such property or interest or proceeds, and such notice of intention to return may be revoked by appropriate notice in the Federal Register. AfterSpecified property subject to attachment. publication of such notice of intention and prior to revocation thereof, the property or interest or proceeds specified shall be subject to attachment at the suit of any citizen or resident of the United States or any corporation organized under the laws of the United States, or any State, Territory, or possession thereof, or the District of Columbia, in the same manner as property of the person to whom return is to be made: *Provided*, That notice of any writ of attachmentService of writ of attachment. which may issue prior to return shall be served upon the Alien Property Custodian. Any such attachment proceeding shall be subject to the provisions of law relating to limitation of actions applicable to actions at law in the jurisdiction in which such proceeding is brought, but the period during which the property or interest or proceeds were vested in the Alien Property Custodian shall not be included for the purpose of determining the period of limitation. No officer of any court shall take actual possession, without the consent of the Alien Property Custodian, of any property or interest or proceeds so attached, and publication of a notice of revocation of intention to return shall invalidate any attachment with respect to the specified property or interest or proceeds, but if there is no such revocation, the President or such officer or agency as he may designate shall accord full effect to any such attachment in returning any such property or interest or proceeds. “‘(g) Without limitation by or upon any other existing provisionRecovery of expenditures. of law with respect, to the payment of expenses by the. Alien Property Custodian, the Custodian may retain or recover from any property60 Stat. 54 or interest or proceeds returned pursuant to this section or section 9
(a)of this Act an amount not exceeding that expended or incurred[41 Stat. 977](/us/stat/41/977).[50 U. S. C. app. § 9
(a)](/us/usc/t50/s9/a). by him for the conservation, preservation, or maintenance of such property or interest or proceeds, or other property or interest or proceeds returned to the same person.’ ” " " Sec. 2. [42 Stat. 1515](/us/stat/42/1515).[50 U. S. C. app. § 20](/us/usc/t50/s20).Schedule of fees. Section 20 of the Trading With the Enemy Act is hereby amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 20. No property or interest or proceeds shall be returned under this Act, nor shall any payment be made or judgment awarded in respect of any property or interest vested in or transferred to the Alien Property Custodian unless a schedule of the fees to be paid to all agents, attorneys at law or in fact, or representatives, for services in connection with such return or payment or judgment, has been furnished to, and approved in accordance with this section by, the President or such officer or agency as he may designate, or the court, as the case may be. In the case of any return of, or the making of any payment in respect of, any such property or interest or proceeds (other than pursuant to an order of a court), the President or such officer or agency as he may designate may make such modifications, if any, as are appropriate, and shall approve such schedule only upon determining that the individual fees do not exceed fair compensation for the services rendered and that the aggregate of the fees does not exceed 10 per centum of the value of such property or interest or proceeds or of such payment. Any person aggrieved by the determinationPetition for judicial review. of the President or of such officer or agency as he may designate may petition the distinct court of the United States for the district in which he resides to review the determination, and shall name the person or agency making the determination a party defendant. The court hearing such petition for review, or a court awarding any judgment in respect of any such property or interest or proceeds, as the case may be, may make such modifications, if any, as are appropriate, and shall approve such schedule only upon determining that the individual fees do not exceed fair compensation for the services rendered, and shall approve an aggregate of fees in excess of 10 per centum of the value of such property or interest or proceeds only upon a finding that there exist special circumstances of unusual hardship which require the payment of such excess. Any person acceptingPerson accepting excess fee. any fee in excess of an amount approved hereunder, or retaining for more than thirty days any portion of a fee, accepted prior to approval hereunder, in excess of the fee as approved, shall be guilty of a violation of this Act.” " Approved March 8, 1946. Changing the name of the Shoshone Dam and Reservoir to Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of William Frederick Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill. 1946-03-11 84 Chapter 60 Stat. 54 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 84] JOINT RESOLUTION Changing the name of the Shoshone Dam and Reservoir to Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of William Frederick Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill. March 11, 1946[[S. J. Res. 136](/us/bill/79/sjres/136)][[Public Law 323](/us/pl/79/323)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in commemoration of Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Wyo.the one hundredth anniversary of the birth on February 26, 1846, of William Frederick Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, the name of the Shoshone Dam and Reservoir in Park County, Wyoming, is changed effective February 26, 1946, to the “Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir”. Approved March 11, 1946. To authorize the Secretary of War to convey certain lands situated within the Fort Douglas Military Reservation to the Shriners’ Hospitals for Crippled Children. 1946-03-14 91 Chapter 60 Stat. 55 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 55 [CHAPTER 91] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of War to convey certain lands situated within the Fort Douglas Military Reservation to the Shriners’ Hospitals for Crippled Children. March 14, 1946[[S. 1535](/us/bill/79/s/1535)][[Public Law 324](/us/pl/79/324)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryFort Douglas Military Reservation, Utah.Conveyance. of War is authorized and directed to convey under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe to the Shriners’ Hospitals for Crippled Children, a Colorado corporation, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to seven and eight thousand eight hundred and fifty-four ten-thousandths acres of land, more or less situated within the Fort Douglas Military Reservation, Utah. Sec. 2. The lands conveyed pursuant to the provisions of the firstReversion of title. section of this Act shall be used by the grantee as a location for a hospital for crippled children; and the deed of conveyance of such lands shall contain the express condition that if the grantee shall fail or cease to use such lands for such purposes, or shall alienate or attempt to alienate such lands, title thereto shall revert to the United States. Approved March 14, 1946. For the relief of the city of Memphis, Tennessee, and Memphis Park Commission. 1946-03-14 92 Chapter 60 Stat. 55 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 92] AN ACT For the relief of the city of Memphis, Tennessee, and Memphis Park Commission. March 14, 1946[[S. 176](/us/bill/79/s/176)][[Public Law 325](/us/pl/79/325)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryPayment of damage claims. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the city of Memphis, Tennessee, and the Memphis Park Commission, the sum of $45,000, in full settlement of all claims against the Government of the United States for compensation for damages sustained by said city and its park commission on account of the destruction of the building known as the Woman’s Building and its fixtures and equipment located in the fair grounds of said city by fire on January 19, 1943, occasioned by the. negligence of agents and representatives of the United States Army, who, at the time, were in possession and control of said building, together with a large portion of the Memphis Fair Grounds and improvements thereon, for use exclusively for the purposes of a military reservation under lease thereof by the city of Memphis to the United States, wherein, in effect, the United States agreed that it would restore the leased premises to the same condition as that existing at the time of entering upon the same in the event of the damage or destruction thereof occasioned by the negligence of the lessee: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved March 14, 1946. To authorize the appointment of certain persons as permanent brigadier generals of the line of the Regular Army. 1946-03-14 93 Chapter 60 Stat. 56 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 56 [CHAPTER 93] AN ACT To authorize the appointment of certain persons as permanent brigadier generals of the line of the Regular Army. March 14, 1946[[S. 1532](/us/bill/79/s/1532)][[Public Law 326](/us/pl/79/326)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Regular ArmyPermanent brigadier generals.*Post*, p. 936. That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is authorized to appoint as permanent brigadier generals of the line of the Regular Army the following persons: Hoyt S. Vandenberg, presently serving in the temporary grade of lieutenant general in the Army of the United States; James H. Doolittle, presently serving in the temporary grade of lieutenant general in the Army of the United States; Raymond S. McLain, presently serving in the temporary grade of lieutenant general in the Army of the United States; Curtis E. LeMay, presently serving in the temporary grade of major general in the Army of the United States; and Lauris Norstad, presently serving in the temporary grade of major general in the Army of the United States. Sec. 2. Any persons appointed pursuant to the provisions of the first section of this Act shall be counted for the purposes of provisions of law establishing the authorized number of brigadier generals of the line of the Regular Army. Approved March 14, 1946. To amend Public Law 277, Seventy-ninth Congress, so as to provide the Coast Guard, at such time as it is transferred back to the Treasury Department, with a system of laws for the settlement of claims, and for other purposes. 1946-03-20 104 Chapter 60 Stat. 56 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 104] AN ACT To amend Public Law 277, Seventy-ninth Congress, so as to provide the Coast Guard, at such time as it is transferred back to the Treasury Department, with a system of laws for the settlement of claims, and for other purposes. March 20, 1946[[H. R. 5239](/us/bill/79/hr/5239)][[Public Law 327](/us/pl/79/327)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, [59 Stat. 662](/us/stat/59/662).[31 U S. C., Supp. V, §§ 215–217 notes, 222e, 222f, 223d](/us/usc/t31/s215–217/222e/222f/223d).*Post*, pp, 333, 846.Coast Guard.Settlement of claims. That Public Law 277, Seventy-ninth Congress, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: " “Sec. 5. The provisions of this Act shall apply to the Coast Guard and to the personnel of the Coast Guard, military and civil, when the Coast Guard is not operating as a part of the Navy. In such cases, the Secretary of the Treasury shall have and exercise, as to claims caused by military or civilian employees of the Coast Guard while acting within the scope of their employment or otherwise incident to the activities of the Coast Guard and as to the claims of the personnel of the Coast Guard, the authority conferred by this Act upon the Secretary of the Navy, and payment or reimbursement in kind of such claims shall be made from appropriations available to the Treasury Department which appropriations are hereby authorized.[31 U. S. C. §§ 215–217; Supp. V, §§ 215–217](/us/usc/t31/s215–217) notes.*Post*, p. 846.Coast and Geodetic Survey; PHS. The Act of December 28, 1922 ( 42 Stat. 1066), shall be inapplicable to the Coast Guard sixty days after approval of this Act. “Sec. 6. The provisions of this Act shall apply to the personnel of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Public Health Service when serving with the Navy.” " Approved March 20, 1946. To amend Public Law 30 of the Seventy-ninth Congress, and for other purposes. 1946-03-21 106 Chapter 60 Stat. 57 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 57 [CHAPTER 106] JOINT RESOLUTION To amend Public Law 30 of the Seventy-ninth Congress, and for other purposes. March 21, 1946[[H. J. Res. 301](/us/bill/79/hjres/301)][[Public Law 328](/us/pl/79/328)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That
(a)section 3 of theC. C. C. subsidy operations[59 Stat. 51](/us/stat/59/51).[15 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 713 note](/us/usc/t15/s713). Act of April 12, 1945 (59 Stat. 50), is hereby amended by deleting in clause
(3)of said section, the words “1945 crop program operations”, and by inserting, in lieu thereof, the words “(A) 1945 crop program operations and
(B)1946 crop program operations relating to sugar, vegetables processed prior to July 1, 1946, and flax seed harvested prior to July 1, 1946”;
(b)neither the last paragraph of section 2 (e)Tin ores, etc.[58 Stat. 635](/us/stat/635).[50 U S. C., Supp. V, app. § 902 (e)](/us/usc/t50/s902/e).*Post*, pp. 214, 671.[15 U. S. C. Supp. V, § 606b note](/us/usc/t15/s606b). of the Emergency Price Control Act. of 1942, as amended, nor the Act of June 23, 1945 (59 Stat. 260), shall be construed to apply to purchases by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation of such tin ores and concentrates as it deems necessary to insure continued operation of the Texas City tin smelter; and
(c)the allocations for meatMeat and flour. and flour provided in the Act of June 23, 1945 (59 Stat. 260) are hereby increased by $125,000,000 and $25,000,000, respectively: *Provided*, *however*, That this shall not be construed to increase the aggregate amount allocated by said Act of June 23, 1945, for subsidy payments and anticipated losses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946. Approved March 21, 1946. Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes. 1946-03-22 107 Chapter 60 Stat. 57 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 107] AN ACT Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes. March 22, 1946[[H. R. 5458](/us/bill/79/hr/5458)][[Public Law 329](/us/pl/79/329)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the followingUrgent Deficiency Appropriation Act. 1946. sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes, namely: LEGISLATIVE Senate For an additional amount for clerical assistance to Senators (including chairmen of standing committees) at the rate of $2,400 per annum, effective March 16, 1946, fiscal year 1946, $67,200. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of May 10, 1916, as[39 Stat. 120, 582](/us/stat/39/120/582).[5 U. S. C. §§ 59, 58](/us/usc/t5/s59/58). amended by the Act of August 29, 1916, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate is hereby authorized during the Seventy-ninth Congress to employ, whenever necessary, the services of Government employees for folding speeches and pamphlets at the prevailing rates provided by law. House of Representatives For payment to the widow of Joe W. Ervin, late a Representative from the State of North Carolina, $10,000. For payment to the widow of J. Buell Snyder, late a Representative from the State of Pennsylvania, $10,000. Contested-election expenses: For payment to George A. Dondero. contestee, for expenses incurred in the contested-election case of Hicks versus Dondero, as audited and recommended by the Committee on Elections Numbered 3, $1,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House.60 Stat. 58 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Office for Emergency Management civilian production administration Salaries and expenses : For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses”, Civilian Production Administration, including the objects specified for the appropriation “Salaries and expenses, War Production Board”, in the National War Agencies [59 Stat. 479](/us/stat/59/479).Appropriation Act, 1946, $1,500,000, and the amount available for printing and binding fixed at $346,000 by the First Supplemental *Ante*, p. 7.Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946, is hereby increased to $398,000. office of defense transporation Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses”, including the objects specified under [59 Stat. 474](/us/stat/59/474).this head in the National War Agencies Appropriation Act, 1946, $159,000. Office of Price Administration Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses”, including the objects specified under *Post*, p. 183.this head in the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, $1,600,000. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Electrification Administration Loans: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Loans”, Rural Electrification Administration, $100,000,000, which sum shall be borrowed from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in accordance with the provisions of section 3
(a)of the Rural Electrification [49 Stat. 1364](/us/stat/1364).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 903 (a)](/us/usc/t7/s903/a).Short title.Act of 1936, as amended. Sec. 2. This Act may be cited as the “Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946”. Approved March 22, 1946. Providing for the transfer of a certain fish hatchery in Comanche County, Oklahoma, to the city of Lawton, Oklahoma. 1946-03-22 108 Chapter 60 Stat. 58 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 108] AN ACT Providing for the transfer of a certain fish hatchery in Comanche County, Oklahoma, to the city of Lawton, Oklahoma. March 22, 1946[[S. 396](/us/bill/79/s/396)][[Public Law 330](/us/pl/79/330)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Lawton, Okla. Conveyance. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to convey to the city of Lawton, Oklahoma, all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the fish hatchery property which is located south of such city in Comanche County, Oklahoma, and which is now under the control of the Department of the Interior. Approved March 22, 1946. To convey certain lands to the State of Wyoming. 1946-03-22 109 Chapter 60 Stat. 58 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 109] AN ACT To convey certain lands to the State of Wyoming. March 22, 1946[[S. 1162](/us/bill/79/s/1162)][[Public Law 331](/us/pl/79/331)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, National Elk Refuge, Wyo.Conveyance.*Post*, p. 529. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby, authorized and directed, upon the payment by the State of $12 to convey to the State of Wyoming all 60 Stat. 59right, title, and interest of the United States to a portion of the National Elk Refuge, Wyoming, a parcel of land in the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 27, township 41 north, range 116 west, of the sixth principal meridian, Wyoming, the said parcel being described by metes and bounds as follows: From the southwest corner of the aforesaid section 27 run north no degrees two minutes west one thousand seven hundred and two feet and then north eighty-nine degrees fifty-eight minutes east forty feet to the place of beginning at the southwest corner of the parcel hereby conveyed; thence from said place of beginning north no degrees two minutes west one hundred feet; then north eighty-nine degrees fifty-eight minutes east two hundred and nine feet; thence south no degrees two minutes east one hundred feet; thence south eighty-nine degrees fifty-eight minutes west two hundred and nine feet to the place of beginning, containing forty-eight one hundredths of an acre, more or less. Approved March 22, 1946. To change the designation of Custer Battlefield National Cemetery, in the State of Montana, to “Custer Battlefield National Monument”, and for other purposes. 1946-03-22 110 Chapter 60 Stat. 59 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 110] AN ACT To change the designation of Custer Battlefield National Cemetery, in the State of Montana, to “Custer Battlefield National Monument”, and for other purposes. March 22, 1946[[S. 1185](/us/bill/79/s/1185)][[Public Law 332](/us/pl/79/332)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the area nowCuster Battlefield National Monument, Mont. within the Custer Battlefield National Cemetery, in the State of Montana, shall hereafter be known as the “Custer Battlefield National Monument”, under which name this national monument shall be entitled to receive and to use all moneys heretofore or hereafter appropriated for the Custer Battlefield National Cemetery. Approved March 22, 1946. To authorize the permanent appointment in the grades of General of the Army, Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy, general in the Marine Corps, and admiral in the Coast Guard, respectively, of certain individuals who have served in such grades during the Second World War. 1946-03-23 112 Chapter 60 Stat. 59 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 112] AN ACT To authorize the permanent appointment in the grades of General of the Army, Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy, general in the Marine Corps, and admiral in the Coast Guard, respectively, of certain individuals who have served in such grades during the Second World War. March 23, 1946[[S. 1354](/us/bill/79/s/1354)][[Public Law 333](/us/pl/79/333)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the PresidentGeneral of the Army. is hereby authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint to the permanent grade of General of the Army any individual who shall have served in such grade after December 14, 1944, and before August 14, 1945, and to appoint to the permanentFleet Admiral of the U. S. Navy. grade of Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy any individual who shall have served in such grade after December 14, 1944, and before December 14, 1945. The officers appointed under the provisions of this section shall take rank in the maimer provided in the Act of December 14, 1944 (Public Law 482, Seventy-eighth Congress), and[58 Stat. 802, 803](/us/stat/58/802/803).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1691–1697](/us/usc/t50/s1691–1697).Retirement. shall receive the pay and allowances prescribed by section 4 of such Act. Any officer on the active list, or any retired officer, who is appointed under the provisionsRank; pay and allowances. of this section and who has been or may hereafter be retired or relieved from active duty, shall be entitled to have his name placed on the retired list with the highest grade or rank held by him on the active list or while on active duty, and shall be entitled to receive the same pay and allowances while on the retired list, as officers appointed under this section are entitled to receive while on active duty.60 Stat. 60 Sec. 2. General in Marine Corps. The President is hereby authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint to the permanent grade of general in the Marine Corps any individual who shall have served as Commandant of the Marine Corps, with the grade and rank of Pay and allowances.general, after March 21, 1945, and before August 14, 1945. Any officer appointed under the provisions of this section shall receive the pay [59 Stat. 36](/us/stat/59/36).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1713](/us/usc/t50/s1713).Retirement.and allowances prescribed by section 3 of the Act of March 21, 1945 (Public Law 19, Seventy-ninth Congress); and any such officer who has been or may hereafter be retired or relieved from active duty shall be entitled to have his name placed on the retired list with the highest grade or rank held by him on the active list or while on active duty, and shall be entitled to receive the same pay and allowances while on the retired list as officers appointed under this section are entitled to receive while on active duty. Sec. 3. Admiral in Coast Guard. The President is hereby authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint to the permanent grade of admiral in the Coast Guard any individual who shall have served as Commandant of the Coast Guard, with the grade and rank of admiral, Pay and allowances.after March 21, 1945, and before August 14, 1945. Any officer appointed under the provisions of this section shall receive the pay [59 Stat. 37](/us/stat/59/37).[50 U. S. C., Supp., V, app. § 1723](/us/usc/t50/s1723).Retirement.and allowances prescribed by section 3 of the Act of March 21, 1945 (Public Law 20, Seventy-ninth Congress) ; and any such officer who has been or may hereafter be retired or relieved from active duty shall be entitled to have his name placed on the retired list with the highest grade or rank held by him on the active list or while on active duty, and shall be entitled to receive the same pay and allowances while on the retired list as officers appointed under this section are entitled to receive while on active duty. Approved March 23, 1946. Making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1047, and for other purposes. 1946-03-28 113 Chapter 60 Stat. 60 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 113] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1047, and for other purposes. March 28, 1946[[H. R. 5201](/us/bill/79/hr/5201)][[Public Law 334](/us/pl/79/334)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1947.*Post*, pp. 603, 610, 912, 913. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, namely: TITLE I EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT*Post*, pp. 603, 912. compensation of the president For compensation of the President of the United States, $75,000. the white house office Salaries and expenses: For all expenses necessary for The White House Office, including compensation of the Secretary to the President, the two additional secretaries to the President and the six administrative assistants to the President at $10,000 each, and other personal services in the District of Columbia; not to exceed $3,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/321d).by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 ( Public Law 364); automobiles; printing and binding; and travel and official entertainment expenses 60 Stat. 61of the President, to be accounted for on his certificate solely; $883,660: *Provided*, That of the $1,650,000 appropriated in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946 (Public Law 269, Seventy-ninth Congress, ch. 589, first session), under the head “Executive Office of the President”[59 Stat. 634](us/stat/59/634). and the subhead “Executive Mansion and Grounds” for an addition to the Executive Mansion, alterations, improvements, and furnishings and improvement of grounds, $970,000 shall be returned to the Treasury, and of the remaining unexpended balance of said appropriation of $1,650,000 no part shall be used for an addition to the West Executive Office: *Provided further*, That employees of theTemporary assistance. departments and independent offices of the executive branch of the Government may be detailed from time to time to The White House Office for temporary assistance. executive mansion and grounds For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Mansion and the Executive Mansion grounds, and traveling expenses, to be expended as the President may determine, notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, $184,000. bureau of the budget Salaries and expenses: For all expenses necessary for the work of the Bureau of the Budget, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, contract stenographic reporting services, traveling expenses, purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers and periodicals (not exceeding $25,000), teletype news service (not exceeding $1,800), maintenance, repair, and operation of three passenger-carrying automobiles for official use, not to exceed $2,600 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June[68 Stat. 394](/us/stat/68/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp.V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), and not to exceed $42,500 for temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661).*Post*, pp. 216, 219. without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, $3,272,983, of which $40,000 shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Federal Board of Hospitalization. For printing and binding, $101,000. No. part of the appropriations herein made to the Bureau of theRegional, etc., offices. Budget shall be used for the maintenance or establishment of more than four regional, field, or any other offices outside the District of Columbia. emergency fund for the president. Emergency fund for the President: Not to exceed $5,000,000 of the appropriation “Emergency fund for the President” contained in the First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1943, as[56 Stat. 704, 995](/us/stat/56/704/995); [57 Stat. 432](/us/stat/57/432); [58 Stat. 599](/us/stat/58/599); [59 Stat. 414](/us/stat/59/414).Restriction. supplemented and amended, is hereby continued available until June 30, 1947: *Provided*, That no part of such fund shall be available for allocation to finance a function or project for which function or project a budget estimate of appropriation was transmitted pursuant to law during the Seventy-ninth and Eightieth Congresses and such appropriation denied after consideration thereof by the Senate or House of Representatives or by the Committee on Appropriations of either body.60 Stat. 62 INDEPENDENT OFFICES American Battle Monuments Commission For all expenses necessary for the work of the American Battle Monuments Commission authorized by the Act of March 4, 1923 [42 Stat. 1509](/us/stat/42/1509).*Post*, p 317.[5 U. S. C. § 132 note](/us/usc/t5/s132).Acquisition of land abroad.(36 U. S. C. 121–138), and by Executive Order 6614 of February 26, 1934, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries for carrying out the purposes of said Act and Executive order without submission to the Attorney General of the United States under the provisions of section 355 of the Revised Statutes (34 U. S. C. 520; 40 U. S. C. 255); employment of personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; purchase and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments in *Post*, p. 610.Europe at a cost not exceeding $600; travel expenses; not to exceed $30 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/bill/79/s/321). mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); rent of office and garage space in foreign countries which may be paid for in advance; the purchase of one used or surplus and the maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; printing, binding, engraving, lithographing, photographing, and typewriting, including the publication of information concerning the American activities, battlefields, memorials, and cemeteriesTemporary transfer of employees. in Europe; the temporary transfer of employees by the Commission between places in foreign countries or between foreign countries and the United States, including transfers incident thereto, or, in the case of new appointments, transfer from place of appointment, may, if ordered or approved by the Commission, be regarded as a transfer from one official station to another for permanent duty for the purpose of authorizing the payment of travel of dependents and [54 Stat. 1105](/us/stat/54/1105).[5 U. S. C. § 73c–1](/us/usc/t5/s73c–1).*Post*, p. 807.for the purposes of the Act of October 10, 1940, and regulations promulgated thereunder; and the purchase of maps, textbooks, newspapersSupplies, etc. and periodicals; $233,440: *Provided*, That notwithstanding the requirements of existing laws or regulations, and under such terms and conditions as the Commission may in its discretion deem necessary and proper, the Commission may contract for work, supplies, materials, and equipment in Europe and engage, by contract or otherwise, the services of architects, firms of architects, and other Delegation of authority.technical and professional personnel: *Provided further*, That the Commission may delegate to its chairman, secretary, or officials in charge of either its Washington or Paris offices, under such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, such of its authority as it may deem necessary and proper. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Salaries and expenses: For all expenses necessary for the work of the Civil Service Commission, including personal services in the District, of Columbia; not to exceed $3,750 for employment of expert examiners not in the Federal service on special subjects for which examiners within the service are not available; medical examinations, including not to exceed $50,000 for medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; contract stenographic reporting services; traveling expenses, including those of examiners acting under the direction of the Commission, and expenses of examinations find investigations held in Washington and elsewhere; witness fees and mileage, including fees to deponents and persons taking depositions, at rates paid in the courts of the United States; rental of equipment; not to exceed $10,000 for purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; not to exceed 60 Stat. 63$200 for payment in advance for library membership in societies whose publications are available to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public; charts; gloves and other protective equipment for photostat and other machine operators; maintenance, and repair of motortrucks, motorcycles, and bicycles; not to exceed $250,000 for printing and binding; $12,080,500, of which not to exceedReimbursement of Veterans’ Administration. $50,000 shall be available for reimbursement to the Veterans’ Administration for services rendered the Commission in connection with physical examinations of applicants for and employees in the Federal classified service; not to exceed $56,000 for performing the duties imposed upon the Civil Service Commission by the Act of July 19,[18 U. S. C. §§ 61a, 61b, 61j, 61*l*–61t; Supp. V, § 61h *et seq*](/us/usc/t18/61a/61b/61j/61l–61t).*Post*, p. 937.[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/321d).[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/5).*Post*, p. 809.Details. 1940 (54 Stat. 767); not to exceed $292,095 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); and not to exceed $3,000 for actuarial services by contract, without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes: *Provided*, That no details from any executive department or independent establishment in the District of Columbia or elsewhere to the Commission’s central office in Washington or to any of its regional offices shall be made during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, but this shall not affect the making of details for service as members of the boards of examiners outside the immediate offices of the regional directors, nor shall it affect the making of details of persons qualified to serve as expert examiners on special subjects: *Provided further*, That the Civil Service Commission shall have powerEmergency transfers or details. in case of emergency to transfer or detail any of its employees to or from its office or field force. No part of the appropriations herein made to the Civil Service CommissionLegal Examining Unit. shall be available for the salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit in the Examining and Personnel Utilization Division of the Commission, established pursuant to Executive Order Numbered[3 CFR, 1943 Supp., p. 30](/us/cfr/t3/pt30). 9358 of July 1, 1943. panama canal construction annuity fund Panama Canal construction annuity fund: For payment of annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944 (Public Law 319), $1,814,000,[58 Stat. 257](/us/stat/58/257); [59 Stat. 109](/us/stat/59/109).[48 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1373–1373g](/us/usc/t48/1373–1373g).*Post*, p. 873. together with the unexpended balance of the appropriation under this head for the fiscal year 1946. civil-service retirement and disability fund For financing of the liability of the United States, created by the Act entitled “An Act for the retirement of employees in the classified civil service, and for other purposes”, approved May 22, 1920, and[41 Stat. 614](/us/stat/41/614).[5 U. S. C. § 691 *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 691 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/691).*Post*, pp. 339, 658, 659, 705, 706, 850, 939. Acts amendatory thereof (38 U. S. C. 11), $220,100,000, which amount shall be placed to the credit of the “civil-service retirement and disability fund”. canal zone retirement and disability fund For financing of the liability of the United States, created by the Act entitled “An Act for the retirement of employees of the Panama Canal and the Panama Railroad Company, on the Isthmus of Panama, who are citizens of the United States”, approved March 2, 1931, and[46 Stat. 1471](/us/stat/46/1471).[48 U. S. C. §§ 1371–1371p; Supp. V, § 1371 *et seq*](/us/usc/t48/1371–1371p). Acts amendatory thereof (48 U. S. C. 1371n), $1,177,000, which amount shall be placed to the credit of the “Canal Zone retirement and disability fund”.60 Stat. 64 alaska railroad retirement and disability fund For financing of the liability of the United States created by the Act. entitled “An Act for the retirement of employees of the Alaska Railroad, Territory of Alaska, who are citizens of the United States”, [5 U. S. C. §§ 745–745r; Supp. V, ch. 14–A](/us/usc/t5/745–745r/14–A).approved June 29, 1936 (49 Stat. 2017), $217,000, which amount shall be placed to the credit of the “Alaska Railroad retirement and disability fund”. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses of the Federal Communications Commission in performing the duties imposed by the[47 U. S. C. §§ 151–609; Supp, V, ch. 5](/us/usc/t47/151–609;).*Post*, p. 89.[36 Stat. 629](/us/stat/36/629;).[46 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 484–487](/us/usc/t46/484–487;) note. Communications Act of 1934, approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1064), the Ship Act of 1910, approved June 24, 1910, as amended (46 U. S. C. 484–187), the International Radiotélégraphie Convention (45 Stat., pt. 2, p. 2760), Executive Order 3513, dated July 9, 1921, as amended under date of June 30, 1934, relating to applications for submarine cable licenses, and the radiotelegraphy provisions of the Convention for Promoting Safety of Life at Sea, ratified by the President July 7,[50 Stat. 1146](/us/stat/50/1146). 1936, including personal services, contract stenographic reporting services, rental of quarters, newspapers, periodicals, reference books, lawbooks, special counsel fees, supplies and equipment, improvement and care of grounds and repairs to buildings (not to exceed $17,500), purchase (not to exceed six used or surplus), maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles for official use in the field, travel expenses (not to exceed $130,000), purchase of land and the construction of buildings and antennas (not to exceed $130,000), not to exceed $14,400 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost, of[58 Stat. 304](/us/stat/58/304).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), reimbursements to ships of the United States for charges incurred by such ships in transmitting information in compliance with section 357 of the Communications Act of 1934, as[50 Stat. 195](/us/stat/50/195).[47 U. S. C. § 357](/us/usc/t47/s357). amended, $5,560,000, of which amount not to exceed $2,984,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Federal Communications Commission, $25,000. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION Salaries and expenses: For all expenses necessary for the work of the Federal Power Commission as authorized by law except for the [52 Stat. 1215](/us/stat/52/1215); [58 Stat. 891, 904](/us/stat/58/891/904).[33 U. S. C. § 701b *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 701b *et seq*](/us/usc/t33/701b).work authorized by the Act of June 28, 1938, and sections 10 and 12 of the Act of December 22, 1944, authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes (33 U. S. C. 701j and 58 Stat, 892, 904), including traveling expenses; contract stenographic reporting services; purchase (not to exceed five used or surplus), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, including not more than one such vehicle for general administrative use in the District of Columbia; and not exceeding $5,000 for purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals, $3,060,000; of which amount not to exceed $1,792,700 shall be available for personal services in the District of Columbia exclusive of not to exceed $10,000, which may be expended for consultants and special counsel. Flood-control surveys: For all expenses necessary for the work of the Federal Power Commission as authorized by the Act of June 28, [52 Stat. 1215](/us/stat/52/1215); [58 Stat. 891, 904](/us/stat/58/891/904).[33 U. S. C. § 701b *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 701b *et seq*](/us/bill/79/s/701).1938 ( 33 U. S. C. 701j ) and sections 10 and 12 or the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 892, 904), including travel expenses; contract stenographic reporting services; $235,000, of which amount not to 60 Stat. 65exceed $100,800 shall be available for personal services in the District of Columbia, For all printing and binding for the Federal Power Commission, including engraving, lithographing, and photolithographing, $50,000. Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Federal Power Commission as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $6,000.[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses of the Federal*Post*, p. 610. Trade Commission, including personal services in the District of Columbia; contract stenographic reporting services; supplies and equipment, lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, garage rentals; traveling expenses; newspapers not to exceed $500, foreign postage; not to exceed $5,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28,[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).[38 Stat. 722](/us/stat/38/722).[15 U. S. C. § 49](/us/usc/t15/s49). 1944 (Public Law 364); and witness fees and mileage in accordance with section 9 of the Federal Trade Commission Act; $2,194,120, of which not less than $228,695 shall be available for the enforcement of the Wool Products Labeling Act: *Provided*, That no part of the funds54 Stat. 1128.[15 U. S. C. §§ 68–68j](/us/usc/t15/s68–68j). appropriated herein for the Federal Trade Commission shall be expended upon any investigation hereafter provided by concurrent resolution of the Congress until funds are appropriated subsequently to the enactment of such resolution to finance the cost of such investigation. Printing and binding: For all printing and binding for the Federal*Post*, p. 611. Trade Commission, $45,000. FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY office of the administrator*Post*, p. 611. Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses in the Office of the Administrator in the District of Columbia, including the salaries of an Assistant Administrator and a general counsel at $10,000 each per annum; printing and binding (not to exceed $4,000); purchase (including exchange) of lawbooks and other books of reference, purchase of newspapers and periodicals (not to exceed $150); preparation, shipment, and installation of photographic displays, exhibits, and other descriptive materials; travel expenses; not to exceed $4,000Special services. for the temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise, for special services determined by the Administrator to be necessary, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes,[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.Appointments. and civil-service and classification laws, $300,000: *Provided*, That the Federal Works Administrator may, under such rules and regulations as he shall prescribe, authorize the Commissioner of Public Roads and the Commissioner of Public Buildings to make appointments of personnel for such administrations. Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Federal Works Agency as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $25,000.[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). The Federal Works Administrator is authorized to accept payment, at par and accrued interest, of any obligations, held by him, of States or other public bodies or nonprofit corporations, notwithstanding the maturity dates or any premiums for the redemption thereof.60 Stat. 66 public buildings administration Repair, operation, etc.[35 Stat. 537](/us/stat/35/537).For carrying into effect the provisions of the Public Buildings Acts, as provided in section 6 of the Act of May 30, 1908 (31 U. S. C. 683), and for the repair, preservation, and upkeep of all completed public buildings under the control of the Federal Works Agency, the mechanical equipment and the grounds thereof, and sites acquired for buildings, and for the operation of certain completed and occupied buildings under the control of the Federal Works Agency, including furniture and repairs thereof, but exclusive, with respect to operation, of buildings of the United States Coast Guard, of hospitals, quarantine stations, and other Public Health Service buildings, mints, bullion depositories, and assay offices, and buildings operated by the Treasury and Post Office Departments in the District of Columbia: *Post*, p. 611.General administrative expenses: For architectural, engineering, mechanical, administrative, clerical, and other personal services; traveling expenses, printing and binding (not to exceed $32,500), advertising, testing instruments, lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and such other contingencies, articles, services, equipment, or supplies as the Commissioner of Public Buildings may deem necessary in connection with any of the work of the Public Buildings Administration; ground rent of the Federal buildings at Salamanca, New York, and Columbus, Mississippi, for which payment may be made in advance, $1,677,000, of which not to exceed $795,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia and not to exceed $715,000 for personal services in the field: *Provided*, That the foregoing appropriations shall not be available for the cost of surveys, plaster models, progress photographs, test pits and borings, or mill and shop inspections, but the cost thereof shall be construed to be chargeable against the construction appropriations of the respective projects to which they relate. Repair, preservation, and equipment, outside the District of Columbia: For the repair, alteration, improvement, preservation, and equipment, not otherwise provided for, of completed Federal buildings, the grounds and approaches thereof, wharves, and piers, together with the necessary dredging adjacent thereto, and care and safeguarding of sites acquired for Federal buildings and of surplus real property, the custody of which is the responsibility of the Public Buildings Administration[49 Stat. 885](/us/stat/49/885).[40 U. S. C. §§ 304a–304e](/us/usc/t40/s304a–304e).*Post*, p. 257. under the Act of August 27, 1935, pending sale or disposition; the demolition of buildings thereon; the purchase and repair of equipment, fixtures, and necessary safe equipments in buildings under the Pneumatic-tube system, New York City.administration of the Federal Works Agency; and for changes in, maintenance of, and repairs to the pneumatic-tube system in New York City installed under franchise of the city of New York, approved June 29, 1909, and June 11, 1928, and the payment of any obligations arising thereunder in accordance with the provisions of the Acts approved August 5, 1909 (36 Stat, 120), and May 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 533), $8,300,000, and in addition thereto not to exceed $1,700,000 of the unobligated balance of the appropriation for sites and construction, general office buildings in or near the District of Columbia contained in the Third Supplemental National Defense Appropriation [55 Stat. 821](/us/stat/55/821).Limitation.Act, 1942, is continued available for the purposes of this paragraph until June 30, 1947: *Provided*, That the total expenditures for the fiscal year for the repair and preservation of buildings not reserved by the vendors on sites acquired for buildings or the enlargement of buildings and the installation and repair of the mechanical equipment thereof shall not exceed 20 per centum of the annual rental of such buildings.60 Stat. 67 Salaries and expenses, public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia and adjacent area: For administration, protection, maintenance, and improvement of public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia and the area adjacent thereto, maintained and operated by the Public Buildings Administration, including the National Archives Building; repair, preservation, and equipment of buildings operated by the Treasury and Post Office Departments in the District of Columbia; rent of buildings; demolition of buildings; expenses incident to moving various executive departments and establishments in connection with the assignment, allocation, transfer, and survey of building space; traveling expenses and carfare; the purchase of five used or surplus passenger automobiles; leather and rubber articles and gas masks for the protection of public property and employees; furnishings and equipment; arms and ammunition for the guard force; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards and elevator conductors; $27,463,000: *Provided*, That all furnitureUse of present furniture. now owned by the United States in other public buildings or in buildings rented by the United States shall be used, so far as practicable, whether or not it corresponds with the present regulation plan for furniture. Salaries and expenses, public buildings and grounds outside the*Post*, p. 611. District of Columbia: For operation, protection, and maintenance, including cleaning, heating, lighting, rental of buildings and equipment, supplies, materials, furnishings and equipment, personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, arms, ammunition, leather and rubber articles, and gas masks for the protection of public property and employees, purchase of uniforms for guards and elevator conductors, expenses incident to moving Government agencies in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of building space, the restoration of leased premises, the purchase of five used or surplus passenger automobiles, and every expenditure requisite for and incidental to such maintenance and operation of public buildings and grounds outside of the District of Columbia maintained and operated by the Public Buildings Administration, $15,625,285: *Provided*, That all furniture now owned by the UnitedUse of present furniture. States in other public buildings or in buildings rented by the United States shall be used, so far as practicable, whether or not it corresponds with the present regulation plan for furniture. Under the appropriations for salaries and expenses, public buildingsPer diem employees. and grounds in and outside the District of Columbia, per diem employees may be paid at rates approved by the Commissioner of Public Buildings, not exceeding current rates for similar services in the place where such services are employed, and such employees in emergencies may be entered on duty subject to confirmation by the Federal Works Administrator. The appropriations for salaries and expenses, public buildings andCommunication services. grounds in and outside the District of Columbia, shall be available for communication services serving one or more governmental activities, and for services to motor vehicles, and where such services, togetherServices to motor vehicles. with quarters, maintenance or other services are furnished on a reimbursable basis to any governmental activity, such activity shall make payment therefor promptly by check upon the request of the Public Buildings Administration, either in advance or after the service has been furnished, for deposit to the credit of the applicable appropriation. of all or part of the estimated or actual cost thereof, as the case may be, proper adjustment upon the basis of actual cost to be made for services paid for in advance. In the prosecution of construction projects or planning programsTransfer of funds. assigned to the Public Buildings Administration for which funds are 60 Stat. 68provided by direct appropriation or transferred under authority contained[52 Stat. 683](/us/stat/52/683). in section 35 of the Act of June 15, 1938 (40 U. S. C. 265), an amount administratively determined as necessary for the payment of salaries and expenses of personnel engaged upon the preparation of plans and specifications, field supervision, and general office expense, may be transferred and consolidated on the books of the Treasury Department into a special account for direct expenditure in the prosecution of said work, such expenditures to be subsequently allocated and reported upon by projects in accordance with procedures prescribed by the General Accounting Office. public roads administration*Post*, p. 914. General administrative expenses: For the employment of persons and means, including rent, advertising (including advertising in the city of Washington for work to be performed in areas adjacent thereto), printing and binding (not to exceed $40,000), purchase (including exchange) of lawbooks, books of reference and periodicals, purchase of one hundred and twenty-one used or surplus passenger automobiles, and the preparation, distribution, and display of exhibits, in the city of Washington and elsewhere for the purpose of conducting research and investigational studies, either independently or in cooperation with State highway departments, or other agencies, including studies of highway administration, legislation, finance, economics, transport, construction, operation, maintenance, utilization, and safety, and of street and highway traffic control; investigations and experiments in the best methods of road making, especially by the use of local materials; and studies of types of mechanical plants and appliances used for road building and maintenance, and of methods of road repair and maintenance suited to the needs of different localities; for maintenance and repairs of experimental highways; for furnishing expert advice on these subjects; for collating, reporting, and illustrating the results of same; and for preparing, publishing, and distributing bulletins and reports; to be paid from any moneys available from the administrative [39 Stat. 355](/us/stat/39/355).[42 Stat. 217](/us/stat/42/217).funds provided under the Act of July 11, 1916, as amended (23 U. S. C. 21), or as otherwise provided. federal-aid highway system Construction of rural post roads.For carrying out the provisions of “An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural [39 Stat. 355](/us/stat/39/355); [42 Stat. 212](/us/stat/42/212).[23 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 2 *et seq*](/us/usc/t23/2).*Post*, p. 866.post roads, and for other purposes”, as amended (23 U. S. C. 1–117), to be expended in accordance with the provisions of said Act, as amended, including not to exceed $1,812,500 for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia, $50,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum is a part of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1943 by section [54 Stat. 867](/us/stat/54/867).Convict labor.1 of the Act approved September 5, 1940 (Public Law 780): *Provided *, That none of the money herein appropriated shall be paid to any State on account of any project on which convict labor shall be employed, except this provision shall not apply to convict labor performedCharges for designated services. by convicts on parole or probation: *Provided further*, That, during the fiscal year 1947, whenever performing authorized engineering or other services in connection with the survey, construction, and maintenance, or improvement of roads for other Government and State cooperating agencies the charge for such services may include depreciation on engineering and road-building equipment used, and the amounts received on account of such charges shall be credited Warehouse maintenance, etc.to the appropriation concerned: *Provided further*, That during the fiscal year 1947 the appropriations for the work of the Public Roads 60 Stat. 69Administration shall be available for meeting the expenses of warehouse maintenance and the procurement, care, and handling of supplies, materials, and equipment stored therein for distribution to projects under the supervision of the Public Roads Administration, and for sale and distribution to other Government activities and State cooperating agencies, the cost of such supplies and materials or the value of such equipment (including the cost of transportation and handling) to be reimbursed to appropriations current at the time additional supplies, materials, or equipment are procured, from the appropriation chargeable with the cost or value of such supplies, materials, or equipment: *Provided further*, That the appropriationsMedical supplies, etc., in emergencies. available to the Public Roads Administration may be used in emergency for medical supplies and services and other assistance necessary for the immediate relief of employees engaged on hazardous work under that Administration, and (not exceeding $15,000) for theTemporary employment. temporary employment, by contract or otherwise, of technical consultants and experts without regard to section 3709 of the Revised[41 U. S. C. § 5](us/usc/t41/5).*Post*, p. 809. Statutes, and civil-service and classification laws. For all necessary expenses to enable the President to utilize theInter-American Highway.Fulfillment of U. S. obligations. services of the Public Roads Administration in fulfilling the obligations of the United States under the Convention on the Pan-American Highway Between the United States and Other American Republics, signed at Buenos Aires, December 23, 1936, and proclaimed September 16, 1937 (51 Stat. 152), for the continuation of cooperation with several governments, members of the Pan American Union, in connection with the survey and construction of the Inter-American Highway as provided in public resolution, approved March 4, 1929 (Public Resolution 104), as amended or supplemented, and for performing engineering[45 Stat. 1697](/us/stat/45/1697). service in pan-American countries for and upon the request of any agency or governmental corporation of the United States, $100,000 to be derived from the administrative funds provided under the Act of July 11, 1916, as amended or supplemented (23 U. S. C. 21), or as[39 Stat. 365](/us/stat/39/365).[42 Stat. 217](/us/stat/42/217). otherwise provided. inter-american highway For surveys in connection with and the construction of the Inter-AmericanSurveys and construction. Highway, in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved December 26, 1941 (Public Law 375), and necessary expenses[55 Stat. 860](/us/stat/55/860). incident thereto without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes,[41 U.S.C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/5).*Post*, p. 809. $5,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. federal-aid secondary or feeder roads For secondary or feeder roads, including farm-to-market roads, rural-free-delivery mail roads, and public-school bus routes, $20,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum is composed of $5,500,000, the remainder of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1942, by section 2 of the Act approved September 5, 1940 (Public Law 780),[54 Stat. 868](/us/stat/54/868). and $14,500,000, a part of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1943, by said section 2. elimination of grade crossings For the elimination of hazards to life at railroad grade crossings, including the separation or protection of grades at crossings, the reconstruction of existing railroad grade-crossing structures, and the relocation of highways to eliminate grade crossings, $25,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, 60 Stat. 70which sum is composed of $2,300,000, the remainder of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1941, by section 3 of [52 Stat. 634](/us/stat/52/634).the Act approved June 8, 1938 (Public Law 584), $20,000,000, the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1942, by [54 Stat. 869](/us/stat/54/869).section 5 of the Act approved September 5, 1940 (Public Law 780), and $2,700,000, a part of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1943, by said section 5. federal-aid postwar highways For carrying out the provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act [68 Stat. 839](/us/stat/68/839).of 1944 (Public Law 521), $150,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum is a part of the $500,000,000 authorized to be appropriated for the first postwar fiscal year by section 2 of said Act. strategic highway network For carrying out projects to correct critical deficiencies in lines of the strategic network of highways and bridges, in accordance with [55 Stat. 765](/us/stat/55/765).[23 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 104](/us/usc/t23/104).the provisions of section 4 of the Defense Highway Act of 1941 (23 U. S. C. 104), $10,515,637, to be immediately available and to remain available during the continuance of the emergency declared by the [65 Stat. 1647](/us/stat/65/1647).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app., note prec. § 1](/us/usc/t50/1).President on May 27, 1941. access roads For the construction, maintenance, and improvement of access roads and for replacing existing highways and highway connections as described in, and in accordance with the provisions of, sections 6 [65 Stat. 766, 767](/us/stat/65/766/767); [56 Stat. 562](/us/stat/56/562).[23 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 106, 109](/us/usc/t23/106/109).and 9 of the Defense Highway Act of 1941, as amended by the Act approved July 2, 1942 (23 U. S. C. 106), $7,323,155, to be immediately available and to remain available during the continuance of the emergency[55 Stat. 1647](/us/stat/55/1647).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app., note prec. § 1](/us/usc/t50/1).*Post*, p. 915. declared by the President on May 27, 1941. bureau of community facilities Virgin Islands public works: For an additional amount to enable the Federal Works Administrator to carry out the functions vested in him by, and in accordance with the provisions of, the Act of [58 Stat. 827](/us/stat/58/827).December 20, 1944 (Public Law 510), $993,795, to be immediately available. Vehicles.Any of the foregoing appropriations for general or administrative expenses under the Federal Works Agency shall be available for the maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles in the District of Columbia and in the field. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $38,000,000. Miscellaneous expenses: For all expenses necessary for the work of the General Accounting Office, including travel expenses; procurement and exchange of lawbooks and books of reference, and not to exceed $100 for periodicals; purchase of one used or surplus, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, $2,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C.. Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/321d).mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364).60 Stat. 71 For all printing and binding for the General Accounting Office, including monthly and annual editions of selected decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States, $300,000. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION General expenses: For expenses necessary in performing the functions vested by law in the Commission (49 U. S. C. 1–24, 301–327,[49 U. S. C., Supp. V, chs. 1, 8, 12, 13](/us/usc/t49/1/8/12/13).*Ante*, p. 21. 901–923, 1001–1022), except those otherwise specifically provided for in this Act, and for general administration, including one chief counsel, one director of finance, one director of motor transport, and one director of traffic, at $10,000 each per annum; not to exceed $50,000 for the employment of special counsel; traveling expenses; contract stenographic reporting services; personal services in the District of Columbia; procurement and exchange of books, reports, newspapers (not to exceed $200), and periodicals; and purchase (not to exceed thirty-seven used or surplus), maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger automobiles; $8,075,000: *Provided*, That Joint Board membersGovernment transportation requests. may use Government transportation requests when traveling in connection with their duties as such: *Provided further*, That not to exceed $5,000 may be used for the purchase of evidence in connection with investigations of apparent violations of part II of the Interstate[54 Stat. 919](/us/stat/54/919).[49 U. S. C. § 301; Supp. V, § 301 *et seq*](/us/usc/t49/301). Commerce Act. Railroad safety: For expenses necessary in performing functions authorized by law (45 U. S. C. 1–15, 17–21, 35–46, 61–64; 49 U. S. C. 26) to insure a maximum of safety in the operation of railroads, including authority to investigate, test experimentally, and report on the use and need of any appliances or systems intended to promote the safety of railway operation, including those pertaining to block-signal and train-control systems, as authorized by the joint resolution approved June 30, 1906, and the Sundry Civil Act of May 27, 1908 (45 U. S. C. 35–37), and to require carriers by railroad subject to the Act to install[34 Stat. 838](/us/stat/34/838); [35 Stat. 325](/us/stat/35/325). automatic train-stop or train-control devices as prescribed by the Commission (49 U. S. C. 26), including the employment of inspectors,[41 Stat. 498](/us/stat/41/498). necessary engineers, personal services in the District of Columbia, and travel expenses, $812,000. Locomotive inspection: For expenses necessary in the enforcement of the Act of February 17, 1911, entitled “An Act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their locomotives with safe and suitable boilers and appurtenances thereto”, as amended (45 U. S. C. 22–34), including travel expenses and personal[36 Stat. 913](/us/stat/36/913).[45 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 25](/us/usc/t45/25). services in the District of Columbia, $535,000. Printing and binding: For all printing and binding for the Interstate Commerce Commission, including not to exceed $17,000 to print and furnish to the States, at cost, blank annual report forms of common carriers, and the receipts from such sales shall be credited to this appropriation, $175,000. Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Interstate Commerce Commission as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364),[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/394).[39 U. S. C Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/321d). $24,000. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS*Post*, p. 613. For necessary salaries and expenses of the National Advisory CommitteeSalaries and expenses. for Aeronautics, including contracts for personal services in the making of special investigations and reports; traveling expenses of members and employees, including the cost of a compartment or 60 Stat. 72such other accommodation as may be authorized, by the Chairman for security when authorized personnel are required to transport secret documents or hand baggage containing highly technical and valuable equipment, and for examination of estimates of appropriations and Aeronautical laboratories.activities in the field; periodicals and books of reference; equipment, maintenance, and operation of the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, and the aircraft engine research laboratory at Cleveland, Ohio; purchase and maintenance of cafeteria equipment; maintenance and operation of aircraft, including aircraft borrowed from the Army and Navy and one airplane transferred without charge from the Army (such transfer being hereby authorized); purchase (not exceeding sixteen used or surplus), maintenance, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; not to exceed $450,000 for personal services in the District Director of Aeronautical Research.of Columbia, including one Director of Aeronautical Research at not to exceed $9,800 per annum and $2,200 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; not to exceed $6,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); and not to [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).exceed $10,000 for temporary employment of consultants, at not to exceed $50 per diem, by contract or otherwise, without regard to the civil-service and classification laws; in all, $26,500,000. Printing and binding.For all printing and binding for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, including all of its offices, laboratories, and services located in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $75,000. Construction, Langley Field, Virginia: For additional construction and equipment, Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, Virginia, $2,990,000, to be available until June 30, 1947: *Provided*, That funds made available in prior fiscal years for this purpose shall cease to be available for obligation on June 30, 1946. Ames Aeronautical Laboratory.Funds made available in prior fiscal years for construction and equipment, Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California, shall cease to be available for obligation on June 30, 1946. Construction, Cleveland, Ohio: For additional construction and equipment, Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio, $108,000, to be available until June 30, 1947: *Provided*, That funds made available in prior fiscal years for this purpose shall cease to be available for obligation on June 30, 1946. NATIONAL ARCHIVES Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses of the Archivist and the National Archives; including personal services in the District of Columbia; scientific, technical, first-aid, protective, and other apparatus and materials for the arrangement, titling, scoring, repair, processing editing, duplication, reproduction, and authentication of photographic and other records (including motion-picture and other films and sound recordings) in the custody of the Archivist; purchase and exchange of books, including lawbooks, books of reference, maps, and charts; contract stenographic reporting services; purchase or newspapers and periodicals; not to exceed $100 for payment in advance when authorized by the Archivist for library membership in societies whose publications are available to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public; not to exceed $750 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required [53 Stat. 304](/us/stat/53/304).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, §321d](/us/usc/t39/321d).by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); travel expenses; exchange of scientific and technical apparatus; and maintenance, operation, and repair of one passenger-carrying motor vehicle, $1,047,935. Printing and binding: For all printing and binding, $15,000.60 Stat. 73 NATIONAL CAPITAL HOUSING AUTHORITY For the maintenance and operation of properties under title I[52 Stat. 1186](/us/stat/52/1186).[D. C. Code § 5–111; Supp. V, § 5–104 *et seq*](/us/dcc/5–111/5–104).*Post*, p. 319. of the District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Authority Act, $17,000 : *Provided*, That all receipts derived from sales, leases, or other sources shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States monthly. Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the National Capital Housing Authority as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364),[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). $500. NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION For all expenses necessary for the National Capital Park and PlanningAcquisition of land. Commission in connection with the acquisition of land for the park, parkway, and playground system of the National Capital, as authorized by section 4 of the Act of May 29, 1930 (46 Stat. 482),[D. C. Code § 8–106 note](/us/dcc/8–106). including personal services; stenographic reporting services and technical services, including real estate appraisers, by contract or otherwise, at rates of pay or fees not to exceed those usual for similar services elsewhere and without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; purchase[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661).*Post*, pp. 216, 219.[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809. of options and other costs incident to the acquisition of land; not to exceed $30 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail, for the fiscal year 1947, as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); and operation and maintenance[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). of passenger-carrying vehicles; $867,750, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses, including personal services in the District of Columbia, of the Securities and Exchange Commission in performing the duties imposed by law or in pursuance of law, including employment of experts when necessary; contract stenographic reporting services; purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, directories, and periodicals; not to exceed $1,000 for the purchase of newspapers; travel expenses; garage rental; foreign postage; mileage and witness fees; rental of equipment; purchase of used or surplus, operation, maintenance, and repair of one motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle; not to exceed $15,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); and purchase[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). of rubber gloves; $4,916,700. For all printing and binding for the Securities and Exchange Commission, $45,000. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Salaries and expenses: For all salaries and expenses necessary for continuing preservation, exhibition, and increase of collections from the surveying and exploring expeditions of the Government and from other sources; for the system of international exchanges between the United States and foreign countries; for anthropological researches among the American Indians; and the natives of Hawaii and the excavation and preservation of archeological remains; for maintenanceAstrophysical Observatory. of the Astrophysical Observatory, including assistants, and making necessary observations in high altitudes; and for the administration of the National Collection of Fine Arts; including personalNational Collection of Fine Arts. services in the District of Columbia; traveling expenses; not to exceed 60 Stat. 74$5,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/bill/79/s/321).American Historical Association, report.penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); printing and binding, not exceeding $88,500, of which not to exceed $12,000 shall be available for printing the report of the American Historical Association; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards and elevator conductors; repairs and alterations of buildings and approaches; not exceeding $5,500 for preparation of manuscripts, drawings, and illustrations for publications; and not exceeding $6,500 for purchase of books, pamphlets, and periodicals, $1,452,512. National Gallery of Art.Salaries and expenses, National Gallery of Art: For the upkeep and operation of the National Gallery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and all administrative expenses incident [20 U.S. C. §§ 71–75](/us/usc/t20/s71–75).thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as [53 Stat. 577](/us/stat/53/577).amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including personal services in the District of Columbia; traveling expenses; not to exceed $1,342 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); periodicals, newspapers, lawbooks (not to exceed $150), and books of reference; not to exceed $250 for payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose publications or services are available to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uni-forms for guards and elevator operators; leather and rubber articles and gas masks for the protection of public property and employees; not to exceed $5,000 for printing and binding; maintenance, repair, and operation of one passenger automobile; purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents thereof; and maintenance and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661).*Post*, pp. 216, 219.$772,490: *Provided*, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, shall not apply to the restoration and repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art, the cost of which shall not exceed $15,000. TARIFF COMMISSION For salaries and expenses of the Tariff Commission, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, traveling expenses not to exceed $16,200, purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, gloves and other protective equipment for photostat and other machine operators, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals not to exceed $2,250, contract stenographic reporting services, as [46 Stat. 696](/us/stat/46/696).authorized by sections 330 to 341 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U. S. C. 1330–1341), and not to exceed $900 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $975,000: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the salary of any member of the Tariff Commission who shall hereafter participate in any proceedings under sections 336, 337, and 338 of the Tariff Act of 46 Stat. 701.[19 U. S. C. §§ 1336–1338](/us/usc/t19/s1336–1338).1930, wherein he or any member of his family has any special, direct, and pecuniary interest, or in which he has acted as attorney or special representative. For all printing and binding for the Tariff Commission, $10,000.60 Stat. 75 THE TAX COURT OF THE UNITED STATES For necessary expenses of The Tax Court of the United States as authorized by chapter 5 of the Internal Revenue Code, and sections[53 Stat. 158](/us/stat/53/158); [56 Stat. 957, 967](/us/stat/56/957/967).[26 U. S. C. §§ 1100–1146; Supp. V. § 1100 *et seq*](/us/usc/t26/1100–1146).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V §§ 644, 648](/us/usc/t7/s644/648). 504 and 510 of the Revenue Act of 1942, including personal services and contract stenographic reporting services, traveling expenses, car-fare, stationery, purchase and exchange of lawbooks and books of reference, and periodicals, $568,800, of which not to exceed $675 shall be available for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for costs of penalty mail as required by the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law58 Stat. 394.[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). 364): *Provided*, That traveling expenses of the judges of The Tax Court shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. For all printing and binding for The Tax Court of the United States, $15,000. VETERANS’ ADMINISTRATION*Post*, p. 915. Administration, medical, hospital, and domiciliary services: ForSalaries and expenses. all salaries and expenses of the Veterans’ Administration, including the expenses of maintenance, and operation of medical, hospital, and domiciliary services of the Veterans’ Administration, in carrying out the duties, powers, and functions devolving upon it pursuant to the authority contained in the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the President to consolidate and coordinate governmental activities affecting war veterans”, approved July 3, 1930 (38 U. S. C. 11–11f), and[46 Stat. 1016](/us/stat/46/1016).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 11 *et seq*](/us/usc/t38/s11). any and all laws tor which the Veterans’ Administration is now or may hereafter be charged with administering, $553,805,915: *Provided*, That not to exceed $12,500 of this amount shall be availableAttendance at meetings, etc. for expenses, except membership fees, of employees, detailed by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to attend meetings of associations for the promotion of medical science and hospital administration or for the betterment of insurance practices and conventions of organized war veterans: *Provided further*, That this appropriation shallPersonal services. be available also for personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including traveling expenses; examination of estimates of appropriations in the field, including actual expenses of subsistence or per diem allowance in lieu thereof; furnishing and laundering of such wearing apparel as may be prescribed for employees in the performance of their official duties; purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers; for purchase (not to exceed one hundred and eighty-four, which, with the exception of ambulances, shall be used or surplus), maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger automobiles; andTransportation of school children. notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the Administrator is authorized to utilize Government-owned automotive equipment in transporting children of Veterans’ Administration employees located at isolated stations to and from school under such limitations as he may by regulation prescribe; and notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the Administrator is authorized to expend not to exceed $5,000 of this appropriation for actuarial services pertaining to the Government life-insurance fund and the National Service Life Insurance Fund, to be obtained by contract, without obtaining competition, at such rates of compensation as he may determine to be reasonable; for allotment and transfer to the FederalTransfer of funds. Security Agency (Public Health Service), the War, Navy, and Interior Departments, for disbursement by them under the various headings of their applicable appropriations, of such amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of beneficiaries of the Veterans’ Administration, including minor repairs and improvements of existing facilities under their jurisdiction necessary to such care and treatment; 60 Stat. 76for expenses incidental to the maintenance and operation of farms; for recreational articles and facilities at institutions maintained by the Veterans’ Administration; for administrative expenses incidental to securing employment for war veterans; for funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for beneficiaries of the Veterans’ Purchase of tobacco.Administration accruing during the year for which this appropriation is made or prior fiscal years: *Provided further*, Aid to State or Territorial homes.That the appropriations herein made for the care and maintenance of veterans in hospitals or homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans’ Administration shall be available for the purchase of tobacco to be furnished, subject to such regulations as the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs shall prescribe, to veterans receiving hospital treatment or domiciliary care in Veterans’ Administration hospitals or homes: *Provided further*, That this appropriation shall be available for continuing aid to State or Territorial homes for the support of disabled volunteer soldiers and sailors, in conformity with the Act approved August 27, 1888 [25 Stat. 450](/us/stat/25/450).[24 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 134](/us/usc/t24/s134).Medical consultants.(24 U. S. C. 134), as amended, for those veterans eligible for admission to Veterans’ Administration facilities for hospital or domiciliary care:Reduced fare requests. *Provided further*, That the Administrator is hereby authorized to employ medical consultants for duty on such terms as he may deem advisable and without regard to the civil-service and classification laws: *Provided further*, That this appropriation shall be available for the purchase directly from sources authorized by the common carriers of printed reduced fare requests for use by veterans when traveling at their own expense from or to Veterans’ Administration Legal newspapers.facilities: *Provided further*, That notwithstanding any limitation in this Act, this appropriation shall be available for the purchase of legal newspapers in an amount not exceeding $200 and for the purchase of other newspapers and periodicals in an amount not exceeding Visual educational information.$2,500: *Provided further*, That not to exceed $120,200 of this appropriation shall be available for the preparation, shipment, installation, and display of exhibits, photographic displays, moving pictures, and other visual educational information and descriptive material, including the purchase or rental of equipment. Construction, etc., restrictions.No part of this appropriation shall be expended for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home., or for the purchase of any hospital or home; and not more than $4,816,500 of this appropriation may be used to repair, alter, improve, or provide facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans’ Administration either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and the purchase of materials. Printing and binding.Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Veterans’ Administration, including all its bureaus and functions located in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $2,000,000. Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Veterans’ Administration as [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $3,500,000. Pensions: For the payment of compensation, pensions, gratuities, and allowances, now authorized under any Act of Congress, or regulation of the President based thereon, or which may hereafter be authorized (except the benefits authorized by the Servicemen’s [58 Stat. 284](/us/stat/58/284).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 693 *et seq*](/us/usc/t38/s693).*Post*, pp. 299, 932, 934.Readjustment Act of 1944). including emergency officers’ retirement pay and annuities, the administration of which is now or may here-after be placed in the Veterans’ Administration, $1,905,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. *Post*. p. 615.Readjustment benefits: For the payment of benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by titles II, III, and V, of the Servicemen’s 60 Stat. 77Readjustment Act of 1944, $1,648,387,000, to be immediately available[58 Stat. 287, 291, 295](/us/stat/58/287/291/295/).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, 701, note foll. § 735, 694–694e, 696–696m](/us/usc/t38/s701/735/694–694e/696–696m).*Post*, p. 934. and to remain available until expended. Military and naval insurance: For military and naval insurance, $1,472,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. Hospital and domiciliary facilities: For hospital and domiciliary*Post*, p. 265. facilities, $147,442,500, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That this amount shall be availableExtension. for use by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, with the approval of the President, for extending any of the facilities under the jurisdiction of the Veterans’ Administration or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 1 and 2 of the Act approved March 4, 1931 (38 U. S. C. 438j–k) or in section 101 of the Servicemen’s Readjustment[46 Stat. 1550, 1551](/us/stat/46/1550/1551).[58 Stat. 284](/us/stat/58/284).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 693a](/us/usc/t38/s693a). Act of 1944: *Provided further*, That not to exceed 3 per centum of this amount shall be available for the employment in the District of Columbia and in the field of necessary technical and clerical assistants to aid in the preparation of plans and specifications for the projects as approved hereunder and in the supervision of the execution thereof, and for traveling expenses, field office equipment, and supplies in connection therewith. National service life insurance: For transfer to the national service life insurance fund, in accordance with the provisions of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, on account of payments of benefits[54 Stat. 1008](/us/stat/54/1008).[38 U. S. C. § 801–818; Supp. V, § 801 *et seq*](/us/usc/t38/s801–818).*Post*, p. 781 *et seq*. in excess of the reserve of the policy in case of death, or for premiums waived in case of total disability, in cases where the death or total disability of the insured shall have been determined by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to be the result of disease or injury traceable to the extra hazards of military or naval service, and to reimburse the national service life insurance fund for payments made therefrom when recovery of such payments is waived by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs under the authority of section 609
(a)of said Act,[54 Stat. 1013](/us/stat/54/1013).[38 U. S. C. § 809(a)](/us/usc/t38/s809/a). $169,535,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. Total, Veterans’ Administration, $4,431,142,415: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, unless reimbursement of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates as may be fixed by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs. Sec. 102. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, the salariesSalaries of designated officers. of the Commissioners of the United States Tariff Commission shall be at the rate of $10,000 each per annum. Sec. 103. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shallPersons advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided* ThatAffidavit. for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who advocates, or who is a member of anPenalty. organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be. fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for. any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 104. No part of any appropriation or authorization in this ActPayment of certain salaries, etc., prohibition. shall be used to pay any part of the salary or expenses of any person 60 Stat. 78whose salary or expenses are prohibited from being paid from any appropriation or authorization in any other Act; but this prohibition shall be effective only during the period for which such prohibition in such other Act is effective. Sec. 105. Travel expenses. Where appropriations in this Act are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation has been placed thereon, the expenditures for travel expenses may not exceed the amount set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for the appropriations. Sec. 106. Newspapers and periodicals. Where appropriations in this Act. are expendable for the purchase of newspapers and periodicals and no specific limitation has been placed thereon, the expenditures therefor under each such appropriation may not exceed the amount of $50: *Provided*, That this limitation shall not apply to the purchase of scientific, technical, trade, or traffic periodicals necessary in connection with the performance of the authorized functions of the agencies for which funds are herein provided. Sec. 107. Restoration of veterans to former positions. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be. available to pay the salary of any person filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the armed forces of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his period of active military or naval service and has within ninety days after his release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than one year made application for restoration to his former position and has been certified by the Civil Service Commission as still qualified to perform the duties of his former position and has not been restored thereto. TITLE II— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 201. Travel of civilian personnel.
(a)Appropriations for the fiscal year 1947 available for expenses of travel of civilian officers and employees of the executive departments and independent establishments shall be available also for expenses of travel performed by them including expenses of transportation of their immediate families in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President, on transfer from one official station to another for permanent duty when authorized by the head of the department or establishment concerned in the order directing such transfer: *Provided*, That such expenses shall not be allowed for any transfer effected for the convenience of any officer or employee.
(b)Transfer of household goods, etc. Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the fiscal year 1947 available for the transportation of things shall be available, in accordance with the Act of October [54 Stat. 1105](/us/stat/54/1105).[5 U. S. C., Supp, V, § 73c–1 note](/us/usc/t5/s73c–1).*Post*, p. 807.10, 1940 (5 U. S. C. 73c–1), for expenses incurred in the transfer of household goods and effects of civilian officers and employees of such departments and establishments when transferred from one official station to another for permanent duty.
(c)Attendance at meetings. Appropriations contained in this Act, available for expenses of travel shall be available, when specifically authorized by the head of the activity or establishment concerned, for expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation concerned is made.
(d)Part-time consultants, dollar-a-year men, etc.Travel expenses. Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the fiscal year 1947 available for expenses of travel shall be available for the payment of travel expenses while away from their homes or regular place of business, including per diem in lieu of subsistence at place of employment, in accordance with the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, the Subsistence Expense 60 Stat. 79Act of 1926, as amended (5 U. S. C., ch. 16), and the Act of February[44 Stat. 688](/us/stat/44/688).[6 U. S. C. § 821; Supp. V, § 823](/us/usc/t6/s821/823).[46 Stat. 1103](/us/stat/46/1103).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 73a](/us/usc/t5/s73a).*Post*, p. 807. 14, 1931, as amended (5 U. S. C. 73a), of
(1)persons employed intermittently as consultants or experts and receiving compensation on a per diem when-actually-employed basis, and
(2)persons serving in an advisory capacity or employed without compensation or at $1 per annum; except that in case of
(2)above there may be allowed not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence en route and at place of service or employment, unless a higher rate is specifically provided by law. Sec. 202. Unless otherwise specifically provided, no appropriationVehicles. available for the executive departments and independent establishments for the fiscal year 1947 in this Act or any other Act, shall be expended—
(a)To purchase any motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicleLimitation on cost.*Post*, p. 632. (exclusive of busses, ambulances, and station wagons), at a cost, completely equipped for operation, and including the value of any vehicle exchanged, in excess of the maximum price therefor established by the Office of Price Administration and in no event more than $1,050, which amount shall be in addition to the amount required for transportation.
(b)For the maintenance, operation, and repair of any Government-ownedMaintenance, repair, etc. motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle not used exclusively for official purposes; and “official purposes” shall not“Official purposes” include the transportation of officers and employees between their domiciles and places of employment, except in case of medical officers on out-patient medical services and except in cases of officers and employees engaged in field work the character of whose duties makes such transportation necessary and then only as to such latter cases when the same is approved by the head of the department or establishment concerned. Any officer or employee of the Government who willfully uses or authorizes the use of any Government-owned motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle, or of any motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle leased by the Government, for other than official purposes or otherwise violates the provisions of this subsection shall be suspended from duty by the head of the department or establishment concerned, without compensation, for not less than one month, and shall be suspended for a longer period or summarily removed from office if circumstances warrant. The limitations of this subsection
(b)shall not apply to any motor vehicles for official use of the President, the heads of the executive departments, Ambassadors, Ministers, chargés d’affaires, and other principal diplomatic and consular officials. Sec. 203. Excepting appropriations for the Military and NavalPurchase, etc., of aircraft. Establishments, no appropriation for the fiscal year 1947 in this or any other Act shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, or operation of any aircraft unless specific authority for the purchase, maintenance, or operation thereof has been or is provided in such appropriation, and the acquisition of aircraft by any agency by transfer from another agency of the Government shall be considered as a purchase within the meaning hereof. Sec. 204. In purchasing motor-propelled or animal-drawn vehiclesExchange allowances, etc. or tractors, or road, agricultural, manufacturing, or laboratory equipment, or boats, or parts, accessories, tires, or equipment thereof, the head of any executive department or independent establishment or his duly authorized representative may exchange or sell similar items and apply the exchange allowances or proceeds of sales in such cases in whole or in part payment therefor: *Provided*, That any transaction60 Stat. 80carried out under the authority of this section shall be evidenced in writing. Sec. 205. Minor purchases.*Post*, p. 809. Section 3709, Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C. 5), shall not apply to any purchase by or service rendered to any executive department or independent establishment during the fiscal year 1947 when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $100, but this section shall not be construed as affecting any provision of law authorizing purchases or services without regard to said section 3709 in amounts greater than $100. Sec. 206. Citizenship requirements. Unless otherwise specified and until July 1, 1947. no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the. compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in continental United States unless such person
(1)is a citizen of the United States,
(2)is a person in the service of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act who, being eligible for citizenship, had filed a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States prior to such date, or
(3)is a person who owes Affidavit,allegiance to the United States: *Provided*, That for the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect Penalty.to his status have been complied with: *Provided further*, That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other Recoupment.provisions of existing law: *Provided further* ,That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section Exceptions.shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This section shall not apply to citizens of the Commonwealth of the Philippines or to nationals of those countries allied with the United States in the prosecution of the war. Sec. 207. Travel outside U. S.Per diem allowances. Appropriations for the executive departments and independent establishments for the fiscal year 1947 available for travel expenses shall be available for the payment of per diem allowances in lieu of subsistence expenses without regard to the Subsistence [44 Stat. 688](/us/stat/44/688).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 823](/us/usc/t5/s823).Expense Act of 1926, as amended (5 U. S. C. 821–833), to civilian officers and employees of such departments and establishments while traveling on official business outside the continental limits of the United States and away from their designated posts of duty: *Provided*, That the amount of such allowances shall be determined by the head of the department or independent establishment concerned or by such official as he may designate for the purpose, but shall in no case, notwithstanding any other provision of law, exceed the maximum established by regulations prescribed by the President for the War and Navy Departments.locality in which the travel is performed: *Provided further*, That the availability of appropriations of the War and Navy Departments with respect to the foregoing shall not be restricted thereby. Sec. 208. Travel on vessels of U.S. registry. The provision of law prescribing the use of vessels of United States registry by employees of the Government traveling [49 Stat. 2015](/us/stat/49/2015).[46 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1241 note](/us/usc/t46/s1241).Allowances for living quarters.overseas (46 U. S. C. 1241) shall not apply to such travel during the fiscal year 1947. Sec. 209. Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the fiscal year 1947, available for expenses 60 Stat. 81of travel are hereby made available
(1)for allowances for living and quarters in accordance with Standardized Regulations prescribed by the President for civilian officers and employees of the Government temporarily stationed in foreign countries,
(2)for living quarters allowances in accordance with the Act of June 26, 1930 (5 U. S. C.[46 Stat. 818](/us/stat/46/818). 118a), and regulations prescribed thereunder, and
(3)cost of living allowances in accordance with the Act of February 23, 1931, as[46 Stat. 1207](/us/stat/46/1207).*Post*, p. 1038. amended (22 U. S. C. 12), and regulations prescribed thereunder, for all civilian officers and employees of the Government permanently stationed in foreign countries: *Provided*, That the availability of appropriations of the Departments of War and Navy and of the Department of State under the caption “Foreign Service” shall not be affected hereby. Sec. 210. No part of any appropriation for the fiscal year 1947 containedSenate disapproval of nomination, effect. in this or any other Act shall be paid to any person for the filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after the Senate has voted not to approve of the nomination of said person. Sec. 211. The funds appropriated in the appropriation Acts forPer diem rates of allowance.[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 101–120](/us/usc/t37/s101–120).*Ante*, p. 20; *post*, pp. 343, 858 *et seq*., 868. the fiscal year 1947 of the services mentioned in the title of the Act of June 16, 1942 (56 Stat. 359), shall be available for, and the heads of the executive departments concerned are authorized to prescribe, per diem rates of allowance, at rates not to exceed $7 per day, in lieu of subsistence to officers traveling on official business and away from their designated posts of duty, including such per diem allowances for travel without regard to repeated travel between two or more places in the same vicinity, and to members of the services concerned (including officers, warrant officers, contract surgeons, enlisted personnel, aviation cadets, and members of the Nurse Corps) when traveling by air under competent orders and on duty without troops; and for the payment in advance, or otherwise, of money allowances in lieu of transportation, at the rate of 3 cents per mile to enlisted men, regardless of the mode of travel. Sec. 212. No part of any appropriation contained in this or anyU. S. Code Annotated; Lifetime Federal Digest. other Act shall be used to pay in excess of $2 per volume for the current and future volumes of the United States Code Annotated or in excess of $3.25 per volume for the current or future volumes of the Lifetime Federal Digest. Sec. 213. In order to enable persons who have served ninety daysVeterans’ priorities respecting building materials. or more in the land or naval forces during the present war, and who have satisfactorily completed their period of active military or naval service, to obtain materials required for the construction, alteration, or repair of dwelling houses to be occupied by them, any department or agency of the Government, in allocating or granting priorities with respect to any materials, shall give to such persons a preference over all other users of such materials (except to the extent such materials are needed by such other users to meet actual military needs), without requiring any showing of hardship or other necessity for the construction, alteration, or repair of such dwelling houses. Sec. 214. This Act may be cited as the “Independent Offices AppropriationShort title. Act, 1947”. Approved March 28, 1946. Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes. 1946-03-28 114 Chapter 60 Stat. 82 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 82 [CHAPTER 114] AN ACT Making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes. March 28, 1946[[H. R. 5671](/us/bill/79/hr/5671)][[Public Law 335](/us/pl/79/335)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Second Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply urgent deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes, namely: THE JUDICIARY Court of Claims Printing and binding: For an additional amount for printing and binding, Court of Claims, fiscal year 1946, $12,000. INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE AGENCIES Federal Security Agency social security board Grants to States for old-age assistance, aid to dependent children, and aid to the blind: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Grants to States for old-age assistance, aid to dependent children, and aid to the blind,” $10,000,000. office of vocational rehabilitation Payments to States: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Payments to States”, including the objects specified for this purpose [59 Stat. 374](/us/stat/59/374).in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1946, $3,435,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for providing rehabilitation services to disabled residents of the District of Columbia under [57 Stat. 378](/us/stat/57/378).[29 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 36](/us/usc/t29/s36).section 6 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act. veterans’ administration *Post*, p. 264.Administration, medical, hospital, and domiciliary services: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Administration,[59 Stat. 127](/us/stat/59/127). medical, hospital, and domiciliary services”, including the objects specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, $114,000,000. Vocational rehabilitation revolving fund : To increase the “Vocational [57 Stat. 44](/us/stat/57/44).rehabilitation revolving fund (Act of March 24, 1943) ”, created [57 Stat. 434](/us/stat/57/434).by the Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1943, $1,000,000, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE forest service Fighting forest fires: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for [59 Stat. 150](/us/stat/59/150).“Fighting forest fires”, $3,350,000. loans, grants, and rural rehabilitation RFC, advances.[59 Stat. 160](/us/stat/59/160).For funds in addition to funds authorized under this head in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1946, and for the same objects and subject to the same conditions, the limitation of $67,500,000 in the authorization and direction to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make advances, contained under this head in said Act, is hereby increased to $82,500,000.60 Stat. 83 NAVY DEPARTMENT The appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service[59 Stat. 201, 425](/us/stat/59/201/425).Foreign vessels of war.Transfer to U. S. for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, shall be available for expenses in connection with the transfer to the United States of foreign vessels of war, including pay, subsistence, clothing, transportation, and repatriation of alien crews. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT (Out of the postal revenues) office of the second assistant postmaster general Foreign mail transportation: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Foreign mail transportation”, including the objects specified under this head in the Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1946, $1,200,000, of which amount the sum of $3,000 is hereby[59 Stat. 71](/us/stat/59/71). made available for the establishment of an Office of Assistant Director, Division of International Postal Service, with headquarters at New York, New York, preparatory to the reestablishment of Sea Post Service on July 1, 1946. WAR DEPARTMENT—CIVIL FUNCTIONS Quartermaster Corps Cemeterial expenses: For an additional amount for “Cemeterial expenses”, fiscal year 1946, including the objects specified under this head in the War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1946, and[59 Stat. 39](/us/stat/59/39). necessary expenditures in connection with the procurement of caskets, $3,000,000. Corps of Engineers rivers and harbours and flood control The amount of $662,000 named in the proviso under the head of “Rivers and harbors and flood control” in the War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1946, upon expenditures for personal services in[59 Stat. 40](/us/stat/59/40). the Office of the Chief of Engineers, is hereby increased to $850,000, such revised amount to include the cost on account of such personal services of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 (Public Law 106).[59 Stat. 295](/us/stat/59/295).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 901 note](/us/usc/t5/s901).*Post* p. 216 *et seq*. INCREASED PAY COSTS For additional amounts for appropriations for the fiscal year 1946, to meet increased pay costs authorized by the Acts of June 30, 1945 (Public Law 106), and July 6, 1945 (Public Law 134), as follows:[59 Stat. 295, 435](/us/stat/59/295/435).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 901 note](/us/usc/t5/s901); [39 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 851–876](/us/usc/t39/s851/851–876).*Post*, pp. 203, 216 *et seq*., 417. For— Architect of the Capitol: “Legislative Garage”, $7,200; Library Buildings and Grounds: “Salaries”, $51,000; Botanic Garden: “Salaries”, $34,500; Library of Congress: “Salaries, Library, proper”, $405,407; Distribution of printed cards: “Salaries and expenses”, $54,200; National Archives: “Salaries and expenses”, $157,000; Railroad Retirement Board: “Salaries”, $350,000; “Miscellaneous expenses, other than salaries”, $40,000;60 Stat. 84 Smithsonian Institution: “Salaries and expenses”, $238,500; “Salaries and expenses, National Gallery of Art”, $184,500; Department of Agriculture: Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine: “Insect investigations”, $270,000; “Insect and plant disease control”, $317,000; “Foreign plant quarantines”, $240,000; Department of Commerce: Office of Administrator of Civil Aeronautics: “Maintenance and operation of air-navigation facilities”, $4,165,000; Weather Bureau: “Salaries and expenses”, $2,590,000; Post Office Department (out of the postal revenues): Office of the First Assistant Postmaster General: “Compensation to postmasters”, $19,090,000; “Compensation to assistant postmasters”, $2,308,000; “Clerics, first- and second-class post offices”, $85,500,000; “Clerks, third-class post offices”, $5,595,000; “City delivery carriers”, $46,700,000; Office of the Second Assistant Postmaster General: “Railway mail service”, $16,681,000; “Railway postal clerks, travel allowance”, $1,253,000; Office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General: “Vehicle service”, $9,650,000; Public buildings, maintenance and operation: “Operating force”, $7,500,000; Treasury Department: Custody of Treasury Buildings: “Salaries of operating force”, $137,600; Bureau of Internal Revenue: “Salaries and expenses”, $24,000,000; Secret Service Division: “Salaries”, $15,100; “Suppressing counterfeiting and other crimes”, $282,900; “Salaries and expenses, guard force, Treasury buildings”, $211,900: War Department—Civil functions: Quartermaster Corps: “Cemeterial expenses”, $89,000; Increased pay costs.Waiver of restricions.In all, $228,117,807: *Provided*, That any restrictions heretofore made applicable to any of the foregoing appropriations, which limit the amounts which may be expended for personal services or for other purposes, or amounts which may be transferred between appropriations or authorizations, are hereby waived only to the extent necessary to meet increased pay costs as provided for herein. TITLE II— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 201. Persons advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*,Affidavit. That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Penalty.*Provided further*, That any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government 60 Stat. 85of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provision of existing law. Sec. 202. This Act may be cited as the “Second Urgent DeficiencyShort title. Appropriation Act, 1946”. Approved March 28, 1946. To amend section 502 of the Act entitled “An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes”, approved October 14, 1940, as amended, so as to authorize the appropriation of funds necessary to provide additional temporary housing units for distressed families of servicemen and for veterans and their families. 1946-03-28 118 Chapter 60 Stat. 85 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 118] AN ACT To amend section 502 of the Act entitled “An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes”, approved October 14, 1940, as amended, so as to authorize the appropriation of funds necessary to provide additional temporary housing units for distressed families of servicemen and for veterans and their families. March 28, 1946[[S. 1821](/us/bill/79/s/1821)][[Public Law 336](/us/pl/79/336)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 502 Defense housing, amendment.*Post*, p. 88.[59 Stat. 674](/us/stat/59/674).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1572(a)](/us/usc/t42/s1572a).*Post,*, p. 958.(a) of the Act entitled “An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes”, approved October 14, 1940, as amended, is amended by striking out “$160,000,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$410,000,000”. Sec. 2. That section 502 of said Act be amended by adding after subsection
(c)thereof the following subsections:" “(d) Upon approval of an application, made by any educationalTemporary housing. institution. State or political subdivision thereof, local public agency, or nonprofit organization, for temporary housing for the purposes or this title, the National Housing Administrator, if he determines that such action will aid in expediting the provision of such temporary housing, may— “(1) transfer hereunder to the applicant structures or facilitiesTransfer of structures, etc. necessary or suitable to provide such temporary housing; and “(2) contract to reimburse the applicant (including the makingReimbursement. of advances) for the cost, as certified by the applicant and approved by the Administrator, in the relocation or conversion (including the costs of disassembling, transporting and reerecting structures and facilities, and connecting utilities from dwellings to mains, but not including the costs of site acquisition and preparation, or the installation of streets and utility mains) of such temporary housing and facilities. “(e) The term ‘administrative expenses’, as used in this title V, “Administrative expenses.”[59 Stat. 260, 674](/us/stat/260/674).[42 U. S. C. Supp. V, 1571–1573](/us/usc/t42/s1571–1573).*Post*, p. 958. shall be deemed to include administrative expenses of the National Housing Agency in performing any functions with respect to priorities or allocations of materials or equipment for public or private housing, and of the Housing Expediter (including until June 30, 1946, those of any Government agencies in carrying out parts of the veterans’ emergency housing program of the Housing Expediter authorized by existing law, to the extent that additional administrative expenses of such agencies are thereby involved) in performing any functions with respect to facilitating the provision of veterans’ housing authorized by existing law.” " Approved March 28, 1946. Relating to pay and allowances of officers of the retired list of the Regular Navy and Coast Guard performing active duty in the rank of rear admiral. 1946-04-08 120 Chapter 60 Stat. 86 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 86 [CHAPTER 120] AN ACT Relating to pay and allowances of officers of the retired list of the Regular Navy and Coast Guard performing active duty in the rank of rear admiral. April 8, 1946[[S. 473](/us/bill/80/s/473)][[Public Law 337](/us/pl/79/337)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Regular Navy and Coast Guard.Pay, etc., of certain officers of retired list. That any officer of the retired list of the Navy or Coast Guard of the permanent grade or rank of rear admiral who is entitled to the pay of the lower half of that grade and who is, has been, or may be recalled to active duty and who in time of war or other national emergency served, serves, or may serve satisfactorily on active duty for a period of two years or more, in the grade or rank of rear admiral or in a higher grade, shall be entitled when on active duty to the pay and allowances of a rear admiral of the upper half unless he is entitled under other provisions of law to higher pay and allowances, and he shall be entitled when on inactive duty to retired pay equal to 75 per centum of the pay of a rear admiral of the upper half unless he is entitled under other provisions of law to higher retired pay or allowances: *Provided*, That no back pay or allowances shall be held to have accrued under this Act prior to the date of its approval. Approved April 8, 1946. To amend Public Law 779 of the Seventy–seventh Congress, entitled “An Act to provide for furnishing transportation for certain Government and other personnel necessary for the effective prosecution of the war, and for other purposes”, approved December 1, 1942, and for other purposes. 1946-04-09 121 Chapter 60 Stat. 86 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 121] AN ACT To amend Public Law 779 of the Seventy–seventh Congress, entitled “An Act to provide for furnishing transportation for certain Government and other personnel necessary for the effective prosecution of the war, and for other purposes”, approved December 1, 1942, and for other purposes. April 9, 1946[[S. 1657](/us/bill/79/s/1657)][[Public Law 338](/us/pl/79/338)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Transportation of personnel engaged in war effort.[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 841, par. 4](/us/usc/t50/s841/4). That
(a)section 1, paragraph 4, of the Act of December 1, 1942 (56 Stat. 1024; 50 U. S. C., Supp. III, App. 841), entitled “An Act to provide for furnishing transportation for certain Government and other personnel necessary to provide for the effective prosecution of the war, and for other purposes”, is amended to read as follows: " “4. Exercise of authority only if facilities inadequate. The authority herein granted the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Chairman of the Maritime Commission shall be exercised in each case only after a determination by the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, or the Chairman of the Maritime Commission, as the case may be, that existing private, and other facilities are not and cannot be rendered adequate by other means, and that its exercise will result in the most efficient method of supplying transportation to the personnel concerned and a proper utilization of transportation facilities.” "
(b)[50 U. S. C., Supp, V, app. § 842](/us/usc/t50/s842). Section 2 of said Act is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 2. Reports to Congress. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Chairman of the Maritime Commission, respectively, to file with the Congress, within sixty days after the end of the fiscal year, a summarized report of the exercise of the authority herein granted, which report shall include
(1)location, nature, and size of the plant for which transportation facilities were provided;
(2)type, amount, and original cost of equipment furnished;
(3)outline of lease or charter for rented or reciprocally used equipment with total costs for period of use or operation; and
(4)citation of60 Stat. 87 authority of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, or the Chairman of the Maritime Commission, under which exercised.” " Sec. 2. The Act of October 25, 1943 (57 Stat. 575; U. S. C., Supp.[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 11a note](/us/usc/t38/s11). III, title 38, ch. 1, Sec. 11a), entitled “An Act to provide for furnishing transportation in Government-owned automotive vehicles for employees of the Veterans” Administration at field stations in the absence of adequate public or private transportation” is amended to read as follows:" “That during the present war and not exceeding six months afterVeterans’ Administration.Field stations. the termination of the war, the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, whenever he finds such action to be necessary for the efficient, conduct of the affairs of his Administration, and under such regulations as he may prescribe, is authorized to utilize automotive equipment of the Veterans’ Administration to transport its employees between field stations and nearest adequate public transportation at such reasonable rates of fare for the service furnished as he may establish. AllMoneys collected as fares. moneys collected as fares from such employees shall be accounted for and shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. The authority herein granted theExercise of authority. Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs shall be exercised with respect to any station only after determination by the Administrator that existing private and other facilities are not and cannot be rendered adequate by other means, and that its exercise will result in the most efficient method of supplying transportation to the personnel concerned and a proper utilization of transportation facilities.” " Approved April 9, 1946. To reimburse certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for personal property lost or damaged as the result of fires which occurred at various Navy shore activities. 1946-04-09 122 Chapter 60 Stat. 87 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 122] AN ACT To reimburse certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for personal property lost or damaged as the result of fires which occurred at various Navy shore activities. April 9, 1946[[S. 1739](/us/bill/79/s/1739)][[Public Law 339](/us/pl/79/339)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Navy personnel and former Navy personnel.Reimbursement. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum or sums, amounting in the aggregate not to exceed $1,741.95, as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to reimburse, under such regulations as he may prescribe, certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for the value of personal property lost or damaged as the result of fires occurring in a drill hall hangar and Quonset hut, Naval air station, Pasco, Washington, on February 27, 1945; in Quonset hut, United States Naval Receiving Station, Navy 128, on July 15, 1945; in building 178 at Scout Observation Service Unit One, Navy 128, on July 27, 1945: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved April 9, 1946. To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish standard weights and measures for the District of Columbia; to define the duties of the Superintendent of Weights, Measures, and Markets of the District of Columbia; and for other purposes”, approved March 3, 1921, as amended. 1946-04-11 134 Chapter 60 Stat. 88 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 88 [CHAPTER 134] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish standard weights and measures for the District of Columbia; to define the duties of the Superintendent of Weights, Measures, and Markets of the District of Columbia; and for other purposes”, approved March 3, 1921, as amended. April 11, 1946[[S. 1841](/us/bill/79/s/1841)][[Public Law 340](/us/pl/79/340)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, District of Columbia.Automatic measuring pumps. That the Act of Congress entitled “An Act to establish standard weights and measures for the District of Columbia; to define the duties of the Superintendent of Weights, Measures, and Markets of the District of Columbia; and for other purposes”, approved March 3, 1921, as [41 Stat. 1223](/us/stat/41/1223).[D. C. Code, § 10–119](/us/dcc/10–119). amended, be further amended by striking out the period at the end of section 18, inserting in lieu thereof a colon, and adding the following: “*Provided*, That any automatic pump for the measurement of gasoline shall have graduations of fractional parts of a gallon in terms of either decimal or binary-submultiple subdivisions.” Approved April 11, 1946. Making an additional appropriation for veterans’ housing and related expenses. 1946-04-12 135 Chapter 60 Stat. 88 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 135] JOINT RESOLUTION Making an additional appropriation for veterans’ housing and related expenses. April 12, 1946[[H. J. Res. 328](/us/bill/79/hjres/328)][[Public Law 341](/us/pl/79/341)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Veterans’ housing. Appropriation. That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $253,727,000, to remain available until expended, to enable the National Housing Administration to carry out the purposes of title [59 Stat. 260, 674](/us/stat/59/260/674).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1571–1573](/us/usc/t42/s1571–1573).*Ante*, p. 85; *post*, p.958.V of the Act of October 14, 1940, as amended (42 U. S. C. 1521), subject to the provisions of Public Law 336, Seventy-ninth Congress, approved March 28, 1946. Approved April 12, 1946. To quiet title to certain school-district property in Enid, Oklahoma. 1946-04-13 136 Chapter 60 Stat. 88 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 136] AN ACT To quiet title to certain school-district property in Enid, Oklahoma. April 13, 1946[[H. R. 3796](/us/bill/79/hr/3796)][[Public Law 342](/us/pl/79/342)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, School District Numbered 57, Enid, Okla.Conveyance. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to make and issue such letters patent, quitclaim deeds, or other instruments of conveyance, as may be necessary to give to the trustees of School District Numbered 57, Enid, Oklahoma, and its successor in interest insofar as any right, title, and interest of the United States is concerned, an indefeasible fee simple estate in and to the west half of block 7 in Jonesville, an addition to the city of Enid, Oklahoma, such property being more particularly described in the paragraph beginning with the words “Second, as School Reserve” contained in the letters patent issued by the United States on October 3, 1898 (certificate numbered 863), to Townsite Board of Trustees Numbered 6 of Noble County, Oklahoma Territory, in trust for the several use and benefit of the occupants of the town site of Jonesville, in Garfield County, Oklahoma Territory. Approved April 13, 1946. To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the county of Burt, State of Nebraska, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Missouri River at or near Decatur, Nebraska”, approved June 8, 1940. 1946-04-13 137 Chapter 60 Stat. 89 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 89 [CHAPTER 137] AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the county of Burt, State of Nebraska, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Missouri River at or near Decatur, Nebraska”, approved June 8, 1940. April 13, 1946[[S. 1425](/us/bill/79/s/1425)][[Public Law 343](/us/pl/79/343)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Missouri River.[54 Stat. 257](/us/stat/45/257). That the Act approved June 8, 1940, authorizing the county of Burt, State of Nebraska, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at or near Decatur, Nebraska, is hereby revived and reenacted: *Provided,* That this Act shall be nullTime limitation. and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to is commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. Sec. 2. No toll or other charge shall be levied against any employee, civil or military, or any vehicle or conveyance, of the United States Government for the use of such bridge in the performance of official duties. Sec. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved April 13, 1946. To amend title V of the Communications Act of 1934 so as to prohibit certain coercive practices affecting radio broadcasting. 1946-04-16 138 Chapter 60 Stat. 89 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 138] AN ACT To amend title V of the Communications Act of 1934 so as to prohibit certain coercive practices affecting radio broadcasting. April 16, 1946[[S. 63](/us/bill/79/s/63)][[Public Law 344](/us/pl/79/344)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Broadcasting.[48 Stat. 1100](/us/stat/48/1100).[47 U. S. C. §§ 501–505](/us/usc/t47/s501–505). That title V of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, is amended by inserting after section 505 thereof the following new section: " “coercive practices affecting broadcasting “Sec. 506.
(a)It shall be unlawful, by the use or express or implied threat of the use of force, violence, intimidation, or duress, or by the use or express or implied threat of the use of other means, to coerce, compel or constrain or attempt to coerce, compel, or constrain a licensee— “(1) to employ or agree to employ, in connection with the conductEmployment of excess employees of the broadcasting business of such licensee, any person or persons in excess of the number of employees needed by such licensee to perform actual services; or “(2) to pay or give or agree to pay or give any money or otherPayment in lieu of giving employment. thing of value in lieu of giving, or on account of failure to give, employment to any person or persons, in connection with the conduct of the broadcasting business of such licensee, in excess of the number of employees needed by such licensee to perform actual services; or “(3) to pay or agree to pay more than once for services performedPayment more than once. in connection with the conduct of the broadcasting business of such licensee; or “(4) to pay or give or agree to pay or give any money or otherPayment for services not performed. thing of value for services, in connection with the conduct of the broadcasting business of such licensee, which are not to be performed; or “(5) to refrain, or agree to refrain, fromNoncommercial educational or cultural programs. broadcasting or from permitting the broadcasting of a noncommercial educational or cultural program in connection with which the participants60 Stat. 90 receive no money or other thing of value for their services, other than their actual expenses, and such licensee neither pays nor gives any money or other thing of value for the privilege of broadcasting such program nor receives any money or other thing of value on account of the broadcasting of such program; or “(6) Radio communication originating outside U, S. to refrain, or agree to refrain, from broadcasting or permitting the broadcasting of any radio communication originating outside the United States. “(b) It shall be unlawful, by the use or express or implied threat of the use of force, violence, intimidation or duress, or by the use or express or implied threat of the use of other means, to coerce, compel or constrain or attempt to coerce, compel or constrain a licensee or any other person— “(1) Payment of exaction for using recordings, etc. to pay or agree to pay any exaction for the privilege of, or on account of, producing, preparing, manufacturing, selling, buying, renting, operating, using, or maintaining recordings, transcriptions, or mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproductions, or any other articles, equipment, machines, or materials, used or intended to be used in broadcasting or in the production, preparation, performance, or presentation of a program or pro-grams for broadcasting; or “(2) Restriction of production, etc. to accede to or impose any restriction upon such production, preparation, manufacture, sale, purchase, rental, operation, use, or maintenance, if such restriction is for the purpose of preventing or limiting the use of such articles, equipment, machines, or materials in broadcasting or in the production, preparation, performance, or presentation of a program or programs for broadcasting; or “(3) Payment of exaction for program previously broadcast. to pay or agree to pay any exaction on account of the broadcasting, by means of recordings or transcriptions, of a program previously broadcast, payment having been made, or agreed to be made, for the services actually rendered in the performance of such program. “(c) Enforcement of contract right. The provisions of subsection
(a)or
(b)of this section shall not be held to make unlawful the enforcement or attempted enforcement, by means lawfully employed, of any contract right heretofore or hereafter existing or of any legal obligation heretofore or here-after incurred or assumed. “(d) Penalty provision. Whoever willfully violates any provision of subsection
(a)or
(b)of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. “(e) “Licensee.” As used in this section the term ‘licensee’ includes the owner or owners, and the person or persons having control or management, of the radio station in respect of which a station license was granted.” " Approved April 16, 1946. To extend the privilege of retirement to the judges of the District Court for the District of Alaska, the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, and the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone. 1946-04-16 139 Chapter 60 Stat. 90 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 139] AN ACT To extend the privilege of retirement to the judges of the District Court for the District of Alaska, the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, and the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone. April 16, 1946[[S. 565](/us/bill/79/s/565)][[Public Law 345](/us/pl/79/345)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, [52 Stat. 591](/us/stat/52/591).[48 U. S. C. §§ 634b, 634c](/us/usc/t48/s634b/634c). That the Act entitled “An Act relating to the retirement of the justices of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii and judges of the United States60 Stat. 91 District Court for the Territory of Hawaii”, approved May 31, 1938 (Public, Numbered 566, Seventy-fifth Congress), be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows:" “That every justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory ofU. S. Territories, etc.Retirement of Justices and district court Judges. Hawaii, and every judge of the United States District Court for the Territory of Hawaii, the District Court for the District of Alaska, the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, and the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, may hereafter retire after attaining the age of seventy years. If such justice or judge retires after havingRetirement pay. served as a justice or judge of any of the aforementioned courts for a period or periods aggregating ten years or more, whether continuously or not, he shall receive annually in equal monthly installments, during the remainder of his life, a sum equal to such proportion of the salary received by such justiceLimitation. or judge at the date of such retirement as the total of his aggregate years of service bears to the period of sixteen years, the same to be paid by the United States in the same manner as the salaries of the aforesaid justices and judges: *Provided*, *however*, That in no event shall the sum received by any such justice or judge hereunder be in excess of the salary of such justice or judge at the date of such retirement. “Sec. 2. In computing the years of service under this Act, service inComputation of years of service. any of the aforesaid courts shall be included whether such service be continuous or not and whether rendered before or after the enactment hereof. The terms ‘retire’ and ‘retirement’ as used in this“Retire” and “retirement.” Act shall mean and include retirement, resignation, failure of reappointment upon the expiration of the term of office of an incumbent, or removal by the President of the United States upon the sole ground of mental or physical disability.” " Sec. 3. That the title of the Act entitled “An Act relating to theAmendment of title. retirement, of the justices of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii and judges of the United States District Court for the Territory of Hawaii”, approved May 31, 1938 (52 Stat. 591; 48 U. S. C. 634b and 634c), be amended to read as follows: “An Act relating to the retirement of certain justices and judges in the various Territories and possessions.” Approved April 16, 1946. To establish an office of Under Secretary of Labor, and three offices of Assistant. Secretary of Labor, and to abolish the existing office of Assistant Secretary of Labor and the existing office of Second Assistant Secretary of Labor. 1946-04-17 140 Chapter 60 Stat. 91 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 140] AN ACT To establish an office of Under Secretary of Labor, and three offices of Assistant. Secretary of Labor, and to abolish the existing office of Assistant Secretary of Labor and the existing office of Second Assistant Secretary of Labor. April 17, 1946[[S. 1298](/us/bill/79/s/1298)][[Public Law 346](/us/pl/79/346)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Department of Labor.Under Secretary. That there is hereby established in the Department of Labor the office of Under Secretary of Labor, which shall be filled by appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under SecretaryCompensation: duties. shall receive compensation at the rate of $10,000 a year and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Labor or required by law. The Under Secretary shall
(1)in case of the death, resignation, or removal from office of the Secretary, perform the duties of the Secretary until a successor is appointed, and
(2)in case of the absence or sickness of the Secretary, perform the duties of the Secretary until such absence or sickness shall terminate. Sec. 2. There are hereby established in the Department of LaborAssistant Secretaries. three offices of Assistant Secretary of Labor, which shall be filled by appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent60 Stat. 92 Compensation; duties.of the Senate. Each of the Assistant Secretaries of Labor shall receive compensation at the rate of $10,000 a year and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Labor or required by law. Sec. 3. The office of Assistant Secretary of Labor established by section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to create a Department of [37 Stat. 736](/us/stat/37/736).[5 U. S. C. § 612](/us/usc/t5/s612).Labor”, approved March 4, 1913, is hereby abolished, and such section 2 is amended by striking out the first two sentences thereof. The office of Second Assistant Secretary of Labor established by the Act entitled “An Act creating the positions of Second Assistant Secretary and private secretary in the Department of Labor”, approved June [42 Stat. 766.](/us/stat/42/766)[5 U. S. C. §§ 613, 614](/us/usc/t5/s613/614).30, 1922, is hereby abolished, and such Act of June 30, 1922, is repealed. Approved April 17, 1946. To increase the authorized enlisted strength of the active list of the Regular Navy and Marine Corps, to increase the authorized number of commissioned officers of the active list of the line of the Regular Navy, and to authorize permanent appointments in the Regular Navy and Marine Corps, and for other purposes. 1946-04-18 141 Chapter 60 Stat. 92 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 141] AN ACT To increase the authorized enlisted strength of the active list of the Regular Navy and Marine Corps, to increase the authorized number of commissioned officers of the active list of the line of the Regular Navy, and to authorize permanent appointments in the Regular Navy and Marine Corps, and for other purposes. April 18, 1946[[S. 1907](/us/bill/79/s/1907)][[Public Law 347](/us/pl/79/347)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Regular Navy. That in order to remove any apprehension on the part of Naval Reserve officers regarding their opportunities for advancement in event of their transfer to the Regular Navy, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress that in all matters relating to commissioned officers in the Regular Navy there shall be no discrimination whatsoever against officers because of the source from which they entered Declaration of policy of Congress.the Regular Navy, and that no preference shall be given officers by reason of the fact that Equality of opportunities for advancement, etc.they entered the Regular Navy from any particular source; and, among other things, that all commissioned officers in the Regular Navy, regardless of the source from which they entered the Regular Navy, shall receive the same treatment with respect to opportunities for
(1)promotion or advancement to all grades in the Navy,
(2)holding any positions or assignments in the Navy including proportionate representation on selection boards, and
(3)attending the Naval War College, postgraduate schools, or other schools, or otherwise receiving advanced or technical training. Sec. 2. Regular Navy and Marine Corps.Authorized enlisted strength.
(a)The authorized enlisted strength of the active list of the Regular Navy shall hereafter be five hundred thousand.
(b)Hereafter the authorized enlisted strength of the active list of the Regular Marine Corps shall be 20 per centum of the authorized enlisted strength of the active list of the Regular Navy. Sec. 3. The number of enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps provided for shall be construed to mean the daily average number of enlisted men in the naval service during the fiscal year. Sec. 4. Regular Navy.Authorized number of commissioned officers. The authorized number of commissioned officers of the active list of the line of the Regular Navy, exclusive of commissioned warrant officers, shall hereafter be equal to 7 per centum of the authorized enlisted strength of the active list of the Regular Navy. Sec. 5. Regular Navy and Marino Corps.Permanent appointments to warrant or commissioned grades.
(a)The President may appoint male officers of the Naval Reserve and of the Marine Corps Reserve, officers of the Regular Navy and Marine Corps without permanent appointments therein, commissioned warrant and warrant officers of the Regular Navy and Marine Corps with temporary appointments in higher grades and ranks, and any person who served on active duty in any such capacity during World War II and shall have been separated from such officer status under honorable conditions, to permanent warrant grades or,60 Stat. 93 with the advice and consent of the Senate, to permanent commissioned grades and ranks in the Regular Navy and Marine Corps, respectively, but no such person shall be appointed to a grade or rank higher than the highest grade or rank in which he served on active duty. Appointments pursuant to this subsection to commissioned warrant and warrant grades shall be in such numbers as the President may determine, and to other grades and ranks in such numbers that, exclusive of commissioned warrant and warrant officers, the total number of officers of the line and of each of the Staff Corps of the Navy, and of the Marine Corps, will not exceed the authorized numbers of such officers.
(1)Each appointee who is serving on active duty in a higherActive duty appointees.Temporary appointments to higher grades. grade or rank than that in which appointed under subsection
(a)of this section shall also be appointed for temporary service pursuant to, and subject to the limitations of, the Act of July 24, 1941 (55 Stat. 603), as now or hereafter amended, to such higher grade or rank[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 350–350j](/us/usc/t34/s350/350j).*Ante*, p. 28; *post,* p. 995.Nonactive duty appointees. and with the precedence held by him at the time of acceptance of permanent appointment; each appointee not serving on active duty in an officer grade or rank who is appointed under subsection
(a)of this section to a grade or rank lower than the highest grade or rank held while on active duty in World War II other than by virtue of a temporary appointment which by its terms was of limited duration, may be similarly appointed to such higher grade or rank and with precedence determined in accordance with regulations promulgated under subsection
(c)of this section.
(2)During such period as the Secretary of the Navy may determinePrecedence. but not later than six months after June 30 of the fiscal year following that in which the present wars shall terminate, notwithstanding date of rank and lineal position assigned upon permanent appointment under subsection
(a)of this section,
(A)each officer who receives a permanent appointment in the same grade or rank in which he is then serving on active duty in the Naval or Marine Corps Reserve shall retain the precedence held by him at the time of such appointment;
(B)each person not serving on active duty in an officer grade or rank or serving on active duty in his permanent commissioned warrant or warrant grade who is appointed under subsection
(a)of this section to the highest grade or rank held while on active duty in World War II other than by virtue of a temporary appointment which by its terms was of limited duration, shall have precedence determined in accordance with regulations promulgated under subsection
(c)of this section.
(1)Appointments under subsection
(a)of this section shallRegulations. be made pursuant to regulations prescribed by the President for the administration of this section.
(2)Such regulations shall include, among other provisions, (A)Standards and qualifications, etc. provisions establishing standards and qualifications for appointment thereunder to the several grades and ranks and for the determination of the lineal position and precedence of appointees; and
(B)provisions for the assignment of running mates to officersRunning mates. appointed thereunder to the Staff Corps of the Regular Navy.
(3)Such regulations may provide for
(A)readjustment of theReadjustment of lineal position, etc. lineal position and precedence of persons heretofore or hereafter appointed under other provisions of law to commissioned grades or ranks in the Regular Navy subsequent to September 8, 1939, and in the Regular Marine Corps subsequent to June 30, 1939, and
(B)reassignment of running mates to persons so appointed to commissionedRunning mates. grades or ranks in the Staff Corps of the Regular Navy.
(d)Except as provided in subsection
(b)the authority grantedExpiration of authority. by this section shall expire six months after June 30 of the fiscal60 Stat. 94 year following that in which the present war shall terminate or two years after the effective date of this Act, whichever shall be the later. Sec. 6. Revocation of commission.
(a)The commission of any appointee under subsection
(a)of section 5 may be revoked by the Secretary of the Navy until the latest date on which the commission of any officer (or in the case of officers of the Staff Corps of the Navy, an officer in his corps) senior in lineal position to that assigned such appointee pursuant to regulations established under subsection
(c)of section 5 of this Act is revocable.
(b)Discharge. Each officer (other than officers appointed or reappointed pursuant to subsection (c)) whose commission is so revoked shall there upon be discharged from the naval service without advanced pay or allowances.
(c)Reappointments.*Post*, p. 245. Each officer above the grade of commissioned warrant officer whose commission is so revoked and who
(1)at the time of his appointment under subsection
(a)of section 2 held permanent status as a commissioned warrant officer may be reappointed by the President to such permanent status without examination, with the lineal position and other rights and benefits to which he would have been entitled had his service subsequent to reappointment under such subsection
(a)been rendered in such permanent status, or
(2)at the time of his appointment under subsection
(a)of section 2 held permanent status as a warrant or petty officer, may be appointed by the President without examination to permanent commissioned warrant or warrant grade with the same lineal position and other rights and benefits which he would have had or normally would have attained in due course had he not been appointed pursuant to subsection
(a)of section 2, or
(3)at the time of his appointment under subsection
(a)of section 2 held permanent status as a petty officer may be reenlisted as a chief petty officer (permanent appointment) and shall be entitled to the same rights and benefits to which he would have been entitled or normally would have attained in due course had he not been appointed pursuant to subsection
(a)of section 2. Sec. 7. Accrued leave. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each officer of the Naval Reserve and of the Marine Corps Reserve and each officer of the Regular Navy and Marine Corps without permanent appointments therein, appointed to officer rank in the United States Navy or United States Marine Corps pursuant to this Act, who at the time of such appointment had to his credit leave accrued but not taken, may, subsequent to appointment, be granted such leave without loss of pay or allowances. Sec. 8. Repeals. All laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, and the provisions of this Act shall be in effect in lieu thereof and such repeal shall include but shall not be limited to the following Acts and parts of Acts:
(a)That portion of the first sentence after the subheading: “International naval rendezvous and review;” in chapter 212, Twenty-seventh Statutes at Large, page 715, which appears at page 730 and which reads as follows: “; and the number of persons who may at one time be enlisted into the Navy of the United States, including seamen, ordinary seamen, landsmen, mechanics, firemen, and coal heavers, and including one thousand five hundred apprentices and boys, hereby authorized to be enlisted annually, shall not exceed nine thousand”.
(b)That portion of the sentence after the heading “Pay of the Navy” in chapter 186, Twenty-eighth Statutes at Large, page 825, which appears at page 826 and which reads as follows: “and the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to enlist as many additional seamen as in his discretion he may deem necessary, not to exceed one thousand;”.60 Stat. 95
(c)Section 2 of chapter 120, Twenty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 96, at page 97.
(d)That portion of the sentence after the heading “Pay of the Navy” in chapter 399, Twenty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 361, which appears at page 361 and which reads as follows: "“and the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to enlist at any time after the passage of this Act as many additional men as in his discretion he may deem necessary , not to exceed one thousand.”."
(e)That proviso at the end of the first sentence after the heading “Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. Pay of the Navy:” in chapter 130, Thirty-eighth Statutes at Large, page 392, which appears at page 403 and which reads as follows: “: *Provided*, That hereafter the[34 U. S. C. § 163](/us/usc/t34/s163). number of enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps provided for shall be construed to mean the daily average number of enlisted men in the naval service during the fiscal year”.
(f)The following portions of chapter 417, Thirty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 556:
(1)That portion of the first sentence after the heading “Hospital Corps” in such chapter, which appears at page 572 and which reads[34 U. S. C. § 34](/us/usc/t34/s34). as follows: "“and shall be in addition thereto”."
(2)That portion of the first sentence after the heading “Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. Pay of the Navy:” in such chapter, which appears at page 575 and which reads as follows : and the President is hereafter authorized, whenever in his judgment a sufficient national emergency exists, to increase the authorized enlisted strength of the Navy to eighty-seven thousand men”, and that portion of such sentence which reads as follows: “ and hereafter the number of enlisted men of the Navy shall be exclusive of those sentenced by court martial to discharge”.
(3)That portion of the first sentence after the heading “Commissioned Personnel” in such chapter, which appears at page 576, as amended by the first section of chapter 402, Forty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 487, and which, so amended, reads as follows: “Hereafter[34 U. S. C. § 2; Supp. V, § 2](/us/usc/t34/s2). the total authorized number of commissioned officers of the active list of the line of the Navy, exclusive of commissioned warrant officers, shall be equal to 4¾; per centum of the total authorized enlisted strength of the active list, exclusive of the Hospital Corps, prisoners undergoing sentence of discharge, enlisted men detailed for duty with the Naval Militia, and the Flying Corps.”
(4)That portion of the first sentence after the subheading “Pay of enlisted men, active list”, in such chapter, which appears at page 612 and which reads as follows: "“and hereafter the number of[34 U. S. C. § 691a](/us/usc/t34/s691a). enlisted men of the Marine Corps shall be exclusive of those sentenced by court martial to discharge.”."
(5)The third sentence after the subheading “Pay of enlisted men, active list:” in such chapter, which appears at page 612 and which reads as follows: "“The President is authorized, when, in his judgment, it becomes necessary to place the country in a complete state of preparedness, to further increase the enlisted strength of the Marine Corps to seventeen thousand and four hundred: *And provided further*, That the distribution in the various grades shall be in the same proportion as that authorized at the time when the President avails himself of the authority herein granted.”."
(g)The first and second sections of chapter 20, Fortieth Statutes[34 U. S. C. § 152; Supp. V, § 152](/us/usc/t34/s152). at Large, page 84, as amended.
(h)That portion of the second sentence after the heading “Maintenance” in chapter 9, Forty-first Statutes at Large, page 131, which appears at page 137 and which reads as follows: "“and the President[34 U. S. C. § 151; Supp. V, § 151](/us/usc/t34/s151).*Post*, p. 96. is hereby authorized, whenever in his judgment a sufficient national60 Stat. 96 emergency exists, to increase the authorized enlisted strength of the Navy to one hundred and ninety-one thousand men”."
(i)That portion of the fourth sentence after the heading “Marine Corps. Pay, Marine Corps;” in chapter 228, Forty-first Statutes at [34 U. S. C. § 681; Supp. V, § 691](/us/usc/t34/s681/691).Large, page 812, which appears at page 830 and which reads as follows: “The authorized enlisted strength of the active list of the Marine Corps is hereby permanently established at twenty-seven thousand four hundred, distribution in the various grades to be made in the same proportion as provided under existing law: *Provided*, That”.
(j)Section 2 and subsection
(d)of section 15 of chapter 598, Fifty-second [34 U. S. C.§ 691–1](/us/usc/t34/s691–1).Statutes at Large, page 944, at pages 944 and 952, respectively.
(k)Chapter 74, Fifty-fifth Statutes at Large, page 145, as amended [34 U. S. C., Supp. V §§ 151, 691](/us/usc/t34/s151/691).*Ante,* p. 95.by chapter 1, Fifty-sixth Statutes at Large, page 3. Approved April 18, 1946. To facilitate voting by members of the armed forces and certain others absent from the place of their residence, and to amend Public Law 712, Seventy-seventh Congress, as amended. 1946-04-19 142 Chapter 60 Stat. 96 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 142] AN ACT To facilitate voting by members of the armed forces and certain others absent from the place of their residence, and to amend Public Law 712, Seventy-seventh Congress, as amended. April 19, 1946[[H. R. 5644](/us/bill/79/hr/5644)][[Public Law 348](/us/pl/79/348)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Servicemen’s voting act, amendments.[58 Stat. 136](/us/stat/58/136).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 321–354](/us/usc/t50/s321/354). That Public Law 712, Seventy-seventh Congress, as amended, is amended by striking out titles II, III, and IV, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " “TITLE II “recommendations to the states “Sec. 201. Enactment of appropriate legislation.The Congress hereby expresses itself as favoring, and recommends to the several States the immediate enactment of, appropriate legislation to enable each person absent from the place of his residence and serving in the armed forces of the United States or in the merchant marine of the United States, or who is a civilian outside the United States officially attached to and serving with the armed, forces of the United States, who is eligible to vote in any election district or precinct, to vote by absentee ballot in any primary, special, or general election held in his election district or precinct; and in order to afford ample opportunity for such persons to vote for Federal, State, and local officials and to utilize the absentee balloting procedures of the various States to the greatest extent possible, the following provisions are enacted. “Sec. 202. Use of post cards.
(a)It is recommended that the Several States, in order to avoid expense, duplication of effort, and loss of time, shall accept, as applications for absentee ballots under such States’ absentee balloting laws, as applications for registration under such States’ election laws, and as sources of information to implement State absentee balloting laws, the form of post card (when duly executed by a person to whom this title is applicable) provided pursuant to *Post*, p. 99.section 209
(a)of this title, as amended, or pursuant to section 203 of this title prior to its amendment. “(b) Waiver of registration. It is recommended that the several States waive registration of the persons to whom this title is applicable who, by reason of their service, have been deprived of an opportunity to register. “(c) It is recommended that the States make provision for persons eligible to register and qualified to vote, who have been honorably discharged from the armed forces too late to register at the time 60 Stat. 97when, and at the place where, registration is required, to vote at the election next ensuing after their discharge. “Sec. 203.
(a)It is recommended that the secretary of state ofForwarding of application to election officials. each of the several States, upon receipt of any such post-card application, promptly forward it to the proper county, city, or other election official or officials in order that the request for an absentee ballot may be acted upon as expeditiously as possible. “(b) It is recommended that the several States cooperate, to thePrompt mailing of ballots, etc. end that county, city, or other election officials be authorized and instructed, upon receipt of an application made upon such a post card, to mail promptly to the voter making the application, if legally permissible under the laws of the State, a suitable absentee ballot, including therewith a self-addressed envelope for the use of the voter in returning the ballot and any instructions to govern the use of such ballot and envelope. “Sec. 204.
(a)It is recommended, so that the envelope in whichIdentification on envelopes. the ballot is sent to a person to whom this title is applicable, and the envelope supplied for the return of the ballot, may be identified by the Post Office Department and other authorities as carrying an election ballot, that there be printed across the face of each such envelope two parallel horizontal red bars, each one-quarter inch wide, extending from one side of the envelope to the other side, with an intervening space of one-quarter inch, the top bar to be one and one-quarter inches from the top of the envelope, and with the words ‘Official Election Balloting Material—Via Air Mail’, or similar language as prescribed in State law, between the bars; that there be printed in the upper right corner of each such envelope, in a box. the words ‘Free of U. S. Postage, Including Air Mail’; and that all printing on the face of each such envelope be in red. It is also recommended that there be printed in red in the upper left corner of each State ballot envelope an appropriate inscription or blanks for return address of sender (State or local election officials, or voter, as the case may be). “(b) It is recommended, in order to minimize the possibility ofSeparation of gummed flap of State envelope. physical adhesion of State balloting material, that the gummed flap of the State envelope supplied for the return of the ballot be separated by a wax paper or other appropriate protective insert from the remaining balloting material, and, because such inserts may not prove completely effective, that there also be included in State voting instructions a procedure to be followed by absentee voters in instances of such adhesion of the balloting material, such as a notation of the facts on the back of any such envelope, duly signed by the voter and witnessing officer. “(c) It is recommended, in order to minimize action necessaryPreaddressing of return envelopes. to be taken by the voter and to assure legible and proper address, that each envelope supplied for the return of a State absentee ballot be preaddressed by State or local election officials insofar as possible. “(d) It is recommended that the several States, in order to saveWeight and size of State balloting unit. postage and to assist in the air transport of absentee voting material being sent to persons to whom this title is applicable, reduce in size and weight of paper, as much as possible, envelopes, ballots, and instructions for voting procedure so that such State balloting unit will not exceed in weight the total of one ounce and in dimension four and one-eighth inches by nine and one-half inches. “Sec. 205.
(a)It is recommended that, in the case of States inForm for establishment of legal right to vote. which no provision is made, either on the envelope or separately, for sending with the absentee ballots a printed form to be used by a voter for the purpose of establishing his legal right to vote, appro-60 Stat. 98priate action be taken to have printed and enclosed with absentee ballots mailed in response to applications received on the post cards hereinbefore referred to, a form for the signature and oath or affirmation of the voter; and it is suggested that a form substantially as follows would be appropriate for such purpose: “OATH OF ELECTOR FOR VOTING IN THE _____________________________ ELECTION TO BE HELD ON _______________, 19__ “I do hereby swear (or affirm) that— “(1) I am a citizen of the United States; “(2) The date of my birth was ______________________; “(3) For ___________ years preceding this election my home (not military) residence has been ________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ “(Street and number or rural route) ___________________________________ __________________ “(City, town, or village) (County) ____________________ “(State) “(4) I am serving (check appropriate blank)— “(a) in the armed forces of the United States __________ ( ); “(b) in the merchant marine of the United States _____ ( ); “(c) as a civilian outside the United States officially attached to and serving with the armed forces of the United States ___________________________ ( ); and “(5) I have not voted and do not intend to vote in this election at any address other than the above; and that I have not received or offered, do not expect to receive, have not paid, offered, or promised to pay, contributed, offered, or promised to contribute to another, to be paid or used, any money or other valuable thing as a compensation or reward for the giving of a vote at this election, and have not made any promise to influence the giving or withholding of any such vote. “______________________________ “Voter must write his usual signature here and oath must be administered and attested. “Subscribed and sworn to before me this ___________ day of ___________, 19__. “______________________________ “Commissioned or warrant officer, noncommissioned officer not below the rank of sergeant, or petty officer, or other person authorised to administer and attest this oath, shall write bis name here. “______________________________ “Officer or other person signing above shall print his rank, rating, or title clearly here. “(b) Administration, etc., of oaths. It is recommended, with respect to oaths required by State law in connection with applying for and voting by State absentee ballot by persons to whom this title is applicable, that the States authorize such oaths to be administered and attested by any commissioned or warrant officer, noncommissioned officer not below the rank of sergeant, or petty officer, in the armed forces of the United States or any member of the merchant marine of the United States designated for this purpose by the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration. “Sec. 206. State voting instructions.
(a)It is recommended that there be included in State voting instructions for persons to whom this title is applicable an express instruction, if legally permissible under the laws of the State, to the effect that the absentee voter, in marking his ballot, may use pencil, pen, crayon, or any other suitable method for indicating his 60 Stat. 99intention, and that States, the existing laws of which would be violated by compliance with such an instruction, cause necessary changes to be made in their election laws. “(b) It is recommended that State voting instructions be expressed in simple terms and not by use of words of the statute alone. “Sec. 207. It is recommended that, in States where the absenteeChanges in election laws. ballot will not be available for mailing to persons to whom this title is applicable at least forty-five days prior to any primary, general, or special election, such States cause to be made such changes in the election laws of their States as will lengthen such time. “Sec. 208. It is recommended that each secretary of state furnishInformation regarding elections.*Post*, p. 101. by registered mail to the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration, at least ninety days in advance, information as to primary, special, and general elections within the State at which persons to whom this title is applicable may vote by absentee ballot. The information furnished by the secretaries of state should contain substantially the following: “state of ______________ “1. Date of election __________________________________________. “2. Type of election (general, special, or primary) __________________. “3. Name or names of governmental units to which it applies ____________________________________________________________________________________________________. “4.
(a)Officers to be elected ____________________. “(b) Constitutional amendments or other proposals to be voted upon ______________________________________________________________________. “5. Which of the following may vote at this election: “(a) Members of the armed forces ____________________________________________________ “(b) Members of the merchant marine ________________________________________________. “(c) Civilians outside the United States officially attached to and serving with the armed forces _________________________________________________. “6.
(a)From which of the following is the Federal post-card application acceptable as an application for a ballot: “(1) Members of the armed forces ____________________________. “(2) Members of the merchant marine ___________________________________________. “(3) Civilians outside the United States officially attached to and serving with the armed forces _________________________________. “(b) What action is it necessary for the applicant to take if the post card is not acceptable as an application ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. “7. Earliest date State will receive application ___________________. “8. Earliest date the ballot will be mailed ___________________. “9. Last day ballot may be received back to be counted __________________. “______________________, “Secretary of State, “State of ________________. “Dated: _____________. “cooperation with the states “Sec. 209.
(a)In order to afford an opportunity for persons toPrinting and availability of post cards. whom this title is applicable to vote for Federal, State, and local officials and to utilize State absentee balloting procedures to the greatest extent possible, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration, as may be appropriate, shall cause to be printed an adequate number of post cards for use in accordance with the provisions of this title and shall, wherever practicable and compatible with military or merchant-marine operations, cause such 60 Stat. 100post cards to be made available to each person absent from the place of his residence and serving in the armed forces of the United States or in the merchant marine of the United States, or who is a civilian outside the United States officially attached to and serving with the armed forces of the United States, for use for any general election at which electors for President and Vice President or Senators and Representatives in Congress are to be voted for, such cards to be made available outside of the United States not later than August 15 prior to the election, and within the United States not later than September 15 prior to the election. The post cards referred to shall also, wherever practicable and compatible with military or merchant-marine operations, be made available to such persons at appropriate times for use in general elections other than those referred to above and in primary and special elections. “(b) Text and form. Upon one side of the post card shall be printed the following: “(c) Upon the other side of the post card shall be printed in red the following: 60 Stat. 101 “(d) In lieu of and interchangeably with the post cards referredUse of existing supply. to, the Secretaries of War, Navy, and Treasury and the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration may continue to make available, and the persons to whom this title is applicable may continue to use, post cards provided under section 203 of this title prior[68 Stat. 137](/us/stat/68/137).[50 U. S, C., Supp. V, §323](/us/usc/t50/s323).Cooperation with Stales. to its amendment until the existing supply thereof is exhausted. “Sec. 210.
(a)It shall, wherever practicable and compatible with military or merchant-marine operations, be the duty of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Postmaster General, and the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration, as may be appropriate, to cooperate with appropriate State officer's and agencies in transmitting to and from persons to whom this title is applicable, making applications therefor to their several States, such absentee ballots, and envelopes to be used in connection therewith, as may be provided under the laws of the several States for the use of such applicants, and to cooperate in the execution by such applicants of oaths in connection with such ballots. “(b) The Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the SecretaryTransmission of ballots. etc. of the Treasury, the Postmaster General, the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration and other appropriate authorities shall, so far as practicable and compatible with military or merchant-marine operations, take all reasonable measures to facilitate transmission, delivery, and return of post cards, ballots, envelopes, and instructions for voting procedure, mailed to and by persons to whom this title is applicable pursuant to the laws of the several States, whether transmitted by air or by regular mail. Ballots executedBallots executed outside U. S. outside the United States shall be returned by air, whenever practicable and compatible with military or merchant-marine operations. “Sec. 211. Whenever practicable and compatible with military orInformation regarding elections. merchant-marine operations, the Secretaries of War, Navy, and Treasury, and the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration, as may be appropriate, shall cause to be made available to persons to whom this title is applicable so much of the. information referred to in section 208 of this title as may be received from a*Ante*, p. 29. secretary of state. “TITLE III “voting safeguards “Sec. 301.
(a)Every individual concerned with the administrationSteps to prevent fraud. of this Act shall take all necessary steps to prevent fraud, to protect voters against coercion of any sort, and to safeguard the integrity and secrecy of ballots cast. “(b) It shall be unlawful for any commissioned, noncommissioned,Unlawful acts. warrant, or petty officer in the armed forces of the United States
(1)to attempt to influence any member of the armed forces to vote or not to vote for any particular candidate, or
(2)to require any member of the armed forces to march to any polling place or place of voting, but nothing in this Act shall be deemed to prohibit freeFree discussion of political issues, etc. discussion regarding political issues or candidates for public office. “(c) No act done in good faith under this Act by a member of the armed forces of the United States, an officer or employee of the War Shipping Administration, or a member of the merchant marine of the United States, in the exercise of his judgment as to what was practicable and compatible with military or merchant-marine operations, shall constitute a violation of any provision of law prohibiting offenses against the elective franchise.60 Stat. 102 “taking of polls prohibited “Sec. 302.
(a)No person within or without the armed forces of the United States shall poll any member of such forces, either within or without the United States, either before or after he shall have executed any ballot under any State law, with reference to his choice of or his vote for any candidate for any of the offices authorized to be voted for by the use of the aforesaid ballot nor state, publish, or release any result of any purported poll taken from or among the members of the armed forces of the United States or including within it the statement of choice for or of votes cast by any member of the armed forces of the United States for any of the offices authorized to be voted for by the use of the aforesaid ballot. “(b) “Poll.” The word ‘poll’ is defined as any request for information, either verbal or written, which by its language or form of expression requires or implies the necessity of an answer, where the request is made with the intent of compiling the result of the answers obtained, either for the personal use of the person making the request, or for the purpose of reporting the same to any other person, persons, political party, unincorporated association or corporation, or for the purpose of publishing the same orally, by radio, or in written or printed form. “(c) Penalty. Any person not a member of the armed forces of the United States who violates the provisions of this section, either within or outside of the United States, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. “TITLE IV “definitions “Sec. 401. As used in this Act— “(a) “Secretary of state.” The term ‘secretary of state’ shall include such other official in any State wherever an official other than the secretary of state is the appropriate State official to carry out any function vested in the secretary of state under this Act; “(b) “United States.” The term ‘United States’ used geographically includes only the territorial limits of the several States of the United States and the District of Columbia; and “(c) “Members of the merchant marine of the United States.” The term ‘members of the merchant marine of the United States’ means persons (other than members of the armed forces) employed as officers or members of crews of vessels documented under the laws of the United States, or of vessels owned by the United States, or of vessels of foreign-flag registry under charter to or control of the United States, and persons (other than members of the armed forces) enrolled with the United States for employment, or for training for employment, or maintained by the United States for emergency relief service, as officers or members of crews of any such vessels; but does not include persons so employed, or enrolled for such employment or for training for such employment, or maintained for emergency relief service, on the Great Lakes or the inland waterways. “free postage “Sec. 402. Official post cards, ballots, voting instructions, and envelopes referred to in this Act, whether transmitted individually or in bulk, shall be free of postage, including air-mail postage, in the United States mails: *Provided*, That in order to be entitled to free air-mail postage under this Act, a State balloting unit, composed of ballot, voting instructions, and envelope or envelopes, must not exceed in weight the total of one ounce.60 Stat. 103 “administration “Sec. 403. The Secretaries of War and Navy shall be responsible for the administration of this Act with respect to members of the armed forces and civilians outside the United States officially attached to and serving with the armed forces; but the Secretary of the Treasury shall be responsible for the administration of this Act with respect to members of the Coast Guard who are operating under the Treasury Department and civilians outside the United States officially attached to and serving with the Coast Guard. The Administrator of the War Shipping Administration shall be responsible for the administration of this Act with respect to members of the merchant marine of the United States. Any of the officers specified above may delegate to one or more of the others, with his or their consent, any of his functions under this Act. “separability “Sec. 404. If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and the applicability of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. “act to be construed liberally “Sec. 405. The provisions of this Act shall be construed liberally in order to effectuate its purposes.” " Approved April 19, 1946. Making additional appropriations for the fiscal year 1946 to pay increased compensation authorized by law to officers and employees of sundry Federal and other agencies. 143 Chapter 60 Stat. 103 1946-04-19 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 143] JOINT RESOLUTION Making additional appropriations for the fiscal year 1946 to pay increased compensation authorized by law to officers and employees of sundry Federal and other agencies. April 19, 1946[[H. J. Res 342](/us/bill/79/hjres/342)][[Public Law 349](/us/pl/79/349)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the following sumsAdditional appropriations for increased pay costs, fiscal year 1946. are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, namely: INCREASED PAY COSTS For additional amounts for appropriations for the fiscal year 1946, to meet increased pay costs authorized by the Acts of June 30, 1945 (Public Law 106), July 6, 1945 (Public Law 134), July 14, 1945[59 Stat. 295, 435, 470, 488](/us/stat/59/295/435/470/488).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 901 note](/us/usc/t5/s901); [39 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 851–876](/us/usc/t39/s851–876).*Post*, pp. 203, 216 *et seq*., 417. (Public Law 151), and July 21, 1945 (Public Law 158), and other legislation enacted during or applicable to said fiscal year authorizing increases in pay of Government officers and employees, as follows: legislative branch [59 Stat. 238](/us/stat/59/238). For— “Salaries, officers and employees, Senate”, $490,000; “Salaries and expenses, Joint Committee on Printing, Senate”, $1,150; “Salaries and expenses, Legislative Counsel, Senate”, $12,000; “Contingent expenses, Senate, reporting debates and proceedings of the Senate”, $10,000; “Contingent expenses, Senate, services in cleaning, repairing, and varnishing furniture”, $385; “Contingent expenses, Senate, salaries and expenses, Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, Senate”, $7,000;60 Stat. 104 “Salaries, officers and employees, House of Representatives”, $335,000; “Clerk hire, Members and Delegates, House of Representatives”, $925,000; “Salaries and expenses, Legislative Counsel, House of Representatives”, $5,000; “Salary and expenses, Joint Committee on Printing, House of Representatives”, $1,150; “Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, folding documents”, $10,000; “Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, furniture and repairs”, $9,500; “Contingent expenses. House of Representatives, miscellaneous items”, $2,500; “Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation”, $7,000; “Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, Speakers automobile”, $675; “Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, payment for certain services”, $1,200; “Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, attending physician”, $385; “Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, Revision of the Laws”, $1,000; “Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, preparation of a New Edition United States Code (no year)”, $5,000; Architect of the Capitol: Office of the Architect of the Capitol: “Salaries”, $19,000; Capitol Buildings and Grounds: “Capitol Buildings”, $91,000; “Capitol grounds”, $32,300; “Senate Office Building”, $97,000; “House Office Buildings”, $129,500; “Capitol power plant”, $85,000; Library of Congress: Copyright Office: “Salaries”, $50,900; Legislative Reference Service: “Salaries”, $35,734; Index to State legislation: “Salaries and expenses”, $6,242; Union catalogs: “Salaries and expenses”, $8,566; “Motion-picture project”, $696; Library Buildings: “Salaries”, $88,326; Total, Legislative Branch, $2,468,209. [59 Stat. 196](/us/stat/59/196);the judiciary For— United States Supreme Court: “Salaries”, $70,000; “Structural and mechanical care of the building and grounds”, $29,300; Court of Customs and Patent Appeals: “Salaries”, $10,850; United States Customs Court: “Salaries”, $24,000; Miscellaneous items of expense: “Salaries of clerks of courts”, $675,000; “Probation system, United States courts”, $225,000; “Salaries of criers”, $62,000; “Fees of commissioners”, $110,000; “Miscellaneous salaries”, $85,000; Administrative Office of the United States Courts: “Salaries”, $30,000; Total, The Judiciary, $1,321,150.60 Stat. 105 executive office of the president[59 Stat. 106](/us/stat/59/106). For— The White House Office : “Salaries and expenses”, $30,000; Bureau of the Budget : “Salaries and expenses”, $280,000; Office for Emergency Management: “Office of Alien Property Custodian”. (The amount, $332,900, which may be used for general administration expenses by other agencies on a reimbursable basis.) Total, Executive Office of the President, $340,000. independent offices[59 Stat. 107](/us/stat/59/107). For— Civil Service Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $1,300,000; Employees’ Compensation Commission : “Salaries and expenses”, $140,000; Federal Communications Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $363,000; “Salaries and expenses, national defense”, $194,000; “Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation”: (The amount which may be used for administrative expenses is increased by $417,000.) Federal Power Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $287,300; “Flood control surveys”, $17,700; Federal Trade Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $232,000; General Accounting Office: “Salaries”, $4,813,000; Interstate Commerce Commission: “General administrative expenses”, $380,000; “Safety of employees”, $42,000; “Signal safety systems”, $9,800; “Locomotive inspection”, $43,600; “Valuation of property of carriers”, $56,000; “Motor transport regulation”, $341,000; “Salaries and expenses, emergency”, $24,000; “National Capital Housing Authority”, $1,850; National Labor Relations Board: “Salaries”, $348,000; “Salaries and expenses (national defense)”, $57,600; National Mediation Board: “Salaries and expenses”, $19,600; National Railroad Adjustment Board: “Salaries and expenses”, $23,850; Securities and Exchange Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $385,000; Tariff Commission: “Salaries and expenses”, $120,200; “The Tax Court of the United States”, $48,800 ; Veterans’ Administration : “Administration, medical, hospital, and domiciliary services”, $54,168,000; Total, Independent Offices, $63,416,300. federal security[59 Stat. 365](/us/stat/59/365). For— “Columbia Institution for the Deaf”, $13,000; Food and Drug Administration: “Enforcement operations”, $433,000; “General administration”, $16,900; Freedmen’s Hospital: “Salaries and expenses”, $253,300; Howard University : “Salaries”, $13,500;60 Stat. 106 Office of Education: “Library service”, $3,700; “Services for the blind”, $980; “Salaries”, $61,440; “Salaries and expenses” (vocational education), $53,300; Public Health Service: “Industrial hygiene”, $11,280; “Foreign quarantine service”, $232,700; “Hospitals and medical care”, $3,935,200; “National Institute of Health”, $228,000; “National Cancer Institute, operating expenses”, $58,700; “Salaries and miscellaneous expenses”, $160,000; Saint Elizabeths Hospital: “Salaries and expenses”, $663,700; Social Security Board: “Salaries, Bureau of Public Assistance”, $130,000; “Salaries, Bureau of Employment Security”, $105,700; “Salaries, Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors’ Insurance”, $3,240,200; “Salaries, offices of the Social Security Board”, $525,200; Office of Vocational Rehabilitation: “For payments to States”, $11,500; “For general administrative expenses”, $45,400; Office of the Administrator: “Salaries, Office of the Administrator”, $25,800; “Community War Services”, $62,900; “Salaries, Division of Personnel Management”, $17,000; “Salaries, Division of Service Operations”, $50,700; “Salaries, Office of the General Counsel”, $94,000; Total, Federal Security Agency, $10,447,100. federal works agency[59 Stat. 112](/us/stat/59/112). For— Office of the Administrator: “Salaries and expenses”, $35,530; Public Buildings Administration: “General administrative expenses”,. $201,380 ; “Salaries and expenses, public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia and adjacent area”, $4,372,460; “Salaries and expenses, public buildings and grounds outside the District of Columbia”, $1,547,130; Total, Federal Works Agency, $6,156,500. national housing agency[59 Stat. 121](/us/stat/59/121). For— Office of the Administrator: “Salaries and expenses”: (The amount which may be used for administrative expenses is increased by $52,900.) Federal Home Loan Bank Administration : “Salaries and expenses” : (The amount which may be used for administrative expenses is increased by $126,000.) Federal Housing Administration: “Salaries and expenses”: (The amount which may be used for administrative expenses is increased by $314,800.) Federal Public Housing Authority: “Salaries and expenses”: (The amount which may be used for administrative expenses is increased by $296,200.) [59 Stat. 136](/us/stat/59/136).department of agriculture For— Office of the Secretary : “Salaries and expenses”, $204,000; Office of the Solicitor: “Salaries and expenses”, $242,000;60 Stat. 107 Office of Information : “Salaries and expenses”, $72,000; Library, Department of Agriculture: “Salaries and expenses”, $84,000; Bureau of Agricultural Economics: “Economic investigations”, $310,000; “Crop and livestock estimates”, $217,000; Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations: “Salaries and expenses”, $85,000; Extension Service: “Administration and coordination of extension work”, $60,000; Agricultural Research Administration: Office of Administrator: “Salaries and expenses”, $40,000; “Special research fund, Department of Agriculture”, $120,000; Office of Experiment Stations: “Administration of grants and coordination of research with States”, $21,000; “Federal Experiment Station, Puerto Rico”, $9,000; Bureau of Animal Industry : “Animal husbandry”, $95,000; “Diseases of animals”, $76,000; “Eradicating tuberculosis and Bang’s disease”, $430,000; “Inspection and quarantine”, $140,000; “Meat inspection”, $1,590,000; “Virus Serum Toxin Act”, $40,000; “Marketing agreements, hog cholera virus and serum” (in-crease in sum made available from appropriation made by section 12
(a)of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, approved[48 Stat. 38](/us/stat/48/38).[7 U. S. C. § 612 (a)](/us/usc/t7/s612/a) May 12, 1933, from “$31,940” to “$37,740”); Bureau of Dairy Industry: “Salaries and expenses”, $99,800; Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering: “Field crops”, $240,000; “Fruit, vegetable, and specialty crops”, $205,000; “Forest diseases”, $31,500; “Soils, fertilizers, and irrigation”, $105,000; “Agricultural engineering, $46,000; “National Arboretum”, $4,800; Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry: “Agricultural chemical investigations”, $44,000; “Naval-stores investigations”, $17,500; “Regional research laboratories”, $500,000; Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics: “Salaries and expenses”, $73,000; “White pine blister rust control, Department of Agriculture”, $270,000; Forest Service: Salaries and expenses: “General administrative expenses”, $75,000; “National forest protection and management”, $2,550,000; “Forest management”, $116,900; “Range investigations”, $42,100; “Forest products”, $175,000; “Forest resources investigations”, $24,000; “Forest-fire cooperation”, $40,000; “Farm and other private forestry cooperation”, $36,000; “Forest roads and trails”, $480,000; Commodity Credit Corporation : “Salaries and administrative expenses” (increase in limitation for administrative expenses by $743,000);60 Stat. 108 Federal Crop Insurance Act: “Administrative and operating expenses”, $320,000: Soil Conservation Service: “Soil conservation research”, $164,000; “Soil conservation operations”, $4,575,000; “Erosion control, Everglades region, Florida”, $10,200; “Land utilization and retirement of submarginal land”, $144,000; Marketing Service: “Market news service”, $142,000; “Market inspection of farm products”, $68,000; “Marketing farm products”, $58,000; “Tobacco Acts”, $67,500; “Perishable Agricultural Commodities, Produce Agency, and Standard Container Acts”, $24,500; “Cotton Statistics, Classing, Standards, and Futures Acts”, $138,000; “United States Grain Standards Act”, $127,000; “United States Warehouse Act”, $60,000; “Federal Seed Act”, $14,000; “Packers and Stockyards Acts”, $48,000; “Naval Stores Act”, $4,500; “Insecticide Act”, $27,700; “Commodity Exchange Act”, $41,500; “Freight rates for farm products”, $12,000; “Loans, grants, and rural rehabilitation”, $3,200,000; Farm tenancy : “Salaries and expenses”, $365,000; “Water facilities, arid and semiarid areas”, $25,000; Rural Electrification Administration: “Salaries and expenses”, $490,000; Farm Credit Administration: “Salaries and expenses”, $66,800 ; and increase the funds made [50 Stat. 5](/us/stat/50/5).[12 U.S.C. §§ 1020i–1020o; Supp. V. § 1020k note](/us/usc/t12/s1020i–1020o/1020k).available pursuant to Act of January 29, 1937, from “$3,845,209” to “$4,385509”; Total, Department of Agriculture, $19,203,300. [59 Stat. 187](/us/stat/59/187).department of commerce For— Office of the Secretary: “Salaries and expenses”, $98,000; Bureau of the Census: “Compiling census reports, and so forth”, $735,000; Office of Administrator of Civil Aeronautics: “General administration, Office of the Administrator”, $370,000; “Technical development”, $42.000; “Enforcement of safety regulations”, $386,000; “Airport Advisory Service”, $33,000; “Maintenance and operation of aircraft”, $43,000; “Maintenance and operation, Washington National Airport”, $107,000; “Civil Aeronautics Board, salaries and expenses”, $135,000; Coast and Geodetic Survey: “Salaries and expenses, departmental”, $169,000; “Salaries and expenses, field”, $258,000; Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce: “Departmental salaries and expenses”, $275,000; “Field office service”, $62,800; Patent Office : “Salaries”, $400,000;60 Stat. 109 National Bureau of Standards: “Operation and administration”, $75,000; “Testing, inspection, and information service”, $178,000; “Research and development”, $192,000; “Standards for commerce”, $30,000; Total, Department of Commerce, $3,588,800. department of the interior[59 Stat. 318](/us/stat/59/318). For— Office of the Secretary: “Salaries”, $195,000; “Office of Solicitor”, $29,900; “Division of Territories and Island Possessions”, $14,200; Petroleum Conservation Division: “Salaries and expenses”, $12,600; Division of Geography: “Salaries and expenses”, $1,350; “Soil and moisture conservation operations”, $123,400; “Commission of Fine Arts”, $860; Grazing Service: “Salaries and expenses”, $142,000; “Range improvements”, $9,050; General Land Office: “Salaries”, $138,940; “Surveying public lands”, $50,000; “Salaries and expenses, branch of field examination”, $15,370; “Salaries and expenses of land offices”, $42,300; “Forest management and protection, public domain, Alaska”, $19,660; “Revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands, Oregon (reimbursable)”, $13,000; “Range improvements on public lands outside of grazing districts (receipt limitation)”, $2,000; Bureau of Indian Affairs: Salaries and general expenses: “Departmental personal services”, $115,200; “Maintaining law and order on Indian reservations”, $17,590; Industrial assistance and advancement: “Preservation of timber on Indian reservations”, $134,500; “Expenses incidental to the sale of timber (reimbursable)”, $26,820; “Developing agriculture and stock raising among the Indians”, $80,000; “Development of water supply”, $6,700; Irrigation and drainage: “Construction, repair, and maintenance of irrigation systems (reimbursable)”, $20,200; “Operation and maintenance of the San Carlos project (receipt limitation)”, $28,880; “Improvement, operation, and maintenance of the irrigation and power systems on the Colorado River Indian Reservation (receipt limitation) ”, $3,030; “Improvements, maintenance, and operation of the Fort Hall irrigation systems”, $5,840; “Improvements, maintenance, and operation of the Fort Hall irrigation systems (receipt limitation)”, $5,760; “Maintenance and operation, repairs, and purchase of stored waters, irrigation systems, Fort Belknap Reservation (reimbursable) ”, $750;60 Stat. 110 “Maintenance and operation, repairs, and purchase of stored waters, irrigation systems, Fort Belknap Reservation (receipt limitation)”, $640; “Maintenance and operation of the several units of the Fort Peck project (reimbursable)”, $740; “Maintenance and operation of the several units of the Fort Peck project (receipt limitation)”, $1,400; “Improvement, maintenance, and operation of the irrigation systems on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation ( reimbursable) ”, $730; “Improvement, maintenance, and operation of the irrigation systems on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation (receipt limitation)”, $1,780; “Operation and maintenance of the irrigation and power systems on the Flathead Reservation (receipt limitation)”, $25,780; “Improvement, maintenance, and operation of the irrigation systems on the Crow Reservation (reimbursable)”, $450; “Improvement, maintenance, and operation of the irrigation systems on the Crow Reservation (receipt limitation)”, $4,360; “Improvements, maintenance, and operation of miscellaneous irrigation projects on the Klamath Reservation (receipt limitation)”, $490; “Continuing operation and maintenance and betterment of the irrigation system to irrigate allotted lands of the Uncompahgre, Uintah, and White River Utes (reimbursable)”, $950; “Continuing operation and maintenance and betterment of the irrigation system to irrigate allotted lands of the Uncompahgre, Uintah, and White River Utes (receipt limitation ) ”, $2,620; “Operation and maintenance of the Wapato irrigation and drainage systems, Yakima Indian Reservation (receipt limitation)”, $26,510; “Operation and maintenance of irrigation systems within the ceded and diminished portions of the Wind River Reservation (reimbursable)”, $410; “Operation and maintenance of irrigation systems within the ceded and diminished portions of the Wind River Reservation (receipt limitation)”, $1,200; Education: “Support of Indian Schools”, $886,700; “Support and education of Indian pupils at nonreservation boarding schools”, $417,300; “Natives in Alaska”, $224,000; Conservation of health: “Conservation of health among Indians”, $1,988,500; “Medical relief in Alaska”, $102,000; General support and administration: “General administration of Indian property”, $451,100; “Reindeer service”, $6,770; “Administration of Indian tribal affairs (tribal funds, $12,333)”; “Support of Klamath Agency, Oregon (tribal funds, $19,525)”; “Support of Menominee Agency and pay of tribal officers, Wisconsin (tribal funds, $3,860)”;60 Stat. 111 “Support of Osage Agency and pay of tribal officers, Oklahoma (tribal funds, $27,600)”; Bureau of Reclamation: Reclamation fund, special fund: “Parker Dam power project, Arizona-California (from power revenues $18,100)”; “Yuma project, Arizona-California”, $11,000; “Boise project, Idaho”, $10,000; “Minidoka project, Idaho”, $5,300; “Minidoka project, Idaho (from power revenues, $15,000) ”; “Rio Grande project, New Mexico-Texas (from power revenues, $5,400) ”; “Owyhee project, Oregon”, $21,200; “Klamath project, Oregon-California”, $11,000: “Columbia Basin project, Washington (from power revenues, $63,000)”; “Yakima project, Washington”, $21,500; “Riverton project, Wyoming”, $4,000; “Shoshone project, Wyoming”, $1,800; “Shoshone project, Wyoming (from power revenues, $2,000)”; “Salaries and expenses (other than project offices)”, $456,200; General fund, construction: “Colorado River project, Texas (reimbursable)”, $6,900; “Geological Survey”, $151,500; Bureau of Mines: “Salaries and expenses”, $9,500; “Operating mine-rescue cars and stations and investigation of mine accidents”, $83,600; “Coal-mine inspections and investigations”, $122,380; “Mineral mining investigations”, $35,000; “Buildings and grounds, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania”, $18,300; “Economics of mineral industries”, $40,000; “National Park Service”, $636,000; “Recreational demonstration areas”, $17,860; “Salaries and expenses, National Capital parks”, $70,500; Fish and Wildlife Service: “Salaries and expenses”, $543,100; Government in the Territories: Territory of Alaska: “Expenses of the offices of the Governor and the Secretary”, $3,000; Territory of Hawaii: “Expenses of the offices of the Governor and the Secretary”, $1,100; Government of the Virgin Islands: “Salaries of the Governor and employees”, $7,370; Total, Department of the Interior, $7,687,440; department of justice[59 Stat. 181](/us/stat/59/181). For— Legal activities and general administration: “Office of the Attorney General”, $9,600; “Office of the Solicitor General”, $5,000; “Office of Assistant to the Attorney General ’, $16,000; “Administrative Division”, $201,500; “Tax Division”, $87,700; “Criminal Division”, $11,300; “Claims Division”, $129,000; “Office of the Assistant Solicitor General”, $15,000; “Office of Pardon Attorney”, $4,000;60 Stat. 112 “Salaries and expenses, Customs Division”, $18,000; “Salaries and expenses, Antitrust Division”, $175,000; “Miscellaneous salaries and expenses, field”, $18,000; “Salaries and expenses of district attorneys, and so forth”, $599,000; “Compensation of special attorneys, and so forth”, $7,900; “Salaries and expenses of marshals, and so forth”, $507,000; “Pay and expenses of bailiffs”, $39,000; Federal Bureau of Investigation: “Salaries and expenses, detection and prosecution of crimes”, $1,249,000; Immigration and Naturalization Service: “Salaries and expenses, Immigration and Naturalization Service”, $3,720,000; Federal Prison System: “Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Prisons”, $53,800; “Salaries and expenses, penal and correctional institutions”, $3,639,000; “Medical and hospital service”, $224,700; Total, Department of Justice, $10,729,500; [59 Stat. 361](/us/stat/361).department of labor For— Office of the Secretary: “Salaries”, $68,600; “Salaries and expenses, Office of the Solicitor”, $110,900; “Salaries and expenses, Division of Labor Standards”, $23,500; “Commissioners of Conciliation”, $59,050; “Commissioners of Conciliation (national defense)”, $206,300; Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Salaries and expenses”, $215,100; “Salaries and expenses (national defense)”, $423,700; Children’s Bureau: “Salaries and expenses”, $55,460; “Salaries and expenses, child labor provisions”, $35,970; “Salaries and expenses, maternal and child welfare”, $59,170; “Salaries and expenses, emergency maternity and infant care (national defense)”, $5,750; Women’s Bureau: “Salaries and expenses”, $33,500; Wage and Hour Division: “Salaries”, $635,200; War manpower functions: “Apprentice training service”, $73,100; “Employment office facilities and services”, $5,504,800; Total, Department of Labor, $7,510,100; [59 Stat. 68](/us/stat/59/68).post office department (Out. of the Postal Revenues) For— Post Office Department, Washington, District of Columbia: Office of the Postmaster General: “Salaries”, $52,800: Salaries in bureaus and offices: “Office of Budget and Administrative Planning”. $5,300; “Office of the First Assistant Postmaster General”, $138,000; “Office of the Second Assistant Postmaster General”, $140,400; “Office of the Third Assistant Postmaster General”, $202,700; “Office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General”, $93,000;60 Stat. 113 “Office of the Solicitor for the Post Office Department”, $18,770; “Office of the Chief Inspector”, $59,100; “Office of the Purchasing Agent”, $11,500; “Bureau of Accounts”, $57,100; Field Service, Post Office Department: Office of Chief Inspector: “Salaries of inspectors”, $563,900; “Clerks, division headquarters”, $187,300; Office of the First Assistant Postmaster General: “Rural Delivery Service”, $17,385,000; Office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General: “Post office stationery, equipment, and supplies”, $20,700; “Pneumatic-tube service, New York City”, $52,800; Total, Post Office Department, $18,988,370; department of state[59 Stat. 169](/us/stat/59/169). For— Office of the Secretary of State: “Salaries”, $1,861,810; “Passport agencies”, $10,410; “Collecting and editing official papers of Territories of the United States”, $400; Foreign Service: “Salaries, ambassadors and ministers”, $13,000; “Salaries, Foreign Service officers”, $294,000; “Salaries of clerks, Foreign Service”, $518,150; “Miscellaneous salaries and allowances, Foreign Service”, $55,850; “Foreign Service, auxiliary (emergency) ”, $400,000; International obligations: “Salaries and expenses, International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico”, $61,400; “Supplemental construction on the Rio Grande in the El Paso-Juarez Valley”, $9,800; “International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada and Alaska and Canada”, $2,530; “Salaries and expenses, International Joint Commission, United States and Great Britain”, $3,080; “Special and technical investigations, International Joint Commission, United States and Great Britain”, $8,300; “Cooperation with the American republics”, $98,370; Total, Department of State, $3,337,100; treasury department[59 Stat. 56](/us/stat/59/56). For— Office of the Secretary: “Salaries”, $57,400; Division of Tax Research: “Salaries”, $25,200; Office of Tax Legislative Counsel: “Salaries”, $11,800; Division of Research and Statistics: “Salaries”, $26,600; Office of General Counsel: “Salaries”, $21,800; Division of Personnel: “Salaries”, $32,200; Office of Chief Clerk: “Salaries”, $68,200; Fiscal service: Bureau of Accounts: “Salaries and expenses”, $180,800; “Division of Disbursement, salaries and expenses”, $1,075,900;60 Stat. 114 Bureau of the Public Debt: “Administering the public debt”, $7,612,000; Office of the Treasurer of the United States: “Salaries and expenses”. $881,700; “Salaries (reimbursable)’’, $17,300; Bureau of Customs: “Salaries and expenses”, $6,000,000; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: “Salaries”, $14,200; Bureau of Narcotics: “Salaries and expenses”, $178,800; Bureau of Engraving and Printing: “Salaries and expenses”, $1,035,700; Secret Service Division: “White House Police”, $49,500; Bureau of the Mint: “Salaries and expenses, Office of the Director”, $23,000; “Salaries and expenses, mints and assay offices”, $242.900; Procurement Division: “Salaries and expenses”, $70,900; Total, Treasury Department, $17,655,900; [59 Stat. 42](/us/stat/59/42).war department For— The Panama Canal: “Maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal”, $587,000; “Sanitation, Canal Zone”, $477,000; “Civil government”, $361,000; Total, War Department, $1,425,000; [59 Stat. 271](/us/stat/59/271).district of columbia For— General administration: “Executive office”, $17,550; “Office of the corporation counsel”, $17,720: “Board of Tax Appeals”, $2,790; Fiscal Service: “Assessor’s office”, $45,870; “Collector’s office”, $19,530; “Auditor’s office”, $36,400; “Purchasing Division ”, $7,640; Regulatory agencies: “Alcoholic Beverage Control Board”, $6,210; “Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole”, $4,840; “Coroner’s office”, $7,050; “Department of Insurance”, $7,300; “Department of Weights, Measures, and Markets”, $19,670; “Minimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board”, $6,750; “Office of Administrator of Rent Control”, $6,510; “Office of Recorder of Deeds”, $32,500; “Poundmaster’s office”, $9,230; “Public Utilities Commission”, $14,320; “Zoning Commission”, $2,170; Public schools: Operating expenses: “General administration”, $71,330; “General supervision and instruction”, $1,355,160; “Vocational education, George-Deen program”, $16,350; “Operation of buildings and maintenance of equipment”, $386,460; “Public Library”, $112,740; Recreation Department: “Operating expenses”, $56,410; “Metropolitan Police”, $777,040;60 Stat. 115 “Fire Department”, $383,400; “Policemen’s and Firemen’s Relief”, $292,190; Courts: “Juvenile court”, $27,260; “Psychiatric service, juvenile court”, $1,360; “Municipal court”, $45,440; “Municipal court of appeals”, $5,000; “Probation system”, $4,920; “Office of Register of Wills”, $13,730; “Commission on Mental Health”, $2,840; Health Department: “Health Department (excluding hospitals) ”, $209,010; “Glenn Dale Tuberculosis Sanatorium”, $225,400; “Operating expenses, Gallinger Municipal Hospital”, $504,130; Public welfare: “Office of the Director”, $7,920; Family Welfare Service: “Operating expenses, child care”, $20,000; “Adult assistance”, $32,700; “Operating expenses, institutions for the indigent”, $55,730; Juvenile Correctional Service: “Operating expenses”, $65,410; Adult Correctional Service: “Operating expenses”, $279,740; Adult Correctional Service: “Operating expenses”, $279,740; Mental Rehabilitation Service: “Operating expenses, District Training School”, $111,300; “Saint Elizabeths Hospital”, $903,400; Public works: “Office of chief clerk”, $4,560; “Office of Municipal Architect”, $13,800; “Operating expenses, Office of Superintendent of District Buildings”, $91,650; “Surveyor’s office”, $7,960; “Department of Inspections”, $60,550; “Operating expenses, Electrical Division”, $49,790; “Central garage”, $4,200; “Department of Vehicles and Traffic (payable from highway fund)”, $40,500; “Reimbursement of other appropriations (payable from high-way fund)”, $109,600; “Operating expenses, Refuse Division”, $46.900; “Operating expenses, Sewer Division”, $59,260; “Operating expenses, Water Division (payable from water fund)”, $83,650; Washington Aqueduct: “Operating expenses (payable from water fund)”, $22,360; “National Capital Parks”, $96,420; “National Capital Park and Planning Commission”, $7,410; “National Zoological Park”, $65,670; Total, District of Columbia, $6,994,700; division of expenses The sums appropriated in this Act for the District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia shall, unless otherwise specifically[59 Stat. 271](/us/stat/59/271). provided, be paid out of the general fund of the District of Columbia, as defined in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946. Sec. 2. The restrictions contained in appropriations or affectingWaiver of restrictions. appropriations or other funds, available during the fiscal year 1946, limiting the amounts which may be expended for personal services or for other purposes, or amounts which may be transferred60 Stat. 116 between appropriations or authorizations, are hereby waived to the extent necessary to meet increased pay costs authorized by the Acts [59 Stat. 295, 435. 470, 488](/us/stat/59/295/435/470/488).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 901 note](/us/usc/t5/s901); [39 U. S. C., Supp. V, 851–876](/us/usc/t39/s851–876).*Post*, pp. 203, 216 *et seq*., 417.of June 30, 1945 (Public Law 106), July 6, 1945 (Public Law 134), July 14, 1945 (Public Law 151), and July 21, 1945 (Public Law 158), and other legislation enacted during or applicable to the fiscal year 1946 authorizing increased pay for civilian employees of the Government. Approved April 19, 1946. Granting to Guy A. Thompson, trustee, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, debtor, and to his successors and assigns, authority to relocate, maintain, and operate a single-track railway across United States Government reservation at lock numbered 3, White River, Independence County, Arkansas, and for other purposes. 1946-04-20 144 Chapter 60 Stat. 116 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 144] AN ACT Granting to Guy A. Thompson, trustee, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, debtor, and to his successors and assigns, authority to relocate, maintain, and operate a single-track railway across United States Government reservation at lock numbered 3, White River, Independence County, Arkansas, and for other purposes. April 20, 1946[[H. R. 4239](/us/bill/79/hr/4239)][[Public Law 350](/us/pl/79/350)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Relocation of railroad at lock No. 3, White River, Ark. That license granted by the Secretary of War, of date September 14, 1943, to Guy A. Thompson, as trustee, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, debtor, and to his successors and assigns, herein designated as grantee, to relocate Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks across United States Government reservation at lock numbered 3, White River, Independence County, Arkansas, and in connection therewith to remove a portion of the bluff and replace the previously existing trestle by solid fill obtained from the bluff, is ratified, and permission to maintain and to operate over said railroad track as so relocated is granted, subject to the following Conditions.provisions and conditions, to wit:
(a)That the exercise of the privileges hereby granted shall be without cost or expense to the United States, under the general supervision and subject to the approval of the officer of the Army having immediate jurisdiction over the property, and subject also to such regulations as may be prescribed by him from time to time;
(b)that any property of the United States damaged or destroyed by the grantee incident to the exercise of the privileges herein granted shall be promptly repaired or replaced by the grantee to the satisfaction of the said officer, or in lieu of such repair or replacement the grantee shall, if so required by the said officer, pay to the United States money in an amount sufficient to compensate for the loss sustained by the United States by reason of damage to or destruction of Government property;
(c)that the United States shall have the right to load or unload cars while on the main track in the vicinity of the lock: *Provided,* That regular scheduled trains are not thereby delayed;
(d)that the grantee shall maintain at its own expense at some nearby point, a siding or spur track from which the United States can receive and forward freight, either in carload lots or less than carload lots;
(e)that the grantee shall not use the river banks within a distance of one hundred and fifty feet above and below the limits of the lock walls, as a place for depositing spoil or waste, excepting under such conditions as may be approved by the said officer;
(f)that the grantee shall supervise the said railroad track and cause it to be inspected at reasonable intervals, and shall immediately repair any defects found therein as a result of such inspection, or when requested by the said officer, to repair any defects;
(g)that the grantee, at grantee’s expense, shall maintain a pedestrian underpass; and
(h)that the United States shall not be responsible for damages to property or injuries to persons which may arise from or be 60 Stat. 117incident to the exercise of the privileges herein granted, or for damages to the property of the grantee, or for damages to the property or injuries to the person of the grantee’s officers, agents, servants, or employees or others who may he on said premises at their invitation or the invitation of any one of them, arising from governmental activities on the said premises, and the grantee shall hold the United States harmless from any and all such claims. Sec. 2. That permission herein granted supersedes and is in lieuPrior license. of the license granted to the White River Railway Company, February 26, 1902, by Public Law Numbered 23 (32 Stat. L. 41). Sec. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyRights reserved. expressly reserved, and if this permission is revoked, the grantee shall vacate the premises, remove said property therefrom, and restore the premises within such time as the Secretary of War may designate, and upon failure so to do said property shall either become the property of the United States without compensation therefor or the Secretary of War may cause the property to be removed and the premises to be restored at the expense of the grantee, and no claim for damages against the United States or its officers or agents shall arise by reason of such removal or restoration work. Approved April 20, 1946. Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy in his discretion to deliver to the custody of the State of Arkansas the silver service presented to the United States for the battleship Arkansas. 1946-04-20 145 Chapter 60 Stat. 117 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 145] AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy in his discretion to deliver to the custody of the State of Arkansas the silver service presented to the United States for the battleship Arkansas. April 20, 1946[[H. R. 5121](/us/bill/79/hr/5121)][[Public Law 351](/us/pl/79/351)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, U. S. S. *Arkansas*, silver service. That the Secretary of the Navy is authorized in his discretion to deliver to the custody of the Governor of Arkansas for the Arkansas Historical Museum, for preservation and exhibition, the silver service which was presented to the United States for the battleship Arkansas by the citizens of that State: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States for the delivery of such silver service. Approved April 20, 1946. Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy in his discretion to deliver to the custody of the city of New Orleans the silver service and silver bell presented to the United States for the cruiser New Orleans. 1946-04-20 146 Chapter 60 Stat. 117 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 146] AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy in his discretion to deliver to the custody of the city of New Orleans the silver service and silver bell presented to the United States for the cruiser New Orleans. April 20, 1946[[H. R. 5765](/us/bill/79/hr/5765)][[Public Law 352](/us/pl/79/352)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, U. S. S. *New Orleans*, silver service. That the Secretary of the Navy is authorized in his discretion to deliver to the custody of the mayor of New Orleans for the Louisiana Historical Museum, for preservation and exhibition, the silver service and silver bell which were presented to the United States for the cruiser New Orleans by the citizens of that city : *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States for the delivery of such silver service. Approved April 20, 1946. For the acquisition of Indian lands required in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission lines and other works, Fort Peek project, Montana. 1946-04-23 199 Chapter 60 Stat. 118 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public 60 Stat. 118 [CHAPTER 199] AN ACT For the acquisition of Indian lands required in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission lines and other works, Fort Peek project, Montana. April 23, 1946[[S. 486](/us/bill/79/s/486)][[Public Law 353](/us/pl/79/353)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Fort Peck project.Acquisition of Indian lands. That in aid of the construction of the Fort Peck project, there is hereby granted to the United States, subject to the provisions of this Act, such right, title, and interest of the Indians as may be required in and to such tribal and allotted lands as may be designated by the Secretary of the Interior from time to time for the construction, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission lines and other works of the project or for the relocation or reconstruction of properties made necessary by the construction of the project. Sec. 2. Compensation. As lands or interests in lands are designated from time to time under this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall determine the amount of money to he paid to the Indians as just and equitable compensation therefor. The amounts due the tribe and the individual allottees or their heirs or devisees shall be paid from funds now or hereafter made available to the Department of the Interior for the Fort Peck project to the superintendent of the appropriate Indian agency, or such other officer as may be designated by the Secretary of the Interior, for credit on the books of such agency to the accounts of the tribe and the individuals concerned. Sec. 3. Use of deposits. Funds deposited to the credit of allottees, their heirs, or devisees may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, for the acquisition of other lands and improvements, or the relocation of existing improvements or construction of new improvements on the lands so acquired for the allottees or heirs whose lands and improvements are acquired under the provisions of this Act. Status of acquired lands.Lands so acquired shall be held in the same status as those from which the funds were derived, and shall be nontaxable until otherwise provided by Congress. Sec. 4. Administration. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to perform any and all acts and to prescribe such regulations as he may deem appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Act. Sec. 5. Reversionary provision. All designations of Indian lands pursuant to this Act shall be made subject to the condition that in the event any such lands shall no longer be required for the purposes for which they were designated, then the right, title, or interest so acquired in lands so designated shall revert to the United States in trust for the Fort Peck Indian Tribes. Approved April 23, 1946. To reimburse certain Navy and Marine Corps personnel and former Navy and Marine Corps personnel for personal property lost or destroyed as the result of water damage occurring at certain naval and Marine Corps shore activities. 1946-04-23 200 Chapter 60 Stat. 118 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 200] AN ACT To reimburse certain Navy and Marine Corps personnel and former Navy and Marine Corps personnel for personal property lost or destroyed as the result of water damage occurring at certain naval and Marine Corps shore activities. April 23, 1946[[S. 1363](/us/bill/79/s/1363)][[Public Law 354](/us/pl/79/354)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Navy and Marine Corps.Reimbursement for personal property losses. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum or sums, amounting in the aggregate not to exceed $1,581.44 as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to reimburse, under such regulations as he may prescribe, certain Navy and Marine Corps personnel and former Navy and Marine Corps personnel for personal 60 Stat. 119property lost or destroyed as the result of water damage occurring in the baggage room, main bachelor officers’ quarters, Marine Corps air station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, on February 20, 1944; and as the result of the destruction of commanding officers’ quarters, amphibious training base, Ocracoke, North Carolina, on September 14, 1944: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved April 23, 1946. To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to the counties of Valley and McCone, Montana, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Missouri River at or near Frazer, Montana”, approved August 5, 1939. 1946-04-23 201 Chapter 60 Stat. 119 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 201] AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to the counties of Valley and McCone, Montana, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Missouri River at or near Frazer, Montana”, approved August 5, 1939. April 23, 1946[[S. 1601](/us/bill/79/s/1601)][[Public Law 355](/us/pl/79/355)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act Bridge.Missouri River.[53 Stat. 1206](/us/stat/53/1206).approved August 5, 1939, granting the consent of Congress to the counties of Valley and McCone, Montana, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at or near Frazer, Montana, be, and is hereby, revived and reenacted: *Provided*, That this Act shall be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within one year and completed within three years after the date of the termination of the unlimited national emergency proclaimed by [55 Stat. 1647](/us/stat/55/1647).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app., note prec. § 1](/us/usc/50/s1).the President on May 27, 1941. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved April 23, 1946. To authorize the United States commissioner for the Sequoia National Park to exercise similar functions for the Kings Canyon National Park. 1946-04-23 202 Chapter 60 Stat. 119 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 202] AN ACT To authorize the United States commissioner for the Sequoia National Park to exercise similar functions for the Kings Canyon National Park. April 23, 1946[[H. R. 2418](/us/bill/79/hr/2418)][[Public Law 356](/us/pl/79/356)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the United Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.U. S. commissioner.States commissioner for the Sequoia National Park, appointed pursuant to section 8 of the Act of June 2, 1920 (41 Stat. 731, 733; 16 U. S. C., secs. 66–68), shall exercise the additional functions of a United States commissioner for the Kings Canyon National Park. The United States District Court for the Southern District of California shall prescribe the rules of procedure and practice for the commissioner in the trial of cases and for appeal to the district court. Sec. 2. The commissioner shall have jurisdiction to issue process Jurisdiction.in the name of the United States for the arrest of any person charged with a violation of any of the rules and regulations made by the Secretary of the Interior in pursuance of law for the government and protection of the park, or with the commission within the park of a petty offense against the law, and to try the person so charged, who, if found guilty, shall be subject to the punishment prescribed by section 3 of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U. S. C., sec. 3), as 60 Stat. 120 “Petty offense.”[35 Stat. 1152](/us/stat/35/1152). amended. For the purposes of this Act, the term “petty offense” shall be defined as in section 335 of the Criminal Code (18 U. S. C., sec. 541). In all cases of conviction an appeal shall lie from the judgment of said commissioner to the district court. Sec. 3. Other criminal offenses. The commissioner shall have power to issue process in the name of the United States for the arrest of any person charged with the commission within said park of any criminal offense not covered by the provisions of section 2 of this Act, and to hear the evidence introduced. If he is of the opinion that probable cause is shown for holding the person so charged for trial, he shall commit such person for further appropriate action, and shall certify a transcript of the record of his proceedings and the testimony in such case to the district court, which court shall have jurisdiction of the case. Sec. 4. Fees, costs, and expenses. All fees, costs, and expenses arising in cases under this Act and properly chargeable to the United States shall lie certified, approved, and paid as are like fees, costs, and expenses in the courts of the United States. All fines, fees, costs, and expenses imposed and collected shall be deposited by the commissioner, or by the marshal of the United States collecting the same, with the clerk of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Approved April 23, 1946. To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act creating the City of Clinton Bridge Commission and authorizing said commission and its successors to acquire by purchase or condemnation and to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge or bridges across the Mississippi River at or near Clinton, Iowa, and at or near Fulton, Illinois”, approved December 21, 1944. 1946-04-23 203 Chapter 60 Stat. 120 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 203] AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act creating the City of Clinton Bridge Commission and authorizing said commission and its successors to acquire by purchase or condemnation and to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge or bridges across the Mississippi River at or near Clinton, Iowa, and at or near Fulton, Illinois”, approved December 21, 1944. April 23, 1946[[H. R. 4914](/us/bill/79/hr/4914)][[Public Law 357](/us/pl/79/357)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Mississippi River.[58 Stat. 846](/us/stat/58/846). That the Act approved December 21, 1944, authorizing the City of Clinton Bridge Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at or near the cities of Clinton, Iowa, and Fulton, Illinois, be, and is hereby, revived and reenacted: *Provided*, That this Act shall be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within two years and completed within four years from the date of approval hereof. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved April 23, 1946. To revive and reenact the Act granting the consent of Congress to the State Highway Department of South Carolina to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Pee Dee River, at or near Cashua Ferry, South Carolina, approved April 30, 1940. 1946-04-23 204 Chapter 60 Stat. 120 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 204] AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act granting the consent of Congress to the State Highway Department of South Carolina to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Pee Dee River, at or near Cashua Ferry, South Carolina, approved April 30, 1940. April 23, 1946[[H. R. 5275](/us/bill/79/hr/5275)][[Public Law 358](/us/pl/79/358)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House, of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Pee Dee River.[54 Stat. 175](/us/stat/54/175). That the Act approved April 30, 1940, granting the consent of Congress to the State Highway Department of South Carolina to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Pee Dee River, at or near Cashua Ferry, be, and is hereby, revived and reenacted: *Provided*, That this Act shall be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred is completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. 60 Stat. 121 Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved April 23, 1946. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District of New Mexico for the payment of operation and maintenance charges on certain Pueblo Indian lands. 1946-04-24 210 Chapter 60 Stat. 121 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 210] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District of New Mexico for the payment of operation and maintenance charges on certain Pueblo Indian lands. April 24, 1946[[S. 718 ](/us/bill/79/s/718)][[Public Law 359](/us/pl/79/359)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the provisions Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, N. Mex.of the Act of August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 887), as amended by section 5 of the Act of June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 779), authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to provide by agreement with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, a subdivision of the State of New Mexico, for the payment of operation and maintenance charges on newly reclaimed Pueblo Indian lands and lands purchased by the United States by virtue of the Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 636), as amended, for certain Pueblo Indians, are hereby extended for an additional period of ten years to 1955. Approved April 24, 1946. To reimburse certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for personal property lost or damaged as the result of a fire in building numbered 141 at the United States naval repair base, San Diego, California, on May 1, 1945. 1946-04-24 211 Chapter 60 Stat. 121 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 211] AN ACT To reimburse certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for personal property lost or damaged as the result of a fire in building numbered 141 at the United States naval repair base, San Diego, California, on May 1, 1945. April 24, 1946[[S. 1492](/us/bill/79/s/1492)][[Public Law 360](/us/pl/79/360)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary Navy.Reimbursement for personal property losses.of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum or sums, amounting in the aggregate not to exceed $22,434.28, as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to reimburse, under such regulations as he may prescribe, certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for the value of personal property lost or damaged as the result of a fire in building numbered 141 at the United States naval repair base, San Diego, California, on May 1, 1945: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved April 24, 1946. For the relief of Montgomery County, Mississippi, districts 2 and 3. 1946-04-24 212 Chapter 60 Stat. 121 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 212] AN ACT For the relief of Montgomery County, Mississippi, districts 2 and 3. April 24, 1946[[H. R. 2842](/us/bill/79/hr/2842)][[Public Law 361](/us/pl/79/361)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary Settlement of claimsof the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $40,227 to Montgomery County, Mississippi, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by the roads in supervisors districts numbered 2 and 3 resulting 60 Stat. 122from the use of said roads by military personnel of Camp McCain, between December 1942 and September 1944: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved April 24, 1946. For the relief of Grenada County, Mississippi. 1946-04-24 213 Chapter 60 Stat. 122 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 213] AN ACT For the relief of Grenada County, Mississippi. April 24, 1946[[H. R. 3195](/us/bill/79/hr/3195)][[Public Law 362](/us/pl/79/362)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Settlement of claim. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $47,685, to Grenada County, Mississippi, in full settlement of the county’s claim against the United States of America for damages sustained by the county roads in the use of said roads for maneuver and other purposes by military personnel of Camp McCain, Mississippi, from December 1942 to September 1944: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved April 24, 1946. Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Connecticut, acting by and through any agency or commission thereof, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Connecticut River at or near Old Saybrook, Connecticut. 1946-04-24 214 Chapter 60 Stat. 122 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 214] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Connecticut, acting by and through any agency or commission thereof, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Connecticut River at or near Old Saybrook, Connecticut. April 24, 1946[[H. R. 4940](/us/bill/79/hr/4940)][[Public Law 363](/us/pl/79/363)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Connecticut River. That the consent is hereby granted, to the State of Connecticut, acting by and through any agency or commission thereof, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Connecticut River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Old Saybrook, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to [33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates of Tolls.toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of the bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not Maintenance as free bridge.to exceed thirty-one years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, 60 Stat. 123such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls. An accurate record of the costs of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditure for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 3. No toll or other charge shall be levied against any employee, Federal use.civil or military, or any vehicle or conveyance, of the United States Government for the use of such bridge in the performance of official duties. Sec. 4. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved April 24, 1946. Authorizing the village of Baudette, State of Minnesota, its public successors or public assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Rainy River at or near Baudette, Minnesota. 1946-04-24 215 Chapter 60 Stat. 123 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 215] AN ACT Authorizing the village of Baudette, State of Minnesota, its public successors or public assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Rainy River at or near Baudette, Minnesota. April 24, 1946[[H. R. 5544](/us/bill/79/hr/5544)][[Public Law 364](/us/pl/79/364)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in order to Bridge.Rainy River.facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes the village of Baudette, Minnesota, its public successors and public assigns, be, and it is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge and approaches thereto across the Rainy River, so far as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of said river, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Baudette, Minnesota, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act, and subject to the approval of the proper authorities in Canada. Approval of Canadian authorities.Acquisition of property. Sec. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the village of Baudette, Minnesota, its public successors and public assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property in the State of Minnesota, needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are now possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State of Minnesota upon making just compensation therefor to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Sec. 3. The said village of Baudette, Minnesota, its public successors Tolls.and public assigns, are authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge in accordance with any laws of Canada applicable thereto, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. *Supra*. Sec. 4. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintenance, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under efficient and economical management, and to provide funds sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the completion thereof. After funds sufficient for such amortization of said bridge Maintenance as free bridge.and its approaches shall have been so provided, such bridge shall 60 Stat. 124thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditure for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 5. Right to soil, etc. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage to any public agency or to an international bridge authority is hereby granted to the village of Baudette, Minnesota, its public successors and public assigns; and any such agency or authority to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such agency or authority. Sec. 6. Federal use. No toll or other charge shall be levied against any employee, civil or military, or any vehicle or conveyance of the United States Government for the use of such bridge in the performance of official duties. Sec. 7. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved April 24, 1946. To amend paragraph 8 of part VII, Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, to authorize an appropriation of $1,500,000 as a revolving fund in lieu of $500,000 now authorized. 1946-04-24 216 Chapter 60 Stat. 124 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 216] AN ACT To amend paragraph 8 of part VII, Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, to authorize an appropriation of $1,500,000 as a revolving fund in lieu of $500,000 now authorized. April 24, 1946[[H. R. 5574](/us/bill/79/hr/5574)][[Public Law 365](/us/pl/79/365)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That paragraph 8 [57 Stat. 44](/us/stat/57/44).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s735).of part VII, Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, is hereby amended by substituting “$1,500,000” in lieu of “$500,000”, so that the paragraph shall read as follows:" “8. Vocational rehabilitation.Appropriation authorized. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, available immediately and until expended, the sum of $1,500,000 to be utilized by the Veterans’ Administration under such rules and regulations as the Administrator may prescribe, as a revolving fund for the purpose of making advancements not exceeding $100 in any case, Advancements.to persons commencing or undertaking courses of vocational rehabilitation under this part, and advancement to bear no interest and to be reimbursed in such installments as may be determined by the Administrator by proper deductions from any future payments of pension or retirement pay.” " Approved April 24, 1946. For the relief of the Borough of Park Ridge, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 1946-04-26 232 Chapter 60 Stat. 124 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 232] AN ACT For the relief of the Borough of Park Ridge, Park Ridge, New Jersey. April 26, 1946[[H. R. 1562](/us/bill/79/hr/1562)][[Public Law 366](/us/pl/79/366)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Settlement of claims. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $7,500, to the Borough of Park Ridge, Park Ridge, New Jersey, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for damages sustained by the borough roads as the result of hauling sand from a sand pit located in the interior of the borough in connection 60 Stat. 125with the grading and graveling of roads at Camp Shanks, Orangeburg, New York, during the spring of 1943: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved April 26, 1946. To authorize suitable participation by the United States in the observance of the two-hundredth anniversary of the founding of Princeton University. 1946-04-26 233 Chapter 60 Stat. 125 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 233] JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize suitable participation by the United States in the observance of the two-hundredth anniversary of the founding of Princeton University. April 26, 1946[[H. J. Res. 331](/us/bill/79/hjres/331)][[Public Law 367](/us/pl/79/367)] Whereas there are to be held at Princeton, New Jersey, and at other Princeton University.Two-hundredth anniversary of foundingplaces, during the academic year beginning September 22, 1946, and ending June 16, 1947, ceremonies, convocations, and conferences commemorating the two-hundredth anniversary of the founding of Princeton University; and Whereas such ceremonies, convocations, and conferences will be devoted to applying, in consultation with scholars throughout the world, our common skills, knowledge, and wisdom to the reconsideration of the fundamental obligations of higher learning to human society, with a view to contributing to the advancement of the comity of all nations and to the building of a free and peaceful world; and Whereas, Nassau Hall, for two centuries the traditional center of the university, is intimately associated with the earliest days of the Republic, having been alternately occupied by British and American troops and seriously damaged, and having then become temporarily the seat of the National Government in 1783 upon the removal of the Congress from Philadelphia to Princeton, and having been the site of the reception by Congress of the first properly accredited minister from abroad to the United States of America; andWhereas graduates of Princeton were signers of the Declaration of Independence; and Whereas alumni of Princeton played a distinctive part in the drafting and adoption of the Constitution of the United States; James Madison having taken the lead in the calling of the Constitutional Convention and in shaping and procuring the ratification of the document, and more alumni of Princeton than of any other college having been members of the Convention; and Whereas many Princeton men have served with distinction in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the Government of the United States; and Whereas Princeton has given to the United States of America two great Presidents and to the world two great contributors to the cause of human freedom, namely James Madison and Woodrow Wilson; and Whereas since its founding Princeton has dedicated itself to the ideals of freedom in thought and in spirit; and Whereas at the end of its second century and the beginning of its third it has, through its president, trustees, and faculty rededicated itself to such ideals: Therefore be it *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Government and National observance.the people of the United States unite with Princeton University in a 60 Stat. 126fitting and appropriate observance of the two-hundredth anniversary of its founding. Sec. 2. Commission. There is hereby established a commission to be known as the United States Princeton University Bicentennial Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”) to be composed of fifteen Commissioners, as follows: The President of the United States and four persons to be appointed by him, the President of the Senate and four Members of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and four Members of the House to be appointed by the Speaker. Any vacancies occurring in the membership of the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which original appointments to such Commission are made. Sec. 3. Functions. The Commission, on behalf of the United States, shall cooperate with the representatives of Princeton University, the State of New Jersey, and the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, in the appropriate observance of such anniversary, and shall extend appropriate courtesies to the delegates of foreign universities and other foreign learned bodies, or individuals, attending the celebrations as Utilization of Federal agencies.guests of Princeton University. The Commission is authorized in performing its functions under this section to utilize the services and facilities of the various agencies and instrumentalities of the United States, with the consent of such agencies and instrumentalities. Sec. 4. The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. They shall select a chairman and a secretary from among their number, but the President of the United States shall be designated as the honorary chairman of the Commission. Approved April 26, 1946. To provide for payment of travel allowances and transportation and for transportation of dependents of members of the military and naval forces, and for other purposes. 1946-04-27 240 Chapter 60 Stat. 126 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 240] AN ACT To provide for payment of travel allowances and transportation and for transportation of dependents of members of the military and naval forces, and for other purposes. April 27, 1946[[H. R. 4896](/us/bill/79/hr/4896)][[Public Law 368](/us/pl/79/368)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Transportation of certain military and naval personnel. That any member of the military or naval forces who is hereafter separated from active service under conditions other than honorable may be furnished transportation in kind at Government expense from the place of separation from active service to the place at which he entered upon active service or home of record: *Provided*, That no transportation will be furnished under this section to any person who is in confinement pursuant to sentence of a civil court at the time of separation from active service. Sec. 2. Dependents.Payment in lieu of transportation. In lieu of transportation for dependents of personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, or of any of the components thereof authorized under any provision of law, payment at the rate of 4 cents per mile for dependents twelve years of age and over, and 2 cents per mile for dependents under twelve years of age to include dependents five years of age and over, may be made for land travel when such travel shall have been completed: *Provided*, That prior to July 1, 1946, such payments may be made, under such conditions as the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy, respectively, may prescribe, in advance of actual travel by dependents otherwise entitled to transportation. No payment will be made for dependents less than five years of age. Reimbursement is authorized in the manner prescribed in this section, for travel performed, 60 Stat. 127in any case where payment for such travel has not theretofore been made. Sec. 3. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, Stations outside U. S.respectively, are authorized to delegate authority to determine the availability of Government transportation for dependents of military and naval personnel to or from stations beyond the continental limits of the United States under any provision of law and such determinations heretofore made by administrative officers shall be deemed sufficient to support payments for transportation of dependents. Sec. 4. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, Regulations.respectively, are authorized to prescribe regulations for carrying out the provisions of this Act. Sec. 5. Determinations of dependency and distances for the purpose Determinations of dependency, etc.of this Act, made by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, respectively, or such persons as they may designate, shall be conclusive. Sec. 6. The provisions of section 5 of this Act shall terminate on September 1, 1948. Sec. 7. In cases involving personnel of the Coast Guard at times Coast Guard.when the Coast Guard is not operating as a part of the Navy, the authorities, powers, and functions prescribed for the Secretary of the Navy in sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this Act shall be performed by the Secretary of the Treasury in the same manner and under the same conditions as are prescribed herein for the Secretary of the Navy. Approved April 27, 1946. Relating to the domestic raising of fur-bearing animals. 1946-04-30 242 Chapter 60 Stat. 127 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 242] AN ACT Relating to the domestic raising of fur-bearing animals. April 30, 1946[[H. R. 2115](/us/bill/79/hr/2115)][[Public Law 369](/us/pl/79/369)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That for the purposes Domestic raising of fur-bearing animals.of all classification and administration of Acts of Congress, Executive orders, administrative orders, and regulations pertaining to—
(a)fox, rabbit, mink, chinchilla, marten, fisher, muskrat, Classification.karakul and all other fur-bearing animals, raised in captivity for breeding or other useful purposes shall be deemed domestic animals;
(b)such animals and the products thereof shall be deemed agricultural products; and
(c)the breeding, raising, producing, or marketing of such animals or their products by the producer shall be deemed an agricultural pursuit. Sec. 2.
(a)All the functions of the Secretary of the Interior and Transfer of functions.the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior, which affect the breeding, raising, producing, marketing, or any other phase of the production or distribution, of domestically raised fur-bearing animals, or products thereof, are hereby transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Agriculture.
(b)Appropriations and unexpended balances of appropriations, Funds available.or parts thereof, which the Director of the Budget determines to be available for expenditure for the administration of any function transferred by this Act, shall be available for expenditure for the continued administration of such function by the officer to whom such function is so transferred.
(c)All records and property (including office furniture and equipment) Transfer of property.under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the 60 Stat. 128Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior used primarily in connection with the administration of functions transferred by this Act are hereby transferred to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture. Sec. 3. Effective date. This Act shall take effect sixty days after the date of its enactment. Approved April 30, 1946. For the rehabilitation of the Philippines. 1946-04-30 243 Chapter 60 Stat. 128 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 243] AN ACT For the rehabilitation of the Philippines. April 30, 1946[[S. 1610](/us/bill/79/s/1610)][[Public Law 370](/us/pl/79/370)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946.*Post*, pp. 805, 916. That this Act may be cited as the “Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946”. TITLE I— *Post*, p. 140.COMPENSATION FOR WAR DAMAGE Sec. 101. Commission established.Composition, salaries, etc.
(a)There is hereby established a Philippine War Damage Commission (in this title referred to as the “Commission”). The Commission shall consist of three members, to be appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One of the members of the Commission shall be a Filipino. The members of the Commission shall receive compensation at the rate of $12,000 a year. The terms of office of the members of the Commission shall expire at the time fixed in subsection
(d)for winding up the affairs of the Commission. A vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall not impair the authority of the remaining two members of the Commission to exercise all of its functions. Vacancies occurring in the membership of the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as in the case of the original selection. Members of the Commission shall receive their necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in connection with their duties as such members, or a per diem allowance in lieu thereof, to be fixed by the Commission without regard to the limitation prescribed in any existing law.
(b)Powers.[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661–674) *et seq*.*Post*, pp. 216, 219. The Commission may, without regard to the civil-service laws or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, appoint and fix the compensation and allowances of such officers, attorneys, and employees, and may make such expenditures, as may be necessary to carry out its functions. Officers and employees of any other department or agency of the Government may, with the consent of the head of such department or agency, be assigned to assist the Commission in carrying out its functions. The Commission may, with the consent of the head of any other department or agency of the Government, utilize the facilities and services of such department or agency in carrying out the functions of the Commission.
(c)Rules and regulations. The Commission may prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary for carrying out its functions, and may delegate functions to any member, officer, or employee of the Commission or of any other department or agency of the United States or of the Commonwealth Filing of claims.of the Philippines and shall give public notice of the time when, and the limit of the time within which, claims may be filed, which notice shall be given in such manner as the Commission shall prescribe.
(d)Recommendations of Filipino Rehabilitation Commission.[58 Stat. 626](/us/stat/58/626).[48 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1243](/us/usc/t48/s1243).*Post*, p, 158.Closing of affairs. The Commission shall, so far as practicable, give consideration to, but need not await, or be bound by, the recommendations of the Filipino Rehabilitation Commission (created by the Act approved June 29, 1944) with respect to Philippine war damage. The Commission shall wind up its affairs not later than two years after 60 Stat. 129the expiration of the time for filing claims under this title if possible, but, in no event later than five years from the enactment of this Act. Sec. 102.
(a)The Commission is hereby authorized to make compensation Compensation for loss of property, etc.to the extent hereinafter provided on account of physical loss or destruction of or damage to property in the Philippines occurring after December 7, 1941 (Philippine time), and before October 1, 1945, as a result of one or more of the following perils:
(1)Enemy attack;
(2)action taken by or at the request of the military, naval, or air forces of the United States to prevent such property from coming into the possession of the enemy;
(3)action taken by enemy representatives, civil or military, or by the representatives of any government cooperating with the enemy;
(4)action by the armed forces of the United States or other forces cooperating with the armed forces of the United States in opposing, resisting or expelling the enemy from the Philippines;
(5)looting, pillage, or other lawlessness or disorder accompanying the collapse of civil authority determined by the Commission to have resulted from any of the other perils enumerated in this section or from control by enemy forces: *Provided*, That such compensation shall be payable Payment to qualified persons.*Infra*.only to qualified persons having, on December 7, 1941 (Philippine time), and continuously to and including the time of loss or damage, an insurable interest as owner, mortgagee, lien holder, or pledgee in such property so lost or damaged: *Provided further*, That any qualified Deceased person’s interest.person who acquired any deceased person’s interest in any property either
(1)as heir, devisee, legatee, or distributee, or
(2)as executor or administrator of the estate of any such deceased person for the benefit of one or more heirs, devisees, legatees, or distributees, all of whom are qualified persons, shall be deemed to have had the same interest in such property during such deceased person’s life-time that such deceased person had: *Provided further*, That no claim Claims disallowed.shall be approved in an aggregate amount which exceeds whichever of the following amounts, as determined by the Commission, is less: a) The actual cash value, at the time of loss, of property lost or destroyed and the amount of the actual damage to other property of the claimant which was damaged as a direct result of the causes enumerated in this section;
(b)the cost of repairing or rebuilding such lost or damaged property, or replacing the same with other property of like or similar quality: *Provided further*, That in case Reduction of aggregate amount.the aggregate amount of the claims which would be payable to any one claimant under the foregoing provisions exceeds $500, the aggregate amount of the claims approved in favor of such claimant shall be reduced by 25 per centum of the excess over $500.
(b)When used in this section, the term “qualified person” means— “Qualified person.”
(1)any individual, who on December 7, 1941 (Philippine time), and continuously to the time of filing claim pursuant to this title, was a citizen of the United States or of the Commonwealth of the Philippines or of the Republic of the Philippines or who, being a citizen of a nation not an enemy of the United States, which nation grants reciprocal war damage payments to American citizens resident in such countries was for five years prior to December 7, 1941, a resident of the Philippines;
(2)any individual, who at any time subsequent to September 16, 1940, and prior to August 14, 1945, served honorably in the armed forces of the United States or of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, or honorably performed “service in the merchant marine” (as defined in the first section of the Act entitled “An Act to provide reemployment rights for persons who leave 60 Stat. 130their positions to serve in the merchant marine, and for other [57 Stat. 162](/us/stat/57/162).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1471](/us/usc/t50/s1471).*Post*, pp. 905, 946.purposes”, approved June 23, 1943);
(3)any church or other religious organization; and
(4)any unincorporated association, trust, or corporation (or, upon dissolution, its successor) organized pursuant to the laws of any of the several States or of the United States or of any Territory or possession thereof (including any other unincorporated association, trust, corporation or sociedad anonima organized pursuant to the laws in effect in the Philippines at the time of its organization), but excluding any corporation wholly owned by the Commonwealth of the Philippines (or the Republic of the Philippines). Sec. 103. Restrictions on payments. The Commission shall make no payment under the provisions of this title—
(a)to any enemy alien;
(b)to any person who, by a civil or military court having jurisdiction, has been found guilty of collaborating with the enemy, or of any act involving disloyalty to the United States or the Commonwealth of the Philippines;
(c)to any unincorporated association, trust, corporation or sociedad anonima owned or controlled by any of the persons specified in clauses
(a)and
(b)of this section;
(d)to compensate for any loss of or damage to property which, at the time of loss or damage, was insured against any one or more of the perils specified in section 102 hereof, except to the extent that the loss or damage exceeds the amount of such insurance, whether or not collectible;
(e)to compensate for any loss or damage—
(1)for which the War Department or the Navy Department is authorized to make payment, or
(2)for which compensation or indemnity is otherwise payable, or has been paid, or is authorized to be paid, by the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (Republic of the Philippines), or by the United States Government or by their respective departments, establishments, or agencies, unless the War Department, Navy Department, respective department, establishment, or agency concerned has declined to pay compensation or indemnity for such loss or damage;
(f)unless the claimant shall file with the Commission, within twelve months after the date on which public notice is given as prescribed in section 101
(c)of this title, a claim in reasonable conformity with the requirements of this title and such reasonable regulations as shall be established by the Commission. Sec. 104. Approval and payment of claims.
(a)No claim shall be paid unless approved by the Commission or its authorized representatives, and on account of each claim so approved the Commission may make immediate payment of
(1)so much of the approved amount of the claim as does not exceed five hundred dollars or one thousand Philippine pesos, plus
(2)such percentage, not in excess of 80 per centum of the remainder of the approved amount of the claim as the Commission shall make applicable to all approved claims, due consideration having been given to the total funds available for distribution. After the time for filing claims has expired, the Commission shall determine the amount of money available for the further payment of claims. Such funds shall be applied pro rata toward the payment of the unpaid balances of the amounts authorized to be paid pursuant to section 102 of this title. 60 Stat. 131
(b)The Commission may, at its option, make payment, in whole Replacement of property.or in part, of the amount payable in the case of any claim authorized to be paid under this title by replacing lost, damaged, or destroyed property with other property of like or similar kind. The amount expended for such purpose in any case, including the fair value of property transferred to the claimant, shall be deemed to have been paid to the claimant on account of his claim, and such amount shall in no case exceed the amount authorized to be paid under this title on account of such claim. The Commission is authorized to acquire such property, to have such work done, to make such contracts, and to take such other action as may be necessary for the purposes of this subsection. To accomplish the purposes of this section such Transfer of surplus property.surplus property of the United States, wherever located, as the President of the United States by Executive order shall direct, shall be transferred to the Commission. The Commission shall pay to the disposal agency the fair value of the property as agreed to by the Commission and the disposal agency.
(c)All of the provisions of this title shall be subject to the requirement Replacement, etc. before payment.*Infra*; p. 805.that, to the fullest extent practicable, the Commission shall require that the lost or damaged property be rebuilt, replaced, or repaired before payments of money are actually made to claimants under this title. Sec. 105. Not later than six months after its organization, and Reports to Congress.*Post*, p. 805.Payment without replacement, etc.every six months thereafter, the Commission shall make a report to the Congress concerning operations under this title: *Provided*, That if the Commission determines it is impossible for any reason beyond the control of the claimant, or is impractical to rebuild, replace, or repair the lost or damaged property, the Commission may make payment to the claimant without making said requirement: *Provided, however*, Reinvestment.That, as a condition to the making of such payment, the Commission shall require that the whole of such payment shall be reinvested in such manner as will further the rehabilitation or economic development of the Philippines: *And provided further*, That Partial payment.nothing in this subsection shall preclude the partial payment of claims as the rebuilding, replacing, or repairing of the property progresses. Sec. 106.
(a)There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out Appropriation authorized.*Post*, p. 613.Expenses of Commission.of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the amount of $400,000,000 for the purposes of paying compensation to the extent authorized by this title, and of such sum, not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available to pay the expenses of the Commission.
(b)Any money or bullion received by the United States from the Japanese reparations.Japanese Government or the Japanese people by way of reparations or indemnity on account of war losses in the Philippines—
(1)shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States until the value of said money or bullion so covered into the Treasury is equal to the sum of the amounts appropriated for the payment of compensation under this title and the amounts appropriated for carrying out the purposes of title III of this *Post*, pp. 135, 621, 916.Act;
(2)when the amounts covered into the Treasury under clause
(1)are equal to the amounts so appropriated, the excess over the amounts so appropriated shall be used, first, to satisfy in full the balance unpaid of any approved claims under this title; second, toward the payment of any amount by which any claim was reduced under Section 102
(a)hereof; third, toward the satisfaction of any approved claim of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (or the Republic of the Philippines), its provinces, cities, municipalities, and instrumentalities, not compensated under this Act; and 60 Stat. 132
(3)the balance shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States.
(c)Transfer of property. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any other property received by the United States from the Japanese Government or the Japanese people, whether by way of reparations or restitution on account of war losses in the Philippines, may be transferred, by Executive order of the President of the United States, to the Commission, to be applied in kind, under such regulations as may be adopted by it, to the payment of losses or damages covered by this Act, or in such other manner as the Commission may determine to be necessary to carry out the purposes and policy of this Act.
(d)Recovery of damages. Nothing in this Act shall prejudice the right of any claimant not covered by this Act to recover damages from the Japanese Government or the Japanese people, by way of reparations or indemnity on account of the war, for losses not, or not fully, compensated for hereunder. Sec. 107. False statements. Whoever, in the Philippines or elsewhere, makes any statement or representation knowing it to be false, or whoever willfully and fraudulently overvalues loss of or damage to property for the purpose of obtaining for himself or for any claimant any compensation pursuant to this title, or for the purpose of influencing in any way the action of the Commission with respect to any claim for compensation pursuant to this title, or for the purpose of obtaining money, property, or anything of value under this title, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both, and shall not receive any payments or other benefits under this title and, if any payment or benefit shall have been made or granted, the Commission shall take such action as may be necessary to recover the same. Sec. 108. Remuneration for services. No remuneration on account of services rendered or to be rendered to or on behalf of any claimant in connection with any claim for compensation pursuant to this title shall exceed 5 per centum of the compensation paid by the Commission on account of such claim. Any agreement to the contrary shall be unlawful and void. Whoever, in the Philippines, or elsewhere, pays or offers to pay, or promises to pay, or receives, on account of services rendered or to be rendered in connection with any claim for compensation hereunder, any remuneration in excess of the maximum permitted by this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned for not. more than twelve months or both, and, if any such payment or benefit shall have been made or granted, the Commission shall take such action as may be necessary to recover the same, and, in addition thereto, any such claimant shall forfeit all rights under this title. Sec. 109. War Damage Corporation.Authority to furnish protection, etc.[56 Stat. 175](/us/stat/56/175).[15 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 606b–2 (a)](/us/usc/t15/s606b–2/a). Except as lawfully provided in policies of insurance heretofore or hereafter issued by the War Damage Corporation pursuant to subsection
(a)of section 5g of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act, as amended, the authority herein granted to the Philippine War Damage Commission shall be in lieu of and shall supersede all authority previously conferred on the War Damage Corporation to furnish protection or pay compensation with respect to property situated, at the time of loss or damage, in the Philippines, and the protection authorized to be extended and the compensation authorized to be paid by the Philippine War Damage Commission shall be in lieu of all protection heretofore extended or authorized to be extended by the War Damage Corporation with respect to property situated, at the time of loss or damage, in the Philippines, except to the extent provided in policies of insurance heretofore or 60 Stat. 133hereafter issued by the War Damage Corporation. The War Damage Corporation is hereby prohibited from providing for or paying compensation for war damage in the Philippines except to the extent provided in its policies of insurance heretofore or hereafter issued in consideration of a premium paid therefor. Sec. 110. The classes of property enumerated in this section, Property excluded.whether situated in the Philippines or elsewhere, are hereby excluded from protection, compensation, or consideration under this title, and the Commission shall not make any payment, directly or indirectly, on account of loss of or damage to such classes of property:
(1)Accounts, bills, records, films, plans, drawings, formulas, currency, deeds, evidences of debt, securities, money, bullion, furs, jewelry, stamps, precious and semiprecious stones, works of art, antiques, stamp and coin collections, manuscripts, books and printed publications more than fifty years old, models, curiosities, objects of historical or scientific interest, and pleasure watercraft and pleasure aircraft: *Provided, however*, That such protection, compensation, or Inventories, supplies, or equipment.consideration shall extend to such of the foregoing items as may have constituted inventories, supplies or equipment for carrying on a trade or business within the Philippines;
(2)Vessels and watercraft, their cargoes and equipment, except Vessels, etc., excepted.(a) vessels used or intended to be used exclusively for storage, housing, manufacturing, or generating power,
(b)vessels while under construction until delivery by the builder, or sailing on delivery or trial trip, whichever shall first occur,
(c)watercraft and commercial vessels of Philippine registry and watercraft of Philippine or American ownership, in harbors and territorial and inland waters of the Philippines, and
(d)cargoes and equipment on vessels and watercraft described in (a),
(b)and
(c)above; except as modified by and subject to clauses
(1)and
(5)of this section;
(3)Intangible property;
(4)Property diverted to the Philippine Islands, by authority of the United States Government or otherwise, as a result of war conditions; and
(5)Property in transit
(a)which at the time of loss or damage was insured against war perils, or b) with respect to which insurance against such perils was available, at the time of loss or damage either at reasonable commercial rates or from the United States Maritime Commission. Sec. 111. All departments, commissions, offices, agencies, and Transfer of surplus property in Philippines.instrumentalities of the United States Government, upon the written request of the Commission, are authorized to make delivery and conveyance to designated claimants, or to the Commission, of any surplus property of the United States in the Philippines deemed by the Commission to be similar to that for which compensation is requested, or to be suitable for the rebuilding or repair of the property damaged or destroyed. The transfer of such property to such claimants shall be at the fair value of the property as agreed by the Commission and the disposal agency. The Commission shall pay such fair value to the disposal agency. Sec. 112. The War Damage Corporation is authorized and directed Assistance of War Damage Corporation.to consult with, and in every manner possible to assist and cooperate with, the Commission, to aid the Commission in its performance of duties hereunder, and to make available to or deliver to the Commission all records, claims, files, and other documents in its possession pertaining to Philippine claims. The Commission is authorized to give such weight as it may deem proper to any reports, certificates, or recommendations of the War Damage Corporation, or its adjusters or claims service offices. 60 Stat. 134 Sec. 113. Notification of action on claims. The Commission shall notify all claimants of the approval or denial of their claims, and, if approved, shall notify such claimants of the amount for which such claims are approved. Any claimant whose claim is denied, or is approved for less than the full allowable amount of said claim, shall be entitled, under such regulations as the Commission may prescribe, to a hearing before the Commission or its representatives with respect to such claim. Upon such hearing, the Commission may affirm, modify, or reverse its former action with respect to such claim, including a denial or reduction in Finality of findings.the amount of a claim theretofore approved. All findings of the Commission concerning the amount of loss or damage sustained, the cause of such loss or damage, the persons to whom compensation pursuant to this title is payable, and the value of the property lost or damaged, shall be conclusive and shall not be reviewable by any court. TITLE II— DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY Sec. 201. Authority of disposal agency.*Post*, p. 805. In order to expedite the disposition of surplus property of the United States in the Philippines and to aid in repairing and replacing buildings (including hospitals, educational, and charitable institutions furnishing essential health, educational, and welfare services), works, utilities, equipment, or other property, owned by the Commonwealth of the Philippines, provincial governments, chartered cities or municipalities, or other governmental units in the Philippines, in cases where such government-owned buildings, works, utilities, equipment, or other property have been damaged, lost, or destroyed in the war, and otherwise to aid in facilitating the normal operations of existing governmental units in the Philippines, the [58 Stat. 765](/us/stat/58/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Post*, pp. 168, 169, 699, 754, 8S6.Transfer to Commonwealth, etc.Department of State, the disposal agency for the Philippines designated under the Surplus Property Act of 1944, acting through the Foreign Liquidation Commissioner (hereinafter referred to as the “Commissioner”), is hereby authorized to transfer to the Commonwealth of the Philippines, provincial governments, chartered cities or municipalities, without reimbursement, property of the United States now or hereafter located in the Philippines and declared surplus under the Surplus Property Act of 1944, upon such terms and conditions, including the use or disposition of such property by the Commonwealth of the Philippines, as the Commissioner may deem appropriate to carry out the purposes of this title. Sec. 202. Record of transfer; reports. At the time any such property is so transferred to the Commonwealth of the Philippines (Republic of the Philippines), the Commissioner shall make a record of
(1)the items transferred,
(2)the condition of such items, and
(3)his estimate of the fair value of such items. The Commissioner shall make quarterly reports to the President and the Congress concerning the administration of this title. Sec. 203. Disposals. Surplus property now or hereafter located in the Philippines shall be disposed of only in accordance with the provisions of [58 Stat. 765](/us/stat/58/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V. app. §§ 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Post*, pp. 168, 169, 599, 754, 886.this Act and the Surplus Property Act of 1944 as heretofore or hereafter amended. Such disposals shall not be subject to the provisions of any law inconsistent herewith. The Commission shall, so far as practicable, dispose of surplus property in the Philippines in such a manner and in such quantities, within the provisions of the Surplus Property Act, as will prevent unnecessary distribution costs and excessive profits. Sec. 204. Munitions. No military weapons, munitions, or toxic gas shall be transferred or otherwise disposed of under section 201. Sec. 205. Aggregate value. The fair value of the property transferred to the Commonwealth of the Philippines (Republic of the Philippines) provincial governments, chartered cities or municipalities under section 201, 60 Stat. 135as estimated by the Commissioner, shall not exceed $100,000,000 in the aggregate. Sec. 206. The Commissioner may prescribe such rules and regulations Rules and regulations.as may be necessary for the performance of his functions under this title, and may delegate and authorize successive redelegations of any authority conferred upon him by this title to any officer or employee of his agency or of any other department or agency of the United States or of the Commonwealth of the Philippines (Republic of the Philippines). TITLE III— RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC PROPERTY AND ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES Sec. 301. As a manifestation of good will to the Filipino people, Appropriation authorized.*Post*, pp. 621, 916.there are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
(1)the sum of $120,000,000, to be allocated from time to time, but not later than the fiscal year 1950, by the President of the United States among the various programs set forth in sections 302, 303, 304, and 305, and
(2)such additional sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 306 to 311, inclusive. public roads Sec. 302.
(a)As recommended in a report based upon an investigation made in the Philippines by the Public Roads Administration of the Federal Works Agency and to the extent that the findings in such report are approved by the President, the Public Roads Administration is authorized, after consultation with the Philippine Government, to plan, design, restore, and build, in accordance with its usual contract procedures, such roads, essential streets, and bridges as may be necessary from the standpoint of the national defense and economic rehabilitation and development of the Philippines.
(b)The Commissioner of Public Roads is authorized, under such Filipino trainees.regulations as he may adopt, to provide training for not to exceed ten Filipino engineers, to be designated by the President of the Philippines from the regularly employed staff of the Philippine Public Works Department subject to the provisions of section 311 (c),in the construction, maintenance, and highway traffic engineering and control necessary for the continued maintenance and for the efficient and safe operation of highway transport facilities. port and harbor facilities Sec. 303.
(a)As recommended in a report based upon an investigation made in the Philippines by the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army and to the extent that the findings in such report are approved by the President, the Corps of Engineers is authorized, after consultation with the Philippine Government, to carry out a program for the rehabilitation, improvement, and construction of port and harbor facilities in the Philippines, such work to be done by contract, insofar as practicable, under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, and in accordance with established procedures applicable to river and harbor projects.
(b)The Chief of Engineers of the Army is authorized, under such Filipino trainees.regulations as he may adopt, to provide training for not to exceed ten Filipino engineers, to be designated by the President of the Philippines from among the engineer officers of the Philippine Army and the regularly employed staff of the Philippine Public Works 60 Stat. 136Department subject to the provisions of section 311 (c), in the construction, improvement, and maintenance of port facilities and other works of improvements on rivers and harbors. public property Sec. 304. Compensation. The Philippine War Damage Commission, within the limits of the appropriations allocated to it for carrying out the provisions of this section, is authorized to compensate the Commonwealth of the Philippines (or the Republic of the Philippines), the provincial governments, chartered cities, municipalities, and corporations wholly owned by the Commonwealth of the Philippines (or the Republic of the Philippines), in the Philippines, for physical loss of or damage to public property in the Philippines occurring after December 7, 1941 (Philippine time), and before October 1, 1945, *Ante*, p. 129.as a result of the perils listed in section 102
(a)hereof, in any case in which compensation for such losses or the rebuilding, repair, or replacement of the lost or damaged property is not provided for by *Ante*, p. 134.the transfer of surplus property under section 201 hereof, or provided for under the provisions of this title other than this section or otherwise provided for by the United States Government or any department Replacement, etc., before payment.or agency thereof. To the fullest extent practicable, the Commission shall require that any lost or damaged property for which it decides to award compensation under this section shall be rebuilt, replaced, or repaired before payments of money are actually made Repair, etc., by FWA or Corps of Engineers of U. S. Army.to claimants under this section. The Commission in its discretion may request the Federal Works Agency or the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army to undertake, after consultation with the Philippine Government, the rebuilding, repair, or replacement of property for which the Commission awards compensation under this section, and, from the funds available for carrying out the provisions of this section, may transfer to such Agency or Corps of Engineers the funds necessary to pay for the work requested. The Federal Works Agency and the Corps of Engineers are authorized to rebuild, repair, or replace property in accordance with any such request of the Commission and to expend the funds so transferred to them for such Selection and priority of cases.purpose. The Commission shall have full power to select, and fix the priority of, cases in which compensation will be awarded or property rebuilt, repaired, or replaced under this section, and to determine the amount of such compensation and the extent to which such property will be rebuilt, repaired, or replaced, taking into account the relative importance of various projects to the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the economy of the Philippines and such other factors as the Commission deems relevant. public health Sec. 305. Cooperation of PHS.
(a)The Public Health Service of the Federal Security Agency is authorized to cooperate with the Government of the Philippines (Republic of the Philippines), and with other appropriate agencies or organizations, in the rehabilitation and development of public health services and facilities throughout the Philippines.
(b)Survey. To accomplish such purposes the Public Health Service shall at the earliest practicable time survey the health situation in the Philippines, and is authorized to replace, expand, or install such health services and facilities in the Philippines as are deemed essential to preservation of health, and may assist in the rehabilitation and development of a Philippine quarantine service for prevention of introduction of disease from abroad or from one island to another. 60 Stat. 137The Public Health Service may set up demonstrations and establish training centers in the Philippines; may establish and maintain in Instruction.the Philippines a school or schools for the purpose of providing practical instruction in public health; and may, at any time prior to January 1, 1948, provide one year of training in appropriate schools or colleges in the United States to not more than one hundred Filipinos, to be designated by the President of the Philippines subject to the provisions of section 311 (c), in public health methods and administration. It may replace equipment and supply reasonably Equipment.necessary additional equipment, utilizing for this purpose, so far as possible, surplus property, and may recommend to the Commission the repair or construction under the provisions of section 304, at any time prior to July 1, 1950, of buildings deemed essential to the rehabilitation of public health and quarantine functions. inter-island commerce Sec. 306.
(a)In order to restore and improve inter-island commerce Charters.in the Philippines, notwithstanding the provisions of any existing law, the United States Maritime Commission is authorized to charter under such terms and conditions (including nominal rates of charter hire) vessels suitable for operation in the inter-island commerce of the Philippines to individuals, corporations, or cooperatives or other forms of business organizations in the Philippines if the Commission determines that they possess the ability, experience, financial resources, and other qualifications, necessary to enable them to operate and maintain the vessel in the inter-island commerce in the Philippines: *Provided*, That any charter entered into under the authority of this section shall contain a provision requiring that the vessel shall be operated only in the inter-island commerce in the Philippines.
(b)The Chairman, United States Maritime Commission, is hereby Instruction of Filipinos.authorized to permit not exceeding fifty Filipinos each year prior to July 1, 1950, to be designated by the President of the Philippines subject to the provisions of section 311 (c), to receive instruction in the United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps and at a United States Merchant Marine Academy. The persons receiving instruction under authority of this section shall receive the same pay, allowances, and emoluments, to be paid from the same appropriations, and, subject to such exceptions as may be determined by the Chairman, United States Maritime Commission, shall be subject to the same rules and regulations governing admission, attendance, discipline, resignation, discharge, dismissal, and graduation, as cadet midshipmen at the Merchant Marine Academy appointed from the United States; but such persons shall not be entitled to appointment to any office or position in the United States merchant marine by reason of their graduation from the Merchant Marine Academy. inter-island air navigation Sec. 307.
(a)The Administrator of Civil Aeronautics of the Department of Commerce is authorized to acquire, establish, operate, and to maintain a system of air-navigation facilities and associated airways communications services in the Philippines for inter-island airways operation and to connect the Philippine airways with international and interoceanic routes.
(b)The Administrator of Civil Aeronautics is authorized, under Filipino trainees.such regulations as he may adopt, to train not exceeding fifty Filipinos each year prior to July 1, 1950, to be designated by the President of the Philippines subject to the provisions of section 311 (c), 60 Stat. 138in air-traffic control, aircraft communications, maintenance of air-navigation facilities, and such other airman functions as are deemed necessary for the maintenance and operation of aids to air navigation and other services essential to the orderly and safe operation of air traffic. weather information Sec. 308. Meteorological facilities.
(a)The Chief of the Weather Bureau of the Department of Commerce is authorized to establish meteorological facilities in the Philippines as may be required to provide weather information, warnings, and forecasts for general agricultural and commercial activities, including meteorological service for the air routes on which air-navigation facilities are operated by the Civil Aeronautics Administration, and to maintain such meteorological offices until the Philippine Weather Bureau is reestablished and in position to assume responsibility for the service.
(b)Filipino trainees. The Chief of the Weather Bureau of the Department of Commerce is authorized, under such regulations as he may adopt, to train not to exceed fifty Filipinos in the first year and not to exceed twenty-five Filipinos in each succeeding year prior to July 1, 1950, the trainees to be designated by the President of the Philippines subject to the provisions of section 311 (c), and the training to include meteorological observations, analyses, forecasting, briefing of pilots, and such other meteorological duties as are deemed necessary in maintenance of general weather service, including weather information required for air navigation and the safe operation of air traffic. The training of these employees shall be in addition to and not in lieu of Weather Bureau employees to be trained under current Weather Bureau appropriations. philippine fisheries Sec. 309. Cooperation of Fish and Wildlife Service.
(a)The Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the Government of the Philippines, and with other appropriate agencies or organizations, in the rehabilitation and development of the fishing industry, and in the investigation and conservation of the fishery resources of the Philippines and adjacent waters.
(b)Studies. To accomplish such purposes the Fish and Wildlife Service shall conduct oceanographic, biological, fish cultural, technological, engineering, statistical, economic, and market development studies Instruction.and demonstrations and fishery explorations, and in conjunction therewith may establish and maintain a vocational school or schools of fisheries in the Philippines for the purpose of providing practical instruction and training in the fisheries; and may, at any time prior to July 1, 1950, provide one year of training to not more than one hundred and twenty-five Filipinos, to be designated by the President of the Philippines subject to the provisions of section 311 (c), in methods of deep-sea fishing and in other techniques necessary to the development of fisheries.
(c)Research and experimental facilities. The Fish and Wildlife Service is authorized to acquire, construct, maintain, equip, and operate such research and experimental stations, schools, research and exploratory fishing vessels, or any other facilities in the Philippines that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(d)Transfer of small vessels. The United States Maritime Commission is authorized, upon recommendation of the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior, to make arrangements for the transfer by sale or charter of small vessels, considered by the United States Maritime Commission to be satisfactory for the purpose, to be used in the 60 Stat. 139establishment and continuance of a fishing industry to be operated in or near the Philippines. Such transfers may be made on such terms and conditions, including transfer for a nominal consideration, as the United States Maritime Commission may approve, but only if, in the opinion of the Fish and Wildlife Service, such small vessels so to be used for Philippine Island fishing are not needed by the fishing industry of the United States, its Territories, and possessions. coast and geodetic surveys Sec. 310. The Coast and Geodetic Survey of the Department of Commerce is authorized to continue, until June 30, 1950, the survey work which was being conducted by it in the Philippines prior to December 7, 1941. The Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey is authorized to train not exceeding twenty Filipinos each year prior to July 1, 1950, to be designated by the President of the Philippines subject to the provisions of section 311 (c), in order that they may become qualified to take over and continue such survey work on and after July 1, 1950, and to pay all expenses incident to their temporary employment and training. general provisions Sec. 311.
(a)The Government of the Philippines shall provide Easements, etc.all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the execution of the projects herein authorized.
(b)The several bureaus and agencies of the Government authorized Cooperation of Government agencies.by this title to undertake projects in the Philippines are hereby authorized, in the prosecution of such projects, to cooperate with the Government of the Philippines, and to accept contributions of labor, materials, and money from such government and its political subdivisions and to utilize such labor, materials, and money in the prosecution of such projects.
(c)Wherever in this title the training of Filipinos at the expense Trainees.Standards for qualification.of the United States Government is authorized, the head of the bureau or agency under whose supervision or control the training is given may establish minimum requirements as to education and experience, provide for competitive examinations, or establish such other standards for qualification for such training as in his judgment may seem necessary and advisable, and under such regulations as may Payment of expenses.be adopted from time to time may provide for the payment of all expenses incidental to such training, including, but not limited to, actual transportation expenses to and from and in the United States, allowances for tuition, educational fees, and subsistence.
(d)Any Filipino who is designated for training or instruction Entry of trainees into U. S.as provided in this Act may be admitted to the United States for such training or instruction upon certification to the Immigration and Naturalization Service by the head of the bureau or agency under whose supervision the training or instruction is to be given that such entry is necessary in connection with the training or instruction, notwithstanding the provisions of section 8 of the Act of March 24, 1934 (48 Stat. 462; 48 U. S. C. 1238), and notwithstanding any provision of the laws of the United States relating to the immigration,[54 Stat. 673](/us/stat/54/673).[8 U. S. C. §§ 451–460; Supp. V, § 451](/us/usc/t8/s451–460) *et seq*. exclusion, or expulsion, except registration and fingerprinting as provided in the Alien Registration Act of 1940 (8 U. S. C. 451, and the following): *Provided*, That such admissions shall be deemed pursuant to section 3
(2)of the Immigration Act of 1924 (43 Stat. 154; 47 Stat. 607; 54 Stat. 711; 8 U. S. C. 203): *Provided further*, [8 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 203](/us/usc/t8/s203).Termination.That the privilege of entering or remaining in the United States for such purposes shall end within a reasonable time, to be fixed by regulation of the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization 60 Stat. 140with the approval of the Attorney General, after termination of the training or instruction: *Provided further*, That the head of the bureau or agency concerned may at any time terminate the training or instruction of any person under this Act if in his judgment the best interests of either the United States or the Philippines makes such action advisable, and his decision shall be final and conclusive: *Provided further*, That any such Filipino who shall fail depart from the United States within the reasonable time fixed by regulation, as herein prescribed, shall be subject to being taken into custody and deported, as provided by section 14 of the Immigration Act of 1924 (43 Stat. 162; 8 U. S. C. 214).
(e)Expiration of title. Unless otherwise provided by law this title, except the last proviso to subsection
(d)of this section, shall expire on June 30, 1950. TITLE IV— THE UNITED STATES HIGH COMMISSIONER Sec. 401. Until the Philippines attain their independence, the functions, powers, and duties exercised in the Philippines by any officer, employee, department, or agency of the United States in carrying out the provisions of this Act shall be exercised under the general supervision of the United States High Commissioner to the Philippines, and the officers employees, offices, missions, and other agencies exercising such functions, powers, and duties shall be deemed to be attached to the office of the High Commissioner. Sec. 402. On and after the date upon which the Philippines attain their independence the power, authority, duties, and functions authorized under this Act to be exercised by the High Commissioner to the Philippines shall vest in and be exercised by such representative or representatives of the United States as shall be appointed for that purpose by the President of the United States. TITLE V— RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES Sec. 501. Appropriation authorized.*Post*, pp. 621, 916. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000,000 for the restoration, repair of damage to and improvement of lands and buildings referred to in paragraph
(3)of subsection
(c)[53 Stat. 1231](/us/stat/53/1231).[48 U. S. C. § 1240
(c)(3); Supp. V, § 1240](/us/usc/t48/s1240/c/3) note.of section 3 of Public Law Numbered 300, Seventy-sixth Congress, first session (53 Stat. 1226), and for the acquisition or construction of additional buildings to house the civil agencies, including the diplomatic and consular establishments of the United States operating in the Philippine Islands. TITLE VI— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 601. Restrictions on payments; trade relations.*Post*, p. 158. No payments under title I of this Act in excess of $500 shall be made until an executive agreement shall have been entered into between the President of the United States and the President of the Philippines, and such agreement shall have become effective according to its terms, providing for trade relations between the United States and the Philippines, and which agreement shall also provide for the same offenses, and penalties upon conviction, thereof, as are set forth in section 107 and section 108 of title I of this Act. Sec. 602. *Ante*, p. 132.Separability of provisions. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Approved April 30, 1946. To provide for trade relations between the United States and the Philippines, and for other purposes. 1946-04-30 244 Chapter 60 Stat. 141 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 141 [CHAPTER 244] AN ACT To provide for trade relations between the United States and the Philippines, and for other purposes. April 30, 1946[[H. R. 5856](/us/bill/79/hr/5856)][[Public Law 371](/us/pl/79/371)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, TITLE I— SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Philippine Trade Act of 1946”. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a)For the purposes of this Act—
(1)The term “person” includes partnerships, corporations, “Person.”and associations.
(2)The term “United States”, when used in a geographical “United States.”sense, means the States, the District of Columbia, the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
(3)The term “ordinary customs duty” means a customs duty “Ordinary customs duty.”based on the article as such (whether or not such duty is also based in any manner on the use, value, or method of production of the article, or on the amount of like articles imported, or on any other factor); but does not include— Exceptions.
(A)a customs duty based on an act or omission of any person with respect to the importation of the article, or of the country from which the article is exported, or from which it comes; or
(B)a countervailing duty imposed to offset a subsidy, bounty, or grant; or
(C)an anti-dumping duty imposed to offset the selling of merchandise for exportation at a price less than the prevailing price in the country of export; or
(D)any tax, fee, charge, or exaction, imposed on or in connection with importation unless the law of the country imposing it designates or imposes it as a customs duty or contains a provision to the effect that it shall be treated as a duty imposed under the customs laws; or
(E)the tax imposed by section 2491
(c)of the Internal [53 Stat. 267](/us/stat/53/267).[26 U.S. C. § 2491(e); Supp. V, § 2491 note](/us/usc/t26/s2491/e).Revenue Code with respect to an article, merchandise, or combination, 10 per centum or more of the quantity by weight of which consists of, or is derived directly or indirectly from, one or more of the oils, fatty acids, or salts specified in section [53 Stat. 264, 428](/us/stat/53/264/428).[26 U. S. C. §§ 2470, 3500; Supp. V, § 2470 note](/us/usc/t26/s2470/3500).*Post*, p. 157.“Philippine article.”2470 of the Internal Revenue Code; or the tax imposed by section 3500 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(4)The term “Philippine article” means an article which is the product of the Philippines, unless, in the case of an article produced with the use of materials imported into the Philippines from any foreign country (except the United States) the aggregate value of such imported materials at the time of importation into the Philippines was more than twenty per centum of the value of the article imported into the United States, the value of such article to be determined in accordance with, and as of the time provided by, the customs laws of the United States in effect at the time of importation of such article. As used in this paragraph “Value.”the term “value”, when used in reference to a material imported into the Philippines, includes the value of the material ascertained under the customs laws of the Philippines in effect at the time of importation into the Philippines, and, if not included in such value, the cost of bringing the material to the Philippines, 60 Stat. 142but does not include the cost of landing it at the port of importation, Imported material.or customs duties collected in the Philippines. For the purposes of this paragraph any imported material, used in the production of an article in the Philippines, shall be considered as having been used in the production of an article subsequently produced in the Philippines, which is the product of a chain of production in the Philippines in the course of which an article, which is the product of one stage of the chain, is used by its producer or another person, in a subsequent stage of the chain, as a material in the production of another article.
(5)“United States article.” The term “United States article” means an article which is the product of the United States, unless, in the case of an article produced with the use of materials imported into the United States from any foreign country (except the Philippines) the aggregate value of such imported materials at the time of importation into the United States was more than twenty per centum of the value of the article imported into the Philippines, the value of such article to be determined in accordance with, and as of the time provided by, the customs laws of the Philippines “Value.”in effect at the time of importation of such article. As used in this paragraph the term “value”, when used in reference to a material imported into the United States, includes the value of the material ascertained under the customs laws of the United States in effect at the time of importation into the United States, and, if not included in such value, the cost of bringing the material to the United States, but does not include the cost of landing it at the port of importation, or customs duties collected in the Imported material.United States. For the purposes of this paragraph any imported material, used in the production of an article in the United States, shall be considered as having been used in the production of an article subsequently produced in the United States, which is the product of a chain of production in the United States in the course of which an article, which is the product of one stage of the chain, is used by its producer or another person, in a subsequent stage of the chain, as a material in the production of another article.
(6)“United States duty.”*Post*, p. 143. The term “United States duty” means the rate or rates of ordinary customs duty which (at the time and place of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, in the United States for consumption, of the Philippine article) would be applicable to a like article if imported from that foreign country which is entitled to the lowest rate, or the lowest aggregate of rates, of ordinary customs duty with respect to such like article.
(7)“Philippine duty.”*Post*, p. 143. The term “Philippine duty” means the rate or rates of ordinary customs duty which (at the time and place of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, in the Philippines for consumption, of the United States article) would be applicable to a like article if imported from that foreign country which is entitled to the lowest rate, or the lowest aggregate of rates, of ordinary customs duty with respect to such like article.
(8)“Internal tax.” The term “internal tax” includes an internal fee, charge, or exaction, and includes—
(A)[53 Stat. 267](/us/stat/53/267).[26 U. S. C. § 2491 (c); Supp. V, 5 2491 note](/us/usc/t26/s2491/c). the tax imposed by section 2491
(c)of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to an article, merchandise, or combination, 10 per centum or more of the quantity by weight of which consists of, or is derived directly or indirectly from, one or more of the oils, fatty acids, or salts 60 Stat. 143specified in section 2470 of the Internal Revenue Code; and [53 Stat. 264, 428](/us/stat/53/264/428).[26 U. S. C. §§ 2470, 3500; Supp. V, § 2470 note](/us/usc/t26/s2470/3500).*Post*, p. 157.the tax imposed by section 3500 of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(B)any other tax, fee, charge, or exaction, imposed on or in connection with importation unless the law of the country imposing it designates or imposes it as a customs duty or contains a provision to the effect that it shall be treated as a duty imposed under the customs laws.
(b)For the purposes of sections 221
(b)and 321 (b), any material, *Post*, pp. 147, 150.used in the production of an article, shall be considered as having been used in the production of an article subsequently produced, which is the product of a chain of production in the course of which an article, which is the product of one stage of the chain, is used by its producer or another person, in a subsequent stage of the chain, as a material in the production of another article.
(c)For the purposes of paragraphs
(6)and
(7)of subsection
(a)of this section—
(1)if an article is entitled to be imported from a foreign country free of ordinary customs duty, that country shall be considered as the country entitled to the lowest rate of ordinary customs duty with respect to such article; and
(2)a reduction in ordinary customs duty granted any country, by law, treaty, trade agreement, or otherwise, with respect to any article, shall be converted into the equivalent reduction in the rate of ordinary customs duty otherwise applicable to such article.
(d)The terms “includes” and “including” when used in a definition “Includes”; “including.”contained in this Act shall not be deemed to exclude other things otherwise within the meaning of the term defined. TITLE II— LAWS AND PROPOSED OBLIGATIONS OF UNITED STATES*Post*, pp. 153–155. Part 1— Customs Duties SEC. 201. FREE ENTRY OF PHILIPPINE ARTICLES. During the period from the day after the date of the enactment of this Act to July 3, 1954, both dates inclusive, Philippine articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption shall be admitted into the United States free of ordinary customs duty. SEC. 202. ORDINARY CUSTOMS DUTIES ON PHILIPPINE ARTICLES.*Post*, p. 147.
(a)July 4, 1954–July 3, 1974.— The ordinary customs duty to be Determination.collected on Philippines articles, which during the following portions of the period from July 4, 1954, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption, shall be determined by applying the following percentages of the United States duty:
(1)July 4 to December 31, 1954.— During the period from July 4, 1954, to December 31, 1954, both dates inclusive, 5 per centum.
(2)Calendar year 1955.— During the calendar year 1955, 10 per centum.
(3)Calendar years 1956–1972.— During each calendar year after the calendar year 1955 until and including the calendar year 1972, a percentage equal to the percentage for the preceding calendar year increased by 5 per centum of the United States duty.
(4)Percentage after 1972.— During the period from January 1, 1973, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, 100 per centum. 60 Stat. 144
(5)Exceptions to above rules.— The provisions of this subsection shall not be applicable to the classes of articles referred to in section 214
(a)of Part 2 of this title (relating to quotas).
(b)Period After July 3, 1974.— The ordinary customs duty to be collected on Philippine articles which after July 3, 1974, are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption, shall be determined without regard to the provisions of subsection
(a)of this section or of section 214. SEC. 203. CUSTOMS DUTIES OTHER THAN ORDINARY. Customs duties on Philippine articles, other than ordinary customs duties, shall be determined without regard to the provisions of sections 201 and 202 (a), but shall be subject to the provisions of section 204. SEC. 204. EQUALITY IN SPECIAL IMPORT DUTIES, ETC.
(a)With respect to Philippine articles imported into the United States, no duty on or in connection with importation shall be collected or paid in an amount in excess of the duty imposed with respect to like articles which are the product of any other foreign country, or collected or paid in any amount if the duty is not imposed with respect to such like articles.
(b)“Duty.” As used in this section the term “duty” includes taxes, fees, charges, or exactions, imposed on or in connection with importation; but does not include internal taxes or ordinary customs duties. SEC. 205. EQUALITY IN DUTIES ON PRODUCTS OF PHILIPPINES.
(a)With respect to products of the Philippines, which do not come within the definition of Philippine articles, imported into the United States, no duty on or in connection with importation shall be collected or paid in an amount in excess of the duty imposed with respect to like articles which are the product of any other foreign country (except Cuba), or collected or paid in any amount if the duty is not imposed with respect to such like articles which are the product of any other foreign country (except Cuba).
(b)“Duty.” As used in this section the term “duty” includes taxes, fees, charges, or exactions, imposed on or in connection with importation; but does not include internal taxes. Part 2— Quotas *Post*, p. 158. SEC. 211. ABSOLUTE QUOTA ON SUGARS.
(a)Definition of Philippine Sugars.— For the purpose of this section, an article shall not be considered “Philippine sugars” unless it is a Philippine article.
(b)Definition of Refined Sugars.— As used in this section the term “refined sugars” has the same meaning as the term “direct-consumption [50 Stat. 903](/us/stat/50/903).[7 U. S. C. § 1101](/us/usc/t7/s1101).sugar” as defined in section 101 of the Sugar Act of 1937.
(c)Amount of Quota.— During the period from January 1, 1946, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, the total amount of all Philippine sugars which, in any calendar year, may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption, shall not Refined sugars.exceed 952,000 short tons (the equivalent of 850,000 long tons), of which not to exceed 56,000 short tons (the equivalent of 50,000 long tons) may be refined sugars; except that during the period from January 1, 1974, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, such total amount shall not exceed 476,000 short tons (the equivalent of 425.000 long tons), of which not to exceed 28,000 short tons (the equivalent of 25,000 long tons) may be refined sugars.
(d)Allocation of Quotas for Unrefined Sugars.— The quota for unrefined sugars, including that required to manufacture the refined 60 Stat. 145sugars, established by this section, shall be allocated annually to the sugar-producing mills and plantation owners in the Philippines in the calendar year 1940 whose sugars were exported to the United States during such calendar year, or their successors in interest, proportionately on the basis of their average annual production (or in the case of such a successor in interest, the average annual production of his predecessor in interest) for the calendar years 1931, 1932, and 1933, and the amount of sugars which may be so exported shall be allocated in each year between each mill and the plantation owners on the basis of the proportion of sugars to which each mill and the plantation owners are respectively entitled, in accordance with any milling agreements between them, or any extension, modification, or renewal thereof.
(e)Allocation of Quotas for Refined Sugars.— The quota for refined sugars established by this section shall be allocated annually to the manufacturers of refined sugars in the Philippines in the calendar year 1940 whose refined sugars were exported to the United States during such calendar year, or their successors in interest, proportionately on the basis of the amount of refined sugars produced by each such manufacturer (or in the case of such successor in interest, the amount of refined sugars produced by his predecessor in interest) which was exported to the United States during the calendar year 1940. SEC. 212. ABSOLUTE QUOTA ON CORDAGE.
(a)Definition of “Cordage”.— As used in this section the term “cordage” includes yarns, twines (including binding twine described in paragraph 1622 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended), cords, cordage, [46 Stat. 675](/us/stat/46/675).[19 U. S. C. § 1201, par. 1622](/us/usc/t19/s1201/par1622).rope, and cable, tarred or untarred, wholly or in chief value of manila (abaca) or other hard fiber.
(b)Definition of “Philippine Cordage”.— For the purpose of (his section, an article shall not be considered “Philippine cordage” unless it is a product of the Philippines.
(c)Amount of Quota.— During the period from January 1, 1946, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, the total amount of all Philippine cordage which, in any calendar year, may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption, shall not exceed 6,000,000 pounds; except that during the period from January 1, 1974, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, such total amount shall not exceed 3,000,000 pounds.
(d)Allocation of Quotas.— The quota for cordage established by this section shall be allocated annually to the manufacturers of cordage in the Philippines in the calendar year 1940 whose cordage was exported to the United States during such calendar year, or their successors in interest, proportionately on the basis of the amount of cordage produced by each such manufacturer (or in the case of such successor in interest, the amount of the cordage produced by his predecessor in interest) which was exported to the United States during the twelve months immediately preceding the inauguration of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. SEC. 213. ABSOLUTE QUOTA ON RICE.
(a)Definition of Rice.— As used in this section the term “rice” includes rice meal, flour, polish, and bran.
(b)Definition of Philippine Rice.— For the purposes of this section, an article shall not be considered “Philippine rice” unless it is a Philippine article.
(c)Amount of Quota.— During the period from January 1, 1946, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, the total amount of all Philippine rice which, in any calendar year may be entered, or withdrawn from 60 Stat. 146warehouse, in the United States for consumption, shall not exceed 1,040,000 pounds; except that during the period from January 1, 1974, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, such total amount shall not exceed 520,000 pounds. SEC. 214. ABSOLUTE AND DUTY-FREE QUOTAS ON CERTAIN ARTICLES.
(a)Absolute Quotas.— Amount of quota.— During the period from January 1, 1946, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, the total amount of the following articles which are Philippine articles, and which, in any calendar year, may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption, shall not exceed the amounts specified as to each:
(1)Cigars. Cigars (exclusive of cigarettes, cheroots of all kinds, and paper cigars and cigarettes, including wrappers), two hundred million cigars;
(2)Scrap tobacco, etc. Scrap tobacco, and stemmed and unstemmed filler tobacco [46 Stat. 631](/us/stat/46/631).[19 U. S. C. § 1001, par. 602](/us/usc/t19/s1001).described in paragraph 602 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, six million five hundred thousand pounds;
(3)Coconut oil. Coconut oil, two hundred thousand long tons; and
(4)Buttons. Buttons of pearl or shell, eight hundred and fifty thousand gross.During the period from January 1, 1974, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, such total amount shall not exceed one-half of the amount above specified with respect to each class of articles, respectively.
(b)Duty-Free Quotas.—
(1)In general.— Philippine articles falling within one of the classes specified in subsection
(a)of this section, which during the period from January 1, 1946, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption, shall be free of ordinary customs duty, in the quantities and for the periods set forth in the following table: PERIODS[Calendar Year] AMOUNT OF DUTY-FREE QUOTAS Cigars Referred to in subsection
(1)[Number] Tobacco Referred to in subsection
(2)[Pounds] Coconut Oil [Long Tons] Buttons of Pearl or Shell [Gross] Each of Calendar Years 1946–1954 200,000,000 6,500,000 200,000 850,000 1955 190,000,000 6,175,000 190,000 807,500 1956 180,000,000 5,850,000 180,000 765,000 1957 170,000,000 5,525,000 170,000 722,500 1958 160,000,000 5,200,000 160,000 680,000 1959 150,000,000 4,875,000 150,000 637,500 1960 140,000,000 4,550,000 140,000 595,000 1961 130,000,000 4,225,000 130,000 552,500 1962 120,000,000 3,900,000 120,000 510,000 1963 110,000,000 3,575,000 110,000 467,500 1964 100,000,000 3,250,000 100,000 425,000 1965 90,000,000 2,925,000 90,000 382,500 1966 80,000,000 2,600,000 80,000 340,000 1967 70,000,000 2,275,000 70,000 297,500 1968 60,000,000 1,950,000 60,000 255,000 1969 50,000,000 1,625,000 50,000 212,500 1970 40,000,000 1,300,000 40,000 170,000 1971 30,000,000 975,000 30,000 127,500 1972 20,000,000 650,000 20,000 85,000 1973 10,000,000 325,000 10,000 42,500 1974 0 0 0 0
(2)Duty on imports in excess of duty-free quota.— Any such Philippine article so entered or withdrawn from warehouse in excess of the duty-free quota provided in paragraph
(1)shall be subject to 100 per centum of the United States duty, despite 60 Stat. 147the provisions of section 202 of this title (which provides rates *Ante*, p. 143.of less than 100 per centum of the United States duty with respect to Philippine articles). Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as enlarging the absolute quotas provided in subsection
(a)of this section.
(c)Allocation of Quotas.— Each of the quotas established by this section shall be allocated annually to the manufacturers in the Philippines in the calendar year 1940 of products of a class for which such quota is established, and whose products of such class were exported to the United States during such year, or their successors in interest, proportionately on the basis of the amount of the products of such class produced by each such manufacturer (or in the case of such successor in interest, the amount of the products of such class produced by his predecessor in interest) which was exported to the United States during the calendar year 1940. SEC. 215. LAWS PUTTING INTO EFFECT ALLOCATIONS OF QUOTAS. The necessary laws and regulations for putting into effect the allocation of quotas on the basis provided for in sections 211, 212, and 214, respectively, shall not be enacted by the United States, it being the purpose of this title that such laws and regulations shall be enacted by the Philippines. SEC. 216. TRANSFERS AND ASSIGNMENTS OF QUOTA ALLOTMENTS. The holder of any allotment under existing law, including his successor in interest, and the holder of any allotment under any of the quotas established by sections 211, 212, or 214, may transfer or assign all or any amount of such allotment on such terms as may be agreeable to the parties in interest. If, after the first nine months of any calendar year, the holder of any allotment, for that year, under any of the quotas established by such sections, is or will be unable for any reason to export to the United States all of his allotment, in time to fulfill the quota for that year, that amount of such allotment which it is established by sufficient evidence cannot be so exported during the remainder of the calendar year may be apportioned by the Philippine Government to other holders of allotments under the same quota, or in such other manner as will insure the fulfillment of the quota for that year: *Provided*, That no transfer or assignment or reallocation under the provisions of this section shall diminish the allotment to which the holder may be entitled in any subsequent calendar year. Part 3— Internal Taxes SEC. 221. EQUALITY IN INTERNAL TAXES.
(a)With respect to articles which are products of the Philippines coming into the United States, or with respect to articles manufactured in the United States wholly or in part from such articles, no internal tax shall be—
(1)collected or paid in an amount in excess of the internal tax imposed with respect to like articles which are the product of the United States, or collected or paid in any amount if the internal tax is not imposed with respect to such like articles;
(2)collected or paid in an amount in excess of the internal tax imposed with respect to like articles which are the product of any other foreign country, or collected or paid in any amount if the internal tax is not imposed with respect to such like articles.
(b)Where an internal tax is imposed with respect to an article Product of foreign country.*Ante*, p. 143.which is the product of a foreign country to compensate for an internal tax imposed
(1)with respect to a like article which is the product of the United States, or
(2)with respect to materials used in the 60 Stat. 148production of a like article which is the product of the United States, if the amount of the internal tax which is collected and paid with respect to the article which is the product of the Philippines is not in excess of that permitted by paragraph
(2)of subsection
(a)such collection and payment shall not be regarded as in violation of subsection (a).
(c)[53 Stat. 250, 255, 258](/us/stat/53/250/255/258).[26 U. S. C. §§ 2306, 2327, 2356](/us/usc/t26/s2306/2327/2356). This section shall not apply to the taxes imposed under section 2306, 2327, or 2356 of the Internal Revenue Code. SEC. 222. *Post*, p. 302. EXEMPTION FROM TAX OF MANILA FIBER. No processing tax or other internal tax shall be imposed or collected in the United States with respect to manila (abaca) fiber not dressed or manufactured in any manner. SEC. 223. PROHIBITION OF EXPORT TAXES. No export tax shall be imposed or collected by the United States on articles exported to the Philippines. SEC. 224. EXEMPTION FROM TAXES OF ARTICLES FOR OFFICIAL USE. No processing tax or other internal tax shall be imposed or collected in the United States with respect to articles coming into the United States for the official use of the Philippine Government or any department or agency thereof. Part 4— Immigration SEC. 231. CERTAIN PHILIPPINE CITIZENS GRANTED NON-QUOTA STATUS.
(a)Any citizen of the Philippines who actually resided in the United States for a continuous period of three years during the period of forty-two months ending November 30, 1941, if entering the United States during the period from July 4, 1946, to July 3, 1951, both dates inclusive, for the purpose of resuming residence in the United States, shall, for the purposes of the immigration laws, be considered a non-quota immigrant; and shall not be excluded from entry into the [43 Stat. 162](/us/stat/43/162).[8 U. S. C. § 213 (c)](/us/usc/t8/s213/c).*Post*, p. 975.[39 Stat. 875](/us/stat/39/875).[8 U. S. C. § 136; Supp. V, § 136](/us/usc/t8/s136).Status after admission.United States by reason of section 13
(c)of the Immigration Act of 1924, or by reason of so much of section 3 of the Immigration Act of 1917 as provides for the exclusion from admission into the United States of natives of a therein specified geographical area.
(b)After such admission as a non-quota immigrant he shall, for the purposes of the immigration and naturalization laws, be considered as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.
(c)Applicability of benefits. The benefits of this section shall also apply to his wife, if a citizen of the Philippines or eligible to United States citizenship, and to his unmarried children under 18 years of age, if such wife or children are accompanying or following to join him during such period.
(d)This section shall not apply to a citizen of the Philippines admitted to the Territory of Hawaii, without an immigration or passport [48 Stat. 462](/us/stat/48/462).[48 U.S. C. § 1238(a) (1)](/us/usc/t48/s1238/a/1).visa, under the provisions of paragraph
(1)of section 8
(a)of the Act of March 24, 1934 (48 Stat. 456, ch. 84). TITLE III— OBLIGATIONS OF PHILIPPINES Part 1— Purposes of Title SEC. 301. STATEMENT OF PURPOSES OF TITLE.
(a)Period Until July 4, 1946.— The following Parts and sections of this title, insofar as they are applicable to the period from the date of the enactment of this Act to July 3, 1946, both dates inclusive, are intended to, and shall, operate as statutes of the United States, binding on one of its possessions. 60 Stat. 149
(b)Period July 4, 1946–July 3, 1974.— The following Parts and sections of this title, although expressed in statutory form, are not in any manner intended, insofar as they are applicable to the period after July 3, 1946, as an attempt on the part of the Congress of the United States to legislate for the Republic of the Philippines as a sovereign nation, but constitute a statement in precise terms of provisions—
(1)which the Government of the Philippines, on the taking effect of the executive agreement provided for in Title IV of this *Post*, p. 151.Act, will be obligated to observe and execute as the law of the Republic of the Philippines during the effectiveness of the agreement; except that the observance of such part of the provisions of section 341 as is in conflict with the Constitution of the Philippines will not be required under such agreement for the period prior to the amendment to the constitution referred to in section 402 (b); and
(2)which, between the proclamation of the independence of [11 F. R. 7517](/us/fr/t11/s7517).the Philippines and the date of the taking effect of such executive agreement, will, according to the policy and expectations of the Congress of the United States, be observed and executed by the Government of the Philippines. Part 2— Customs Duties SEC. 311. FREE ENTRY OF UNITED STATES ARTICLES. During the period from the day after the date of the enactment of this Act to July 3, 1954, both dates inclusive, United States articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the Philippines for consumption shall be admitted into the Philippines free of ordinary customs duty. SEC. 312. ORDINARY CUSTOMS DUTIES ON UNITED STATES ARTICLES.
(a)July 4, 1954–July 3, 1974.— The ordinary customs duty to be Determination.collected on United States articles, which during the following portions of the period from July 4, 1954, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the Philippines for consumption, shall be determined by applying the following percentages of the Philippine duty:
(1)July 4, to December 31, 1954.— During the period from July 4, 1954, to December 31, 1954, both dates inclusive, 5 per centum.
(2)Calendar year 1955.— During the calendar year 1955, 10 per centum.
(3)Calendar years 1956–1972.— During each calendar year after the calendar year 1955 until and including the calendar year 1972, a percentage equal to the percentage for the preceding calendar year increased by 5 per centum of the Philippine duty.
(4)Percentage after 1972.— During the period from January 1, 1973, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, 100 per centum.
(b)Period After July 3, 1974.— The ordinary customs duty to be collected on United States articles which after July 3, 1974, are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the Philippines for consumption, shall be determined without regard to the provisions of subsection
(a)of this section. SEC. 313. CUSTOMS DUTIES OTHER THAN ORDINARY. Customs duties on United States articles, other than ordinary customs duties, shall be determined without regard to the provisions of sections 311 and 312 (a), but shall be subject to the provisions of section 314. 60 Stat. 150 SEC. 314. EQUALITY IN SPECIAL IMPORT DUTIES, ETC.
(a)With respect to United States articles imported into the Philippines, no duty on or in connection with importation shall be collected or paid in an amount in excess of the duty imposed with respect to like articles which are the product of any other foreign country, or collected or paid in any amount if the duty is not imposed with respect to such like articles.
(b)“Duty.” As used in this section the term “duty” includes taxes, fees, charges, or exactions, imposed on or in connection with importation; but does not include internal taxes or ordinary customs duties. SEC. 315. EQUALITY IN DUTIES ON PRODUCTS OF UNITED STATES.
(a)With respect to products of the United States, which do not come within the definition of United States articles, imported into the Philippines, no duty on or in connection with importation shall be collected or paid in an amount in excess of the duty imposed with respect to like articles which are the product of any other foreign country, or collected or paid in any amount if the duty is not imposed with respect to such like articles which are the product of any other foreign country.
(b)“Duty.” As used in this section the term “duty” includes taxes, fees, charges, or exactions, imposed on or in connection with importation; but does not include internal taxes. Part 3— Internal Taxes SEC. 321. EQUALITY IN INTERNAL TAXES.
(a)With respect to articles which are products of the United States coming into the Philippines, or with respect to articles manufactured in the Philippines wholly or in part from such articles, no internal tax shall be—
(1)collected or paid in an amount in excess of the internal tax imposed with respect to like articles which are the product of the Philippines, or collected or paid in any amount if the internal tax is not imposed with respect to such like articles;
(2)collected or paid in an amount in excess of the internal tax imposed with respect to like articles which are the product of any other foreign country, or collected or paid in any amount if the internal tax is not imposed with respect to such like articles.
(b)Product of foreign country.*Ante*, p. 143. Where an internal tax is imposed with respect to an article which is the product of a foreign country to compensate for an internal tax imposed
(1)with respect to a like article which is the product of the Philippines, or
(2)with respect to materials used in the production of a like article which is the product of the Philippines, if the amount of the internal tax which is collected and paid with respect to (he article which is the product of the United States is not in excess of that permitted by paragraph
(2)of subsection
(a)such collection and payment shall not be regarded as in violation of subsection (a). SEC. 322. PROHIBITION OF EXPORT TAXES. No export tax shall be imposed or collected by the Philippines on articles exported to the United States. SEC. 323. EXEMPTION FROM TAXES OF ARTICLES FOR OFFICIAL USE. No processing tax or other internal tax shall be imposed or collected in the. Philippines with respect to articles coming into the Philippines for the official use of the United States Government or any department or agency thereof. 60 Stat. 151 Part 4— Immigration SEC. 331. CERTAIN UNITED STATES CITIZENS GIVEN NON-QUOTA STATUS. Any citizen of the United States who actually resided in the Philippines for a continuous period of three years during the period of forty-two months ending November 30, 1941, if entering the Philippines during the period from July 4, 1946, to July 3, 1951, both dates inclusive, for the purpose of resuming residence in the Philippines, shall, for the purposes of the immigration laws, be considered a non-quota immigrant. After such admission as a non-quota immigrant he Status after admission.shall, for the purposes of the immigration and naturalization laws, be considered as lawfully admitted to the Philippines for permanent residence. The benefits of this section shall also apply to his wife, if Applicability of benefits.a citizen of the United States, and to his unmarried children under 18 years of age, if such wife or children are accompanying or following to join him during such period. SEC. 332. IMMIGRATION OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS INTO THE PHILIPPINES. Citizens of the United States, admissible to the Philippines under the provisions required by section 402
(e)to be included as a part of the executive agreement made under Title IV, shall be entitled to enter the Philippines, in the numbers and during the periods of years, and to remain therein for the time, specified in that part of the agreement which embodies the provisions of section 402 (e). Part 5— Miscellaneous SEC. 341. RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN NATURAL RESOURCES. The disposition, exploitation, development, and utilization of all agricultural, timber, and mineral lands of the public domain, waters, minerals, coal, petroleum, and other mineral oils, all forces and sources of potential energy, and other natural resources of the Philippines, and the operation of public utilities, shall, if open to any person, be open to citizens of the United States and to all forms of business enterprise owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by United States citizens. SEC. 342. CURRENCY STABILIZATION. The value of Philippine currency in relation to the United States dollar shall not be changed, the convertibility of pesos into dollars shall not be suspended, and no restrictions shall be imposed on the transfer of funds from the Philippines to the United States, except by agreement with the President of the United States. SEC. 343. ALLOCATION OF QUOTAS. The allocation, reallocation, transfer, and assignment of quotas established by sections 211, 212, and 214, respectively, of Part 2 of *Ante*, pp. 144–146.Title II, shall be on the basis provided for in such Part. TITLE IV— EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND PHILIPPINES SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENT. The President of the United States is authorized (except as hereinafter in this title otherwise provided) to enter into an executive agreement with the President of the Philippines providing for the acceptance on the part of each country of the provisions of Title II and of Title III (except Part 1) of this Act. The President of the *Ante*, pp. 143, 148.United States is not authorized by this section to enter into such 60 Stat. 152agreement unless it contains a provision that it shall not take effect—
(a)Unless and until the Congress of the Philippines accepts it by law; and
(b)Unless and until the Congress of the Philippines (in the act of acceptance, or separately) has enacted such legislation as may be *Ante*, pp. 149–151.necessary to make all the provisions of Parts 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Title III take effect as laws of the Philippines, except (during the period prior to the amendment to the Constitution of the Philippines referred to in subsection
(b)of section 402) such provisions of section 341 as are in conflict with such constitution. SEC. 402. OBLIGATIONS OF PHILIPPINES. The President of the United States is not authorized by section 401 to enter into such executive agreement unless in the agreement the Government of the Philippines agrees—
(a)Continuance of designated provisions. That the Republic of the Philippines, will continue in effect as laws of the Philippines, during the effectiveness of the agreement, *Ante*, pp. 149–151.the provisions of Parts 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Title III, except (for the period prior to the amendment of the Constitution of the Philippines referred to in subsection
(b)of this section) such part of the provisions of section 341 as is in conflict with such constitution.
(b)Amendment of Constitution. That the Government of the Philippines will promptly take such steps as are necessary to secure the amendment of the Constitution of the Philippines so as to permit the taking effect as laws of the Philippines of such part of the provisions of section 341 as is in conflict with such constitution before such amendment.
(c)Supplementary legislation. That the Republic of the Philippines will promptly enact, and keep in effect during the effectiveness of the agreement, such legislation as may be necessary—
(1)to supplement the legislation referred to in secton 401 *Ante*, pp. 149–151.(b), and to implement the provisions of Parts 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Title III; and
(2)to put and keep in effect during the effectiveness of the agreement, the allocation, reallocation, transfer, and assignment *Ante*, p. 144.of quotas on the basis provided for in Part 2 of Title II.
(d)Quotas. That the United States shall have the right to provide the basis for the allocation of the quotas established under that portion of the agreement which sets forth the provisions of section 403
(c)of this Act, and that, if the United States exercises such right, the Republic of the Philippines will promptly enact, and keep in force during the period for which each such quota is established, such legislation as is necessary to put and keep in effect, on the basis provided by the United States, the allocation of such quotas.
(e)Entry, etc., of U. S. citizens. That there shall be permitted to enter the Philippines, without regard to any numerical limitations under the laws of the Philippines, in each of the years of a specified period of years, a specified number of citizens of the United States. The number of years (which shall not be less than five) the number of citizens of the United States (which shall not be less than one thousand) entitled to be so admitted in each year, and the length of time each shall be entitled to remain in the Philippines, shall be stated in the agreement.
(f)Currency. That the value of Philippine currency in relation to the United States dollar shall not be changed, the convertibility of pesos into dollars shall not be suspended, and no restrictions shall be imposed on the transfer of funds from the Philippines to the United States, except by agreement with the President of the United States. 60 Stat. 153 SEC. 403. OBLIGATIONS OF UNITED STATES. The President of the United States is not authorized by section 401 to enter into such executive agreement unless in such agreement the Government of the United States agrees—
(a)That upon the taking effect of the agreement the provisions of Title II— *Ante*, p. 143.
(1)if in effect as laws of the United States at the time the Continuance of designated provisions as U. S. laws.agreement takes effect, shall continue in effect as laws of the United States during the effectiveness of the agreement; or
(2)if not so in effect at the time the agreement takes effect (because suspended under section 502 of Title V) shall take effect *Post*, p. 155.and continue in effect as laws of the United States during the effectiveness of the agreement.
(b)That the United States will promptly enact, and keep in effect Supplementary legislation.during the effectiveness of the agreement, such legislation as may be necessary to supplement and implement the provisions of Title II so continued in effect, or so made to take effect, as laws of the United States.
(c)That with respect to quotas on Philippine articles (other than Quotas.*Ante*, p. 144.the quotas established in Part 2 of Title II, and other than quotas established in conjunction with quantitative limitations, applicable to products of all foreign countries, on imports of like articles), the United States will not establish any such quota for any period before January 1, 1948; and that, for any part of the period from January 1, 1948, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, it will establish such a quota only if—
(1)the President of the United States, after investigation, finds that such Philippine articles are coming, or are likely to come, into substantial competition with like articles the product of the United States; and
(2)the quota established for any Philippine article for any twelve-month period is not less than the amount determined by the President as the total amount of Philippine articles of such class which (during the twelve months ended on the last day of the month preceding the month in which occurs the date proclaimed by the President as the date of the beginning of the investigation) was entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption; or, if the quota is established for any period other than a twelve-month period, is not less than a proportionate amount.
(d)That during the effectiveness of the agreement the United Coconut oil, etc.States will not reduce the preference of 2 cents per pound provided in section 2470 of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to processing [53 Stat. 264](/us/stat/53/264).[26 U. S. C. § 2470; Supp. V, § 2470](/us/usc/t26/s2470) note.*Post*, p. 157.taxes on coconut oil, etc.) with respect to articles “wholly the production of the Philippine Islands” or articles “produced wholly from materials the growth or production of the Philippine Islands”; except that it may suspend the provisions of subsection
(2)of such section during any period as to which the President of the United States, after consultation with the President of the Philippines, finds that adequate supplies of neither copra nor coconut oil, the product of the Philippines, are readily available for processing in the United States. SEC. 404. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. The President of the United States is not authorized by section 401 to enter into such executive agreement unless it provides—
(a)Termination in General.— That the agreement shall have no effect after July 3, 1974; and 60 Stat. 154
(b)Termination by Either Party.—
(1)that the agreement may be terminated by either party at any time, upon not less than five years’ notice; and
(2)that if the President of the United States or the President of the Philippines determines and proclaims that the other country has adopted or applied measures or practices which would operate to nullify or impair any right or obligation provided for in such agreement, then the agreement may be terminated upon not less than six months’ notice; and
(c)Termination or Suspension by the United States.—
(1)that if the President of the United States determines that a reasonable time for the making of the amendment to the Constitution of the Philippines referred to in section 402
(b)has elapsed, but that such amendment has not been made, he shall so proclaim and the executive agreement shall have no effect after the date of such proclamation; and
(2)that if the President of the United States determines and proclaims, after consultation with the President of the Philippines, that the Republic of the Philippines or any of its political subdivisions or the Philippine Government is in any manner discriminating against citizens of the United States or any form of United States business enterprise, then the United States shall have the right to suspend the effectiveness of the whole or any portion of the agreement; and
(3)that if the President of the United States determines and proclaims, after consultation with the President of the Philippines, that the discrimination which was the basis for the suspension under paragraph
(2)of this subsection—
(A)has ceased, the suspension effected under paragraph
(2)shall end; or
(B)has not ceased after the lapse of a time determined by the President of the United States to be reasonable, then the United States shall have the right to terminate the agreement upon not less than six months’ notice. SEC. 405. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. Upon the termination of the agreement as provided in section 404, *Ante*, p. 143.the provisions of Title II shall cease to have effect as laws of the United States. SEC. 406. INTERPRETATION OF AGREEMENT. The President of the United States is not authorized by section 401 to enter into such executive agreement unless it provides that the *Ante*, pp. 143, 148.acceptance of the provisions of Titles II and III is on the understanding that the definitions, and provisions in the nature of definitions, *Ante*, p. 141.contained in section 2 of Title I, shall apply in the interpretation of the provisions so accepted. SEC. 407. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE AGREEMENT. Whenever the President of the United States determines that a reasonable time for the entering into, acceptance and taking effect, of the executive agreement has elapsed, but that such agreement has not taken effect, he shall so proclaim, and thereupon his authority to enter into such executive agreement shall terminate, and the provisions *Ante*, p. 143.of Title II shall cease to have effect as laws of the United States. SEC. 408. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AGREEMENT. When the President of the United States determines that the executive agreement entered into under section 401 has been accepted by the Congress of the Philippines by law and that the Congress of 60 Stat. 155the Philippines has enacted the legislation the enactment of which is, under section 401, a condition precedent to the taking effect of the agreement, he shall so proclaim, and in his proclamation specify the effective date of the agreement. TITLE V— MISCELLANEOUS SEC. 501. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT IN CASE OF DISCRIMINATION.
(a)Suspension.— If the President of the United States determines, after consultation with the President of the Philippines, that the Republic of the Philippines or any of its political subdivisions or the Philippine Government is in any manner discriminating against citizens of the United States or any form of United States business enterprise, he shall so proclaim, and thereupon the effectiveness of the agreement, or such part thereof as he may in the proclamation specify as necessary in order adequately to protect the interests of the United States, shall be suspended.
(b)Termination of Suspension.— If the President of the United States, after consultation with the President of the Philippines, determines that the discrimination which was the basis for the suspension under subsection
(a)of this section has ceased, he shall so proclaim, and thereupon the suspension effected under subsection
(a)shall end.
(c)Termination of Agreement.— If the President of the United States, after consultation with the President of the Philippines, determines that such discrimination has not ceased, after the lapse of a time determined by him to be reasonable, he shall so proclaim and give to the Philippine Government notice of the intention of the United States to terminate the agreement.
(d)Laws of the United States.—
(1)In case of suspension.— If the effectiveness of the agreement is suspended under subsection
(a)of this section, the provisions of Title II of this Act shall cease to have effect as laws *Ante*, p. 143.of the United States during the period of the suspension. If the suspension is of the effectiveness of only part of the agreement, then such provisions of Title II as the President may in his proclamation under subsection
(a)specify as necessary adequately to protect the interests of the United States, shall cease to have effect as laws of the United States during the period of this suspension.
(2)In case termination.— If the agreement is terminated under subsection
(c)of this section, the provisions of Title II of this Act shall cease to have effect as laws of the United States. SEC. 502. SUSPENSION OF TITLE II. *Ante*, p. 143. If the President finds that, during the period after July 3, 1946, and before the taking effect of the executive agreement provided for in Title IV, the Government of the Philippines is not putting into effect, *Ante*, p. 151.or making every effort to put into effect, to the fullest extent possible under its Constitution, the provisions of Title III of this Act, or is *Ante*, p. 148.not providing for the allocation of quotas on the basis provided in section 211,212, or 214, respectively, he shall so proclaim. On the day *Ante*, pp. 144–146.following the date of such proclamation, such provisions of Title II shall be suspended as he may in the proclamation specify as necessary in order adequately to protect the interests of the United States. Such suspension shall continue until the taking effect of the executive agreement provided for in Title IV, whereupon the suspension shall terminate and the suspended provisions shall again take effect and continue in effect as laws of the United States during the effectiveness of the agreement. 60 Stat. 156 SEC. 503. CUSTOMS DUTIES ON IMPORTATIONS FROM PHILIPPINES. Articles coming or imported into the United States from the Philippines, and Philippine products coming or imported into the. United States, shall, except as otherwise provided with respect to Philippine *Ante*, p. 143.articles by Title II of this Act during the period such title is in effect—
(1)if entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption, during the period from the day after the date of the enactment of this Act to July 3, 1946, both dates inclusive, be subject to the same duties as like articles coming or imported into the United States from foreign countries, except Cuba; and
(2)if so entered or withdrawn during the period after July 3, 1946, be subject to the same duties as like articles coming or imported into the United States from other foreign countries, except Cuba. SEC. 504. QUOTAS ON PHILIPPINE ARTICLES.
(a)Establishment by President.— After the executive agreement *Ante*, p. 151.referred to in Title IV has taken effect, then whenever the President of the United States, after the investigation by the United States Tariff Commission provided for in subsection (d), finds, with respect to any Philippines articles (other than those for which quotas are *Ante*, p. 141.established by Part 2 of Title II), that they are coming, or likely to come, into substantial competition with like articles which are the product of the United States, he shall so proclaim, and in his proclamation shall establish the total amount of such Philippine articles which may in each of specified periods be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption. If he finds that the allocation of any quota so established is necessary to make the application of the quota just and reasonable between the United States and the Philippines, he shall, in such proclamation or a subsequent proclamation, provide the basis for such allocation.
(b)Maximum and Minimum Quotas.— No quota shall be established under subsection (a), with respect to a Philippine article, which is greater than the amount of such article which in each of such specified periods the President determines may be so entered or withdrawn from warehouse without coming into substantial competition with like articles which are the product of the United States; except that in no case shall the quota be less than the minimum amount provided in that portion of such executive agreement which sets forth the provisions *Ante*, p. 153.of section 403
(2)of this Act.
(c)Duration of Quotas.— Any quota established pursuant to this section shall become effective at such time as the President shall designate (but not before January 1, 1948), and shall continue in effect until the President, after investigation, finds and proclaims that the conditions which gave rise to the establishment of such quota no longer exist, but no such quota shall continue in effect after the termination of *Ante*, p. 151.the executive agreement provided for in Title IV.
(d)Articles in competition with U. S. products. Investigations by Tariff Commission.— The United States Tariff Commission shall at the request of the President, upon resolution of either House of Congress or concurrent resolution of both Houses of Congress, upon its own motion, or when in its judgment there is good reason therefor, upon application of any interested party, make an investigation to ascertain
(1)whether imports of a Philippine article (other than an article for which a quota is established by Part 2 of *Ante*, p. 144.Title II) are coming, or are likely to come, into substantial competition with like articles which are the product of the United States;
(2)what is the greatest amount of such article which may be entered, 60 Stat. 157or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption, without coming into substantial competition with like articles which are the product of the United States; and
(3)the total amount of such article which (during the twelve months ended on the last day of the month preceding the month in which occurs the date of the beginning of the investigation) was entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption. During the course of Hearings.the investigation the Commisson shall hold a public hearing, of which reasonable public notice shall be given and at which parties interested shall be afforded reasonable opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard. The Commission shall give precedence to such investigations. The Commission shall report the results of its investigations Report.to the President, and shall send copies of such report to each House of the Congress. SEC. 505. PROCESSING TAX ON COCONUT OIL.
(a)Exemption for Philippines.— Section 2470
(2)of the [53 Stat. 264](/us/stat/53/264).[26 U. S. C. § 2470
(a)(2); Supp. V, § 2470](/us/usc/t26/s2470/a/2) note.Internal Revenue Code is amended by striking out the word “other” wherever it appears in clauses
(A)and
(B)thereof; and by inserting at the end of the paragraph a new sentence to read as follows: “The tax imposed by this paragraph shall not apply to any domestic processing after July 3, 1974.”
(b)Suspension of Section 2470
(2)of Internal Revenue *Supra*.Code.— Whenever the President, after consultation with the President of the Philippines, finds that adequate supplies of neither copra nor coconut oil, the product of the Philippines, are readily available for processing in the United States, he shall so proclaim, and after the date of such proclamation the provisions of section 2470
(2)of the Internal Revenue Code shall be suspended until the expiration of 30 days after he proclaims that, after consultation with the President of the Philippines, he has found that such adequate supplies are so readily available. SEC. 506. TERMINATION OF PAYMENTS INTO PHILIPPINE TREASURY.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4 of the Act of March 8, 1902 (32 Stat. 54, ch. 140), or of section 19 of the Act of March 24, 1934 (48 Stat. 456, ch. 84), as added to such Act by section 6 of the Act of August 7, 1939 (53 Stat. 1232, ch. 502), or of the Act [48 U. S. C. § 1248](/us/usc/t48/s1248).[48 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1249](/us/usc/t48/s1249).of November 8, 1945 (59 Stat, 577, ch. 454), or of any other provision of law, the proceeds of any duties or taxes, collected subsequent to July 3, 1946, which but for the enactment of this Act would be required to be paid into the general funds of the Treasury of the Philippines or would be held in separate or special funds and paid into the Treasury of the Philippines, shall be covered into the general fund of the Treasury of the United States.
(b)Sections 2476 and 3343 of the Internal Revenue Code are [53 Stat. 265, 404](/us/stat/53/265/404).[26 U. S. C. §§ 2476, 3313; Supp. V, § 3343](/us/usc/t26/s2476/3313/3343) note.repealed, effective July 4, 1946. SEC. 507. SPECIAL EXCISE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PHILIPPINES REPEALED.
(a)Section 2800
(4)of the Internal Revenue Code is amended [53 Stat. 298](/us/stat/53/298).[26 U. S. C. § 2800
(a)(4)](/us/usc/t26/s2800/a/4).by amending the heading to read:" “(4) Alcoholic Compounds from Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.—”; " and by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: " “(B) Virgin Islands.— For provisions relating to tax on alcoholic compounds from the Virgin Islands, see section [53 Stat. 404](/us/stat/53/404).[26 U. S. C. § 3350](/us/usc/t26/s3350).*Post*, p. 158.3350.” "
(b)Sections 3340, 3341, and 3342 of the Internal Revenue Code [53 Stat. 403, 404](/us/stat/53/403/404).[26 U. S. C. §§ 3340–3342; Supp. V, § 3341](/us/usc/t26/s3340–3342/3341).are repealed, effective July 4, 1946. 60 Stat. 158
(c)[53 Stat. 403](/us/stat/53/403).[26 U. S. C. §§ 3340–3361; Supp. V, § 3341](/us/usc/t26/s3340–3361/3341)*et seq*. Subchapter B of Chapter 28 of the Internal Revenue Code is amended as follows:
(1)*Ante*, p. 167. By amending the heading of such subchapter to read as follows:" “SUBCHAPTER B—PROVISIONS OF SPECIAL APPLICATION TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO "
(2)By striking out the heading:" “Part I—Philippine Islands” "
(3)By renumbering Parts II and III of such subchapter as “Part I” and “Part II”, respectively. SEC. 508. TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH THE PHILIPPINES. Until July 4, 1974, no trade agreement shall be made with the [48 Stat. 943](/us/stat/48/943).[19 U. S. C. § 1351; Supp. V, § 1351](/us/usc/t19/s1351).*Ante*, pp. 154, 151.Philippines under section 350, as amended, of the Tariff Act of 1930, unless, prior to such time, the President of the United States has made the proclamation provided for in section 407 of this Act, or the executive agreement provided for in Title IV of this Act has been terminated. SEC. 509. RIGHTS OF THIRD COUNTRIES. The benefits granted by this Act, and by the executive agreement *Ante*, p. 151.provided for in Title IV, to the Philippines, Philippine articles or products, and Philippine citizens, shall not, by reason of any provision of any existing treaty or agreement with any third country, be extended to such country or its products, citizens, or subjects. SEC. 510. ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE II.
(a)*Ante*, p. 143. The provisions of Parts 1, 2, and 3 of Title II shall be administered as parts of the customs and internal revenue laws of the United States.
(b)*Ante*, p. 148. The provisions of Part 4 of Title II shall be administered as a part of the immigration laws of the United States. SEC. 511. REPEALS. The following parts of Acts are repealed, effective on the day fob lowing the date of the enactment of this Act:
(1)[19 U. S. C. § 1301](/us/usc/t19/s1301). section 301 of the Tariff Act of 1930;
(2)[46 Stat. 685](/us/stat/46/685). section 6 (except subsection (g)) of the Act of March [48 U. S. C. § 1236; Supp. V, § 1236 note](/us/usc/t48/s1236).24, 1934 (48 Stat. 456, ch. 84), as amended by the Act of August 7, 1939 (53 Stat. 1226, ch. 502); and
(3)so much of section 13 of such Act of March 24, 1934, as [48 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1213](/us/usc/t48/s1213).amended by the joint resolution of June 29, 1944 (58 Stat. 626, ch. 323), as reads as follows: “After the Philippine Islands have become a free and independent nation there shall be levied, collected, and paid upon all articles coming into the United States from the Philippine Islands the rates of duty which are required to be levied, collected, and paid upon like articles imported from other foreign countries:”. SEC. 512. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall take effect on the day after the date of its enactment, *Ante*, p. 144.except Part 2 of Title II, which shall take effect as of January 1, 1946. SEC. 513. APPLICATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS TO PUERTO RICO. [48 U. S.C. § 734](/us/usc/t48/s734). Section 9 of the Act of March 2, 1917 (39 Stat. 951, ch. 145) is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 9. That the statutory laws of the United States not locally inapplicable, except as hereinbefore or hereinafter otherwise provided, shall have the same force and effect in Puerto Rico as in the United 60 Stat. 159States, except the internal revenue laws other than those contained in the Philippine Trade Act of 1946: *Provided*, *however*, That hereafter all taxes collected under the internal revenue laws of the United States on articles produced in Puerto Rico and transported to the United States, or consumed in the island shall be covered into the Treasury of Puerto Rico.” " Approved April 30, 1946. To effectuate the purposes of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 1946-05-01 245 Chapter 60 Stat. 159 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 245] AN ACT To effectuate the purposes of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. May 1, 1946[[S. 1152](/us/bill/79/s/1152)][[Public Law 372](/us/pl/79/372)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That this Act may Short title.be cited as the “District of Columbia Servicemen’s Readjustment Enabling Act of 1945”. Sec. 2.
(a)The disability of minority of a resident of the District Removal of disability of minority for loan benefits.[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 693–697g](/us/usc/t38/s693–697g).*Post*, pp. 299, 932.of Columbia who is eligible for guaranty of a loan pursuant to the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (58 Stat. L. 284) and of a minor spouse of any such resident (when acting jointly with such resident) is hereby removed with respect to the incurring of any obligation all or part of which is guaranteed under the provisions of said Act or in conjunction with which a secondary loan is so guaranteed, and with respect to the exercise of the rights of ownership Rights of ownership.in any property acquired with the proceeds of any such obligation, including the right to sell, convey, lease, encumber, improve, or maintain the same and to further obligate himself incident to his exercise of such rights.
(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any building Designated investments by building and loan associations.association or building and loan association or any savings and loan association, incorporated or unincorporated, organized and operating under the laws of the District of Columbia, or any Federal savings and loan association whose main office is in the District of Columbia, may invest its funds in:
(1)Property-improvement loans insured or insurable under title I of the National Housing Act;
(2)loans to [48 Stat. 1246](/us/stat/48/1246).[12 U. S. C. §§ 1702–1706; Supp. V, § 1702](/us/usc/t12/s1702–1706/1702/etseq)*et seq*.[58 Stat. 284](/us/stat/58/284).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 693–697g](/us/usc/t38/s693–697g).*Post*, pp. 299, 932.veterans of World War II when guaranteed in whole or in part by a loan guaranty certificate issued under the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 including, without limitation, such loans as are unsecured and such loans as are junior to another mortgage or lien upon the security; and
(3)other secured or unsecured loan for property alteration, repair, or improvement or for home equipment: *Provided*, That no such unsecured loan not insured or guaranteed by a Federal agency shall be made in excess of $2,000:Unsecured loans. *Provided further*, That the total amount loaned or invested and held in unsecured loans not insured or guaranteed by a Federal agency as provided for under this subsection at any one time shall not exceed 15 per centum of the association’s assets. Sec. 3. Any building association, building and loan association, or Direct-reduction loans.savings and loan association organized and operating under the laws of the District of Columbia, is authorized to lend money to veterans of World War II and others upon the security of a first deed of trust or first mortgage upon real estate, to be repaid in monthly or quarterly payments to be applied first to interest and the balance to principal until the indebtedness is paid in full, and without subscription to, or ownership of any shares, and such loans shall be known as direct-reduction loans. Direct-reduction-loan borrowers, and all persons assuming or obligated under direct-reduction loans made or 60 Stat. 160held by such association shall be members of the association, and at all meetings of the members of the association, each borrower or each obligor upon a direct-reduction loan shall be entitled to one vote as such member. Approved May 1, 1946. To provide for the reappointment of Doctor Vannevar Bush as citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 1946-05-02 246 Chapter 60 Stat. 160 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 246] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for the reappointment of Doctor Vannevar Bush as citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. May 2, 1946[[H. J. Res. 333](/us/bill/79/hjres/333)][[Public Law 373](/us/pl/79/373)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Board of Regents of Smithsonian Institution. That the vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, of the class other than Members of Congress, which will occur by the expiration of the term of Doctor Vannevar Bush, of Washington, District of Columbia, on April 4, 1946, be filled by the reappointment of the present incumbent for the statutory term of six years. Approved May 2, 1946. Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, for civil functions administered by the War Department, and for other purposes. 1946-05-02 247 Chapter 60 Stat. 160 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 247] AN ACT Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, for civil functions administered by the War Department, and for other purposes. May 2, 1946[[H. R. 5400](/us/bill/79/hr/5400)][[Public Law 374](/us/pl/79/374)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1947.*Post*, pp. 268, 565, 917. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, for civil functions administered by the War Department, and for other purposes, namely: CIVIL FUNCTIONS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT Quartermaster Corps cemeterial expenses*Post*, p. 268. Maintenance of National cemeteries. Cemeterial expenses: For maintaining and improving national cemeteries, including fuel for and pay of superintendents and the superintendent at Mexico City, and other employees; purchase of grave sites; purchase of tools and. materials; purchase (not to exceed five), repair, maintenance, and operation of passenger-carrying motor vehicles; care and maintenance of the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater, chapel, and grounds in the Arlington National Cemetery, and that portion of Congressional Cemetery to which the United States has title and the graves of those buried therein, including Confederate graves, and including the burial site of Pushmataha, a Choctaw Indian chief; repair to roadways but not to more than a single approach road to any national cemetery constructed under special Act of Congress; Headstones.[17 Stat. 545](/us/stat/17/545); [20 Stat. 281](/us/stat/20/281); [45 Stat. 1307](/us/stat/45/1307); [54 Stat. 142](/us/stat/54/142).for headstones or markers for unmarked graves of soldiers, sailors, and marines under the Acts approved March 3, 1873, February 3, 1879, February 26, 1929, and April 18, 1940 (24 U. S. C. 279–280b), and civilians interred in post cemeteries; for repairs and preservation of monuments, tablets, roads, fences, and so forth, made and constructed by the United States in Cuba and China to mark the places Confederate cemeteries.where American soldiers fell; care, protection, and maintenance of the Confederate Mound in Oakwood Cemetery at Chicago, the Confederate Stockade Cemetery at Johnstons Island, the Confederate 60 Stat. 161burial plats owned by the United States in Confederate Cemetery at North Alton, the Confederate Cemetery, Camp Chase, at Columbus, the Confederate Cemetery at Point Lookout, and the Confederate Cemetery at Rock Island; and for care and maintenance of graves Commercial cemeteries.used by the Army for burials in commercial cemeteries, $2,433,000: *Provided*, That no railroad shall be permitted upon any right-of-way Encroachment by railroad.which may have been acquired by the United States leading to a national cemetery, or to encroach upon any roads or walks constructed thereon and maintained by the United States: *Provided further*, That Roadway repairs.no part of this appropriation shall be used for repairing any roadway not owned by the United States within the corporate limits of any city, town, or village. SIGNAL CORPS alaska communication system Alaska Communication System: For operation, maintenance, and *Post*, p. 917.improvement of the Alaska Communication System, including travel allowances and travel in kind as authorized by law, and operation and maintenance of passenger-carrying vehicles, $543,000, to be derived from the receipts of the Alaska Communication System which have been covered into the Treasury of the United States, and to remain available until the close of the fiscal year 1948: *Provided*, That the Secretary of War shall report to Congress the extent and Report to Congress.cost of any extensions and betterments which may be effected under this appropriation. CORPS OF ENGINEERS rivers and harbors and flood control*Post*, pp. 634, 641; To be immediately available and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, and to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That the Additional personnel.services of such additional technical and clerical personnel as the Secretary of War may deem necessary may be employed only in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, to carry into effect the various appropriations for rivers and harbors and flood control, surveys, and preparation for and the consideration of river and harbor and flood control estimates and bills, to be paid from such appropriations: *Provided further*, That the expenditures on this account for the fiscal Limitation on expenditures.year 1947 shall not exceed $1,000,000, and the Secretary of War shall each year, in the Budget, report to Congress the number of Report to Congress.persons so employed, their duties, and the amount paid to each: *Provided further*, That no appropriation under the Corps of Engineers Power-driven boats.for the fiscal year 1947 shall be available for any expenses incident to operating any power-driven boat or vessel on other than Government business: rivers and harbors Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works: Maintenance, etc.*Post*, p. 634.For the preservation and maintenance of existing river and harbor works, and for the prosecution of such projects heretofore authorized as may be most desirable in the interests of commerce and navigation; for survey of northern and northwestern lakes and other boundary and connecting waters as heretofore authorized, including the preparation, correction, printing, and issuing of charts and bulletins and the investigation of lake levels; for prevention of obstructive and 60 Stat. 162injurious deposits within the harbor and adjacent waters of New York California Debris Commission.City; for expenses of the California Débris Commission in carrying on the work authorized by the Act approved March 1, 1893, as amended [27 Stat. 507](/us/stat/27/507).(33 U. S. C. 661, 678, and 683); for removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation as authorized by law; for operating and maintaining, keeping in repair, and continuing in use without interruption any lock, canal (except the Panama Canal), canalized river, or other public works for the use and benefit of navigation belonging to the United States, including maintenance of the Hennepin Student officers.Canal in Illinois; for payment annually of tuition fees of not to exceed fifty student officers of the Corps of Engineers at civil technical institutions under the provisions of section 127a of the National Defense [41 Stat. 785](/us/stat/41/785).[10 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 535](/us/usc/t10/s535).Act, as amended (10 U. S. C. 535); for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors; for the execution of detailed investigations and the preparation of plans and specifications for Printing and binding.projects heretofore or hereafter authorized; for printing and binding, newspapers, lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and office supplies and equipment required in the Office of (he Chief of Engineers to carry out the purposes of this appropriation, including such printing as may be authorized by the Committee on Printing of the House of Representatives, either during a recess or session of Congress, of surveys authorized by law, and such surveys as may be printed during a recess of Congress shall be printed, with illustrations, as documents Vehicles and motorboats.of the next succeeding session of Congress, and for the purchase in the fiscal year 1947, of not to exceed five hundred and fifty motor-propelled Unauthorized surveys, etc.passenger-carrying vehicles and ten motorboats: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for any preliminary examination, survey, project, or estimate not authorized by law, Bridge, Illinois River.$110,125,250, including $25,000 for the removal of the Upper Free Bridge over the Illinois River at Peoria, Illinois: *Provided further*, Harbor channels.That from this appropriation the Secretary of War may, in his discretion and on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers based on the recommendation by the Board of Rivers and Harbors in the review of a report or reports authorized by law, expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance of harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency, outside of harbor lines and serving essential needs of general commerce and navigation, such work to be subject to the conditions recommended by the Chief Permanent International Commission of the Congresses of Navigation.of Engineers in his report or reports thereon: *Provided further*, That not to exceed $3,000 of the amount herein appropriated shall be available for the support and maintenance of the Permanent International Commission of the Congresses of Navigation and for the payment of the expenses of the properly accredited delegates of the United States to the meeting of the Congresses and of the Commission. Alteration of bridges. Alteration of bridges over navigable waters of the United States: For payment of the share of the United States of the cost of alteration of bridges over navigable waters of the United States in accordance [54 Stat. 497](/us/stat/54/497).[33 U. S. C. 511–523](/us/usc/t33/s511–523).with the provisions of the Act of June 21, 1940 (Public Law 647), $2,900,000, to remain available until expended. flood control Construction and maintenance.*Post*, p. 641.Flood control, general: For the construction and maintenance of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes, in accordance with the provisions of the Flood Control [49 Stat. 1570](/us/stat/49/1570).[33 U. S. C. §§ 701a–701f, 701h; Supp. V, § 701b](/us/usc/t33/s701a–701f/701h/701b)*et seq*.Act, approved June 22, 1936, as amended and supplemented, including printing and binding, newspapers, lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and office supplies and equipment required in the Office of the Chief of Engineers to carry out the purposes of Vehicles.this appropriation, and for the purchase in the fiscal year 1947, of 60 Stat. 163not to exceed two hundred motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and for preliminary examinations, surveys, and contingencies in connection with the flood control, $144,065,000: *Provided*, That funds appropriated herein may be used for flood-control work Salmon River, Alaska.on the Salmon River, Alaska, as authorized by law: *Provided further*, That funds appropriated herein may be used to execute detailed Surveys, plans, etc.surveys, and prepare plans and specifications, necessary for the construction of flood-control projects heretofore or hereafter authorized or for flood-control projects considered for selection in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved [52 Stat. 1216](/us/stat/52/1216).[33 U. S. C. § 701j; Supp. V, §§ 702a–1¾, 702a–12](/us/usc/t33/s701j/702a–1/702a–12).August 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 638); *Provided further*, That the expenditure of funds for completing the necessary surveys shall not be construed as a commitment of the Government to the construction of any project: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation Garrison Reservoir, N. Dak.*Post*, p. 167.shall be available or used to maintain or operate the Garrison (North Dakota) Reservoir at a higher maximum normal pool elevation than one thousand eight hundred and thirty feet, or for constructing dikes or levees which would be required by a higher maximum normal pool elevation than one thousand eight hundred and thirty feet for operating such dam: *Provided further*, That in the construction of Fort Gibson project, Okla.the Fort Gibson flood-control project in Oklahoma; the Chief of Engineers is authorized and directed to cooperate with the officials of the city of Muskogee in protecting the domestic water supply of such city. Flood control, Kings River and Tulare Lake, California: For construction Kings River and Tulare Lake, Calif.of works for flood control and other purposes on the Kings River and Tulare Lake, California,$1,000,000, as authorized in Public Law Numbered 534, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session, [58 Stat. 901](/us/stat/58/901).Restriction.approved December 22, 1944: *Provided*, That none of the appropriation for the Kings River and Tulare Lake project, California, shall be used for the construction of the darn until the Secretary of War has received the reports as to the division of costs between flood control, navigation, and other water uses from the Bureau of Reclamation and local organizations and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, shall have made a determination as to what the allocation shall be: *Provided further*, That the reports Reports and agreement.from these continuing studies shall be made not later than six months from the date of the enactment of this Act and that the agreement of concurrence shall be made not later than nine months from the date of the enactment of this Act. Flood control, Sutton Reservoir, West Virginia: For flood control Sutton Reservoir, W. Va.works in connection with the Sutton Reservoir, West Virginia, as authorized in the 1938 Floor Control Act, $750,000. Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries: For prosecuting Mississippi River and tributaries.work of flood control in accordance with the provisions of the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928, as amended (33 U. S. C. 702a), [45 Stat. 534](/us/stat/45/534).including printing and binding, newspapers, lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and office supplies and equipment required in the Office of the Chief of Engineers to carry out the purposes of this appropriation, and for the purchase, in the fiscal year 1947 of not to exceed one hundred and sixteen motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and four motorboats, $46,000,000. Emergency fund for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River: For rescue work and for repair or maintenance of any flood-control work on any tributaries of the Mississippi River threatened or destroyed by flood, in accordance with section 9 of the Flood [33 U. S. C. § 702g–1](/us/usc/t33/702g–1).Control Act, approved June 15, 1936 (49 Stat. 1508), $500,000. Flood control, Sacramento River, California: For prosecuting work Sacramento River, Calif.of flood control, Sacramento River, California, in accordance with 60 Stat. 164 [39 Stat. 949](/us/stat/39/949).[33 U.S.C. §§ 701–703](/us/usc/t33/s701–703). the provisions of the Act approved March 1, 1917, as amended (33 U. S. C. 703, 704; 50 Stat. 849; 55 Stat. 638–651), $2,000,000. Fort Peck Dam, Mont. Power plant, Fort Peck Dam, Montana: For completing the construction of the hydroelectric power plant at Fort Peck Dam, Montana, [52 Stat. 403](/us/stat/52/403).[16 U. S. C. 833–833k](/us/usc/t16/s833–833k).as authorized by the Act approved May 18, 1938 (16 U. S. C. 833), to remain available until expended, $1,505,000. miscellaneous civil works Federal water mains outside D. C. Maintenance and operation, certain Federal water mains outside the District of Columbia: For the maintenance, operation, improvement, extension, and protection of Federal water lines located outside the District of Columbia required to serve nearby Government establishments and facilities with water from the water supply system of the District of Columbia, including interconnections with other water systems for emergency use wherever located, to be immediately available and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, $12,000. UNITED STATES SOLDIERS’ HOME For maintenance and operation of the United States Soldiers’ Home, to be paid from the Soldiers’ Home permanent fund, $1,596,248: *Provided*, That $54,768 of such amount shall be immediately available: Restriction. *Provided further*, That this appropriation shall not be available for the payment of hospitalization of members of the home in United States Army hospitals at rates in excess of those prescribed by the Secretary of War, upon the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners of the home and the Surgeon General of the Army. THE PANAMA CANAL Maintenance, etc. For every expenditure requisite for and incident to the maintenance and operation, sanitation, and civil government of the Panama Canal and Canal Zone, and construction of additional facilities, including the following: Compensation of all officials and employees; foreign and domestic newspapers and periodicals; lawbooks; textbooks and books of reference; printing and binding, including printing of annual report; personal services in the District of Columbia, purchase (not to exceed twenty in the fiscal year 1947), maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying Damage claims.[48 U. S. C. § 1319](/us/usc/t48/s1319).vehicles; claims for damages to vessels, cargo, crew, or passengers, as authorized by section 10 of title 2, Canal Zone Code, as amended (54 Stat. 387); claims for losses of or damages to property arising from the conduct of authorized business operations; claims for damages to property arising from the maintenance and operation, sanitation, and civil government of the Panama Canal, and construction of additional facilities; acquisition of land and land under water, as authorized [37 Stat. 560](/us/stat/37/560).[48 U. S. C. §§ 1301–1387; Supp. V, § 1306](/us/usc/t48/s1301–1387/1306)*et seq*.in the Panama Canal Act; expenses incurred in assembling, assorting, storing, repairing, and selling material, machinery, and equipment heretofore or hereafter purchased or acquired for the construction of the Panama Canal which are unserviceable or no longer needed, to be reimbursed from the proceeds of such sale; expenses incident to conducting hearings and examining estimates for appropriations Emergencies.on the Isthmus; expenses incident to any emergency arising because of calamity by flood, fire, pestilence, or like character not Travel expenses.foreseen or otherwise provided for herein; travel expenses when prescribed by the Governor of the Panama Canal to persons engaged in field work or traveling on official business; not to exceed $2,000 for travel and subsistence expenses of members of the police and fire forces 60 Stat. 165of the Panama Canal incident to their special training in the United States; transportation, including insurance, of public funds and securities between the United States and the Canal Zone; purchase, Buildings and improvements.construction, repair, replacement, alteration, or enlargement of buildings, structures, equipment, and other improvements; and for such other expenses not in the United States as the Governor of the Panama Canal may deem necessary best to promote the maintenance and operation, sanitation, and civil government of the Panama Canal, and construction of additional facilities, all to be expended under the direction of the Governor of the Panama Canal and accounted for as follows: For maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal: Salary of Maintenance and operation of Panama Canal.the Governor, $10,000; contingencies of the Governor, including entertainment, to be expended in his discretion, not exceeding $3,000; purchase, inspection, delivery, handling, and storing of materials, supplies, and equipment for issue to all departments of the Panama Canal, the Panama Railroad, other branches of the United States Government, and for authorized sales; payment in lump sums of not Alien cripples.[39 Stat. 750](/us/stat/39/750).[5 U. S. C., Supp, V, § 793](/us/usc/t5/s793).exceeding the amounts authorized by the Injury Compensation Act approved September 7, 1916 (5 U. S. C. 793), to alien cripples who are now a charge upon the Panama Canal by reason of injuries sustained while employed in the construction of the Panama Canal; relief Relief payments.[48 U. S. C. § 1372](/us/usc/t48/s1372).payments authorized by the Act approved July 8, 1937 (50 Stat. 478); and not to exceed $7,500 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail for offices of the Panama Canal in the United Penalty mail costs.[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321).[37 Stat. 560](/us/stat/37/560).[48 U. S. C. §§ 1301–1387; Supp. V, § 1306](/us/usc/t48/s1301–1387/1306)*et seq*.States as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); in all, $12,749,000, together with all moneys arising from the conduct of business operations authorized by the Panama Canal Act. For sanitation, quarantine, hospitals, and medical aid and support of the insane and of lepers and aid and support of indigent persons legally within the Canal Zone, including expenses of their deportation when practicable, the purchase of artificial limbs or other appliances for persons who were injured in the service of the Isthmian Canal Commission or the Panama Canal prior to September 7, 1916, additional compensation to any officer of the United States Public Health Service detailed with the Panama Canal as chief quarantine officer, and Blood for transfusions.payments of not to exceed $50 in any one case to persons within the Government service who shall furnish blood from their veins for transfusion to the veins of patients in Panama Canal Hospitals, $2,010,000. or civil government of the Panama Canal and Canal Zone, including Civil government.gratuities and necessary clothing for indigent discharged prisoners, $2,424,000: *Provided*, That $18,000 of such amount shall be immediately available. Construction of additional facilities, Panama Canal: For construction Additional facilities.of additional facilities for the improvement, and enlargement of the capacity of the Panama Canal, in accordance with the Act of August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1409), and for carrying out the purposes [48 U. S. C. § 1307](/us/usc/t48/s1307) note.[59 Stat. 663](/us/stat/59/663).of Public Law 280, approved December 28, 1945, including reimbursements to the appropriations for “Maintenance and operation, sanitation, and civil government , Panama Canal”, in such amounts as the Governor of the Panama Canal shall from time to time determine to be additional costs incurred for the objects specified in said appropriations on account of the prosecution of the work; in all. $2,618,000, to be immediately available. Total Panama Canal, $19,801,000, to be available until expended. In addition to the foregoing sums there is hereby made available Additional sums.for the fiscal year 1947 for expenditures and reinvestment under the several heads of appropriation aforesaid, without being covered into the Treasury of the United States, and to remain available until 60 Stat. 166expended, all moneys received by the Panama Canal during the fiscal year 1947 and prior fiscal years (exclusive of net profits for such prior fiscal years) from services rendered or materials and supplies furnished to the United States, the Panama Railroad Company, the Canal Zone government, or to their employees, respectively, or to the Panama Government, from hotel and hospital supplies and services; from rentals, wharfage, and like service; from labor, materials, and supplies and other services furnished to vessels other than those passing through the Canal, and to others unable to obtain the same elsewhere; from the sale of scrap and other byproducts of manufacturing and shop operations; from the sale of obsolete and unserviceable materials, supplies, and equipment purchased or acquired for the operation, maintenance, protection, sanitation, and government of the Canal and Net profits.Canal Zone; and any net profits accruing from such business to the Panama Canal shall annually be covered into the Treasury of the United States. Waterworks, etc., Panama and Colon. There is also made available for the fiscal year 1947 for the operation, maintenance, and extension of waterworks, sewers, and pavements in the cities of Panama and Colon, to remain available until expended, the necessary portions of such sums as shall be paid during that fiscal year as water rentals or directly by the Government of Panama for such expenses; and notwithstanding the transfer of the waterworks and sewer systems pursuant to the joint resolution [57 Stat. 74](/us/stat/57/74).approved May 3, 1943 (Public Law 48), any unexpended balances of the sums made available by this paragraph, together with the unexpended balances of sums heretofore made available for the same purpose in prior fiscal years, shall be immediately available and shall remain available until expended for the purposes for which they were made available. Sec. 2. Canal Zone.Citizenship requirement. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used directly or indirectly, except for temporary employment in case of emergency, for the payment of any civilian for services rendered by him on the Canal Zone while occupying a skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory position unless such person is a citizen of the United States of America or of the Republic of Employment of Panamanian citizens.[48 U. S. C. § 1307 note](/us/usc/t48/s1307).Panama: *Provided*, *however*,
(1)That, notwithstanding the provision in the Act approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1409), limiting employment in the above-mentioned positions to citizens of the United States from and after the date of the approval of said Act, Limitation.citizens of Panama may be employed in such positions;
(2)that at no time shall the number of Panamanian citizens employed in the above-mentioned positions exceed the number of citizens of the United States so employed, if United States citizens are available in Employees with 15 years of service.continental United States or on the Canal Zone;
(3)that nothing in this Act shall prohibit the continued employment of any person who shall have rendered fifteen or more years of faithful and honorable Selection of personnel.service on the Canal Zone;
(4)that in the selection of personnel for skilled, technical, administrative, clerical, supervisory, or executive positions, the controlling factors in filling these positions Hours of employment; pay rates.shall be efficiency, experience, training, and education;
(5)that all citizens of Panama and the United States rendering skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory service on the Canal Zone under the terms of this Act
(a)shall normally be employed not more than forty hours per week,
(b)may receive as compensation equal rates of pay based upon rates paid for similar employment Applicability.in continental United States plus 25 per centum;
(6)this entire section shall apply only to persons employed in skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory positions on the Canal Zone directly or indirectly by any branch of the United 60 Stat. 167States Government or by any corporation or company whose stock is owned wholly or in part by the United States Government: *Provided further*, That the President may suspend from time to time Wartime or emergency suspension.in whole or in part compliance with this section in time of war or national emergency if he should deem such course to be in the public interest: *Provided further*, That the President may, if he finds it Housing shortage.necessary because of a shortage of housing, suspend, for the fiscal year 1947, the application of those portions of this section which require the employment of citizens of the Republic of Panama or of the United States in skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory positions. Sec. 3. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall Persons advocating overthrow of U. S. Government.be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, Affidavit.That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Penalty. *Provided further*, That any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 4. The Governor of the Panama Canal is hereby authorized Technical and professional personnel.[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.to employ by contract or otherwise without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, and at such rates as he may determine, the services of architects, engineers, and other technical and professional personnel, or firms or corporations thereof, as may be necessary. Sec. 5. Appropriations for the Military Establishment and for civil War Department and Army damage claims.functions administered by the War Department for the fiscal year 1947 may be used for carrying into effect the Act entitled “An Act [57 Stat. 372](/us/stat/57/372).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, 215–217 notes, 222a note, 222b note, 223b, 223c](/us/usc/t31/s215–217/22aa/222b/223b/223c).*Post*, pp. 332, 846, 847.to provide for the settlement of claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property or personal injury or death caused by military personnel or civilian employees, or otherwise incident to activities, of the War Department or of the Army”, approved July 3, 1943. Sec. 6. No part of the appropriation for the Garrison Reservoir Garrison Reservoir, construction.*Ante*, p. 163.herein contained may be expended for actual construction of the dam itself until the Secretary of War shall have selected and offered, through the Secretary of the Interior, to the Three Affiliated Tribes, land which the Secretary of the Interior approves as comparable in quality and sufficient in area to compensate the said tribes for the land on the Fort Berthold Reservation which shall be inundated by the construction of the Garrison Dam: *Provided further*, That said Time limit.selection and offer by the Secretary of War and approval by the Secretary of the Interior shall be consummated before January 1, 1947, after which consummation actual construction of the dam itself may proceed: *And provided further*, That funds appropriated Transfer of funds.for the construction of said dam may be transferred to the Secretary of the Interior for use by him in acquiring title to the lands thus selected. Sec. 7. This Act may be cited as the “War Department Civil Short title.Appropriation Act, 1947”. Approved May 2, 1946. To amend the Surplus Property Act of 1944 with reference to veterans’ preference, and for other purposes. 1946-05-03 248 Chapter 60 Stat. 168 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public 60 Stat. 168 [CHAPTER 248] AN ACT To amend the Surplus Property Act of 1944 with reference to veterans’ preference, and for other purposes. May 3, 1946[[S. 1757](/us/bill/79/s/1757)][[Public Law 375](/us/pl/79/375)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, [58 Stat. 773](/us/stat/58/773).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1625](/us/usc/t50/s1625). That section 16 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 is amended to read as follows:" “dispositions to veterans “Sec. 16. Priority.
(a)The Administrator shall prescribe regulations to effectuate the objectives of this Act to aid veterans in the acquisition of surplus property, in appropriate quantities and types, to enable them to establish and maintain their own small business, professional, or agricultural enterprises. Disposals of surplus property (except real property) to veterans under this subsection shall be given priority over all other disposals of property provided for in this Act except transfers *Infra; post*, p. 169.to Government agencies under section 12. “(b) Availability of quantities and types. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12 of this Act, the Administrator may cause to be set aside or otherwise to be made available quantities and types of any surplus property, except real property, which he determines to be appropriate for exclusive disposal to veterans for their own personal use, and to enable them to establish and maintain their own small business, professional, or agricultural enterprises. The Administrator shall prescribe regulations designed to achieve the equitable distribution of such surplus property among Selection.veterans. In selecting any types or quantities of surplus property for disposal in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, the Administrator shall give due consideration to the availability of adequate facilities for and the costs of the distribution of such property. Information.The Administrator shall from time to time cause to be compiled and widely publicized information as to the types and quantities of such surplus property which has or will become available within a given period of time for exclusive disposal to veterans in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. “(c) Time for disposal. The Administrator shall prescribe a reasonable time of not less than 15 days after public notice during which property offered to veterans under this section shall be held for disposal to them.” " Sec. 2. [58 Stat. 770](/us/stat/58/770).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1621 (a)](/us/usc/t50/s1621/a). Section 12
(a)of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 is amended to read as follows:" “(a) Interagency transfers. It shall be the duty of the Administrator to facilitate the transfer of surplus property from one Government agency to other Government Priority of disposals.agencies for their own use and not for transfer or disposition; and the transfer of surplus property under this section shall be given priority over all other disposals provided for in this Act, except disposals to veterans of property reserved exclusively for veterans under *Supra*.subsection
(b)of section 16 of this Act. The Administrator shall prescribe a reasonable time within which Government agencies shall exercise the priority provided by this subsection, but the time so fixed shall not exceed twenty days from the time public notice is given of the availability of the surplus property for disposal to Government agencies.” " Sec. 3. [58 Stat. 770](/us/stat/58/770).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1621 (c)](/us/usc/t50/s1621/c). Section 12
(c)of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 is amended to read as follows:" “(c) Transfers at fair value. The disposal agency responsible for any such property shall transfer it to the Government agency acquiring it at the fair value 60 Stat. 169of the property as fixed by the disposal agency, under regulations prescribed by the Administrator, unless transfer without reimbursement or transfer of funds is authorized under subsection
(d)of this section.” *Infra*. " Sec. 4. Section 12 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 is amended *Ante*, p. 168.by adding a new subsection
(d)to read as follows:" “(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 34
(a)of this Act, Reimbursement for property transferred.[58 Stat. 783](/us/stat/58/783).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1643 (a)](/us/usc/t50/s1643/a).no Government agency may transfer any property to any other Government agency without reimbursement or transfer of funds under authority of any law approved prior to June 22, 1944. Any disposal agency may transfer surplus property to a Government agency without reimbursement or transfer of funds whenever a transfer on such terms by the owning agency (by which such property was declared surplus) would be authorized by any law approved subsequent to June 21, 1944, to be made to the Government agency desiring such property.” " Sec. 5. Section 13
(f)of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 is [58 Stat. 772](/us/stat/58/772).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1622 (f)](/us/usc/t50/s1622/f).amended to read as follows:" “(f) The disposal of surplus property under this section to States Disposals to States, etc.and political subdivisions and instrumentalities thereof shall be given priority over all other disposals of property provided for in this Act, except transfers to Government agencies under section 12 and disposals*Supra; ante*, p. 168. to veterans under section 16 and purchases made under subsection
(e)of section 18: *Provided*, That the Administrator may prescribe a reasonable time during which such priority shall be exercised.”[58 Stat. 774](/us/stat/58/774).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1627 (e)](/us/usc/t50/s1627/e).*Infra*. " Sec. 6. The last sentence of subsection
(e)of section 18 thereof is hereby amended to read as follows: “The disposal of surplus property Smaller War Plants Corporation.under this subsection shall be given priority immediately following transfers to other Government agencies under section 12 and disposals to veterans under section 16. The provisions of subsection *Supra; ante*, p. 168.(c) of section 12 shall be applicable to purchases made under this subsection.” Approved May 3, 1946. To amend the Act entitled “An Act to authorize black-outs in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes”, approved December 26, 1941, as amended. 1946-05-09 249 Chapter 60 Stat. 169 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 249] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act to authorize black-outs in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes”, approved December 26, 1941, as amended. May 9, 1946[[H. R. 5719](/us/bill/79/hr/5719)][[Public Law 376](/us/pl/79/376)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act entitled Black-outs, D. C.[55 Stat. 858](/us/stat/55/858).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, §§ 6–1001 to 6–1014](/us/dcc/6–1001/6–1014).“An Act to authorize black-outs in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes” approved December 26, 1941, as amended, be further amended by adding thereto the following new section:" “Sec. 15. Up to and including December 31, 1947, the Commissioners Services to veterans and war workers.of the District of Columbia are authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to provide services to veterans and war workers and to expend any moneys otherwise available for expenditure under this Act for all necessary expenses, including personal services without regard to civil service or classification laws.” " Sec. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Appropriation authorized.District of Columbia not otherwise appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this amendment. Approved May 9, 1946. To provide Federal aid for the development of public airports. 1946-05-13 251 Chapter 60 Stat. 170 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 170 [CHAPTER 251] AN ACT To provide Federal aid for the development of public airports. May 13, 1946[[S. 2](/us/bill/79/s/2)][[Public Law 377](/us/pl/79/377)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, short title Section 1. This Act may be cited as the “Federal Airport Act”. provision of general application Definitions Sec. 2.
(a)As used in this Act—
(1)“Administrator.” “Administrator” means the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics.
(2)“Airport.” “Airport” means any area of land or water which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and take-off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way, together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon.
(3)“Airport development.” “Airport development” means
(A)any work involved in constructing, improving, or repairing a public airport or portion thereof, including the construction, alteration, and repair of airport administrative buildings and the removal, lowering, relocation, and marking and lighting of airport hazards, and
(B)any acquisition of land or of any interest therein, or of any easement through or other interest in air space, which is necessary to permit any such work or to remove or mitigate, or prevent or limit the establishment of, airport hazards; Airport hangars.but such term does not include the construction, alteration, or repair of airport hangars.
(4)“Airport hazard.” “Airport hazard” means any structure or object of natural growth located on or in the vicinity of a public airport, or any use of land near such airport, which obstructs the air space required for the flight of aircraft, in landing or taking off at such airport or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or taking off of aircraft.
(5)“Project.” “Project” means a project for the accomplishment of airport development with respect to a particular airport.
(6)“Project costs.” “Project costs” means any costs involved in accomplishing a project under this Act, including those of making field surveys, preparation of plans and specifications, supervision and inspection of construction work, procurement of the accomplishment of such work by contract, and acquisition of land or interests therein or easements through or other interests in air space, and also including administrative and other incidental costs incurred specifically in connection with the accomplishment of a project, and which would not have been incurred otherwise.
(7)“Public agency.” “Public agency” means the United States Government or an agency thereof; a State, the Territory of Alaska, the Territory of Hawaii, or Puerto Rico, or an agency of any of them; a municipality or other political subdivision; or a tax-supported organization.
(8)“Public airport.” “Public airport” means any airport which is used or to be used for public purposes, under the control of a public agency, the landing area of which is publicly owned.
(9)“Sponsor.” “Sponsor” means any public agency which, either individually or jointly with one or more other public agencies, submits to the Administrator, in accordance with this Act, an application for a grant of funds for airport development. 60 Stat. 171
(10)“United States share” means that portion of the project costs“United States share.” of approved projects under this Act which is to be paid from appropriations made under authority of this Act.
(11)“Military and naval aircraft” means aircraft owned and operated by the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, or the United States Marine “Military and naval aircraft.”“State.”Corps.
(12)“State” means a State of the United States or the District of Columbia. Airport Classifications
(b)For purposes of this Act, a project shall be considered one for development of an airport of a certain class if upon completion of the airport development proposed, the airport so developed would be properly classifiable as or that class according to the airport classification standards of the Administrator stated in Civil Aeronautics Administration Bulletin “Airport Design” dated April 1, 1944. national airport plan Formulation of Plan Sec. 3.
(a)The Administrator is hereby authorized and directedPreparation and annual revision. to prepare, and revise annually, a national plan for the development of public airports in the United States, including the Territory of Alaska, the Territory of Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Such plan shall specify, in terms of general location and type of development, the projects considered by the Administrator to be necessary to provide a system of public airports adequate to anticipate and meet the needs of civil aeronautics. In formulating and revising such plan, the Administrator shall take into account the needs of both air commerce and private flying, the probable technological developments in the science of aeronautics, the probable growth and requirements of civil aeronautics, and such other considerations as he may deem appropriate, and shall, to the extent feasible, consult, and give considerationConsultations. to the views and recommendations of, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the States, the Territories, and Puerto Rico, and their political subdivisions, and shall, to the extent feasible, consult, and give consideration to the views and recommendations of, the Federal Communications Commission, and shall make all reasonable efforts to cooperateHazards caused by radio stations.Surveys, etc. with that Commission for the purpose of eliminating, preventing, or minimizing airport hazards caused by construction or operation of any radio station. In carrying out this section the Administrator is authorized to make such surveys, studies, examinations, and investigations as he may deem necessary. Consultation with War and Navy Departments
(b)In carrying out this section the Administrator shall also consider the views and recommendations of the War and Navy Departments to the end that the airport development included in such plan may be as useful for national defense as is feasible, and shall ascertain from such Departments the extent to which military and naval airports and airport facilities will be available for civil use. The War and Navy Departments shall consider the views and recommendations of the Administrator to the end that military and naval airports and airport facilities may be made available for civil use to such extent as is feasible. federal-aid airport program Sec. 4. In order to bring about, in conformity with the nationalGrants of funds. airport plan prepared and from time to time revised as provided in this 60 Stat. 172Act, the establishment of a Nationwide system of public airports adequate to meet the present and future needs of civil aeronautics, the Administrator is authorized, within the limits of available appropriations made therefor by the Congress, to make grants of funds to sponsors for airport development as hereinafter provided. appropriations Appropriation for Preliminary Expenses Authorizations.*Post*, p. 468. Sec. 5.
(a)In addition to amounts hereinafter authorized to be appropriated for administrative expenses, the sum of $3,000,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated immediately upon the enactment of this Act for expenses of preliminary planning and surveys incident to the initiation of the airport program Planning and surveys.provided for by this Act, including administrative expenses, which sum shall remain available until expended. Annual Appropriations for Projects in States
(b)For the purpose of carrying out this Act with respect to projects in the several States, annual appropriations amounting in the aggregate to $500,000,000 are hereby authorized to be made to the Administrator over a period of seven fiscal years, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947. The appropriation for any such fiscal year shall not exceed $100,000,000 and shall remain available Planning and research.until June 30, 1953, unless sooner expended. Not to exceed 5 per centum of any such annual appropriation, as specified in the Act making such appropriation, shall be available to the Administrator for necessary planning and research and for administrative expenses incident to the administration of this Act in the several States; except that if 5 per centum of the appropriation for any fiscal year is less than $3,500,000, or if there is no appropriation for such fiscal year, not to exceed $3,500,000 in the aggregate may be made available to the Administrator, for such fiscal year, for such planning and research and administrative expenses. Any amounts made available to the Administrator for such planning and research and administrative expenses shall be deducted for purposes of determining the amounts available for grants for projects in the several States. Annual Appropriations for Projects in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico
(c)For the purpose of carrying out this Act with respect to projects in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, and in Puerto Rico, annual appropriations amounting in the aggregate to $20,000,000 are hereby authorized to be made to the Administrator over a period of seven fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947. The appropriation for any such fiscal year shall remain available Planning and research.until June 30, 1953, unless sooner expended. Not to exceed 5 per centum of any such annual appropriation, as specified in the Act making such appropriation, shall be available to the Administrator for necessary planning and research and for administrative expenses incident to the administration of this Act with respect to projects in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, and in Puerto Rico; and the amount so available shall be deducted from such appropriation for purposes of determining the amount thereof available for grants for projects therein. Of the total amount available for such grants, 50 per centum shall be available for projects in the Territory of Alaska, 60 Stat. 17325 per centum shall be available for projects in the Territory of Hawaii, and 25 per centum shall be available for projects in Puerto Rico. Administrative Expenses
(d)As used in this section, the term “administrative expenses” includes expenses under this Act of the character specified in section 204 of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended (U. S. C., 1940[52 Stat. 983](/us/stat/52/983). edition, title 49, sec. 424). distribution of funds available for project in states Apportionment of Funds *Post*, p, 468 Sec. 6.
(a)As soon as possible after any appropriation is made under section 5 (b), 75 per centum of the amount thereof available for grants for projects in the several States shall be apportioned by the Administrator among the several States, one-half in the proportion which the population of each State bears to the total population of all the States, and one-half in the proportion which the area of each State bears to the total area of all the States. All sums so apportioned for a State shall be available only to pay the United States share of the allowable project costs of approved projects located in that State, or sponsored by that State or some public agency thereof but located in an adjoining State. Upon making an apportionment as provided in this subsection, the Administrator shall inform the executive head of each State, and any public agency which has requested such information, as to the sums apportioned for each State. As used in this subsection the term “population” means the population according to“Population” “Area.” the latest decennial census of the United States and the term “area” includes both land and water. Discretionary Fund
(1)All moneys appropriated under section 5
(b)which are available for grants for projects in the several States, and which are not apportioned as provided in subsection
(a)of this section, shall constitute a discretionary fund.
(2)The moneys in such discretionary fund shall be available toU. S. share of costs. pay the United States share of the allowable project costs of such approved projects in the several States as the Administrator may deem most appropriate for carrying out the national airport plan, regardless of the States in which they are located. The Administrator shall give consideration, in determining the projects for which the moneys in such fund are to be so used, to the existing airport facilities in the several States and to the need for or lack of development of airport facilities in the several States.
(3)The moneys in such discretionary fund shall also be availableNational parks, etc. to pay the United States share of the allowable project costs of such approved projects in national parks and national recreation areas, national monuments, and national forests, sponsored by the United States or any agency thereof, as the Administrator may deem appropriate for carrying out the national airport plan; but no other funds appropriated under authority of this Act shall be available for such purpose. The sponsor’s share of the project costs of any such approvedSponsor’s share of costs. project shall be paid only out of funds contributed to the sponsor for the purpose of paying such costs (receipt of which funds and their use for this purpose is hereby authorized) or appropriations specifically authorized therefor. 60 Stat. 174 availability of funds for projects in alaska, hawaii, and puerto rico Sec. 7. All funds available for grants for projects in the Territory of Alaska, in the Territory of Hawaii, or in Puerto Rico, respectively, shall be available to pay the United States share of the allowable project costs of such approved projects therein as the Administrator may deem most appropriate for carrying out the national airport plan. condition precedent to development of larger airports Sec. 8. At least two months prior to the close of each fiscal year, Request for authority.the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a request for authority to undertake during the next fiscal year those of the projects for the development of class 4 and larger airports, included in the then current revision of the national airport plan formulated by him under this Act, which, in his opinion, should be undertaken during that fiscal year, together with an estimate of the Federal funds required to pay the United States share of the allowable project costs of such Determination of projects.projects. In determining which projects to include in such a request, the Administrator shall consider, among other things, the relative aeronautical need for and urgency of the projects included in the plan and the likelihood of securing satisfactory sponsorship of such projects.Granting of funds. In granting any funds that thereafter may be appropriated to pay the United States share of allowable project costs during the next fiscal year, the Administrator may consider such appropriation as granting the authority requested unless a contrary intent shall have been manifested by the Congress by law or by concurrent resolution, and no such grants shall be made unless so authorized. submission and approval of projects Submission Sec. 9.
(a)Subject to the provisions of subsections
(b)and
(c)of this Application by public agency.section, any public agency, or two or more public agencies acting jointly, may submit to the Administrator a project application in such form, and containing such supporting information, as may be prescribed by the Administrator and setting forth the airport development proposed to be undertaken. No project application shall propose airport development other than that included in the then current revision of the national airport plan formulated by the Administrator under this Act, and all such proposed development, shall lie in accordance with standards established by the Administrator, including standards for site location, airport layout, grading, drainage, seeding, paving, lighting, and safety of approaches. Applications by Public Agencies Whose Powers Are Limited by State Law
(b)Nothing in this Act shall authorize the submission of a project application by any municipality or other public agency which is subject to the law of any State if the submission of such project application by such municipality or other public agency is prohibited by the law of such State. Applications by Federal Agencies
(c)Nothing in this Act shall authorize the submission of a project application by the United States or any agency thereof, except in the case of a project in the Territory of Alaska, the Territory of Hawaii, or Puerto Rico, or in a national park or national recreation area, a national monument, or a national forest. 60 Stat. 175 Approval
(d)All such projects shall he subject to the approval of the Administrator, which approval shall be given only if, at the time of approval, funds are available for payment of the United States share of the allowable project costs, and only if he is satisfied that the project will contribute to the accomplishment of the purposes of this Act, that sufficient funds are available for that portion of the project costs which is not to be paid by the United States under this Act, that the project will be completed without undue delay, that the public agency or public agencies which submitted the project application have legal authority to engage in the airport development as proposed, and that all project sponsorship requirements prescribed by or under the authority of this Act have been or will be met. No project shall be approved by the Administrator with respect to any airport unless a public agency holds good title, satisfactory to the Administrator, to the landing area of such airport or the site therefor, or gives assurance satisfactory to the Administrator that such title will be acquired. Hearings
(e)Project applications shall be matters of public record in the office of the Administrator. Any public agency, person, association, firm, or corporation having a substantial interest in the disposition of any application by the Administrator may file with the Administrator a memorandum in support of or in opposition to such application; and any such agency, person, association, firm, or corporation shall be accorded, upon request, a public hearing with respect to the location of any airport the development of which is proposed. The Administrator is authorized to prescribe regulations governing such public hearings, and such regulations may prescribe a reasonable time within which requests for public hearings shall be made and such other reasonable requirements as may be necessary to avoid undue delay in disposing of project applications. united states share of project costs General Provision Sec. 10.
(a)Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and
(d)of this section, the United States share payable on account of any approved project under this Act shall be—
(1)in the case of a project for the development of a class 3 orClass 3 project. smaller airport, 50 per centum of the allowable project costs of the project;
(2)in the case of a project for the development of a class 4 or Class 4 project.larger airport, such portion of the allowable project costs of the project (not to exceed 50 per centum) as the Administrator may deem appropriate for carrying out the provisions of this Act. Projects in Public Land States
(b)In the case of any State containing unappropriated and unreserved public lands and nontaxable Indian lands (individual and tribal) exceeding 5 per centum of the total area of all lands therein, the United States share under subsection
(a)(1), and the maximum United States share under subsection
(a)(2), shall be increased by whichever is the smaller of the following percentages thereof:
(1)25 per centum, or
(2)a percentage equal to one-half the percentage that the area of all such lands in such State is of its total area. 60 Stat. 176 Projects in Alaska
(c)The United States share payable on account of any approved project in the Territory of Alaska shall be such portion of the allowable project costs of the project (not less than 50 per centum in the case of a class 3 or smaller airport, and not to exceed 75 per centum in the case of an airport of any class) as the Administrator may deem appropriate for carrying out the provisions of this Act. Acquisitions of Land and Interests in Air Space
(d)To the extent that the project costs of an approved project represent the cost of acquiring land or interests therein or easements through or other interests in air space, the United States share
(1)in the case of a project for the development of a class 3 or smaller airport, shall be 25 per centum of the allowable costs of such acquisition, and
(2)in the case of a project for the development of a class 4 or larger airport, shall be not to exceed 25 per centum of the allowable costs of such acquisition. project sponsorship Sec. 11. As a condition precedent to his approval of a project under this Act, the Administrator shall receive assurances in writing, satisfactory to him, that—
(1)Public use. the airport to which the project relates will be available for public use on fair and reasonable terms and without unjust discrimination;
(2)Operation and maintenance. such airport and all facilities thereon or connected therewith will be suitably operated and maintained, with due regard to climatic and flood conditions;
(3)the aerial approaches to such airport will be adequately cleared and protected by removing, lowering, relocating, marking, or lighting or otherwise mitigating existing airport hazards and by Aerial approaches.preventing the establishment or creation of future airport hazards;
(4)Use by military and naval aircraft. all the facilities of the airport developed with Federal aid and all those usable for the landing and take-off of aircraft will be available to the United States for use by military and naval aircraft in common with other aircraft at all times without charge, except, if the use by military and naval aircraft shall be substantial, a reasonable share, proportional to such use, of the cost of operating and maintaining the facilities so used;
(5)Space for traffic control. the airport operator or owner will furnish to any civil agency of the Government, without charge (except for light, heat, janitor service, and similar facilities and services at the reasonable cost thereof), such space in airport buildings as may be reason-ably adequate for use in connection with any air traffic control activities, or weather-reporting activities and communications activities related to air traffic control, which such agency may deem it necessary to establish and maintain at the airport;
(6)Accounts and records. all project accounts and records will be kept in accordance with a standard system of accounting prescribed by the Administrator after consultation with appropriate public agencies;
(7)Reports. the airport operator or owner will submit to the Administrator such annual or special airport financial and operations reports as the Administrator may reasonably request; and
(8)Inspection of records. the airport and all airport records will be available for inspection by any duly authorized agent of the Administrator upon reasonable request. 60 Stat. 177 To insure compliance with this section, the Administrator shall prescribePrescribed requirements. such project sponsorship requirements, consistent with the terms of this Act, as he may deem necessary. Among other steps to insure such compliance the Administrator is authorized to enter into contracts with public agencies, on behalf of the United States. grant agreements Sec. 12. Upon approving a project the Administrator, on behalfOffer to pay U. S. share. of the United States, shall transmit to the sponsor or sponsors of the project an offer to pay the United States share of the allowable project costs of such project. Any such offer shall be made upon such terms, and subject to such conditions, as the Administrator may deem necessary to meet the requirements of this Act and the regulations prescribed thereunder. Each such offer shall state a definite amount as the maximum obligation of the United States payable from funds appropriated under authority of this Act, and shall stipulate the obligations to be assumed by the sponsor or sponsors of the project. If and when any such offer is accepted in writing by the sponsor or sponsors to which it is made, such offer and acceptance shall comprise a grant agreement constituting an obligation of the United States and of the sponsor or sponsors so accepting, and thereafter the amount stated in the accepted offer as the maximum obligation of the United States under such grant agreement shall not be increased. Unless and until such a grant agreement has been executed with respect to a project, the United States shall not pay, nor be obligated to pay, any portion of the project costs which have been or may be incurred in carrying out that project. allowance prooject costs Sec. 13. Except as provided in section 14, the United States shall not pay, or be obligated to pay, from amounts appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act, any portion of a project cost incurred in carrying out a project unless the Administrator has first determined that such cost is allowable. A project cost shall be allowable if—
(1)it was a necessary cost incurred in accomplishing airportConformity with approved plans. development in conformity with approved plans and specifications for an approved project and with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement entered into in connection with such project;
(2)it was incurred subsequent to the execution of the grantIncurrence after execution of grant agreement. agreement with respect to the project, and in connection with airport development accomplished under such project after the execution of such grant agreement: *Provided*, *however,* That the allowable costs of a project may include any necessary costs of formulating the project (including those of field surveys and the preparation of plans and specifications, including costs of acquiring land or interests therein or easements through or other interests in air space, and including any necessary administrative or other incidental costs incurred by the sponsor specifically in connection with the accomplishment of the project, which would not have been incurred otherwise) which were incurred subsequent to the enactment of this Act; and
(3)it is reasonable in amount, in the opinion of the Administrator:Reasonable amount. *Provided*, That if the Administrator determines that a project cost is unreasonable in amount, he shall allow, as an allowable project cost under this section, only such amount of such 60 Stat. 178project cost as he determines to be reasonable and no project costs in excess of the definite amount stated in the grant agreement shal1 be allowable. Auditing.The Administrator is authorized to prescribe such regulations, including regulations with respect to the auditing of project costs, as he may deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. payments Sec. 14. The Administrator, after consultation with the sponsor or Determination of times and amounts.sponsors with which a grant agreement has been entered into, shall determine at what times, and in what amounts, payments shall be made under this Act. The aggregate of such payments at any time with respect to a particular project shall not exceed a percentage of the project costs of the airport development which has been performed up to that time (and which the sponsor or sponsors to which the payments are to be made certify to have been performed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications for such project), equal to the percentage of the allowable project costs of the project determined to be the United States share of such costs; and if the Administrator shall determine at any time that the aggregate of such payments exceeds the United States share, of the allowable project costs of such project the United States shall be entitled to recover such excess. Such payments shall be made to such official or officials or depository, authorized by law to receive public funds, as may be designated by the sponsor or sponsors entitled to such payments. performance of construction work Regulations of the Administrator Sec. 15.
(a)The construction work on any approved project shall be subject to inspection and approval by the Administrator and in accordance with regulations prescribed by him. Such regulations shall require such cost and progress reporting by the sponsor or sponsors of such project as the Administrator shall deem necessary. No such regulation shall have the effect of altering any contract in connection with any project entered into without actual notice of the regulation. Minimum Rates of Wages
(b)All contracts for work on projects approved under this Act which involves labor shall contain provisions establishing minimum rates of wages, to be predetermined by the Secretary of Labor, which contractors shall pay to skilled and unskilled labor, and such minimum rates shall be stated in the invitation for bids and shall be included in proposals or bids for the work. Other Provisions as to Labor
(c)All contracts for work on projects approved under this Act which involves labor shall contain such provisions as are necessary to insure
(1)that no convict labor shall be employed; and
(2)that in the employment of labor (except in executive, administrative, and supervisory positions), preference shall be given, where they are qualified, to individuals who have served as persons in the military service [54 Stat. 1179](/us/stat/54/1179).[50 U. S. C. app. § 511 (1); Supp. § 511 note](/us/usc/t50/s511/1).of the United States (as defined in section 101
(1)of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940), and who have been honorably discharged from such service: *Provided*, That such preference shall apply only where such labor is available and qualified to perform the work to which the employment relates. 60 Stat. 179 use of government-owned lands Requests for Use Sec. 16.
(a)Whenever the Administrator determines that use of any lands owned or controlled by the United States is reasonably necessary for carrying out a project under this Act, or for the operation of any public airport, he shall file with the head of the department or agency having control of such lands a request that, such property interest therein as he may deem necessary be conveyed to the public agency sponsoring the project in question or owning or controlling the airport. Such property interest may consist of the title to or any other interest in land or any easement through or other interest in air space. Making of Conveyances
(b)Upon receipt of a request from the Administrator under this section, the head of the department or agency having control of the lands in question shall determine whether the requested conveyance is inconsistent with the needs of the department or agency, and shall notify the Administrator of his determination within a period of four months after receipt of the Administrator’s request. If such department or agency head determines that the requested conveyance is not inconsistent with the needs of that department or agency, such department or agency head is hereby authorized and directed, with the approval of the President and the Attorney General of the United States, and without any expense to the United States, to perform any acts and to execute any instruments necessary to make the conveyance requested; but each such conveyance shall be made on the conditionCondition. that the property interest conveyed shall automatically revert to the United States in the event that the lands in question are not developed, or cease to be used, for airport purposes. reimbursement for damage by federal agencies to public airports Submission and Determination of Claims Sec. 17.
(a)Reimbursement shall be made to public agencies, as provided in this section, for the necessary rehabilitation or repair of public airports heretofore or hereafter substantially damaged by any Federal agency. The Administrator is authorized on behalf of the United States to consider, ascertain, adjust, and determine in accordance with regulations he shall prescribe pursuant to this section, any claim submitted by any public agency for reimbursement of the cost of necessary rehabilitation or repair of a public airport, under the control or management of such public agency, substantially damaged by any Federal agency. Certification of Claims to Congress
(b)Such amount as may be found to be due to any claimant under this section shall be certified by the Administrator to Congress as a claim against the United States, and appropriations for payment of such claims are hereby authorized to be made. Such certification shall include a brief statement of the character of each claim, the amount claimed, and the amount allowed. Limitation on Submission of Claims
(c)No claim shall be considered by the Administrator pursuant to this section unless such claim has been presented to him within six months after the occurrence of the damage upon which the claim 60 Stat. 180is based, except that, in case of damage caused by operations of a military nature during time of war such notice may be filed within sixty days after termination of the war. reports to congress Sec. 18. On or before the third day of January of each year the Administrator shall make a report to the Congress describing his operations under this Act during the preceding fiscal year, including detailed statements of the airport development accomplished, the status of each project undertaken, the allocation of appropriations, and itemized statements of expenditures and receipts, and setting forth his recommendations, if any, for legislation amending or supplementing this Act. false statements Sec. 19. Any officer, agent, or employee of the United States, or any officer, agent, or employee of any public agency, or any person, association, firm, or corporation who shall knowingly make any false statement, false representation, or false report as to the character, quality, quantity, or cost of the material used or to be used, or the quantity or quality of the work performed or to be performed, or the costs thereof, in connection with the submission of plans, maps, specifications, contracts, or estimates of project costs for any project submitted to the Administrator for approval under this Act or shall knowingly make any false statement, false representation, or false report or claim for work or materials for any project approved by the Administrator wider this Act, or shall knowingly make any false statement or false representation in any report required to be made under this Act, with the intent to defraud the United States Penalty.shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not to exceed five years or by a fine of not to exceed $10,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. existing airpot programs Sec. 20. Nothing in this Act shall affect the carrying out of the program for the development of public landing areas necessary for national defense, authorized by the Department of Commerce Appropriation[59 Stat. 190](/us/stat/59/190). Act, 1946, or the program for the development of civil landing areas, authorized by the First Supplemental National Defense [57 Stat. 621](/us/stat/57/621).Appropriation Act, 1944, which programs shall be additional to the Federal-aid airport program authorized by this Act. Approved May 13, 1946. To provide reimbursement for personal property lost, damaged, or destroyed as the result of explosions at the naval ammunition depot, Hastings, Nebraska, on April 6, 1944, and September 15, 1944. 1946-05-14 252 Chapter 60 Stat. 180 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 252] AN ACT To provide reimbursement for personal property lost, damaged, or destroyed as the result of explosions at the naval ammunition depot, Hastings, Nebraska, on April 6, 1944, and September 15, 1944. May 14, 1946[[S. 1812](/us/bill/79/s/1812)][[Public Law 378](/us/pl/79/378)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary Navy.Payment of damage claims.of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum or sums, amounting in the aggregate not to exceed $25,000, as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to pay claims, including those of naval and civilian personnel of the Naval Establishment, for privately owned property lost, damaged, or destroyed as the result of explosions at the naval ammunition depot, Hastings, 60 Stat. 181Nebraska, on April 6, 1944, and September 15, 1944: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be lined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved May 14, 1946. To extend the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, until July 1, 1946. 1946-05-14 253 Chapter 60 Stat. 181 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 253] JOINT RESOLUTION To extend the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, until July 1, 1946. May 14, 1946[[S. J. Res. 159](/us/bill/79/sjres/159)][[Public Law 379](/us/pl/79/379)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 16
(b)of the[54 Stat. 897](/us/stat/54/897).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 316 (b)](/us/usc/t50/s316/b).*Post*, p. 342.[54 Stat. 888](/us/stat/54/888).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 305 (e)](/us/usc/t50/s305/e).*Post*, p. 342.Exemption from induction.“Child.”[54 Stat. 885](/us/stat/54/885).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 303 (a)](/us/usc/t50/s303/a).*Post*, p. 341.Persons liable for training and service.[54 Stat. 885](/us/stat/54/885).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 302](/us/usc/t50/s302). Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, is amended by striking out “May 15, 1946” and inserting “July 1, 1946”. Sec. 2. Section 5
(e)of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:" “(3) After May 14, 1946, no individual who has a child or children shall be inducted without his consent for training and service under this Act. As used in this paragraph the term ‘child’ includes a child legally adopted, a stepchild, a foster child, and a person who is supported in good faith by the individual in a relationship similar to that of a parent and child but such term does not include any person eighteen years of age or over unless such person is physically or mentally handicapped.” " Sec. 3. So much of the first sentence of section 3
(a)of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, as precedes the first proviso is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 3.
(a)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, every male citizen of the United States, and every other male person residing in the United States, who is between the ages of twenty and thirty, at the time fixed for his registration, or who attains the age of twenty after having been required to register pursuant to section 2 of this Act, shall be liable for training and service in the land or naval forces of the United States.” " Approved May 14, 1946, 8 P. M. To exempt from taxation certain property of the Disabled American Veterans in the District of Columbia. 1946-05-15 257 Chapter 60 Stat. 181 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 257] AN ACT To exempt from taxation certain property of the Disabled American Veterans in the District of Columbia. May 15, 1946[[S. 1961](/us/bill/79/s/1961)][[Public Law 380](/us/pl/79/380)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the property situated in square 153 in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, described as lot 132, owned, occupied, and used by the Disabled American Veterans, is hereby exempt from all taxation so long as the same is so owned and occupied, and not used for commercial purposes, subject to the provisions of sections 2, 3, and 5 of the Act entitled “An Act to define the real property exempt from taxation[56 Stat. 1091](/us/stat/56/1091).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, 47–801b, 47–801c, 47–801e](/us/dcc/47–801b/47–801c/47–801e). in the District of Columbia”, approved December 24, 1942. Approved May 15, 1946. To make permanent the provisions of the Act of July 11, 1941, prohibiting prostitution in the vicinity of military and naval establishments. 1946-05-15 258 Chapter 60 Stat. 182 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 182 [CHAPTER 258] AN ACT To make permanent the provisions of the Act of July 11, 1941, prohibiting prostitution in the vicinity of military and naval establishments. May 15, 1946[[H. R. 6305](/us/bill/79/hr/6305)][[Public Law 381](/us/pl/79/381)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act Prostitution near military and naval establishments.entitled “An Act to prohibit prostitution within such reasonable distance of Military and/or Naval Establishments as the Secretaries of War and/or Navy shall determine to be needful to the efficiency, health, and welfare of the Army and/or Navy”, approved July 11, 1941, as amended, is amended by striking [55 Stat. 583](/us/stat/55/583).[18 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 518a](/us/usc/t18/s518a).out “until May 15, 1946, or the date of the termination of hostilities in the present war, or on such earlier date as may be specified in a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress for that purpose. As used in this section the term ‘date of the termination of hostilities in the present war’ means the date proclaimed by the President as the date of such termination or the date specified in a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress as the date of such termination, whichever is the earlier”. Approved May 15, 1946. To amend the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, to permit the shipment of relief supplies. 1946-05-16 260 Chapter 60 Stat. 182 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 260] AN ACT To amend the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, to permit the shipment of relief supplies. May 16, 1946[[S. 2101](/us/bill/79/s/2101)][[Public Law 382](/us/pl/79/382)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Trading [40 Stat. 411](/us/stat/40/411).[50 U. S. C. app. 1–31; Supp. V, § 3](/us/usc/t50/s1–31/3) *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 60, 54; *post*, pp. 418, 925, 914.Relief supplies.*Post*, p. 930.With the Enemy Act, as amended, is amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof: " “Sec. —.
(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, it shall be lawful, at any time after the date of cessation of hostilities with any country with which the United States is at war, for any person in the United States to donate, or otherwise dispose of to, and to transport or deliver to, any person in such country any article or articles (including food, clothing, and medicine) intended to be used solely to relieve human suffering. “(b) As used in this section— “(1) “Person.” the term ‘person’ means any individual, partnership, association, company, or other unincorporated body of individuals, or corporation or body politic; “(2) “Date of cessation of hostilities.” with respect to any country with which the United States was at war on January 1, 1946, the term ‘date of cessation of hostilities’ shall mean the date of enactment of this Act; “(3) with respect to any other war the term ‘date of cessation of hostilities’ shall mean the date specified by proclamation of the President or by a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, whichever is the earlier.” " Approved May 16, 1946. To provide for the evacuation and return of the remains of certain persons who died and are buried outside the continental limits of the United States. 1946-05-16 261 Chapter 60 Stat. 182 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 261] AN ACT To provide for the evacuation and return of the remains of certain persons who died and are buried outside the continental limits of the United States. May 16, 1946[[H. R. 3936](/us/bill/79/hr/3936)][[Public Law 383](/us/pl/79/383)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Congress Return of remains of certain persons buried outside U. S.hereby declares it to be in the public interest to provide for the evacuation and return of the remains of certain persons who have died since September 3, 1939, and whose remains are buried in places located outside the continental limits of the United States and could 60 Stat. 183not be returned to their homeland for burial due to wartime shipping restrictions, and to centralize in one agency the task of evacuation and return of such remains. Sec. 2. All evacuation and return activities herein provided for areResponsibility. hereby made a responsibility of the Secretary of War. Sec. 3. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed,Unidentified remains. upon his own initiative, in the case of unidentified remains; and upon application by the next of kin, in the case of identified remains, to return to the homeland for interment at places designated by the next of kin, or in national cemeteries provided such remains are entitled to interment therein, the remains of persons who died on or after September 3, 1939, and are buried outside the continental limits of the United States, and who were—
(a)members of the armed forces of the United States who died in the service;
(b)civilian officers and employees of the United States;
(c)citizens of the United States who served in the armed forces of any government at war with Germany, Italy, or Japan and who died while in such service and who were citizens of the United States at the time of such service;
(d)citizens of the United States whose homes are in fact in the United States and whose death outside the continental limits thereof can be directly attributed to the war or who died while employed or otherwise engaged in activities contributing to the prosecution of the war; and
(e)such other citizens of the United States, the return of the remains of whom would in the discretion of the Secretary of War, serve the public interest. Sec. 4. The Secretary of War is authorized to prescribe such rulesRules and regulations. and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act. Sec. 5. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from timeAppropriations authorized.*Ante*, p. 160; *post*, p. 268. to time such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, said sums to be made available for civil functions administered by the War Department, “Cemeterial expenses, War Department”, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War. Sec. 6. This Act and the authority granted therein and all rules andTermination of Act, etc. regulations promulgated thereunder shall terminate five years after the cessation of hostilities with Japan, as proclaimed by the President, or upon such earlier date as may be specified in a proclamation by the President, or in a concurrent resolution by the two houses of Congress, as the date beyond which further continuance of the authority granted by this Act is not necessary in the public interest, whichever date is earliest: *Provided*, That as to any applicationsPrior applications. provided for under section 3 filed prior to such termination date, the provisions of this Act and such rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall be treated as remaining in force for the purpose of providing for the return of remains in proper cases. Approved May 16, 1946. Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes. 1946-05-18 263 Chapter 60 Stat. 183 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 263] AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes. May 18, 1946[[H. R. 5890](/us/bill/79/hr/5890)][[Public Law 384](/us/pl/79/384)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the followingSecond Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946. sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations 60 Stat. 184for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I— GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS Legislative senate59 Stat. 243. Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation: For payment of one-half of an additional amount for salaries and other expenses of the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation as authorized by law, fiscal year 1946, $8,000. Senate restaurants: For payment to the Architect of the Capitol [56 Stat. 750](/us/stat/56/750).[40 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 174f–174j](/us/usc/t40/s174f–174j).*Post*, p. 602.in accordance with the Act approved September 9, 1942, fiscal year 1946, $6,000. For an additional amount for miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, fiscal year 1946, $260,000. house of representatives To pay the widow of William Olin Burgin, late a Representative from the State of North Carolina, $10,000. contingent expenses of the house[59 Stat. 248](/us/stat/59/248). Miscellaneous items: For an additional amount for miscellaneous items, fiscal year 1946, $15,000. *Post*, p. 263.Reporting hearings: For an additional amount for stenographic reports of hearings of committees other than special and select committees, fiscal year 1946, $15,000. Special and select committees: For an additional amount for expenses of special and select committees authorized by the House, fiscal year 1946, $100,000. Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation: For payment of one-half of an additional amount for salaries and other expenses of the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation as authorized by law, fiscal year 1946, $3,000. *Post*, p. 263.Telegraph and telephone: For an additional amount for telegraph and telephone service, exclusive of personal services, fiscal year 1946, $125,000. *Post*, p. 602.Stationery: For an additional amount for stationery (additional allowance, second session, of the Seventy-ninth Congress), fiscal year 1946, $2,700. committee on federal expenditures For an amount which is hereby authorized to enable the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures to carry out the duties imposed upon it by section 601 of the Revenue [26 U. S. C., Supp. V, note prec. § 3656](/us/usc/t26/s3656).Act of 1941 (55 Stat. 726), to remain available during the existence of the committee, $20,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. Architect of the Capitol Senate Office Building: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for maintenance, including the objects specified under this head in [59 Stat. 252](/us/stat/59/252).the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1946, $22,000, to remain available until June 30, 1947: *Provided*, That, effective May 1, 1946, 60 Stat. 185the appropriation for salaries, Office of the Architect of the Capitol, contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1946, shall provide as follows: “For the Architect of the Capitol, Assistant Architect of the Capitol (whose compensation shall be at the rate of $7,000 per annum), Chief Architectural and Engineering Assistant, and other personal services at rates of pay provided by law; and the Assistant Architect of the Capitol shall act as Architect of the Capitol during the absence or disability of that official or whenever there is no Architect, and, in case of the absence or disability of the Assistant Architect, the Chief Architectural and Engineering Assistant shall so act; $66,700.”. capitol buildings and grounds Capitol power plant: For an additional amount for lighting, heating, and power for the Capitol, Senate, and House Office Buildings, Supreme Court Building, Congressional Library Buildings, and so forth, fiscal year 1946, to remain available until June 30, 1947, including the objects specified under this head in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1946, $22,500.[59 Stat. 252](/us/stat/59/252). Executive Office of the President bureau of the budget Printing and binding: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Printing and binding”, $28,000.[59 Stat. 106](/us/stat/59/106). petroleum administration for war Salaries and expenses: The limitation in the appropriation “Salaries and expenses, Petroleum Administration for War”, in the National War Agencies Appropriation Act, 1946, on the amount which may[59 Stat. 483](/us/stat/59/483). be expended for printing and binding is hereby increased from “$20,000” to “$30,000”. war shipping administration War Shipping Administration, revolving fund: The amount that may be used for administrative expenses for the fiscal year 1946 under the head “War Shipping Administration, revolving fund” is hereby[59 Stat. 480](/us/stat/59/480). increased by $3,325,000. INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE AGENCIES Civil Service Commission Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses”, including the objects specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, $369,000:[59 Stat. 108](/us/stat/59/108). *Provided*, That the limitation on the amount available for printing and binding is hereby increased from “$217,000” to “$267,000”. Federal Security Agency food and drug administration Enforcement operations: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Enforcement, operations”, $60,000, and the limitation for personal[59 Stat. 366](/us/stat/59/366). services in the District of Columbia is hereby increased from “$680,000” to “$692,000”. 60 Stat. 186 freedmen’s hospital Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses”, including the objects specified under this [59 Stat. 366](/us/stat/59/366).head in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1946, $20,500. public health service Hospitals and medical care: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Hospitals and medical care”, including the objects specified under this head in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, [59 Stat. 369](/us/stat/59/369).1946, $748,000. Federal Works Agency public buildings administration Return of departmental functions to the seat of government: For all expenses, including personal services in the District of Columbia and travel and other expenses of the Public Buildings Administration incident thereto, necessary to provide for the transfer to the seat of government of such bureaus, offices, agencies, or activities of the Federal Government as are designated from time to time by the President, which were removed from, or established at places other than, the seat of government by reason of the national Travel expenses.emergency, including the expenses of travel of employees transferred, including reimbursement in lieu of actual expenses of transportation at not to exceed five cents per mile for travel performed in a privately owned automobile; transportation of immediate families of employees; the expenses of packing, crating, drayage, transportation, temporary storage, unpacking, and uncrating of household goods and personal effects in an amount not exceeding seven thousand pounds if uncrated and eight thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds if crated, in accordance with regulations approved by the President; and the payment to employees of special allowances at $5 per day after arrival at destination for six days for employees, plus $2.50 per day additional for six days for each member of immediate families of employees; $495,020, to remain available until expended: Removal of property to seat of Government, etc.[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.Special allowances and reimbursement.Transfer of funds. *Provided*, That removal to the seat of government of Government-owned or leased furniture, equipment, supplies, and other property and household goods and personal effects of employees, and costs of restoration of leased office space when required, may be accomplished without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes: *Provided further*, That employees transferred to the seat of government, in accordance with a designation of the President as hereinbefore set forth, but prior to the approval of this Act, in addition to payment of transportation and other allowances authorized by other law in connection with change of station, shall be entitled to the special allowances herein authorized and to reimbursement for temporary storage and excess costs of transportation of household goods and personal effects to the limits specified herein: *Provided further*, That such sums as may be determined by the Commissioner of Public Buildings to be necessary therefor may be transferred to other agencies concerned for the payment to the transferred employees of the allowances mentioned herein. Salaries and expenses, public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia and adjacent area: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses, public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia and adjacent area”, including the objects specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, [59 Stat. 114](/us/stat/59/114).1946, $1,780,000. 60 Stat. 187 Salaries and expenses, public buildings and grounds outside the District of Columbia: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses, public buildings and grounds outside the District of Columbia”, including the objects specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, $950,000.[59 Stat. 114](/us/stat/59/114). public roads administration Damage claims: For the payment of claims for damage to roads and highways under the Defense Highway Act of 1941, as amended[55 Stat. 768](/us/stat/55/768).[23 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 110](/us/usc/t23/s110). (23 U. S. C. 110), as follows: “The Commissioner of Public Roads is authorized to reimburse the several States for the necessary rehabilitation or repair of roads and highways of States or their subdivisions substantially damaged by the Army or the Navy, or both, by any other agency of the Government, and so forth”, as fully set forth in Senate Document Numbered 163, and House Document Numbered 475, Seventy-ninth Congress, $780,379.53. National Housing Agency federal housing administration Salaries and expenses: In addition to the funds made available to the Federal Housing Administration by the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, and the First Deficiency Appropriation[59 Stat. 123, 640](/us/stat/59/123/640). Act, 1946, for “Salaries and expenses”, there is hereby made available to said Administration not to exceed $400,000 from the sources specified under said head. national mediation board Arbitration, emergency, and emergency panel boards: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Arbitration, emergency, and emergency panel boards”, including the objects specified under this head in the Labor-Federal Security Appropriation Act, 1946, $37,500.[59 Stat. 378](/us/stat/59/378). railroad retirement board Salaries: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries”, $140,000. Miscellaneous expenses (other than salaries): For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Miscellaneous expenses (other than salaries) ”, including the objects specified under this head in the Railroad Retirement Board Appropriation Act, 1946, $30,000.[59 Stat. 379](/us/stat/59/379). Penalty mail costs: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Railroad Retirement Board, $15,000. securities and exchange commission Salaries and expenses: The limitation under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, on the amount which may[59 Stat. 125](/us/stat/59/125). be expended for penalty mail costs is hereby increased from “$13,500” to “$15,000”. smithsonian institution Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses, Smithsonian Institution”, including the objects specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, $18,000.[59 Stat. 125](/us/stat/59/125). 60 Stat. 188 Salaries and expenses, National Gallery of Art: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses, National Gallery of Art”, including the objects specified under this head in the Independent[59 Stat. 125](/us/stat/59/125). Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, $16,000. tariff commission Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses of the Tariff Commission”, including the objects specified under this head in the independent Offices Appropriation[59 Stat. 126](/us/stat/59/126). Act, 1946, $53,000. united states maritime commission The amount that may be used for administrative expenses in the [59 Stat. 127](/us/stat/59/127).fiscal year 1946 under the head “United States Maritime Commission” is hereby increased by $1,330,000, and the limitation on the amount which may be expended for attendance at meetings is hereby increased by $1,000. veterans’ administration Army and Navy pensions: Effective as of January 1, 1946, and until June 30, 1947, the appropriation “Army and Navy Pensions” is hereby [57 Stat. 43](/us/stat/57/43).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s735).*Ante*, p. 124.[59 Stat. 130](/us/stat/59/130).made available for the payment of the subsistence allowances authorized by part VII of Veterans Regulation 1 (a), as amended. Travel expenses: The limitation imposed by section 105 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, upon “travel expenses”, is hereby increased to $7,500,000. office of war mobilization and reconversion Guaranteed annual wage plans.*Post*, p. 611.Salaries and expenses: Not to exceed $200,000 of this appropriation for the fiscal year 1946 shall be available and continue available until June 30, 1947, for expenses of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion for a study of guaranteed annual wage plans, including salary of the Director of the study at not to exceed $ 10,000 per annum; printing and binding; and objects specified under the head “General [59 Stat. 486](/us/stat/59/486).provisions” in the National War Agencies Appropriation Act, 1946. District of Columbia health department Operating expenses, Gallinger Municipal Hospital: For an additional amount for the fiscal year 1946 for all expenses necessary for Gallinger Municipal Hospital and the Tuberculosis Hospital at Fourteenth and Upshur Streets Northwest, including the objects specified [59 Stat. 282](/us/stat/59/282).under this head in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946, $5,250. public works Capital outlay, Sewer Division: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Capital outlay, Sewer Division”, including the objects specified under this head in the District of Columbia Appropriation [59 Stat. 290](/us/stat/59/290).Act, 1946, $300,000, to remain available until June 30, 1947. Operating expenses, Water Division (payable from water fund): For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Operating expenses, Water Division (payable from water fund)”, including the objects specified under this head in the District of Columbia Appropriation [59 Stat. 290](/us/stat/59/290).Act, 1946, $75,000, to remain available until June 30, 1947. 60 Stat. 189 Capital outlay, Water Division (payable from water fund): For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Capital outlay, Water Division (payable from water fund)”, including the objects specified under this head in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946, $200,000, to remain available until June 30, 1947.[59 Stat. 291](/us/stat/59/291). division of expenses The sums appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia, shall, unless otherwise specifically provided, be paid out of the general fund of the District of Columbia, as defined in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946.[59 Stat. 271](/us/stat/59/271). DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Research Administration bureau of entomology and plant quarantine Insect investigations: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Insect investigations”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1946,[59 Stat. 146](/us/stat/59/146). $32,000. Insect and plant disease control: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Insect and plant disease control”, $100,000. Forest Service National forest protection and management: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “National forest protection and management”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1946, $250,000.[59 Stat. 150](/us/stat/59/150). Production and Marketing Administration conservation and use of agricultural land resources The limitation on the amount which may be expended for salaries and other administrative expenses under this head in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1946, and the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1945, is hereby increased from[59 Stat. 154, 422](/us/stat/59/154/422). “$23,319,200” to “$23,919,200”. Water Facilities, Arid and Semiarid Areas Water facilities, arid and semiarid areas: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Water facilities, arid and semiarid areas”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1946, $325,000.[59 Stat. 162](/us/stat/59/162). DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE office of the secretary Declassification and technical services: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Declassification and technical services”, including the objects specified under this head in the First Deficiency Appropriation[59 Stat. 645](/us/stat/59/645). Act, 1946, $400,000. Printing and binding: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Printing and binding”, $50,000. 60 Stat. 190 office of administrator of civil aeronautics General administration, Office of the Administrator: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “General administration, Office of the Administrator”, including the objects specified under this head [59 Stat. 188](/us/stat/59/188).in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1946, $39,000. Establishment of air-navigation facilities: For an additional amount for “Establishment of air-navigation facilities”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Commerce [59 Stat. 189](/us/stat/59/189).Appropriation Act, 1946, $426,000, and the War and Navy Departments are authorized, during the fiscal year 1946, to transfer without charge, subject to the approval of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, air-navigation and communication facilities, including appurtenances thereto, to the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics. Maintenance and operation of air-navigation facilities: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Maintenance and operation of air-navigation facilities”, including the objects specified under [59 Stat. 189](/us/stat/59/189).this head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1946, $837,127. Enforcement of safety regulations: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Enforcement of safety regulations”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Commerce [59 Stat. 189](/us/stat/59/189).Appropriation Act, 1946, $364,000. Maintenance and operation of aircraft: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Maintenance and operation of aircraft”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Commerce [59 Stat. 190](/us/stat/59/190).Appropriation Act, 1946, $103,705. Maintenance and operation, Washington National Airport: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Maintenance and operation, Washington National Airport”, including the objects specified under [59 Stat. 190](/us/stat/59/190).this head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1946, $25,000, Construction, Washington National Airport: For the construction of one hangar and the installation of additional paving to facilitate the loading and unloading of aircraft, $1,342,000, to remain available until expended. coast and geodetic survey Salaries and expenses, departmental: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses, departmental”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Commerce [59 Stat. 191](/us/stat/59/191).Appropriation Act, 1946, $75,000, and the limitation upon the amount which may be expended for personal services is hereby increased from “$1,806,000” to “$1,881,000”. Salaries and expenses, field: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses, field”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, [59 Stat. 191](/us/stat/59/191).1946, $114,000. Pay, commissioned officers: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Pay, commissioned officers”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act [59 Stat. 191](/us/stat/59/191).1946, $70,000. patent office Photolithographing: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Photolithographing”, including the objects specified under this [59 Stat. 192](/us/stat/59/192).head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1946. $400,000. [59 Stat. 188](/us/stat/59/188).Printing and binding: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Printing and binding”, $28,000, of which $23,100 shall be for 60 Stat. 191printing the weekly issue of patents, designs, and trademarks and printing and binding the Official Gazette, including weekly and annual indices; and $4,900 shall be for miscellaneous printing and binding. weather bureau Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1946,[59 Stat. 194](/us/stat/59/194). $800,000. and the limitation upon the amount which may be expended for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia is hereby increased from “$1,142,000” to “$1,175,000”: *Provided*, Investigations in Arctic region.*Ante*, p, 4.That in the conduct of meteorological investigations by the Weather Bureau in the Arctic region, the War Department is authorized in the fiscal year 1946, subject to the approval of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, to transfer without charge to the Weather Bureau materials, equipment, and supplies, surplus to the needs of the War Department and necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of Arctic weather stations. general provisions The provision in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act,Delegation of authority.[59 Stat. 195](/us/stat/59/195). 1946, which authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to delegate his authority to subordinate officials of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Weather Bureau, and the Civil Aeronautics Administration, to authorize payment of expenses of travel and transportation of household goods of officers and employees on change of official station, is hereby extended to apply to the payment of expenses of transportation of the immediate families of such officers and employees and to have so applied from July 1, 1945. The provision in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act,Travel expenses of families returning to U. S.[59 Stat. 195](/us/stat/59/195); [58 Stat. 414](/us/stat/58/414). 1946, which specifies that the appropriations in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1945, available for travel shall be available for the traveling expenses of the immediate families of officers and employees of the Department who were returned from points outside the United States during the war is hereby amended by extending said authority to apply to the appropriations available for travel in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1946, and by increasing the limitation upon the amount which may be expended under said authority, as amended hereby, from “$1,000” to “$6,000”, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR commission of fine arts Expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Expenses”, including the objects specified under this head in the Interior Department. Appropriation Act, 1946, $1,500.[59 Stat. 320](/us/stat/59/320). grazing service Fire fighting: For an additional amount fiscal year 1946, for “Fire fighting”, including the objects specified under this head in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1946, $20,000.[69 Stat. 322](/us/stat/69/322). Bureau of Indian Affairs industrial assistance and advancement Suppressing forest and range fires: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “The suppression or emergency prevention of forest 60 Stat. 192and range fires on or threatening Indian reservations”, including the objects specified under this head in the Interior Department [59 Stat. 326](/us/stat/59/326).Appropriation Act, 1946, $50.000. irrigation and drainage[59 Stat. 327](/us/stat/59/327). San Carlos project, Ariz.*Post*, p. 618.[48 Stat. 1227](/us/stat/48/1227).[31 U. S. C. § 725c](/us/usc/t31/s725c).Flathead Reservation, Mont.*Supra*.Crow Reservation, Mont.*Supra*.Uintah Reservation, Utah.[58 Stat. 475](/us/stat/58/475).[48 Stat. 1227](/us/stat/48/1227).[31 U. S. C. § 725c](/us/usc/t31/s725c).Yakima Reservation, Wash.Maintenance, San Carlos irrigation project, Gila River Reservation, Arizona: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for operation and maintenance of the San Carlos project for the irrigation of lands in the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona, $29,000 (operation and maintenance collections) and $23,200 (power revenues), from which total amount expenditures shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in accordance with section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934. Maintenance, irrigation systems, Flathead Reservation, Montana: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for operation and maintenance of the irrigation and power systems on the Flathead Reservation, Montana, $12.800 (operation and maintenance collections), from which total amount expenditures shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in accordance with section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934. Improvement and maintenance, irrigation systems, Crow Reservation, Montana (receipt limitation): For an additional amount for improvement, maintenance, and operation of the irrigation systems on the Crow Reservation, Montana, fiscal year 1946, $21,000, from which amount expenditures shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in accordance with section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934. Maintenance, irrigation systems, Uintah Reservation, Utah: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1945, for “Continuing operation and maintenance and betterment of the irrigation system, Uncompahgre, Uintah, and White River Utes, Utah”, including the objects specified under this head in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1945, $3,154.63, from which amount expenditures shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in accordance with section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934. Maintenance, Wapato irrigation and drainage systems, and so forth, Yakima Reservation, Washington: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for operation and maintenance of the Wapato irrigation and drainage system, and auxiliary units thereof, Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington, $16,000 (collections from the water users on the Wapato-Satus, Toppenish-Simcoe, and Ahtanum units), from which total amount expenditures shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in accordance with section 4 of *Supra*.the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934. Transfer of equipment, etc., from WRA.The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to transfer from the War Relocation Authority to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, without compensation therefor, equipment, materials, and supplies with an appraised value not exceeding $200,000 from the surplus stores of the Colorado River Relocation Center, located at Poston, Arizona, for use on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, and there is transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, without exchange of funds, such buildings constructed by the War Relocation Authority on the Colorado River and Gila River Indian Reservations as the Secretary of the Interior may determine to be necessary to provide suitable housing for Indian veterans on the Colorado River, Pima, Sale of building materials to Indian veterans.and Papago Indian Reservations, Arizona: *Provided*, That any building materials transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs under this authority shall be sold to Indian veterans at such prices and 60 Stat. 193terms as the Secretary of the Interior may determine to be reasonable, and the amounts received shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. education Indian schools, support: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “The support of Indian schools not otherwise provided for”, including the objects specified under this head in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1946, $200,000.[59 Stat. 331](/us/stat/59/331). Indian boarding schools: For additional amounts, fiscal year 1946,Nonreservation boarding schools. for “Support and education of Indian pupils in nonreservation boarding schools”, as follows: Sherman Institute, Riverside, California, $9,625; and the amount available for the support of Indian pupils is hereby increased from “$150,810” to “$160,435”; and the number of pupils from “four hundred” to “four hundred and twenty-five”. Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas, $28,860; and the amount available for the support of Indian pupils is hereby increased from “$188,300” to “$217,160”; and the number of pupils from “five hundred and twelve” to “five hundred and ninety”. Albuquerque, New Mexico, $11,550; and the amount available for the support of Indian pupils is hereby increased from “$127,905” to “$139,455”; and the number of pupils from “three hundred and forty-five” to “three hundred and seventy-five”. Sequoyah Vocational School, near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, $9,625; and the amount available for the support of Indian pupils is hereby increased from “$104,080” to “$113,705”; and the number of pupils from “three hundred” to “three hundred and twenty-five”. Chemawa, Oregon, $9,625; and the amount available for the support of Indian pupils is hereby increased from “$152,905” to “$162,530”; and the number of pupils from “four hundred and twenty-five” to “four hundred and fifty”. Flandreau, South Dakota, $23,100; and the amount available for the support of Indian pupils is hereby increased from “$119,475” to “$142,575”; and the number of pupils from “three hundred and fifteen” to “three hundred and seventy-five”. Natives in Alaska: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Natives in Alaska”, including the objects specified under this head in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1946, $125,000, to[59 Stat. 334](/us/stat/59/334). remain available until June 30, 1947. general support and administration Expenses of tribal councils or committees thereof (tribal funds): For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Expenses of tribal councils or committees thereof (tribal funds)”, including the objects specified under this head in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1946, $15,000, payable from funds on deposit to the credit of[59 Stat. 336](/us/stat/59/336). the particular tribe interested. construction and repair Employee’s quarters, Flathead Reservation, Montana: For the construction of a dwelling, including furnishings and equipment, at the ranger station, Polson, Montana, to replace one destroyed by fire, fiscal year 1946, to remain available until June 30, 1947, $8,000. roads and bridges Roads, Indian reservations: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of 60 Stat. 194Indian reservation roads”, including the objects specified under this [59 Stat. 337](/us/stat/59/337).head in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1946, $400,000, to remain available until expended. bureau of reclamation Rio Grande project, New Mexico-Texas: The limitation under the subhead “Rio Grande project, New Mexico-Texas”, Bureau of Reclamation,[59 Stat. 340](/us/stat/59/340). in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1946, upon the amount available from power revenues for the operation and maintenance of the power system is hereby increased from “$80,700” to “$130,700”. Fish and Wildlife Service salaries and expenses Maintenance of mammal and bird reservations: For an additional amount for administration, protection, and maintenance of mammal and bird reservations, including the objects specified under this head [59 Stat. 356](/us/stat/59/356).in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1946, and for the improvement, construction, and repair of the outlet channel from Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee, to the Mississippi River, and control facilities connected therewith, fiscal year 1946, $20,000, to remain available until June 30, 1947. Departmental personal services.[59 Stat. 356](/us/stat/59/356).The limitation in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1946, on the amount which may be expended during the fiscal year 1946, from appropriations of the Fish and Wildlife Service for departmental personal services, including such services in the District of Columbia, is hereby increased from “$704,828” to “$729,000”. Halibut allocation program: For expenses necessary to enable the Fish and Wildlife Service to administer an allocation program for the Pacific halibut fishery pursuant to authority delegated to the Secretary of the Interior under Food Directive Numbered 2, issued by the Secretary of Agriculture on February 8, 1943 (8 F. R. 1777), as amended March 16, 1943 (8 F. R. 3280), including personal services in the District of Columbia; contract stenographic reporting services; the acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services; maintenance, operation, repair, and hire of passenger automobiles; printing and binding; and the purchase in the District of Columbia and elsewhere of items otherwise properly chargeable to the appropriation “Contingent expenses, Department of the Interior”;[59 Stat. 319](/us/stat/59/319). fiscal year 1946, $39,700, to remain available until December 31, 1946. Government in the Territories territory of alaska Insane of Alaska: For an additional amount for “Insane of Alaska”, including the objects specified under this head in the [59 Stat. 357](/us/stat/59/357).Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1946, $14,000. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE legal activities and general administration Contingent expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1937, for “Contingent expenses”, including the objects specified for this [49 Stat. 1322](/us/stat/49/1322).purpose in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1937, $11. 60 Stat. 195 Traveling expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1942, for “Traveling expenses”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1942, $1,149.16.[55 Stat. 296](/us/stat/55/296). Printing and binding: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1942, for “Printing and binding”, $436.98. Salaries and expenses, Lands Division: For an additional amount,*Post*, p. 266. fiscal year 1942, for “Salaries and expenses, Lands Division”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1942, $5,164.45.[55 Stat. 294](/us/stat/55/294).[58 Stat. 409](/us/stat/58/409). Salaries and expenses of district attorneys, and so forth: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1945, for “Salaries and expenses of district attorneys, and so forth”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1945, $65,000. Salaries and expenses of district attorneys, and so forth: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses of district attorneys, and so forth”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1946, $250,000.[59 Stat. 183](/us/stat/59/183). Salaries and expenses of marshals, and so forth: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses of marshals, and so forth”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1946, $260,000.[59 Stat. 183](/us/stat/59/183). federal prison system Medical and hospital service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Medical and hospital service”, including objects specified under this head in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act,[59 Stat. 186](/us/stat/59/186). 1946, $61,300. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR office of the secretary[59 Stat. 361](/us/stat/59/361). Salaries: For an additional amount fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries”, $31,600. employment office facilities and services Employment Office Facilities and Services: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Employment. Office Facilities and Services”, to be used exclusively for salary increases for United States employees of that Service under State compensation plans, $3,000,000. NAVY DEPARTMENT—NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT bureau of supplies and accounts Maintenance, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1940, for “Maintenance, Bureau of Supplies and[53 Stat. 769](/us/stat/53/769). Accounts”, $171.32. Marine Corps general expenses, marine corps Expenses, Marine Band, National Encampment, Grand Army of the Republic, Indianapolis, Indiana: For expenses of the United States Marine Band in attending the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 20 to 31, 1946, $8,140. 60 Stat. 196 POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT (Out of the postal revenues) post office department, washington, district of columbia office of the postmaster general For additional amounts for “Salaries in Office of Postmaster General and bureaus and offices”, Post Office Department, fiscal year [59 Stat. 68](/us/stat/59/68).1946, as follows: Office of the Postmaster General, $10,000. Office of the First Assistant Postmaster General, $30,000. Office of the Second Assistant Postmaster General, $12,600, Office of the Third Assistant Postmaster General, $5,000. Office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, $14,900. contingent expenses, post office department Contingent and miscellaneous expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Contingent and miscellaneous expenses”, including the objects specified under this head in the Post Office Department [59 Stat. 68](/us/stat/59/68).Appropriation Act, 1946, $8,600. Field Service, Post Office Department[59 Stat. 69](/us/stat/59/69). office of the postmaster general Personal or property damage claims: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946 and prior fiscal years, for “Personal or property damage claims”, $27,500. office of the chief inspector Salaries of inspectors: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries of inspectors”, $25,000. office of the first assistant postmaster general *Post*, p. 267.Compensation to postmasters: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Compensation to postmasters”, $2,711,000. office of the second assistant postmaster general Powerboat service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Powerboat service”, $200,000. office of the third assistant postmaster general Unpaid money orders more than one year old: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Unpaid money orders more than one year old”, $487,000. office of fourth assistant postmaster general Post office stationery, equipment, and supplies: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Post office stationery, equipment, and supplies”, including the objects specified under this head in the Post [59 Stat. 72](/us/stat/59/72).Office Department Appropriation Act, 1946, $315,000: *Provided*, That the limitation on the amount available for the pay of employees in the District of Columbia in connection with the shipment of supplies is increased from “$67,400” to “$78,400”. 60 Stat. 197 Vehicle service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Vehicle service”, including the objects specified under this head in the Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1946, $60,000.[59 Stat. 73](/us/stat/59/73). Transportation of equipment and supplies: For an additional*Post*, p. 267. amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Transportation of equipment and supplies”, $42,000. DEPARTMENT OF STATE office of the secretary of state Salaries: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “salaries”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1946, and, not to exceed $64,000, for the[59 Stat. 169](/us/stat/59/169). employment of persons paid on a per diem when actually employed basis without regard to the civil-service and classification laws, $200,000. Contingent expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Contingent expenses”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1946, $12,500.[59 Stat. 169](/us/stat/59/169). Printing and binding: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Printing and binding”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1946, $200,000.[59 Stat. 170](/us/stat/59/170). foreign office Salaries, ambassadors and ministers: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries, ambassadors and ministers”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1946, $35,000.[59 Stat. 170](/us/stat/59/170). Transportation, Foreign Service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Transportation, Foreign Service”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation[59 Stat. 171](/us/stat/59/171). Act, 1946, $198,000. Salaries of clerks, Foreign Service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries of clerks, Foreign Service”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1946, $433,000.[59 Stat. 172](/us/stat/59/172). Miscellaneous salaries and allowances, Foreign Service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Miscellaneous salaries and allowances, Foreign Service”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1946,[59 Stat. 172](/us/stat/59/172). $163,000. Foreign Service, auxiliary (emergency): For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Foreign Service, auxiliary (emergency) ”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1946, $1,067,070.[59 Stat. 173](/us/stat/59/173). The appropriations “Salaries of clerks, Foreign Service”, “MiscellaneousIncreases in basic compensation.[59 Stat. 295](/us/stat/59/295).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 901 note](/us/usc/t5/s901).*Post*, p. 216 *et seq*.Deportation of enemy aliens. Employees Pay Act of 1945.[59 Stat. 174](/us/stat/59/174). salaries and allowances, Foreign Service”, and “Foreign Service, auxiliary (emergency)”, for the fiscal year 1946 are hereby made available for payment of increases in basic compensation retroactively to July 1, 1945, of Foreign Service employees whose basic compensation was not increased by the provisions of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945. Emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service: The appropriation “Emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service”, contained in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1946, is hereby made available for the deportation of enemy aliens. 60 Stat. 198 international obligations United States participation in United Nations: For all necessary expenses of participation by the United States in the United Nations for the fiscal year 1946, pursuant to the provisions of the United[59 Stat. 619](/us/stat/59/619).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, 287–287e](/us/usc/t22/s287–287e).Printing and binding.[40 Stat. 1270](/us/stat/40/1270).Working capital fund.Acquisition of surplus property.[50 U. S. C, Supp. V, app. §§ 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Ante*, pp. 168, 169; *post*, pp. 599, 754, 886.Supplies, etc., for United Nations from Government agencies. Nations Participation Act of 1945, including attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the United Nations; purchase, hire, maintenance, operation, and repair of automobiles (including the purchase of five, one at not to exceed $3,000; purchase of uniforms; printing and binding without regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 111); $6,480,000, of which amount $6,153,500 shall be available for use as an advance contribution to the United Nations working capital fund, and for reimbursement of the appropriation “Emergencies Arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service” from which sums have been advanced to the United Nations: *Provided*, That the Department of State, when requested by the United Nations, is authorized to acquire surplus property in accordance with the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 765–784), as amended, with funds hereby appropriated for the United States contribution to the United Nations, and such contribution shall be reduced by the value of the surplus property and necessary expenses, including transportation costs, incident to the acquisition thereof: *Provided further*, That until December 31, 1946, upon request of the United Nations and its agreement to pay the cost and expenses thereof either by advancement of funds or by reimbursement, any executive department, independent establishment, or agency of the United States Government may furnish or may procure and furnish supplies and equipment to the United Nations and, when reimbursements are made by the United Nations, such reimbursements shall be credited to the appropriations, funds, or accounts utilized for this purpose current at the time obligations are incurred or such amounts are received from that organization. Rio Grande canalization project: For the replacement of the Anthony Bridge, over the Rio Grande within the Rio Grande canalization project, as authorized by and subject to the provisions of the Act, approved April 22, 1940 (54 Stat. 151), fiscal year 1946, $40,000, to remain available until expended. TREASURY DEPARTMENT fiscal service—bureau of accounts Printing and binding: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Printing and binding”, including the objects specified under [59 Stat. 58](/us/stat/59/58).this head in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1946, $3,000. bureau of internal revenue Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses”, including the objects specified under this[59 Stat. 61](/us/stat/59/61). head in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1946, $16,350,000: *Provided*, That the limitations on the amounts available for stationery and for personal services in the District of Columbia are hereby increased from “$1.510,000” to “$1,575.000” and from “$11,310,000” to “$11,895,000”, respectively. bureau of narcotics Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses”, including the objects specified under [59 Stat. 62](/us/stat/59/62).this head in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act. 1946, $50,800. 60 Stat. 199 secret service division Suppressing counterfeiting and other crimes: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Suppressing counterfeiting and other crimes”, including the objects specified under this head in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1946, $110,000, and the[59 Stat. 64](/us/stat/59/64).Potsdam Conference.Air travel accommodations. appropriate appropriation of the War Department shall bear the cost ($132,550) of air travel accommodations furnished this agency in connection with the Potsdam Conference. procurement division The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to transfer to theTransfer of facility. Secretary of the Treasury for the use of the Procurement Division, without compensation therefor, at such time as it is determined by the War Department that the premises are no longer required by it, the facility, including the land, building, fixtures, improvements, and appurtenances, known as Building Numbered 1 of the Seattle Engineer Redistribution Center, valued at approximately $590,000, and located at Fourth Avenue South and Lander Street, Seattle, Washington, and the War Department shall appraise the property so transferred and furnish the Bureau of the Budget with a statement in detail of the description and value of such property. WAR DEPARTMENT office of the secretary Damage claims: For the payment of claims for damage to or lossDamages incident to military activities.[57 Stat. 372](/us/stat/57/372).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 215–217 notes, 222a note, 222b note, 223b, 223c](/us/usc/t31/s215–217/222a/222b/223b/223c).*Post*, pp. 332, 846. 847. or destruction of property or personal injury or death adjusted and determined by the Secretary of War under the provisions, of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the settlement of claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property or personal injury or death caused by military personnel or civilian employees, or otherwise incident to activities, of the War Department or of the Army”, approved July 3, 1943 (31 U. S. C. 223b), as fully set forth in Senate Document Numbered 164, and House Document Numbered 471, Seventy-ninth Congress, $543,416.91. Civil Functions, Corps of Engineers rivers and harbors For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Rivers and*Post*, p. 624. harbors”, including the objects specified under this head in the War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1946, $865,000, to remain available[59 Stat. 40](/us/stat/59/40). until expended. THE JUDICIARY united states supreme court Preparation of Rules for Civil Procedure: For an additional[58 Stat. 854](/us/stat/58/854). amount for “Preparation of Rules for Civil Procedure, Supreme Court”, fiscal year 1946, $7,500, to remain available until June 30, 1947. united states courts for the district of columbia Repairs and improvements, District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Repairs and improvements, District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia”, including the objects specified 60 Stat. 200 [59 Stat. 196](/us/stat/59/196).under this head in the Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1946, $5,400: *Provided*, That not to exceed $3,600 of this amount shall be available for structural changes, alterations, and installation of fixtures and equipment in the Municipal Court Building of the District of Columbia (civil branch) including incidental expenses, to provide accommodations in that building for activities of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. *Post*, p. 624.Repairs and improvements, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Repairs and improvements, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia”, including the objects specified under this[59 Stat. 196](/us/stat/59/196).head in the Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1946, $11,000. TITLE II— JUDGMENTS AND AUTHORIZED CLAIMS property damage claims Sec. 201.
(a)For the payment of claims for damages to or losses of privately owned property adjusted and determined by the following respective departments and independent offices, under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide a method for the settlement of claims arising against the Government of the United States in the sum not exceeding $1,000 in any one case”, approved December [42 Stat. 1066](/us/stat/42/1066).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 215 note](/us/usc/t31/s215).*Post*, p.846.28, 1922 (31 U. S. C. 215) as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 470, Seventy-ninth Congress, as follows: Executive Office of the President: Office for Emergency Management: Office of Scientific Research and Development, $45; Independent offices: Selective Service System, $256.98; Veterans’ Administration, $1,482.16; Federal Security Agency, $591.55; Department of Agriculture, $999.33; Department of Commerce, $289.26; Department of the Interior, $3,091.29; Department of Justice, $13.50; Department of Labor, $15.50; Navy Department, $8,795.44; Post Office Department (payable from postal revenues), $1,117; Treasury Department, $269.94; In all, $16,966.95;
(b)For the payment of claims for damages to or losses of privately owned property adjusted and determined by the following respective departments and independent offices, under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide a method for the settlement of claims arising against the Government of the United States in the sum not exceeding $1,000 in any one case”, approved December 28, 1922 (31 [42 Stat. 1066](/us/stat/42/1066).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 215 note](/us/usc/t31/s215).*Post*, p. 846.U. S. C. 215), as fully set forth in Senate Document Numbered 161, Seventy-ninth Congress, as follows: Executive Office of the President: Office for Emergency Management: Office of Scientific Research and Development, $33.24; Independent offices: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, $28.06; Federal Works Agency, $471.20; Department of Agriculture, $1,544.60; Department of Commerce, $15; Department of the Interior, $1,440.41;60 Stat. 201 Post. Office Department (payable from postal revenues), $332.48; Treasury Department, $2,667.94; In all, $6,532.93. judgments, united states courts Sec. 202.
(a)For the payment of final judgments, including costs of suits, which have been rendered under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1887, entitled “An Act to provide for the bringing of suits[24 Stat. 506](/us/stat/24/506).[36 Stat. 1168](/us/stat/36/1168). against the Government of the United States”, as amended by section 297 of the Act of March 3, 1911 (28 U. S. C. 761), and which have been certified to the Seventy-ninth Congress in Senate Document Numbered 159, and House Document Numbered 477, under the following agencies: Executive Office of the President: Office for Emergency Management: War Shipping Administration, $9,375; Department of Agriculture, $2,786.24; State Department, $768.80; Treasury Department, $4,000; War Department, $26,129.04; In all, $43,059.08, together with such additional sum as may be necessary to pay interest as and where specified in the judgments.
(b)For the payment of judgments, including costs of suits, rendered against the Government of the United States by United States district courts under the provisions of an Act entitled “An Act authorizing suits against the United States in admiralty for damages caused by and salvage services rendered to public vessels belonging to the United States, and for other purposes”, approved March 3, 1925 (46 U. S. C.[43 Stat. 1112](/us/stat/43/1112).[46 U. S. C. §§ 781–700](/us/usc/t46/s781–700). 787), and certified to the Seventy-ninth Congress in Senate Document Numbered 158, and House Document Numbered 472, under the following agencies: Navy Department, $52,500; War Department, $36,188.27; In all, $88,688.27, together with such additional sum as may be necessary to pay interest as and where specified in the judgments listed in Senate Document Numbered 158, and House Document Numbered 472; also necessary sum to pay interest on judgments set forth in Senate Document Numbered 112, the principal of the judgments having been appropriated for in Public 269, dated December 28, 1945.[59 Stat. 656](/us/stat/59/656).
(c)None of the judgments contained under this caption shall beRight of appeal. paid until the right of appeal has expired, except such as has become final and conclusive against the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or otherwise. judgments, united states court of claims Sec. 203.
(a)For payment of judgments rendered by the Court of Claims and reported to the Seventy-ninth Congress in Senate Document Numbered 160, and House Document Numbered 476, under the following agencies, namely: Legislative Branch: Architect of the Capitol, $6,781,49; Independent offices: Veterans’ Administration, $149.58; Federal Works Agency: Public Buildings Administration, $90,998.15; Work Projects Administration, $14,902.24; Department of Agriculture, $53,723.51;60 Stat. 202 Department of the Interior: Civil, $266,253.85; Indians, $1,808.73; Department of Justice, $8,285.25; Navy Department, $4,426.62; Treasury Department, $127,333.47; War Department, $115,884.55; Louis Townsley.In all, $690,547.44, together with such additional amount as may be necessary to pay interest as and where specified in the judgments, and interest on the mandate issued in the case of Louis Townsley, Court of Claims Numbered 45097;
(b)Right of appeal. None of the judgments contained under this caption shall be paid until the right of appeal shall have expired except such as have become final and conclusive against the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or otherwise. Payment of interest wherever provided for judgments contained in this Act shall not in any case continue for more than thirty days after the date of approval of this Act. audited claims Sec. 204.
(a)For the payment of claims certified to be due by the General Accounting Office under appropriations the balances of which have been carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of section 5[18 Stat. 110](/us/stat/18/110).of the Act of June 20, 1874 (31 U. S. C. 713), and under appropriations heretofore treated as permanent, being for the service of the fiscal year 1943 and prior years, unless otherwise stated, and which have been [23 Stat. 254](/us/stat/23/254).certified to Congress under section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884 (5 U. S. C. 266), as fully set forth in Senate Document Numbered 162, and House Document Numbered 473, Seventy-ninth Congress, there is appropriated the sum of $12,202,715.10, together with such additional sum due to increases in rates of exchange as may be necessary to pay claims in the foreign currency and interest as specified in certain of the settlements of the General Accounting Office, to be disbursed and accounted for as a single fund; $472.49, payable from District of Columbia revenues, and $563,026.40, payable from postal revenues; in all, $12,766,213,99.
(b)Volunteers, War with Spain.[54 Stat. 176](/us/stat/54/176).[10 U. S. C. §§ 866a–866e](/us/usc/t10/s866a–866e).[23 Stat. 254](/us/stat/23/254). For the payment of claims allowed by the General Accounting Office pursuant to the Act entitled “An Act for the relief of officers and soldiers of the volunteer service of the United States mustered into service for the War with Spain, and who were held in service in the Philippine Islands after the ratification of the treaty of peace, April 11, 1899”, approved May 2, 1940 (Public Act Numbered 505, Seventy-sixth Congress), and which have been certified to the Seventy-ninth Congress under section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884 (5 U. S. C. 266), under the War Department in House Document Numbered 474, $417.38. TITLE III— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall Persons advocating overthrow of U. S. Government.Affidavit.Penalty.be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary 60 Stat. 203or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provision of existing law. Sec. 302. This Act may be cited as the “Second Deficiency AppropriationShort title. Act, 1946”. Approved May 18, 1946. To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to provide necessary utilities for veterans’ housing furnished and erected by the National Housing Administrator. 1946-05-18 264 Chapter 60 Stat. 203 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 264] AN ACT To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to provide necessary utilities for veterans’ housing furnished and erected by the National Housing Administrator. May 18, 1946[[S. 1955](/us/bill/79/s/1955)][[Public Law 385](/us/pl/79/385)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the CommissionersVeterans’ temporary housing, D. C. of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized and empowered to provide necessary sewers, water, and streets in the District of Columbia; Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties, Maryland; and Arlington County, Virginia, for such temporary housing for [59 Stat. 632](/us/stat/59/632).Appropriation authorized.*Post*, p. 509.families of servicemen and for veterans and their families as may be furnished to and erected for the District of Columbia by the National Housing Administrator under authority of the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946. For the purpose of providing such sewers, water, and streets there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $250,000. Sec. 2. All temporary housing erected on lands owned by theRemoval of temporary housing.[54 Stat. 2643](/us/stat/54/2643).[50 U. S. C. app., note § prec. § 1](/us/usc/t50/s1). United States or the District of Columbia, for which authority to provide sewers, water, and streets is granted by this Act, shall be removed within two years after the termination of the emergency declared by the President to exist on September 8, 1939, except that such period for the removal of such housing may be extended for a period not to exceed one additional year upon a determination by the National Housing Administrator, after consultation with the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, that such housing is still needed to provide housing for eligible tenants in the interest of the orderly demobilization of the war effort. Approved May 18, 1946. To provide additional compensation for postmasters and employees of the postal service 1946-05-21 265 Chapter 60 Stat. 203 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 265] AN ACT To provide additional compensation for postmasters and employees of the postal service May 21, 1946[[H. R. 5059](/us/bill/79/hr/5059)][[Public Law 386](/us/pl/79/386)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That all postmasters,Postal Service.Additional compensation for employees.[59 Stat. 435](/us/stat/59/435).[30 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 851–876](/us/usc/t30/s851–876876).Fourth class offices. officers, and employees in the postal service whose rates of compensation are prescribed by the Act entitled “An Act to reclassify the salaries of postmasters, officers, and employees of the postal service; to establish uniform procedures for computing compensation; and for other purposes”, approved July 6, 1945, shall receive additional compensation at the rate of $400 per annum: *Provided*, That employees paid on an hourly or part-time basis shall receive additional compensation at the rate of 20 cents per hour: *Provided further*, That postmasters at post offices of the fourth class shall receive additional compensation at the rate of a sum per annum equal to 20 per centum of their basic annual compensation. 60 Stat. 204 Sec. 2. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to skilled-trades Nonapplicability.employees of the mail-equipment shops, job cleaners in first- and second-class post offices, and employees who are paid on a fee or contract basis. Sec. 3. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums Appropriation authorized.*Post*, p. 267,Effective date.as may be necessary to carry out the, provisions of this Act. Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 1946. Approved May 21, 1946. To provide for voluntary apprenticeship in the District of Columbia. 1946-05-21 267 Chapter 60 Stat. 204 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 267] AN ACT To provide for voluntary apprenticeship in the District of Columbia. May 21, 1946[[S. 1189](/us/bill/79/s/1189)][[Public Law 387](/us/pl/79/387)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That it is the purpose Voluntary apprenticeship, D. C.of this Act to open to young people in the District of Columbia the opportunity to obtain training that will equip them for profitable employment and citizenship; to set up, as a means to this end, a program of voluntary apprenticeship under approved apprenticeship agreements providing facilities for their training and guidance in the arts and crafts of industry and trade, with parallel instruction in related and supplementary education; to promote employment opportunities for young people under conditions providing adequate training and reasonable earnings; to relate the supply of skilled workers to employment demands; to establish standards for apprentice training; to establish an apprenticeship council; to provide for the establishment of local joint trade apprenticeship committees to assist in effectuating the purposes of this Act; to provide for a director of apprenticeship within the District of Columbia; to provide for reports to the Congress and to the public regarding the status of apprenticeship in the District of Columbia; to establish a procedure for the determination of apprenticeship agreement controversies; and to accomplish related ends. Sec. 2. Without Apprenticeship Council.Appointment; composition.Ex officio members.Terms of office.Compensation.[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U.S.C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661–674/661) *et seq*.*Post*, pp. 216, 219.Director of Apprenticeship.regard for any other provision of law with respect to the appointment of officers and employees of the United States or the District of Columbia, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall appoint an Apprenticeship Council, composed of three representatives each from employer and employee organizations, respectively. The Superintendent of Schools in the District of Columbia or, if he shall so designate, his representative in charge of trade and industrial education, and the Director of the District of Columbia Employment Center shall, ex officio, be members of said council, without vote. The terms of office of the members of the Apprenticeship Council first appointed by the Commissioners shall expire as designated by them at the time of making the appointment : One representative each of employers and employees being appointed for one year; one representative each of employers and employees being appointed for two years; and one representative each of employers and employees for three years. Thereafter, each member shall be appointed for a term of three years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of his predecessor shall be appointed for the remainder of said term. The compensation of each member may be fixed without regard to the provisions of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and each member of the council, not otherwise compensated by public money, shall be paid not more than $10 per day for each day spent in attendance at meetings of the Apprenticeship Council. Sec. 3. The Secretary of Labor shall appoint a Director of Apprenticeship who shall serve without compensation and who shall have no 60 Stat. 205vote. Without regard for the provisions of any other law with respect to the appointment of officers and employees of the United States or the District of Columbia, the Director of Apprenticeship shall be chosen from among the employees of the Apprentice-Training Service actually engaged in formulating and promoting standards of apprenticeship under the provisions of Public Law Numbered 308. The Apprentice-Training Service is further authorized to supply the Director or the council with such clerical, technical, and professional assistance as shall be deemed by said Service to be essential to effectuate the purposes of [50 Stat. 664](/us/stat/50/664).[29 U.S. C, §§ 550–50b](/us/usc/t29/s550–50b).Clerical, etc., assistance.Meetings, functions, reports.this Act. Sec. 4. The Apprenticeship Council shall meet at the call of the Director, or the chairman thereof, and shall aid in formulating policies for the effective administration of this Act. Subject to the approval of the Secretary of Labor, the Apprenticeship Council shall establish standards for apprenticeship agreements in accordance with those prescribed by this Act., shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of said Act, and shall perform such other functions as are necessary to carry out the intent of this Act. Not less than once every two years the Apprenticeship Council shall make a report through the Commissioners of its activities and findings to the Congress and to the public. Sec. 5. The Director, under the supervision of the Secretary ofAdministration. Labor and with the advice and guidance of the Apprenticeship Council, is authorized to administer the provisions of this Act in cooperation with the Apprenticeship Council and local joint trade apprenticeship committees, to set up conditions and training standards for apprentices, which conditions or standards shall in no case be lower than those prescribed by this Act; to act as secretary of the Apprenticeship Council and of joint trade apprenticeship committees; to approve, if, in his opinion, approval is for the best interest of the apprentice, any apprentice agreement which meets the standards established by or in accordance with this Act; to terminate or cancel any apprenticeship agreement in accordance with the provisions of such agreement; and to perform such other duties as are necessary to carry out the intent of this Act: *Provided*, That the administrationResponsibility of District Board of Education. and supervision of related and supplemental instruction for apprentices, coordination of the instruction with job experiences, and the selection and training of teachers and coordinators for such instruction shall be the responsibility of the District Board of Education. Sec. 6. Local joint trade apprenticeship committees in any tradeLocal joint trade apprenticeship committees. or group of trades may be approved by the Apprenticeship Council. Such apprenticeship committees shall be composed of an equal number of employer and employee representatives appointed by the groups or organizations they represent, or the committee may consist of the employer and not less than two representatives from the recognized bargaining agency. In a trade or group of trades in which there is no bona fide employee organization, the Apprenticeship Council may appoint a joint trade apprenticeship committee from persons known to represent the interests of employers and of employees, or the council may act itself as such joint committee. Subject to the review of the council, and in accordance with standards established by or under authority of this Act. joint trade apprenticeship committees may set up standards to govern the training of apprentices and give such aid as may be necessary in effectuating such standards. Sec. 7. The term “apprentice”, as used herein, shall mean a person“Apprentice.” at least sixteen years of age who has entered into a written agreement, hereinafter called an apprenticeship agreement, with an employer, an association of employers, or an organization of employees, which apprenticeship agreement provides for not less than four 60 Stat. 206thousand hours of reasonably continuous employment for such person and for his participation in an approved program of training through employment and through education in related and supplemental subjects. Sec. 8. Every apprenticeship agreement entered into under this Apprenticeship agreement.Terms and conditions.Act shall contain—
(1)the names and signatures of the contracting parties, including the apprentice’s parent or guardian if he be a minor;
(2)the date of birth of the apprentice;
(3)a statement of the trade, craft, or business which the apprentice is to be taught and the time at which the apprenticeship will begin and end;
(4)a statement showing the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work and the number of hours to be spent in related and supplemental instruction, which instruction shall be not less than one hundred and forty-four hours per year;
(5)a statement setting forth a schedule of the processes in the trade or industry divisions in which the apprentice is to be taught and the approximate time to be spent at each process;
(6)a statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice and whether the required school time shall be compensated;
(7)a statement providing for a period of probation during which time the apprenticeship agreement shall be terminated by the Director at the request in writing of either party, and providing that after such probationary period the apprenticeship agreement may be terminated by the Director by mutual agreement of all parties thereto, or canceled by the Director for good and sufficient reasons;
(8)a provision that all controversies or differences concerning the apprenticeship agreement which cannot be adjusted by conference between the apprentice and the employer or under the terms of the apprenticeship standard shall be submitted to the Director for determination as provided for in section 9;
(9)a provision that an employer who is unable to fulfill his obligation under the apprenticeship agreement may, with the approval of the Director or under the direction of the joint trade apprenticeship committee, transfer such contract to any other employer: *Provided*, That the apprentice consents and that such other employer agrees to assume the obligations of said apprenticeship agreement;
(10)such additional terms and conditions as may be prescribed or approved by the council not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Sec. 9. No apprenticeship agreement shall be registered or Conformity with standards.approved by the Director under the provisions of this Act unless it conforms with the standards established by or in accordance with Agreement entered into by minor.this Act and is in the best interests of the apprentice. Where a minor enters into an agreement for a period of training extending into his majority, and such agreement has been approved by the Director, then such apprenticeship agreement shall, if the parties therein so provide, have the same force and effect during the period covered by the majority of such minor as if such agreement were entered into during the majority of such minor. Sec. 10.
(a)Upon the complaint of any interested person or upon Determination, etc., of violation.his own initiative, the Director may investigate to determine if there has been a violation of the terms of an apprenticeship agreement made under this Act, and he may hold hearings, inquiries, and other proceedings necessary to such investigation and determination. The parties to such an agreement shall be given a fair and impartial 60 Stat. 207hearing after reasonable notice thereof. All such hearings, investigations, and determinations shall be made under authority of reasonable rules and procedures prescribed by the Apprenticeship Council, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Labor.
(b)The determination of the Director shall be filed with the council. If no appeal therefrom is filed with the council within ten days after the date thereof, as herein provided, such determination shall become the order of the council. Any person aggrieved by any determination or action of the Director may appeal therefrom to the council, which shall hold a hearing thereon after due notice to the interested parties. Any person aggrieved or affected by any determinationAppeal. or order of the council may appeal therefrom to the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia at any time within thirty days after the date of such order, by service of a written notice of appeal on the Director. Upon service of said notice of appeal, said council, by its secretary, shall forthwith file, with the clerk of said district court to which said appeal is taken, a certified copy of the order appealed from, together with findings of fact on which the same is based. The person serving such notice of appeal shall, within five days after the service thereof, file a copy of the same, with proof of service, with the clerk of the court to which such appeal is taken; and thereupon said district court shall have jurisdiction over said appeal, and the same shall be entered upon the records of said district court and shall be tried therein de novo according to the rules relating to the trial of civil actions, so far as the same are applicable. Any person aggrieved or affected by any determination, order, or decision of the district court may appeal therefrom to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in the same manner as provided by law for the appeal of civil action. Sec. 11. The provisions of this Act shall apply to any person, firm,Applicability of Act. corporation, or craft in the District of Columbia which has voluntarily elected to conform with its provisions. Sec. 12. As “The Secretary of Labor.”[50 Stat. 664](/us/stat/50/664).[29 U. S. C. §§ 50–50b](/us/usc/t29/s50–50b).[31 Stat. 1218](/us/stat/31/1218); [58 Stat. 195](/us/stat/58/195).[D. C. Code § 36–103](/us/dcc/36–103/36–101) *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 36–101 *et seq*.Separability of provisions.used or referred to in this Act the term “the Secretary of Labor” shall mean the administrator of that Department or agency of the United States Government authorized to administer the provisions of Public Law Numbered 308. Sec. 13. Sections 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, and 21, chapter 2 of title 15 of the Code of Laws of the District of Columbia are hereby repealed. Sec. 14. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. Approved May 21, 1946. To expedite the availability of housing for veterans of World War II by expediting the production and allocation of materials for housing purposes and by curbing excessive pricing of new housing, and for other purposes. 1946-05-22 268 Chapter 60 Stat. 207 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 268] AN ACT To expedite the availability of housing for veterans of World War II by expediting the production and allocation of materials for housing purposes and by curbing excessive pricing of new housing, and for other purposes. May 22, 1946[[H. R. 4761](/us/bill/79/hr/4761)][[Public Law 388](/us/pl/79/388)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That this Act mayVeterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1046.Objectives. be cited as the “Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946”. Sec. 1.
(a)The long-term housing shortage and the war have combined to create an unprecedented emergency shortage of housing, particularly for veterans of World War II and their families. This requires during the next two years a house-construction program larger than ever before. The first step toward such a program is to overcome the serious shortages and bottlenecks with respect to building materials, to expedite the production of such materials, to allocate 60 Stat. 208them for house construction and other essential purposes, and to accelerate the production of houses with preferences for veterans of World War II and at sales prices or rentals within their means. To carry out this program, it is necessary to invest a housing expediter with adequate powers, including the power to issue policy directives. Accomplishment of these objectives will assist returning veterans to acquire housing at fair prices, stimulate industry and employment, prevent a post-emergency collapse of values in the housing field, and promote a swift and orderly transition to a peacetime economy.
(b)Termination. The provisions of this Act, and all regulations and orders issued thereunder, shall terminate on December 31, 1947, or upon the date specified in a concurrent resolution by the two Houses of the Congress, declaring that the provisions of the Act are no longer necessary to deal with the existing national emergency, whichever date is the earlier.
(c)Applicability. The provisions of this Act shall be applicable to the United States, its Territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia. Sec. 2. Housing Expediter.
(a)There is hereby created an office to be known as Housing Expediter; and the President is authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint an existing official of the Government to serve as Housing Expediter, or to appoint the Housing Expediter either within any existing agency or as an independent officer of the Government. In the event of an appointment of an existing official, he is hereby authorized and permitted to continue in his present post while serving as Housing Expediter, except that he shall receive no additional compensation by reason of his appointment hereunder. If, however, such Housing Expediter is appointed within an existing agency of the Government, he shall receive compensation in compliance with the laws and regulations applicable to officers within such agency; if the Housing Expediter is appointed as an independent Compensation.officer of the Government, he shall receive compensation at the rate of $12,000 per annum.
(b)Functions and powers. The Housing Expediter, in addition to such other functions and powers as may be delegated to him by the President, is authorized to—
(1)formulate such plans and programs as are necessary to provide for an increased supply of housing accommodations of all kinds and, in particular, of homes available for sale or rental at moderate prices to veterans of World War II and their immediate families;
(2)issue such orders, regulations, or directives to other executive agencies (including the Office of Economic Stabilization and the Office of Price Administration) as may be necessary to provide for the exercise of their powers in a manner required by or consistent with the execution of the aforesaid plans and programs, and to coordinate the activities of such agencies directed to the execution of such plans and programs. Each executive agency shall carry out without delay the orders, regulations, or directives of the Housing Expediter, and shall, to the extent necessary, modify its operations and procedures from time to time to conform to the directions of the Housing Expediter;
(3)recommend to the President the enactment of such legislation as may be necessary to provide the authority to carry out such plans and programs as are not authorized under existing law;
(4)consult and cooperate with other agencies of the Federal Government, State and local governments, industries, labor, and other groups, both national and local, with respect to the problems created by the housing emergency and the steps which can be taken to remedy it. 60 Stat. 209
(c)The executive agencies of the Government shall exercise theirAid from executive agencies. emergency powers and other powers for the purpose of aiding in the solution of the problems created by the existing housing emergency, the alleviation of which is vital to an orderly transition from war to peace.
(1)All functions, powers, authority, or duties vested in the Transfer of functions, etc., vested in OWMR.[58 Stat. 785](/us/stat/58/785).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. 1651–1678](/us/usc/t50/s1651–1678).*Ante*, p. 50.Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion or the Director thereof by the War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944 which are or may be necessary or suitable to enable the Housing Expediter to carry out the provisions of this Act and such plans and programs as such Housing Expediter may develop for the alleviation of the housing emergency, are hereby transferred to the Housing Expediter. The powers so transferred shall include the power to issue orders, regulations, or directives to other executive agencies with respect to the exercise by such agencies of their respective powers and authority.
(2)The powers so transferred shall continue during the period Duration of powers.in which this Act is in effect, notwithstanding any other provision terminating such powers contained in the said War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944. Sec. 3.
(a)Whenever in the judgment of the Expediter the sales Maximum sales prices.prices of housing accommodations the construction of which is completed after the effective date of this Act have risen or threaten to rise to an extent or in a manner inconsistent with the purposes of this Act, he may by regulation or order establish maximum sales prices for such housing accommodations in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Any such regulation or order may be limited in its scopeLimitation. to such geographical area or areas and to such types or classifications of such housing accommodations as in the judgment of the Expediter may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act. BeforeConsultations with representatives of affected industries. issuing any regulation or order under this section, the Expediter shall, so far as practicable, advise and consult with representative members of industries affected by such regulation or order, and he shall give consideration to their recommendations and to any recommendations which may be made by State and local officials concerned with housing conditions in any area affected by such regulation or order.
(b)Any regulation or order issued under the authority of thisSale of housing accommodations. section with respect to housing accommodations the construction of which is completed after the effective date of this Act shall provide that no sale of any such housing accommodations shall take place until after the builder thereof has filed with the appropriate agency designated by the Expediter a description of such accommodations, including a statement of the proposed maximum sales price, and has received from such agency a certification that such price is reasonably related to the value of the accommodations to be sold, taking into consideration
(1)reasonable construction costs not in excess of the legal maximum prices of the materials and services required for the construction,
(2)the fair market value of the land (immediately prior to construction) and improvements sold with the housing accommodations, and
(3)a margin of profit reflecting the generally prevailing profit margin upon comparable units during the calendar year 1941. Any prospective seller of such housing accommodations may apply for such certification at any time, including before the commencement of construction, during its progress, or after its completion, In any case where a certification of approval of a proposed maximum sales price has been issued prior to the completion of construction, the prospective seller may, at any time before the first sale, apply for such revision of the maximum sales price previously certified as may be justified by a showing of special circumstances arising during the 60 Stat. 210course of construction and not reasonably to have been anticipated at the time of the issuance of the earlier certification. The first sale of housing accommodations the construction of which is completed after the effective date of this Act shall not be made at a price in excess of the maximum sales price certified under this subsection. The actual price at which any such housing accommodations is first sold, plus any increases authorized pursuant to subsection (c), shall be the maximum sales price for any subsequent sale of such housing accommodations.
(c)Price increases. The Expediter shall by regulation or order provide for appropriate price increases for major structural changes or improvements, not including ordinary maintenance and repair, effected subsequent to the first sale after the effective date of this Act.
(d)Powers of expediter. The Expediter may promulgate such regulations as he deems necessary and proper to carry out any of the provisions of this Act and may exercise any power or authority conferred upon him by this Act through such department, agency, or officer as he shall direct. Any regulation or order under this Act may contain such classifications and differentiations and may provide for such adjustments and reasonable exceptions as in the judgment of the Expediter are necessaryExportation of materials. or proper in order to effectuate the purposes of this Act. The Expediter shall have power to forbid the exportation to any foreign country of any lumber or other materials which are needed for the housing program. Sec. 4. Priorities for delivery.
(a)Whenever in the judgment of the Expediter there is a shortage in the supply of any materials or of any facilities suitable for the construction and/or completion of housing accommodations in rural and urban areas, and for the construction and repair of essential farm buildings, he may by regulation or order allocate, or establish priorities for the delivery of, such materials or facilities in such manner, upon such conditions, and to such extent as he deems necessary and appropriate in the public interest and to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
(b)In issuing any regulation or order allocating or establishing priorities for the delivery of any materials or facilities under this section, the Expediter shall give special consideration to
(1)satisfying the housing requirements of veterans of World War II and their immediate families,
(2)the need for the construction and repair of essential farm buildings, and
(3)the general need for housing accommodationsPreference or priority of opportunity. for sale or rent at moderate prices. In order to assure preference or priority of opportunity to such veterans or their families, the Expediter shall require that no housing assisted by allocations or priorities under this section shall be sold within 60 days after completion or rented within 30 days after completion for occupancy by persons Hardship cases.other than such veterans or their families: *Provided*, That the Expediter by appropriate regulation may allow for hardship cases.
(c)Power of President to assign priorities, etc.[54 Stat. 676](/us/stat/54/676).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 633](/us/usc/t50/s633).*Post*, p. 868. The provisions of this section shall not be construed as in any way affecting the power of the President to assign priorities or to allocate any materials or facilities under the provisions of subsection
(a)of section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1940, entitled “An Act to expedite national defense, and for other purposes” (50 U. S. C. 633), as amended. Sec. 5. Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to effect, either as principal or broker, a sale of any housing accommodations at a price in excess of the maximum sales price applicable to such sale under the provisions of this Act, or to solicit or attempt, offer, or agree to make any such sale. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate the terms of any regulation or order issued under the provisions of this Act. Notwithstanding any termination of this Act as contemplated in section 1
(b)herein above, the provisions of this Act, and of all regulations and orders issued thereunder, shall be treated as remaining in 60 Stat. 211force, as to rights or liabilities incurred or offenses committed prior to such termination date, for the purpose of sustaining any proper suit, action, or prosecution with respect to any such right, liability, or offense. Sec. 6. Any person who is aggrieved by any action taken pursuantJudicial review. to any regulation or order issued under the authority of this Act may petition the district court of the district in which he resides or has his place of business for a review of such action, and such district court shall have jurisdiction to enjoin or set aside, in whole or in part, such action or to dismiss the petition. No such action shall be enjoined or set aside, in whole or in part, unless the petitioner establishes to the satisfaction of the court that such action is not in accordance with law, is unsupported by competent, material, and substantial evidence, or is arbitrary or capricious. Sec. 7.
(a)Whenever in the judgment of the Expediter any personApplication for order of enforcement. has engaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of section 5 of this Act, he may make application to the appropriate court for an order enjoining such acts or practices, or for an order enforcing compliance with such provision, and upon a showing by the Expediter that such person has engaged or is about to engage in any such acts or practices a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, may be granted and if granted shall be granted without bond.
(b)Any person who willfully violates any provision of section 5Penalties. of this Act, and any person who knowingly makes any statement false in any material respect in any description or statement required to be filed under section 3, shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $5,000, or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or to both such fine and imprisonment. Whenever the Expediter has reason to believe that any person is liable to punishment under this subsection, he may certify the facts to the Attorney General, who may, in his discretion, cause appropriate proceedings to be brought.
(c)The district courts shall have jurisdiction of criminal proceedingsJurisdiction of criminal proceedings, etc. for violations of section 5 of this Act, and, concurrently with State and Territorial courts, of all other proceedings under this section. Such criminal proceedings may be brought in any district in which any part of any act or transaction constituting the violation occurred. Such other proceedings may be brought in any district in which any part of any act or transaction constituting the violation occurred, and may also be brought in the district in which the defendant resides or transacts business, and process in such cases may be served in any district wherein the defendant resides or transacts business or wherever the defendant may be found. Any such court shall advance on the docket and expedite the disposition of any criminal or other proceedings brought before it under this section. No costs shall be assessed Costs.against the Expediter or the United States Government in any proceeding under this Act.
(d)If any person selling housing accommodations violates a regulation Action by purchaser.or order prescribing a maximum selling price, the person who buys such housing accommodations may, within one year from the date of the occurrence of the violation, bring an action for the amount by which the consideration exceeded the maximum selling price, plus reasonable attorney’s fees and costs as determined by the court. Sec. 8. As used in this Act—
(a)The term “maximum sales price” means the maximum price“Maximum sales price.” for which any housing accommodations the construction of which is completed after the effective date of this Act may be sold and includes the total consideration which may be paid by the buyer for 60 Stat. 212such housing accommodations with accompanying land and improvements, excluding only those incidental charges, such as brokerage fees or commissions or charges, which buyers or sellers of such housing accommodations customarily assume in the community where such accommodations are located and which actually have been incurred for services rendered at the buyer’s or seller’s request.
(b)“Person.” The term “person” includes an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or any other organized group of any of the foregoing, or legal successor or representative of any of the foregoing.
(c)“District court.” The term “district court” means any district court of the United States, and the United States court for any Territory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(d)“Veterans of World War II.” The term “veterans of World War II” shall include persons who have served in the active military or naval forces of the United States on or after September 16, 1940, and prior to the termination of hostilities in World War II, and who have been discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable, and persons serving in the military or naval forces of the United States requiring housing accommodations for their dependent families. Sec. 9. Appropriation authorized. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Act: *Provided*, *however*, That so much of the First Deficiency Appropriation [59 Stat. 635](/us/stat/59/635).Act, 1946 (Public Law Numbered 269, Seventy-ninth Congress, Loans.approved December 28, 1945), as reads “ *Provided*, That none of the funds available under this head for administrative expenses shall be used in paying the salary of any person engaged in making or processing loans in excess of $500,000 to any State, any subdivision thereof, any municipality therein, or any public authority, for construction purposes, unless in pursuance of a specific authorization, except, however, that this provision shall not apply to any application or loan approved or made prior to December 15, 1945”, shall not apply to loans made for construction, removal, or remodeling of housing by publicly supported educational institutions where made for the purposes of housing veterans enrolled and attending such institution. Sec. 10. [55 Stat. 56](/us/stat/55/56).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1738 (a)](/us/usc/t12/s1738/a).Insurance of eligible mortgages.
(a)Section 603
(a)of the National Housing Act, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:" “(a) In order to assist in relieving the acute shortage of housing which now exists and to increase the supply of housing accommodations available to veterans of World War II at prices within their reasonable ability to pay, the Administrator is authorized, upon application by the mortgagee, to insure as hereinafter provided any mortgage which is eligible for insurance as hereinafter provided, and, upon such terms as the Administrator may prescribe, to make commitments for the insuring of such mortgages prior to the date Aggregate amount.of their execution or disbursement thereon: *Provided*, That the aggregate amount of principal obligations of all mortgages insured under this title shall not exceed $2,800,000,000 except that with the approval of the President such aggregate amount may be increased to not to exceed Time limitation.$3,800,000,000: *Provided further*, That no mortgage shall be insured under this title after June 30, 1947, except
(A)pursuant to a commitment to insure issued on or before June 30, 1947, or
(B)a mortgage given to refinance an existing mortgage insured under this title and winch does not exceed the original principal amount and unexpired term of such existing mortgage: *And provided further*, Rental of mortgaged property.That the Administrator shall, in his discretion, have power to require the availability for rental purposes of properties covered by mortgages 60 Stat. 213insured under this title, in such instances and for such periods of time as he may prescribe.” "
(b)Section 603
(2)of the National Housing Act, as amended,[55 Stat. 56](/us/stat/55/56).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1738
(b)(2)](/us/usc/t12/s1738/b/2).Principal obligation. is hereby amended to read as follows:" “(2) involve a principal obligation (including such initial service charges, appraisal, inspection, and other fees as the Administrator shall approve) in an amount not to exceed 90 per centum of the Administrator’s estimate of the necessary current cost (including the land and such initial service charges and such appraisal, inspection, and other fees as the Administrator shall approve) of a property, urban, suburban, or rural, upon which there is located a dwelling designed principally for residential use for not more than four families in the aggregate, which is approved for mortgage insurance prior to the beginning of construction. The principal obligation of such mortgageLimitations. shall in no event, however, exceed— “(A) $5,400 if such dwelling is designed for a single-family residence, or “(B) $7,500 if such dwelling is designed for a two-family residence, or “(C) $9,500 if such dwelling is designed for a three-family residence, or “(D) $12,000 if such dwelling is designed for a four-family residence: *Provided*, That the Administrator may, if he finds that at anyHigher maximum mortgage amounts. time or in any particular geographical area it is not feasible, within such limitations of maximum mortgage amounts, to construct dwellings without, sacrifice of sound standards of construction, design, or livability, prescribe by regulation or otherwise higher maximum mortgage amounts not to exceed— “(A) $8,100 if such dwelling is designed for a single-family residence, or “(B) $12,500 if such dwelling is designed for a two-family residence, or “(C) $15,750 if such dwelling is designed for a three-family residence, or “(D) $18,000 if such dwelling is designed for a four-family residence.” "
(c)Section 603
(5)of the National Housing Act, as amended, [55 Stat. 57](/us/stat/55/57).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1738
(b)(5)](/us/usc/t12/s1738/b/5).Interest.is hereby amended to read as follows:" “(5) bear interest (exclusive of premium charges for insurance) at not to exceed 4 per centum per annum on the amount of the principal obligation outstanding at any time.” "
(d)Section 603
(c)of the National Housing Act, as amended, [55 Stat. 57](/us/stat/55/57).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1738 (c)](/us/usc/t12/s1738/c).is hereby amended
(1)by striking out of the third sentence the word “emergency” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “shortage of housing”, and
(2)by striking out the last sentence thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following sentence: “The Administrator shall Preference or priority of opportunity.prescribe such procedures as in his judgment are necessary to secure to veterans of World War II, and their immediate families, and to hardship cases as defined by the Administrator, preference or priority of opportunity to purchase or rent properties covered by mortgages insured under this title.”
(e)Section 604
(b)of the National Housing Act, as amended, is [55 Stat. 59](/us/stat/55/59).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1739 (b)](/us/usc/t12/s1739/b).hereby amended by striking out the words “appraised value of such property as determined by the Administrator” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “Administrator’s estimate of the necessary current cost”. 60 Stat. 214
(f)[56 Stat. 303](/us/stat/56/303).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1743 (b)](/us/usc/t12/s1743/b). Section 608
(b)of the National Housing Act, as amended, is hereby amended:
(1)by amending paragraph numbered
(2)thereof to read as follows:" “(2) Preference or priority of opportunity. Preference or priority of opportunity in the occupancy of the mortgaged property for veterans of World War II and their immediate families, and for hardship cases as defined by the Administrator, shall be provided under such regulations and procedures as may be prescribed by the Administrator.”; "
(2)by amending paragraph
(C)to read as follows:" “(C) not to exceed $1,500 per room for such part of such property or project as may be attributable to dwelling use: *Provided*, That the Administrator may increase this amount to $1,800 where in his discretion cost levels so require.”; and "
(3)by striking out “reasonable replacement cost.” and inserting in lieu thereof “necessary current cost”.
(g)[56 Stat. 303](/us/stat/56/303).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1743 (c)](/us/usc/t12/s1743/c). Section 608
(c)of the National Housing Act, as amended, is hereby amended by inserting in the third sentence before the semicolon at the end of clause (C), the following: “and any mortgage insurance premiums paid after default”. Sec. 11. Premium payments.[58 Stat. 635](/us/stat/58/635).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 902 (c)](/us/usc/t50/s902/c).*Ante*, p. 57; *post*, p. 671.
(a)The last paragraph of section 2
(e)of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended (50 U. S. C. 902 (e)), shall not apply to subsidies, which the Reconstruction Finance Corporation may make hereunder, in the form of premium payments used only to the extent that the Housing Expediter (after considering all available means) finds them temporarily necessary to increase the supply of materials for the veterans’ emergency housing program and for other construction, maintenance, and repair essential to the national well-being: *Provided*, That not more than $400,000,000 shall be used for such premium payments.
(b)Standards applicable to premium payments. The following standards shall be applied by the Housing Expediter to premium payments:
(1)Premium payments shall be used only temporarily and only with relation to additional units of production beyond that otherwise attainable (as determined by the Housing Expediter by general regulation for the industry involved), where such premium payments are necessary to stimulate such additional production with greater rapidity, economy, or certainty than other available methods.
(2)The value of the units of production to which premium payments are applied
(A)in the case of any new producer (except of new type materials) shall not exceed 50 per centum of the value at the producers’ level of the output of such producer, and
(B)in the aggregate shall not exceed 30 per centum of the value at the producers’ level of all materials needed for the veterans’ emergency housing program and for other construction, maintenance, and repair essential to the national well-being. The average rate of premium payments shall not exceed 25 per centum of the value of the units of production to which they are applied.
(3)Premium payments shall wherever feasible be applied at a uniform rate within any industry requiring them, rather than at varying rates for each producer.
(4)The stimulation of necessary additional production by premium payments shall place emphasis upon avoiding either economic dislocations or adverse effects upon established business.
(5)New type materials to which premium payments are applied shall be tested for sound quality.
(c)Restriction on use of funds. Not more than $15,000,000 of the funds made available under this section may be used to the extent that, other funds are unavailable for the construction of access roads to standing timber on lands owned by or under the jurisdiction of an agency of Government. 60 Stat. 215 Sec. 12.
(a)The powers vested in the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Underwriting or guaranteeing of markets.[54 Stat. 961](/us/stat/54/961).[15 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 606b
(3)(a)](/us/usc/t15/s606b/3/a).pursuant to clause
(a)of section 5d
(3)of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act, as amended (15 U. S. C. 606b (3)), may be used to underwrite or guarantee markets for new type building materials and prefabricated houses, but only to the extent that the Housing Expediter finds this necessary to assure a sufficient supply for the veterans’ emergency housing program: *Provided*, That the number of Prefabricated houses.prefabricated houses covered by outstanding underwriting or guaranty (including such houses as may be held by the Housing Expediter) shall at no time during the program exceed two hundred thousand.
(b)The following standards shall be applied by the Housing Standards applicable to underwriting or guaranty.Expediter to such underwriting or guaranty:
(1)To avoid impairment of established enterprises, new type materials and prefabricated houses shall be encouraged only to supplement such expanded production of conventional type materials and houses (with access to available materials) as can be achieved with sufficient rapidity and economy.
(2)There shall be reasonable prospect of either
(A)full return to the Government of any funds involved in such underwriting or guaranty, or
(B)net cost to the Government substantially lower than under any other available method of achieving the necessary expansion of production. Toward this end, the underwriting or guaranty of such materials or houses shall not be for more than 90 per centum of the producers’ standard delivery price. The Housing Expediter shall maintain constant review of experience toward the objective that the total net costs to the Government shall in no event exceed 5 per centum of the total amount of underwriting or guaranty undertaken.
(3)There shall be clear evidence that the new type materials or prefabricated houses require underwriting or guaranty only temporarily until they attain general market acceptability.
(4)Emphasis shall be placed upon avoiding either economic dislocations or adverse effects upon established business.
(5)New type materials and prefabricated houses shall be tested for sound quality and (in the case of such houses) for durability, livability, and safety.
(6)Any underwriting or guaranty shall require adequate showing by the producer that he has sufficient working capital and experience, and that he can achieve the desired production on time under conditions satisfactory to the Housing Expediter. Sec. 13. If any provision of this Act or the application of suchSeparability of provisions. provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and the applicability of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Approved May 22, 1946. To continue in effect section 6 of the Act of July 2, 1940 (54 Stat. 714), as amended, relating to the exportation of certain commodities. 1946-05-23 269 Chapter 60 Stat. 215 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 269] AN ACT To continue in effect section 6 of the Act of July 2, 1940 (54 Stat. 714), as amended, relating to the exportation of certain commodities. May 23, 1946[[S. 1980](/us/bill/79/s/1980)][[Public Law 389](/us/pl/79/389)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 6 of theExport control of certain commodities. Act of July 2, 1940 (54 Stat. 714), as amended by the Act of June 30, 1942 (56 Stat. 463), the Act of July 1, 1944 (58 Stat. 671), and the Act of June 30, 1945 (59 Stat. 270), is hereby further amended by[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 701 (d)](/us/usc/t50/s701/d). deleting from subsection
(d)thereof the words “June 30, 1946” and substituting therefor the words “June 30, 1947”. Approved May 23, 1946. To increase the rates of compensation of officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 1946-05-24 270 Chapter 60 Stat. 216 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public 60 Stat. 216 [CHAPTER 270] AN ACT To increase the rates of compensation of officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. May 24, 1946[[S. 1415](/us/bill/79/s/1415)][[Public Law 390](/us/pl/79/390)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, short title Section 1. Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946. This Act may be cited as the “Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946”. increase in classification act pay rates Sec. 2.
(a)Each of the existing rates of basic compensation provided [42 Stat. 1491](/us/stat/42/1491).[5 U. S. C. § 673; Supp. V, § 673](/us/usc/t5/s673).*Infra; post*, p. 219.by section 13 of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended and supplemented, except those affected by subsection
(b)of this section, is hereby increased by 14 per centum or $250 per annum whichever is the greater, except that no such rate shall be increased by more Basic compensation.than 25 per centum. Such augmented rates shall be considered to be the regular rates of basic compensation provided by such section.
(1)The proviso to the fifth paragraph under the heading [56 Stat. 733](/us/stat/56/733).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 673](/us/usc/t5/s673).Charwomen.“Crafts, Protective, and Custodial Service” in section 13 of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: “*Provided*, That charwomen working part time be paid at the rate of 90 cents an hour, and head charwomen at the rate of 95 cents an hour”.
(2)Clerical-mechanical service. Such section is amended so as to provide the following rates of compensation for positions in the clerical-mechanical service: Grade 1, 90 to 97 cents an hour. Grade 2, $1.04 to $1.12 an hour. Grade 3, $1.20 to $1.27 an hour. Grade 4, $1.35 to $1.49 an hour.
(c)The increase in existing rates of basic compensation provided by this section shall not be construed to be an “equivalent increase” [55 Stat. 613](/us/stat/55/613).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 667
(b)(1)](/us/usc/t5/s667/b/1).in compensation within the meaning of section 7
(1)of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. increase in pay rates for customs clerks and immigrant inspectors Sec. 3. Each of the existing rates of basic compensation provided by the Act entitled “An Act to adjust the compensation of certain [45 Stat. 955](/us/stat/45/955).[19 U. S. C. §§ 6a–6d; Supp. V, §§ 6a–6d note](/us/usc/t19/s6a–6d).[45 Stat. 954](/us/stat/45/954).[8 U. S. C. § 109; Supp. V, § 109](/us/usc/t8/s109).employees in the Customs Service”, approved May 29, 1928, as amended and supplemented, and those provided by the second paragraph of section 24 of the Immigration Act of 1917, as amended and supplemented, are hereby increased by 14 per centum or $250 per annum whichever is the greater, except that no such rate shall be increased by more than 25 per centum. Such augmented rates shall be considered to be the regular rates of basic compensation. increase in statutory pay rates in the executive branch not under classification act Sec. 4. Rates of basic compensation specifically provided by statute [59 Stat. 302](/us/stat/59/302).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 942 (b)](/us/usc/t5/s942/b).[59 Stat. 296](/us/stat/59/296).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 902](/us/usc/t5/s902).*Post*, p. 218.[59 Stat. 488](/us/stat/59/488).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, §§ 31–638 to 31–658](/us/dcc/s31–638/31–658).*Post*, p. 717.(including any increase therein computed in accordance with section 602
(b)of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945), for positions in the executive branch or the District of Columbia municipal government which are not included in section 102, as amended, of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 or in the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1945, and are not increased by any other provision of this Act, are hereby increased by 14 per centum or $250 60 Stat. 217per annum whichever is the greater, except that no such rate shall be increased by more than 25 per centum. Such augmented rates shall be considered to be the regular rates of basic compensation. increase in pay rates in the legislative branch Sec. 5.
(a)The first sentence of section 501 of the Federal[59 Stat. 301](/us/stat/59/301).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 931](/us/usc/t5/s931).*Post*, p. 834. Employees Pay Act of 1945 is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: “plus
(A)14 per centum of his rate of compensation (including the additions thereto resulting from the application of the foregoing percentages), or
(B)$250 per annum, whichever is the greater, except that such rate of compensation shall not be increased by more than 25 per centum”.
(b)The second sentence of such section 501 is amended to read as follows: “The additional compensation provided by this section and section 502 shall be considered a part of the basic compensation of any such officer or employee for the purposes of the Civil Service[40 Stat. 468](/us/stat/40/468).[5 U. S. C. § 691 *et seq*; Supp. V, § 691 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s691).*Post*, pp. 339, 658, 659, 705, 706, 850, 939.[59 Stat. 301](/us/stat/59/301).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 932](/us/usc/t5/s932). Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended.”
(c)Section 502 of such Act is amended to read as follows:" “additional compensation in lieu of overtime “Sec. 502. Each officer and employee in or under the legislative branch entitled to the benefits of section 501 of this Act shall be paid*Supra*. additional compensation at the rate of 10 per centum of the aggregate of the rate of his basic compensation and the rate of additional compensation received by him under section 501 of this Act.” " increase in pay rates in the judicial branch Sec. 6.
(a)The first sentence of section 521 of the Federal[59 Stat. 301](/us/stat/59/301).[5 U. S.C., Supp. V, § 934](/us/usc/t5/s934). Employees Pay Act of 1945 is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: “plus
(A)14 per centum of his rate of compensation (including the additions thereto resulting from the application of the foregoing percentages), or
(B)$250 per annum, whichever is the greater, except that such rate of compensation shall not be increased by more than 25 per centum”.
(b)The second sentence of such section 521 is amended to read asSecretaries and law clerks. follows: “The limitations of $6,500 and $7,500 with respect to the aggregate salaries payable to secretaries and law clerks of circuit and district judges, contained in the eighth paragraph under the head ‘Miscellaneous Items of Expense’ in The Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1946 (Public Law Numbered 61, Seventy-ninth Congress), or[59 Stat. 199](/us/stat/59/199).[28 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 374b](/us/usc/t28/s374b). in any subsequent appropriation Act, shall be increased by the amounts necessary to pay the additional basic compensation provided by this section; and the changes in the rates of basic compensation in the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, made by section 405[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488); [59 Stat. 300](/us/stat/59/300).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674).*Ante*, p. 216; *post*, p. 219.[59 Stat. 302](/us/stat/59/302).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 935](/us/usc/t5/s935). of this Act and section 2 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946 shall not be taken into account in fixing salaries under any such appropriation Act.”
(c)Section 522 of such Act is amended to read as follows:" “additional compensation in lieu of overtime “Sec. 522.
(a)Each officer and employee of the Supreme Court of the United States entitled to the benefits of section 521 of this Act shall[59 Stat. 301](/us/stat/59/301).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 934](/us/usc/t5/s934).*Supra*.“Basic compensation” be paid additional compensation at the rate of 10 per centum of the rate of his basic compensation. As used in this subsection the term ‘basic compensation’ includes the additional basic compensation provided by section 521 of this Act. 60 Stat. 218 “(b) The additional compensation provided by subsection
(a)of this section shall be considered a part of the basic compensation of any such [46 Stat. 468](/us/stat/46/468).[5 U. S. C. § 691 *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 691 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s691).*Post*, pp. 339, 658, 659, 705, 706, 850, 939.officer or employee for the purposes of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended.” " limitation on aggregate rate payable Sec. 7. [59 Stat. 303](/us/stat/59/303).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 943 (b)](/us/usc/t5/s943/b).
(a)Section 603
(b)of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 is amended by inserting after the words “by reason of the enactment of this Act” the words “or any amendment thereto”.
(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no officer or employee shall, by reason of the enactment of this Act, be paid with respect to any pay period, basic compensation, or basic compensation plus any additional compensation provided by the Federal Employees [59 Stat. 295](/us/stat/59/295).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 901–948](/us/usc/t5/s901–948).*Ante*, p. 216 *et seq.*Pay Act of 1945, as amended, at a rate in excess of $10,000 per annum. vessel employees Sec. 8. [59 Stat. 296](/us/stat/59/296).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 902 (d)](/us/usc/t5/s902/d).
(a)Section 102
(d)of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 is amended to read as follows:" “(d) [59 Stat. 304](/us/stat/59/304).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 946, 947](/us/usc/t5/s946/947).*Infra*; *post*, p. 219. This Act, except sections 606 and 607, shall not apply to employees of the Transportation Corps of the Army of the United States on vessels operated by the United States, to vessel employees of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, to vessel employees of the Department of the Interior, or to vessel employees of the Panama Railroad Company.” "
(b)Section 606 of such Act is amended to read as follows:" “vessel employees “Sec. 606. Employees of the Transportation Corps of the Army of the United States on vessels operated by the United States, vessel employees of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, vessel employees of the Department of the Interior, and vessel employees of the Panama Railroad Company, may be compensated in accordance with the wage practices of the maritime industry.” " compensatory time off for irregular or occasional overtime work Sec. 9. [59 Stat. 297](/us/stat/59/297).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 912 (a)](/us/usc/t5/s912/a). Section 202
(a)of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 is amended by striking out “forty-eight hours” and inserting in lieu thereof “forty hours”. night pay differential Sec. 10. 59 Stat. 298.[5 U. S C., Supp. V, § 921](/us/stat/t5/s921). That part of section 301 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 which precedes the first proviso is amended to read as follows: “Any officer or employee to whom this title applies who is assigned to a regularly scheduled tour of duty, any part of which, including overtime, falls between the hours of 6 o’clock postmeridian and 6 o’clock antemeridian, shall, for duty between such hours, excluding periods when he is in a leave status, be paid compensation at a rate 10 per centum in excess of his rate of basic compensation for duty between other hours:”. pay for holiday work Sec. 11. [59 Stat. 298](/us/stat/59/298).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V § 922](/us/usc/t5/s922). That part of the first sentence of section 302 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 which precedes the proviso is amended to read as follows: “Any officer or employee to whom this title applies who is assigned to duty on a holiday designated by Federal statute or Executive order during hours which fall within his basic administrative workweek of forty hours shall be compensated for not to 60 Stat. 219exceed eight hours of such duty, excluding periods when he is in a leave status, in lieu of his regular rate of basic compensation for such duty, at the rate of twice such regular rate of basic compensation, in addition to any extra compensation for night duty provided by section 301 of this Act:”. *Ante*, p. 218. pay rates for grades 9 and 10 of the crafts, protective, and custodial service of the classification act Sec. 12.
(a)Section 13 of the Classification Act of 1923, as[45 Stat. 784](/us/stat/45/784).[5 U. S. C. § 673](/us/usc/t5/s673).*Ante*, p. 216.*Infra*. amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the second paragraph relating to grade 9 of the Crafts, Protective, and Custodial Service and substituting therefor the following: “The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2,870, $2,980, $3,090, $3,200, $3,310, $3,420, and $3,530.”
(b)Section 13 of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, is*Supra*. hereby further amended by striking out the second paragraph relating to grade 10 of the Crafts, Protective, and Custodian Service and substituting therefor the following:" “The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $3,200, $3,310, $3,420, $3,530, $3,640, $3,750, and $3,860.” "
(c)With respect to grades 9 and 10 of the Crafts, Protective, and Custodial Service, the increase in rates of basic compensation provided by section 2 of this Act shall be computed on the rates of*Ante*, p. 216, basic compensation established for such grades, as amended by subsections
(a)and
(b)of this section. general accounting office Sec. 13. This Act and any other general legislation heretofore or hereafter enacted governing the employment, compensation, emoluments, and status of officers and employees of the United States shall apply to officers and employees of the General Accounting Office in the same manner and to the same extent as if such officers and employees were in or under the executive branch of the Government. personnel ceilings Sec. 14.
(a)Section 607 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of[59 Stat. 304](/us/stat/59/304).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 947](/us/usc/t5/s947). 1945 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows:" “(g)
(1)carrying out the provisions of subsection
(b)of this section— “(A) with respect to the departments (other than the Department of War and the Department of the Navy), establishments, and agencies (including Government-owned or controlled corporations) in the executive branch, the Director shall so determine the numbers of full-time civilian employees and the man-months of part-time employment on the basis of the relative needs of such departments, establishments, and agencies for personnel, that the aggregate number of such civilian employees (including the full-time equivalent of man-months of part-time employment) shall not exceed
(i)five hundred and twenty-eight thousand nine hundred and seventy-five for the quarter beginning October 1, 1946;
(ii)five hundred and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-one for the quarter beginning January 1, 1947;
(iii)four hundred and seventy-four thousand five hundred and sixty-seven for the quarter beginning April 1, 1947; and
(iv)four hundred and forty-seven thousand three hundred and sixty-three after June 30, 1947; 60 Stat. 220 “(B) War and Navy Departments. with respect to the Department of War and the Department of the Navy, the Director shall so determine the numbers of civilian employees (including the full-time equivalent of man-months of part-time employment) that at the earliest date practicable, but in no event later than July 1, 1947, the number shall not exceed one hundred and seventy-six thousand with respect to the Department of War, or one hundred thousand with respect to the Department of the Navy. Maximum numbers. The numbers of employees specified in this paragraph shall be regarded as maximum numbers, and nothing herein shall be construed to limit the authority of the Director to establish lower aggregate numbers whenever, in his opinion, the numbers so specified are in excess of those necessary for the proper and efficient exercise of the authorized functions of the departments, establishments, and agencies to which this subsection applies. The procedural provisions of subsection
(b)of this section shall be applicable with respect to determinations under this paragraph. “(2) Excess employment, restrictions. No provision of law heretofore or hereafter enacted authorizing the employment of personnel by, or appropriating funds for the compensation of personnel of, or conferring additional functions upon, any department, establishment, or agency, shall be construed to authorize the employment of, or payment of compensation to, a greater number of employees subject to this subsection than the number so determined by the Director with respect to such department, establishment, or agency unless such provision of law specifically authorizes the employment or payment of salaries of personnel in excess of such number, or exempts such department, establishment, or agency from the provisions of this subsection, and any such employment or payment not so authorized shall be deemed to be a [31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 665 notes](/us/usc/t31/s665).violation of the provisions of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 31, sec. 665). “(3) Nonapplicability. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply with respect to employees whose basic compensation is fixed and adjusted from time to tune in accordance with prevailing rates by wage boards or similar administrative authority serving the same purpose. The provisions of subparagraph
(A)of paragraph
(1)shall not apply with respect to officers and employees in the field service of the Post Office Department or to officers and employees of the Veterans’ Administration, but shall apply with respect to officers and employees outside the United States whose compensation is fixed in accordance [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and who are not excluded from the provisions of this section by the provisions of subsection (f). The provisions of subparagraph
(B)of paragraph
(1)shall not apply with respect to officers and employees outside the several States and the District of Columbia.” "
(b)[59 Stat. 305](/us/stat/59/305).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 947 (f)](/us/usc/t5/s947/f). Effective October 1, 1946, subsection
(f)of such section is amended by striking out “(1) employees or the War and Navy Departments except those who are subject to the provisions of titles II and III of this Act; or (2)”. appropriations authorized Sec. 15. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. effective date Sec. 16. This Act, except section 14 (b), shall take effect on July 1, 1946. Approved May 24, 1946. Reducing or further reducing certain appropriations and contractual authorizations available for the fiscal year 1946, and for other purposes. 1946-05-27 271 Chapter 60 Stat. 221 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public 60 Stat. 221 [CHAPTER 271] AN ACT Reducing or further reducing certain appropriations and contractual authorizations available for the fiscal year 1946, and for other purposes. May 27, 1946[[H. R. 5604](/us/bill/79/hr/5604)][[Public Law 391](/us/pl/79/391)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the appropriationsSecond Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1916. and contractual authorizations of the departments and agencies available in the fiscal year 1946, and prior year unreverted appropriations, are hereby reduced in the sums hereinafter set forth, such sums to be carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury immediately upon the approval of this Act: TITLE I— EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, INDEPENDENT OFFICES, AND EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS Executive Office of the President office for emergency management [59 Stat. 473](/us/stat/59/473).*Ante*, pp. 6–8; *post*, p. 624. National War Labor Board: Salaries and expenses, $1,600,000. Office of Scientific Research and Development: Salaries and expenses, $555,000. War Shipping Administration: Revolving fund, $375,000,000. Maritime training fund, $2,000,000. Marine and war risk insurance fund, revolving fund, $60,000,000. Office of Censorship: Salaries and expenses, $415,400. Petroleum Administration for War: Salaries and expenses, $200,000. In all, Office for Emergency Management, $439,770,400. EMERGENCY FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT Defense aid—lend-lease, $1,080,000,000, to be deducted from such[59 Stat. 429](/us/stat/59/429).*Ante*, p. 8; *post* pp. 228, 624. of the categories specified in the various appropriation acts as may be determined by the Secretary of State or such official as he shall designate. INDEPENDENT OFFICES Employees’ Compensation Commission: Employees’ compensation[59 Stat. 377](/us/stat/59/377).*Ante*, p. 8; *post*, p. 625. fund, $1,300,000. United States Maritime Commission: Construction fund, Act of[49 Stat. 1987](/us/stat/49/1987); [59 Stat. 127](/us/stat/59/127).[46 U. S. C. § 1116; Supp. V, § 1116 notes](/us/usc/t46/s1116).*Ante*, p. 8; *post*, p. 625. June 29, 1936, revolving fund, $300,068,000. federal security agency Public Health Service:[59 Stat. 369](/us/stat/59/369).*Ante*, p. 8. Health and sanitation activities, war and defense areas (national defense), $125,000. federal works agency Office of the Administrator:[57 Stat. 540](/us/stat/57/540); [59 Stat. 419](/us/stat/59/419).*Ante*, p. 9; *post*, p. 625. War public works (community facilities), $5,750,000. Liquidation of Work Projects Administration, 1944, $120,000. Work relief in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, 1944, $1,000,000.60 Stat. 222 *Ante*, p. 8.Public Buildings Administration: Emergency safeguarding of public buildings and property, $75,000. *Ante*, p. 9.Public Roads Administration: Flight strips (national defense), $56,732, and such additional amount as may remain unobligated. In all, independent offices, $308,494,732. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS [Non-War] *Ante*, p. 10.department of agriculture Emergency supplies for Territories and possessions, $3,800,000. [59 Stat. 321](/us/stat/59/321).*Ante*, pp.10,11; *post*, p. 625.department of the interior Office of Fishery Coordination: Salaries and expenses, $12,000. Emergency funds appropriated to the President: Emergency fund for the President, national defense (allotment to Interior, Territories and island possessions), $1,391,143. [59 Stat. 182](/us/stat/59/182).department of justice Legal activities and general administration: Salaries and expenses, Lands Division, $300,000. In all, executive departments, $5,503,143. In all, title I, $1,833,768,275. Miscellaneous Provisions, Title I reductions in contractual authorizations Contractual authorizations of the departments and agencies available in the fiscal year 1946 are hereby reduced in the sums hereinafter set forth: independent offices [49 Stat. 1987](/us/stat/49/1987); [59 Stat. 127](/us/stat/59/127).[46 U. S. C. § 1116; Supp. V, § 1116 notes](/us/usc/t46/s1116).*Ante*, p. 12; *post*, p. 628.United States Maritime Commission: Construction fund, Act June 29, 1936, revolving fund, $460,000,000. Federal Works Agency, Public Buildings Administration: Construction of buildings in the District of Columbia, $3,673,001. reductions in limitations on administrative expenses Limitations on amounts from funds of corporations and other agencies for administrative expenses are hereby reduced in the following sums: executive office of the president [59 Stat. 418](/us/stat/59/418).*Ante*, p. 12.Office for Emergency Management, Foreign Economic Administration: Rubber Development Corporation, $160,000. U. S. Commercial Company, $250,000. independent offices [59 Stat. 200](/us/stat/59/200).Federal Loan Agency, Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Administrative expenses, Reconstruction Finance Corporation and its affiliated organizations, $7,000,000.60 Stat. 223 Corporate Funds To Be Transferred to the Treasury executive office of the president Office for Emergency Management: Office of Inter-American Affairs: The Director of the Office[59 Stat. 476](/us/stat/59/476).*Ante*, p. 12. of Inter-American Affairs is hereby directed to deposit in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts the following sums representing excess funds of corporations created by the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs under authority of law: Institute of Inter-American Transportation, $171,890. Inter-American Navigation Corporation, $175,000. Prencinradio, Incorporated, $100,000. TITLE II— MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT[59 Stat. 384–407](/us/stat/59/384–407).*Ante*, p. 13; *post*, p. 625. Office of Secretary of War: Expediting Production of Equipment and Supplies for National Defense, 1940–1946, $20,545,000. General Staff Corps: Special Field Exercises, Army, 1942–1946, $2,413,868. Adjutant General’s Department: Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1942–1946, $20,000. Finance Department: Finance Service, Army, 1942–1946, $4,704,700, and subappropriations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)expenses of courts martial, $4,700;
(2)apprehension of deserters, $450,000;
(3)Finance Service, $4,000,000, and
(4)claims for damages due to loss or destruction of property, or personal injury, or death, $250,000: *Provided*, That of the provisions of law of the United States conferring rights, privileges, or benefits upon any person by reason of the service of such person or the service of any other person in the armed forces of the United States or any component thereof, only those conferring rights, privileges, or benefits upon persons during the time they are on active duty and those listed below shall, after the date of enactment of this Act, be deemed to apply to persons for service in the Philippine Scouts under the provisions of section 14 of the Act approved[59 Stat. 543](/us/stat/59/543).[10 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 637](/us/usc/t10/s637).[10 U. S. C. § 916](/us/usc/t10/s916). October 6, 1945 (Public Law 190, Seventy-ninth Congress):
(1)The provisions of the Act of March 9, 1928 (45 Stat. 251), as amended, relating to funeral expenses;
(2)Provisions of law authorizing the payment to enlisted men of a travel allowance upon discharge;
(3)Provisions of law authorizing retirement and prescribing or governing pay for Philippine Scouts placed on the retired list;
(4)The provisions of the Act of December 17, 1919 (41[10 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 903](/us/usc/t10/s903). Stat. 367), as amended, authorizing the payment of a death gratuity equal to six months’ active-duty pay to the dependents of military personnel whose death occurs while on active duty;
(5)The provisions of the Mustering-Out Payment Act of[58 Stat. 8](/us/stat/58/8).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 691](/us/usc/t38/s691). 1944 (Public Law 225, Seventy-eighth Congress), except that for the purpose of computing such payments for service in the Philippine Scouts, service wholly performed in the Philippine Islands shall be compensated for on the same basis as service wholly performed within the United States; and60 Stat. 224
(6)The provisions of laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration providing for the payment of pensions on account of service-connected disability or death: *Provided further*, That payments made under the provisions of any law referred to in clauses
(5)and
(6)above shall be paid at the rate of one Philippine peso for each dollar authorized by such law: *And provided further*, That the provisions of the [54 Stat. 1008](/us/stat/54/1008).[38 U. S. C. §§ 801–818; Supp. V, § 801 *et seq*](/us/usc/t38/s801–818).*Post*, p. 781 *et seq*.[59 Stat. 543](/us/stat/59/543).[10 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 637](/us/usc/t10/s637).National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, shall apply to persons who serve in the Philippine Scouts under the provisions of section 14 of the Act approved October 6, 1945, only insofar as such provisions relate to contracts of insurance heretofore entered into. Quartermaster Corps: Quartermaster Service, Army, 1942–1946, subappropriation “Welfare of enlisted men”, $5,400,000. Transportation Corps: Transportation Service, Army, 1945–1946, $80,000,000. Signal Corps: Signal Service of the Army, 1942–1946, $85,000,000. Air Corps: Air Corps, Army, 1942–1946, $1,000,000,000. Medical Department: Medical and Hospital Department, Army, 1942–1946, $27,615,000. Corps of Engineers: Engineer Service, Army, 1942–1946, subappropriation “Engineer Service”, $50,000,000, and no part of such subappropriation shall be available after February 25, 1946, for acquiring land or building permanent structures within the continental limits of the United States, except structures not costing more than $20,000. Repair of arsenals, Army, 1942–1946, $661,905. Repair of arsenals, emergency construction, no year, $480. Acquisition of land, Panama, Army, no year, $395,593. Acquisition of land, Buchanan, Puerto Rico, no year, $8,284. Acquisition of land, Act June 26, 1940, no year, $13,254. Acquisition of land for military purpose's, national defense, no year, $360,941. Acquisition of land, San Bernardino, Kern, Los Angeles Counties, California, no year, $1,470. Acquisition of land, Ogden Ordnance Depot, Utah, no year, $60,420. Sites for military purposes, no year, $10,065. Construction of buildings, utilities, and appurtenances at military posts, no year, $12,533,633. Office buildings and appurtenances, War Department, Arlington County, Virginia, no year, $157. Buildings for United States representatives, Philippine Islands, no year, $304. Ordnance Department: Ordnance Service and Supplies, Army, 1942–1946, $201,035,000. Chemical Warfare Service: Chemical Warfare Service, Army, 1942–1946, $21,600,000. Special Service Schools: Special Service Schools, Army, 1942–1946, $382,500, and subappropriations under this head arc hereby decreased as follows:
(1)Infantry School, $181,200;
(2)Cavalry activities, $30,300;
(3)Field Artillery activities, $130,500; and
(4)Coast Artillery activities, $40,500.60 Stat. 225 Armored force: Instruction in armored force activities, 1942–1946, $83,000. Seacoast defenses: Seacoast defenses, general, 1942–1946, $14,683,000, and no part of such appropriation shall be available after February 25, 1946, for the acquisition of land. Seacoast defenses, general, no year, $9,698,373. Seacoast defenses, no year, $708,225. Seacoast defenses, Insular Departments, no year, $50,456. Seacoast defenses, Panama Canal, no year, $622,470. United States Military Academy: Pay of Military Academy, 1942–1946, $126,272. Citizens’ Military Training: Military supplies and equipment for schools and colleges, 1942–1946, $6,083. National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice, Army: Promotion of rifle practice, 1942–1946, $17,500. Inter-American Relations, War Department: Inter-American Relations, War Department, 1943–1946, $30,000. National defense activities, War Department, 1942–1946, $2,659. Office of the Secretary: Contingent expenses, War Department, 1942–1946, $1,200,000. Printing and binding, War Department, 1942–1946, $4,500,000. Emergency funds appropriated to the President: Emergency fund for the President, national defense (allotment*Post*, p. 626. to War), 1942–1946, $10,000,000. In all, title II, $1,554,490,612. TITLE III— NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT[57 Stat. 197](/us/stat/57/197); [58 Stat. 301](/us/stat/58/301); [59 Stat. 202](/us/stat/59/202).*Ante*, pp. 15–18; *post*, pp. 620, 627. Office of the Secretary: Naval Research Laboratory, 1946, $57,000. Ocean and lake surveys, Navy: Fiscal year 1944, $48,925. Fiscal year 1945, $7,953. Bureau of Naval Personnel: Naval Training Station, Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho, 1944, $11,486. Naval Training Station, Port Deposit, Maryland, 1946, $50,000. Libraries, Navy, 1945, $171,373. Welfare and Recreation, Navy: Fiscal year 1945, $1,968,936. Fiscal year 1946, $2,000,000. Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps: Fiscal year 1944, $8,608. Fiscal year 1945, $62,595. Fiscal year 1946, $250,000. Naval prison farms and prison personnel (receipt limitation), 1944, $38. Bureau of Ships: Maintenance, Bureau of Ships: Fiscal year 1942, $3.090,591.[55 Stat. 156](/us/stat/55/156). Fiscal year 1943, $53,724,957.[56 Stat. 59](/us/stat/56/59). Fiscal year 1946, $30,000,000: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall be available for continuing the purposes of the appropriation “Defense installations on merchant vessels, Navy”, when such latter appropriation is exhausted. 60 Stat. 226 Bureau of Ordnance: Ordnance and ordnance stores, Navy: Fiscal year 1945, $205,247,233. Fiscal year 1946, $100,000,000. Bureau of Supplies and Accounts: Pay, subsistence, and transportation, Navy, 1944, $2,763,960. Pay and subsistence of naval personnel, 1946, $200,000,000. Maintenance, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts: Fiscal year 1944, $5,000,000. *Infra*.Fiscal year 1946, $13,657,000. Transportation of things, Navy, 1946, $125,000,000. Fuel and transportation, Navy, 1945, $20,000,000. Naval Stock Fund, $275,000,000. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: Medical Department, Navy: Fiscal year 1944, $2,372,599. Fiscal year 1945, $7,000,000. Fiscal year 1946, $17,000,000. Bureau of Yards and Docks: Maintenance, Bureau of Yards and Docks: Fiscal year 1944, $1,500,000. Fiscal year 1945, $4,000,000. Fiscal year 1946, $100,000. Public Works, Bureau of Yards and Docks, $190,000,000, and the contractual authorization for “Public Works, Bureau of Yards and Docks”, available in the fiscal year 1946, is hereby further reduced in the sum of $5,000,000, applicable to projects within the continental limits of the United States, and neither the appropriation nor contractual authorization under this head shall be available after February 25, 1946, for the acquisition of land (other than for the authorized vessel-berthing program), except in pursuance of a Field house, U. S. Naval Academy.[59 Stat. 211](/us/stat/59/211).specific appropriation: *Provided*, That the restriction on the use of the appropriation and contract authorization in the amount of $1,500,000 applying exclusively for field house at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, including acquisition of land and accessories as authorized by law is hereby canceled: *Provided *Supra*.further*, That the rescission of $13,657,000 in the appropriation “Maintenance, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, 1946”, hereinbefore provided for in this Act, is hereby canceled, and such appropriation is hereby increased by $11,763,480 by transfer of such an amount from the reduction hereinbefore provided for in this Act in the “Naval Stock Fund”, instead of such amount of $11,763,480 being carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury. Bureau of Aeronautics: Aviation, Navy: [56 Stat. 67](/us/stat/56/67).Fiscal year 1943, $265,000,000. Fiscal year 1943–1944, $16,000,000. Fiscal year 1944, $260,000,000. Fiscal year 1946, $190,784,500, and subappropriations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)New construction and procurement of aircraft and equipment, spare parts, and so forth, from “$128,116,900” to “$94,737,200”;
(2)replacement of navigational and radio equipment for aircraft in service, and so forth, from “$44,934,000” to “$34,917,200”; and
(3)maintenance, repair, and operation of aircraft factory, air stations, and so forth, from “$800,374,950” to “$652,986,950” 60 Stat. 227 Marine Corps: General expenses, Marine Corps: Fiscal year 1944, $10,000,000. Fiscal year 1945, $10,000,000. Increase and replacement of naval vessels: Increase and replacement of naval vessels, construction and machinery, $602,491,000. Increase and replacement of naval vessels, armor, armament and ammunition, $338,848,000. Increase and replacement of naval vessels, emergency construction, $20,387,000: *Provided*, That the proviso in Public Law 301,*Ante*, p. 18. Seventy-ninth Congress, approved February 16, 1946, under the head of “Increase and replacement of naval vessels, emergency construction”, is amended to the extent that combatant vessels under construction on March 1, 1946, whose percentage of construction exceeded 20 per centum on that date will be completed. Repair facilities, Navy: Repair facilities, Navy, $18,281,000. Coast Guard: Pay and allowances, Coast Guard: Fiscal year 1944, $11,816,086. Fiscal year 1945, $5,940,838. Fiscal year 1946, $7,000,000. General expenses, Coast Guard: Fiscal year 1944, $136,250. Fiscal year 1945, $48,286. Fiscal year 1946, $1,500,000. Retired pay, former Lighthouse Service, Coast Guard, 1946, $41,000. Salaries and expenses, Merchant Marine Inspection, Coast Guard, 1945, $5,985. navy department [57 Stat. 213](/us/stat/57/213); [58 Stat. 318](/us/stat/58/318); [59 Stat. 218](/us/stat/59/218). Salaries: Salaries, Compensation Board, 1944, $109. Salaries, Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1945, $577. Salaries, Hydrographic Office:*Ante*, p. 19. Fiscal year 1944, $65,119. Fiscal year 1945, $30,461.*Post*, p. 627. Salaries, Bureau of Ships, 1945, $7. Salaries, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, 1945, $33,299.*Ante*, p. 19. Salaries, Bureau of Yards and Docks, 1945, $153. Contingent expenses: Contingent expenses, Navy Department, 1945, $106,000. The amount which may be transferred to this appropriation from other appropriations contained in the Naval Appropriation Act, 1946,[59 Stat. 218](/us/stat/59/218).*Ante*, p. 19. is hereby decreased from “$5,500,000” to “$4,000,000”. Printing and binding, Navy Department, 1945, $2,118,500. The amount which may be transferred to this appropriation from other appropriations contained in the Naval Appropriation Act, 1946,[59 Stat. 218](/us/stat/59/218).*Ante*, p. 19. is hereby decreased from “$18,500,000” to “$8,500,000”. Contingent and miscellaneous expenses, Hydrographic Office:*Ante*, p. 19; *post*, p. 627. Fiscal year 1945, $52,000. Fiscal year 1946, $600,000. transfer of appropriations Transfers of the amounts hereinafter set forth shall be made from the appropriation “Aviation, Navy, 1946,” to the following appropriations:[59 Stat. 212](/us/stat/59/212). Navy War College, 1946, $37,000;[59 Stat. 203](/us/stat/59/203). Naval Training Station, Newport, 1946, $907,000;60 Stat. 228 [59 Stat. 205](/us/stat/59/205).Pay, Naval Academy, 1946, $159,000; Naval Home, 1946, $12,640; [56 Stat. 61](/us/stat/56/61).Pay, subsistence and transportation, 1943, $5,000,000; [56 Stat. 64](/us/stat/56/64).Maintenance, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, 1943, $350,000; [58 Stat. 309](/us/stat/58/309).Maintenance, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, 1945, $29,364,000; [57 Stat. 205](/us/stat/57/205).Fuel and transportation, Navy, 1944, $1,415,000; Salaries, Office of the Commandant, United States Coast Guard, 1946, $265,000; Civilian employees, Coast Guard, 1946, $395,000; Salaries, Merchant Marine Inspection, 1946, $72,000; In all, $37,976,640. naval stock account and fund [57 Stat. 626](/us/stat/57/626).Effective April 1, 1946, the limitation, specified in the First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act of 1944, on the value of stock in the “Naval Stock Account” plus outstanding obligations under the “Naval Stock Fund” shall be reduced from $2,250,000,000 to $2,000,000,000 and thereafter said stock and obligations shall not exceed at any time said latter amount. In all, title III, $3,015,379,424. general provisions Settlement of accounts. War and Navy.The War and Navy Departments are hereby relieved from reimbursing each other from the appropriations of the “Military Establishment” and the appropriations of the “Navy Department and the Naval Service” for the amounts which on the date of this Act may be owing by either Department to the other (exclusive of working fund accounts) for materials, supplies, equipment, or services furnished to either of said departments by the other, prior to September 1, 1945. The department furnishing such materials, supplies, equipment, and services shall be responsible for the expenses arising in connection with the termination of contracts or settlement of the accounts in connection therewith. Defense aid.The defense aid (lend-lease) appropriations made to the President are hereby relieved from reimbursing the appropriations of the “Military Establishment” and the appropriations of the “Navy Department and the Naval Service” for any amounts owing on the date of this Act to such appropriations for materials, supplies, equipment, or services which, pursuant to the authorization or direction of the former Foreign Economic Administration or the State Department, were furnished by either the War or the Navy Department to any foreign government under the provisions of the Lend-Lease Act, *Ante*, p. 221; *post*, p. 603.as amended: *Provided*, That of the reduction of $1,080,000,000 made in the appropriation “Defense aid—lend-lease” under title I of this Act, $135,000,000 shall be transferred to the credit of the appropriation “United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, 1944–1946”, instead of being carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury. Sec. 301. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Second Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946”. Approved May 27, 1946. To provide for the proper observance of the one hundred and fifty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights. 1946-05-29 277 Chapter 60 Stat. 229 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public 60 Stat. 229 [CHAPTER 277] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for the proper observance of the one hundred and fifty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the first ten amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights. May 29, 1946[[H. J. Res. 273](/us/bill/79/hjres/273)][[Public Law 392](/us/pl/79/392)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the President of theBill of Rights Day.[11 F. R. 14221](/us/fr/t11/s14221). United States is hereby authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating December 15, 1946, as Bill of Rights Day, calling upon officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on that day, and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and prayer. Approved May 29, 1946. Extending the time for the release of powers of appointment for the purposes of certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. 1946-05-29 278 Chapter 60 Stat. 229 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 278] JOINT RESOLUTION Extending the time for the release of powers of appointment for the purposes of certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. May 29, 1946[[H. J. Res. 353](/us/bill/79/hjres/353)][[Public Law 393](/us/pl/79/393)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 403
(d)(3)Revenue Act, 1942, amendment.[56 Stat. 944, 952](/us/stat/56/944/952); [59 Stat. 264](/us/stat/59/264).[26 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 811, 812, 826, 861 notes, 1000 note](/us/usc/t26/s811/812/826/861/1000). of the Revenue Act of 1942 (relating to the release of certain powers of appointment) is amended by striking out “July 1, 1946” wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “July 1, 1947”; and section 452
(c)of the Revenue Act of 1942 is amended to read as follows:" “(c) Release Before July 1, 1947.— “(1) A release of a power to appoint before July 1, 1947, shall not be deemed a transfer of property by the individual possessing such power. “(2) This subsection shall apply to all calendar years prior to 1947 and to that part of the calendar year 1947 prior to July 1, 1947.” " Approved May 29, 1946. To confer jurisdiction on the State of North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Devils Lake Indian Reservation. 1946-05-31 279 Chapter 60 Stat. 229 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 279] AN ACT To confer jurisdiction on the State of North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Devils Lake Indian Reservation. May 31, 1946[[S. 1305](/us/bill/79/s/1305)][[Public Law 394](/us/pl/79/394)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Devils Lake Indian Reservation.Jurisdiction over offenses. That jurisdiction is hereby conferred on the State of North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Devils Lake Indian Reservation in North Dakota to the same extent as its courts have jurisdiction generally over offenses committed within said State outside of Indian reservations: *Provided, however*, That nothing herein contained shall deprive the courts of the United States of jurisdiction over offenses defined by the laws of the United States committed by or against Indians on said reservation, nor shall anything herein contained deprive any Indian of any protection afforded by Federal law, contract, or treaty against the taxation or alienation of any restricted property. Approved May 31, 1946. To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States” approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. 1946-06-03 280 Chapter 60 Stat. 230 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public 60 Stat. 230 [CHAPTER 280] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States” approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. June 3, 1946[[H. R. 5504](/us/bill/79/hr/5504)][[Public Law 395](/us/pl/79/395)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bankruptcy Act of 1898, amendment.[47 Stat. 1471](/us/stat/47/1471).[11 U. S. C. Supp. V, § 203 (c)](/us/usc/t11/s203/c). That section 75
(c)(U. S. C., title 11, sec. 203) of the Act of July 1, 1898, entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, as amended, be and is amended to read as follows:" “(c) At any time prior to March 31, 1947, a petition may be filed by any farmer, stating that the farmer is insolvent or unable to meet his debts as they mature and that it is desirable to effect a composition or an extension of time to pay his debts. The petition or answer of the farmer shall be accompanied by his schedules. The petition and answer shall be filed with the court, but shall, on request of the farmer or creditor, be received by the conciliation commissioner for the county in which the farmer resides and promptly transmitted by him to the clerk of the court for filing. If any such petition is filed, an order of adjudication shall not be entered except as provided hereinafter in this section.” " Approved June 3, 1946. To provide assistance to the States in the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of school-lunch programs, and for other purposes. 1946-06-04 281 Chapter 60 Stat. 230 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 281] AN ACT To provide assistance to the States in the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of school-lunch programs, and for other purposes. June 4, 1946[[H. R. 3370](/us/bill/79/hr/3370)][[Public Law 396](/us/pl/79/396)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, National School Lunch Act. That this Act may be cited as the “National School Lunch Act”. declaration of policy Sec. 2. It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress, as a measure of national security, to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation’s children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities and other food, by assisting the States, through grants-in-aid and other means, in providing an adequate supply of foods and other facilities for the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of nonprofit school-lunch programs. appropriations authorized Sec. 3. *Post*, p. 231. For each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to enable the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as “the Secretary”) to carry out the provisions of this Act. apportionments to states Sec. 4. The sums appropriated for any fiscal year pursuant to the authorization contained in section 3 of this Act, excluding the sum specified in section 5, shall be available to the Secretary for supplying, during such fiscal year, agricultural commodities and other foods for the school-lunch program in accordance with the provisions of this Act. The Secretary shall apportion among the States during each fiscal year not less than 75 per centum of the aforesaid funds 60 Stat. 231made available for such year for supplying agricultural commodities and other foods under the provisions of this Act, except that the total of such apportionments of funds for use in Alaska, Territory of Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands shall not exceed 3 per centum of the funds appropriated for agricultural commodities and other foods for the school-lunch program. Apportionment among the States shall be made on the basis of two factors:
(1)The number of school children in the State and(2) the need for assistance in the State as indicated by the relation of the per capita income in the United States to the per capita income in the State. The amount ofDetermination of amount. the initial apportionment to any State shall be determined by the following method: First, determine an index for the State by multiplying factors
(1)and (2); second, divide this index by the sum of the indices for all the States; and, finally, apply the figure thus obtained to the total funds to be apportioned. For the purpose of this section, the number of school children in the State shall be the number of children therein between the ages of five and seventeen, inclusive; such figures and per capita income figures shall be the latest figures certified by the Department of Commerce. For the purposes of this Act, “school” means any public or nonprofit private“School” school of high-school grade or under and, with respect to Puerto Rico, shall also include nonprofit child-care centers certified as such by the Governor of Puerto Rico. If any State cannot utilize all funds so apportioned to it, or if additional funds are available under this Act for apportionment among the States, the Secretary shall make further apportionments to the remaining States in the same manner. Sec. 5. Of the sums appropriated for any fiscal year pursuant toNonfood assistance. the authorization contained in section 3 of this Act, $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary for the purpose of providing, during such fiscal year, nonfood assistance for the school-lunch program pursuant to the provisions of this Act. The Secretary shall apportion among the States during each fiscal year the aforesaid sum of $10,000,000, and such apportionment among the States shall be on the basis of the factors, and in accordance with the standards, set forth in section 4 with respect to the apportionment for agricultural commodities and other foods. The total of such funds apportioned for nonfood assistance for use in Alaska, Territory of Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands shall not exceed 3 per centum of the funds appropriated for nonfood assistance in accordance with the provisions of this Act. direct federal expenditures Sec. 6. The funds appropriated for any fiscal year for carrying out the provisions of this Act, less not to exceed 3½ per centum thereof hereby made available to the Secretary for his administrative expenses and less the amount apportioned by him pursuant to sections 4, 5, and 10, shall be available to the Secretary during such year for direct expenditure by him for agricultural commodities and other foods to be distributed among the States and schools participating in the school-lunch program under this Act in accordance with the needs as determined by the local school authorities. The provisions of law contained in the proviso of the Act of June 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 323),[15 U. S. C. § 713c; Supp. V, § 713c](/us/usc/t15/s713c). facilitating operations with respect to the purchase and disposition of surplus agricultural commodities under section 32 of the Act[7 U. S. C. § 612c; Supp. V, § 612c note](/us/usc/t7/s612c). approved August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 774), as amended, shall, to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, also be applicable to expenditures of funds by the Secretary under this Act. 60 Stat. 232 payments to states Sec. 7. Funds apportioned to any State pursuant to section 4 or 5 during any fiscal year shall be available for payment to such State for disbursement by the State educational agency, in accordance with such agreements not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may be entered into by the Secretary and such State educational agency, for the purpose of assisting schools of that State during such fiscal year, in supplying
(1)agricultural commodities and other foods for consumption by children and(2) nonfood assistance in Matching of funds by States.furtherance of the school-lunch program authorized under this Act. Such payments to any State in any fiscal year during the period 1947 to 1950, inclusive, shall be made upon condition that each dollar thereof will be matched during such year by $1 from sources within the State determined by the Secretary to have been expended in connection with the school-lunch program under this Act. Such payments in any fiscal year during the period 1951 to 1955, inclusive, shall be made upon condition that each dollar thereof will be so matched by one and one-half dollars; and for any fiscal year thereafter, such payments shall be made upon condition that each dollar will be so matched by $3. In the case of any State whose per capita income is less than the per capita income of the United States, the matching required for any fiscal year shall be decreased by the percentage which the State per capita income is below the per capita income of the United States. For the purpose of determining whether the matching requirements of this section and section 10, respectively, have been met, the reasonable value of donated services, supplies, facilities, and equipment as certified, respectively, by the State educational agency and in case of schools receiving funds pursuant to section 10, by such schools (but not the cost or value of land, of the acquisition, construction, or alteration of buildings of commodities donated by the Secretary, or of Federal contributions), may be regarded as funds from sources within the State expended in connection with the school-lunch program. The Secretary shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury from time to time the amounts to be paid to any State under this section and the time or times such amounts are to be paid; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the State at the time or times fixed by the Secretary the amounts so certified. state disbursement to schools Sec. 8. Funds paid to any State during any fiscal year pursuant to section 4 or 5 shall be disbursed by the State educational agency, in accordance with such agreements approved by the Secretary as may be entered into by such State agency and the schools in the State, to those schools in the State which the State educational agency, taking into account need and attendance, determines are eligible to participate in the school-lunch program. Such disbursement to any school shall be made only for the purpose of reimbursing it for the cost of obtaining agricultural commodities and other foods for consumption by children in the school-lunch program and nonfood assistance in connection with such program. Such food costs may include, in addition to the purchase price of agricultural commodities and other foods, the cost of processing, distributing, transporting, storing, or handling thereof. In no event shall such disbursement for food to any school for any fiscal year exceed an amount determined by multiplying the number of lunches served in the school in the school-lunch program under this Act during such year by the maximum Federal food-cost contribution rate for the State, for the type of lunch served, as prescribed by the Secretary. 60 Stat. 233 nutritional and other program requirements Sec. 9. Lunches served by schools participating in the school-lunch program under this Act shall meet minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary on the basis of tested nutritional research. Such meals shall be served without cost or at a reduced cost to children who are determined by local school authorities to be unable to pay the full cost of the lunch. No physical segregation of or other discrimination against any child shall be made by the school because of his inability to pay. School-lunch programs under this Act shall be operated on a nonprofit basis. Each school shall, insofar as practicable, utilize in its lunch program commodities designated from time to time by the Secretary as being in abundance, either nationally or in the school area, or commodities donated by the Secretary. Commodities purchased under the authority of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 774 ), as amended, may be donated [7 U. S. C. § 612c; Supp. V, § 612c note](/us/usc/t7/s612c).by the Secretary to schools, in accordance with the needs as determined by local school authorities, for utilization in the school-lunch program under this Act as well as to other schools carrying out non-profit school-lunch programs and institutions authorized to receive such commodities. Sec. 10. If, in any State, the State educational agency is not permittedDisbursement of funds to nonprofit private schools. by law to disburse the funds paid to it under this Act to non-profit private schools in the State, or is not permitted by law to match Federal funds made available for use by such nonprofit private schools, the Secretary shall withhold from the funds apportioned to any such State under sections 4 and 5 of this Act the same proportion of the funds as the number of children between the ages of five and seventeen, inclusive, attending nonprofit private schools within the State is of the total number of persons of those ages within the State attending school. The Secretary shall disburse the funds so withheld directly to the nonprofit private schools within said State for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions as are authorized or required with respect to the disbursements to schools within the State by the State educational agency, including the requirement that any such payment or payments shall be matched, in the proportion specified in section 7 for such State, by funds from sources within the State expended by nonprofit private schools within the State participating in the school-lunch program under this Act. Such funds shall not be considered a part of the funds constituting the matching funds under the terms of section 7. miscellaneous provisions and definitions Sec. 11.
(a)States, State educational agencies, and schools participatingAccounts and records. in the school-lunch program under this Act shall keep such accounts and records as may be necessary to enable the Secretary to determine whether the provisions of this Act are being complied with. Such accounts and records shall at all times be available for inspection and audit by representatives of the Secretary and shall be preserved for such period of time, not in excess of five years, as the Secretary determines is necessary.
(b)The Secretary shall incorporate, in his agreements with theOperation of program. State educational agencies, the express requirements under this Act with respect to the operation of the school-lunch program under this Act insofar as they may be. applicable and such other provisions as in his opinion are reasonably necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
(c)In carrying out the provisions of this Act, neither the SecretaryTeaching personnel, etc. nor the State shall impose any requirement with respect to teaching personnel, curriculum, instruction, methods of instruction, and 60 Stat. 234 Minority races.materials of instruction in any school. If a State maintains separate schools for minority and for majority races, no funds made available pursuant to this Act shall be paid or disbursed to it unless a just and equitable distribution is made within the State, for the benefit of such minority races, of funds paid to it under this Act.
(d)For the purposes of this Act—
(1)“State.” “State” includes any of the forty-eight States and the District of Columbia, Territory of Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Alaska, and the Virgin Islands.
(2)“State educational agency.” “State educational agency” means, as the State legislature may determine,
(a)the chief State school officer (such as the State superintendent of public instruction, commissioner of education, or similar officer), or
(b)a board of education controlling the State department of education; except that in the District of Columbia it shall mean the Board of Education, and except that for the period ending June 30, 1948, “State educational agency” may mean any agency or agencies within the State designated by the Governor to carry out the functions herein required of a State educational agency.
(3)“Nonprofit private school.”[53 Stat. 33](/us/stat/53/33).[26 U. S. C. § 101 (6)](/us/usc/t26/s101/6). “Nonprofit private school” means any private school exempt from income tax under section 101
(6)of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.
(4)“Nonfood assistance.” “Nonfood assistance” means equipment used on school premises in storing, preparing, or serving food for school children. Approved June 4, 1946. To provide for the delivery of custody of certain articles of historic interest from the United States Ship Nevada and the United States Ship Wyoming to the State of Nevada and the State of Wyoming, respectively. 1946-06-08 282 Chapter 60 Stat. 234 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 282] AN ACT To provide for the delivery of custody of certain articles of historic interest from the United States Ship Nevada and the United States Ship Wyoming to the State of Nevada and the State of Wyoming, respectively. June 8, 1946[[S. 1802](/us/bill/79/s/1802)][[Public Law 397](/us/pl/79/397)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, U. S. S. *Nevada*, silver service, etc. That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized and directed to deliver to the custody of the Governor of Nevada for use as a display in the Nevada State Museum the name plate, the ship’s bell, the silver service, and the magnesium chest, of the United States Ship Nevada. Sec. 2. U. S. S. *Wyoming*, silver service, etc. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized and directed to deliver to the custody of the Governor of Wyoming for exhibition, educational purposes, and use by the University of Wyoming the name plate, the ship’s bell, and the silver service of the United States Ship Wyoming. Approved June 8, 1946. To repeal section 1548 Revised Statutes (34 U. S. C. 592). 1946-06-08 283 Chapter 60 Stat. 234 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 283] AN ACT To repeal section 1548 Revised Statutes (34 U. S. C. 592). June 8, 1946[[S. 1862](/us/bill/79/s/1862)][[Public Law 398](/us/pl/79/398)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Navy.Regulations and general orders. That section 1548, Revised Statutes (34 U. S. C. 592), which provides “The Secretary of the Navy shall cause each commissioned or warrant officer of the Navy, on his entry into the service, be furnished with a copy of the regulations and general orders of the Navy Department then in force, and thereafter with a copy of all such as may be issued,” is hereby repealed. Approved June 8, 1946. To provide for the rank of original appointments in the Corps of Civil Engineers of the United States Navy, and for other purposes. 1946-06-08 284 Chapter 60 Stat. 235 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 235 [CHAPTER 284] AN ACT To provide for the rank of original appointments in the Corps of Civil Engineers of the United States Navy, and for other purposes. June 8, 1946[[S. 1872](/us/bill/79/s/1872)][[Public Law 399](/us/pl/79/399)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United, States of America in Congress assembled,* That hereafter,U. S. Navy.Original appointments in Corps of Civil Engineers. original appointments as officers in the Corps of Civil Engineers of the United States Navy shall be in the grade of assistant civil engineer with rank of ensign or of lieutenant (junior grade) in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe. Sec. 2. The second paragraph under the heading “Fuel and transportation” Repeal.[39 Stat. 1184](/us/stat/39/1184).[34 U. S. C. § 256](/us/usc/t34/s256).in chapter 180, Thirty-ninth Statutes at Large, 1168, which is the first paragraph on page 1184, is hereby repealed. Approved June 8, 1946. For the relief of the city of San Diego, Texas. 1946-06-08 285 Chapter 60 Stat. 235 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 285] AN ACT For the relief of the city of San Diego, Texas. June 8, 1946[[S. 4418](/us/bill/79/s/4418)][[Public Law 400](/us/pl/79/400)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the SecretarySan Diego, Texas.Settlement of claims. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the city of San Diego, Texas, or its duly authorized agents, the sum of $13,439.45, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the destruction of the water tank, tower, electric fire siren, and frame garage when said city property was demolished by a plane piloted by a Navy flier on the 11th day of July 1945: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be pa id or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved June 8, 1946. To reimburse certain Navy and Marine Corps personnel and former Navy and Marine Corps personnel for personal property lost or damaged as the result of fires which occurred at various Navy and Marine Corps shore activities. 1946-06-10 297 Chapter 60 Stat. 235 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 297] AN ACT To reimburse certain Navy and Marine Corps personnel and former Navy and Marine Corps personnel for personal property lost or damaged as the result of fires which occurred at various Navy and Marine Corps shore activities. June 10, 1946[[S. 1605](/us/bill/79/s/1605)][[Public Law 401](/us/pl/79/401)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the SecretaryNavy and Marine Corps personnel and former personnel.Reimbursement. of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum or sums, amounting in the aggregate not to exceed $7,283.87, as may be required by the Secretary of the Navy to reimburse, under such regulations as he may prescribe, certain Navy and Marine Corps personnel and former Navy and Marine Corps personnel for the value of personal property lost or damaged as the result of fires occurring in a Quonset hut at naval operating base, Navy 151, on January 9, 1945; in barracks at United States naval air facility, Hitchcock, Texas, on May 22, 1945; in Quonset hut 38, Patsu four-one, on February 3, 1945; in building 215, Marine Corps air depot, Miramar, San Diego, California, on March 15, 1945; in Quonset hut at naval air station, Attu, Alaska, on January 29, 1945; in barracks at naval air station,60 Stat. 236 Key West, Florida, on January 1, 1945; in barracks at Manna Group, American Samoa Islands, on July 19, 1944; in Quonset hut 5, Tolosa, Leyte, Philippine Islands, on March 19, 1945; at officers’ quarters 4 at United States Naval Mobile Hospital 9, on January 2, 1944; at Harrowbeer Airport, Plymouth, England, in January 1945; at officers’ quarters OSS, Para-Military School, Chrea, Algiers, on June 2, 1944; at officer quarters I, naval air facility, Navy 129, on March 3, 1945; at Dewey unit, ships service building, naval training center, Sampson, New York, on January 15, 1945; *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved June 10, 1946. To establish the civilian position of Academic Dean of the Postgraduate School of the Naval Academy and compensation therefor. 1946-06-10 298 Chapter 60 Stat. 236 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 298] AN ACT To establish the civilian position of Academic Dean of the Postgraduate School of the Naval Academy and compensation therefor. June 10, 1946[[S. 1854](/us/bill/79/s/1854)][[Public Law 402](/us/pl/79/402)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Naval Academy.Academic Dean of Postgraduate School. That the civilian position of Academic Dean of the Postgraduate School of the Naval Academy is hereby established. The Secretary of the Navy, upon the recommendation of the Postgraduate School Council, which shall consist of the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, and the Directors of the Technical, Administrative and Professional Divisions of the Postgraduate School, shall appoint an academic dean to serve Compensation.for periods of not in excess of five years. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to pay as compensation to such dean not more than $12,000 annually from appropriations made for operation of the Naval Academy and postgraduate school, and said dean shall be considered as a member of the civilian teaching staff of the postgraduate school of the Naval Academy insofar as provisions of law regarding retirement are concerned. Approved June 10, 1946. For the relief of the county of Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii. 1946-06-10 299 Chapter 60 Stat. 236 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 299] AN ACT For the relief of the county of Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii. June 10, 1946[[H. R. 4300](/us/bill/79/hr/4300)][[Public Law 403](/us/pl/79/403)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Hawaii.Settlement of claims. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the county of Hawaii of the Territory of Hawaii, the sum of $1,550. The payment of such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims of the said county of Hawaii against the United States on account of property damages caused by personnel of the Fifth Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps, when they shot up, burned, or took away property belonging to the county of Hawaii, located adjacent to the quarry in engineer area numbered 1, Camp Tarawa, Marine Camps, Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii, during the period from approximately November 6, 1944, to December 12, 1944: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or60 Stat. 237 attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved June 10, 1946. To improve the administration of justice by prescribing fair administrative procedure. 1946-06-11 324 Chapter 60 Stat. 237 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 324] AN ACT To improve the administration of justice by prescribing fair administrative procedure. June 11, 1946[[S. 7](/us/bill/79/s/7)][[Public Law 404](/us/pl/79/404)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, TITLE Section 1. This Act may be cited as the “Administrative ProcedureAdministrative Procedure Act. Act”. Definitions Sec. 2. As used in this Act—
(a)Agency.— “Agency” means each authority (whether or not*Post*, pp. 918, 993. within or subject to review by another agency) of the Government of the United States other than Congress, the courts, or the governments of the possessions, Territories, or the District of Columbia. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to repeal delegations of authority as provided by law. Except as to the requirements of section 3, there shall be excluded from the operation of this Act
(1)agencies composed of representatives of the parties or of representatives of organizations of the parties to the disputes determined by them,
(2)courts martial and military commissions,
(3)military or naval authority exercised in the field in time of war or in occupied territory, or
(4)functions which by law expire on the termination of present hostilities, within any fixed period thereafter, or before July 1, 1947, and[54 Stat. 885](/us/stat/54/885); [58 Stat, 649, 765.](/us/stat/58/649/765)[50 U. S. C. app. §§ 301–318; Supp. V, app. § 302 *et seq*.](/us/usc/t50/s301–318/302), [41 U. S.C., Supp. V, app. §§ 101–125](/us/usc/t41/s101–125); [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Ante*, pp. 168, 169, 181; *post*, pp. 341, 342, 599, 754, 886. the functions conferred by the following statutes: Selective Training and Service Act of 1940; Contract Settlement Act of 1944; Surplus Property Act of 1944.
(b)Person and party.— “Person” includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations, or public or private organizations of any character other than agencies. “Party” includes any person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party, in any agency proceeding; but nothing herein shall be construed to prevent an agency from admitting any person or agency as a party for limited purposes.
(c)Rule and rule slaking.— “Rule” means the whole or any part of any agency statement of general or particular applicability and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or to describe the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of any agency and includes the approval or prescription for the future of rates, wages, corporate or financial structures or reorganizations thereof, prices, facilities, appliances, services or allowances therefor or of valuations, costs, or accounting, or practices bearing upon any of the foregoing. “Rule making” means agency process for the formulation, amendment, or repeal of a rule.
(d)Order and adjudication.— “Order” means the whole or any part of the final disposition (whether affirmative, negative, injunctive, or declaratory in form) of any agency in any matter other than rule making but including licensing. “Adjudication” means agency process for the formulation of an order. 60 Stat. 238
(e)License and licensing.— “License” includes the whole or part of any agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter, membership, statutory exemption or other form of permission. “Licensing” includes agency process respecting the grant, renewal, denial, revocation, suspension, annulment, withdrawal, limitation amendment, modification, or conditioning of a license.
(f)Sanction and relief.— “Sanction” includes the whole or part of any agency
(1)prohibition, requirement, limitation, or other condition affecting the freedom of any person ;
(2)withholding of relief ;
(3)imposition of any form of penalty or fine;
(4)destruction, taking, seizure, or withholding of property;
(5)assessment of damages, reimbursement, restitution, compensation, costs, charges, or fees;
(6)requirement, revocation, or suspension of a license; or
(7)taking of other compulsory or restrictive action. “Relief” includes the whole or part of any agency
(1)grant of money, assistance, license, authority, exemption, exception, privilege, or remedy;
(2)recognition of any claim, right, immunity, privilege, exemption, or exception; or
(3)taking of any other action upon the application or petition of, and beneficial to, any person.
(g)Agency proceeding and action.— “Agency proceeding” means any agency process as defined in subsections (c), (d), and
(e)of this section. “Agency action” includes the whole or part of every agency rule, order, license, sanction, relief, or the equivalent or denial thereof, or failure to act. Public Information Sec. 3. Except to the extent that there is involved
(1)any function of the United States requiring secrecy in the public interest or
(2)any matter relating solely to the internal management of an agency—
(a)Rules.— Every agency shall separately state and currently publish in the Federal Register
(1)descriptions of its central and field organization including delegations by the agency of final authority and the established places at which, and methods whereby, the public may secure information or make submittals or requests;
(2)statements of the general course and method by which its functions are channeled and determined, including the nature and requirements of all formal or informal procedures available as well as forms and instructions as to the scope and contents of all papers, reports, or examinations; and
(3)substantive rules adopted as authorized by law and statements of general policy or interpretations formulated and adopted by the agency for the guidance of the public, but not rules addressed to and served upon named persons in accordance with law. No person shall in any manner be required to resort to organization or procedure not so published.
(b)Opinions and orders.— Every agency shall publish or, in accordance with published rule, make available to public inspection all final opinions or orders in the adjudication of cases (except those required for good cause to be held confidential and not cited as precedents) and all rules.
(c)Public records.— Save as otherwise required by statute, matters of official record shall in accordance with published rule be made available to persons properly and directly concerned except information held confidential for good cause found. Rule Making Sec. 4. Except to the extent that there is involved
(1)any military, naval, or foreign affairs function of the United States or
(2)any matter relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts— 60 Stat. 239
(a)Notice.— General notice of proposed rule making shall be published in the Federal Register (unless all persons subject thereto are named and either personally served or otherwise have actual notice thereof in accordance with law) and shall include
(1)a statement of the time, place, and nature of public rule making proceedings;
(2)reference to the authority under which the rule is proposed; and
(3)either the terms or substance of the proposed rule or a description of the subjects and issues involved. Except where notice or hearing is required by statute, this subsection shall not apply to interpretative rules, general statements of policy, rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice, or in any situation in which the agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of the reasons therefor in the rules issued) that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.
(b)Procedures.— After notice required by this section, the agency shall afford interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making through submission of written data, views, or arguments with or without opportunity to present the same orally in any manner; and, after consideration of all relevant matter presented, the agency shall incorporate in any rules adopted a concise general statement of their basis and purpose. Where rules are required by statute to be made on the record after opportunity for an agency hearing, the requirements of sections 7 and 8 shall apply in place of the provisions of this subsection.
(c)Effective dates.— The required publication or service of any substantive rule (other than one granting or recognizing exemption or relieving restriction or interpretative rules and statements of policy) shall be made not less than thirty days prior to the effective date thereof except as otherwise provided by the agency upon good cause found and published with the rule.
(d)Petitions.— Every agency shall accord any interested person the right to petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule. Adjudication Sec. 5. In every case of adjudication required by statute to be determined on the record after opportunity for an agency hearing, except to the extent that there is involved
(1)any matter subject to a subsequent trial of the law and the facts de novo in any court;
(2)the selection or tenure of an officer or employee of the United States other than examiners appointed pursuant to section 11;
(3)proceedings in*Post*, p. 244. which decisions rest solely on inspections, tests, or elections;
(4)the conduct of military, naval, or foreign affairs functions;
(5)cases in which an agency is acting as an agent for a court; and
(6)the certification of employee representatives—
(a)Notice.— Persons entitled to notice of an agency hearing shall be timely informed of
(1)the time, place, and nature thereof;
(2)the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held; and
(3)the matters of fact and law asserted. In instances in which private persons are the moving parties, other parties to the proceeding shall give prompt notice of issues controverted in fact or law; and in other instances agencies may by rule require responsive pleading. In fixing the times and places for hearings, due regard shall be had for the convenience and necessity of the parties or their representatives.
(b)Procedure.— The agency shall afford all interested parties opportunity for
(1)the submission and consideration of facts, arguments, offers of settlement, or proposals of adjustment where time, the nature of the proceeding, and the public interest permit, and
(2)60 Stat. 240 to the extent that the parties are unable so to determine any controversy by consent, hearing, and decision upon notice and in conformity with sections 7 and 8.
(c)Separation of functions.— The same officers who preside at the reception of evidence pursuant to section 7 shall make the recommended decision or initial decision required by section 8 except where such officers become unavailable to the agency. Save to the extent required for the disposition of ex parte matters as authorized by law, no such officer shall consult any person or party on any fact in issue unless upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate; nor shall such officer be responsible to or subject to the supervision or direction of any officer, employee, or agent engaged in the Performance of investigative or prosecuting functions for any agency, No officer, employee, or agent engaged in the performance of investigative or prosecuting functions for any agency in any case shall, in that or a factually related case, participate or advise in the decision, recommended decision, or agency review pursuant to section 8 except as witness or counsel in public proceedings. This subsection shall not apply in determining applications for initial licenses or to proceedings involving the validity or application of rates, facilities, or practices of public utilities or carriers; nor shall it be applicable in any manner to the agency or any member or members of the body comprising the agency.
(d)Declaratory orders.— The agency is authorized in its sound discretion, with like effect as in the case of other orders, to issue a declaratory order to terminate a controversy or remove uncertainty. Ancillary Matters Sec. 6. Except as otherwise provided in this Act—
(a)Appearance.— Any person compelled to appear in person before any agency or representative thereof shall be accorded the right to be accompanied, represented, and advised by counsel or, if permitted by the agency, by other qualified representative. Every party shall be accorded the right to appear in person or by or with counsel or other duly qualified representative in any agency proceeding. So far as the orderly conduct of public business permits, any interested person may appear before any agency or its responsible officers or employees for the presentation, adjustment, or determination of any issue, request, or controversy in any proceeding (interlocutory, summary, or otherwise) or in connection with any agency function. Every agency shall proceed with reasonable dispatch to conclude any matter presented to it except that due regard shall be had for the convenience and necessity of the parties or their representatives. Nothing herein shall be construed either to grant or to deny to any person who is not a lawyer the right to appear for or represent others before any agency or in any agency proceeding.
(b)Investigations.— No process, requirement of a report, inspection, or other investigative act or demand shall be issued, made, or enforced in any manner or for any purpose except as authorized by law. Every person compelled to submit data or evidence shall be entitled to retain or, on payment of lawfully prescribed costs, procure a copy or transcript thereof, except that in a nonpublic investigatory proceeding the witness may for good cause be limited to inspection of the official transcript of his testimony.
(c)Subpenas.— Agency subpenas authorized by law shall be issued to any party upon request and, as may be required by rules of procedure, upon a statement or showing of general relevance and reasonable scope of the evidence sought. Upon contest the court shall sustain60 Stat. 241 any such subpena or similar process or demand to the extent that it is found to be in accordance with law and, in any proceeding for enforcement, shall issue an order requiring the appearance of the witness or the production of the evidence or data within a reasonable time under penalty of punishment for contempt in case of contumacious failure to comply.
(d)Denials.— Prompt notice shall be given of the denial in whole or in part of any written application, petition, or other request of any interested person made in connection with any agency proceeding. Except in affirming a prior denial or where the denial is self-explanatory, such notice shall be accompanied by a simple statement of procedural or other grounds. Hearings Sec. 7. In hearings which section 4 or 5 requires to be conducted pursuant to this section—
(a)Presiding officers.— There shall preside at the taking of evidence
(1)the agency,
(2)one or more members of the body which comprises the agency, or
(3)one or more examiners appointed as provided in this Act; but nothing in this Act shall be deemed to supersede the conduct of specified classes of proceedings in whole or part by or before boards or other officers specially provided for by or designated pursuant to statute. The functions of all presiding officers and of officers participating in decisions in conformity with section 8 shall be conducted in an impartial manner. Any such officer may at any time withdraw if he deems himself disqualified; and, upon the filing in good faith of a timely and sufficient affidavit of personal bias or disqualification of any such officer, the agency shall determine the matter as a part of the record and decision in the case.
(b)Hearing powers.— Officers presiding at hearings shall have authority, subject to the published rules of the agency and within its powers, to
(1)administer oaths and affirmations,
(2)issue subpenas authorized by law,
(3)rule upon offers of proof and receive relevant evidence,
(4)take or cause depositions to be taken whenever the ends of justice would be served thereby,
(5)regulate the course of the hearing,
(6)hold conferences for the settlement or simplification of the issues by consent of the parties,
(7)dispose of procedural requests or similar matters,
(8)make decisions or recommend decisions in conformity with section 8, and
(9)take any other action authorized by agency rule consistent with this Act.
(c)Evidence.— Except as statutes otherwise provide, the proponent of a rule or order shall have the burden of proof. Any oral or documentary evidence may be received, but every agency shall as a matter of policy provide for the exclusion of irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence and no sanction shall be imposed or rule or order be issued except upon consideration of the whole record or such portions thereof as may be cited by any party and as supported by and in accordance with the reliable, probative, and substantial evidence. Every party shall have the right to present his case or defense by oral or documentary evidence, to submit rebuttal evidence, and to conduct such cross-examination as may be required for a full and true disclosure of the facts. In rule making or determining claims for money or benefits or applications for initial licenses any agency may, where the interest of any party will not be prejudiced thereby, adopt procedures for the submission of all or part of the evidence in written form.
(d)Record.— The transcript of testimony and exhibits, together with all papers and requests filed in the proceeding, shall constitute60 Stat. 242 the exclusive record for decision in accordance with section 8 and, upon payment of lawfully prescribed costs, shall be made available to the parties. Where any agency decision rests on official notice of a material fact not appearing in the evidence in the record, any party shall on timely request be afforded an opportunity to show the contrary. Decisions Sec. 8. In cases in which a hearing is required to be conducted in conformity with section 7—
(a)Action by subordinates.— In cases in which the agency has not presided at the reception of the evidence, the officer who presided (or, in cases not subject to subsection
(c)of section 5, any other officer or officers qualified to preside at hearings pursuant to section 7) shall initially decide the case or the agency shall require (in specific cases or by general rule) the entire record to be certified to it for initial decision. Whenever such officers make the initial decision and in the absence of either an appeal to the agency or review upon motion of the agency within time provided by rule, such decision shall without further proceedings then become the decision of the agency. On appeal from or review of the initial decisions of such officers the agency shall, except as it may limit the issues upon notice or by rule, have all the powers which it would have in making the initial decision. Whenever the agency makes the initial decision without having presided at the reception of the evidence, such officers shall first recommend a decision except that in rule making or determining applications for initial licenses
(1)in lieu thereof the agency may issue a tentative decision or any of its responsible officers may recommend a decision or
(2)any such procedure may be omitted in any case in which the agency finds upon the record that due and timely execution of its functions imperatively and unavoidably so requires.
(b)Submittals and decisions.— Prior to each recommended, initial, or tentative decision, or decision upon agency review of the decision of subordinate officers the parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to submit for the consideration of the officers participating in such decisions
(1)proposed findings and conclusions, or
(2)exceptions to the decisions or recommended decisions of subordinate officers or to tentative agency decisions, and
(3)supporting reasons for such exceptions or proposed findings or conclusions.The record shall show the ruling upon each such finding, conclusion, or exception presented. All decisions (including initial, recommended, or tentative decisions) shall become a part of the record and include a statement of
(1)findings and conclusions, as well as the reasons or basis therefor, upon all the material issues of fact, law, or discretion presented on the record; and
(2)the appropriate rule, order, sanction, relief, or denial thereof. Sanctions and Powers Sec. 9. In the exercise of any power or authority—
(a)In general.— No sanction shall be imposed or substantive rule or order be issued except within jurisdiction delegated to the agency and as authorized by law.
(b)Licenses.— In any case in which application is made for a license required by law the agency, with due regard to the rights or privileges of all the interested parties or adversely affected persons and with reasonable dispatch, shall set and complete any proceedings required to be conducted pursuant to sections 7 and 8 of this Act or other proceedings required by law and shall make its decision. Except in cases of willfulness or those in which public health, interest, or60 Stat. 243 safety requires otherwise, no withdrawal, suspension, revocation, or annulment of any license shall be lawful unless, prior to the institution of agency proceedings therefor, facts or conduct which may warrant such action shall have been called to the attention of the licensee by the agency in writing and the licensee shall have been accorded opportunity to demonstrate or achieve compliance with all lawful requirements. In any case in which the licensee has, in accordance with agency rules, made timely and sufficient application for a renewal or a new license, no license with reference to any activity of a continuing nature shall expire until such application shall have been finally determined by the agency. Judicial Review Sec. 10. Except so far as
(1)statutes preclude judicial review or
(2)agency action is by law committed to agency discretion—
(a)Right of review.— Any person suffering legal wrong because of any agency action, or adversely affected or aggrieved by such action within the meaning of any relevant statute, shall be entitled to judicial review thereof.
(b)Form and venue of action.— The form of proceeding for judicial review shall be any special statutory review proceeding relevant to the subject matter in any court specified by statute or, in the absence or inadequacy thereof, any applicable form of legal action (including actions for declaratory judgments or writs of prohibitory or mandatory injunction or habeas corpus) in any court of competent jurisdiction. Agency action shall be subject to judicial review in civil or criminal proceedings for judicial enforcement except to the extent that prior, adequate, and exclusive opportunity for such review is provided by law.
(c)Reviewable acts.— Every agency action made reviewable by statute and every final agency action for which there is no other adequate remedy in any court shall be subject to judicial review. Any preliminary, procedural, or intermediate agency action or ruling not directly reviewable shall be subject to review upon the review or the final agency action. Except as otherwise expressly required by statute, agency action otherwise final shall be final for the purposes of this subsection whether or not there has been presented or determined any application for a declaratory order, for any form of reconsideration, or (unless the agency otherwise requires by rule and provides that the action meanwhile shall be inoperative) for an appeal to superior agency authority.
(d)Interim relief.— Pending judicial review any agency is authorized, where it finds that justice so requires, to postpone the effective date of any action taken by it. Upon such conditions as may be required and to the extent necessary to prevent irreparable injury, every reviewing court (including every court to which a case may be taken on appeal from or upon application for certiorari or other writ to a reviewing court) is authorized to issue all necessary and appropriate process to postpone the effective date of any agency action or to preserve status or rights pending conclusion of the review proceedings.
(e)Scope of review.— So far as necessary to decision and where presented the reviewing court shall decide all relevant questions of law, interpret constitutional and statutory provisions, and determine the meaning or applicability of the terms of any agency action. It shall
(A)compel agency action unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed; and
(B)hold unlawful and set aside agency action, findings, and conclusions found to be
(1)arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law;
(2)contrary to60 Stat. 244 constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity;
(3)in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right;
(4)without observance of procedure required by law;
(5)unsupported by substantial evidence in any case subject to the requirements *Ante*, pp. 241, 242.of sections 7 and 8 or otherwise reviewed on the record of an agency hearing provided by statute; or
(6)unwarranted by the facts to the extent that the facts are subject to trial de novo by the reviewing court. In making the foregoing determinations the court shall review the whole record or such portions thereof as may be cited by any party, and due account shall be taken of the rule of prejudicial error. Examiners Sec. 11. Subject to the civil-service and other laws to the extent not inconsistent with this Act, there shall be appointed by and for each agency as many qualified and competent examiners as may be *Ante*, pp. 241, 242.necessary for proceedings pursuant to sections 7 and 8, who shall be assigned to cases in rotation so far as practicable and shall perform no duties inconsistent with their duties and responsibilities as examiners. Examiners shall be removable by the agency in which they are employed only for good cause established and determined by the Civil Service Commission (hereinafter called the Commission) after opportunity for hearing and upon the record thereof. Examiners shall receive compensation prescribed by the Commission independently of agency recommendations or ratings and in accordance with [42 Stat. 1488;](/us/stat/42/1488) [55 Stat. 613.](/us/stat/55/613)[5 U.S. C. §§661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq.*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674)*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, except that the provisions of paragraphs
(2)and
(3)of subsection
(b)of section 7 of said Act, as amended, and the provisions of section 9 of said Act, as amended, shall not be applicable. Agencies occasionally or temporarily insufficiently staffed may utilize examiners selected by the Commission from and with the consent of other agencies. for the purposes of this section, the Commission is authorized to make investigations, require reports by agencies, issue reports, including an annual report to the Congress, promulgate rules, appoint such advisory committees as may be deemed necessary, recommend legislation, subpena witnesses or records, and pay witness fees as established for the United States courts. Construction and Effect Sec. 12. Nothing in this Act shall be held to diminish the constitutional rights of any person or to limit or repeal additional requirements imposed by statute or otherwise recognized by law. Except as otherwise required by law, all requirements or privileges relating to evidence or procedure shall apply equally to agencies and persons. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof is held invalid, the remainder of this Act or other applications of such provision shall not be affected. Every agency is granted all authority necessary to comply with the requirements of this Act through the issuance of rules or otherwise. No subsequent legislation shall be held to supersede or modify the provisions of this Act. except to the extent that such legislation shall do so expressly. This Act shall take effect three months after its approval except that sections 7 *Ante*, pp. 211, 242.and 8 shall take effect six months after such approval, the requirement of the selection of examiners pursuant to section 11 shall not become effective until one year after such approval, and no procedural requirement shall be. mandatory as to any agency proceeding initiated prior to the effective date of such requirement. Approved June 11, 1946. To authorize the payment of additional uniform gratuity to reserve officers commissioned from the status of aviation cadets. 1946-06-11 325 Chapter 60 Stat. 245 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 245 [CHAPTER 325] AN ACT To authorize the payment of additional uniform gratuity to reserve officers commissioned from the status of aviation cadets. June 11, 1946[[S. 1959](/us/bill/79/s/1959)][[Public Law 405](/us/pl/79/405)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 11 of the Naval Aviation Cadet Act of 1942, as amended (57 Stat. 573; 34[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 850j.](/us/usc/t34/s850j) U. S. C. 850j), is hereby amended by striking out the period at the end of said section and adding the following: “: *Provided further*, That officers commissioned pursuant to this Act or to the Naval AviationAdditional uniform gratuity.[34 U. S. C. § 849 note; Supp. V, § 842](/us/usc/t34/s849/842) *et seq*. Reserve Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 819) shall be entitled to the additional uniform gratuity in the amount of $50 in like manner and under the same circumstances as is provided in section 302 of the Naval Reserve Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1180; 34 U. S. C. 855a).” Approved June 11, 1946. To amend the joint resolution creating the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission. 1946-06-11 326 Chapter 60 Stat. 245 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 326] JOINT RESOLUTION To amend the joint resolution creating the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission. June 11, 1946[[H. J. Res. 340](/us/bill/79/hjres/340)][[Public Law 406](/us/pl/79/406)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4 ofNiagara Falls Bridge Commission.[52 Stat. 768](/us/stat/52/768). Public Resolution 117, Seventy-fifth Congress, as amended, is amended by adding after the third sentence thereof the following:" “Whenever it shall determine that it will be to its financial advantageIssuance of refunding bonds. so to do, the Commission may issue refunding bonds, in accordance with the provisions of this section, in such amount, as will, at the price paid therefor, provide funds sufficient to pay and retire any outstanding bonds of the Commission, at or prior to the maturity thereof, if the same be, by their terms or by any other instrument or agreement, subject to prior redemption, together with any matured or accrued interest thereon.” " Approved June 11, 1946. To correct a technical error in the Act approved April 18, 1946 (Public Law 347, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session). 1946-06-11 327 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 245 79 2 public [CHAPTER 327] JOINT RESOLUTION To correct a technical error in the Act approved April 18, 1946 (Public Law 347, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session). June 11, 1946[[H. J. Res. 347](/us/bill/79/hjres/347)][[Public Law 407](/us/pl/79/407)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection
(c)of sectionRegular Navy. 6 of the Act approved April 18, 1946 (Public Law 347, Seventy-ninth *Ante*, p. 94.Congress, second session), is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2” wherever it occurs therein after the word “section” and substituting in lieu thereof the figure “5”, so that as thus amended the said subsection will read as follows:" “(c) Each officer above the grade of commissioned warrant officerReappointments. whose commission is so revoked and who
(1)at the time of his appointment under subsection
(a)of section 5 held permanent status as a commissioned warrant officer may be reappointed by the President to such permanent status without examination, with the lineal position and other rights and benefits to which he would have been entitled had his service subsequent to reappointment under such subsection
(a)been rendered in such permanent status, or
(2)at the time of his appointment under subsection
(a)of section 5 held permanent status60 Stat. 246 as a warrant or petty officer, may be appointed by the President without examination to permanent commissioned warrant or warrant grade with the same lineal position and other rights and benefits which he would have had or normally would have attained in due course had he not been appointed pursuant to subsection
(a)of section 5, or
(3)at the time of his appointment under subsection
(a)of section 5 held permanent status as a petty officer may be reenlisted as a chief petty officer (permanent appointment) and shall be entitled to the same rights and benefits to which he would have been entitled or normally would have attained in due course had he not been appointed pursuant to subsection
(a)of section 5.” " Approved June 11, 1946. Granting the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact between Colorado and New Mexico with respect to the waters of Costilla Creek. 1946-06-11 328 Chapter 60 Stat. 246 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 328] AN ACT Granting the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact between Colorado and New Mexico with respect to the waters of Costilla Creek. June 11, 1946[[H. R. 4510](/us/bill/79/hr/4510)][[Public Law 408](/us/pl/79/408)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consentCostilla Creek Compact.Colorado and New Mexico. and approval of Congress is hereby given to the compact between the State of Colorado and the State of New Mexico designated as the Costilla Creek Compact signed in the city of Santa Fe, State of New Mexico, on the 30th day of September, anno Domini 1944, by Clifford H. Stone, commissioner for the State of Colorado, and Thomas M. McClure, commissioner for the State of New Mexico, and thereafter approved by the Legislatures of the States of Colorado and New Mexico, which compact reads as follows: COSTILLA CREEK COMPACT The State of Colorado and the State of New Mexico, parties signatory to this compact (hereinafter referred to as “Colorado” and “New Mexico”, respectively, or individually as a “State”, or collectively as the “States”,) having resolved to conclude a compact with respect to the waters of Costilla Creek, an interstate stream, have designated, pursuant to the Acts of their respective Legislatures and appointment by their respective Governors, as their Commissioners: Clifford H. Stone, for Colorado; Thomas M. McClure, for New Mexico; who, after negotiations, have agreed upon these articles: Article I Purposes of compact. The major purposes of this compact are to provide for the equitable division and apportionment of the use of the waters of Costilla Creek; to promote interstate comity; to remove causes of present and future interstate controversies; to assure the most efficient utilization of the waters of Costilla Creek; to provide for the integrated operation of existing and prospective irrigation facilities on the stream in the two States; to adjust the conflicting jurisdictions of the two States over irrigation works and facilities diverting and storing water in one State for use in both States; to equalize the benefits of water from Costilla Creek, used for the irrigation of contiguous lands lying on either side of the Boundary, between the citizens60 Stat. 247 and water users of one State and those of the other; and to place the beneficial application of water diverted from Costilla Creek for irrigation by the water users of the two States on a common basis. The physical and other conditions peculiar to the Costilla Creek and its basin, and the nature and location of the irrigation development and the facilities in connection therewith constitute the basis for this compact: and neither of the States hereby, nor the Congress of the United States by its consent, concedes that this compact establishes any general principle or precedent with respect to any other interstate stream. Article II As used in this compact, the following names, terms, and expressions are described, defined, applied, and taken to mean as in this Article set forth:
(a)“Costilla Creek” is a tributary of the Rio Grande which rises“Costilla Creek.” on the west slope of the Sangre de Cristo range in the extreme south-eastern corner of Costilla County in Colorado and flows in a general westerly direction crossing the Boundary three times above its confluence with the Rio Grande in New Mexico.
(b)The “Canyon Mouth” is that point on Costilla Creek in New“Canyon Mouth.” Mexico where the stream leaves the mountains and emerges into the San Luis Valley.
(c)The “Amalia Area” is that irrigated area in New Mexico above“Amalia Area.” the Canyon Mouth and below the Costilla Reservoir which is served by decreed direct flow water rights.
(d)The “Costilla-Garcia Area” is that area extending from the“Costilla-Garcia Area.” Canyon Mouth in New Mexico to a point in Colorado about four miles downstream from the Boundary, being a compact body of irrigated land on either side of Costilla Creek served by decreed direct ow water rights.
(e)The “Eastdale Reservoir No. 1” is that off-channel reservoir“Eastdale Reservoir No. 1.” located in Colorado in Sections 7, 8, and 18, Township 1 North, Range 73 West, and Sections 12 and 13, Township 1 North, Range 74 West, of the Costilla Estates Survey, with a nominal capacity of three thousand four hundred sixty-eight (3,468) acre-feet and a present usable capacity of two thousand (2,000) acre-feet.
(f)The “Eastdale Reservoir No. 2” is that off-channel reservoir“Eastdale Reservoir No. 2.” located in Colorado in Sections 3, 4, 9, and 10, Township 1 North, Range 73 West, of the Costilla Estates Survey, with a nominal capacity of three thousand forty-one (3,041) acre-feet.
(g)The “Costilla Reservoir” is that channel reservoir, having a“Costilla Reservoir.” nominal capacity of fifteen thousand seven hundred (15,700) acre-feet, located in New Mexico near the headwaters of Costilla Creek. The present Usable Capacity of the reservoir is eleven thousand (11,000) acre-feet, subject to future adjustment by the State Engineer of New Mexico. The condition of Costilla dam may be such that the State Engineer of New Mexico will not permit storage above a determined stage except for short periods of time.
(h)The “Cerro Canal” is that irrigation canal which diverts water“Cerro Canal.” from the left bank of Costilla Creek in New Mexico near the south-west corner of Section 12, Township 1 South, Range 73 West, of the Costilla Estates Survey, and runs in a northwesterly direction to the Boundary near Boundary Monument No. 140. 60 Stat. 248
(i)“Boundary.” The “Boundary” is the term used herein to describe the common boundary line between Colorado and New Mexico.
(j)“Costilla Reservoir System.” The term “Costilla Reservoir System” means and includes the Costilla Reservoir and the Cerro Canal, the permits for the storage of water in Costilla Reservoir, the twenty-four and fifty-two hundredths (24.52) cubic feet per second of time of direct flow water rights transferred to the Cerro Canal, and the permits for the diversion of direct flow water by the Cerro Canal as adjusted herein to seventy-five and forty-eight hundredths (75.48) cubic feet per second of time.
(k)“Costilla Reservoir System Safe Yield.” The term “Costilla Reservoir System Safe Yield” means that quantity of usable water made available each year by the Costilla Reservoir System. The safe yield represents the most beneficial operation of the Costilla Reservoir System through the use, first, of the total usable portion of the yield of the twenty-four and fifty-two hundredths (24.52) cubic feet per second of time of direct flow rights transferred to the Cerro Canal, second, of the total usable portion of the yield of the direct flow Cerro Canal permits, and third, of that portion of the water stored in Costilla Reservoir required to complete such safe yield.
(l)“Usable Capacity.” The term “Usable Capacity” is defined and means that capacity of Costilla Reservoir at the stage above which the State Engineer of New Mexico will not permit storage except for short periods of time.
(m)“Temporary Storage.” The term “Temporary Storage” is defined and means the water permitted by the State Engineer of New Mexico to be stored in Costilla Reservoir for short periods of time above the Usable Capacity of that reservoir.
(n)“Additional Storage Facilities.” The term “Additional Storage Facilities” is defined and means storage capacity which may be provided in either State to impound waters of Costilla Creek and its tributaries in addition to the nominal capacity of Costilla Reservoir and the Costilla Creek complement of the Eastdale Reservoir No. 1 capacity.
(o)“Duty of Water.” The term “Duty of Water” is defined as the rate in cubic feet, per second of time at which water may be diverted at the headgate to irrigate a specified acreage of land during the period of maximum requirement.
(p)“Surplus Water.” The term “Surplus Water” is defined and means water which cannot be stored in operating reservoirs during the Storage Season or water during the Irrigation Season which cannot be stored in operating reservoirs and which is in excess of the aggregate direct flow rights and permits recognized by this compact.
(q)“Irrigation Season.” The term “Irrigation Season” is defined and means that period of each calendar year from May 16 to September 30, inclusive.
(r)“Storage Season.” The term “Storage Season” is defined and means that period of time extending from October 1 of one year to May 15 of the succeeding year, inclusive.
(s)“Points of Inter-state Delivery.” The term “Points of Interstate Delivery” means and includes
(1)the Acequia Madre where it crosses the Boundary;
(2)the Costilla Creek where it crosses the Boundary;
(3)the Cerro Canal where it reaches the Boundary; and
(4)any other interstate canals which might be constructed with the approval of the Commission at the point or points where they cross the Boundary.
(t)“Water Company.” The term “Water Company” means The San Luis Power and Water Company, a Colorado corporation, or its successor. 60 Stat. 249
(u)The word “Commission” means the Costilla Creek Compact“Commission.”*Post*, p. 253. Commission created by Article VIII of this compact for the administration thereof. Article III 1. To accomplish the purposes of this compact, as set forth inAdjustments. Article I, the following adjustments in the operation of irrigation facilities on Costilla Creek, and in the use of water diverted, stored and regulated thereby, are made:
(a)The quantity of water delivered for use in the two States by direct flow ditches in the Costilla-Garcia Area and by the Cerro Canal is based on a Duty of Water of one cubic foot per second of time for each eighty
(80)acres, to be applied in the order of priority; provided, however, that this adjustment in each instance is based on the acreage as determined by the court in decreeing the water rights for the Costilla-Garcia Area, and in the case of the Cerro Canal such basis shall apply to eight thousand (8,000) acres of land; and provided further that, in order to maintain a usable head, any ditch supplying water for the Costilla-Garcia Area in Colorado shall be permitted to divert for beneficial consumptive use not less than one cubic foot per second of time under its water right.
(b)There is transferred from certain ditches in the Costilla-Garcia Area twenty-four and fifty-two hundredths (24.52) cubic feet per second of time of direct flow water rights, which rights of use are held by the Water Company or its successors in title, to the headgate of the Cerro Canal. The twenty-four and fifty-two hundredths (24.52) cubic feet of water per second of time hereby transferred represents an evaluation of these rights after adjustment in the Duty of Water, pursuant to subsection
(a)of this Article, and includes a reduction thereof to compensate for increased use of direct flow water which otherwise would have been possible under these rights by this transfer.
(c)Except for the rights to store water from Costilla Creek in Eastdale Reservoir No. 1 as hereinafter provided, all diversion and storage rights from Costilla Creek for Eastdale Reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2 are relinquished and the water decreed thereunder is returned to the creek for use in accordance with the plan of integrated operation effectuated by this compact.
(d)The Cerro Canal direct flow permit shall be seventy-five and forty-eight hundredths (75.48) cubic feet per second of time.
(e)There is transferred to and made available for the irrigation of lands in Colorado a portion of the Costilla Reservoir complement of the Costilla Reservoir System Safe Yield in order that the storage of water in that reservoir may be made for the benefit of water users in both Colorado and New Mexico under the provisions of this compact for the allocations of water and the operation of facilities. 2. Each State grants for the benefit, of the other and its water usersRights to change points of diversion. the rights to change the points of diversion of water from Costilla Creek, to divert water from the stream in one State for use in the other and to store water in one State for the irrigation of lands in the other, insofar as the exercise of such rights may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Article and to comply with the terms of this compact. 60 Stat. 250 3. Consent and approval of Water Company. The Water Company has consented to and approved the adjustments contained in this Article; and such consent and approval shall be evidenced in writing and filed with the Commission. Article IV Apportionment and allocation of use of water. The apportionment and allocation of the use of Costilla Creek water shall be as follows:
(a)There is allocated for diversion from the natural flow of Costilla Creek and its tributaries sufficient water for beneficial use on meadow and pasture lands above Costilla Reservoir in New Mexico to the extent and in the manner now prevailing in that area.
(b)There is allocated for diversion from the natural flow of Costilla Creek and its tributaries thirteen and forty-two hundredths (13.42) cubic feet of water per second of time for beneficial use on lands in the Amalia Area in New Mexico.
(c)In addition to allocations made in subsections (e), (f), and
(g)of this Article, there is allocated for diversion from the natural flow of Costilla Creek fifty-one and forty-two hundredths (51.42) cubic feet of water per second of time for Colorado and eighty-eight and twenty-eight hundredths (88.28) cubic feet of water per second of time *Post*, p. 252.for New Mexico, subject to adjustment as provided in Article V (e), and such water shall be delivered for beneficial use in the two States in accordance with the schedules and under the conditions set forth in Article V.
(d)There is allocated for diversion from the natural flow of Costilla Creek sufficient water to provide each year one thousand (1,000) acre-feet of stored water in Eastdale Reservoir No. 1, such water to be delivered as provided in Article V.
(e)There is allocated for diversion to Colorado thirty-six and five-tenths per cent (36.5%) and to New Mexico sixty-three and five-tenths per cent (63.5%) of the water stored by Costilla Reservoir for release therefrom for irrigation purposes each year, subject to adjustment as *Post*, p. 252.provided in Article V
(e)and such water shall be delivered for beneficial use in the two States on a parity basis in accordance with the “Parity basis.”provisions of Article V. By “parity basis” is meant that neither State shall enjoy a priority of right of use.
(f)There is allocated for beneficial use in each of the States of Colorado and New Mexico one-half of the Surplus Water, as defined *Ante*, p. 248.in Article II (p), to be delivered as provided in Article V.
(g)There is allocated for beneficial use in each of the States of Colorado and New Mexico one-half of any water made available and usable by Additional Storage Facilities which may be constructed in the future. Article V Operation of facilities and delivery of water. The operation of the facilities of Costilla Creek and the delivery of water for the irrigation of land in Colorado and New Mexico, in accordance with the allocations made in Article IV, shall be as follows:
(a)Diversions of water for use on lands in the Amalia Area shall be made as set forth in Article IV
(b)in the order of decreed priorities in New Mexico and of relative priority dates in the two States, subject to the right of New Mexico to change the points of diversion and places of use of any of such water to other points of diversion and places of use; provided, however, that the rights so transferred shall be limited in each instance to the quantity of water actually consumed on the lands from which the right is transferred. 60 Stat. 251
(b)Deliveries to Colorado of direct flow water below the Canyon Mouth shall be made by New Mexico in accordance with the following schedule: Deliveries of Direct Flow Water to Colorado During Irrigation Season Usable discharge of creek at canyon mouth gaging station (c. f. s.) Incremental allocations to Colorado (c. f. s.) Point of inter-state delivery Cumulative allocations to Colorado (c. f. s.) Remarks
(5)25.00 6.55 ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ Acequia Madre ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ When the usable discharge of the creek Is less than 25.00 c. f. s.. deliver to Colorado 26.20 percent of usable discharge adjusted for transmission losses. ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ 2.53 ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ Cerro Canal 9.08 When the usable discharge of the creek is less than 25.00 c. f. s., deliver to Colorado 10.13 percent of usable discharge adjusted for transmission losses. 36.88 .38 ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ Acequia Madre ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ When the usable discharge of the creek Is in excess of 25.38 c. f. s. and less than 36.83 c. f. s., deliver to Colorado 3.26 percent of usable discharge adjusted for transmission losses. ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ 4.04 ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ Cerro Canal 13.50 When the usable discharge of the creek is in excess of 25.38 c. f. s. and less than 36.88 c. f. s., deliver to Colorado 35.11 percent of usable discharge adjusted for transmission losses. 38.62 ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ 1.00 Creek 14.50 When the usable discharge of the creek is in excess of 37.62 c. f. s. and less than 38.62 c, f. s., deliver to Colorado all of usable discharge adjusted for transmission losses. 44.91 2.24 ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ Cerro Canal 16.74 When the usable discharge of the creek is in excess of 38.62 c. f. s. and less than 44.76 c. f. s., deliver to Colorado 36.5 percent of usable discharge adjusted for transmission losses. 50.91 ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ 6.00 Creek 22.74 When the usable discharge of the creek is in excess of 44.91 c. f. s. and less than 50.91 c. f. s., deliver to Colorado all of usable discharge adjusted for transmission losses. 56.48 .13 ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ Cerro Canal 22.87 When the usable discharge of the creek is in excess of 55.35 c. f. s. and less than 56.48 c. f, s., deliver to Colorado 11.18 percent of usable discharge adjusted for transmission losses. 61.48 ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ 1.00 Creek 23.87 When the usable discharge of the creek is in excess of 60.48 c. f. s. and less than 61.48 c. f. s., deliver to Colorado all of usable discharge adjusted for transmission losses. 64.22 ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ At usable creek discharge of 64.22 c. f. s. the Cerro Canal direct flow permit becomes operative after 1,000 acre-feet has been stored in East dale Reservoir No. 1. 139.70 27.55 ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ ₋ Cerro Canal 51.42 When the usable discharge of the creek is in excess of 64,22 c. f. s. and less than 139.70 c. f. s., deliver to Colorado 36.5 percent of usable discharge adjusted for transmission losses. The actual discharges of Costilla Creek at the canyon mouth gaging station at which the various blocks of direct flow water become effective shall equal the flows set forth in column
(1)increased by the transmission losses necessary to deliver those flows to the headgates of the respective direct flow ditches. The delivery of ditch water at the boundary shall equal the allocation set forth in column
(2a)reduced by the transmission losses between the beadgate of the ditch and the point where the ditch crosses the boundary. The allocations to be delivered to Colorado through the Cerro Canal represent in each and all cases 36.5 per cent of those blocks of direct flow water of the Costilla Reservoir system which are subject to adjustment as provided in subsection
(e)of this article. The delivery of water in the creek at the boundary shall equal the allocation set forth in column
(2b)increased by the transmission losses between the boundary and the headgate of the Colorado ditch which is to receive the water. The above table is compiled on the basis of the delivery to Colorado at the Boundary of thirty-six and five-tenths per cent (36.5%) of all direct flow water of the Costilla Reservoir System diverted by the Cerro Canal and the delivery at the Boundary of all other direct flow water allocated to Colorado, in the order of priority, all such deliveries to be adjusted for transmission losses. In the event of change in the Usable Capacity of the Costilla Reservoir, Colorado’s share of Cerro Canal diversions, to be delivered at the Boundary and adjusted for transmission losses, shall be determined by the percentages set forth in Column
(4)of the table which appears in subsection
(e)of this Article. 60 Stat. 252
(c)During the Storage Season, no water shall be diverted under direct flow rights unless there is water in excess of the demand of all operating reservoirs for water from Costilla Creek for storage.
(d)In order to assure the most efficient utilization of the available water supply, the filling of Eastdale Reservoir No. 1 from Costilla Creek shall be commenced as early in the spring as possible and shall be completed as soon thereafter as possible. The Cerro Canal or any other ditch which may be provided for that purpose shall be used, insofar as practicable, to convey the water from the Canyon Mouth to Eastdale Reservoir No. 1, During any season when the Commission determines that there will be no Surplus Water, any diversions, waste or spill from any canal or canals supplying East-dale Reservoir No. 1 will be charged to the quantity of water diverted for delivery to said reservoir.
(e)The Commission shall estimate each year the Safe Yield of Costilla Reservoir System and its component parts as far in advance of the Irrigation Season as possible, and shall review and revise such estimates from time to time as may be necessary. In the event the Usable Capacity of the Costilla Reservoir changes, the average safe yield and the equitable division thereof between the States shall be determined in accordance with the following table: Usable capacity of Costilla Reservoir Average annual safe yield (acre-feet) Division of yield Colorado New Mexico Acre-feet Percent Acre-feet Percent
(6)0 1,800 1,510 83.9 290 16.1 1,000 3,400 2,000 58.8 1,400 41.2 2,000 4,900 2,450 50.0 2,450 50.0 3,000 6,400 2,910 45.5 3,490 54.5 4,000 7,900 3,370 42.7 4,530 57.3 5,000 9,300 3,800 40.9 5,500 59.1 6,000 10,700 4,220 39.4 6,480 60.6 7,000 12,000 4,620 38.5 7,380 61.5 8,000 13,200 4,990 37.8 8,210 62.2 9,000 14,300 5,320 37.2 8,980 62.8 10,000 15,200 5,600 36.8 9,600 63.2 11,000 16,000 5,840 36.5 10,160 63.5 12,000 16,600 6,020 36.3 10,580 63.7 13,000 17,000 6,140 36.1 10,860 63.9 14,000 17,400 6,270 36.0 11,130 64.0 15,000 17,700 6,360 35.9 11,340 64.1 15,700 17,900 6,420 35.9 11,480 64.1 Intermediate quantities shall be computed by proportionate parts. In the event of change in the Usable Capacity of the Costilla Reservoir, the Costilla Reservoir complement of the Costilla Reservoir System Safe Yield shall be divided between Colorado and New Mexico in accordance with the percentages given in Columns 4 and 6, respectively, of the above table. Each State may draw from the Reservoir in accordance with the allocations made herein, up to its proportion of the Costilla Reservoir complement of the Costilla Reservoir System Safe Yield and its proportion of Temporary Storage and no more. Colorado may call for the delivery of its share thereof at any of the specified Points of Interstate Delivery. Deliveries of water from Costilla Reservoir to the Canyon Mouth shall be adjusted for transmission losses, if any, between the two points. Deliveries to Colorado at the Boundary shall be further adjusted for transmission losses from the Canyon Mouth to the respective Points of Interstate Delivery. 60 Stat. 253 Water stored in Costilla Reservoir and not released during the current season shall not be held over to the credit of either State but shall be apportioned when the safe yield is subsequently determined.
(f)The Colorado apportionment of Surplus Water, as allocated in Article IV (f), shall be delivered by New Mexico at such points*Ante*, p. 250. of interstate delivery and in the respective quantities, subject to transmission losses, requested by the Colorado member of the Commission.
(g)In the event that additional water becomes usable by the construction of Additional Storage Facilities, such water shall be made available to each State in accordance with rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Commission.
(h)When it appears to the Commission that any part of the water allocated to one State for use in a particular year will not be used by that State, the Commission may permit its use by the other State during that year, provided that a permanent right to the use of such water shall not thereby be established. Article VI The desirability of consolidating various of the direct flow ditchesConsolidation of direct flow ditches. serving the Costilla-Garcia Area, which are now or which would become interstate in character by consolidation, and diverting the water available to such ditches through a common headgate is recognized. Should the owners of any of such ditches, or a combination of them, desire to effectuate a consolidation and provide for a common headgate diversion, application therefor shall be made to the Commission which, after review of the plans submitted, may grant permission to make such consolidation. Article VII The Commission shall cause to be maintained and operated aStream-gaging stations. stream-gaging station, equipped with an automatic water-stage recorder, at each of the following points, to-wit:
(a)On Costilla Creek immediately below Costilla Reservoir.
(b)On Costilla Creek at or near the Canyon Mouth above the head-gate of Cerro Canal and below the Amalia Area.
(c)On Costilla Creek at or near the Boundary.
(d)On the Cerro Canal immediately below its headgate.
(e)On the Cerro Canal at or near the Boundary.
(f)On the intake from Costilla Creek to the Eastdale Reservoir No. 1, immediately above the point where the intake discharges into the reservoir.
(g)On the Acequia Madre immediately below its headgate.
(h)On the Acequia Madre at the Boundary.
(i)Similar gaging stations shall be maintained and operated at such other points as may be necessary in the discretion of the Commission for the securing of records required for the carrying out of the provisions of the compact. Such gaging stations shall be equipped, maintained, and operated by the Commission directly or in cooperation with an appropriate federal or state agency, and the equipment, method, and frequency of measurement at such stations shall be such as to produce reliable records at all times. Article VIII The two States shall administer this compact through the officialCostina Creek Compact Commission.Administrative, etc., duties. in each State who is now or may hereafter be charged with the duty of administering the public water supplies, and such officials shall constitute the Costilla Creek Compact Commission. In addition to60 Stat. 254 the powers and duties hereinbefore specifically conferred upon such Commission, the Commission shall collect and correlate factual data and maintain records having a bearing upon the administration of this compact. In connection therewith, the Commission may employ such engineering and other assistance as may be reasonably necessary within the limits of funds provided for that purpose by the States. Rules and regulations.The Commission may, by unanimous action, adopt rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this compact to govern its Salaries and expenses.proceedings. The salaries and expenses of the members of the Commission shall be paid by their respective States. Other expenses incident to the administration of the. compact, including the employment of engineering or other assistance and the establishment and maintenance of compact gaging stations, not borne by the United States shall be assumed equally by the two States and paid directly to the Commission upon vouchers submitted for that purpose. Correlation and publication of water Facts. The United States Geological Survey, or whatever Federal agency may succeed to the functions and duties of that agency, shall collaborate with the Commission in the correlation and publication of water facts necessary for the proper administration of this compact. Article IX This compact shall become operative when ratified by the Legislatures of each of the signatory States and consented to by the Congress of the United States. In witness whereof, the Commissioners have signed this compact in triplicate original, one copy of which shall be deposited in the archives of the Department of State of the United States of America, and one copy of which shall be forwarded to the Governor of each of the signatory States. Done in the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the 30th day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. (Signed) Clifford H. Stone Commissioner for Colorado (Signed) Thomas M. McClure Commissioner for New Mexico Sec. 2. Rights reserved. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Neither this Act nor the compact hereby ratified shall be construed as amending, modifying or affecting in any way the obligations of any of the parties to the Bio Grande Compact, dated March 18, 1938, approved by the Congress by the Act of May 31, 1939 (53 Stat. 785). Approved June 11, 1946. To protect scenic values along and tributary to the Catalina Highway within the Coronado National Forest, Arizona. 1946-06-11 377 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 254 79 2 public [CHAPTER 377] AN ACT To protect scenic values along and tributary to the Catalina Highway within the Coronado National Forest, Arizona. June 11, 1946[[S. 913](/us/bill/79/s/913)][[Public Law 409](/us/pl/79/409)] *Be it enacted. by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Coronado National Forest, Ariz.Right of occupancy for prospecting, mining, etc. That hereafter mining locations macle under mining laws of the United States within the following-described lands within the Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona: Sections 25,26,35, and 36, and the east half of section 34, township 11 south, range 15 east; sections 30, 31, 32, and 33, and the west half of section 29, township 11 south, range 16 east; sections 1, 2, and 3, township 12 south, range 15 east; sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 16, the west half of section 11, the west60 Stat. 255 half of section 14, and the northwest quarter of section 23, township 12 south, range 16 east; Gila and Salt River base and meridian, shall confer on the locator the right to occupy and use so much of the surface of the land covered by the location as may be reasonably necessary to carry on prospecting, mining, and beneficiation of ores including the taking of mineral deposits and timber required by or in the mining and ore reducing operations, and no permit shall be required or charge made for such use or occupancy: *Provided, however*, That the cutting and removal of timber, except where clearing isCutting and removal of timber. necessary in connection with mining operations or to provide space for buildings or structures used in connection with mining operations, shall be conducted in accordance with the rules for timber cutting on adjoining national-forest land, and no use of the surface of the claim or the resources therefrom not reasonably required for carrying on mining and prospecting shall be allowed except under the national-forest rules and regulations, nor shall the locator prevent or obstruct other occupancy of the surface or use of surface resources under authority of national-forest regulations, or permits issued thereunder, if such occupancy or use is not in conflict with mineral, development. Sec. 2. That hereafter all patents issued under the United StatesPatents to convey title to mineral deposits. mining laws affecting lands within the above-described area shall convey title to the mineral deposits within the claim, together with the right to cut and remove so much of the mature timber therefrom as may be needed in extracting and removing and beneficiation of the mineral deposits, if the timber is cut under sound principles of forest management as defined by the national-forest rules and regulations, but each patent shall reserve to the United States all title in or to the surface of the lands and products thereof, and no use of the surface of the claim or the resources therefrom not reasonably required for carrying on mining or prospecting shall be allowed except under the rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture. Sec. 3. That valid mining claims within the said lands, existingMining claims. on the date of the enactment of this Act, and thereafter maintained in compliance with the law under which they were initiated and the laws of the State of Arizona, may be perfected under this Act, or under the laws under which they were initiated, as the claimant may desire. Approved June 11, 1946. To amend the Act entitled “An Act conferring jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear, examine, adjudicate, and render judgment on any and all claims which the Ute Indians, or any tribe, or band thereof, may have against the United States, and for other purposes”, approved June 28, 1938. 1946-06-11 378 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 255 79 2 public [CHAPTER 378] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act conferring jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear, examine, adjudicate, and render judgment on any and all claims which the Ute Indians, or any tribe, or band thereof, may have against the United States, and for other purposes”, approved June 28, 1938. June 11, 1946[[H. R. 4567](/us/bill/79/hr/4567)][[Public Law 410](/us/pl/79/410)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 8 ofUte Indians.Jurisdiction of Court of Claims to hear, etc., claims against U. S. the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1209,1211), entitled “An Act conferring jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear, examine, adjudicate, and render judgment on any and all claims which the Ute Indians, or any tribe, or band thereof, may have against the United States, and for other purposes”, approved June 28, 1938, be, and the same hereby is, amended so as to read in full as follows:" “Upon the final determination of any suit, cause, or action institutedAttorneys’ fees. hereunder, whether by judgment, compromise, or otherwise, the Court of Claims, in the event of success by any plaintiff, or in the event any claim asserted by any of said bands of Indians shall be compromised or settled without the institution of any suit hereunder, the Secretary60 Stat. 256 of the Interior shall decree that there shall be paid to the attorney or attorneys employed therein by said plaintiff under contracts negotiated or entered into as provided by existing law, such fees as, based Restrictions.upon a quantum meruit, it or he shall find reasonable. In no case shall the fees decreed by said Court of Claims and/or by the Secretary of the Interior be in excess of the amount stipulated in the contracts approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and the Secretary of the Interior, and in no event to exceed 10 per centum of the amount of the recovery, and shall be paid upon money being appropriated for the benefit of any bands of Ute Indians pursuant to any judgment or Determination of amount.settlement hereunder whether distributable thereto or not. In determining the amount of fees payable to the attorney or attorneys the Court of Claims, or the Secretary of the Interior, as the case may be, shall consider all services rendered by such attorney or attorneys, including services rendered before the Members and committees of Congress, any department or commission of the Government, and the courts. The actual expenses of said attorney or attorneys heretofore or hereafter incurred or expended in prosecuting any suit, cause, or action instituted under this Act shall be paid as provided in the contracts approved by the Secretary of the Interior under which such suit, cause, or action is instituted and the tribal funds of the Ute Indians represented in such suit, cause, or action are hereby made available for expenditure for that purpose.” " Approved June 11, 1946. Authorizing the Secretary of War to lend certain property of the War Department to national veterans’ organizations for use at State and national conventions. 1946-06-11 379 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 256 79 2 public [CHAPTER 379] AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of War to lend certain property of the War Department to national veterans’ organizations for use at State and national conventions. June 11, 1946[[H. R. 6343](/us/bill/79/hr/6343)][[Public Law 411](/us/pl/79/411)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Veterans’ conventions.Use of Army equipment. That the Secretary of War is authorized to lend, at his discretion and under conditions which he may prescribe, to any recognized national veterans’ organization such cots, blankets, pillows, mattresses, bed sacks, unoccupied barracks of the Army, and other available articles or equipment under his jurisdiction as may be needed by such veterans’ organization for use at any of its national or State conventions. Sec. 2. Terms. Such property may be delivered upon such terms and at such time prior to any such convention as may be agreed upon by the Secretary of War and the representatives of such veterans’ organization, except that no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery and return of any such property. Sec. 3. Bond. The Secretary of War shall take from each veterans’ organization to which property is lent pursuant to the provisions of this Act, a good and sufficient bond for the return of such property in good condition. Approved June 11, 1946. To authorize the exchange of certain land at the Benicia Arsenal, California. 1946-06-12 390 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 256 79 2 public [CHAPTER 390] AN ACT To authorize the exchange of certain land at the Benicia Arsenal, California. June 12, 1946[[S. 1776](/us/bill/79/s/1776)][[Public Law 412](/us/pl/79/412)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Benicia Arsenal, Calif.Conveyance. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, to convey to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company for right-of-way purposes a perpetual easement over, across, and upon a portion of the Benicia Arsenal, California, comprising60 Stat. 257 two and ten one-hundredths acres of land, more or less, and that in exchange therefor the United States of America accept a perpetual easement for right-of-way purposes for roadways, trackage, drainage ditches, and similar purposes over, across, and upon nineteen acres of land owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, situated in the same vicinity. Approved June 12, 1946. To grant to the Federal Works Administrator certain powers with respect to site acquisition, building construction, purchase of buildings, and other matters. 1946-06-14 404 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 257 79 2 public [CHAPTER 404] AN ACT To grant to the Federal Works Administrator certain powers with respect to site acquisition, building construction, purchase of buildings, and other matters. June 14, 1946[[H. R. 5407](/us/bill/79/hr/5407)][[Public Law 413](/us/pl/79/413)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Federal Works Administrator is hereby authorized under the provisions of the Public Buildings Act of May 25, 1926, as amended (40 U. S. C.[44 Stat. 630](/us/stat/44/630). 341–347), and as hereby further amended—
(a)For projects outside of the District of Columbia: To constructProjects outside D. C. extensions to the marine hospitals at Seattle, Washington, and San Francisco, California; to purchase buildings either unencumbered or subject to existing leases where in his determination it is advantageous to do so and to remodel the same; and to establish the limits of cost and design new building projects where the sites are in Government ownership, notwithstanding the fact that appropriations for construction work shall not have been made. The total limit of costCost limitation. for the foregoing shall be $13,000,000, and the unobligated balances of appropriations heretofore made for the construction of projects outside the District of Columbia are hereby made available for this purpose.
(b)To acquire additional land in and contiguous to the area inAcquisition of land.[40 U. S. C. § 341](/us/usc/t40/s341) note. the District of Columbia defined in the Act of March 31, 1938 (52 Stat. 149), under a limit of cost of $2,000,000. Funds for this purpose are hereby made available from the unobligated balances of appropriations heretofore made for the construction of buildings outside the District of Columbia. Sec. 2. The limit of cost for the site and building for the WestWest Central Heating Plant. Central Heating Plant, Washington. District of Columbia, authorized in the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act,[54 Stat. 1036](/us/stat/54/1036); [55 Stat. 856](/us/stat/56/856). 1941, as amended by Public Law 371, Seventy-seventh Congress, approved December 23, 1941, is hereby increased to $7,750,000. Sec. 3. For the extension of the site of the Barge Office, New York,Barge Office site, N.Y.Exchange of lands. New York, and to permit the city of New York to proceed with the development of its highway system, the Federal Works Administrator is hereby authorized to exchange a portion of the site of the Barge Office, for land owned by the city upon such terms and conditions as are mutually satisfactory to the Administrator and the city government of New York. Sec. 4. The last two provisos of section 2 of the Act of August 27,Repeal.[49 Stat. 886](/us/stat/49/886). 1935, as amended (40 U. S. C. 304b), beginning with the. words: “*Provided further*, That the amount so charged against any Federal agency ✻ ✻ ✻” to the end of the section are hereby repealed. Section 3 of the Act of August 27, 1935, as amended (40 U. S. C.[49 Stat. 886](/us/stat/49/886). 304c), is hereby amended to read as follows: " “The Commissioner of Public Buildings is authorized to procureLease of space, etc. space by lease, on such terms and for such period not in excess of five years as he may deem in the public interest, for the housing of any Federal agency or agencies outside of the District of Columbia, except the Post Office Department, and to assign and reassign60 Stat. 258 such space. To the extent that the appropriations of the Public Buildings Administration not otherwise required are inadequate therefor, the Commissioner of Public Buildings may require each Federal agency to which leased space has been assigned to pay promptly by check to the Public Buildings Administration out of its available appropriations, either in advance or during occupancy of such space, all or part of the estimated cost of rent, repairs, alterations, maintenance, operation, and moving: *Provided*, That when space in a building is occupied by two or more agencies, the Commissioner of Public Buildings shall determine and equitably apportion rental, operation, and other charges on the basis of the total amount of space so leased.” " Sec. 5. Survey, reallocation, etc., of office space. The Commissioner of Public Buildings is authorized to maintain a survey of the use of Government-owned and leased office space in the larger metropolitan centers and the District of Columbia, including adjacent areas, and to study and determine the extent to which consolidation, reassignment, and reallocation of office space, including the cancellation of uneconomical leases, would be advantageous to the Government. Where he finds uneconomical use of space in buildings operated or leased by the Public Buildings Administration, he shall direct and prescribe its economical use or its surrender. Where such conditions are found to exist in space operated or leased by others than the Public Buildings Administration, he shall report his findings to those responsible therefor to the end that economical use of office space and cooperation between al! agencies of the Government on space problems may be achieved. This section shall not apply to the Executive Mansion and Office of the President, buildings under the jurisdiction of the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, buildings in or under the legislative branch of the Government, buildings structurally or domestically maintained by the Architect of the Capitol, or to buildings operated by the Post Office Department. Sec. 6. [37 Stat. 718](/us/stat/37/718). That portion of the Act of March 2, 1913 (40 U. S. C. 36), pertaining to the leasing of storage space in the District of Columbia, is hereby amended to read as follows:" Leasing of storage space, D. C.“The Commissioner of Public Buildings is authorized to enter into contracts for the leasing, for periods of not exceeding five years, of storage accommodations within the District of Columbia for the use of the several activities of the Government, subject to the provisions [47 Stat. 412](/us/stat/47/412).of section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932, as amended (40 U. S. C. 278a), payable from appropriations that Congress may from time to time make for rent of buildings in the District of Columbia: *Provided*, That the authority granted herein shall also extend to the head of any department or establishment of the Government to which an appropriation is made specifically for the rental of storage accommodations within the District of Columbia.” " Sec. 7. Communications services. The Commissioner of Public Buildings is authorized to provide and operate public utility communications services serving one or more governmental activities, in and outside the District of Columbia, where it is found that such services are economical and in Nonapplicabiiity.the interest of the Government. This section does not apply to communications systems for handling messages of a confidential or secret nature, or to the operation of cryptographic equipment or transmission of secret, security, or coded messages, or to buildings operated or occupied by the Post Office Department, except upon request of the department or agency concerned. Sec. 8. Approval of building sketches, plans, etc. Hereafter, subject to applicable provisions of existing law relating to the functions in the District of Columbia of the National60 Stat. 259 Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts, only the Commissioner of Public Buildings shall be required to approve sketches, plans, and estimates for buildings to be constructed by the Public Buildings Administration, except in the case of buildings designed for post-office purposes which shall be approved by the Commissioner of Public Buildings and the Postmaster General. Sec. 9. In the prosecution of construction projects or planningTransfer of funds. programs assigned to the Public Buildings Administration for which funds are provided by direct appropriation or transferred under authority contained in the Act of June 15, 1938 (40 U. S. C. 265),[52 Stat. 683](/us/stat/52/683). an amount administratively determined as necessary for the payment of salaries and expenses of personnel engaged upon the preparation of plans and specifications, field supervision, and general office expense, may be transferred and consolidated on the books of the Treasury Department into a special account for direct expenditure in the prosecution of said work, such expenditures to be subsequently allocated and reported upon by projects in accordance with procedures prescribed by the General Accounting Office. Sec. 10. The Federal Works Administrator is hereby authorizedDisposal of land, D. C. to dispose of that parcel of land situated in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, described as lot numbered 71 in square 234, improved by premises 2218 Thirteenth Street Northwest, together with the improvements thereon, in such manner and upon such terms as he may deem to be for the best interest of the United States, to convey the said land, together with improvements thereon, to the purchaser thereof by quitclaim deed, and to deposit the proceeds of said sale in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. Sec. 11. Tire Federal Works Administrator is hereby authorizedDenver Ordnance Plant. to assume permanent custody and control for the use of the Public Buildings Administration, without reimbursement, of that portion of the Denver Ordnance Plant, Denver, Colorado (which has been declared surplus and assigned to the Public Buildings Administration as disposal agency by the Surplus Property Administration), comprised of section 9, and the west half of the west half of section 10, township 4 south, range 69 west, the tract numbered 1, township 4 south, range 69 west (railroad right-of-way), located in section 4, and tract numbered 1 (pump house property), comprising an area one hundred and five feet by four hundred feet located in section 34, township 3 south, range 69 west, together with all buildings, appurtenances, equipment, and supplies necessary for the maintenance, operation, and protection of the area described, and the Public Buildings Administration may operate the plant and assign and reassign space to such Federal agencies as may be accommodated therein. Sec. 12. The Federal Works Administrator is authorized to convey,Portland, Oreg.Conveyance. upon such terms as he shall deem to be in the public interest, that parcel of land, together with the improvements thereon, described as “All of block 172, City of Portland, in the City of Portland, County of Multnomah, State of Oregon”, in exchange for any lands in such city which, in his determination, are more suitable for use as a site for the erection of a new Federal building. Approved June 14, 1946. To provide for United States participation in the Philippine independence ceremonies on July 4, 1946. 1946-06-15 412 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 260 79 2 public 60 Stat. 260 [CHAPTER 412] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for United States participation in the Philippine independence ceremonies on July 4, 1946. June 15, 1946[[H. J. Res. 360](/us/bill/79/hjres/360)][[Public Law 414](/us/pl/79/414)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Philippine independence ceremonies.Commission. That there is hereby created a commission to be composed of not more than fifteen members, as follows: Not more than three officers of the Executive branch of the Government to be appointed by the President of the United States; not more than six Members of the Senate to be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate; and not more than six Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The commissioners shall serve without compensation and shall select a chairman from among their number. Sec. 2. U.S. participation. The commission is authorized to represent the United States at the ceremonies to be held at Manila on July 4, 1946, in celebration of the independence of the Philippines, and to make and carry out appropriate plans for United States participation in such ceremonies. In making and carrying out such plans the commission is authorized to cooperate with official representatives of the Philippines. Sec. 3. Employees.[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 5661–674; Supp. V. § 661](/us/usc/t5/s5661–674/661) *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 216, 219. The commission is authorized, without regard to the civil-service laws or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, to appoint and prescribe the duties, and fix the compensation, of such employees as are necessary for the execution of its functions. Sec. 4. Appropriations authorized.*Post*, pp. 263, 602. Such amounts as may be necessary are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the carrying out of the provisions of this joint resolution. Approved June 15, 1946. To provide for the appointment of one additional district judge for the northern district of California. 1946-06-15 413 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 260 79 2 public [CHAPTER 413] AN ACT To provide for the appointment of one additional district judge for the northern district of California. June 15, 1946[[S. 1163](/us/bill/79/s/1163)][[Public Law 415](/us/pl/79/415)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the President California.Appointment of district judge.is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the District Court of the Time limitation.United States for the Northern District of California: *Provided*, That unless the President shall, not later than July 1, 1946, submit a nomination to the Senate to fill the office hereby created, then in that event this Act shall be of no force and effect. Approved June 15, 1946. To facilitate the liquidation of Washington Railway and Electric Company. 1946-06-18 419 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 260 79 2 public [CHAPTER 419] AN ACT To facilitate the liquidation of Washington Railway and Electric Company. June 18, 1946[[H. R. 5718](/us/bill/79/hr/5718)][[Public Law 416](/us/pl/79/416)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Washington Railway and Electric Company, liquidation.[37 Stat. 990](/us/stat/37/990). That the inhibitions and restrictions contained in sections 804 and 805 of title 43 of the Code of Laws of the District of Columbia be, and the same are hereby, removed so far, and only so far, as they affect the validity of any action taken by Washington Railway and Electric Company or Potomac Electric Power Company, with the approval of the Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia, pursuant to an order of the60 Stat. 261 Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the[49 Stat. 803](/us/stat/49/803).[15 U. S.C. §§ 79–79z–6](/us/usc/t15/s79–79z–6). Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. Sec. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 216 of titlePotomac Electric Power Company.Acquisition of certain capital stock.[31 Stat. 1286](/us/stat/31/1286). 29 of the Code of Laws of the District of Columbia, Potomac Electric Power Company, with the approval of the Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia, may acquire the capital stock of Braddock Light and Power Company, Incorporated, if authorized so to do by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, and,*Supra*. after such acquisition, may hold the same and, from time to time, acquire additional shares thereof. Sec. 3. The inhibitions and restrictions contained in section 502Acquisition and ownership of certain stock or bonds.[37 Stat. 1006](/us/stat/37/1006). of title 43 of the Code of Laws of the District of Columbia be, and the same are hereby, removed so far, and only so far, as they affect the acquisition and ownership of any stock or bonds lawfully owned by Washington Railway and Electric Company by any corporation lawfully holding the stock of Washington Railway and Electric Company at the time of any such acquisition, provided such acquisition is pursuant to an order of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.*Supra*. Sec. 4. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved to the Congress. Nothing contained in this Act shall affect the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities CommissionRights reserved. for the District of Columbia, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any agency or officer of the United States; nor shall anything herein be construed as approving or disapproving or prejudging any action taken by either Commission or any agency or officer of the United States; nor shall anything contained herein be construed as a prejudgment to the issues raised by the United States in United States against. Public Utilities Commission for the District of Columbia (now pending a decision in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, case numbered 8995). Approved June 18, 1946. To amend section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to fix the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States Park Police force, and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia”, approved May 27, 1924. 1946-06-19 422 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 261 79 2 public [CHAPTER 422] AN ACT To amend section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to fix the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States Park Police force, and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia”, approved May 27, 1924. June 19, 1946[[H. R. 5060](/us/bill/79/hr/5060)][[Public Law 417](/us/pl/79/417)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That so much ofDistrict of Columbia.Salaries of policemen.*Post*, p. 480. section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to fix the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States Park Police force, and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia”, approved May 27, 1924, as reads: “members of said force detailed to[43 Stat. 174](/us/stat/43/174).[D. C. Code § 4–108; Supp. V, § 4–108](/us/dcc/4–108) note. detective headquarters in the prevention and detection of crime shall each receive extra compensation of $600 per annum; members of said force who may be mounted on bicycles shall receive an extra compensation of $70 per annum; members of said force detailed for special service in the various precincts in the prevention and detection of crime shall each receive an extra compensation of $240 per annum; and members detailed to motorcycle service shall each receive an extra compensation of $120 per annum.” be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows: “members of said force assigned toIncrease in basic salaries. detective headquarters in the prevention and detection of crime shall have their basic salaries increased by $600 per annum; members of said force who may be mounted on bicycles shall have their basic salaries increased by $70 per annum; members of said force assigned60 Stat. 262 for special service in the various precincts in the prevention and detection of crime shall have their basic salaries increased by $240 per annum; and members assigned to motorcycle service shall have their basic salaries increased by $120 per annum.” Sec. 2. Effective dates. This Act shall be effective as to officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia as of the effective date of said Act of May 27, 1924, and shall be effective as to officers and members of the United States Park Police force upon its enactment. Approved June 19, 1946. Authorizing the President of the United States of America to proclaim October 11, 1946, General Pulaski’s Memorial Day for the observance and commemoration of the death of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski. 1946-06-21 424 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 262 79 2 public [CHAPTER 424] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the President of the United States of America to proclaim October 11, 1946, General Pulaski’s Memorial Day for the observance and commemoration of the death of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski. June 21, 1946[[H. J. Res. 304](/us/bill/79/hjres/304)][[Public Law 418](/us/pl/79/418)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of theGeneral Pulaski’s Memorial Day.[11 F. R. 10907](/us/fr/t11/s10907). United States is authorized and directed to issue a proclamation calling upon officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all governmental buildings on October 11, 1946, and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies in commemoration of the death of General Casimir Pulaski. Approved June 21, 1946. Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes. 1946-06-21 425 Chapter 60 Stat. 262 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 425] AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes. June 21, 1946[[H. R. 6601](/us/bill/79/hr/6601)][[Public Law 419](/us/pl/79/419)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the followingThird Urgent Dficiency Appropriation Act, 1946. sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I— GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATIVE Senate For payment to Mary Scott Glass, widow of Carter Glass, late a Senator from the State of Virginia, $10,000. For payment to Musa Harkins Bankhead, widow of John H. Bankhead, late a Senator from the State of Alabama, $10,000. *Post*, p. 391.For the payment of twenty-one pages for the Senate Chamber, at $5 per day each, for the period July 1, 1946, to December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive, fiscal year 1947, $19,320. *Post*, p. 391.For the employment of an additional assistant chief telephone operator at $2,400 per annum, and seven additional telephone operators at $1,800 per annum each, fiscal year 1947, $15,000. 60 Stat. 263 House of Representatives office of the clerk Salaries: For the employment of eight additional telephone operators*Post*, p.394. at the basic rate of $1,800 per annum each (authorized by House Resolution Numbered 628, adopted May 21, 1946), fiscal year 1947, $14,400. committee employees*Post*, p.394. Stenographer, Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, at the rate of $2,400 per annum, fiscal year 1947, $2,400. office of doorkeeper Salaries: For payment of fifty pages, including ten pages for duty*Post*, p.396. at the entrances to the Hall of the House, from July 1 to December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive, at $5 per day each, fiscal year 1947, $46,000. contingent expenses of the house Reporting hearings: For an additional amount for stenographic[59 Stat. 248](/us/stat/59/248).*Ante*, p. 184. reports of hearings of committees other than special and select committees, fiscal year 1946, $5,000. Telegraph and telephones: For an additional amount for telegraph[59 Stat. 249](/us/stat/59/249).*Ante*, p. 184. and telephone service, exclusive of personnel services, fiscal year 1946, $25,000. Folding documents: For an additional amount for folding speeches[59 Stat. 249](/us/stat/59/249).*Post*, pp. 398, 912. and pamphlets at a rate not to exceed $1 per thousand or for the employment of personnel at a rate not exceeding $5.20 per day per person, fiscal year 1946, and to remain available until June 30, 1947, $15,000. commission to represent the united states at the philippine independence ceremonies For travel and other expenses of the Commission created by H. J. Res. 360, entitled “Joint resolution to provide, for United States*Ante*, p. 260; *post*, p. 602. participation in the Philippine independence ceremonies on July 4, 1946”, to enable the Commission to make and carry out appropriate plans for United States participation in such ceremonies, in accordance with the provisions of said joint resolution, $30,000, to remain available until July 31, 1946, and to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate on vouchers approved by the Chairman of the Commission. INDEPENDENT OFFICES Federal Power Commission Penalty mail costs: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946,[59 Stat. 112](/us/stat/59/112). for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Federal Power Commission, $1,000. Federal Security Agency social security hoard Such sums as may be necessary are hereby appropriated for makingGrants to States. for the first quarter of the fiscal year 1947
(1)grants to States for*Post*, p. 694. assistance to aged needy individuals, needy dependent children, and needy individuals who are blind, as authorized in titles I, IV, and60 Stat. 264 [49 Stat. 620, 627, 645](/us/stat/49/620/627/645).[42 U. S. C. §§ 301–306, 601–606, 1201–1206](/us/usc/t42/s301–306/601–606/1201–1206).*Post*, p. 979 *et seq*.X, respectively, of the Social Security Act approved August 14, 1935, as amended, and
(2)grants to States for unemployment compensation administration: *Provided*, That the obligations incurred and expenditures made for each of such purposes under the authority of this appropriation shall be charged to the appropriations therefor in the Labor-Federal Security Appropriation Act, 1947.*Post*, p. 694. Federal Works Agency bureau of community facilities Public works advance planning: For an additional amount for “Public works advance planning”, $35,000,000, which together with the appropriations for this purpose in the Independent Offices Appropriation [59 Stat. 112, 638](/us/stat/59/112/638).Act, 1946, and the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, shall remain available until June 30, 1947, of which total amount not to exceed $1,183,000 shall be available for administrative expenses during fiscal year 1947, including objects specified under this head in said Independent Offices Act. Maintenance and operation of schools: For carrying out the provisions of “An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection [54 Stat. 1125](/us/stat/54/1125).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1521 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s1521/etseq).*Ante*, p. 9; *post*, p. 314.*Post*, p. 314.with national defense, approved October 14, 1940, as amended, to permit the making of contributions, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, for the maintenance and operation of certain school facilities, and for other purposes” (H. R. 5796, Seventy-ninth Congress), not to exceed $7,000,000 of the unobligated balances of the funds heretofore appropriated for carrying out the provisions of titles II and III of the [55 Stat. 361–363](/us/stat/55/361–363).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V. 1531–1534, 1541–1553](/us/usc/t42/s1531–1534/1541–1553).*Ante*, p. 9; *post*, p. 314.Act of October 14, 1940, as amended (42 U. S. C. 1531–1534 and 1541) to remain available until June 30, 1947, of which amount not to exceed $280,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, including the objects specified under the head “Defense public works (community [55 Stat. 546](/us/stat/55/546).facilities)” in the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1941, and the [55 Stat. 855](/us/stat/55/855).joint resolution approved December 23, 1941 (Public Law 371). Administrative expenses. War public works (community facilities) liquidation: For all administrative expenses necessary during the fiscal year 1947 for the liquidation of all activities under titles II, III. and IV of the [55 Stat. 361–363](/us/stat/55/361–363); [56 Stat. 212](/us/stat/56/212).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1531–1534, 1541–1553, 1561–1564](/us/usc/t42/s1531–1534/1541–1553/1561–1564).*Ante*, p. 9; *post*, p. 314.Act of October 14, 1940, as amended (42 U. S. C. 1531–1534, 1541, and 1562), except those under the appropriation “Maintenance and operation of schools”, not to exceed $1,000,000 of the unobligated balances of the funds heretofore appropriated for carrying out the provisions of titles II, III, and IV of the Act of October 14, 1940, as amended (42 U. S. C. 1531–1534, 1541, and 1562), including personal services and rents in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; printing and binding; operation and maintenance of passenger automobiles; of which amount $150,000 shall be for payment for accumulated and accrued leave of employees separated from the Government service due to said liquidation. Office of Defense Transportation Printing and binding. Salaries and expenses: The limitation under the head “Office of Defense Transportation” on the amount available for printing and binding fixed at $14,000 by the First Supplemental Surplus Appropriation *Ante*, p. 7.Rescission Act, 1946, is hereby increased to $20,000. Veterans’ Administration *Ante*, p. 82. Administration, medical, hospital, and domiciliary services: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Administration, medical, hospital, and domiciliary services”, including the objects specified60 Stat. 265 under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946,[59 Stat. 127](/us/stat/59/127). $59,000,000. Printing and binding: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946,[59 Stat. 129](/us/stat/59/129). for printing and binding for the Veterans’ Administration, $740,000. Penalty mail costs: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Veterans’ Administration, $916,000. National service life insurance: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “National service life insurance”, including the objects specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, $356,000,000, to remain available until expended. [59 Stat. 129](/us/stat/59/129). Hospital and domiciliary facilities: For proceeding with the provisionHospital and domiciliary facilities.*Ante*, p. 77. of those hospital and domiciliary facilities on account of which appropriations heretofore made remain unobligated, in addition to such appropriations remaining unobligated the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs may, prior to July 1, 1947, enter into contracts and incur obligations to an amount not in excess of $441,250,000: *Provided*, ThatTechnical and clerical personnel. not to exceed 6.7 per centum of this contract authorization plus unobligated balances of appropriations under this head for the fiscal year 1947 and prior fiscal years shall be available for the employment in the District of Columbia and in the field of all necessary technical and clerical personnel for the preparation of plans and specifications for the projects as approved hereunder and in the supervision of the execution thereof, and for all traveling expenses, field office equipment, and supplies in connection therewith, except that whenever Veterans’ Administration finds it necessary in the construction of any project to employ other Government agencies or persons outside the Federal service to perform such services not to exceed 10 per centum of the cost of such projects may be expended for such services. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA fiscal service Collector’s office: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946. for “Collector’s office”, including the objects specified for this purpose in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946, $65,000. [59 Stat. 272](/us/stat/59/272). regulatory agencies Coroner’s office: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Coroner’s office”, including the objects specified for this purpose in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946, $5,640. [59 Stat. 274](/us/stat/59/274). public library Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses, Public Library”, including the objects specified under this head in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946, $27,500.[59 Stat. 278](/us/stat/59/278). fire department Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses, Fire Department”, including the objects specified under this head in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946, $47,500. [59 Stat. 280](/us/stat/59/280). public welfare Mental Rehabilitation Service Saint Elizabeths Hospital: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Saint Elizabeths Hospital”, including the objects specified60 Stat. 266 under this head in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, [59 Stat. 285](/us/stat/59/285).1946, $62,100. public works Operating expenses, Office of Superintendent of District Buildings: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Operating expenses, Office of Superintendent of District Buildings”, including the objects specified under this head in the District of Columbia Appropriation [59 Stat. 286](/us/stat/59/286).Act, 1946, $1,750. washington aqueduct Operating expenses (payable from water fund) : For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Operating expenses (payable from water fund)”, including the objects specified under this head in the [59 Stat. 291](/us/stat/59/291).District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946, $32,400. national guard Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries and expenses, National Guard”, including the objects specified under this head in the District of Columbia Appropriation [59 Stat. 292](/us/stat/59/292).Act, 1946, $968. division of expenses The sums appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia, shall, unless otherwise specifically provided, be paid out of the general fund of the District of Columbia as defined in the District [59 Stat. 271](/us/stat/59/271).of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE legal activities and general administration [59 Stat. 181, 182](/us/stat/59/181/182). For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for personal services, as follows: Administrative Division, $7,500; Tax Division, $9,000; Criminal Division, $20,000; Office of the Assistant Solicitor General, $10,210; Office of Pardon Attorney, $392. Printing and binding: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Printing and binding”, $75,000. *Ante*, p. 195. Salaries and expenses, Lands Division: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1942, for “Salaries and expenses, Lands Division”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Justice [55 Stat. 294](/us/stat/55/294).Appropriation Act, 1942, $408.89. Fees of witnesses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Fees of witnesses”, including the objects specified under this head [59 Stat. 183](/us/stat/59/183).in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1946, $63,500: *Provided*, Authorized limitation increased.That the limitation on the amount which may be expended for compensation and expenses of witnesses or informants authorized or approved by the Attorney General is hereby increased from $25,000 to $50,000. Pay and expenses of bailiffs: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Pay and expenses of bailiffs”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Justice Appropriation [59 Stat. 184](/us/stat/59/184).Act, 1946, $20,000. 60 Stat. 267 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR children’s bureau Grants to States for emergency maternity and infant care (national defense) : For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Grants to States for emergency maternity and infant care (national defense)”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Labor Appropriation Act, 1946, $1,974,000.[59 Stat. 364](/us/stat/59/364). POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT (Out of the postal revenues) Field Service, Post Office Department For additional amounts, fiscal year 1946, for appropriations of the Post Office Department, including the objects specified in the Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1946, under each head respectively,[59 Stat. 68](/us/stat/59/68). as follows: office of the postmaster general Adjusted losses and contingencies. $10,000; office of the first assistant postmaster general*Ante*, p. 196. Compensation to postmasters, $2,156,000; Compensation to assistant postmasters, $325,000; Clerks, first-and second-class post offices, $15,800,000; Miscellaneous items, first-and second-class post offices, $68,000; Carfare and bicycle allowance, $60,000; City delivery carriers, $11,000,000; office of the second assistant postmaster general Star-route service, $810,000; Railroad transportation and mail messenger service, $1,000,000; Railway Mail Service, $1,683,000; office of the fourth assistant postmaster general*Ante*, p. 197. Rent, light, power, fuel, and water, $500,000; Pneumatic-tube service, New York City, $14,300; Transportation of equipment and supplies, $187,500; public buildings, maintenance and operation Operating force, $700,000; Operating supplies, public buildings, $112,200. increased pay costs For payment of increased pay costs for the period January 1, 1946, to June 30, 1946, as authorized by the Act of May 21, 1946 (Public Law 386), $79,661,100, to be apportioned as indicated in House Document*Ante*, p. 204. Numbered 610, Seventy-ninth Congress. TREASURY DEPARTMENT Fiscal Service bureau of accounts Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount for salaries and expenses, Bureau of Accounts, fiscal year 1947, including the objects60 Stat. 268 specified under this head in the Treasury Department Appropriation *Post*, p. 570.Act, 1947, for obligations (including payment of accrued annual leave) incurred by and the liquidation of War Agencies placed in liquidation during the fiscal year 1946, $75,400, of which $30,000 shall be immediately available. [59 Stat. 58](/us/stat/59/58). Division of Disbursement, salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for salaries and expenses, Division of Disbursement, $825,000. WAR DEPARTMENT—CIVIL FUNCTIONS *Ante*, p. 182. Cemeterial Expenses (Act of May 16, 1946) For all expenses necessary, not otherwise provided for, to enable the Secretary of War to carry out his responsibilities in connection with the evacuation and return to their homeland of the remains of members of the armed forces and certain citizens and employees of *Ante*, p. 182.the United States as authorized by the Act of May 16, 1946, Public Law Numbered 383, including funeral and burial expenses or payment of allowances in lieu thereof; personal services at the seat of government (not to exceed $1,350,000) and elsewhere; construction of buildings and facilities ; acquisition of real estate or interests therein ; purchase, operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles; printing and binding; settlement of claims incident to and resulting from activities pursuant to said Act in accordance with the Act [57 Stat. 372](/us/stat/57/372).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V. §§ 215–217 notes, 223b, 223c](/us/usc/t31/s215–217/223b/223c).*Post*, pp. 332, 847.Supplies and equipment.approved July 3, 1943 (31 U. S. C. 223b) ; and communication and other services and supplies at the seat of government or elsewhere; $92,500,000, to remain available until expended : *Provided*, That the Secretary of War is authorized to furnish, without reimbursement, supplies and equipment in excess of the needs of the Military Establishment and to make available existing facilities of the Military Establishment to the fullest extent possible for the accomplishment of the objects provided for herein : *Provided further*, That expenditures from this appropriation may be made when necessary to carry out [33 U. S. C. § 733](/us/usc/t33/s733) and note; [10 U. S. C. § 1339](/us/usc/t10/s1339); [31 U. S. C. § 529](/us/usc/t31/s529); [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5); [40 U. S. C. §§ 259, 267](/us/stat/t40/s259/267).*Post*, p. 809.its purpose without regard to sections 355, 1136, 3648, 3709, and 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended, or civil-service and classification laws. THE JUDICIARY miscellaneous items of expense [59 Stat. 198](/us/stat/59/198). Probation system, United States courts: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Probation system, United States Courts”, $20,000. [59 Stat. 199](/us/stat/59/199). Miscellaneous salaries : For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Miscellaneous salaries”, $10,000. [59 Stat. 199](/us/stat/59/199). Salaries, court reporters: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Salaries, court reporters”, $58,500. TITLE II— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 201. Persons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or Affidavit.violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in60 Stat. 269 a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person whoPenalty. engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained m this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 202. The appropriations and authority with respect to appropriationsRatification, etc., of certain obligations incurred subsequent to June 30, 1946. contained in
(1)any regular annual appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1947, or
(2)contained in other than a regular annual appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1947, and being for such fiscal year, or
(3)contained in other than a regular annual appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1947, and being supplemental to an existing appropriation and for obligation after June 30, 1946, such Acts not being laws on July 1, 1946, shall be available from and including July 1, 1946, for the purposes respectively provided in such appropriations and authority. All obligations incurred during the period between June 30, 1946, and the date of enactment of such appropriation Acts as may not have been enacted on or before July 1, 1946, in anticipation of such appropriations and authority are hereby ratified and confirmed if in accordance with the terms thereof. Sec. 203 This Act may be cited as the “Third Urgent DeficiencyShort title. Appropriation Act, 1946”. Approved June 21, 1946. Granting the consent of Congress to the Norfolk and Western Railway Company to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across New River near Radford, Montgomery County, Virginia. 1946-06-22 443 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 269 79 2 public [CHAPTER 443] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Norfolk and Western Railway Company to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across New River near Radford, Montgomery County, Virginia. June 22, 1946[[H. R. 5187](/us/bill/79/hr/5187)][[Public Law 420](/us/pl/79/420)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consent ofBridge.New River. Congress is hereby granted to the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Virginia, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge and approaches thereto across New River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation near Radford, Montgomery County, Virginia, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations[34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).Rights granted. contained in this Act. Sec. 2. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, its successors and assigns, and any corporation to which such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or which shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized to exercise60 Stat. 270 the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation. Sec. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved June 22, 1946. Granting the consent of Congress to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Monongahela River between the Borough of Belle Vernon, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and the Borough of Speers, Washington County, Pennsylvania. 1946-06-22 444 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 270 79 2 public [CHAPTER 444] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Monongahela River between the Borough of Belle Vernon, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and the Borough of Speers, Washington County, Pennsylvania. June 22, 1946[[H. R. 5387](/us/bill/79/hr/5387)][[Public Law 421](/us/pl/79/421)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Monongahela River. That the consent of the Congress is hereby granted to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge, and approaches thereto, across the Monongahela River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between the Boroughs of Belle Vernon, in Washington Township, Fayette County, and Speers, in Fallowfield Township, Washington County, and in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved June 22, 1946. Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. 1946-06-22 445 Chapter 60 Stat. 270 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 445] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. June 22, 1946[[H. R. 5605](/us/bill/79/hr/5605)][[Public Law 422](/us/pl/79/422)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1947.*Post*, p. 617. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-wise appropriated, for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, hereinafter referred to as the current fiscal year, namely: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses For the Secretary of Agriculture, hereafter in this Act referred to as the Secretary, and other personal services in the Office of the Secretary in the District of Columbia, and elsewhere, and other necessary expenses, including the purchase of one and the maintenance, repair, and operation of four motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; travel expenses, including examination of estimates for appropriations in the field; stationery, supplies, materials, and equipment; freight, express, and drayage charges; advertising, communication service, postage, washing towels, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department of Agriculture, hereafter in this Act referred to as the Department, $1,838,500, together with such amounts from other appropriations or60 Stat. 271authorizations as are provided in the schedules in the Budget for the current fiscal year for such services and expenses, which several amounts or portions thereof as may be determined by the Secretary, not exceeding a total of $79,480, shall be transferred to and made a part of this appropriations: *Provided, however*, That if the total Adjustments in amounts.amounts of such appropriations or authorizations for the current fiscal year shall at any time exceed or fall below the amounts estimated, respectively, therefor in the Budget for such year, the amounts transferred or to be transferred therefrom to this appropriations shall be increased or decreased in such amounts as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, after a hearing thereon with representatives of the Department shall determine are appropriate to the requirements as changed by such reductions or increases in such appropriations or authorizations: *Provided further*, That, of appropriations hereinOptions to purchase lands. made which are available for the purchase of lands, not to exceed $1 may be expended for each option to purchase any particular tract or tracts of land: *Provided further*, That no part of the funds appropriatedEmployee predicting future price of cotton. by this Act shall be used for the payment of any officer or employee of the Department who, as such officer or employee, or on behalf of the Department or any division, commission, or bureau thereof, issues, or causes to be issued, any prediction, oral or written, or forecast, except as to damage threatened or caused by insects and pests, with respect to future prices of cotton or the trend of same: *Provided further*, That, except to provide materials required in orPurchase of twine. incident to research or experimental work where no suitable domestic product is available, no part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be expended in the purchase of twine manufactured from commodities or materials produced outside of the United States. penalty mail For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). mail of the Department, as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (39 U. S. C. 321d), $3,186,000. OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR For necessary expenses for the Office of Solicitor including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, purchase of lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals, and payment of fees or dues for the use of law libraries by attorneys in the field service, $2,214,000, together with such amounts from other appropriations or authorizations as are provided in the schedules in the Budget for the current fiscal year for such expenses, which several amounts or portions thereof, as may be determined by the Secretary, not exceeding a total of $120,115 shall be transferred to and made a part of this appropriations; and there may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia not to exceed $1,484,848: *Provided, however*, That ifAdjustments in amounts. the total amounts of such appropriations or authorizations for the current fiscal year shall at any time exceed or fall below the amounts estimated, respectively, therefor in the Budget for such year, the amounts transferred or to be transferred therefrom to this appropriations and the amount which may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia shall be increased or decreased in such amounts as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, after a hearing thereon with representatives of the Department, shall determine are appropriate to the requirements as changed by such reductions or increases in such appropriations or authorizations. 60 Stat. 272 OFFICE OF INFORMATION salaries and expenses For necessary expenses in connection with the publication, indexing, illustration, and distribution of bulletins, documents, and reports, the preparation, distribution, and display of agricultural motion and sound pictures, and exhibits, and the coordination of informational work in the Department, $578,500, together with such amounts from other appropriations or authorizations as are provided in the schedules in the Budget for the current fiscal year for such expenses, which several amounts or portions thereof, as may be determined by the Secretary, not exceeding a total of $12,555 shall be transferred to and made a part of this appropriations, of which total appropriations amounts not exceeding those specified may be used for the purposes enumerated as follows: For personal services in the District of Columbia, $525,320; for preparation and display of exhibits, $115,900; and the preparation, distribution, and display of motion and sound Adjustments in amounts.pictures, $58,296: *Provided, however*, That if the total amounts of the appropriations or authorizations for the current fiscal year from which transfers to this appropriations are herein authorized shall at any time exceed or fall below the amounts estimated, respectively, therefor in the Budget for such year, the amounts transferred or to be transferred therefrom to this appropriations and the amount which may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia shall be increased or decreased in such amounts as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, after a hearing thereon with representatives of the Department, shall determine are appropriate to the requirements as changed by such reductions or increases in such appropriations or authorizations: Transfer of additional funds if Office acts as central agency. *Provided further*, That when and to the extent that in the judgment of the Secretary agricultural exhibits and motion and sound pictures relating to the authorized programs of the various agencies of the Department can be more advantageously prepared, displayed, or distributed by the Office of Information, as the central agency of the Department therefor, additional funds not exceeding $300,000 for these purposes may be transferred to and made a part of this appropriations, from the funds applicable, and shall be available for the objects specified herein, including personal services in the District of Columbia:Temporary employment. *Provided further*, That in the preparation of motion pictures or exhibits by the Department, not exceeding a total of $10,000 may be [58 Stat. 742](/us/stat/58/742).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 574](/us/usc/t5/s574).used for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706
(a)of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (5 U. S. C. 574), said Act being elsewhere herein referred to as the Organic Act of 1944: Regional or State field offices. *Provided*, That no part of this appropriations shall be used for the establishment or maintenance of regional or State field offices or for the compensation of employees in such offices except that not to exceed $9,000 may be used to maintain the San Francisco radio office. printing and binding For all printing and binding for the Department, including all of its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services located in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, except as otherwise in this Act provided, $1,309,500, including the purchase of reprints of scientific and technical articles published in periodicals and journals; the Annual Report of the Secretary.[28 Stat. 601](/us/stat/28/601); [38 Stat. 1110](/us/stat/38/1110); [49 Stat. 1550](/us/stat/49/1550); [34 Stat. 825](/us/stat/34/825).Farmers’ bulletins.Annual Report of the Secretary, as required by the Acts of January 12, 1895 (44 U. S. C. 1ll, 212–220, 222, 241, 244), March 4, 1915 (7 U. S. C. 418), and June 20, 1936 (5 U. S. C. 108), and in pursuance of the Act approved March 30, 1906 (44 U. S. C. 214,224), also including not to exceed $250,000 for farmers’ bulletins, which shall be adapted to the interests of the people of the different sections of the60 Stat. 273 country, an equal proportion of four-fifths of which shall be delivered to or sent out under the addressed franks furnished by the Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress, as they shall direct, but not including work done at the field printing plants of the Forest Service authorized by the Joint Committee on Printing, in accordance with the Act approved March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 1ll, 220);[40 Stat. 1270](/us/stat/40/1270). and including $180,000 for printing and binding two hundred thirty-one thousand two hundred and fifty copies for the use of the SenateYearbook of Agriculture. and House of Representatives of part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture), as authorized by section 73 of the Act of January 12, 1895 (44 U. S. C. 241): *Provided*,[28 Stat. 612](/us/stat/28/612). That the Secretary may transfer to this appropriations from theTransfer of funds. appropriations made for “Conservation and Use of Agricultural Land Resources” such sums as may be necessary for printing and binding in connection with marketing quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment[52 Stat. 31](/us/stat/52/31).[7 U. S. C. § 1281; Supp. V, § 1282. *et seq*](/us/usc/t7/s1281/1282/etseq).*Ante*, p. 21; *post*, pp. 705, 866.[49 Stat. 774](/us/stat/49/774).[7 U.S. C., Supp. V, § 612c](/us/usc/t7/s612c) note.Limitation. Act of 1938, and from funds appropriated to carry into effect the terms of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U. S. C. 612c), as amended, such sums as may be necessary for printing and binding in connection with the activities under said section 32: *Provided further*, That the total amount that may be transferred under the authority granted in the preceding proviso shall not exceed $190,000. LIBRARY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Salaries and expenses: For purchase and exchange of reference books, lawbooks, technical and scientific books, periodicals, and for expenses incurred in completing imperfect series; not to exceed $1.200 for newspapers; dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; salaries in the city of Washington and elsewhere; travel expenses, and library fixtures, library cards, supplies, and all other necessary expenses, $552,000, together with such amounts from other appropriations or authorizations as are provided in the schedules in the Budget for the current fiscal year, for such salaries and expenses, which several amounts or portions thereof, as may be determined by the Secretary, not exceeding a total of $850, shall be transferred to and made a part of this appropriations, of which total appropriations not to exceed $381,640 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia: *Provided, however*, That if theAdjustments in amounts. total amounts of such appropriations or authorizations for the current fiscal year shall at any time exceed or fall below the amounts estimated, respectively, therefor in the Budget for such year, the amounts transferred or to be transferred therefrom to this appropriations and the amount which may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia shall be increased or decreased in such amounts as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, after a hearing thereon with representatives of the Department, shall determine are appropriate to the requirements as changed by such reductions or increases in such appropriations or authorizations. BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS For necessary expenses, including not to exceed $2,121,589 for personal services in the District of Columbia, of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, including the salary of Chief of Bureau at $10,000 per annum, and not to exceed $1,000 for the purchase of books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers, as follows: Economic investigations: For conducting investigations and for acquiring and diffusing useful information among the people of the60 Stat. 274 United States, relative to agricultural production, distribution, land utilization, and conservation in their broadest aspects, including farm management and practice, utilization of farm and food products, purchasing of farm supplies, farm population and rural life, farm labor, farm finance, insurance and taxation, adjustments in production to probable demand for the different farm and food products; land ownership and values, costs, prices and income in their relation to agriculture, including causes for their variations and trends, $2,163,457, together with such amounts from other appropriations or authorizations as are provided in the schedules in the Budget for the current fiscal year for such salaries and expenses, which several amounts or portions thereof, as may be determined by the Secretary, not exceeding a total of $71,150 shall be transferred to and made a part of this Adjustments in amounts.appropriations: *Provided, however*, That if the total amounts of such appropriations or authorizations for the current fiscal year shall at any time exceed or fall below the amounts estimated, respectively, therefor in the Budget for such year, the amounts transferred or to be transferred therefrom to this appropriations and the amount which may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia shall be increased or decreased in such amounts as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, after a hearing thereon with representatives of the Department, shall determine are appropriate to the requirements as changed by such reductions or increases in such appropriations or Land-use planning.authorizations: *Provided further*, That no part of the funds herein appropriated or made available to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics under the heading “Economic investigations” shall be used for State and county land-use planning, for conducting cultural surveys, or for the maintenance of regional offices. Crop and livestock estimates : For collecting, compiling, abstracting, analyzing, summarizing, interpreting, and publishing data relating to agriculture, including crop and livestock estimates, acreage, yield, grades, staples of cotton, stocks, and value of farm crops and numbers, trades, and value of livestock and livestock products on farms, and Peanut statistics.for the collection and publication of statistics of peanuts as provided [49 Stat. 1898; 52 Stat. 348](/us/stat/49/1898).Cotton and apple reports.by the Act approved June 24, 1936, as amended May 12, 1938 (7 U. S. C. 951–957), $2,132,000: *Provided*, That no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be available for any expense incident to ascertaining, collating, or publishing a report stating the intention of farmers as to the acreage to be planted in cotton, or for estimates of apple production for other than the commercial crop. OFFICE OF FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL RELATIONS Salaries and expenses: For carrying out the functions of the Secretary [46 Stat. 497](/us/stat/46/497).*Post*, p. 1039.under the Act of June 5, 1930, as amended (7 U. S. C. 541–545), and for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate activities of the Department in connection with foreign agricultural work, including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, the purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of one passenger automobile in the District of Columbia, and the purchase of books and periodicals and not to exceed $500 for newspapers, $650,000. INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION CONTROL COMMITTEES Not to exceed $12,500 may be expended from the appropriations “Salaries and expenses, Agricultural Adjustment Administration” and “Sugar Act” for the share of the United States as a member of the International Wheat Advisory Committee, the International Sugar60 Stat. 275 Council, or like events or bodies concerned with the reduction of agricultural surpluses or with other objectives of said appropriations, together with traveling and other necessary expenses relating thereto. EXTENSION SERVICE payments to states, hawaii, alaska, and puerto rico For payments to the States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, forCooperative agricultural extension work. cooperative agricultural extension work as follows: Capper-Ketcham, Bankhead—Jones, and related Acts: Capper-Ketcham Act, the Act approved May 22, 1928 (7 U. S. C. 343a, 343b),[45 Stat. 711](/us/stat/45/711). $1,480,000; Bankhead-Jones Act, section 21, title II, of the Act approved June 29, 1935 (7 U. S. C. 343c), $12,000,000; Bankhead[49 Stat. 438](/us/stat/49/438); [59 Stat. 232](/us/stat/59/232).[7 U. S. C., Supp, V, § 343c](/us/usc/t7/s343c).[59 Stat. 231](/us/stat/59/231).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 343d–1](/us/usc/t7/s343d–1).[53 Stat. 589](/us/stat/53/589).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 343c–l](/us/usc/t7/s343c–1).[45 Stat. 1256](/us/stat/45/1256). Jones Act, section 23, title II, of the Act approved June 29, 1935, as amended by the Act of June 6, 1945 (Public Law 76). $8,500,000; additional extension work, the Act approved April 24, 1939, as amended (7 U. S. C, 343c–l), $555,000; Alaska, the Act approved February 23, 1929 (7 U. S. C. 386c), extending the benefits of the Smith-Lever Act to the Territory of Alaska, $13,950, and section 3 of the Act approved June 20, 1936 (7 U. S. C. 343e), extending the[49 Stat. 1554](/us/stat/49/1554). benefits of the Capper-Ketcham Act to the Territory of Alaska, $10,000, in all, for Alaska, $23,950; Puerto Rico, the Act approved August 28, 1937 (7 U. S. C. 343f–343g) extending the benefits of[50 Stat. 881](/us/stat/50/881). section 21 of the Bankhead-Jones Act to Puerto Rico, $140,000; in all, Capper-Ketcham, Bankhead-Jones, and related Acts, $22,698,950. salaries and expenses Administration and coordination of extension work: For the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere to enable the Secretary to administer the provisions of the Smith-Lever Act, approved May 8, 1914 (7 U. S. C. 341–348), and[38 Stat. 372](/us/stat/38/372). Acts amendatory or supplementary thereto, and to coordinate the extension work of the Department and the several States, Territories, and insular possessions, $776,900, of which amount not to exceed $620,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION Office of Administrator Salaries and expenses: For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Administrator, including the salary of the Administrator at $10,000 per annum, and personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and for necessary expenses in connection with the maintenance, Operation, and furnishing of facilities and services at the Agricultural Research Center, including not to exceed $15,000 for the construction of a building to house water-treatment facilities at the Center, and including not to exceed $20,000 to be immediatelyInvestigations in Alaska. available for special exploratory investigations of agricultural problems of Alaska, $480,500: *Provided*, That the appropriation currentReimbursement. at the time services are rendered may be reimbursed (by advance credits or reimbursements based on estimated or actual charges) from applicable appropriations, to cover the charges, including handling and other related services, for equipment rentals (including depreciation, maintenance, and repairs); for services, supplies, equipment and materials furnished, stores of which may be maintained at the Center, and for building construction, alteration, and repair performed by the Center in carrying out the purposes of such applicable60 Stat. 276 appropriations and the applicable appropriations may also be charged their proportionate share of the necessary general expenses of the Buildings and improvements.Center not covered by this appropriation: *Provided further*, That the several appropriations of the Agricultural Research Administration shall be available for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings Limitation.and improvements: *Provided, however*, That unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building (excepting head-houses connecting greenhouses) shall not exceed $5,000, the total amount for construction of buildings costing more than $2,500 each shall be within the limits of the estimates submitted and approved therefor, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed $2,500 or 2 per centum of the cost of the building as certified by the Research Administrator, whichever is greater. Special Research Fund, Department of Agriculture For enabling the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of an Act entitled “An Act to provide for research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture and to provide for the further development of cooperative agricultural extension work and the more complete endowment and support of land-grant colleges”, approved June 29, [49 Stat. 436, 437](/us/stat/49/436/437).[7 U. S. C. § 427d; Supp. V, § 427d](/us/usc/t7/s427d).*Post*, p. 1082 *et seq*.1935 (7 U. S. C. 427, 427b, 427c, 427f) ; for administration of the provisions of section 5 of the said Act, and for special research work, including the planning, programming, coordination, and printing the results of such research, to be conducted by such agencies of the Department as the Secretary may designate or establish, and to which he may make allotments from this fund, including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; $1,193,000, of which amount $723,126 shall be available for the maintenance and operation of research laboratories and facilities in the major [7 U. S. C. § 427c](/us/usc/t79/s427c).*Post*, p. 1082 *et seq*.agricultural regions provided for by section 4 of said Act. Office of Experiment Stations payments to states, hawaii, alaska, and puerto rico For payments to the States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico to be paid quarterly in advance, to carry into effect the provisions of the following Acts relating to agricultural experiment stations: Hatch, Adams, Purnell, Bankhead-Jones, and related Acts: Hatch [24 Stat. 440](/us/stat/24/440).Act, the Act approved March 2, 1887 (7 U. S. C., 362, 363, 365, 368, [34 Stat. 63](/us/stat/34/63).377–379), $720,000; Adams Act, the Act approved March 16, 1906 (7 U. S. C. 369), $720,000; Purnell Act, the Act approved February [43 Stat. 970](/us/stat/43/970).24, 1925 (7 U. S. C. 361, 366, 370, 371, 373–376, 380, 382), $2,880,000; [49 Stat. 436](/us/stat/49/436).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 427d](/us/usc/t7/s427d).*Post*, p. 1082 *et seq*.Bankhead-Jones Act, title I of the Act approved June 29, 1935 (7 U. S. C. 427–427g), $2,663,708; Hawaii, the Act approved May 16, 1928 (7 U. S. C. 386–386b), extending the benefits of certain Acts of[45 Stat. 571](/us/stat/45/571). Congress to the Territory of Hawaii, $90,000 ; Alaska, the Act approved [45 Stat. 1256](/us/stat/45/1256).February 23, 1929 (7 U. S. C. 386c), extending the benefits of the Hatch Act to the Territory of Alaska, $15,000, and the provisions of [49 Stat. 1554](/us/stat/49/1554).section 2 of the Act approved June 20, 1936 (7 U. S. C. 369a), extending the benefits of the Adams and Purnell Acts to the Territory of Alaska, $27,500; in all, for Alaska, $42,500; Puerto Rico, the Act [46 Stat. 1520](/us/stat/46/1520).approved March 4, 1931, as amended (7 U. S. C. 386d–386f), extending the benefits of certain Acts of Congress to Puerto Rico, $90,000; in all, payments to States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, $7,206,208. salaries and expenses Administration of grants and coordination of research with States : For salaries and expenses, including not to exceed $162,350 for personal60 Stat. 277 services in the District of Columbia, necessary to enable the Secretary to enforce the provisions of the Acts approved March 2, 1887, March[24 Stat. 440](/us/stat/24/440); [34 Stat. 63](/us/stat/34/63); [43 Stat. 970](/us/stat/43/970); [45 Stat. 571, 1256](/us/stat/45/571/1256); [46 Stat. 1520](/us/stat/46/1250); [49 Stat. 1553](/us/stat/46/1553).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 367](/us/usc/t7/s367). 16, 1906, February 24, 1925, May 16, 1928, February 23, 1929, March 4, 1931, and June 20, 1936. and Acts amendatory thereto (7 U. S. C. 361–363, 365–383, 386–386f), relative to their administration and for the administration of an agricultural experiment station in Puerto Rico, $173,000 ; and the Secretary shall prescribe the form of the annual financial statement required under the above Acts, ascertain whether the expenditures are in accordance with their provisions, coordinate the research work of the State agricultural colleges and experiment stations in the lines authorized in said Acts with research of the Department in similar lines, and make report thereon to Congress. Federal Experiment Station, Puerto Rico : To enable the Secretary to establish and maintain an agricultural experiment station in Puerto Rico, including the preparation, illustration, and distribution of reports and bulletins, $170,260, of which not to exceed $56,000 may be expended for construction of seven buildings. Bureau of Animal Industry salaries and expenses For the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including not to exceed $698,246 for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia, for carrying out the provisions of the Act, as amended, establishing a Bureau of Animal[23 Stat. 31](/us/stat/23/31).[7 U. S. C. §§ 391–394; Supp. V, § 391 *et seq*](/us/usc/t7/s391–394). Industry, and related Acts, and for investigations concerned with the livestock and meat industries, as follows: Animal husbandry: For investigations and experiments in animal husbandry and animal and poultry feeding and breeding, and for carrying out the purposes of section 101
(b)of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U. S. C. 429) authorizing cooperation with State authorities in the administration of regulations for the improvement of poultry, poultry products, and hatcheries, $965,900, including not to exceed[58 Stat. 734](/us/stat/58/734).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 429](/us/usc/t7/s429). $20,000 for construction of three or more buildings at the SouthwestSouthwest Poultry Experiment Station, Glendale, Ariz. Poultry Experiment Station, Glendale, Arizona. Diseases of animals: For scientific investigations of diseases of animals, and necessary expenses for investigations of tuberculin, serums, antitoxins, and analogous products, $885,000, including not to exceed $30,000 for construction of a building to be used in conducting investigations of pneumoencephalitis in poultry and not to exceed $75,000 for enlarging the zoological laboratory building at the Agricultural Research Center. Eradicating tuberculosis and Bang’s disease: For the control and eradication of the diseases of tuberculosis and paratuberculosis of animals, avian tuberculosis, and Bang’s disease of cattle, $6,750,000: *Provided*, That no part of the money hereby appropriated shall beCompensation of cattle owners, restrlctions. used in compensating owners of cattle except in cooperation with and supplementary to payments to be made by State, Territory, county, or municipality where condemnation of cattle shall take place, nor shall any payment be made hereunder as compensation for or on account of any such animal if at the time of inspection or test, or at the time of condemnation thereof, it shall belong to or be upon the premises of any person, firm, or corporation to which it has been sold, shipped, or delivered for the purpose of being slaughtered: *Provided further*, That out of the money hereby appropriatedLimitation on amount of payment. no payment as compensation for any cattle condemned for slaughter shall exceed one-third of the difference between the appraised value of such cattle and the value of the salvage thereof; that no payment hereunder shall exceed the amount paid or to be paid by the State,60 Stat. 278 Territory, county, and municipality where the animal shall be con-demned; and that in no case shall any payment hereunder be more than $25 for any grade animal or more than $50 for any purebred animal. *Post*, p. 617. Inspection and quarantine: For inspection and quarantine work, including the control and eradication of hog cholera and related swine diseases, southern cattle ticks, scabies in sheep and cattle, and dourine in horses, the supervision of the transportation of livestock, the inspection of vessels, the execution of the twenty-eight-hour law, the inspection and quarantine of imported animals in accordance with the Act [26 Stat. 416](/us/stat/26/416).of August 30, 1890 (21 IT. S. C. 102), and the inspection work relative to the existence of contagious diseases, $1,125,000. Meat inspection : For carrying out the provisions of laws relating to Federal inspection of meat and meat food products, $9,160,000. Virus Serum Toxin Act: For carrying out the provisions of the [37 Stat. 832](/us/stat/37/832).Act approved March 4, 1913 (21 U. S. C. 151–158), regulating the preparation, sale, barter, exchange, or shipment of any virus, serum, toxin, or analogous product manufactured in the United States and the importation of such products intended for use in the treatment of domestic animals, $300,000. Marketing agreements, hog cholera virus and serum: The sum of $37,300 of the appropriation made by sect ion 12
(a)of the Agricultural [48 Stat. 38](/us/stat/48/38).[7 U. S. C. § 612; Supp. V, § 612](/us/usc/t7/s612) note.Adjustment Act, approved May 12, 1933, is hereby made, available during the fiscal year for which appropriations are herein made to carry into effect sections 56 to 60, inclusive, of the Act approved [49 Stat. 781](/us/stat/49/781).August 24, 1935 (7 U. S. C. 851–855), entitled “An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for other purposes”, including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. eradication of foot-and-mouth and other contagious diseases of animals In case of an emergency arising out of the existence of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, contagious pleuropneumonia, or other contagious or infectious diseases of animals, or European fowl pest and similar diseases in poultry, which, in the opinion of the Secretary, threatens the livestock or the poultry industry of the country, he may expend in the city of Washington or elsewhere any unexpended balances of appropriations heretofore made for this purpose, not to exceed $305,000, in the arrest and eradication of any such disease, Payment of claims.including the payment of claims growing out of past and future purchases and destruction of animals (including poultry) affected by or exposed to, or of materials contaminated by or exposed to, any such disease, wherever found and irrespective of ownership, under like or substantially similar circumstances, when such owner has complied Basis of appraisement.with all lawful quarantine regulations: *Provided*, That the payment for such animals hereafter purchased may be made on appraisement based on the meat, egg-production, dairy, or breeding value, but in case of appraisement based on breeding value no appraisement of any such animal shall exceed three times its meat, egg-production, or dairy value, and, except in case of an extraordinary emergency, to be determined by the Secretary, the payment by the United States Government for any such animals shall not exceed one-half of any such Group appraisal for poultry.appraisements: *Provided further*, That poultry may be appraised in groups when the basis for appraisal is the same for each bird. Bureau of Dairy Industry *Post*, p. 617. Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses, including not to exceed $497,032 for personal services in the District of Columbia,60 Stat. 279 of the Bureau of Dairy Industry in carrying out the provisions of the Act of May 29, 1924 (7 U. S. C. 401–404), including investigations,[43 Stat. 243](/us/stat/43/243).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 401–404](/us/usc/t7/s401–404) note. experiments, and demonstrations in dairy industry, for carrying out the applicable provisions of the Acts of May 9, 1902 (26 U. S. C.[32 Stat. 196](/us/stat/32/196); [37 Stat. 273](/us/stat/37/237).*Post*, pp. 300, 302. 2325, 2326 (c), 2327
(b)), and August 10, 1912 (26 U. S. C. 2327 (c)), relating to process or renovated butter, and the Act of May 23, 1908 (21 U. S. C. 94 (a)), insofar as it relates to the exportation of process[35 Stat 254](/us/stat/35/254). or renovated butter, $981,012. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for investigations, experiments, and demonstrationsPlant and soil investigations. in connection with the production and improvement of farm crops and other plants and plant industries; soils and soil-plant relationships, and the application of engineering principles to agriculture; plant diseases, including nematodes, and methods for their prevention and control; plant and plant-disease collections and surveys; the distribution of weeds and means for their control; methods of handling, processing, transportation, and storage of agricultural products; and plants in foreign countries and our possessions for introduction into the United States, including explorations and surveys, and propagation and testing in this country ; for the operationAirplanes. and maintenance of airplanes; and for personal services in the city of Washington and elsewhere, as follows: Field crops: For investigations on the production, improvement, and diseases of alfalfa, barley, clover, corn, cotton, flax, grasses, oats, rice, rubber crops, sorghums, soybeans, sugar beets, sugarcane, tobacco, wheat, and other field crops, including not to exceed $26,800 for investigation in the blackroot disease of sugar beets, $2,428,300; andTransfer of real property. there shall be transferred to the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, without compensation therefor, real property (located in the vicinity of Salinas, California) and personal property valued at not exceeding a total of $306,000, acquired for and heretofore used in connection with the Emergency Rubber Project; and there shall be included in the next annual Budget a statement in detail of the amount and value of the property so transferred. Fruit, vegetable, and specialty crops: For investigations on the production, improvement, and diseases of fruit, vegetable, nut, ornamental, drug, condiment, oil, insecticide, and related crops and plants, $2,070,300. Forest diseases: For investigations of diseases of forest and shade trees and forest products, and methods for their control, $371,500. Soils, fertilizers, and irrigation : For investigations of soil management methods to increase and maintain productivity, including fertilization, liming, crop rotations, tillage practices, and other means of improving soils; fertilizers, fertilizer ingredients, and their improvement for agricultural use; soil management and crop production on dry and irrigated lands, and the quality of irrigation water and its use by crops; and for the classification of soils in a national system and indication of their extent and distribution on maps, and determination of their potential productivity under adapted cropping and improved soil management; $1,355,000. Agricultural engineering: For investigations involving the application of engineering principles to agriculture, including farm power and equipment, rural water supply and sanitation, and rural electrification; farm buildings and their appurtenances and buildings for60 Stat. 280 processing and storing farm products, and the preparation and distribution of building plans and specifications; cotton ginning, and other engineering problems relating to the production, processing, transportation, and storage of agricultural products; $584,000. National Arboretum: For the maintenance and development of the National Arboretum established under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a National Arboretum, and for other purposes”, approved March 4, [44 Stat. 1422](/us/stat/44/1422).1927 (20 U. S. C. 191–194), including travel expenses of the advisory council, $76,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 may be expended for [58 Stat. 742](/us/stat/58/742).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 574](/us/usc/t5/s574).employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706
(a)of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U. S. C. 574). Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and surveys for the promotion of economic entomology, for investigating and ascertaining the best means of destroying insects and related pests injurious to agriculture, for importing useful and beneficial insects and bacterial, fungal, and other diseases of insects and related pests, for investigating and ascertaining the best means of destroying insects affecting man and animals, and the best ways of utilizing beneficial insects, for carrying into effect the provisions [37 Stat. 315](/us/stat/37/315).[42 Stat. 833](/us/stat/42/833).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 283](/us/usc/t7/s283).[33 Stat. 1269](/us/stat/33/1269).[56 Stat. 40](/us/stat/56/40).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 149](/us/usc/t7/s149).[58 Stat. 734](/us/stat/58/734).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 147a](/us/usc/t7/s147a).of the Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended (7 U. S. C. 151–167), the Honey Bee Act (7 U. S. C. 281–283). the Insect Pest Act (7 U. S. C. 141–144), the Mexican Border Act (7 U. S. C. 149) and the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U. S. C. 147a), authorizing the eradication, control, and prevention of spread of injurious insects and plant pests; including the operation and maintenance of airplanes and the purchase of not to exceed seven, and not to exceed $625,560 for personal services in the District of Columbia, as follows: Insect investigations: For the investigation of insects affecting fruits, grapes, nuts, trees, shrubs, forests and forest products, truck and garden crops, cereal, forage and range crops, cotton, tobacco, sugar plants, ornamental and other plants and agricultural products, household possessions, and man and animals; for bee culture and apiary management; for classifying, identifying, and collecting information to determine the distribution and abundance of insects; for investigations in connection with introduction of natural enemies of injurious insects and related pests and for the exchange with other countries of useful and beneficial insects and other arthropods; for developing methods, equipment, and apparatus to aid in enforcing plant quarantines and in the eradication and control of insect pests and plant diseases; and for investigations of insecticides and fungicides, including methods of their manufacture and use and the effects of their application, $2,676,500. Insect and plant disease control: For carrying out operations or measures to eradicate, suppress, control, or to prevent or retard the spread of Japanese beetle, sweetpotato weevil, Mexican fruitflies, gypsy and brown-tail moths, Dutch elm disease, phony peach and peach mosaic, cereal rusts, and pink bollworm and Thurberia weevil, including the enforcement of quarantine regulations and cooperation with States to enforce plant quarantines as authorized by the [37 Stat. 315](/us/stat/37/315).Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended (7 U. S. C. Establishment of cotton-free areas.151–167), and including the establishment of such cotton-free areas as may be necessary to stamp out any infestation of the pink boll-worm as authorized by the Act of February 8, 1930 (46 Stat. 67),60 Stat. 281 and for the enforcement of domestic plant quarantines through inspection in transit, including the interception and disposition ofInspection in transit. materials found to have been transported interstate in violation of Federal plant quarantine laws or regulations, and operations under the Terminal Inspection Act (7 U. S. C. 166), $3,066,600: *Provided*,[38 Stat. 1113](/us/stat/38/1113). That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the cost orRestriction. value of trees, farm animals, farm crops, or other property injured or destroyed: *Provided further*, That, in the discretion of the Secretary, no part of this appropriation shall be expended for the controlState, etc., cooperation. of sweetpotato weevil in any State until such State has provided cooperation necessary to accomplish this purpose, or for barberry eradication until a sum or sums at least equal to such expenditures shall have been appropriated, subscribed, or contributed by States, counties, or local authorities, or by individuals or organizations for the accomplishment of this purpose: *Provided further*, That in theDutch elm disease, local requirements. discretion of the Secretary, no expenditures from this appropriation shall be made for applying methods of control of the Dutch elm disease in any State where measures for the removal and destruction of trees on non-Federal lands suffering from the Dutch elm disease are not in force, provided such removal and destruction are deemed essential or appropriate for the carrying on of the control program, nor until a sum or sums at least equal to such expenditures shall have been appropriated, subscribed, or contributed by State, county, or local authorities, or by individuals, or organizations concerned: *Provided, however*, That expenditures incurred for removal of treesRemoval and destruction of trees. infected with Dutch elm disease from non-Federal lands shall not be considered a part of such appropriations, subscriptions, or contributions: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for the removal and destruction of trees infected with the Dutch elm disease except where such trees are located on property owned or controlled by the Government of the United States, or on property included within local experimental control areas. Foreign plant quarantines: For operations against the introduction of insect pests or plant diseases into the United States, including the enforcement of foreign plant quarantines and regulations promulgated under sections 5 and 7 of the Plant Quarantine Act of August 20,[37 Stat. 316, 317](/us/stat/37/316/317).[7 U. S. C. §§ 159, 160](/us/usc/t7/s159/160).[33 Stat. 1269](/us/stat/33/1269).[56 Stat. 40](/us/stat/56/40).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 149](/us/usc/t7/s149). 1912, as amended (7 U. S. C. 151–167), the Insect Pest Act of 1905 (7 U. S. C. 141–144), and the Mexican Border Act of 1942 (7 U. S. C. 149), for enforcement of domestic plant quarantines as they pertain to territories of the United States and enforcement of regulations governing the movement of plants into and from the District of Columbia promulgated under section 15 of the Plant Quarantine Act[41 Stat. 726](/us/stat/41/726).[7 U. S. C. § 167](/us/usc/t7/s167). of August 20, 1912, as amended, and for inspection and certification of plants and plant products to meet the sanitary requirements of foreign countries, as authorized in section 102 of the Organic Act of[58 Stat. 735](/us/stat/58/735).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 147a](/us/usc/t7/s147a). 1944 (7 U. S. C. 147a), $1,552,000. Control of Emergency Outbreaks of Insects and Plant Diseases To enable the Secretary to carry out the provisions of and for expenditures authorized by the joint Resolution approved May 9, 1938 (7 U. S. C. 148–148e), including the operation and maintenance of[52 Stat. 344](/us/stat/52/344). airplanes and the purchase of not to exceed three, and surveys andCooperation with Canada. control operations in Canada in cooperation with the Canadian Government or local Canadian authorities, and the employment of Canadian citizens, $2,800,000. 60 Stat. 282 Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry salaries and expenses For investigations, experiments, and demonstrations hereinafter authorized, including the employment of necessary persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere, of which not to exceed $202,274 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, as follows: Agricultural chemical investigations: For conducting the investigations [12 Stat. 387](/us/stat/12/387).contemplated by the Act of May 15, 1862 (5 U. S. C. 511, 512), relating to the application of chemistry to agriculture; for the biological, chemical, physical, microscopical, and technological investigation of foods, feeds, drugs, plant and animal products, and substances used in the manufacture thereof; for investigations of the physiological effects and for the pharmacological testing of such products and of insecticides; for the investigation and development of methods for the manufacture of sugars, sugar sirups, and starches and the utilization of new agricultural materials for such purposes; and for the technological investigation of the utilization of fruits and vegetables and for frozen pack investigations; $461,500. Naval-stores investigations: For the investigation of naval stores (turpentine and rosin) and their components; the investigation and experimental demonstration of improved equipment, methods, or processes of preparing naval stores ; the weighing, storing, handling, transportation, and utilization of naval stores; and for the assembling and compilation of data on production, distribution, and consumption [49 Stat. 653](/us/stat/49/653).of turpentine and rosin, pursuant to the Act of August 15, 1935 (5 U.S. C. 556b), $140,000. Regional research laboratories: For continuing the researches established under the provisions of section 202
(a)to 202 (e), inclusive, [52 Stat. 37](/us/stat/52/37).of title II of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U. S. C. 1292), including research on food products of farm commodities, $4,450,000. Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses, including not to exceed $300,202 for personal services in the District of Columbia, of the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics for conducting investigations of the relative utility and economy of agricultural products for food, clothing, and other uses in the home, with special suggestions of plans and methods for the more effective utilization of such products for these purposes, and such economic investigations, including housing and household buying, as have for their purpose the improvement of the rural home, and for disseminating useful information on this subject, $917,000. WHITE PINE BLISTER RUST CONTROL For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out the purposes of the Act entitled “An Act for forest protection against [54 Stat. 168](/us/stat/54/168).the white pine blister rust”, approved April 26, 1940 (16 U. S. C. 594a), and in accordance with the provisions thereof, including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and Availability of funds for designated agencies.elsewhere, $6,000,000, of which amount $646,418 shall be available to the Department of the Interior for control of white pine blister rust on or endangering Federal lands under the jurisdiction of that Department or lands of Indian tribes which are under the jurisdiction of or retained under restrictions of the United States; $2,599,471 of said amount to the Forest Service for the control of60 Stat. 283 white pine blister rust on or endangering lands under its jurisdiction ; and $2,754,111 of said amount to the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine for leadership and general coordination of the entire program, method development, and for operations conducted under its direction for such control, including, but not confined to, the control of white pine blister rust on or endangering State and privately owned lands. FOREST SERVICE salaries and expenses For the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia. and elsewhere, including not to exceed $1,003.710 for departmental personal services in the Distinct of Columbia, and not to exceed $10,000 for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706 (a)[58 Stat. 742](/us/stat/58/742).[5 U. S. C Supp. V, § 574](/us/usc/t5/s574). of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U. S. C. 574), the maintenance, repair, and operation of one passenger automobile in the District of Columbia, and to enable the Secretary to experiment and to make and continueExperiments and investigations. investigations and report on forestry, national forests, forest fires, and lumbering, but no part of this appropriation shall be used for any experiment or test made outside the jurisdiction of the United States ; to advise the owners of woodlands as to the proper care of the same; to investigate and test American timber and timber trees and their uses, and methods for the preservative treatment of timber; to seek, through investigations and the planting of native and foreign species, suitable trees for the treeless regions; to erect necessary buildings: *Provided*, That the cost of any building purchased, erected, orCost of buildings. as improved, exclusive of the cost of constructing a water-supply or sanitary system and of connecting the same with any such building, and exclusive of the cost of any tower upon which a lookout, house may be erected, shall not. exceed $10,000, with the exception that any building erected, purchased, or acquired, the cost of which was $10,000 or more, may be improved out of the appropriations made under this Act for the Forest Service by an amount not to exceed 2 per centum of the cost of such building as certified by the Secretary; to protect,Protection, etc., of national forests. administer, and improve the national forests, including tree planting and other measures to prevent erosion, drift, surface wash, soil waste, and the formation of floods, and to conserve water; to ascertain the natural conditions upon and utilize the national forests, to transportCare of fish and game. and care for fish and game supplied to stock the national forests or the waters therein; to collate, digest, report, and illustrate the results of experiments and investigations made by the Forest Service; to purchase lawbooks, reference and technical books, and technical journals for officers of the Forest Service stationed outside of Washington: *Provided*, That not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriationTransfer of funds. for “National forest protection and management”, and not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriation for “Forest fire cooperation” may be transferred to the appropriation “Printing and binding, Department of Agriculture”, for forest fire prevention posters and related printed material, as follows: General administrative expenses: For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, including the. salary of the Chief Forester at $10,000 per annum, for the necessary expenses of the National Forest. Reservation Commission as authorized by section 14 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U. S. C. 514), and for other personal[36 Stat. 963](/us/stat/36/963). services in the District, of Columbia, $610,000. National forest protection and management: For the administration, protection, use, maintenance, improvement, and development of the national forests, including the establishment and maintenance of60 Stat. 284 forest tree nurseries, including the procurement of tree seed and nursery stock by purchase production, or otherwise, seeding and tree planting and the care of plantations and young growth; the operation and maintenance of airplanes and the purchase of not to exceed four; the maintenance of roads and trails and the construction and maintenance of all other improvements necessary for the proper and economical administration, protection, development, and use of the national forests, including experimental areas under Forest Service Direct purchases.administration, except that where, in the opinion of the Secretary, direct purchases will be more economical than construction, improvements may be purchased; the construction (not to exceed $10,000 for any one structure), equipment, and maintenance of sanitary and recreational facilities; control of destructive forest tree diseases and insects ; timber cultural operations; development and application of fish and game management plans; propagation and transplanting of plants suitable for planting on semi-arid portions of the national forests; estimating and appraising of timber and other resources and development and application of plans for their effective management, sale, Homestead lands.and use; examination, classification, surveying, and appraisal of land incident to effecting exchanges authorized by law and of lands within the boundaries of the national forests that may be opened to homestead settlement and entry under the Act of June 11, 1906, and the Act of [34 Stat. 233](/us/stat/34/233); [37 Stat. 287, 842](/us/stat/37/287/842).August 10, 1912 (16 U. S. C. 506–509), as provided by the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U. S. C. 512) ; investigation and establishment of water rights, including the purchase thereof or of lands or interests in lands or rights-of-way for use and protection of water rights necessary or beneficial in connection with the administration and public use of the national forests ; and all expenses necessary for the use, maintenance, improvement, protection, and general administration of the national forests, $21,786,000. Fighting forest fires: For fighting and preventing forest fires on or threatening lands under Forest Service administration, including lands under contract for purchase or in process of condemnation for Forest Service purposes, $100,000, which amount shall also be available for meeting obligations of the preceding fiscal year. Forest research: For forest research in accordance with the provisions of sections 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the Act entitled “An Act to insure adequate supplies of timber and other forest products for the people of the United States, to promote the full use for timber growing and other purposes of forest lands in the United States, including farm wood lots and those abandoned areas not suitable for agricultural production, and to secure the correlation and the most economical conduct of forest research in the Department of Agriculture through research in reforestation, timber growing, protection, [45 Stat. 699](/us/stat/45/699).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 581h](/us/usc/t16/s581h).utilization, forest economics, and related subjects”, approved May 22, 1928, as amended (16 U. S. C. 581, 581a, 581f–581i), including the construction and maintenance of improvements, as follows: Forest and range management investigations: Fire, silvicultural, watershed, and other forest investigations and experiments under said [16 U. S. C. § 581a](/us/usc/t16/s581a).section 2, as amended, and investigations and experiments to develop improved methods of management of forest and other ranges under [16 U. S. C. § 581f](/us/usc/t16/s581f).section 7, at forest or range experiment stations or elsewhere. $2,380,000. Forest products: Experiments, investigations, and tests of forest products under section 8, at the Forest Products Laboratory, or elsewhere,[16 U. S. C. § 581g](/us/usc/t16/s581g). $1,395,000, of which at least $10,000 shall be expended for research in the utilization of waste woods. Forest resources investigations: A comprehensive forest survey60 Stat. 285 under section 9, and investigations in forest economics under section[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 581b](/us/usc/t16/s581b); [16 U. S. C. § 581i](/us/stat/16/581i). 10, $1,072,000. forest-fire cooperation For cooperation with the various States or other appropriate agencies in forest-fire prevention and suppression and the protection of timbered and cut-over lands in accordance with the provisions of sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of national forests, and for other purposes, in order to promote the continuous production of timber on lands chiefly suitable therefor”, approved June 7, 1924, as amended (16 U. S. C.[43 Stat. 653](/us/stat/43/653).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 565, 566](/us/usc/t16/s565/566). 564–570), $8,300,000, of which not to exceed $57,982 shall be available for personal services in the District of Columbia. farm and other private forestry cooperation To enable the Secretary through the Forest Service to advise timberland owners and associations, wood-using industries or other appropriate agencies in the application of forest management principles to federally owned lands leased to States and to private forest lands, so as to attain sustained-yield management, the conservation of the timber resources, the productivity of forest lands, and the stabilization of employment and economic continuance of forest industries, and to carry into effect, through such agencies of the Department as he may designate, the provisions of the Cooperative Farm Forestry Act, approved May 18, 1937 (16 U. S. C. 568b), (not to exceed $622,034)[50 Stat. 188](/us/stat/50/188). and the provisions of sections 4 (not to exceed $83,700) and 5 (not to exceed $65,766), of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of national forests, and for other purposes, in order to promote the continuous production of timber on lands chiefly suitable therefor”, approved June 7, 1924 (16 U. S. C. 567–568), and Acts[43 Stat. 654](/us/stat/43/654).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V. §§ 567, 568 notes](/us/usc/t16/s567/568). supplementary thereto; in all, not to exceed $771,500, of which not to exceed $47,074 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia; the purchase of reference books and technical journals; not to exceed $30,000 for the construction, alteration, or purchase of necessary buildings, and other improvements: *Provided*, That in carryingNew nurseries. into effect the provisions of the Cooperative Farm Forestry Act, no part of this appropriation shall be used to establish new nurseries or to acquire land for the establishment of such new nurseries. acquisition of lands for national forests Under Week’s Act: For the acquisition of forest lands under the provisions of the Act approved March 1, 1911, as amended (16 U. S. C.[36 Stat. 961](/us/stat/36/961). 513–519, 521), $3,000,000, of which not to exceed $44,419 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Under special Acts: For the acquisition of land to facilitate the control of soil erosion and flood damage originating within the exterior boundaries of the following national forests, in accordance with the provisions of the following Acts authorizing annual appropriations of forest receipts for such purposes, and in not to exceed the following amounts from such receipts: Uinta and Wasatch National Forests, Utah, Act of August 26, 1935 (Public Law 337), as amended, $40,000;[49 Stat. 866](/us/stat/49/866). Cache National Forest, Utah, Act of May 11, 1938 (Public Law 505),[52 Stat. 347](/us/stat/52/347). as amended, $10,000 ; San Bernardino and Cleveland National Forests, Riverside County, California, Act of June 15, 1938 (Public Law 634),[52 Stat. 699](/us/stat/52/699). as amended, $22,000; Nevada and Toiyabe National Forests, Nevada, Act of June 25, 1938 (Public Law 748), as amended, $10,000; Angeles[52 Stat. 1205](/us/stat/52/1205). National Forest, California, Act of June 11, 1940 (Public Law 591),60 Stat. 286[54 Stat. 299](/us/stat/54/299). $20,000; Cleveland National Forest, San Diego County, California,[54 Stat. 297](/us/stat/54/297).Act of June 11, 1940 (Public Law 589), $5,000; Sequoia National[54 Stat. 402](/us/stat/54/402). Forest, California, Act of June 17, 1940 (Public Law 637), $35,000; in all, $142,000. FOREST ROADS AND TRAILS For carrying out the provisions of section 23 of the Federal Highway [42 Stat. 218](/us/stat/42/218).Act approved November 9, 1921, as amended (23 U. S. C. 23, 23a), Experimental areas.and for the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of roads and trails on experimental areas under Forest Service administration,
(1)$12,500,000 for forest development roads and trails, which sum [58 Stat. 838](/us/stat/58/838).[23 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 60–63](/us/usc/t23/s60–63).is authorized to be appropriated by the Act of December 20, 1944 (Public Law 521), and
(2)$13,714,222 for forest highways, which latter sum consists of
(a)the balance of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1942 and the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1943 by the Act of September 5, 1940 [15 U. S. C. § 606*l*](/us/stat/15/606l); [16 U. S. C. §§ 8–1, 460b, 460c](/us/stat/16/8–1/460b/460c); [23 U. S. C. § 3b *et seq.*](/us/stat/23/3b/etseq); [25 U. S. C. § 318b](/us/stat/25/318b).*Supra*.(54 Stat. 867, Public Law 780—Seventy-sixth Congress), and
(b)$4,500,000, a part of the amount authorized to be appropriated by the Act of December 20, 1944 (Public Law 521), in all, $26,214,222 (including not to exceed $99,804 for personal services in the District of Columbia), to be immediately available and to remain available Buildings for storage of equipment.until expended: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall be available for the rental, purchase, construction, or alteration of buildings necessary for the storage and repair of equipment and supplies used for road and trail construction and maintenance, but the total cost of any such building purchased, altered, or constructed under this authorization shall not exceed $10,000, with the exception that any building erected, purchased, or acquired, the cost of which was $10,000 or more, may be improved within any fiscal year by an amount not to exceed 2 per centum of the cost of such building as certified by the Nonappiicability.Secretary: *Provided further*, That in obligating or expending funds herein contained for “Forest roads and trails” the provisions of [33 U. S. C. § 733](/us/usc/t33/s733) and note.Revised Statute, 355, as amended, shall not be applicable to easements or rights-of-way for forest roads and trails constructed under the provision of this section, where the cost of any such easement or right-of-way acquired under a single instrument of conveyance and the estimated cost of the improvements to be constructed thereon does not exceed $40,000. FLOOD CONTROL Flood control: For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary to perform works of improvement authorized by section 13 of the Act [58 Stat. 905](/us/stat/58/905).of December 22, 1944 (Public Law 534), including personal services in the District of Columbia; $2,100,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum shall be merged with the unexpended balances of funds heretofore transferred to the Department from the appropriation “Flood control, general”, Corps of Engineers, War Department, for the purposes of the Flood Control [49 Stat. 1570](/us/stat/49/1570).[33 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701a–1](/us/usc/t33/s701a–1) *et seq*.Yazoo and Little Tallahatchie watersheds.Act of June 22, 1936, as amended (33 U. S. C., ch. 15): *Provided*, That no part of such funds shall be used for the purchase of lands in the Yazoo and Little Tallahatchie watersheds without specific approval of the County Board of Supervisors of the county in which such lands are situated. SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE To carry out the provisions of “An Act to provide for the protection of land resources against soil erosion, and for other purposes”, [49 Stat. 163](/us/stat/49/163).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 590f](/us/usc/t16/s590f).approved April 27, 1935 (16 U. S. C. 590a–590f), which provides for a national program of erosion control and soil and water conservation, including the employment of persons and means in the District of60 Stat. 287 Columbia and elsewhere (but not to exceed $1,027,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia), purchase of books and periodicals, purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of one passenger-carrying automobile in the District of Columbia, furnishing of subsistence to employees, operation and maintenance of aircraft, and the purchase and erection or alteration of permanent buildings: *Provided*, That the cost of any building purchased, erected, or asCost of buildings. improved, exclusive of the cost of constructing a water supply or sanitary system and connecting the same with any such building, shall not exceed $2,500 except where buildings are acquired in conjunction with land being purchased for other purposes and except for eight buildings to be constructed at a cost not to exceed $15,000 per building: *Provided further*, That no money appropriated in this Act shall beConstruction on land not owned by Government. available for the construction of any such building on land not owned by the Government: *Provided further*, That in the State of MissouriCentral State agency, Missouri. where the State has established a central State agency authorized to enter into agreements with the United States or any of its agencies on policies and general programs for the saving of its soil by the extension of Federal aid to any soil conservation district in such State, the agreements made by or on behalf of the United States with any such soil conservation district shall have the prior approval of such central State agency before they shall become effective as to such district, as follows: Soil conservation research: For research and investigations intoEverglades region, Fla. the character, cause, extent, history, and effects of erosion, soil and moisture depletion and methods of soil and water conservation (including the construction and hydrologic phases of farm irrigation and land drainage, and water regulation to conserve the soil and reduce fire hazards in the Everglades region of Florida, except that expenditures for all work in the Everglades region shall be limited to a sum not in excess of funds made available for such work by the State of Florida, or political subdivisions thereof); and for construction, operation, and maintenance of experimental watersheds, stations, laboratories, plots, and installations, $1,278,000. Soil conservation operations: For carrying out preventive measures to conserve soil and water, including such special measures as may be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs, and including the improvement of farm irrigation and land drainage, the establishment and operation of conservation nurseries, the making of conservation plans and surveys, and the dissemination of information, $39,300,000: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation mayDemonstration projects. be expended for soil and water conservation operations in demonstration projects. LAND UTILIZATION AND RETIREMENT OF SUBMARGINAL LAND To enable the Secretary to carry out the provisions of title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, approved July 22, 1937[50 Stat. 525](/us/stat/50/525).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1011 (c)](/us/usc/t7/s1011/c). (7 U. S. C. 1010–1013), and the provisions of the Act approved August 11, 1945 (Public Law 179, Seventy-ninth Congress), including [59 Stat. 532](/us/stat/59/532).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1011](/us/usc/t7/s1011) note.the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $1,453,000. WATER CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION PROJECTS For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary to carry into effect the functions of the Department under the Act of October 14, 1940. (16 U. S. C. 590y–z–10), as amended, relating to the construction,[54 Stat. 1119](/us/stat/54/1119).[16 U. S. C.. Supp. V, § 590y](/us/usc/t16/s590y).*et seq* operation, and maintenance of water conservation and utilization60 Stat. 288 projects, $700,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum shall be merged with the unexpended balances of funds heretofore appropriated or transferred to said Department for the purposes of said Act, including personal services in the District of Columbia; purchase of books of reference and periodicals; and leveling or otherwise preparing any lands, irrespective of ownership, within the boundaries of approved projects for the utilization of irrigation water. PRODUCTION AND MARKETING ADMINISTRATION Conservation and Use of Agriculturae Land Resources Soil conservation. For all expenses necessary to enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of sections 7 to 17, inclusive, of the Soil Conservation [49 Stat. 1148](/us/stat/49/1148).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 590g](/us/usc/t16/s590g) *et seq*.*Post*, p. 663.[52 Stat. 31](/us/stat/52/31).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1282](/us/usc/t7/s1282) *et seq*.*Ante*, p. 21; *post*, pp. 705, 866.[52 Stat. 36](/us/stat/52/36) *et seq*.[7 U. S. C. 1291, 1292, 1303, 1381, 1383, 1401–1518; Supp. V, §§ 1381 note, 1401](/us/usc/t7/s1291/1292/1303/1381/1383/1401–1518) *et seq*.and Domestic Allotment Act, approved February 29, 1936, as amended (16 U. S. C. 590g–590q), and the provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended (7 U. S. C. 1281–1407) (except the provisions of sections 201, 202, 303, 381, and 383 and the provisions of titles IV and V), including personal service's in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; not to exceed $6,000 for the preparation and display of exhibits, including such displays at State, interstate, and international fairs within the United States; purchase of lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals; $259,246,000, together with $42,500,000 of the unobligated balances for the fiscal years 1944, 1945, and 1946 of the funds appropriated by section 32 of the Act entitled “An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment [49 Stat. 774](/us/stat/49/774).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 612](/us/usc/t7/s612) note.Act, and for other purposes”, approved August 24, 1935 (7 U. S. C. 612 (c)) ; in all, $301,746,000, to remain available until December 31, 1947, for compliance with programs under said provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, and the Act of February 29, 1936, as amended, pursuant to the provisions of the 1946 programs carried out during the period July 1, 1945, to December Harvesting of seeds.31, 1946, inclusive, and, in addition, $12,500,000 for making additional payments on an acreage and pound basis for harvesting seeds of grasses and legumes determined by the Secretary to be necessary for an adequate supply of such seeds; in all, $314,246,000: *Provided*, Administrative expenses.That not to exceed $27,942.888 of the total sum provided under this head shall be available during the current fiscal year, for salaries and other administrative expenses for carrying out such programs, the cost of aerial photographs, however, not to be charged to such limitation ; but not more than $7,886,480 shall be transferred to the [52 Stat. 69](/us/stat/52/69).[7 U. S. C. § 1392; Supp. V, § 1392](/us/usc/t7/s1392).Information employees.appropriation account, “Administrative expenses, section 392, Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938”: *Provided further*, That none of the funds herein appropriated or made available for the functions assigned to the Agricultural Adjustment Agency pursuant to the Executive order (No. 9069) of February 23, 1942, shall be used[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 601 note](/us/usc/t50/s601). to pay the salaries or expenses of any regional information employees or any State or county information employees, but this shall not preclude the answering of inquiries or supplying of information to Programs of soil-building practices, etc.individual farmers: *Provided further*, That such amount shall be available for salaries and other administrative expenses in connection with the formulation and administration of the 1947 programs (amounting to $300,000,000, including administration) of soil-building practices and soil- and water-conservation practices, under [49 Stat. 1148](/us/stat/49/1148); [52 Stat 31](/us/stat/52/31).[16 U. S. C. §§ 590g–590q; Supp. V, § 590g](/us/usc/t16/s590g–590q) *et seq*; [7 U. S. C. §§ 1281–1407; Supp. V, § 1282](/us/usc/t7/s1281–1407/1282) *et seq*.*Ante*, p. 21; *post*, pp. 663, 705, 866.the Act of February 29, 1936, as amended, and programs under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended; but the payments or grants under such program shall be conditioned upon the utilization of land with respect to which such payments or grants are to be made, in conformity with farming practices which will encourage60 Stat. 289 and provide for soil-building and soil- and water-conserving practices in the most practical and effective manner and adapted to conditions in the several States, as determined and approved by the State agricultural conservation committee for the respective States: *Provided further*, That the Secretary, may, in his discretion, fromTransfer of funds. time to time transfer to the General Accounting Office such sums as may be necessary to pay administrative expenses of the General Accounting Office in auditing payments under this item: *Provided further*, That such amount shall be available for the purchase ofPurchase of farming materials. seeds, fertilizers, lime, trees, or any other farming materials, or any soil-terracing services, and making grants thereof to agricultural producers to aid them in carrying out farming practices approved by the Secretary in the 1946, 1947, and 1948 programs under said Act of February 29, 1936, as amended: *Provided, however*, That thePayments to farmers inducted into armed forces. Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to make payments to farmers who complied with the terms and conditions of the agricultural conservation programs, formulated pursuant to sections 7 to 17, inclusive, of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment[49 Stat. 1148](/us/stat/49/1148).[16 U. S. C. §§ 590g–590q; Supp. V, 590g](/us/usc/t16/s590g–590q) *et seq*.*Post*, p. 663. Act, as amended, if the Secretary determines that, because of induction into the armed forces of the United States, such farmers failed to file, or were prevented from filing, applications for payment under any such program during the period the applicable appropriation for such program was available for obligation, such payments to be made out of the unobligated balance of the appropriation, “Conservation and use of agricultural land resources”, in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1946: *Provided,[59 Stat. 154](/us/stat/59/154). further*, That an application for payment on the prescribed form is filed by any such farmer (or the person entitled to payment in case of death, disappearance, or incompetency of the farmer under regulations issued pursuant to section 385 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended (7 U. S. C., 1940 edition, 1385))[52 Stat. 68](/us/stat/52/68). within one year from the date of his discharge from the armed forces, or by December 31, 1946, whichever is later: *Provided further*, ThatSalary or travel expenses, restriction. no part of any funds available to the Department, or any bureau, office, corporation, or other agency constituting a part of such Department shall be used in the current fiscal year for the payment of salary or travel expenses of any person who has been convicted[53 Stat. 1147](/us/stat/53/1147).[18 U. S. C. §§ 61–61t; Supp. V. § 61h](/us/usc/t18/s61t–61h/etseq) *et seq*.*Post*, p. 937. of violating the Act entitled “An Act to prevent pernicious political activities”, approved August 2, 1939, as amended, or who has been found in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of the Act of July 11, 1919 (18 U. S. C. 201), to have violated or attempted to[41 Stat. 68](/us/stat/41/68). violate such section which prohibits the use of Federal appropriations for the payment of personal services or other expenses designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress to favor or oppose any legislation or appropriation by Congress except upon request of any Member or through the proper official channels. Sugar Act To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions, other than those specifically relating to the Philippine Islands, of the Sugar Act of 1937, approved September 1, 1937, as amended (7 U. S. C. 1100–1183),[50 Stat. 903](/us/stat/50/903).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1111 *et seq*](/us/usc/t7/s1111/etseq). including the employment of persons and means, in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, as authorized by said Act, $53,500,000, to remain available until June 30, 1948. Exportation and Domestic Consumption of Agricultural Commodities To enable the Secretary to further carry out the provisions of section 32, as amended, of the Act entitled “An Act to amend the Agricultural60 Stat. 290 Adjustment Act, and for other purposes”, approved August 24, 1935 [49 Stat. 774](/us/stat/49/774).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 612](/us/usc/t7/s612) note.(7 U. S. C. 612 (c)), and subject to all provisions of law relating to the expenditure of funds appropriated by such section 32, there is hereby reappropriated for the fiscal year 1947 the unobligated balances of the funds made available for the purposes of such section 32 for the fiscal years 1944, 1945, and 1946, less $42,500,000, which is appropriated *Ante*, p. 288.herein for “Conservation and use of agricultural land resources”. Such sums shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, other appropriations made by or for the purposes of such section 32: *Provided*, Limitation.That not exceeding $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated by and pursuant to such section 32 may also be used during the fiscal year 1947, without regard to the 25 per centum limitation contained in said section 32, to carry out the purposes and provisions of the National *Ante*, pp. 230, 233.School Lunch Act, approved June 4, 1946 (Public Law 396), such amount to be exclusive of funds expended in accordance with the last sentence of section 9 of the National School Lunch Act. Marketing Services For the employment of such persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere (including not to exceed $2,434,764 for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia) as may be necessary in conducting investigations, experiments, and demonstrations, as follows: Market news service: For collecting, publishing, and distributing, by telegraph, mail, or otherwise, timely information on the market supply and demand, commercial movement, location, disposition, quality, condition, and market prices of livestock, meats, fish, and animal products, dairy and poultry products, fruits and vegetables, peanuts and their products, grain, hay, feeds, cottonseed, and seeds, and other agricultural products, $1,320,972. Market inspection of farm products: For enabling the Secretary to investigate and certify, in one or more jurisdictions, to shippers and other interested parties the class, quality, and condition of cotton, tobacco, fruits, and vegetables, whether raw, dried, canned, or otherwise processed, poultry, butter, hay, and other perishable farm products when offered for interstate shipment or when received at such important central markets as the Secretary may from time to time designate, or at points which may be conveniently reached therefrom under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, including payment of such fees as will be reasonable and as nearly as may be to cover the cost for the service rendered, $536,000. Marketing farm products: For acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful information relative to the needed supplies, standardization, classification, grading, preparation for market, handling, transportation, storage, and marketing of farm and food products, including the demonstration and promotion of the use of uniform standards of classification of American farm and food products throughout the world for making analyses of cotton fiber [55 Stat. 131](/us/stat/55/131).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 473d](/us/usc/t7/s473d).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 601, 901 notes.](/us/usc/t50/s601/901)[3 C F R, Cum. Supp., p. 1273.](/us/cfr/t3/p1273)as provided by the Act of April 7, 1941 (7 U. S. C. 473d), and for expenses necessary to enable the Secretary to perform functions vested in him by Executive Orders 9280, 9310, 9322, 9328, 9334, and 9577, including not to exceed $10,000 for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706 (a), and not to exceed $20,000 for transportation, per diem, and other necessary expenses pursuant to section [58 Stat. 742](/us/stat/58/742).[5 U. S. C.. Supp. V, §§ 574, 541b](/us/usc/t5/s574/541b).706
(b)of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U. S. C. 541b, 574) ; printing and binding; the purchase of books of reference, periodicals, and not to exceed $150 for newspapers; and operation and maintenance of one passenger automobile in the District of Columbia; $2,251,500, of60 Stat. 291 which not to exceed $350,000 may be expended for the wage stabilization program conducted during the fiscal year 1946 under the appropriation “Salaries and expenses, War Food Administration”, and, in the absence of other governing statute, the provisions of law applicable to such program during the fiscal year 1946 are continued during the fiscal year 1947: *Provided*, That the Secretary may make available toAdditional amounts. any bureau, office, or agency of the Department such amounts from this appropriation as may be necessary to carry out the functions for which this appropriation is made, and any such amounts shall be in addition to amounts transferred or otherwise made available to appropriation items in this Act: *Provided further*, That none of the fundsPromulgation, etc., of assessment orders, restriction. herein appropriated shall be used for the promulgation or execution of orders under which assessments are made against producers or handlers of agricultural products, excepting walnuts, for administration of such orders: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriationWage stabilization. shall be used for agricultural wage stabilization with respect to any commodity unless a majority of the producers of such commodity within the area affected participating in a referendum or meeting held for that purpose request the intervention of the Secretary. Tobacco Acts: To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of “An Act to establish and promote the use of standards of classification for tobacco, to provide and maintain an official tobacco-inspection service, and for other purposes”, approved August 23, 1935 (7 U. S. C. 511–511q), “An Act to provide for the collection and[49 Stat. 731](/us/stat/49/731). publication of statistics of tobacco by the Department of Agriculture”, approved January 14, 1929 (7 U. S. C. 501–508), as amended, and[45 Stat. 1079](/us/stat/45/1079). “An Act to prohibit the exportation of tobacco seed and plants, except for experimental purposes”, approved June 5, 1940 (7 U. S. C. 516),[54 Stat. 231](/us/stat/54/231). $1,219,000. Perishable Agricultural Commodities, Produce Agency, and Standard Container Acts: To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, approved June 10, 1930, as amended (7 U. S. C. 499a–499r), and the Act to[46 Stat. 531](/us/stat/46/531).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 499b](/us/usc/t7/s499b). prevent the destruction or dumping of farm produce, and for other purposes, approved March 3, 1927 (7 U. S. C. 491–497), the Standard[44 Stat. 1355](/us/stat/44/1355). Baskets Act, approved August 31, 1916, as amended (15 U. S. C. 251–256),[39 Stat. 673](/us/stat/39/673). and the Act to fix standards for hampers, round stave baskets, and splint baskets for fruit and vegetables, and for other purposes, approved May 21, 1928 (15 U. S. C. 257–257i), $214,800. [45 Stat. 685](/us/stat/45/685). Cotton Statistics, Classing, Standards and Futures Acts: To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of the Act authorizing him to collect and publish statistics of the grade and staple length of cotton, approved March 3, 1927, as amended by the Act of April 13,[44 Stat. 1372](/us/stat/44/1372); [50 Stat. 62](/us/stat/50/62).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 473d](/us/usc/t7/s473d).*Post*, p. 940. 1937 (7 U. S. C. 471–76), and to perform the duties imposed upon him by chapter 14 of the Internal Revenue Code relating to cotton futures (26 U. S. C. 1920–1935), and to carry into effect the provisions53 Stat. 210. of the United States Cotton Standards Act, approved March 4, 1923,[42 Stat. 1517](/us/stat/42/1517).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 57a](/us/usc/t7/s57a). as amended (7 U. S. C. 51–65), $1,274,000. United States Grain Standards Act: To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of the United States Grain Standards[39 Stat. 482](/us/stat/39/482).[7 U. S. C. §§ 71–87](/us/usc/t7/s71–8787). Act, $940,000. United States Warehouse Act: To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of the United States Warehouse Act, $584,000. [39 Stat. 486](/us/stat/39/486).[7 U. S. C. §§ 241–273](/us/usc/t7/s241–87273). Federal Seed Act: To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in seeds; to require labeling and to prevent misrepresentation of seeds in interstate commerce; to require certain60 Stat. 292 standards with respect to certain imported seeds; and for other purposes”, [53 Stat. 1275](/us/stat/53/1275).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1605](/us/usc/t7/s1605).International Seed Testing Congress.approved August 9, 1939, as amended (7 U. S. C. 1561–1610), $137,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $250 of this amount may be used for meeting the share of the United States in the expenses of the International Seed Testing Congress. Packers and Stockyards Act: For carrying out the provisions of the [42 Stat. 159](/us/stat/42/159); [49 Stat. 648](/us/stat/49/648).[7 U. S. C., Supp., V, § 204](/us/usc/t7/s204) *et seq*.Packers and Stockyards Act, approved August 15, 1921, as amended by the Act of August 14, 1935 (7 U. S. C. 181–229), $464,500. Naval Stores Act: For enabling the Secretary to carry into effect the [42 Stat. 1435](/us/stat/42/1435).provisions of the Naval Stores Act of March 3, 1923 (7 U. S. C. 91–99), $33,800. Insecticide Act: For enabling the Secretary to carry into effect the [36 Stat. 331](/us/stat/36/331).provisions of the Act of April 26, 1910 (7 U. S. C. 121–134), entitled “An Act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded paris greens, lead arsenates, other insecticides, and also fungicides, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes”, $262,500. Commodity Exchange Act: To enable the Secretary to carry into [49 Star. 1491](/us/stat/49/1491).effect the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (7 U. S. C. 1–17a), $495,000. Freight rates for farm products: To carry out the provisions of [52 Stat. 36](/us/stat/52/36).section 201
(a)to 201 (d). inclusive, of title II of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U. S. C. 1291), $123,000. *Post*, p. 1063.LOANS, GRANTS, AND RURAL REHABILITATION Assistance to needy farmers. To enable the Secretary to continue to provide assistance through rural rehabilitation and grants to needy farmers in the United States, its Territories and possessions, including
(1)loans to needy individual farmers,
(2)grants,
(3)making and servicing of loans and grants under this and prior laws,
(4)farm debt adjustment service,
(5)liquidation as expeditiously as possible of Federal rural rehabilitation projects, and
(6)servicing and collecting loans made under [57 Stat 542](/us/stat/57/542).the provisions of the Act of July 12, 1943, Public Law 140, as amended, $24,000,000, which sum shall be also available for necessary administrative expenses incident to the foregoing, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere ; not to exceed $57,000 for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706
(a)of [58 Stat. 742](/us/stat/58/742).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 574](/us/usc/t5/s574).the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U. S. C. 574) ; purchase of lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and not to exceed $1,000 for newspapers; and Semiannual report to Congress.printing and binding: *Provided*, That the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress semiannually a progress report with respect to the liquidation of Federal rural rehabilitation projects, under his supervision, showing by name and by States all dispositions of such projects, or parts thereof, together with the amounts of Federal funds expended in the process of liquidation, and any losses incurred in the use of such funds. In making any grant payments under this Act, the Secretary is authorized to require with respect to such payments the performance of work on useful public projects, Federal and non-Federal, including work on private or public land in furtherance of the conservation of Disability or death benefits.[48 Stat. 351](/us/stat/48/351).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 796](/us/usc/t5/s796)note.natural resources, and the provisions of the Act of February 15, 1934 (5 U. S. C. 796), as amended, relating to disability or death compensation, and benefits shall apply to those persons performing such work: *Provided*, That this section shall not apply to any case coming within the purview of the workmen’s compensation law of any State, Territory, or possession, or in which the claimant has received or is entitled to receive similar benefits for injury or death. 60 Stat. 293 For additional funds for the purpose of making rural rehabilitationAdvances from RFC. loans to needy individual farmers, who are unable to obtain credit elsewhere at comparable rates for the area where such loan is proposed to be made, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized and directed to make advances to the Secretary upon his request in an aggregate amount of not to exceed $70,000,000. Such advances shall be made
(1)with interest at not to exceed the rate of 3 per centum per annum payable semiannually;
(2)upon the security of obligations acceptable to the Corporation heretofore or hereafter acquired by the Secretary pursuant to law;
(3)in amounts which shall not exceed 75 per centum of the then unpaid principal amount of the obligations securing such advances; and
(4)upon such other terms and conditions, and with such maturities as the Corporation may determine. TheRepayment. Secretary shall pay to the Corporation, currently as received by him, all moneys collected as payments of principal and interest on the loans made from the amounts so advanced or collected upon any obligations held by the Corporation as security for such advances, until such amounts are fully repaid. The amount of notes, debentures, bonds,Increase of RFC obligations. or other such obligations which the Corporation is authorized and empowered to issue and to have outstanding at any one time under the provisions of law in force on the date this Act takes effect is hereby increased by an amount sufficient to carry out the provisions of this paragraph. None of the moneys appropriated or otherwise authorized underLimitation on use of funds. this caption “Loans, grants, and rural rehabilitation”, shall be used for
(1)the purchase or leasing of land or for the carrying on of any land-purchase or land-leasing program; or
(2)the carrying on of any operations in collective farming, or cooperative farming, or the organization, promotion, or management of homestead associations, land-leasing associations, land-purchasing associations, or cooperative land purchasing for colonies of rehabilitants or tenant purchasers, except for the liquidation as expeditiously as possible of any such projects heretofore initiated; or
(3)the making of loans to any individual farmer in excess of a total outstanding obligation of $5,000 for all such loans or the making of loans to any individual farmer in excess of $2,500; or
(4)the making of loans to any cooperative association; or
(5)the making of loans for the payment of dues to or the purchase of any share or stock interest in any cooperative association (except for medical, dental, or hospital services) or for any expenditure other than that deemed necessary, in the discretion of the Secretary, for the production of agricultural commodities. The Secretary may expend funds administered by him as trusteeTrust funds. under the various transfer agreements with the several State rural rehabilitation corporations only for purposes for which funds made available under this caption may be expended, and the limitations applicable to such funds shall also be applicable to the expenditure of such trust funds by the Secretary. The appropriation and authorizations herein made under the headingTotal amount available for obligation. “Loans, grants, and rural rehabilitation”, shall constitute the total amount to be available for obligation under this heading during the current fiscal year and shall not be supplemented by funds from any source. No part of the appropriation herein made under the heading “Loans,Civil service appointees. grants, and rural rehabilitation”, shall be available to pay the compensation of any person appointed in accordance with the civil-service laws. 60 Stat. 294 FARM TENANCY *Post*, p. 1063 To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of title I of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, approved July 22, 1937 [50 Stat. 522](/us/stat/50/522).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1001 note](/us/usc/t7/s1001).*Post*, p. 1072.(7 U. S. C. 1000–1006), as follows: Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses in connection with the making of loans and the collection of moneys due the United States on account of loans heretofore made under the provisions of title I of said Act, including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, exclusive of printing and binding, as authorized by said Act, $2,804,000. Loans: For loans to individual farmers in accordance with title I [58 Stat. 293](/us/stat/58/293).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 694e (b)](/us/usc/t38/s694e/b).of said Act and section 505
(b)of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (38 U. S. C. 694e (b)), $50,000,000, including $25,000,000 for loans to eligible veterans which may be distributed, without regard [50 Stat. 524](/us/stat/50/524).[7 U. S. C. § 1004](/us/usc/t7/s1004).*Post*, p. 1072.to the provisions of section 4 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, among the States and Territories in such amounts as are necessary RFC loans.to make such loans, which sums shall be borrowed from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation at an interest rate of not to exceed 3 per centum per annum and no loans, excepting those to eligible veterans, may be made for the acquisition or enlargement of farms which have a value, as acquired, enlarged, or improved, in excess of the average value of efficient family-size farm-management units, as determined by the Secretary, in the county, parish, or locality where the farm is located; and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is hereby authorized and directed to lend such sum to the Secretary upon the security of any obligations of borrowers from the Secretary *Supra*.under the provisions of title I of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Limitation on amount.Act, approved July 22, 1937 (7 U. S. C. 1000–1006): *Provided*, That the amount loaned by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation shall not exceed 85 per centum of the principal amount outstanding of the Repayment.obligations constituting the security therefor: *Provided further*, That the Secretary may utilize proceeds from payments of principal and interest on any loans macle under such title I to repay the Reconstruction Finance Corporation the amount borrowed therefrom under Increase of RFC obligations.the authority of this paragraph: *Provided further*, That the amount of notes, bonds, debentures, and other such obligations which the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized and empowered to issue and to have outstanding at any one time under existing law is hereby increased by an amount sufficient to carry out the provisions hereof. WATER FACILITIES, ARID AND SEMIARID AREAS To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to promote conservation in the arid and semiarid areas of the United States by aiding in the development of facilities for water storage and utilization, and for other purposes”, approved [50 Stat. 869](/us/stat/50/869).August 28, 1937, as amended (16 U. S. C. 590r–590x, 590z–5), $1,750,000, of which not to exceed $11,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of the [49 Stat. 1363](/us/stat/49/1363).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 903](/us/usc/t7/s903) *et seq*.Rural Electrification Act of 1936, approved May 20, 1936, as amended (7 U. S. C. 901–915), as follows: Salaries and expenses: For administrative expenses and expenses of studies, investigations, publications, and reports including the salary of the Administrator, Rural Electrification Administration, and other personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; purchase60 Stat. 295 and exchange of books, lawbooks, books of reference, directories, and periodicals ; not to exceed $500 for newspapers ; purchase (not to exceed $1,500), maintenance, repair, and operation of one passenger auto-mobile in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and not. to exceed $500 for financial and credit reports, $5,000,000. Loans: For loans in accordance with sections 3, 4, and 5 of said Act, and for carrying out the provisions of section 7 thereof,[49 Stat. 1364, 1365](/us/stat/49/1364/1365).[7 U. S. C. §§ 903–905, 907; Supp. V, § 903](/us/usc/t7/s903/905–907) *et seq*. $250,000,000, which sum shall be borrowed from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in accordance with the provisions of section 3
(a)of said Act. FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION salaries and expenses For salaries and expenses of the Farm Credit Administration in the District of Columbia and the field, including printing and binding; travel expenses, including not to exceed $5,000 for travel incurred under proper authority attending meetings or conventions of members of organizations at which matters of importance to the work of the Farm Credit Administration are to be discussed or transacted; lawbooks, books of reference, and not to exceed $750 for periodicals and newspapers; library membership fees or dues in organizations which issue publications to members only or to members at a lower price than to others, payment for which may be made in advance ; not to exceed $20,000 for expenditures authorized by section 602 of the Organic Act of 1944 (12 U. S. C. 833) ; purchase of one, maintenance,[58 Stat. 741](/us/stat/58/741).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 833](/us/usc/t12/s833). repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; garage rental in the District of Columbia; payment of actual transportation and other necessary expenses and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence of persons serving, while away from their homes, without other compensation from the United States, in an advisory capacity to the Farm Credit Administration, except that such expenditures shall not exceed $10,000; necessary administrative expenses in connection with the making of loans under the provisions of the Act of January 29, 1937 (12 U. S. C. 1020i–1020n, 1020o), and the[50 Stat. 5](/us/stat/50/5).*Post*, p 1063.Collection of moneys on loans. collection of moneys due the United States on account of loans made under the provisions of said Act and similar Acts administered by the Farm Credit Administration relating to loans for crop production, feed, seed, and harvesting; examination of corporations, banks, Examination of banks, etc.associations, and institutions operated, supervised, or regulated by the Farm Credit Administration; in all, $544,000, together with not to exceed $4,569,300 from the funds made available to the Farm Credit Administration pursuant to the Act of January 29, 1937*Supra*. (12 U. S. C. 1020i–1020n, 1020o). Collections made pursuant toReimbursement of costs.[58 Stat. 740](/us/stat/58/740).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 832](/us/usc/t12/s832). section 601 of the Organic Act of 1944 (12 U. S. C. 832), are hereby made available to reimburse this appropriation for the cost of examining and supervising the corporations, banks, associations, and other organizations as provided in said section. Farmers’ crop production and harvesting loans: For loans to farmers*Post*, p. 1063. under the Act of January 29, 1937, as amended (12 U. S. C. 1020i–1020n, 1020o),[50 Stat. 5](/us/stat/50/5). $5,000,000, together with the unobligated balance (exclusive of the amount of such balance made available for “Salaries and expenses, Farm Credit Administration, 1947”) of the appropriation “Crop production and harvesting loans” as made in the Act of May 5, 1945 (Public Law 52), is hereby made available, together with[59 Stat. 163](/us/stat/59/163). all collections of principal and interest on loans heretofore or hereafter made under said Act of January 29, 1937 (12 U. S. C. 1020i–1020n, 1020o). 60 Stat. 296 GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 2. Limitations respecting loans and advances. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or authorized hereby to be expended shall be used to pay the compensation or expenses of any officer or employee of the Department, or any bureau, office, agency, or service of the Department, or any corporation, institution, or association supervised thereby, who makes or approves, or directs or authorizes any other officer or employee of the Department or of any such bureau, office, agency, service, corporation, institution, or association to make or approve,
(1)any loan or advance under the provisions of food production financing bulletins F–1 or F–2, issued by the Farm Credit Administration operating under the Food Production Administration, Production Loans Branch, as heretofore or hereafter amended, unless
(a)the applicant represents in writing and it is administratively determined that credit sufficient in amount to finance the production of the crops or livestock specified in the application is not available to him from sources other than the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation or is available from other sources only on such terms and conditions that he could not use the other credit available to the extent necessary to produce the entire quantity of such crops or livestock specified in his application and
(b)the person authorized to approve the loan or advance on behalf of the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation finds that a greater quantity of the crops or livestock specified in the application would be likely to be produced if the loan or advance is made than would be produced otherwise, or
(2)any loan or advance under the provisions of section 201 [47 Stat. 713](/us/stat/47/713).(e) of the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 (12 U. S. C. 1148), as amended (other than loans or advances under bulletins F–1 and F–2 made or approved on the conditions specified in this section) except
(a)in regions in which loans or advances had been made under said section 201
(e)of the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 within one year prior to December 1, 1942, or
(b)in any region which the, Secretary shall have designated as a region in which the making of such loans or advances is necessary in order to finance the production of crops or livestock that otherwise Exceptions.would not be produced in such region: *Provided*, That none of the limitations provided for by this section shall apply with respect to any loan or advance made or approved at any time for the purpose of financing the completion of production undertaken before July 12, 1943, or for the purpose of protecting or preserving the security for or assisting in the collection or liquidation of any loan or advance made or approved before such date. Sec. 3. Vehicles. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law the lump-sum appropriations herein made for the Department shall be available for the purchase of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of the field work of the Department outside the District of Columbia, but the number of such vehicles purchased or otherwise acquired for all the activities of the Department for which appropriations are made in this Act shall not exceed the total number indicated for purchase by the Department under the statements of proposed expenditures for purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles in the Budget plus twelve additional such vehicles for work in connection Limitation on use.with experimental forests and ranges: *Provided*, That such vehicles shall be used only for official service outside the District of Columbia, but this shall not prevent the continued use for official service of motorMaintenance, etc.trucks in the District of Columbia: *Provided further*, That appropriations contained in this Act shall be available for the maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passengerUse of funds.carrying vehicles: *Provided further*, That the funds available under60 Stat. 297 the appropriation “Conservation and use of agricultural land resources”*Ante*, p. 288. may be used for the maintenance, repair, and operation of one passenger-carrying vehicle in the District of Columbia. Sec. 4. Provisions of law prohibiting or restricting the employmentEmployment of aliens. of aliens shall not apply to
(1)the temporary employment of translators when competent citizen translators are not available;
(2)employment in cases of emergency of persons in the field service of the Department for periods of not more than sixty days;
(3)employment on the emergency rubber project;
(4)employment by the Rural Electrification Administration of not to exceed twenty junior engineer trainees who are citizens of other American republics; and
(5)employment under the appropriation for the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations. Sec. 5. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shallPersons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating over-throw of U. S. Government. be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shallAffidavit. be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That such administrativeAdministration of oaths. or supervisory employees of the Department as may be designated for the purpose by the Secretary are hereby authorized to administer the oaths to persons making affidavits required by this section, and they shall charge no fee for so doing: *Provided further*, That any person who engaged in a strike against the Government ofPenalty. the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: *Provided further*, That nothing in this section shall beEmergency work. construed to require an affidavit from any person employed for less than sixty days for sudden emergency work involving the loss of human life or destruction of property, and payment of salary or wages may be made to such persons from applicable appropriations for services rendered in such emergency without execution of the affidavit contemplated by this section. Sec. 6. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to alter,Personnel ceilings. or modify in any manner whatsoever, the aggregate maximum personnel ceilings established by section 14
(a)of the Federal Employees’*Ante*, p. 219. Pay Act of 1946 (Public Law No. 390) nor to authorize the compensation of a greater aggregate number than the number provided for in the aforesaid Act. In the case of any activity whose personnel may be increased in consequence of appropriations contained in this Act, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall recommend and60 Stat. 298 effectuate such reduction in personnel in such governmental agencies as he may deem advisable as will offset any increase in personnel for which provision is made in this Act. Sec. 7. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1947”. Approved June 22, 1946. To authorize the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to grant an easement for highway purposes to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in certain lands in the reservation of the Veterans’ Administration hospital, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. 1946-06-22 446 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 298 79 2 public [CHAPTER 446] AN ACT To authorize the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to grant an easement for highway purposes to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in certain lands in the reservation of the Veterans’ Administration hospital, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. June 22, 1946[[H. R. 5907](/us/bill/79/hr/5907)][[Public Law 423](/us/pl/79/423)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Pennsylvania.Easement for highway purposes. That for the purpose of relocating a part of the Lebanon-Buffalo Springs Road, Route Numbered 38016, the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs is authorized and directed to grant an easement to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for highway purposes in certain lands in the reservation of the Veterans’ Administration hospital in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, described as follows: All that part of a strip of land sixty feet wide extending thirty feet either way from the following-described centerline and lying within the boundaries of the Veterans’ Administration property: Beginning at a point in the center of existing road, Route Numbered 38016, at station one hundred and eight plus seventy-five; thence north seventeen degrees forty-two minutes west to station one hundred and eleven plus three and eighty-one one-hundredths; thence on a curve to the right, having a radius of nine hundred and fifty-five and thirty-seven one-hundredths feet to station one hundred and thirteen plus forty-nine and ninety-two one-hundredths; thence north two degrees fifty-six minutes west to station one hundred and twenty-four plus forty-one and ninety-four one-hundredths; thence on a curve to the left, having a radius of seven hundred and sixteen and seventy-eight one-hundredths feet to station one hundred and thirty plus four and twenty-three one-hundredths; thence north forty-seven degrees fifty-five minutes west to station one hundred and thirty-four plus forty-six and forty-three one-hundredths; thence on a curve to the right, having a radius of two thousand eight hundred and sixty-four and ninety-three one-hundredths feet to station one hundred and thirty-six plus forty-two and twenty-six one-hundredths; thence north forty-four degrees west to a point in center of existing road, Route Numbered 38016, at station one hundred and thirty-seven plus fifty. The above-described right-of-way is in accordance with the road plan of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Highways, Route Numbered 38016, section numbered 1, dated September 11, 1945. Condition. The grant of the foregoing easement shall be conditioned upon the vacation, abandonment, and extinguishment within a reasonable time of the presently existing easement in that strip of land described as follows: All that part of the right-of-way of the existing Lebanon-Buffalo Springs Road lying within or bounded by the Veterans’ Administration reservation, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, and lying between the following-described points: Station one hundred eight plus seventy-five and station one hundred thirty-seven plus fifty, in accordance with the road plan of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Highways, Route Numbered 38016, section numbered 1, dated September 11, 1945, except that portion south of station one hundred thirteen plus twenty-five and that portion60 Stat. 299 north of station one hundred thirty-five plus twenty-five which will be used for the new road as shown on the aforesaid road plan. The easement herein authorized to be granted shall be limited toTime limitation. the period of time the aforesaid lands are required and actually used for highway purposes, and when no longer so required and used, all interests herein authorized to be conveyed in said lands shall cease and determine. Approved June 22, 1946. To amend section 100 of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. 1946-06-22 447 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 299 79 2 public [CHAPTER 447] AN ACT To amend section 100 of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. June 22, 1946[[H. R. 6069](/us/bill/79/hr/6069)][[Public Law 424](/us/pl/79/424)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 100 of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended (38 U. S. C. 693), is amended by adding an additional paragraph[58 Stat. 284](/us/stat/58/284).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 693](/us/usc/t38/s693). thereto so that the section will read as follows:" “Sec. 100. The Veterans’ Administration is hereby declared to beVeterans’ Administration declared an essential war agency.Priorities. an essential war agency and entitled to priority equal to the highest granted any department or agency of the Government in personnel, service, space, equipment, supplies, and material under any laws, Executive orders, and regulations pertaining to priorities. TheProcurement of space. Administrator is authorized, for the purpose of extending benefits to veterans and dependents, and to the extent he deems necessary, to procure the necessary space for administrative, clinical, medical, and out-patient treatment purposes by lease, purchase, or construction of buildings, or by condemnation or declaration of taking, pursuant to existing statutes. “Until June 30, 1947, the Administrator is authorized to enter intoLeases of property. leases or renewals of leases of property for any of the purposes specified in this section for periods not exceeding five years. The provisions of the Act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 412), as amended by section 15 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (47 Stat. 1517; 40 U. S. C. 278a), the provisions of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by the Act of March 3, 1905 (33 Stat. 1257), and the Act of February 27, 1906 (34 Stat. 48; 31 U. S. C. 665); and the. provisions of section 3732 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C. 11) shall not[34 Stat. 255](/us/stat/34/255). apply to any lease entered into by the Administrator under the authority of this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish, or in any way limit any right, power, or authority granted to the Administrator under any other law.” " Approved June 22, 1946. To remove the existing limitation on the number of associate members of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals in the Veterans’ Administration. 1946-06-22 448 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 299 79 2 public [CHAPTER 448] AN ACT To remove the existing limitation on the number of associate members of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals in the Veterans’ Administration. June 22, 1946[[H. R. 6153](/us/bill/79/hr/6153)][[Public Law 425](/us/pl/79/425)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That part of paragraph I preceding subparagraph
(a)of part II of Veterans Regulation Numbered 2 (a), as amended (38 U. S. C., ch. 12 note), is amended[38 U. S. C. note foll. §724](/us/usc/t38/s724). to read as follows:" “I. There is hereby created in the Veterans’ Administration a BoardVeterans’ Administration.Board of Veterans’ Appeals. of Veterans’ Appeals under the administrative control and supervision of a chairman directly responsible to the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs. The Board shall be composed of a Chairman, a Vice Chairman, such number of associate members as may be found necessary not60 Stat. 300 to exceed fifty, and such other professional, administrative, clerical, and stenographic personnel as are necessary in conducting hearings and considering and disposing of appeals properly before such Board in accordance with the instructions herein provided. Members of the Board, including the Chairman and the Vice Chairman, shall be appointed by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs with the approval of the President.” " Approved June 22, 1946. Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Washington to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Columbia River at Northport, Washington. 1946-06-24 458 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 300 79 2 public [CHAPTER 458] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Washington to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Columbia River at Northport, Washington. June 24, 1946[[S. 943](/us/bill/79/s/943)][[Public Law 426](/us/pl/79/426)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consentBridge.Columbia River. of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Washington to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Columbia River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the town of Northport, in Stevens County, Washington, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).“An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved June 24, 1946. To authorize the condemnation of materials which arc intended for use in process or renovated butter and which are unfit for human consumption, and for other purposes. 1946-06-24 459 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 300 79 2 public [CHAPTER 459] AN ACT To authorize the condemnation of materials which arc intended for use in process or renovated butter and which are unfit for human consumption, and for other purposes. June 24, 1946[[H. R. 3611](/us/bill/79/hr/3611)][[Public Law 427](/us/pl/79/427)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, I. R. C., amendments.[26 U. S. C. § 2325](/us/usc/t26/s2325). That section 2325 of the Internal Revenue Code, approved February 10, 1939 (53 Stat. 254), is amended to read as follows:" “SEC. 2325. INSPECTION OF PROCESS OR RENOVATED BUTTER. “For the purpose of protecting interstate and foreign commerce from process or renovated butter which is unclean, unwholesome, unhealthful, or otherwise unfit for human food— “(a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall, through inspectors appointed by him, cause inspections to be made of all milk, butter, butter oil, and other ingredients intended for use in the manufacture of process or renovated butter. All ingredients which are found to be putrid or decomposed or which contain organic or inorganic substances which are foreign to such ingredients when properly made, manufactured, produced, collected, stored, transported, or handled, and which organic or inorganic substances cannot be removed by processing, shall be deemed unfit for use in the manufacture of process or renovated butter, shall be marked ‘U. S. Inspected and Condemned’, and shall be denatured or destroyed under the supervision of the inspector. All other ingredients shall be marked ‘U. S. Inspected and Passed’, and shall be deemed fit for use in the manufacture of process or renovated butter. “(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall cause inspections to be made of all process or renovated butter. If such butter is found to be clean, wholesome, healthful, and otherwise fit for human food,60 Stat. 301 it shall be marked ‘U, S. Inspected and Passed’. Process or renovated butter that is found to be unclean, unwholesome, unhealthful, or otherwise unfit for human food shall be denatured or destroyed under the supervision of the inspector. “(c) The Secretary of Agriculture shall cause inspections to be made of all factories wherein process or renovated butter is manufactured to determine the sanitary conditions thereof, and if it is found that the conditions existing in any such factory do not meet the standards prescribed by the Secretary in his regulations, he shall cause inspection to be withdrawn therefrom. “(d) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to withdraw inspection from any factory wherein process or renovated butter is made, if the manufacturer shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this section or with any of the rules and regulations prescribed hereunder. “(e) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make such rules and regulations as he deems necessary for the efficient administration of the provisions of this section, and all inspections hereunder shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed in such regulations. The Secretary of Agriculture may, from time to time, by regulations define the foreign substances and the extent thereof that render the ingredients unfit for use in manufacturing process or renovated butter. “(f) The Secretary of Agriculture shall cause to be ascertained, and he shall report, from time to time, the quantity and quality of all process or renovated butter manufactured and the character and condition of the materials from which it is made. “(g) No person, firm, or corporation shall forge, counterfeit, simulate, falsely represent, detach, or knowingly alter, deface, or destroy, or use without proper authority, any of the marks, stamps, labels, or tabs provided for in this section or in any regulations prescribed hereunder by the Secretary of Agriculture for use on process or renovated butter or on wrappers, packages, containers, or cases in which the product is contained, or any certificate in relation thereto. “(h) All process or renovated butter and the packages or containers thereof shall be marked with the words ‘Process Butter’ and by such other marks, labels, or brands, and in such manner, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture. “(i) No statement that is false or misleading in any particular shall be placed on or affixed to any wrapper, label, carton, or container of process or renovated butter. “(j) No person, firm, or corporation shall transport, or offer for transportation, or sell or offer for sale, in interstate or foreign commerce, or in commerce affecting commerce among the States, any process or renovated butter that has not been inspected and passed and marked, labeled, and branded in accordance with this section and the regulations issued hereunder. “(k) The administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Act, other than its provisions relating to revenue, but including the seizure and denaturing or destruction of ingredients intended to be used in the manufacture of process or renovated butter and the denaturing or destruction of process or renovated butter, are committed exclusively to the Secretary of Agriculture: *Provided*, That any powers and duties of the Food and Drug Administration of the Federal Security Agency under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (21 U. S. C., 1940 edition, 301, and the following),[52 Stat. 1040](/us/stat/52/1040).[21 U. S C., Supp. V, § 321c](/us/stat/21/321c) *et seq*. as regards such ingredients before they come into the possession of the manufacturers of process or renovated butter, or as regards such powers and duties in connection with process or renovated butter60 Stat. 302 after it leaves such manufacturers and comes into the hands of wholesale or retail dealers, or others, shall not be affected by this Act.” " Sec. 2. Subsection
(c)of section 2326 of the Internal Revenue [26 U. S. C. § 2326 (c)](/us/usc/t26/s2326/c).Code (53 Stat. 255) is amended by striking out “shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than six months, or by both said punishments,” and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: “shall be punished by a fine of not. more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for a period of not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.” Sec. 3. [26 U. S. C. § 2327](/us/usc/t26/s2327). Section 2327 of the Internal Revenue Code (53 Stat. 255) is amended by striking out subsections
(b)and
(c)of said section. Sec. 4. Separability of provisions. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and of the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Approved June 24, 1946. To provide for the disposition of tribal funds of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Indians of the Flathead Reservation in Montana. 1946-06-24 460 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 302 79 2 public [CHAPTER 460] AN ACT To provide for the disposition of tribal funds of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Indians of the Flathead Reservation in Montana. June 24, 1946[[H. R. 3843](/us/bill/79/hr/3843)][[Public Law 428](/us/pl/79/428)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Indians.Availability of designated tribal funds. That notwithstanding any other provision of existing law, the tribal funds now on deposit or hereafter placed to the credit of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Indians of the Flathead Reservation in Montana, in the United States Treasury, shall be available for such purposes as may be designated by the tribal council of said tribe and Expenditures.approved by the Secretary of the Interior: *Provided*, That any expenditures so designated and approved shall be in accordance with the provisions of the tribal constitution and charter. Approved June 24, 1946. To provide for the burial in the Memorial Amphitheater of the National Cemetery at Arlington, Virginia, of the remains of an unknown American who lost his life while serving overseas in the armed forces of the United States during the Second World War. 1946-06-24 461 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 302 79 2 public [CHAPTER 461] AN ACT To provide for the burial in the Memorial Amphitheater of the National Cemetery at Arlington, Virginia, of the remains of an unknown American who lost his life while serving overseas in the armed forces of the United States during the Second World War. June 24, 1946[[H. R. 3959](/us/bill/79/hr/3959)][[Public Law 429](/us/pl/79/429)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Unknown American of Second World War.Burial. That the Secretary of War is authorized and directed
(1)to cause to be brought to the United States the remains of an American who lost his life while serving overseas in the armed forces of the United States during the Second World War and whose identity has not been established; and
(2)to provide for the burial, with appropriate ceremonies, of such unknown American in the Memorial Amphitheater of the National Cemetery at Arlington, Virginia, near or beside the remains of the Unknown American Soldier of the First World War. Sec. 2. Appropriation authorized. There is authorized to be appropriated such sum as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved June 24, 1946. To exempt transfers of property to the American National Red Cross from the District of Columbia inheritance tax. 1946-06-24 462 Chapter 60 Stat. 303 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 303 [CHAPTER 462] AN ACT To exempt transfers of property to the American National Red Cross from the District of Columbia inheritance tax. June 24, 1946[[H. R. 4654](/us/bill/79/hr/4654)][[Public Law 430](/us/pl/79/430)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, effective as ofAmerican National Red Cross. the effective date of title V of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, section 1
(e)of title V of such Act is amended by inserting[50 Stat. 684](/us/stat/50/684).[D. C. Code § 47–1001 (e)](/us/dcc/47–1001/e). after “within the District of Columbia,” the following; “and property transferred to the American National Red Cross,”. Sec. 2. This Act shall not authorize nor require the refund of anyRefunds. taxes paid for the transfer of any property to the American National Red Cross except such taxes as may have been paid under protest. Approved June 24, 1946. To amend the Act establishing the Hot Springs National Park. 1946-06-24 463 Chapter 60 Stat. 303 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 463] AN ACT To amend the Act establishing the Hot Springs National Park. June 24, 1946[[H. R. 5317](/us/bill/79/hr/5317)][[Public Law 431](/us/pl/79/431)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 2Hot Springs National Park.Transfer of jurisdiction over certain offenses. of the Act of April 20, 1904 (33 Stat. 187), as amended (16 U. S. C. 372), is further amended by striking out the words “Eastern United States Judicial District of Arkansas” and inserting in lieu thereof “Western United States Judicial District of Arkansas”. Sec. 2. Section 6 of the Act of April 20, 1904 (33 Stat. 188), as amended (16 U. S. C. 376), is further amended by striking out the words “United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas” wherever they appear in said section and inserting in lieu thereof the words “United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas”. Sec. 3. Section 7 of the Act of April 20, 1904 (33 Stat. 188), as amended (16 U. S. C. 377), is further amended by striking out the words “United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas”. Sec. 4. Section 8 of the Act of April 20, 1904 (33 Stat. 189), as amended (16 U. S. C. 378), is further amended by striking out the words “Eastern District of Arkansas” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “Western District of Arkansas”. Sec. 5. Section 9 of the Act of April 20, 1904 (33 Stat. 189), as amended (16 U. S. C. 379), is further amended by striking out the words “Eastern District of Arkansas” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “Western District of Arkansas”. Sec. 6. Section 12 of the Act of April 20, 1904 (33 Stat. 189, 16 U. S. C. 382). is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 12. All persons who may be imprisoned for nonpayment ofImprisonment for non-payment of fine or costs. any fine or costs provided for by this Act or awaiting trial without bad, shall be confined in any approved jail situated in the Western District of Arkansas or at such place as may be otherwise designated”. " Approved June 24, 1946. To accept the renunciation by Albert W. Johnson of pension under section 260 of the Judicial Code. 1946-06-24 464 Chapter 60 Stat. 304 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 304 [CHAPTER 464] AN ACT To accept the renunciation by Albert W. Johnson of pension under section 260 of the Judicial Code. June 24, 1946[[H. R. 5413](/us/bill/79/hr/5413)][[Public Law 432](/us/pl/79/432)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That after July 14, 1945,Albert W. Johnson.Pension.[36 Stat. 1161](/us/stat/36/1161).[28 U. S. C. § 375; Supp. V, § 375](/us/usc/t28/s375). no payment shall be made under section 260 of the Judicial Code to Albert W. Johnson (or to his estate), formerly district judge of the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, who resigned as such judge on July 3, 1945, and who, on July 14, 1945, renounced and relinquished his rights under section 260 of the Judicial Code to receive the salary therein provided for judges who resign after having served at least ten years and having attained the age of seventy years. Approved June 24, 1946. To authorize certain expenditures by the Alaska Railroad, and for other purposes. 1946-06-24 465 Chapter 60 Stat. 304 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 465] AN ACT To authorize certain expenditures by the Alaska Railroad, and for other purposes. June 24, 1946[[H. R. 5453](/us/bill/79/hr/5453)][[Public Law 433](/us/pl/79/433)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Funds for operation of Alaska Railroad.Availability That funds available for the operation of the Alaska Railroad shall be available for maintenance and operation of river steamers and other boats on the Yukon River and its tributaries in Alaska; for purchase of stores for resale; and for payment of claims for losses and damages arising from operations, including claims of employees of the railroad for loss and damage resulting from wreck or accident on said railroad, not due to negligence of the claimant, limited to clothing and other necessary personal effects used in connection with his duties and not exceeding $100 in value. Approved June 24, 1946. To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Inter-American Trade Exposition, Fort Worth, Texas, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes. 1946-06-24 466 Chapter 60 Stat. 304 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 466] JOINT RESOLUTION To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Inter-American Trade Exposition, Fort Worth, Texas, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes. June 24, 1946[[H. J. Res. 327](/us/bill/79/hjres/327)][[Public Law 434](/us/pl/79/434)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Inter-American Trade Exposition, Ft. Worth, Tex.Importation of articles for exhibition, etc. That all articles which shall be imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Inter-American Trade Exposition, an international exposition, to be held at Fort Worth, Texas, from October 6 to 12, 1946, inclusive, by the Texas Pan-American Association, a corporation, or for use in constructing, installing, or maintaining foreign buildings or exhibits at the said exhibition, upon which articles there shall be a tariff or customs duty, shall be admitted without payment of such tariff, customs duty, fees, or charges under such regulations as the Secretary of Sale of articles.the Treasury shall prescribe; but it shall be lawful at any time during or within three months after the. close of the said exposition to sell within the area of the exposition any articles provided for herein, subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall Articles withdrawn.prescribe: *Provided*, That all such articles, when withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, shall be subject to the duties, if 60 Stat. 305any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of their withdrawal; and on such articles which shall have suffered diminution or deterioration from incidental handling or exposure, the duties, if payable, shall be assessed according to the appraised value at the time of withdrawal from entry hereunder for consumption or entry under the general tariff law: *Provided further*, ThatMarking requirements. imported articles provided for herein shall not be subject to any marking requirements of the general tariff laws, except when such articles are withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, in which case they shall not be released from customs custody until properly marked, but no additional duty shall be assessed because such articles were not sufficiently marked when imported into the United States: *Provided further*, That at any time during or within three monthsAbandonment of articles. after the close of the exposition, any article entered hereunder may be abandoned to the Government or destroyed under customs supervision, whereupon any duties on such article shall be remitted: *Provided further*, That articles which have been admitted without payment ofArticles in customs custody. duty for exhibition under any tariff law and which have remained in continuous customs custody or under a customs exhibition bond and imported articles in bonded warehouses under the general tariff law may be accorded the privilege of transfer to and entry for exhibition at the said exposition under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: *And provided further*, That the Texas Pan-AmericanTexas Pan-American Association.Sole consignee; expenses. Association, a corporation, shall be deemed, for customs purposes only, to be the sole consignee of all merchandise imported under the provisions of this Act, and that the actual and necessary customs charges for labor, services, and other expenses in connection with the entry, examination, appraisement, release, or custody, together with the necessary charges for salaries of customs officers and employees in connection with the supervision, custody of, and accounting for, articles imported under the provisions of this Act, shall be reimbursed by the Texas Pan-American Association, a corporation, to the Government of the United States under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and that receipts from suchDeposit of receipts. reimbursements shall be deposited as refunds to the appropriation from which paid, in the manner provided for in section 524, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 19, sec, 1524)[46 Stat. 741](/us/stat/46/741) Approved June 24, 1946. To set aside certain lands in Oklahoma in trust for the Indians of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Reservation. 1946-06-24 467 Chapter 60 Stat. 305 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 467] AN ACT To set aside certain lands in Oklahoma in trust for the Indians of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Reservation. June 24, 1946[[S. 1043](/us/bill/79/s/1043)][[Public Law 435](/us/pl/79/435)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the followingIndians.Title to designated lands. described lands are hereby eliminated from the Rainy Mountain School Reserve in Oklahoma and title is hereby vested in the United States in trust for the Indians of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Reservation: South half and northwest quarter of section 13; all of section 14; south half and northeast quarter of section 23; and west half of section 24; township 6 north, range 16 west, of the Indian meridian, Oklahoma, containing one thousand nine hundred and twenty acres. Approved June 24, 1946. To transfer certain real and personal property in Ward County, North Dakota, to the State of North Dakota acting by and through the Industrial Commission of North Dakota. 1946-06-24 468 Chapter 60 Stat. 306 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 306 [CHAPTER 468] AN ACT To transfer certain real and personal property in Ward County, North Dakota, to the State of North Dakota acting by and through the Industrial Commission of North Dakota. June 24, 1946[[S. 1336](/us/bill/79/s/1336)][[Public Law 436](/us/pl/79/436)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, North Dakota.Transfer of real and personal property. That, upon the written consent of the majority of directors of North Dakota Rural Rehabilitation Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and directed to transfer and to cause to be transferred forthwith to the State of North Dakota, acting by and through the Industrial Commission of North Dakota, all right, title, claim, and estate in and to all real and personal property in Ward County, North Dakota, known as the Burlington farmstead and coal-mine project, and which said properties were transferred by North Dakota Rural Rehabilitation Corporation, in trust to the United States of America acting by and through the Secretary of Agriculture, by transfer agreement dated June 25, 1937, and which said properties have been subject to administration by the Secretary as trustee under such agreement. Such transfer by the Secretary of Agriculture shall be subject to any legal rights existing by virtue of any lease or other agreement by the Secretary, his successors or representatives as such trustee, to use such properties or any proceeds received therefrom wholly for rural rehabilitation. Sec. 2. Rural rehabilitation. The transfer of the real and personal property under this Act is hereby found to be in the general interest of rural rehabilitation and particularly in the rehabilitation of disabled veterans of the United States, and dependent members of their families, resident in North Dakota, and shall not be deemed to impose any liability upon the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to his obligations under such agreement of transfer of June 25, 1937. Approved June 24, 1946. Extending for seven months the period of time during which alcohol plants are permitted to produce sugars or sirups simultaneously with the production of alcohol. 1946-06-24 469 Chapter 60 Stat. 306 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 469] JOINT RESOLUTION Extending for seven months the period of time during which alcohol plants are permitted to produce sugars or sirups simultaneously with the production of alcohol. June 24, 1946[[S. J. Res. 162](/us/bill/79/sjres/162)][[Public Law 437](/us/pl/79/437)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 3126
(a)of[59 Stat. 555](/us/stat/59/555).[26 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 3126 (a)](/us/usc/t26/s3126/a). the Internal Revenue Code (relating to emergency production of sugars and sirups in industrial alcohol plants) is amended by striking out “July 1, 1946,” and inserting in lieu thereof “February 1, 1947,”. Approved June 24, 1946. To authorize the availability for certain necessary administrative expenses of appropriations for the Department of the Interior. 1946-06-25 472 Chapter 60 Stat. 306 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 472] AN ACT To authorize the availability for certain necessary administrative expenses of appropriations for the Department of the Interior. June 25, 1946[[S. 1857](/us/bill/79/s/1857)][[Public Law 438](/us/pl/79/438)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Department of the Interior.Hire of boats, vehicles, etc.*Post*, p. 385. That appropriations for field work of the Department of the Interior shall be available for the hire, with or without personal services, of boats, work animals, and animal-drawn and motor-propelled vehicles and equipment. Sec. 2. Damages to private property.*Post*, p. 350. Appropriations for contingent expenses of the Department of the Interior shall be available, to the extent specified therein, for the payment of damages to private property (not to exceed $500 in 60 Stat. 307any one case) caused by the negligent operation of motor vehicles under such appropriations. Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out the Act of February 22, 1935, as amended (15 U. S. C., ch. 15A), is authorized[49 Stat. 30](/us/stat/49/30).[15 U. S. C. §§ 715–715*l*; Supp. V, ch. 15A](/us/usc/t15/s715–715l/15A). to cooperate with Federal and State authorities. Approved June 25, 1946. Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands situated in Clark County, Nevada, to the Boulder City Cemetery Association for cemetery purposes. 1946-06-25 473 Chapter 60 Stat. 307 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 473] AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands situated in Clark County, Nevada, to the Boulder City Cemetery Association for cemetery purposes. June 25, 1946[[H. R. 3966](/us/bill/79/hr/3966)][[Public Law 439](/us/pl/79/439)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryBoulder City Cemetery Association.Conveyance. of the Interior be, and he hereby is, authorized to convey to the Boulder City Cemetery Association, a rural cemetery association incorporated pursuant to the laws of the State of Nevada, for cemetery purposes, upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe and subject to such rules and regulations for the protection of property and interests of the United States of America and for the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare in Boulder City, Nevada, and vicinity, as may thereafter be promulgated by him or pursuant to his authority, all right, title, and interest of the United States of America in and to certain lands in Clark County, State of Nevada, heretofore withdrawn for reclamation purposes, described as follows: The east half of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter, the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter, the west half of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter, the east half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter, the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter, and the west half of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter, section 10, township 23 south, range 64 east, Mount Diablo base and meridian, Nevada, consisting of ten acres, more or less, by deed reserving a right-of-way thereon for the construction, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission lines and telephone lines constructed by the authority of the United States or under permit from the Secretary of the Interior: *Provided*, That title to such of saidReversion of title. lands as should in the judgment of the Secretary so revert shall revert to the United States in any of the following events:
(a)if any portion of said lands shall cease to be used and maintained for cemetery purposes;
(b)if any portion of said lands, shall be used for any purpose other than cemetery purposes; or
(c)if said association shall violate any of the rules or regulations hereafter promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to this Act and if the Secretary, whose decision shall be final, shall determine in writing that as a result of such violation the interests of the United States require a reverter of said lands; a reverter resulting from any of the aforesaid events shall become effective upon the filing for record by the Secretary with the Recorder of Clark County, State of Nevada, of a declaration that, a reverter has occurred for reasons therein stated and upon the service of a copy thereof upon the association by regular mail addressed to it at its last known address. Approved June 25, 1946. To amend an Act entitled “An Act to allow credit in connection with certain homestead entries for military or naval service rendered during World War II”. 1946-06-25 474 Chapter 60 Stat. 308 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 308 [CHAPTER 474] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to allow credit in connection with certain homestead entries for military or naval service rendered during World War II”. June 25, 1946[[H. R. 5271](/us/bill/79/hr/5271)][[Public Law 440](/us/pl/79/440)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, World War II veterans.Homestead entries. That section 1 of the Act approved September 27, 1944, entitled “An Act to allow credit in connection with certain homestead entries for military or naval service [58 Stat. 747](/us/stat/58/747).[43 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 279](/us/usc/t43/s279).rendered during World War II” (Public, Numbered 434, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session), is hereby amended by deleting the period at the end thereof, by substituting a colon, and by inserting Age.the following proviso: “*Provided*, That no person who has served or may serve in the military or naval forces of the United States for a period of at least ninety days during World War II and is honorably discharged shall be disqualified from making homestead entry or from any other benefits of this Act merely by reason of not having reached the age of twenty-one years.” Approved June 25, 1946. To amend section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 751), entitled “An Act to provide for the allotment of lands of the Crow Tribe, for the distribution of tribal funds, and for other purposes”, as amended by the Act of May 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 658). 1946-06-25 475 Chapter 60 Stat. 308 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 475] AN ACT To amend section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 751), entitled “An Act to provide for the allotment of lands of the Crow Tribe, for the distribution of tribal funds, and for other purposes”, as amended by the Act of May 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 658). June 25, 1946[[H. R. 6195](/us/bill/79/hr/6195)][[Public Law 441](/us/pl/79/441)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 751), as amended by section 1 of the Act of May 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 658), be further amended by striking out the next to the last sentence of section 1, reading “No lease shall be made for a period longer than five years,” and by substituting Crow Indian lands.Leases.therefor the following: “No lease of any allotment shall be made for a period longer than five years except that irrigable lands in Indian ownership under the Big Horn unit of the Crow Indian irrigation project may be leased for farming purposes for a period not exceeding ten years. All other provisions of these Acts with respect to the leasing of Crow Indian lands shall continue in effect.” Approved June 25, 1946. To authorize the use of naval vessels to determine the effect of atomic weapons upon such vessels. 1946-06-25 487 Chapter 60 Stat. 308 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 487] JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the use of naval vessels to determine the effect of atomic weapons upon such vessels. June 25, 1946[[H. J. Res. 307](/us/bill/79/hjres/307)][[Public Law 442](/us/pl/79/442)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Atomic weapons.Use of naval vessels as targets. That the Secretary of the Navy, with the approval of the President, is authorized to employ vessels of the Navy as targets for purposes of test and experimentation in determining the effect of atomic weapons upon such vessels. Sec. 2. Disposition of vessels. After employment pursuant to authority contained in section 1 of this Act vessels may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy or such other person as may be designated by him, be—
(a)sunk if considered unseaworthy; or
(b)retained with or without repair for further test and experimentation, for further naval use, or for other disposition in accordance with other provisions of law. Sec. 3. Number of vessels. The number of combatant vessels, exclusive of those received from foreign governments, which may be employed as 60 Stat. 309targets for the purposes set forth in section 1 of this joint resolution, is limited to thirty-three. The term “combatant vessels” for purposes“Combatant vessels,” of this section is defined as naval vessels of the following categories: Battleships, cruisers, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and submarines. Sec. 4. The Secretaries of War and of the Navy shall take suchSafeguarding of information, etc. measures as they may deem necessary to safeguard the information, observations, findings, conclusions, and recommendations pertaining to and resulting from these tests and which are of a military nature as would normally be attached to any other vital military information or military secret. Sec. 4A. The President, in his discretion, may appoint an advisoryAdvisory board. board to cooperate with the Secretaries of War and of the Navy in the conduct of these tests, to undertake an independent study of the tests and to submit its observations, findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the Secretaries of War and of the Navy. This advisory board shall be composed of—
(a)five civilians, one of whom shall be designated as chairman of the advisory board;
(b)three naval officers, at least one of whom shall be a naval aviator; and
(c)three Army officers, at least one of whom shall be an Army aviator. Sec. 5. Such provisions of this joint resolution as relate to theTermination of designated provisions. employment of vessels of the Navy as targets shall terminate two years after the date of its enactment into law. Approved June 25, 1946. Granting the consent of Congress to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Monongahela River, at a point between the Boroughs of Elizabeth, in Elizabeth Township, and West Elizabeth, in Jefferson Township, in the county of Allegheny, and in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 1946-06-25 488 Chapter 60 Stat. 309 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 488] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Monongahela River, at a point between the Boroughs of Elizabeth, in Elizabeth Township, and West Elizabeth, in Jefferson Township, in the county of Allegheny, and in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. June 25, 1946[[H. R. 5357](/us/bill/79/hr/5357)][[Public Law 443](/us/pl/79/443)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consent ofBridge.Monongahela River. Congress is hereby granted to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge, and approaches thereto, across the Monongahela River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between the Boroughs of Elizabeth, in Elizabeth Township, and West Elizabeth, in Jefferson Township, in the county of Allegheny, and in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the[34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498). construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved June 25, 1946. To modify the time limitations governing the award of certain military and naval decorations for acts performed during the present war. 1946-06-26 489 Chapter 60 Stat. 309 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 489] AN ACT To modify the time limitations governing the award of certain military and naval decorations for acts performed during the present war. June 26, 1946[[S. 1523](/us/bill/79/s/1523)][[Public Law 444](/us/pl/79/444)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the limitationsIssuance of Medal of Honor, etc.[10 U. S. C. § 1401 *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 1412](/us/usc/t10/s1401/1412);[34 U. S, C., Supp. V, § § 354–364](/us/stat/34/354–364). prescribed by the Act of July 9, 1918 (40 Stat. 845, 871), and the Act of August 7, 1942 (56 Stat. 743, 744), with respect to the time within which the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy 60 Stat. 310Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Medal, and devices in lieu thereof, may be issued and the time within which statements or reports suggesting or recommending such awards may be made shall not apply to any case in Nonapplication of limitations.which
(1)the act or service justifying the award was performed during the period commencing December 7, 1941, and ending with the date of the termination of hostilities in the present war and
(2)the recommendation for official recognition of such act or service was initiated not later than six months after the latter date. The term “date of the termination of hostilities in the present war” means the date proclaimed by the President as the date of such termination or the date specified in a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress as the date of such termination, whichever is earlier. Approved June 26, 1946. To revive and reenact and amend the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the county of Gallatin, State of Illinois, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Ohio River at or near the city of Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, to a point opposite thereto in the county of Union, State of Kentucky”, approved July 18, 1939. 1946-06-26 490 Chapter 60 Stat. 310 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 490] AN ACT To revive and reenact and amend the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the county of Gallatin, State of Illinois, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Ohio River at or near the city of Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, to a point opposite thereto in the county of Union, State of Kentucky”, approved July 18, 1939. June 26, 1946[[H. R. 5444](/us/bill/79/hr/5444)][[Public Law 445](/us/pl/79/445)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Ohio River.[53 Stat. 1058](/us/stat/53/1058); [54 Stat. 727](/us/stat/54/727). That the Act approved July 18, 1939 (heretofore extended by an Act of Congress approved July 2, 1940), authorizing the county of Gallatin, in the State of Illinois, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Ohio River, at or near Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, is hereby revived Time limitation.and reenacted: *Provided*, That this Act shall be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. Sec. 2. [53 Stat. 1059](/us/stat/53/1059). Section 2 of such Act of July 18, 1939, as revived and reenacted, is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 2. Acquisition of lands. There is hereby conferred upon the county of Gallatin, in the State of Illinois, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, maintenance, and operation of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State.” " Sec. 3. Section 3 of such Act, as revived and reenacted, is amended Restriction.by inserting the following sentence at the end thereof: “No toll or other charge shall be levied against any employee, civil or military, or any vehicle or conveyance of the United States Government for the use of such bridge in the performance of official duties.” Sec. 4. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved June 26, 1946. To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to extend and renew to Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company for the term of ten years a lease to Henry A. Scandrett, Walter J. Cummings, and George I. Haight, trustees of Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company, of a tract of land in the United States Department of Agriculture Range Livestock Experiment Station, in the State of Montana, and for a right-of-way to said tract, for the removal of gravel and ballast material, executed under the authority of the Act of Congress approved June 25, 1936. 1946-06-26 491 Chapter 60 Stat. 311 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 311 [CHAPTER 491] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to extend and renew to Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company for the term of ten years a lease to Henry A. Scandrett, Walter J. Cummings, and George I. Haight, trustees of Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company, of a tract of land in the United States Department of Agriculture Range Livestock Experiment Station, in the State of Montana, and for a right-of-way to said tract, for the removal of gravel and ballast material, executed under the authority of the Act of Congress approved June 25, 1936. June 26, 1946[[H. R. 5876](/us/bill/79/hr/5876)][[Public Law 446](/us/pl/79/446)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryChicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company.Lease. of Agriculture be, and lie is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to extend and renew to Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Kailroad Company for a term of ten years that certain lease to Henry A. Scandrett, Walter J. Cummings, and George I. Haight, trustees of Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Kailroad Company, bearing date June 27, 1936, of a tract of land in the United States Department of Agriculture Range Livestock Experiment Station, in the State of Montana, containing an approximate area of two hundred and forty-one and sixty-seven one-hundredths acres, and also a strip of land for a right-of-way to said tract, executed by the Secretary of Agriculture under the authority of the Act of Congress approved June[49 Stat. 1922](/us/stat/49/1922). 25, 1936, upon the general terms and conditions now contained in saidTerms and conditions. lease but with specific provision that, lessee shall pay annually a royalty of 1 cent per cubic yard on all material removed from said tract and shall in addition remove from the tract and deliver in a stock pile annually, free of charge, such quantity of sand and gravel suitable for use upon the walks and roads of the experiment station as would be required by the Government officials in charge of the station, not to exceed one hundred car loads per annum; said renewal and extension to inure to the benefit of Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company (successor to said Henry A. Scandrett, Walter J. Cummings, and George I. Haight, trustees of Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company). Approved June 26, 1946. To authorize the course of instruction at the United States Military Academy to be given to not exceeding twenty persons at a time from the American Republics, other than the United States. 1946-06-26 493 Chapter 60 Stat. 311 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 493] AN ACT To authorize the course of instruction at the United States Military Academy to be given to not exceeding twenty persons at a time from the American Republics, other than the United States. June 26, 1946[[S. 1288](/us/bill/79/s/1288)][[Public Law 447](/us/pl/79/447)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryU. S. Military Academy.Instruction for persons from other American republics. of War is hereby authorized to permit, upon designation of the President of the United States, not exceeding twenty persons at a time from the American Republics (other than the United States) to receive instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Not more than three persons from any one of such republics shall receive instruction under authority of this Act at the same time. The persons receiving instruction under authority of this ActPay,allowances,etc. shall receive the same pay, allowances, and emoluments, to be paid from the same appropriations, as cadets at the United States Military Academy appointed from the United States, except that the mileage allowance payable to such persons for travel performed in proceeding to the United States Military Academy for initial admission shall not be limited to mileage for travel within the continental limits of the United States. Such persons shall,Rules governing admission, etc. except as may be determined by the Secretary of War, be subject to 60 Stat. 312the same rules and regulations governing admission, attendance, discipline, resignation, discharge, dismissal, and graduation, as cadets at the United States Military Academy appointed from the United States, but they shall not be entitled to appointment to any office or position in the United States Army by reason of their graduation from the United States Military Academy: *Provided*, That any persons permitted to receive instruction at the United States Military Academy under authority of this Act shall not be subject to the [10 U. S. C. §§ 1099, 1101](/us/usc/t10/s1099/1101).Restriction.provisions of sections 1320 and 1321 of the Revised Statutes. Sec. 2. After the date of enactment of this Act, no person shall have authority to permit citizens of the American Republics to receive instruction at the United States Military Academy under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the President to permit citizens of the American Republics to receive instruction at professional educational institutions and schools maintained and administered by the Government of the United States or by departments or [20 U. S. C. § 221; Supp. V, § 221](/us/usc/t20/s221).Persons receiving instruction under Act of June 24, 1938.agencies thereof”, approved June 24, 1938 (52 Stat. 1034). Any person who is receiving instruction at the United States Military Academy on such date of enactment under authority of such Act of June 24, 1938, may, in the discretion of the President, be permitted to continue to receive such instruction and, if so permitted, shall thereafter be deemed to be receiving instruction under the provisions of section 1 of this Act. Approved June 26, 1946. To fix the salary of the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. 1946-06-26 494 Chapter 60 Stat. 312 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 494] AN ACT To fix the salary of the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. June 26, 1946[[S. 1460](/us/bill/79/s/1460)][[Public Law 448](/us/pl/79/448)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. That hereafter the legal work of the Department of the Interior shall be performed under the supervision and direction of the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, who shall be appointed by the President with the Salary.advice and consent of the Senate and who shall be paid a salary of $10,000 per annum. Approved June 26, 1946. To authorize additional permanent professors of the United States Military Academy. 1946-06-26 495 Chapter 60 Stat. 312 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 495] AN ACT To authorize additional permanent professors of the United States Military Academy. June 26, 1946[[S. 1963](/us/bill/79/s/1963)][[Public Law 449](/us/pl/79/449)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, U. S. Military Academy.Additional permanent professors. That one additional permanent professor is hereby authorized for each of the nine departments of instruction of the United States Military Academy for which one such professor is now authorized. Such professors shall have the rank, pay, allowances, retirement rights, and other benefits authorized for other permanent professors of the Academy:Head of department. *Provided*, That the senior professor in each department of instruction shall be the head thereof. Sec. 2. Professor of law and professor of ordnance. The positions of professor of law and professor of ordnance of the United States Military Academy hereafter shall be filled by the appointment of permanent professors, who shall have the rank, pay, allowances, retirement rights, and other benefits authorized for other permanent professors of the Academy. Sec. 3. Dean of Academic Board. There is hereby authorized, as an additional permanent professor of the United States Military Academy, a dean of the 60 Stat. 313Academic Board, who shall have such duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Superintendent of the Academy with the approval of the Secretary of War. Appointments to this position shall be made, from among permanent professors who have served as heads of departments of instruction of the Academy. The dean ofRank, pay, etc. the Academic Board shall have the rank, pay, allowances, retirement rights, and other benefits authorized for permanent brigadier generals of the Army, except that the statutory retirement age shall be the same as that of other permanent professors of the Academy. Approved June 26, 1946. Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to purchase improvements or pay damages for removal of improvements located on public lands of the United States in the Anderson Ranch Reservoir site, Boise reclamation project, Idaho. 1946-06-26 496 Chapter 60 Stat. 313 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 496] AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to purchase improvements or pay damages for removal of improvements located on public lands of the United States in the Anderson Ranch Reservoir site, Boise reclamation project, Idaho. June 26, 1946[[H. R. 1689](/us/bill/79/hr/1689)][[Public Law 450](/us/pl/79/450)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryAnderson Ranch Reservoir, Boise reclamation project, Idaho. of the Interior is authorized to purchase improvements located on public lands of the United States within the boundaries of the Anderson Ranch Reservoir, Boise reclamation project, Idaho, or to make payment for damages for the removal of improvements from the public lands of the United States within the boundaries of said reservoir. Any funds appropriated for the construction of the Anderson Ranch Reservoir, Boise reclamation project, Idaho, shall be avail-able for such purchase or payment of damages. Payments may be made pursuant to this Act to persons, firms, or corporations who shall establish to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Interior that they are entitled equitably to receive the same, and who sign contracts and vouchers for the same upon forms approved by the Secretary of the Interior: *Provided*, That amounts so paid shall notRestriction. exceed the reasonable value, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior, of the improvements purchased or the actual damages (not exceeding in any event the reasonable value of the said improvements, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) found by the Secretary of the Interior to have been sustained as a result of the removal of said improvements, as the case may be. Approved June 26, 1946. To authorize the Federal Works Administrator to accept and dispose of real estate devised to the United States by the late Maggie Johnson, of Polk County, Arkansas, and for other purposes. 1946-06-26 497 Chapter 60 Stat. 313 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 497] AN ACT To authorize the Federal Works Administrator to accept and dispose of real estate devised to the United States by the late Maggie Johnson, of Polk County, Arkansas, and for other purposes. June 26, 1946[[H. R. 2677](/us/bill/79/hr/2677)][[Public Law 451](/us/pl/79/451)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the FederalFederal Works Administrator.Acceptance, etc., of certain real estate. Works Administrator be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to accept on behalf of the United States the real estate devised to the United States by the late Maggie Johnson, of Polk County, Arkansas, and to deal with the same in the manner provided by the Act of August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 885; U. S. C., title, 40, sec. 304a and the following),[40 U. S. C. §§ 304a–304c](/us/usc/t40/s304a–304c).*Ante*, p. 257.James W. Rose. or the Act of August 26, 1935 (49 Stat. 800; U. S. C., title 40, see. 345b): *Provided*, That prior to disposition under authority of the aforesaid Act, the Federal Works Administrator may offer to convey to James W. Rose, of Polk County, Arkansas, such real estate at one-half the appraised value thereof and execute in the name of the United States a quitclaim deed to the property. Approved June 26, 1946. To amend title II of the Act entitled “An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes”, approved October 14, 1940, as amended, to permit the making of contributions, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, for the maintenance and operation of certain school facilities, and for other purposes. 1946-06-26 498 Chapter 60 Stat. 314 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 314 [CHAPTER 498] AN ACT To amend title II of the Act entitled “An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes”, approved October 14, 1940, as amended, to permit the making of contributions, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, for the maintenance and operation of certain school facilities, and for other purposes. June 26, 1946[[H. R. 5796](/us/bill/79/hr/5796)][[Public Law 452](/us/pl/79/452)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Defense public works. That title II of the Act entitled “An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection [55 Stat. 361](/us/stat/55/361).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1531–1534](/us/usc/t42/s1531–1534).with national defense, and for other purposes”, approved October 14, 1940, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following section: " “Sec. 205. Contributions for operation, etc., of school facilities. In order to enable school authorities that are still over-burdened with war-incurred school enrollments to meet their needs during the transition from war to peacetime conditions, the Federal Works Administrator is authorized to continue to make, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, contributions for the operation and maintenance of school facilities to
(a)local school agencies requiring assistance that have received during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, contributions under this Act for the maintenance and operation of their school facilities; and
(b)local school agencies requiring assistance that may be subject to a loss of tax revenues because of the acquisition or ownership of land by the United States. Contributions [55 Stat. 362, 363](/us/stat/55/362/636).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1532, 1541](/us/usc/t42/s1532/1541).under this section may be made without regard to sections 202 and 301 of this Act and to the provisions in any appropriation Act heretofore enacted appropriating funds to carry out the functions vested in [55 Stat. 361, 363](/us/stat/55/361/363).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, 1531–1553](/us/usc/t42/s1531–1553).*Ante*, p. 9.the Federal Works Administrator by title II and title III of this Act which may conflict with the purpose of this section, and such contributions may be made notwithstanding the declaration by the President that any existing emergency has ceased to exist. Appropriations authorized.Appropriations and existing appropriations heretofore authorized to carry out the purposes of titles II and III of this Act are hereby authorized to carry out the purposes of this section.” " Approved June 26, 1946. To amend section 4 of the Act of August 25, 1937, so as to provide a filing procedure in cases of adoption outside the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 1946-06-26 499 Chapter 60 Stat. 314 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 499] AN ACT To amend section 4 of the Act of August 25, 1937, so as to provide a filing procedure in cases of adoption outside the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. June 26, 1946[[H. R. 6070](/us/bill/79/hr/6070)][[Public Law 453](/us/pl/79/453)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, District of Columbia.Adoption proceedings.[50 Stat. 807](/us/stat/50/807). That section 4 of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate proceedings in adoption in the District of Columbia”, approved August 25, 1937, as amended (D. C. Code, 1940 edition, sec. 16–204), is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 4. Notice to Bureau of Vital Statistics of Health Department. Notice of a final decree of adoption shall be sent to the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the Health Department. This Bureau shall cause to be made a new record of the birth in the new name and with the names of the adopter and shall then cause to be sealed and filed the original birth certificate with the order of the court and such Adoption outside D. C.sealed package shall be opened only by order of court. If the adoption occurred outside of the District of Columbia, upon filing with the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the Health Department a certified copy of the final decree of adoption, the Bureau shall cause to be made a new record of the birth in the new name with the, names of the adopters, and shall then cause to be sealed and filed the original birth certificate with the certified copy of the final decree of adoption; and 60 Stat. 315such sealed package shall be opened only by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. If the birth occurred outside of the District of Columbia, the clerk of the court shall, upon petition by the adopter, furnish him with a certified copy of the final decree of adoption.” " Approved June 26, 1946. To provide military assistance to the Republic of the Philippines in establishing and maintaining national security and to form a basis for participation by that government in such defensive military operations as the future may require. 1946-06-26 500 Chapter 60 Stat. 315 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 500] AN ACT To provide military assistance to the Republic of the Philippines in establishing and maintaining national security and to form a basis for participation by that government in such defensive military operations as the future may require. June 26, 1946[[H. R. 6572](/us/bill/79/hr/6572)][[Public Law 454](/us/pl/79/454)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That this Act mayShort title.*Post*, p. 916. be cited as the “Republic of the Philippines Military Assistance Act”. Sec. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the President is authorized, upon application by the Republic of the Philippines, and whenever in his discretion the public interest renders such course advisable, to provide:
(a)for the instruction and training ofInstruction and training. military and naval personnel of the Republic of the Philippines;
(b)for the maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of military orEquipment. naval equipment in the possession of the said country; and
(c)forTransfer of arms, etc. the transfer to the said country of any arms, ammunition, and implements of war as defined in the President’s proclamation 2549 of April 9, 1942, or any superseding proclamations; any other aircraft; naval[56 Stat. 1948](/us/stat/56/1948).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 452](/us/usc/t22/s452) note. vessels except those in the category of battleships, cruisers, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and submarines; any stores, supplies, services, technical information, material, and equipment: *Provided*, That such transfer shall be consistent with military and naval requirements of the United States and with the national interest. Sec. 3. The President is authorized to provide such assistance orProviding of assistance, etc., pursuant to section 2. transfer property or information pursuant to section 2, by sale, loan, exchange, lease, gift, or transfer for cash, credit, or other property with or without warranty and upon such other terms and conditions as he shall find proper. Sec. 4. As a condition precedent to the receipt of any assistance,Conditions precedent to receipt of assistance, etc. information, or property pursuant to this Act the Government of the Republic of the Philippines shall undertake
(a)that it will not, without the consent of the President of the United States, transfer title to or possession of any property transferred to it pursuant to this Act,
(b)that it will not permit use of any property so received or disclosure of any plan, specification, or other information pertaining thereto or any technical information furnished, by or to anyone not an officer, employee, or agent of the Republic of the Philippines, or for any purpose other than those set forth in this Act, and
(c)that the Government of the Republic of the Philippines will make provisions comparable to those customarily made by the United States for the security of any article, plan, or information received under the terms of this Act. Sec. 5. The President of the United States is authorized, upon applicationDetail of officers and enlisted men of armed forces of the U. S. from the Republic of the Philippines, and whenever in his discretion the public interest renders such a course advisable, to detail officers and enlisted men of the Army of the United States, and the United States Navy and Marine Corps to assist that Government: *Provided*, That the officers and enlisted men so detailed are authorizedCompensation, etc., from Republic of the Philippines. to accept from the Republic of the Philippines offices and such compensation and emoluments thereunto appertaining as may be first approved by the Secretary of War, or by the Secretary of the Navy, as the case may be: *Provided further*, That such compensation may be 60 Stat. 316accepted by the United States Government, for remittance to the individual if in the opinion of the Secretary of War, or of the Secretary of the Navy, as the case may be, such a course appears desirable: Pay and allowances, etc., from U. S. *Provided further*, That while so detailed such officers and enlisted men shall receive, in addition to the compensation and emoluments allowed them by that Government, the pay and allowances thereto entitled in the Army of the United States, or the United States Navy, and Marine Corps, and shall be allowed the same credit for longevity, retirement, and for all other purposes that they would receive if they were serving with the forces of the United States: *And provided further*, Additional compensation.That in addition to or in the absence of such compensation from that Government, the officers and enlisted men so detailed shall receive such additional compensation as may be determined by the Secretary of War, or the Secretary of the Navy, as the case may be, and approved by the President. Sec. 6. Appropriations authorized.*Post*, p. 916. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act: *Provided*, Limitations.That articles or services furnished pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be within the limits of appropriations made specifically for that purpose or to the extent of availability of items which are surplus to the needs of the United States Government. Sec. 7. Rules and regulations. The President may from time to time promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of the provisions of this Act; and he may exercise any power or authority conferred upon him by this Act through such Transfer of property.department, agency, or officer as he shall direct: *Provided*, That no property shall be transferred by such department, agency, or officer pursuant to this Act except after consultation with the Secretary of State, and the Secretaries of War and Navy as their respective interests may appear. Sec. 8. Effective date. The provisions of this Act become effective on the 4th day of July 1946 and continue in effect for a period of five years. Approved June 26, 1946. To decrease the amount of obligations, issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, which may be outstanding at any one time. 1946-06-26 501 Chapter 60 Stat. 316 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 501] AN ACT To decrease the amount of obligations, issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, which may be outstanding at any one time. June 26, 1946[[H. R. 6699](/us/bill/79/hr/6699)][[Public Law 455](/us/pl/79/455)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 21 ofPublic Debt Act of 1946.[49 Stat. 21](/us/stat/49/21).[31 U. S. C. § 757b; Supp. V, § 757b](/us/usc/t31/s757b). the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 21. The face amount of obligations issued under authority of this Act, and the face amount of obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States (except such guaranteed obligations as may be held by the Secretary of the Treasury), shall not exceed in the aggregate $275,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time. The current redemption value of any obligation issued on a discount basis which is redeemable prior to maturity at the option of the holder thereof shall be considered, for the purposes of this section, to be the face amount of such obligation.” " Sec. 2. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Public Debt Act of 1946”. Approved June 26, 1946. To amend the Act entitled “An Act for the creation of an American Battle Monuments Commission to erect suitable memorials commemorating the services of the American soldier in Europe, and for other purposes”, approved March 4, 1923, as amended, in order to extend the Commission’s authority to all areas in which our armed forces have operated during World War II, and for other purposes. 1946-06-26 502 Chapter 60 Stat. 317 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 317 [CHAPTER 502] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act for the creation of an American Battle Monuments Commission to erect suitable memorials commemorating the services of the American soldier in Europe, and for other purposes”, approved March 4, 1923, as amended, in order to extend the Commission’s authority to all areas in which our armed forces have operated during World War II, and for other purposes. June 26, 1946[[H. R. 6393](/us/bill/79/hr/6393)][[Public Law 456](/us/pl/79/456)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act ofAmerican Battle Monuments Commission.[42 Stat. 1509](/us/stat/42/1509).[36 U. S. C. §§ 121, 123–132, 138](/us/usc/t36/s121/123–132/138). March 4, 1923, as amended, entitled “An Act for the creation of an American Battle Monuments Commission to erect suitable memorials commemorating the services of the American soldier in Europe, and for other purposes”, is hereby amended to read as follows: " “That the Commission, known as the American Battle MonumentsComposition. Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission), shall consist of not more than eleven members who shall be appointed by the President, who shall also appoint one officer of the Regular Army to serve as its secretary, The members and secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the President who shall fill any vacancies that from time to time occur. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, commissioned officers of the armed forces of the United States may be appointed members of the Commission. “The members of the Commission shall serve without compensationCompensation and expenses. except that their actual expenses in connection with the work of the Commission may be paid from any funds appropriated for the purposes of this Act, or acquired by other means hereinafter authorized. “Upon the request of the Commission, the heads of the FederalPersonnel. departments or agencies are authorized to designate such personnel of their respective departments or agencies, or of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, as the case may be, as may be necessary to assist in carrying out the purposes of this Act, and the Commission is authorized to employ such further personnel as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, within the, limits of any appropriation or appropriations made for such purposes. “Sec. 2. That the Commission shall prepare plans and estimates for the erection of suitable memorials to mark and commemorate the services of the American armed forces and shall erect and maintain memorials in the United States and at such places outside the United States where the American armed forces have served or shall hereafter serve as the Commission shall determine. The CommissionWorks of architecture and art. shall also erect and maintain works of architecture and art in such American cemeteries located outside of the United States, its Territories and possessions, as the Secretary of War shall declare to be permanent cemeteries. “The Commission shall control as to materials and design, provideMaterials and design, regulations, etc. regulations for, and supervise the erection of, all memorial monuments and buildings in American cemeteries located outside of the United States and its Territories and possessions. “The Commission shall control as to materials and design and provide regulations for the erection of all memorial monuments and buildings commemorating the services of the American armed forces erected in any foreign country or political division thereof which may authorize the Commission to perform such functions, or upon federally owned or controlled property in the United States or in its Territories and possessions, except national cemeteries. “Sec. 3. That before any design or material for memorials isApproval of National Commission of Fine Arts. accepted by the Commission, the same shall be approved by the National Commission of Fine Arts. 60 Stat. 318 “Sec. 4. Cooperation with citizens, States, etc. That the Commission is authorized to cooperate with American citizens, States, municipalities, or associations desiring to erect war memorials outside the continental limits of the United States in such manner as may be determined by the Commission: *Provided*, That no assistance in erecting any such memorial shall be given by any administrative agency of the United States unless the plan has been approved in accordance with the provisions of this Act. “Sec. 5. Location of memorials. That the Commission shall advise the Secretary of War of the location and date of completion of each memorial erected by it. “Sec. 6. Arrangements with countries concerned. That the President is requested to make the necessary arrangements with the proper authorities of the countries concerned to enable the Commission to carry out the purposes of this Act. “Sec. 7. Receipt of funds from States, etc. That the Commission is authorized to receive funds from any State, municipal, or private source for the purpose of this Act, and such funds shall be deposited by the. Commission with the Treasurer of the United States and shall be kept by him in separate accounts and shall be disbursed upon vouchers approved by the Chairman of the Commission. “Sec. 8. Preparation of models and designs. That authority is hereby given for the preparation of models and designs and the fabrication of memorials, and the materials for such memorials, at arsenals or navy yards, or by other governmental agencies, if the Commission shall so determine. Captured war materials.“Authority is hereby given for the use of captured war materials, not otherwise disposed of by congressional action, in the fabrication of memorials constructed under the provisions of this Act. “Sec. 9. Sale of replicas. That the Commission is authorized to furnish replicas of any memorial, or any part thereof, to States, municipalities, or interested private persons or associations at actual cost, and to apply any proceeds from such sales to the purposes of this Act. “Sec. 10. Financial statements. That the Commission shall transmit to the President of the United States annually on the 1st of July a statement of all its financial and other transactions during the preceding fiscal year. “Sec. 11. Records and archives. That the records and archives of the Commission shall, upon the termination of its duties, be deposited with the National Archives. “Sec. 12. Transfer of administrative functions. That the President may by Executive order transfer to the Commission, with respect to any national cemeteries located outside of the United States and its Territories and possessions, the same functions of administration which were transferred to the Commission with respect to national cemeteries located in Europe by [5 U. S. C. § 132](/us/usc/t5/s132) note.Executive Order 6614, dated February 26, 1934. “Sec. 13. Appropriations authorized.*Post*, p. 610. That such sum or sums as Congress may hereafter appropriate for the purposes of this Act are hereby authorized to be appropriated. “Sec. 14. Authority of Commission. That within the limits of any appropriation or appropriations made for such purposes, the Commission is authorized
(1)to acquire land or interest in land in foreign countries for carrying out the purposes of this Act or of any Executive order conferring functions upon the Commission without submission to the Attorney General of the United States under the provisions of section 355 of the Revised Statutes (34 U. S. C. 520; 40 U. S. C. 255);
(2)to maintain, repair, and operate motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and other property, which may be furnished to the Commission by other departments of the Government;
(3)to establish offices in the District of Columbia and elsewhere in or outside of the United States;
(4)to rent office and garage space in foreign countries which may be paid for in advance;
(5)to procure printing, binding, engraving, lithographing, photographing, and typewriting, including the publication of information concerning the American 60 Stat. 319activities, battlefields, memorials, and cemeteries with respect to which it may exercise any functions. “Notwithstanding the requirements of existing laws or regulations, under such terms and conditions as the Commission may in its discretion deem necessary and proper, the Commission may contract for work, supplies, materials, and equipment outside of the United States and engage, by contract or otherwise, the services of architects, firms of architects, and other technical and professional personnel. “The Commission may under such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper dispose of any land or interest in land in foreign countries which has been or may hereafter be acquired by the Commission in connection with its work: *Provided*,[58 Stat. 765](/us/stat/58/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Ante*, pp. 168, 169; *post*, pp. 599, 754, 886. That this subsection shall not be effective until the expiration of the Surplus Property Act of 1944. “The Commission may delegate to its Chairman, secretary, orDelegation of authority. officials in charge of any of its offices, under such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, such of its authority as it may deem necessary and proper.” " Approved June 26, 1946. To amend the District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Act, approved June 12, 1934, as amended. 1946-06-26 503 Chapter 60 Stat. 319 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 503] AN ACT To amend the District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Act, approved June 12, 1934, as amended. June 26, 1946[[S. 2218](/us/bill/79/s/2218)][[Public Law 457](/us/pl/79/457)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, [48 Stat. 932](/us/stat/48/932).[D. C. Code § 5–106 (b); Supp. V, § 5–106 (b)](/us/dcc/5–106/b).*Post*, p. 801. That section 4
(b)of the Act known as the “District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Act”, approved June 12, 1934, as amended, be further amended to read as follows:" “(b) On and after July 1, 1947, it shall be unlawful to use or occupy any alley building or structure as a dwelling in the District of Columbia.” " Sec. 2. That section 6 of such Act, as amended, be further amended[48 Stat. 933](/us/stat/48/933).[D. C. Code § 5–108; Supp. V, § 5–108](/us/dcc/5–108).*Post*, p. 801. by striking “1946” and inserting in lieu thereof “1947”. Approved June 26, 1946. To govern the effective dates of ratings and awards under the Veterans’ Administration revised Schedule for Rating Disabilities, 1945, and for other purposes. 1946-06-27 505 Chapter 60 Stat. 319 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 505] AN ACT To govern the effective dates of ratings and awards under the Veterans’ Administration revised Schedule for Rating Disabilities, 1945, and for other purposes. June 27, 1946[[H. R. 5149](/us/bill/79/hr/5149)][[Public Law 458](/us/pl/79/458)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That on and afterVeterans.Disability claims. the first day of April 1946, all initial ratings in claims for disability compensation or pension and awards based thereon under Public Law 2, Seventy-third Congress, March 20, 1933, and the Veterans Regulations[48 Stat. 8](/us/stat/48/8).[38 U. S. C. §§ 701–724 and note; Supp. V, § 701 *et seq*](/us/usc/t38/s701–724). issued pursuant thereto, as amended, shall be determined under the Veterans’ Administration revised Schedule for Rating Disabilities, 1945, whether the claim covers a period before or after that date. In any case in which the revised schedule authorizes an increase in the rating previously made by a rating board of original jurisdiction under the Schedule for Rating Disabilities, 1933, such increased rating and award based thereon will be effective as of the first day of April 1946.60 Stat. 320 Sec. 2. Revised Schedule for Rating Disabilities, 1945. Nothing in the revised Schedule for Rating Disabilities, 1945, shall be construed as requiring any reduction or discontinuance of compensation in cases rated and awarded under the Schedule of Disability Ratings, 1925, or as requiring denial of entitlement to any Basis of awards.statutory award or rating, but on and after the first day of April 1946, except as to statutory awards and ratings provided under the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended, as restored with limitations by [43 Stat. 607](/us/stat/43/607); [48 Stat. 509](/us/stat/48/509).[38 U. S. C. § 421; Supp. V, § 434](/us/bill/79/s/421/434) *et seq*.*Post*, pp. 526, 789.the Act of March 28, 1934, Public Law 141, Seventy-third Congress, as amended, awards in all cases shall be based upon the degree of disability determined in accordance with the revised schedule, 1945. Sec. 3. The Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs shall from time to time readjust the Schedule for Rating Disabilities, 1945, in accordance with experience. Approved June 27, 1946. Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Iowa or the Iowa State Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Des Moines River at or near Farmington, Iowa. 1946-06-27 506 Chapter 60 Stat. 320 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 506] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Iowa or the Iowa State Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Des Moines River at or near Farmington, Iowa. June 27, 1946[[S. 1834](/us/bill/79/s/1834)][[Public Law 459](/us/pl/79/459)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Des Moines River. That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Iowa or Iowa State Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Des Moines River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Farmington, Iowa, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the constraction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. § § 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved June 27, 1946. To create a Department of Corrections in the District of Columbia. 1946-06-27 507 Chapter 60 Stat. 320 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 507] AN ACT To create a Department of Corrections in the District of Columbia. June 27, 1946[[H. R. 6265](/us/bill/79/hr/6265)][[Public Law 460](/us/pl/79/460)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Department of Corrections, D. C.Director. That there is hereby created in and for the District of Columbia a Department of Corrections to be in charge of a Director who shall be appointed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Sec. 2. Duties. Said Department of Corrections under the general direction and supervision of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall have charge of the management and regulation of the Work-house at Occoquan in the State of Virginia, the Reformatory at Lorton in the State of Virginia, and the Washington Asylum and Jail, and be responsible for the safekeeping, care, protection, instruction, and discipline of all persons committed to such institutions. Rules and regulations.The Department of Corrections with the approval of the Commissioners shall have power to promulgate rules and regulations for the government of such institutions and to establish and conduct industries, farms, and other activities, to classify the inmates, and to provide for their proper treatment, care, rehabilitation, and reformation. 60 Stat. 321 Sec. 3. With respect to the said institutions, the CommissionersTransfer of powers, duties, etc. of the District of Columbia shall succeed to all the powers and authority, and to all the duties and obligations vested in or imposed by law upon the Board of Public Welfare of the District of Columbia. Where powers are vested in or duties are imposed by existing law upon the Director of Public Welfare of the District of Columbia with respect to said institutions, such powers and duties are transferred to and shall be exercised by the Director of the Department of Corrections. The officers and employees and all plant and equipment, official records, furniture, and supplies of the said institutions are hereby transferred to the Department of Corrections. Sec. 4. All rules and regulations promulgated by the Board ofRules and regulations. Public Welfare with respect to said institutions shall continue in force and effect until amended or repealed by the Department of Corrections with the approval of the Commissioners. Sec. 5. No contract for services or supplies made by the BoardContracts for services or supplies. pursuant to authority granted to it by law shall be invalidated by this enactment and the unexpended balances of all appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for the Board with respect to said institutions shall become available for use by the Department of Corrections under the direction of the Commissioners. Sec. 6. The cost of the care and custody of persons confinedCost of care and custody of persons confined to institutions. in the said institutions charged with or convicted of offenses under any law of the United States not applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be charged against the department or agency of the United States primarily responsible for the care and custody of such persons in quarterly accounts to be rendered by the Disbursing Officer of the District of Columbia. The amount to be charged for such care and custody shall be ascertained by multiplying the average daily number of such persons so confined during the quarter by the per capita cost for the same quarter for all prisoners in the institution where confined, excluding expenses of construction or extraordinary repair of buildings. The sum so derived shall be credited to the current appropriation for the maintenance and operation of such institutions. Approved June 27, 1946. Authorizing the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge or a free bridge across the Wabash River near Mount Vernon, Indiana. 1946-06-27 508 Chapter 60 Stat. 321 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 508] AN ACT Authorizing the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge or a free bridge across the Wabash River near Mount Vernon, Indiana. June 27, 1946[[H. R. 5606](/us/bill/79/hr/5606)][[Public Law 461](/us/pl/79/461)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in order toBridge.Wabash River. promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Wabash River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, near Mount Vernon, Indiana, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”,[34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498). approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the Indiana State TollAcquisition of lands. Bridge Commission all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, maintenance, 60 Stat. 322and operation of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Sec. 3. Rates of toll. The Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission is hereby authorized either to operate said bridge free of tolls or to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).Sinking fund, etc.the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including interest at a rate of not to exceed 5 per centum per annum and reasonable financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed thirty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls. Record of costs, etc.An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved June 27, 1946. Authorizing the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge or a free bridge across the Ohio River at or near Mauckport, Indiana. 1946-06-27 509 Chapter 60 Stat. 322 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 509] AN ACT Authorizing the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge or a free bridge across the Ohio River at or near Mauckport, Indiana. June 27, 1946[[H. R. 5736](/us/bill/79/hr/5736)][[Public Law 462](/us/pl/79/462)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Ohio River. That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Ohio River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Mauckport, Indiana, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. Acquisition of lands. There is hereby conferred upon the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, maintenance, and operation of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State.60 Stat. 323 Sec. 3. The Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission is herebyRates of toll. authorized either to operate said bridge free of tolls or to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906.[34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/491–498).Sinking fund, etc. Sec. 4. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including interest at a rate of not to exceed 5 per centum per annum and reasonable financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed thirty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches, theRecord of cost, etc. expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved June 27, 1946. To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to the South Carolina State Highway Department to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Santee River, at or near Leneudes Ferry, South Carolina”. 1946-06-27 510 Chapter 60 Stat. 323 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 510] AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to the South Carolina State Highway Department to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Santee River, at or near Leneudes Ferry, South Carolina”. June 27, 1946[[H. R. 5748](/us/bill/79/hr/5748)][[Public Law 463](/us/pl/79/463)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the ActBridge.Santee River.[55 Stat. 635](/us/stat/55/635). approved August 18, 1941, granting the consent of Congress to the State Highway Department of South Carolina to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Santee River at or near Leneudes Ferry be, and is hereby, revived and reenacted: *Provided*, That the Act shall be null and void unless theTime limitation. actual construction of the bridge herein referred to is completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved June 27, 1946. To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. 1946-06-28 512 Chapter 60 Stat. 323 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 512] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. June 28, 1946[[H. R. 4160](/us/bill/79/hr/4160)][[Public Law 464](/us/pl/79/464)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That
(a)sectionBankruptcy Act of 1898, amendments.[30 Stat. 544](/us/stat/30/544).[11 U. S. C. § 1](/us/usc/t11/s1).*Post*, p. 331. 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, as amended, is amended by inserting after paragraph
(5)the following new paragraph:" “(5a) ‘Circuit’ shall mean ‘judicial circuit’ and shall include the“Circuit” District of Columbia, and ‘senior circuit judge’ shall include the Chief“Senior circuit judge.” Justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia;”. " 60 Stat. 324
(b)Such section 1 is further amended by inserting after paragraph
(7)the following new paragraph:" “(7a) “Conference.”‘Conference’ shall mean the conference of senior circuit [28 U. S. C. § 218](/us/usc/t28/s218).judges provided for by section 2 of the Act of September 14, 1922 (42 Stat. 838);”. "
(c)Such section 1 is further amended by inserting after paragraph
(8)the following new paragraph:" “(8a) “Council.”[63 Stat. 1224](/us/stat/63/1224).[28 U. S. C. § 448](/us/usc/t28/s448). ‘Council’ shall mean the judicial council of the circuit provided for by section 306 of the United States Judicial Code;”. "
(d)Such section 1 is further amended by inserting after paragraph
(14)the following new paragraph: " “(14a) “Director.”[53 Stat. 1223](/us/stat/53/1223).[28 U. S. C. §§ 444–450](/us/usc/t28/s444–450). ‘Director’ shall mean the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts appointed pursuant to chapter XV of the United States Judicial Code;”. " Sec. 2. [30 Stat. 555](/us/stat/30/555).[11 U. S. C. § 62](/us/usc/t11/s62). Section 34 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 34. Referees. Appointment, Reappointment, and Removal of Referees.— “a. Appointment.—The judges of the several courts of bankruptcy shall appoint referees. Where there is more than one judge of a court of bankruptcy, or where the territory to be served by a referee includes territory in more than one judicial district, the appointment, whether an original appointment or a reappointment, shall be by the concurrence of a majority of all the judges of such court or of the courts of bankruptcy of such judicial districts, and where there is no such concurrence, then by the senior judge. Except as otherwise provided in *Post*, pp. 325, 331.section 37 of this Act, each appointment and reappointment shall be for a term of six years. “b. Removal.—Removal of a referee during the term for which he is appointed shall be only for incompetency, misconduct, or neglect of Part-time referee.duty: *Provided*, *however*, That, in the case of a part-time referee, an additional cause for removal shall be that his services are not needed. Any cause for removal in respect of any referee coming to the knowledge of the Director shall be reported by him to the judge or judges of the judicial district or districts in which such referee serves, and a copy of such report shall at the same time be transmitted to the council and to the referee. Such judge or judges may, upon receipt of such report, or upon their own motion, remove the referee for any one or more of the above mentioned causes; where there is more than one judge, such removal shall be by a concurrence of a majority of the judges, and where there is no such concurrence, then by the council. Before any order of removal shall be entered, except in the case of a part-time referee where the cause for removal is that his services are not needed, a full specification of the charges shall be furnished to the referee, and he shall be accorded by the removing judge or judges an opportunity to be heard on the charges. " Sec. 3. [30 Stat. 555](/us/stat/30/555).[11 U. S. C. § 63](/us/usc/t11/s63). Section 35 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 35. Qualifications of Referees.— Individuals shall not be eligible to appointment as referees unless they are
(1)competent to perform the duties of a referee in bankruptcy;
(2)not holding any office of profit or emolument under the laws of the United States or of any State or subdivision thereof other than conciliation commissioner Part-time referees.or special master under this Act: *Provided*, *however*, That part-time referees may be commissioners of deeds, United States commissioners, justices of the peace, masters in chancery, notaries public, or either conciliation commissioners or supervising conciliation commissioners but not both;
(3)at the time when originally appointed not relatives of any of the judges of the courts of bankruptcy or of the justices or judges of the appellate courts of the districts wherein they may be 60 Stat. 325appointed;
(4)resident and have their offices within the judicial district of the court or one of the courts of bankruptcy under which they are to hold appointment: *Provided*, *however*, That where a refereeTransfer or appointment to another district. shall be temporarily transferred or permanently appointed to another judicial district, residence or office in such other district shall not be requisite for eligibility; and
(5)members in good standing at the bar of the district court of the United States in which they are first appointed or, if appointed to serve in territory within more than one judicial district, at the bar of one of such district courts: *Provided*, *however*, That the requirement of membership at such bar shall not apply to referees holding office on the date when this amendatory Act takes effect.” " Sec. 4. Section 37 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as[30 Stat. 555](/us/stat/30/555).[11 U. S. C. § 63](/us/usc/t11/s63).*Post*, p. 331. follows: " “Sec. 37. Number and Territories of Referees.— a. The Director shall recommend to the district judges, the councils and the conference the number of referees to hold appointment and the territory which each shall serve, after he has made a careful study of conditions throughout the country as a whole, and of local conditions, including the estimated amount of funds available for Salaries, the areas and the populations to be served, the transportation and communication facilities, the previous types and amount of business under this Act in such areas and where such business is centered, the existing personnel, and any other material factors. The territory of a referee may, if it is deemed advisable, lie within more than one judicial district, but shall be within one circuit: *Provided*, *however*, That the jurisdictionJurisdiction of referee. of a referee in any matter referred to him shall not be restricted to the territory to be served by him but shall, unless otherwise provided in this Act, be coextensive with the territorial jurisdiction of the court or courts of bankruptcy whose judges participated in appointing him. “b.
(1)The Director shall, within one year immediately followingSurveys. the date of the enactment of this amendatory Act, make the initial surveys required by subdivision a of this section, and required for subdivisions a and c of section 40, paragraph
(2)of section 633, and*Post*, pp. 326, 327, 331. paragraph
(3)of section 659 of this Act. Thereafter, the Director shall, from time to time, make such surveys, general or local, as the conference shall deem expedient. In the course of such surveys, the Director shall give consideration to suggestions from any interested parties, including district judges, referees, bar associations, trade associations, and the like. The surveys shall be made with a view toward creating and maintaining a system of full-time referees. However, should the Director find, as a result of any such surveys, any area in which the employment of a full-time referee would not be feasible because of the small amount of business under this Act and the extent of the territory to be served, he shall also report separately thereon, with a statement of all the pertinent facts and data and his recommendations and the reasons therefor. Upon the completion of the initial surveys, the Director shall report to the district judges, the councils and the conference concerning the number of referees, their respective territories, the amounts of their respective salaries, and the schedules of additional fees to be charged in asset, arrangement and wage-earner cases. The district judges shall advise their respective councils, and the councils shall advise the conference, in respect thereto, stating their recommendations and their reasons therefor. The conferenceReferees.Number to be appointed, etc. shall determine, in the light of the recommendations of the Director and of the councils, the number of referees, full-time and part-time, to be appointed, the respective territories which they shall serve, including the regular place of office and the places at which courts shall be held, their respective salaries, and schedules of graduated additional 60 Stat. 326fees to be charged in asset, arrangement and wage-earner cases, and such determinations shall become effective sixty days after they are promulgated by the conference. “(2) Classes of referees. The Director shall upon such promulgation divide by lot the total number of referees first to be appointed as equally as possible Terms.into three classes. The initial terms of the referees in the first class shall expire at the end of the second year, in the second class at the end of the fourth year, and in the third class at the end of the sixth year. “(3) Director’s report to judges. Thereupon the Director shall report in writing to the judge or judges of the several courts of bankruptcy the number of referees to be appointed by them in each of the three classes above specified, the respective territories which such referees shall serve, and the Appointment of referees.*Ante*, p. 324.respective salaries to be paid to them. The judge or judges shall there upon appoint, pursuant to subdivision a of section 34 of this Act such referees in each of the specified classes for terms commencing sixty days after such promulgation of the determinations of the conference, and shall select them as far as practicable from the referees then in office within their respective judicial districts. “c. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the conference may, from time to time, in the light of the recommendations of the councils, made after advising with the district judges of their respective circuits, and of the Director, change the number of referees and the extent of the respective territories to be served by them, as the expeditious transaction of the business of the several courts of bankruptcy may require.” " Sec. 5. [30 Stat. 556](/us/stat/30/556).[11 U. S. C. § 67(b)](/us/usc/t11/s67/b). Subdivision b of section 39 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " “b. Restrictions on actions of referees. Referees shall not
(1)act in cases in which they are directly or indirectly interested; or
(2)purchase, directly or indirectly, any property of an estate in any proceeding under this Act. Active full-time referees shall not exercise the profession or employment of counsel or attorney, or be engaged in the practice of law. Active part-time referees, and referees receiving benefits under paragraph
(1)of *Post*, p. 328.subdivision d of section 40 of this Act, shall not practice as counsel or attorney in any proceeding under this Act.” " Sec. 6. [30 Stat. 556](/us/stat/30/556).[11 U. S. C. § 68](/us/usc/t11/s68). Section 40 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 40. *Post*, p. 412. Compensation of Referees; Referees’ Salary and Expense Funds; Retirement of Referees. a. Referees shall receive as full compensation for their services salaries to be fixed by the conference, in the light of the recommendations of the councils, made after advising with the district judges of their respective circuits, and of the Director, at rates not more than $10,000 per annum for full-time referees, and not more than $5,000 per annum for part-time referees. In fixing the amount of salary to be paid to a referee, consideration shall be given to the average number and the types of, and the average amount of gross assets realized from, cases closed and pending in the territory which the referee is to serve, during the last preceding period of ten years, and to such other factors as may be material. Disbursement of such salaries shall be made monthly by or pursuant to the order of the Director. “b. Salary increases or decreases. The conference, in the light of the recommendations of the councils, made after advising with the district judges of their respective circuits, and of the Director, may increase or decrease any salary, within the limits prescribed in subdivision a of this section, if there has been a material increase or decrease in the volume of business or other change in the factors which may be considered material in Limitations.fixing salaries: *Provided*, *however*, That during the tenure of any full-time referee his salary shall not be reduced below that at which 60 Stat. 327he was originally appointed under this amendatory Act, and during any term of any such referee his salary shall not be reduced below the salary fixed for him at the beginning of that term: *And provided, further*, That no salary fixed under the provisions of this section for a full-time referee shall be changed more often than once in any two years or in an amount of less than $250. “c.
(1)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, there shall beDeposit requirements. deposited with the clerk, at the time the petition is filed in each case, and at the time an ancillary proceeding is instituted,
(a)$17 for each estate for the referees’ salary fund, and
(b)$15 for each estate for the referees’ expense fund, as hereinbelow established: *Provided*, *however*, That in cases of voluntary bankruptcy such fees, as well asInstallments. the filing fees of the clerk and trustee, may be paid in installments, if so authorized by General Order of the Supreme Court of the United States. “(2) Additional fees for the referees’ salary fund and for the referees’Additional fees. expense fund shall be charged, in accordance with the schedules fixed by the conference
(a)against each estate wholly or partially liquidated in a bankruptcy proceeding, and be computed upon the net proceeds realized;
(b)against each case in an arrangement confirmed under chapter XI of this Act, and be computed upon the amount[52 Stat. 905](/us/stat/52/905).[11 U. S. C. §§ 701–799](/us/usc/t11/s701–799). to be paid to the unsecured creditors upon confirmation of the arrangement and thereafter, pursuant to the terms of the arrangement, and, where under the arrangement any part of the consideration to be distributed is other than money, upon the amount of the fair value of such consideration; and
(c)against each case in a wage-earner plan confirmed under, chapter XIII of this Act, and be computed upon[52 Stat. 930](/us/stat/52/930).[11 U. S. C. §§ 1001–1086](/us/usc/t11/s1001–1086).*Post*, p. 331. the payments actually made by or for a debtor under the plan. Such schedules of fees may be revised by the Director, with the approval of the conference, not more than once during each calendar year, so that the total amount of fees, allowances and charges collected and to be collected from all sources for the referees’ salary fund and for the referees’ expense fund will, as near as may be, equal for each fund, respectively, the total amount of salaries paid and to be paid to referees in active service, and the total amount of their expenses: *Provided*, *however*, That such schedules of fees shall not be so revised for anyRestriction. year that the total collections estimated by the Director for such year shall exceed by more than 10 per centum the total collections in the preceding year. The Director, with the approval of the conference,Rules and regulations. may make, and from time to time amend, rules and regulations prescribing methods for determining net proceeds realized in asset eases, fair values of considerations, other than money, distributable in arrangement cases, and payments actually made by or for a debtor under the plan in wage-earner cases; prescribing the procedure for collection by the clerk of fees and allowances for the referees’ salary fund and the referees’ expense fund; and providing for the effective administration of the provisions of this paragraph (2). “(3) Charges for the expense of special services relating to or inSpecial services. connection with proceedings before referees shall be made and collected by the referees in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the Director, with the approval of the conference, and the proceeds shall be paid by the referees to the clerk for transmission to the Treasury of the United States for deposit in the referees’ expense fund. “
(4)A referee’s salary fund and a referee’s expense fund shall beEstablishment of salary and expense funds in U. S. Treasury. established in the Treasury of the United States, and the amounts of the various fees and allowances collected by the clerks for the services of referees, and for their expenses, including the fees, allowances and charges for their services and expenses as conciliation commissioners and as special masters under this Act, shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States for the account of such salary fund 60 Stat. 328and expense fund. The salaries of the referees in active service shall be paid out of annual appropriations from such salary fund, and the expenses of the referees, including the salaries of their clerical assistants, shall be paid out of annual appropriations from such expense fund, by the United States. Any deficiencies of such salary fund or expense fund shall be paid out of any funds in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, and appropriations to pay Surplus.such deficiencies are hereby authorized: *Provided*, *however*, That there shall be covered into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury of the United States in any subsequent year so much of the surplus, if any, arising in the salary fund or expense fund respectively as may be necessary to reimburse the Treasury of the United States for payments made on account of such respective funds in any prior year. “(5) As of the day preceding the date when the referees, as *Ante*, p. 326.provided by paragraph
(2)of subdivision b of section 37 of this Act, are to take office, an allocation shall be made by the judge or judges of the several courts of bankruptcy of all filing and other fees, commissions, and allowances, and of all expense funds, due the then existing referees for services rendered and expenses incurred in the cases pending before them, whether as referee, conciliation commissioner, or special master under this Act. The balances of such filing and other fees, commissions, and allowances and the expense surpluses shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States by the referees and the clerks, to be deposited to the credit of the respective salary and expense funds. All cases pending before outgoing referees shall be re referred, and no additional filing fees shall be required, but additional salary and expense charges may be assessed in such cases in such amounts as the judge or judges of the several courts of bankruptcy may deem equitable, taking into consideration the schedules of additional fees fixed by the Director and the payments previously made therein. “d. Retirement of referees, etc.
(1)All referees in bankruptcy and employees in the offices of such referees shall be deemed to be officers and employees in the judicial branch of the United States Government within the meaning of section 3 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended. “(2) [46 Stat. 470](/us/stat/46/470).[5 U. S. C. § 693; Supp. V. § 693](/us/usc/t5/s693).*Post*, pp. 659, 850. Any referee who has retired or been retired under the provisions of paragraph
(1)of this subdivision d may, if called upon by a judge of a court of bankruptcy, perform, without compensation, such duties of a referee, conciliation commissioner or special master under this Act. within the jurisdiction of such court, as such referee may be able and willing to undertake: *Provided*, *however*, That when so acting, compensation for his services shall be allowed and paid or deposited and his expenses shall be allowed and paid, as in the case of an active referee.” " Sec. 7. [30 Stat. 557](/us/stat/30/557).[11 U. S. C. § 71](/us/usc/t11/s71). Section 43 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 43. a. Vacancies; Referee’s Absence or Disability.— Whenever the office of a referee is vacant, or its occupant is absent or disqualified to act, the clerk of the district court in which the territory or any part of the territory served by such referee is located shall immediately notify the Director of such fact. “b. New appointments. Whenever the office of a referee is vacant, the Director shall recommend to the district judges, the councils and the conference whether a new appointment should be made, and no such appointment shall be made until authorized by the conference. “c. When judge, etc., may act as referee. Whenever the office of a referee is vacant or its occupant is temporarily absent or disqualified to act, or whenever the expeditious transaction of the business of the court or courts of bankruptcy may require, the judge, or any one of the judges, may act, or another referee 60 Stat. 329holding appointment under such court or courts of bankruptcy may be designated by the judge, or by a concurrence of a majority of the judges where there is more than one judge, and where there is no such concurrence, then by the council, to act; or the council may designate another referee from within the same circuit to act, or the council may order that pending cases be rereferred and future cases referred to one or more referees within the same circuit; or the conference may temporarily assign a referee from another circuit to act.” " Sec. 8.
(a)Clause
(2)of section 51 of such Act, as amended, isDuties of clerks.[30 Stat. 558](/us/stat/30/558).[11 U. S. C. § 79(2)](/us/usc/t11/s79/2). amended to read as follows: " “(2) collect the fees of the clerk and trustee and the fees for the referees’ salary fund and referees’ expense fund provided in paragraph
(1)of subdivision c of section 40 of this Act in*Ante*, p. 327. each case instituted before filing the petition, except where installment payments may be authorized pursuant to section 40 of this Act, and collect the various other fees, allowances and charges for the services of referees and for their expenses, including their services and expenses as conciliation commissioners and as special masters under this Act;”. "
(b)Clause
(5)of such section is amended to read as follows:[52 Stat. 864](/us/stat/52/864).[11 U. S. C. § 79(5)](/us/usc/t11/s79/5). " “(5) transmit to the Treasury of the United States all fees, allowances and charges collected for the referees’ salary fund and the referees’ expense fund, and transmit to the trustee, within ten days after a case has been closed, the fee collected for him at the time of the filing of the petition.” " Sec. 8a. Subdivision a of section 52 of such Act, as amended, is[30 Stat. 559](/us/stat/30/559).[11 U. S. C. § 80(a)](/us/usc/t11/s80/a). amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 52a. Clerks shall charge and collect for their services to each estate, whether in a court of primary or ancillary jurisdiction, a filing fee of $8. The clerk may collect this amount in installments when such installment payments have been authorized by General Order of the Supreme Court of the United States.” " Sec. 9. Section 53 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as[30 Stat. 559](/us/stat/559).[11 U. S. C. § 81](/us/usc/t11/s81). follows: " “Sec. 53. Statistics.—The Director annually shall lay before Congress statistical tables which will accurately reflect the business transacted by the several bankruptcy courts, a statement of the amounts received and disbursed for the referees’ salary fund and referees’ expense fund, and all other pertinent data.” " Sec. 10. Section 54 of such Act, as amended, is hereby repealed.Repeal.[30 Stat. 559](/us/stat/30/559).[11 U. S. C. § 82](/us/usc/t11/s82).[30 Stat. 562](/us/stat/30/562).[11 U. S. C. § 102(a)](/us/usc/t11/s102/a). Sec. 11.
(a)Subdivision a of section 62 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 62. Expenses of Administering Estates; Unauthorized Sharing of Fees; Withholding Allowances.— a.
(1)The actual and necessary costs and expenses incurred by officers, other than referees, in the administration of estates shall, except where other provisions are made for their payment, be reported in detail under oath, and examined and approved or disapproved by the court. If approved, they shall be paid or allowed out of the estates in which they were incurred. “(2) The actual and necessary office and other expenses of refereesOffice, etc., expenses; compensation of assistants. shall be allowed when authorized and approved by the Director, including compensation of clerical, stenographic and other assistants of referees at rates to be fixed by the Director, taking into consideration the rates for comparable services prevailing in the respective offices of the clerks of the several district, courts, and the costs of establishing and maintaining their offices with equipment and supplies adequate for their efficient and economical operation, including mechanical equipment and devices and law libraries. Such expenses may be 60 Stat. 330allowed when authorized by a judge of the judicial district or districts in which a referee serves in cases of emergency where it is not feasible to secure prior authorization of the Director. The Director, with the approval of the conference, may prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this paragraph (2). “(3) Employment of assistants; removal. When, in the opinion of the Director, the public interest requires it, he may, on the recommendation of a referee, which recommendation shall state facts showing the necessity for the same, allow the referee to employ necessary clerical, stenographic, and other assistants. The referee may at his pleasure remove any assistant in his employ. If the office of a referee shall become vacant, the employment of his assistants shall not thereupon be terminated: *Provided*, *however*, That during such vacancy the Director may terminate the employment of any assistant, if, in his opinion, the services of such assistant are no longer needed. “(4) Use of penalty envelopes. Referees and special masters under this Act shall be entitled to transmit in the mails, free of postage, under cover of a penalty envelope, all matters which relate exclusively to the business of the courts, including notices in proceedings under this Act.” "
(b)[52 Stat. 872](/us/stat/52/872).[11 U. S. C. § 102 (b)](/us/usc/t11/s102/b).Travel allowance, referees. Subdivision b of such section is amended to read as follows: " “b.
(1)When authorized and approved by the Director, the actual expenses of travel, and the actual expenses for lodging and subsistence not to exceed $7 per day, shall be allowed a referee while absent from his regular place of office on official business. “(2) Travel allowance, assistants. When authorized and approved by the Director, the assistants of referees shall be entitled to the same travel allowances as are provided for employees of the executive branch of the United States Government under the standardized Government travel regulations issued by the President, while absent from their regular place of employment on official business. “(3) Payment of the expenses allowed or per diem granted under *Supra*; *ante*, p. 329.subdivision b and paragraph
(2)of subdivision a of this section 62 shall be by or pursuant to the order of the Director.” " Sec. 12. [52 Stat. 874](/us/stat/52/874).[11 U. S. C. § 104
(a)(1)](/us/usc/t11/s104/a/1). Clause numbered
(1)of subdivision a of section 64 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " “(1) the actual and necessary costs and expenses of preserving the estate subsequent to filing the petition; the fees for the referees’ salary fund and for the referees’ expense fund; the filing fees paid by creditors in involuntary cases; where property of the bankrupt, transferred or concealed by him either before or after the filing of the petition, shall have been recovered for the benefit of the estate of the bankrupt by the efforts and at the cost and expense of one or more creditors, the reasonable costs and expenses of such recovery; the costs and expenses of administration, including the trustee’s expenses in opposing the bankrupt’s discharge, the fees and mileage payable to witnesses as now or hereafter provided by the laws of the United States, and one reasonable attorney’s fee, for the professional services actually rendered, irrespective of the number of attorneys employed, to the petitioning creditors in involuntary cases and to the bankrupt in voluntary and involuntary cases, as the court, may allow;”. " Sec. 13. [32 Stat. 800](/us/stat/32/800).[11 U. S. C. § 112](/us/usc/t11/s112). Section 72 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 72. Limitation of Compensation of Officers of Court.— No receiver, marshal, or trustee shall in any form or guise receive, nor shall the court allow him, any other or further compensation for his services as required by this Act, than that expressly authorized and prescribed in this Act. 60 Stat. 331 “No referee shall receive any compensation for his services under this Act other than his salary; and allowances made to a referee for compensation or expense while acting as a conciliation commissioner under section 75, or as a referee or special master under any chapter or[47 Stat. 1470](/us/stat/47/1470).[11 U. S. C. § 203: Supp. V, § 203](/us/usc/t11/s203).*Ante*, p. 230. section of this Act, shall be paid to the clerk, and by him transmitted to the Treasury of the United States for deposit in the referees’ salary fund and referees’ expense fund, respectively.” " Sec. 14. Section 117 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read[52 Stat. 885](/us/stat/52/885).[11 U. S. C. § 517](/us/usc/t11/s517). as follows: " “Sec. 117. The judge may, at any stage of a proceeding under this chapter, refer the proceeding to a referee in bankruptcy to hear and determine any and all matters not reserved to the judge by the provisions of this chapter, or to a referee as special master, to hear and report generally or upon specified matters. Only under special circumstances shall references be made to a special master who is not a referee. The appointment of a receiver in a proceeding under this chapter shall be by the judge.” " Sec. 15. Paragraph numbered
(3)of section 624 of such Act, as[52 Stat. 932](/us/stat/52/932).[11 U. S. C. § 1024 (3)](/us/usc/t11/s1024/3). amended, is amended to read as follows: " “(3) where a petition is filed under section 622 of this Act,[52 Stat. 931](/us/stat/52/931).[11 U. S. C. § 1022](/us/usc/t11/s1022). by payment to the clerk of $15 to be distributed, $10 to the Treasury of the United States for deposit in the referees’ salary fund and $5 to the clerk, in lieu of the fees of $17 and $8 as prescribed in sections 40 and 52 of this Act: *Provided*, *however*, That such*Ante*, pp. 326, 329. fees may be paid in installments, if so authorized by General Order of the Supreme Court of the United States.” " Sec. 16. Paragraph numbered
(2)of section 633 of such Act, as[52 Stat. 932](/us/stat/52/932).[11 U. S. C. § 1033 (2)](/us/usc/t11/s1033/2). amended, is amended to read as follows: " “(2) the debtor shall submit his plan, and deposit with the clerk, for payment into the referees’ expense, fund a fee, not to exceed $15, to be graduated and charged in the manner outlined in paragraph
(2)of subdivision c of section 40 of this Act: *Provided*, *however*,*Ante*, p, 327. That such fee may be paid in installments, if so authorized by General Order of the Supreme Court of the United States”. " Sec. 17. Paragraphs numbered
(1)and (3), respectively, of section[52 Stat. 935](/us/stat/52/935).[11 U. S. C. § 1059 (1), (3)](/us/usc/t11/s1059/1/3). 659 of such Act, as amended, are amended to read as follows: " “(1) the costs of the referee as specified in paragraph
(2)of*Supra*. section 633;”. “(3) an additional fee for the referees’ salary fund, to be graduated and charged in the manner outlined in paragraph
(2)of subdivision c of section 40 of this Act, and to be computed upon*Ante*, p. 327.d the amount of the payments actually made by or for a debtor under the plan; and commissions to the trustee of 5 per centum to be computed upon and payable out of the payments actually made by or for a debtor under the plan;”. " Sec. 18. Sections 1 and 10 of this amendatory Act and so muchEffective dates.*Ante*, pp. 323, 329, 325. of section 4 of this amendatory Act as amends subdivision b of section 37 of the Act entitled “An Act. to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, as amended, shall be effective upon approval of this amendatory Act. All other provisions of this amendatory Act shall become effective sixty days after promulgation of the determinations of the conference, as provided in the said subdivision b of section 37, as amended by this*Ante*, p. 325. amendatory Act: *Provided*, *however*, That the references contained in paragraph
(1)of subdivision b of section 37 as amended by this amendatory Act to “subdivision a of this section, and required for subdivisions a and c of section 40, paragraph
(2)of section 633, and*Ante*, pp. 326, 327. paragraph
(3)of section 659 of this Act” are intended to refer to*Supra*. 60 Stat. 332those subdivisions and paragraphs as they will be amended when *Ante*, pp. 326, 331.sections 6, 16, and 17 of this amendatory Act become effective, and section 4 of this amendatory Act becomes fully effective. Sec. 19. Repeal. a. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with any provisions of this amendatory Act are hereby repealed. b. Release of penalty, etc. Nothing herein contained shall have the effect to release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under any Act or Acts of which this Act is amendatory. c. Separability clause. If any provision of this amendatory Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this amendatory Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this amendatory Act are declared to be severable. d. Section and subdivision headings shall not be taken to govern or limit the scope of the sections or subdivisions to which they relate. Approved June 28, 1946. To provide for the conveyance to the State of Alabama for use as a public park of the military reservation known as Fort Morgan. 1946-06-28 513 Chapter 60 Stat. 332 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 513] AN ACT To provide for the conveyance to the State of Alabama for use as a public park of the military reservation known as Fort Morgan. June 28, 1946[[H. R. 4433](/us/bill/79/hr/4433)][[Public Law 465](/us/pl/79/465)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Alabama.Conveyance. That, subject to condition hereinafter specified, the Secretary of the Navy is authorized and directed to donate and convey to the State of Alabama all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the military reservation known as Fort Morgan, situated in Baldwin County, Alabama, containing four hundred and eight and ninety-two one-hundredths acres, more or less, and shown on map numbered 6559–110, entitled “Fort Morgan, Alabama, Reservation Map”, dated June 1914, revised to February 7, 1936, on file in the office of the Quartermaster General, Washington, District of Columbia (A. G. 600.93 (2–18–36)). Condition.The conveyance executed by the Secretary of the Navy shall contain the express condition that if the State of Alabama shall at any time cease to use such property as a public park for public recreation, or shall alienate or attempt to alienate such property, title thereto shall revert to the United States. The said conveyance shall also contain the further express condition that at any time during any future national emergency the Navy or War Department may reoccupy the property, such occupancy to be without cost to the United States. Approved June 28, 1946. To amend the Act approved July 3, 1943, entitled “An Act to provide for the settlement of claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property or personal injury or death caused by military personnel or civilian employees, or otherwise incident to activities, of the War Department or of the Army”. 1946-06-28 514 Chapter 60 Stat. 332 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 514] AN ACT To amend the Act approved July 3, 1943, entitled “An Act to provide for the settlement of claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property or personal injury or death caused by military personnel or civilian employees, or otherwise incident to activities, of the War Department or of the Army”. June 28, 1946[[H. R. 6454](/us/bill/79/hr/6454)][[Public Law 496](/us/pl/79/496)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Settlement of damage claims. That section 1 of the Act of July 3, 1943 (57 Stat. 372; 31 U.S.C. 223b), as amended [59 Stat. 225](/us/stat/59/225).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 223b](/us/usc/t31/s223b).*Post*, p. 847.by the Act of May 29, 1945 (Public Law 67, Seventy-ninth Congress), be, and it is hereby, further amended by striking out the figures and words “$500, or in time of war not in excess of” as they appear in the first sentence thereof, and by striking out the figures and words “$500, 60 Stat. 333or in time of war $1,000,” as they appear in the last sentence of said section and inserting in lieu thereof “$1,000”. Sec. 2. The provisions of section 1 of this Act shall be applicable to section 1 of the Act of December 28, 1945 (Public Law 277, Seventy-ninth[59 Stat. 662](/us/stat/59/662).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 223d](/us/usc/t31/s223d).*Post*, p. 847. Congress). Approved June 28, 1946. For the relief of the Indians of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. 1946-06-28 515 Chapter 60 Stat. 333 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 515] AN ACT For the relief of the Indians of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. June 28, 1946[[H. R. 1095](/us/bill/79/hr/1095)][[Public Law 467](/us/pl/79/467)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That there is herebyIndians.Settlement of claims.Appropriation authorized.*Post*, p. 359. authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the stun of $400,000 in full and final settlement of all claims and demands of the Indians of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, composed of the Arickarees, Gros Ventres, and Mandans, which claims are based upon stipulations of an unratified treaty dated July 27, 1866 (Kappler’s Laws and Treaties, vol. 2, p. 1052): *Provided*, That the amount when appropriatedDeposit of appropriated amount. shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Indians of the Fort Berthold Reservation and shall draw interest in accordance with existing laws: *Provided further*, ThatAttorneys’ fees and expenses. not to exceed 5 per centum of the amount herein authorized may be used by the Secretary of the Interior for payment of fees and expenses of attorneys employed under contract approved in accordance with existing law. Approved June 28, 1946. To provide for adjustments in connection with the Crow irrigation project, Crow Indian Reservation, Montana. 1946-06-28 516 Chapter 60 Stat. 333 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 516] AN ACT To provide for adjustments in connection with the Crow irrigation project, Crow Indian Reservation, Montana. June 28, 1946[[H. R. 4983](/us/bill/79/hr/4983)][[Public Law 468](/us/pl/79/468)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That
(1)notwithstandingCrow irrigation project.Aggregate charge against non-Indian-owned lands. any other provisions of law, the aggregate charge for all expenditures which have been made for construction of the Crow irrigation project, Crow Indian Reservation, Montana, exclusive of the Willow Creek storage works, against all non-Indian-owned lands under the Crow irrigation project is hereby fixed at $45,000, which charge shall be the sole charge against these lands. The charge thus fixed shall cover all such expenditures, whatever their source, chargeable against such lands and includes expenditures from reimbursable and gratuity appropriations from the Treasury of the United States, and from moneys of the Crow Tribe whether or not the expenditures of such tribal moneys were specifically approved by the Indians in council.
(2)All non-Indian-owned lands under this project shall bear theirPro rata share chargeable to non-Indlan-owned lands. pro rata share, computed on a per-acre basis, of the total charge fixed by this section, except that against the pro rata share chargeable to any particular tract there first shall be credited payments which have been already made on that tract to meet charges for reimbursable expenditures arising from the construction of such irrigation project. No credit in excess of such pro rata share, computed on a per-acre basis, shall be allowed. No refunds shall be made of amounts paid on any tract in excess of such pro rata share, computed on a per-acre basis. The first lien of the United States shall continue on each non-Indian-owned tract for repayment of the pro rata share, computed 60 Stat. 334on a per-acre basis, against such tract less any credit allowable under “Tract.”this subsection. The word “tract” as used in this Act shall mean a forty-acre legal subdivision or fraction thereof.
(3)Lands declared temporarily nonirrigable. Where the Secretary of the Interior finds that certain non-Indian-owned lands subject to the pro rata share of the costs dealt with in section 1, as well as Indian-owned lands within the irrigation project, cannot be put to immediate productive use due to a need of proper drainage facilities; need of clearing and leveling; need of additional project construction work; present unfavorable soil conditions which can be corrected at an economic cost, he shall declare such lands temporarily nonirrigable until such time as he shall determine such lands can be put to productive use, and no irrigation project charges shall be assessed against such lands during such periods. Upon application of the landowners the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to eliminate from the project five hundred and four and nine-tenths acres of land located in sections 21, 27, and 28 of township 5 south, range 26 east, and in section 10 of township 1 north, range 33 east, described in the district engineer’s report of November 29, 1945, to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on the conditions of the Crow Indian irrigation project.
(4)Reimbursement for cost of survey. The cost of the necessary survey to determine the irrigable acreage of the project, made by the land designation committee, whose report was approved by the Secretary of the Interior in 1944, shall be reimbursed in a sum not to exceed $5,000 by the owners of project lands in Indian and non-Indian ownership. Such costs shall be reimbursed by the project landowners over a period not to exceed three years. During this period each year the per-acre annual operation and maintenance charge shall be increased in amount sufficient to insure the per acre repayment of this cost.
(5)Cancellation of prior obligations. All obligations arising out of contracts heretofore entered into with the United States for the payment to the United States of construction charges in connection with this project are hereby canceled, and all lands heretofore covered by such contracts shall be subject to the provisions of subsections (1), (2), (3), and
(4)of this section.
(6)The provisions of this section shall become operative only when the Secretary of the Interior shall determine that the contracts contemplated by section 3 have been entered into, and that the releases required by section 2 have been obtained. Sec. 2. Releases of claims. The Secretary of the Interior shall obtain releases of claims which non-Indians owning lands under the Crow irrigation project may have against the United States on account of the construction of the Crow irrigation project or the assessment or collection of construction or operation and maintenance charges in connection with the project. Sec. 3. Contracts with irrigation districts. The Secretary of the Interior may enter into contracts with irrigation districts acting on behalf of all non-Indians owning land under the Crow irrigation project in which the irrigation districts shall agree to pay the charge of $45,000 fixed by subsection
(1)of section 1. Such contracts shall provide for the payment of the aforesaid sum on a per-acre basis without interest over a twenty-year period in equal annual installments, credits to be given in the amounts allowable under subsection
(2)of said section 1; for the payment by the districts of the proportionate share chargeable to the lands within the districts of the annual cost of operation and maintenance of the project: and for a first lien on the lands within the districts in favor of the United States for the repayment of such construction and operation and maintenance charges. Sec. 4. Little Big Horn River watershed; Willow Creek storage works. The Secretary of the Interior may enter into contracts with irrigation districts acting on behalf of all non-Indians owning lands 60 Stat. 335under the Crow irrigation project on the Little Big Horn River watershed in which the irrigation districts shall agree to repay to the United States the proportionate share chargeable to the non-Indian lands within the districts of the reimbursable cost of construction of the Willow Creek storage works not to exceed $210,726. The contracts with the districts shall provide for delivery by the Secretary or his duly authorized representative to lands within the irrigation districts of the proper share of the waters stored by the Willow Creek storage works, for the repayment of such construction charges on a per-acre basis in equal annual installments over a forty-year period without interest, and for the payment on a per-acre basis of the proportionate share chargeable to the lands within the district of the cost of the annual operation and maintenance of the Willow Creek storage works. The contracts shall provide that the United States shall have no lien on the lands included within the irrigation districts for the repayment of the share of the construction cost of the Willow Creek storage works to be paid by the irrigation districts under the contracts. In the event of the failure of the districts to fulfill their obligations of contracts with the United States before entire repayment of the construction charges shall have been completed under the contract, all unpaid portions of such construction charges shall again become charges against the lands within the districts and the United States shall again have a first lien on the lands for the repayment of such charges remaining unpaid. The contracts may provide that if during any year the operation of the Willow Creek storage works is so affected in any way, except by lack of adequate precipitation, that no delivery of storage waters can be made to lands within the irrigation districts, the payments by the districts of construction charges shall be suspended, and that upon resumption of operation the payment of annual construction charges shall also be resumed until the total charges fixed by the contracts shall have been paid. If the irrigation districts at any time shall fail to pay the construction or operation and maintenance charges as provided in the contracts, the Secretary of the Interior shall not deliver any stored waters from the Willow Creek storage works to lands within the districts until the districts shall have complied with the provisions of the contracts. Until such time as the irrigation district or districts shall execute a contract as herein provided for, the lands within said district or districts shall not be liable for either the construction or operation and maintenance charges of the Willow Creek storage works, nor shall such lands be entitled to any benefits from said storage works, either by the direct use of the stored water or by substituted water, except as authorized by section 8 of this Act. Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Interior may enter into contracts withLittle Big Horn River watershed, private ditches. non-Indians owning lands on the Little Big Horn River watershed under private ditches which have been constructed prior to the date of approval of this Act, in which, on the same terms and conditions as arc contained in the contracts entered into pursuant to section 4, such owners shall agree to the repayment of their proper proportionate share of the reimbursable cost of construction and the cost of operation and maintenance of the Willow Creek storage works, and the Secretary shall agree to deliver water to their ditches. The covenants of each such contract shall run with the land, and the contract shall provide for a first lien in favor of the United States for the repayment of such construction and operation and maintenance charges. Each owner shall be privileged to pay in full at any time his pro rata share of the construction cost. The Secretary shall not enter into any contract pursuant to this section after five years have elapsed from the date of approval of this Act. The Secretary shall also 60 Stat. 336designate the Indian lands under private ditches to receive benefits provided for herein. The Indian lands thus designated shall be [25 U. S. C. § 386a](/us/usc/t25/s386a).subject to provisions and conditions of the Act of July 1, 1932 (47 Stat. 564–565). Sec. 6. Contract requirements.The contracts entered into between the Secretary of the Interior and an irrigation district or districts, or with non-Indians owning land under private ditches, in pursuance to sections 4 and 5, shall provide that the owners of the lands included in such contracts shall agree to pay annually to the United States for a period of five years beginning November 15 next following the date of approval of this Act, $1 per acre for each irrigable acre covered by such contract or contracts, and shall further agree at the end of such five-year period to pay thereafter their proportionate share of the total reimbursable cost of the construction of the Willow Creek storage works in the sum of $210,726. The Secretary of the Interior shall allow full credit to each landowner for all construction cost repayments applicable to the Willow Creek storage works, made to the United States during such five-year period, and on behalf of all payments made pursuant to the temporary public notice of the Secretary of the Interior issued March 1, 1944. Sec. 7. Availability of stored water. Water stored in the Willow Creek storage works shall be made available by the Secretary of the Interior only to the following lands on the Little Big Horn River watershed irrigable under irrigation works which have been constructed prior to the date of approval of this Act; Indian-owned lands; non-Indian-owned lands within the irrigation districts referred to in section 4; those non-Indian-owned lands covered by contracts entered into pursuant to section 5, subject, however, to the authority of the Secretary to dispose of the water as provided for in section 8 hereof. Sec. 8. Disposal of uncontracted water; basis. Pending the execution of contracts with a district or districts, and thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior may, in lieu of disposing of the stored water as prescribed in sections 4, 5, and 6 of this Act, dispose of any uncontracted part of the stored water during any year on an acre-foot basis upon such terms and conditions as he shall determine. The Secretary is authorized to fix annual charges to cover the costs of operating and maintaining the storage works and the distribution of the stored water. Sec. 9. Further construction work. No further construction work on the Crow Indian Reservation shall be undertaken by the United States without the prior consent of
(1)the Crow Tribe,
(2)the irrigation district or districts affected, and
(3)the Congress of the United States, and without the prior execution of repayment contracts by the non-Indian water users or irrigation district or districts, obligating the non-Indian lands for the payment of their share of such construction costs. The consent of the Crow Tribe shall be obtained by a majority vote of the general council of the tribe expressed at a duly convened meeting: Construction of laterals.*Provided, however*, That such consents shall not be necessary to construct laterals necessary to irrigate the lands within the Crow Indian irrigation project as now determined and classified as irrigable by the land designation committee report, as approved by the Secretary of the Interior in 1944. Sec. 10. Operation and maintenance assessments.*Ante*, p. 334. Pursuant to the findings of the report referred to in section 1
(3)the sum of $676,891.83 of operation and maintenance assessments against Indian- and non-Indian-owned lands of the project on the water users’ ledger is hereby canceled, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed
(1)to credit not to exceed $28,000 on future operation and maintenance assessments against certain lands described in the report;
(2)to make refunds not to exceed $3,000 from Crow 60 Stat. 337project operation and maintenance collections on deposit in the Treasury to cover overpayments made to the project by landowners as provided for in the report;
(3)to make refunds not to exceed $40,000 from Crow project operation and maintenance collections to heirs of certain Crow allottees on account of moneys withheld from their estates by the United States and used for the payment of delinquent operation and maintenance assessments;
(4)to reform in accordance with the adjustments made by the provisions of this Act any deferment contracts heretofore executed in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1803).[25 U. S. C. § 389](/us/usc/t25/s389). Sec. 11. All claims of every description, all costs, charges, and unpaidClaims, etc., against Indian-owned lands. assessments against lands in Indian ownership under the Crow irrigation project system, arising out of the expenditure of Treasury and tribal moneys for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Crow irrigation project system, including the Willow Creek storage works, to and including expenditures for the fiscal year 1945, except the proportionate share of the amount authorized in section 1
(4)of this*Ante*, p. 334. Act, are hereby canceled, and the obligations of the Indians and their lands to repay any part or all of said claims or sums are herebyClaims against U. S. dissolved: *Provided*, That the Crow Tribe of Indians, by appropriate action of their tribal council, releases the United States and all lands of the irrigation project from any and all claims said tribe may have arising out of the expenditure of tribal moneys by the United States for the construction, operation, and maintenance of said project. Sec. 12. All costs and charges against lands in non-Indian ownershipCancellation of reimbursable costs and charges. under the Crow Indian irrigation project system arising out of the expenditure of Treasury and tribal moneys for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the said project systems except
(1)$210,726, which is the proportionate part of the cost of the Willow Creek storage works chargeable to non-Indian lands;
(2)$45,000 as provided for in section 1
(1)of this Act;
(3)the proportionate share*Ante*, p. 333. of the non-Indian landowners in the $5,000 expenditure provided for in section 1
(4)hereof; and
(4)all unpaid operation and maintenance*Ante*, p. 334. assessments remaining on the water users’ ledgers of the Crow project after the adjustments have been made, as recommended in the district engineer’s report of November 29, 1945, referred to in section 1 (3)*Ante*, p. 334. of this Act, which assessments when collected shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States for the operation and maintenance of the project, are hereby canceled, and the obligations of non-Indians and their lands to repay to the United States or the Crow Tribe any part or all of said sums so canceled are hereby dissolved: *Provided, however*, That this cancellation of reimbursable costs and charges shallRestriction. not serve to change the present lien status except as provided in section 4 hereof.*Ante,* p. 334. Sec. 13. The cancellation of the reimbursable status of all project construction, operation, and maintenance costs and expenditures as herein provided shall be reported in the reimbursable accounts rendered to the Comptroller General of the United States, pursuant to the provisions of the Act of April 4, 1910 (36 Stat. 270), as deductions[25 U. S. C. §§ 145, 383–385](/us/usc/t25/s145/383–385).*Post,* p. 867. from the total indebtedness of the project without regard to fiscal years or appropriations from which expenditures were made. Sec. 14. This Act, so far as non-Indian lands are involved, shallTime limitation. cease to be effective when two years have elapsed from the date of its approval unless prior to that time the contracts contemplated in section 3 have been executed and the releases required by section 2*Ante*, p. 334. have been obtained: *Provided*, That this limitation shall not applyNonapplicability. to the cancellations, adjustments, and application of credits to be entered on the operation and maintenance water users’ ledgers not 60 Stat. 338exceeding $60,300 pursuant to the findings of the report of conditions on the Crow Indian irrigation project herein referred to, which entries shall be made upon approval of this Act. Sec. 15. Authority of Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to prescribe regulations and to perform all acts required for the effectuation of the purposes of this Act. Sec. 16. All provisions of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Approved June 28, 1946. To amend the laws authorizing the performance of necessary protection work between the Yuma project and Boulder Dam by the Bureau of Reclamation. 1946-06-28 517 Chapter 60 Stat. 338 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 517] AN ACT To amend the laws authorizing the performance of necessary protection work between the Yuma project and Boulder Dam by the Bureau of Reclamation. June 28, 1946[[H. R. 5674](/us/bill/79/hr/5674)][[Public Law 469](/us/pl/79/469)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Yuma project and Boulder Dam.Protection work between. That the provision of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes”, approved January 21, 1927 (44 Stat. 1010, 1021), amended by the Act entitled “An Act to authorize defraying cost or necessary work between the Yuma project and Boulder Dam”, approved July 1, 1940 (54 Stat. 708), is hereby further amended to read as follows:" Colorado River, controlling of floods, etc.Appropriation authorized.*Post*, pp. 369, 619.“That for the purpose of controlling the floods, improving navigation, and regulating the flow of the Colorado River, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1928, and annually thereafter, such sums as may be necessary, to be spent by the Bureau of Reclamation under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, to defray the cost of
(a)operating and maintaining the Colorado River front work and levee system in Arizona, Nevada, and California;
(b)constructing, improving, extending, operating, and maintaining protection and drainage works and systems along the Colorado River;
(c)controlling said river, and improving, modifying, straightening, and rectifying the channel Condition.thereof; and
(d)conducting investigations and studies in connection therewith: *Provided*, That the expenditure of moneys for any of the foregoing purposes shall not be deemed a recognition of any obligation or liability whatsoever on the part of the United States: *Provided further*,Rights-of-way, maintenance of works, etc. That, within the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, local communities to be benefited by works constructed pursuant to this Act may be required to provide, without cost to the United States, necessary rights-of-way and maintenance of the completed works and assurance, satisfactory to him, of payment of valid claims arising out of damage caused to persons or property by reason of the construction, operation, or maintenance of any such works: *Provided Reimbursements.further*, That any moneys received by the United States as reimbursement in accordance with contracts heretofore entered into under the [43 U. S. C. §§ 617–617t](/us/usc/t43/s617–617t).*Ante*, p. 36.authority of the Act of December 21, 1928 (45 Stat. 1057), as amended, and ratified by the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1028, 1039), for expenditures made under the authority of this paragraph, shall be Authority of Secretary of the Interior.covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. In connection with operations conducted under this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall have the same authority with respect to
(a)the acquisition, exchange and disposition of lands, interests in lands, water rights and other property, and the relocation thereof;
(b)the utilization of lands owned or acquired by the United States;
(c)construction and supply contracts;
(d)the performance of necessary 60 Stat. 339or proper acts; and
(e)the making of necessary or proper rules and regulations, which he has in connection with projects under the Federal reclamation laws, Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and Acts[43 U. S. C. § 372](/us/usc/t43/s372) *et seq*. amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be deemed to amend, repeal, or otherwise affect the provisions contained in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1944, under the caption ‘Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation—Colorado River front work and levee system’ (58 Stat. 150, 157).” " Approved June 28, 1946. To amend the Act entitled “An Act to amend further the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930, as amended”, approved January 24, 1942, and for other purposes. 1946-06-29 519 Chapter 60 Stat. 339 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 519] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act to amend further the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930, as amended”, approved January 24, 1942, and for other purposes. June 29, 1946[[S. 896](/us/bill/79/s/896)][[Public Law 470](/us/pl/79/470)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 10 of[56 Stat. 17](/us/stat/56/17).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 691 note](/us/usc/t5/s691). the Act entitled “An Act to amend further the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930, as amended”, approved January 24, 1942 (Public Law Numbered 411, Seventy-seventh Congress), is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 10. In the case of those who before the enactment of this Act shall have been retired on annuity under the provisions of the Act of May 22, 1920, as amended, or the Act of May 29, 1930, as amended,[41 Stat. 614](/us/stat/41/614); [46 Stat. 468](/us/stat/46/468).[5 U. S. C. §§ 691–738; Supp. V, § 691](/us/usc/t5/s691–738) *et seq*.*Post*, pp. 658, 659, 705, 706, 850, 939. the annuity shall be recomputed and paid in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of this Act.” " Sec. 2. Nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to reduce the annuity of any annuitant, nor shall any increase in annuity accrue under this Act to any annuitant for any period prior to the effective date of this Act. Sec. 3. This Act shall become effective on the first day of the secondEffective date. calendar month following the month in which this Act is enacted. Approved June 29, 1946. To facilitate the admission into the United States of the alien fiancées or fiancés of members of the armed forces of the United States. 1946-06-29 520 Chapter 60 Stat. 339 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 520] AN ACT To facilitate the admission into the United States of the alien fiancées or fiancés of members of the armed forces of the United States. June 29, 1946[[S. 2122](/us/bill/79/s/2122)][[Public Law 471](/us/pl/79/471)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That on or beforeAlien fiancées or fiancés.Admission into U. S. July 1, 1947, the alien fiancée or fiancé of a citizen of the United States who is serving in, or who has been honorably discharged from, the armed forces of the United States during World War II may be admitted into the United States with a passport visa as a nonimmigrant temporary visitor for a period of three months (unless in exceptional circumstances such period is extended by the Attorney General) under the provisions of subdivision 2 of section 3 of the Immigration Act approved May 26, 1924, as amended (43 Stat. 154; 8 U. S. C.[8 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 203(2)](/us/usc/t8/s203/2).Conditions. 203): *Provided*, That—
(a)the alien is not subject to exclusion from the United States under the immigration laws;
(b)the nonpreference portion of the quota to which the alien would be chargeable is exhausted at the time the alien applies for a visa;
(c)the administrative authorities find that the alien is coming to the United States with a bona fide intention of being married to a citizen of the United States who is serving in, or who has been 60 Stat. 340honorably discharged from, the armed forces of the United States during World War II ; and
(d)the administrative authorities find that the parties to the proposed marriage are able and intend to contract a valid marriage within the period for which the alien is admitted. Sec. 2. Deportation of alien. In the event the marriage does not occur within the period for which the alien was admitted, the alien shall be required to depart from the United States and upon failure to do so shall be deported at any time after entry in accordance with the provisions of sections 19 and 20 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917, as [57 Stat. 553](/us/stat/57/553).[8 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 155, 156](/us/usc/t8/s155/156).amended (39 Stat. 889–890; 54 Stat. 671–673; 56 Stat. 1044 ; 8 U. S. C. 155; 39 Stat. 890–891; 57 Stat. 511; 8 U. S. C. 156). Sec. 3. Authority of Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall have authority to prescribe regulations for the administration of the provisions of this Act which relate to the performance of functions by diplomatic or consular officers of the United States and he shall include in such regulations a requirement that the parties to a proposed marriage shall furnish satisfactory evidence to the American consular officer concerned, including sworn statements corroborated by other appropriate evidence showing that the parties have entered into a valid agreement to marry and are legally able and actually willing to conclude a valid marriage in the United States within a period of three months after the alien’s arrival, or within such period as may be extended by the Attorney General. Sec. 4. Authority of Attorney General. The Attorney General shall have authority to prescribe regulations for the administration by the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the provisions of this Act in connection with the arrival of the aliens concerned at ports of entry in the United States, and he shall include in such regulations a requirement that the prospective American citizen spouse of an alien covered by the provisions of this Act shall furnish to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization a suitable bond, which shall be in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of the deportation of the alien concerned, and which shall be forfeited to the United States if and when the alien becomes deportable, or shall be cancelled by the Commissioner upon receipt of satisfactory evidence that a valid marriage has been concluded, or that the alien has left the United States without expense to the said United States. Sec. 5. Period of World War II. For the purposes of this Act the period of World War II shall be considered as having started on September 1, 1939, and to have ended upon the formal conclusion thereof by a treaty of peace, or by the passage of a joint resolution of Congress, or by a proclamation by the President declaring an end to hostilities. Approved June 29, 1946. To extend for the period of one year the provisions of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act, approved December 2, 1941, as amended. 1946-06-29 521 Chapter 60 Stat. 340 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 521] AN ACT To extend for the period of one year the provisions of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act, approved December 2, 1941, as amended. June 29, 1946[[S. 2219](/us/bill/79/s/2219)][[Public Law 472](/us/pl/79/472)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, [55 Stat. 788](/us/stat/55/788).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, § 45–1601 (b)](/us/dcc/45–1601/b). That the Act entitled “An Act to regulate rents in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes”, approved December 2, 1941, as amended, is further amended by striking out in section 1
(b)thereof the figure “1946” and inserting in lieu thereof “1947”. Approved June 29, 1946. To extend the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, and for other purposes. 1946-06-29 522 Chapter 60 Stat. 341 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 341 [CHAPTER 522] AN ACT To extend the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, and for other purposes. June 29, 1946[[H. R. 6064](/us/bill/79/hr/6064)][[Public Law 473](/us/pl/79/473)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That all of the [54 Stat. 885](/us/stat/54/885).[50 U. S. C. app. §§ 301–318; Supp. V, § 302](/us/usc/t50/s301–318/302) *et seq*.*Ante*, p. 181.[54 Stat. 885](/us/stat/54/885).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 303 (a)](/us/usc/t50/s303/a).*Ante*, p. 181.Persons liable for training and service.[54 Stat. 885](/us/stat/54/885).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 302](/us/usc/t50/s302).Reduction of Army’s strength.Maximum number of men in Navy and Marine Corps.Monthly requisitions.provisions of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, are hereby expressly reenacted, except those provisions which are hereinafter amended or repealed. Sec. 2.
(a)So much of the first sentence of section 3
(a)of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, as precedes the first proviso is hereby amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 3.
(a)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, every male citizen of the United States, and every other male person residing in the United States, who is between the ages of nineteen and forty-five, at the time fixed for his registration, or who attains the age of nineteen after having been required to register pursuant to section 2 of this Act, shall be liable for training and service in the land or naval forces of the United States:”. "
(b)The fourth proviso of the second sentence of section 3
(a)of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" *“Provided further*, That on July 1, 1946, the number of men in active training or service in the Army shall not exceed one million five hundred and fifty thousand, and that this number shall be reduced consistently month by month so that the Army’s strength shall not exceed one million and seventy thousand on July 1, 1947: *And provided further*, That on July 1, 1947, the number of men in active training or service in the Navy shall not exceed five hundred and fifty-eight thousand and in the Marine Corps one hundred and eight thousand: *And provided further*, That the monthly requisitions on the President under this Act by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy shall not exceed the number of men required after consideration of the actual number of voluntary enlistments during the three months preceding that month in which the requisition is made. For the purposes of the fourth and fifth provisos of the preceding sentence, no man shall be deemed to be in active training or service or to be part of the strength of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, if— “(1) he is on terminal leave; “(2) he is a member of the detachment of patients who are to be discharged or relieved from active duty without being returned to an active duty status; or “(3) he is being processed, following completion of his period of service, for discharge or relief from active duty.” " Sec. 3. Section 3
(b)of such Act, as amended, is hereby amended[54 Stat. 886](/us/stat/54/886).[50 U. S. C. app. § 303(b)](/us/usc/t50/s303/b).Period of training and service.*Supra*. to read as follows:" “(b) Each man inducted on and after October 1, 1946, under the provisions of subsection
(a)shall serve for a period of training and service of eighteen consecutive months (excluding time served while pursuing a course of instruction in a university, college, or other similar institution of learning), unless sooner discharged. Each man inducted prior to October 1, 1946, under the provisions of subsection
(a)who shall have completed a period of training and service under this Act of eighteen months or more (excluding time served while pursuing a course of instruction in a university, college, or other similar institution of learning) shall, upon his request, on and after such date, be relieved from his period of training and service 60 Stat. 342under this Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, whenever, after January 1, 1946, the Congress declares that the national interest is imperiled, such periods of training and service may be extended by the President to such time as may be necessary in the interest of national defense.” " Sec. 4. Section Repeal.[54 Stat. 886](/us/stat/54/886).[50 U. S. C. app. § 303 (e)](/us/usc/t50/s303/e).[54 Stat. 888](/us/stat/54/888).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 305 (e)(1)](/us/usc/t50/s305/e/1).Deferment.*Ante*, p. 181.Induction of persons with dependent children.“Child.”*Supra*.Release of persons with dependent children.*Ante*, p. 341.Induction of persons with previous service.3
(e)of such Act, as amended, is hereby repealed. Sec. 5.
(a)Section 5
(1)of such Act, as amended, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence thereof the following new sentence: “No person shall be deferred for employment in industry except upon the basis of his then status in an industry essential to the national health, safety, or interest.”
(b)Section 5
(3)of such Act, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:" “(3) After May 14, 1946, no individual who has a child or children dependent upon him for support, or with whom he maintains a bona fide family relationship in their home, shall be inducted without his consent for training and service under this Act. As used in this paragraph, the term ‘child’ includes a child legally adopted, a step-child, a foster child, and a person who is supported in good faith by the individual in a relationship similar to that of a parent and child but such term does not include any person eighteen years of age or over unless such person is physically or mentally handicapped.” "
(c)Section 5
(e)of such Act, as amended, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs:" “(4) Any man inducted under the provisions of section 3
(a)of this Act who has a child or children, as hereinabove defined, dependent upon him for support, or with whom he maintains a bona fide family relationship in their home, shall, upon his request after August 1, 1946, be relieved from his period of training and service under this Act. “(5) No individual shall be inducted without his consent for training and service under this Act, if he has served on active duty in the land or naval forces of the United States outside the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska; or if he has served on active duty in the land or naval forces of the United States for a period of at least six months after September 16, 1940 (excluding the time that any such individual so served while pursuing a course of instruction in a university, college, or other similar institution of learning). The provisions of this paragraph shall cease to be effective during any period after January 1, 1946, when the Congress or the President shall declare that the national interest is imperiled.” " Sec. 6. Section [57 Stat. 597](/us/stat/57/597).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 305 (m)](/us/usc/t50/s305/m).Manner of induction.5
(m)of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “(m) No individuals shall be called for induction, ordered to report to induction stations, or be inducted because of their occupations, or by occupational groups, or by groups in any plant or institutions, except pursuant to a requisition by the land or naval forces for persons in needed medical professional and specialists categories.” " Sec. 7. Section [54 Stat. 897](/us/stat/54/897).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 316 (b)](/us/usc/t50/s316/b).*Ante*, p. 181.[54 Stat. 885, 890, 897](/us/stat/54/885/890/897).[50 U. S. C. app. §§ 303(a)–(d), 308, 316(b); Supp. V, §§ 303(a), (c), 308, 316(b)](/us/usc/t50/s303/a–d/308/316/b).*Ante*, pp. 181, 341.16
(b)of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “(b) The provisions of the third sentence of section 3
(a)of this Act shall become inoperative and cease to apply at 12 o’clock post-meridian on July 1, 1947. All of the other provisions of this Act, except the provisions of sections 3 (b), 3 (c), 3 (d), 8, and 16 (b), and the fourth and fifth provisos of the second sentence of section 3 (a), shall become inoperative and cease to apply at 12 o’clock post-meridian on March 31, 1947, or on such earlier date as may be specified in a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress for that purpose, except as to offenses committed prior to such date. 60 Stat. 343One day prior to the date of the termination of the Selective Training[54 Stat. 885](/us/stat/54/885).[50 U. S. C. app. 301–318; Supp. V, § 302](/us/usc/t50/s301–318) *et seq*.*Ante*, p. 181.[54 Stat. 891](/us/stat/54/891).[50 U. S. C. app. § 308 (g)](/us/usc/t50/s308/g). and Service Act of 1940, as amended, as herein or hereafter specified, all remaining functions and responsibilities of the Personnel Division established under the authority of section 8
(g)of such Act, and all records and balances of appropriations which have been utilized or are available for use in the administration of such functions of the Personnel Division of the Selective Service System, shall be transferred to such agency of the Federal Government as the Congress may designate, or, if none is so designated, to such agency of the Federal Government as the President may designate.” " Approved June 29, 1946. To amend the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended, so as to provide an increase in pay for personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service. 1946-06-29 523 Chapter 60 Stat. 343 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 523] AN ACT To amend the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended, so as to provide an increase in pay for personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service. June 29, 1946[[H. R. 6084](/us/bill/79/hr/6084)][[Public Law 474](/us/pl/79/474)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That
(a)the first [56 Stat. 363](/us/stat/56/363).[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 109](/us/usc/t37/s109).Monthly base pay.Enlisted men.Acting chief petty officers.Longevity increase.Retired enlisted men.paragraph of section 9 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:" “The monthly base pay of enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard shall be as follows: Enlisted men of the first grade, $165; enlisted men of the second grade, $135; enlisted men of the third grade, $115; enlisted men of the fourth grade, $100; enlisted men of the fifth grade, $90; enlisted men of the sixth grade, $80; and enlisted men of the seventh grade, $75. Chief petty officers under acting appointment shall be included in the first grade at a monthly base pay of $150.” "
(b)The third paragraph of section 9 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:" “Every enlisted man paid under the provisions of this section shall receive an increase of 5 per centum of the base pay of his grade for each three years of service up to thirty years. Such service shall be active Federal service in any of the services mentioned in the title of this Act or reserve components thereof; service in the active National Guard of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia; and service in the Enlisted Reserve Corps of the Army, the Officers’ Reserve Corps of the Army, the Naval Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve: *Provided*, That retired enlisted men heretofore or hereafter retired with credit for thirty years’ service in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps and who served beyond the continental limits of the United States between 1898 and 1912, such service having been computed under previous laws as double time toward retirement, shall be entitled to receive the maximum retired pay now provided for the grade in which retired.” "
(c)Section 11 of the Act of March 4, 1925 (43 Stat. 1274; 34 U. S. C. 701), is hereby amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 11. That the band of the United States Marine Corps shallMarine Band. consist of one leader whose pay and allowances shall be those of a captain in the Marine Corps; one second leader whose pay shall be $230 per month and who shall have the allowances of a sergeant major; ten principal musicians whose pay shall be $180 per month; twenty-five first-class musicians whose pay shall be $150 per month; twenty second-class musicians whose pay shall be $120 per month; and ten third-class musicians whose pay shall be $102 per month: such musicians of the band to have the allowances of a sergeant: *Provided*, That the second leader and musicians of the band shallLongevity increase. 60 Stat. 344receive the same increases for length of service and the same enlistment allowance or gratuity for reenlisting as is now or may hereafter be provided for other enlisted men of the Marine Corps: *Provided further*, Promotion to leader of band.Concert tours.That in the event of promotion of the second leader, or a musician of the band, to leader of the band, all service as such second leader, or as such musician of the band, or both, shall be counted in computing longevity increase in pay: *And provided further*, That hereafter during concert tours approved by the President, members of the Marine Band shall suffer no loss of allowances.” "
(d)Retired members of Marine Band. Retired members of the band of the United States Marine Corps and former members of the band of the United States Marine Corps heretofore transferred to the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve shall have their retired pay and retainer pay computed as now authorized by law on the basis of the pay provided in section 11 of the Act of March 4, 1925, as amended by subsection
(c)of this Act, which pay shall include increases for all active duty performed since retirement or transfer to the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve in the computation Restriction.of their longevity pay: *Provided*, That nothing contained in this Act shall operate to reduce the present pay of any former member of the band of the United States Marine Corps now on the retired list or drawing retainer pay. Sec. 2.
(a)The [56 Stat. 362](/us/stat/56/362).[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 108](/us/usc/t37/s108).Army Mine Planter Service.First mates and assistant engineers.[56 Stat. 361](/us/stat/56/361).[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 105, 106](/us/usc/t37/s105/106).Chief warrant officers, etc.*Supra*.Promotions.Pay and allowances.[55 Stat. 652](/us/stat/55/652).[10 U. S. C. Supp, V, § 591a](/us/usc/t10/s591a).[56 Stat. 363](/us/stat/56/363).[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 108](/us/usc/t37/s108).Pay and allowances.Maximum.[56 Stat. 362](/us/stat/56/362).[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 107](/us/usc/t37/s107).Brigadier general, etc.second and third paragraphs of section 8 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended, are hereby amended to read as follows:" “First mates and assistant engineers of the Army Mine Planter Service shall receive base pay at the rate of $2,340 per annum and shall be entitled to the money allowances for subsistence and for rental of quarters as established by sections 5 and 6 of this Act for officers receiving the pay of the first period. “Chief warrant officers of the Army except masters and chief engineers in the Army Mine Planter Service, and commissioned warrant officers with less than ten years of commissioned service, of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, shall receive base pay at the rate of $2,520 per annum and shall be entitled to the money allowances for subsistence and for rental of quarters as established by sections 5 and 6 of this Act for officers receiving the pay for the second period: *Provided*, That a commissioned warrant officer or chief warrant officer promoted from the grade of warrant officer or warrant officer (junior grade) shall suffer no reduction of pay by reason of such promotion: *Provided further*, That nothing herein contained shall be held to affect the authority of the Secretary of War to designate permanent or temporary chief warrant officers of the Army to receive the base pay and allowances of the third and fourth pay periods as provided in section 3 of the Act approved August 21, 1941 (Public Law 230, Seventy-seventh Congress).” "
(b)The seventh paragraph of section 8 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "“When the total pay and allowances authorized by this section for any person shall exceed the rate of $550 per month, the amount of the allowances to which such person is entitled shall be reduced by the amount above $550.” " Sec. 3. The first paragraph of section 7 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:" “The annual base pay of a brigadier general of the Army or the Marine Corps, rear admiral (lower half) of the Navy, the Coast Guard, or the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Assistant Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Engineer in Chief of the Coast Guard, commodore of the Navy, an Assistant Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and an assistant to the Surgeon General of the Public Health 60 Stat. 345Service, shall he $6,600; and the annual base pay of a major general of the Army or the Marine Corps and of a rear admiral (upper half) of the Navy, the Coast Guard, or the Coast and Geodetic Survey, or the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service shall be $8,800. Every such officer shall be entitled to the money allowances for subsistence and for rental of quarters authorized in sections 5 and 6 of this Act for officers receiving the pay of the sixth period.” " Sec. 4. The second paragraph of section 1 of the Pay Readjustment[56 Stat. 361](/us/stat/56/361).[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 105, 106](/us/usc/t37/s105/106).[56 Stat. 359](/us/stat/56/359).[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 101](/us/usc/t37/s101).Base pay for periods.Applicability of pay increases.[56 Stat. 359](/us/stat/56/359).[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, 101–120](/us/usc/t37/s101–120).*Post*, pp. 858–860, 868.Emergency officers’ retired list.*Supra*.Effective date. Act of 1942, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:" “The first period, $2,160; the second period, $2,400; the third period, $2,760; the fourth period, $3,300; the fifth period, $3,850; and the sixth period, $4,400.” " Sec. 5. The increases in pay resulting from the amendments made by this Act to the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended, shall be applicable to the active duty, retired, retirement, or retainer pay of all persons whose pay is governed by, or by reference to, those sections of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended, which are amended by this Act. Sec. 6. Hereafter the retired or retirement pay of any person whose name is borne on the emergency officers’ retired list of the Array, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States and who is entitled to receive retired or retirement pay shall, in lieu of being computed upon the basis of the pay to which he was entitled at the time of his discharge from his commissioned service, be computed upon the basis of the rate provided in the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended by this Act, for an officer of corresponding grade who is credited with the same number of years of service for longevity purposes as the number with which such person is credited. Sec. 7. The increases in pay provided by this Act shall become effective on the first day of the first calendar month following its enactment, and no increase in pay for any period prior thereto shall accrue by reason of the enactment of this Act. Approved June 29, 1946. To amend the Second War Powers Act, 1942, as amended. 1946-06-29 526 Chapter 60 Stat. 345 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 526] AN ACT To amend the Second War Powers Act, 1942, as amended. June 29, 1946[[H. R. 5716](/us/bill/79/hr/5716)][[Public Law 475](/us/pl/79/475)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That title XV, section [56 Stat. 187](/us/stat/56/187).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 645](/us/bill/79/s/645).Time limit.[56 Stat. 186, 177, 180, 181, 186](/us/stat/56/186/177/180/181/186).[50 U. S. C. Supp. V, app. §§ 631–632a, 634, 635, 637, 644–644b](/us/usc/t50/s631–632a/634/635/637/644–644b).[56 Stat. 177](/us/stat/56/177).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 633](/us/usc/t50/s633).*Post*, p. 868.1501, of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, approved March 27, 1942, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 1501. Titles I, II, IV, V, VII, and XIV of this Act, and the amendments to existing law made by any such title, shall remain in force only until March 31, 1947, or until such earlier time as the two Houses of Congress by concurrent resolution, or the President may designate, and title III of this Act, and the amendments to existing law made by such title, shall remain in force only until March 31, 1947 (except that for purposes of allocations of building materials, and facilities related to the utilization of building materials, such title III, and the amendments to existing law made by such title, shall remain in force until June 30, 1947), or until such earlier time as the two Houses of Congress by concurrent resolution, or the President, may designate, and after such amendments cease to be in force any provision of law amended thereby shall be in full force and effect as though this Act had not been enacted; but no court proceedings brought under any such title shall abate by reason of the termination hereunder of such title.” " 60 Stat. 346 Repeal.[56 Stat. 183](/us/stat/56/183).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 641–641f](/us/usc/t50/s641–641f).*Ante*, p. 345.Title XI of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, as amended, is hereby repealed as of June 30, 1946. Sec. 2. Title XV of such Act, as amended, is amended by inserting at the end thereof a new section as follows:" “Sec. 1503. Maximum prices, etc.[56 Stat. 23, 765](/us/stat/56/23/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 901–946, 961–971](/us/usc/t50/s901–946/961–971).*Ante*, pp. 57, 214; *post*. p. 664 *et seq*.[55 Stat. 788](/us/stat/55/788).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, §§ 45–1601 to 45–1611](/us/dcc/45–1601/45–1611).*Ante*, p. 340. Nothing contained in this Act or any other Federal Act (except the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended, or the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act, approved December 2, 1941, as amended), shall be construed to authorize the establishment by any officer or agency of the Government of maximum prices for any commodity or maximum rents for any housing accommodations.” " Approved June 29, 1946. To incorporate the Civil Air Patrol. 1946-07-01 527 Chapter 60 Stat. 346 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 527] AN ACT To incorporate the Civil Air Patrol. July 1, 1946[[H. R. 5744](/us/bill/79/hr/5744)][[Public Law 476](/us/pl/79/476)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the following-named Civil Air Patrol, incorporation.persons, to wit: Harold F. Wood, of Alabama; J. M. Morris, of Arizona; Rex P. Hayes, of Arkansas; Bertrand Rhine, of California; J. A. Smethills, of Colorado; W. T. Gilbert, of Connecticut; William J. Simpson, of Delaware; Zack T. Mosley, of Florida; J. L. Dobbins, of Georgia; Leverett Davis, of Idaho; Gordon A. DaCosta, of Illinois; Walker W. Winslow, of Indiana; Don C. Johnston, of Iowa; J. Howard Wilcox, of Kansas; W. S. Rinehart, of Kentucky: Richard G. Jones, of Louisiana; Guy P. Gannett, of Maine; Edward R. Fenimore, of Maryland; John Shennett, of Massachusetts; Ray R. Baker, of Michigan; Clayton N. Wulff, of Minnesota; J. R. Dowd, of Mississippi; L. W. Greene, of Missouri; Roy W. Milligan, of Montana; Rudy C. Mueller, of Nebraska; Eugene H, Howell, of Nevada; John F. Brown, of New Hampshire; Frank D, Carvin, of New Jersey; Lewis W. Graham, of New Mexico; Stuart C. Welch, of New York; Frank E. Dawson, of North Carolina; Irven A. Myhra, of North Dakota; George A. Stone, of Ohio; W. H. Shockey, of Oklahoma; G. Robert Dodson, of Oregon; Phillip F. Neuweiler, of Pennsylvania; Norris W. Rakestraw, of Rhode Island; Dexter C. Martin, of South Carolina; James R. Barnett, of South Dakota; W. C. Whelen, of Tennessee; D. Harold Byrd, of Texas; Joseph D. Bergin, of Utah; William V. Mason, of Vermont; Allan C. Perkinson, of Virginia; E. R. Schiller, of Washington; Hubert H. Stark, of West Virginia; John F. Stratton, of Wisconsin; and Albert W. Dickinson, Junior, of Wyoming, and their associates and successors, are hereby incorporated and declared to be a body corporate by the name of the Civil Air Patrol (hereinafter referred to as the “corporation”). Sec. 2. The Objects and purposes.objects and purposes of the corporation shall be—
(a)To provide an organization to encourage and aid American citizens in the contribution of their efforts, services, and resources in the development of aviation and in the maintenance of air supremacy, and to encourage and develop by example the voluntary contribution of private citizens to the public welfare;
(b)To provide aviation education and training especially to its senior and cadet members; to encourage and foster civil aviation in local communities and to provide an organization of private citizens with adequate facilities to assist in meeting local and national emergencies Sec. 3. Eligibility Eligibility for membership.for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members shall be determined according to Original members.the constitution and bylaws of the corporation: *Provided*, That the original members shall consist of the present Civil Air Patrol 60 Stat. 347membership, numbering more than one hundred thousand senior and cadet members. Sec. 4.
(a)The corporation shall have no power to issue capitalPecuniary profit or gain. stock or engage in business for pecuniary profit or gain, its objects and purposes being solely of a benevolent character and not for the pecuniary profit or gain of its members.
(b)The persons named in section 1, their associates, and successorsOfficers, constitution, etc. are hereby authorized to complete the organization of the corporation by the selection of officers, the adoption of a constitution and bylaws, the promulgation of rules or regulations that may be necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of this corporation, and the doing of such other acts as may be necessary for such purposes. Sec. 5. The corporation shall have perpetual successionPowers. and power—
(a)To sue and be sued;
(b)To acquire, hold, mortgage, and dispose of such real and personal property as may be necessary for its corporate purposes;
(c)To accept gifts, legacies, and devises which will further the corporate purposes;
(d)To adopt and alter a corporate seal;
(e)To adopt and alter a constitution, bylaws, rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law;
(f)To establish and maintain offices for the conduct of the affairs of the corporation in the District of Columbia and in the several States and Territories of the United States;
(g)To do any and all acts and things necessary and proper to carry into effect the objects and purposes of the corporation. Sec. 6. The corporation shall have the sole and exclusive right to“Civil Air Patrol.” the name “Civil Air Patrol” and to have and to use, in carrying out its purposes, all insignia, copyrights, emblems and badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases now or heretofore used by the Civil Air Patrol in carrying out its program: *Provided, however*, That no powers or privileges herein granted shall interfere or conflict with established or vested rights. Sec. 7. The corporation shall make and transmit to CongressReport to Congress. each year a report of its proceedings and activities for the preceding calendar year. Sec. 8. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved July 1, 1946. To authorize the charging of tolls for the passage or transit of Government traffic over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. 1946-07-01 528 Chapter 60 Stat. 347 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 528] AN ACT To authorize the charging of tolls for the passage or transit of Government traffic over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. July 1, 1946[[H. R. 3565](/us/bill/79/hr/3565)][[Public Law 477](/us/pl/79/477)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That tolls may be San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.Tolls for Government traffic.Bridge free of toll.Conditions.charged for the passage or transit over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge of Government traffic, of military, naval, or civilian personnel and their dependents, and of civilian employees of the Army and Navy traveling on Government business, but such tolls shall not be in excess of the tolls charged for the passage or transit of other like traffic over such bridge: *Provided, however*, That subject to the provisions of section 2, military, Coast Guard, and naval personnel, and civilian employees of the Army and Navy and Coast Guard and personnel and employees of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, when such personnel or employees are engaged in the performance of official duties requiring the use of such bridge, together with the conveyances 60 Stat. 348being used by them in the performance of such duties, shall have the use of such bridge free of toll: *Provided further*, That subject to the provisions of section 2, military, Coast Guard, and naval personnel, civilian employees of the Army and Navy and Coast Guard and personnel and employees of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and their dependents, when such personnel, employees, or dependents are resident or employed on Yerba Buena Island or Treasure Island, or on any vessel berthed at any point on said islands, together with the conveyances being used by them, when proceeding to or from said islands, shall have the use of such bridge free of toll. Sec. 2. Authorization for use of bridge free of toll.
(a)The use of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge free of toll, provided for in section 1, shall be granted upon the presentation and surrender at the toll lanes of an authorization certifying that the traffic or person in question is entitled to such right. Such authorization shall be issued and signed by any officer or official designated for such purpose in accordance with regulations which shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Department having control of the personnel exempted by section 1 hereof. The names and signatures of officers so designated shall be furnished to the California Toll Bridge Authority and thereafter authorizations signed by them shall be accepted by such authority as prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), such right to use the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge free of toll may be established by any other device or means which may be acceptable to the California Toll Bridge Authority; and the Secretary of the appropriate Department and the California Toll Bridge Authority may enter into any appropriate agreements to secure the effective, convenient, and just exercise of such right. Sec. 3. Unlawful authorization. Whoever secures or attempts to secure the exemption from toll provided for in this Act or an authorization referred to in section 2, knowing that he is not entitled thereto, and whoever signs or issues any such authorization certifying to such right of exemption, knowing that such right does not exist, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,Penalty. and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Sec. 4. Effective date. The provisions of this Act shall take effect thirty days after the date of its enactment. Approved July 1, 1946. Making appropriations for the Department, of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. 1946-07-01 529 Chapter 60 Stat. 348 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 529] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department, of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. July 1, 1946[[H. R. 6335](/us/bill/79/hr/6335)][[Public Law 478](/us/pl/79/478)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the following Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1947.*Post*, pp. 594, 618, 619.sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, namely: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY salaries Salaries: For the Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this Act referred to as the Secretary), and other personal services in the Radio broadcasts respecting legislation.District of Columbia and elsewhere, $1,298,337: *Provided*, That no part of the appropriation made available to the office of the Secretary by 60 Stat. 349this section shall be used for the broadcast of radio programs designed for or calculated to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation pending before the Congress. war agency liquidation War Agency Liquidation: For all expenses necessary for liquidating the War Relocation Authority program provided for in Executive Order 9102 and in the President’s message of June 12, 1944, to[3 CFR, Cum. Supp., p. 1123](/us/cfr/t3/p1123). Congress (House Document 656, Seventy-eighth Congress), including personal services in the District of Columbia; travel expenses; printing and binding, $150,000. office of solicitor *Ante*, p. 312. For personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $263,885. division of territories and island possessions For personal services in the District of Columbia, $156,526. oil and gas division Oil and Gas Division: For all expenses necessary for coordinating and unifying policies and administration of Federal activities relative to oil, gas, and synthetic fuels, including cooperation with the petroleum industry and State authorities in the production, processing, and utilization of petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, and synthetic fuels and the compilation of technical reports thereon, for administering and enforcing the provisions of the Act of February 22, 1935, as amended (15 U. S.[49 Stat. 30](/us/stat/49/30).[15 U. S. C. §§ 715–715*l*; Supp. V, § 715*l*](/us/usc/t15/s715–715l). C., ch. 15A); and for the liquidation of the Petroleum Administration for War; including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; not to exceed $10,000 for employment of a director without regard to the civil-service and classification laws; travel expenses; contract stenographic reporting services; printing and binding; and the purchase (not to exceed five), maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; $400,000. division of geography Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses of the Division of Geography, in performing the duties imposed upon the Secretary by Executive Order 6680, dated April 17, 1934, relating[3 CFR, p. 293](/us/cfr/t3/p293). to uniform usage in regard to geographic nomenclature and orthography throughout the Federal Government, including personal services in the District of Columbia, stationery and office supplies, and printing and binding, $12,956. soil and moisture conservation operations For all necessary expenses of administering and carrying out directly and in cooperation with other agencies a soil and moisture conservation program on lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior in accordance with the provisions of the Act of[49 Stat. 163](/us/stat/49/163).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 590a](/us/usc/t16/s590a) *et seq*. April 27, 1935 (16 U. S. C. 590a–590f), and Reorganization Plan Numbered IV, including $98,700 for departmental personal services[54 Stat. 1235](/us/stat/54/1235).[5 U. S. C. § 133t note](/us/usc/t5/s133t). including such services in the District of Columbia; traveling expenses; printing and binding; furniture, furnishings, office equipment and supplies; purchase (not to exceed six), operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles, hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, 60 Stat. 350 Warehouse maintenance, etc.$1,509,830: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall be available for meeting expenses of warehouse maintenance and the procurement, care, and handling of supplies, materials, and equipment stored therein for distribution to projects under the supervision of the Department of the Interior. contingent expenses, department of the interior For the contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary and the bureaus and offices of the Department (except as otherwise provided), including teletype rentals and service; streetcar fares not exceeding Investigations by legislative branch.*Ante*, p. 306.Awards.[58 Stat. 360](/us/stat/58/360).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 500](/us/usc/t5/s500).Additional sums for stationery supplies.[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).$300; traveling expenses, including not exceeding $5,000 for inspections and investigations by the legislative branch as well as attendance at meetings or conventions concerned with the work of the Department, and any request from appropriate authority in such branch in connection therewith shall be immediately complied with by administrative authority in the Department; not exceeding $500 for the payment of damages caused to private property by Department motor vehicles; purchase (not to exceed two, including one at not to exceed $2,500), maintenance, repair, and operation of four passenger automobiles; hire of aircraft; expense of taking testimony and preparing the same in connection with disbarment proceedings instituted against persons charged with improper practices before the Department, its bureaus and offices; expense of translations, and not exceeding $1,000 for contract stenographic reporting services; not exceeding $700 for newspapers; $12,500, exclusively for payment of awards pursuant to the Act of June 26, 1944 (5 U. S. C. 500); printing and binding; $250,760; and, in addition thereto, sums transferred from other appropriations to this for stationery supplies as follows: General Land Office, $5,000; Geological Survey, $15,000; National Park Service, $7,500; Bureau of Reclamation, $8,400, any unexpended portion of which shall revert and be credited to the reclamation fund; Bureau of Mines, $9,000; Grazing Service, $4,000. Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Department of the Interior, as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $205,000. COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS For expenses made necessary by the Act establishing a [36 Stat. 371](/us/stat/36/371).Commission of Fine Arts (40 U. S. C. 104), including personal services in the District of Columbia, printing and binding and payment of actual traveling expenses of the members and secretary of the Commission in attending meetings and committee meetings of the Commission either within or outside of the District of Columbia, to be disbursed on vouchers approved by the Commission, $10,000. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION Construction, operation, and maintenance, Bonneville power transmission system: To enable the Bonneville Power Administrator to carry out the duties imposed upon him pursuant to law, including the construction of transmission lines, substations, and appurtenant facilities; operation and maintenance of the Bonneville transmission system; marketing of electric power and energy; printing and binding; purchase (not to exceed thirty-four in the fiscal year 1947), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger automobiles; purchase (not to exceed two in the fiscal year 1947), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of aircraft; $12,470,000, to be available until expended, of which amount not to 60 Stat. 351exceed $4,000,000 shall be available in the fiscal year 1947 forTransmission system. operation and maintenance of the Bonneville transmission system, marketing of electric power and energy, and administrative expenses connected therewith, including $24,750 for personal services in the District of Columbia. UNITED STATES HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS The appropriations contained in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1946, for the United States High Commissioner to[59 Stat. 318](/us/stat/59/318).[48 Stat. 456](/us/stat/48/456).[48 U. S. C. §§ 1232–1247; Supp. V, § 1232](/us/usc/t48/s1232–1247) *et seq*.*Ante*, p. 158. the Philippine Islands are hereby continued available during the fiscal year 1947 for the maintenance of the office as provided therein until the President shall have proclaimed the independence of the Philippines, as provided by the Act of Congress of March 24, 1934, as amended (48 U. S. C., 1232), and for the necessary expenses of liquidation of the office and payment of outstanding obligations: *Provided*, That from the funds herein made available an amount not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for expenditure in the discretion of the High Commissioner or any representative who may be designated by the President to liquidate the affairs of the office of the High Commissioner for maintenance of his household and such other purposes as he may deem proper. GRAZING SERVICE Salaries and expenses: For carrying out the provisions of the Act of June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U. S. C. 8A), including examination[48 Stat. 1269](/us/stat/48/1269).[43 U. S. C. §§ 315–315o–1](/us/usc/t43/s315–315o–1). and classification of lands with respect to grazing or agricultural utility, preparation of land classification maps and reports, fire prevention and the suppression or emergency prevention of fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Grazing Service, contract stenographic reporting services, traveling and other necessary expenses, personal services in the District of Columbia, purchase (not to exceed five), operation, and maintenance of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and printing Advisory committees of local stockmen.Warehouse maintenance, etc.Reimbursement.Payment for leave.and binding, $514,500; for payment of a salary of $5 per diem while actually employed and for the payment of necessary travel expenses, exclusive of subsistence, of members of advisory committees of local stockmen, $35,500: in all, $550,000: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall be available for expenses of warehouse maintenance and the procurement, care, and handling of supplies, materials, and equipment stored therein for distribution to projects under the supervision of the Grazing Service, the cost of such supplies and materials or the value of such equipment (including the cost of transportation and handling) to be reimbursed, to the appropriation for “Salaries and expenses, Grazing Service”, current at the time additional supplies, materials, or equipment are procured, from the appropriations chargeable with the cost or value of such supplies, materials, or equipment: *Provided further*, That $125,000 of this appropriation shall be available only for the payment to employees for accumulated or accrued annual leave due upon their separation from Government service. Fire fighting: For fighting fires on or threatening lands under Grazing Service administration, $40,000, which amount shall also be available for meeting obligations of the preceding fiscal year. Range improvements: For construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improvements within grazing districts, pursuant to the provisions of sections 10 and 11 of the Act of June 28, 1934, as[48 Stat. 1273](/us/stat/48/1273).[43 U. S. C. §§ 315i, 315j, 315h](/us/usc/t43/s315i/315j/315h).Limitation. amended (43 U. S. C. 8A), and not including contributions under section 9 of the Act of June 28, 1934, $205,000: *Provided*, That 60 Stat. 352expenditures hereunder shall not exceed 25 per centum of all moneys received from grazing districts under the provisions of said Act of June 28, 1934, as amended, during the fiscal years 1946 and 1947. Leasing of grazing lands: For leasing State, county, or privately owned lands in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 23, [43 U. S. C. §§ 315m–1 to 315 m–4](/us/usc/t43/s315m–1/315m–4).1938 (52 Stat. 1033), $7,500: *Provided*, That expenditures hereunder shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in accordance with section 4 of said Act. Aircraft.Appropriations herein made for the Grazing Service for “Salaries and expenses”, “Range improvements”, and “Fire fighting”, shall be available for the hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft. GENERAL LAND OFFICE Salaries and expenses: For personal services in the District of Columbia, including one clerk who shall be authorized by the President to sign land patents and for all necessary expenses not otherwise provided for in the administration of the public-land laws under the supervision of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, including travel expenses, printing and binding, advertising, production of maps and official plats of survey, and for hearings or other proceedings, $1,000,000. Surveying public lands: For surveys and resurveys of public lands, examination of surveys heretofore made and reported to be defective or fraudulent, inspecting mineral deposits, coal fields, and timber districts, making fragmentary surveys, and such other surveys or examinations as may be required for identification of lands for purposes of evidence in any suit or proceeding in behalf of the United States, under the supervision of the Commissioner of the General Land Office and direction of the Secretary, $550,000, including purchase (not to exceed three), operation and maintenance of Expenditures for surveys.motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles: *Provided*, That this appropriation may be expended for surveys made under the supervision of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, but when expended for surveys that would not otherwise be chargeable hereto it shall be reimbursed from the applicable appropriation, fund, or special deposit. Salaries and expenses, branch of field examination: For salaries and expenses of field examinations, classification of lands, and investigations required in the administration and execution of the public land laws, and the protection of the public lands and their resources from trespass, including purchase of eighteen and operation and maintenance of passenger-carrying automobiles, $392,600. Salaries and expenses of district land offices: For all necessary expenses incident to the operation and maintenance of district land offices and the disposal, supervision, and management of the public lands, including operation and maintenance of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, $287,126: *Provided*, That no expenses chargeable to the Government shall be incurred by registers in the conduct of local land offices except upon previous specific authorization by the Commissioner of the General Land Office. Payments to States.[48 Stat. 1227](/us/stat/48/1227).[31 U. S. C. § 725c](/us/usc/t31/s725c).*Post*, p. 895.Payments to States of 5 per centum of proceeds from sales of public lands: For payment to the several States of 5 per centum of the net proceeds of sales of public lands lying within their limits, for the purpose of education or of making public roads and improvements, $2,500: *Provided*, That expenditures hereunder shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in accordance with section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934. 60 Stat. 353 Revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands, Oregon: For carrying out the provisions of title I of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 874), including fire protection and patrol, through cooperative agreements with Federal, State, and county agencies, or otherwise, and including travel and other necessary expenses; and including purchase (not to exceed two), operation and maintenance of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, $365,000: *Provided*, That such expendituresReimbursement.[50 Stat. 876](/us/stat/50/876).[53 Stat. 754](/us/stat/53/754). shall be reimbursed from the 25 per centum referred to in section c, title II, of the Act approved August 28, 1937, of the special fund designated the “Oregon and California Land Grant Fund” and section 4 of the Act approved May 24, 1939, of the special fund designated the “Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Fund”. Range improvements on public lands outside of grazing districts (receipt limitation): For construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improvements on the public lands subject to grazing leases under the provisions of section 15 and pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of the Act of June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U. S. C.[48 Stat. 1275, 1273](/us/stat/48/1275/1273).[43 U. S. C. §§ 315m, 315i](/us/usc/t43/s315m/315i). 8A), including operation and maintenance of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; $50,000: *Provided*, That expenditures hereunder shall not exceed 25 per centum of all moneys received under the provisions of section 15 of said Act during the fiscal years 1946 and 1947. Payment to Oklahoma from royalties, oil and gas, south half of Red River: For payment of 37½ per centum of the royalties derived from the south half of Red River in Oklahoma under the provisions of the Act of March 4, 1923 (30 U. S. C. 233), which shall be paid to[42 Stat. 1448](/us/stat/42/1448).[30 U. S. C. 230–236](/us/usc/t30/s230–236). the State of Oklahoma in lieu of all State and local taxes upon tribal funds accruing under said Act, to be expended by the State in the same manner as if received under section 35 of the Act approved February 25, 1920 (30 U. S. C. 191), $3,500: *Provided*, That expenditures hereunder[41 Stat. 450](/us/stat/41/450).[48 Stat. 1227](/us/stat/48/1227).[31 U. S. C. § 725c](/us/usc/t31/s725c).*Post*, p. 895.[42 Stat. 857](/us/stat/42/857).[58 Stat. 132](/us/stat/58/132).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 583–583i](/us/usc/t16/s583–583i). shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in accordance with section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934. Protection and management of the timber resources of the public domain: For expenses necessary for the administration, management, and protection, including prevention and suppression of fires, of timber and other growth on the public domain in the United States, including Alaska, pursuant to the Acts of September 20, 1922 (16 U. S. C. 594), and March 29, 1944 (16 U. S. C. 583), the use of airplanes by charter or otherwise, and purchase (not to exceed one), maintenance and operation of passenger automobiles, and not to exceed $15,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $454,000. Surveys and investigations in Alaska: For expenses necessary for land classification and forest and range surveys and inventories in Alaska, $75,000, to be immediately available. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Indian Affairs: For expenses necessary for the general administration of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including departmental personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; rental of office equipment and the purchase of necessary supplies therefor; purchase of office furniture and equipment in addition to that which may be purchased from the appropriation for contingent expenses of the Department; printing and binding, including the purchase of reprints of scientific and technical articles published in periodicals and journals; $1,064,337. 60 Stat. 354 Salaries and expenses, district offices: For necessary expenses of district offices for the administration and supervision of Indian Service activities, including printing and binding, $950,000. Salaries and expenses, reservation administration: For necessary expenses of reservation administration, including the maintenance of law and order among Indians, and pay of employees authorized by continuing or permanent treaty provisions, $3,137,300. Alaska native service: For expenses necessary to provide for the support, rehabilitation, education, conservation of health, development of resources, and relief of destitution of the natives of Alaska; the repair, rental, and equipment of school, hospital, and other buildings; the purchase or erection of range cabins; the hire, repair, equipment, maintenance, and operation of vessels; and for the administration of the Alaska native service; $3,429,008, to be immediately available, and to remain available until June 30, 1948. Purchase and transportation of Indian supplies: For advertising, inspection, storage, and all other expenses incident to the purchase of goods and supplies for the Indian Service and for payment of railroad, pipeline, and other transportation costs of such goods and supplies, $760,000: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used in payment for any services except bill therefor is rendered within one year from the time the service is performed. Maintenance of buildings: For all expenses necessary to maintain buildings in the Indian Service, including the lease, purchase, construction (not to exceed $1,500 for any one building), repair and improvement of buildings; the installation, repair, and improvement of heating, lighting, power, sewerage, and water systems, $815,000. Education of Indians: For the support and education of Indian pupils in boarding and day schools and for other educational purposes, including educational facilities authorized by treaty provisions; tuition, care, and other expenses of Indian pupils attending public and private schools; support and education of deaf, dumb, blind, mentally deficient, or physically handicapped; the tuition (which may be paid in advance) and other assistance of Indian pupils attending vocational or higher educational institutions under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe; printing and binding (including illustrations); the support of an arts and crafts building at Anadarko, Oklahoma, and Indian museums at Rapid City, South Dakota, and Browning, Montana, and on the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; $10,000,000, and in addition thereto the unexpended balance of $25,000 for cooperation with the State of Oklahoma for the construction and equipment of an Indian arts and crafts building at Anadarko, [59 Stat. 331](/us/stat/59/331).Oklahoma, contained in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1946, is continued available for the same purpose during the fiscal year Contracts.1947: *Provided*, That formal contract shall not be required for payment (which may be made from the date of admission) of tuition and care of Indian pupils. Conservation of health: For expenses necessary for the conservation of health among Indians, transportation of patients and attendants to and from hospitals and sanitoria; returning to their former homes and interring the remains of deceased patients; clinical surveys and general medical research in connection with tuberculosis, trachoma, and venereal and other disease conditions among Indians, including cooperation with State and other organizations engaged in similar work and payment of travel expenses and per diem of physicians, nurses, and other persons whose services are donated by such organizations, and printing and binding; $6,130,570. Welfare of Indians: For welfare services, including general support, relief of needy Indians, boarding home care of Indian children, 60 Stat. 355institutional care of delinquent children, and payment of per diem, in lieu of subsistence, and other expenses of Indians participating in folk festivals, $488,910: *Provided*, That formal contract shall not be required for payment (which may be made from the date of service) for the care of Indians. Management, Indian forest and range resources: For the management and protection of forest, range, and wildlife resources on Indian reservations and allotments other than the Menominee Indian Reservation, Wisconsin, including the payment of reasonable rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons setting forest or range files, or taking or destroying timber, in violation of law on Indian lands; and the establishment of cooperative sustained yield forest units pursuant to the Act of March 29,[58 Stat. 132](/us/stat/58/132).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 583–583i](/us/usc/t16/s583–583i).[47 Stat. 1417](/us/stat/47/1417). 1944 (16 U. S. C, 583); $704,728: *Provided*, That the United States shall be reimbursed for expenditures made from this appropriation for expenses incident to the sale of timber to the extent prescribed in regulations promulgated by the Secretary pursuant to the Act of March 1, 1933 (25 U. S. C. 413). Suppressing forest and range fires: For the suppression or emergency prevention of forest and range, fires on or threatening Indian reservations, $12,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $50,000 of appropriations herein made for the Indian Service shall be available upon the approval of the Secretary for fire-suppression or emergency prevention purposes: *Provided further*, That any diversions of appropriationsReport to Congress. made hereunder shall be reported to Congress in the annual Budget. Agriculture and stock raising: For the development of agriculture and stock raising among the Indians, including agricultural experiments and demonstrations and maintenance of a supply of suitable plants or seed for issue to Indians; the operation and maintenanceNavajo Reservation, sheep breeding station. of a sheep breeding station on the Navajo Reservation; the expenses of Indian fairs, including premiums for exhibits; the control and eradication of fever ticks among livestock of Indians under the jurisdiction of the Seminole Agency, Florida; and the development, repair, maintenance, and operation of domestic and stock water facilities, $902,168. Revolving fund for loans: To increase the revolving loan fund for making loans to individual Indians, Indian associations, and Indian chartered corporations in accordance with sections 10 and 11, of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U. S. C. 470 and 471) and the Acts of June[48 Stat. 986](/us/stat/48/986).[49 Stat. 1967, 1250](/us/stat/49/1967/1250). 26, 1936 (25 U. S. C. 506), May 1, 1936 (25 U. S. C. 473a), and July 12, 1943 (57 Stat. 459), $925,000, and the authorization of $750,000 for loans from said revolving fund to individual Indians and Indian organizations otherwise ineligible to participate therein is hereby increased to $962,500. Suppressing contagious diseases among livestock: The appropriationReappropriation.[55 Stat. 826](/us/stat/55/826). “Suppressing contagious diseases of livestock on Indian reservations” contained in the Third Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1942, is hereby continued available until June 30, 1947, for the same purposes, and for suppressing contagious diseases among livestock of Indians under the jurisdiction of the Pima Agency, Arizona. Acquisition of lands for Indian tribes: For the acquisition of lands, interest in lands, water rights and surface rights to lands, and for expenses incident to such acquisition, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U. S. C. 465), $350,000: *Provided*,[48 Stat. 985](/us/stat/48/985). That no part of the sum herein appropriated shall be used forRestrictions. the acquisition of land within the States of Arizona, Colorado, Montana. New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming outside 60 Stat. 356of the boundaries of existing Indian reservations: *Provided further*, Nevada and Oregon.That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the acquisition of land or water rights within the States of Nevada and Oregon either inside or outside the boundaries of existing Indian Sale of lands.reservations: *Provided further*, That the Secretary of the Interior, with the consent in writing of the tribal council representing the Indians of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation, is hereby authorized and directed to sell to the city of Lawton, Oklahoma, for public uses, upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, such portions of the school and agency lands as are no longer needed for administrative purposes, located in section 30, of township 2 north, range 11 west, of the Indian meridian, and which formed a part of the original Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation: Disposition of proceeds of sale. *And provided further*, That out of the proceeds of any such sale, the sum of $1.25 per acre shall be credited to the general fund of the United States Treasury and the balance shall be deposited in the United States Treasury to the credit of the tribal fund of the Indians of the said Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation. Redemption of restricted Indian property subject to taxation: The unexpended balance of the appropriation of $25,000 contained in the [50 Stat. 573](/us/stat/50/573).[49 Stat. 1542](/us/stat/49/1542).Interior Department Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1938, for the payment of taxes, including penalties and interest, assessed against individually owned Indian land, title to which is held subject to restrictions against alienation or encumbrance except with the consent or approval of the Secretary, when such land was purchased with trust or restricted funds with the understanding that after purchase it would be nontaxable, as authorized by the Act of June 20, 1936 (25 U. S. C. 412a), is hereby continued available for the same purposes until expended. Development of Indian arts and crafts: For the development, under the direction of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, of Indian arts and crafts, as authorized by the Act of August 27, 1935 (25 U. S. C., ch. [49 Stat. 891](/us/stat/49/891).[25 U. S. C. §§ 305–305e](/us/usc/t25/s305–305e).Salary limitation.7A), including expenses of exhibits, not to exceed $2,500 for printing and binding, and other necessary expenses, $30,000, of which not to exceed $12,000 shall be available for personal services in the District of Columbia: *Provided*, That no part, of this appropriation shall be used to pay any salary at a rate exceeding $6,500 per annum. Irrigation and drainage: For the maintenance, operation, repair, and improvement of irrigation and power systems for Indian reservations and allotments; payment of operation and maintenance assessments on Indian lands and within non-Indian irrigation districts; payment of reclamation charges; purchase of water and water rights; including the purchase or rental of equipment, tools and appliances; drainage and protection of irrigable lands from damage by floods or loss of water rights; and for all other necessary expenses, $1,624.000, of which $294,815 shall be reimbursable in [48 Stat. 1227](/us/stat/48/1227).[31 U. S. C. § 725c](/us/usc/t31/s725c).*Post*, p. 895.accordance with existing law, and $1,267,078 nonreimbursable but from which latter amount expenditures for any one project or system shall not exceed the aggregate receipts for such project or system covered into the Treasury in accordance with section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934: *Provided*, That of the latter sum not to exceed $20,000 shall be available for major repairs in case of unforeseen emergencies caused by fire, flood, or storm. Gila River, Ariz.The unexpended balance of the appropriation contained in the [59 Stat. 330](/us/stat/59/330).Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1946, for settlement of claims to water rights in the Gila River, Arizona, is hereby continued available for the same purposes until June 30, 1947. Construction, and so forth, irrigation systems: For the construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of irrigation systems on Indian 60 Stat. 357reservations; the purchase or rental of equipment, tools, and appliances; the acquisition of rights-of-way; the development of domestic and stock water and water for subsistence gardens; the purchase of water rights, ditches, and lands needed for irrigation purposes; drainage and protection of irrigable lands from damage by floods or loss of water rights; preparation of raw reservation lands for irrigation farming, expenditures for which shall be repayable on a per-acre basis by the lands benefited; as follows: Arizona: Colorado River, $350,000; Navajo, Arizona and New Mexico, $47,500; Papago, $19,000; Salt River, $28,500; California: Mission, $9,500; Sacramento, $14,250; Colorado: Southern Ute, $14,250. Montana: Fort Belknap, $5,938; Fort Peck, $42,750; Nevada: Carson, $14,725; Pyramid Lake, $23,750; Western Shoshone, $26,125; New Mexico: United Pueblos, $14,250; Oregon: Warm Springs, $9,500; Wyoming: Wind River, $19,000; Miscellaneous garden tracts, $47,500; For surveys and investigations, $237,500; In all, $924,038, reimbursable in accordance with law, and to remain available until completion of the projects: *Provided*, That theInterchange of appropriations. foregoing amounts may be used interchangeably in the discretion of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, but not more than 10 per centum of any specific amount shall be transferred to any other amount, and no appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 per centum. Construction, and so forth, buildings and utilities: For the construction, repair, or rehabilitation of Indian Service buildings and utilities, including the purchase of land and the acquisition of easements or rights-of-way; purchase of furniture, furnishings, and equipment; private architectural and engineering services, as follows: Alaska: Schools, hospitals, and quarters, $1,359,700; Carson, Nevada: Improvements to utilities, $15,000; Cheyenne and Arapaho, Oklahoma: School dormitory, $10,000; improvements to utilities, $30,000; Colville, Washington: Remodeling employees quarters, $7,500; Crow, Montana: Improvements to utilities, $9,000; Crow Creek, South Dakota: Quarters, $7,000; improvements to utilities, $7,000; Fort Apache, Arizona: For the purpose of cooperating with McNary school district, Apache County, Arizona, for the construction and improvement of public-school buildings, for which the Indian Service may furnish plans, $25,000: *Provided*, That the expenditure of anyCondition. money so appropriated shall be subject to the condition that the schools maintained by said district shall be available to all Indian children of the school district on the same terms as other children of said school district: *Provided further*, That the amount expendedRecoupment. on this project shall be recouped by the United States within a period of thirty years, commencing with the date of occupancy of the project, by the acceptance of Indian pupils in this school without cost to the United States; and, in computing the amount of recoupment of the project, interest at 3 per centum per annum shall be included on unrecouped balances: *Provided further*, That with the consent of theSchool reserve. Tribal Council of the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, the Secretary may set aside tribal land at McNary, Arizona, as a school reserve so long as such land is needed for school purposes. Fort Belknap, Montana: Improvements to utilities $51,500; Hoopa Valley, California: Improvements to utilities, $30,000;60 Stat. 358 Kayenta, Arizona: Repair, improvement, and equipment of hospital building, $30,000; Kiowa, Oklahoma: Schools, dormitories, and utilities, $118,000; Klamath, Oregon: Improvements to utilities, $20,000; Menominee, Wisconsin: Improvements to utilities, $46,000; Mescalero, New Mexico: Improvements to utilities, $16,000; quarters, $8,500; Navajo, Arizona and New Mexico: Quarters, $100,000; improvements to utilities, $2,500; Shiprock dormitories and utilities, $318,600; Toadlena School expansion, $500,000; Sells, Arizona: Quarters, $30,000; Shawnee Sanatorium, Oklahoma: Improvements to utilities, $18,000; Truxton Canyon, Arizona: School, $8,000; Uintah and Ouray, Utah: Quarters, $22,500; improvements to utilities, $12,000; Umatilla, Oregon: Improvements to utilities, $5,000; Wahpeton School, North Dakota: Improvements to utilities, $17,000; Wind River, Wyoming: Improvements to utilities, $93,000; Winnebago, Nebraska: Improvements to utilities, $7,000; For surveys and plans and administrative expenses, including personal services in the District of Columbia, printing and binding, and purchase of periodicals and books of reference, $100,000; In all, $3,023,800, to remain available until completion of the Transfer of authorization.projects: *Provided*, That not to exceed 10 per centum of the amount of any specific authorization may be transferred, in the discretion of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to the amount of any other specific authorization, but no limitation shall be increased more than 10 per centum by any such transfer. Roads, Indian reservations: For construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of Indian reservation roads under the provisions of 1944 (Public Law 521), $3,700,000, to remain available until expended, of which amount not to exceed $9,000 may be expended for departmental personal [45 Stat. 750](/us/stat/45/750).the Act of May 26, 1928 (25 U. S. C. 318a) and the Act of December 20, [58 Stat. 838](/us/stat/58/838).Senecas, N. Y.Six Nations, N. Y.[7 Stat. 46](/us/stat/7/46).services. Highway, Gallup-Shiprock, Navajo Reservation: For maintenance and repair of that portion of the Gallup-Shiprock Highway within the Navajo Reservation, New Mexico, and that portion of the State highway in New Mexico between Gallup, New Mexico, and Window Rock, Arizona, serving the Navajo Reservation, $20,000, reimbursable, as authorized by the Act of May 28, 1941 (55 Stat. 207). Fulfilling treaties with Senecas of New York: For permanent annuity in lieu of interest on stock (Act of February 19, 1831, 4 Stat. 442), $6,000. Fulfilling treaties with Six Nations of New York: For permanent, annuity, in clothing and other useful articles (article 6, treaty of November 11, 1794), $4,500. Choctaws, Okla.[7 Stat. 99](/us/stat/7/99).[11 Stat. 614](/us/stat/11/614).[7 Stat. 213](/us/stat/7/213).[7 Stat. 212, 236](/us/stat/7/212/236).[7 Stat. 235](/us/stat/7/235).Fulfilling treaties with Choctaws, Oklahoma: For permanent annuity (article 2, treaty of November 16, 1805, and article 13, treaty of June 22, 1855), $3,000; for permanent annuity for support of light horsemen (article 13, treaty of October 18, 1820, and article 13, treaty of June 22, 1855), $600; for permanent annuity for support of blacksmith (article 6, treaty of October 18, 1820, and article 9, treaty of January 20, 1825, and article 13, treaty of June 22, 1855), $600; for permanent annuity for education (article 2, treaty of January 20, 1825, and article 13, treaty of June 22, 1855), $6,000; for permanent annuity for iron and steel (article 9, treaty of January 20, 1825, and article 13, treaty of June 22, 1855), $320; in all, $10,520. 60 Stat. 359 Fulfilling treaties with Pawnees, Oklahoma: For permanent annuityPawnees, Okla. (article 2, treaty of September 24, 1857, and article 3, agreement of [11 Stat. 729](/us/stat/11/729); [27 Stat. 644](/us/stat/27/644). November 23, 1892), $30,000. Payment to Indians of Sioux Reservation: For payment of Sioux benefits to Indians of the Sioux reservations, as authorized by the Act of March 2, 1889 (25 Stat. 895), as amended, $150,000. Payment of interest on Indian trust funds: For payment of accrued and accruing interest on moneys held in trust for the several Indian tribes, as authorized by various Acts of Congress, $1,114,000. For full and final settlement of all claims and demands of theFort Berthold Indian Reservation, N. Dak. Indians of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota in accordance with the provisions of H. R. 1095, Seventy-ninth Congress,*Ante*, p. 333. $400,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed 5 per centum of the amount herein appropriated may be used for payment of fees and expenses of attorneys employed under contract approved in accordance with existing law. miscellaneous indian tribal funds Administration of Indian tribal affairs (tribal funds): For expenses of administering the affairs and property of Indian tribes, includingTravel expenses. pay and travel expenses, $278,170, payable from funds held by the United States in trust for the particular tribe benefited; not to exceed $50,000 for any one tribe. Administration of tribal affairs, Blackfeet Indians, Montana (tribalBlackfeet Indians, Mont. funds): For general support of Indians and administration of Indian property of the Blackfeet Indians, Montana, including the purchase of land, title to which shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the Blackfeet Indians, $100,000, payable from funds held by the United States in trust for the Blackfeet Tribe of Indians. Administration of tribal affairs, Seneca Nation of New York (tribalSeneca Nation, N. Y. funds): For salary of a clerk and expenses incident to administering the leasing work of the Seneca Nation of New York, payable from funds deposited into the United States Treasury pursuant to the Act of February 28, 1901 (31 Stat. 819), $2,500. Support of Klamath Agency, Oregon (tribal funds): For generalKlamath Agency, Oreg. support of Indians and administration of Indian property under the jurisdiction of the Klamath Agency, payable from funds held by the United States in trust for the Klamath Tribe of Indians, Oregon, $118,000, of which not to exceed $4,500 shall be available for fees and expenses of an attorney or firm of attorneys selected by the tribe and employed under a contract approved by the Secretary, and for relief, including cash grants. Support of Menominee Agency and pay of tribal officers, WisconsinMenominee Agency, Wis. (tribal funds): For general support of Indians and administration of Indian property under the jurisdiction of the Menominee Agency, Wisconsin, payable from funds held by the United States in trust for the Menominee Tribe of Indians, Wisconsin, $129,500, including $30,000 for relief of Indians in need of assistance, including cash grants; scholarships (not to exceed $1,000); and $5,200 for the compensation and expenses of an attorney or firm of attorneys employed by the tribe under a contract approved by the Secretary: *Provided*, That not to exceed $10,000 shall be available from the funds of the Menominee Indians for the payment of salaries and expenses of the chairman, secretary, and interpreters of the Menominee general council and members of the Menominee advisory council and tribal delegates when engaged on business of the tribe at rates to be determined by the Menominee general council and approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. 60 Stat. 360 Osage Agency, Okla.Support of Osage Agency and pay of tribal officers, Oklahoma (tribal funds): For the support of the Osage Agency, and for necessary expenses in connection, with oil and gas production on the Osage Reservation, Oklahoma, including pay or the superintendent of the agency and of necessary employees, and pay of tribal officers, including the employment of a tribal attorney at the rate of $4,500 per annum to be appointed with the approval of the Osage Tribal Council under a contract to be entered into between said tribal attorney and the Osage Tribal Council, which contract shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior; not to exceed $1,500 for the education of unallotted Osage Indian children in the Saint Louis Mission Boarding School, Oklahoma; payment of damages to individual allottees; repairs to buildings, rent of quarters for employees, travel expenses, printing, telegraphing and telephoning, and repair and operation or automobiles, $200,000, payable from funds held by the United States Travel, etc., expenses.in trust for the Osage Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma: *Provided*, That of the said sum herein appropriated $7,500 is hereby made available for travel and other expenses of members of the Osage Tribal Council, business committees, or other tribal organizations, when engaged on business of the tribe, including supplies and equipment, not to exceed $6 per diem in lieu of subsistence, and not to exceed 5 cents per mile for use of personally owned automobiles, when duly authorized or approved in advance by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Flathead Indian Reservation, Mont.Development of Hot Springs enterprise, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Montana (tribal funds): For all expenses necessary for the development of a health resort on the Flathead Indian Reservation at Hot Springs, Montana, including the construction of buildings, and the payment of private architectural and engineering fees, $350,000, to remain available until expended, payable from funds held by the United States in trust for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana. Five Civilized Tribes, Okla.Expenses of tribal officers, Five Civilized Tribes, Oklahoma (tribal funds): For the current fiscal year money may be expended from the tribal funds of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole Tribes for equalization of allotments, per capita, and other payments authorized by law to individual members of the respective tribes, and for salaries and contingent expenses of the governor of the Chickasaw Nation and chief of the Choctaw Nation, one mining trustee for the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, at salaries of $3,000 each for the said governor, said chief, and said mining trustee, chief of the Creek Nation at $1,200 and one attorney each for the Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes employed under contract approved by the President under Expense limitation.Purchase of automobile.existing law: *Provided*, That the expenses of the above-named officials shall be determined and limited by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at not to exceed $2,500 each, except that $1,000 additional may be expended for the purchase of one passenger automobile for the use of the chief of the Choctaw Nation. Monument at grave of late Governor Douglas Johnston, Chickasaw Nation (tribal funds): For the purchase and erection of a monument at the grave of the late Governor Douglas Johnston, $750, payable from funds on deposit to the credit of the Chickasaw Tribe of Oklahoma. Expenses of tribal councils or committees thereof (tribal funds): For travel and other expenses of members of tribal councils, business committees, or other tribal organizations, when engaged on business of the tribes, including supplies and equipment, not to exceed $6 per diem in lieu of subsistence, and not to exceed 5 cents per mile for use of personally owned automobiles, when duly authorized or approved in advance by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, except60 Stat. 361that the Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribes of Wyoming may not exceed $8 per diem and when in the District of Columbia or Chicago, Illinois, $10 per diem as heretofore provided, $25,000, payable from funds on deposit to the credit of the particular tribe interested: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation,Restriction. or of any other appropriation contained in this Act, shall be available for expenses of members of tribal councils, business committees, or other tribal organizations, when in the District of Columbia or Chicago, Illinois, for more than an eight-day period, unless the Secretary shall in writing approve a longer period. Relief of needy Indians (tribal funds): For the relief of Indians in need of assistance, including cash grants; the purchase of subsistence supplies, clothing, and household goods; medical, burial, housing, transportation, and all other necessary expenses, $75,000, payable from funds on deposit to the credit of the particular tribe concerned: *Provided*, That expenditures hereunder may be made without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, or to the Act of May 27,[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.[18 U. S. C. 744a–744h](/us/usc/t18/s744a–744h). 1930 (46 Stat. 391), as amended. Compensation and expenses of attorneys (tribal funds): For compensation and expenses of attorneys employed by various tribes of Indians under contracts to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $22,980, payable from funds on deposit in the United States Treasury to the credit of the particular Indian tribe concerned. That there is hereby appropriated out of funds in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Indians of California, the sum of $10,000, to remain available until expended, to be used to pay attorneys for the said Indians for services or expenses incurred under Indians of California.and in accordance with any contract of employment which may be approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Purchase and lease of lands (tribal funds): For the purchase of land and improvements on land; lease of lands and water rights; and necessary expenses incident thereto, $304,000, payable from funds held in trust for the particular tribe concerned, to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That title to any lands or improvements so purchased shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the tribe for which purchased: *Provided further*, That no part of thisRestriction. appropriation shall be used for the acquisition of land or water rights within the States of Nevada and Oregon either inside or outside the boundaries of existing Indian reservations. Industrial assistance (tribal funds): For advances to individual members of the tribes for the construction of homes and for the purchase of land, seed, animals, machinery, tools, implements, building material, and other equipment and supplies; and for advances to old, disabled, or indigent Indians for their support and burial, and Indians having irrigable allotments to assist them in the development and cultivation thereof, to be immediately available, $326,375, payable from tribal funds as follows: Northern Idaho, Idaho, $50,000; Kiowa Agency (Apache, Kiowa, and Comanche Indians) for loans to veterans at not to exceed $2,500 each upon approval of the tribal council, $50,000; Flandreau, South Dakota, $1,375; Yakima, Washington, $100,000; Colorado River, Arizona, $12,000; Hoopa Valley, California, $3,000; Colville, Washington, $50,000; Menominee, Wisconsin, $60,000; andFunds continued available. the unexpended balances of funds available under this head in the Interior Department Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1946 are[59 Stat. 326](/us/stat/59/326).Educational loans. hereby continued available during the fiscal year 1947 for the purposes for which they were appropriated: *Provided*, That advances may be made to worthy Indian youth to enable them to take educational courses, including courses in nursing, home economics, forestry, agriculture, and other industrial subjects in colleges, universities, or other 60 Stat. 362institutions, and advances so made shall be reimbursed in not to exceed eight years under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe: Availability of funds.Tribal enterprises. *Provided, further*, That all moneys reimbursed during the fiscal year 1947 shall be credited to the respective appropriations and be available for the purposes of this paragraph: *Provided further*, That funds available under this paragraph may be used for the establishment and operation of tribal enterprises when proposed by Indian tribes and approved under regulations prescribed by the Secretary: *Provided Regulations.further*, That enterprises operated under the authority contained in the foregoing proviso shall be governed by the regulations established for the making of loans from the revolving loan fund authorized by [48 Stat. 986](/us/stat/48/986).Advances.the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U. S. C. 470): *Provided further*, That the unexpended balances of prior appropriations under this head for any tribe, including reimbursements to such appropriations and the appropriations made herein, may be advanced to such tribe, if incorporated, for use under regulations established for the making of loans from the revolving loan fund authorized by the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U. S. C. 470). Pima cropping operations (tribal funds): For continuing subjugation and for cropping operations on the lands of the Pima Indians in Arizona, there shall be available not to exceed $200,000 of the revenues derived from these operations and deposited into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of such Indians, and such revenues are hereby made available for payment of irrigation operation and maintenance charges assessed against tribal or allotted lands of said Pima Indians. Suppressing forest and range fires (tribal funds): For the suppression or emergency prevention of forest and range fires on or threatening Indian reservations, $25,000, payable from funds held by the United States in trust for the respective tribes interested. Support of Indian schools (tribal funds): For the support of Indian schools, and for other educational purposes, including care of Indian children of school age attending public and private schools, tuition and other assistance for Indian pupils attending public schools, and support and education of deaf, dumb or blind, physically handicapped, delinquent, or mentally deficient Indian children, there may be expended from Indian tribal funds and from school revenues [44 Stat. 560](/us/stat/44/560).Contracts.arising under the Act of May 17, 1926 (25 U. S. C. 155), not more than $410,000: *Provided*, That formal contracts shall not be required for payment (which may be made from the date of admission) of such tuition and care of Indian pupils. Alaska.Transfer of Sitka naval base, etc.The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of War are hereby authorized to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior for the use of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, without compensation therefor, the entire Sitka naval base on Japonski Island and the entire Army installations on the adjacent Charcoal and Alice Islands, located in Alaska, including the land, buildings, and utilities, with the drawings, pertaining thereto, and all materials and equipment on both installations, and in addition, the said Secretaries and the War Assets Administrator are authorized to transfer to the Department of the Interior for the use of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, without compensation therefor, any other surplus materials, supplies, and equipment needed to equip and operate these facilities for school and hospital purposes. Vehicles, Indian Service: Not to exceed $450,000 of applicable appropriations made herein for the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall be available for the maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles for the use of employees in the Indian field service, and the transportation of Indian school 60 Stat. 363pupils, and applicable appropriations may be used for the purchase of not to exceed two hundred motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and such vehicles may be used for the transportation of Indian school pupils. Replacement of property destroyed by fire, flood, or storm: To meet possible emergencies not exceeding $85,000 of the appropriations made by this Act for education of Indians, maintenance of buildings, reservation administration, the Alaska native service, and conservation of health among Indians shall be available, upon approval of the Secretary, for replacing any buildings, equipment, supplies, livestock, or other property of those activities of the Indian Service above referred to which may be destroyed or rendered unserviceable by fire, flood, or storm: *Provided*, That any diversions of appropriations made hereunder shall be reported to Congress in the annual Budget. Appropriations herein made for reservation administration, educationSupplies, etc. of Indians, and conservation of health among Indians shall be available for the purchase of supplies, materials, and repair parts, for storage in and distribution from central warehouses, garages, and shops, and for the maintenance and operation of such warehouses, garages, and shops, and said appropriations shall be reimbursed for services rendered or supplies furnished by such warehouses, garages, or shops to any activity of the Indian Service. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is hereby authorized to acquire byTransfer of surplus property.Veterans’ priority.*Ante*, p. 168. transfer without exchange of funds (for three years beginning July 1, 1946), from the War Department, the Navy Department, the Department of Agriculture, or the War Assets Administration, equipment, materials, and supplies of all kinds, with an appraised value of not to exceed $6,300,000 from the surplus stores of these agencies, for use in the schools, hospitals, and agencies, or by any operating division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the United States and Alaska: *Provided*, That the authorization in this paragraph for transfer of surplus property to the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall not be construed to deny to veterans the priority accorded to them in obtaining surplus property under Public Law 375, approved May 3, 1946. Appropriations herein made for the Indian Service shall be availableTravel expenses, etc. for travel expenses; the purchase of ice, and the purchase of rubber boots for official use of employees. The following appropriations herein made for the Indian ServiceAircraft. shall be available for hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft: “Management, Indian forests and range resources”; “Suppressing forest and range fires on Indian reservations”; “Alaska native service”; and “Salaries and expenses, reservation administration”. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION Administrative provisions: Sums appropriated in this Act for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for all expenditures authorized by the Act of June 17, 1902, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary[32 Stat. 388](/us/stat/32/388).[43 U. S. C. §§ 391, 411](/us/usc/t43/s391/411).*Post*, p. 867. thereto, known as the reclamation law, and all other Acts under which expenditures are authorized, including personal services in the District of Columbia; disseminating useful information, photographing and making photographic prints, and completing and distributing material, including recordings; examination of estimates for appropriations in the field; refunds of overcollections and deposits for other purposes; lithographing, engraving, printing, and binding; purchase (not to exceed five hundred and eighty-four in fiscal year 1947), maintenance, and operation of passenger vehicles; acquisitionVehicles. (not to exceed five in fiscal year 1947 from any disposal agency of the Government without reimbursement or transfer of funds), 60 Stat. 364hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft with funds provided for “General investigations” and the “Missouri River Basin”, and all sums appropriated in this Act to such Bureau shall be available for such hire, maintenance, and operation to meet unforeseen emergencies due to fire, Property damages.flood, or storm; contract stenographic reporting service; payment or damages caused to the owners of lands or other private property of any kind by reason of the operations of the United States, its officers or employees, in the survey, construction, operation, or maintenance of irrigation works; payment for official telephone service in the field hereafter incurred in case of official telephones installed in private houses Rewards.Restriction.when authorized under regulations established by the Secretary; payment of rewards, when specifically authorized by the Secretary, for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of persons found guilty of the theft, damage, or destruction of public property: *Provided*, That no part of any sum provided for in this Act for operation and maintenance of any project or division of a project by the Bureau of Reclamation shall be used for the irrigation of any lands within the boundaries of an irrigation district which has contracted with the Bureau of Reclamation and is in arrears for more, than twelve months in the payment of any charges due the United States, and no part of any sum provided for in this Act for such purpose shall be used for the irrigation of any lands which have contracted with the Bureau of Reclamation and are in arrears for more than twelve months in the payment of any charges due from said lands to the United States. “Reclamation fund.”[32 Stat. 388](/us/stat/32/388).*Post*, p. 867.The following sums are appropriated out of the special fund in the Treasury of the United States created by the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U. S. C. 391, 411), and therein designated “the reclamation fund”, to be available immediately: general offices Salaries and expenses (other than project, offices): For expenses necessary during the fiscal year 1947; including personal services in the District of Columbia, in the administration and performance by other than project offices of Bureau of Reclamation functions, $4,000,000, to be available for the purposes, among others, specified under the head “Operation and maintenance administration’’, Bureau of Reclamation, in the Department of the Interior Appropriation Act, [58 Stat. 487](/us/stat/58/487).1945, and reimbursable as to expenditures for operation and maintenance administration to the same extent as is provided under Specific projects.Informational work.said head: *Provided*, That in addition to the foregoing amount there shall be available for expenditure under this appropriation any sums transferred thereto for work performed or to be performed for the benefit of specific projects or undertakings for which other funds or appropriations are available: *Provided further*, That not exceeding $150,000 of funds available for expenditure under this appropriation shall be used for salaries and expenses in connection with informational work; general investigations General investigations: For engineering and economic investigations of proposed Federal reclamation projects and surveys, investigations, and other activities relating to reconstruction, rehabilitation, extensions, or financial adjustments of existing projects, and studies of water conservation and development, plans, such investigations, surveys, and studies to be carried on by said Bureau either independently, or in cooperation with State agencies and other Federal agencies, including the Corps of Engineers, and the Federal Power Commission, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended and which may be used to execute detailed surveys, and to prepare construction plans and 60 Stat. 365specifications: *Provided*, That the expenditure of any sums from this appropriation for investigations of any nature requested by States, municipalities, or other interests shall be upon the basis of the State, municipality, or other interest advancing at least 50 per centum of the estimated cost of such investigations: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for the preparation of any comprehensive plan or project report the estimates for which are not based upon current prices and costs; construction Construction: For continuation of construction of the following projects in not to exceed the following amounts, all to be reimbursable under the reclamation law, to remain available until expended for carrying out projects (including the construction of transmission lines) previously or herein authorized by Congress: Projects: San Luis project, Colorado, $650,410;Projects. Boise project, Idaho, Payette division, $2,782,659; Anderson Ranch*Post*, p. 619. Dam, $1,234,475; Minidoka project, Idaho, $1,000,000, of which $100,000 shall be available for surveys and preconstruction work in connection with the North Side pumping division; Palisades project, Idaho, $650,410; Sun River project, Montana, $41,625; Rio Grande project, New Mexico-Texas, $360,675; Tucumcari project, New Mexico, $1,738,000; Lugert-Altus project, Oklahoma, $2,664,610; Deschutes project, Oregon, $1,716,837; Owyhee project, Oregon, $125,000; Klamath project, Oregon-California, $1,281,605;*Post*, p. 619. Provo River project, Utah, $1,345,040; Ogden River project, Utah, $62,000; Yakima project, Washington, Roza division, $2,597,100; Kendrick project, Wyoming, $1,895,000; Riverton project, Wyoming, $3,520,550; Shoshone project, Wyoming, Heart Mountain division, $1,917,672; Shoshone project, Wyoming, Willwood division, $196,895; operation and maintenance Parker Dam power project, Arizona-California: Not to exceed $550,000 from power and other revenues shall be available for operation and maintenance; Yuma project, Arizona-California: For operation and maintenance, $97,650: *Provided*, That not to exceed $30,000 from the power revenues shall be available for the operation and maintenance of the commercial system; Central Valley project, California: Not to exceed $500,000 from power revenues shall be available for the operation and maintenance of the power system; Colorado-Big Thompson project, Colorado: Not to exceed $151,400 from power revenues shall be available for the operation and maintenance of the power system; Boise project, Idaho: For operation and maintenance, $142,000; Minidoka project, Idaho: For operation and maintenance, reserved works, $40,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $190,000 from the power revenues shall be available for the operation of the commercial system; North Platte project, Nebraska-Wyoming: Not to exceed $105,700 from the power revenues shall be available for the operation and maintenance of the commercial system; and not to exceed $6,000 from 60 Stat. 366power revenues allocated to the Northport irrigation district under [43 Stat. 703](/us/stat/43/703).subsection I, section 4, of the Act of December 5, 1924 (43 U. S. C. 501), shall be available for payment on behalf of the Northport irrigation district, to the Farmers’ irrigation district for carriage of water; Rio Grande project. New Mexico-Texas: Not to exceed $200,000 from power revenues shall be available for the operation and maintenance of the power system; Owyhee project, Oregon: For operation and maintenance, $225,000; Klamath project, Oregon-California: For operation and maintenance, $160,000: *Provided*, That revenues received from the lease of marginal lands, Tule Lake division, shall be available for refunds to the lessees in such cases where it becomes necessary to make refunds because of flooding or other reasons within the terms of such leases; Columbia Basin project, Washington: Not to exceed $1,090,000 from power revenues shall be available for operation, maintenance, and replacements, including operation and maintenance of camp and other facilities turned over by construction contractors, and similar facilities and the furnishing of services related thereto, and the payment to the school district or school districts serving Mason City and Coulee Dam, Washington, as reimbursement for instruction during the 1946–1947 school year in the schools operated by said district or districts of each pupil who is a dependent of any employee of the United States living in or in the vicinity of Coulee Dam, in the sum of $25 per semester per pupil in average daily attendance at said schools, payable after the term of instruction in any semester has been completed, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary; Yakima project, Washington: For operation and maintenance, $275,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $25,000 from power revenues shall be available for operation and maintenance of the power system; Kendrick project, Wyoming: Not to exceed $175,000 from the power revenues shall be available for the operation and maintenance of the power system; Riverton project, Wyoming: For operation and maintenance, $80,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $49,000 from the power revenues shall be available for the operation and maintenance of the commercial system; Shoshone project, Wyoming: For operation and maintenance, Willwood division, $27,255: *Provided*, That not to exceed $65,345 from the power revenues shall be available for the operation and maintenance of the commercial system; general provisions Limitation of expenditures: Under the provisions of this Act no greater sum shall be expended, nor shall the United States be obligated to expend during the fiscal year 1947, on any reclamation project appropriated for herein under the reclamation fund, an amount in excess of the sum herein appropriated therefor, nor shall the whole expenditures or obligations incurred for all of such projects for the fiscal year 1947 exceed the whole amount in the reclamation fund for the fiscal year; Utilization of power revenues: No power revenues on any project shall be distributed as profits, before or after retirement of the project debt, and nothing contained in any previous appropriation Act shall be deemed to have authorized such distribution: *Provided*, That the application of such revenues to the cost of operation, maintenance, and debt service of the irrigation system of the project, or to other 60 Stat. 367purposes in aid of such irrigation system, shall not be construed to be such a distribution; Interchange of appropriations: Ten per centum of the foregoing amounts for operation and maintenance projects shall be available interchangeably for expenditures on the reclamation projects named; but not more than 10 per centum shall be added to the amount appropriated for any one of said projects, except that should existing works or the water supply for lands under cultivation be endangered by floods or other unusual conditions, an amount sufficient to make necessary emergency repairs shall become available for expenditure by further transfer of appropriation from any of said projects upon approval of the Secretary; Total, from reclamation fund, $35,827,468. general fund, construction For continuation of construction of the following projects in not to exceed the following amounts to be immediately available, to remain available until expended for carrying out projects (including the construction of transmission lines) previously or herein authorized by Congress, and to be reimbursable under the reclamation law: Gila project, Arizona, $2,000,000, from which expenditures may be made for land leveling, construction of farm ditches on units of public lands, production of soil-building crops, and the preparation of raw public lands for irrigation farming, any such expenditures to be charged into the construction costs to be repayable by the lands benefited, and any sums received from the sale of crops or otherwise as a result of these operations to be credited to such construction costs; Davis Dam project; Arizona-Nevada, $7,500,000; Central Valley project, California: Joint facilities, including storage system, Shasta Dam and Reservoir, $1,385,365; irrigation facilities, $6,284,020; power facilities, Shasta power plant, $1,435,097, Keswick Dam, $510,570, Keswick power plant, $510,570, switchyards at Shasta and Keswick Dams, $1,500,000, transmission lines, Shasta to Oroville, two hundred and thirty kilovolt, $10,000, Oroville to Sacramento, two hundred and thirty kilovolt, $1,000,000, Contra Costa Canal extension, sixty-nine kilovolt, $50,000; in all, $12,685,622; Kings River project, California, $100,000; Colorado-Big Thompson project, Colorado, $7,504,075; Hungry Horse project, Montana, $867,210; Colorado River project, Texas, $68,400; Columbia Basin project, Washington: For continuation of construction and for other purposes authorized by the Columbia Basin Project Act of March 10, 1943 (57 Stat. 14), $18,000,000;[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 835–835i](/us/usc/t16/s835744a–744h835i). Total, general fund, construction, $48,725,307. water conservation and utilization projects For the construction of water conservation and utilization projects and small reservoirs, as authorized by the Act of August 11, 1939, as[53 Stat. 1418](/us/stat/53/1418).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 590y](/us/usc/t16/s590y) *et seq*. amended (16 U. S. C., 590y, 590z–1, 590z–2), $3,340,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. fort deck project Fort Peck project, Montana: For construction of transmission lines, substations, and other facilities as may be required by the Bureau of Reclamation, as authorized by the Act of May 18, 1938 (16 U. S. C.[52 Stat. 403](/us/stat/52/403). 833), $932,893, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended. 60 Stat. 368 missouri river basin Missouri River Basin (reimbursable): For the partial accomplishment of the works to be undertaken by the Secretary of the Interior, [58 Stat. 891](/us/stat/58/891).pursuant to section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (Public Law 534), $17,500,000, to remain available until expended for carrying out the initial stages (including the construction of transmission lines) and for continuing investigations on the general plan of development: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall be expended, either independently or through or in cooperation with existing Federal and State agencies. colorado river dam fund Boulder Canyon project: For operation, maintenance, and replacements of the dam, power plant, and other facilities, of the Boulder Canyon project, and payment to the Boulder City School District as reimbursement for instruction during the 1946’1947 school year in the schools operated by said district of each pupil who is a dependent of any employee of the United States, living in or in the immediate vicinity of Boulder City, in the sum of $45 per semester per pupil in average daily attendance at said schools, payable after the term of instruction in any semester has been completed, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary, $1,251,530, payable from the Colorado River dam fund. advances to colorado river dam fund Boulder Canyon project: For the continuation of construction of the Boulder Dam and incidental works in the main stream of the Colorado River at Black Canyon, to create a storage reservoir, and of a complete plant and incidental structures suitable for the fullest economic development of electrical energy from the water discharged from such reservoir; to acquire by proceedings in eminent domain, or otherwise, all lands, rights-of-way, and other property necessary [45 Stat. 1057](/us/stat/45/1057).[43 U. S. C. §§ 617–617t](/us/usc/t43/s617744a–744h617t).*Ante*, p. 36.for such purposes; and for incidental operations, as authorized by the Boulder Canyon Project Act, approved December 21, 1928 (43 U. S. C., ch, 12A), $433,605, to be immediately available and to remain available until advanced to the Colorado River dam fund. Boulder Canyon project (All-American Canal): For continuation of construction of a diversion dam, and main canal (and appurtenant structures including distribution and drainage systems) located entirely within the United States connecting the diversion dam with the Imperial and Coachella Valleys in California; to acquire by proceedings in eminent domain, or otherwise, all lands, rights-of-way, and other property necessary for such purposes; and for incidental operations as authorized by the Boulder Canyon Project Act, *Supra*.approved December 21, 1928 (43 U. S. C., ch. 12A); for land leveling, construction of farm ditches on units of public lands, production of soil-building crops, and other necessary expenses in the preparation of raw public hinds for irrigation farming, any such expenditures to be charged into the construction costs to be repayable by the lands benefited, and any sums received from the sale of crops or otherwise as a result of these operations to be credited to such construction costs, to be immediately available, and to remain available until advanced to the Colorado River dam fund, $5,000,000. colorado river development fund Colorado River development fund (expenditure account): For investigations of projects for the utilization of waters of the Colorado 60 Stat. 369River system in the four States of the upper division, as authorized by section 2 of the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act, approved July 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 774), $500,000 from the Colorado[43 U. S. C. § 618a](/us/usc/t43/s618a). River development fund (holding account), to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for the preparation of any comprehensive plan or project report the estimates for which are not based upon current prices and costs. colorado river front work and levee system To defray the cost of operating and maintaining the Colorado River*Ante*, p. 338;*post*, p. 619. front work and levee system adjacent to the Yuma Federal irrigation project in Arizona and California, and to defray the cost of other necessary protection works along the Colorado River between said Yuma project and Boulder Dam, as authorized by the Act of July 1, 1940 (54 Stat. 708), to be immediately available, $100,000. For purposes of effecting settlement of war veterans on publicAcquisition of certain War Relocation Centers, etc. land reclamation projects and to provide facilities for veteran employment in construction and operation of reclamation projects, the Bureau of Reclamation is hereby authorized to acquire by transfer without exchange of funds from the War Assets Administration or other Federal agency in responsible charge and such agencies are directed to transfer the lands, improvements, buildings, furnishings, and equipment acquired by the War Relocation Authority and declared surplus on the War Relocation Centers on the Heart Mountain Division of the Shoshone project, Wyoming, the Minidoka
(Hunt)project, Idaho, and the Tulelake Division of the Klamath project, California; and on the former prisoner of war camp at Indianola, Nebraska: *Provided*, That said lands, improvements, buildings, furnishings, and equipment shall be made available under regulations of the Secretary of the Interior to veteran settlers and nonprofit organizations and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of Senate Report Numbered 1412, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session: *Provided further*, That the War Assets Administration is authorized and directed to transfer to the Bureau of Reclamation funds required for maintenance and protection of the transferred property pending its final disposition. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY For all salaries and expenses necessary for the work of the GeologicalGeneral expenses. Survey, including personal services in the District of Columbia; purchase (not to exceed one hundred and sixteen), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger vehicles and the hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft and exchange of unserviceable passenger and freight vehicles as part payment for new freight vehicles; purchase of special wearing apparel or equipment for the protection of employees while engaged in their work; and purchase (not to exceed $20,000) of office furniture and equipment for use in the District of Columbia in addition to that which may be purchased from the appropriation for contingent expenses of the Department; as follows: Salaries and expenses: For personal services in the District of Columbia, and other expenses, $268,070; Topographic surveys: For topographic surveys in the United States, Alaska, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, $3,000,000, of which not to exceed $475,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall beCooperation with States, etc. expended in cooperation with States or municipalities except upon the basis of the State or municipality bearing all of the expense incident 60 Stat. 370thereto in excess of such an amount as is necessary for the Geological Survey to perform its share of standard topographic surveys, such share of the Geological Survey in no case exceeding 50 per centum of Amount available.the cost of the survey: *Provided further*, That $400,000 of this amount shall be available only for such cooperation with States or municipalities; Geologic surveys: For geologic surveys in the United States and chemical and physical researches relative thereto, $2,000,000, of which not to exceed $500,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia; Mineral resources of Alaska: For investigation of the mineral resources of Alaska, $200,000, to be available immediately, of which not to exceed $65,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia; Gaging streams: For gaging streams and determining the water supply of the United States, its Territories and possessions, investigating underground currents and artesian wells and methods of utilizing the water resources, $2,498,672, of which not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for acquiring lands at gaging stations, and not to exceed $235,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be Cooperation with States.expended in cooperation with States or municipalities except upon the basis of the State or municipality bearing all of the expense incident thereto in excess of such an amount as is necessary for the Geological Survey to perform its share of general water resource investigations, such share of the Geological Survey in no case exceeding 50 per centum Limitation.of the cost of the investigation: *Provided further*, That $1,620,000 of this amount shall be available only for such cooperation with States or municipalities: *Provided further*, That no part of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used for the drilling of water wells for the purpose of supplying water for domestic use; Classification of lands: For the examination and classification of lands with respect to mineral character and water resources as required by the public land laws and for related administrative operations; for the preparation and publication of mineral-land classification and water-resources maps and reports; for engineering supervision of power permits and grants under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and for performance of work for the Federal Power Commission, $275,000, of which not to exceed $69,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia; Printing and binding, and so forth: For printing and binding, including the purchase of reprints of scientific and technical articles published in periodicals and journals, $110,000; for preparation of illustrations, $32,030; and for engraving and printing geologic and topographic maps, $300,000; in all, $442,030; Mineral leasing: For the enforcement of the provisions of the Acts [38 Stat. 742](/us/stat/38/742); [40 Stat. 297](/us/stat/40/297); [41 Stat. 437, 1363](/us/stat/41/437/1363).*Post*, p. 950.of October 20, 1914 (48 U. S. C. 435), October 2, 1917 (30 U. S. C. 141), February 25, 1920 (30 U. S. C. 181), as amended, and March 4, 1921 (48 U. S. C. 444), and other Acts relating to the mining and recovery of minerals on Indian and public lands and naval petroleum reserves, and for necessary related operations; and for every expense incident thereto, including supplies, equipment, travel, the construction, maintenance, and repair of necessary camp buildings and appurtenances thereto, $625,000, of which not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia; Cooperative advance: To enable the Geological Survey to meet obligations incurred by it arising from cooperative work pending reimbursement from cooperating agencies; $400,000, which amount shall 60 Stat. 371be returned to the Treasury not later than six months after the close of the fiscal year 1947 out of reimbursements received from cooperating agencies; During the fiscal year 1947 the head of any department or independentCooperative work on scientific, etc., investigations.Transfer of funds.Interchange of amounts.Report to Congress. establishment of the Government having funds available for scientific and technical investigations within the scope of the functions of the Geological Survey may, with the approval of the Secretary, transfer to the Geological Survey such sums as may be necessary therefor, which sums so transferred may be expended for the same objects and in the same manner as sums appropriated herein may be expended: *Provided*, That not to exceed 5 per centum of any of the appropriations for the Geological Survey may be transferred to any other of such appropriations, but no appropriation shall be increased more than 5 per centum thereby. Any such transfer shall be reported to Congress in the annual Budget; In all, salaries and expenses, Geological Survey, $9,708,772. BUREAU OF MINES Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses necessary for the general administration of the Bureau of Mines, including $90,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, and $85,000 for printing and binding, including the purchase of reprints of scientific and technical articles published in periodicals and journals, $184,800. Operating mine-rescue cars and stations and investigation of mine accidents: For salaries and expenses necessary for the investigation and improvement of mine-rescue and first-aid methods and appliances and the teaching of mine safety, rescue, and first-aid methods; investigations as to the causes of mine explosions, causes of falls of roof and coal, methods of mining, especially in relation to the safety of miners, the possible improvement of conditions under which mining operations are carried on, the use of explosives and electricity, the prevention of accidents, statistical studies and reports relating to mine accidents, and other investigations pertinent to the mining industry: including the construction of temporary buildings; equipment and supplies; travel expenses of employees in attendance at meetings and conferences held for the purpose of promoting safety and health in the mining and allied industries; purchase not exceedingVehicles.Personal services.Transfer of automobiles. four, operation, maintenance and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; purchase of special wearing apparel and equipment for the protection of employees while engaged in their work; and not to exceed $80,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $1,019,000, of which not to exceed $500 may be expended for the purchase and bestowal of trophies in connection with mine-rescue and first-aid contests: *Provided*, That the transfer without compensation of four passenger automobiles to this activity from “Enforcement of Federal Explosives Act” is hereby authorized. Coal-mine inspections and investigations: For all salaries and expenses necessary to enable the Bureau of Mines to perform the duties imposed upon it by the Act of May 7, 1941 (55 Stat. 177);[30 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 4f–4*o*](/us/usc/t30/s4f744a–744h4o). including travel expenses; not to exceed $100,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia; purchase in the District of Columbia and elsewhere of furniture and equipment, stationery and supplies; purchase (not to exceed five), operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled trucks and passenger-carrying vehicles for official use and in transporting employees between their homes and temporary locations where they may be employed and purchase of special wearing apparel or equipment for the protection of employees while 60 Stat. 372engaged in their work; travel, and other incidental expenses of employees in attendance at meetings and conferences held for promoting safety and health in the coal-mining industry; $1,483,000: *Provided*, That the transfer without compensation of fifty passenger automobiles to this activity from “Enforcement of Federal Explosives Act” is hereby authorized. Testing fuel: To conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations concerning the mining, preparation, treatment, and use of mineral fuels, and for investigation of mineral fuels belonging to or for the use of the United States, with a view to their most Recommendations to Government agencies.efficient utilization; to recommend to various departments such changes in selection and use of fuel as may result in greater economy, and, upon request of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, to investigate the fuel-burning equipment in use by or proposed for any of the departments, establishments, or institutions of the United States in the District of Columbia; and special wearing apparel and equipment for protection of employees while employed; and purchase (not exceeding four), maintenance and operation of passenger automobiles; $500,000, of which not to exceed $112,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Anthracite investigations: For all expenses necessary to conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations concerning the mining, preparation, treatment, and use of anthracite coals; including purchase of special wearing apparel and equipment for the protection, of employees while engaged in their work; and other items otherwise properly chargeable to the appropriation “Contingent expenses, Department of the Interior”; operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles; and not to exceed $7,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $99,000. Anthracite Research Laboratory: For the construction and equipment, in accordance with the Act of December 18, 1942 (56 Stat. 1056), of an anthracite research laboratory, including not to exceed $25,000 for employment by contract, or otherwise at such rates of compensation as the Secretary may determine of engineers, architects, or firms or corporations thereof necessary to design and construct said laboratory; and the purchase, maintenance and operation of one passenger automobile; $450,000. Synthetic liquid fuels: For all expenses, without regard to section [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post* p. 809.3709, Revised Statutes, necessary to carry into effect the Act authorizing the construction and operation of demonstration plants to produce synthetic liquid fuels from coal, oil shales, agricultural and [58 Stat. 190](/us/stat/58/190).[30 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 321–325](/us/usc/t30/s321744a–744h325).forestry products, and so forth, approved April 5, 1944 (30 U. S. C. 321–325), including construction and acquirement of camp and laboratory buildings and equipment, personal services in the District of Columbia (not exceeding $115,000); not to exceed $50,000 for temporary employment of engineers, architects, or firms or corporations thereof, by contract or otherwise, without regard to civil-service and classification laws; purchase of special wearing apparel or equipment for the protection of employees while engaged in their work; purchase (not exceeding three), maintenance, and operation of passenger automobiles; printing and binding; and purchase in the District of Columbia and elsewhere of items otherwise properly chargeable to the appropriation “Contingent expenses, Department of the Interior”, Transportation.$5,250,000, to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That these funds may be utilized to provide transportation between the proposed plants and related facilities and communities that provide adequate living accommodations of persons engaged in the operation and maintenance of these plants; and for transportation to and from 60 Stat. 373schools of pupils who are dependents of such persons: *Provided further*, That pursuant to agreements approved by the Secretary, the Pooling of equipment.transportation equipment available to the Bureau of Mines may be pooled with that of school districts and other local or Federal agencies for use in transporting persons engaged in operation and maintenance of these plants, pupils who are dependents of such persons, and other pupils, and in the interest of economy the expenses of operating such equipment may be shared. Mineral mining investigations: For scientific and technologic investigations concerning the mining, preparation, treatment, and utilization of ores and mineral substances, other than fuels, with a view to improving health conditions and increasing safety, efficiency, and economy in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries; including all equipment, supplies, expenses of travel, purchase (not to exceed three), operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and not to exceed $34,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $559,350: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation may be expended forRestriction. an investigation in behalf of any private party. Investigation and development of domestic mineral deposits, except fuels: For all expenses necessary to enable the Bureau of Mines to investigate, develop, and experimentally mine, on public lands and with the consent of the owner on private lands, deposits of minerals in the United States and its possessions, including surface and subsurface explorations, laboratory tests, the construction, maintenance, and repair of necessary camp buildings, mining structures and appurtenances, the lease of lands or buildings; purchase (not to exceed live), operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles; and not to exceed $45,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia; $1,700,000: *Provided*, That said Director, for the purposes of thisAcceptance of lands, etc. appropriation, is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public or private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private. Coal investigations: For all expenses necessary to enable the Bureau of Mines to investigate known coal deposits in the United States and its possessions; purchase (not to exceed two), operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles; purchase of books of reference and periodicals; purchase of special wearing apparel and equipment for the protection of employees while engaged in their work, and other items otherwise properly chargeable to the appropriation, “Contingent expenses, Department of the Interior”; and not to exceed $21,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia; $350,000: *Provided*, That the Director of the Bureau of Mines isInvestigations. authorized to carry on such investigations in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: *Provided further*, That the saidPayment by owner of private property. Director is hereby authorized and directed to make suitable arrangements with owners of private property upon which exploration or development work is performed for payment by such owners of a reasonable percentage, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, of the total value of the minerals thereafter produced from such property. Oil and gas investigations: For inquiries and investigations and dissemination of information concerning the mining, preparation, treatment, and utilization of petroleum and natural gas, and for every other expense incident thereto, including purchase, not to exceed three, maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; purchase, in the District of Columbia and elsewhere of other items otherwise properly chargeable to the appropriation 60 Stat. 374“Contingent expenses, Department of the Interior”; books of reference, periodicals and newspapers; and special wearing apparel and equipment for protection of employees while employed; $826,750, of which not to exceed $52,500 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Mining experiment stations: For personal services, purchase of laboratory gloves, goggles, rubber boots, and aprons, maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and all other expenses in connection with the establishment, maintenance, and operation of mining experiment stations, as provided in [38 Stat. 959](/us/stat/38/959).the Act of March 3, 1915 (30 U. S. C. 8), $1,430,615, of which not to exceed $47,500 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Metallurgical research and pilot plants: For all expenses necessary to enable the Bureau of Mines to conduct laboratory, pilot plant, and demonstration plant tests to establish methods for more effectively utilizing the mineral resources in the United States and its possessions, including the lease of lands or buildings; research on and development of processes for production and utilization of metals and non metallic minerals; construction of buildings to house laboratories, pilot plants, and demonstration plants; operation, maintenance and repair of passenger automobiles; purchase of books, periodicals, and newspapers; and other items otherwise properly chargeable to the appropriation “Contingent expenses, Department of the Interior”; and not to exceed $30,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia; $1,000,000: *Provided*, That the Director of the Bureau of Mines, for the purposes of this appropriation, is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public or private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private. Buildings and grounds, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: For care and maintenance of buildings and grounds at Pittsburgh and Bruceton, Pennsylvania, including personal services, operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles, and all other expenses requisite for and incident thereto, including not to exceed $36,270 for additions and improvements, $198,000. Economics of mineral industries: For investigations, and the dissemination of information concerning the economic problems of the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries, with a view to assuring ample supplies and efficient distribution of the mineral products of the mines and quarries, including studies and reports relating to uses, reserves, production, distribution, stocks, consumption, prices, and marketing of mineral commodities and primary products thereof; preparation of the reports of the mineral resources of the United States, including special statistical inquiries; purchase of furniture and equipment; stationery and supplies; newspapers; travel expenses; operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; and for all other necessary expenses not included in the foregoing, $850,000, of which not to exceed $727,500 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Construction and equipment of helium plants: The unobligated balance of the funds appropriated under this head in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1943, as supplemented in the Second [56 Stat. 544, 1002](/us/stat/56/544/1002).Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1943, is hereby continued available until June 30, 1947. Helium utilization and research: For all expenses necessary to conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations concerning resources, production, repurification, storage, and utilization of helium, independently or in cooperation with other agencies, public 60 Stat. 375or private; including purchase of one and operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles; purchase of special wearing apparel or equipment for the protection of employees while engaged in their work; and other items otherwise properly chargeable to the appropriation “Contingent expenses, Department of the Interior”; $100,000, including not to exceed $8,500 for personal services in the District of Columbia. Helium production and investigations: The sums made availableTransfer of funds. for the fiscal year 1947 in the Acts making appropriations for the War and Navy Departments for the acquisition of helium from the Bureau of Mines shall be transferred to the Bureau of Mines on July 1, 1946, for operation and maintenance of the plants for the production of helium for military and naval purposes, including laboratory gloves, goggles, rubber boots, and aprons; maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, books of reference and periodicals; the purchase in the District of Columbia and elsewhere of items otherwise properly chargeable to the appropriation “Contingent expenses, Department of the Interior” (not exceeding $5,000); and all other necessary expenses, and including $40,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia in addition to which sums the Bureau of Mines may use for helium-plant operations in the fiscal year 1947 the unobligated balance of funds transferred to it for such operations, in prior years: *Provided*, That section 3709, Revised Statutes, shall not be construed to apply to this appropriation,[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.[50 Stat. 886](/us/stat/50/886).Transportation.Pooling of equipment. or to the appropriation for development and operation of helium properties (special fund) in section 3
(c)of the Act of September 1, 1937 (50 U. S. C. 164): *Provided further*, That funds available for the production of helium and the development of helium properties may be utilized to provide transportation between helium plants and related facilities and communities that provide adequate living accommodations of persons engaged in the operation and maintenance of helium plants; and for transportation to and from schools of pupils who are dependents of such persons: *Provided further*, That pursuant to agreements approved by the Secretary, the transportation equipment available to the Bureau of Mines may be pooled with that of school districts and other local or Federal agencies for use in transporting persons engaged in operation and maintenance of helium plants, pupils who are dependents of such persons, and other pupils, and in the interest of economy the expenses of operating such equipment may be shared. During the fiscal year 1947 the head of any department or independentScientific investigations. establishment of the Government having funds available for scientific investigations within the scope of the functions of the Bureau of Mines may, with the approval of the Secretary, transfer to the Bureau such sums as may be necessary therefor, which sums so transferred may be expended for the same objects and in the same manner as sums appropriated herein may be expended. The Federal Security Administrator may detail medical officers ofDetail of medical officers. the Public Health Service for cooperative health, safety, or sanitation work with the Bureau of Mines, and the compensation and expenses of the officers so detailed may be paid from the applicable appropriations made herein for the Bureau of Mines. The Bureau of Mines is hereby authorized, during the fiscal yearSale of mineral products. 1947, to sell directly or through any Government agency, including corporations, any metal or mineral product that may be manufactured in pilot plants operated from funds appropriated to the Bureau of Mines, and the proceeds of such sales shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 60 Stat. 376 Aircraft.The following appropriations herein made to the Bureau of Mines shall be available for the hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft: “Operating rescue cars and stations and investigation of accidents”; “Investigation and development of domestic mineral deposits, except fuels”; and “Metallurgical research and pilot plants”. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Salaries and expenses: For expenses, including personal services in the District of Columbia, necessary for the general administration of the National Park Service, including $62,500 for printing and binding, $711,248. Regional offices: For salaries and expenses of regional offices necessary in the administration, protection, maintenance, and improvement of the national park system, $659,407. National parks: For administration, protection, maintenance, and improvement of national parks, including necessary protection of the area of federally owned land in the custody of the National Park Service known as the Ocean Strip and Queets Corridor, adjacent to Olympic National Park, Washington, $3,290,000. National monument, historical, anti military areas: For administration, protection, maintenance, improvement, and preservation of national monuments, historical parks, memorials, historic sites, military parks, battlefields, and cemeteries, including not exceeding $308 for right-of-way easements across privately owned railroad lands necessary for supplying water to the Statue of Liberty National Monument, and the maintenance of structures on the former Cape Hatteras Light Station Reservation within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area project, $1,375,000. Boulder Dam Recreational Area, Arizona and Nevada: For administration, protection, improvement, and maintenance of the recreational activities of the Boulder Dam Recreational Area, $71,500. Lake Texoma Recreational Area, Texas and Oklahoma: For administration, protection, improvement, and maintenance in cooperation with the Chief of Engineers of the War Department of areas devoted, to recreational use within the Denison Dam and Reservoir projects. $50,000. Emergency reconstruction and fighting forest fires: For reconstruction, replacement, and repair of roads, trails, bridges, buildings, and other physical improvements and of equipment in areas under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service that are damaged or destroyed by flood, fire, storm, or other unavoidable causes, and for fighting or emergency prevention of forest fires in areas administered by the National Park Service or fires that endanger such areas, including lands in process of condemnation for national park or monument Transfer of fundspurposes, $30,000, together with not to exceed $100,000 to be transferred upon the approval of the Secretary from the various appropriations Report to Congress.for national parks and national monuments herein contained, any such diversions of appropriations to be reported to Congress in the annual Budget: *Provided*, That the allotment of these funds to the various areas administered by the National Park Service as may be required for fire-fighting purposes shall be made by the Secretary only after the obligation for the expenditure has been incurred. Accounting.The total of the foregoing amounts shall be available in one fund Interchange of amounts.for the National Park Service: *Provided*, That 5 per centum of the foregoing amounts shall be available interchangeably and any such diversion of funds shall be reported to Congress in the annual Budget. Investigation and purchase of water rights: The unexpended balance of funds available for this purpose for the fiscal year 1946 is continued available for the same purpose during the fiscal year 1947. 60 Stat. 377 Recreational demonstration areas: For administration, protection, operation, and maintenance of recreational demonstration areas, $68,300. Salaries and expenses, National Capital parks: For administration,National Capital parks. protection, maintenance, and improvement of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, George Washington Memorial Parkway, monuments and memorials in the District of Columbia and area adjacent thereto, Lee Mansion, Battleground National Cemetery, Chopawamsic Recreational Area, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Federal parks in the District of Columbia, and other Federal lands authorized by the Act of May 29, 1930 (46 Stat. 482), including the pay and allowances[D. C. Code §§ 8–102 note, 8–106 note](/us/dcc/8744a–744h102/8744a–744h106).[D. C. Code § 4–201](/us/dcc/4744a–744h201) *et seq*.Montezuma Well property, Ariz. in accordance with the provisions of the Act of May 27, 1924 (43 Stat. 174), as amended, of the United States park police force, purchase of revolvers and ammunition, purchase, cleaning, and repair of uniforms for police, guards, and elevator conductors, and equipment, per diem employees at rates of pay approved by the Secretary not exceeding current rates for similar services in the District of Columbia, stenographic reporting service, travel expenses and carfare, newspapers (not to exceed $100), and leather and rubber articles for the protection of public property and employees, $675,000. Acquisition of the Montezuma Well property, Arizona: For the acquisition of the Montezuma Well property, Arizona, in accordance with the Act approved October 19, 1943 (57 Stat. 572), $25,000. Roads and trails, National Park Service: For the construction, reconstruction, improvement, and maintenance of roads and trails, inclusive of approach roads and necessary bridges, as authorized by section 10a of the Act of December 20, 1944 (Public Law 521),[58 Stat. 842](/us/stat/58/842). including necessary access roads for development and use of the recreational resources of Lake Texoma recreational area, Texas and Oklahoma, and the roads from Glacier Park Station through the Blackfeet Indian Reservation to various points in the boundary line of the Glacier National Park and the international boundary; and the continued maintenance of other road sections outside of the national parks and monuments whose maintenance was specifically authorized in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1946, to be immediately[59 Stat. 352](/us/stat/59/352). available and to remain available until expended, and including personal services in the District of Columbia, $6,000,000, of which $750,000 shall be for the payment of obligations incurred under the contract authorization under this head in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1941 (54 Stat. 450), and $2,400,000 shall be for the payment of obligations incurred under the contract authorization under this bead in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1942 (55 Stat. 351): *Provided*, That hereafter no part of appropriationsRestriction. made for the National Park Service shall be available for road construction in Kings Canyon National Park, California, except on the floor of the canyon of the South Fork of the Kings River and the Grant Grove section of that park. Parkways, National Park Service: For continuing the construction and maintenance of the Blue Ridge, Natchez Trace, George Washington Memorial, and Foothills Parkways, as authorized by section 10b of said Act of December 20, 1944, including personal services in the[58 Stat. 843](/us/stat/58/843). District of Columbia, and the construction, repair, or rehabilitation of buildings and utilities therein without regard to the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended (16 U. S. C. 451), to remain available until[37 Stat. 460](/us/stat/37/460). expended, $11,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for the payment of obligations incurred under the contract authorizations under the head “Blue Ridge, Natchez Trace, and George Washington Memorial Parkways” in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1941 (54 Stat. 450), and the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1942 60 Stat. 378(55 Stat. 351), and of which $4,400,000 and any other sums received from other sources for said Natchez Trace Parkway shall be allotted and expended ratably between the States of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee according to mileage of said parkway in each respective State and said allotments shall be used for no other purpose: *Provided*, Report to Congress.That the Secretary of the Interior shall make a detailed statement or expenditures from this appropriation to the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations at the beginning of the next regular session of Congress. Physical improvements: For the construction, repair, or rehabilitation of buildings and utilities not otherwise provided for, located in areas administered by the National Park Service, without regard to [37 Stat. 460](/us/stat/37/460).the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended (16 U. S. C. 451), including not to exceed $362,000 for the acquisition of rights-of-way and construction of a water supply line partly outside of the boundaries of Mesa Verde National Park, $1,330,000, to remain available until expended. Educational lectures, etc.Appropriations herein made for the national parks, national monuments, and other reservations under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, shall be available for the giving of educational lectures therein and vicinity; for the services of field employees in cooperation with such nonprofit scientific and historical societies engaged in educational work in the various parks and monuments as the Secretary may designate; for travel expenses of employees attending Government camps for training in forest-fire prevention and suppression and the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Police Academy, and attending Federal, State, or municipal schools for training in building fire prevention and suppression; and for necessary local transportation and subsistence in kind of persons selected for employment or as cooperators, serving without other compensation while attending fire-protection training camps. Telephones in Government-owned residences, etc.Automobiles.Appropriations herein made for the National Park Service shall be available for the installation and operation of telephones in Government-owned residences, apartments, or quarters, occupied by employees of the National Park Service. Appropriations available to the National Park Service shall be available for the purchase, not to exceed thirty-seven, maintenance and operation of passenger-carrying automobiles. Aircraft.Appropriations herein made under the National Park Service for “National parks” and “National monument, historical, and military areas” shall be available for the hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft. Transfer of surplus property.The National Park Service is hereby authorized to acquire by transfer without exchange of funds, for three years beginning July 1, 1946, from the War Department, the Navy Department, or the War Assets Administration, equipment, materials, and supplies of all kinds, with an appraised value of not to exceed $2,500,000 from the surplus stores of these agencies, for use in the areas administered by the National Park Service or by any office of that Service in the United Veterans’ priority.States, Alaska, and Hawaii: *Provided*, That the authorization in this paragraph for transfer of surplus property to the National Park Service shall not be construed to deny to veterans the priority accorded to *Ante*, p. 168.them in obtaining surplus property under Public Law 375, approved May 3, 1946. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE salaries and expenses For salaries and expenses, including traveling expenses, necessary in conducting investigations and carrying out the work of the Service,60 Stat. 379including cooperation with Federal, State, county, or other agencies or with farm bureaus, organizations, or individuals, as follows: General administrative expenses: For general administrative purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia, $265,000, of which sum $35,000 shall be available for printing and binding, including the purchase of reprints of scientific and technical articles published in periodicals and journals and the publication of bulletins which shall be adapted to the interests of the people of the different sections of the country, an equal proportion of four-fifths of the bulletins to be delivered to or sent out under addressed franks furnished by the Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress, as they may direct. Propagation of food fishes: For maintenance, repair, alteration, improvement, equipment, and operation of fish-cultural stations, including the erection of necessary buildings and other structures; propagation and distribution of food fishes and fresh-water mussels; development, recommendation, and application of means, including the construction of devices, to assure natural propagation and maximum survival of hatchery and other fishes; purchase, collection, and transportation of specimens and other expenses incidental to the maintenance and operation of aquarium, $1,413,350. Operation and maintenance of fish screens: For operation and maintenance, in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or either, of fish screens and ladders on Federal irrigation projects, and for the conduct of investigations and surveys, the preparation of designs, and for determining the requirements for fishways and other fish protective devices at dams constructed under licenses issued by the Federal Power Commission, $32,375. Investigations respecting food fishes: For investigations and studies into the cause of the decrease of food fishes, and other aquatic and plant resources, in connection therewith, and of means of securing a maximum sustained yield from such resources; and maintenance, repair, improvement, equipment, and operation of fishery-experiment and biological stations, $724,440. Commercial fisheries: For collection and compilation of fishery statistics and related information; conducting investigations and studies of methods and means of capture, preservation, utilization, and distribution of fish and aquatic plants and products thereof, including investigation, study and research with respect to the utilizationPacked sardines. of packed sardines and the development of methods and procedures which should be employed in improving the quality and appearance of packed sardines; maintenance, repair, alteration, improvement, equipment, and operation of laboratories and vessels; and enforcing the applicable provisions of the Act authorizing associations of producers of aquatic products (15 U. S. C. 521); including[48 Stat. 1213](/us/stat/48/1213). contract stenographic reporting services, $360,000. Fishery market news service: For collecting, publishing, and distributing, by telegraph, mail, or otherwise, information on the fishery industry, market supply and demand, commercial movement, location, disposition, and market prices of fishery products, $125,000. Alaska fisheries: For protecting the seal, sea otter, and other fisheries of Alaska, including the furnishing of food, fuel, clothing, and other necessities of life to the natives of the Pribilof Islands of Alaska; construction, improvement, repair, and alteration of buildings and roads, and susbsistence of employees while on said islands; and contract stenographic reporting service, $819,307, of which $100,000 shall be available immediately.60 Stat. 380 Alaska fur-seal investigations: For investigations of Alaska fur [58 Stat. 102](/us/stat/58/102).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 631i](/us/usc/t16/s631i).[46 Stat. 845](/us/stat/46/845).[49 Stat. 1246](/us/stat/49/1246).seals pursuant to the Act of February 26, 1944 (16 U. S. C. 631i), $62,500. Enforcement of Black Bass and Whaling Treaty Acts: For enforcement of the Act of July 2, 1930, and the Act of May 1, 1936 (16 U. S. C. 851–855, 901–915), $20,000. Fur-resources investigations: For investigations, experiments, and demonstrations in connection with the production and utilization of animals the pelts of which are used commercially for fur, including the repair of experiment stations, $150,000. Biological investigations: For biological investigations, including the relations, habits, geographic distribution, and migration of animals and plants, and the preparation of maps of the life zones, and [45 Stat. 701](/us/stat/45/701).including $40,000 for investigations of the relations of wild animal life to forests, under section 5 of the Act approved May 22, 1928 (16 U. S. C. 581d); for investigations, experiments, and demonstrations, independently or in cooperation with other agencies or individuals, in developing and applying methods for the control of damage to agricultural and horticultural crops by birds, and for investigations of the wildlife resources of the Territory of Alaska, $300,000. Control of predatory animals and injurious rodents: For investigations and demonstrations in destroying [46 Stat. 1468](/us/stat/46/1468).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 426 note](/us/usc/t7/s426).Pocatello, Idaho, depot and laboratory.[49 Stat. 1913](/us/stat/49/1913).animals injurious to agriculture, horticulture, forestry, animal husbandry, and wild game, and in protecting stock and other domestic animals through the suppression of rabies and other diseases in predatory wild animals as authorized by law (7 U. S. C. 426), including not to exceed $3,000 for the purchase of printed bags, tags, and labels; and for repairs, additions, and installations in and about the grounds and buildings of the game-management supply depot and laboratory at Pocatello, Idaho, including purchase, transportation, and handling of supplies and materials for distribution from said depot to other projects, in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved June 24, 1936 (16 U. S. C. 667), $1,000,000. Protection of migratory birds: For the enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918, as [40 Stat. 755](/us/stat/40/755).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701 note](/us/usc/t16/s701).[54 Stat. 250](/us/stat/54/250).[35 Stat. 1137](/us/stat/35/1137).[18 U.S. C., Supp. V, § 391](/us/usc/t18/s391) *et seq*.[31 Stat. 187](/us/stat/31/187).Securing Information of law violations.[43 Stat. 739](/us/stat/43/739).[48 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 192–211](/us/usc/t48/s192744a–744h211).*Ante*, p. 194.amended, to carry into effect the treaty with Great Britain and the convention between the United States and the United Mexican States (16 U. S. C. 703–711); for cooperation with local authorities in the protection of migratory birds, including necessary investigations; for the enforcement of the Act for the protection of the bald eagle (16 U. S. C. 668–668d); for the enforcement of sections 241–244 of the Act approved March 4, 1909, as amended (18 U. S. C. 391–394), and for the enforcement of section 1 of the Act approved May 25, 1900 (16 U. S. C. 701), including necessary investigations, $335,900, of which not to exceed $10,000 may be expended in the discretion of the Secretary for the purpose of securing information concerning violations of the laws for the enforcement of which this appropriation is made available. Enforcement of Alaska game law: For the enforcement of the Act of January 13, 1925, as amended (48 U. S. C. 192–211), $162,630, of which not to exceed $10,000 may be expended in the discretion of the Secretary for the purpose of securing information in connection with and for the prosecution of violators of the law for the enforcement of which this appropriation is made available. Maintenance of mammal and bird reservations: For the administration, protection, and maintenance of mammal and bird reservations and the maintenance and protection of game introduced into suitable localities on public lands, under supervision of the Fish and Wildlife Service, including construction of fencing, wardens’ quarters, shelters for animals, landings, roads, trails, bridges, ditches, telephone lines, 60 Stat. 381rockwork, bulkheads, repair of damage to public roads within reservation areas occasioned by authorized operations of the Fish and Wildlife Service, and other improvements necessary for economical administration; for the purchase, capture, and transportation of game for national reservations; and for the maintenance of the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, $853,000, and in addition thereto the unexpended balance for special improvements on the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge for the fiscal year 1944 is continued available for the fiscal year 1947. River basin studies: For investigations and studies to determine the effects on fish and wildlife resources of proposed developments of river basins of the United States (except the Missouri and Columbia River Basins and the Central Valley Project, California) by the U. S. Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation, and for the preparation of reports thereon and of recommendations and plans for carrying out the purposes of the Act of March 10, 1934 (16 U. S. C[48 Stat. 401](/us/stat/48/401).*Post*, p. 1080.. 661–666), in connection therewith, $100,000: *Provided*, That reports of such investigations with recommendations shall be furnished to the Chief of Engineers, War Department, and/or the Bureau of Reclamation and shall be included in the reports these agencies are required to submit to the Congress. In all, salaries and expenses, $6,723,502. migratory bird conservation fund For carrying into effect the provisions of section 4 of the Act of March 16, 1934, as amended (16 U. S. C. 718–7181h), an amount equal[48 Stat. 451](/us/stat/48/451).[16 U. S. C. § 718d](/us/usc/t16/s718d). to the sum received during the fiscal year 1947 from the proceeds from the sale of stamps, to be warranted monthly; and in addition thereto an amount equal to the unobligated balance on June 30, 1946, of the total of the proceeds received from the sale of stamps prior to July 1, 1946. federal aid in wildlife restoration For carrying out the provisions of the Act of September 2, 1937,[50 Stat. 917](/us/stat/50/917).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 669c](/us/usc/t16/s669c) *et seq*.*Post*, pp. 656, 867. as amended (16 U. S. C. 669–669j), $2,500,000: *Provided*, That expenditures hereunder shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury under the provisions of said Act. Total, Fish and Wildlife Service, $9,223,502, and in addition thereto, funds made available under the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund, of which amounts not to exceed $962,790 may be expended for departmental personal services, including such services in the District of Columbia. Funds available for the work of the Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for the purchase of one hundred motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and for the maintenance, repair, and operation of such vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; the installation and operation of telephones in Government-owned residences, apartments, or quarters occupied by employees of the Fish and Wildlife Service; providing by purchase, construction, or otherwise, facilities incident to such public recreational uses of wildlife refuges as are not inconsistent with the primary purposes of such refuges; newspapers (not to exceed $100), rubber boots, oilskins, first-aid outfits; plans and specifications for vessels, or for contract personal services for the preparation thereof without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C. 5); and rations for*Post*, p. 809. officers and crews of vessels; and for the expenditure from appropriations available for the purchase of lands of not to exceed $1 for each option to purchase any tract of land. Reimbursements for theReimbursement. cost of supplies and materials and the transportation and handling thereof issued from central warehouses authorized to be established 60 Stat. 382[49 Stat. 1913](/us/stat/49/1913).Interchange of amounts.Airplanes, etc. by the Act of June 24, 1936 (16 U. S. C. 667), may be credited to the appropriation current at the time supplies and materials are allotted, assigned, or issued, or at the time such reimbursements are received. Not to exceed 5 per centum of the foregoing amounts for expenses of the Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available interchangeably for expenditure on the objects included within the general expenses of said Service, but no more than 5 per centum shall be added to any one item or appropriation. The Fish and Wildlife Service may acquire, for the operation and maintenance of its airplanes, engines, parts, accessory and flying equipment, not to exceed ten surplus airplanes, and not to exceed five vessels by replacement from any disposal agency of the Government without reimbursement or transfer of funds. GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORIES territory of alaska For expenses of the offices of the Governor and the Secretary, including salaries of the Governor and Secretary; clerk hire; travel expenses; printing and binding; maintenance, repair, and preservation of Governor’s house and grounds; purchase of equipment; maintenance, operation, and repair of one motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle for the use of the Governor; stationery, lights, water, and fuel, $54,675, to be expended under the direction of the Governor. Legislative expenses: For salaries of members of the legislature, $36,000; mileage of members, $12,000; in all, $48,000, to be expended under the direction of the Governor of Alaska. Public schools.[48 Stat. 1227](/us/stat/48/1227).[31 U. S. C. § 725c](/us/usc/t31/s725c).*Post*, p. 895.For the establishment and maintenance of public schools, Territory of Alaska, $50,000: *Provided*, That expenditures hereunder shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in accordance with section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934. Insane of Alaska: For care and custody of persons legally adjudged insane in Alaska, including compensation and travel expenses of medical supervisor, transportation, burial, and other expenses, Payments to Sanitarium Company, Portland, Oreg.Return of inmates not residents of Alaska.$291,700: *Provided*, That authority is granted to the Secretary to pay from this appropriation to the Sanitarium Company, of Portland, Oregon, or to other contracting institution or institutions, for the care and maintenance of Alaskan insane patients during the fiscal year 1947: *Provided further*, That so much of this sum as may be required shall be available for all necessary expenses in ascertaining the residence of inmates and in returning those who are not legal residents of Alaska to their legal residence or to their friends, and the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable, return to their places of residence or to their friends all inmates not residents of Alaska at the time they became insane, and the commitment papers for any person hereafter adjudged insane shall include a statement by the committing authority as to the legal residence of such person. Construction of roads, bridges, etc.[48 Stat. 1227](/us/stat/48/1227).[31 U. S. C. § 725c](/us/usc/t31/s725c).*Post*, p. 895.[47 Stat. 446](/us/stat/47/446).[48 U. S. C. §§ 321a–327](/us/usc/t48/s321a744a–744h327).For the construction, repair, and maintenance of roads, tramways, bridges, and trails, Territory of Alaska, $140,000, to be available until expended: *Provided*, That expenditures hereunder shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in accordance with section 4 or the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934. For the construction, repair, and maintenance of roads, tramways, ferries, bridges, and trails, Territory of Alaska, to be expended under the provisions of the Act approved June 30, 1932 (48 U. S. C. 321a–321c), including printing and binding, $2,600,000, to be immediately available, of which $79,100 shall be available for surveys and plans for new construction and $1,360,000 for new construction; and the Secretary of War is authorized to transfer to the Secretary for the 60 Stat. 383purposes hereof and without charge therefor the buildings and equipment now in use by the Alaska Road Commission for the maintenance of the Alaska Highway. Richardson Highway: For continuation of construction of Richardson Highway, Alaska $750,000, to be immediately available. The Alaska Railroad: All amounts received by the Alaska Railroad during the fiscal year 1947 shall be available, and continue available until expended, fox all expenses necessary for the authorized work of the Alaska Railroad, including maintenance, operation, and improvements of railroads in Alaska; maintenance and operation of river steamers and other boats on the Yukon River and its tributaries in Alaska; operation and maintenance of oceangoing or coastwise vessels by ownership, charter, or arrangement with other branches of the Government service, for the purpose of providing additional facilities for the transportation of freight, passengers, or mail, when deemed necessary, for the benefit and development of industries and travel affecting territory tributary to the Alaska Railroad; constructionMount McKinley National Park. (not to exceed $200,000), maintenance and operation of lodges, camps, and transportation facilities for the accommodation of visitors to Mount McKinley National Park, including the purchase (not to exceed two busses and one station wagon), maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles as authorized by the Act of March 29, 1940 (16 U. S. C. 353a); stores for resale; payment[54 Stat. 80](/us/stat/54/80).Damage claims.[39 Stat. 750](/us/stat/39/750).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 793](/us/usc/t5/s793).Personal services.Printing and binding.Transfer of Diesel locomotives. of claims for losses and damages arising from operations, including claims of employees of the railroad for loss and damage resulting from wreck or accident on the railroad, not due to negligence of the claimant, limited to clothing and other necessary personal effects used in connection with his duties and not exceeding $100 in value; payment of amounts due connecting lines; payment of compensation and expenses as authorized by section 42 of the Act of September 7, 1916 (5 U. S. C. 793), to be reimbursed as therein provided: *Provided*, That not to exceed $6,200 of this fund shall be available for personal services in the District of Columbia during the fiscal year 1947, and no one other than the general manager of said railroad, and one assistant general manager at not to exceed $9,000 per annum, shall be paid an annual salary out of this fund of more than $7,500: *Provided further*, That not to exceed $12,500 of such fund shall be available for printing and binding: *Provided further*, That there are hereby transferred to the Alaska Railroad from the War Department, or any other agency of the United States Government having title thereto, twenty of any Diesel locomotives purchased and delivered to the United States Government for use on any American or foreign railroad in connection with the war, such locomotives to be selected regardless of present location by a representative of the Alaska Railroad and transferred without exchange of funds except for the cost of transportation from the point of shipment to the Territory of Alaska: *Provided further*, That in the operation of the facilities of the Alaska Railroad, the WarTransfer of surplus property. Department or any other agency of the United States Government having title thereto is authorized to transfer regardless of present location and without charge to the Alaska Railroad, materials, roadway and bridge maintenance, and other necessary equipment, locomotives and spare parts, shop facilities and machinery, supplies, rolling stock, buildings, and docks, surplus to its needs and which may be certified by the Department of the Interior as necessary for the improvement, maintenance, or operation of the Alaska Railroad: *Provided further*, That the authorization in this paragraph for transfer of surplus property to the Alaska Railroad shall not be construed to deny to veterans the priority accorded to them in obtaining surplus property under Public Law 375, approved May 3, 1946.*Ante*, p. 168. 60 Stat. 384 Aircraft.The following appropriations herein made shall be available for the hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft: “Salaries and expenses, Governor and Secretary, Territory of Alaska”; “Construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, and trails, Alaska”; “Reconstruction and improvement of Richardson Highway, Alaska”; and “Alaska Railroad appropriated fund”. territory of hawaii For expenses of the offices of the Governor and the Secretary, including salaries of the Governor, the Secretary $6,440, and the private secretary to the Governor $4,383; for printing and binding; travel expenses of the Governor; and $935 for temporary clerk hire; $23,800, to be expended by the Governor. Legislative [46 Stat. 824](/us/stat/46/824).[48 U. S. C. § 599](/us/usc/t48/s599).expenses, Territory of Hawaii: For compensation and mileage of members of the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii as provided by the Act of June 27, 1930, $47,200. government of the virgin islands *Post*, p, 594.[39 Stat. 1132](/us/stat/39/1132); [49 Stat. 1813](/us/stat/49/1813). For salaries of the Governor and employees incident to the execution of the Acts of March 3, 1917 (48 U. S. C. 1391), and June 22, 1936 (48 U. S. C. 1405v), travel expenses printing and binding; repair, preservation and care of Federal buildings and furniture, purchase of water, and other necessary miscellaneous expenses, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and not to exceed $4,000 for personal services, household equipment and furnishings, fuel, ice, and electricity necessary in the operation of Government House at Saint Thomas and Government House at Saint Croix, $200,215, to be expended by and under the direction of the Governor. Agricultural station.For salaries and expenses of the agricultural station in the Virgin Islands, including technical personnel, clerks, and other persons; scientific investigations of plants and plant industries, and diseases of animals; demonstrations in practical farming; official traveling expenses; fixtures, apparatus, and supplies; clearing and fencing of land; and other necessary expenses; maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, $39,800, to be expended by and under the direction of the Governor. Municipal government of Saint Croix: For defraying the deficit in the treasury of the municipal government of Saint Croix, Virgin Islands, because of the excess of current expenses over current revenues for the fiscal year 1947, $71,200, to be paid in monthly installments. For salaries and expenses of three municipal experts, to be appointed by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, to make a study of, and report to said committees on, the fiscal affairs of the municipality of Saint Croix, Virgin Islands, $6,000. SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION Operation and maintenance: For operation and maintenance of the southwestern power transmission system, marketing of electric power and energy, and administrative expenses connected therewith; including hire, maintenance, repair and operation of passenger automobiles, and printing and binding; $100,000. Construction: For construction and acquisition (not to exceed $1,352,415 for purchase of the Ark-La line from Markham Ferry, Oklahoma, to Nimrod, Arkansas) of transmission lines, substations, and appurtenant facilities, and administrative expenses connected 60 Stat. 385therewith; purchase (not to exceed ten in the fiscal year 1947), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger automobiles; and printing and binding; $7,500,000. Sec. 2. Appropriations herein made for field work shall be availableField work.*Ante*, p. 306. for the hire, with or without personal services, of boats, work animals and animal-drawn and motor-propelled vehicles and equipment. Sec. 3. Appropriations herein made shall be available for the purchase,Purchase, etc., of vehicles. maintenance, operation, and repair of vehicles generally known as quarter-ton or half-ton pick-up trucks and as station wagons without such vehicles being considered as passenger-carrying vehicles. Sec. 4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, aliensEmergency employment of aliens. may be employed during the fiscal year 1947 in the field service of the Department for periods of not more than thirty days in cases of emergency caused by fire, flood, storm, act of God, or sabotage. Sec. 5. Appropriations herein made for the following bureausAttendance at meetings. and offices shall be available for expenses of attendance of officers and employees at meetings or conventions of members of societies or associations concerned with their work in not to exceed the amounts indicated: Office of the Secretary, $400; Grazing Service, $300; Oil and Gas Division, $100; General Land Office, $300; Bureau of Indian Affairs, $2,000; Bureau of Reclamation, $5,000; Geological Survey, $3,000; Bureau of Mines, $4,000; National Park Service, $2,000; Fish and Wildlife Service, $3,500; and soil and moisture conservation operations (all bureaus), $1,000. Sec. 6. Appropriations available for expenses of travel of officersTravel. and employees of the Department shall be available for traveling expenses of new appointees from Seattle, Washington, or from any point within Alaska, to their posts of duty in Alaska, and return. Sec. 7. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shallPersons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government.Affidavit.Penalty. be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: *Provided further*, That in cases ofEmergency employment. emergency, caused by fire, flood, storm, act of God, or sabotage, persons may be employed for periods of not more than thirty days and be paid salaries and wages without the necessity of inquiring into their membership in any organization. 60 Stat. 386 Sec. 8. Purchase of lawbooks; etc. Appropriations herein made shall be available for the purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals, and for expenses incurred in completing broken sets, for use at the seat of government, and payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than Limitations.to subscribers who are not members: *Provided*, That expenditures for the foregoing purposes for the following bureaus and offices shall not exceed the following amounts: Office of the Secretary, $7,000; Oil and Gas Division, $350; Division of Geography, $600; Grazing Service (including headquarters at Salt Lake City), $625; General Land Office, $1,000; Bureau of Indian Affairs (including headquarters at Chicago), $500; Bureau of Reclamation, $2,500; Geological Survey, $6,000; Bureau of Mines, $2,500; National Park Service (including headquarters at Chicago), $2,500; and Soil and Moisture Conservation Operations (all bureaus), $1,000. Sec. 9. Jackson Hole National Monument. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used directly or indirectly by way of wages, salaries per diem or otherwise, for the performance of any new administrative function or the enforcement or issuance of any rule or regulation occasioned by the establishment of the Jackson Hole National Monument as described [57 Stat. 731](/us/stat/57/731).in Executive Proclamation Numbered 2578, dated March 15, 1943. Sec. 10. Delegation of power, etc. During the fiscal year 1947, the Secretary may delegate to the Under Secretary and the Assistant Secretaries the power to authorize changes in official stations of officers and employees and the payment of expenses of travel and transportation of household goods in connection with such change of official stations. Sec. 11. Retained employees. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the payment of the compensation of any employee retained after a reduction in force, unless such employee is retained as a result of application of retention preference regulations prescribed by the Civil Service Commission. Sec. 12. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1947”. Approved July 1, 1946. Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. 1946-07-01 530 Chapter 60 Stat. 386 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 530] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. July 1, 1946[[H. R. 6429](/us/bill/79/hr/6429)][[Public Law 479](/us/pl/79/479)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the following Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1947*Ante*, pp. 262. 263; *post*, pp. 600–603, 911, 912.*Post*, p. 911.sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, namely: SENATE salaries and mileage of senators *Post*, p. 850.For compensation of Senators, $960,000. For mileage of the President of the Senate and of Senators, $51,000. Expense allowance.*Post*, p. 850.There shall be paid to each Senator after January 1, 1946, an expense allowance of $2,500 per annum to assist in defraying expenses related to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, to be paid in equal monthly installments. For making such payments through June 30, 1947, $360,000. of which so much as is required to make such 60 Stat. 387payments for the period from January 1, 1946, to June 30, 1946, both inclusive, shall be immediately available. For compensation of officers, clerks, messengers, and others: office of the vice president *Post*, p. 834. For compensation of the Vice President of the United States, $15,000. Salaries: For clerical assistance to the Vice President, at rates of compensation to be fixed by him, $15,420. chaplain Chaplain of the Senate, $1,680. office of the secretary Salaries: Secretary of the Senate, including compensation as disbursing officer of salaries of Senators and of contingent, fund of the Senate, $8,000; Chief Clerk, who shall perform the duties of reading clerk, $5,500 and $2,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; financial clerk, $5,000 and $2,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant financial clerk, $4,500; Parliamentarian, $6,500 and $1,500 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; Journal clerk, $6,000 and $1,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; principal clerk, $4,000 and $500 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; legislative clerk, $5,500 and $1,500 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; enrolling clerk, $4,000 and $500 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; printing clerk, $3,540 and $960 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; chief bookkeeper, $3,600 and $600 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; librarian, $3,600; executive clerk, $3,180 and $920 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; first assistant librarian, $3,120; keeper of stationery, $3,320; clerks—one at $3,900,*Post*, p. 600. one at $3,600 and $500 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent, one at $4,000, two at $3,180 each, one at $2,880 and $540 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent, one at $2,880, one at $2,760, two at $2,640 each, clerk in disbursing office, $2,400, one at $2,400 and $300 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent, five at $2,400 each, three at $1,860 each, three at $1,740 each; additional clerical assistance and readjustment of salaries in the disbursing office, $4,020; two assistants in library at $1,800 each; special officer,*Post*, p. 601. $2,460; special officer, $2,280; assistants at the press door—one at*Post*, p. 601. $2,200, one at $1,900; messenger, $1,320; laborers—one at $2,040, one at $1,680, five at $1,500 each, two at $1,440 each, one in Secretary’s office, $1,740, one $1,620, one $1,320; in all, $178,000. document room Salaries: Superintendent, $3,960 and $1,040 additional so long as*Post*, p. 601. the position is held by the present incumbent; first assistant, $2,640; second assistant, $2,040: four assistants, at $2,040 each; skilled laborer, $1,440; in all, $19,280. committee employees Clerks and messengers to the following committees: Agriculture and Forestry—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, 60 Stat. 388$2,580; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Appropriations—clerk, $7,000, and $1,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant clerk, $5,000 and $1,500 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant clerk, $4,800; assistant clerk, $3,600 for the office of the ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations, to be appointed by him; three assistant clerks at $3,000 each; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each; messenger, $1,800. To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Banking and Currency—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerical assistance at rates of compensation to be fixed by the chairman of said committee, $6,000. Civil Service—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $3,180; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Claims—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $3,600; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each. Commerce—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk. $2,400; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each. Conference Majority of the Senate-clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; two assistant clerks at $2,580 each; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerical assistance at rates of compensation to be fixed by the chairman of said committee, $15,000. Conference Minority of the Senate—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; two assistant clerks at $2,580 each; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerical assistance at rates of compensation to be fixed by the chairman of said committee, $15,000. District of Columbia—clerk, $3,900; two assistant clerks at $2,880 each; assistant clerk, $2,220; two additional clerks at $1,800 each; additional clerical assistance at rates of compensation to be fixed by the chairman of said committee, $6,000. Education and Labor—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; two additional clerks at $1,800 each. Enrolled Bills—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; assistant clerk, $1,800; additional clerk, $1,800. Expenditures in the Executive Departments—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $3,600; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; two additional clerks at $1,800 each. Finance—clerk, $4,200 and $500 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; special assistant to the committee, $3,600; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,700; assistant clerk, $2,400; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each; two experts (one for the majority and one for the minority) at $3,600 each; messenger, $1,800. Foreign Relations—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk. $3,600; assistant clerk, $3,000; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800; messenger, $1,800. Immigration—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; two additional clerks at $1,800 each. Indian Affairs—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $3,600 and $1,400 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Interoceanic Canals—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; assistant clerk, $2,040; additional clerk, $1,800. Interstate Commerce—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $3,600; assistant clerk, $2,880; two assistant clerks at $2,580 each; assistant clerk, $2,220. Irrigation and Reclamation—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; two additional clerks at $1,800 each. Judiciary—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; two assistant clerks at $2,580 each; assistant clerk, $2,220; assistant clerk, $1,800. Library—clerk, $3,900; two assistant clerks at $2,400 each; assistant clerk, 60 Stat. 389$2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Manufactures—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; assistant clerk, $2,040; additional clerk, $1,800. Military Affairs—clerk, $3,900; special assistant, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,400; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each. Mines and Mining—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; two assistant clerks at $1,800 each; two additional clerks at $1,800 each. Naval Affairs—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,400; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each. Patents—clerk, $3,900; two assistant clerks at $2,400 each; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Pensions—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; four assistant clerks at $2,220 each. Post Offices and Post Roads—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,520; three assistant clerks at $2,220 each; additional clerk, $1,800. Printing—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Privileges and Elections—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,400; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each; additional clerk, $1,800. Public Buildings and Grounds—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,400; assistant clerk, $2,220; assistant clerk, $2,000; assistant clerk, $1,800; additional clerk, $1,800. Public Lands and Surveys—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $1,800 and $1,500 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; two assistant clerks at $2,220 each. Rules—clerk, $3,900 and $200 toward the preparation biennially of the Senate Manual under the direction of the Committee on Rules; assistant clerk, $2,880; assistant clerk, $2,580; assistant clerk, $2,220; additional clerk, $1,800. Special Committee on Conservation of Wildlife Resources—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $1,800. Territories and Insular Affairs—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,580; two assistant, clerks at $2,220 each; two assistant clerks at $2,000 each; additional clerk, $1,800; in all, $607,600. clerical assistance to senators *Post*, p. 601. Clerical assistance to Senators who are not chairmen of the committees specially provided for herein, as follows: Seventy clerks at $3,900 each; seventy assistant clerks at $2,400 each: seventy assistant clerks at $2,220 each; and seventy additional clerks at $1,800 each, one for each Senator having no more than one clerk and two assistant clerks for himself or for the committee of which he is chairman; messenger, $1,800; in all, $724,200. Ninety-six additional clerks at $1,800 per annum each, one for each Senator, $172,800. Ninety-six additional clerks at $1,800 per annum each, one for each Senator, $172,800. Thirty additional clerks at $1,500 per annum each, one for each Senator from each State which has a population of three million or more inhabitants, $45,000. For three additional clerks at $1,500 per annum each for each Senator from any State which has a population of ten million or more inhabitants, $18,000; for two additional clerks at $1,500 per annum each for each Senator from any State which has a population of five million or more inhabitants but less than ten million, $30,000, in all, $48,000: *Provided*, That such additional clerks shall be in addition to any other clerical assistance to which Senators are entitled. For an additional amount for clerical assistance to Senators (including chairmen of standing committees) at the rate of $5,040 per annum for each Senator, $483,80. 60 Stat. 390 For an additional amount for clerical assistance to Senators (including chairmen of standing committees) at the rate of $2,400 per annum for each Senator, $230,400. Rearrangement of salary schedules, etc.Aggregate.Salary limitation.Certification to disbursing office.Senators and chairmen of standing committees may change the number of employees in their respective offices or committees, and may rearrange the schedule of basic salaries of such employees in multiples of $5 per month: *Provided*, That such changes and rearrangements shall not increase the aggregate of the salaries provided for such offices or committees by law or Senate resolution: *Provided further*, That no salary shall be fixed under this paragraph at a rate in excess of $5,040 per annum, and no action shall be taken to reduce any salary which is specifically fixed by law at a rate higher than $5,040 per annum: *Provided further*, That Senators and committee chairmen, before the day on which they are to become effective; shall certify in writing such changes or rearrangements to the disbursing office of the Senate which thereafter shall pay such employees in accordance with such certifications. Pay of clerical assistants as affected by death of Senator.[44 Stat. 1148](/us/stat/44/1148).[2 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 92e](/us/usc/t2/s92e).Performance of duties.Exception.Notwithstanding the provisions of the third paragraph under the heading “Clerical assistance to Senators” of section 1 of the Legislative Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1928 (2 U. S. C. 92a), in the case of the death of a Senator during his term of office, his clerical assistants on the pay roll of the Senate on the date of such death shall be continued on such pay roll at their respective salaries for a period of not to exceed sixty days: *Provided*, That any such clerical assistants continued on the pay roll shall, while so continued, perform their duties under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate, and he is hereby authorized and directed to remove from such pay roll any such clerks who are not attending to the duties for which their services are continued: *Provided further*, That this shall not apply to clerical assistants of standing committees of the Senate when their service otherwise would continue beyond such period. In all, clerical assistance to Senators, $1,877,040: *Provided*, That all clerks, assistant clerks, and additional clerks under this heading shall be ex officio clerks, assistant clerics, and additional clerks of any committee of which their Senator is chairman. office of sergeant at arms and doorkeeper Salaries: Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $8,000; two secretaries (one for the majority and one for the minority), at $5,400 each and $1,500 additional each so long as the respective positions are held by the present respective incumbents; two assistant secretaries (one for the majority and one for the minority), at $4,320 each and $980 additional each so long as the respective positions are held by the present respective incumbents; Deputy Sergeant at Arms and storekeeper, $4,800 and $1,500 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; clerks—one, $3,300; one, $3,120; one, $2,500; one, $2,120; one. $1,800; one to the secretary for the majority, $2,640; one to the *Post*, p. 601.*Post*, p. 601.*Post*, p. 601.secretary for the minority, $2,640; assistant doorkeeper, $2,880; messengers—three (acting as assistant doorkeepers) at $2,400 each; one at $1,980; twenty-nine (including four for minority) at $1,740 each; four at $1,620 each; one at card door, $2,640, and $240 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; clerk on Journal work for Congressional Record to be selected by the Official Reporters, $3,360; cabinetmakers—chief. $2,780; one $2,300; one, $2,220; finisher, $2,300; upholsterer, $2,220: janitor, $2,400 and $300 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; five skilled laborers, $1,680 each; laborer in charge of private passage, $1,800 and $120 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; four 60 Stat. 391female attendants in charge of ladies’ retiring rooms, at $1,560 each; three female attendants in charge of ladies’ retiring rooms, Senate Office Building, at $1,560 each; telephone operators—chief, $3,000; assistant chief, $2,400; thirteen at $1,800 each; longevity pay of operators*Ante*, p. 262.[59 Stat. 4](/us/stat/59/4).[2 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 60i](/us/usc/t2/s60i).*Post*, p. 911.*Post*, p. 601.*Post*, p. 601.*Ante*, p. 262.*Post*, p. 601. as authorized by Public Law Numbered 2, Seventy-ninth Congress, $1,402.50; laborer in charge of Senate toilet rooms in old library space, $1,260; Press Gallery—superintendent, $3,660; assistant superintendent, $3,000; assistant superintendent, $1,920; messengers for service to press correspondents—two at $1,620 each, two at $1,500 each; Radio Press Gallery—superintendent, $3,000; two assistant superintendents at $1,960 each; laborers—two at $1,500 each, one at $1,380, twenty-six at $1,320 each, three at $540 each; special employees—seven at $1,000 each; twenty-one pages for the Senate Chamber, at the rate of $5 per day each during the session, $19,005; in all, $287,347.50. Capitol Police force under the Sergeant at Arms: Captain, $3,000; two lieutenants at $2,000 each; two special officers at $2,000 each; four sergeants at $1,920 each; sixty privates at $1,800 each; in all, $126,680. post office Salaries: Postmaster, $3,600 and $1,400 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant postmaster,*Post*, p. 601. $2,880; chief clerk, $2,460; wagon master, $2.280; assistant, $1,740; twenty-six mail carriers at $1,740 each; in all, $59,600. folding room Salaries: Foreman $2,460 and $540 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; clerks—one at $2,400, two at $1,740 each; folders—chief, $2,040; thirteen at $1,440 each; in all, $29,640. contingent expenses of the senate *Post*, p. 911. Vice President’s automobile: For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the Vice President, $4,000. Reporting Senate proceedings: For reporting the debates and proceedings of the Senate, payable in equal monthly installments, $65,450. Furniture: For services in cleaning, repairing, and varnishing furniture, $2,000. Furniture: For materials for furniture and repairs of same, exclusive of labor, and for the purchase of furniture, $12,000. Inquiries and investigations: For expenses of inquiries and investigations*Post*, p. 911. ordered by the Senate, including compensation to stenographers of committees, at such rate as may be fixed by the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, but not exceeding 25 cents per hundred words, $250,000: *Provided*, ThatPer diem and subsistence. no part of this appropriation shall be expended for per diem and subsistence expenses except in accordance with the provisions of the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, approved June 3, 1926, as amended.[44 Stat. 688](/us/stat/44/688).[5 U. S. C. § 821; Supp. V, § 823](/us/usc/t5/s823). Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation: For payment of one-half of the salaries and other expenses of the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation as authorized by law, $50,000. Folding documents: For folding speeches and pamphlets at a rate not exceeding $1 per thousand, $18,000. For materials for folding, $1,500. Fuel, and so forth: For fuel, oil, cotton waste, and advertising, exclusive of labor, $2,000. Senate restaurants: For payment to the Architect of the Capitol[56 Stat. 750](/us/stat/56/750).[40 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 174f–174j](/us/usc/t40/s174f–174j). in accordance with the Act approved September 9, 1942 (Public Law 709, Seventy-seventh Congress), $45,400. 60 Stat. 392 Motor vehicles: For maintaining, exchanging, and equipping motor vehicles for carrying the mails and for official use of the offices of the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms, $8,760. Miscellaneous items: For miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, $401,762. Packing boxes: For packing boxes, $3,000. Postage stamps: For office of Secretary, $350; office of Sergeant at Arms, $150; in all, $500. Air-mail and special-delivery stamps: For air-mail and special-delivery stamps for Senators and the President of the Senate as authorized by law, $10,249.66. Assistance in obtaining factual data.The Committee on Appropriations, authorized by Senate Resolution Numbered 193, agreed to October 14, 1943, to employ expert and clerical assistance for the purpose of obtaining and laying factual data and information before the committee for its consideration in the discharge of its functions, hereby is authorized to expend from the contingent fund of the Senate, during the fiscal year 1947, $50,000 in pursuance of the purposes set forth in said resolution: *Provided*, Appropriations Committee, status of certain employees.That whenever any person has left or leaves any civilian position in any department or agency in the executive branch of the Government in order to accept employment by the Senate Committee on Appropriations, he shall be carried on the rolls of such committee and shall be solely employed by such committee, and responsible only to it; but he shall be entitled upon making application to the Civil Service Commission within thirty days after the termination of his employment by such committee (unless such employment is terminated for cause) to be restored to a position in the same or any other department or agency where an opening exists, comparable to the position which, according to the records of the department or agency which he left to accept employment by the Senate Committee on Appropriations or in the judgment of the Civil Service Commission, such person would be occupying if he had remained in the employ of such department or agency during the time he was employed by such committee; and such person shall be restored to such position with the same seniority, status, and pay as if he had remained in the employ of the department or agency which he left, during such time. This section shall not be construed to require any person to be restored to a position in any department or agency after the expiration of the time for which he was appointed to the position which he left to accept employment by such committee. There shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, toll charges on not to exceed fifty strictly official long-distance, telephone calls, aggregating per month for each Senator not more than two hundred and fifty minutes, to and from Washington, District of Columbia. Long-distance telephone calls.There shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls originating and terminating outside of Washington, District of Columbia, not to exceed $450 per year for each Senator, payable semiannually. Telegrams.There shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate charges on official Government business paid and collect telegrams when so designated in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate. 60 Stat. 393 Stationery: For stationery for Senators and for the President of*Post*, p. 602. the Senate, including $7,500 for stationery for committees and offices of the Senate, $46,300. Rent: For rent of warehouse for storage of public documents, $2,000. The last paragraph (relating to contingent expenses of the Senate)Repeal. under the caption “Senate” in Public Law Numbered 812, Seventy-sixth Congress, “An Act making supplemental appropriations for the support of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, and for other purposes”, approved October 9, 1940, is hereby[54 Stat. 1031](/us/stat/54/1031).[31 U. S. C. § 671a](/us/usc/t31/s671a). repealed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES salaries, mileage, and expenses of members *Post*, p. 850. For compensation of Members of the House of Representatives, Delegates from Territories, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, $4,385,000. For mileage and expense allowance (2 U. S. C. 31a), authorized[59 Stat. 244](/us/stat/59/244).[2 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 31a](/us/usc/t2/s31a).*Post*, p. 850. by law of Members of the House of Representatives, Delegates from Territories, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, $1,266,000. For compensation of officers, clerks, messengers, and others: office of the speaker *Post*, p. 834. Salaries: Secretary to the Speaker, $4,620; three clerks to the Speaker, at $2,400 each; messenger to Speaker, $1,680; in all, $13,500. the speaker’s table Salaries: Parliamentarian, $6,000, and $3,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent, and for preparing Digest of the Rules, $1,000 per annum; Assistant Parliamentarian, $4,000, and $2,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; messenger to Speaker’s table, $2,400; in all, $18,400. chaplain Chaplain of the House of Representatives, $1,680, and $820 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent. office of the clerk *Post*, pp. 602, 912. Salaries: Clerk of the House of Representatives, including compensation as disbursing officer of the contingent fund, $8,000; Journal clerk, two reading clerks, and tally clerk, at $7,000 each; assistant reading clerk, $5,000, to continue available, under the limitations of House Resolution Numbered 95, adopted January 18, 1945; enrolling clerk, $4,000; disbursing clerk, $3,960, and $2,040 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; file clerk, $3,780; chief bill clerk, $3,540; assistant enrolling clerk, $3,900 and $500 additional as assistant to the Clerk of the House of Representatives; assistant tally clerk, $3,600, and $1,400 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant to disbursing clerk, $3,120; stationery clerk, $2,880; librarian, $2,760 and $600 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant librarian and assistant file clerk, at $2,520 each; assistant Journal clerk and assistant librarian, at $2,460 each; clerks—one at $2,460, 60 Stat. 394four at $2,340 each; bookkeeper and assistant in disbursing office at $2,160 each; assistant in disbursing office, at $1,800; additional clerical assistance in disbursing office in accordance with the provisions of House Resolutions Numbered 585, 390, and 679, adopted December 16, 1942, December 20, 1943, and December 14, 1944, respectively, $15,000; three assistants to chief bill clerk at $2,100 each; stenographer to the Clerk, $2,500; assistant in stationery room, $1,740; three messengers at $1,680 each; stenographer to Journal clerk, $1,560; laborers—three at $1,440 each, ten at $1,260 each; telephone *Ante*, p. 263.operators—assistant chief, $2,400, twenty-three at $1,800 each; [59 Stat. 4](/us/stat/59/4).[2 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 601](/us/usc/t2/s601).longevity pay of operators as authorized by Public Law 2, Seventy-ninth Congress, $2,085; operators and extra services of regular employees, when required, at the rate of not to exceed $135 per month each, $1,620; property custodian and superintendent of furniture and repair shop, who shall be a skilled cabinetmaker or upholsterer and experienced in the construction and purchase of furniture, $3,960; two assistant custodians at $3,360 each; locksmith and typewriter repairer, $1,860; messenger and clock repairer, $1,740; operation, maintenance, and repair of motor vehicles, $1,200; in all, $217,025. committee employees Clerks, messengers, and janitors to the following committees: Accounts—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; janitor, $1,560. Agriculture—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; janitor, $1,560. Appropriations—clerk, $8,000; assistant clerks and other personal services at rates to be fixed by resolution of the committee and certified to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, $62,880, thirteen clerk-stenographers at the annual rate of $2,400 each, one for each subcommittee of the Committee, on Appropriations having jurisdiction over a regular annual appropriation bill as shall be designated by the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations and to be appointed by the chairmen of the subcommittees so designated, subject to the approval of the chairman, and one for the office of the ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations, to be appointed by him, $31,200. Banking and Currency—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; janitor, $1,560. Census—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Civil Service—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; janitor, $1,560. Claims—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; assistant clerk, $1,800; janitor, $1,260. Coinage, Weights, and Measures—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Disposition of Executive Papers clerk, $2,760. District of Columbia—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; janitor, $1,260. Education—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress—clerk, $2,760. Elections Numbered 1—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Elections Numbered 2—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Elections Numbered 3—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Enrolled Bills— *Ante*, p. 263.clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Expenditures in the Executive Departments—clerk, $3,300; janitor, $1,260. Flood Control—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Foreign Affairs—clerk, $3,900, and $600 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant clerk, $2,640; assistant clerk, $2,400; janitor, $1,260. Immigration and Naturalization—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,400; janitor, $1,260. Indian Affairs—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; janitor, $1,260. Insular Affairs—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Interstate and Foreign Commerce—clerk, $3,900 and $600 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; additional clerk, $2,640; assistant clerk, $2,100; janitor, $1,560. Irrigation and Reclamation—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Invalid Pensions—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,880; expert examiner, $2,700; stenographer, 60 Stat. 395$2,640; janitor, $1,500. Judiciary—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,460; assistant clerk, $1,980; janitor, $1,560. Labor—clerk, $2,760; assistant clerk, $1,740; janitor, $1,260. Library—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Merchant Marine and Fisheries—clerk, $2,760; assistant clerk, $1,740; janitor, $1,260. Military Affairs—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,100; janitor, $1,560. Mines and Mining—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Naval Affairs—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,100; janitor, $1,560. Patents—clerk, $2,760; assistant clerk, $2,100; janitor, $1,260. Pensions—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,160; janitor. $1,260. Post Office and Post Roads—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,100; janitor, $1,560. Printing—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,560. Public Buildings and Grounds—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $1,740; janitor, $1,260. Public Lands—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $1,740; janitor, $1,260. Revision of the Laws—clerk, $3,300; janitor, $1,260. Rivers and Harbors—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; janitor, $1,560. Roads—clerk, $2,760; assistant clerk, $1,740, janitor, $1,260. Rules—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,100; clerk-stenographer, $1,800; janitor, $1,260. Territories—clerk, $2,760; janitor, $1,260. Un-American Activities—clerk, $3,900; assistant clerk, $2,640; assistant clerk, $2,100; janitor, $1,560, War Claims—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $1,740; janitor, $1,260. Ways and Means—clerk, $4,620; assistant clerk, $3,000; assistant clerk and stenographer, $2,640; assistant clerk, $2,580; clerk for minority, $3,180; janitors—one, $1,560; two at $1,260 each. World War Veterans’ Legislation—clerk, $3,300; assistant clerk, $2,460; for an additional amount for clerks of the committees pursuant to the Act of December 20, 1944[58 Stat. 831](/us/stat/58/831).[2 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 60a note, 60f, 60g](/us/usc/t2/s60a/60f/60g). (Public, 512), $22,880; in all, $421,540. office of the sergeant at arms Salaries: Sergeant at Arms, $8,000; Deputy Sergeant at Arms in charge of made, $3,180; cashier, $6,000; assistant cashier, $4,000 and $1,000 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; two bookkeepers at $3,360 each; Deputy Sergeant at Arms in charge of pairs, $3,600; special assistant to Sergeant at Arms, $3,000 and $600 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; pair clerk and messenger, $2,820; stenographer, $2,500; skilled laborer, $1,380; hire of automobile, $600; in all. $43,400. Capitol Police force under the Sergeant at Arms: Three lieutenants at $2,000 each; one special officer, $2,000; five sergeants at $1,920 each; sixty-four privates at $1,800 each; in all, $132,800. office of doorkeeper Salaries: Doorkeeper, $6,000; special employee, $3,000; superintendent of House Press Gallery, $3,660; assistants to the superintendent of the House Press Gallery—one at $3,000, and one at $2,220; House Radio Press Gallery—superintendent of radio room at $2,700; messenger at $1,560; superintendent of the House Periodical Press Gallery, $2,700; chief janitor, $2,700 and $300 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; messengers—one chief messenger, $2,240 and $300 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent, sixteen messengers at $1,740 each, fourteen on soldiers’ roll at $1,740 each; laborers—seventeen at $1,260 each, two (cloakroom) at $1,380 each, one (cloakroom), $1,260, and seven (cloakroom) at $1,140 each; three female attendants in ladies’ retiring rooms at $1,680 each, attendant for the ladies’ reception room, $1,440; superintendent of folding room, $3,180 and $820 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; foreman of folding room, $2,640; chief clerk to superintendent of folding room, 60 Stat. 396$2,460; three clerks at $2,160 each; janitor, $1,260; laborer, $1,260; thirty-one folders at $1,440 each; shipping clerk, $1,740; two drivers at $1,380 each; two chief pages at $1,980 each; two telephone pages at $1,680 each; two floor managers of telephones (one for the minority) at $3,180 each and $600 each additional so long as the respective positions are held by the respective present incumbents; two assistant floor managers in charge of telephones (one for the minority) at *Ante*, p. 263.$2,100 each; fifty pages during the session, including ten pages for duty at the entrances to the Hall of the House at $5 per day each, $45,250; superintendent of document room (Elmer A. Lewis), $3,960 and $2,040 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant superintendent of document room, $2,760; clerk, $2,320; assistant clerk, $2,160; eight assistants at $1,860 each; janitor, $1,440; messenger to press room (House Press Gallery), $1,560; maintenance and repair of folding-room motortruck, $500; in all, $285,670. special and minority employees For the minority employees authorized and named in the House Resolutions Numbered 51 and 53 of December 11, 1931, as amended: Two at $5,000 each, one at $3,000 and $450 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent, two at $3,000 each and $500 each additional so long as the positions are held by the present incumbents respectively, one at $3,600 and $300 additional while the position is held by the present incumbent (minority pair clerk, House Resolution Numbered 313 of August 7, 1935); in all, $24,350. Special employees: Assistant foreman of the folding room, authorized in the resolution of September 30, 1913, $1,980; laborer, authorized and named in the resolution of April 28, 1914, $1,380; laborer, $1,380; in all, $4,740. Successors to any of the employees provided for in the two preceding paragraphs may be named by the House of Representatives at any time. Office of majority floor leader: Legislative clerk, $3,110 and $300 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; assistant legislative clerk, $3,000; clerk, $2,530; additional clerk, $2,000; one assistant clerk, $1,800; stenographer, $2,000; for official expenses of the majority leader, as authorized by House Resolution Numbered 101, Seventy-first Congress, adopted December 18, 1929, $2,000; in all, $16,740. Office of minority floor leader: Clerk, $3,180 and $300 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; legislative clerk, $3,060; assistant clerk, $2,100; janitor, $1,560; in all, $10,200. The foregoing employees to be appointed by the minority leader. Two messengers, one in the majority caucus room and one in the minority caucus room, to be appointed by the majority and minority whips, respectively, at $1,740 each; in all, $3,480. Two printing clerks, one for the majority caucus room and one for the minority caucus room, to be appointed by the majority and minority leaders, respectively, at $2,000 each; in all, $4,000. Technical assistant in the office of the attending physician, to be appointed by the attending physician; subject to the approval of the Speaker, $3,600. office of the postmaster Salaries: Postmaster, $5,000; assistant postmaster, $2,880; two registry and money-order clerks, at $2,100 each; forty messengers (including one to superintend transportation of mails), at $1,740 each; substitute messengers and extra services of regular employees, when 60 Stat. 397required, at the rate of not to exceed $145 per month each, $1,740; laborer, $1,260; in all, $84,680. Motor vehicles: For the purchase, exchange, maintenance, and repair of motor vehicles for carrying the mails, $2,200. official reporters of debates Salaries: Seven official reporters of the proceedings and debates of the House, at $7,500 each; clerk, $4,000; assistant clerk, $3,200; six expert transcribers, at $2,000 each; in all, $71,700. official reporters to committees Salaries: Six reporters to committees, at $7,500 each; clerk, $3,360; six expert transcribers, at $2,000 each; in all $60,360: *Provided*, ThatTranscripts of hearings. any sums received from the sale of copies of transcripts of hearings of committees reported by such reporters shall be covered into the Treasury as “Miscellaneous receipts”. Whenever the words “during the session” occur in the foregoing“During the session.” paragraphs they shall be construed to mean the one hundred and eighty-one days from January 1 to June 30, 1947, inclusive. clerk hire, members and delegates For clerk hire necessarily employed by each Member and Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, in the discharge of his official and representative duties, as authorized by law, $4,161,000. contingent expenses of the house Furniture: For furniture and materials for repairs of the same, including labor, tools, and machinery for furniture repair shops, $100,000, of which $50,000 shall be immediately available. Packing boxes: For packing boxes, $5,000: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to furnish a packing box to any Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner for any session of Congress unless request therefor has been made not later than thirty days after the sine die adjournment of any such session. Miscellaneous items: For miscellaneous items, exclusive of salaries unless specifically ordered by the House of Representatives, including the sum of $27,500 for payment to the Architect of the Capitol in accordance with section 208 of the Act approved October 9, 1940[54 Stat. 1056](/us/stat/54/1056). (Public Act 812, Seventy-sixth Congress), and materials for folding, $186,000, of which $100,000 shall be immediately available: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the salariesRestriction. of three additional laborers authorized in section 2 of House Resolution Numbered 385 of the Seventy-eighth Congress adopted December 17, 1943. Reporting hearings: For stenographic reports of hearings of committees other than special and select committees, $27,500. Special and select committees: For expenses of special and select committees authorized by the House, $400,000. Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation: For payment of one-half of the salaries and other expenses of the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation as authorized by law, $50,000. Funeral expenses: No part of the appropriations contained in this title for the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives shall be used to defray the expenses of any committee consisting of more than six persons (not more than four from the House and not more than two from the Senate), nor to defray the expenses of any 60 Stat. 398other person except the Sergeant at Arms of the House or a representative of his office,, and except the widow or minor children or both of the deceased, to attend the funeral rites and burial of any person who at the time of his or her death is a Representative, a Delegate from a Territory, or a Resident Commission from Puerto Rico. Telegraph and telephone: For telegraph and telephone service, exclusive of personal services, $300,000. Stationery: For stationery for Representatives, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, for the first session of the Eightieth Congress, and for stationery for the use of the committees and officers of the House (not to exceed $6,000), $93,600. Attending physician’s office: For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency room and for the attending physician and his assistants, including an allowance of $1,500 to be paid to the attending physician in equal monthly installments as authorized by the Act approved June 27, 1940 (54 Stat. 629), and including an allowance of not to exceed $30 per month each to four assistants as provided by the House resolutions adopted July 1, 1930, January 20, 1932, and November 18, 1940, $6,985. Postage stamps: Postmaster, $200; Clerk, $400; Sergeant at Arms, $250; Doorkeeper, $100; in all, $950. Air mail and special delivery stamps.*Ante*, p. 263; *post*, p. 912,To enable the Clerk of the House to procure and furnish each Representative, Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, United States air mail and special delivery postage stamps as authorized by law, $32,850. Folding documents: For folding speeches and pamphlets, at a rate not exceeding $1 per thousand or for the employment of personnel at a rate not to exceed $5.20 per day per person, $30,000. Revision of laws: For preparation and editing of the laws as [45 Stat. 1008](/us/stat/45/1008).authorized by the Act approved May 29, 1928 (1 U. S. C. 59). $8,000, to be expended under the direction of the Committee on Revision of the Laws. Clerk’s office, special assistance: For assistants in compiling lists of reports to be made to Congress by public officials; compiling copy and revising proofs for the House portion of the Official Register; preparing and indexing the statistical reports of the Clerk of the House; compiling the telephone and Members’ directories; preparing and indexing the daily calendars of business; preparing the official statement, of Members’ voting records; preparing lists of congressional nominees and statistical summary of elections; preparing and indexing questions of order printed in the Appendix to the Journal pursuant to House rule III; for recording and filing statements of political committees and candidates for election to the House of [43 Stat. 1070](/us/stat/43/1070).[2 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 251](/us/usc/t2/s251).Representatives pursuant to the Federal Corrupt Practices Act, 1925 (2 U. S. C. 241–4156); and for such other assistance as the Clerk of the House may deem necessary and proper in the conduct of the Restriction on use of funds.business of his office, $4,500: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to augment the annual salary of any employee of the House of Representatives. Speakers’ automobile: For exchange, driving, maintenance, repair, and operation of an automobile for the Speaker. $4,000. CAPITOL POLICE General expenses: For purchasing and supplying uniforms, purchase, exchange, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, contingent expenses, including $25 per month for extra services performed by a member of such force for the Capitol Police Board, $9,400. 60 Stat. 399 Capitol Police Board: To enable the Capitol Police Board to provideCapitol Buildings and Grounds, etc.Additional protection.Status of detailed personnel.Reimbursement for salaries, etc.Details from Metropolitan Police, D. C.[55 Stat. 456](/us/stat/55/456).[54 Stat. 629](/us/stat/54/629). additional protection during the present emergency for the Capitol Buildings and Grounds, including the Senate and House Office Buildings and the Capitol Power Plant, $8,000. Such sum shall only be expended for payment for salaries and other expenses of personnel detailed from the Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and directed to make such details upon the request of the Board. Personnel so detailed shall, during the period of such detail, serve under the direction and instructions of the Board and is authorized to exercise the same authority as members of such Metropolitan Police and members of the Capitol Police and to perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Board. Reimbursement for salaries and other expenses of such detailed personnel shall be made to the government of the District of Columbia, and any sums so reimbursed shall be credited to the appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries and expenses are payable and be available for all the purposes thereof; *Provided*, That any person detailed under the authority of this paragraph or under similar authority in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1942, and the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1940, from the Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia shall be deemed a member of such Metropolitan Police during the period or periods of any such detail for all purposes of rank, pay, allowances, privileges, and benefits to the same extent as though such detail had not been made, and at the termination thereof any such person who was a member of such police on July 1, 1940, shall have a status with respect to rank, pay, allowances, privileges and benefits which is not less than the status of such person in such police at the end of such detail. One-half of the foregoing amounts under “Capitol Police” shallDisbursement. be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and one-half by the Clerk of the House. JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING Salaries: Clerk, $4,000 and $800 additional so long as the position*Post*, pp. 602, 912.[28 Stat. 603](/us/stat/28/603).Congressional Directory. is held by the present incumbent; inspector under section 20 of the Act approved January 12, 1895 (44 U. S. C. 49), $2,820; assistant clerk and stenographer, $2,640; for expenses of compiling, preparing, and indexing the Congressional Directory, $1,600; in all, $11,860, one-half to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and the other half to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House. OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses of maintenance*Post*, p. 837. of the Office of Legislative Counsel, as authorized by law, $105,000, of which $55,000 shall be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and $50,000 by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives of the statements for the second session of the Seventy-ninth Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular appropriation bills, as required by law, $4,000, to be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to do the work. 60 Stat. 400 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL office of the architect of the capitol Salaries: For the Architect of the Capitol, Assistant Architect of the Capitol (whose compensation shall be at the rate of $7,000 per annum), Chief Architectural and Engineering Assistant, and other personal services at rates of pay provided by law; and the Assistant Architect of the Capitol shall act as Architect of the Capitol during the absence or disability of that official or whenever there is no Architect, and, in case of the absence or disability of the Assistant Architect, the Chief Architectural and Engineering Assistant shall so act; $92,840. Travel expenses.Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not to exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $1,500. Cost of handling penalty mail, Architect of the Capitol: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).of the Architect of the Capitol as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $300. capitol buildings and grounds *Post*, p. 603.Capitol Buildings: For necessary expenditures for the Capitol Building and electrical substations of the Senate and House Office Buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including minor improvements, maintenance, repair, equipment, supplies, material, fuel, oil, waste, and appurtenances; furnishings and office equipment; special clothing for workmen; waterproof wearing apparel; personal and other services; cleaning and repairing works of art; purchase or exchange, maintenance and driving of motor-propelled passenger-carrying office vehicle; not exceeding $300 for the purchase of technical and necessary reference books, periodicals, and city directory; not to exceed $150 for expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related to work under the Arcihtect of the Capitol; $415,500. Capitol Grounds: For care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings; Capitol Power Plant; personal and other services; care of trees; planting; fertilizers; repairs to pavements, walks, and roadways; purchase of waterproof wearing apparel; maintenance of signal lights; and for snow removal by hire of men and equipment or under contract without compliance with *Post*, p. 809.section 3709 (41 U. S. C. 5) of the Revised Statutes, $153,600. Legislative garage: For maintenance, repairs, alterations, personal and other services, and all necessary incidental expenses, $20,500. Subway transportation, Capitol and Senate. Office Buildings: For repairs, rebuilding, and maintenance of the subway system connecting the Senate Office Building with the Senate wing of the United States Capitol and for personal and other services, including maintenance of the cars, track, and electrical equipment connected therewith, $2,000. Senate Office Building: For maintenance, miscellaneous items and supplies, including furniture, furnishings, and equipment, and for labor and material incident thereto, and repairs thereof; for purchase of waterproof wearing apparel and for personal and other services, including four female attendants in charge of ladies’ retiring rooms at $1,500 each, for the care and operation of the Senate Office Building; to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol; in all, $518,400. 60 Stat. 401 House Office Buildings: For maintenance, including equipment,*Post*, p. 603. waterproof wearing apparel, miscellaneous items, and for all necessary services, $563,000. Capitol Power Plant: For lighting, heating, and power for the*Ante*, p. 185. Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings, Supreme Court Building, Congressional Library Buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, legislative garage, and folding and storage rooms of the Senate, and for air-conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; for heating the Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office and for light and power therefor whenever available; personal and other services, engineering instruments, fuel, oil, materials, labor, advertising, and purchase of waterproof wearing apparel in connection with the maintenance and operation of the plant $1,068,000. The appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol may be expended without reference to section 4 of the Act approved June 17, 1910 (41 U. S. C. 7), concerning purchases for executive[36 Stat. 531](/us/stat/36/531).[41 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 7](/us/usc/t41/s7).Reimbursement for heat, etc.Supplies from agencies disposing of surplus property.[58 Stat. 765](/us/stat/58/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Ante*, pp. 168, 169; *post*, pp. 599, 754, 886. departments. The Government Printing Office and the Washington City Post Office shall reimburse the Capitol Power Plant for heat, light, and power whenever any such service is furnished during the fiscal year 1947, and the amounts so reimbursed shall be covered into the Treasury. Hereafter, the Architect of the Capitol in expending appropriations under his control may acquire supplies, materials, equipment, furniture, and other items from Government agencies disposing of such property under the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended, and shall be accorded the same priority as granted other Government agencies under that Act. Library Buildings and Grounds mechanical and structural maintenance Salaries: For chief engineer and all personal services at rates of pay provided by law, $151,600. Salaries, Sunday opening: For extra services of employees and additional employees under the Architect of the Capitol to provide for the opening of the Library Buildings on Sundays, at rates to be fixed by such Architect, $12,850. General repairs, and so forth: For necessary expenditures for the Library Buildings and Grounds under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including minor improvements, maintenance, repair, equipment, supplies, waterproof wearing apparel, material, and appurtenances, and personal and other services in connection with the mechanical and structural maintenance of such buildings and grounds, $187,100. For furniture, including partitions, screens, shelving, and electricalFurniture. work pertaining thereto and repairs thereof, and the purchase of office and library equipment, apparatus, and labor-saving devices, $65,340, to be expended under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol. botanic garden Salaries: For personal services (including not exceeding $3,000 for miscellaneous temporary labor without regard to the Classification[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661) *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 216, 219. Act of 1923, as amended), $114,000; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library. Maintenance, operation, repairs, and improvements: For all necessary expenses incident to maintaining, operating, repairing, and improving the Botanic Garden, and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, 60 Stat. 402and equipment pertaining thereto, including procuring fertilizers, soils, tools, trees, shrubs, plants, and seeds; materials and miscellaneous supplies, including rubber boots and aprons when required for use by employees in connection with their work; not to exceed $25 for emergency medical supplies; disposition of waste; traveling expenses of the Director and his assistants, not to exceed $250; streetcar fares, not exceeding $25; not to exceed $45 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); office equipment and contingent expenses; the prevention and eradication of insect and other pests and plant diseases by purchase of materials, and procurement of personal services by contract without regard to the provisions of any other Act; repair, maintenance, operation, purchase, and exchange of motortrucks, and maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; purchase of botanical books, periodicals, and books of reference, not to exceed $100; repairs and improvements to director’s residence; and all other necessary expenses; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $20,000. Distribution of nursery stock.No part of the appropriations contained in this Act for the Botanic Garden shall be used for the distribution, by congressional allotment, of trees, plants, shrubs, or other nursery stock. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Salaries, Library, proper: For the Librarian, the Librarian Emeritus, Chief Assistant Librarian, and other personal services, including special and temporary services and extra special services of regular employees (not exceeding $5,000) at rates to be fixed by Librarian, $2,100,000, of which $57,000 shall be immediately available. copyright office Salaries: For the Register of Copyrights, assistant register, and other personal services, $526,925. legislative reference service *Post*, p. 836. Salaries: To enable the Librarian of Congress to employ competent persons to gather, classify, and make available, in translations, indexes, digests, compilations, and bulletins, and otherwise, data for or bearing upon legislation, and to render such data servicable to Congress, and Digests of public general bills.committees and Members thereof, and for printing and binding the digests of public general bills, miscellaneous printing, supplies and materials, and including not to exceed $20,000 for employees engaged on piece work and work by (he day or hour at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, $425,000, of which $5,700 shall be immediately available: *Provided*, That not more than $25,000 of this sum shall be used for preparation and reproduction of copies of the Digest of General Public Bills. distribution of printed cards Salaries and expenses: For the distribution of printed cards and other publications of the Library, including personal services, freight charges (not exceeding $500), expressage, postage, traveling expenses connected with such distribution, expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian, and including not to exceed $30,000 for employees engaged in piece work and work by the day or hour and for extra special services of regular employees at rates to be fixed by the Librarian; in all, $314,300. 60 Stat. 403 index to state legislation Salaries and expenses: To enable the Librarian of Congress to prepare an index to the legislation of the several States, together with a supplemental digest of the more important legislation, as authorized and directed by the Act entitled “An Act providing for the preparation of a biennial index to State legislation”, approved February 10, 1927 (2 U. S. C. 164, 165), including personal and[44 Stat. 1066](/us/stat/44/1066). other services within and without the District of Columbia, including not to exceed $2,500 for special and temporary services at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, travel, necessary material and apparatus, and for printing and binding the indexes and digests of State legislation for official distribution only, and other printing and binding incident to the work of compilation, stationery, and incidentals, $85,600. union catalogues Salaries and expenses: To continue the development and maintenance of the Union Catalogues, including personal services within and without the District of Columbia (and not to exceed $700 for special and temporary services, including extra special services of regular employees, at rates to be fixed by the Librarian), travel, necessary material and apparatus, stationery, photostat supplies, and incidentals, $86,200. motion-picture project To enable the Librarian of Congress to develop, record, store, and service motion pictures, including personal services, traveling expenses, rental of storage space and ail other necessary expenses incidental to the development of the motion-picture program, $100,000. increase of the library of congress General increase of Library: For purchase of books, miscellaneous periodicals and newspapers, photocopying supplies and photocopying labor, and all other material for the increase of the Library, including payment in advance for subscription books and society publications, and for freight, commissions, and traveling expenses not to exceed $35,000, including expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian in the interest of collections, and all other expenses incidental to the acquisition of books, miscellaneous periodicals and newspapers, and all other material for the increase of the Library, by purchase, gift, bequest, or exchange, $370,000, to continue available during the fiscal year 1948. Increase of the law library: For the purchase of books and for legal periodicals for the law library, including payment for legal society publications and for freight, commissions, traveling expenses not to exceed $2,500, including expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian in the interest of collections, and all other expenses incidental to the acquisition of lawbooks, and all other material for the increase of the law library, $125,000, to continue available during the fiscal year 1948. Books for the Supreme Court: For the purchase of hooks and periodicals for the Supreme Court, to be a part of the Library of Congress, and purchased by the Marshal of the Supreme Court, under the direct ion of the Chief Justice, $20,000. 60 Stat. 404 books for adult blind To enable the Librarian of Congress to carry out the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide books for the adult blind”, [46 Stat. 1487](/us/stat/46/1487).[2 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 135a](/us/usc/t2/s135a).*Post*, p. 908.approved March 3, 1931 (2 U. S. C. 135a), as amended, $500,000, including not exceeding $40,000 for personal services, not exceeding $100,000 for books in raised characters, not exceeding $400,000 for sound-reproduction records and for the maintenance and replacement of the Government-owned reproducers for sound-reproduction records for the blind and not exceeding $1,000 for necessary traveling expenses connected with such service and for expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian. printing and binding General printing and binding: For miscellaneous printing and binding for the Library of Congress, including the Copyright Office, and the binding, rebinding, and repairing of Library books, and for the Library Buildings, $381,500. Printing the Catalogue of Title Entries of the Copyright Office: For the publication of the Catalogue of Title Entries of the Copyright Office and the decisions of the United States courts involving copyright, $35,000. Printing catalogue cards: For the printing of catalogue cards and of miscellaneous publications relating to the distributions of planted cards, $447,482. contingent expenses of the library For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, stationery, office supplies, stock and materials directly purchased, miscellaneous traveling expenses, postage, transportation, incidental expenses connected with the administration of the Library and Copyright Office, including not exceeding $500 for expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian, $35,000. Photoduplicating.For personal services, paper, chemicals, and miscellaneous supplies necessary for the operation of the photoduplicating machines of the Library and the making of photoduplicate prints, and for the purchase of photoduplications, $33,200. Penalty Mail Costs, Library of Congress: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail for the Library of [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).Congress as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $12,500. library buildings Salaries: For the superintendent and other personal services, in [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661) *et seq*.*Ante*. pp. 216, 219.Incidental expenses.accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, including special and temporary services and special services of regular employees in connection with the custody, care, and maintenance of the Library Buildings in the discretion of the Librarian (not exceeding $750) at rates to be fixed by the Librarian, $437,760. For mail, delivery, including purchase, maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, telephone services, rubber boots, rubber coats, and other special clothing for employees, uniforms for guards and elevator conductors, medical supplies, equipment, and contingent, expenses for the emergency room, stationery, miscellaneous supplies, and all other incidental expenses in connection with the custody and maintenance of the Library Buildings, 60 Stat. 405$34,000: *Provided*, That any appropriations under the control of theMinor purchases. Librarian of Congress may be expended without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C. 5) in any case when the*Post*, p. 809. total amount of the purchase involved, does not exceed the sum of $100. library of congress trust fund board For any expense of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $500. Not to exceed ten positions in the Library of Congress may be exemptCitizenship requirements, exemptions. from the provisions of section 206 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1947, but the Librarian shall not make any appointment*Ante*, p. 80. to any such position until he has ascertained that he cannot secure for such appointment a person in any of the three categories specified in such section 206 who possesses the special qualifications for the particular position and also otherwise meets the general requirements for employment in the Library of Congress. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE *Post*, p. 603. working capital and congressional printing and binding To provide the Public Printer with a working capital for the following purposes for the execution of printing, binding, lithographing, mapping, engraving, and other authorized work of the Government Printing Office for the various branches of the Government: For salaries of Public Printer and Deputy Public Printer; for salaries,Salaries, etc. compensation, or wages of all necessary officers and employees additional to those herein appropriated for, including employees necessary to handle waste paper and condemned material for sale; to enable the Public Printer to comply with the provisions of law granting holidays and half holidays and Executive orders granting holidays and half holidays with pay to employees; to enable the Public PrinterLeave with pay. to comply with the provisions of law granting leave to employees with pay, such pay to be at the rate for their regular positions at the time the leave is granted; rental of buildings and equipment; fuel, gas, heat, electric current, gas and electric fixtures; bicycles, motor-propelled vehicles for the carriage of printing and printing supplies, and the maintenance, repair, and operation of the same, to be used only for official purposes, including operation, repair, and maintenance of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for official use of the officers of the Government Printing Office when in writing ordered by the Public Printer; freight, expressage, telegraph and telephone service, furniture, typewriters, and carpets; traveling expenses, including not to exceed $3,000 for attendance at meetings or conventions when authorized by the Joint Committee on Printing; stationery, postage, and advertising: directories, technical books, newspapers, magazines, and books of reference (not exceeding $750); adding and numbering machines, time stamps, and other machines of similar character; purchase of uniforms for guards; rubber boots, coats, and gloves; machineryMachinery. (not exceeding $300,000); equipment, and for repairs to machinery, implements, and buildings, and for minor alterations to buildings; necessary equipment, maintenance, and supplies for the emergency room for the use of all employees in the Government Printing Office who may be taken suddenly ill or receive injury while on duty; other necessary contingent and miscellaneous items authorized by the Public Printer; for expenses authorized in writing by the Joint Committee 60 Stat. 406on Printing for the inspection of printing and binding equipment, material, and supplies and Government printing plants in the District Congressional Record indexes.of Columbia or elsewhere (not exceeding $1,000); for salaries and expenses of preparing the semimonthly and session indexes of the Congressional Record under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing (chief indexer at $3,948, one cataloger at $3,618, two cataloging at $2,826 each, and one cataloger at $2,430); and for all the necessary labor, paper, materials, and equipment needed in the prosecution and delivery and mailing of the work; in all, $24,200,000; to which sum shall be charged the printing and binding authorized to be done for Congress including supplemental and deficiency estimates Federal Register.[49 Stat. 500](/us/stat/49/500).[44 U. S. C. §§ 301–314; Supp. V, § 311](/us/usc/t44/s301–314/311).Supplements to CFR.[49 Stat. 503](/us/stat/49/503).[44 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 311, 311a](/us/usc/t44/s311/311a).Unexpended balance.Yearbook of Agriculture.[28 Stat. 612](/us/stat/28/612).Payment for work ordered by departments, etc.Adjustments.Credit of payments to working capital.Employees detailed for service in executive branch.of appropriations; the printing, binding, and distribution of the Federal Register in accordance with the Act approved July 26, 1935 (44 U. S. C. 301, 317) (not exceeding $500,000); for the printing and binding of the supplements to the Code of Federal Regulations, as authorized by the Act of July 26, 1935 (44 U. S. C. 311), $100,000; the printing and binding for use of the Government Printing Office; the printing and binding (not exceeding $5,000) for official use of the Architect of the Capitol upon requisition of the Secretary of the Senate; in all to an amount not exceeding $4,200,000: *Provided*, That not less than $20,000,000 of such working capital shall be returned to the Treasury as an unexpended balance not later than twelve months after the close of the fiscal year 1947: *Provided further*, That notwithstanding the provisions of section 73 of the Act of January 12, 1895 (44 U. S. C. 241), no part of the, foregoing sum of $4,200,000 shall be used for printing and binding part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture). Printing and binding for Congress chargeable to the, foregoing appropriation, when recommended to be done by the Committee on Printing of either House, shall be so recommended in a report containing an approximate estimate of the cost thereof, together with a statement from the Public Printer of estimated approximate cost of work previously ordered by Congress within the fiscal year for which this appropriation is made. During the fiscal year 1947 any executive department or independent establishment of the Government ordering printing and binding or blank paper and supplies from the Government Printing Office shall pay promptly by check to the Public Printer upon his written request, either in advance or upon completion of the work, all or part, of the estimated or actual cost thereof, as the case may be, and bills rendered by the Public Printer in accordance herewith shall not be subject to audit or certification in advance of payment: *Provided*, That proper adjustments on the basis of the actual cost of delivered work paid for in advance shall be made monthly or quarterly and as may be agreed upon by the Public Printer and the department or establishment concerned. All sums paid to the Public Printer for work that he is authorized by law to do; all sums received from sales of wastepaper, other waste material, and condemned property; and for losses or damage to Government property; shall be deposited to the credit, on the books of the Treasury Department, of the appropriation made for the working capital of the Government Printing Office and be subject to requisition by the Public Printer. No part of any money appropriated in this Act shall be paid to any person employed in the Government Printing Office while detailed for or performing service in the executive branch of the public service of the United States unless such detail be authorized by law. 60 Stat. 407 office of the superintendent of documents Salaries: For the Superintendent of Documents, assistant superintendent and other personal services in accordance with the Classification[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661) *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 216, 219. Act of 1923, as amended, and compensation of employees who shall be subject to the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate and fix rates of pay for employees and officers of the Government Printing Office”, approved June 7, 1924 (44 U. S. C. 40),[43 Stat. 658](/us/stat/43/658). $1,300,000. General expenses: For furniture and fixtures, typewriters, carpets, labor-saving machines and accessories, time stamps, adding and numbering machines, awnings, curtains, books of reference; directories, books, miscellaneous office and desk supplies, paper, twine, glue, envelopes, postage, carfares, soap, towels, disinfectants, and ice; drayage, express, freight, telephone, and telegraph service; traveling expenses (not to exceed $200); repairs to buildings, elevators, and machinery; rental of equipment; preserving sanitary condition of building; light, heat, and power; stationery and office printing, including blanks, price lists, bibliographies, catalogs, and indexes; for supplying books to depository libraries; in all, $370,000: *Provided*, That no part ofBooks for depository libraries.Definitive Writings of George Washington. this sum shall be used to supply to depository libraries any documents, books, or other printed matter not requested by such libraries, and the requests therefor shall be subject to approval by the Superintendent of Documents: *Provided further*, That the Superintendent of Documents shall furnish, from the quota that was printed for sale, two complete sets of Definitive Writings of George Washington to each Senator, Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner, serving during the Seventy-eighth Congress, who makes written application therefor. cost of handling penalty mail, government printing office For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Government Printing Office as required by section 2 of[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $353,000. Sec. 102. Purchases may be made from the foregoing appropriationsPurchases.[28 Stat. 601](/us/stat/28/601).[44 U.S. C. § 1](/us/usc/t44/s1) *et seq*.*Post*, p. 838.[36 Stat. 531](/us/stat/36/531).Annual, etc., reports.Discontinuance of printing.*Post*, p. 866.Original copies.Private vehicles.Rate of compensation and designation of positions.[46 Stat. 32](/us/stat/46/32).[2 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 60a](/us/usc/t2/s60a). under the “Government Printing Office”, as provided for in the Printing Act approved January 12, 1895, and without reference to section 4 of the Act approved June 17, 1910 (41 U. S. C. 7), concerning purchases for executive departments. Sec. 103. In order to keep the expenditures for printing and binding for the fiscal year 1947 within or under the appropriations for such fiscal year, the heads of the various executive departments and independent establishments are authorized to discontinue the printing of annual or special reports under their respective jurisdictions: *Provided*, That where the printing of such reports is discontinued the original copy thereof shall be kept on file in the offices of the heads of the respective departments or independent establishments for public inspection. Sec. 104. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles. Sec. 105. Whenever any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is appropriated for herein or whenever the rate of compensation or designation of any position appropriated for herein is different from that specifically established for such position by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation of the position, or either, appropriated for or provided 60 Stat. 408herein, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto; and the authority for any position specifically established by such Act which is not specifically appropriated for herein shall cease to exist. Sec. 106. Capitol Police.Standards required. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be paid as compensation to any person appointed after June 30, 1935, as an officer or member of the Capitol PoliceDetails for duty on Capitol Grounds. who does not meet the standards to be prescribed for such appointees by the Capitol Police Board: *Provided*, That the Capitol Police Board is hereby authorized to detail police from the House Office, Senate Office, and Capitol Buildings for police duty on the Capitol Grounds. Sec. 107. Persons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of theAffidavit. Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*,Penalty. That any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 108. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1947”. Approved July 1, 1946. To amend the National Housing Act, and for other purposes. 1946-07-01 531 Chapter 60 Stat. 408 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 531] AN ACT To amend the National Housing Act, and for other purposes. July 1, 1946[[S. 2341](/us/bill/79/s/2341)][[Public Law 480](/us/pl/79/480)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembed*, That section 203
(a)[48 Stat. 1248](/us/stat/48/1248).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1709 (a)](/us/usc/t12/s1709/a).of the National Housing Act, as amended, is hereby amended by striking out the second and third provisos and by striking out the colon at the end of the first proviso and inserting in lieu thereof a period. Approved July 1, 1946. To amend sections 81, 82, and 83, and to repeal section 84 of chapter IX of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. 1946-07-01 532 Chapter 60 Stat. 409 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 409 [CHAPTER 532] AN ACT To amend sections 81, 82, and 83, and to repeal section 84 of chapter IX of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. July 1, 1946[[H. R. 6682](/us/bill/79/hr/6682)][[Public Law 481](/us/pl/79/481)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That sections 81, Bankruptcy Act of 1898, amendments.[52 Stat. 939](/us/stat/52/939); [60 Stat. 654](/us/stat/60/654).[11 U. S. C. note prec. 301–303](/us/usc/t11/s301–303).82, and 83 of chapter IX of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, as amended (U. S. C., title 11, secs. 401, 402, and 403), are amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 81. This Act and proceedings thereunder are found and declared to be within the subject of bankruptcies and, in addition to the jurisdiction otherwise exercised, courts of bankruptcy shall exercise original jurisdiction as provided in this chapter for the composition of indebtedness of, or authorized by, any of the agencies or instrumentalities hereinafter named, payable
(a)out of assessments or taxes, or both, levied against and constituting liens upon property in any of said agencies or instrumentalities, or
(b)out of property acquired by foreclosure of any such assessments or taxes or both, or
(c)out of Courts of bankruptcy.Jurisdiction for composition of indebtedness.income derived by such agencies or instrumentalities from any income-producing property, whether or not secured by a lien upon such property:
(1)Drainage, drainage and levee, reclamation, water, irrigation, or other similar districts, commonly designated as agricultural improvement districts or local improvement districts, organized or created for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining, and operating certain improvements or projects devoted chiefly to the improvement of lands therein for agricultural purposes; or
(2)local improvement districts, such as sewer, paving, sanitary, or other similar districts, organized or created for the purposes designated by their respective names; or
(3)local improvement districts, such as road, highway, or other similar districts, organized or created for the purpose of grading, paving, or otherwise improving public streets, roads, or highways; or
(4)public-school districts or public-school authorities organized or created for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating public schools or public-school facilities; or
(5)local improvement districts, such as port, navigation, or other similar districts, organized or created for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining, and operating ports and port facilities; or
(6)incorporated authorities, commissions, or similar public agencies organized for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating revenue-producing enterprises; or
(7)any county or parish or any city, town, village, borough, township, or other municipality: *Provided, however*, That if any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to anySeparability of provisions. such agency or district or class thereof or to any circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter, or the application of such provision to any other or different circumstances, shall not be affected by such holding. “Sec. 82. The following terms as used in this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall be construed as follows: “The term ‘petitioner’ shall include any agency or instrumentality“Petitioner.” referred to in section 81 of this chapter. “The term ‘security’ shall include bonds, notes, judgments, claims,“Security.” and demands, liquidated or unliquidated, and other evidences of indebtedness, either secured or unsecured, and certificates of beneficial interest in property. 60 Stat. 410 “Creditor.”“The term creditor’ means the holder of a security or securities. U. S. agency holding securities.“Any agency of the United States holding securities acquired pursuant to contract with any petitioner under this chapter shall be deemed a creditor in the amount of the full face value thereof. “Security affected by the plan.”“The term ‘security affected by the plan’ means a security as to which the rights of its holder are proposed to be adjusted or modified materially by the consummation of a composition agreement. Number and gender.“The singular number includes the plural and the masculine gender the feminine. “Sec. 83. Petition for composition of debts.
(a)Any petitioner may file a petition hereunder stating that the petitioner is insolvent or unable to meet its debts as they mature and that it desires to effect a plan for the composition of its debts. The petition shall be filed with the court in whose territorial jurisdiction the petitioner or the major part thereof is located, and, in the case of any unincorporated tax or special-assessment district having no officials of its own, the petition may be filed by its governing authority or the board or body having authority to levy taxes or assessments to meet the obligations to be affected by the plan of composition. Filing fee.The petition shall be accompanied by payment to the clerk of a filing fee of $100, which shall be in lieu of the fees required to be collected by the clerk under other applicable chapters of this title, as amended. The petition shall state that a plan of composition has been prepared, is filed and submitted with the petition, and that creditors of the petitioner owning not less than 51 per centum in amount of the securities affected by the plan (excluding, however, any such securities owned, held, or controlled by the petitioner) have accepted it in writing. List of known creditors.Order of approval or dismissal.There shall be filed with the petition a list of all known creditors of the petitioner, together with their addresses so far as known to petitioner, and description of their respective securities showing separately those who have accepted the plan of composition, together with their separate addresses, the contents of which list shall not constitute admissions by the petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter or otherwise. Upon the filing of such a petition the judge shall enter an order either approving it as properly filed under this chapter, if satisfied that such petition complies with this chapter and has been filed in good faith, or dismissing it, if not so satisfied. Obligations represented by securities, etc.“Whenever the petition seeks to effect a plan for the composition of obligations represented by securities, or evidences in any form of rights to payment, issued by the petitioner to defray the cost of local improvements and which are payable solely out of the proceeds of special assessments or special taxes levied by the petitioner, or issued by the petitioner to finance one or more revenue-producing enterprises payable solely out of the revenues of such enterprise or enterprises, it shall be sufficient if the petitioner aver that the property liable for, or the revenues pledged to the payment of such securities, principal, and interest is not of sufficient value, or that the revenues of the enterprise or enterprises are inadequate to pay same, and that the accrued interest on such securities is past due and in default; and the list of creditors to be filed with such petition need contain only the known claimants of rights based on those securities evidencing the obligations sought to be composed under this chapter, and such list shall include separately the names and addresses of those creditors who have accepted the plan of composition. If the plan of composition sought to be effected requires a revision of assessments so that the proportion of special assessments or special taxes to be assessed against some of the lands will be different from the proportion in effect at the time the petition is filed, a list of the record owners or holders of title, legal or equitable, to any real estate adversely affected in the 60 Stat. 411proceeding shall also be filed with the petition, and such record owners or holders of title shall be notified in the manner provided in this section for creditors and be entitled to hearing by the court upon reasonable application therefor. “The ‘plan of composition’, within the meaning of this chapter, may“Plan of composition.” include provisions modifying or altering the rights of creditors generally, of of any class of them, secured or unsecured, either through issuance of new securities of any character, or otherwise, and may contain such other provisions and agreements not inconsistent with this chapter as the parties may desire. “No creditor shall be deemed to be affected by any plan of compositionCreditors deemed to be affected, etc. unless the same shall affect his interest materially, and in case any controversy shall arise as to whether any creditor or class of creditors shall or shall not be affected, the issue shall be determined by the judge, after hearing, upon notice to the parties interested. “For all purposes of this chapter any creditor may act in person orRepresentation of creditor. by an attorney or a duly authorized agent or committee. Where any committee, organization, group, or individual shall assume to act for or on behalf of creditors, such committee, organization, group, or individual shall first file with the court in which the proceeding is pending a list of the creditors represented by such committee, organization, group, or individual, giving the name and address of each such creditor, together with a statement of the amount, class, and character of the security held by him, and attach thereto copies of the instrument or instruments in writing signed by the owners of the bonds showing their authority, and shall file with the list a copy of the contract or agreement entered into between such committee, organization, group, or individual and the creditors represented by it or them, which contract shall disclose all compensation to be received, directly or indirectly, by such committee, organization, group, or individual, which agreed compensation shall be subject to modification and approval by the court. “(b) Upon approving the petition as properly filed, or at any timeHearing on petition. thereafter, the judge shall enter an order fixing a time and place for a hearing on the petition, which shall be held within ninety days from the date of said order, and shall provide in the order that notice shallNotice to creditors. be given to creditors of the filing of the petition and its approval as being properly filed, and of the time and place for the hearing. The judge shall prescribe the form of the notice, which shall specify the manner in which claims and interests of creditors shall be filed or evidenced, on or before the date fixed for the hearing. The notice shall be published at least once a week for three successive weeks in at least one newspaper of general circulation published within the jurisdiction of the court, and in such other paper or papers having a general circulation among bond dealers and bondholders as may be designated by the court, and the judge may require that it may be published in such other publication as he may deem proper. The judge shall require that a copy of the notice be mailed, postage prepaid, to each creditor of the petitioner named in the petition at the address of such creditor given in the petition, or, if no address is given in the petition for any creditor and the address of such creditor cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, then a copy of the notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to such creditor addressed to him as the judge may prescribe. All expense of giving notice as herein provided shall be paid by the petitioner. The notice shall be first published, and the mailing of copies thereof shall be completed, at least sixty days before the date fixed for the hearing. 60 Stat. 412 Filing of answer.“At any time not less than ten days prior to the time fixed for the hearing, any creditor of the petitioner affected by the plan may file an answer to the petition controverting any of the material allegations therein and setting up any objection he may have to the plan of composition. The judge may continue the hearing from time to time if the percentage of creditors required herein for the confirmation of the plan shall not have accepted the plan in writing, or if for any reason satisfactory to the judge the hearing is not completed on the date fixed Decision on issues presented.Holders of claims, classes.therefor. At the hearing, or a continuance thereof, the judge shall decide the issues presented and unless the material allegations of the petition are sustained shall dismiss the proceeding. If, however, the material allegations of the petition are sustained, the, judge shall classify the creditors according to the nature of their respective claims and interest: *Provided, however*, That the holders of all claims, regardless of the manner in which they are evidenced, which are payable without preference out of funds derived from the same source or sources shall be of one class. The holders of claims for the payment of which specific property or revenues are pledged, or which are otherwise given preference as provided by law, shall accordingly constitute a separate class or classes of creditors. Reference of special issues.“At the hearing or a continuance thereof the judge may refer any special issues of fact to a referee in bankruptcy or a special master for consideration, the taking of testimony, and a report upon such special issues of fact, if the judge finds that the condition of his docket is such that he cannot take such testimony without unduly delaying the dispatch of other business pending in his court, and if it appears that such special issues are necessary to the determination of the case. Only under special circumstances shall references be made to a special master who is not a referee in bankruptcy. A general reference of the case to a master shall not be made, but the reference, if any, shall be only in the form of requests for findings of specific facts. Compensation for services of referee, etc.Restriction.Appeals from orders.“The court may allow reasonable compensation for the services performed by such referee in bankruptcy or special master, and the actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding, including compensation for services rendered and expenses incurred in obtaining the deposit of securities and the preparation of the plan, whether such work may have been done by the petitioner or by committees or other representatives of creditors, and may allow reasonable compensation for the attorneys or agents of any of the foregoing: *Provided, however*, That no fees, compensation, reimbursement, or other allowances for attorneys, agents, committees, or other representatives of creditors shall be assessed against the petitioner or paid from any revenues, property, or funds of the petitioner except in the manner and in such sums, if any, as may be provided for in the plan of composition. An appeal may be taken from any order making such determination or award to the United States circuit court of appeals for the circuit in which the proceeding under this chapter is pending, independently of other appeals which may be taken in the proceeding, and such appeal shall be heard summarily. “Such compensation of referees in bankruptcy and special masters *Ante*, p. 326.shall not be governed by section 40 of this Act. Dismissal of proceeding.“On thirty days’ notice by any creditor to petitioner, the judge, if he finds that the proceeding has not been prosecuted with reasonable diligence, or that it is unlikely that the plan will be accepted by said proportion of creditors, may dismiss the proceeding. “(c) Stay of suits, etc. Upon entry of the order fixing the time for the hearing, or at any time thereafter, the judge may upon notice enjoin or stay, pending the determination of the matter, the commencement or continuation of suits against the petitioner, or any officer or inhabitant 60 Stat. 413thereof, on account of the securities affected by the plan, or to enforce any lien or to enforce the levy of taxes or assessments for the payment of obligations under any such securities, or any suit or process to levy upon or enforce against any property acquired by the petitioner through foreclosure of any such tax lien or special assessment lien, except where rights have become vested, and may enter an interlocutory decree providing that the plan shall be temporarily operative with respect to all securities affected thereby and that the payment of the principal or interest, or both, of such securities shall be temporarily postponed or extended or otherwise readjusted in the same manner and upon the same terms as if such plan had been finally confirmed and put into effect, and upon the entry of such decree the principal or interest, or both, of such securities which have otherwise become due, or which would otherwise become due, shall not be or become due or payable, and the payment of all such securities shall be postponed during the period in which such decree shall remain in force, but shall not, by any order or decree, in the proceeding or otherwise, interfere with
(a)any of the political or governmental powers of the petitioner; or
(b)any of the property or revenues of the petitioner necessary for essential governmental purposes; or
(c)any income-producing property, unless the plan of composition so provides. “Any agency or instrumentality referred to in section 81 of thisPreliminary stay.*Ante*, p. 409. chapter may file a petition for a preliminary stay with the court referred to in section 83
(a)stating
(a)that the petitioner is insolvent*Ante*, p. 410. or unable to meet its debts as they mature;
(b)that it desires to effect a plan for the composition of its debts, a copy of which is filed and submitted with the petition;
(c)that a creditor of the petitioner holding a security affected by the plan or a person claiming to be such a creditor (naming him and giving his address and the name and address of his attorney of record, if any), is attempting or threatening to obtain payment of said security in preference to other creditors by means of the commencement or continuation of a suit or process of the class hereinbefore in this section 83
(c)described;
(d)that efforts are being made in good faith to the end that creditors of the petitioner owning not less than 51 per centum in amount of the securities affected by the plan (excluding, however, any such securities owned held, or controlled by the petitioner) shall accept it in writing;
(e)that there is a reasonable prospect of such acceptance within a reasonable time;
(f)that upon such acceptance the petitioner intends to file a petition under section 83
(a)of this chapter; and
(g)that the petitioner prays that the judge will upon notice enjoin or stay the commencement or continuation of said suit or process. A single petition may seek the preliminary stay of several suits or processes brought or threatened by the same or different creditors or persons claiming to be creditors. The petition shall be accompanied by the filing fee required in sectionFiling fee. 83
(a)of this chapter, unless such fee shall have been paid upon the filing of an earlier petition for a preliminary stay involving the same plan, and no further fee shall be required upon the subsequent filing of a petition under said section 83 (a). Upon such petition the judgeHearings. shall fix a time and place for hearing and direct that notice thereof shall be given in such manner as he shall prescribe to said creditor or person claiming to be a creditor and to any other person deemed by him to be interested. After such hearings, and upon being satisfied of the truth of the allegations of the petition, the judge may, in his discretion, except where rights have become vested, enjoin or stay the commencement and continuation of said suit or process until a date fixed by him in his order not exceeding sixty days from the date of entry thereof. The judge shall retain jurisdiction to vacate said injunction or stay, 60 Stat. 414or to extend the period thereof for one additional period of not exceeding sixty days, upon good cause shown. “(d) Acceptance of plan. The plan of composition shall not be confirmed until it has been accepted in writing, by or on behalf of creditors holding at least two-thirds of the aggregate amount of claims of all classes affected by such plan and which have been admitted by the petitioner or allowed by the judge, but excluding claims owned, held, or controlled by the petitioner: *Provided, however*, That it shall not be requisite to the confirmation of the plan that there be such acceptance by any creditor or class of creditors
(a)whose claims are not affected by the plan; or
(b)if the plan makes provision for the payment of their claims in cash in full; or
(c)if provision is made in the plan for the protection of the interests, claims, or lien of such creditors or class of creditors. “(e) Attorney’s compensation.Examination to ascertain existing practice. Before concluding the hearing, the judge shall carefully examine all of the contracts, proposals, acceptances, deposit agreements, and all other papers relating to the plan, specifically for the purpose of ascertaining if the fiscal agent, attorney, or other person, firm, or corporation promoting the composition, or doing anything of such a nature, has been or is to be compensated, directly or indirectly, by both the petitioner and the creditors thereof, or any of such creditors—either by fee, commission, or other similar payment, or by transfer or exchange of bonds or other evidence of indebtedness whereby a profit could accrue—and shall take evidence under oath to make certain whether or not any such practice obtains or might obtain. Adjudication of issue, etc.“After such examination the judge shall make an adjudication of this issue, as a separate part of his interlocutory decree, and if it be found that any such practice exists, he shall forthwith dismiss the proceeding and tax all of the costs against such fiscal agent, attorney, or other person, firm, or corporation promoting the composition, or doing anything of such a nature, or against the petitioner, unless such plan be modified within the time to be allowed by the judge so as to eliminate the possibility of any such practice, in which event the judge may proceed to further consideration of the confirmation of the plan. If it be found that no such practice exists, then the judge may proceed to further consideration of the confirmation of the plan. Findings and conclusions.“At the conclusion of the hearing, the judge shall make written findings of fact and his conclusions of law thereon, and shall enter an interlocutory decree confirming the plan if he finds and is satisfied that
(1)it is fair, equitable, and for the best interests of the creditors and does not discriminate unfairly in favor of any creditor or class of creditors;
(2)complies with the provisions of this chapter;
(3)has been accepted and approved as required by the provisions of subdivision
(d)of this section;
(4)all amounts to be paid by the petitioner for services or expenses incident to the composition have been fully disclosed and are reasonable;
(5)the offer of the plan and its acceptance are in good faith; and
(6)the petitioner is authorized by law to take all action necessary to be taken by it to carry out the plan. If not so satisfied, the judge shall enter an order dismissing the proceeding. No case shall be reversed or remanded for want of specific or detailed findings unless it is found that the evidence is insufficient, to support one or more of the general findings required in this section. Changes and modifications of plan.“Before a plan is confirmed, changes and modifications may be made therein with the approval of the judge after hearing upon such notice to creditors as the judge may direct, subject to the right of any creditor who shall previously have accepted the plan to withdraw his acceptance, within a period to be fixed by the judge and after such notice as the judge may direct, if, in the opinion of the judge, the change or modification will be. materially adverse to the interest of such creditor, and if any creditor having such right of withdrawal shall not withdraw 60 Stat. 415within such period, he shall be deemed to have accepted the plan as changed or modified: *Provided, however*, That the plan as changedAcceptance by petitioner. or modified shall comply with all the provisions of this chapter and shall have been accepted in writing by the petitioner. Either partyAppeal from interlocutory decree. may appeal from the interlocutory decree as in equity cases. In case said interlocutory decree shall prescribe a time within which any action is to be taken, the running of such time shall be suspended in case of an appeal until final determination thereof. In case said decree is affirmed, the judge may grant such time as he may deem proper for the taking of such action. “(f) In an interlocutory decree confirming the plan is entered asDecree of confirmation. provided in subdivision
(e)of this section, the plan and said decree of confirmation shall become and be binding upon all creditors affected by the plan, if within the time prescribed in the interlocutory decree, or such additional time as the judge may allow, the money, securities, or other consideration to be delivered to the creditors under the terms of the plan shall have been deposited with the court or such disbursing agent as the court may appoint or shall otherwise be made available for the creditors. And thereupon the court shall enter a final decree determining that the petitioner has made available for the creditors affected by the plan the consideration provided for therein and is discharged from all debts and liabilities dealt with in the plan except as provided therein, and that the plan is binding upon all creditors affected by it, whether secured or unsecured, and whether or not their claims have been filed or evidenced, and, if filed or evidenced, whether or not allowed, including creditors who have not, as well as those who have, accepted it. If securities are deposited by the petitioner with the court or disbursing agent for delivery to the creditors, such final decree shall not be entered unless the court finds and adjudicates that said securities, have been lawfully authorized and, upon delivery, will constitute valid obligations of the petitioner, and that the provisions made to pay and secure payment thereof, are valid. “(g) A Certified copies of decree or order.certified copy of the final decree, or of any other decree or order entered by the court or the judge thereof, in a proceeding under this chapter, shall be evidence of the jurisdiction of the court, the regularity of the proceedings, and the fact that the decree or order was made. A certified copy of an order providing for the transfer of any property dealt with by the plan shall be evidence of the transfer of title accordingly, and, if recorded as conveyances are recorded, shall impart the same notice that a deed, if recorded, would impart. “(h) This Chapter not to affect existing law.[48 Stat. 798](/us/stat/48/798).[11 U. S. C. §§ 301–303](/us/usc/t11/s301–303) note.*Ante*, p. 409.Power of State to control political subdivisions.chapter shall not be construed as to modify or repeal any prior existing statute relating to the refinancing or readjustment of indebtedness of municipalities, political subdivisions, or districts: *Provided, however*, That the initiation of proceedings or the filing of a petition under section 80 of this Act shall not constitute a bar to the same agency or instrumentality initiating a new proceeding under section 81 of this chapter. “(i) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit or impair the power of any State to control, by legislation or otherwise, any municipality or any political subdivision of or in such State in the exercise of it’s political or governmental powers, including expenditures therefor: *Provided, however*, That no State law prescribing a method of composition of indebtedness of such agencies shall be binding upon any creditor who does not consent to such composition, and no judgment shall be entered under such State law which would bind a creditor to such composition without his consent. “(j) The partial completion or execution of any plan of compositionPartial completion or execution of plan. as outlined in any petition filed under the terms of this Act by the exchange of new evidences of indebtedness under the plan for 60 Stat. 416evidences of indebtedness covered by the plan, whether such partial completion or execution of such plan of composition occurred before or after the filing of said petition, shall not be construed as limiting or prohibiting the effect of this title, and the written consent of the holders of any securities outstanding as the result of any such partial completion or execution of any plan of composition shall be included as consenting creditors to such plan of composition in determining the percentage of securities affected by such plan of composition.” " Sec. 2. Repeal.[50 Stat. 659](/us/stat/50/659); [54 Stat. 670](/us/stat/54/670); [56 Stat. 377](/us/stat/56/377).[11 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 404](/us/usc/t11/s404). Section 84 of chapter IX of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898, as amended by the Acts of August 16, 1937, June 28, 1940, and June 22, 1942, is hereby repealed. Approved July 1, 1946. To require weekly newspapers enjoying mailing privileges to make sworn statements with respect to their circulation. 1946-07-02 533 Chapter 60 Stat. 416 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 533] AN ACT To require weekly newspapers enjoying mailing privileges to make sworn statements with respect to their circulation. July 2, 1946[[H. R. 2543](/us/bill/79/hr/2543)][[Public Law 482](/us/pl/79/482)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the second paragraph of section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and for other [37 Stat. 553](/us/stat/37/553).purposes”, approved August 24, 1912, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 39, secs. 233–234), is amended by inserting after “daily” the words “and weekly”, “semiweekly”, and “triweekly”. Approved July 2, 1946. To authorize the admission into the United States of persons of races indigenous to India, and persons of races indigenous to the Philippine Islands, to make them racially eligible for naturalization, and for other purposes. 1946-07-02 534 Chapter 60 Stat. 416 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 534] An Act To authorize the admission into the United States of persons of races indigenous to India, and persons of races indigenous to the Philippine Islands, to make them racially eligible for naturalization, and for other purposes. July 2, 1946[[H. R. 3517](/us/bill/79/hr/3517)][[Public Law 483](/us/pl/79/483)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 303 of Nationality Act of 1940, amendments.Eligibility for naturalization.the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended (54 Stat. 1140; 57 Stat. 601; 8 U. S. C., Supp. 703), be amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 303
(a)The right to become a naturalized citizen under the provisions of this Act shall extend only to— “(1) white persons, persons of African nativity or descent, and persons who are descendants of races indigenous to the continents of North or South America or adjacent islands and Filipino persons or persons of Filipino descent; “(2) persons who possess, either singly or in combination, a preponderance of blood of one or more of the classes specified in clause (1); “(3) Chinese persons and persons of Chinese descent, and persons of races indigenous to India; and “(4) persons who possess, either singly or in combination, a preponderance of blood of one or more of the classes specified in clause
(3)or, either singly or in combination, as much as one-half blood of those classes and some additional blood of one of the classes specified in clause (1). “(b) Nothing in the preceding subsection shall prevent the naturalization of former citizens of the United States who are otherwise [54 Stat. 1146](/us/stat/54/1146).[8 U. S. C. § 717](/us/usc/t8/s717).eligible to naturalization under the provisions of section 317.” " 60 Stat. 417 Sec. 2. The Nationality Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 1137; 8 U. S. C. 907)[8 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701](/us/usc/t8/s701) *et seq*.*Post*, p. 865.Certificates of arrival, etc.Filipinos.“Filipino persons or person of Filipino descent.” is hereby amended by adding a new section, to be known as “Sec. 321A”, and to read as follows:" “Sec.321A. Certificates of arrival or declarations of intention shall not be required of Filipino persons or persons of Filipino descent who are citizens of the Commonwealth of the Philippines on the date of the enactment of this section, and who entered the United States prior to May 1, 1934, and have since continuously resided in the United States. The term ‘Filipino persons or person of Filipino descent’ as used in this Act shall mean persons of a race indigenous to the Philippine Islands and shall not include persons who are of as much as one-half of a race ineligible to citizenship.” " Sec. 3. Section 324
(a)(54 Stat. 1149; 8 U. S. C. 724) of such Act, as amended is amended by striking out after the word “person” the words “including a native-born Filipino”. Sec. 4. With the exception of those covered by subsections (b),Races indigenous to India.[43 Stat. 159](/us/stat/43/159).[8 U. S. C. § 211; Supp. V, § 211 note](/us/usc/t8/s211).“Persons of races indigenous to India.”“Chinese person.”[8 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 212a](/us/usc/t8/s212a).*Post*, p. 975.Chargeable quotas. (57 Stat. 601; 8 U. S. C., Supp. 703), the term “Chinese person” shall (d), (e), and
(f)of section 4, Immigration Act of 1924 (43 Stat. 155; 44 Stat. 812; 45 Stat. 1009; 46 Stat. 854; 47 Stat. 656; 8 U. S. C. 204), all persons of races indigenous to India entering the United States annually as immigrants shall be allocated to the quota for India computed under the provisions of section 11 of the said Act. A preference up to 75 per centum of the quota shall be given to Indians and other aliens racially eligible to naturalization, born and resident in India or its dependencies. Sec. 5.
(a)For the purposes of section 2 of this Act, the term “persons of races indigenous to India” shall mean any person who is as much as one-half of the blood of a race indigenous to India and who is eligible to naturalization under section 303 of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended by section 1 of this Act.
(b)For the purposes of section 2 of the Act of December 17, 1943 mean any person who is as much as one-half Chinese blood and who is eligible to naturalization under section 303 of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended by section 1 of this Act.
(c)Notwithstanding the two preceding subsections, any quota immigrant who is of one-half Chinese blood and one-half the blood of a race indigenous to India shall, if born in India, be chargeable to the quota for India; if born in China, to the quota for the Chinese, or if born in neither of those countries, to whichever of the said quotas has the least applications for visas against it at the time the application for visa is made. Approved July 2, 1946. To excuse employees of the Government from work on July 5, 1946. 1946-07-02 535 Chapter 60 Stat. 417 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 535] AN ACT To excuse employees of the Government from work on July 5, 1946. July 2, 1946[[S. 2335](/us/bill/79/s/2335)][[Public Law 484](/us/pl/79/484)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, employees of the executive branch of the Government, employees of the District of Columbia municipal government, employees of the legislative branch whose basic work-week is fixed in accordance with section 604
(a)of the Federal[59 Stat. 303](/us/stat/59/303).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 944](/us/usc/t5/s944). Employees Pay Act of 1945, employees of the Government Printing Office, and employees of the judicial branch who occupy positions subject to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, may, in the[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661) *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 216, 219. discretion of the heads of their respective departments, establishments, and agencies, be excused from duty on July 5, 1946. The absence on 60 Stat. 418such date of any employee so excused shall be without loss of pay or charge to annual leave or accrued compensatory time if, during the month of July 1946, such employee performs work (without pay or time credit therefor) outside of the regularly scheduled hours of duty in any administrative workweek, at a time or times, other than Sundays, to be selected by the head of his department, establishment, or agency, for the number of hours for which compensation is paid with respect to July 5, 1946. July 5, 1946, shall not be construed to [59 Stat. 298](/us/stat/59/298).[5 U.S. C., Supp. V, § 922](/us/usc/t5/s922).*Ante*, p. 218.be a holiday within the meaning of section 302 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended, or any other provision of law or regulation authorizing payment of compensation at premium rates for holiday work, and shall not be construed as a non workday within the meaning of any leave regulation. Approved July 2, 1946. To provide for the retention by the United States Government or its agencies or instrumentalities of real and personal property within the Philippines now owned or later acquired and for the administration of the Trading With the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917, as amended, in the Philippines, subsequent to independence. 1946-07-03 536 Chapter 60 Stat. 418 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 536] AN ACT To provide for the retention by the United States Government or its agencies or instrumentalities of real and personal property within the Philippines now owned or later acquired and for the administration of the Trading With the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917, as amended, in the Philippines, subsequent to independence. July 3, 1946[[S. 2345](/us/bill/79/s/2345)][[Public Law 485](/us/pl/79/485)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, short title Section 1. This Act may be cited as the “Philippine Property Act of 1946”. Sec. 2. There shall remain vested in the Government of the United Right, title, etc., of U. S. to property in Philippines.States or its agencies or instrumentalities all the right, title, and interest of the said Government or its agencies or instrumentalities to all real and personal property within the Philippine Islands as may now be vested in, or later be acquired by the Government of the United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities. Sec. 3. The Trading With the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Continuation of powers under Trading with the Enemy Act.[50 U. S. C. app. §§ 1–31; Supp. V, app. § 3](/us/usc/t50/s1–31/3)*et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 50, 54, 182; *post*, pp. 925, 944.Transfer of property.Indemnification.Stat. 411), as amended, shall continue in force in the Philippines after July 4, 1946, and all powers and authority conferred upon the President of the United States or the Alien Property Custodian by the terms of the said Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, with respect to the Philippines, shall continue thereafter to be exercised by the President of the United States, or such officer or agency as he may designate: *Provided*, That all property vested in or transferred to the President of the United States, the Alien Property Custodian, or any such officer or agency as the President of the United States may designate under the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, which was located in the Philippines at the time of such vesting, or the proceeds thereof, and which shall remain after the satisfaction of any claim payable under the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, and after the payment of such costs and expenses of administration as may by law be charged against such property or proceeds, shall be transferred by the President of the United States to the Republic of the Philippines: *Provided further*, That such property, or proceeds thereof, may be transferred by the President of the United States to the Republic of the Philippines upon indemnification acceptable to the President of the United States by the Republic of the Philippines for such claims, costs, and expenses of administration as may by law be charged against such property or proceeds thereof before final 60 Stat. 419adjudication of such claims, costs, and expenses of administration: *Provided further*, That the courts of first instance of the Republic Jurisdiction of courts of first instance.of the Philippines are hereby given jurisdiction to make and enter all such rules as to notice or otherwise, and all such orders and decrees, and to issue such process as may be necessary and proper in the premises to enforce any orders, rules, and regulations issued by the President of the United States, the Alien Property Custodian, or such officer or agency designated by the President of the United States pursuant to the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, with such right of appeal therefrom as may be provided by law: *And provided further*, That any suit authorized under the TradingAuthorized suits against U. S. With the Enemy Act, as amended, with respect to property vested in or transferred to the President of the United States, the Alien Property Custodian, or any officer or agency designated by the President of the United States hereunder, which at the time of such vesting or transfer was located within the Philippines, shall after July 4, 1946, be brought, in the appropriate court of first instance of the Republic of the Philippines, against the officer or agency hereunder designated by the President of the United States with such right of appeal therefrom as may be provided by law. In any litigation authorized under this section, the officer or administrative head of the agency designated hereunder may appear personally, or through attorneys appointed by him, without regard to the requirements of law other than this section. Sec. 4. In respect to property not transferable to the Republic of Transfer of title, etc.the Philippines under section 3 of this Act, the President of the United States is authorized, in his discretion and under such terms and conditions as he may deem appropriate, to transfer to the Republic of the Philippines any or all of the right, title, and interest of the Government of the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities to any or all real and personal property vested in such agencies or instrumentalities. Sec. 5. Immediately upon passage of this Act the Alien PropertyAgreement to transfer agricultural lands, etc. Custodian of the United States shall enter into an agreement with the President of the Philippines to transfer to the Philippine Government for a nominal cash consideration all shares now vested or hereafter vested by the Alien Property Custodian of corporations owning in fee, leasing, or otherwise operating or controlling agricultural land’s in the Philippines, other agricultural lands in the Philippines, vested or hereafter vested by the Alien Property Custodian not included in the foregoing, and improved property in Manila vested or hereafter vested by the Alien Property Custodian which in his judgment is urgently needed for the operation of an administrative agency of the Philippine Government: *Provided*, That in respect to property transferred underIndemnification. this section to the Philippine Government, it shall be made a part of the agreement that the Philippine Government shall fully indemnify the United States for all claims payable under the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, and for all such costs and expenses of administration as may by law be charged against such property or proceeds thereof. Sec. 6. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as amendingNaval reservations, etc.[48 U. S. C. § 1231–1248; Supp. V, § 1232](/us/usc/t48/s1231–1248/1232)*et seq*.*Ante*, p. 168.[58 Stat. 625](/us/stat/58/625).[48 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1235a, 1240 note](/us/usc/t48/s1235a/1240). the provisions of the Act of March 24, 1934 (48 Stat. 456), as amended, respecting naval reservations and fueling stations, and diplomatic or consular property, and the property of the High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands, nor as amending the provisions of the joint resolution of June 29, 1944 (Public Law 380, Seventy-eighth Congress), respecting bases for the mutual protection of the Philippine Islands and the United States. 60 Stat. 420 Sec. 7. For the purposes of this Act the term “Philippine Government” shall mean “Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines” until the date of independence, and thereafter it shall mean the “Government of the Republic of the “Philippine Government.”Philippines”. Approved July 3, 1946. To amend the Act entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against interference by violence, threats, coercion, or intimidation”, approved June 18, 1934. 1946-07-03 537 Chapter 60 Stat. 420 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 537] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against interference by violence, threats, coercion, or intimidation”, approved June 18, 1934. July 3, 1946[[H. R. 32](/us/bill/79/hr/32)][[Public Law 486](/us/pl/79/486)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act Protection of trade and commerce.entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against interference by violence, threats, coercion, or intimidation”, approved June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 979; U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 18, secs. 420a–420e), be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows:" “TITLE I “Sec. 1. As used in this title— “(a) Definitions. The term ‘commerce’ means
(1)commerce between any point in a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia and any point outside thereof, or between points within the same State, Territory, or the District of Columbia but through any place outside thereof, and
(2)commerce within the District of Columbia or any Territory, and
(3)all other commerce over which the United States has jurisdiction; and the term ‘Territory’ means any Territory or possession of the United States. “(b) The term ‘robbery’ means the unlawful taking or obtaining of personal property, from the person or in the presence of another, against his will, by means of actual or threatened force, or violence, or fear of injury, immediate or future, to his person or property, or property in his custody or possession, or the person or property of a relative or member of his family or anyone in his company at the time of the taking or obtaining. “(c) The term ‘extortion’ means the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right. “Sec. 2. Whoever in any way or degree obstructs, delays, or affects Felonies.commerce, or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce, by robbery or extortion, shall be guilty of a felony. “Sec. 3. Whoever conspires with another or with others, or acts in concert with another or with others to do anything in violation of section 2 shall be guilty of a felony. “Sec. 4. Whoever attempts or participates in an attempt to do anything in violation of section 2 shall be guilty of a felony. “Sec. 5. Whoever commits or threatens physical violence to any person or property in furtherance of a plan or purpose to do anything in violation of section 2 shall be guilty of a felony. “Sec. 6. Whoever violates any section of this title shall, upon conviction Penalty.thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not more than twenty years or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. “TITLE II “Nothing in this Act shall be construed to repeal, modify, or affect either section 6 or section 20 of an Act entitled ‘An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and 60 Stat. 421for [38 Stat. 731, 738](/us/stat/38/731/738).[15 U. S. C. § 17](/us/usc/t15/s17); [29 U. S. C. § 52; Supp. V, § 52](/us/usc/t29/s52).[47 Stat. 70](/us/stat/47/70).[29 U. S. C. §§ 101–115](/us/usc/t29/s101–115).[44 Stat. 577](/us/stat/44/577).[45 U. S. C. §§ 151–188; Supp. V, § 151](/us/usc/t45/s151–188) *et seq*.; [28 U. S. C. §§ 225, 348; Supp. V, § 225](/us/usc/t28/s225/348).[49 Stat. 449](/us/stat/49/449).[29 U. S. C. §§ 151–166](/us/usc/t29/s151–166).other purposes’, approved October 15, 1914, or an Act entitled ‘An Act to amend the judicial code and to define and limit the jurisdiction of the courts in equity, and for other purposes’, approved March 23, 1932, or an Act entitled ‘An Act to provide for the prompt disposition of disputes between carriers and their employees, and for other purposes’, approved May 20, 1926, as amended, or an Act entitled ‘An Act to diminish the causes of labor disputes burdening or obstructing interstate or foreign commerce, to create a National Labor Relations Board, and for other purposes’, approved July 5, 1935.” " Approved July 3, 1946. To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research relating to psychiatric disorders and to aid in the development of more effective methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treament of such disorders, and for other purposes. 1946-07-03 538 Chapter 60 Stat. 421 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 538] AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research relating to psychiatric disorders and to aid in the development of more effective methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treament of such disorders, and for other purposes. July 3, 1946[[H. R. 4512](/us/bill/79/hr/4512)][[Public Law 487](/us/pl/79/487)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That this Act may National Mental Health Act.be cited as the “National Mental Health Act”. purpose Sec. 2. The purpose of this Act is the improvement of the mental health of the people of the United States through the conducting of researches, investigations, experiments, and demonstrations relating to the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric disorders; assisting and fostering such research activities by public and private agencies, and promoting the coordination of all such researches and activities and the useful application of their results; training personnel in matters relating to mental health; and developing, and assisting States in the use of, the most effective methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric disorders. definitions Sec. 3.
(a)Section 2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U. S. C., [58 Stat. 682](/us/stat/58/682).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 201](/us/usc/t42/s201).ch. 6A) is amended by striking out the word “and” at the end of paragraph (j), by striking out the period at the end of paragraph
(k)and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon, and by inserting after paragraph
(k)the following new paragraphs: " “(l) The term ‘psychiatric disorders’ includes diseases of the nervous “Psychiatric disorders.”system which affect mental health; and “(m) The term ‘State mental health authority’ means the State health authority, except that, in the case of any State in which there is a single State agency, other than the State health authority, charged with responsibility for administering the mental health program of the State, it means “State mental health authority.”such other State agency.” " Sec. 4. Section 208
(b)of the Public Health Service Act is amended [58 Stat. 685](/us/stat/58/685).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 209 (b)](/us/usc/t42/s209/b).Appointments.to read as follows: " “(b)
(1)Whenever commissioned officers of the Service are not available for the performance of permanent duties requiring highly specialized training and experience in special fields related to public health, the Administrator on recommendation of the Surgeon General shall report that fact to the President and the President is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, not to exceed three persons in any one fiscal year to grades in the Regular Corps of the Service above that of senior assistant, but not to a grade above that of director. 60 Stat. 422 “(2) *Post*, p, 1049. Officers may be appointed to grades in the Regular Corps of the Service above that of senior assistant, but not to a grade above that of director, to assist in carrying out the purposes of this Act with respect to mental health, but not more than twenty such officers appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall hold office at the same time. “(3) For purposes of pay and pay period any person appointed under the provisions of this subsection shall be considered as having had on the date of appointment service equal to that of the junior officer of the grade to which appointed.” " national advisory mental health council Sec. 5.[58 Stat. 686](/us/stat/58/686).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 210 (e)](/us/usc/t42/s210/e).Compensation for attending conferences, etc.
(a)Subsection
(e)of section 209 of the Public Health Service Act is amended to read as follows: " “(e) Members of the National Advisory Health Council, members of the National Advisory Mental Health Council, and members of the National Advisory Cancer Council, other than ex officio members, while attending conferences or meetings of their respective Councils or while otherwise serving at the request of the Surgeon General, shall be entitled to receive compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Administrator, but not exceeding $25 per diem, and shall also be entitled to receive an allowance for actual and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses while so serving away from their places of residence.” "
(b)[58 Stat. 691](/us/stat/58/691).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 218](/us/usc/t42/s218). The title of section 217 of such Act is amended to read “National Advisory Health, Cancer, and Mental Health Councils”.
(c)Subsection
(b)of section 217 of such Act is amended to read as follows: " “(b) National Advisory Health Council.Duties. The National Advisory Health Council shall advise, consult with, and make recommendations to, the Surgeon General on matters relating to health activities and functions of the Service. The Surgeon General is authorized to utilize the services of any member or members of the Council, and where appropriate, any member or members of the National Advisory Cancer Council or of the National Advisory Mental Health Council, in connection with matters related to the work of the Service, for such periods, in addition to conference periods, as he may determine.” "
(d)Section 217 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: " “(d) Members. The National Advisory Mental Health Council shall consist of the Surgeon General, ex officio, who shall be chairman, and six members to be appointed without regard to the civil-service laws by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Administrator. The six appointed members shall be selected from leading medical or scientific authorities who are outstanding in the study, diagnosis, or treatment of psychiatric disorders. Each appointed member shall hold office for a term of three years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy ocurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term, and except that the first terms of the original appointed members shall expire, as designated by the Surgeon General at the time of appointment, two at the end of one year, two at the end of two years, and two at the end of three years. An appointed member shall not be eligible to serve continuously for more than three years but shall be eligible for reappointment if he has not served immediately preceding his reappointment. “(e) National Advisory Mental Health Council.Duties. The National Advisory Mental Health Council shall advise, consult with, and make recommendations to, the Surgeon General on matters relating to the activities and functions of the Service in the field 60 Stat. 423of mental health The Council is authorized
(1)to review research projects or programs submitted to or initiated by it in the field of mental health and recommend to the Surgeon General, for prosecution under this Act, any [58 Stat. 709](/us/stat/58/709).[42 U. S. C., Supp V, § 219](/us/usc/t42/s219).*Post*, p. 425.such projects which it believes show promise of making valuable contributions to human knowledge with respect to the cause, prevention, or methods of diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders; and
(2)to collect information as to studies being carried on in the field of mental health and, with the approval of the Surgeon General, make available such information through the appropriate publications for the benefit of health and welfare agencies or organizations (public or private), physicians, or any other scientists, and for the information of the general public. The Council is also authorized to recommend to the Surgeon General, for acceptance pursuant to section 501 of this Act, conditional gifts for work in the field of mental health; and the Surgeon General shall recommend acceptance of any such gifts only after consultation with the Council.” " detail of personnel Sec. 6. Subsection
(b)of section 214 of the Public Health Service [58 Stat. 690](/us/stat/58/690).[42 U. S. C Supp. V, § 215(b)](/us/usc/t42/s215/b).Details to States.Act is amended to read as follows: " “(b) Upon the request of any State health authority or, in the case of work relating to mental health, any State mental health authority, personnel of the Service may be detailed by the Surgeon General for the purpose of assisting such State or a political subdivision thereof in work related to the functions of the Service.” " research, investigations, and training Sec. 7.
(a)Paragraph
(d)of section 301 of the Public Health [58 Stat. 692](/us/stat/58/692).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 241 (d)](/us/usc/t42/s241/d).Grants in aid to institutions, etc.Service Act is amended to read as follows: " “(d) Make grants in aid to universities, hospitals, laboratories, and other public or private institutions, and to individuals for such research projects as are recommended by the National Advisory Health Council, or, with respect to cancer, recommended by the National Advisory Cancer Council, or, with respect to mental health, recommended by the National Advisory Mental Health Council;”. "
(b)Paragraph
(g)of such section is amended to read as follows: " “(g) Adopt, upon recommendation of the National Advisory Health Adoption of additional means.Council, or, with respect to cancer, upon recommendation of the National Advisory Cancer Council, or, with respect to mental health, upon recommendation of the National Advisory Mental Health Council, such additional means as he deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.” "
(c)Part A of title III of the Public Health Service Act is further [58 Stat. 601](/us/stat/58/601).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 241, 242](/us/usc/t42/s241/242).amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:" “mental health “Sec. 303. In carrying out the purposes of section 301 with respect *Supra*.to mental health, the Surgeon General is authorized— “(a) For purposes of study, to admit and treat at the National Voluntary patientsInstitute of Mental Health, voluntary patients, whether or not otherwise eligible for such treatment by the Service, and patients of Saint Patients from Saint Elizabeths Hospital.Elizabeths Hospital transferred from the hospital pursuant to arrangements made between the Surgeon General and the Superintendent of the hospital with the approval of the Administrator: *Provided*, That consent of a legal guardian shall be obtained before the transfer of any patient from Saint Elizabeths Hospital for such treatment. 60 Stat. 424 “(b) Training and instruction.
(1)To provide training and instruction, in matters relating to psychiatric disorders, to persons found by him to have proper qualifications, and to fix and pay to any of such persons as he may designate a per diem allowance during such training and instruction of not to exceed $10, the number of such persons receiving such training and instruction to be fixed by the National Advisory Mental Health Council; and
(2)to provide such training and instruction, and demonstrations, through grants, upon recommendation of the National Advisory Mental Health Council, to public and other nonprofit institutions, but only to the extent necessary for the purposes of such training and instruction.” " health conferences Sec. 8.[58 Stat. 693](/us/stat/58/693).42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 214. Section 312 of the Public Health Service Act is amended to read as follows:" “health conferences “Sec. 312. A conference of the health authorities of the several States shall be called annually by the Surgeon General. Whenever in his opinion the interests of the public health would be promoted by a conference, the Surgeon General may invite as many of such health authorities to confer as he deems necessary or proper. Upon the application of health authorities of five or more States it shall be the duty of the Surgeon General to call a conference of all State and Territorial health authorities joining in the request. Each State represented at any conference shall be entitled to a single vote. Whenever at any such conference matters relating to mental health are to be discussed, the mental health authorities of the respective States shall be invited to attend.” " grants to states Sec. 9.[58 Stat. 694](/us/stat/58/694).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 246 (c)](/us/usc/t42/s246/c).
(a)Subsection
(c)of section 314 of the Public Health Service Act is amended to read as follows: " “(c) To enable the Surgeon General to assist, through grants and as otherwise provided in this section, States, counties, health districts, and other political subdivisions of the States in establishing and maintaining adequate public health services, including grants for demonstrations and for the training of personnel for State and local health Appropriation authorized.*Post*, p. 691.work, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year a sum not to exceed $30,000,000. Of the sum appropriated for each fiscal year pursuant to this subsection there shall be available an amount, not to exceed $3,000,000, to enable the Surgeon General to provide demonstrations and to train personnel for State and local health work and to meet the cost of pay, allowances, and traveling expenses of commissioned officers and other personnel of the Service detailed to assist States in carrying out the purposes of this subsection.” "
(b)Subsection
(d)of such section is amended to read as follows: " “(d) Determination of allotments. For each fiscal year, the Surgeon General, with the approval of the Administrator, shall determine the total sum from the appropriation under subsection (a), the total sum from the appropriation under subsection (b), and, within the limits specified in subsection (c), the total sum from the appropriation under that subsection which shall be available for allotment among the several States. He shall, in accordance with regulations, from time to time make allotments from such sums to the several States on the basis of
(1)the population,
(2)the extent of the venereal-disease problem, the extent of the tuberculosis problem, and the extent of the mental health problem and other special health problems, respectively, and
(3)the financial need of 60 Stat. 425the respective States. Upon making such allotments the Surgeon General shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of the amounts thereof.” "
(c)Subsection
(f)of such section is amended to read as follows: " “(f) The moneys so paid to any State shall be expended solely in Expenditures.carrying out the purposes specified in subsection (a), or subsection (b), or subsection
(c)of this section, as the case may be, and in accordance with plans, approved by the Surgeon General, which have been presented by the health authority of such State and, to the extent any such plan contains provisions relating to mental health, by the mental health authority of such State.” "
(d)Subsection
(h)of such section is amended to read as follows: " “(h) Whenever the Surgeon General, after reasonable notice and Failure to comply with requirements.opportunity for hearing to the health authority or, where appropriate, the mental health authority of the State, finds that, with respect to money paid to the State out of appropriations under subsection (a), or subsection (b), or subsection (c), as the case may be, there is a failure to comply substantially with either— “(1) the provisions of this section; “(2) the plan submitted under subsection (f); or “(3) the regulations; the Surgeon General shall notify such State health authority or mental health authority either that further payments will not be made to the State from appropriations under such subsection (or in his discretion that further payments will not be made to the State from such appropriations for activities in which there is such failure), until he is satisfied that there will no longer be any such failure. Until he is so satisfied the Surgeon General shall make no further certification for payment to such State from appropriations under such subsection, or shall limit payment to activities in which there is no such failure.” "
(e)Subsection
(i)of such section is amended to read as follows: " “(i) All regulations and amendments thereto with respect to grants Regulations, etc., respecting grants.to States under this section shall be made after consultation with a conference of the State health authorities and, in the case of regulations or amendments which relate to or in any way affect grants under subsection
(c)for work in the field of mental health, the *Ante*, p. 424.State mental health authorities. Insofar as practicable, the Surgeon General shall obtain the agreement, prior to the issuance of any such regulations or amendments, of the State health authorities and, in the case of regulations or amendments which relate to or in any way affect grants under subsection
(c)for work in the field of mental health, the State mental health authorities.” " gifts Sec. 10. Section 501
(e)of the Public Health Service Act is amended [58 Stat. 709](/us/stat/58/709).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 219 (e)](/us/usc/t42/s219/e).Memorials to donors.to read as follows: " “(e) Donations of $50,000 or over in aid of research may be acknowledged by the establishment of suitable memorials to the donors, within the National Institute of Health or, where appropriate, within the National Institute of Mental Health.” " national institute of mental health Sec. 11. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated a sum not Appropriation authorized.to exceed $7,500,000 for the erection and equipment, for the use of the Public Health Service in carrying out the provisions of this Act, of suitable and adequate hospital buildings and facilities, including necessary living quarters for personnel, and of suitable and adequate 60 Stat. 426laboratory buildings and facilities, and such buildings and facilities Sites and buildings.shall be known as the National Institute of Mental Health. The Federal Works Administrator is authorized to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, donation, or otherwise, a suitable and adequate site or sites, selected on the advice of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, in or near the District of Columbia for such buildings and facilities, and to erect thereon, furnish, and equip such buildings and facilities. The amount authorized to be appropriated in this section shall include the cost of preparation of drawings and specifications, supervision of construction, and other administrative expenses Plans and specifications.incident to the work: *Provided*, That the Federal Works Agency shall prepare the plans and specifications, make all necessary contracts, and supervise construction. Approved July 3, 1946. To authorize the appointment of additional Foreign Service officers in the classified grades. 1946-07-03 539 Chapter 60 Stat. 426 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 539] AN ACT To authorize the appointment of additional Foreign Service officers in the classified grades. July 3, 1946[[H. R. 5244](/us/bill/79/hr/5244)][[Public Law 488](/us/pl/79/488)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Foreign Service.Authority to appoint additional officers.*Post*, p. 999. That the President is authorized under the provisions of this Act to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, not to exceed two hundred and fifty persons to positions as Foreign Service officers. Each such appointment shall be by commission to a classified grade and shall be in addition to all other appointments of Foreign Service officers. Sec. 2. Commission. A person appointed under this Act may, under such regulations as the Board of Foreign Service Personnel for the Foreign Service may prescribe, be commissioned as a Foreign Service officer of any classified grade, depending upon his age, experience, and Salary.ability. Upon appointment, any such Foreign Service officer shall receive the lowest basic salary of the classified grade to which he or she is appointed. Sec. 3. Eligibility for appointment. No person shall be eligible for appointment as a Foreign Service officer under this Act unless he or she—
(a)is an American citizen and has been such at least fifteen years; and
(b)has served
(1)in the active military or naval service of the United States on or after September 16, 1940, and has been separated or released therefrom under honorable conditions after active service of ninety days or more, or by reason of an injury or disability incurred, in service in line of duty, or
(2)in the merchant marine as such service is defined by section 1 of the [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1471](/us/usc/t50/s1471).*Post*, pp. 905, 945.Act of June 23, 1943 (57 Stat. 162; 50 U. S. C. 1471), or
(3)since December 7, 1941, for not less than two years in a position or positions of responsibility as an officer or employee of the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of the United States Government, or of any corporation, wholly or partly owned by the United States, which is an instrumentality of the United States, whose service and experience can qualify him or her as a Foreign Service officer; and
(c)has been designated by the Secretary of State as a candidate for examination for appointment as a Foreign Service officer and has passed such examination as the Secretary may prescribe; and
(d)was at least thirty-one years of age at the time of application. 60 Stat. 427 Sec. 4. No appointment under this Act shall be made after theTime limitation. expiration of two years after the date of enactment of this Act. Sec. 5. The second paragraph of section 32 of the. Act entitled “An Act for the reorganization and improvement of the Foreign Service of the United States, and for other purposes”, approved May 24, 1924 (46 Stat. 1214), as amended, is amended to read as follows:[22 U. S. C. § 23h](/us/usc/t22/s23h).*Post*, p. 1039.Confidential correspondence and records. " “The correspondence and records of the Division of Foreign Service Personnel shall be confidential except to the President, the Secretary of State, the members of the Board of Foreign Service Personnel, the Assistant Secretary of State supervising the division, the legislative and appropriations committees of the Congress charged with legislating for and appropriating for the Department of State, or representatives duly authorized by such committees, and such employees of the Department of State as may be assigned to work on such correspondence and records.”" Approved July 3, 1946. To provide for the registration and protection of trade-marks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions, and for other purposes. 1946-07-05 540 Chapter 60 Stat. 427 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 540] AN ACT To provide for the registration and protection of trade-marks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions, and for other purposes. July 5, 1946[[H. R. 1654](/us/bill/79/hr/1654)][[Public Law 489](/us/pl/79/489)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Trade-marks.*Post*, p. 568. TITLE I— THE PRINCIPAL REGISTER Section 1. The owner of a trademark used in commerce may register his trademark under this Act on the principal register hereby established:
(a)By filing in the Patent Office—
(1)a written application, in such form as may be prescribed by the Commissioner, verified by the applicant, or by a member of the firm or an officer of the corporation or association applying, specifying applicant’s domicile and citizenship, the date of applicant’s first use of the mark, the date of applicant’s first use of the mark in commerce, the goods in connection with which the mark is used and the mode or manner in which the mark is used in connection with such goods, and including a statement to the effect that the person making the verification believes himself, or the firm, corporation, or association in whose behalf he makes the verification, to be the owner of the mark sought to be registered, that the mark is in use in commerce, and that no other person, firm, corporation, or association, to the best of his knowledge and belief, has the right to use such mark in commerce either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto as might be calculated to deceive: *Provided*, That in theApplication claiming concurrent use. case of every application claiming concurrent use the applicant shall state exceptions to his claim of exclusive use, in which he shall specify, to the extent of his knowledge, any concurrent use by others, the goods or services in connection with which and the areas in which each concurrent use exists, the periods of each use, and the goods and area for which the applicant desires registration;
(2)a drawing of the mark; and
(3)such number of specimens or facsimiles of the mark as actually used as may be required by the Commissioner.
(b)By paying into the Patent Office the filing fee. 60 Stat. 428
(c)By complying with such rules or regulations, not inconsistent with law, as may be prescribed by the Commissioner.
(d)If the applicant is not domiciled in the United States he shall designate by a written document filed in the Patent Office the name and address of some person resident in the United States on whom may be served notices or process in proceedings affecting the mark. Such notices or process may be served upon the person so designated by leaving with him or mailing to him a copy thereof at the address specified in the last designation so filed. If the person so designated cannot be found at the address given in the last designation, such notice or process may be served upon the Commissioner. marks registrable on the principal register Sec. 2.Conditions for refusal of registration. No trade-mark by which the goods of the applicant may be distinguished from the goods of others shall be refused registration on the principal register on account of its nature unless it—
(a)Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter; or matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute.
(b)Consists of or comprises the flag or coat of arms or other insignia of the United States, or of any State or municipality, or of any foreign nation, or any simulation thereof.
(c)Consists of or comprises a name, portrait, or signature identifying a particular living individual except by his written consent, or the name, signature, or portrait of a deceased President of the United States during the life of his widow, if any, except by the written consent of the widow.
(d)Consists of or comprises a mark which so resembles a mark registered in the Patent Office or a mark or trade name previously used in the United States by another and not abandoned, as to be likely, when applied to the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion Concurrent registrations.or mistake or to deceive purchasers: *Provided*, That the Commissioner may register as concurrent registrations the same or similar marks to more than one registrant when they have become entitled to use such marks as a result of their concurrent lawful use thereof in commerce prior to any of the filing dates of the applications involved and the Commissioner or a court on appeal determines that confusion or mistake or deceit of purchasers is not likely to result from the continued use of said marks under conditions and limitations as to the mode or place of use or the goods in connection with which such registrations may be granted which conditions and limitations shall be prescribed in the grant of the concurrent registrations thereof; and concurrent registrations may be similarly granted by the Commissioner with such conditions and limitations when a court has finally determined that more than one person is entitled to use Notice by Commissioner.the same or similar marks in commerce. The Commissioner shall give not less than thirty days’ written notice to all applicants, registrants, and users specified by any of the parties concerned of any application for concurrent registration and of the time and place Publication of proposed registration.of the hearings thereon. When the Commissioner decides to grant a concurrent registration the proposed registration shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Patent Office and the application shall be subject to opposition as hereinafter provided for other applications to register’ marks. Concurrent registrations may be ordered by a [35 U. S. C. § 63](/us/usc/t35/s63).court in an action under the provisions of section 4915, Revised Statutes, under such conditions and limitations as the court considers proper in accordance herewith. 60 Stat. 429
(e)Consists of a mark which,
(1)when applied to the goods of the applicant is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, or
(2)when applied to the goods of the applicant is primarily geographically descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, except as indications of regional origin may be registrable under section 4 hereof, or
(3)is primarily merely a surname.
(f)Except as expressly excluded in paragraphs (a), (b), (c),Mark distinctive of applicant’s goods. and
(d)of this section, nothing herein shall prevent the registration of a mark used by the applicant which has become distinctive of the applicant’s goods in commerce. The Commissioner may accept as prima facie evidence that the mark has become distinctive, as applied to the applicant’s goods in commerce, proof of substantially exclusive and continuous use thereof as a mark by the applicant in commerce for the five years next preceding the date of the filing of the application for its registration. service marks registrable Sec. 3. Subject to the provisions relating to the registration of trade-marks, so far as they are applicable, service marks used in commerce shall be registrable, in the same manner and with the same effect as are trade-marks, and when registered they shall be entitled to the protection provided herein in the case of trade-marks, except when used so as to represent falsely that the owner thereof makes or sells the goods on which such mark is used. The Commissioner may establish a separate register for such service marks. Applications and procedure under this section shall conform as nearly as practicable to those prescribed for the registration of trade-marks. collective and certification marks registrable Sec. 4. Subject to the provisions relating to the registration of trade-marks, so far as they are applicable, collective and certification marks, including indications of regional origin used in commerce, shall be registrable under this Act, in the same manner and with the same effect as are trade-marks, by persons, and nations, States, municipalities, and the like, exercising legitimate control over the use of the marks sought to be registered, even though not possessing an industrial or commercial establishment, and when registered they shall be entitled to the protection provided herein in the case of trade-marks, except when used so as to represent falsely that the owner or a user thereof makes or sells the goods or performs the services on or in connection with which such mark is used. The Commissioner may establish a separate register for such collective marks and certification marks. Applications and procedure under this section shall conform as nearly as practicable to those prescribed for the registration of trade-marks. use by related companies Sec. 5. Where a registered mark or a mark sought to be registered is or may be used legitimately by related companies, such use shall inure to the benefit of the registrant or applicant for registration, and such use shall not affect the validity of such mark or of its registration, provided such mark is not used in such manner as to deceive the public. disclaimers Sec. 6. The Commissioner shall require unregistrable matter to be disclaimed, but such disclaimer shall not prejudice or affect the applicant’s or owner’s rights then existing or thereafter arising in the disclaimed matter, nor shall such disclaimer prejudice or affect the 60 Stat. 430applicant’s or owner’s rights of registration on another application of later date if the disclaimed matter has become distinctive of the applicant’s or owner’s goods or services. certificates Sec. 7.Issuance.
(a)Certificates of registration of marks registered upon the principal register shall be issued in the name of the United States of America, under the seal of the Patent Office, and shall either he signed by the Commissioner or have his name printed thereon and attested by an assistant commissioner or by one of the law examiners duly designated by the Commissioner, and a record thereof, together with printed copies of the drawing and statement of the applicant, shall be kept in books for that purpose. The certificate shall reproduce the drawing of the mark, contain the statement of the applicant and state that the mark is registered on the principal register under this Act, the date of the first use of the mark, the date of the first use of the mark in commerce, the particular goods or services for which it is registered, the number and date of the registration, the term thereof, the date on which the application for registration was received in the Patent Office, and any conditions and limitations that may be imposed in the grant of the registration.
(b)Evidence of validity of registration, etc. A certificate of registration of a mark upon the principal register provided by this Act shall be prima facie evidence of the validity of the registration, registrant’s ownership of the mark, and of registrant’s exclusive right to use the mark in commerce in connection with the goods or services specified in the certificate, subject to any conditions and limitations stated therein.
(c)Change of ownership. A certificate of registration of a mark may be issued to the assignee of the applicant, but the assignment must first be recorded in the Patent Office. In case of change of ownership the Commissioner shall, at the request of the owner and upon a proper showing and the payment of the fee herein provided, issue to such assignee a new certificate of registration of the said mark in the name of such assignee, and for the unexpired part of the original period.
(d)Amendment, etc., of registration. At any time, upon application of the registrant and payment of the fee herein provided, the Commissioner may permit any registration in the Patent Office to be surrendered, canceled, or for good cause to be amended, and he may permit any registered mark to be disclaimed in whole or in part: *Provided*, That the registration when so amended shall still contain registrable matter and the mark as amended shall still be registrable as a whole, and that such amendment or disclaimer does not involve such changes in the registration as to alter materially the character of the mark. The Commissioner shall make appropriate entry upon the records of the Patent Office and upon the certificate of registration or, if said certificate is lost or destroyed, upon a certified copy thereof.
(e)Copies of records, etc. Copies of any records, books, papers, or drawings belonging to the Patent Office relating to marks, and copies of certificates of registration, when authenticated by the seal of the Patent Office and certified by the Commissioner, or in his name by a chief of division duly designated by the Commissioner, shall be evidence in all cases wherein the originals would be evidence; and any person making application therefor and paying the fee required by law shall have such copies.
(f)Certificate of correction. Whenever a material mistake in a registration, incurred through the fault of the Patent Office, is clearly disclosed by the records of the Office a certificate stating the fact and nature of such mistake, signed by the Commissioner and sealed with the seal of the Patent Office, shall be issued without charge and recorded and a printed copy 60 Stat. 431thereof shall be attached to each printed copy of the registration certificate and such corrected certificate shall thereafter have the same effect as if the same had been originally issued in such corrected form, or in the discretion of the Commissioner a new certificate of registration may be issued without charge. All certificates of correction heretofore issued in accordance with the rules of the Patent Office and the registrations to which they are attached shall have the same force and effect as if such certificates and their issue had been specifically authorized by statute.
(g)Whenever a mistake has been made in a registration and a showing has been made that such mistake occurred in good faith through the fault of the applicant, the Commissioner is authorized to issue a certificate of correction or in his discretion, a new certificate upon the payment of the required fee: *Provided*, That the correction does not involve such changes in the registration as to require republication of the mark. duration Sec. 8.
(a)Each certificate of registration shall remain in force for twenty years: *Provided*, That the registration of any markCancellation. under the provisions of this Act shall be canceled by the Commissioner at the end of six years following its date, unless within oneAffidavit. year next preceding the expiration of such six years the registrant shall file in the Patent Office an affidavit showing that said mark is still in use or showing that its nonuse is due to special circumstances which excuse such nonuse and is not due to any intention to abandon the mark. Special notice of the requirement for such affidavit shall be attached to each certificate of registration.
(b)Any registration published under the provisions of subsection
(c)of section 12 of this Act shall be canceled by the Commissioner at the end of six years after the date of such publication unless within one year next preceding the expiration of such six years the registrant shall file in the Patent Office an affidavit showing that said mark is still in use or showing that its nonuse is due to special circumstances which excuse such nonuse and is not due to any intention to abandon the mark.
(c)The Commissioner shall notify any registrant who files eitherNotice of acceptance or refusal. of the above-prescribed affidavits of his acceptance or refusal thereof and, if a refusal, the reasons therefor. renewal Sec. 9. Each registration may be renewed for periods of twenty years from the end of the expiring period upon the filing of an application therefor accompanied by an affidavit by the registrant stating that the mark is still in use in commerce and the payment of the renewal fee required by this Act; and such application may be made at any time within six months before the expiration of the period for which the certificate of registration was issued or renewed, or it may be made within three months after such expiration on payment of the additional fee herein provided. An applicant for renewal not domiciled in the United States shall be subject to and comply with the provisions of section 1
(d)hereof.*Ante*, p. 428. assignment Sec. 10. A registered mark or a mark for which application to register has been filed shall be assignable with the goodwill of the business in which the mark is used, or with that part of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the mark, 60 Stat. 432and in any such assignment it shall not be necessary to include the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by any other mark used in the business or by the name or style under Cancellation.which the business is conducted: *Provided*, That any assigned registration may be canceled at any time if the registered mark is being used by, or with the permission of, the assignee so as to misrepresent the source of the goods or services in connection with which the mark is used. Assignments shall be by instruments in writing duly executed. Acknowledgment shall be prima facie evidence of the execution of an assignment and when recorded in the Patent Office the record shall be prima facie evidence of execution. An assignment shall be void as against any subsequent purchaser for a valuable consideration without notice, unless it is recorded in the Patent Office within three months after the date thereof or prior to such subsequent purchase. The Commissioner shall keep a separate record of such assignments submitted to him for recording. An assignee not domiciled in the United States shall be subject *Ante*, p. 428. to and comply with the provisions of section 1
(d)hereof. acknowledgements and verifications Sec. 11. Acknowledgments and verifications required hereunder may be made before any person within the United States authorized by law to administer oaths, or, when made in a foreign country, before any diplomatic or consular officer of the United States or before any official authorized to administer oaths in the foreign country concerned whose authority shall be proved by a certificate of a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States, and shall be valid if they comply with the laws of the state or country where made. publication Sec. 12.Examination.
(a)Upon the filing of an application for registration and payment of the fee herein provided, the Commissioner shall refer the application to the examiner in charge of the registration of marks, who shall cause an examination to be made and, if on such examination it shall appear that the applicant is entitled to registration, the Commissioner shall cause the mark to be published in the Official Gazette of the Patent Office.
(b)Procedure if applicant not entitled to registration. If the applicant is found not entitled to registration, the examiner shall advise the applicant thereof and of the reasons therefor. The applicant shall have a period of six months in which to reply or amend his application, which shall then be reexamined. This procedure may be repeated until
(1)the examiner finally refuses registration of the mark or
(2)the applicant fails for a period of six months to reply or amend or appeal, whereupon the application shall be deemed to have been abandoned, unless it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that the delay in responding was unavoidable, whereupon such time may be extended.
(c)Affidavit. A registrant of a mark registered under the provisions of the Act [21 Stat. 502](/us/stat/21/502); [33 Stat. 724](/us/stat/33/724).[15 U. S.C. §§ 81–109](/us/usc/t15/s81–109).*Post*, p. 444.of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905, may, at any time prior to the expiration of the registration thereof, upon the payment of the prescribed fee file with the Commissioner an affidavit setting forth those goods stated in the registration on which said mark is in use in commerce and that the registrant claims the benefits of this Act for said mark. The Commissioner shall publish notice thereof with a reproduction of said mark in the Official Gazette, and notify the registrant of such publication and of the requirement for the affidavit of use or nonuse as provided for in subsection
(b)of section 8 of this Act. This subsection shall not be subject to the provisions of section 13 of this Act. 60 Stat. 433 opposition Sec. 13. Any person who believes that he would be damaged by the registration of a mark upon the principal register may, upon payment of the required fee, file a verified notice of opposition in the Patent Office, stating the grounds therefor, within thirty days after the publication under subsection
(a)of section 12 of this Act of the mark sought to be registered. For good cause shown, the time for filing notice of opposition may be extended by the Commissioner, who shall notify the applicant. An unverified opposition may be filed by a duly authorized attorney, but such opposition shall be null and void unless verified by the opposer within a reasonable time after such filing to be fixed by the Commissioner. cancelation Sec. 14. Any person who believes that he is or will be damaged by the registration of a mark on the principal register established by this Act, or under the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905, may[21 Stat. 502](/us/stat/21/502); [33 Stat. 724](/us/stat/33/724).[15 U. S.C. §§ 81–109](/us/usc/t15/s81–109).*Post*, p. 444. upon the payment of the prescribed fee, apply to cancel said registration—
(a)within five years from the date of the registration of the mark under this Act; or
(b)within five years from the date of the publication under section 12
(c)hereof of a mark registered under the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905; or *Supra*.
(c)at any time if the registered mark becomes the common descriptive name of an article or substance on which the patent has expired, or has been abandoned or its registration was obtained fraudulently or contrary to the provisions of section 4 *Ante*, p. 429.or of subsections (a), (b), or
(c)of section 2 of this Act for a *Ante*, p. 428.registration hereunder, or contrary to similar prohibitory provisions of said prior Acts for a registration thereunder, or if the registered mark has been assigned and is being used by, or with the permission of, the assignee so as to misrepresent the source of the goods or services in connection with which the mark is used, or if the mark was registered under the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905, and has not been published [21 Stat. 502](/us/stat/21/502); [33 Stat. 724](/us/stat/33/724).[15 U. S.C. §§ 81–109](/us/usc/t15/s81–109).*Post*, p. 444.under the provisions of subsection
(c)of section 12 of this Act; or
(d)at any time in the case of a certification mark on the ground that the registrant
(1)does not control, or is not able legitimately to exercise control over, the use of such mark, or
(2)engages in the production or marketing of any goods or services to which the mark is applied, or
(3)permits the use of such mark for other purposes than as a certification mark, or
(4)discriminately refuses to certify or to continue to certify the goods or services of any person who maintains the standards or conditions which such mark certifies. *Provided*, That the Federal Trade Commission may apply to cancel Application to cancel by FTC.on the grounds specified in subsections
(c)and
(d)of this section any mark registered on the principal register established by this Act, and the prescribed fee shall not be required. Sec. 15. Except on a ground for which application to cancel mayRight of registrant to use registered mark. be filed at any time under subsections
(c)and
(d)of section 14 of this Act, and except to the extent, if any, to which the use of a mark registered on the principal register infringes a valid right acquired under the law of any State or Territory by use of a mark or trade name continuing from a date prior to the date of the publication under this Act of such registered mark, the right of the registrant to use such 60 Stat. 434registered mark in commerce for the goods or services on or in connection with which such registered mark has been in continuous use for five consecutive years subsequent to the date of such registration Conditions.and is still in use in commerce, shall be incontestable: *Provided*, That—
(1)there has been no final decision adverse to registrant’s claim of ownership of such mark for such goods or services, or to registrant’s right to register the same or to keep the same on the register; and
(2)there is no proceeding involving said rights pending in the Patent Office or in a court and not finally disposed of; and
(3)an affidavit is filed with the Commissioner within one year after the expiration of any such five-year period setting forth those goods or services stated in the registration on or in connection with which such mark has been in continuous use for such five consecutive years and is still in use in commerce, and the other matters specified in subsections
(1)and
(2)hereof; and
(4)no incontestable right shall be acquired in a mark or trade name which is the, common descriptive name of any article or substance, patented or otherwise. Subject to the conditions above specified in this section, the incontestable right with reference to a mark registered under this Act shall apply to a mark registered under the Act of March 3, [21 Stat. 502](/us/stat/21/502); [33 Stat. 724](/us/stat/33/724).[15 U. S.C. §§ 81–109](/us/usc/t15/s81–109).*Post*, p. 444.1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905, upon the filing of the required affidavit with the Commissioner within one year after the expiration of any period of five consecutive years after the date of publication of a mark under the provisions of subsection
(c)of section 12 of this Act. The Commissioner shall notify any registrant who files the above-prescribed affidavit of the filing thereof. interference Sec. 16. Whenever application is made for the registration of a mark which so resembles a mark previously registered by another, or for the registration of which another has previously made application, as to be likely when applied to the goods or when used in connection with the services of the applicant to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive purchasers, the Commissioner may declare that an interference exists. No interference shall be declared between an application and the registration of a mark the right to the use of which has become incontestable. Sec. 17. Determination of registration rights. In every case of interference, opposition to registration, application to register as a lawful concurrent user, or application to cancel the registration of a mark, the Commissioner shall give notice to all parties and shall direct the examiner in charge of interferences to determine and decide the respective rights of registration. Sec. 18. Refusal of registration, etc. In such proceedings the Commissioner may refuse to register the opposed mark, may cancel or restrict the registration of a registered mark, or may refuse to register any or all of several interfering marks, or may register the mark or marks for the person or persons entitled thereto, as the rights of the parties hereunder may be Conditions and limitations.established in the proceedings: *Provided*, That in the case of the registration of any mark based on concurrent use, the Commissioner shall determine and fix the conditions and limitations provided for in subsection *Ante*, p. 428.(d) of section 2 of this Act. Sec. 19. Laches, estoppel, etc. In all inter partes proceedings equitable principles of laches, estoppel, and acquiescence, where applicable may be considered and applied. The provisions of this section shall also govern proceedings heretofore begun in the Patent Office and not finally determined. 60 Stat. 435 Sec. 20. An appeal may be taken to the Commissioner in personAppeals. from any final decision of the examiner in charge of interferences or of the registration of marks upon the payment of the prescribed fees. Sec. 21. Any applicant for registration of a mark, party to an interference proceeding, party to an opposition proceeding, party to an application to register as a lawful concurrent user, party to a cancelation proceeding, or any registrant who has filed an affidavit as provided in section 8, who is dissatisfied with the decision of the*Ante*, p. 431. Commissioner may appeal to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals or may proceed under section 4915, Revised Statutes,[35 U. S. C. § 63](/us/usc/t35/s63). as in the case of applicants for patents, under the same conditions, rules, and procedure as are prescribed in the case of patent, appeals or proceedings so far as they are applicable: *Provided*, That any party who is satisfied with the decision of the Commissioner shall, upon the filing of an appeal to the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by any dissatisfied party, have the right to elect to have all further proceedings under Revised Statutes 4915, by election as provided in Revised Statutes 4911. The Commissioner of Patents shall[35 U. S. C. §§ 63, 59a](/us/usc/t35/s63/59a). not be a necessary party to an inter partes proceeding under Revised Statutes 4915, but he shall be notified of the filing of the bill by the clerk of the court in which it is filed and the Commissioner shall have the right to intervene in the action. registration is notice Sec. 22. Registration of a mark on the principal register provided by this Act or under the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February[21 Stat. 502](/us/stat/21/502); [33 Stat. 724](/us/stat/33/724).[15 U. S.C. §§ 81–109](/us/usc/t15/s81–109).*Post*, p. 444. 20, 1905, shall be constructive notice of the registrants claim of ownership thereof. TITLE II— THE SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER Sec. 23. In addition to the principal register, the Commissioner shall keep a continuation of the register provided in paragraph
(b)of section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1920, entitled “An Act to give[41 Stat. 533](/us/stat/41/533).[15 U. S. C. § 121(b)](/us/usc/t15/s121/b).*Post*, p. 445. effect to certain provisions of the convention for the protection of trade-marks and commercial names, made and signed in the city of Buenos Aires, in the Argentine Republic, August 20, 1910, and for other purposes”, to be called the supplemental register. All marks capable of distinguishing applicant’s goods or services and not registrable on the principal register herein provided, except those declared to be unregistrable under paragraphs (a), (b), (c),and
(d)of section 2 of this Act, which have been in lawful use in commerce by the *Ante*, 428.proprietor thereof, upon or in connection with any goods or services for the year preceding the filing of the application may be registered on the supplemental register upon the payment of the prescribed fee and compliance with the provisions of section 1 so far as they are *Ante*, 427.applicable. Upon the filing of an application for registration on the supplemental Examination.register and payment of the fee herein provided the Commissioner shall refer the application to the examiner in charge of the registration of marks, who shall cause an examination to be made and if on such examination it shall appear that the applicant is entitled to registration, the registration shall be granted. If the applicant is found not entitled to registration the provisions of subsection
(b)of section 12 of this Act shall apply. *Ante*, p. 432. For the purposes of registration on the supplemental register, a Nature of mark.mark may consist of any trade-mark, symbol, label, package, configuration of goods, name, word, slogan, phrase, surname, geographical name, 60 Stat. 436numeral, or device or any combination of any of the foregoing, but such mark must be capable of distinguishing the applicant’s goods or services. Domestic registration for foreign protection.Upon a proper showing by the applicant that he has begun the lawful use of his mark in foreign commerce and that he requires domestic registration as a basis for foreign protection of his mark, the Commissioner may waive the requirement of a full year’s use and may grant registration forthwith. cancelation Sec. 24.Publication. Marks for the supplemental register shall not be published for or be subject to opposition, but shall be published on registration in the Official Gazette of the Patent Office. Whenever any person believes that he is or will be damaged by the registration of a mark on this register he may at any time apply to the Commissioner to cancel such registration. The Commissioner shall refer such application to the examiner in charge of interferences, who shall give notice thereof to the registrant. If it is found after a hearing before the examiner that the registrant was not entitled to register the mark at the time of his application for registration thereof, or that the mark is not used by the registrant or has been abandoned, the registration shall be canceled by the Commissioner. Sec. 25. Certificates of registration. The certificates of registration for marks registered on the supplemental register shall be conspicuously different from certificates issued for marks registered on the principal register. general provisions Sec. 26. The provisions of this Act shall govern so far as applicable applications for registration and registrations on the supplemental register as well as those on the principal register, but applications for and registrations on the supplemental register shall not be subject to *Ante*, pp. 429, 430, 432–434, 435; *post*, pp. 438, 440.or receive the advantages of sections 2 (e), 2 (f), 7 (b), 12 (a), 13 to 18, inclusive, 22, 33, and 42 of this Act. Sec. 27. Registration of a mark on the supplemental register, or [41 Stat. 533](/us/stat/41/533).[15 U. S. C. § 121(b)](/us/usc/t15/s121/b).*Post*, p. 445.under the Act of March 19, 1920, shall not preclude registration by the registrant on the principal register established by this Act. Sec. 28. Registration on the supplemental register or under the Act of March 19, 1920, shall not be filed in the Department of the Treasury or be used to stop importations. TITLE III— NOTICE OF REGISTRATION Sec. 29. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22 hereof, a registrant of a mark registered under the Act of March 3, 1881, [21 Stat. 502](/us/stat/21/502); [33 Stat. 724](/us/stat/33/724).[15 U. S.C. §§ 81–109](/us/usc/t15/s81–109).*Post*, p. 444.or the Act of February 20, 1905, or on the principal register established by this Act, shall give notice that his mark is registered by displaying with the mark as used the words “Registered in U. S. Patent Office” or “Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.” or the letter R enclosed within a circle, thus ®; and in any suit for infringement under this Act by such a registrant failing so to mark goods bearing the [41 Stat. 533](/us/stat/41/533).[15 U. S. C. § 121(b)](/us/usc/t15/s121/b).*Post*, p. 445.registered mark, or by a registrant under the Act of March 19, 1920, or by the registrant of a mark on the supplemental register provided by this Act no profits and no damages shall be recovered under the provisions of this Act unless the defendant had actual notice of the registration. TITLE IV— CLASSIFICATION Sec. 30. The Commissioner shall establish a classification of goods and services, for convenience of Patent Office administration, but not to limit or extend the applicant’s rights. The applicant may 60 Stat. 437register his mark in one application for any or all of the goods or services included in one class, upon or in connection with which he is actually using the mark. The Commissioner may issue a single certificate for one mark registered in a plurality of classes upon payment of a fee equaling the sum of the fees for each registration in each class. TITLE V— FEES AND CHARGES Sec. 31. The following fees shall be paid to the Patent Office under this Act: On filing each original application for registration of a mark in each class on either the principal or the supplemental register, $25; on filing each application for renewal in each class, $25; and on filing each application for renewal in each class after expiration of the registration, an additional fee of $5; on filing notice of claim of benefits of this Act for a mark to be published under section 12
(c)hereof, $10; on filing*Ante*, p. 432. notice of opposition or application for cancelation, $25; on appeal from an examiner in charge of the registration of marks to the Commissioner, $25; on appeal from an examiner in charge of interferences to the Commissioner, $25; for issuance of a new certificate of registration following change of ownership of a mark or correction of a registrant’s mistake, $10; for certificate of correction of registrant’s mistake, $10; for manuscript copies, for every one hundred words or fraction thereof, 10 cents; for comparing other copies, 5 cents for every one hundred words or fraction thereof; for certifying in any case, additional, $1; for each additional registration or application which may be included under a single certificate, 50 cents additional; for filing disclaimer, amendment, surrender, or cancelation after registration, $10. For abstracts of title: For the search, one hour or less, and certificate, $3; each additional hour or fraction thereof, $1.50; for each brief from the digest of assignments of two hundred words or less, $1. For certificate that trade-mark has not been registered—search and certificate (for deposit in foreign countries only), $3. For title reports required for office use, $1. For a single printed copy of statement and drawing, 10 cents; if certified, for the grant, additional, $1; for the certificate, $1; if renewed, for copy of certificate of renewal, additional, $1. For photographic copies of records and drawings, the reasonable cost of making them. For recording every assignment or other paper not exceeding six pages, $3; for each additional two pages or less, $1; for each additional registration or application included, or involved in one writing where more than one is so included or involved, additional, 50 cents. The Commissioner shall refund fees paid by mistake or in excess. TITLE VI— REMEDIES Sec. 32.
(1)Any person who shall, in commerce,
(a)use, withoutInfringements. the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of any registered mark in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of any goods or services on or in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive purchasers as to the source of origin of such goods or services; or
(b)reproduce, counterfeit, copy, or color ably imitate any such mark and apply such reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, or advertisements intended to be used upon or in connection with the sale in commerce of such goods or services, shall be liable to a civil 60 Stat. 438action by the registrant for any or all of the remedies hereinafter provided, except that under subsection
(b)hereof the registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages unless the acts have been committed with knowledge that such mark is intended to be used to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive purchasers.
(2)Limitations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the remedies given to the owner of the right infringed shall be limited as follows:
(a)Where an infringer is engaged solely in the business of printing the mark for others and establishes that he was an innocent infringer the owner of the right infringed shall be entitled as against such infringer only to an in junction against future printing;
(b)where the infringement complained of is contained in or is part of paid advertising matter in a newspaper, magazine, or other similar periodical the remedies of the owner of the right infringed as against the published or distributor of such newspaper, magazine, or other similar periodical shall be confined to an injunction against the presentation of such advertising matter in future issues of such newspapers, magazines, Innocent infringers.or other similar periodical: *Provided*, That these limitations shall apply only to innocent infringers;
(c)injunction relief shall not be available to the owner of the right infringed in respect of an issue of a newspaper, magazine, or other similar periodical containing infringing matter when restraining the dissemination of such infringing matter in any particular issue of such periodical would delay the delivery of such issue after the regular time therefor, and such delay would be due to the method by which publication and distribution of such periodical is customarily conducted in accordance with sound business practice, and not to any method or device adopted for the evasion of this section or to prevent or delay the issuance of an injunction or restraining order with respect to such infringing matter. Sec. 33. Admissibility of certificate in evidence, etc.[21 Stat. 502](/us/stat/21/502); [33 Stat. 724](/us/stat/33/724).[15 U. S.C. §§ 81–109](/us/usc/t15/s81–109).*Post*, p. 444.
(a)Any certificate of registration issued under the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905, or of a mark registered on the principal register provided by this Act and owned by a party to an action shall be admissible in evidence and shall be prima facie evidence of registrant’s exclusive right to use the registered mark in commerce on the goods or services specified in the certificate subject to any conditions or limitations stated therein, but shall not preclude an opposing party from proving any legal or equitable defense or defect which might have been asserted if such mark had not been registered.
(b)If the right to use the registered mark has become incontestable *Ante*, p. 433.under section 15 hereof, the certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the registrant’s exclusive right to use the registered mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods or services specified in the certificate subject to any conditions or limitations stated therein except when Defenses or defects.one of the following defenses or defects is established:
(1)That the registration or the incontestable right to use the mark was obtained fraudulently; or
(2)That the mark has been abandoned by the registrant; or
(3)That the registered mark has been assigned and is being used, by or with the permission of the assignee, so as to misrepresent the source of the goods or services in connection with which the mark is used; or
(4)That the use of the name, term, or device charged to be an infringement is a use, otherwise than as a trade or service mark, of the party’s individual name in his own business, or of the individual name of anyone in privity with such party, or of a term or device which is descriptive of and used fairly and in good faith only to describe to users the goods or services of such party, or their geographic origin; or 60 Stat. 439
(5)That the mark whose use by a party is charged as an infringement was adopted without knowledge of the registrant’s prior use and has been continuously used by such party or those in privity with him from a date prior to the publication of the registered mark under subsection
(a)or
(c)of section 12 of this Act: *Provided, however*,*Ante*, p. 432. That this defense or defect shall apply only for the area in which such continuous prior use is proved.
(6)That the mark whose use is charged as an infringement was registered and used prior to the publication under subsection
(a)or
(e)of section 12 of this Act of the registered mark of the registrant,*Ante*, p. 432. and not abandoned: *Provided, however*, That this defense or defect shall apply only where the said mark has been published pursuant to subsection
(c)of section 12 and shall apply only for the area in which the mark was used prior to the date of publication of the registrant’s mark under subsection
(a)or
(c)of section 12 of this Act.
(7)That the mark has been or is being used to violate the antitrust laws of the United States. Sec. 34. The several courts vested with jurisdiction of civil actionsInjunctions. arising under this Act shall have power to grant injunctions, according to the principles of equity and upon such terms as the court may deem reasonable, to prevent the violation of any right of the registrant of a mark registered in the Patent Office. Any such injunction may include it provision directing the defendant to file with the court and serve on the plaintiff within thirty days after the service on the defendant of such injunction, or such extended period as the court may direct, a report in writing under oath setting forth in detail the manner and form in which the defendant has complied with the injunction. Any such injunction granted upon hearing, after notice to the defendant, by any district court of the United States, may be served on the parties against whom such injunction is granted anywhere in the United States where they may be found, and shall be operative and may be enforced by proceedings to punish for contempt, or otherwise, by the court by which such injunction was granted, or by any other United States district court in whose jurisdiction the defendant may be found. The said courts shall have jurisdiction to enforce said injunction, as herein provided, as fully as if the injunction had been granted by the district court in which it is sought to be enforced. The clerk of the court or judge granting the injunction shall, when required to do so by the court before which application to enforce said injunction is made, transfer without delay to said court a certified copy of all papers on file in his office upon which said injunction was granted. It shall be the duty of the clerks of such courts within one monthNotice to Commissioner. after the filing of any action, suit, or proceeding arising under the provisions of this Act to give notice thereof in writing to the Commissioner setting forth in order so far as known the names and addresses of the litigants and the designating number or numbers of the registration or registrations upon which the action, suit, or proceeding has been brought, and in the event any other registration be subsequently included in the action, suit, or proceeding by amendment, answer, or other pleading, the clerk shall give like notice thereof to the Commissioner, and within one month after the decision is rendered, appeal taken or a decree issued the clerk of the court shall give notice thereof to the Commissioner, and it shall be the duty of the Commissioner on receipt of such notice forthwith to endorse the same upon the file wrapper of the said registration or registrations and to incorporate the same as a part of the contents of said file wrapper. Sec. 35. When a violation of any right of the registrant of a markRecovery of damages, etc. registered in the Patent Office shall have been established in any civil action arising under this Act, the plaintiff shall be entitled, subject to 60 Stat. 440 *Ante*, pp. 436, 437. the provisions of sections 29 and 31
(1)(b), and subject to the principles of equity, to recover
(1)defendant’s profits,
(2)any damages sustained by the plaintiff, and
(3)the costs of the action. The court shall assess such profits and damages or cause the same to be assessed under its direction. In assessing profits the plaintiff shall be required to prove defendant’s sales only; defendant must prove all elements of cost or deduction claimed. In assessing damages the court may enter judgment, according to the circumstances of the case, for any sum above the amount found as actual damages, not exceeding three times such amount. If the court shall find that the amount of the recovery based on profits is either inadequate or excessive the court may in its discretion enter judgment for such sum as the court shall find to be just, according to the circumstances of the case. Such sum in either of the above circumstances shall constitute compensation and not a penalty. Sec. 36. Forfeiture of prints, plates, etc. In any action arising under this Act, in which a violation of any right of the registrant of a mark registered in the Patent, Office shall have been established, the court may order that all labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, and advertisements in the possession of the defendant, bearing the registered mark or any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation thereof, and all plates, molds, matrices, and other means of making the same, shall be delivered up and destroyed. Sec. 37. Powers of court. In any action involving a registered mark the court may determine the right to registration, order the cancelation of registrations, in whole or in part, restore canceled registrations, and otherwise rectify the register with respect to the registrations of any party to the action. Decrees and orders shall be certified by the court to the Commissioner, who shall make appropriate entry upon the records of the Patent Office, and shall be controlled thereby. Sec. 38. Registration by false means. Any person who shall procure registration in the Patent Office of a mark by a false or fraudulent declaration or representation, oral or in writing, or by any false means, shall be liable in a civil action by any person injured thereby for any damages sustained in consequence thereof. Sec. 39. Courts having original and appellate jurisdictions. The district and territorial courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction, the circuit courts of appeal of the United States and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia shall have appellate jurisdiction, of all actions arising under this Act, without regard to the amount in controversy or to diversity or lack of diversity of the citizenship of the parties. Sec. 40. Writs of certiorari. Writs of certiorari may be granted by the Supreme Court of the United States for the review of cases arising under this Act in the same manner as provided for in cases under the patent laws. Sec. 41. Rules and regulations. The Commissioner shall make rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the conduct of proceedings in the Patent Office under this Act. TITLE VII— IMPORTATION FORBIDDEN OF GOODS BEARING INFRINGING MARKS OR NAMES Sec. 42. That no article of imported merchandise which shall copy or simulate the name of the any domestic manufacture, or manufacturer, or trader, or of any manufacturer or trader located in any foreign country which, by treaty, convention, or law affords similar privileges to citizens of the United States, or which shall copy or simulate a trade-mark registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act or shall bear a name or mark calculated to induce the public to believe that the article is manufactured in the United 60 Stat. 441States, or that it is manufactured in any foreign country or locality other than the country or locality in which it is in fact manufactured, shall be admitted to entry at any customhouse of the United States; and, in order to aid the officers of the customs in enforcing this prohibition, any domestic manufacturer or trader, and any foreign manufacturer or trader, who is entitled under the provisions of a treaty, convention, declaration, or agreement between the United States arid any foreign country to the advantages afforded by law to citizens of the United States in respect to trade-marks and commercial names, may require his name and residence, and the name of the locality in which his goods are manufactured, and a copy of the certificate of registration of his trade-mark, issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act, to be recorded in books which shall be kept for this purpose in the Department of the Treasury, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, and may furnish to the Department facsimiles of his name, the name of the locality in which his goods are manufactured, or of his registered trade-mark, and thereupon the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause one or more copies of the same to be transmitted to each collector or other proper officer of customs. TITLE VIII— FALSE DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN AND FALSE DESCRIPTIONS FORBIDDEN Sec. 43.
(a)Any person who shall affix, apply, or annex, or use in connection with any goods or services, or any container or containers for goods, a false designation of origin, or any false description or representation, including words or other symbols tending falsely to describe or represent the same, and shall cause such goods or services to enter into commerce, and any person who shall with knowledge of the falsity of such designation of origin or description or representation cause or procure the same to be transported or used in commerce or deliver the same to any carrier to be transported or used, shall be liable to a civil action by any person doing business in the locality falsely indicated as that of origin or in the region in which said locality is situated, or by any person who believes that he is or is likely to be damaged by the use of any such false description or representation.
(b)Any goods marked or labeled in contravention of the provisions of tins section shall not be imported into the United States or admitted to entry at any customhouse of the United States. The owner, importer, or consignee of goods refused entry at any customhouse under this section may have any recourse by protest or appeal that is given under the customs revenue laws or may have the remedy given by this Act in cases involving goods refused entry or seized. TITLE IX— INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS Sec. 44.
(a)The Commissioner shall keep a register of all marksRegister. communicated to him by the international bureaus provided for by the conventions for the protection of industrial property, trade-marks, trade and commercial names, and the repression of unfair competition to which the United States is or may become a party, and upon the payment of the fees required by such conventions and the fees herein prescribed may place the marks so communicated upon such register. This register shall show a facsimile of the mark or trade or commercial name; the name, citizenship, and address of the registrant; the number, date, and place of the first registration of the mark, including the dates on which application for such registration was filed and granted and the term of such registration; a list of goods or services to which the mark is applied as shown by the registration in the country 60 Stat. 442of origin, and such other data as may be useful concerning the mark. [41 Stat. 533](/us/stat/41/533).[15 U. S. C. § 121(b)](/us/usc/t15/s121/b).*Post*, p. 445.This register shall be a continuation of the register provided in section 1
(a)of the Act of March 19, 1920.
(b)Persons entitled to benefits of Act, etc. Persons who are nationals of, domiciled in, or have a bona fide and effective business or commercial establishment in any foreign country, which is a party to
(1)the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed at Paris on March 20, [25 Stat. 1372](/us/stat/25/1372).1883; or
(2)the General Inter-American Convention for Trade Mark and Commercial Protection signed at Washington on February 20, [46 Stat. 2907](/us/stat/46/2907).1929; or
(3)any other convention or treaty relating to trade-marks, trade or commercial names, or the repression of unfair competition to which the United States is a party, shall be entitled to the benefits and subject to the provisions of this Act to the extent and under the conditions essential to give effect to any such conventions and treaties so long as the United States shall continue to be a party thereto, except as provided in the following paragraphs of this section.
(c)Registration in country of origin. No registration of a mark in the United States by a person described in paragraph
(b)of this section shall be granted until such mark has been registered in the country of origin of the applicant, unless the applicant alleges use in commerce. For the purposes of this section, the country of origin of the applicant is the country in which he has a bona fide and effective industrial or commercial establishment, or if he has not such an establishment the country in which he is domiciled, or if he has not a domicile in any of the countries described in paragraph
(b)of this section, the country of which he is a national.
(d)Force and effect accorded application.*Ante*, pp. 427–429, 435. An application for registration of a mark under sections 1, 2, 3, 4, or 23 of this Act filed by a person described in paragraph
(b)of this section who has previously duly filed an application for registration of the same mark in one of the countries described in paragraph
(b)shall be accorded the same force and effect as would be accorded to the same application if filed in the United States on the same date on which the application was first filed in such foreign Conditions.country: *Provided*, That—
(1)the application in the United States is filed within six months from the date on which the application was first filed in the foreign country;
(2)the application conforms as nearly as practicable to the requirements of this Act, but use in commerce need not be alleged;
(3)the rights acquired by third parties before the date of the filing of the first application in the foreing country shall in no way be affected by a registration obtained on an application filed under this subsection (d);
(4)nothing in this subsection
(d)shall entitle the owner of a registration granted under this section to sue for acts committed prior to the date on which his mark was registered in this country unless the registration is based on use in commerce.
(e)Registration of mark. A mark duly registered in the country of origin of the foreign applicant may be registered on the principal register if eligible, otherwise on the supplemental register herein provided. The application therefor shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the application for or registration in the country of origin of the applicant.
(f)The registration of a mark under the provisions of paragraphs (c), (d), and
(e)of this section by a person described in paragraph
(b)shall be independent of the registration in the country of origin and the duration, validity, or transfer in the United States of such registration shall be governed by the provisions of this Act.
(g)Trade names. Trade names or commercial names of persons described in 60 Stat. 443paragraph
(b)of this section shall be protected without the obligation of filing or registration whether or not they form parts of marks.
(h)Any person designated in paragraph
(b)of this sectionProtection against unfair competition. as entitled to the benefits and subject to the provisions of this Act shall be entitled to effective protection against unfair competition, and the remedies provided herein for infringement of marks shall be available so far as they may be appropriate in repressing acts of unfair competition.
(i)Citizens or residents of the United States shall have the same benefits as are granted by this section to persons described in paragraph
(b)hereof. TITLE X— CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS Sec. 45. In the construction of this Act, unless the contrary is plainly apparent from the context— The United States includes and embraces all territory which is under its jurisdiction and control. The word “commerce” means all commerce which may lawfully be regulated by Congress. The term “principal register” refers to the register provided for by sections 1 through 22 hereof, and the term “supplemental register” *Ante*, pp. 427–438.refers to the register provided for by sections 23 through 28 hereof.*Ante*, pp. 435, 436. The term “person” and any other word or term used to designate the applicant or other entitled to a benefit or privilege or rendered liable under the provisions of this Act includes a juristic person as well as a natural person. The term “juristic person” includes a firm, corporation, union, association, or other organization capable of suing and being sued in a court of law. The terms “applicant” and “registrant” embrace the legal representatives and successors and assigns of such applicant or registrant. The term “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Patents. The term “related company” means any person who legitimately controls or is controlled by the registrant or applicant for registration in respect to the nature and quality of the goods or services in connection with which the mark is used. The terms “trade name” and “commercial name” include individual names and surnames, firm names and trade names used by manufacturers, industrialists, merchants, agriculturists, and others to identify their businesses, vocations, or occupations; the names or titles lawfully adopted and used by persons, firms, associations, corporations, companies, unions, and any manufacturing, industrial, commercial agricultural, or other organizations engaged in trade or commerce and capable of suing and being sued in a court of law. The term “trade-mark” includes any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify his goods and distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others. The term “service mark” means a mark used in the sale or advertising of services to identify the services of one person and distinguish them from the services of others and includes without limitation the marks, names, symbols, titles, designations, slogans, character names, and distinctive features of radio or other advertising used in commerce. The term “certification mark” means a mark used upon or in connection with the products or services of one or more persons other than the owner of the mark to certify regional or other origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy or other characteristics of such goods or services or that the work or labor on the goods or 60 Stat. 444services was performed by members of a union or other organization. The term “collective mark” means a trade-mark or service mark used by the members of a cooperative, an association or other collective group or organization and includes marks used to indicate membership in a union, an association or other organization. The term “mark” includes any trade-mark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark entitled to registration under this Act whether registered or not. Mark deemed to be used in commerce. For the purposes of this Act a mark shall be deemed to be used in commerce
(a)on goods when it is placed in any manner on the goods or their containers or the displays associated therewith or on the tags or labels affixed thereto and the goods are sold or transported in commerce and
(b)on services when it is used or displayed in the sale or advertising of services and the services are rendered in commerce. Mark deemed to be “abandoned.” A mark shall be deemed to be “abandoned”—
(a)When its use has been discontinued with intent not to resume. Intent not to resume may be inferred from circumstances. Nonuse for two consecutive years shall be prima facie abandonment.
(b)When any course of conduct of the registrant, including acts of omission as well as commission, causes the mark to lose its significance as an indication of origin. The term “colorable imitation” includes any mark which so resembles a registered mark as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive purchasers. The term “registered mark” means a mark registered in the United [21 Stat. 502](/us/stat/21/502); [33 Stat. 721](/us/stat/33/721); [41 Stat. 533](/us/stat/41/533).[15 U. S. C. §§ 81–109, 121–128](/us/usc/t15/s81–109/121–128).*Infra: post*, p. 445.States Patent Office under this Act or under the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905, or the Act of March 19, 1920. The phrase “marks registered in the Patent Office” means registered marks. *Infra: post*, p. 445. The term “Act of March 3, 1881”, “Act of February 20, 1905”, or “Act of March 19, 1920”, means the respective Act as amended. A “counterfeit” is a spurious mark which is identical with, or substantially indistinguishable from, a registered mark. Words used in the singular include the plural and vice versa. Intent of Act. The intent of this Act is to regulate commerce within the control of Congress by making actionable the deceptive and misleading use of marks in such commerce; to protect registered marks used in such commence from interference by State, or territorial legislation; to protect persons engaged in such commerce against unfair competition; to prevent fraud and deception in such commerce by the use of reproductions, copies, counterfeits, or colorable imitations of registered marks; and to provide rights and remedies stipulated by treaties and conventions respecting trade-marks, trade names, and unfair competition entered into between the United States and foreign nations. TITLE XI— REPEAL OF PREVIOUS ACTS Sec. 46. Effective date.
(a)This Act shall be in force and take effect one year from its enactment, but except as otherwise herein specifically provided Repeals.shall not affect any suit, proceeding, or appeal then pending. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed effective one year from the enactment hereof, including the following Acts insofar as they are inconsistent herewith: The Act of Congress [21 Stat. 502](/us/stat/21/502).approved March 3, 1881, entitled “An Act to authorize the registration of trade-marks and protect the same”; the Act approved August [22 Stat. 298](/us/stat/22/298).5, 1882, entitled “An Act relating to the registration of trade-marks”; [33 Stat. 724](/us/stat/33/724).the Act of February 20, 1905 (U. S. C., title 15, sees. 81 to 109, inclusive), entitled “An Act to authorize the registration of trade-marks used in commerce with foreign nations or among the several States or 60 Stat. 445with Indian tribes, and to protect the same”, and the amendments thereto by the Acts of May 4, 1906 (U. S. C., title 15, secs. 131 and 132; 34 Stat. 169), March 2, 1907 (34 Stat. 1251, 1252), February 18, 1909 (35 Stat. 627, 628), February 18, 1911 (36 Stat. 918), January 8, 1913 (37 Stat, 649), June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 647), March 4, 1925 (43 Stat. 1268, 1269). April 11, 1930 (46 Stat. 155), June 10, 1938 (Public, Numbered 586, Seventy-fifth Congress, ch. 332, third session); the Act of March 19, 1920 (U. S. C., title 15, secs. 121 to 128, inclusive), entitled [52 Stat. 638](/us/stat/52/638); [41 Stat. 533](/us/stat/41/533).[15 U. S. C. § 81](/us/usc/t15/s81) *et seq*.; [28 U. S. C. § 673](/us/usc/t28/s673); [35 U. S. C. §§ 2, 7, 22, 23, 78, 88](/us/usc/t35/s2/7/22/23/78/88).“An Act to give effect to certain provisions of the convention for the protection of trade-marks and commercial names made and signed in the city of Buenos Aires, in the Argentine Republic, August 20, 1910, and for other purposes”, and the amendments thereto, including the Act of June 10, 1938 (Public, Numbered 586, Seventy-fifth Congress, ch. 332, third session): *Provided*, That this repeal shall not Validity of registrations, etc.affect the validity of registrations granted or applied for under any of said Acts prior to the effective date of this Act, or rights or remedies thereunder except as provided in sections 8, 12, 14, 15, and 47 of this *Ante*, pp. 431–433; *infra*.Act; but nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as limiting, restricting, modifying, or repealing any statute in force on the effective date of this Act which does not relate to trade-marks, or as restricting or increasing the authority of any Federal department or regulatory agency except as may be specifically provided in this Act.
(b)Registrations now existing under the Act of March 3, 1881, or Existing registrations.[21 Stat. 502](/us/stat/21/502); [33 Stat. 724](/us/stat/33/724).[15 U. S.C. §§ 81–109](/us/usc/t15/s81–109).*Ante*, p. 444.*Ante*, p. 431.the Act of February 20, 1905, shall continue in full force and effect for the unexpired terms thereof and may be renewed under the provisions of section 9 of this Act. Such registrations and the renewals thereof shall be subject to and shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this Act to the same extent and with the same force and effect as though registered on the principal register established by this Act except as limited in sections 8, 12, 14, and 15 of this Act. Marks registered *Ante*, p. 431–433.under the “ten-year proviso” of section 5 of the Act of February [33 Stat. 725](/us/stat/33/725).[15 U. S. C. § 85](/us/usc/t15/s85).*Ante*, p. 444.20, 1905, as amended, shall be deemed to have become distinctive of the registrant’s goods in commerce under paragraph
(f)of section 2 of *Ante*, p. 429.this Act and may be renewed under section 9 hereof as marks coming within said paragraph. Registrations now existing under the Act of March 19, 1920, shall [41 Stat. 533](/us/stat/41/533).[15 U. S. C. §§ 121–128](/us/usc/t15/s121–128).*Supra*.expire six months after the effective date of this Act, or twenty years from the dates of their registrations, whichever date is later. Such registrations shall be subject to and entitled to the benefits of the provisions of this Act relating to marks registered on the supplemental register established by this Act, and may not be renewed unless renewal is required to support foreign registrations. In that event renewal may be effected on the supplemental register under the provisions of section 9 of this Act. *Ante*, p. 431. Marks registered under previous Acts may, if eligible, also be registered under this Act. Sec. 47.
(a)All applications for registration pending in the Patent Applications pending in Patent Office.Office at the effective date of this Act may be amended, if practicable, to bring them under the provisions of this Act. The prosecution of such applications so amended and the grant of registrations thereon shall be proceeded with in accordance with the provisions of this Act. If such amendments are not made, the prosecution of said applications shall be proceeded with and registrations thereon granted in accordance with the Acts under which said applications were filed, and said Acts are hereby continued in force to this extent and for this purpose only, notwithstanding the foregoing general repeal thereof.
(b)In any case in which an appeal is pending before the United Appeal pending before court.States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals or any United States Circuit Court of Appeals or the United States Court of Appeals for 60 Stat. 446the District of Columbia or the United States Supreme Court at the effective date of this Act, the court, if it be of the opinion that the provisions of this Act are applicable to the subject matter of the appeal, may apply such provision or may remand the case to the Commissioner or to the district court for the taking of additional evidence or a new trial or for reconsideration of the decision on the record as made, as the appellate court may deem proper. Sec. 48. [33 Stat. 600](/us/stat/33/600). Section 4 of the Act of January 5, 1905 (U. S. C., title 36, sec. 4), as amended, entitled “An Act to incorporate the National [39 Stat. 228](/us/stat/39/228).Red Cross”, and section 7 of the Act of June 15, 1916 (U. S. C., title 36, sec. 27), entitled “An Act to incorporate the Boy Scouts of America, [49 Stat. 1557](/us/stat/49/1557).and for other purposes”, and the Act of June 20, 1936 (U. S. C., title 22, sec. 248), entitled “An Act to prohibit the commercial use of the coat of arms of the Swiss Confederation”, are not repealed or affected by this Act. Sec. 49. Prior rights. Nothing herein shall adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in marks acquired in good faith prior to the effective date of this Act. Sec. 50. Separability of provisions. If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Act shall not be affected thereby. Approved July 5, 1946. Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and the Judiciary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. 1946-07-05 541 Chapter 60 Stat. 446 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 541] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and the Judiciary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. July 5, 1946[[H. R. 6056](/us/bill/79/hr/6056)][[Public Law 490](/us/pl/79/490)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and the Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1947. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and the Judiciary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, namely: TITLE I— DEPARTMENT OF STATE Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947.*Post*, pp. 591, 620, 621, 916, 999. office of the secretary of state Salaries: For Secretary of State; Under Secretary of State, $12,000; Assistant Secretaries of State, $10,000 each; and other personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including the employment of aliens; and not to exceed $35,000 for the temporary employment of persons in the United States, without regard to civil service and classification laws; $23,600,000. Contingent expenses: For contingent and miscellaneous expenses, Materials, etc., for information program outside U. S.including stationery, furniture, fixtures; acquisition, production, and free distribution of informational materials for use in connection with the operation, independently or through individuals, including aliens, or public or private agencies (foreign or domestic), and without [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, of an information program outside continental United States, including the purchase of radio time, except that funds herein appropriated shall not be used to purchase more than 75 per centum of the effective daily broadcasting time from any person or corporation holding an international short-wave broadcasting license from the Federal Communications Commission without the consent of such licensee, and the purchase, rental, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of facilities for radio transmission and reception; purchase of uniforms; microfilming equipment, including rental and repair thereof; translating services and services for the analysis and tabulation of technical information and the preparation of special maps, globes, and geographic aids by 60 Stat. 447contract without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C. 5); communications services, including the rental of *Post*, p. 809.tie lines; purchase or rental, maintenance, and operation of printing machines, and the transportation thereof without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; purchase and presentation of various Objects for presentation to foreign governments.objects of a cultural nature suitable for presentation (through diplomatic and consular offices) to foreign governments, schools, or other cultural or patriotic organizations, the purchase, rental, distribution, and operation of motion-picture projection equipment and supplies, including rental of halls, hire of motion-picture projector operators, and all other necessary services by contract or otherwise without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; purchase and [41 U. S C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.Books, periodicals, etc.exchange of books, maps, and periodicals, domestic and foreign, and, when authorized by the Secretary of State, dues for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only, or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members, newspapers, teletype rentals, and tolls (not to exceed Teletype rentals and tolls.$525,000); maintenance, and repair of motortrucks and motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; streetcar fare; traveling Traveling expenses.expenses, including not to exceed $30,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Department of State when authorized by the Secretary of State; transportation and other Transportation, etc.necessary expenses in accordance with the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, refund of fees erroneously charged and paid for Refund of certain passport fees.[44 Stat. 887](/us/stat/44/887).the issue of passports as authorized by law (22 U. S. C. 214a); and the examination of estimates of appropriations in the field; $10,221,221: *Provided*, That not to exceed $3,000 of this appropriation may Foreign-trade agreements.be expended for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of section 4 of the Act entitled “An Act to amend the Tariff Act of [48 Stat. 945](/us/stat/48/945); [59 Stat. 411](/us/stat/59/411).[19 U. S. C. §§ 1354, 1352; Supp. V, §§ 1354, 1352](/us/usc/t19/s1354/1352).1930”, approved June 12, 1934, as amended (54 Stat. 107; Act of July 5, 1945, Public Law 130), this sum to be available in addition to the other authorized purposes of this appropriation for stenographic reporting services by contract if deemed necessary, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, and such other expenses [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.Contracts for use of international short-wave radio stations.[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 665 note](/us/usc/t31/s665).as the President may deem necessary: *Provided further*, That notwithstanding the provisions of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes (31 U. S. C. 665), the Department of State is authorized in making contracts for the use of international short-wave radio stations and facilities, to agree on behalf of the United States to indemnify the owners and operators of said radio stations and facilities from such funds as may be hereafter appropriated for the purpose, against loss or damage on account of injury to persons or property arising from such use of said radio stations and facilities. Cost of handling penalty mail, Department of State: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Department of State as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).Printing and binding.(Public Law 364), $85,000. Printing and binding: For all printing and binding in the Department of State, including all of its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services, located in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $1,433,900: *Provided*, That printing and binding outside the continental limits of the United States shall be without regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 111). [40 Stat. 1270](/us/stat/40/1270). Passport agencies: For salaries and expenses of maintenance, rent, and travel not to exceed $500, for not to exceed five passport agencies, $82,500. Collecting and editing official papers of Territories of the United States: For the expenses of collecting, editing, copying, and arranging for publication the official papers of the Territories of the United States, including personal services in the District of Columbia and 60 Stat. 448elsewhere, printing and binding, and contingent and traveling [59 Stat. 510](/us/stat/59/510).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 168d](/us/usc/t5/s168d).Surplus property disposal.expenses, as provided by the Act of July 31, 1945 (Public Law 168), $25,000. Surplus property disposal: For all expenses necessary to enable the Department of State to carry out its functions and activities relative to disposition of surplus property pursuant to the provisions of the [58 Stat. 765](/us/stat/58/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Ante*, pp. 168, 169; *post*, pp. 599, 754, 886.Surplus Property Act of 1944 (Public Law 457), as amended, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and employment of persons outside the continental limits of the United States without regard to civil-service and classification laws; travel expenses, including attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the activity for which this appropriation is made; transportation of prospective customers (not to exceed $9,000); cost of living and living quarters allowances and transportation of families and effects including cost of living allowances for military personnel assigned or detailed to the Department, all under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe; stenographic reporting, translating, appraising, and other services in foreign countries by contract, all [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; payment of rent in foreign countries in advance; purchase and exchange of books, maps, periodicals, and newspapers; printing and binding, including printing and binding outside the continental limits of the [40 Stat. 1270](/us/stat/40/1270).United States without regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 1ll); entertainment (not to exceed $50,000); hire, maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; advertising [44 U. S. C. § 324](/us/usc/t44/s324).without regard to section 3828 of the Revised Statutes; maintenance and operation of aircraft; $6,000,000. foreign service *Post*, pp. 620, 1035. Salaries, ambassadors and ministers: For salaries of ambassadors and ministers appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to such countries and at such salary rates, not exceeding $10,000 per annum each for ministers and not exceeding $17,500 per annum each for ambassadors, as the President may determine, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, $830,500, including also [59 Stat. 102](/us/stat/59/102).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 3](/us/usc/t22/s3).*Post*, pp. 1038, 1036.Double-salary restriction.Emergency assignment.salaries as authorized by section 1740, Revised Statutes, as amended (22 U. S. C. 3, 121): *Provided*, That no salary shall be paid to any official receiving any other salary from the United States Government: *Provided further*, That any ambassador or minister who, prior to appointment as ambassador or minister was legally appointed and served as a diplomatic or consular officer or as a Foreign Service officer, and who, on account of emergent conditions abroad, is unable properly to serve the United States at his regular post of duty, or, when in the public interest it becomes necessary to terminate his appointment as ambassador or minister at such post, may be appointed or assigned to serve in any capacity in which a Foreign Service officer is authorized by law to serve, and, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, funds available for the payment of salaries of ambassadors and ministers shall be available also for the payment of the salary of Limitation on compensation.such officer: *Provided further*, That no ambassador or minister, while serving under such emergency appointment or assignment, shall receive compensation in excess of $9,800 per annum while serving in the continental United States or in excess of $10,000 per annum while serving Assignment as commissioner, etc.elsewhere: *Provided further*, That the funds for the payment of salaries to ambassadors and ministers shall be available also for the payment, at not to exceed $10,000 per annum, of the salary of any person who, incident to the establishment or reestablishment of diplomatic representation, may be designated or assigned to serve as commissioner, adviser, or in any similar representative capacity and who, 60 Stat. 449prior to such designation, has served as ambassador or minister, having previously been legally appointed to serve as a diplomatic, consular, or Foreign Service officer of the United States. Salaries, Foreign Service officers: For salaries of Foreign Service officers, including compensation while receiving instructions and training in the United States and while making direct transits between places of residence, when appointed, and posts of assignment, at the commencement and termination of periods of official service; and salaries of Foreign Service officers or vice consuls while acting as chargés d’affaires ad interim or while in charge of a consulate general or consulate during the absence of the principal officer (22 U. S. C. 20); *Post*, p. 1035.$6,450,000. Transportation, Foreign Service: To pay the traveling expenses *Post*, p. 620.of diplomatic, consular, and Foreign Service officers, and other employees of the Foreign Service, including Foreign Service inspectors, and under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, of their families and expenses of transportation of effects, in going to and returning from their posts, including automobiles as authorized by the Act of April 30, 1940 (5 U. S. C. 73c), and storage of [54 Stat. 174](/us/stat/54/174).effects while such officers or employees are absent from their permanent posts of duty or are assigned to posts to which, because of emergency conditions as determined by the Secretary of State, they cannot take their effects, including expenses in connection with leaves Leaves of absence.of absence; attendance at trade and other conferences and congresses under orders of the Secretary of State as authorized by the Act approved February 23, 1931 (22 U. S. C. 16, 17); preparation and [46 Stat. 1209, 1210](/us/stat/46/1209/1210).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V. §§ 16, 17](/us/usc/t22/s16/17).*Post*, p. 1038.Transportation of remains of personnel dying abroad.transportation of the remains of those officers and employees of the Foreign Service (including their families), who have died or may die abroad or in transit during the period or the employment of such officers and employees, to their former homes in this country or to a place not more distant for interment, and for the ordinary expenses of such interment, and also for payment under the provisions of section 1749 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S. C. 130) of allowances to *Post*, p. 1036.the widows or heirs at law of Diplomatic, Consular, and Foreign Service officers of the United States dying in foreign countries in the discharge of their duties; $1,915,700: *Provided*, That this appropriation Subsistence while on temporary detail.shall be available also for the authorized subsistence expenses of Consular and Foreign Service officers while on temporary detail under commission. Foreign Service quarters: For rent, heat, fuel, light, gas, and electricity *Post*, p. 620.for the Foreign Service for offices, buildings, and grounds, and as authorized by the Act approved June 26, 1930 (5 U. S. C. [46 Stat. 818](/us/stat/46/818); [59 Stat. 102](/us/stat/59/102).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1a–16, 23a–24](/us/usc/t22/s1a–16/23a–24).*Post*, p. 1037 *et seq*.Advance payment of rent.Leases.118a), and the Act of May 3, 1945 (Public Law 48), for living quarters and allowances for living quarters, $5,219,000: *Provided*, That payment for rent may be made in advance: *Provided further*, That the Secretary of State may enter into leases for such offices, buildings, grounds, and living quarters for periods not exceeding ten years and without regard to section 3709 or the Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C. *Post*, p. 809.5): *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be Limitations.used for allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, in an amount exceeding $4,000 for an ambassador, minister, or chargé d’affaires, and not exceeding $2,000 for any other Foreign Service officer, except that such limitations shall not apply to Foreign Exceptions.Service posts at Cairo, London, Ankara, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, Panama, and Habana. Cost of living allowances, Foreign Service: To provide for post *Post*, p. 620.[59 Stat. 102](/us/stat/59/102).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1a–16, 23a–24](/us/usc/t22/s1a–16/23a–24).*Post*, p. 1037 *et seq*.allowances authorized by the Act of May 3, 1945 (Public Law 48), $3,360,000. 60 Stat. 450 Representation allowances, Foreign Service: For representation [59 Stat. 104](/us/stat/59/104).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 12](/us/usc/t22/s12).*Post*, p. 1038.allowances as authorized by section 8 of the Act of May 3, 1945 (Public Law 48), $800,000. Foreign Service retirement and disability fund: For financing the liability of the United States, created by the Act approved February [46 Stat. 1211](/us/stat/46/1211); [53 Stat. 584](/us/stat/53/584).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 21](/us/usc/t22/s21).*Post*, p. 1038.*Post*, p. 620.23, 1931, as amended by the Act of April 24, 1939 (22 U. S. C. 21–21
(o)), $1,051,000, which amount shall be placed to the credit of the “Foreign Service retirement and disability fund”. Salaries of clerical, administrative, and fiscal personnel, Foreign Service: For salaries of vice consuls commissioned by the Secretary of State and of clerical, administrative, and fiscal personnel in the Foreign Service, including salaries while under instruction in the United States and during transit to and from homes in the United States upon the beginning and after termination of services, $10,200,000. *Post*, p. 620. Miscellaneous salaries and allowances, Foreign Service: For salaries or compensation of kavasses, guards, dragomans, porters, interpreters, prison keepers, translators, archive collators, Chinese writers, messengers, couriers, telephone operators, radio operators, supervisors of construction, custodial and operating force for maintenance and operation of Government-owned and leased diplomatic and consular properties in foreign countries, and assignment of qualified persons [59 Stat. 103](/us/stat/59/103).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 3(c)](/us/usc/t22/s3/c).*Post*, p. 1038.as provided in section 5 of the Act of May 3, 1945 (Public Law 48), including salaries while under instruction in the United States and during transit to and from their homes in the United States upon the beginning and after termination of service in foreign countries; Despatch agencies.compensation of agents and employees of despatch agencies established by the Secretary of State; operation of motor-propelled and Services to American vessels and seamen.other passenger- and non-passenger-carrying vehicles; for allowances to consular officers, who are paid in whole or in part by fees, for services necessarily rendered to American vessels and seamen, as [23 Stat. 56](/us/stat/23/56).provided in the Act of June 26, 1884 (22 U. S. C. 89; 46 U. S. C. 101); and such other miscellaneous personal services as may be Citizenship requirement.necessary; $5,996,000: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for salaries or wages of persons not American citizens performing clerical services (except interpreters, translators, and messengers), whether officially designated as clerks or not, in any diplomatic mission or in the diplomatic section of any combined Assignment of military and naval personnel as custodians.mission: *Provided further*, That the Secretaries of War and Navy are authorized, upon request by the Secretary of State, to assign enlisted men of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps to serve as custodians, under the immediate supervision of the Secretary of State or the chief of mission, whichever the Secretary of State shall direct, at embassies, legations, or consulates of the United States located in foreign countries. Foreign Service, auxiliary: For all necessary expenses to enable the Department of State during the fiscal year 1947 to continue to perform functions or activities in connection with the Auxiliary Foreign Service for the performance of which during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942, the Department of State received allocations of funds from the appropriation “Emergency fund for the President” contained in [54 Stat. 377](/us/stat/54/377).the Military Appropriation Act, 1941, including the objects for which and subject to the conditions under which such allocations were provided or expended during the fiscal years 1941 and 1942, $3,300,000: *Provided*, That cost of living and representation allowances, as [46 Stat. 1207](/us/stat/46/1207).[22 U. S. C. § 1 *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 1a *et seq*.](/us/usc/t22/s1/etseq)*Post*, p. 1037 *et seq*.*Post*, p. 620.authorized by the Act approved February 23, 1931, as amended, may be paid from this appropriation to American citizens employed hereunder. Contingent expenses, Foreign Service: For stationery; blanks, 60 Stat. 451record and other books; seals, presses, flags; signs; military equipment and supplies; repairs, alterations, preservation, and maintenance of Government-owned and leased diplomatic and consular properties in foreign countries, including minor construction on Government-owned properties, water, materials, supplies, tools, seeds, plants, shrubs, and similar objects; purchase, rental, repair, and operation of microfilm and motion-picture equipment; purchase, rental, operation, and maintenance of printing and binding machines, equipment, and devices outside the continental limits of the United States; purchase (from surplus Government stock) of two airplanes and maintenance and operation thereof; advertising in foreign newspapers without regard to section 3828 of the Revised Statutes (44 U. S. C 324); newspapers (foreign and domestic); freight; postage; telegrams; advertising; ice and drinking water for office purposes; purchase (not to exceed one hundred and fifty-two passenger automobiles), maintenance and hire of motor-propelled, horse-drawn, or other passenger-carrying vehicles, including purchase of sixteen automobiles for chiefs of missions at not to exceed $3,000 each; insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries when required by the law of such countries; excise taxes on negotiable instruments; funds Commissary service.for establishment and maintenance of commissary service; uniforms; furniture; household furniture and furnishings, except as provided by the Act of May 7, 1926, as amended (22 U. S. C. 292–299), for [44 Stat. 403](/us/stat/44/403).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 300](/us/usc/t22/s300).[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.Government-owned or rented buildings without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; maintenance and rental of launch for embassy in Turkey, not exceeding $3,500, including personnel for operation; rent and other expenses for despatch agencies established by the Secretary of State; traveling expenses, including the transportation Traveling expenses.of members of families and personal effects of diplomatic officers, Foreign Service officers, and other officers and employees of the Foreign Service, in traveling to seats of government at which they are assigned other than the city of usual assignment and returning to the city of usual assignment; travel of diplomatic couriers carrying confidential official mail, without regard to section 10 of [5 U. S. C. § 73b](/us/usc/t5/s73b).*Post*, p. 808.the Act of March 3, 1933 (47 Stat. 1516); loss by exchange; radio Radio broadcasting.broadcasting: payment in advance for subscriptions to commercial information, telephone and other similar services, including telephone service in residences as authorized by the Act of April 30, 1940 (31 [54 Stat. 175](/us/stat/54/175).U. S. C. 679); burial expenses and expenses in connection with last illness and death of certain native employees, as authorized by and in accordance with the Act of July 15, 1939 (5 U. S. C. 118f); [53 Stat. 1043](/us/stat/53/1043).expenses of vice consulates and consular agencies for any of the foregoing objects allowances for special instruction, education, and individual training of officers and employees of the Foreign Service at home and abroad; for relief, protection, and burial of American Relief, etc., of American seamen.seamen, and alien seamen as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1943 (57 Stat. 45), in foreign countries and in Territories and insular [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1291](/us/usc/t50/s1291/etseq) *et seq*.possessions of the United States, and for expenses which may be incurred in the acknowledgment of the services of officers and crews of foreign vessels and aircraft in rescuing American seamen, airmen, or citizens from shipwreck or other catastrophe abroad; for expenses Consular prisons, etc.of maintaining in Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, and Muscat, institutions for incarcerating American convicts and persons declared insane by any consular court, rent of quarters for prisons, ice and drinking water for prison purposes, and for the expenses of keeping, feeding, and transportation of prisoners and persons declared insane by any consular court in Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, and Muscat; for every Bringing home persons charged with crime.expenditure requisite for or incident to the bringing home from foreign countries of persons charged with crime as authorized by section 5275 of the Revised Statutes (18 U. S. C. 659); and such other 60 Stat. 452miscellaneous expenses as may be necessary; $9,100,000: *Provided*, Navy Department reimbursement.That this appropriation shall be available for reimbursement of appropriations for the Navy Department for materials, supplies, equipment, and services furnished by the Navy Department, including pay, subsistence, allowances, and transportation of enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps who may be assigned by the Secretary of the Navy, upon request of the Secretary of State, to embassies, legations, or consular offices of the United States located in foreign Commissary service, reimbursements.countries: *Provided further*, That reimbursements incident to the maintenance of commissary service authorized under this head shall be credited to the appropriation for this purpose current at the time obligations are incurred or such amounts are received: *Provided further*, Annual report to Congress.That a detailed report shall be made to Congress annually of the receipts and expenditures of said commissary service: *Provided further*, Automobiles.That passenger automobiles provided for under this head shall be purchased from surplus Government stock if suitable vehicles are available from this source: *Provided further*, That pursuant to *Ante*, p. 79.section 204 of Public Law 334, Seventy-ninth Congress, automobiles in possession of the Foreign Service abroad may be exchanged or sold and the exchange allowances or proceeds of such sales applied to replacement of an equal number of automobiles of the same general type and class. Transfer of appropriations. Not to exceed 10 per centum of any of the foregoing appropriations under the caption “Foreign Service” may be transferred, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, to any other foregoing appropriation or appropriations under such caption in the same fiscal year, but no appropriation shall be increased more than 10 per centum thereby: *Provided*, That all such transfers shall be set forth in the Budget for the subsequent fiscal year. *Post*, p. 663. Foreign Service buildings fund: For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the Act of May 25, 1938, entitled “An Act to provide additional funds for buildings for the use of the diplomatic [52 Stat. 441](/us/stat/52/441).and consular establishments of the United States” (22 U. S. C. 295a), including the initial alterations, repair, and furnishing of buildings acquired under said Act, $1,000,000. Emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service: To enable the Secretary of State to meet unforseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, to be expended pursuant to the requirement of section 291 of the Revised Statutes (31 U. S. C. 107), $9,000,000, of which not to exceed $25,000 shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of State, be available for personal services in the Crediting of refunds, etc.District of Columbia: *Provided*, That all refunds, repayments, or other credits on account of funds disbursed under this head shall be credited to the appropriation for this purpose current at the time obligations are incurred or such amounts are received: *Provided further*, Delegation of authority.[31 U. S. C. § 107](/us/usc/t31/s107).That the Secretary of State may delegate to subordinate officials the authority vested in him by section 291 of the Revised Statutes pertaining to certification of expenditures. Emergency assignments. American citizens holding positions in the Foreign Service of the United States and who on account of emergency conditions abroad are unable properly to serve the United States at their regular posts of duty may be assigned to the Department of State to perform temporary services in that Department or to be detailed for temporary services of comparable importance, difficulty, responsibility, and value in any other department or agency of the United States, in cases where there is found to be a need of services for the performance of which such persons Payment of salaries.have the requisite qualifications. The salaries of such persons shall, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, continue to be paid during the periods of such assignments from the appropriations 60 Stat. 453under the caption “Foreign Service” in the Department of State Appropriation Act. The exchange of funds for payment of expenses in connection with Exchange of funds.the operation of diplomatic and consular establishments abroad shall not be subject to the provisions of section 3651 of the Revised Statutes (31 U. S. C. 543). international obligations *Post*, p. 621. United States contributions to international commissions, congresses, and bureaus: For payment of the annual contributions, quotas, and expenses, including loss by exchange in discharge of the obligations of the United States in connection with international commissions, congresses, bureaus, and other objects, in not to exceed the respective amounts as follows: Pan American Union, $377,662,Pan American Union. including not to exceed $20,000 for printing and binding; participation by the United States in the work of the Bureau of Interparliamentary Union for Promotion of International Arbitration, as authorized by Public Law 170, approved June 28, 1935, $20,000; Pan American[49 Stat. 425](/us/stat/49/425).[22 U. S. C. 276, 276a](/us/usc/t22/s276/276a). Sanitary Bureau, $63,584.35; Bureau of International Telecommunication Union, Radio Section, $8,215: Inter-American Radio Office, $6,377.50; Government of Panama, $430,000; International Hydrographic Bureau, $9,147.60; International Bureau for Protection of Industrial Property, $2,490.08; Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, $50,000; American International Institute for the Protection of Childhood, $2,000; International Map of the World on the Millionth Scale, $50; International Penal and Penitentiary Commission, $4,922; International Labor Organization, $497,000; Implementing the NarcoticsInternational Labor Organization.[48 Stat. 1513](/us/stat/48/1513).International Council of Scientific Unions, etc. Convention of 1931, $15,681.60; International Council of Scientific Unions and Associated Unions, as follows: International Council of Scientific Unions, $32.67; International Astronomical Union, $1,045.44; International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, $3,920.40; International Scientific Radio Union, $392.04; in all, $5,390.55; Pan American Institute of Geography and History, $10,000; Inter-American Coffee Board, $8,000; Inter-American Indian Institute, $4,800; Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences, $158,960.89; Inter-American Statistical Institute, $31,792.17; Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee, or its successor, $23,000; Cape Spartel and Tangier Light, Coast of Morocco, $800; International Bureau of Permanent Court of Arbitration, $1,722.57; and participation by the United States in the Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense, as authorized by Public Law 80, approved June 19, 1943, $105,519; International Bureau of Weights and[57 Stat. 159](/us/stat/57/159).Additional sums due to increased rates of exchange. Measures, $7,350.75; International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts, $326.70; International Office of Public Health, $5,104.68; International Statistical Bureau at The Hague, $2,500; International Bureau for Publication of Customs Tariffs, $2,232.53; and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, $1,250,000; in all, $3,104,631, together with such additional sums, due to increase in rates of exchange as the Secretary of State may determine and certify to the Secretary of the Treasury to be necessary to pay, in foreign currencies, the quotas and contributions required by the several treaties, conventions, or laws establishing the amount of the obligation. United States participation in United Nations: For all necessaryParticipation in United Nations.*Post*, p. 621.[59 Stat. 621](/us/stat/59/621).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 287e](/us/usc/t22/s287e). expenses authorized by section 7 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 incident to the participation by the United States in the United Nations pursuant to the provisions of said Act, including attendance at meetings of societies or associations concerned with the work of the United Nations; hire, maintenance, operation, and 60 Stat. 454repair of automobiles; purchase of uniforms; and printing and binding [40 Stat. 1270](/us/stat/40/1270).without regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 1ll); $6,300,000, of which amount $5,300,000 shall be available for Acquisition of surplus property.contribution to the United Nations: *Provided*, That the Department of State, when requested by the United Nations, is authorized to acquire surplus property in accordance with the provisions of the [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Ante*, pp. 168, 160; *post*, pp. 599, 754, 886.Surplus Property Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 765–784), as amended, with funds hereby appropriated for the United States contribution to the United Nations, and such contribution shall be reduced by the value of the surplus property and necessary expenses, including transportation costs, incidental to the acquisition thereof. International activities.[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809. International activities: For all necessary expenses, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, of participation by the United States upon approval by the Secretary of State, in international activities which arise from time to time in the conduct of foreign affairs and for which specific appropriations have not been provided pursuant to treaties, conventions, or special Acts of Congress, including personal services in the District of Columbia or elsewhere without regard to civil-service and classification laws; employment of aliens; travel expenses without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations [44 Stat. 688](/us/stat/44/688).[5 U. S. C. § 821; Supp. V, § 823](/us/usc/t5/s821).and the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended; transportation of families and effects under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe; stenographic and other services; rent of quarters by contract or otherwise; hire, maintenance, and operation of passenger automobiles; purchase or rental of equipment, purchase of supplies, books, maps, periodicals and newspapers; transportation of things; contributions for the share of the United States in expenses of international organizations; printing and binding without [40 Stat. 1270](/us/stat/40/1270).regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 1ll); entertainment; and representation allowances as authorized by the Act [46 Stat. 1207](/us/stat/46/1207).*Post*, pp. 1038, 1039.of February 23, 1931, as amended (22 U. S. C. 12,23c); $3,000,000. International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico: For all expenses necessary to enable the United States to meet [24 Stat. 1011](/us/stat/24/1011); [26 Stat. 1512](/us/stat/26/1512); [35 Stat. 1863](/us/stat/35/1863); [34 Stat. 2953](/us/stat/34/2953); [48 Stat. 1621](/us/stat/48/1621); [59 Stat. 1219](/us/stat/59/1219).[22 U. S. C. §§ 277–277d; Supp. V, § 277](/us/usc/t22/s277–277d).its obligations under the treaties of 1884, 1889, 1905, 1906, 1933, and 1944 between the United States and Mexico, and to comply with the Act approved August 19, 1935, as amended (49 Stat. 660, 1370), including operation and maintenance of the Rio Grande rectification, canalization, flood control, bank protection, boundary fence, and sanitation projects; examinations, preliminary surveys, and investigations; detail plan preparation and construction (including surveys and operation and maintenance and protection during construction); and Rio Grande emergency flood protection; construction and operation of gaging stations; purchase of map-reproduction machines and other equipment and machinery; personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; fees for professional or expert services at rates and in amounts to be determined by the Secretary of State; travel expenses, including, in the discretion of the Commissioner, expenses (not to exceed $500) of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the activities of the International Boundary and Water Commission which may be necessary for the efficient discharge of the responsibilities of the Commission; printing and binding; lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals; newspapers; purchase (not exceeding nineteen), maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger automobiles; hire, with or without personal services, of work animals, and animal-drawn and motor-propelled vehicles and equipment; acquisition by donation, purchase, or condemnation, of real and personal property, including expenses of abstracts and certificates of title; purchase of rubber boots and waders, asbestos gloves, and welders’ goggles, for official use of employees; purchase of ice and drinking water; inspection of equipment, supplies, and materials by 60 Stat. 455contract; advertising in newspapers and technical publications without Advertising.regard to section 3828 of the Revised Statutes; drilling and testing [44 U. S. C. § 324](/us/usc/t44/s324).of foundations and dam sites, by contract if deemed necessary, purchase of planographs and lithographs, and leasing of private property to remove therefrom sand, gravel, stone, and other materials, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C. 5); *Post*, p. 809.as follows: Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses, regular boundary activities, including examinations, preliminary surveys, and investigations, $880,000. Construction: For detail plan preparation and construction of projects authorized by the Convention concluded February 1, 1933, [48 Stat. 1621](/us/stat/48/1621).between the United States and Mexico, the Acts approved August 19, 1935, as amended (49 Stat. 660, 1370; 22 U. S. C. 277–277d), August 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 961), June 4, 1936 (49 Stat. 1463), and the projects stipulated in the treaty between the United States and Mexico signed at Washington on February 3, 1944, $9,250,000, to be immediately [59 Stat. 1219](/us/stat/59/1219).available, and to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That Lower Rio Grande flood-control project.no expenditures shall be made for the Lower Rio Grande flood-control project for construction on any land, site, or easement in connection with this project except such as has been acquired by donation and the title thereto has been approved by the Attorney General of the United States: *Provided further*, That expenditures for the Rio Grande bank-protection project shall be subject to the provisions and conditions contained in the appropriation for said project as provided by the Act approved April 25, 1945 (Public Law 40): [59 Stat. 89](/us/stat/59/89). *Provided further*, That expenditures for the Douglas-Agua Prieta sanitation Douglas-Agua Prieta sanitation project.project shall be subject to the provisions and conditions contained in the appropriation for this project as provided by the Act approved July 2, 1942 (56 Stat. 477): *Provided further*, That Nogales sanitation and flood-control projects.expenditures for the Nogales sanitation project and an extension to the Nogales flood-control project shall he subject to the same provisions and conditions as to assurances by the city of Nogales, Arizona, as are required of the city of Douglas, Arizona, by tins Act in connection with the Douglas-Agua Prieta sanitation project: *Provided further*, That no expenditures shall be made for the acquisition of Acquisition of lands for boundary fences.lands or easements for sites for boundary fences except for procurement of abstracts or certificates of title, payment of recording fees, and examination of titles: *Provided further*, That unexpended balances International Boundary Commission.[59 Stat. 177](/us/stat/59/177).of appropriations for construction under the International Boundary Commission available for the fiscal year 1946 shall be merged with this appropriation and shall continue available until expended. Rio Grande emergency flood protection: For emergency flood-control work, including protection, reconstruction, and repair of all structures under the jurisdiction of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, threatened or damaged by flood-waters of the Rio Grande, which have heretofore been authorized and erected under the provisions of treaties between the United States and Mexico, or in pursuance of Federal laws authorizing improvements on the Rio Grande, $100,000, to be immediately available, to be merged with the unobligated balance of the appropriation for this purpose in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1945, and to remain[58 Stat. 404](/us/stat/58/404). available until expended. American Mexican Claims Commission: For all expenses necessary to carry into effect the provisions of the Settlement of Mexican Claims Act of 1942 (22 U. S. C. 661), as amended by the Act of April 3, 1945[56 Stat. 1058](/us/stat/56/1058).[59 Stat. 49](/us/stat/59/49).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t22/s661/etseq) *et seq*. (Public Law 29), including personal services in the District of Columbia; printing and binding; lawbooks and books of reference; $90,000, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State. 60 Stat. 456 International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada and Alaska and Canada: To enable the President to perform the obligations of the United States under the treaty between the United States [44 Stat. 2102](/us/stat/44/2102).and Great Britain in respect to Canada, signed February 24, 1925; for salaries and expenses, including the salary of the Commissioner and salaries of the necessary engineers, clerks, and other employees for duty at the seat of government and in the field; necessary traveling expenses; commutation of subsistence to employees while on field duty, not to exceed $4 per day each, but not to exceed $2 per day each when a member of a field party and subsisting in camp; for payment for timber necessarily cut in keeping the boundary line clear, not to exceed Demarcation of boundary line.$500; for purchase of books of reference; and for all other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by the United States in maintaining an effective demarcation of the international boundary line between the United States and Canada, and Alaska and Canada, under the terms of the treaty aforesaid, including the completion of such remaining work as may be required under the award of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal and existing treaties between the United States and Great Britain and including the hire of freight- and passenger-carrying vehicles from temporary field employees, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State, $49,000. International Joint Commission, U. S. and Canada. Salaries and expenses, International Joint Commission, United States and Canada: For salaries and expenses, including not to exceed $7,500 for the salary of one Commissioner on the part of the United States, who shall serve, at the pleasure of the President (the other Commissioners to serve in that capacity without compensation therefor), and salaries of clerks and other employees appointed by the Commissioners on the part of the United States, with the approval solely of the Secretary of State; for necessary traveling expenses, and for expenses incident to holding hearings and conferences at such places in Canada and the United States as shall be determined by the Commission or by the American Commissioners to be necessary, including traveling expense and compensation of necessary witnesses, making necessary transcript of testimony and proceedings; for cost of lawbooks, Joint expenses.books of reference, and periodicals; and for one-half of all reasonable and necessary joint expenses of the International Joint Commission incurred under the terms of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain concerning the use of boundary waters between the United States and Canada, and for other purposes, signed [36 Stat. 2448](/us/stat/36/2448).January 11, 1909, $32,800, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State. *Post*, p. 621. Special and technical investigations, International Joint Commission, United States and Canada: For an additional amount for necessary special or technical investigations in connection with matters which fall within the scope of the jurisdiction of the International Joint Commission, including personal services in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, traveling expenses, procurement of technical and scientific equipment, and the purchase (not to exceed three passenger Transfer of funds.automobiles), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles, $87,500, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State, who is authorized to transfer to any department or independent establishment of the Government, with the consent of tire head thereof, any part of this amount for direct expenditure by such department or establishment for the purposes of this appropriation. International Fisheries Commission: For the share of the United States of the expenses of the International Fisheries Commission, under the convention between the United States and Canada, concluded [50 Stat. 1351](/us/stat/50/1351).January 29, 1937, including personal services, traveling expenses, 60 Stat. 457charter of vessels, purchase of books, periodicals, furniture, and scientific instruments, contingent expenses, rent, and such other expenses in the United States and elsewhere as the Secretary of State may deem proper, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State, $30,000, to be available immediately: *Provided*, That not to exceed $750 may be expended by the Commissioners in attending meetings of the Commission. International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission: For the share of the United States of the expenses of the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, under the convention between the United States and Canada, concluded May 26, 1930; including personal[50 Stat. 1355](/us/stat/50/1355). services; traveling expenses; purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of not to exceed four motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; charter of vessels; purchase of books, periodicals, furniture, and scientific instruments; contingent expenses; rent; and such other expenses in the United States and elsewhere as the Secretary of State may deem proper, including the reimbursement of other appropriations Reimbursement of other appropriations.from which payments may have been made for any of the purposes herein specified, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State, $40,000, to be available immediately. Cooperation with the American Republics: For all expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to meet the obligations of the United States under the Convention for the Promotion of Inter-American Cultural Relations between the United States and the other American Republics, signed at Buenos Aires, December 23, [51 Stat. 178](/us/stat/51/178).1936, and to carry out the purposes of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the President to render closer and more effective the relationship between the American Republics”, approved August 9, 1939, [53 Stat. 1290](/us/stat/53/1290).[22 U. S. C. §§ 501, 502](/us/usc/t22/s501/502).Experiment and demonstration stations.and to supplement appropriations available for carrying out other provisions of law authorizing related activities, including the establishment and operation of agricultural and other experiment and demonstration stations in other American countries, on land acquired by gift or lease for the duration of the experiments and demonstrations, and construction of necessary buildings thereon; such expenses to include personal services in the District of Columbia; not to exceed $150,000 for printing and binding; stenographic reporting, translating Printing and binding.and other services by contract, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C. 5); not to exceed $15,000 for *Post*, p. 899. entertainment; not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings or conventions of societies and associations concerned with the furtherance of the purposes hereof; and, under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, tuition, compensation, allowances and enrollment, laboratory, insurance, and other fees incident to training, including traveling expenses in the United States and Traveling expenses.abroad in accordance with the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and the Act of June 3, 1926, as amended, of educational, [44 Stat. 688](/us/stat/44/688).[5 U. S. C. § 821; Supp. V, § 823](/us/usc/t5/s821).professional, and artistic leaders, and professors, students, internes, and persons possessing special scientific or other technical qualifications, who are citizens of the United States or the other American Republics: *Provided*, That the Secretary of State is authorized under Transportation expenses.such regulations as he may adopt, to pay the actual transportation expenses and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence, and other expenses, of citizens of the other American Republics while traveling in the Western Hemisphere, without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, and to make advances of funds notwithstanding section 3648 of the Revised Statutes; [31 U. S. C. § 529](/us/usc/t31/s529).*Post*, p. 809.traveling expenses of members of advisory committees in accordance with section 2 of said Act of August 9, 1939 (22 U. S. C. 249a); [53 Stat. 1290](/us/stat/53/1290).[22 U. S. C. § 502](/us/usc/t22/s502).purchase (not to exceed six passenger automobiles), hire, mainte60 Stat. 458nance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled and animal-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles; purchase of books and periodicals; Microfilming equipment, etc.rental of halls and boats; and purchase, rental, and repair of micro-filming equipment and supplies, and colored photographic enlargements, Transfer of funds.$5,375,000; and the Secretary of State, or such official as he may designate is hereby authorized, in his discretion, and, subject to the approval of the President, to transfer from this appropriation to other departments, agencies, and independent establishments of the Government for expenditure in the United States and in the other American Republics any part of this amount for direct expenditure by such department or independent establishment for the purposes of this appropriation and any such expenditures may be made under the specific authority herein contained or under the authority governing the activities of the department, agency, or independent establishment Availability.to which amounts are transferred: *Provided further*, That not to exceed $100,000 of this appropriation shall be available until Grants to nonprofit institutions.June 30, 1948: *Provided further*, That this appropriation shall be available to make contracts with, and grants of money or property to, nonprofit institutions in the United States and the other American Republics, including the distribution of materials and other services in the fields of education and travel, arts and sciences, publications, the radio, the press, and the cinema. Inspectors or supervisors of buildings abroad. Upon request of the Secretary of State and with the approval of the heads of the departments concerned, personnel of the Army, Navy, Treasury Department, or Federal Works Agency may be assigned for duty as inspectors of buildings owned or occupied by the United States in foreign countries, or as inspectors or supervisors of buildings under construction or repair by or for the United States in foreign Couriers.countries, under the jurisdiction of the Department of State, or for duty as couriers of the Department of State, and when so assigned they may receive the same traveling expenses as are authorized for officers of the Foreign Service, payable from the applicable appropriations of the Department of State. Contracts entered into in foreign countries involving expenditures from any of the foregoing appropriations shall not be subject to the provisions of section 3741 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C. 22). Termination of employment.[5 U. S. C. § 652](/us/usc/t5/s652). Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 of the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 555), or the provisions of any other law, the Secretary of State may, in his absolute discretion, on or before June 30, 1947, terminate the employment of any officer or employee of the Department of State or of the Foreign Service of the United States whenever he shall deem such termination necessary or advisable in the interests of the United States, but such termination shall not affect the right of such officer or employee to seek or accept employment in any other department or agency of the Government if declared eligible for such employment by the United States Civil Service Commission. Citation of title. This title may be cited as the “Department of State Appropriation Act, 1941. TITLE II— DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1947.*Post*, p. 594. legal activities and general administration For personal services in the District of Columbia and for special attorneys and special assistants to the Attorney General in the District of Columbia or elsewhere as follows: For the offices of the Attorney General, Solicitor General, Assistant to the Attorney General, Assistant Solicitor General, Pardon Attorney, Board of Immigration Appeals, and Board of Parole, $667,250. For the Administrative Division, $1,190,000. For the Tax Division, $730,000. 60 Stat. 459 For the Criminal Division, $898,000. For the Claims Division, $1,275,000. Not to exceed $250,000 of the foregoing appropriations for personalSpecial assistants to Attorney General. services shall be available for the employment, on duties properly chargeable to each of said appropriations, of special assistants to the Attorney General without regard to the Classification Act of 1923,[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661) *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 216, 219. as amended. Contingent expenses: For stationery, furniture and repairs, floor coverings, file holders and cases; miscellaneous expenditures, including newspapers not exceeding $850, stenographic reporting services by contract, purchase of one at not to exceed $2,500 for the Attorney General and repair, maintenance, and operation of five motor-driven passenger cars; purchase of lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals, including the exchange thereof; examination of estimates of appropriation in the field; and miscellaneous and emergency expenses authorized or approved by the Attorney General or his Administrative Assistant, $200,000. Traveling expenses: For all necessary traveling expenses, Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, $160,000. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Department of Justice, $475,000. Cost of handling penalty mail, Department of Justice: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail for the Department of Justice as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28,[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). 1944 (Public Law 364), $200,000. Salaries and expenses, Customs Division: For necessary expenses, including travel expenses, purchase and exchange of lawbooks and books of reference, and employment of special attorneys and expert witnesses at such rates of compensation as may be authorized or approved by the Attorney General or his Administrative Assistant, $165,000. Salaries and expenses, Antitrust Division: For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, including traveling expenses, and experts at such rates of compensationSalary limitation. as may be authorized or approved by the Attorney General, except that the compensation paid to any person employed hereunder shall not exceed the rate of $10,000 per annum, including personal services in the District of Columbia, $1,900,000: *Provided*, That none of this appropriation shall Permanent regional offices.be expended for the establishment and maintenance of permanent regional offices of the Antitrust Division: *Provided further*, That no Senate approval of appointments at $8,225 or more.part of this appropriation shall be used for the payment of any person hereafter appointed at a salary of $8,225 or more unless such person is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Examination of judicial offices: For the investigation of the official acts, records, and accounts of marshals, attorneys, clerks of the United States courts and Territorial courts, probation officers, and United States commissioners, for which purpose all the official papers, records, and dockets of said officers, without exception, shall be examined by the agents of the Attorney General at any time; and also the official acts, records, and accounts of referees and trustees of such courts; travel expenses; in all, $80,000, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General. Salaries and expenses, Lands Division: For personal services in the District of Columbia and for other necessary expenses, including travel expenses, employment of experts, stenographic reporting services by contract, and notarial fees or like services, $2,650,000. Miscellaneous salaries and expenses, field: For salaries not otherwise specifically provided for and for such other expenses for the field service, Department of Justice, including travel expenses, 60 Stat. 460experts, and notarial fees or like services and stenographic work in taking depositions at such rates of compensation as may be authorized or approved by the Attorney General or his Administrative Assistant; firearms and ammunition therefor; and purchase of lawbooks, including exchange thereof; $410,000. Salaries and expenses of district attorneys, and so forth: For salaries, travel, and other expenses of United States district attorneys and their regular assistants, clerks, and other employees, including the office expenses of United States district attorneys in Alaska, and for salaries of regularly appointed clerks to United States district attorneys for services rendered during vacancy in the office of the United States district attorney, $4,560,000. Compensation of special attorneys, and so forth: For compensation of special attorneys and assistants to the Attorney General and to United States district attorneys not otherwise provided for employed Foreign counsel.by the Attorney General to aid in special matters and cases, and for payment of foreign counsel employed by the Attorney General in special cases, $100,000, no part of which, except for payment of foreign counsel, shall be used to pay the compensation of any persons except attorneys duly licensed and authorized to practice under the laws of Salary limitation.any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia: *Provided*, That the amount paid as compensation out of the funds herein appropriated to any person employed hereunder shall not exceed $10,000 per Reports to Congress.annum: *Provided further*, That reports be submitted to the Congress on the 1st day of July and January showing the names of the persons employed hereunder, the annual rate of compensation or amount of any fee paid to each, together with a description of their duties: Senate approval of appointments at $8,225 or more. *Provided further*, That, no part of this appropriation shall be used for the payment of any person hereafter appointed at a salary of $8,225 or more and paid from this appropriation unless such person is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Salaries and expenses of marshals, and so forth: For salaries, fees, and expenses of United States marshals, deputy marshals, and clerical assistants, including services rendered in behalf of the United States Services in Alaska.or otherwise; services in Alaska in collecting evidence for the United States when so specifically directed by the Attorney General; traveling Transfer of prisoners to narcotic farms.expenses, including the actual and necessary expenses incident to the transfer of prisoners in the custody of United States marshals to narcotic farms; purchase of eight, at not to exceed $2,000 each, and maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying Transportation allowances.station wagons, busses, and vans; $4,642,000: *Provided*, That United States marshals and their deputies may be allowed, in lieu of actual expenses of transportation, not to exceed 4 cents per mile for the use of privately owned automobiles when traveling on official business within the limits of their official station. Fees of witnesses: For expenses, mileage, and per diems of witnesses and for per diems in lieu of subsistence, such payments to be made on the certification of the attorney for the United States and to be [28 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 577](/us/usc/t28/s577).Authorization by Attorney General.conclusive as provided by section 846, Revised Statutes (28 U. S. C. 577), $700,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be available for such compensation and expenses of witnesses or informants as may be authorized or approved by the Attorney General, Limitation on attendance fees.which approval shall be conclusive: *Provided further*, That no part of the sum herein appropriated shall be used to pay any witness more than one attendance fee for any one calendar clay, which fee shall not exceed $1.50 except in the District of Alaska: *Provided further*, That whenever Travel expenses of Federal employees.an employee of the United States performs travel in order to appear as a witness on behalf of the United States in any case involving the activity in connection with which such per60 Stat. 461son is employed, his travel expenses in connection therewith shall be payable from the appropriation otherwise available for the travel expenses of such employee. Pay and expenses of bailiffs: For pay of bailiffs, not exceeding three bailiffs in each court, and meals and lodging for bailiffs or deputy marshals in attendance upon juries when ordered by the court, $250,000: *Provided*, That none of this appropriation shall be used forRestriction on use of funds. the pay of bailiffs when deputy marshals or marshals are available for the duties ordinarily executed by bailiffs, the fact of unavailability to be determined by the certificate of the marshal. federal bureau of investigation Salaries and expenses, detection and prosecution of crimes: For the detection and prosecution of crimes against, the United States; for the protection of the person of the President of the United States; Protection of the President.the acquisition, collection, classification, and preservation of identification and other records and their exchange with the duly authorized officials of the Federal Government, of States, cities, and other institutions; for such other investigations regarding official matters under the control of the Department of Justice and the Department of State as may be directed by the Attorney General; personal services in the District of Columbia; purchase of not to exceed fifty (for replacement only), and hire, maintenance, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; purchase at not to exceed $7,000 of one, and maintenance and operation of not more than four armored automobiles; firearms and ammunition; stationery, supplies, floor coverings, equipment, and telegraph, teletype, and telephone service; not to exceed $10,000 for taxicab hire to be used exclusively for the purposes set forth in this paragraph; traveling expenses, includingTraveling expenses. the cost of a compartment or such other accommodations as may be authorized by the Director for security when authorized personnel are required to transport secret documents or hand baggage containing highly technical and valuable equipment, and including expenses, in an amount not to exceed $4,500, of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of such Bureau when authorized in writing by the Attorney General; not to exceed $1,500 for membership in the International Criminal Police Commission; payment of rewards when Rewards for information.specifically authorized by the Attorney General for information leading to the apprehension of fugitives from justice; and not to Emergencies of confidential character.exceed $20,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General, who shall make a certificate of the amount of such expenditure as he may think it advisable not to specify, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended; $8,000,000: *Provided*, That, effective on the first day of Compensation of Director.the first pay period next following the approval of this Act, the compensation of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be $14,000 per annum so long as the position is filled by the present incumbent. Salaries and expenses for certain emergencies: For an additionalReserve for certain emergencies. amount for salaries and expenses, including the purposes and under the conditions specified in the preceding paragraph, $100,000, to be held as a reserve for emergencies arising in connection with kidnaping, extortion, bank robbery, and to be released for expenditure in such amounts and at such times as the Attorney General may determine. Salaries and expenses, detection and prosecution of crimes (emergency):Detection and prosecution of crimes (emergency). For salaries and expenses, during the national emergency, in the detection and prosecution of crimes against the United States; for 60 Stat. 462Protection of the President. the protection of the person of the President of the United States; the acquisition, collection, classification, and preservation of identification and other records and their exchange with the duly authorized officials of the Federal Government, of States, cities, and other institutions; for such other investigations regarding official matters under the control of the Department of Justice and the Department of State as may be directed by the Attorney General; personal services in the District of Columbia; purchase of not to exceed one hundred and fifty (for replacement only), and hire, maintenance, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; firearms and ammunition; stationery, supplies, floor coverings, equipment, and telegraph, teletype, and telephone service; not to exceed $3,000 for taxicab hire to be used Traveling expenses.exclusively for the purposes set forth in this paragraph; traveling expenses, including the cost of a compartment or such other accommodations as may be authorized by the Director for security when authorized personnel are required to transport secret documents or hand baggage containing highly technical and valuable equipment; payment of rewards when specifically authorized by the Attorney General for information leading to the apprehension of fugitives from justice; and Emergencies of confidential character.including not to exceed $50,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General, who shall make a certificate of the amount of such expenditure as he may think it advisable not to specify, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended, $23,000,000. Civil-service employees. None of the funds appropriated for the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be used to pay the compensation of any civil-service employee. immigration and naturalization service Salaries and expenses, Immigration and Naturalization Service: For all expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and alien registration; including personal services in the District of Columbia; care, detention, maintenance, transportation, and other expenses incident to the deportation, removal, and exclusion of aliens in the United States and to, through, or in foreign countries; payment of rewards for information leading to the apprehension or conviction of violators of the immigration laws; stationery, supplies, floor coverings, equipment, and telegraph, teletype, and telephone services; traveling expenses, including not to exceed $5,000 for attendance at meetings concerned with the purposes of this appropriation; purchase for replacement only (not to exceed three hundred), hire, maintenance, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; maintenance and operation of aircraft; firearms and ammunition; lawbooks, citizenship textbooks for free distribution, books of reference, and periodicals, including the exchange thereof; refunds of head tax, maintenance bills, immigration fines, and other items properly returnable, except deposits of aliens who become public charges and deposits to secure payment of fines and passage money; Mileage and fees of witnesses.mileage and fees of witnesses subpenaed on behalf of the United States; stenographic reporting services by contract; and operation, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of buildings and the purchase Reimbursement of cooperating agencies.of equipment incident thereto; $25,500,00: *Provided*, That the Attorney General may transfer to, or reimburse, any other department, agency, or office of Federal, State, or local governments, funds in such amounts as may be necessary for salaries and expenses incurred by them in rendering authorized assistance to the Department of Justice in connection with the administration and enforcement of said laws; Alien enemies.for detention of alien enemies, including the construction of temporary 60 Stat. 463buildings, and for all necessary expenses, including household equipment, incident to the maintenance, cave, detention, surveillance, parole, and transportation of alien enemies and their wives and dependent children, including transportation and other expenses in the return of such persons to place of bona fide residence or to such other place as may be authorized by the Attorney General, advance of cash to aliens for meals and lodging while en route, and for the payment of wages to alien enemy detainees for work performed under conditions prescribed by the Geneva Convention: *Provided further*, That the CommissionerUse of privately owned horses. of Immigration and Naturalization may contract with officers and employees for the use, on official business, of privately owned horses: *Provided further*, That provisions of law prohibiting or Interpreters.restricting the employment of aliens in the Government service shall not apply to the employment of interpreters in the Immigration and Naturalization Service (not to exceed ten permanent and such temporary employees as are required from time to time) where competent citizen interpreters are not available. federal prison system Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Prisons: For salaries and travel expenses in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, in connection with the supervision of the maintenance and care of United States prisoners, $400,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $3,500 of this amount shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Bureau of Prisons when incurred on the written authorization of the Attorney General. Salaries and expenses, penal and correctional institutions: For salaries and expenses for the support of prisoners, and the maintenance and operation of Federal penal and correctional institutions and the construction of buildings at prison camps; expenses of interment or transporting remains of deceased inmates to their relatives or friends in the United States; expenses of transporting persons released from custody of the United States to place of conviction or arrest or place of bona fide residence within the United States or to such place within the United States as may be authorized by the Attorney General, and the furnishing of suitable clothing and, in the discretion of the Attorney General, an amount of money not to exceed $30, regardless of length of sentence; purchase of not to exceed thirty passenger-carrying Automobiles, etc.automobiles; purchase of one bus at not to exceed $3,000; maintenance and repair of passenger-carrying automobiles; not to exceed $10,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Federal Prison System when authorized in writing by the Attorney General; traveling expenses, including traveling expenses of members of the advisory boards authorized by law incurred in the discharge of their official duties; furnishing of uniforms and other distinctive wearing apparel necessary for employees in the performance of their official duties; newspapers, bookstand periodicals; notAcquisition of land. to exceed $35,000 for the acquisition of land adjacent to any Federal penal or correctional institution when, in the opinion of the Attorney General, the additional land is essential to the protection of the health or safety of the institution; firearms and ammunition; purchase and exchange of farm products and livestock; $17,200,000: *Provided*, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes shall not be construed to apply [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.to any purchase or service rendered under this appropriation when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $500. Medical and hospital service: For medical relief for inmates of penal and correctional institutions and appliances necessary for patients including personal services in the District of Columbia; and 60 Stat. 464furnishing and laundering of uniforms and other distinctive wearing apparel necessary for the employees in the performance of their Transfer of funds.official duties, $1,300,000: *Provided*, That there may be transferred to the appropriation “Pay, and so forth, commissioned officers, Public Health Service”, $106,883 without limitation accounts, and to other appropriations of the Public Health Service such amounts as may be necessary, in the discretion of the Attorney General for direct expenditure by that Service. Construction of buildings and facilities: For construction, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions and all necessary expenses incident thereto, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General by contract or purchase of material and hire of labor and services and utilization of labor of United States prisoners as the Attorney General may direct, $600,000: *Provided*, That $635,000 of the amount transferred to this appropriation by the Navy Department under [56 Stat. 487](/us/stat/56/487).the authority contained in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1943, shall be available for the construction of dwellings at existing institutions. U. S. prisoners in non-Federal institutions and in Alaska. Support of United States prisoners: For support of United States prisoners in non-Federal institutions and in the Territory of Alaska, including necessary clothing and medical aid; expenses of transporting persons released from custody of the United States to place of conviction or place of bona fide residence in the United States, or such other place within the United States as may be authorized by the Attorney General, and the furnishing to them of suitable clothing and, in the discretion of the Attorney General, an amount of money not to exceed $30, regardless of length of sentence; and including rent, repair, alteration, and maintenance of buildings and the maintenance of prisoners therein, occupied under authority of [46 Stat. 326](/us/stat/46/326).sections 4 and 5 of the Act of May 14, 1930 (18 U. S. C. 753c, 753d); support of prisoners becoming insane during imprisonment and who continue insane after expiration of sentence, who have no relatives or friends to whom they can be sent; shipping remains of deceased prisoners to their relatives or friends in the United States and interment of deceased prisoners whose remains are unclaimed; expenses incurred in identifying, pursuing, and returning escaped prisoners and for rewards for their capture; and for repairs, betterments, and improvements of United States jails, including sidewalks; $1,800,000. Per diem restriction. None of the money appropriated by this title shall be used to pay any witness or bailiff more than one per diem for any one day’s service, even though he serves in more than one of such capacities on the same day. License requirement for attorneys. None of the funds appropriated by this title may be used to pay the compensation of any person hereafter employed as an attorney unless such person shall be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia. Reimbursement to U. S. Sixty per centum of the expenditures for the offices of the United States District Attorney and the United States Marshal for the District of Columbia from all appropriations in this title shall be reimbursed to the United States from any funds in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia. Citation of title. This title may be cited as the “Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1947”. 60 Stat. 465 TITLE III— DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1947.*Post*, pp. 594, 618, 916. office of the secretary Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Commerce (hereafter in this title referred to as the Secretary) including personal services in the District of Columbia; teletype news service (not exceeding $1,000); newspapers (not exceeding $500); contract stenographic reporting services; lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals; purchase of one passenger automobile; maintenance, operation, and repair of motor vehicles; not exceeding $2,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the Office of the Secretary and not to exceed $5,000 for the entertainment of representatives of other countries by officials of the Department when specifically authorized and approved by the Secretary; $925,000. Printing and binding: For all printing and binding for the *Post*, pp. 466, 467, 468.Department of Commerce, except for technical and scientific services in the Office of the Secretary and for the Patent Office, the Civil Aeronautics Board, and work done at the field printing plants of the Weather Bureau authorized by the Joint Committee on Printing, in accordance with the Act approved March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 111, [40 Stat. 1270](/us/stat/40/1270).[44 U. S. C. § 4](/us/usc/t44/s4).220), $1,110,000. Technical and scientific services: For all necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary in the performance of activities and services relating to technological development as an aid to business in the development of foreign and domestic commerce, including all the objects for which the appropriation “Salaries and expenses, Office of the Secretary”, is available, and including (not to exceed $75,000) for Temporary employment.the temporary employment of persons by contract or otherwise, without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, the employment [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661) *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.of persons, including State, county, or municipal officers and employees, with or without compensation, and not to exceed $130,000 for printing and binding, $3,800,000: *Provided*, That of the sum Scientific study and research.herein appropriated the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $500,000 to the National Bureau of Standards for testing and other scientific studies and expend not to exceed $1,000,000 for temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise, for scientific research on new products, materials, material substitutes, and such other subjects and special services determined necessary, including the encouragement of inventive genius, without regard to sections 3709 and 3648 of the Revised Statutes and the civil-service [41 U. S. C. § 6](/us/usc/t41/s6); [31 U. S. C. § 529](/us/usc/t31/s529).*Post*, p. 809.and classification laws. Penalty mail, Department of Commerce: For deposit in the general *Post*, p. 471.fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Department of Commerce, except the Civil Aeronautics Board, as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $600,000. [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).*Post*, p. 618. bureau of the census Salaries and expenses, age and citizenship certification: For salaries and expenses necessary for searching census records and supplying information incident to carrying out the provisions of the Social Security Act, and other statutory requirements with respect to age [49 Stat. 620](/us/stat/49/620).[42 U. S. C. §§ 301–1307; Supp. V, § 401 *et seq*.](/us/usc/t42/s301–1307)*Post*, p. 979 *et seq*.Procedure for furnishing evidence of age.and citizenship certification, including personal services at the seat of government, travel, microfilm, and binding records, books of reference, periodicals, and photographic supplies, $150,000: *Provided*, That the procedure hereunder for the furnishing from census records of evidence 60 Stat. 466for the establishment of age of individuals shall be pursuant to regulations approved jointly by the Secretary and the Social Security Board. *Post*, p. 618. Compiling census reports and so forth: For salaries and expenses necessary for securing information for and compiling and publishing the census reports provided for by law, the collection, compilation, and periodic publication of statistics showing United States exports and Temporary employees.[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661) *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.imports; temporary employees at rates to be fixed by the Director of the Census without regard to the Classification Act; the cost of transcribing State, municipal, and other records; preparation of monographs on census subjects and other work of specialized character by contract or otherwise; travel expenses, including not to exceed $4,000 for attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the collection of statistics, when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary; reimbursement for actual cost of ferry fares and bridge, Travel in privately owned automobiles.road, and tunnel tolls, and not to exceed 3 cents per mile for travel performed in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official posts of duty, of employees engaged in census enumeration or surveys; maintenance, repair, and operation of five motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; construction and repair of tabulating machines and other mechanical appliances, and the rental or purchase and exchange of necessary machinery, appliances, and supplies, including tabulating cards and continuous form tabulating paper; books of reference, periodicals, maps, newspapers (not exceeding $200), Compilation of foreign trade statistics.$12,000,000: *Provided*, That on and after October 1, 1946, all functions necessary to the compilation of foreign trade statistics shall be performed in New York, New York: *Provided further*, That not to exceed $950,000 shall be expended for this purpose. office of administrator of civil aeronautics General administration, Office of the Administrator: For necessary expenses of the Office of Administrator of Civil Aeronautics in carrying [52 Stat. 973](/us/stat/52/973).[41 U. S. C. § 401 *et seq*.; Supp. V, 481, 492, 643](/us/usc/t41/s401/etseq).*Post*, p. 944.out the provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended (49 U. S. C. 401), including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; contract stenographic reporting services; not to exceed $14,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with aeronautics, when specifically authorized by Entertainment of foreign officials.the Administrator; newspapers (not exceeding $200); not to exceed $5,000 for entertainment of officials in the field of aviation of other countries when specifically authorized and approved by the Administrator; fees and mileage of expert and other witnesses; expenses of examination of estimates of appropriations in the field; purchase (not to exceed eight), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of Transfer of funds.passenger automobiles; $4,353,102, of which $54,000 may be transferred *Ante*, p. 465.to the appropriation “Printing and binding, Department of Commerce”. Establishment of air-navigation facilities: For the acquisition and establishment by contract or purchase and hire of air-navigation facilities, including the equipment of additional civil airways for day and night flying; the construction of additional necessary lighting, radio, and other signaling and communicating structures and apparatus; the alteration and modernization of existing air-navigation facilities; the acquisition of the necessary sites by lease or grant; personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and hire, maintenance, Transfer of facilities from War and Navy Departments.repair, and operation of passenger automobiles, $19,622,200, and the War and Navy Departments are authorized, during the fiscal year 1947, to transfer without charge, subject to the approval of the 60 Stat. 467Director of the Bureau of the Budget, air navigation and communication facilities, including appurtenances thereto, to the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics: *Provided*, That the consolidated appropriationAvailability of funds.[59 Stat. 189](/us/stat/59/189). under this head for the fiscal year 1946 is hereby continued available until June 30, 1947. Maintenance and operation of air-navigation facilities: For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of air-navigation facilties and air-traffic control, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; purchase (not to exceed thirty-four), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger automobiles; and not to exceed 3 cents per mile for travel, in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official posts of duty, of employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of remotely controlled air-navigation facilities; $36,544,418: *Provided*, That there may be credited toCredits. the appropriation “Maintenance and operation of air-navigation facilities” sums received from States, counties, municipalities, and other public authorities for expenses incurred in the maintenance and operation of airport traffic control towers. Maintenance and operation of air-navigation facilities (Executive Order 9709): For all necessary expenses of maintenance and operation [11 F. R. 3389](/us/fr/11/3389).of air-navigation facilities, by contract or otherwise, in foreign countries and in territories and possessions of the United States, in accordance with Executive Order 9709, dated March 29, 1946, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $2,500,000, of which not to exceed $200,000 may be transferred to the Transfer of funds.appropriation “General administration, Office of Administrator of Civil Aeronautics”, for necessary expenses in connection with the general administration of the program. Technical development: For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended (49[52 Stat. 973](/us/stat/52/973).[49 U. S. C. § 401 *et seq*.; Supp. V, 481, 492, 643](/us/usc/t49/s401/etseq).*Post*, p. 944. U. S. C. 401), relative to such developmental work and service testing as tends to the creation of improved air-navigation facilities, including landing areas, aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, personnel, and operation methods, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; cleaning and repair of uniforms for guards; purchase (not to exceed one), operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles; and purchase of reports, documents, plans, and specifications, $875,000, together with not to exceed $120,000 of the unexpended balance of this appropriation for the fiscal year 1946. Enforcement of safety regulations: For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended (49 U. S. C. 401), relating to safety regulations, except air-traffic [52 Stat. 973](/us/stat/52/973).[49 U. S. C. § 401 *et seq*.; Supp. V, 481, 492, 643](/us/usc/t49/s401/etseq).*Post*, p. 944.Transfer of funds.control, including personal services in the District, of Columbia and elsewhere; purchase ( not to exceed forty-four), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger automobiles, $7,075,000, of which not to exceed $39,000 may be transferred to the appropriation “General administration, Office of Administrator of Civil Aeronautics”, and not *Ante*, p. 465.to exceed $3,000 may be transferred to the appropriation “Printing and binding, Department of Commerce”. Airport Advisory Service: For necessary expenses in furnishing advisory services to State and other public and private agencies in connection with the construction and operation of airports and landing areas, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and the operation, repair, and maintenance of passenger automobiles, $250,000. Maintenance and operation of aircraft: For all expenses necessary*Post*, p. 468. for the maintenance, operation, and overhaul of two hundred and thirty-one aircraft for the use of all the activities under the Office of the Administrator, and the repair of aircraft engines and other 60 Stat. 468aircraft parts, including personal services in the District of Columbia, Transfer of surplus equipment from War and Navy Departments.$1,593,000; and the War and Navy Departments are authorized to transfer to the Civil Aeronautics Administration aircraft (for replacement purposes only), aircraft engines, parts, and accessories, and hangar, line and shop equipment surplus to the needs of such Departments, such transfer to be without charge therefor, and the appropriation “Maintenance and Operation of Aircraft” is hereby made available for the costs of transportation and storage incident to the Limitation on expenditures.procurement and care of such items: *Provided*, That no funds in this paragraph shall be expended for the pay of any employee of the Civil Aeronautics Administration for the maintenance of more than one major parts warehouse, or for the repair or overhaul of aircraft when such repair or overhaul cannot be performed by the Civil Aeronautics Administration through exchange or substitution of parts or materials maintained by the Civil Aeronautics Administration, and the cost of labor, parts and materials not maintained in stock would be in excess of $200: *Provided further*, That all repair and overhaul of aircraft of the Civil Aeronautics Administration which cannot be performed within the foregoing limitation shall be done on contract after submission of bids. Washington National Airport. Maintenance and operation, Washington National Airport: For salaries and expenses incident to the care, operation, maintenance, and protection of the Washington National Airport, including the purchase (not to exceed two) operation, repair, and maintenance of passenger automobiles, and not to exceed $2,900 for the purchase, cleaning, and repair of uniforms, $750,000; and the War and Navy Departments are authorized to transfer to the Administrator without payment therefor a heavy duty fire-crash truck, crane, and such other equipment as is commonly used in ground operation at airports for use of the Washington National Airport. Preliminary planning and surveys, Federal Airport Act: For all expenses necessary for preliminary planning and surveys required for the initiation of the Federal-aid airport program as authorized in *Ante*, p. 172.section 5
(a)of the Federal Airport Act, approved May 13, 1946 (Public Law 377), including personal services in the District of Columbia; the purchase (not to exceed nineteen), repair, and operation of passenger automobiles; $2,975,000, to be immediately available Transfer of funds.and to remain available until expended, of which amount not to exceed *Ante*, p. 467.$15,000 may be transferred to the appropriation “Maintenance and operation of aircraft, Office of the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics”, to provide for the maintenance and operation of aircraft, and $5,000 *Ante*, p. 465.may be transferred to the appropriation “Printing and binding, Department of Commerce”. Federal-aid airport program, Federal Airport Act: For carrying *Ante*, pp. 170, 172.out the provisions of the Federal Airport Act of May 13, 1946 (except section 5
(a)), $45,000,000, to be available until June 30, 1953, of which $43,260,000 shall be for projects in the States in accordance with *Ante*, pp. 172, 173.sections 5
(b)and 6 of said Act, and $1,740,000 shall be for projects in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico in accordance with section 5 (c): *Provided*, Planning, research, etc.That not to exceed $2,250,000 of the foregoing amounts shall be available for necessary planning, research, and administrative expenses, including personal services in the District of Columbia; the purchase (not to exceed eighty-three), repair, and operation of Transfer of funds.passenger automobiles; of which $2,250.000 not to exceed $25,000 *Ante*, p. 467.may be transferred to the appropriation “Maintenance and operation of aircraft, Office of Administrator of Civil Aeronautics”, to provide for the maintenance and operation of aircraft, and $30,000 may be *Ante*, p. 465.transferred to the appropriation “Printing and binding, Department of Commerce”. 60 Stat. 469 Development of landing areas: For completion of the program for the construction, improvement, and repair of public airports for national defense the consolidated appropriation under this head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1943, shall remain[56 Stat. 492](/us/stat/56/492). available until June 30, 1947, and the portion thereof available for administrative expenses shall be available also for the operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles: *Provided*, ThatLimitation. the total number of sites shall not exceed five hundred and thirty-five. The foregoing appropriations under the Office of Administrator of Civil Aeronautics shall be available for the purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, atlases, maps, and periodicals; traveling expenses; salaries and traveling expenses of employees detailed to attend courses of training conducted by the Government or other agencies serving aviation; and the purchase, cleaning, and repair of special wearing apparel (including skis and snowshoes). civil aeronautics board Civil Aeronautics Board, salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses of the Civil Aeronautics Board, including personal services in the District of Columbia; traveling expenses; contract stenographic reporting services; fees and mileage of expert and other witnesses; temporary employment of attorneys, examiners, consultants, and experts, and in the case of airplane accidents the employment of temporary guards on a contract or fee basis without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; salaries and traveling expenses of[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809. employees detailed to attend courses of training conducted by the Government or industries serving aviation; expenses of examination of estimates of appropriations in the field; purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers; not to exceed $4,500 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury, for cost of penalty mail, as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); purchase of motor-propelled passenger-carrying [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).vehicles (not to exceed ten) and hire, operation, maintenance, and repair of same and aircraft; purchase and hire of special wearing apparel and equipment for aviation purposes (including rubber boots, snowshoes, and skis); $2,300,000; and the War and Transfer of aircraft.Navy Departments and the Civil Aeronautics Administration are authorized to transfer to the Civil Aeronautics Board, without payment therefor, not to exceed five aircraft: *Provided*, That this Attendance at meetings.appropriation shall be available when specifically authorized by the Chairman of the Board, for expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with aeronautics (not to exceed $4,000). Printing and binding: For printing and binding, $32,000. coast and geodetic survey Salaries and expenses, departmental: For all expenses necessary for the work of the Survey in the District of Columbia, including the compilation of field surveys and other data; the production, purchase, or printing of maps and nautical and aeronautical charts; maintenance of and equipment for an instrument shop and procurement or exchange of woodworking supplies and equipment; motion-picture equipment; chart paper, drafting, photographic, photolithographic, and printing supplies and equipment; newspapers not to exceed $25; instruments (except surveying instruments); stationery for field stations and parties; travel; and purchase of lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals; $3,014,000, of which not to exceed $2,700,000 shall be available for personal services. 60 Stat. 470 Field units. Salaries and expenses, field: For all expenses necessary to man, equip, repair, and supply vessels and other field units of the Survey engaged in surveys and other operations required for the production of maps, Coast Pilots.nautical charts, Coast Pilots, tide and current tables, and related publications of all coasts and islands under the jurisdiction of the United States; research in physical hydrography; geodetic surveying operations to provide control for national mapping and for other purposes, magnetic and seismological observations, and the establishment of meridian lines, in the United States and in other regions under the jurisdiction of the United States; gravity surveys in United States territory and adjacent areas; operation of two latitude observatories, Aeronautical charts.including replacement of dwelling at one observatory; field surveys required for the production of aeronautical charts; purchase of plans and specifications of vessels; lease of sites where necessary and the erection of temporary magnetic and seismological buildings; construction of magnetic and seismological observatory and auxiliary buildings at Fairbanks, Alaska; purchase of two motor-propelled station wagons and hire, maintenance, operation, and repair of motor vehicles; operation, maintenance, and repair of an airplane for photographic surveys; special aviation clothing; packing, crating, and transporting personal household effects of commissioned officers when transferred from one official station to another, and of commissioned officers who die on active duty, and funeral expenses of commissioned officers, as Extra compensation for duties as bomber or fathometer reader.authorized by law; extra compensation at not to exceed $15 per month to each member of the crew of a vessel when assigned duties as bomber or fathometer reader, and at not to exceed $1 per day for each station to employees of other Federal agencies while observing tides or currents or tending seismographs; and reimbursement, under rules prescribed by the Secretary, of officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey for food, clothing, medicines, and other supplies furnished for the temporary relief of distressed persons in remote localities and to shipwrecked persons temporarily provided for by them (not to exceed a total of $500); $4,800,000. Pay, commissioned officers: For pay and allowances prescribed by law for not to exceed one hundred and seventy-one commissioned officers on the active list and of officers retired in accordance with existing Death gratuity.law, including payment of six months’ death gratuity as authorized by law, $1,000,000. Transfer of vessels. The Navy Department is authorized to transfer without charge to the Coast and Geodetic Survey two AGP seaplane tenders, two PCS submarine chasers, and three SC submarine chasers from the reserve or surplus to the needs of the Navy Department, each of the seven vessels equipped with the necessary launches and ship’s outfit. Attendance at meetings. Not to exceed $650 of the appropriations herein made for the Coast and Geodetic Survey shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Coast and Geodetic Survey when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary. The foregoing appropriations for the Coast and Geodetic Survey shall be available for the pay of missing or captured civilian or commissioned personnel of the Coast and Geodetic Survey under the Act [56 Stat. 143](/us/stat/56/143).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1001–1017](/us/usc/t50/s1001–1017).*Ante*, p. 5.of March 7, 1942, as amended (50 U. S. C. App. 1001), and for the six months’ death gratuity, regardless of the fiscal year during which such obligations accrued; the purchase of special clothing for protection of employees while engaged in their official duties; not to exceed $2,500 for the payment of part-time or intermittent employment in the District of Columbia, or elsewhere, of such architects, engineers, scientists, and technicists as may be contracted for by the Secretary, at a rate of pay not exceeding $25 per diem for any person so employed; and not to exceed $10,000 for special geodetic surveys in regions subject to earthquakes. 60 Stat. 471 bureau of foreign and domestic commerce Departmental salaries and expenses: For personal services (not to exceed $4,500,000, $500,000 of which is to be used at the seat of Aids to small business.government for aids and services to small business) and other necessary expenses of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce at the seat of government in performing the duties imposed by law or in pursuance of law, including the purchase of commercial and trade reports; employment of aliens; temporary employment of persons or Temporary employment.organizations by contract or otherwise without regard to the civil service and classification laws (not exceeding $50,000); maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; travel; newspapers (not exceeding $1,500), periodicals, and books of reference; and other contingent expenses in the District of Columbia; $4,900,000: *Provided*, That expenses, except printing and binding, of field studies or Field studies or surveys.surveys conducted by departmental personnel of the Bureau shall be payable from the amount herein appropriated. Field office service: For salaries, travel, and all other expenses necessary to operate and maintain regional, district, and cooperative branch offices for the collection and dissemination of information useful in the development and improvement of commerce throughout the United States and its possessions, including newspapers (not exceeding $1,000), periodicals, and books of reference, and not to exceed $90,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $4,750,000. Export control: For all expenses necessary, fiscal year 1947, to carry *Post*, p. 916.out the purposes of section 6 of the Act of July 2, 1940, as amended (56 Stat. 463), and as further amended (by Public Law 389 approved [54 Stat. 714](/us/stat/54/714).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 701](/us/usc/t50/s701).*Ante*, p. 215.May 23, 1946), including personal services in the District of Columbia, travel, newspapers, periodicals, and books of reference, $500,000, of which not to exceed $57,000 shall be available for printing and binding, and not to exceed $21,000 may be transferred to the appropriation Transfer of funds.“Penalty mail, Department of Commerce”. *Ante*, p. 465. The appropriations for the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Attendance at meetings.shall be available in an amount not to exceed $12,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the promotion of foreign and domestic commerce, or either, and also expenses of illustrating the work of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce by showing of maps, charts, and graphs at such meetings, when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary. patent office Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $5,620,000. Photolithographing: For producing copies of weekly issue of drawings of patents and designs; reproduction of copies of drawings and specifications of exhausted patents, designs, trade-marks, and other papers, such other papers when reproduced for sale to be sold at not less than cost plus 10 per centum; reproduction of foreign patent drawings; photo prints of pending application drawings; and photostat and photographic supplies and dry mounts, $660,000: *Provided*, That the headings of the drawings for patented cases may be multigraphedMultigraphing of headings. in the Patent Office for the purpose of photolithography: *Provided*, That hereafter on July 1, 1946, and thereafter 25 cents per Copies of drawings, certificates, etc.copy shall be charged for uncertified copies of specifications and drawings of patents, and 10 cents per copy for design patents and certificates of trade mark registration. Miscellaneous expenses: For purchase and exchange of law, professional, and other reference books and publications and scientific books; 60 Stat. 472expenses of transporting publications of patents issued by the Patent Office to foreign governments; directories, furniture, filing cases; maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger-carrying automobiles; for investigating the question of public use or sale of inventions for one year or more prior to filing applications for patents, and such other questions arising in connection with applications for patents and the prior art as may be deemed necessary by the Commissioner of Patents; for expense attending defense of suits instituted against the Commissioner of Patents; for travel, including not to exceed $500 for attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Patent Office, when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary; and for other contingent and miscellaneous expenses of the Patent Office; $147,000. Printing and binding: For printing the weekly issue of patents, designs, trade-marks, exclusive of illustrations; and for printing, engraving illustrations, and binding the Official Gazette, including weekly and annual indices, $875,000; for miscellaneous printing and binding, $77,000; in all, $952,000. national bureau of standards Salaries and expenses: For all salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Act establishing the National [31 Stat. 1449](/us/stat/31/1449).Bureau of Standards, approved March 3, 1901 (5U. S. C. 591, 597; 15 U. S, C. 271–278), and of Acts supplementary thereto affecting the functions of the Bureau and specifically including the functions as set forth under the Bureau of Standards in the “Department of Commerce [48 Stat. 552](/us/stat/48/552).Appropriation Act, 1935”, including personal services in the District of Columbia; rental of laboratories in the field, building of temporary experimental structures, communication service, transportation service; travel, including not to exceed $4,500 for expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with standardization or research in science, when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary; streetcar fare not exceeding $100, expenses of the visiting Medical officers of Public Health Service.committee, compensation and expenses of medical officers of the Public Health Service detailed to the National Bureau of Standards for the purpose of maintaining a first-aid station and making clinical observations; compiling and disseminating scientific and technical data; demonstrating the results of the Bureau’s work by exhibits or Supplies, etc.otherwise as may be deemed most effective; purchases of supplies, materials, stationery, electric power, fuel for heat, light, and power, and accessories of all kinds needed in the work of the Bureau, including supplies for office, laboratory, shop, and plant, and cleaning and toilet supplies, gloves, goggles, rubber boots and aprons; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards; operation, maintenance, and repair of a passenger automobile; purchases of equipment of all kinds, including its repair and exchange; periodicals and reference books, including their exchange; purchase of newspapers (not to exceed $25); and translation of technical articles: Operation and administration: For the general operation and administration of the Bureau; improvement and care of the grounds; plant equipment; necessary repairs and alterations to buildings; $630,000. Testing, inspection, and information service: For calibrating and certifying measuring instruments, apparatus, and standards in terms of the national standards; the preparation and distribution of standard materials; the broadcasting of radio signals of standard frequency; the testing of equipment, materials, and supplies in connection with Government purchases; the improvement of methods of testing; advisory services to governmental agencies on scientific and 60 Stat. 473technical matters; and supplying available information to the public, upon request, in the field of physics, chemistry, and engineering; $1,900,000. Research and development: For the maintenance and development of national standards of measurement; the development of improved methods of measurement; the determination of physical constants and the properties of materials; the investigation of mechanisms and structures, including their economy, efficiency, and safety; the study of fluid resistance and the flow of fluids and heat; the investigation of radiation, radioactive substances, and X-rays; the study of conditions affecting radio transmission; the development of methods of chemical analysis and synthesis, and the investigation of the properties of rare substances; investigations relating to the utilization of materials, including lubricants and liquid fuels; the study of new processes and methods of fabrication; and the solutions of problems arising in connection with standards, $2,225,000. Standards for commerce: For cooperation with Government purchasing agencies, industries, and national organizations in developing specifications and facilitating their use; for encouraging the application of the latest developments in the utilization and standardization of building materials; for the development of engineering and safety codes, simplified-practice recommendations, and commercial standards of quality and performance, $232,000. Purchase and installation of betatron: For the purchase and installationBetatron and auxiliary equipment. of a betatron and auxiliary equipment, and the construction of an annex to the X-radiation laboratory of the National Bureau of Standards with underground chambers for housing the betatron, for the purpose of conducting studies of X and beta radiation above 1.4 million volts, $250,000, to remain available until expended. Improvement of facilities: For the purchase of materials, equipment, and apparatus as may be necessary to improve and modernize the laboratories, shops, and other facilities of the National Bureau of Standards, $600,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, of which amount not to exceed $7,000 shall be available for personal services and travel expenses: *Provided*, That Restriction.this appropriation shall be available only for purchase, including packing, crating, transportation, and warehousing charges, of such materials, equipment, and apparatus as have been declared surplus [58 Stat. 765](/us/stat/58/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Ante*, pp. 168, 169; *post*, pp. 599, 754, 886.Scientific investigations for Government agencies.under the provisions of the Surplus Property Act. During the fiscal year 1947 the head of any department or independent establishment of the Government having funds available for scientific investigations and requiring cooperative work by the National Bureau of Standards on scientific investigations within the scope of the functions of that Bureau, and which the National Bureau of Standards is unable to perform within the limits of its appropriations, may, with the approval of the Secretary, transfer to the National Bureau of Standards such sums as may be necessary to carry on such investigations. The Secretary of the Treasury shall Transfer of funds.transfer on the books of the Treasury Department any sums which may be authorized hereunder, and such amounts shall be placed to the credit of the National Bureau of Standards for performance of work for the department or establishment from which the transfer is made, including, where necessary, travel expenses and compensation for personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field. Not to exceed $100,000 of funds available to the Bureau by appropriationsIntermittent employment of scientists, etc. and transfer shall be available for payment of part-time or intermittent employment in the District of Columbia, or elsewhere, of such scientists and technicians as may be contracted for by the Secretary, in his discretion, at a rate of pay not exceeding $25 per diem for any person so employed. 60 Stat. 474 Personal services. Of the foregoing amounts for the National Bureau of Standards not to exceed $4,170,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Weather Bureau Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for carrying into effect in the United States and possessions, on ships at sea, and elsewhere when directed by the Secretary, the provisions of sections 1 [26 Stat. 653](/us/stat/26/653).[56 Stat. 1012](/us/stat/56/1012).[15 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 323](/us/usc/t15/s323).[52 Stat. 1014](/us/stat/52/1014).*Post*, p. 944.and 3 of an Act approved October 1, 1890 (15 U. S. C. 311–313), the Act approved October 29, 1942 (15 U. S. C. 323), and section 803 of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 (49 U. S. C. 603), including investigations of atmospheric phenomena; cooperation with other public agencies and societies and institutions of learning; purchase of books of reference; purchase of newspapers (not to exceed $50); traveling expenses, including not to exceed $1,500 for attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Bureau when authorized by the Secretary; purchase (not to exceed eight), maintenance, operation, Maintenance, etc., of airplane.and repair of passenger automobiles; maintenance, operation, and repair of one airplane, which the War or Navy Department is authorized to transfer to the Weather Bureau without payment therefor; repair, alterations, and improvements to existing buildings and care and preservation of grounds, including the construction of necessary outbuildings and sidewalks on public streets, abutting Weather Bureau grounds; the erection of temporary buildings for living and working quarters of observers; telephone rentals, and telegraphing, telephoning, and cabling reports and messages, rates to be fixed by the Secretary by agreement with the companies performing the service; and establishment, equipment, and maintenance of meteorological offices and stations; $17,500,000, of which not to exceed $1,525,000 may be expended for departmental personal services in the International Meteorological Committee.District of Columbia; not to exceed $1,500 for the contribution of the United States to the cost of the office of the secretariat of the Printing office.International Meteorological Committee; and not to exceed $10,000 for the maintenance of a printing office in the city of Washington for the printing of weather maps, bulletins, circulars, forms, and other publications: *Provided*, That no printing shall be done by the Weather Bureau that can be done at the Government Printing Office without impairing the service of said Bureau: *Provided further*, Transfer of equipment from War and Navy Departments.That the War and Navy Departments are authorized, during the fiscal year 1947, to transfer without charge to the Weather Bureau, subject to the approval of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, equipment and supplies for upper air soundings: *Provided further*, Investigations in Arctic region.*Ante*, p. 4.That in the conduct of meteorological investigations in the Arctic region, pursuant to Public Law 296, approved February 12, 1946, the funds herein appropriated shall be available for the appointment of employees at rates to be fixed by the Chief of the Weather Bureau [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661) *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.without regard to the civil-service laws and Classification Act, but the maximum base rate of pay shall not be in excess of $7,500 per annum and at no time more than three employees shall be in a pay status at such rate of pay, and no other employees shall receive in excess of the base rate of pay of $5,000 per annum; the furnishing of food, shelter, and protective clothing and equipment, without repayment therefor, to employees of the Government assigned to Transfer of surplus equipment from War and Navy Departments.Arctic stations; and the War and Navy Departments are authorized in the fiscal year 1947, subject to the approval of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, to transfer without charge to the Weather Bureau materials, equipment, and supplies, surplus to the needs of the War and Navy Departments and necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of Arctic weather stations: *Provided* 60 Stat. 475 *further*, That the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for Arctic weather stations under authority of said Act for the fiscal year 1946 is hereby merged with this appropriation and continued available for the purposes thereof until June 30, 1947. Maintenance and operation of meteorological facilities (Executive Order 9709): For all necessary expenses of maintenance and operation[11 F. R. 3389](/us/fr/11/3389). of meteorological facilities, by contract or otherwise, in foreign countries and in Territories and possessions of the United States, in accordance with Executive Order 9709, dated March 29, 1946, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $1,750,000, of which not to exceed $40,000 may be expended for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia. Extra compensation at not to exceed $5 per day may be paid toExtra compensation, Alaska, etc. employees of other Government agencies in Alaska, and in other Territorial possessions for taking and transmitting meteorological observations for the Weather Bureau. During the fiscal year 1947 the Secretary of Commerce may delegate Delegation of authority.his authority to subordinate officials of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Weather Bureau, and the Civil Aeronautics Administration, to authorize payment of expenses of travel and transportation of household goods of officers and employees on change of official station and the payment of expenses of transportation of the immediate families of such officers and employees: *Provided*, That in no case shall such authority be delegated to any official below the level of the heads of regional or field offices. The appropriations “Maintenance and operation of air-navigationFree emergency medical services, etc., Alaska. facilities , Office of Administrator of Civil Aeronautics; “Salaries and expenses”, Civil Aeronautics Board; and “Salaries and expenses”, Weather Bureau, shall be available, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary, for furnishing to employees of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, the Civil Aeronautics Board, and the Weather Bureau in Alaska free emergency medical services by contract or otherwise and medical supplies, and for the purchase, transportation, and storage of food and other subsistence supplies for resale to such employees, the proceeds from such resales to be credited to the appropriation Credit of proceeds from resales.Report to Congress.from which the expenditure for such supplies was made and a report shall be made to Congress annually showing the expenditures made for such supplies and the proceeds from such resales; and appropriations of the Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Weather Bureau, available for travel, shall be available for the travel expenses of appointees of said agencies from the point of engagement in the United States to their posts of duty at any point outside the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska; and appropriations of the Relief of distressed persons.Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Weather Bureau shall be available in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for furnishing food, clothing, medicines, and other supplies for the temporary relief of distressed persons in remote localities, reimbursement for such relief to be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. This title may be cited as the “Department of Commerce Appropriation Citation of title.Act, 1947”. TITLE IV— THE JUDICIARY Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1947.*Post*, p. 624. united states supreme court Salaries: For the Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices; *Post*, p. 624.Reporter of the Court; and all other officers and employees, whose compensation shall be fixed by the Court, except as otherwise provided by law, and who may be employed and assigned by the Chief Justice to any office or work of the Court, $598,590. 60 Stat. 476 Rules for criminal proceedings. The unexpended balance of the appropriation “Preparation of Rules for Criminal Proceedings, Supreme Court”, fiscal 1944, continued in the [58 Stat. 151](/us/stat/58/151).First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1944, is hereby made available for the fiscal year 1947. Rules for civil procedure. The unexpended balance of the appropriation “Preparation of Rules for Civil Procedure, Supreme Court”, fiscal year 1945, continued in [58 Stat. 854](/us/stat/58/854).the First Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1945, is hereby made available for the fiscal year 1947. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Supreme Court of the United States, $37,000, to be expended as required without allotment by quarters, and to be executed by such printer as the Court may designate. Miscellaneous expenses: For miscellaneous expenses of the Supreme Court of the United States, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $28,600, of which amount not to exceed $1,600 shall be available for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364). Structural and mechanical care of the building and grounds: For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon him by the Act approved [48 Stat. 668](/us/stat/48/668).May 7, 1934 (40 U. S. C. 13a–13d), including improvements, maintenance, repairs, equipment, supplies, materials, and appurtenances; special clothing for workmen; purchase of waterproof wearing apparel; and personal and other services (including temporary labor without reference to the Classification and Retirement Acts, as amended), and for snow removal by hire of men and equipment or [41 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 16](/us/usc/t41/s16).*Post*, p. 809.under contract without compliance with sections 3709 and 3744 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C. 5, 16); $102,600. united states courts for the district of columbia Reimbursements to U. S. Sixty per centum of the expenditures for the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia from all appropriations under this title and 30 per centum of the expenditures for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia from all appropriations under this title shall be reimbursed to the United States from any funds in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia. Repairs and improvements, District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia: For repairs and improvements to the courthouse, including repair and maintenance of the mechanical equipment, and for labor and material and every item incident thereto, $12,500, to be expended under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol. *Post*, p. 624. Repairs and improvements, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia: For repairs and improvements to the United States Court of Appeals Building, including repair and maintenance of the mechanical equipment, and for labor and material and every item incident thereto, $11,000, to be expended under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol. court of customs and patent appeals Salaries and expenses: For salaries of the presiding judge, four associate judges, and all other officers and employees of the court, and all necessary expenses of the court, including the purchase and exchange of books and periodicals, stationery, supplies, traveling expenses, drugs, chemicals, cleansers, furniture, printing and binding, and for such other miscellaneous expenses as may be approved by the presiding judge, $136,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $180 of this appropriation shall be available for deposit in the general fund 60 Stat. 477of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364). united states customs court Salaries and expenses: For salaries of the presiding judge, eight judges, and all other officers and employees of the court, and all necessary expenses of the court including the purchase and exchange of books and periodicals, stationery, supplies, traveling expenses, printing and binding and for such other miscellaneous expenses as may be approved by the presiding judge, $295,700: *Provided*, ThatTraveling expenses. traveling expenses of judges of the Customs Court shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge: *Provided further*, That, not to exceed $500 of this appropriation shall be available for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364).[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). court of claims Salaries and expenses: For salaries of the chief justice, four judges, seven regular and ten additional commissioners, and all other officers and employees of the court, including the compensation of stenographers authorized by the court, and for stenographic and other fees and charges necessary in the taking of testimony and in the performance of the duties as authorized by the Act entitled “An Act amending section 2 and repealing section 3 of the Act approved February 24, 1925 (28 U. S. C. 269, 270), entitled ‘An Act to authorize the[46 Stat. 799](/us/stat/46/799).[28 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 270, 275a](/us/usc/t28/s270/275a). appointment of commissioners by the Court of Claims and to prescribe their powers and compensation’, and for other purposes”, approved June 23, 1930, and as also amended by an Act approved July 1, 1944; and all necessary expenses of the court including the [58 Stat. 663](/us/stat/58/663).[41 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 114](/us/usc/t41/s114).cost of stationery, court library, repairs, fuel, electric light, traveling expenses, printing and binding, and other miscellaneous expenses, $450,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $500 of this appropriation shall be available for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).1944 (Public Law 364). Repairs and improvements: For necessary repairs and improvements to the Court of Claims buildings, to be expended under the supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, $9,000. territorial courts Hawaii: For salaries of the chief justice and two associate justices of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii, of judges of the circuit courts in Hawaii, and of judges retired under the Act of[52 Stat. 591](/us/stat/52/591).[48 U. S. C. 634b, 634e](/us/usc/t48/s634b/634e).*Ante*, p. 90. May 31, 1938, $96,500. miscellaneous items of expense Salaries of judges: For salaries of circuit judges; district judges (including two in the Territory of Hawaii, one in the Territory of Puerto Rico, four in the Territory of Alaska, one in the Virgin Islands, and one in the Panama Canal Zone); and judges retired under sectionRetired judges.[36 Stat. 1161](/us/stat/36/1161).[28 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 375](/us/usc/t28/s375).[46 Stat. 737](/us/stat/46/737).[28 U. S. C. § 296 note](/us/usc/t28/s296).n 260 of the Judicial Code, as amended, and section 518 of the Tariff Act of 1930; in all, $3,200,000: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall be available for the salaries of all United States justices and circuit and district judges lawfully entitled thereto whether active or retired. Salaries of clerks of courts: For salaries of clerks of United States circuit courts of appeals and United States district courts, their deputies, and other assistants, $3,368,000. 60 Stat. 478 Clerks’ offices.Restriction on use of funds. No part of any appropriation in this Act shall be used to pay the cost of maintaining an office of the clerk of the United States District Court at Anniston, Alabama; Florence, Alabama; Jasper, Alabama; Gadsden, Alabama; Grand Junction, Colorado; Montrose; Colorado; Durango, Colorado; Sterling, Colorado; Newnan, Georgia; Benton, Illinois; Salina, Kansas; Chillicothe, Missouri; Roswell, New Mexico; Bryson City, North Carolina; Shelby, North Carolina; Ardmore, Oklahoma; Guthrie, Oklahoma; Aberdeen, South Dakota; Pierre, South Dakota; Deadwood, South Dakota; Ogden, Utah; Casper, Detail of employees.Wyoming; Evanston, Wyoming; or Lander, Wyoming; but this paragraph shall not be so construed as to prevent the detail during sessions of court of such employees as may be necessary from other offices to the offices named herein. Probation system, United States courts: For salaries of probation officers and their clerical assistants, as authorized by the Act entitled “An Act to amend the Act of March 4, 1925, chapter 521, and for [46 Stat. 503](/us/stat/46/503).other purposes”, approved June 6, 1930 (18 U. S. C. 726), $1,472,000: Appointment, etc., of probation officers. *Provided*, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to abridge the right of the district judges to appoint probation officers, or to make such orders as may be necessary to govern probation officers in Failure to carry out Attorney General’s orders.their own courts: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any probation officer who, in the judgment of the senior or presiding judge certified to the Attorney General, fails to carry out the official orders of the Attorney General with respect to supervising or furnishing information concerning any prisoner released conditionally or on parole from any Federal penal or correctional institution. Salaries of criers: For salaries of criers as authorized by the Act [58 Stat. 796](/us/stat/58/796).[28 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 9](/us/usc/t28/s9).[36 Stat. 1133, 1167](/us/stat/36/1133/1167); [26 Stat. 829](/us/stat/26/829).of December 7, 1944 (Public Law 468), and Acts of March 3, 1911, and March 3, 1891, as amended (28 U. S. C. 224 and 547), $320,000. Fees of commissioners: For fees of the United States commissioners and other committing magistrates acting under section 1014, Revised Statutes (18 U. S. C. 591), including fees and expenses of conciliation commissioners, United States courts, including the objects and subject to the conditions specified for such fees and expenses of conciliation commissioners in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, [49 Stat. 1327](/us/stat/49/1327).1937, $475,000. Fees of jurors: For mileage and per diems of jurors; meals and lodging for jurors when ordered by the court, and meals and lodging for jurors in Alaska, as provided by section 193, title II, of the Act of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat. 362), and compensation for jury commissioners, $5 per day, not exceeding three days for any one term of Jury commissioners.court, $1,400,000: *Provided*, That the compensation of jury commissioners for the District, of Columbia shall conform to the provisions [41 Stat. 558](/us/stat/41/558).[D. C. Code § 11–1401](/us/dcc/11–1401).of title 18, chapter 10, section 341, of the Code of the District of Columbia, but such compensation shall not exceed $250 each per annum. Miscellaneous salaries: For salaries of all officials and employees of the Federal judiciary, not otherwise specifically provided for, $1,750,000: *Provided*, That the compensation of secretaries and law clerks of circuit and district judges (exclusive of any additional compensation [59 Stat. 295](/us/stat/59/295).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 901 note](/us/usc/t5/s901).*Ante*, p. 216 *et seq*.under the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 and any other Acts of similar purport subsequently enacted) shall be fixed by the Director of the Administrative Office without regard to the Classification [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661) *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.Act of 1923, as amended, except that the salary of a secretary shall conform with that of the main (CAF–4), senior (CAF–5), or principal (CAF–6) clerical grade, or assistant (CAF–7) or associate (CAF–8) administrative grade, as the appointing judge shall determine, and the salary of a law clerk shall conform with that of the junior (P–1), assistant (P–2), associate (P–3), full (P–4), or senior 60 Stat. 479(P–5) professional grade, as the appointing judge shall determine, subject to review by the judicial council of the circuit if requested by the Director, such determination by the judge otherwise to be final: *Provided further*, That (exclusive of any additional compensation Aggregate salaries.under the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 and any other [59 Stat. 295](/us/stat/59/295).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 901 note](/us/usc/t5/s901).*Ante*, p. 216 *et seq*.Acts of similar purport subsequently enacted) the aggregate salaries paid to secretaries and law clerks appointed by one judge shall not exceed $6,500 per annum, except in the case of the senior circuit judge of each circuit and senior district judge of each district having five or more district judges, in which case the aggregate salaries shall not exceed $7,500. Miscellaneous expenses (other than salaries): For miscellaneous expenses of the United States courts and their officers; purchase of lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals; purchase of firearms and ammunition; purchase of envelopes without regard to the Act of June 26, 1906 (34 Stat. 476); and not to exceed $84,000 for deposit in [39 U. S. C. § 355](/us/usc/t39/s355).the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail for the United States courts and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).(Public Law 364); $500,000. Traveling expenses: For all necessary traveling expenses, not otherwise provided for, incurred by the Judiciary, including traveling expenses of probation officers and their clerks, and transfer of household goods and effects as provided by the Act of October 10, 1940, [54 Stat. 1105](/us/stat/54/1105).[5 U. S. C. § 73c–1](/us/usc/t5/s73c–1).*Post*, p. 807.Attendance at meetings.$590,000: *Provided*, That this sum shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $6,000, for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of Federal probation when incurred on the written authorization of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: *Provided further*, That United States probation Probation officers.Allowance for use of own automobiles.officers may be allowed, in lieu of actual expenses of transportation, not to exceed 4 cents per mile for the use of their own automobiles for transportation when traveling on official business within the city limits of their official station. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Administrative Office and Courts of the United States, $80,000. Salaries, court reporters: For salaries of court reporters for the district courts of the United States, as authorized by the Act of [58 Stat. 6](/us/stat/58/6).[28 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 9 a (c)](/us/usc/t28/s9a/c).January 20, 1944 (Public Law 222), $800,000. administrative office of the united states courts Salaries: For the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the Assistant Director, and for other personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, as may be necessary to enable the Director to carry into effect the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the administration of the United States courts, and for other purposes”, approved August 7, 1939 (53 [28 U. S. C. §§ 444–450](/us/usc/t28/s444–450).Personal services.Stat. 1223), $295,000: *Provided*, That in expending appropriations or portions of appropriations contained in this Act for the payment of personal services in the District of Columbia, the Director shall fix compensation according to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661) *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 216, 219. Miscellaneous expenses: For stationery, supplies, materials and equipment, freight, express, and drayage charges, washing towels, advertising, purchase of lawbooks and books of reference, periodicals and newspapers, communication service and postage; for the maintenance, repair, and operation of one motor-propelled delivery truck; for rent in the District of Columbia, and elsewhere; for official traveling expenses, including examination of estimates for appropriations in the field, and other miscellaneous expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to effectively carry out the provisions of the 60 Stat. 480Act providing for the administration of the United States courts, and for other purposes; $30,000. “Circuit court of appeals.” As used in this title, the term “circuit court of appeals” includes the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; the “Senior circuit judge.”“Circuit judge.”term “senior circuit judge” includes the chief justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; the term “circuit judge” includes associate justice of the United States Court of Appeals “Judge.”for the District of Columbia; and the term “judge” includes justice. U. S. Court of Appeals, D. C. reports. The reports of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia shall not be sold for a price exceeding that approved Marking of books.by the court and for not more than $6.50 per volume: *Provided*, That all books purchased hereunder for United States judges and other judicial officers shall be marked plainly “The Property of the United States”, and such books shall in all cases be transmitted to their successors in office. Citation of title. This title may be cited as the “Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1947”. TITLE V— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall Persons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government.be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Affidavit.Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, Penalty.That any person who engages in a strike against the Government or the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 502. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and the Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1947”. Approved July 5, 1946. To increase the salaries of the Metropolitan Police, the United States Park Police, the White House Police, and the members of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia. 1946-07-05 542 Chapter 60 Stat. 480 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 542] AN ACT To increase the salaries of the Metropolitan Police, the United States Park Police, the White House Police, and the members of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia. July 5, 1946[[H. R. 6516](/us/bill/79/hr/6516)][[Public Law 491](/us/pl/79/491)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, District of Columbia.Salary adjustment for policemen and firemen.*Ante*, p. 261. That section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for an adjustment of salaries of the Metropolitan Police, the United States Park Police, the White House 60 Stat. 481Police, and the members of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, to conform with the increased cost of living in the District of Columbia”, approved July 14, 1945 (Public Law 151, Seventy-ninth [59 Stat. 470](/us/stat/49/470).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, §§ 4–803 to 4–805](/us/dcc/4–803/4–805).Congress), is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: “plus 14 per centum of such annual basic salary as increased by the foregoing percentages”. Sec. 2. Notwithstanding the amendment to such Act of July 14, Limitation.1945, made by the first section of this Act, no officer or member of the Metropolitan Police, the United States Park Police, the White House Police, or the Fire Department of the District of Columbia shall, by reason of the enactment of this Act, be paid with respect to any pay period basic salary, or basic salary plus additional compensation, at a rate in excess of $10,000 per annum. Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1946. Effective date. Approved July 5, 1946. Making appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. 1946-07-08 543 Chapter 60 Stat. 481 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 543] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. July 8, 1946[[H. R. 6496](/us/bill/79/hr/6496)][[Public Law 492](/us/pl/79/492)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, namely: NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT Title I— Office of the Secretary Naval Appropriation Act, 1947.*Post*, p. 619. miscellaneous expenses For traveling expenses of civilian employees, including travel of dependents of employees to and from navy yards or stations outside the continental limits of the United States; expenses of attendance, at home and abroad, upon meetings of technical, professional, scientific, and other similar organizations when, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Navy (hereafter in this Act referred to as the Secretary), such attendance would be of benefit in the conduct of the work of the Navy Department; physical examinations by civilianPhysical examination of civilian employees. physicians and in other than naval hospitals of civilian employees engaged in hazardous occupations; expenses of courts and boards; purchase of law and reference books; expenses of prisoners and prisons; clerical assistance; witnesses’ fees and traveling expenses; promoting accident prevention and safety in shore establishments of the Navy, to be expended in the discretion of the Secretary; newspapers and periodicals for the naval service; all advertising of the Navy Department and its bureaus (except advertising for recruits for the Bureau of Naval Personnel); costs of suits; maintenance of attachés and others abroad, including office rental and pay of employees, and not to exceed $900 for any one person for allowancesLiving quarters. for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by the Act approved June 26, 1930 (5 U. S. C. 118a), special cost of living [46 Stat. 818](/us/stat/46/818).allowances for employees abroad, contingencies for the Chief of Naval Intelligence, to be expended in his discretion, not to exceed $5,200; collection and classification of information pertaining to Naval Intelligence; telephone, telegraph, and teletype rental and tolls (including not to exceed $300 for extension telephones between the telephone switchboards at the official stations of naval officials and the60 Stat. 482living quartets of such officials), telegrams, radiograms, and cablegrams for the Navy Department and the naval service; postage, foreign and domestic and post-office box rentals; microphotographic Interned persons and prisoners of warservices; necessary expenses for interned persons and prisoners of war under the jurisdiction of the Navy Department, including funeral expenses for such interned persons or prisoners of war as may die Damage claims.[41 Stat. 132](/us/stat/41/132).[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 600 note](/us/usc/t34/s600).*Post*, p. 847.[58 Stat. 723](/us/stat/58/723).[46 U. S. C., Supp. V, 701–798](/us/usc/t46/s701–798).*Post*, p. 803.[57 Stat 582](/us/stat/57/582).[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 984–989](/us/usc/t34/s984–989).[56 Stat. 175](/us/stat/56/175).[15 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 606b–2](/us/usc/t15/s606b–2).while under such jurisdiction; payment of claims for damages as provided in the Act approved July 11, 1919 (34 U. S. C. 600), and the Act approved July 3, 1944 (46 U. S. C. 797), and for the payment of claims of civilian employees of the Naval Establishment as provided in the Act approved October 27, 1943 (34 U. S. C. 984), which have not been or may be eligible for payment under the provisions of the Act approved March 27, 1942 (15 U. S. C. 606b–2); and other necessary and incidental expenses; $13,844,000. contingencies of the navy For all emergencies and extraordinary expenses, exclusive of personal services in the Navy Department or any of its subordinate bureaus or offices at the seat of government, arising at home or abroad, but impossible to be anticipated or classified, to be expended on the approval and authority of the Secretary, and his determination shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government, and for examination of estimates for appropriations and of naval activities in the field for any branch of the naval service, $100,000, of which $15,000 shall be immediately available. research navy For the encouragement, promotion, planning, initiation, coordination, and conduct of naval research, experiment, test and development work; operation and maintenance, including upkeep of buildings, grounds, and equipment, of naval research laboratories not otherwise provided for; additions to equipment; control of activities within or on behalf of the Department of the Navy relating to patents, inventions, trademarks, copyrights, royalty payments, and matters connected therewith; purchase of reference books, newspapers, periodicals, apparatus, and necessary supplies for use in the District of Administrative expenses, restriction.Columbia and in the field; $45,000,000: *Provided*, That not more than $2,000,000 may be expended for administrative expenses, exclusive of the Naval Research Laboratory. operation and conservation of naval petroleum reserves To enable the Secretary to carry out the provisions contained in the [41 Stat. 813](/us/stat/41/813).[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 524](/us/usc/t34/s524).Act approved June 4, 1920, as amended (34 U. S. C. 524), requiring him to explore, prospect, conserve, develop, use, and operate the naval petroleum reserves, and to drill and equip exploratory wells in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 4, $9,710,000, of which amount $9,600,000 shall remain available until July 1, 1950, for the exploration of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 4 by contract as negotiated by the Secretary of the Navy: *Provided*, That out of any sums appropriated for naval purposes by this Act. any portion thereof, not to exceed $10,000,000, shall be available to enable the Secretary to protect Naval Petroleum Reserve, Numbered 1, by drilling wells and performing Agreements with landowners.any work incident thereto: *Provided further*, That no part of the sum made available in the foregoing provision for the protection of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 shall be expended if satisfactory agreement or agreements can be made, with owners of land within or adjoining said Reserve Numbered 1 not to drill wells for the purpose of producing oil or gas. 60 Stat. 483 ocean and lake surveys, navy For hydrographic surveys, including pay of hydrographic surveyors, cartographic draftsmen, and recorders, and for purchase of nautical books, charts, and sailing directions, $175,000. BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL training, education, and welfare, navy Naval War College: For maintenance, operation, and other necessary expenses of the Naval War College; services of a professor of international law, $2,000; services of lecturers, $3,000; library expenses, including purchase, binding, and repair of books and periodicals and subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals; and not exceeding $1,000 for contingencies of the president of the Naval War College to be expended in his discretion, $212,000. Naval training stations: For maintenance, operation, and other necessary expenses, including repairs, improvements, and care of grounds of the naval training stations which follow: San Diego, California, $1,500,000; Newport, Rhode Island, $1,500,000; Great Lakes, Illinois, $2,675,000; Port Deposit, Maryland, $1,500,000; Fleet training: For trophies and badges for excellence in gunnery, target practice, communication, engineering exercises, and economy in fuel consumption, to be awarded under such rules as the Secretary may formulate; recording, classifying, compiling, and publishing the rules and results; establishment and maintenance of shooting galleries, target houses, targets, and ranges; hiring established ranges; entrance fees in matches for the rifle team, and special equipment therefor; $140,000; Instruction: For postgraduate instruction of officers in other than civil government and literature, including such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act approved January 16, 1936 (34 U. S. C. 1073), and special instruction and education, including[49 Stat. 1092](/us/stat/49/1092).[34 U. S. C. §§ 1073–1073e; Supp. V, §§ 1073c–1, 1073d](/us/usc/t34/s1073–1073e).*Post*, p. 804. rental, maintenance, and operation of property for instruction purposes, and individual training of officers and enlisted personnel at home and abroad, including maintenance of students abroad, except aviation and submarine training otherwise appropriated for, $8,136,000: *Provided*, That no part of this or any other appropriation Special educational courses.contained in this Act shall be available for or on account of any expense incident to giving special educational courses or postgraduate instruction to officers with view to qualifying them or better qualifying them for the performance of duties required to be performed by or in pursuance of law by officers of the Supply Corps, the Corps of Civil Engineers, and officers assigned to engineering duty only, except present students and except such officers who are commissioned in such corps or have been assigned to engineering duty only or who have not been commissioned in the line of the Navy more than five years prior to the commencement of such educational courses or postgraduate instruction; Libraries: For libraries, including professional books, textbooks, and religious books for ships and shore stations not otherwise appropriated for, $450,000; Welfare and recreation: For welfare and recreation of the Navy, including periodicals and newspaper subscriptions, to be expended in the discretion of the Secretary, $2.750,000; Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps: For all expenses incident to the conduct of the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps under 60 Stat. 484such regulations as the President may prescribe under the provisions [43 Stat. 1276](/us/stat/43/1276); [50 Stat. 563](/us/stat/50/563).[34 U.S. C., Supp. V, § 821](/us/usc/t34/s821).*Post*, p. 1061.Furnishing of uniforms, etc.of section 22 of the Act approved March 4, 1925, as amended by the Act of August 6, 1937 (34 U. S. C. 821), $3,346,000: *Provided*, That uniforms and other equipment or material issued to the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in accordance with law may be furnished from surplus or reserve stocks of the Navy without payment under this appropriation; In all, training, education, and welfare, Navy, $22,209,000. miscellaneous expenses, bureau of naval personnel For all miscellaneous expenses, including supplies for seamen’s quarters; commissions, warrants, diplomas, discharges, good-conduct badges, medals, and identification tags, $200,000. naval reserve For all expenses not otherwise provided for, authorized by the [52 Stat. 1175](/us/stat/52/1175).[34 U. S. C. § 853j; Supp. V, §§ 853 *et seq*., 850a note](/us/usc/t34/s853j).*Ante*, p. 245; *post*, pp. 892, 993, 994, 1062.“Naval Reserve Act of 1938”, as amended, and the “Naval Aviation Cadet Act of 1942” (56 Stat. 737), in connection with organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, training, and drilling the Naval Reserve, including designing, purchasing; and engraving of medals and trophies; medical supplies and equipment; purchase, maintenance, and operation of ambulances; maintenance and operation of floating equipment; rental, maintenance, and operation of such shore stations as may be required in connection with Naval Reserve activities; Pay, allowances, etc., restrictions.$133,800,000: *Provided*, That no appropriation in this Act shall be available for pay, allowances, travel, or other expenses of any officer or enlisted person of the Naval or Marine Corps Reserve who may be drawing a pension, disability allowance, disability compensation, or retired pay from the Government of the United States, and “retired pay” as here used shall not include the pay of members of the Fleet Reserve, Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, or members on the honorary retired list of such Reserve forces. naval academy Pay: For pay of employees, professors, and instructors, including one professor as librarian, and such amounts as may be necessary to [49 Stat. 1092](/us/stat/49/1092).[34 U. S. C. §§ 1073–l073e; Supp. V, §§ 1073c–1, 1073d](/us/usc/t34/s1073–1073e).*Post*, p. 804.carry out the provisions of the Act approved January 16, 1936 (34 U. S. C. 1073), $1,980,000: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall not be available for the employment of more than fourteen masters and instructors in swordsmanship and physical training. Maintenance: For all expenses necessary for maintenence and operation of the Naval Academy; expenses of lecturers and entertainment (not exceeding $3,000); expenses of the Board of Visitors to the Naval Academy; contingencies for the Superintendent of the Naval Academy (not exceeding $5,200) and for the commandant of Midshipmen (not exceeding $1,200), to be expended in their respective discretions; reference books, newspapers, periodicals, apparatus, equipment, [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.and necessary supplies; purchase without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, binding, and repairs of books for the library, $1,950,000, of which amount $2,000 shall be available exclusively for the care of a collection of ship models. naval home, philadelphia, pennsylvania [48 Stat. 1229](/us/stat/48/1229). For all salaries and expenses as authorized by law (31 U. S. C. 725h) necessary for the maintenance and operation of the Naval Home and plot in cemetery, including burial expenses and headstones; music in chapel and entertainment for beneficiaries; transportation of indigent, destitute, sick, and insane beneficiaries and their attendants and 60 Stat. 485necessary subsistence for both; employment and support of such beneficiaries; and maintenance, repair, and operation of one motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle; $301,000. BUREAU OF SHIPS maintenance of bureau of ships For designing hulls, machinery, and equipment of naval vessels, except armament; experimental, developmental, and research work; maintenance, repairs, renewal, and alterations of hulls, machinery, and equipment of naval vessels, nonnaval vessels operated for naval requirements, and yard and district craft except machinery and equipment under the cognizance of other bureaus; docking of vessels; leasing of laying up facilities and docks, not to exceed $1,125,000; maritime salvage services and other purposes in connection therewith authorized by law; relief of vessels in distress; hire of lighters, tugs, and small craft; charter and hire of vessels for auxiliary purposes where considered necessary by the Secretary of the Navy; pay, subsistence, and incidental expenses of civilian crews temporarily employed on naval vessels; equipage, appliances, supplies, materials, and services, at home and abroad, under the cognizance of the Bureau of Ships; searchlights and fire-control equipment for antiaircraftAntiaircraft defense at shore stations. defense at shore stations; maintenance and operation of the Naval Communication Service (including teletype), the experimental model basin, Carderock, Maryland, and the engineering experiment station, Annapolis, Maryland, including maintenance and equipment of buildings and grounds and appurtenances; purchase, installation,Machine tools, plant appliances, etc. repair, and preservation of machine tools, plant appliances, and equipment (including furniture in industrial activities) in naval establishments or private plants; accident prevention; incidental expenses for naval vessels, naval shipyards and stations, and other activities under the cognizance of the Bureau of Ships, such as photographing, plans, stationery, drafting instruments and other materials; and technical books and publications for said Bureau; $443,750,000: *Provided*, That no part of this or any other appropriation contained Tableware, etc., in officers’ quarters.in this Act shall be available for or on account of the supply or replacement of table linen, dishes, glassware, silver, and kitchen utensils for use in the residences or quarters of officers on shore, except for messes temporarily set up on shore for bachelor officers and officers attached to seagoing or district defense vessels, to aviation units based on sea-going vessels, to the fleet air bases, to the submarine bases, or to landing forces and expeditions. BUREAU OF ORDNANCE ordnance and ordnance stores, navy For developing and for research incidental thereto, procuring, producing, preserving, and handling ordnance supplies, material, and equipment for naval purposes; for essential equipment, facilities,Expediting production. machine tools, including replacements, and services at naval or private establishments to expedite the production of ordnance material; minor improvements (not to exceed $20,000 upon any building project of a permanent character), maintenance, operation, and other necessary expenses of naval ordnance shore activities; technical books and periodicals; maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled and other freight and passenger-carrying vehicles at such activities; target practice; and for care and operation of schools at Dahlgren, Virginia;Care and operation of schools. Indianhead, Maryland; Hawthorne, Nevada; Inyokern, California; 60 Stat. 486and Solomons, Maryland; $246,390,000, of which $350,000 shall be available for placing the equipment at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, in condition for operation. BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS pay and subsistence of naval personnel For pay and allowances and subsistence prescribed by law for naval personnel, including reserves on active, duty— Pay and allowances: Officers, active duty, no part of which shall be available for increased pay for making aerial flights, by more than eighty-five officers above the rank of captain nor by nonflying officers or observers at rates in excess of those prescribed by law for the Army, which shall be the legal maximum rates as to such nonflying officers or observers; midshipmen; officers, retired, inactive; enlisted personnel, active, including cash prizes for men for excellence in gunnery, target practice, communication, engineering competition and additional pay for duty as messmen; enlisted men, retired, inactive; men of the Fleet Reserve, inactive; nurses, female, active; nurses, female, retired, inactive; six months’ death gratuity, officers, nurses, and enlisted personnel; cash allowances for uniforms for officers; clothing furnished annually to enlisted personnel and issued in kind to members of the Navy Nurse Corps or cash in lieu thereof; civilian clothing, including an overcoat when necessary, the cost of all not to exceed $30 per person to enlisted personnel given discharges for bad conduct, Personal property losses, reimbursement.undesirability, unsuitability, or inaptitude; reimbursement in kind or in cash as authorized by law to persons in the naval service, for personal property lost, destroyed, or damaged; including reimbursement, under rules prescribed by the Secretary, of naval personnel who furnish from their personal stock subsistence and clothing to shipwrecked and destitute persons; purchase of medals, crosses, bars, emblems, and other insignia; miscellaneous items, including hire of quarters for officers serving with troops where sufficient quarters are not possessed by the United States to accommodate them; rent of quarters for members of Quarters for personnel.the Nurse Corps; and hire of quarters for naval personnel, comparable to quarters assignable on a capital ship, as authorized by the Secretary to meet emergency conditions, including officers and men on sea duty at such times as they may be deprived of their quarters on board ship due to repairs or other conditions which may render them uninhabitable: Quarters for dependents, restriction. *Provided*, That under this authorization no funds may be expended for the hire of quarters for occupancy by the dependents of officers or enlisted personnel; interest on deposits by enlisted personnel; losses in the accounts of Navy and Marine Corps officers certified [41 Stat. 132](/us/stat/41/132); [42 Stat. 24](/us/stat/42/24).*Post*, p. 868.under the Act of July 11, 1919 (31 U. S. C. 105), and the Act of June 10, 1921 (31 U. S. C 104), and payments in settlement of claims [55 Stat. 880](/us/stat/55/880).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 224d](/us/usc/t31/s224d).Enlisted men or civil employees as household servants.under the Act of January 2, 1942 (31 U. S. C. 224d); total pay and allowances, $894,250,000: *Provided*, That, except for the public quarters occupied by the Chief of Naval Operations, the Superintendent of the Naval Academy, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and messes temporarily set up on shore for officers attached to sea-going vessels, aviation units based on seagoing vessels (including officers’ messes at naval air stations), submarine bases, overseas bases (including Alaska), mobile hospitals, landing forces and expeditions, and such bachelor officers’ quarters and messes as may be specifically designated by the Secretary and, in addition, not to exceed three hundred in number at such other places as shall be designated by the Secretary, no appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for the pay, allowances, or other expenses of any enlisted man or civil employee performing service in the residence or quarters of an officer 60 Stat. 487or officers on shore as a cook, waiter, or other work of a character performed by a household servant, but nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the voluntary employment in any such capacity of a retired enlisted man or a transferred member of the Fleet Reserve without additional expense to the Government, nor the sale of meals to officers by general messes on shore as regulated by detailed instructions from the Navy Department; Subsistence: For provisions for messes, subsistence in messes, commuted rations, including commuted rations for enlisted personnel on leave at 65 cents per diem, and other subsistence in kind; midshipmen’s rations at 85 cents per diem; subsistence in kind in hospital messes of female nurses, hospital corpsmen, and other enlisted personnel on duty in hospitals, active duty enlisted personnel, active and inactive retired enlisted personnel and members of the Fleet Reserve when sick and in hospitals, credited, when applicable, to the appropriation “Medical Department, Navy”, at the rate of 80 cents per ration; subsistence of supernumeraries on naval vessels because of war conditions, including expenses heretofore incurred for such purpose; subsistence of Navy and Marine Corps general courts-martial prisoners undergoing imprisonment; money allowances for subsistence and quarters of enlisted personnel when not furnished quarters or subsistence in kind, and for enlisted personnel absent from messes on temporary duty not involving travel (during which time all other subsistence shall be stopped); total subsistence, $102,590,000; In all, for pay and subsistence of naval personnel, $996,840,000, and Total.the money herein specifically appropriated for “Pay and subsistence, Navy”, shall be disbursed and accounted for in accordance with existing law and shall constitute one fund: *Provided*, That until September Appointment of enlisted men to Naval Academy.1, 1946, qualified enlisted men of the Navy, Naval Reserve, and Marine Corps may be appointed to the Naval Academy after nine months of service. In addition to the foregoing amount, the Secretary of the Navy is Transfer of funds.hereby directed to transfer to this appropriation, at such time during the fiscal year 1947 as he may deem advisable, not to exceed $500,000,000 from the naval stock fund: *Provided*, That the cash Limitation.working capital of the naval stock fund shall not be reduced below $50,000,000 as the result of such transfer. transportation and recruiting of naval personnel For mileage and actual and necessary expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law to officers and nurses while traveling under orders, including expenses when on duty with traveling recruiting parties, and the cost of a compartment or such other accommodationsSecret documents. as may be authorized by the Secretary for security when secret documents are transported by officer messenger or when valuable naval property is transported as hand baggage by personnel of the Naval Establishment, and expenses of attendance, at home and abroad, upon meetings of technical, professional, scientific, and other similar organizations when, in the judgment of the Secretary, such attendance would be of benefit in the conduct of the work of the Navy Department; for mileage, at 5 cents per mile to midshipmen enteringMidshipmen. the Naval Academy while proceeding from their homes to the Naval Academy for examination and appointment, and for transportation of midshipmen, including reimbursement of traveling expenses, while traveling under orders after appointment, and transportation in kind and subsistence, to discharged midshipmen; transportation and subsistence of enlisted personnel upon discharge, including enlisted personnel discharged on medical survey to their homes if residents of the United States; transportation of enlisted personnel and applicants 60 Stat. 488for enlistment at home and abroad, transportation of prisoners, and insane supernumerary patients to hospitals, all with subsistence and transfers en route or cash in lieu thereof; expenses of funeral escorts of naval personnel and apprehension and delivery of deserters and stragglers, and for railway, steamship, and airway guides and expenses Transportation of dependents.incident to transportation; transportation of dependents of officers and enlisted personnel, including those of retired and Reserve officers, and of retired and Reserve enlisted personnel of grades entitled to transportation of dependents in the Regular Navy when ordered to active duty (other than training) and upon release therefrom; for actual expenses of officers and midshipmen while on shore-patrol duty, including the hire of automobiles when necessary for the use of the shore-patrol detachment; for all necessary expenses for recruiting for the naval service, including lodging and subsistence of applicants, rent of rendezvous and expenses of maintaining the same, and advertising for and obtaining men; total transportation, $79,000,000: Per diem rates of allowance. *Provided*, That the Secretary, in prescribing per diem rates of allowance in accordance with law, is hereby authorized to prescribe such per diem, whether or not orders are given to officers for travel to be performed repeatedly between two or more places in the same vicinity and without regard to the length of time away from their designated posts of duty under such orders, and also the actual and necessary expenses or per diem in lieu thereof as he may determine and approve for naval personnel on special duty in foreign countries, including per diem allowances, not exceeding $7, to naval personnel of, or undertraining for, the Naval Air Transport Service while on such duty or training away from their permanent stations. maintenance, bureau of supplies and accounts For equipage, supplies, and services under the cognizance of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, including scientific investigations, commissions, interest, and exchange; ferriage and bridge tolls, including streetcar fares; rent of buildings and offices not in navy yards for naval purposes, not otherwise provided for; accident prevention; services of civilian employees under the cognizance of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts; packing, unpacking, and local handling, as authorized by law, of household goods and effects of civilian and naval personnel of the Naval Establishment; ice and mechanical devices for cooling drinking water on shore (except at naval hospitals and shops Use of receipts for expenditures.at industrial navy yards); $212,000,000: *Provided*, That without deposit to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States and withdrawal on money requisitions, receipts of public moneys from sales or other sources by officers of the Navy and Marine Corps on disbursing duty and charged in their official accounts may be used by them as required for current expenditures, all necessary bookkeeping adjustments of appropriations, funds, and accounts to be made in the settlement Transportation of dependents, etc.of their disbursing accounts: *Provided further*, That during the fiscal year 1947 the dependents and household effects of such civilian and naval personnel of the Naval Establishment (without regard to rank or grade) on duty at stations outside the continental limits of the United States, or in Alaska, as may be determined upon by the Secretary, may, prior or subsequent to the issuance of orders for the relief of such personnel from their stations, or subsequent to the discharge or release of such personnel from active service, be moved (including packing and unpacking of household effects) from such locations outside the continental limits of the United States, or in Alaska, to such locations in continental United States as may be designated by such personnel, by the use of either Government or commercial means of transportation, and later from such locations to 60 Stat. 489the duty stations to which such personnel may be ordered, and current appropriations of the Naval Establishment available for travel and transportation may be used for this purpose. transportation of things For transportation of things (as defined by Budget-Treasury Regulation*Post*, p. 619. Numbered 1) pertaining to the Navy (excluding Marine Corps and Coast Guard), $71,000,000. fuel, navy For coal and other fuel for submarine bases and steamers’ and ships’ use, including expenses of storage and handling the same and the removal of fuel refuse from ships; maintenance and general operation of machinery of naval fuel depots and fuel plants; water for all purposes on board naval vessels, and ice for the cooling of water, including expense of transportation and storage of both; $45,000,000. naval procurement fund For the purpose of settlement of war contracts under the Contract Settlement Act of 1944, during the fiscal year ending June 30,[58 Stat. 649](/us/stat/58/649).[41 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 101–125](/us/usc/t41/s101–125). 1947, advances by check or warrant and reimbursements to the Naval Procurement Fund from naval appropriations may be made on the basis of the estimated cost of a project without further accounting distribution of expenditures to the individual appropriations involved. BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY medical department For equipment, supplies, maintenance, and operation of Medical Department activities ashore and afloat, including repairs, minor extensions, and improvements of buildings and grounds thereof (not to exceed $20,000 upon any building project of a permanent character), and compensation of employees; tolls and ferriage; necessary instruction of personnel, including equipment; issuance of medical bulletins and information; laundry supplies and services; maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled busses; care of the dead as authorized by law, including transportation; purchase of technical books and periodicals; optical supplies for naval personnel under regulations prescribed by the Secretary; and other necessary expenses, including care, maintenance, and treatment of patients in naval and other hospitals, as provided by regulation and for the manufacture or production of products by patients in naval hospitals and other naval medical facilities incident to their convalescence and rehabilitation, and ownership thereof shall be vested in the patients manufacturingOwnership of items produced by hospital patients. or producing such products, except that the ownership of such items manufactured or produced specifically for the use of a naval hospital or other naval medical facility shall be vested in the Government and such items shall be accounted for and disposed of accordingly; $31,500,000. BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS maintenance, bureau of yards and docks For the labor, materials, supplies, and facilities necessary for the general maintenance of activities and properties under the cognizance of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, including accident prevention; contingent expenses and minor extensions and improvements of public 60 Stat. 490works at naval shipyards and stations; purchase of motortruck chassis with station-wagon type bodies and motorbusses, maintenance, repair, rental outside continental United States (not exceeding $5,000), and operation of passenger-carrying vehicles for the Navy Department and the Naval Establishment not otherwise provided for; $128,809,100; Housing projects.for expenses of operation and maintenance of housing projects maintained and operated as such by the Navy Department and [42 U. S. C. §§ 1501–1505; Supp. V, §§ 1501–1505, 1521–1524](/us/usc/t42/s1501–1505).developed under the provisions of the Acts of June 28, 1940 (54 Stat. 676); September 9, 1940 (54 Stat. 872); October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1125); March 1, 1941 (55 Stat. 141; May 24, 1941 (55 Stat. 197); and December 17, 1941 (55 Stat. 810), including utilities, roads, walks, and accessories, and expenses found necessary in the disposition of any such property or the removal of temporary housing, $3,450,900; Restriction.in all, $132,260,000: *Provided*, That none of these funds shall be used to pay for the maintenance or operation of any defense housing unit for any civilian employees of the Navy Department unless the rental rate charged for the civilian occupancy of any such defense housing unit shall be at the rate prescribed by the Office of Price Administration for housing of similar character and size in the general geographical area where any such defense housing may be located. public works, bureau of yards and docks Public works inside continental United States: For public works and public utilities within the United States, as authorized in Public [59 Stat. 9](/us/stat/59/9).Law 289, Seventy-eighth Congress (58 Stat. 189), and Public Law 13, Seventy-ninth Congress, needed by the Navy and specifically approved by the Secretary, including collateral public works items, projects for personal services (including group IV
(b)personnel in the Bureau Limitation.of Yards and Docks) and other expenses, $70,966,300: *Provided*, That for obligations other than architectural or engineering contracts not more than 10 per centum of the foregoing amount may be expended [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.Use of local architectural, etc., services.without regard to the provisions of section 3709. Revised Statutes: *Provided further*, That wherever there are architectural and engineering services in any State in which a project is located qualified to do the work, such services shall be utilized. Public works outside continental United States: For public works and public utilities heretofore authorized outside the continental United States, needed by the Navy and approved by the Secretary, including collateral public works items, personal services (including group IV
(b)personnel in the Bureau of Yards and Docks), as [59 Stat. 9](/us/stat/59/9).authorized in Public Law 13, Seventy-ninth Congress, $60,052,000: *Provided*, That all of the foregoing amount may be expended without [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.Repeal.*Ante*, p. 17.regard to the provisions of section 3709, Revised Statutes: *Provided further*, That all unobligated balances of any contractual authority for advance base construction heretofore authorized and unobligated as of July 1, 1946, is hereby repealed. Total; availability. In all, $131,018,300, to remain available until expended, and the money herein specifically appropriated for public works and public utilities shall be disbursed and accounted for in accordance with existing law and shall constitute one fund: *Provided*, That this fund shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the provisions [34 U. S. C. § 556](/us/usc/t34/s556).of Section 3 of the Act approved April 25, 1939 (53 Stat. 591). Permanent type of construction, restriction. No part of the appropriations in this Act under the Navy Department shall be used for a permanent type of construction at any shore establishment of any character acquired subsequent to the calendar year 1938, unless such establishment shall be designated by the Secretary as a permanent establishment, and, in that event, a permanent type of construction shall be used only to meet such permanent requirements Exceptions.as the Secretary may approve: *Provided*, That nothing herein 60 Stat. 491shall prevent construction of a type sufficiently substantial for the use intended nor apply to construction projects now under contract or in progress: *Provided further*, That no part of such appropriationsMaximum obligations, designated units. may be used for the construction of quarters, including heating and plumbing apparatus, wiring and fixtures, for greater amounts per unit than follow: Permanent construction: For commissioned officer, $10.000. For commissioned warrant or warrant officer, $7,500. For enlisted man, $6,000. Temporary construction: For commissioned officer, $7,500. For commissioned warrant or warrant officer, $5,000. For enlisted man, $3,500. The fixed fee to be paid the contractor as a result of any contractContractor’s fee, restriction. hereafter entered into under this appropriation shall not exceed 4 per centum of the estimated cost of the contract, exclusive of the fee, as determined by the Secretary. BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS aviation, navy For new construction and procurement of aircraft and equipment, spare parts and accessories, including expansions of and facilities in public or private plants, $310,776,000; for replacement of navigational and radio equipment for aircraft in service, aerological, photographic, and miscellaneous equipment, including repairs thereto, $23,800,000; for maintenance, repair, and operation of aircraft, aircraft factory, air stations, testing laboratories, fleet and all other aviation activities, accident prevention, technical books and periodicals for use in the Bureau of Aeronautics and field, outfits for aviation messes, the purchase for aviation purposes only of special clothing, wearing apparel, and special equipment, and for care and operation of a school at one air station for the children of commissioned, enlisted, and civilian personnel of the Navy, $370,558,000; for continuing experiments andExperiments, etc. development work on all types of aircraft, $100,626,000; in all, $805,760,000, of which amount $310,000,000 shall remain available until expended. Not to exceed $36,000,000 of the funds appropriated for “Aviation,Liquidation of contractual obligations.[57 Stat. 206](/us/stat/57/206). Navy”, fiscal year 1944, shall continue available during the fiscal year 1947 for the liquidation of contractual obligations for aircraft and aircraft equipment procurement incurred during the fiscal year 1944. MARINE CORPS pay, marine corps Pay of officers: For pay and allowances prescribed by law for allOfficers on active duty. officers on active duty—pay and allowances, $36.825,800, including $4,225,700 for increased pay for making aerial flights, none of which shall be available for increased pay for making aerial flights by non-flying officers or observers at rates in excess of those prescribed by law for the Army, which shall be the legal maximum rates as to such non-flying officers or observers; subsistence allowance, $5,007,550; rental allowance, $6,942,650; in all, $48,776,000; For pay of officers prescribed by law on the retired list, not on activeOfficers on retired list. duty, $2,900,000; Pay of enlisted personnel: For pay and allowances of all enlisted personnel and musicians on active duty as prescribed by law; expenses of clerks of the Marine Corps traveling under orders, including not to exceed $2,500 for expenses of attendance upon meetings of technical, 60 Stat. 492professional, scientific, and other organizations, when, in the judgment of the Secretary, such attendance would be of benefit in the conduct of the work of the Marine Corps; additional compensation for enlisted personnel of the Marine Corps qualified as experts, sharp-shooters, marksmen, aircraft machine gunners, or regularly detailed as gun captains, gun pointers, messmen; interest on deposits by enlisted personnel; post-exchange debts of deserters, and of personnel discharged or sentenced to terms of imprisonment while in debt to the United States, under such rules as the Secretary may prescribe; authorized travel allowance of discharged enlisted personnel; prizes for excellence in gunnery exercises, target practices, and communication competitions; pay of enlisted personnel designated as Navy mail clerks and assistant Navy mail clerks both afloat and ashore; and for gratuities to enlisted personnel discharged not under honorable conditions—pay and allowances, $159,285,610; allowance for lodging and subsistence, $7,209,390; in all, $166,495,000; Enlisted personnel on retired list. For pay and allowances prescribed by law of enlisted personnel on the retired list not on active duty, $1,650,000; Marine Corps Reserve. For pay and allowances of personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve as prescribed by law, $5,963,000; Mileage, etc. For mileage, actual and necessary expenses, and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law to officers traveling under orders without troops, $2,210,000; In all, $227,994,000, and the money herein specifically appropriated for pay of the Marine Corps shall be disbursed and accounted for in accordance with existing law and shall constitute one fund. pay of civil force, marine corps Pay of civil force: For personal services at the seat of government, as follows: Offices of the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Director of Personnel, Marine Corps, $1,239,500; Office of the Paymaster General of the Marine Corps, $325,500; Office of the Quartermaster General of the Marine Corps, $706,000; in all, $2,271,000. general expenses, marine corps General expenses, Marine Corps: For all necessary expenses for the authorized work of the Marine Corps, other than as appropriated for under the headings of pay and salaries, as follows: For provisions, subsistence, board, and lodging of enlisted personnel, recruits and recruiting parties, and applicants for enlistment; cash allowance for lodging and subsistence to enlisted personnel traveling on duty; ice, ice machines and their maintenance, $23,630,000; For clothing for enlisted personnel and for civilian clothing, including an overcoat when necessary, the cost of all not to exceed $30 per person to enlisted personnel given discharges for bad conduct, undesirability, unsuitability, or inaptitude, $15,725,000; For fuel, heat, light, and power, including sales to officers, $3,000,000; For military supplies and equipment, including their purchase, repair, preservation, and handling; recreational, school, educational, library, musical, amusement, field sport and gymnasium supplies, equipment, services, and incidental expenses; purchase and marking of prizes for excellence in gunnery and rifle practice, good-conduct badges, medals, and buttons awarded to officers and enlisted personnel by the Government for conspicuous, gallant, and special service; rental and maintenance of target ranges and entrance fees for competitions; $17,425,000;60 Stat. 493 For transportation of troops and applicants for enlistment, including cash in lieu of ferriage and transfers en route; for payment for transportation of general court-martial prisoners; toilet kits for issue to recruits upon their first enlistment and other incidental expenses of the recruiting service; and transportation for dependents of officers and enlisted personnel; $10,400,000; For repairs and improvements to barracks, quarters, and other public buildings at posts and stations; leasing and improvement of buildings at such places as the public exigencies require; and erection of temporary buildings upon approval of the Secretary at a total cost of not to exceed $70,000 during the year; $2,040,000; For forage and stabling of public animals and the authorized number of officers’ horses, $70,000; For miscellaneous supplies, material, equipment, personal and other services, and other incidental expenses for the Marine Corps not otherwise provided for; purchase and repair of furniture and fixtures; purchaseVehicles. of motor truck chassis with station-wagon type bodies, motorbusses, and motorcycles and repair of passenger-carrying and other vehicles, including parts; veterinary services, shoeing, and medicines for public animals and the authorized number of officers’ horses; purchase of mounts and horse equipment for all officers below the grade of major required to be mounted; books, newspapers, and periodicals; printing and binding; packing and crating of officers’ allowance of baggage; funeral expenses of officers, enlisted personnel, accepted applicants for enlistment, and retired officers on active duty, including transportation of their bodies, arms, and wearing apparel from the place of demise to their homes in the United States; construction, operation, and maintenance of laundries; and care and operation ofSchools. schools at Marine Corps posts; $49,000,000; Marine Corps Reserve: For clothing, including clothing for aviation cadets, subsistence, heat, light, transportation, and miscellaneous expenses, $2,857,000; In all, general expenses, $124,147,000, to be accounted for as one fund. In all, Marine Corps, $354,412,000. increase and replacement of naval vessels Construction and machinery: On account of hulls and outfits of vessels and machinery of vessels heretofore authorized (and appropriated for in part); on account of the acquisition, conversion, alteration, and repair of vessels heretofore authorized (and appropriated for in part); and for the replacement of combatant vessels as authorized by the Act of July 9, 1942; for necessary tools, equipment, and facilities[56 Stat. 656](/us/stat/56/656).[34 U. S C., Supp. V, § 498a–5](/us/bill/79/t34/s498a–5).Transfer of funds. in public or private plants for shipbuilding; $300,000,000, and, in addition, $50,000,000 by transfer from the appropriation “Increase and replacement of naval vessels, armor, armament, and ammunition”, to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That, of the appropriations Technical services, etc.made available by this Act under the head of “Increase and replacement of naval vessels”, there shall be available such sums as the Secretary may from time to time determine to be necessary for the engagement of technical services, and the employment of personnel in the field, the purchase of plans, drafting and other supplies, subject to the limitations hereinafter established, owing to the construction of vessels which have been or hereafter may be authorized: *Provided, further*, That the balance remaining of Construction of new vessels.appropriations under “Increase and replacement of naval vessels” shall not be available for beginning the construction of any new vessels during the fiscal year 1947. 60 Stat. 494 NAVY DEPARTMENT salaries For compensation for personal services at the seat of government, as follows: Office of the Secretary of the Navy: Secretary of the Navy, Under Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, and other personal services, including Executive Officer, not to exceed $7,000, $4,785,000; General Board, $15,500; Naval examining and retiring boards, $17,500; Office of Naval Records and Library, $57,000; Office of Judge Advocate General, $275,000; Office of Chief of Naval Operations, $1,642,500; Board of Inspection and Survey, $31,000; Office of Director of Naval Communications, $1,425,000; Office of Naval Intelligence, $967,500; Employee in charge of Naval Academy section. Bureau of Naval Personnel, $3,626,000, and the compensation of the employee in charge of the Naval Academy section shall be as to base in accordance with the rates applying to grade 13 of the clerical, administrative, and fiscal service, so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; Hydrographic Office, $2,200,000; Naval Observatory, including $2,500 for pay of computers on piece work, $383,500; Bureau of Ships, $6,140,000; Bureau of Ordnance, $3,456,500; Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, $4,705,000; Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, $1,075,000; Bureau of Yards and Docks, $2,045,000; Aircraft design and construction. Bureau of Aeronautics, $2,715,000: *Provided*, That the services of technical and clerical personnel may be employed only in the Bureau of Aeronautics in connection with the design and construction of *Ante*, p. 401.aircraft, to be paid from the appropriation “Aviation, Navy, 1947”; In all, salaries, Navy Department, $35,562,000. contingent expenses For technical reference and lawbooks, periodicals, and photostating for Department library; purchase of photographs, maps, documents, and pictorial records of the Navy, photostating and other necessary incidental expenses in connection with the preparation for publication of the naval records of the war with the Central Powers of Europe; stationery, furniture, newspapers, plans, drawings, and drawing materials; purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of motortrucks and other necessary expenses of the Navy Department and its Use of naval service appropriations.various bureaus and offices, $1,250,000: *Provided*, That it shall not be lawful to expend, unless otherwise specifically provided by law, for any of the offices or bureaus of the Navy Department in the District of Columbia, any sum out of appropriations made for the naval service for any of the purposes mentioned or authorized in this paragraph. printing and binding For printing and binding for the Navy Department and the Naval Establishment executed at the Government Printing Office, $3,100,000. 60 Stat. 495 contingent and miscellaneous expenses, hydrographic office For all necessary expenses (except salaries) for the maintenance and operation of the Hydrographic Office at the seat of government and for all necessary salaries and expenses for the branch offices, including purchase and printing of nautical books, charts, and sailing directions; modernization, care, and repair of lithographic presses and machinery; pilot and aeronautical charts; reference books and periodicals; $1,500,000. contingent and miscellaneous expenses, naval observatory For professional and scientific books, books of reference, periodicals, engravings, photographs, and fixtures for the library; apparatus and instruments, and repairs of the same; repairs to buildings (including quarters), fixtures, and fences; cleaning, repair, and upkeep of grounds and roads; furniture and furnishings for offices and quarters, gas, chemicals, paints, and stationery, including transmission of public documents through the Smithsonian exchange, foreign postage; plants, seeds, and fertilizers; materials needed for the maintenance and repair of boilers, engines, heating apparatus, electric lighting and power, and water supply; maintenance; repair, and operation of passenger automobiles; rental of tabulating and other mechanical equipment; and other necessary expenses, $48,000. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 102. The appropriations made in this Act for the purchase orLetters patent. manufacture of equipment or material or of a particular class of equipment or material shall be available for the purchase of letters patent, applications for letters patent, and licenses under letters patent and applications for letters patent that pertain to such equipment or material for which the appropriations are made. Sec. 103. No part of any appropriation made for the Navy shallNavy funds.Restriction on use. be expended for any of the purposes herein provided for on account of the Navy Department at the seat of government, including personal services of civilians, except as expressly authorized by law. Sec. 104. No part of the appropriations made in this Act shall beTime-measuring devices, restriction. available for the salary or pay of any officer, manager, superintendent, foreman, or other person or persons having charge of the work of any employee of the United States Government while making or causing to be made with a stop watch or other time-measuring device a time study of any job of any such employee between the starting and completion thereof, or of the movements of any such employee while engaged upon such work; nor shall any part of the appropriationsCash rewards, etc. made in this Act be available to pay any premiums or bonus or cash reward to any employee in addition to his regular wages, except for suggestions resulting in improvements or economy in the operation of any Government plant; and no moneys herein appropriatedWork by private contractors, restriction. for the Naval Establishment or made available therefor shall be used or expended under contracts hereafter made for the repair, purchase, or acquirement, by or from any private contractor, of any naval vessel, machinery, article, or articles that at the time of the proposed repair, purchase, or acquirement can be repaired, manufactured, or produced in each or any of the Government naval shipyards or arsenals of the United States, when time and facilities permit, and when, in the judgment of the Secretary, such repair, purchase, acquirement, or production would not involve an appreciable increase in cost to the Government, except when the repair, purchase, or acquirement, by or from any private contractor, would, in the opinion of the Secretary, be advantageous to the national defense. 60 Stat. 496 Sec. 105. Estimates to accompany bids. No funds herein appropriated shall be available to pay a contractor upon any contract for a naval vessel entered into under authority of this Act unless, at the time of filing his bid, he shall also file the estimates upon which such bid was based. Sec. 106. Inductees, pay and expenses. The appropriations available to the Navy Department and the naval service shall be available for the pay and other expenses of men inducted into the Navy and Marine Corps in accordance with law. Sec. 107. Canal Zone.Citizenship requirement for civilian personnel. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used directly or indirectly, except for temporary employment in case of emergency, for the payment of any civilian for services rendered by him on the Canal Zone while occupying a skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory position unless such person is a citizen of the United States of America or of the Republic Employment of Panamanian citizens.[48 U. S. C. § 1307 note](/us/usc/t48/s1307).of Panama: *Provided, however*,
(1)That, notwithstanding the provision in the Act approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1409), limiting employment in the above-mentioned positions to citizens of the. United States from and after the date of the approval of said Act, citizens of Panama may be employed in such positions;
(2)that at no time shall the number of Panamanian citizens employed in the above-mentioned positions exceed the number of citizens of the United States so employed, if United States citizens are available in continental United Employees with 15 or more years of service.States or on the Canal Zone;
(3)that nothing in this Act shall prohibit the continued employment of any person who shall have rendered fifteen or more years of faithful and honorable service on the Canal Zone; Selection of personnel.(4) that in the selection of personnel for skilled, technical, administrative, clerical, supervisory, or executive positions, the controlling factors in filling these positions shall be efficiency, experience, Hours of employment; pay rates.training, and education;
(5)that all citizens of Panama and the United States rendering skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory service on the Canal Zone under the terms of this Act
(a)shall normally be employed not more than forty hours per week;
(b)may receive as compensation equal rates of pay based upon rates paid for similar employment in continental United States Applicability of section.Suspension of compliance in emergency, etc.plus 25 per centum;
(6)this entire section shall apply only to persons employed in skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory positions on the Canal Zone directly or indirectly by any branch of the United States Government or by any corporation or company whose stock is owned wholly or in part by the United States Government: *Provided further*, That the President may suspend, from time to time in whole or in part, compliance with this section in time of war or national emergency if he should deem such course to be in the public interest: *Provided further*, That the President may, if he finds it necessary because of a shortage of housing, suspend, for the fiscal year 1947, the application of those portions of this section which require the employment of citizens of the Republic of Panama or of the United States in skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory positions. Sec. 108. Statutory limit on repairs, etc. The Secretary is authorized where necessary to exceed the statutory limit on repairs and alterations to vessels during the fiscal year 1947. Sec. 109. Persons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Affidavit. *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit, shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike 60 Stat. 497against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engages in aPenalty. strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment, the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 110. No part of any money appropriated herein or included Commissions on land purchase contracts.under any contract authority herein granted shall be expended for the payment of any commission on any land purchase contract in excess of 2 per centum of the purchase price. Sec. 111. The appropriations for the Naval Establishment for the Transportation of personnel.fiscal year 1947 shall be available for providing transportation of naval and civilian personnel between their domiciles and places of employment as authorized by law; carrying out the provisions of Financing war contracts.[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 611 note](/us/usc/t50/s611).[58 Stat. 649](/us/stat/58/649).[41 U. S. C., Supp. V, 101–125](/us/usc/t41/s101–125).[59 Stat. 315, 662](/us/stat/59/315/662).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 135 and note](/us/usc/t39/s135); [31 U. S. C., Supp. V, 215–217 notes, 222e, 222f, 223d](/us/usc/t31/s215–217/222e/222f/223d).*Ante*, p. 333; *post*, pp. 846, 847.[58 Stat. 765](/us/stat/58/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Ante*, pp. 168, 169; *post*, pp. 599, 754, 886.Executive Order Numbered 9112 of March 26, 1942, Public Law 395, approved July 1, 1944, Public Law 119, approved July 2, 1945, Public Law 277, approved December 28, 1945, and Public Law 457, approved October 3, 1944; services of employees assigned to group IV
(b)and those performing similar services carried under native and alien schedules in the Schedule of Wages for Civil Employees in the field service of the Navy Department; accident prevention programs and for safety engineering and occupational health measures; pay of commissioned medical officers who are graduates of reputable schools of osteopathy; actual and necessary expenses or per diem in lieu thereof, as may be determined and approved by the Secretary, of civilian personnel in and under the Naval Establishment on special duty in foreign countries; expenses authorized in Public Law 99, approved June 29, [57 Stat. 247](/us/stat/57/247).[36 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 10, 11](/us/usc/t36/s10/11).1943; expenses including those heretofore incurred in connection with the administration by the Navy of liberated and occupied areas; expenses including those heretofore incurred incident to the operation by the Navy of private plants taken over at the direction of the President, and the Secretary may designate any naval appropriation to be charged with such expenses, proper adjustments to be made on the basis of final costs between applicable appropriations; and payment Rewards.of rewards to civilian officers or employees and other persons in civil life for suggestions resulting in improvement or economy in manufacturing process or plant or naval material as authorized by the Act of July 1, 1918 (5 U. S. C. 416), and for suggestions resulting in [40 Stat. 718](/us/stat/40/718).*Post*, p. 857.efficiency or economy in the operation or administration of the Navy Department and the Naval Establishment. Sec. 112. Appropriations in this Act available for travel expenses Travel expenses of civilian employees.of civilian employees of the Navy Department shall be available for reimbursement, at not to exceed 4 cents per mile, for travel performed by such employees in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations and for their reimbursement for ferry, bridge, road, and tunnel tolls paid. Sec. 113. Funds available for heat and light for public quarters Water; mechanical refrigerators.occupied by personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps for the fiscal 60 Stat. 498year 1947 shall be available for furnishing water and for operating mechanical refrigerators in such quarters. Sec. 114. Missing or captured personnel. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for the pay of missing or captured civilian or naval personnel under the provisions [56 Stat. 143](/us/stat/56/143).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1001–1017](/us/usc/t50/s1001–1017).*Ante*, p. 5.of Public Law 490, approved March 7, 1942, as amended, and for that which accrued during fiscal year 1946 or prior years and was not paid, including accruals of pay authorized by law for retired and Reserve officers, nurses, enlisted personnel, and family allowances. Sec. 115. Employment of technical and professional personnel. Whenever, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, the Secretary should deem it to be advantageous to the national defense, and if in his opinion the existing facilities of the Navy Department are inadequate, he is hereby authorized to employ at the seat of government and elsewhere, by contract or otherwise, without reference to [41 U.S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.[5 U. S. C. § 55](/us/usc/t5/s55).section 3709, Revised Statutes, civil-service or classification laws, or section 5 of the Act of April 6, 1914 (38 Stat. 335), and at such rates of compensation (not to exceed $40 per day, and travel expenses, including actual transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence while traveling from their homes or places of business to official duty station and return as may be authorized in travel orders or letters of appointment for individuals) as he may determine, the services of architects, engineers, and other technical and professional personnel as may be necessary. Sec. 116. Compensation to noncitizens. Provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel under the Naval Establishment during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947. Sec. 117. Transfer of foreign vessels, etc. The appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, shall be available for expenses in connection with the transfer to the United States of foreign vessels, including pay, subsistence, transportation, and repatriation Observers of atomic bomb tests.of alien crews; and such expenses incident to observers of tests of the atomic bomb as the Secretary may deem necessary. Sec. 118. Transfer of funds. The Secretary may transfer not to exceed 5 per centum of any of the foregoing appropriations to any other appropriation or appropriations, but no appropriation shall be increased more than 5 Quarterly statement.per centum as a result of such transfers: *Provided*, That a quarterly statement of any such transfers shall be transmitted to the chairmen of the Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Sec. 119. Surplus property. None of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, other than funds for which reimbursement is made hereunder, shall be available for any expenses (including the pay, allowances, and subsistence of naval and Marine Corps personnel) for care, upkeep, repair, handling, and assistance in the sale of any property, material, or equipment subsequent to the date of a declaration of surplus covering such property to a disposal agency, or, if procedures are prescribed whereby declarations of surplus are made at approximately the time of disposal or removal, subsequent to the date of notice by the owning agency to the disposal agency that property has been determined to be surplus and is subject to such procedures. With respect to all such expenses, disposal agencies shall provide reimbursement to the Navy Department, for credit to the appropriations from which such expenses Advance payments by disposal agency.would be normally paid: *Provided*, That advance payments based on the estimated expenses of the Navy Department may be made by any disposal agency: *Provided further*, That in lieu of ascertaining the direct expenses and the applicable portion of the indirect expenses, the Navy Department and the disposal agencies may agree on any basis for determining such expenses as will equitably accomplish the purpose of this section. 60 Stat. 499 Sec. 120. The Secretary of the Navy may delegate to the commandantsTransfer of household goods, etc. of the naval districts, for administration within their respective districts, his authority to authorize payment of the expenses of the transfer of household goods of employees, and of the costs of transportation of their immediate families on change from one official duty station to another. TITLE II United States Maritime Commission *Post*, p. 614. The construction fund established by the Merchant Marine Act,[49 Stat. 1987](/us/stat/49/1987).[46 U. S. C. § 1116; Supp. V, § 1116 notes](/us/usc/t46/s1116).*Ante*, pp. 8, 12. 1936, shall be available during the fiscal year 1947 for administrative expenses of the United States Maritime Commission, including personal services at the seat of government; printing and binding; lawbooks and books of reference; periodicals and newspapers (not to exceed $6,500); teletype services; purchase (not to exceed three used passenger automobiles at $1,050 each), maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger automobiles; reimbursement, at not to exceed 4 cents per mile, of employees for expenses incurred by them in official travel in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations; and for examination of estimates of appropriations in the field; expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Chairman, at meetings concerned with the work of the Commission: *Provided*, That the following limitations shall apply to expendituresLimitations. from such fund: Personal services, $13,550,000; Administrative expenses, other than personal services, $1,350,000; Reconversion of vessels, $89,450,000; Restoration of shipyard facilities, $17,150,000; Maintenance of shipyard facilities, $1,325,000; Operation of warehouses, $3,200,000; Grants, subsidies, and contributions (operating differential subsidies), $15,000,000; Reserve fleet expense, $15,600,000; Miscellaneous expenses, $2,000,000; Cost of penalty mail of the United States Maritime Commission and the War Shipping Administration as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (39 U. S. C. 826), for deposit in the general fund[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). of the Treasury, $80,000; Entertainment of officials of other countries when specifically authorized by the Chairman, $1,500; Employment, by contract or otherwise, of persons, firms, or corporations for the performance of legal and other special services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes or the civil-service and[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809. classification laws, $100,000. Salaries of Commissioners. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, the salaries of the Commissioners of the United States Maritime Commission, with the exception of the Chairman, shall be at the rate of $10,000 per annum. war shipping administration The War Shipping Administration revolving fund shall be availableRevolving fund. during the fiscal year 1947 for administrative expenses of the War Shipping Administration in carrying on all the activities and functions prescribed in Executive Orders 9054, 9350, 9387, 9495, and[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1295 note, 1271 note, 601 note, 611 note](/us/usc/t50/s1295/1271/601/611). 9336, dated February 7, 1942, June 10, 1943, October 15, 1943, November 2, 1944, and April 24, 1943, including the recruitment, repatriation, and placement of personnel for the manning of the merchant marine, and the establishment and maintenance of policies respecting 60 Stat. 500maritime labor relations and conditions, including the employment and compensation of persons in the District of Columbia and elsewhere in accordance with laws applicable to the employment and compensation of persons by the United States Maritime Commission [46 U. S. C., § 1111b](/us/usc/t46/s1111b).except section 201
(b)of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (49 Stat. 1985); expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Administrator, at meetings concerned with the work of the Administration; reimbursement, at not to exceed 4 cents per mile, of employees for expenses incurred by them in official travel in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations; printing and binding; lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers; teletype services; purchase (not to exceed three used), maintenance, repair, rental in foreign countries, and operation of passenger-carrying automobiles; travel expenses, including transportation of effects under regulations prescribed by the Administrator, of employees from their homes to their posts of duty outside continental United States (including Alaska) and return; necessary advance payments in foreign countries; reimbursement of employees for loss of Limitations.personal effects in case of marine or aircraft disaster: *Provided*, That the following limitations shall apply to expenditures from such fund: Personal services, $5,100,000; Administrative expenses, other than personal services, $1,450,000; Charter hire, $6,750,000; Agency cost and compensation, $44,150,000; Insurance, $9,350,000; Vessel and voyage expenses, $401,000,000; Repairs to vessels, $125,000,000; Miscellaneous expenses, $1,850,000; Reconversion of chartered vessels, $10,000,000; Entertainment of officials of other countries when specifically authorized by the Administrator, $500; Temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.otherwise without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes or the civil-service and classification laws, $75,000. Personnel for manning merchant marine. Maritime training: For the training of personnel for the manning of the merchant marine and for administrative expenses (not to exceed $500,000) including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere without regard to section 201
(b)and
(e)of the Merchant [49 Stat. 1985](/us/stat/49/1985).Marine Act, 1936 (46 U. S. C. 1111
(b)and 1111 (e)); expenses of attendance when specifically authorized by the War Shipping Administrator, at meetings concerned with the work of the Administration; printing and binding; law books, books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers; maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger automobiles; reimbursement, at not to exceed 4 cents per mile, of employees for expenses incurred by them in official travel in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations; teletype services; and not to exceed $2,500 for contingencies for the Superintendent, United States Merchant Marine Academy, to be expended in his discretion, Transfer of funds.$15,000,000, which is hereby transferred from the War Shipping Administration revolving fund for use during the fiscal year 1947, of which amount not to exceed $54,050 may be transferred to applicable appropriations of the Public Health Service for payment of salaries and other expenses of the Public Health Service in performing services for the War Shipping Administration, and the unobligated balance of said $15,000,000 on June 30, 1947, shall be carried to the surplus fund of the Treasury. Maintenance of marine schools and vessels. State marine schools: To reimburse the State of California, $50,000; the State of Maine, $50,000; the State of Massachusetts, $50,000; the State of New York, $50,000: and the State of Pennsylvania, $50,000; for expenses incurred in the maintenance and support 60 Stat. 501of marine schools in such States as provided in the Act authorizing the establishment of marine schools, and so forth, approved March 4, 1911, as amended (34 U. S. C. 1121–1123); and for the maintenance[36 Stat. 1353](/us/stat/36/1353).[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1121, 1122](/us/usc/t34/s1121/1122). and repair of vessels loaned by the United States to the said States for use in connection with such State marine schools, $125,000; in all, $375,000, which is hereby transferred from the War Shipping Administration revolving fund for use during the fiscal year 1947, the unobligated balance of said amount on June 30, 1947, to be carried to the surplus fund of the Treasury. Sec. 202. For the purposes of the liquidation by December 31, 1946, Liquidation.of all of the functions of the War Shipping Administration under Executive orders 9054, 9350, 9387, 9495, and 9336, dated February [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1295 note, 1271 note, 601 note, 611 note](/us/bill/79/t50/s1295/1271/601/611).7, 1942; June 10, 1943; October 15, 1943; November 2, 1944; and April 24, 1943; effective September 1, 1946, and continuing only during the period ending December 31, 1946, all functions, powers, and duties of Transfer of functions, etc., to U. S. Maritime Commission.the War Shipping Administration, including all of the foregoing provisions in this Act relating to said Administration are hereby transferred to and shall be exercised by the United States Maritime Commission under the same legal authorities and subject to the same conditions and limitations not otherwise altered by the foregoing provisions in this Act relating to said Administration, as will be applicable to the War Shipping Administration on August 30, 1946, and the War Shipping Administration shall cease to exist as of Date of termination.Transfer of funds.September 1, 1946: *Provided*, That effective September 1, 1946, there shall be transferred to the United States Maritime Commission the unexpended balance of all funds available to the War Shipping Administration, together with all records, property, and personnel appertaining thereto: *Provided further*, That the unobligated balance Unobligated balance of revolving fund.of the War Shipping Administration revolving fund, as of the close of business on December 31, 1946, shall be covered into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. Approved July 8, 1946. Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. 1946-07-09 544 Chapter 60 Stat. 501 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 544] AN ACT Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. July 9, 1946[[H. R. 5990](/us/bill/79/hr/5990)][[Public Law 493](/us/pl/79/493)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That there are appropriated District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1947.*Ante*, pp. 188, 189; *post*, pp. 616–617.for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, out of
(1)the general fund of the District of Columbia, hereinafter known as the general fund, such fund being composed of the revenues of the District of Columbia other than those applied by law to special funds, and $8,000,000, which is hereby appropriated for the purpose out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated (to be advanced July 1, 1946),
(2)the highway fund, established by law (D. C. Code, title 47, ch. 19), and
(3)the water fund, established [D. C., Code, Supp. V, § 47–1901a](/us/dcc/47–1901a/etseq) *et seq*.by law (D. C. Code, title 43, ch. 15), sums as follows: *Post*, p. 617. From the general fund: All sums appropriated under the following heads: General administration, fiscal service, compensation and retirement fund expenses, District debt service (excluding those items designated as payable from the highway fund), regulatory agencies, public schools, Public Library, Recreation Department, Metropolitan Police, Fire Department, policemen’s and firemen’s relief, Veterans’ Services, courts, Health Department, public welfare, public works (excluding those items designated as payable from the highway and water funds), National Guard, National Capital Parks, National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and National Zoological Park; 60 Stat. 502 From the highway fund: All sums appropriated under District debt service and public works designated as payable from the highway fund; and From the water fund: All sums appropriated under public works and Washington aqueduct, designated as payable from the water fund; namely: GENERAL ADMINISTRATION For all expenses necessary for the offices named under this general head, including, in addition to the objects specified respectively under each head, personal services; lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers; and printing and binding: Executive office, plus so much as may be necessary to compensate the Engineer Commissioner at such rate in grade 8 of the professional [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661) *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.service of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, as may be determined by the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, hereafter in this Act referred to as the Commissioners; $11,910 for examination of estimates of appropriations without regard to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.civil-service and classification laws; $250 to aid in support of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; general advertising in newspapers and legal periodicals in the District of Columbia but not elsewhere, unless the need for advertising outside the District of Columbia shall have been specifically approved by the Commissioners, including notices of public hearings, publication of orders and regulations, tax and school notices, and notices of changes in regulations; and $20,000 for expenses in case of emergency, such as riot, pestilence, public insanitary conditions, flood, fire, or storm, and for expenses of investigations; $195,300: *Provided*, That the certificate of the Commissioners shall be sufficient voucher for the expenditure of $1,500 of this appropriation for such purposes as they may deem necessary. Office of the corporation counsel, including extra compensation for the corporation counsel as general counsel of the Public Utilities Commission; $4,500 for the settlement of claims not in excess of $250 each, approved by the Commissioners in accordance with the Act approved [D. C. Code §§ 1–902 to 1–905](/us/dcc/1–902/1–905).February 11, 1929 (45 Stat. 1160) as amended by the Act approved June 5, 1930 (46 Stat. 500); and judicial expenses, including witness fees and expert services, in District of Columbia cases before the courts of the United States and of the District of Columbia; $174,200. Board of Tax Appeals. $17,800. FISCAL SERVICE For all expenses necessary for the offices named under this general head, including, in addition to the objects specified respectively under each head, personal services: books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers; and printing and binding: Assessor’s office, including advertising notice of taxes in arrears July 1, 1946, to be reimbursed by a charge of 75 cents for each lot or piece of property advertised, $461,400: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall not be available for the payment of advertising the delinquent tax list for more than once a week for two weeks in the regular issue of one newspaper published in the District of Columbia. *Post*, p. 615. Collector’s office, including refunding, wholly or in part, erroneous payments of taxes, special assessments, school tuition charges, payment for lost library books, rents, fines, fees, or collections of any character, which have been erroneously covered into the Treasury to the credit of the general fund, including the refunding of fees paid 60 Stat. 503for building permits authorized by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act approved March 2, 1911 (36 Stat. 967), $218,400: *Provided*,[D. C. Code § 5–430](/us/dcc/5–430). That this appropriation shall be available for such refunds of payments made within the past three years. Auditor’s office, $308,544. Purchasing Division, $77,827. COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT FUND EXPENSES For compensation and retirement fund expenses, as follows: District government employees’ compensation: For carrying out the provisions of section 11 of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act approved July 11, 1919, authorizing compensation for[41 Stat. 104](/us/stat/41/104).[D. C. Code § 1–311](/us/dcc/1–311). employees of the government of the District of Columbia suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, $62,000. Workmen’s compensation, administrative expenses: For reimbursement to the Employees’ Compensation Commission for administration of the law providing compensation for disability or death resulting from injury to employees in certain employments in the District of Columbia, $99,200. District government employees’ retirement: For financing of the Retirement Act, contribution.liability of the government of the District of Columbia, created by the Act approved May 22, 1920, as amended (5 U. S. C. 707a), [41 Stat. 614](/us/stat/41/614).[5 U. S. C. § 691 *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 691](/us/usc/t5/s691/etseq) *et seq*.*Ante*, p. 339; *post*, pp. 658, 659, 705, 700, 850, 939.$1,193,000, which amount shall be placed to the credit of the “Civil-service retirement and disability fund”. DISTRICT DEBT SERVICE For reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned, in compliance with section 4 of the Act of May 29, 1930 (46 Stat. 482), [46 Stat. 485](/us/stat/46/485).[D. C. Code §§ 8–106 note, 9–210, 9–217; Supp. V, § 6–1009 note](/us/dcc/8–106/9–210/9–217).as amended, and section 3 of the Act of December 20, 1941 (55 Stat. 847), including interest as required thereby, $800,000. District debt service (payable from highway fund): For reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned, including interest as required, in compliance with sections 3 and 4 of the Act of December 20, 1941 (55 Stat. 847), as amended, $125,000. REGULATORY AGENCIES Regulatory agencies: For all expenses necessary for agencies named under this general head, including, in addition to the objects specified respectively under each head, personal services, books of reference and periodicals, and printing and binding: Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, including witness fees, and $1,000 for the purchase of samples, $79,307. Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole, $35,300. Coroner’s office, including juror and witness fees, and repairs to the morgue, $30,820. Department of Insurance, $52,700. Department of Weights, Measures, and Markets, including maintenance and repairs to markets, $2,500 for purchase of commodities and for personal services in connection with investigation and detection of sales of short weight and measure, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, and for the purchase, including exchange, of one motor vehicle, $124,500: *Provided*, That the Disbursing Officer of the District of Columbia is authorized to advance to the Superintendent of the Department of Weights, Measures, and Markets, upon requisition previously approved by the Auditor of the District of Columbia, sums of money, not exceeding $200 at any one time, to 60 Stat. 504be used exclusively in connection with investigations and detection of short weights and measures. License bureau, $25,898. Minimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board, $46,468. *Post*, p. 615. Office of Administrator of Rent Control, $45,200. Office of Recorder of Deeds, including lawbooks, purchase of one passenger-carrying motor vehicle, and $100 for equipment and medical supplies for rest room, $190,850. Poundmaster’s Office, including uniforms for dog catchers, $27,950. Public Utilities Commission, including a people’s counsel and Meters in taxicabs.newspapers, $112,500: *Provided*, That no appropriation in this Act shall be used for or in connection with the preparation, issuance, publication, or enforcement of any regulation or order of the Public Utilities Commission requiring the installation of meters in taxicabs, or for or in connection with the licensing of any vehicle to be operated as a taxicab except for operation in accordance with such system of uniform zones and rates and regulations applicable thereto as shall have been prescribed by the Public Utilities Commission: *Provided further*, That the foregoing provision shall not be construed to prevent the Public Utilities Commission from holding a hearing upon any application that may be made for the installation of meters in taxicabs. Zoning Commission, $19,600. PUBLIC SCHOOLS operating expenses General administration: For all expenses necessary for the general administration of the public-school system of the District of Columbia, including personal services; printing and binding; lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals; purchase and maintenance of one passenger automobile; $425,972, of which $10,000 shall be immediately available. General supervision and instruction: For all expenses necessary for supervision, instruction, and education in the teachers colleges and in the day, evening, and summer public schools of the District of Columbia, and the education of foreigners of all ages in the Americanization schools; including personal services; printing and binding; textbooks, lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; and subsistence supplies for pupils attending the, schools for crippled children; $10,710,300, of which $300,000 shall be immediately available: Treatment of legally adopted children. *Provided*, That hereafter no part of the funds appropriated for the public schools shall be available for the operation of any school which denies to legally adopted children the same treatment as that given to children living with their natural parents. Vocational education, George-Deen program: For all expenses necessary for the development of vocational education in the District [20 U. S. C. §§ 15h–15p](/us/usc/t20/s15h–15p).*Post*, p. 775.of Columbia in accordance with the Act of June 8, 1936 (49 Stat. 1488), including personal services, and allowances for privately owned automobiles used for the performance of official duties within the District of Columbia (not to exceed $100 per annum for each automobile), $139,600. Operation of buildings and grounds and maintenance of equipment: For all expenses necessary for the operation of school buildings and grounds and the purchase and repair of equipment, including personal services, insurance and operation, maintenance, and repair of District-owned or borrowed automobiles used in driver-training courses, $2,248,500, of which $150.000 shall be immediately available. 60 Stat. 505 Repairs and maintenance of buildings and grounds: For all expenses necessary for the repair, maintenance, and improvement of school buildings, mechanical equipment, and school grounds, including personal services; printing and binding; $815,000, of which $100,000 shall be immediately available: *Provided*, That this appropriation Repairs to other municipal buildings.shall be available for making repairs to other municipal buildings, subject to reimbursement from other applicable appropriations for the cost of such work, and a report of all such expenditures Report to Congress.shall be submitted to Congress in the annual Budget. Auxiliary educational services: For the maintenance and instructionDeaf and dumb, and blind persons. of deaf and dumb persons of the District of Columbia admitted to the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, and for the maintenance and instruction of colored deaf mutes of teachable age, and blind children, of the District of Columbia, in Maryland or some other State, by contract entered into by the Commissioners, for the transportation of children attending schools or classes established by the Board of Education for physically handicapped children, and for carrying out the provisions of the Act of December 16, 1944 (58 Stat. 811), $89,600. [34 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 945](/us/usc/t34/s945). Teachers’ retirement appropriated fund: To carry out the purposes of the Act of January 15, 1920, as amended by the Act of June[41 Stat. 387](/us/stat/41/387).[D. C. Code §§ 31–701 to 31–720](/us/dcc/31–701/31–720). 11, 1926 (44 Stat. 727), $609,000: *Provided*, That the Treasury Department shall prepare the estimates of the annual appropriations required to be made to the teachers’ retirement fund, and shall make actuarial valuations of such fund at intervals of five years, or oftener if deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Commissioners are authorized to expend from money to the credit of the teachers’ retirement fund not exceeding $5,000 per annum for this purpose, including personal services, without regard to the civil-service and classification laws. capital outlay For furnishing and equipping the following school buildings: Chamberlain Vocational High School, Davis Elementary School, Dunbar Senior High School, Phelps Vocational High School, Randall Junior High School, Richardson Elementary School, Anacostia Senior High School, Logan Elementary School, Tyler Elementary School, and new elementary school in the vicinity of East Capitol Street and Benning Road Southeast, $189,500, to remain available until expended. For construction, as follows: Construction of school buildings. For continuing the construction of the Miller Junior High School, including recreation facilities and treatment of grounds, in the vicinity of Forty-ninth Street and Washington Place Northeast, $400,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $7,770 may be transferred to the credit of the appropriation account “Office of Municipal Architect, construction services”, and be available for the preparation of plans and specifications for said building; The contract authorization of $1,190,000 for the construction of theAuthorization rescinded. Alexander Graham Bell (Abbot) Vocational School, contained in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Public Law 269, Seventy-ninth[59 Stat. 643](/us/stat/59/643). Congress, first session, is hereby rescinded, and the unobligated balances of appropriations heretofore made for beginning and continuing construction of this school shall be covered into the general fund of the District of Columbia; For continuing the construction of the Spingarn Senior High School, to be located in the vicinity of Twenty-fourth Street and Benning Board Northeast, $500,000; For continuing construction of a new junior high school building (Sousa), including recreation facilities and treatment of grounds, to be located in the vicinity of Thirty-fourth Street and Minnesota60 Stat. 506Avenue Southeast, $400,000, and the limit of cost of said building as [59 Stat. 276](/us/stat/59/276).specified in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946, is increased to $1,350,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $7,770 may be transferred to the credit of the appropriation account “Office of Municipal Architect, construction services”, and be available for the preparation of plans and specifications for said building; For beginning construction of a new twenty-four-room elementary school building, including an assembly hall-gymnasium, recreation facilities, and treatment of grounds, in the vicinity of East Capitol Street and Benning Road Southeast, $300,000, and the Commissioners are authorized to enter into a contract or contracts for such building at a total cost not to exceed $600,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $12,600 may be transferred to the credit of the appropriation account “Office of Municipal Architect, construction services”, and be available for the preparation of plans and specifications for said building; For completion of the second floor of the Davis Elementary School, removal of the present temporary building, and treatment of grounds, $38,000; For an additional amount for the construction of an eight-room elementary-school addition to the Logan School, including an assembly hall-gymnasium, recreation facilities, treatment of grounds, and the necessary remodeling of the present building, $200,000; For an additional amount for the construction of a sixteen-room extensible elementary-school building, including an assembly hall-gymnasium, and treatment of grounds, in the vicinity of Fifty-third and Blaine Streets Northeast (Richardson School), $100,000; For the construction of a seven-room addition on the third floor of the Anacostia Senior High School, including the necessary remodeling of the present building, $93,320, and the limit of cost as specified in [59 Stat. 277](/us/stat/59/277).the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946, is increased to $95,000; For an additional amount for the construction of an eight-room extensible elementary-school building (Slowe), four rooms to be left unfinished, to be located in the vicinity of Fifteenth and Hamlin Streets Northeast, $50,000; For building improvements and alterations at Western Senior High School, including structural changes in the gymnasiums, $147,900, and the limit of cost as specified in the District of Columbia Appropriation [59 Stat. 276](/us/stat/59/276).Act, 1946, is increased to $150,000; For the preparation of plans and specifications for a new junior high school building to replace the present Terrell Junior High School building, including recreation facilities and treatment of grounds, to be constructed at a total cost of not to exceed $1,350,000, on a site in the vicinity of First and Pierce Streets Northwest, $28,350, which amount may be credited to the appropriation account “Office of Municipal Architect, construction services”; Preparation of plans and specifications. For the preparation of plans and specifications for an addition to the Armstrong Senior High School, including the necessary remodeling of the present building and treatment of grounds, to be constructed at a total cost of not to exceed $1,560,000, $32,760, which amount may be credited to the appropriation account “Office of Municipal Architect, construction services”; For the preparation of plans and specifications for an addition to the Eliot Junior High School, including ten classrooms, a gymnasium, necessary remodeling of the present building, and treatment of grounds, to be constructed at a total cost not to exceed $350,000, $7,350, which amount may be credited to the appropriation account “Office of Municipal Architect, construction services”; 60 Stat. 507 In all, for construction, including preparation of plans and specifications,Total; accounting. $2,297,680, to be immediately available as one fund and to remain available until expended, to be disbursed and accounted for as “Capital outlay, construction public schools, District of Columbia”. For the purchase of sites as follows: Purchase of sites, etc. In the vicinity of Pomeroy Road, Douglas Place, and Stanton Road Southeast, to provide for a new junior high school and a new twenty-four-room elementary school, and for school playground purposes; At the Shaw Junior High School, to replace present playground area needed for building alterations, and to provide additional playground space; For an additional amount for the school building and playground sites specified for the public schools in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1944, $100,000, to remain available until expended. [57 Stat. 312](/us/stat/57/312). In all, for sites, $296,200, to remain available until expended, andTotal for sites. to be disbursed and accounted for as “Capital outlay, school building and playground sites, public schools, District of Columbia”. Section 6 of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial AppropriationDouble salaries.[39 Stat. 120](/us/stat/39/120).[5 U. S. C. §§ 58, 59](/us/usc/t5/s58/59). Act, approved May 10, 1916, as amended, shall not apply from July 1 to September 15, 1946, to teachers of the public schools of the District of Columbia when employed by any of the executive departments or independent establishments of the United States Government. PUBLIC LIBRARY operating expenses For all expenses necessary for the operation of the Public Library, including personal services; extra services on Sundays and holidays; newspapers, books, periodicals, and other printed material, including payment in advance for subscription thereto; music records, sound recordings, and educational films; printing and binding; alterations, repairs; fitting up buildings; care of grounds; and rent of suitable quarters for branch libraries in Anacostia, Chevy Chase, and Woodridge; $859,500: *Provided*, That the disbursing officer of the District of Columbia is authorized to advance to the librarian of the Public Library, upon requisition previously approved by the auditor of the District of Columbia, not exceeding $50 at the first of each month, for the purchase of certain books, pamphlets, periodicals, or newspapers, or other printed material. capital outlay For an additional amount for the acquisition of sites for branchBranch libraries. libraries in Brookland, Tenley, Benning, and Cleveland Park, to be approved by the board of library trustees and the Commissioners, $30,000, to remain available until expended. For the preparation of plans and specifications for construction of branch library buildings in Benning, Brightwood, Woodridge, and Cleveland Park, and for remodeling of existing structure at Mount Pleasant, $32,200. The unexpended balances of the amounts made available by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1940, for the preparation[53 Stat. l011](/us/stat/53/1011). of plans and specifications for the new central building of the Public Library of the District of Columbia shall remain available for the same purposes and under the same conditions and limitations until June 30, 1947. 60 Stat. 508 RECREATION DEPARTMENT Operating expenses: For all expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of recreation facilities in and for the District of Columbia, including personal services: books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; and printing and binding; $767,309. Capital outlay: For improvement of various municipal playgrounds and recreation centers, including erection of shelter houses, and preparation of architectural and landscaping plans, $156,700. Acquisition of site. For the acquisition of parcel 101/25, known as the Emery estate, as a site for recreational, library and other community purposes in the discretion of the Commissioners, $204,000. Advances. The disbursing officer of the District of Columbia is authorized to advance to the superintendent of recreation, upon requisitions previously approved by the auditor of the District of Columbia and upon such security as the Commissioners may require of said superintendent, sums of money to be used for the expense of conducting its activities [56 Stat. 261](/us/stat/56/261).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, §§ 8–201 to 8–219](/us/dcc/8–201/8–219).under the trust fund created by the Act of April 29, 1942, the total of such advancements not to exceed $1,000 at any one time. METROPOLITAN POLICE For all expenses necessary for the Metropolitan Police, including pay and allowances and other personal services; the present property clerk with the rank and pay of inspector; the present acting sergeant in charge of police automobiles with the rank and pay of sergeant; the present acting sergeant in charge of the police radio station with the rank and pay of lieutenant; the present private in charge of purchasing and accounts with the rank and pay of sergeant; corporals at Technicians.$2,600 per annum each; technicians with additional compensation of $240 per annum each; not to exceed four detectives in the salary grade of captain; meals for prisoners; rewards for fugitives; medals of award; books of reference, periodicals, newspapers, and photographs; printing and binding; rental and maintenance of teletype system; travel expenses incurred in prevention and detection of crime; $3,000 for expenses of attendance, without loss of pay or time, at specialized police training classes and pistol matches, including tuition and entrance fees; $2,500 for expenses of the police training school, including travel expenses of visiting lecturers or experts in criminology; police equipment and repairs to same; insignia of office, uniforms, and other official equipment, including cleaning, alteration, and repair of articles transferred from one individual to another, or damaged in the performance of duty; purchase, exchange, and maintenance of passenger-carrying motor vehicles; expenses of harbor patrol; and the maintenance of a suitable place for the reception and detention of girls and women over seventeen years of age, arrested by the police on charge of offense against any laws in force in the District of Columbia, or held as witnesses or held pending final investigation or examination, Prevention and detection of crime.or otherwise; $5,225,000, of which amount $16,000 shall be exclusively available for expenditure by the Superintendent of Police for prevention anti detection of crime, under his certificate, approved by the Commissioners, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended. Maintenance of public order, etc. For all expenses necessary to enable the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to maintain public order and protect life and property in said District during the period of public recognition extended to returning military or naval personnel or visiting dignitaries, including the cost of removing and relocating streetcar loading platforms, roping of streets, erection of stands, printing of signs, and operation of temporary comfort stations, $5,000: *Provided*, That 60 Stat. 509the certificate of the Commissioners shall be sufficient voucher for the expenditure of $1,000 of this appropriation for such purposes as they may deem necessary. The disbursing officer of the District of Columbia is authorized toAdvances. advance to the Superintendent of Police upon the approval of the Commissioners, sums of money to be used in the prevention and detection of crime, the total of such advancements not to exceed $5,000 at any one time. FIRE DEPARTMENT For all expenses necessary for the Fire Department, including pay and allowances and other personal services; books of reference and periodicals; printing and binding; uniforms and other official equipment, including cleaning, alteration, and repair of articles transferred from one individual to another, or damaged in the performance of duty; purchase, operation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying automobiles; repairs and improvements to buildings and grounds; $3,106,000: *Provided*, That the Commissioners, in their discretion, may authorize the construction, in whole or in part, of fire-fighting apparatus in the Fire Department repair shop. POLICEMEN’S AND FIREMEN’S RELIEF For policemen’s and firemen’s relief and other allowances as authorized by law, $1,875,000. VETERANS’ SERVICES For all expenses necessary to provide services to veterans and war workers, including personal services without regard to classification or civil-service laws, and printing and binding, $75,000. Utilities for veterans’ housing: For all expenses necessary to enable*Ante*, p. 203. the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to provide necessary utilities for veterans’ housing furnished and erected by the National Housing Administrator, including necessary sewers, water, and streets for temporary housing for families of servicemen and for veterans and their families, $250,000, to be immediately available. COURTS District of Columbia courts: For all expenses of the following District of Columbia courts, including personal services; witness fees and compensation of jurors; lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals; printing and binding; lodging and meals for jurors, bailiffs, and deputy United States marshals while in attendance upon jurors, when ordered by the courts; and meals for prisoners: Juvenile court, $173,131, of which $470 shall be available for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), and[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). of which $11,200 shall be available for payment to the United States Public Health Service for furnishing psychiatric service, including the detail of necessary medical and other personnel: *Provided*, That Return of absconding probationers.the disbursing officer of the District of Columbia is authorized to advance to the chief probation officer of the juvenile court upon requisition previously approved by the judge of the juvenile court and the auditor of the District of Columbia, not to exceed $50 at any one time, to be expended for travel expenses to secure the return of absconding probationers. Municipal court, including pay of retired judges and $525 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail 60 Stat. 510[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $406,225: *Provided*, That deposits made on demands for jury trials in accordance with rules prescribed by the court under authority granted [D. C. Code § 11–722](/us/dcc/11–722).in section 11 of the Act approved March 3, 1921 (41 Stat. 1312), shall be earned unless, prior to three days before the time set for such trials, including Sundays and legal holidays, a new date for trial be set by the court, cases be discontinued or settled, or demands for jury trials Advances for payment of witness fees.be waived: *Provided further*, That hereafter the disbursing officer of the District of Columbia is authorized to advance to the clerk of the court, upon requisition previously approved by the Auditor of the District of Columbia, sums of money not exceeding $500 at any one time, to be used for the payment of witness fees. Municipal court of appeals, $67,700, of which $500 shall be available for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).Reimbursement.mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364). United States courts: For reimbursement to the United States for services rendered to the District of Columbia by the Judiciary and the Department of Justice as specified under the head “United States courts for the District of Columbia” in the Judiciary Appropriation *Ante*, pp. 476, 464. Act, 1947, and in the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1947, $682,000. Probation system: For all expenses necessary for the probation system, including personal services, $125 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), and printing and binding, $41,800. Office of Register of Wills: For all expenses necessary for the Office of Register of Wills, including personal services; $500 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers; printing and binding; and contract statistical services, $112,500. Commission on Mental Health: For all expenses necessary for the Commission on Mental Health, including an executive secretary at $3,640 per annum and physician-members at $4,520 per annum, and other personal services; lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals; and printing and binding; $29,100. HEALTH DEPARTMENT Operating expenses, Health Department (excluding hospitals): For all expenses necessary for the general administration, medical services, laboratories, and inspection services of the Health Department, including the enforcement of the Acts relating to the prevention of the spread of contagious and infectious diseases in the District of Columbia; the maintenance of tuberculosis and venereal-disease clinics and dispensaries; the conduct of hygiene and sanitation work in schools; the maintenance of a dental-health service; the maintenance of a maternal and child-health service; housekeeping assistance in cases of authentic indigent sick; the maintenance of a nursing service; the maintenance of a psychiatric service; the maintenance of an emergency ambulance service; the operation and maintenance of laboratories; out-patient relief of the poor, including medical and surgical supplies, artificial limbs, and pay of physicians, and the enforcement of the Acts relating to the drainage of lots and abatement of nuisances in the District of Columbia, the Act relating to the adulteration of foods, drugs, and candy, the Act relating to the manufacture and sale of mattresses, the Act relating to the manufacture, sale, and transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and 60 Stat. 511the Act relating to the sale of milk, cream, and ice cream; such expenses to include cadet nurses at stipends and allowances to be fixed by the Commissioners, two physicians at $4,600 per annum each, to be appointed without regard to civil-service laws, and other personal services; contract investigational service; books and periodicals; uniforms; rent; printing and binding; purchase, maintenance, and repair of passenger-carrying motor vehicles; manufacture of serum in indigent cases; and allowances for privately owned automobilesAutomobile allowances. used for the performance of official duties (not to exceed $264 per annum for each automobile for employees other than dairy-farm inspectors and not to exceed $312 per annum for each automobile for dairy-farm inspectors); $1,630,657: *Provided*, That the Commissioners Volunteer services.may, without creating any obligation for the payment of money on account thereof, accept such volunteer services as they may deem expedient in connection with the establishment and maintenance of the medical services herein provided for: *Provided further*, That Special services.not to exceed $200 may be expended for special services in detecting adulteration of drugs and foods, including candy and milk. Operating expenses, Glenn Dale Tuberculosis Sanatorium: For all expenses necessary for the Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Glenn Dale, Maryland, including personal services; compensation of consulting physicians at rates to be fixed by the Commissioners; rental, purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of busses and an ambulance; school books, books or reference, and periodicals; printing and binding; classroom supplies; and repairs and improvements to buildings and grounds; $1,389,308, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be for the compensation of convalescent patients to be employed in essential work of the sanatorium and as an aid to their rehabilitation at rates and under conditions to be determined by the Commissioners; but nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as conferring employee status on patients whose services are so utilized. Operating expenses, Gallinger Municipal Hospital: For all expenses necessary for Gallinger Municipal Hospital and the Tuberculosis Hospital at Fourteenth and Upshur Streets Northwest including personal services; one superintendent at $8,750 per annum plus $1,500 per annum for a residence; one deputy superintendent at $6,650 per annum; not to exceed five full-time chief medical officers at $6,650 per annum each and two associate medical officers at $5,180 per annum each, to be appointed without reference to civil-service requirements; not to exceed $20,000 for temporary per diem services; reference books and periodicals; musical instruments and music; expenses of commencement exercises, entertainments, and the training school for nurses; printing and binding; expenses incident to furnishing proper containers for the reception, burial, and identification of the ashes of all human bodies of indigent persons that are cremated at the public crematorium and remain unclaimed after twelve months from the date of such cremation; and repairs and improvements to buildings and grounds; $3,150,000: *Provided*, That hereafter no part of any appropriationServices to persons not indigent. for Gallinger Municipal Hospital or the Health Department shall be used for furnishing, other than at rates prescribed by the Commissioners, clinical services, drugs, pharmaceutical preparations, or X-ray service, to persons who are not indigent, except in emergency cases or where the Commissioners determine it to be necessary in the public interest. Medical charities: For care and treatment of indigent patients under contracts to be made by the Health Officer of the District of Columbia and approved by the Commissioners with institutions, as follows: Children’s Hospital, $80,000; Central Dispensary and Emergency Hospital, $55,000; Eastern Dispensary and Casualty Hospital, $65,000; Washington Home for Incurables, $25,000; in all, $225,000. 60 Stat. 512 Columbia Hospital and Lying-in-Asylum: For general repairs, including labor and material to be expended under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol, $8,000. Freedmen’s Hospital: For reimbursement to the United States for services rendered to the District of Columbia by Freedmen’s Hospital, as specified under the head, “Freedmen’s Hospital”, in the Federal *Post*, p. 688.Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947, $400,000. PUBLIC WELFARE office of the director For all expenses necessary for the general administration of public welfare in the District of Columbia, including personal services; printing and binding; lawbooks, city directories, books of reference, and periodicals; and contract investigational services; $110,094. family welfare service Operating expenses, child care: For all expenses necessary for placing and visiting children; board and care of all children committed to the guardianship of the Board of Public Welfare by the courts of the District, including white girls committed to the National Training School for Girls, and all children accepted by said Board for care, as authorized by law; temporary care of children pending investigation or while being transferred from place to place, with authority to pay not more than $6,000 each to institutions under sectarian control, not more than $3,360 for continuous maintenance of foster homes for temporary or emergency board and care of nondelinquent children, and not more than $400 for burial of children dying while beneficiaries under this appropriation; maintenance, under jurisdiction of the Board of Public Welfare, of a suitable place in a building entirely separate and apart from the house of detention for the reception and detention of children under eighteen years of age arrested by the police on charge of offense against any laws in force in the District of Columbia, or committed to the guardianship of the Board, or held as witnesses, or held temporarily, or pending nearing, or otherwise; such expenses to include personal services: books of reference and periodicals; printing and binding; and rental, repair, and upkeep of building; $723,260: Visits to wards outside D. C., Va., and Md. *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the purpose of visiting any ward of the Board of Public Welfare placed outside the District of Columbia and the States of Virginia and Maryland, and a ward placed outside said District and the States of Virginia and Maryland shall be visited not less than once a year by a voluntary agent or correspondent of said Board, and said Board shall have power to discharge from guardianship any child committed to its care. Receiving home, construction. Capital outlay, child care: For an additional amount for the construction of a receiving home and classification center in parcel 141/68, $50,000. Public assistance and children’s services: For all expenses necessary for certification of persons eligible for any public benefits which are or may become available as may be approved by the Commissioners, relief and rehabilitation for purposes of employment of indigent residents of the District of Columbia, to be expended under rules and regulations prescribed by the Commissioners; vocational rehabilitation of disabled residents of the District of Columbia in accordance with the [57 Stat. 374](/us/stat/57/374).[29 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 31–41](/us/usc/t29/s31–41).provisions of the Act of July 6, 1943 (Public Law 113); aid to dependent children in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 14, 60 Stat. 5131944 (Public Law 340); assistance against old-age want, as authorized[58 Stat. 277](/us/stat/58/277).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, §§ 32–751 to 32–765](/us/dcc/32–751/32–765). by law; pensions for needy blind persons, as authorized by law; services for children in their own homes; distribution of surplus commodities and relief milk to public and charitable institutions; $55,500 for all necessary expenses, including personal services without “Penny milk” program.[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, for the carrying out, under regulations to be prescribed by the Commissioners of a “penny milk” program for the school children of the District, including the purchase and distribution of milk under agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture, and for the carrying out of a food-conservation program in the District of Columbia, including “Victory” gardens.“Victory” gardens and the canning of the products thereof; maintenance pending transportation, and transportation, of indigent non-resident persons; burial of indigent residents of the District of Columbia; including for all such purposes, personal services; books of reference and periodicals; and printing and binding; $2,033,500: *Provided*, That collections from the milk program shall be paid to the collector of taxes, District of Columbia, for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District, and that reimbursement for canning of “Victory” garden products shall be in kind and for the benefit of public-welfare institutions of the District of Columbia: *Provided further*, That the auditing and disbursing of Auditing, disbursing, and accounting.funds under this appropriation, and the accounting therefor, including all employees engaged in such work and records relating thereto, shall be under the supervision and control of the Auditor of the District of Columbia. Operating expenses, institutions for the indigent: For all necessary expenses for the Home for the Aged and Infirm and the Municipal Lodging House, and the Temporary Home for Former Soldiers and Sailors, including personal services; printing and binding; subsistence of interns; repairs and improvements to buildings and grounds; operation and maintenance of passenger automobiles; care and maintenance of women and children under contracts to be made by the Board of Public Welfare and approved by the Commissioners with the Florence Crittenton Home, Saint Ann’s Infant Asylum and Maternity Hospital, and House of Mercy; training and employment of the blind under contracts to be made by the Board of Public Welfare and approved by the Commissioners with the Columbia Polytechnic Institute for the Blind; and for aid and support of the National Library for the Blind; $377,714. JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL SERVICE Operating expenses: For all expenses necessary for the operation of the Industrial Home School, the Industrial Home School for Colored Children, and the National Training School for Girls, including personal services; subsistence of interns; books of reference and periodicals; printing and binding; repairs and improvements to buildings and grounds; purchase, operation, and maintenance of passenger automobile; securing suitable homes for paroled or discharged children; and care and maintenance of boys committed to the National Training School for Boys by the courts of the District of Columbia under a contract to be made by the Board of Public Welfare with the Attorney General at a rate of not to exceed $2 per day for each boy so committed; $499,908: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the maintenance of white girls in the National Training School for Girls: *Provided further*, That the salary of the superintendent of the National Training School for Girls shall be at the rate of $3,640 per annum. 60 Stat. 514 adult correctional service Operating expenses: For all expenses necessary for the operation of the jail and the workhouse and reformatory, including personal services; subsistence of interns; compensation of consulting physician and dentist at rates to be fixed by the Commissioners; attendance of guards at pistol and rifle matches; uniforms and caps for guards; newspapers, books of reference, and periodicals; rental of motion-picture films; repairs and improvements to buildings and grounds; purchase, exchange, maintenance, operation, and repair of motor busses; support, maintenance, and transportation of prisoners transferred from the District of Columbia; expenses of interment of deceased inmates; discharge gratuities; electrocutions; shipping remains of deceased prisoners to their homes in the United States; identifying, pursuing, recapturing (including rewards therefor), and returning to institutions, escaped inmates and parole and conditional-release violators; and returning released prisoners to their residences, $2,200,000. Improvements at jail. Capital outlay: For structural improvements at the jail, including outside walls and fences, guard towers, and control gates, $116,600. Working capital fund: To provide a working capital fund for such industrial enterprises at the workhouse and reformatory as may be Purchase of products and services.approved by the Commissioners, $50,000: *Provided*, That the various departments and institutions of the District of Columbia and the Federal Government may purchase, at fair market prices as determined by the Commissioners, products and services of said industrial enterprises, and orders for such products and services shall be considered as obligations upon appropriations in the same manner as orders for Deposit of receipts.contracts placed with private contractors: *Provided further*, That receipts from the sale of products and services shall be deposited to the credit of said working capital fund, and said fund, including all receipts credited thereto, shall be used as a permanent revolving fund for all necessary expenses of such enterprises, including personal services; and the payment to inmates or their dependents of such pecuniary earnings as the Commissioners may deem proper: *Provided, further*, Transfer of accumulated profits.That as soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year the Commissioners shall transfer all accumulated profits arising from the year’s operations under said fund to the general revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year. mental rehabilitation service Operating expenses, District Training School: For all expenses necessary for the operation of the District Training School, including personal services; books of reference and periodicals; printing and binding; purchase, exchange, operation, and maintenance of passenger automobiles; compensation of consulting physicians at rates to be fixed by the Commissioners; subsistence of interns; and repairs and improvements to buildings and grounds, $581.600. Capital outlay, District Training School: For the construction and equipment of laundry building, $140,000; and for the improvement of roads, $35,000; in all, $175,000. The appropriation of $70,000 for the construction of a third floor and a permanent roof to the hospital and administration building, District Training School, contained in the First Deficiency Appropriation [59 Stat. 643](/us/stat/59/643).Act, 1946, is made available also for necessary repairs and alterations to the existing building. Saint Elizabeths Hospital: For support of indigent insane of the District of Columbia in Saint Elizabeths Hospital, as provided by law. $3,778,000. 60 Stat. 515 Deportation of nonresident insane: For all necessary expenses for deportation of nonresident insane persons, as provided by law, including persons held in the psychopathic ward of the Gallinger Municipal Hospital, including personal services; books of reference; and printing and binding; $45,000. The disbursing officer of the District of Columbia is authorized toAdvances to Director of Public Welfare. advance to the Director of Public Welfare, upon requisitions previously approved by the Auditor of the District and upon such security as the Commissioners may require of said Director, sums of money to be used for placing and visiting children; returning escaped prisoners, conditional releases, and parolees; and deportation of non-resident insane persons; the total of such advancements not to exceed $2,000 at any one time. PUBLIC WORKS *Post*, p. 616. Office of chief clerk: For all expenses for the office of chief clerk, including personal services; books of reference and periodicals; printing and binding; maintenance and repair of wharves; and $750 for affiliation with the National Saftey Council, Incorporated; $42,000. Office of Municipal Architect: For all expenses necessary for the Office of Municipal Architect, including personal services, books of reference and periodicals, and printing and binding, $80,000. All apportionments of appropriations for the use of the Office ofBasis of apportionment. Municipal Architect in payment of personal services employed on construction work provided for by said appropriations shall be based on an amount not exceeding 3 per centum of a total of not more than $2,000,000 of appropriations made for such construction projects and not exceeding 2¾ per centum of a total of the appropriations in excess of $2,000,000, and appropriations specifically made in this Act for the preparation of plans and specifications shall be deducted from any allowances authorized under this paragraph: *Provided*, That reimbursements Reimbursements.may be made to this fund from appropriations contained in this Act for services rendered other activities of the District government, without reference to fiscal-year limitations on such appropriations. Operating expenses, Office of Superintendent of District Buildings: For all expenses necessary for care of the District buildings, including personal services, rental of post age meter equipment, informs and caps for guards, and printing and binding, $548,200. Surveyor’s office: For all expenses necessary for the surveyor’s office, including personal services, books of reference and periodicals, and printing and binding, $108,900. Department of Inspections: For all expenses necessary for the Department of Inspections, including the enforcement, of the ActFire escapes. requiring the erection of fire escapes on certain buildings (48 Stat.[D. C. Code §§ 5–301 to 6–312](/us/dcc/5–301/6–312). 843) and the removal of dangerous or unsafe and insanitary buildings (34 Stat. 157; 49 Stat. 105); such expenses to include two members of[D. C. Code §§ 5–601 to 5–615, 5–501 to 5–505; Supp. V, §§ 5–603 to 5–614](/us/dcc/5–601/5–615/5–501/5–505). the plumbing board at $150 per annum each; two members of the board of examiners, steam engineers, at $300 per annum each (the inspector of boilers to serve without additional compensation); $6 per diem to each member of board of survey, other than the inspector of buildings, while actually employed in surveys of such dangerous and unsafe buildings; three members of board of special appeal and two members of electrical examining board at $300 per annum each; and other personal services; books of reference and periodicals; and printing and binding: $421,100. Operating expenses, Electrical Division: For all expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the District’s communication systems, including personal services, and printing and binding;60 Stat. 516rental, purchase, installation, and maintenance of telephone, telegraph, and radio services; and street lighting, including the purchase, installation, and maintenance of public lamps, lamp posts, street designations, lanterns, and fixtures of all kinds on streets, avenues, roads, alleys, and public spaces, part cost and maintenance of airport and airway lights necessary for operation of the air mail to be expended in accordance with the provisions of sections 7 and 8 of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1912 [36 Stat. 1008, 1011](/us/stat/36/1008/1011).[D. C. Code §§ 7–701 to 7–705](/us/dcc/7–701/7–705).Rates tor electric street lighting.(36 Stat. 1008), and with the provisions of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1913 (37 Stat. 181), and other laws applicable thereto; $1,216,887: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall not be available for the payment of rates for electric street lighting in excess of those authorized to be paid in the fiscal year 1927, and payment for electric current for new forms of street lighting shall not exceed 2 cents per kilowatt-hour for current consumed. Capital outlay, Electrical Division: For all expenses necessary for placing underground, relocating, and extending the telephone, police-patrol, and fire-alarm systems, $80,000. Central garage: For all expenses necessary for the purchase, exchange, operation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying motor vehicles, work cars, field wagons, ambulances, and busses owned by the District of Columbia, including three chauffeurs for the Executive Office at $2,100 per annum each and other personal services, and printing and binding, $100,000. Use of motor vehicles for “official purposes.” All motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles owned by the District of Columbia shall be used exclusively for “official purposes” directly pertaining to the public service of said District, and shall be under the direction and control of the Commissioners, who may from time to time alter or change the assignment for use thereof or direct the joint or interchangeable use of any of the same by officials and employees of the District, except as otherwise provided in this Act; and “official purposes” shall not include the transportation of officers and employees Between their domiciles and places of employment, except as to the Commissioner’s of the District of Columbia and in cases of officers and employees the character of whose duties makes such transportation necessary, and then only as to such latter cases when the same is approved by the Commissioners. No motor vehicles shall be transferred from the police or fire departments to any other branch of the government of the District of Columbia. Operating expenses, Street and Bridge Divisions (payable from highway fund): For all operating expenses of the Street and Bridge Divisions, including operation, minor construction, maintenance, and repair of bridges; repairs to streets, avenues, roads, sidewalks, and alleys; reconditioning existing gravel streets and roads; and cleaning snow and ice from streets, sidewalks, cross walks, and gutters, in the discretion of the Commissioners; such expenses to include personal services; books of reference and periodicals; printing and binding; and purchase, exchange, operation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying motor vehicles, surveying instruments, implements, and Snow removal.equipment used in this work; $1,530,000, of which amount $45,000 shall be exclusively for snow removal purposes. Capital outlay, Street and Bridge Divisions (payable from highway fund): For personal services and all expenses necessary for the grading, surfacing, paving, repaving, widening, altering, and otherwise improving streets, avenues, roads, and alleys, including curbing and gutters, directional and pedestrian islands at various intersections to permit of proper traffic-light control and channelization of traffic, drainage structures, culverts, suitable connections to storm-water sewer system, retaining walls, replacement and relocation of sewers, water 60 Stat. 517mains, fire hydrants, traffic lights, street lights, fire-alarm boxes, police-patrol boxes, and curb-line trees, when necessary, Federal-aid highway projects under section 1
(b)of the Federal Aid Highway Act[52 Stat. 633](/us/stat/52/633).[23 U. S. C. § 41b](/us/usc/t23/s41b). of 1938, and highway structure projects financed wholly from the highway fund upon the approval of plans for such structures by the Commissioners: for carrying out the provisions of existing laws which authorize the Commissioners to open, extend, straighten, or widen streets, avenues, roads, or highways, in accordance with the plan of the permanent system of highways for the District of Columbia, and alleys and minor streets, and for the establishment of building lines in the District of Columbia, including the procurement of chains of title; and for assessment and permit work, paving of roadways under the permit system, and construction of sidewalks and curbs around public reservations and municipal and United States buildings, including purchase or condemnation of streets, roads, and alleys, and of areas less than two hundred and fifty square feet at the intersection of streets, avenues, or roads in the District of Columbia, to be selected by the Commissioners, $4,615,000, to remain available until June 30, 1948, and, in addition, not to exceed $50,000 of the $200,000 made available in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1945, for [58 Stat. 525](/us/stat/58/525).engineering and economic investigations of projects for future construction and for surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates for post-war highway improvements, is reappropriated and made available for the same purposes until June 30, 1948: *Provided*, That appropriations Snow removal.contained in this Act for highways, sewers, city refuse, and the Water Division shall be available for snow removal when ordered by the Commissioners in writing: *Provided further*, That the Commissioners Asphalt plant.are hereby authorized to purchase a municipal asphalt plant at a cost not to exceed $30,000: *Provided further*, That in connection with the highway planning survey, involving surveys, plans, engineering, and economic investigations of projects for future construction in the District of Columbia, as provided for under section 10 of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1938, and in connection with the construction [52 Stat. 636](/us/stat/52/636); [53 Stat. 1066](/us/stat/53/1066).[52 Stat. 633](/us/stat/52/633).[23 U. S. C. § 41b](/us/usc/t23/s41b).of Federal-aid highway projects under section 1
(b)of said Act, and highway structure projects financed wholly from the highway fund, this appropriation shall be available for the employment of engineering or other professional services by contract or otherwise, and without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and the [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.civil-service and classification laws, and for engineering and incidental expenses: *Provided further*, That this appropriation shall be available Street-railway pavements.for the construction and repair of pavements of street railways in accordance with the provisions of the Merger Act (47 Stat. 752), and [D. C. Code § 7–604](/us/dcc/7–604).the proportion of the amount thus expended which under the terms of the said Act is required to be paid by the street-railway company shall be collected, upon the neglect or the refusal of such street-railway company to make such payment, from the said street-railway company in the manner provided by section 5 of the Act of June 11, 1878, [20 Stat. 105](/us/stat/20/105).[D. C. Code § 7–604](/us/dcc/7–604).and shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation for the fiscal year in which it is collected: *Provided, further*, That assessments in Assessments for paving and repaving.accordance with existing law shall be made for paving and repaving roadways, alleys, and sidewalks where such roadways, alleys, and sidewalks are paved or repaved with funds herein appropriated: *Provided further*, That in connection with projects to be undertaken Contracts.as Federal-aid projects under the provisions of the Federal Aid Highway Act of December 20, 1944, the Commissioners are authorized to [58 Stat. 838](/us/stat/58/838).[23 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 60–63](/us/usc/t23/s60–63).enter into contract or contracts for those projects in such amounts as shall be approved by the Public Roads Administration, Federal Works Agency: *Provided further*, That this appropriation may be used for Grade-crossing elimination.payment to contractors and for other expenses in connection with the expense of design, construction, and inspection of grade-crossing 60 Stat. 518elimination and other construction projects authorized under section [23 U. S. C. § 24a](/us/usc/t23/s24a).[52 Stat. 633](/us/stat/52/633).[23 U. S. C. § 41b](/us/usc/t23/s41b).8 of the Act of June 16, 1936 (49 Stat. 1521), and section 1
(b)of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1938, pending reimbursement to the District of Columbia by the Public Roads Administration, Federal Works Agency, reimbursement to be credited to fund from which payment Widths of sidewalks and roadways.was made: *Provided further*, That the Commissioners are authorized to fix or alter the respective widths of sidewalks and roadways (including tree spaces and parking) of all highways that may be improved under appropriations contained in this Act: *Provided further*, Open competition for street-improvement contracts.That no appropriation in this Act shall be available for repairing, resurfacing, or paving any street, avenue, or roadway by private contract unless the specifications for such work shall be so prepared as to permit of fair and open competition in paving materials as Liability for repairs.well as in price: *Provided further*, That in addition to the provision of existing law requiring contractors to keep new pavements in repair for a period of one year from the date of the completion of the work, the Commissioners shall further require that where repairs are necessary during the four years following the said one-year period, due to inferior work or defective materials, such repairs shall be made at the expense of the contractor, and the bond furnished by the contractor shall be liable for such expense. Department of Vehicles and Traffic (payable from highway fund ): For all expenses necessary for the Department of Vehicles and Traffic, including personal services; purchase, installation, modification, operation, and maintenance of electric traffic lights, signals, controls, markers, and directional signs; printing and binding; purchase of Parking meters.motor-vehicle identification number plates; installation, operation, and maintenance of parking meters on the streets of the District of Traffic safety education.Columbia; $20,000 for traffic safety education without reference to any other law; and for all expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the District of Columbia Motor Vehicle Parking [D. C. Code, Supp. V, §§ 40–801 to 40–809](/us/dcc/40–801/40–809).Facility Act of 1942, approved February 16, 1942 (56 Stat. 90), including personal services (except a director) and printing and Streetcar loading platforms.binding; $586,152: *Provided*, That no part of this or any other appropriation contained in this Act shall be expended for building, installing, and maintaining streetcar loading platforms and lights of any description employed to distinguish same, except that a permanent type of platform may be constructed from appropriations contained in this Act for street improvements when plans and locations thereof are approved by the Public Utilities Commission and the Director of Vehicles and Traffic: *Provided further*, That the street-railway company shall after construction maintain, mark, and Fees from parking meters.light the same at its expense: *Provided further*, That fees from parking meters shall be deposited to the credit of the highway Parking spaces for Members of Congress.fund: *Provided further*, That the Commissioners are authorized and directed to designate, reserve, and properly mark appropriate and sufficient parking spaces on the streets adjacent to all public buildings in the District for the use of Members of Congress engaged on public Registrar of Titles and Tags.business: *Provided further*, That the incumbent on July 1, 1944, of the authorized position of Registrar of Titles and Tags, whose duties shall be as prescribed in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, [58 Stat. 527](/us/stat/58/527).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, § 40–603a](/us/dcc/40–603a).[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. § 661; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661) *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.1945, shall hereafter be continued for compensation purposes in grade 9 of the clerical, administrative, and fiscal service under the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. Division of Trees and Parking (payable from highway fund): For all necessary expenses for the Division of Trees and Parking, including personal services; books of reference and periodicals; and printing and binding, $162,900. Reimbursement of other appropriations (payable from highway fund): There are hereby authorized to be paid from the highway 60 Stat. 519fund to other appropriations for the District of Columbia the following sums: $9,775 to “General administration” (Office of Corporation Counsel); $21,800 to “Fiscal service” (Collector’s Office, $4,555; Auditors Office, $12,720; Purchasing Division, $4,525); $4,000 to “Salaries and expenses, Office of Chief Clerk”; $8,797 to “Operating expenses, Office of Superintendent of District Buildings”; $2,028 to “Operating expenses, Electrical Division”; $607,500 to “Metropolitan Police”; and $32,000 to “National Capital Parks”; in all, $685,900. Refunding erroneous collections (payable from highway fund): To enable the Commissioners to refund collections erroneously covered into the Treasury during the present and past three fiscal years to the credit of the highway fund, $1,500: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall not be available for refunds authorized by section 10[43 Stat. 108](/us/stat/43/108).[D. C. Code § 47–1010](/us/dcc/47–1010). of the Act of April 23, 1924. Operating expenses, Refuse Division; For all expenses necessary for collection and disposal of refuse and street cleaning, including personal services; printing and binding; books of reference and periodicals; repair and maintenance of plants, buildings, and grounds; and fencing of public and private property designated by the Commissioners as public dumps; $2,726,400: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall not be available for collecting ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places of business or from apartment houses of four or more apartments having a central heating system, or from any building or connected group of buildings operated as a rooming, boarding, or lodging house having a total of more than twenty-five rooms. Capital outlay, Refuse Division: For an additional amount for construction of proposed incinerator numbered 3 for refuse in parcel 141/13, including $8,850 for construction services, $283,000; for an additional amount for construction of a refuse transfer station on land owned by the District of Columbia in square 739 and on land to be acquired adjacent thereto for the transfer of city refuse from collection units to hauling units for transportation to remote disposal points, including $4,440 for construction services, $139,000; in all $422,000. Operating expenses, Sewer Division: For all expenses necessary for operating the District’s system of sewage disposal; cleaning and repairing sewers and basins; operation and maintenance of the sewage pumping service and sewage treatment plant, including repairs to equipment, machinery, and structures; maintenance of public convenience stations; control and prevention of the spread of mosquitoes in the District of Columbia; and pro rata contribution of the DistrictInterstate Commission on Potomac River Basin.[33 U. S. C. § 567b](/us/usc/t33/s567b). of Columbia to the expenses of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin in accordance with Act of July 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 748); such expenses to include personal services; hooks of reference and periodicals; and printing and binding, $915,500. Capital outlay, Sewer Division: For construction of sewers and*Ante*, p. 188. receiving basins; for assessment and permit work; for purchase or condemnation of rights-of-way for construction, maintenance, and repair of public sewers, $1,000; for preparation of plans and specifications for constructing chemical treatment, sludge drying, and incineration facilities at the sewage treatment plant, $45,000; and for the preparation of surveys, plans and specifications in connection with the construction of storm-water sewers, $25,000; in all, $1,900,000, and in the preparation of such surveys, plans and specifications, the Commissioners are authorized to employ consultants and other professional services by contract or otherwise, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, and civil-service and classification[41 U.S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.Reappropriation. laws: *Provided*, That not to exceed $65,000 of the unexpended balance of the appropriation for “Capital outlay, Sewer Division”,60 Stat. 520including the acquisition and development of a site for storage of construction materials, contained in the District of Columbia Appropriation [58 Stat. 528](/us/stat/58/528).Act, 1945, is continued available until June 30, 1947. *Ante*, p. 188. Operating expenses, Water Division (payable from water fund): For all expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of the District of Columbia water distribution system; installing and repairing water meters on services to private residences and business places as may not be required to install meters under existing regulations, said meters to remain the property of the District of Columbia; replacement of old mains, service pipes, and divide valves; water waste and leakage survey; such expenses to include personal services; books of reference and periodicals; printing and binding; purchase, exchange, operation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying motor vehicles; and refunding of water rents and other water charges erroneously paid in the District of Columbia, to be refunded in the manner prescribed by law for the refunding of erroneously paid taxes; $1,450,000, to be available for such refunds of payments made within the past two years. *Ante*, p. 189. Capital outlay, Water Division (payable from water fund): For extension of the District of Columbia water distribution system, laying of such service mains as may be necessary under the assessment system, laying mains in advance of paving and installing fire and public hydrants; for construction of approximately five thousand two hundred linear feet of twenty-four- and twenty-inch trunk line water main from the vicinity of Florida and West Virginia Avenues Northeast, to the vicinity of Mount Olivet and Bladensburg Roads Northeast; for the construction of a reinforced concrete roof on the ten-million-gallon reservoir located in Fort Stanton Park, including $6,000 for engineering and other professional services by contract or [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.otherwise, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, and civil-service and classification laws; in all, $615,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $285,000 of the appropriation for “Capital outlay, Water Division”, shall continue available until June 30, 1948: *Provided further*, That the appropriations in the District of Columbia Appropriation [56 Stat. 457, 458](/us/stat/56/457/458).Act, 1943, for the construction of one or more elevated water tanks of approximately two million gallons capacity, and so forth, and for additional pumping equipment at the Anacostia pumping station are continued available until June 30, 1947. Water fund, investment, District of Columbia: The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to sell United States securities now held for and on account of the water fund of the District of Columbia in such amounts as may be certified by the Commissioners as necessary and credit the proceeds of such sale to said water fund. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT Maintenance, etc., of aqueducts and accessories. Operating expenses (payable from water fund): For all expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, repair, and protection of Washington aqueducts and their accessories, and maintenance of MacArthur Boulevard; including personal services; books of reference Meters on Federal services.and periodicals; printing and binding: purchase, installation, and maintenance of water meters on Federal services within the District of Columbia; purchase (including exchange), operation, and maintenance of two passenger-carrying motor vehicles; purchase and repair of rubber boots and protective apparel; $903,725. McMillan pumping station, etc. Capital outlay (payable from water fund): For distribution baffles in Georgetown reservoir: ventilating system for the McMillan pumping station and transformer vault; increase capacity of Dalecarlia substation; repair and rehabilitation of McMillan filters; relocating Dalecarlia filter plant acid storage tanks; circulation facilities in First60 Stat. 521High and Second High reservoirs; McMillan filter plant improvements; utility relocations and plant interconnections at Dalecarlia; new mixing and sedimentation basins for the Dalecarlia filter plant (first half); thirty million gallon clear water basin at Dalecarlia (first third); and the United States Engineer Office, District Engineer, is authorized to enter into contract or contracts for the completion of the two last above-named projects at a total cost of not to exceed, respectively, $967,000 and $1,250,000; and for developing increased water supply for the District of Columbia and environs; and all necessary expenses incident thereto; including engineering and other professional services by contract or otherwise, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and civil-service and classification laws;[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809. $1,980,000, to continue available until expended. Nothing herein shall be construed as affecting the superintendence and control of the Secretary of War over the Washington aqueduct, its rights, appurtenances, and fixtures connected with the same, and over appropriations and expenditures therefor as now provided by law. NATIONAL GUARD For all expenses necessary for the National Guard of the District*Post*, p. 616. of Columbia, including personal services; expenses of attendance at meetings of associations pertaining to the National Guard; books of reference and periodicals; printing and binding; expenses of camps, including hire of horses for officers required to be mounted, and for the payment of commutation of subsistence for enlisted men who may be detailed to guard or move the United States property at home stations on days immediately preceding and immediately following the annual encampments; damages to private property incident to encampment; reimbursement to the United States for loss of property for which the District of Columbia may be held responsible; cleaning and repairing uniforms, arms, and equipment; instruction, purchase, and maintenance of athletic, gymnastic, and recreational equipment at armory or field encampments; practice marches, drills, and parades; rent of armories, drill halls, and storehouses; care and repair of armories, offices, storehouses, machinery, and dock, including dredging alongside of dock; construction of buildings for storage and other purposes at target range; maintenance and operation of passenger-carrying motor vehicles; $13,600, to be expended under the direction of the commanding general. NATIONAL CAPITAL PARKS For all expenses necessary for the National Capital Parks, including maintenance, care, and improvement of public parks, grounds, fountains, and reservations, propagating gardens and greenhouses, and the tourists’ camp on its present site in East Potomac Park under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service; placing and maintaining portions of the parks in condition for outdoor sports, erection of stands, furnishing and placing of chairs, and services incident thereto in connection with national, patriotic, civic, and recreational functions held in the parks, including the President’s Cup Regatta, and expenses incident to the conducting of band concerts in the parks; such expenses to include personal services; pay and allowances of the United States Park Police force; per diem employees at rates of pay approved by the Secretary of the Interior, not exceeding current rates of pay for similar employment in the District of Columbia: lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals; printing and binding; uniforming and equipping the United States Park Police force, including $225 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by 60 Stat. 522[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); the purchase, issue, operation, maintenance, repair, exchange, and storage of revolvers, uniforms, ammunition, and radio equipment and the rental of teletype service; leather and rubber articles for the protection of employees and property; and the purchase, exchange, operation, repair, and maintenance of passenger-carrying motor vehicles, bicycles, motorcycles, and self-propelled machinery; the hire of draft animals with or without drivers at local rates approved by the Secretary of the Interior; the purchase and maintenance of draft animals, harness, and wagons; $1,211,923: *Provided*, That not to exceed $10,000 of the amount herein appropriated may be expended for the erection of minor auxiliary structures. NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION For all necessary expenses of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission except the acquisition of land as authorized by law [43 Stat. 463](/us/stat/43/463).[40 U. S. C. §§ 71–74; Supp. V, § 71 notes](/us/usc/t40/s71–74).[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).(40 U. S. C. 71), including personal services in the District of Columbia; $80 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger-carrying vehicles; stenographic reporting service, by contract or otherwise, [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; printing and binding; and reference books, newspapers, and periodicals, $58,000. NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK For all expenses necessary for the National Zoological Park, including personal services; erecting and repairing buildings; care and improvement of grounds; travel, including travel for the procurement of live specimens; purchase, care, and transportation of specimens; purchase of one passenger-carrying vehicle, and maintenance and operation of passenger-carrying vehicles; purchase and exchange of bicycles, motorcycles, with or without side cars, for use of police; revolvers and ammunition; purchase of uniforms and equipment for police, and uniforms for keepers and assistant keepers; books and periodicals; and printing and binding; $393,400, no part of which sum shall be available for architect’s fees or compensation. Sec. 2. Citizenship requirement. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or authorized hereby to be expended shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States, or of the District of Columbia unless such person is a citizen of the United States, or a person in the service of the United States or the District of Columbia on the date of the approval of this Act who being eligible for citizenship had theretofore filed a declaration of intention to become a citizen or who owes allegiance to the United Exceptions.States. This section shall not apply to citizens of the Commonwealth of the Philippines or nationals of those countries allied with the United States in the prosecution of the war effort. Sec. 3. Persons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or the Government of the District of Columbia or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States or the Government of the District of Columbia, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the Affidavit.United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the 60 Stat. 523person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States or the Government, of the District of Columbia, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States or the Government of the District of Columbia, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engages in a strikePenalty. against the Government of the United States or the Government of the District of Columbia or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States or the Government of the District of Columbia, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 4. Whenever in this Act an amount is specified within an appropriation Maximum amount.for particular purposes or object of expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise specified, shall be considered as the maximum amount which may be expended for said purpose or object rather than an amount set apart exclusively therefor. Sec. 5. The Commissioners are authorized, under available appropriations Stenographic reporting services.in this Act, to contract for stenographic reporting services without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes. [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.Repairs and improvements. Sec. 6. Work performed for repairs and improvements under appropriations contained in this Act may be by contract or otherwise, as determined by the Commissioners. Sec. 7. In purchasing motor-propelled or animal-drawn vehicles or Exchange or sate of equipment.tractors, or road, agricultural, manufacturing, or laboratory equipment, or boats, or parts, accessories, tires, or equipment thereof, the Commissioners or their duly authorized representatives may exchange or sell similar items and apply the exchange allowances or proceeds of sales in such cases in whole or in part payment therefor. Sec. 8. Appropriations in this Act shall be available, when authorizedAllowances for privately owned automobiles. by the Commissioners, for allowances for privately owned automobiles used for the performance of official duties at not to exceed $264 per annum for each automobile, unless otherwise therein specifically provided. Sec. 9. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for the paymentAttendance at meetings. of dues and expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the District of Columbia Government, when authorized by the Commissioners. Sec. 10. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to sell UnitedSale of U. S. securities. States securities now held for and on account of the general fund of the District of Columbia in such amounts as may be certified by the Commissioners as necessary and credit the proceeds of such sale to said general fund. Sec. 11. Unless otherwise specifically provided, no appropriationPurchase of vehicles, restriction. for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1947 shall be expended to purchase any motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle (exclusive of busses, ambulances, and station wagons) at a cost, completely equipped for operation, and including the value of any vehicle exchanged, in excess of the maximum price therefor established by the 60 Stat. 524Office of Price Administration, which amount shall be in addition to the amount required for transportation. Sec. 12. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1947”. Approved July 9, 1946. To clarify the terms “compensation” and “pension” under laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration. 1946-07-09 545 Chapter 60 Stat. 524 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 545] AN ACT To clarify the terms “compensation” and “pension” under laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration. July 9, 1946[[S. 1578](/us/bill/79/s/1578)][[Public Law 494](/us/pl/79/494)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That under laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration monetary benefits, other than retirement pay, for service-connected disability or death shall be designated “compensation”, and not “pension”. Sec. 2. [48 Stat. 620](/us/stat/48/620).[38 U. S. C. § 700](/us/usc/t38/s700). Section 33 of Public Law Numbered 141, Seventy-third Congress, is hereby repealed. Approved July 9, 1946. To amend the Act incorporating The American Legion so as to redefine eligibility for membership therein. 1946-07-09 546 Chapter 60 Stat. 524 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 546] AN ACT To amend the Act incorporating The American Legion so as to redefine eligibility for membership therein. July 9, 1946[[S. 1893](/us/bill/79/s/1893)][[Public Law 495](/us/pl/79/495)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, The American Legion.[36 U. S. C. 145; Supp. V, § 45](/us/usc/t36/s145). That section 5 of the Act approved September 16, 1919 (41 Stat. 285; U. S. C. of 1940, Supp. IV, title 36, sec. 43), entitled “An Act to incorporate The American Legion”, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:" Persons eligible to membership. “That no person shall be a member of this corporation unless he has served in the naval or military services of the United States at some time during the period between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, or during the period between December 7, 1941, and September 2, 1945, all dates inclusive, or who, being citizens of the United States at the time of enlistment, served in the military or naval services of any of the governments associated with the United States during either of said World Wars: *Provided, however*, That such person shall have an honorable discharge or separation from such service or continue to serve honorably after September 2, 1945.” " Approved July 9, 1946. To amend section 5296 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, relating to the discharge of indigent convicts for nonpayment of fines. 1946-07-10 547 Chapter 60 Stat. 524 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 547] AN ACT To amend section 5296 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, relating to the discharge of indigent convicts for nonpayment of fines. July 10, 1946[[S. 342](/us/bill/79/s/342)][[Public Law 496](/us/pl/79/496)] *Be, it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Federal prisoners. That section 5296 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by section 4 of the Act entitled “An Act to amend certain laws governing Federal prisoners, and for other purposes”, approved June 29, 1940 (54 Stat. 692; 18 U. S. C. 641), is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 5296. Inability to pay fine, etc. When a poor convict, sentenced by any court of the United States to be imprisoned and pay a fine, or fine and costs, or to pay a fine, has been confined in prison thirty days, solely for the non-payment Application to commissioner or warden.of such fine, or fine and costs, such convict may make application in writing to the nearest commissioner of the United States court in the district where he is imprisoned or, if confined in a Federal penal institution, to the warden of such institution, setting forth his inability 60 Stat. 525to pay such fine, or fine and costs, and after notice to the district attorney of the United States, who may appear, offer evidence, and be heard, the commissioner or the warden as the examining authority to whom such application is addressed shall by an appropriate administrative proceeding inquire into the matter. If on examination it shallOath. appear to the examining authority that such convict is unable to pay such fine, or fine and costs, and that he has not any property exceeding $20 in value, except such as is by law exempt from Being taken on execution for debt, the examining authority shall administer to him the following oath: ‘I do solemnly swear that I have not any property, real or personal, to the amount of $20, except such as is by law exempt from being taken on civil process for debt by the laws of (naming the State where oath is administered); and that I have no property in any way conveyed or concealed, or in any way disposed of, for my future use or benefit. So help me God.’ Upon taking suchDischarge. oath such convict shall be discharged; and the examining authority shall file with the institution in which the convict is confined a certificate setting forth the facts. Any such convict to whom the warden shall fail or refuse to administer the oath may apply to the nearest commissioner for the administration of the oath upon a proceeding de novo as above provided, and upon taking such oath shall be discharged. In case the convict is found by the examining authority toPossession of property in excess of exemption. possess property valued at an amount in excess of said exemption, nevertheless, if the Attorney General finds that the retention by such convict of all of such property is reasonably necessary for his support or that of his family, such convict shall be released without further imprisonment solely for the nonpayment of such fine, or fine and costs; or if he finds that the retention by such convict of any part of such property is reasonably necessary for his support or that of his family, such convict shall be released without further imprisonment solely for nonpayment of such fine or fine and costs upon payment on account of his fine and costs, of that portion of his property in excess of the amount found to be reasonably necessary for his support or that of his family.” " Approved July 10, 1946. To prescribe and furnish to United States commissioners standard forms and dockets and to furnish United States Code and seal. 1946-07-10 548 Chapter 60 Stat. 525 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 548] AN ACT To prescribe and furnish to United States commissioners standard forms and dockets and to furnish United States Code and seal. July 10, 1946[[S. 344](/us/bill/79/s/344)][[Public Law 497](/us/pl/79/497)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall supply to United States commissioners without cost to them blank forms of such content as he shall consider best adapted for the transaction of their business and docket books of approved content in which to enter the record of all proceedings before them. Upon the approval of the senior district judge of the district in which he serves, each commissioner shall also without cost to him be furnished by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts with a copy of the United States Code, which shall remain the property of the United States. Commissioners appointed after the effective date of this Act shall be furnished with the, official impression seal required by the Act of June 28, 1906 (ch. 3573, 34 Stat. 546). All property[28 U. S. C. § 528](/us/usc/t28/s528).Transmittal of property to successor. furnished to any commissioner under this Act shall, upon the termination of his term of office, be transmitted to his successor in office, if any; otherwise disposed of as the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall direct. Approved July 10, 1946. Concerning the method of payment of the compensation of United States commissioners. 1946-07-10 549 Chapter 60 Stat. 526 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public 60 Stat. 526 [CHAPTER 549] AN ACT Concerning the method of payment of the compensation of United States commissioners. July 10, 1946[[S. 345](/us/bill/79/s/345)][[Public Law 498](/us/pl/79/498)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the fees of United States commissioners prescribed by law shall he paid out of the Treasury upon the approval of their accounts for such fees by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Such payment shall, however, be subject to the final settlement of such accounts in the General Accounting Office and to any adjustments of prior payments necessitated thereby. Approved July 10, 1946. To authorize the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to furnish upon a reimbursement basis certain benefits, services, and supplies to discharged members of the military or naval forces of any nation allied or associated with the United States in World War II in consideration of reciprocal services extended to the United States. 1946-07-11 555 Chapter 60 Stat. 526 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 555] AN ACT To authorize the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to furnish upon a reimbursement basis certain benefits, services, and supplies to discharged members of the military or naval forces of any nation allied or associated with the United States in World War II in consideration of reciprocal services extended to the United States. July 11, 1946[[S. 296](/us/bill/79/s/296)][[Public Law 499](/us/pl/79/499)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, World War Veterans’ Act, 1924.Extension of certain provisions to allied nations.[43 Stat. 621](/us/stat/43/621). That
(a)the provisions of section 202 (14), World War Veterans’ Act, 1924 (38 U. S. C. 488), are hereby extended and confined to those governments allied with the United States in the war since December 7, 1941, and prior to termination thereof.
(b)Benefits and services. In consideration of reciprocal services extended to the United States, the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs is authorized, upon request of the proper officials of the government, of any nation allied or associated with the United States in the present war to furnish to discharged members of the military or naval forces of any such government, under agreements requiring reimbursement in cash of expenses so incurred, at such rates and under such regulations as the Administrator may prescribe, medical, surgical and dental treatment, hospital care, transportation and traveling expenses, prosthetic appliances, education, training, or other similar benefits authorized by the laws of such nation for its veterans, and services required in extendingHospitalization in veterans’ facility. such benefits: *Provided*, That hospitalization in a veterans’ facility shall not. be. afforded hereunder, except in emergencies, unless there be available beds surplus to the needs of veterans of this country: *Provided further*, That the Administrator may contract for necessary services in private, State, and other Government hospitals.Reimbursement. All amounts received by the Veterans’ Administration as reimbursement for such services shall be credited to the current appropriation of the Veterans’ Administration from which expenditures were made pursuant to this subsection. Approved July 11, 1946. To authorize payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave to female dietitians and physical-therapy aides whose civilian appointments were terminated pursuant to section 4 of the Act of December 22, 1942 (56 Stat. 1073). 1946-07-11 556 Chapter 60 Stat. 526 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 556] AN ACT To authorize payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave to female dietitians and physical-therapy aides whose civilian appointments were terminated pursuant to section 4 of the Act of December 22, 1942 (56 Stat. 1073). July 11, 1946[[S. 1489](/us/bill/79/s/1489)][[Public Law 500](/us/pl/79/500)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Dietetic and physical-therapy personnel.Pay for annual leave. That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person whose appointment as a60 Stat. 527 civilian employee was terminated pursuant to section 4 of the Act of December 22, 1942 (56 Stat. 1073), shall be entitled to receive compensation,[10 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 81](/us/usc/t10/s81) note. based upon her rate of pay as such civilian employee at the time of such termination of service, for the period of any accumulated and accrued annual leave to which she was entitled at the time of such termination of appointment to be computed over the period immediately following separation from civilian service, except that this Act shall not be deemed to authorize payment of any person for any such accumulated and accrued annual leave which was credited to her upon her subsequent employment by any department or agency of the Government. Approved July 11, 1946. To amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, to provide for unemployment compensation in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 1946-07-11 557 Chapter 60 Stat. 527 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 557] AN ACT To amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, to provide for unemployment compensation in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. July 11, 1946[[S. 2234](/us/bill/79/s/2234)][[Public Law 501](/us/pl/79/501/)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the District[49 Stat. 946](/us/stat/49/946).[D. C. Code §§ 46–301 to 46–324; Supp. V, § 46–301](/us/dcc/s46–301/46–324)*et seq*. of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, approved August 28, 1935, as amended, is further amended to read as follows: " Section 3
(5)is amended to read as follows: [57 Stat. 106](/us/stat/57/106).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, § 46–303
(c)(5)](/us/dcc/46–303/c/5).Classification of employers. “(5) The Board shall for any uncompleted portion of the calendar year beginning with the effective date of this Act and for each calendar year thereafter classify employers in accordance with their actual experience in the payment of contributions and with respect, to benefits charged against their accounts. Each employer’s contribution rate for each subsequent year or part thereof shall be calculated on the basis of his records filed with the Board and benefit payments disbursed through the applicable computation date.” " Section 3
(7)is amended to read as follows: [57 Stat. 107](/us/stat/57/107).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, § 46–303
(c)(7)](/us/dcc/46–303/c/7).Transferee deemed successor. " “(7)
(a)If the business of any employer is transferred in whole or in part, the transferee shall be deemed a successor for the purpose of this section. In case the transfer of any of the assets of a covered employer’s business by any means whatever, otherwise than in the ordinary course of trade, such transfer shall be deemed a transfer of business and shall constitute the transferee a successor hereunder, unless the Board, on its own motion or on application of an interested party, finds that all of the following conditions exist: “(1) The transferee has not assumed any of the transferor’s obligations; and “(2) The transferee has not continued or resumed transferor’s good will; and “(3) The transferee has not continued or resumed the business of the transferor, either in the same establishment or elsewhere; and “(4) The transferee has not employed substantially the same employees as those the transferor had employed in connection with the assets transferred. “(b) The successor, if not already subject to this section, shall“Employer.” become an ‘employer’ subject hereto on the date of such transfer, and shall accordingly become liable for contributions hereunder from and after said date. “(c) The successor shall take over and continue the employer’sContinuation of employer’s account. account, including its reserve and all other aspects of its experience under this section, in proportion to the pay roll or employees assignable to the transferred business as determined for the purposes of this section by the Board. The successor shall be secondarily liableLiability of successor. 60 Stat. 528 for any amounts owed by the employer to the fund at the time of such transfer; but such liability shall be proportioned to the extent of the transfer of business and shall not exceed the value of the assets transferred. “(d) Benefit chargeability.[57 Stat. 106](/us/stat/57/106).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, § 46–303 (c)](/us/dcc/46–303/c).*Ante*, p. 527; *infra*. The benefit chargeability of a successor’s account under section 3
(c)if not accrued before the transfer date shall begin to accrue on the transfer date, in case the transferor’s benefit chargeability was then accruing; or shall begin to accrue on the date otherwise applicable to the successor, or on the date otherwise applicable to the transferor, whichever is earlier, in case the transferor’s benefit chargeability was not accruing on the transfer date. Similarly, benefits from a successor’s account, if not chargeable before the transfer date shall become chargeable on the transfer date, in case the transfer was then chargeable for the benefit payments; or shall become chargeable on the date otherwise applicable to the successor or on the date otherwise applicable to the transferor, whichever is earlier, in case the transferor was chargeable for the benefit payments on the transfer date. “(e) The account taken over by the successor employer shall remain chargeable with respect to accrued benefit and related rights based on employment in the transferred business, and all such employment shall be deemed employment performed for such employer. “(f) Contribution rates. The contribution rates applicable with respect to the accounts of the successor employer and a transferring employer shall be respectively determined or redetermined as of the next preceding June 30 computation date, to apply from the date of transfer of business until the close of the current calendar year, and shall thereafter be*Supra*. determined whenever required by section 3 (c), as follows: For the purposes of section 3 (c), the Board shall determine the ‘experience under this section’ of the successor employer’s account and of the transferring employer’s account by allocating to the successor employer’s account for each period in question the respective proportions of the transferring employer’s pay roll and the benefits which the Board determines to be properly assignable to the business transferred. “(g) Application for allowance. Special combinations of experience—Any successor employer who has failed to obtain credit for its predecessor’s experience,*Ante*, p. 527. solely because of the provisions of section 3
(7)of the Act prior to its amendment by this Act, may file a written application for such allowance after the effective date of this Act. In the event the Board finds that such employer is entitled to such combination of experience under the provisions of section 3
(7)as amended by this Act, the combination shall be allowed effective for the calendar year next succeeding the date of such application.” " [57 Stat. 107](/us/stat/57/107).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, § 40–303
(c)(8)](/us/dcc/s40–303/c/8).Readjustments of experience-rating accounts.Section 3
(8)is amended by adding at the end thereof the following subsection: " “(iii) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whenever through inadvertence or mistake erroneous charges or credits are found to have been made to experience-rating accounts, the same shall be readjusted as of the date of discovery and such readjustment shall not affect any computation or rate assigned prior to the date of discovery but shall be used on the next computation date in calculating future contribution rates.” " [57 Stat. 108](/us/stat/57/108).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, § 40–303
(c)(10)](/us/dcc/s40–303/c/10).Contribution Rate Review Committee.Section 3
(10)is amended by inserting, after the words “employer thereof” found at the end of the third sentence of said section, the following additional sentence: "“All such hearings shall be held before a Contribution Rate Review Committee composed of three members who shall be employees of the Board and appointed60 Stat. 529 by the Board. The findings and decision of this Committee shall not be subject to review by the District Auditor.”" This act shall take effect as of 12:01 antemeridian on the first dayEffective date. of the next succeeding calendar quarter following the enactment of this Act. Approved July 11, 1946. To amend the Act of March 22, 1946, for the purpose of correcting the description of the small parcel of land authorized to be conveyed to the State of Wyoming by such Act. 1946-07-11 563 Chapter 60 Stat. 529 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 563] JOINT RESOLUTION To amend the Act of March 22, 1946, for the purpose of correcting the description of the small parcel of land authorized to be conveyed to the State of Wyoming by such Act. July 11, 1946[[S. J. Res. 160](/us/bill/79/sjres/160)][[Public Law 502](/us/pl/79/502/)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled “AnNational Elk Refuge, Wyo.*Ante*, p. 58. Act to convey certain lands to the State of Wyoming”, approved March 22, 1946. is amended
(1)by striking out “$12” and inserting in lieu thereof “$24”;
(2)by striking out “one hundred feet”, wherever it occurs in such Act, and inserting in lieu thereof “two hundred feet”; and
(3)by striking out “forty-eight one-hundredths” and inserting in lieu thereof “ninety-six one-hundredths”. Approved July 11, 1946. To eliminate the restriction on the number of lots which may be acquired by settlers in the town site of Wadsworth, Nevada. 1946-07-11 564 Chapter 60 Stat. 529 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 564] AN ACT To eliminate the restriction on the number of lots which may be acquired by settlers in the town site of Wadsworth, Nevada. July 11, 1946[[S. 1979](/us/bill/79/s/1979)][[Public Law 503](/us/pl/79/503)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to issue a patent, pursuant to applicable laws, to any qualified settler in the town site of Wadsworth, Nevada, for more than two lots in that town site as surveyed and platted, notwithstanding the restriction contained in section 2382 of[43 U. S. C. § 713](/us/usc/t43/s713). the Revised Statutes. No patent heretofore issued to any settler in the town site for more than two lots shall be vacated or annulled on the ground that it covers more than two lots. Approved July 11, 1946. Making appropriations for the Coast Guard, Treasury Department, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. 1946-07-12 569 Chapter 60 Stat. 529 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 569] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Coast Guard, Treasury Department, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. July 12, 1946[[H. R. 6428](/us/bill/79/hr/6428)][[Public Law 504](/us/pl/79/504)] *Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the followingCoast Guard Appropriation Act, 1947.*Post*, p. 568. sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Coast Guard, Treasury Department, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, namely: COAST GUARD Office of Commandant: For personal services at the seat of government, $1,697,500: *Provided*, That no part of any appropriationDetails at headquarters, restriction. contained in this Act shall be used to pay any enlisted man of the Coast Guard while detailed for duty at Coast Guard headquarters if such detail increases the total number of enlisted men detailed to such duty at any time above thirty except that until February 15, 1947, the Commandant may detail such additional number for temporary duty in connection with demobilization and related activities as may be approved by the Bureau of the Budget; 60 Stat. 530 Pay and allowances: For pay and allowances prescribed by law for commissioned officers, cadets, warrant officers, petty officers, and other enlisted personnel, active and retired, temporary cooks, surfmen, substitute surfmen, and six civilian instructors; retired pay for certain members of the former Life Saving Service authorized by[46 Stat. 164](/us/stat/46/164).Cash prizes. the Act approved April 14, 1930 (14 U. S. C. 178a); not exceeding $10,000 for cash prizes for men for excellence in boatmanship, gunnery,Transportation of dependents. target practice, and engineering competitions; transportation of dependents of Coast Guard personnel on active duty and retired and Reserve officers and of retired and Reserve enlisted personnel, of grades entitled to transportation of dependents in the Regular Coast Guard, when ordered to active duty (other than training) and upon relief therefrom; carrying out the provisions of the Act of[41 Stat. 824](/us/stat/41/824).[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 943](/us/usc/t34/s943). June 4, 1920 (34 U. S. C. 943); not to exceed $18,000 for cost of special instruction, including books, laboratory equipment and fees, school supplies, and maintenance of students; motion-picture and other equipment for instructional purposes; rations or commutation thereof for cadets, petty officers, and other enlisted personnel, mileage and expenses allowed by law for officers, including per diem rates ofPer diem rates for PHS officers. allowance, and the Secretary is hereby authorized to prescribe per diem rates of allowance for Public Health Service officers detailed to the Coast Guard as authorized for Coast Guard officers; actual and necessary expenses or per diem in lieu thereof as the Secretary may determine and approve for Coast Guard personnel on special dutyTraveling expenses. in foreign countries; for reimbursement at not to exceed 3 cents per mile for official travel performed by civilian inspectors of the Coast Guard in privately owned automobiles, within the limits of their official stations; traveling expenses of other persons traveling on duty under orders from the Treasury Department, including transportation of cadets, enlisted personnel, and applicants for enlistment, with subsistence and transfers en route, or cash in lieu thereof, and traveling expenses for the examinations authorized by the Act entitled “An Act to provide for retirement for disability in the Lighthouse[43 Stat. 1261](/us/stat/43/1261). Service”, approved March 4, 1925 (33 U. S. C. 765); transportation in kind and subsistence to discharged cadets; uniforms, accouterments and equipment for officers and cadets, and the appropriation[40 Stat. 1054](/us/stat/40/1054). reimbursed, as provided by law (14 U. S. C. 30); clothing for enlisted personnel authorized by law; civilian clothing, including an overcoat when necessary, the cost of all not to exceed $30 per person to enlisted personnel given discharges for bad conduct, undesirability, unsuitability, or inaptitude; reimbursement in kind or in cash as authorized by law to persons in the Coast Guard for personal property lost, destroyed, or damaged; actual expenses of officers and cadets and quarters and subsistence of enlisted personnel on shore patrol, emergency shore detail and other detached duty, or cash in lieu thereof;Hire of quarters. hire of quarters for officers serving with troops where sufficient quarters are not possessed by the United States to accommodate them; hire of quarters for Coast Guard personnel comparable to quarters assignable on a capital ship of the Navy, as authorized by the Secretary to meet emergency conditions, including officers and men on sea duty at such times as they may be deprived of their quarters on board ship due to repairs or other conditions which may render them uninhabitable:Restriction. *Provided*, That under this authorization no funds may be expended for the hire of quarters for occupancy by the dependentsRecruiting. of officers or enlisted personnel; expenses of recruiting for the Coast Guard, rent of rendezvous, and expenses of maintaining the same; advertising for and obtaining enlisted personnel and applicants for60 Stat. 531 appointment as cadets; training of enlisted personnel, including textbooks, school supplies, and correspondence courses; transfer of householdTransfer of household goods. goods and effects of Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve personnel on active duty and when ordered to active duty and upon relief therefrom, and the transfer of household goods and effects of deceased Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve personnel who die while on active duty, as prescribed by law and regulations; transportation on Government-owned vessels of privately owned automobiles of Coast Guard personnel upon change of station; purchaseProvisions for sale at isolated stations. of provisions for sale to Coast Guard personnel at isolated stations, and the appropriation reimbursed; and including not to exceed $58,800 for recreation, amusement, comfort, contentment, and health of the enlisted personnel of the Coast Guard, to be expended pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary; apprehension and delivery of deserters and stragglers; $74,010,000: *Provided*, That noApprehension of deserters, etc.Increased pay for aerial flights. part of this appropriation shall be used for increased pay for making aerial flights by nonflying officers or observers at rates in excess of those prescribed by law for the Army, which shall be the legal maximum rates as to such nonflying officers or observers: *Provided further*, That money accruing from commutation of rations of enlistedCommutation of rations, payments. personnel commuted for the benefit of any mess may be paid on proper voucher to the officer in charge of such mess; General expenses, Coast Guard: For all expenses necessary for the*Post*, p. 623. operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard ashore and afloat, except as specifically provided for in other appropriations, including personal services at the seat of government and elsewhere; newspapers, reference books and periodicals, and library books for field units and headquarters; printing and binding; maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and aircraft; improvement of property for Coast Guard purposes, including rental, purchase, or use of additional land where necessary and the purchase of land for beacons, daymarks, and fog signals; rationsRations and provisions. and provisions, or commutation thereof, for working parties in the field, officers and crews of light vessels and tenders, and officials and other authorized persons of the Coast Guard on duty on board such tenders or vessels, but money accruing from commutation of rations and provisions for the above-named persons on board tenders and light vessels or in working parties in the field may be paid on proper voucher to the person having charge of the mess of such vessel or party; subsistence and clothing for shipwrecked and destitute persons, including reimbursement, under rules prescribed by the Secretary, of Coast Guard personnel who furnish from their personal stock subsistence and clothing to such persons; not to exceed $2,500Coast Guard Academy, contingencies. for contingencies for the Superintendent, United States Coast Guard Academy, to be expended in his discretion; payment of rewards forPayment of rewards. the apprehension and conviction, or for information helpful therein, of persons found interfering in violation of law with aids to navigation maintained by the Coast Guard; $30,195,000 together withTransfer of funds. $3,500,000 to be transferred from the Coast Guard supply account fund: *Provided*, That the Coast Guard is authorized to procureProcurement of ordnance and aircraft from Army and Navy. ordnance, ordnance stores, and aircraft from the Army and Navy without payment therefor but the number of aircraft on hand at any one time as a result of such procurements shall not exceed two hundred and twenty-six; Civilian employees, Coast Guard: For compensation of civilian employees in the field, including per diem labor, but excluding personnel provided for in the appropriation “General expenses, Coast*Supra*. Guard”, $2,281,000; Establishing and improving aids to navigation: For establishing60 Stat. 532 and improving aids to navigation and other works, and for all expenditures directly relating thereto, $3,390,000; Acquisition of vessels and shore facilities: For the purchase or construction of additional and replacement vessels and their equipment, and the construction, rebuilding, or extension of shore facilities, including the acquisition of sites and improvements thereon when specifically approved by the Secretary, and rental of shore facilitiesAdministrative expenses. for temporary use, $1,375,000, of which amount not to exceed 4 per centum shall be available for administrative expenses in connection therewith, including personal services at the seat of government; Retired pay, former Lighthouse Service, Coast Guard: For retired pay of certain officers and employees entitled thereto by virtue of former employment in the Lighthouse Service engaged in the field service or on vessels of the Coast Guard, except persons continuously employed in district offices and shops, $976,000; Salaries, Merchant Marine Inspection, Coast Guard: For personal services at the seat of government, $431,500; Salaries and expenses, Merchant Marine Inspection, Coast Guard: For all expenses necessary to provide and operate such motorboats and employ such persons as may be necessary for the enforcement of laws relating to navigation and inspection of vessels, boarding of vessels, and counting of passengers on excursion boats to prevent overcrowding, including fees to witnesses; materials, supplies, equipment, and services, including rent and janitor service; purchase and repair of instruments; plans and specifications; insignia, braid, and chin straps; coats, caps, and aprons for stewards’ departments on vessels; and other incidental expenses of field offices, including contract stenographic reporting services at the seat of government and elsewhere; $1,870,000. Sec. 2. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Coast Guard Appropriation Act, 1947”. Approved July 12, 1946. To amend section 32 of the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933, as amended, and section 3 of the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act, as amended, and for other purposes. 1946-07-12 570 Chapter 60 Stat. 532 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 570] AN ACT To amend section 32 of the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933, as amended, and section 3 of the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act, as amended, and for other purposes. July 12, 1946[[H. R. 6477](/us/bill/79/hr/6477)][[Public Law 505](/us/pl/79/505)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the eleventh[59 Stat. 269](/us/stat/59/269).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1016 (g)](/us/usc/t12/s1016/g). sentence of section 32 of the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933, as amended (title 12, U. S. C., 1016), is amended by striking out “July 1, 1946” wherever it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “July 1, 1947”. Sec. 2. [54 Stat. 573](/us/stat/54/573).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1020b](/us/usc/t12/s1020b).Capital stock, repayment. The last two sentences of section 3 of the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act, as amended (title 12, U. S. C., 1020b) are amended to read as follows: “The Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation is authorized to repay to the Secretary of the Treasury on behalf of the United States from time to time such portions of the amounts subscribed to the capital stock of the Corporation as are found by the board of directors to be in excess of the capital necessary to enable the Corporation to carry out its functions as authorizedAvailability for further subscription. by law. The proceeds of such repayments shall be held in the Treasury of the United States as a fund available for subscription, by the Governor on behalf of the United States with the approval or the Secretary of the Treasury, to the capital of the Corporation when, in the judgment of the directors of the Corporation, additional subscriptions to its capital are necessary.” Sec. 3. Study by FCA. The Farm Credit Administration is hereby authorized and 60 Stat. 533 directed to make a thorough study of ways and means of making available to the farmers through the Federal Land Bank System loans similar to those now made by the Land Bank Commissioner through the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation. The study shall be completed as soon as practicable and shall be submitted to the Agricultural Committee of the House of Representatives and Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, with recommendations not later than March 1, 1947. Approved July 12, 1946. To encourage and protect oil refineries not having their own source of supply for crude oil by extending preference to such refineries in disposing of royalty oil under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act. 1946-07-13 574 Chapter 60 Stat. 533 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 574] AN ACT To encourage and protect oil refineries not having their own source of supply for crude oil by extending preference to such refineries in disposing of royalty oil under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act. July 13, 1946[[S. 680](/us/bill/79/s/680)][[Public Law 506](/us/pl/79/506)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 36 of the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 451, U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 30, sec. 192), is amended, in order to assist small business enterprise*Post*, p. 957. by encouraging the operation of oil refineries not having an adequate supply of crude oil, by adding before the first proviso in the second paragraph thereof the following: " “*Provided*, That inasmuch as theSale of royalty oil to certain refineries. public interest will be served by the sale of royalty oil to refineries not having their own source of supply for crude oil, the Secretary of the Interior, when he determines that sufficient supplies of crude oil are not available in the open market to such refineries, is authorized and directed to grant preference to such refineries in the sale of oil under the provisions of this section, for processing or use in such refineries and not for resale in kind, and in so doing may sell to such refineries at private sale at not less than the market price any royalty oil accruing or reserved to the United States under leases issued pursuant to this Act, as amended: *Provided further*, That in selling suchProration. royalty oil the Secretary of the Interior may at his discretion prorate such oil among such refineries in the area in which the oil is produced:”. " Approved July 13, 1946. Authorizing the State of Delaware, by and through its State highway department, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Delaware River near Wilmington, Delaware. 1946-07-13 575 Chapter 60 Stat. 533 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 575] AN ACT Authorizing the State of Delaware, by and through its State highway department, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Delaware River near Wilmington, Delaware. July 13, 1946[[H. R. 6285](/us/bill/79/hr/6285)][[Public Law 507](/us/pl/79/507)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in order toBridge.Delaware River. promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the State of Delaware, by and through its State highway department or the successor of said department, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Delaware River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, from a point, between Pigeon Point near the city of Wilmington, in the State of Delaware, and New Castle, in said State, to a point near the Salem Canal in the State of New Jersey, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations[34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498). contained in this Act, and further subject to the approval of the location, navigation clearances, and other design features of the bridge by the Secretary of the Navy concurrently with the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers of the War Department.60 Stat. 534 Sec. 2. Acquisition of land, etc. In addition to the powers granted to the State highway department by the laws of the State of Delaware, there is hereby conferred upon the said State highway department or its successor all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, maintenance, and operation of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Sec. 3. Tolls. The said State highway department or its successor is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary[34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).Sinking fund. of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. In fixing the rates of toll to he charged for the use of such bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed thirty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls.Record of cost, etc. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 5. Time limitation. The authority hereby granted shall cease and be null and void unless the actual construction of said bridge and its approaches be commenced within three years and completed within five years from the date of this Act. Sec. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved July 13, 1946. To provide that every Saturday shall be a holiday for banks and building and loan associations in the District of Columbia. 1946-07-13 576 Chapter 60 Stat. 534 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 576] AN ACT To provide that every Saturday shall be a holiday for banks and building and loan associations in the District of Columbia. July 13, 1946[[S. 2307](/us/bill/79/s/2307)][[Public Law 508](/us/pl/79/508)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the fourth sentence of section 1389 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia”, approved March 3, 1901,[31 Stat. 1404](/us/stat/31/1404). as amended (D. C. Code, 1940 edition, sec. 28–616), is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a colon and the following:Banks, etc., in D. C.Saturday holiday. " “*Provided*, That every Saturday shall be a holiday in the District and not a business day for
(1)every bank or banking institution having an office or banking house located within the District,
(2)every Federal savings and loan association whose main office is in the District, and
(3)every building association, building and loan association, or savings and loan association, incorporated or unincorporated, organized and operating under the laws of and having an office located within the District; and any act which would otherwise be required, authorized, or permitted to be performed on Saturday60 Stat. 535 in the District at the office or banking house of, or by, any such bank or banking institution, Federal savings and loan association, building association, building and loan association, or savings and loan association, if Saturday were not a holiday, shall or may be so performed on the next succeeding business day, and no liability or loss of rights of any kind shall result from such delay.” " Approved July 13, 1946. To implement further the purposes of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act by authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out an agreement with the United Kingdom, and for other purposes. 1946-07-15 577 Chapter 60 Stat. 535 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 577] JOINT RESOLUTION To implement further the purposes of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act by authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out an agreement with the United Kingdom, and for other purposes. July 15, 1946[[S. J. Res. 138](/us/bill/79/sjres/138)][[Public Law 509](/us/pl/79/509)] Whereas in the Bretton Woods Agreements Act the Congress hasImplementation of financial agreement between U. S. and United Kingdom. declared it to be the policy of the United States “to seek to bring about further agreement and cooperation among nations and international bodies, as soon as possible, on ways and means which will best reduce obstacles to and restrictions upon international trade, eliminate unfair trade practices, promote mutually advantageous commercial relations, and otherwise facilitate the expansion and balanced growth of international trade and promote the stability of international economic relations”; and Whereas in further implementation of the purposes of the Bretton Woods Agreements, the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom have negotiated an agreement dated December 6, 1945, designed to expedite the achievement of stable and orderly exchange arrangements, the prompt elimination of exchange restrictions and discriminations, and other objectives of the above-mentioned policy declared by the Congress: Therefore be it *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryAuthority to carry out agreement. of the Treasury, in consultation with the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems, is hereby authorized to carry out the agreement dated December 6, 1945, between the United States and the United Kingdom which was transmitted by the President to the Congress on January 30, 1946. Sec. 2. For the purpose of carrying out the agreement datedPublic-debt transaction. December 6, 1945, between the United States and the United Kingdom, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to use as a public-debt transaction not to exceed $3,750,000,000 of the proceeds of any securities hereafter issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as[40 Stat. 288](/us/stat/40/288).[31 U. S. C. § 774 (2); Supp. V, § 754a](/us/usc/t31/s774/2)*et seq*.*Ante*,p. 316. amended, and the purposes for which securities may be issued under that Act are extended to include such purpose. Payments to the United Kingdom under this joint resolution and pursuant to the agreement and repayments thereof shall be treated as public-debt transactions of the United States. Payments of interest to theInterest. United States under the agreement shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Approved July 15, 1946. To govern distribution of war trophies and devices. 1946-07-16 578 Chapter 60 Stat. 535 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 578] AN ACT To govern distribution of war trophies and devices. July 16, 1946[[S. 1746](/us/bill/79/s/1746)][[Public Law 510](/us/pl/79/510)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryWar devices and trophies.Distribution to States. of War is authorized and directed to apportion and distribute pro rata among the several States in the ratio that the total number of60 Stat. 536 persons who have served or are serving in the Army of the United States from each State bears to the total number of such persons fromExceptions. all States, all war devices and trophies suitable for distribution, with the exception of such trophies as may be required for experimental purposes or for other use by the United States or any department or agency thereof, and the further exception of such trophies as may be required for display in national museums, at national homes for disabled members of the armed forces, or for monumental purposes in Arlington National Cemetery and in other national cemeteries, national parks, and national monuments wheresoever situated. Sec. 2. Basis of apportionment. For the purposes of this Act, the reports compiled under the direction of the Secretary of War showing the number of persons in the Army of the United States accredited to each State, Territory, and possession of the United States and to the District of Columbia, either by enlistment or by the process of the Selective Training and[54 Stat. 885](/us/stat/54/885).[50 U. S. C. app. 301–318; Supp. V, § 302](/us/usc/t50/s301–318)*et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 181, 341, 342.[55 Stat. 1647](/us/stat/55/1647).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app., note prec. § 1](/us/usc/t50/s1).Notice to chief executive of State. Service Act of 1940, or otherwise on active duty with the Army of the United States during the period from 27 May 1941 (the date of the President’s proclamation of full national emergency) to the date of this Act, shall serve as the basis for determining the apportionment of war devices and trophies for distribution. Sec. 3. As soon as practicable, the Secretary of War shall cause the chief executive of each of the several States, to be informed of the character and quantity of war devices and trophies apportioned thereto, and shall invite each such chief executive to designate such material as will be accepted free on board common carrier at the point of storage in the continental United States or point of debarkation and to designate the point or points to which the accepted material is to be shipped without expense to the United States, other than that of packing and loading at the point of storage or debarkation. Sec. 4. Shipment. Shipment of the apportionment of each State shall be made as soon as practicable after the chief executive thereof shall have informed the Secretary of War that such State will accept and take possession thereof as hereinbefore provided, and will relieve the United States of all responsibility for the safe delivery of the material and of all charges, costs, and expenses whatsoever connected with the transportationNonacceptance; reappointment. thereof. If the chief executive of any State shall not, within two years from the date on which the notification by the Secretary of War was issued to the chief executives file with the Secretary of War such acceptance and agreement, such apportionment, or any part thereof, or any war devices or trophies then deemed by the Secretary of War to be suitable for distribution whether previously so deemed or not, shall be reapportioned and redistributed to the several StatesDisposal of residue. as the Secretary of War shall determine, and any residue not accepted or rejected on or before the expiration of three years from such notification shall be otherwise disposed of according to law; and those war devices and trophies considered by the Secretary of War as unsuitable for distribution under this Act, may similarly be disposed of according to law. Sec. 5. Charges payable by U. S. Government. All charges for apportioning, segregating, packing, and transporting war trophies and devices to points of debarkation or storage in the continental United States and for repacking and loading them for distribution to the designated point or points within each of the several States, as provided for herein, and for transportation to national museums, national homes for disabled members of the armed forces, national cemeteries and national parks, and for the disposition of undistributed war devices and trophies shall be paid by the United States Government from an appropriation to be made for that purpose; but no part of such appropriation shall be expended in cleaning, painting, or otherwise reconditioning war devices and trophies prior to shipment. 60 Stat. 537 Sec. 6. The Secretary of War is authorized to transfer, withoutPromotion of sale of war bonds, etc. reimbursement, such devices and trophies as the Secretary of War in his discretion shall determine, to the Secretary of the Treasury for the promotion of the sale of war or victory bonds, and to any other Government agency for scientific, experimental, monumental, or display purposes. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to sell or donate such war devices and trophies for the promotion of the sale of war or victory bonds. Sec. 7. The Secretary of War shall afford to those who haveContributors of trophies, etc., from previous wars. donated or contributed to the United States during the present emergency, and prior to the date of this Act, trophies and devices from previous wars, suitable preferences in the distribution of similar war trophies and devices under this Act, and the cost of delivering such replacements to ultimate destination shall be borne by the United States. Sec. 8. As used herein the terms “State” or “States” shall include“State,” “States.” all Territories and possessions of the United States, and the District of Columbia, and the Canal Zone. Sec. 9. The Secretary of War is authorized to make all rules andRules and regulations. regulations necessary to effectuate the terms of this Act: *Provided,* That he shall require that war devices and trophies distributed inMutilation of trophies, etc. accordance with this Act shall, insofar as practicable, be mutilated prior to distribution so as to render them incapable of use as lethal weapons. Sec. 10.
(a)As used in this Act the term “trophies” includes rifles,“Trophies.” guns, howitzers, tanks, aircraft, items of individual equipment, and other articles used in warfare which originated with enemy countries and which were captured by, surrendered to, or have otherwise come into the possession of the Army of the United States.
(b)As used in this Act the term “war devices” includes rifles,“War devices.” guns, howitzers, tanks, aircraft, items of individual equipment, and other articles used in warfare which originated with the armed forces of the United States and which are obsolete or unserviceable and not economically repairable. Approved July 16, 1946. To authorize the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to accept gifts, devises, and bequests in behalf of the general post fund for the use of veterans and for the sale and conveyance of any such property under certain circumstances and the covering of the proceeds thereof into the post fund, and for other purposes. 1946-07-16 579 Chapter 60 Stat. 537 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 579] AN ACT To authorize the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to accept gifts, devises, and bequests in behalf of the general post fund for the use of veterans and for the sale and conveyance of any such property under certain circumstances and the covering of the proceeds thereof into the post fund, and for other purposes. July 16, 1946[[S. 2099](/us/bill/79/s/2099)][[Public Law 511](/us/pl/79/511)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the AdministratorGifts for veterans.Acceptance by Administrator of Veterans Affairs. of Veterans’ Affairs is hereby authorized in his discretion to accept devises, bequests, and gifts, made in any manner, with respect to which the testator or donor shall have indicated his intention that such property shall be for the benefit of groups of persons formerly in the active military or naval forces of the United States who by virtue of such service alone, or disability suffered therein or therefrom, are or shall be patients or members of any one or more hospitals or homes operated by the United States Government or shall have indicated has intention that such property shall be for the benefit of any such hospital or home, or shall be paid or delivered to any official, as such, or any agency in administrative control thereof. Sec. 2. For the purpose of acquiring the title and the possession toAcquisition of property. any property which he is by this Act authorized to accept, the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs is authorized to initiate and to appear in60 Stat. 538 any appropriate legal proceedings, and to take such steps therein or in connection therewith as in his discretion may be desirable andExpenses. appropriate to reduce said property to possession. He may incur such expenses incident to such proceedings as he deems necessary or appropriate, which shall be paid as other administrative expenses of theDeposit of funds. Veterans’ Administration. All funds received by devise, bequest, or gift, or otherwise, for the purposes in this Act contemplated, including net proceeds of sales by this Act authorized, shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the United States to the credit of the general post fund, a trust fund provided by Public Law Numbered 473 of the Seventy-third Congress, approved June 26, 1934, being section 20 (b)[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 725s](/us/usc/t31/s725s).Disbursements from general post fund.
(45)thereof (31 U. S. C. 725s; 48 Stat. 1233). Sec. 3.
(a)Disbursements from the general post fund shall be made on orders by and within the discretion of the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs and in the manner prescribed in section 4 of the Act[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 17c](/us/usc/t38/s17c).Exceptions. of December 26, 1941 (Public Law Numbered 382, Seventy-seventh Congress, 55 Stat. 868); except that
(1)if the testator or donor has directed or shall direct that his devise, bequest, or gift be devoted to a particular use authorized by this Act, the same, less expenses incurred, or the net proceeds thereof, shall be used or disbursed as directed, except that a precatory direction shall be fulfilled only insofar as may be proper or practicable; and
(2)if the testator or donor shall have indicated his desire that his devise, bequest, or gift shall be for the benefit of persons in hospitals or homes, or other institutions operated by the United States but under the jurisdiction of an official other than the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, the same, less expenses incurred, or the net proceeds thereof which may come into possession of the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs shall be disbursed by transfer to the governing authorities of such institution, or otherwise, in such manner as the Administrator may determine, for the benefit of the persons in the institution indicated by the testator or donor, for proper purposes, as nearly as practicable in conformity with such desire of the testator or donor. Sec. 4. Sale, transfer, etc., of property. If the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs shall receive any property other than moneys as contemplated by this Act, he is authorized in his discretion to sell, assign, transfer, and convey the same, or any interest therein claimed by virtue of such devise, bequest, or gift, for such price and upon such terms as he deems advantageous (including consent to partition of realty and compromise of contested claim of title); and his assignment, deed, or other conveyance of any such property, executed in the name and on behalf of the United States, shall be valid to pass to the purchaser thereof such title to said property as the United States, beneficially or as trustee of said post fund, may have by virtue of any such devise, bequest, or gift, and the proceedings incident thereto, subject to the conditions, limitations, and provisions of the instrument so executed by the Administrator. Sec. 5.
(a)Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to repeal or modify the Act of May 23, 1928 (45 Stat. 715; 38 U. S. C.[24 U. S. C. §§ 111–123 note](/us/usc/t24/s111–123). 438a), or section 4831 of the Revised Statutes, or any other statute authorizing the acceptance of devises, bequests, or gifts to the United States for their own use and benefit or for any particular purpose specified by the donors or testators.
(b)Crediting of property to post fund. In any case where the United States hereafter receives property and it appears that it is, or shall have been, the intention of the testator or donor that such devise, bequest, or gift be for the benefit of those persons described in section 1 of this Act, or any particular hospital or other institution operated primarily for their benefit, such property or the proceeds thereof shall be credited to the60 Stat. 539 post fund as provided for in this Act, and shall be used or disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Sec. 6. The annual report to Congress by the Administrator ofReport to Congress. Veterans’ Affairs shall include a summarized statement of post fund receipts, disbursements, and investments, and other pertinent information concerning said post fund. Approved July 16, 1946. To provide assistance to the Republic of China in augmenting and maintaining a Naval Establishment, and for other purposes. 1946-07-16 580 Chapter 60 Stat. 539 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 580] AN ACT To provide assistance to the Republic of China in augmenting and maintaining a Naval Establishment, and for other purposes. July 16, 1946[[H. R. 5356](/us/bill/79/hr/5356)][[Public Law 512](/us/pl/79/512)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That notwithstandingRepublic of China,Naval assistance. the provisions of any other law, the President is authorized, whenever in his discretion the public interests render such a course advisable, or will assist in relieving United States forces of duty in China or putting the Government of the Republic of China in better position to protect or improve the safety of navigation in its waters, to provide to the Republic of China such naval services, training, plans, and technical advice as he may deem proper; and to dispose ofDisposal of vessels, etc. naval vessels and craft, not to exceed two hundred and seventy-one vessels and craft under authority of this Act, which are in excess of the naval needs of the United States, floating drydocks of capacity sufficient to accommodate any vessel or craft disposed of under authority of this Act, and material necessary for the operation and maintenance of the vessels and craft disposed of under authority of this Act and for the training of the crews of such vessels and craft,Training of crews. to the Republic of China by sale, exchange, lease, gift, or transfer for cash, credit, or other property, with or without warranty, or upon such other terms and conditions as he may deem proper: *Provided*, That prior to the disposition under the authority of this Act of any battleship, aircraft carrier of any type, cruiser, destroyer (but not destroyer escort), or submarine the President shall first obtain the authority of the Congress in each instance: *Provided further*, ThatSecret documents, etc. no information, plans, advice, material, documents, blueprints, or other papers, bearing a secret or top-secret classification shall be disposed of or transferred under authority of this Act. Sec. 2. The President is authorized, upon application from theDetail of officers and enlisted men. Republic of China, and whenever in his discretion the public interests render such a course advisable, to detail not to exceed one hundred officers and two hundred enlisted men of the United States Navy and Marine Corps to assist the Republic of China in naval matters: *Provided*, That United States naval or Marine Corps personnel shallRestriction. not accompany Chinese troops, aircraft, or ships on other than training maneuvers or cruises: *Provided further*, That the Secretary ofAdditional compensation. Navy is authorized to pay to such persons such additional compensation as may be necessary to make appropriate adjustment for increased cost of living occasioned by reason of detail to such duty: *And provided further*, That while so detailed such officers and enlisted men shall receive the pay and allowances thereunto entitled in the United States Navy or Marine Corps and shall be allowed theCredit for longevity, etc. same credit for longevity, retirement, and for all other purposes that they would receive if they were serving with the forces of the United States. Sec. 3. The provisions of this Act shall terminate, five years afterTermination of Act. the date of its enactment. Approved July 16, 1946. To authorize the attendance of the Marine Band at the national convention of the United Spanish War Veterans, to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 4 to 10, inclusive, 1946. 1946-07-16 581 Chapter 60 Stat. 540 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 540 [CHAPTER 581] AN ACT To authorize the attendance of the Marine Band at the national convention of the United Spanish War Veterans, to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 4 to 10, inclusive, 1946. July 16, 1946[[H. R. 5641](/us/bill/79/hr/5641)][[Public Law 513](/us/pl/79/513)] *Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Marine Band.Attendance at conventions. That the President is authorized to permit the band of the United States Marine Corps to attend and give concerts at the department convention of The American Legion to be held at Racine, Wisconsin, on August 3, 1946, and at the national convention of the United Spanish War Veterans to be held at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 4 to 10, inclusive, 1946. Sec. 2. Appropriation authorized. For the purpose of defraying the expenses of such band in attending and giving concerts at such conventions, there is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $9,986.26, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions of this Act: *Provided*, That in addition to transportation and Pullman accommodations the leaders and members of the Marine Band be allowed not to exceed $6 per day each for additional living expenses while on duty, and that the payment of such expenses shall be in addition to the pay and allowances to which they would be entitled while serving their permanent station. Approved July 16, 1946. To authorize and direct the Board of Public Welfare of the District of Columbia to establish and operate in the public schools and other suitable locations a system of nurseries and nursery schools for day care of school-age and under-school-age children, and for other purposes. 1946-07-16 582 Chapter 60 Stat. 540 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 582] AN ACT To authorize and direct the Board of Public Welfare of the District of Columbia to establish and operate in the public schools and other suitable locations a system of nurseries and nursery schools for day care of school-age and under-school-age children, and for other purposes. July 16, 1946[[H. R. 5933](/us/bill/79/hr/5933)][[Public Law 514](/us/pl/79/514)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Day nurseries and nursery schools, D. C. That, as used in this Act, “Board” means the Board of Public Welfare of the District of Columbia; “parent” means natural parent, grandparent, legal guardian, or stepparent; and “child” means natural child, grandchild, stepchild, adopted child, or legal ward. Sec. 2. Maintenance in public schools, etc. On and after July 1, 1946, and until June 30, 1947, and no longer, the Board is authorized and directed to establish, maintain, and operate in and on such of the buildings and grounds of the public schools of the District of Columbia, as may be designated and approved by the Board of Education, and at. such other suitable locations, as may be designated and approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, not to exceed a total of fourteen nurseries and nursery Eligibility.schools for the day care of children of school or under-school age of parents residing in the District of Columbia and who have resided therein for not less than one year immediately preceding the entry of their children into such nurseries or nursery schools and who are employed and are financially unable otherwise to provide for the day care of their children or who are so handicapped that they cannot Employment of personnel.*Post*, p. 894.otherwise provide for the day care of their children. The Board is authorized to employ teachers, attendants, clerks, custodians, and other persons necessary to provide such day care and to pay compensation [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.Appropriations available.for their services in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. Appropriations now or hereafter available for the maintenance and operation of the buildings and grounds of the said public schools shall be available for the maintenance and operation of such of the buildings and grounds of the said public schools in and on which such nurseries and nursery schools may be established, maintained, and operated.60 Stat. 541 Sec. 3. The Board is authorized to make and enforce rules and Rules and regulations.regulations governing admission to and use and enjoyment of said nurseries and nursery schools, including the fixing of fees to be charged Fees.parents for care and maintenance therein of their children; which fees shall, as near as practicable, reimburse the District of Columbia its costs for personal services, labor, food, and supplies in the operation and maintenance of such nurseries and nursery schools: *Provided*, That Waiver of fees.the Board may, in cases where parents are unable to pay for such care, waive all or part of such fees. All fees collected tinder the provisions of this Act shall be paid to the Collector of Taxes of the District of Columbia and deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the. credit of the revenues of the District of Columbia. Sec. 4. There is authorized to be appropriated out of any moneys in Appropriation authorized.*Post*, p. 615.the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia, not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed $500,000, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Sec. 5. Sections 2 and 3 of the Act entitled “An Act to amend the Repeal.District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1943, so as to authorize the use of public-school buildings in the District of Columbia as and for day nurseries and nursery schools, and for other purposes”, approved [56 Stat. 1072](/us/stat/56/1072).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, 31–810, 31–811](/us/dcc/31–810/31–811).Elective date.December 22, 1942 (Public Law 827, Seventy-seventh Congress), are hereby repealed. This section shall take effect July 1, 1946. Approved July 16, 1946. Making appropriations for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. 1946-07-16 583 Chapter 60 Stat. 541 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 583] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. July 16, 1946[[H. R. 6837](/us/bill/79/hr/6837)][[Public Law 515](/us/pl/79/515)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the following Military Appropriation Act, 1947.*Post*, pp. 595, 623, 916.sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes namely: MILITARY ACTIVITIES Office of the Secretary of War contingencies of the army For all emergencies and extraordinary expenses arising in the War Department or any of its subordinate bureaus or offices in the District of Columbia, or in the Army at large, but impossible to be anticipated or classified, including personal services, the purchase of lawbooks, books of reference, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals; the actual and necessary expenses or per diem in lieu thereof, Special duty in foreign countries.as may be determined and approved by the Secretary of War, of military and civilian personnel in and under the Military Establishment on special duty in foreign countries; and for examination of estimates of appropriations and of military activities in the field, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of War, and for such purposes as he may deem proper, and his determination thereon shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government, and payments from this appropriation may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be made on his certificate that the expenditures were necessary for confidential military purposes; $14,480,300.60 Stat. 542 General Staff Corps field exercises Participation by National Guard, etc.For expenses required for the conduct of special field exercises, including participation therein by the National Guard and the Organized Reserves, and including pay and travel of temporary employees and officers and enlisted men of the National Guard and the Organized Reserves, not otherwise provided for, allowances for enlisted men for quarters and rations, troop movements and travel of personnel of the Regular Army, in connection with special field exercises, including special combat training for small units, movement of matériel, maintenance and operation of structures and utilities, rental of land or purchase of options to rent land without reference [31 U. S. C. § 529](/us/usc/t31/s529).*Post*, p. 809.to section 3648, Revised Statutes, use or repair of private property, and any other requisite supplies and services, and for settlement of claims resulting from such exercises, under the provisions of the [57 Stat. 372](/us/stat/57/372).[31 U. S. C,. Supp. V, § 215–217 notes, 222a, 222b, 223b, 223c](/us/usc/t31/s215–217/222a/222b/223b/223c).*Ante*, p. 332; *post*, pp. 846, 847.Act of July 3, 1943 (31 U. S. C. 223b),$7,000,000. Army War College For expenses of the Army War College and the National War College, including the purchase of the necessary special stationery; textbooks, books of reference, scientific and professional papers; newspapers and periodicals; maps, police utensils; employment of temporary, technical, or special services, and expenses of special lectures; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards; pay of employees; and for all other necessary expenses not otherwise provided for; $294,600. Adjutant General’s Department command and general staff school, fort leavenworth, kansas For the purchase of textbooks, books of reference, scientific and professional papers, instruments, and material for instruction; employment of temporary, technical, special, and clerical services; expenses of special lectures; and for other necessary expenses of instruction, at the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; $345,000. Finance Department finance service, army Reserve and National Guard officers.*Post*, p. 623.Pay of the Army: For pay and allowances of the Army of the United States, including pay of Reserve officers and officers of the National Guard of the United States ordered to active duty under the provisions of section 37a and the fourth paragraph of section 38 [41 Stat. 776](/us/stat/41/776); [49 Stat. 391](/us/stat/391).[10 U. S. C., §§ 361, 364, 369](/us/usc/t10/s361/364/369); [32 U. S. C. § 81c](/us/usc/t32/s81c).of the National Defense Act, as amended; pay or civilian employees at military headquarters; allowances for quarters for enlisted men on duty where public quarters are not available; interest on soldiers’ deposits; payment of life insurance premiums authorized by law; payment of exchange fees and exchange losses incurred by disbursing Repayment of amounts erroneously collected.officers or their agents; repayment of amounts determined by the Secretary of War, or officers designated by him, to have been erroneously collected from military and civilian personnel in and under the Military Establishment; and losses in the accounts of Army disbursing officers in accordance with the Acts of December 13, 194460 Stat. 543 (31 U. S. C. 95a) and December 23, 1944 (50 U. S. C. 1705–1707); [58 Stat. 800, 921](/us/stat/58/800/921).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 95a](/us/usc/t31/s95a); [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1705–1707](/us/usc/t50/1705–1707).Aerial flights by non-flying officers.$2,375,000,000: *Provided*, That the appropriations contained in this Act shall not be available for increased pay for making aerial flights by nonflying officers at a rate in excess of $720 per annum, which, shall be the legal maximum rate as to such officers, and such nonflying officers shall be entitled to such rate of increase by performing three or more flights within each ninety-day period, pursuant to orders of competent authority, without regard to the duration of such flight or flights: *Provided further*, That, during the continuance of the “Flying officer.”present war and for six months after the termination thereof, a flying officer as defined under existing law shall include flight surgeons, and commissioned officers or warrant officers while undergoing flying training: *Provided further*, That section 212 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (5 U. S. C. 59a). shall not apply to retired military personnel [47 Stat. 406](/us/stat/47/406).on duty at the United States Soldiers’ Home: *Provided further*, That Officer owning mount.during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947. no officer of the Army shall be entitled to receive an addition to his pay in consequence of the provisions of the Act approved May 11, 1908 (10 U. S. C. 803): [35 Stat. 108](/us/stat/35/108).[10 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 803 note](/us/usc/t10/s803).Citizenship. *Provided further*, That provisions of law prohibiting the payment of any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to military and civilian personnel in and under the Military Establishment: *Provided further*, That without deposit to the credit of the Treasurer Use of receipts from sales, etc.of the United States and withdrawal on money requisitions, receipts of public moneys from sales or other sources by officers of the Army on disbursing duty and charged in their official accounts, except receipts to be credited to river and harbor and flood-control appropriations, may be used by them as required for current expenditures, all necessary bookkeeping adjustments of appropriations, funds, and accounts to be made in the settlement of their disbursing accounts: *Provided further*, That no collection or reclamation shall be made Restriction on reclamation of certain payments.by the United States on account of any money paid to assignees, transferees, or allottees, or to others for them, under assignments, transfers, or allotments of pay and allowances made under authority of law where liability might exist with respect to such assignments, transfers, or allotments, or the use of such moneys, because of the death of the assignor, transferor, or allotter: *Provided further*, That Conscientious objectors.no appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for any expense pertaining to
(1)the instruction, education, or training of class IV–E conscientious objectors in colleges,
(2)the service of such conscientious objectors outside the United States, its Territories and possessions,
(3)the transportation of such conscientious objectors to or from any college or any such service, or
(4)the compensation of military or civilian personnel performing any services with respect to the matters set forth in (1), (2), or
(3)above after the enactment of this Act, except any services which may be necessary promptly to terminate any such class IV–E conscientious-objector college or foreign-service projects existing on the date of the enactment of this Act. Appropriations available to the Military Establishment for the Naval dental officers.fiscal year 1947 shall be available for reimbursement to such appropriations of the Naval Establishment as may be designated by the Secretary of the Navy, for the pay, allowances, and other expenses as authorized by law, for such number of naval dental officers as may be authorized by the President to perform service with the Military Establishment: *Provided*, That such military and naval personnel, as may be detailed for duty with other than the War and Navy Departments, respectively, on a reimbursement basis may be employed in addition to the numbers otherwise authorized and appropriated for. No payment shall be made from money appropriated in this Act Retired officers engaged in selling supplies to Army.to any officer on the retired list of the Army who, for himself or60 Stat. 544 for others, is engaged in the selling of, contracting for the sale of, or negotiating for the sale of, to the Army or the War Department, any war materials or supplies; Officers, etc., engaged with certain service publications.No appropriation for the pay of the Army shall be available for the pay of any officer or enlisted man on the active list of the Army who is engaged in any manner with any publication which is or may be issued by or for any branch or organization of the Army or military association in which officers or enlisted men have membership and which carries paid advertising of firms doing business with the War Department: *Provided, however*, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit officers from writing or disseminating articles in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of War; Travel of the Army: For travel allowances and travel in kind, as authorized by law, for persons traveling in connection with the military activities of the War Department, including mileage, transportation, reimbursement of actual expenses, or per diem allowances, to officer’s, contract surgeons, and others whose rank, pay and allowances are assimilated to officers; the cost of a compartment or such other accommodations as may be authorized by the Secretary of War for security purposes when secret documents are transported by officer messenger, or when valuable War Department property is transported as hand baggage by personnel of the Military Establishment; transportation of troops; transportation, or reimbursement therefor, of cadets, enrolled members of the Medical Department, enlisted men, recruits, recruiting parties, applicants for enlistment between places of acceptance for enlistment and recruiting stations, rejected applicants for enlistment, general prisoners, cadets and accepted cadets from their homes to the Military Academy, discharged cadets, civilian employees, civilian witnesses before courts martial, and dependents of civilian and military personnel; all necessary expenses of travel, under such regulations and restrictions as the Secretary of War may prescribe, of military personnel who have served outside the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska, to places in the United States, its Territories and possessions, whether on leave or duty status, for purposes connected with redeployment or reassignment, or for the purpose of recuperation, rehabilitation and recovery; travel pay to discharged military personnel; transportation of discharged prisoners and persons discharged from Saint Elizabeths Hospital after transfer thereto from the military service, to their homes, or elsewhere as they may elect, the cost in each case not to be greater than to the place of last enlistment; transportation of persons discharged for fraudulent enlistment; monetary allowances for liquid coffee for troops traveling when supplied with cooked or travel rations; commutation of quarters and rations to enlisted men traveling on detached duty when it is impractical to carry rations, and to applicants for enlistment and general prisoners traveling under orders; per diem allowances or actual cost of subsistence while in a travel status, to civilian employees and civilian witnesses before courts martial; for rental of camp sites and the local procurement of communication service, fuel, light, water service, and other necessary supplies and services incident to individual or troop movements, including transportation of organizational equipment and impedimenta; and for transportation of authorized baggage of military and civilian personnel, including packing and unpacking; Travel charges against other appropriations.$175,000,000: *Provided*, That other appropriations for the Military Establishment shall be charged with such amounts as may be required for travel in connection with development, procurement, production, maintenance, or construction activities; and, with such exception, no other appropriation in this Act shall be available for any expense for or incident to travel of personnel of the Regular Army or civilian60 Stat. 545 employees under the War Department, except the appropriations “Government and relief in occupied areas”, “Atomic Service”, and “Contingencies of the Army” and the appropriations for Engineer Service, Army, the National Guard, the Organized Reserves, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, and except as may be provided for in the appropriations “Special Field Exercises”, “Inter-American Relations, War Department”, and “Air Corps, Army”: *Provided further*, That, Attendance at meetings.[39 Stat. 199](/us/stat/39/199).[32 U. S. C. §§ 21, 22, 49](/us/usc/t32/s21/22/49).in addition to the authority contained in section 67, National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, as amended, a total of not to exceed $15,000 of the appropriations available to the War Department chargeable with expenses of travel shall be available for expenses incident to attendance at meetings of technical, professional, scientific, and other similar organizations, when, in the judgment of the Secretary of War, such attendance would be of benefit in the conduct of the work of the War Department: *Provided further*, That appropriations available for Personnel traveling under orders.travel of personnel of the Military Establishment or employees under the War Department which are current at the date of relief from duty station of such personnel traveling under orders shall be charged with all expenses properly chargeable to such appropriations in connection with the travel enjoined, including travel of dependents and transportation of authorized baggage and household effects of such personnel, regardless of the dates of arrival at destination of the persons so traveling; During the fiscal year 1947 the dependents and household effects Personnel outside U. S.Moving of dependents and effects.of such military and civilian personnel (without regard to rank or grade) in and under the Military Establishment on duty at stations outside the continental limits of the United States, or in Alaska, as may be determined upon by the Secretary of War, may, prior or subsequent to the issuance of orders for the relief of such personnel from their stations, or subsequent to the discharge or release of such military personnel from active military service, be moved (including packing and unpacking of household effects) from such stations outside the continental limits of the United States, or in Alaska, to such locations as may be designated by such personnel, by the use of either Government or commercial means of transportation, and later from such locations to the duty stations to which such personnel may be ordered, and current appropriations of the Military Establishment available for travel and transportation may be used for this purpose, the decision of the Secretary of War to be final as to the dependency of any individual sought to be affected by this provision except as to travel performed subsequent to arrival in the United States: *Provided further*, That the Secretary of War, in prescribing Per diem rates of allowance.per diem rates of allowance in accordance with law for officers and warrant officers of the Army of the United States traveling on official business and away from their designated posts of duty, is hereby authorized to prescribe such per diem rates of allowance, whether or not orders are given to such officers for travel to be performed repeatedly between two or more places in the same vicinity, and without regard to the length of time away from their designated posts of duty under such orders, and also the actual and necessary Personnel on special duty in foreign countries.expenses or per diem in lieu thereof as he may determine and approve for military and civilian personnel in and under the Military Establishment on special duty in foreign countries; Expenses of courts martial: For expenses of courts martial, courts of inquiry, military commissions, retiring boards, and compensation of reporters and witnesses attending same, contract stenographic reporting services, and expenses of taking depositions and securing other evidence for use before the same, $150,000;60 Stat. 546 Apprehension of deserters: For the apprehension, securing, and delivering of soldiers absent without leave and of deserters, including escaped military prisoners, and the expenses incident to their pursuit; and no greater sum than $25 for each deserter or escaped military prisoner shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be paid to any civil officer or citizen for such services and expenses; for expenses incident to confinement of military prisoners in nonmilitary facilities; for a donation of $10 to each prisoner discharged otherwise than honorably upon his release from confinement under court-martial sentence involving dishonorable discharge; and for a donation of not to exceed $10 to each person discharged for fraudulent enlistment as authorized by law; $50,000; Finance service: For compensation of clerks and other employees of the Finance Department, $31,000,000; Claims.Claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property, or personal injury, or death: For payment of claims under the provisions of the [57 Stat. 372](/us/stat/57/372).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 215–217 notes, 222a, 222b, 223b, 223c](/us/usc/t31/s215–217/222a/222b/223b/223c).*Ante*, p, 332: *post*,pp. 846, 847.Act approved July 3, 1943 (31 U. S. C. 223b), not otherwise provided for, $600,000; Claims of military and civilian personnel of the War Department for destruction of private property: For the payment of claims for private property lost, destroyed, captured, abandoned, or damaged in the military service of the United States, under the provisions of the 59 Stat. 225.31 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 222c, 222d, 223b.*Ante*, p. 332; *post*, p. 847.Military Personnel Claims Act of 1945, $4,000,000; In all, Finance Service, Army, $2,585,800,000, to be accounted for as one fund. Quartermaster Corps quartermaster service, army Recreational facilities. etc.Welfare of enlisted men: For the equipment and conduct, of school, reading, lunch, and amusement rooms, service clubs, chapels, gymnasiums, and libraries, including periodicals and other publications and subscriptions for newspapers, salaries of civilians employed in the hostess and library services, transportation of books and equipment for these services, rental of films, purchase of slides for and making repairs to moving-picture outfits, and for similar and other recreational purposes at training and mobilization camps now established or which may be hereafter established, including expenses for the entertainment and instruction of enlisted personnel, $19,000,000: Instruction of officers.*Provided*, That this appropriation shall be available for the instruction of officers on the same basis as enlisted men: *Provided further*, Painting, etc., of war scenes or portrait.That no appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for payment to or expenditure on account of any civilian personnel employed outside continental United States to paint or otherwise reproduce war scenes except by means of photography, or to paint portraits, or for payment to or expenditure on account of any military personnel within continental United States who engage in decorative art projects or painting portraits to the exclusion of regular military duties; Purchase of subsistence supplies.Subsistence of the Army: Purchase of subsistence supplies: For issue as rations to troops, including retired enlisted men when ordered to active duty, civil employees when entitled thereto, hospital matrons, applicants for enlistment while held under observation, general prisoners of war, and general prisoners at posts; ice for issue to organizations of enlisted men and for cooling drinking water at such places as the Secretary of War may determine, and for preservation of Army Transport Service.stores; for the subsistence of the masters, officers, crews, and employees of the vessels of the Army Transport Service; meals for recruiting Sales to officers, etc.parties and applicants for enlistment while under observation; for sales to officers, including members of the Officers’ Reserve Corps while 60 Stat. 547on active duty, and enlisted men of the Army. For payments: Of the Payments.regulation allowances of commutation in lieu of rations to enlisted men on furlough and to enlisted men when stationed at places where rations in kind cannot be economically issued, including retired enlisted men when ordered to active duty. For payment of the regulation allowance of commutation in lieu of rations for enlisted men, applicants for enlistment while held under observation, civilian employees who are entitled to subsistence at public expense, and general prisoners while sick in hospitals, to be paid to the surgeon in charge; advertising; for subsistence of supernumeraries necessitated by war conditions; for providing prizes to be established by the Secretary Prizes.of War for enlisted men of the Army who graduate from the Army schools for bakers and cooks; and for other necessary expenses incident to the purchase, testing, care, preservation, issue, sale, and accounting for subsistence supplies for the Army; in all, $231,000,000: *Provided*, That none of the money appropriated in this Act shall be Butter substitutes.used for the purchase of oleomargarine or butter substitutes for other than cooking purposes, except to supply an expressed preference therefor or for use where climatic or other conditions render the use of butter impracticable: *Provided further*, That no part of this or Procurement of food or clothing not produced in U. S.any other appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for the procurement of any article of food or clothing not grown or produced in the United States or its possessions, except to the extent that the Secretary of War shall determine that articles of food or clothing grown or produced in the United States or its possessions cannot be procured of satisfactory quality and in sufficient quantities and at reasonable prices as and when needed, and except procurements by vessels in foreign waters and by establishments located outside the continental United States, except the Territories of Hawaii and Alaska, for the personnel attached thereto: *Provided further*, That Payment of subsidies.none of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the payment of any subsidy on agricultural or other products; Regular supplies of the Army: For all supplies, services, and other expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the design, development, procurement, manufacture, care, protection, alteration, repair, maintenance, installation, storage, and issue of Quartermaster Corps supplies, materials, and equipment (exclusive of fixed installations in buildings otherwise provided for), including petroleum and other products for the operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, newspapers, market reports and personal services; for supplies and equipment for troops and general service schools; for operation of field printing plants not otherwise provided for and contract printing and binding; for subsistence and care of riding and draft animals, for remounts, and for the authorized number of officers’ mounts; for straw for soldiers’ bedding; for expenses incident to raising and harvesting forage on military reservations, including, when specifically authorized by the Secretary of War, the cost of irrigation; $80,000,000; Clothing and equipage: For cloth, woolens, materials, and for the purchase and manufacture of clothing for the Army, including retired enlisted men when ordered to active duty, for issue and for sale: for payment of commutation of clothing due to warrant officers of the mine-planter service and to enlisted men; for altering and fitting clothing and washing and cleaning when necessary, including laundry work for enlisted men while patients in a hospital; for operation of laundries, existing or now under construction, including purchase and repair of laundry machinery therefor; for the authorized issues of laundry materials for use of general prisoners confined at military posts without pay or allowances, and for applicants for60 Stat. 548 enlistment while held under observation; for equipment and repair of equipment of existing dry-cleaning plants, salvage and sorting storehouses, hat-repairing shops, shoe-repair shops, clothing-repair shops, and garbage-reduction works; for equipage, including animal-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles, authorized issues of toilet articles, barbers’ and tailors’ material, for use of general prisoners confined at military posts without pay or allowances and applicants for enlistment while held under observation; issue of toilet kits to recruits upon their first enlistment; for expenses of packing and handling and similar necessaries; for a suit of citizens’ outer clothing and when necessary an overcoat, the cost of all not to exceed $30, to be issued each soldier discharged otherwise than honorably, to each enlisted man convicted by civil court for an offense resulting in confinement in a penitentiary or other civil prison, and to each enlisted man ordered interned by reason of the fact that he is an alien enemy, or, for the same reason, discharged without internment; for indemnity to officers and men of the Army for clothing and bedding, and so forth, destroyed since April 22, 1898, by order of medical officers of the Army for sanitary reasons; $152,750,000; Incidental expenses of the Army: Postage; hire of laborers in the Quartermaster Corps, including the care of officers’ mounts when the same are furnished by the Government; compensation of clerks and other employees of the Quartermaster Corps, and clerks, foremen, watchmen, and organist for the United States Disciplinary Barracks; incidental expenses of recruiting; for activities of chaplains (excluding ritual garments and personal services); for the operation of coffee-roasting plants; for maintenance of Quartermaster Tests, research, etc.branch depots, including utilities; for tests and experimental and development work and scientific research to be performed by the Bureau of Standards for the Quartermaster Corps; for inspection service and instruction furnished by the Department of Agriculture which may be transferred in advance; for such additional expenditures as are necessary and authorized by law in the movements and operation of the Army and at military posts, and not expressly assigned to any other departments; for supplies, services, and other expenses essential in conducting instruction of the Army in tactical or special activities and in the operation of Arm and Burial expenses.[52 8tat. 398](/us/stat/52/398).[54 Stat. 743](/us/stat/54/743).Service Boards not otherwise provided for; for burial of the dead as authorized by Acts of May 17, 1938 (10 U. S. C. 916–916d), and July 8, 1940 (5 U. S. C. 103a), including remains of personnel of the Army of the United States who die while on active duty, including travel allowances of attendants accompanying remains, communication service, transportation of remains, and acquisition by lease or otherwise of temporary burial sites; $115,000,000; Horses, draft and pack animals: For the purchase of draft and pack animals and horses within limits as to age, sex, and size to be prescribed by the Secretary of War for remounts for officers entitled to public mounts, for the United States Military Academy, and for such organizations and members of the military service as may be required to be mounted, and for all expenses incident to such purchases (including expenses for encouragement of the breeding of riding horses suitable for the Army, in cooperation with the Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, including the purchase and exchange of animals for breeding purposes and their maintenance), $150,000; In all, Quartermaster Service, Army, $597,900,000, to be disbursed and accounted for as one fund.60 Stat. 549 Transportation Corps transportation service, army For expenses necessary for the transportation of Army supplies, equipment, funds of the Army, including packing, crating, and unpacking; maintenance and operation of transportation facilities and installations, including the purchase, construction, alteration, operation, lease, repair, development, and maintenance of and research in transportation equipment, including boats, vessels, motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and railroad equipment; personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; procurement of supplies and equipment; printing and binding; communication service; maps; lawbooks and books of reference; subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals; wharfage, tolls, ferriage, drayage and cartage; premiums and indemnification for risks insured pursuant to the Act of April 11, 1942 (46 U. S. C, 1128–1128g); conducting instructions in Army transportation [56 Stat. 214](/us/stat/56/214).[40 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1128–1128g](/us/usc/t40/s1128–1128g).activities; transportation on Army vessels of privately owned automobiles of Army personnel upon change of station; $500,000,000: *Provided*, That during the fiscal year 1947 the cost of transportation Charges against other appropriations.from point of origin to the first point of storage or consumption of supplies, equipment, and material in connection with the manufacturing and purchasing activities of the Quartermaster Corps may be charged to the appropriations from which such supplies, equipment, and material are procured: *Provided further*, That vessels under theTransfer of vessels. jurisdiction of the Maritime Commission, the War Shipping Administration, the War Department, or the Navy Department, may be transferred or otherwise made available without reimbursement to any of such agencies upon the request of the head of one agency and the approval of the agency having jurisdiction of the vessels concerned. Signal Corps signal service of the army Purchase, equipment, operation, and repair of military telegraph, Telegraph, etc., systems.telephone, radio, cable, and signaling systems; signal equipment and stores, heliographs, signal lanterns, flags, and other necessary instruments; wind vanes, barometers, anemometers, thermometers, and other meteorological instruments; photographic and cinematographic work performed for the Army by the Signal Corps; motorcycles, Vehicles.motor-driven and other vehicles for technical and official purposes in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of communication or signaling systems, and supplies for their operation and maintenance; professional and scientific books of reference, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers, and maps for use of the Signal Corps and in the office of the Chief Signal Officer; telephone apparatus, Telephone apparatus.including rental and payment for commercial, exchange, message, trunk-line, long-distance, and leased-line telephone service at or connecting any post, camp, cantonment, depot, arsenal, headquarters, hospital, aviation station, or other office or station of the Army, excepting the local telephone service for the various bureaus of the War Department in the District of Columbia, and toll messages pertaining to the office of the Secretary of War; electric time service; the rental Telegraph lines.of commercial telegraph lines and equipment, and their operation at or connecting any post, camp, cantonment, depot, arsenal, headquarters, hospital, aviation station, or other office or station of the Army, including payment for official individual telegraph messages transmitted over commercial lines; electrical installations and maintenance Electrical installations.thereof at military posts, cantonments, camps, and stations of the Army, fire control and direction apparatus, and matériel for60 Stat. 550 Salaries of civilian employees.Field Artillery; salaries of civilian employees, including those necessary as instructors at vocational schools; supplies, general repairs, reserve supplies, and other expenses connected with the collecting and transmitting of information for the Army by telegraph or otherwise; Experimental investigation, etc.experimental investigation, research, purchase, and development, or improvements in apparatus, and maintenance of signaling and accessories thereto, including machines, instruments, and other equipment for laboratory and repair purposes; lease, alteration, and repair of such buildings required for storing or guarding Signal Corps supplies, equipment, and personnel when not otherwise provided for, including the land therefor, the introduction of water, electric light and power, sewerage, grading, roads and walks, and other equipment Aircraft warning service systems.required; for all expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the preparation of plans, and construction, purchase, installation, equipment, maintenance, repair, and operation of aircraft warning service systems, and their accessories, including purchase of lands and rights-of-way, acquisition of leaseholds and other interests therein, and temporary use thereof; $102,000,000. Air Corps air corps, army Courses of instruction.For creating, maintaining, and operating at established aviation and related schools courses of instruction for military personnel, including payment of tuition, cost of equipment and supplies necessary for instruction, and expenses of special lectures, purchase of tools, equipment, materials, machines, textbooks, books of reference, scientific and professional papers, instruments, and materials for theoretical and Aircraft operation, etc.practical instruction; for maintenance, repair, storage, and operation of airships, war balloons, and other aerial machines, and including instruments, materials, gas plants, hangars, and repair shops, and appliances of every sort and description necessary for the operation, construction, or equipment of all types of aircraft, and all necessary spare parts and equipment connected therewith and the establishment Photographic supplies.of landing and take-off runways; for purchase of supplies and procurement of services for securing, developing, printing, and reproducing photographs and motion pictures in connection with aerial photography, including aerial mapping and charting; improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operation of plants for testing and experimental work, and procuring and introducing water, electric light and power, gas, and sewerage, including maintenance, operation, and repair Helium gas.of such utilities at such plants; for the procurement of helium gas; Travel expenses.for travel of military and civilian personnel in connection with the administration of this appropriation, including travel by air or rail required in connection with the transportation of new aircraft from Civilian employees.factory to first destination; salaries and wages of civilian employees as may be necessary; transportation of materials in connection with Development of new types of aircraft.consolidation of Air Corps activities; experimental investigations and purchase and development of new types of aircraft, accessories thereto, and aviation engines, including plans, drawings, and specifications Purchase, manufacture, and construction of aircraft.thereof; for the purchase, manufacture, and construction of aircraft, and instruments and appliances of every sort and description, including radio, radar, and electronic equipment, necessary for the operation, construction, or equipment of all types of aircraft, and all necessary spare parts and equipment connected therewith; for air crew and aircraft rescue and fire fighting equipment, including trucks and boats; Marking of military airways.for the marking of military airways where the purchase of land is not involved; for the purchase, manufacture, and issue of special clothing, wearing apparel, and similar equipment for aviation purposes; for60 Stat. 551 all necessary expenses connected with the sale or disposal of Surplus or obsolete aeronautical equipment, and the rental of buildings and other facilities for the handling or storage of such equipment; for the Consulting engineers.services of not more than four consulting engineers at experimental stations of the Air Corps as the Secretary of War may deem necessary, at rates of pay to be fixed by him not to exceed $40 a day for not exceeding fifty days each and necessary traveling expenses; purchase of special apparatus and appliances, repairs, and replacements of same used in connection with special scientific medical and meteorological research in the Air Corps; for maintenance and operation of such Printing plants.Air Corps printing plants outside of the District of Columbia as may be authorized in accordance with law; for publications, station libraries, special furniture, supplies and equipment for offices, shops, and laboratories; for special services, including the salvaging of wrecked aircraft; for payment of claims resulting from the operation Payment of claims.[57 Stat. 372](/us/stat/57/372).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, 215–217 notes, 222a, 222b, 223b, 223c](/us/usc/t31/s215–217/222a/223b/223c).*Ante*, p. 332; *post*, pp. 846, 847.of aircraft, under the provisions of the Act of July 3, 1943 (31 U. S. C. 223b); $1,199,500,000. Medical Department medical and hospital department For the manufacture and purchase of medical and hospital supplies Supplies.for military posts, camps, hospitals, hospital ships and transports, and supplies required for mosquito destruction in and about military posts in the Canal Zone; for operation of the Army Medical Library and Museum under the direct supervision of the Surgeon General; for the purchase of veterinary supplies and hire of veterinary surgeons; for expenses of medical supply depots and maintenance of ranch depots; for medical care and treatment of patients when Care and treatment of patients.entitled thereto by law, regulation, or contract, including their care, treatment and subsistence in private hospitals, whether on duty or on furlough or on leave of absence except when elective medical treatment has been obtained by such personnel in civilian hospitals or from civilian physicians or dentists; for medical care and treatment of authorized personnel of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States when such care and treatment cannot be obtained from medical units of their own country; for the proper care and treatment of epidemic and contagious Epidemic and contagious diseases.diseases in the Army or at military posts or stations, including measures to prevent the spread thereof, and the payment of reasonable damages, not otherwise provided for, for bedding and clothing injured or destroyed in such prevention; for the care of insane Filipino soldiers Insane Filipino soldiers.in conformity with the Act of Congress approved May 11, 1908 (24 U. S. C. 198); for the pay of male and female nurses, not including [35 Stat. 122](/us/stat/35/122).Nurses, cooks, and other civilians.the Army Nurse Corps, and of cooks and other civilians employed for the proper care of patients, under such regulations fixing their number, qualifications, assignments, pay, and allowances as shall have been or shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War; for the pay of internes; for the pay Internes.of civilian physicians employed to examine Civilian physicians.physically applicants for enlistment and enlisted men and to render other professional services from time to time under proper authority; for the pay of other employees of the Medical Department: for the payment of express companies and local transfers employed directly by the Medical Department for the transportation of medical and hospital supplies, including bidders’ samples and water for analysis; for the supply of Army and Navy Hospital at Hot Springs, Army and Navy Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark.Arkansas; for advertising, and all other necessary miscellaneous expenses of the Medical Department; $68,000.000.60 Stat. 552 Corps of Engineers engineer service, army Equipment, instruments, etc.Engineer Service: For the design, development, procurement, manufacture, maintenance, alteration, repair, installation, storage, and issue of engineer equipment, instruments, appliances, supplies materials, tools and machinery required in the equipment and training of troops and in military operations, including military surveys, and including the purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger-carrying Engineer School.vehicles; for the operation and maintenance of the Engineer School, including
(a)compensation of civilian lecturers, and
(b)purchase and binding of scientific and professional books, Maps, etc.pamphlets, papers, and periodicals; for the procurement, preparation, and reproduction of maps and similar data for military purposes; Military and training operations.for expenses incident to the Engineer Service in military and training operations, including military surveys, and including
(a)research and development of improved methods in such operations,
(b)the rental of storehouses and grounds, and
(c)repair and alteration of buildings, including heat, light, power, water, and communication service, not otherwise provided for and
(d)expenses of railroad construction, including purchase or lease of equipment and materials, and the acquisition of lands, rights-of-way thereon, and other interests therein and temporary use thereof; $375,544,000; Military posts: For construction and installation of buildings, utilities, flying fields, fortifications, and appurtenances thereto, or other facilities required for military use and for each and every object and expense connected therewith, including
(a)housing, storage, interior facilities, fixed equipment, piers, roads, railroads, communications, water, sewerage, and electric systems,
(b)expenses incident to the preparation of plans, the purchase and installation of equipment,
(c)the employment of persons and the procurement of supplies, equipment, printing, binding, communication service, newspapers, lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, at the seat of government and elsewhere,
(d)the purchase, maintenance, repair, and Acquisition of land.operation of passenger-carrying vehicles,
(e)the acquisition of land, rights pertaining thereto, leasehold, and other interests therein and temporary use thereof, and the land and interests therein, including the temporary use thereof, may be acquired and construction may be prosecuted thereon prior to the approval of the title by the Attorney [40 U. S. C. § 255](/us/usc/t40/s255).General as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended, [10 U. S. C. § 1339](/us/usc/t10/s1339); [31 U. S. C, § 529](/us/usc/t31/s529); [40 U. S. C. §§ 259, 267](/us/usc/t40/s259/267).*Post*, p. 809.and without regard to sections 1136, 3648, and 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended,
(f)the settlement of claims resulting from the use and occupancy of real estate under the provisions of the Act approved [57 Stat. 372](/us/stat/57/372).[31 U. S. C., Sapp. V, §§ 215–217 notes, 222a, 222b, 223b, 223c](/us/usc/t31/s215–217/222a/222b/223b/223c).*Ante*, p. 332; *post*, pp. 846,847.July 3, 1943 (31 U. S. C. 223b),
(g)the payment of deficiency judgments and interests thereon arising out of condemnation proceedings heretofore instituted pursuant to specific Acts authorizing particular projects, notwithstanding limitations of amounts contained in such Acts, and
(h)the salvage and conversion of military facilities, $115,500,000: *Provided*, That no appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for the acquisition of land without the specific approval of the Secretary of War, and then only when it would be more economical to purchase than lease, if leasing be possible, in cases where doubt prevails as to the land desired being permanently needed for military purposes; Barracks and quarters, Army: For the maintenance, installation, repair, operation, protection, and rental of buildings, structures, grounds, utilities, flying fields, fortifications, and appurtenances thereto, or other facilities required for military use; and for each and60 Stat. 553 every object of expense connected therewith, including
(a)the procurement of supplies, equipment, fuel, printing, binding, communication services, newspapers, lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, at the seat of government and elsewhere,
(b)the purchase, rental, maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger-carrying vehicles,
(c)the manufacture, procurement, purchase, storage, issue, and transportation (including research, planning, design, development, inspection. tests, and the handling) of water, gas, electricity, fuel, tools, machinery, and equipment,
(d)construction of additions and extensions to and alterations, improvements, and rehabilitations of existing facilities,
(e)the furnishing of heat and light for buildings erected at private cost, in the operation of the Act approved May 31, 1902 (10 U. S. C. 1346), and buildings on military reservations, authorized [32 Stat. 282](/us/stat/32/282).by War Department regulations to be used for a similar purpose,
(f)expenses, including relocation costs and rental of buildings and offices, for other Government agencies, not otherwise provided for, necessitated by their vacation of Government-owned or other property for Army use, and
(g)expenses of packing and crating and unpacking and uncrating of equipment, material, supplies, baggage, and goods not otherwise provided for, $325,000,000: *Provided*, That the amounts Fort Monroe Military Reservation, Va.to be assessed and collected from nonmilitary interests on the Fort Monroe Military Reservation, Virginia, for expenditure in the maintenance, repair, and operation of wharves, roads, sewerage systems, and other utilities at said reservation shall be fixed by the Secretary of War during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, in proportion to the service rendered to such nonmilitary interests: *Provided further*, That Military attachés.this appropriation shall be available for the rental of offices, garages, and stables for military attachés: *Provided further*, That no part of Construction, limitation on cost.the funds herein appropriated shall be available for construction of a permanent nature of an additional building or an extension or addition to an existing building, the cost of which in any case exceeds $20,000: *Provided further*, That the monthly rental rate to be paid out Stabling.of this appropriation for stabling any animal shall not exceed $15; In all, Engineer Service, Army, $816,044,000, to be accounted for as one fund. Ordnance Department ordinance service and supplies, army For manufacture, procurement, storage, and issue, including research, planning, design, development, inspection, test, alteration, maintenance, repair, and handling of ordnance material, together with the machinery, supplies, and services necessary thereto; for Contingent expenses.supplies and services in connection with the general work of the Ordnance Department, comprising police and office duties, rents, tolls, fuel, light, water, advertising, stationery, typewriting and computing machines, including their exchange, and furniture, tools, and instruments of service; to provide for instruction, training, and other incidental expenses of the ordnance service; for the. purchase, Vehicles.hire, operation, maintenance, and repair of completely equipped motor-propelled and horse-drawn freight and passenger-carrying vehicles; for ammunition for military salutes at Government establishments and institutions to which the issues of arms for salutes are authorized; for services, material, tools, and appliances for operation of the testing machines and chemical laboratory in connection therewith; for publications for libraries of the Ordnance Publications.Department, including the Ordnance Office, including subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals; not to exceed $150,000 for services of Consultants.such consultants as the Secretary of War may deem necessary, at rates of pay to be fixed by him not to exceed $40 per day and for their necessary traveling expenses; $327,719,000.60 Stat. 554 rock island bridge, rock island, illinois For operating, repair, and preservation of Rock Island bridges and viaduct, and maintenance and repair of the arsenal street connecting the bridges, $69,000. Chemical Warfare Service Gases, etc.For purchase, manufacture, and test of chemical warfare gases or other toxic substances, incendiary materials and munitions, gas masks, or other offensive, or defensive materials or appliances required for chemical warfare purposes, investigations, research, design, experimentation, and operation, purchase of chemicals, special scientific and technical apparatus and instruments, including services connected Part-time employment of scientists, etc.therewith; for the payment of part-time or intermittent employment of such scientists and technicists as may be contracted for by the Secretary of War, in his discretion, at a rate of pay not exceeding $40 per diem for any person so employed; for the purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of freight- and passenger-carrying Construction of buildings, etc.motor vehicles; construction, maintenance, and repair of plants, buildings, and equipment, and the machinery therefor; receiving, storing, and issuing of supplies, comprising police and office duties, rents, tolls, fuels, gasoline, lubricants, paints and oils, rope and cordage, light, water, advertising, stationery, typewriting and computing machines including their exchange, office furniture, tools, and instruments; for incidental expenses; for civilian employees; for libraries of the Chemical Warfare Service and subscriptions to periodicals; Special gas troops.for expenses incidental to the organization, training, and equipment Chemical warfare training.of special gas troops not otherwise provided for, including the training of the Army in chemical warfare, both offensive and defensive, together with the necessary schools, tactical demonstrations, and maneuvers; for current expenses of chemical projectile filling plants and proving grounds, including construction and maintenance of rail transportation, repairs, alterations, accessories, building and repairing butts and targets, clearing and grading ranges; $25,900,000. special service schools Infantry School: For supplies, services, and other expenses essential in conducting instruction at the Infantry School. $400,000; Cavalry activities: For the purchase of textbooks, books of reference, scientific and professional papers, instruments, and materials for instruction; employment of temporary, technical, special, and clerical services; and for other necessary expenses of instruction at the Cavalry School, Fort Riley, Kansas; and for the instruction of the Army in cavalry activities; $100,000; Field Artillery activities: For the pay of employees; the purchase of books, pamphlets, periodicals, and newspapers; procurement of supplies, materials, and equipment for instruction purposes; and other expenses necessary in the operation of the Field Artillery School of the Army, and for the instruction of the Army in Field Artillery activities; $640,000; Coast Artillery activities: For supplies, services, and other expenses essential in conducting instruction at the Coast Artillery Schools, including maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger-carrying vehicles, $124,000; In all, special service schools, $1,264,000, to be accounted for as one fund.60 Stat. 555 Armored Force instruction in armored force activities For supplies, services, and other expenses essential in conducting instruction of the Army in armored-force activities, $1,160,000. Seacoast Defenses For all expenses incident to the preparation of plans and the construction, purchase, installation, equipment, maintenance, repair, and operation of fortifications and other works of defense, and their accessories, including personal services, ammunition storage, maintenance of channels to submarine-mine wharves, purchase of lands and rights-of-way as authorized by law, acquisition of leaseholds and Leaseholds.other interests therein, and temporary use thereof, and payments for leasehold interests may be made in advance for the entire term notwithstanding the provisions of section 3648, Revised Statutes, and [31 U. S. C. § 529](/us/usc/t31/s529).*Post*, p. 809.for experimental, test, and development work, $2,487,000. United States Military Academy pay of military academy Cadets: For pay of cadets, $1,864,000: *Provided*, That during the Army officers on detail, pay restriction.fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, no officer of the Army shall be entitled to receive any increase in pay or allowances because of detail or assignment to duty in any capacity at the Military Academy: *Provided further*, That the duties of librarian of the United States Retired officer as librarian.Military Academy may be performed by an officer of the Regular Army retired from active service under the provisions of section 1251, [10 U. S. C. § 933](/us/usc/t10/s933).Revised Statutes, and detailed on active duty for that purpose. maintenance and operation, united states military academy For text and reference books for instruction; increase and expense of library; office equipment and supplies; stationery, blank books, forms, printing and binding, and periodicals; diplomas for graduates; expense of lectures; apparatus, equipment, supplies, and materials for purpose of instruction and athletics, and maintenance and repair thereof; musical instruments and maintenance of band; care and maintenance of organ; equipment for cadet mess; postage, telephones, and telegrams; freight and expressage; for commutation of rations for cadets in lieu of the regular established ration; for commutation of rations for civilians employed at cadet mess in the same amount as deducted from each civilian’s pay for said rations; maintenance of children’s school (not exceeding $12,200); contingencies for Superintendent of the Military Academy (not exceeding $5,200) and for the Commandant of Cadets (not exceeding $1,200), to be expended in their respective discretions; expenses of the members of the Board of Visitors (not exceeding $1,500); contingent fund, to be expended Contingent fund.under the direction of the Academic Board (not exceeding $1,000); improvement, repair, and maintenance of buildings and grounds (including roads, walls, and fences); shooting galleries and ranges; cooking, heating, and lighting apparatus and fixtures and operation and maintenance thereof; maintenance of water, sewer, and plumbing systems; maintenance of and repairs to cadet camp; fire-extinguishing apparatus; machinery and tools and repairs of same; maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled vehicles; policing buildings and grounds; furniture, refrigerators, and lockers for Government-owned buildings at the Academy and repair and maintenance thereof; fuel for heat, light, and power; pay of employees; and other necessary 60 Stat. 556incidental expenses in the discretion of the superintendent; in all, Liquidation of indebtedness of certain cadets.$5,610,000): *Provided*, That not to exceed $3,750 of this amount shall be available to liquidate the indebtedness of cadets separated from the service for any reason during their first year, who at the time of their separation are in debt to the cadet store. National Guard Training, etc.For all expenses necessary for equipping, maintaining, operating and training the National Guard, including expenses of camps, airfields, storage facilities and alterations and additions to present structures either on Government-owned or State-owned land, construction and maintenance of buildings, structures, rifle ranges, and facilities, the hire (at a rate not exceeding $1 per diem), repair, maintenance and operation of passenger automobiles, and the modification, repair, maintenance and operation of airplanes; transportation of things; personal services at the seat of government or elsewhere (including services of personnel of the National Guard employed as civilians, without regard to their military rank) necessary for the care, maintenance, modification and repair of materials and equipment, for Federal property and custodial accounting work, and for administrative and such other duties as may be required; medical and hospital treatment of members of the National Guard who suffer injury or contract disease in line of duty and other expenses connected therewith [49 Stat. 1507](/us/stat/49/1507).[10 U. S. C. §§ 451–455d](/us/usc/t10/s451–455d).as authorized by the Act of June 15, 1936 (10 U. S. C. 455); pay at a rate not less than $2,400 per annum and travel of property Attendance at military service schools.and disbursing officers for the United States; attendance of National Guard personnel at military service schools and expenses of enlisted men of the Regular Army on duty with the National Guard, including allowances for quarters and subsistence; drill pay of the National Guard; travel of personnel of the Regular Army detailed to or on duty with the National Guard, including transportation of dependents, and transportation, packing, crating and unpacking of household goods and effects; procurement and issue to the National Guard of the several States, Territories and the District of Columbia of military equipment and supplies, as provided by law, including motor-propelled vehicles and airplanes, and repair and modification Surplus supplies of Army.of such equipment and supplies; $110,000,000: *Provided*, That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to issue to the National Guard without charge against this appropriation except for actual expenses incident to such issue, supplies and equipment from surplus or excess supplies or equipment purchased for the Army: *Provided further*, Caretakers.That the number of caretakers authorized to be employed for any one unit, pool, or heavier-than-air squadron under the provisions of [39 Stat. 205](/us/stat/39/205).[32 U. S. C. § 42; Supp. V, § 42 note](/us/usc/t32/s42).section 90 of the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, as amended, may be such as is deemed necessary by the Secretary of War: *Provided further*, Settlement of claims.That not to exceed $25,500 of this appropriation shall be available for the settlement of claims (not exceeding $500 in any one case) for damages to or loss of private property incident to the operation of camps of instruction, either during the stay of National Guard units in such camps or while en route thereto or therefrom. Restriction on pay and expenses.No part of the appropriations made in this Act shall be available for pay, allowances, or traveling or other expenses of any officer or enlisted man of the National Guard who may be drawing a pension, disability allowance, disability compensation, or retired pay (where retirement has been made on account of physical disability or age) Status of adjutants general.from the Government of the United States: *Provided*, That nothing herein shall be construed as barring the continuance of adjutants general in a federally recognized status without pay under this Act.60 Stat. 557 Organized Reserves For pay and allowances, not otherwise provided for, of members of Officers’ Reserve Corps, etc.the Officers’ Reserve Corps (including nurses) and reserve warrant officers on active duty in accordance with law: mileage, reimbursement of actual traveling expenses, or per diem allowances in lieu thereof, as authorized by law; travel in kind, or reimbursement in lieu thereof, as now authorized by law for officers of the Regular Army, of dependents of Reserve officers and Reserve warrant officers who have been ordered to active duty for periods in excess of fifteen days; personal services; pay, transportation, subsistence, clothing, and medical and Enlisted Reserve Corps.hospital treatment of members of the Enlisted Reserve Corps; conducting correspondence or extension courses for instruction of members of the Reserve Corps, including necessary supplies, procurement of maps and textbooks; transportation and traveling expenses of employees; purchase of training manuals, including Government publications and blank forms; subscriptions to magazines and periodicals of a professional or technical nature; establishment, maintenance, and operation of Organized Reserve headquarters, aviation facilities and camps for training of the Organized Reserves; for miscellaneous expenses incident to the administration of the Organized Reserves, including the maintenance and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; for the actual and necessary expenses, or per diem in lieu thereof, at rates authorized by law, incurred by officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army and Reserve officers and Reserve warrant officers ordered to active duty for periods in excess of fifteen days traveling on duty in connection with the Organized Reserves, and for travel of dependents, and packing and transportation of baggage of such personnel; for expenses incident to the use, including upkeep and depreciation costs, of supplies, equipment, and matériel furnished from stocks under the control of the War Department; for transportation of baggage, including packing and crating, of Reserve officers and Reserve warrant officers ordered to active duty for not less than six months; for the medical and hospital treatment of members Medical and hospital treatment.of the Officers’ Reserve Corps and of the Enlisted Reserve Corps who suffer injury or contract disease in line of duty, as provided by the Act of June 15, 1936 (10 U. S. C. 455), and for such other purposes [49 Stat. 1507](/us/stat/49/1507).[10 U. S. C. 451–455d](/us/usc/t10/s451–455d).in connection therewith as are authorized by the said Act, including pay and allowances, subsistence, transportation, and burial expenses; in all, $56,000,000. None of the funds appropriated elsewhere in this Act, except for Restriction on use of funds.printing and binding, field exercises, and for pay and allowances of officers and enlisted men of the Army of the United States, and for mileage, reimbursement of actual traveling expenses, or per diem allowances in lieu thereof, and travel of dependents or reimbursement therefor, as authorized by law, to Reserve officers on extended active duty, shall be used for expenses in connection with the Organized Reserves, but available supplies and existing facilities at military posts shall be utilized to the fullest extent practicable. No appropriation made in this Act shall be available for pay, allowances, Restriction on pay and expenses.or traveling or other expenses of any officer of the Organized Reserves who may be drawing a pension, disability allowance, disability compensation, or retired pay from the Government of the United States. The pay and allowances of such additional officers and nurses of Medical Reserve Corps.Pay, etc., of certain officers and nurses.the Medical Reserve Corps as are required to supplement the like officers and nurses of the Regular Army in the care of beneficiaries of the United States Veterans’ Administration treated in Army hospitals may be paid from the funds allotted to the War Department by that Administration under existing law. 60 Stat. 558 Citizens’ Military Training reserve officers’, training corps Supplies, etc.For the procurement, maintenance, and issue, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War, to institutions at which one or more units of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps are maintained, of such public animals, means of transportation, supplies, tentage, equipment, and uniforms as he may deem necessary, including cleaning and laundering of uniforms and clothing at camps; and to forage, at the expense of the United States, public animals so issued, and to pay commutation in lieu of uniforms at a rate to be fixed annually by the Secretary of War; for transporting said animals and other authorized supplies and equipment from place of issue to the several institutions and training camps and return of same to place of issue when necessary; for purchase of training manuals, Training camps.including Government publications and blank forms; for the establishment and maintenance of camps for the further practical instruction of the members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and for transporting members of such corps to and from such camps or other places designated by the Secretary of War, and to subsist them while traveling to and from such camps and while remaining therein so far as appropriations will permit, or, in lieu of transporting them to and Travel allowance.from such camps and subsisting them while en route, to pay them travel allowance at the rate of 5 cents per mile for the distance by the shortest usually traveled route from the places from which they are authorized to proceed to the camp and for the return travel thereto, and to pay the return travel pay in advance of the actual performance of the travel, or to pay commutation in lieu of subsistence at camps at rates fixed by the Secretary of War; for expenses incident to the use, including upkeep and depreciation costs, of supplies, equipment, and matériel furnished in accordance with law from stocks under the Students attending advanced camps.control of the War Department; for pay for students attending advanced camps at the rate prescribed for soldiers of the seventh grade Senior division of ROTC.Subsistence.of the Regular Army; for the payment of commutation of subsistence to members of the senior division of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, at a rate not exceeding the cost of the garrison ration prescribed [39 Stat. 193](/us/stat/39/193); [41 Stat. 778](/us/stat/41/778).[10 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 387a](/us/usc/t10/s387a).Medical and hospital treatment.for the Army, as authorized in the Act approved June 3, 1916, as amended by the Act approved June 4, 1920 (10 U. S. C. 387); for the medical and hospital treatment of members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, who suffer personal injury or contract disease in line of duty, and for other expenses in connection therewith, including pay and allowances, subsistence, transportation, and burial expenses, as [10 U. S. C. §§ 451–455d](/us/usc/t10/s451–455d).authorized by the Act of June 15, 1936 (49 Stat. 1507); for mileage, traveling expenses, or transportation, for transportation of dependents (including dependents of retired officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of the first three grades, and enlisted men of the first three grades of the Regular Army Reserve, ordered to active duty and upon relief therefrom), and for packing, crating, and unpacking, and transportation of baggage (including baggage of retired officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of the first three grades, and enlisted men of the first three grades of the Regular Army Reserve ordered to active duty and upon relief therefrom) for officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men traveling on duty pertaining to or on detail to or relief Vehicles.from duty with the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; for the purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor vehicles, including station Military equipment for schools, etc.[41 Stat. 780](/us/stat/41/780).[10 U.S.C.§ 1182a](/us/usc/t10/s1182a).wagons; for the procurement and issue as provided in section 55c of the Act approved June 4, 1920 (10 U. S. C. 1180), and in section 1225, Revised Statutes, as amended, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War, to schools and colleges, other than60 Stat. 559 those provided for in section 40 of the Act above referred to, of such [41 Stat. 776](/us/stat/41/776).[10 U. S. C, § 381](/us/usc/t10/s381).arms, tentage, and equipment, and of ammunition, targets, and target materials, including the transporting of the same, and the overhauling and repair of articles issued as the Secretary of War shall deem necessary for proper military training in said schools and colleges; $16,782,000: *Provided*, That uniforms and other equipment or material Supplies from War Department surplus stocks.issued to the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in accordance with law shall be furnished from surplus stocks of the War Department without payment from this appropriation, except for actual expense incurred in the manufacture or issue: *Provided further*, That in no Price.case shall the amount paid from this appropriation for uniforms, equipment, or material furnished to the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps from stocks under the control of the War Department be in excess of the price current at the time the issue is made: *Provided further*, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used Mounted units.for the organization or maintenance of a greater number of mounted units in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps than were in existence on January 1, 1928: *Provided further*, That none of the funds appropriated Student expenses in designated units.in this Act shall be available for any expense on account of any student in Dental Corps, or Veterinary units not a member of such units on May 5, 1932, but such stoppage of further enrollments shall not interfere with the maintenance of existing units: *Provided further*,That none of the funds appropriated elsewhere in this Act, except for Restriction on use of other funds.printing and binding and pay and allowances of officers and enlisted men, shall be used for expenses in connection with the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice, Army Promotion of rifle practice: For construction, equipment, and maintenance of rifle ranges, the instruction of citizens in marksmanship, and promotion of practice in the use of rifled arms, for arms, ammunition, targets, and other accessories for target practice, for issue and sale in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and approved by the Secretary of War; for clerical services, including not exceeding $60,000 in the District of Columbia; for procurement of materials, Supplies, etc.supplies, trophies, prizes, badges, services, and such other items as are authorized in section 113, Act of June 3, 1916, and under this head [39 Stat. 211](/us/stat/39/211); [43 Stat. 510](/us/stat/43/510).[32 U. S. C. §§ 133, 181](/us/usc/t32/s133/181).*Post*, p. 871.National matches.in War Department Appropriation Act of June 7, 1924; for the conduct of the national matches, including incidental travel of rifle teams and of individuals and of Marine Corps and other detachments required in the operation of the matches and including incidental travel of rifle teams and individuals attending regional, national, and international competitions, and for the purchase of medals and badges for use in National Rifle Association competitions, including those fired as a part of the national matches; for mileage at 8 cents per mile Mileage for Board members.for members of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice when authorized by the Secretary of War, and provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding; and for maintenance of the National Maintenance of Board.Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, including not to exceed $10,500 for incidental expenses in addition to the amount authorized by Act of May 28, 1928; to be expended under the direction of the [45 Stat. 786](/us/stat/45/786).[32 U. S. C. § 181c](/us/usc/t32/s181c).Volunteer competitors or range officers.Secretary of War; $281,500: *Provided*, That officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of the National Guard and Organized Reserves, who, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War, volunteer to participate without pay as competitors or range officers in the national matches to be held during the fiscal year 1947, may at tend such matches without pay, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,60 Stat. 560 Travel and subsistence allowances. but shall be entitled to travel and subsistence allowances at the same rates as are provided for civilians who attend and participate in said matches, but this proviso shall not operate to prohibit the pay of such competitors or range officers, provided funds for such payment are available from the appropriation “Promotion of rifle practice, 1947”, nor shall any provision in this Act operate to deprive a Reserve officer ordered to active duty incident to the national matches of pay for the full period of such active duty, provided funds for such payment are available from the appropriation “Promotion of rifle practice, 1947”: Care, etc., of ranges. *Provided further*, That officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of the National Guard and Organized Reserves may be ordered to duty, with their consent, for the care, maintenance, and operation of the ranges used in the conduct of the national matches, and such officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men while so engaged shall be entitled to the same pay, subsistence, and transportation as officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of corresponding grades of the Regular Army are entitled by law, which expense shall be provided by the appropriation “Promotion of rifle practice”; and after being duly mustered may be paid for the period from the date of leaving home rendezvous to date of return thereto as determined in advance, both dates inclusive. Inter-American Relations, War Department For all expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of War to adopt such measures, appropriate to the functions and activities of the War Department, as he may deem advisable, to promote better relations with the other American countries, including transportation and subsistence expenses, while traveling in the Western Hemisphere, of Army officers and military students of the other American countries and Army officers of the United States, $1,000,000. government and relief in occupied areas For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet the responsibilities and obligations of the United States in connection with the government or occupation of certain foreign areas, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise; travel expenses and transportation; lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; educational films, translation rights, photographic work, educational exhibits, and dissemination of information; expenses incident to the operation of schools for American children; printing and binding; contract stenographic reporting services; purchase, maintenance, repair and operation of passenger automobiles and aircraft; repair and maintenance of buildings, utilities, facilities and Minimum supplies for civilian populations.appurtenances; such minimum supplies for the civilian populations thereof as may be essential to prevent starvation, disease, or unrest, prejudicial to the objectives sought to be accomplished, $425,000,000: Expenditures outside U. S. *Provided*, That expenditures from this appropriation may be made outside continental United States, when necessary to carry out its [40 U. S. C. § 255](/us/usc/t40/s255); [10 U. S. C. § 1339](/us/usc/t10/s1339); [31 U. S. C. § 529](/us/usc/t31/s529); [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5); [40 U.S. C. §§ 259, 207](/us/usc/t40/s259/207).*Post*, p. 809.purposes, without regard to sections 355, 1136, 3648, 3709, and 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended, civil-service or classification laws, or provisions of law prohibiting payment of any person not a citizen of the United States. atomic service For all expenses necessary for work in connection with atomic service, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; contract stenographic reporting services; travel expenses and transportation; lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers and60 Stat. 561 periodicals; teletype news service; purchase, operation, maintenance and repair of passenger automobiles and aircraft; printing and binding; publication of atomic information, temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise, the acquisition Acquisition of land.of land or interest in land, construction, installation, repair, rental, operation, and maintenance of buildings, utilities, facilities and appurtenances; the provision and operation of community facilities, including facilities for the housing, health, medical care, safety, schooling, welfare and recreation of atomic service personnel, to the extent and in the manner deemed necessary by the officer in charge for the proper conduct of atomic service activities; settlement of Settlement of claims.claims resulting from atomic service activities in accordance with the Act approved July 3, 1943 ( 31 U. S. C. 223b); purchase, repair,[57 Stat. 372](/us/stat/57/372).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 215–217 notes 222a, 222b, 223b, 223c](/us/usc/t31/s215–217/222a/222b/223b/223c).*Ante*, p. 332; *post*, pp. 846, 847. and cleaning of uniforms for guards; research and development; expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with atomic activities, $375,000,000, to be available until June 30, 1948: *Provided*, That expenditures from this appropriation may be made, Payments to aliens.when necessary to carry out its purposes, without regard to sections 355, 1136, 3648, 3709, and 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended, civil [40 U. S. C. § 255](/us/usc/t40/s255); [10 U. S. C. § 1339](/us/usc/t10/s1339); [31 U. S. C. § 529](/us/usc/t31/s529); [41 U.S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5); [40 U.S. C. §§ 250, 267](/us/usc/t40/s250/267).*Post*. p, 809.Objects of confidential nature.*Post*, p. 916.service or classification laws, or provisions of law prohibiting the payment of any person not a citizen of the United States: *Provided further*, That the official in charge may expend sums from this appropriation, not to exceed $75,000 in all, for objects of a confidential nature and in any such case his certificate as to the amount of the expenditure and that it is deemed inadvisable to specify the nature thereof shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended. salaries, war department For compensation for personal services in the War Department proper, as follows: Office of Secretary of War: Secretary of War, Under Secretary of War, Assistant Secretaries of War, and other personal services, $564,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $200,000 of the appropriations Expenses of persons in advisory capacity.contained in this Act for military activities shall be available for the payment of actual transportation expenses and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses of persons serving while away from their homes, without other compensation from the United States, in an advisory capacity to the Secretary of War, and Temporary employment.for the temporary employment of persons (at not to exceed $40 per day) or organizations, by contract or otherwise, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes or the civil-service or classification [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.Use of field-service appropriations for personal services.laws: *Provided*, That no field-service appropriation shall be available for personal services in the War Department except as may be expressly authorized herein; Office of Chief of Staff, $394,000; Adjutant General’s Office, $2,088,000; Office of the Inspector General, $33,000; Office of the Judge Advocate General, $134,000; Office of the Chief of Finance, $609,000; Office of the Quartermaster General, $831,000; Office of the Chief Signal Officer, $371,000; Office of Commanding General, Army Air Forces, $517,000; Office of the Surgeon General $393,000; Office of Chief of Engineers, $531,000; Office of Chief of Ordnance, $883,000; Office of Chief of Chemical Warfare Service. $83,000; Office of Chief of Chaplains, $7,000; National Guard Bureau, War Department, $104,000; In all, salaries, War Department $7,542,000.60 Stat. 562 Employment of additional personnel.The Secretary of War is authorized to employ such additional personnel at the seat of government and elsewhere, and to provide out of any appropriations available for the Military Establishment for their salaries and for such printing and binding, communication and other services, and supplies as he may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, but the amount so used for personal services at the seat of government, other than for field service employees, shall not exceed $48,309,800. Office of the Secretary contingent expenses, war department For stationery and office supplies; purchase of professional and scientific books, lawbooks, including their exchange; books of reference, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers (not to exceed $3,500), maps; furniture and repairs to same; carpets, linoleum, filing equipment, photo supplies, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges; purchase of motortrucks; maintenance, repair, and operation of motortrucks and one motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle; freight and express charges; streetcar fares; postage; and other necessary expenses; $3,000,000. printing and binding, war department For printing and binding for the War Department, except such as may be otherwise provided for in accordance with existing law, $11,500,000. Sec. 2. Time-measuring devices, restriction on use. No part of the appropriations made in this Act shall be available for the salary or pay of any officer, manager, superintendent, foreman, or other person having charge of the work of any employee of the United States Government while making or causing to be made with a stop watch, or other time-measuring device, a time study of any job of any such employee between the starting and completion thereof, or of the movements of any such employee while engaged upon Cash rewards, etc.such work; nor shall any part of the appropriations made in this Act be available to pay any premiums or bonus or cash reward to any employee in addition to his regular wages, except as may be otherwise authorized in this Act. Sec. 3. Pay and allowances of Reserve officers on active duty. The foregoing appropriations for “Quartermaster Service, Army”, “Signal Service of the Army”, “Air Corps, Army”, “Medical and Hospital Department”, “Engineer Service, Army”', “Ordnance Service and Supplies”, “Chemical Warfare Service”, and “Seacoast Defenses” shall each be available for the pay and allowances, including travel allowances, of such Reserve officers as the President may, with their consent, order to active duty for such periods, not in excess of two years, as their service may be required in the procurement of production of equipment therein appropriated for, or on duty pertaining to aviation. Sec. 4. Financing war contracts, etc. Appropriations for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year 1947 shall be available for carrying out the purposes of Executive [3 CFR, Cum. Supp., p. 1129](/us/cfr/t3/p1129).Order 9112 of March 26, 1942; for expenses in connection with the administration by the Army of occupied areas; for expenses of conducting investigations in foreign countries incident to matters relating strictly to the Military Establishment, without regard to section 3648, [31 U. S. C. § 529](/us/usc/t31/s529).*Post*, p. 809.Revised Statutes, including such compensation, expenses, and allowances of witnesses, cost of procuring and transcribing evidence, documents, and testimony, and other miscellaneous and incidental expenses as may be determined by the investigating officer to be necessary and Living quarters allowances.[46 Stat. 818](/us/stat/46/818).in accord with local custom; for living quarters allowances in accordance with the Act of June 26, 1930 (5 U. S. C. 118a), and regulations prescribed thereunder, and cost of living allowances in accordance with 60 Stat. 563 the Act of February 23, 1931, as amended (22 U. S. C. 12), and regulations [46 Stat. 1209](/us/stat/46/1209).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 12](/us/usc/t22/s12).*Post*, p. 1086.prescribed thereunder, for all civilian officers and employees of the War Department who are citizens of the United States permanently stationed in foreign countries; and for employees’ special wearing apparel and equipment necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Sec. 5. No part of any appropriation made by this Act shall be Post exchanges, etc.used in any way to pay any expense in connection with the conduct, operation, or management of any post exchange, branch exchange, or subexchange within any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, save and except for real assistance and convenience under such regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe, to such personnel as are now or may be hereafter authorized by law and regulation to purchase subsistence stores or other Quartermaster supplies and to civilians employed or serving at military posts in supplying them with articles of small personal needs, not similar to those furnished by the Government: *Provided*, That the commanding officer of the post Certification on monthly reports.at which any such exchange is situated shall certify on the monthly report of the post exchange council that such exchange was, during the period overed by such report, operated in compliance with this section: *Provided further*, That at posts isolated from a convenient Isolated posts.market the Secretary of War may broaden the nature of the articles to be sold. Sec. 6. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be Canal Zone.Citizenship requirement.used directly or indirectly, except for temporary employment in case of emergency, for the payment of any civilian for services rendered by him on the Canal Zone while occupying a skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory position unless such person is a citizen of the United States of America or of the Republic of Panama: *Provided, however*,
(1)That, notwithstanding the provision Employment of Panamanian citizens.[48 U. S. C. § 1307 note](/us/usc/t48/s1307).in the Act approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1409), limiting employment in the above-mentioned positions to citizens of the United States from and after the date of the approval of said Act, citizens of Panama may be employed in such positions;
(2)that at no time shall the Limitation on number.number of Panamanian citizens employed in the above-mentioned positions exceed the number of citizens of the United States so employed, if United States citizens are available in continental United States or on the Canal Zone;
(3)that nothing in this Act shall prohibit Employees with 15 years of service.the continued employment of any person who shall have rendered fifteen or more years of faithful and honorable service on the Canal Zone;
(4)that in the selection of personnel for skilled, technical, Selection of personnel.administrative, clerical, supervisory, or executive positions, the controlling factors in filling these positions shall be efficiency, experience, training, and education;
(5)that all citizens of Panama and the Hours of employment; pay rates.United States rendering skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory service on the Canal Zone under the terms of this Act
(a)shall normally be employed not more than forty hours per week,
(b)may receive as compensation equal rates of pay based upon rates paid for similar employment in continental United States plus 25 per centum;
(6)this entire section shall apply only to persons Applicability of section.employed in skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory positions on the Canal Zone directly or indirectly by any branch of the United States Government or by any corporation or company whose stock is owned wholly or in part by the United States Government: *Provided further*, That the President may suspend from Wartime or emergency suspension.time to time in whole or in part compliance with this section in time of war or national emergency if he should deem such course to be in the public interest: *Provided further*, That the President may, if he finds Suspension because of housing shortage.it necessary because of a shortage of housing, suspend, for the fiscal60 Stat. 564 year 1947, the application of those portions of this section which require the employment of citizens of the Republic of Panama or of the United States in skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory positions. Sec. 7. Instruction, etc., of civilian employees. Appropriations for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year 1947 shall be available for all necessary expenses in connection with the instruction and training, including tuition, not otherwise provided for, of civilian employees in and under the War Department and the Military Establishment. Sec. 8. Technical and professional personnel. Whenever, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, the Secretary of War should deem it to be advantageous to the national defense, and if in his opinion the existing facilities of the War Department are inadequate, he is hereby authorized to employ, by [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809contract or otherwise, without reference to section 3709, Revised Statutes, civil-service or classification laws, or section 5 of the Act of [5 U. S. C. § 55](/us/usc/t5/s55).April 6, 1914 (38 Stat. 335), and at such rates of compensation (not to exceed $40 per day and travel expenses, including actual transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence while traveling from their homes or places of business to official duty station and return as may be authorized in travel orders or letters of appointment for individuals) as he may determine, the services of architects, engineers, or firms or corporations thereof, and other technical and professional personnel as may be necessary. Sec. 9. Advances of public moneys.*Post*, p. 809. Section 3648. Revised Statutes (31 U. S. C. 529), shall not apply to payments made from appropriations contained in this Act in compliance with the laws of foreign countries or their ministerial regulations or to payments made for tuition. Sec. 10. Persons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by Affidavit.force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right, to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the Penalty.United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the. Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 11. Commissions on land purchase contracts. No part of any money appropriated herein or included under any contract authority herein granted shall be expended for the payment of any commission on any land purchase contract in excess of 2 per centum of the purchase price. 60 Stat. 565 Sec. 12. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act may Construction of quarters, limitations.be obligated for the construction of quarters, including heating and plumbing apparatus, wiring and fixtures, in continental United States, except in Alaska, for greater amounts per unit than follow: Permanent construction: For commissioned officer, $10,000. For commissioned warrant or warrant officer, $7,500. For enlisted man, $6,000. Temporary construction: For commissioned officer, $7,500. For commissioned warrant or warrant officer, $5,000. For enlisted man, $3,500. Sec. 13. The Secretary of War is authorized to utilize any appropriation Maintenance of prisoners of war, etc.available for the Military Establishment, under such regulations as he may prescribe, for all expenses incident to the maintenance, pay, and allowances of prisoners of war, other persons in Army custody whose status is determined by the Secretary of War to be similar to prisoners of war, and persons detained in Army custody pursuant to Presidential proclamation. Sec. 14. The appropriations contained in this Act which are available Gages, dies, jigs. etc.for the procurement or manufacture of munitions of war of special or technical design may be used for the development and procurement of gages, dies, jigs, and other special aids and appliances, production studies, factory plans, and other production data including specifications and detailed drawings, in accordance with the provisions of sections 120 and 123 of the National Defense Act, as amended. Such [30 Stat. 213, 215](/us/stat/30/213/215).[50 U.S. C. §§ 80, 78](/us/usc/t50/s80/78).appropriations may also be used for the purchase of letters patent, applications for letters patent., and licenses under letters patent and applications for letters patent that pertain to such equipment or material for which the appropriations are made. Sec. 15. None of the moneys appropriated by this or any other Act Family allowance, audit work.shall be available to the War Department or the Military Establishment for audit work for the purpose of reconciling family allowance pay-roll deductions made by disbursing officers in the field with family allowance payments to dependents of military personnel under the [56 Stat. 381](/us/stat/56/381).[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 201–221](/us/usc/t37/s201–221).Rewards.*Ante*, p. 160.provisions of the Servicemen’s Dependents Allowance Act of 1942. Sec. 16. The appropriations for the Military Establishment, and for civil functions administered by the War Department for the fiscal year 1947 shall be available for the payment of rewards, subject to such regulations as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, to civilian officers and employees in addition to their usual compensation and to persons in civil life for suggestions resulting in improvement or economy in manufacturing process or plant or military material, and for suggestions resulting in efficiency or economy in the operation or administration of the War Department and the Military Establishment, and for expenses of such nonmonetary awards, including citations, insignia, emblems, medals, and devices, as may be granted in recognition of faithful and meritorious service. Sec. 17. During the fiscal year 1947 occupancy of Government Allowance for rental of quarters.[56 Stat. 359](/us/stat/56/359).[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 101–120](/us/usc/t37/s101–120).*Ante*, pp. 20,343–345; *post*, pp. 858–860, 868.facilities under the jurisdiction of the Military Establishment on a rental basis by personnel of the services mentioned in the title of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 or by their dependents shall not deprive such personnel of money allowances for rental of quarters. Sec. 18. The rescissions of the unexpended balances of War Compliance with excessive profits provision.Department appropriations of prior years shall be deemed to be a compliance with so much of paragraph
(2)of subsection
(c)of section 403, as amended, of the Sixth Supplemental National Defense [58 Stat. 83](/us/stat/58/83).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1191
(c)(2)](/us/usc/t50/s1191/c/2).Appropriation Act, 1942, as reads: “Upon the withholding of any60 Stat. 566 amount of excessive profits or the crediting of any amount of excessive profits against amounts otherwise due a contractor, the Secretary shall certify the amount thereof to the Treasury and the appropriations of his Department shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount so withheld or credited. The amount of such reductions shall be transferred to the surplus fund of the Treasury”. Sec. 19. Delegation of certain powers and functions. The Secretary of War is authorized to delegate to subordinate officials the power to employ persons in the departmental service of the War Department wherever located and to delegate to such officials as he shall designate the function of authorizing payment of the cost of transportation of employees’ immediate families on change from one official duty station to another for permanent duty. Sec. 20. Transfer of funds. Not to exceed 4 per centum of any of the appropriations for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year 1947 may be transferred with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget to any other of such appropriations, but no appropriation shall be increased more Restriction.than 4 per centum thereby: *Provided*, That no such transfers shall be made to the appropriations under the headings “Finance Department”, “Quartermaster Corps”, and “Corps of Engineers”: *Provided further*, Reports to Congress.That a quarterly statement of any transfers made under the authority of this section shall be transmitted to the chairmen of the Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and the Public works and land acquisition, restriction.Senate: *Provided further*, That no part of any amount by which appropriations or subappropriations may be increased under the authority of this section shall be available for or on account of public works or land acquisition or to replace any funds thus used. Sec. 21. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Military Appropriation Act, 1947”. Approved July 16, 1946. Authorizing and directing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to construct two four-lane bridges to replace the existing Fourteenth Street or Highway Bridge across the Potomac River, and for other purposes. 1946-07-16 586 Chapter 60 Stat. 566 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 586] AN ACT Authorizing and directing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to construct two four-lane bridges to replace the existing Fourteenth Street or Highway Bridge across the Potomac River, and for other purposes. July 16, 1946[[H. R. 541](/us/bill/79/hr/541)][[Public Law 516](/us/pl/79/516)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridges.Potomac River. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and directed to construct, maintain, and operate two four-lane bridges across the Potomac River to replace the existing Fourteenth Street or Highway Bridge, together with bridge approaches and roads connecting such bridges and approaches with streets and park roads in the District of Columbia and with roads and park roads on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, the south-bound bridge to be constructed as nearly as practicable in the location of the existing Fourteenth Street or Highway Bridge, and the north-bound bridge to be constructed within six hundred feet of the downstream side of the existing Fourteenth Street or Highway Bridge, at a cost not to exceed $7,000,000, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).Transfer of lands under Federal jurisdiction.1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations in this Act. Sec. 2. The Federal agencies having control and jurisdiction over the lands at and adjacent to the ends of the two bridges shall transfer to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, upon their request, the areas to be occupied by said bridges, approaches, and connecting roads, all as more particularly described on plans of said bridges, 60 Stat. 567approaches, and connecting roads approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and the Public Roads Administration. Sec. 3. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized Acquisition of lands not under Federal jurisdiction.to acquire by purchase or by condemnation any and all lands not under Federal jurisdiction or control in the State of Virginia needed for said bridges, approaches, and connecting roads, title to such land to be taken directly to and in the name of the United States; and in case a price satisfactory to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia cannot be agreed upon for the purchase of such land or in case the title cannot be made satisfactory to the Attorney General of the United States, then the latter is directed to procure such land by condemnation, and the expenses of procuring evidence of title, or condemnation, or both, shall be paid from funds made available for the purposes of this Act. Jurisdiction and control over any land acquired under the authority of this Act shall be transferred to the District of Columbia. Sec. 4. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized Use of federally owned lands.to make such use of federally owned and controlled lands at and adjacent to the north and south ends of the respective bridges as may be necessary for making borings, performing other preliminary work, routing and rerouting traffic, constructing said bridges, approaches, and connecting roads, and storing of materials incident to such preliminary work and to actual construction. Sec. 5. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized Routing of traffic, etc.and directed to route and reroute and to cause the routing and rerouting of traffic on, and to close or cause to be closed, park roads, streets, and highways under the jurisdiction of the United States, and to negotiate for the closing of roads by contact with Virginia authorities, when necessary in connection with the preparation of plans for, and during the actual construction of, said bridges, approaches, and connecting roads. The Commissioners of the District Plans for changes in park roads.of Columbia are further authorized to prepare plans for such changes in park roads as they deem necessary to provide maximum efficiency in handling traffic to and from said bridges, and, when such plans are approved by the Public Roads Administration, to construct roads in conformity with such approved plans. Sec. 6. The National Capital Park Service is authorized and Removal, etc., of planting materials.*Post*, p. 894.directed to remove or transplant to other locations any and all planting materials within the area to be used for the bridges, approaches, and connecting roads or for construction purposes, when requested by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and directed to regrade the areas involved in the construction of the bridges, approaches, and connecting roads so as to conform with plans approved by them and the Public Roads Administration. Upon landscaping.completion of said bridges, approaches, and connecting roads and the regrading of the areas, or prior thereto, when authorized by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and when such operation or operations will not interfere with the construction of said bridges, approaches, and connecting roads, the National Capital Park Service is directed to landscape such areas in accordance with plans of the National Capital Park Service as may be approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and the Public Roads Administration, the cost of said landscaping to be paid out of funds made available for the purposes of this Act. Sec. 7. That the cost of construction, reconstruction, and repair of Payment of costs.all roads which are changed or made necessary as an incident to the construction of said bridges, approaches, and connecting roads, when approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and the 60 Stat. 568Public Roads Administration, shall be paid out of funds made available for construction of said bridges, approaches, and connecting roads. Sec. 8. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved July 16, 1946. To permit renewal of certain trade-mark registrations after expiry thereof, and for other purposes. 1946-07-17 587 Chapter 60 Stat. 568 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 587] AN ACT To permit renewal of certain trade-mark registrations after expiry thereof, and for other purposes. July 17, 1946[[H. R. 3424](/us/bill/79/hr/3424)][[Public Law 517](/us/pl/79/517)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Trade-marks.Renewal of registrations by foreign proprietors. That whenever the President shall find that foreign proprietors of trade-marks registered in the United States Patent Office who are nationals of countries which accord substantially equal treatment in this respect to trade-mark proprietors who are citizens of the United States are or may have been temporarily unable to comply with the conditions and formalities prescribed with respect to renewal of such registrations by section 12 of an Act to authorize the registration of trade-marks used in commerce with foreign nations or among the several States or with Indian tribes, and to protect the same, approved February [33 Stat. 727](/us/stat/33/727).*Ante*, p. 444.20, 1905, as amended (15 U. S. C. 92), because of the disruption or suspension of facilities essential for such compliance because of conditions Proclamation.growing out of World War II, he may by proclamation grant such extension of time as he may deem appropriate for the fulfillment of such conditions or formalities by such foreign proprietors: Termination. *Provided*, That the President may at any time terminate any proclamation authorized herein or any part thereof or suspend or extend its operation for such period or periods of time as in his judgment the interests of the United States may require: *Provided further*, Filing of applications.That no such extension of time shall permit the filing of applications more than three years after the approval of this Act: Nationals of enemy countries. *And provided further*, That the benefits of this Act shall not extend to nationals of any enemy country with which the United States was at war in World War II. Approved July 17, 1946. Making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. 1946-07-20 588 Chapter 60 Stat. 568 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 588] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. July 20, 1946[[H. R. 5452](/us/bill/79/hr/5452)][[Public Law 518](/us/pl/79/518)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Act, 1947. TITLE I— TREASURY DEPARTMENT Treasury Department Appropriation Act. 1947.*Ante*, pp. 267, 529; *post*, pp. 622, 916.That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Treasury Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, namely: office of the secretary Salaries: Secretary of the Treasury, Under Secretary of the Treasury, Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, two Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury, and other personal services in the District60 Stat. 569 of Columbia, $432,000: *Provided*, That no part of the money appropriated Messengers, limitation.shall be used to pay the salaries of more than eighteen messengers assigned to duty in t he Office of the Secretary. Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Treasury Department as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $4,400,000.[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). foreign funds control Foreign funds control: For all expenses necessary in carrying out the functions of the Secretary of the Treasury under sections 3 and 5
(b)of the Act of October 6, 1917, as amended (50 U. S. C. (App.) [40 Stat. 412, 415](/us/stat/40/412/415).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 3, 5 (b)](/us/usc/t50/s3/5/b).*Ante*, p. 418.3, and 50 U. S. C. (Suppl. 1941) 5 (b)), and any proclamations, orders, regulations, or instructions issued thereunder; and in exercising fiscal, financial, banking, property-control, and related functions, authorized by law, administered by the Treasury Department in foreign countries and arising out of military operations of the United States; including personal services; purchase of lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers; printing and binding; maintenance, repair, and operation of a motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle; and reimbursement of any other appropriation or other funds of the United States or any agency, instrumentality, Territory, or possession thereof, including the Philippine Islands, and reimbursement of any Federal Reserve bank for printing and other expenditures; $1,000,000. division of tax research Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia, $175,000. office of tax legislative counsel Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia, $89,000. division of research and statistics Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia, $165,000. office of general counsel Salaries: For the General Counsel and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $177,050. division of personnel Salaries: For the Chief of the Division, and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $196,200. office of chief clerk Salaries: For the Chief Clerk and other personal services in the *Post*,** p. 622.**District of Columbia, $350,000. miscellaneous expenses, treasury department Miscellaneous expenses: For all necessary miscellaneous expenses of the Office of the Secretary and the bureaus and offices of the Treasury Department, not otherwise provided for; including operating Operating expenses, buildings.expenses of the Treasury, Treasury Annex, Auditors’, and Liberty Loan Buildings; books of reference, lawbooks, and periodicals; newspapers; not to exceed $15,000 for travel expenses; maintenance, Traveling expenses. 60 Stat. 570operation, and repair of three passenger automobiles (one for the Secretary of the Treasury and two for general use of the Department), all to be used for official purposes only; not to exceed $500 Stationery.for streetcar fares; and not to exceed $25,000 for Stationery; $230,000. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Treasury Department and its several bureaus and offices, and field services thereof, except such bureaus and offices as may be otherwise specifically provided for, including materials for the use of the bookbinder, located in the Treasury Department, but not including work done at the New York Customhouse bindery authorized by the Joint Committee [40 Stat. 1270](/us/stat/40/1270).on Printing in accordance with the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 1ll), $28,000. custody of treasury building Salaries of operating force: For the Superintendent of Treasury Buildings and for other personal services in the District of Columbia, including the operating force of the Treasury Building, the Treasury Annex, the Liberty Loan Building, the Auditors’ Building, and the west and south annexes thereof, $555,000. FISCAL SERVICE bureau of accounts *Ante*, p. 267.Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses in the District of Columbia, except printing and binding of the Bureau of Accounts, including contract stenographic reporting services, stationery (not to exceed $10,000), supplies and equipment; purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers; travel expenses, $850,000. Salaries and expenses, deposit of withheld taxes: For all necessary expenses incident to the deposit of withheld taxes in Government [57 Stat. 138](/us/stat/57/138).[26 U.S. C., Supp. V, § 1631](/us/usc/t26/s1631).depositories pursuant to the Current Tax Payment Act of 1943, including personal services in the District of Columbia; not to exceed $15,000 for printing and binding; and reimbursement to Federal Reserve banks for printing and other necessary expenses, $475,000. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Bureau of Accounts, $35,000. Division of Disbursement, salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses, except printing and binding, of the Division of Disbursement, including personal services in the District of Columbia, stationery Transfer of funds.and travel: $6,275,000: *Provided*, That with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget there may be transferred to this appropriation *Infra*.and to the appropriation “Printing and binding. Division of Disbursement” from funds respectively available for such purposes for the Federal Housing Administration, Federal Public Housing Authority, Federal Prison Industries, Railroad Retirement Board, United States Maritime Commission, the Farm Security Administration, and the Production and Marketing Administration (including the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and the Commodity Credit Corporation), such sums as may be necessary to cover the expense incurred in performing the function of disbursement therefor. *Supra*.Printing and binding: For printing and binding, Division of Disbursement, including the cost of transportation to field offices of printed and bound material and the cost of necessary packing boxes and packing materials, $184,000. Contingent expenses, public moneys: For contingent expenses under the requirements of section 3653 of the Revised Statutes (3160 Stat. 571 U. S. C. 545), for the collection, safekeeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public money, transportation of notes, bonds, and other securities of the United States, transportation of gold coin and gold certificates transferred to Federal Reserve banks and brandies, United States mints and assay offices, and the Treasury, after March 9, 1933, actual expenses of examiners detailed to examine the books, accounts, and money on hand at the several depositories, including national banks acting as depositories under the requirements of section 3649, Revised Statutes (31 U. S. C. 548), also including examinations of cash accounts at mints, $415,000. Recoinage of silver coins: To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to continue the recoinage of worn and uncurrent subsidiary silver coins of the United States now in the Treasury or hereafter received, and to reimburse the Treasurer of the United States for the difference between the nominal or face value of such coins and the amount the same will produce in new coins, $140,000. Relief of the indigent, Alaska: For the payment to the United States district judges in Alaska (not to exceed 10 per centum of the receipts from licenses collected outside of incorporated towns in Alaska), to be expended for the relief of persons in Alaska who are indigent and incapacitated through nonage, old age, sickness, or accident, $19,000. Refund of moneys erroneously received and covered (indefinite appropriation): To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to meet any expenditures of the character formerly chargeable to the appropriation accounts abolished under section 18 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act of 1934, approved June 26, 1934, and any other collections [48 Stat. 1231](/us/stat/48/1231).[31 U. S. C. § 725q](/us/usc/t31/s725q).erroneously received and covered which are not properly chargeable to any other appropriation, there is hereby made available such amount as may be necessary. Payment of certified claims (indefinite appropriation): To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay claims (not to exceed $500 in any case) which may be certified during the fiscal year 1947 by the Comptroller General of the United States to be lawfully due, within the limits of, and chargeable against the balances of the respective appropriations heretofore made which, after remaining unexpended, have been carried to the surplus fund pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 20, 1874 (31 U. S. C. 713), there is hereby made available such [18 Stat. 110](/us/stat/18/110).sum as may be necessary. Payment of unclaimed moneys (indefinite appropriation): To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to meet any expenditures of the character formerly chargeable to the appropriation accounts abolished under section 17 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act of 1934, [48 Stat. 3230](/us/stat/48/3230).[31 U. S. C. § 725p](/us/usc/t31/s725p).approved June 26, 1934, payable from the funds held by the United States in the trust fund receipt account “Unclaimed moneys of individuals whose whereabouts are unknown”, there is hereby made available such amount as may be necessary. bureau of the public debt Administering the public debt: For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt operations authorized by the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended (31 U. S. C. 760–762), and with the administration [40 Stat. 288](/us/stat/40/288).[31 U. S. C. § 774 (2); Supp. V, § 754a *et seq*](/us/usc/t31/s774/2).*Ante*, p. 316.of any public debt or currency issues of the United States with which the Secretary of the Treasury is charged, $65,300,000, to be expended as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct: *Provided*, That from the amount appropriated herein, the Federal Reserve Reimbursement of Federal Reserve banks.banks and their branches may be reimbursed for expenditures made by them as fiscal agents of the United States on account of public-debt transactions for the account of the Secretary of the Treasury,60 Stat. 572 and advances to the Postmaster General may be made in accordance with the provisions of section 22
(e)of the Second Liberty Bond Act, [55 Stat. 8](/us/stat/55/8).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 757c (e)](/us/usc/t31/s757c/e).as amended (31 U. S. C. 757c (e)), which section shall be construed as applying to this appropriation: *Provided further*, That the indefinite [40 Stat. 292](/us/stat/40/292).[31 U. S. C. § 760](/us/usc/t31/s760).appropriation provided by section 10 of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, shall not be available for obligation during the fiscal year 1947. Distinctive paper for United States currency: For distinctive paper for United States currency, including transportation of paper, traveling, mill, and other necessary expenses, and salaries of employees and allowance, in lien of expenses, of officer or officers detailed from the Treasury Department, not exceeding $50 per month each when actually Division of award.on duty, $775,000: *Provided*, That in order to foster competition in the manufacture of distinctive paper for United States securities, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized, in his discretion, to split the award for such paper for the fiscal year 1947 between the two bidders whose prices per pound are the lowest received after advertisement. office of the treasurer of the united states Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses, except printing and binding, of the Office of the Treasurer of the United States, including purchase of periodicals and books of reference, $4,750,000: Transfer of funds.*Provided*, That with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, there may be transferred to this appropriation and to the appropriation*Infra*. “Printing and binding, Office of the Treasurer of the United States”, from funds respectively available for such purposes for the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, Tennessee Valley Authority, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Federal land banks and other banks and corporations under the supervision of the Farm Credit Administration, Railroad Retirement Board, United States Maritime Commission, Federal Housing Administration, Federal Public Housing Authority, Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, Farm Security Administration, Production and Marketing Administration (including the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and the Commodity Credit Corporation), and corporations and banks under the Federal Home Loan Bank Administration, such sums as may be necessary to cover the expenses incurred on account of such respective activities in clearing of checks, servicing of bonds, handling of collections, and rendering of accounts therefor. Federal Reserve notes.Salaries (reimbursable): For personal services in the District of Columbia, in redeeming Federal Reserve notes, $140,000, to be reimbursed by the Federal Reserve banks. *Supra*.Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Office of the Treasurer of the United States, $215,000. bureau of customs Salaries and expenses: For collecting the revenue from customs, [50 U. S, C., Supp V, app. § 601 note](/us/stat/50/601).for enforcement, as specified in Executive Order 9083, of certain navigation laws, for the detection and prevention of frauds upon the customs revenue, and not to exceed $100,000 for the securing of evidence of violations of the customs and navigation laws; for expenses of transportation and transfer of customs receipts from points where Foreign living allowances.there are no Government depositories; not to exceed $84,500 for foreign living allowances; not to exceed $500 for subscriptions to newspapers; not to exceed $85,000 for stationery; not to exceed $12,000 for improving, repairing, maintaining, or preserving buildings, inspection stations, office quarters, including living quarters for officers, sheds, and60 Stat. 573 sites along the Canadian and Mexican borders acquired under authority of the Act of June 26, 1930 (19 U. S. C. 68); and for the purchase [46 Stat. 817](/us/stat/46/817).(not to exceed one hundred and fifty), maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles when necessary for official use in field work; for the payment of extra compensation Overtime compensation.earned by customs officers or employees for overtime services, at the expense of the parties in interest, in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of the Act approved February 13, 1911, as amended by [36 Stat. 901](/us/stat/36/901); [41 Stat. 402](/us/stat/41/402); [46 Stat. 715](/us/stat/46/715).[19 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 261, 267, 1451](/us/usc/t19/s261/267/1451).the Act approved February 7, 1920, and section 451 of the Tariff Act, 1930, as amended (19 U. S. C. 261, 267, and 1451), the receipts from such overtime services to be deposited as a refund to the appropriation from which such overtime compensation is paid, in accordance with the provisions of section 524 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended; [46 Stat. 741](/us/stat/46/741).[19 U. S. C. § 1524](/us/usc/t19/s1524).for the cost of seizure, storage, and disposition of any merchandise, vehicle and team, automobile, boat, air or water craft, or any other conveyance seized under the provisions of the customs laws; for the purchase of arms, ammunition, and accessories; not to exceed $689,000 Personal services.for personal services in the District of Columbia exclusive of ten persons from the field force authorized to be detailed under section 525 of the Tariff Act of 1930; and reimbursement, at not to exceed 3 [46 Stat. 741](/us/stat/46/741).[19 U. S. C, § 1525](/us/usc/t19/s1525).Use of privately owned automobiles.cents per mile, of employees for travel performed by them in privately owned automobiles while engaged in inspecting, guarding, admeasuring, examining, sampling, investigating, and storekeeping duties within the limits of their official station; $29,350,000, of which Services rendered to private interests.$300.000 shall constitute an advance fund to enable the Bureau of Customs to meet obligations incurred by it arising from services rendered to private interests, pending receipt of reimbursements therefrom, which amount shall be returned to the Treasury not later than six months after the close of the fiscal year 1947. Printing and binding: For printing and binding, Bureau of Customs, including the cost of transportation to field offices of printed and bound material and the cost of necessary packing boxes and packing materials, $80,000. Refunds and drawbacks (indefinite appropriation): For the refund or payment of customs collections or receipts, and for the payment of debentures or drawbacks, bounties, and allowances, as authorized by law, there is hereby made available such amount as may be necessary. bureau of internal revenue Salaries and expenses: For salaries and expenses in connection with the assessment and collection of internal-revenue taxes and the administration of the internal-revenue laws, including the administration of such provisions of other laws as are authorized by or pursuant to law to be administered by or under the direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, including one stamp agent (to be reimbursed by the stamp manufacturers) and the employment of experts; the securing of evidence of violations of the Acts, the cost of chemical analyses made by others than employees of the United States and expenses incident to such chemists testifying when necessary; telegraph and telephone service, postage, freight, express, necessary expenses incurred in making investigations in connection with the enrollment or disbarment of practitioners before the Treasury Department in internal-revenue matters, expenses of seizure and sale, and other necessary miscellaneous expenses, including stenographic reporting services; for the acquisition of property under the provisions of title III of the Liquor Law Repeal and Enforcement Act, approved August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 872–881), and the operation, maintenance, and repair of 40 U. S. C. 304f–304m.property acquired under such title III; for the purchase (not to exceed60 Stat. 574 thirty-four), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled or horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles when necessary, for official use of the Alcohol Tax and Intelligence Units in field work; Printing and binding.printing and binding (not to exceed $2,200,000); and the procurement of such supplies, stationery (not to exceed $1,575,000), equipment, furniture, mechanical devices, laboratory supplies, periodicals, newspapers for the Alcohol Tax Unit, ammunition, lawbooks, and books of reference, and such other articles as may be necessary, $184,700,000, of which amount not to exceed $14,440,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia: *Provided, * Detection and prosecution of violators.That not more than $100,000 of the total amount appropriated herein may be expended by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for detecting and bringing to trial persons guilty of violating the internal-revenue laws or conniving at the same, including payments for information and detection of such violation. Refunds and payments of processing and related taxes: For refunds and payments of processing and related taxes as authorized by titles [49 Stat. 1739, 1747](/us/stat/49/1739/1747).[7 U. S. C. 623, 641–643, 644–659; Supp. V, §§ 644, 618](/us/usc/t7/s623/641–643/644–659).[7 U. S. C. §§ 701–725, 751–766, 801–833](/us/usc/t7/s701–725/751–766/801–833).IV and VII, Revenue Act of 1936, as amended; for refunds of taxes collected (including penalties and interest) under the Cotton Act of April 21, 1934, as amended (48 Stat, 598), the Tobacco Act of June 28, 1934, as amended (48 Stat, 1275) , and the Potato Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 782), in accordance with the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1938 (52 Stat. 1150), as amended, Redemption of tax stamps.and as otherwise authorized by law; and for redemption of tax stamps purchased under the aforesaid Tobacco and Potato Acts, there is hereby continued available, during the fiscal year 1947, the unexpended balance of the funds made available to the Treasury Department for these purposes for the fiscal year 1946 by the Treasury [59 Stat. 62](/us/stat/59/62).Department Appropriation Act, 1946. Additional income tax on railroads in Alaska: For the payment to the Treasurer of Alaska of an amount equal to the tax of 1 per centum collected on the gross annual income of all railroad corporations doing business in Alaska, on business done in Alaska, which tax is in addition to the normal income tax collected from such corporations on net income, the amount of such additional tax to be applicable to general Territorial purposes. $7,000. Refunding internal-revenue collections (indefinite appropriation): For refunding internal-revenue collections, as provided by law, including the payment of claims for the prior fiscal years and payment of accounts arising under “Allowance or drawback (Internal Revenue.)”, “Redemption of stamps (Internal Revenue)”, “Refunding [45 Stat. 398](/us/stat/45/398).legacy taxes, Act of March 30, 1928”, and “Repayment of taxes on distilled spirits destroyed by casualty”, there is hereby appropriated Report to Congress.such amount as may be necessary: *Provided*, That a report shall be made to Congress by internal-revenue districts and alphabetically arranged of all disbursements hereunder in excess of $500 as required [45 Stat. 996](/us/stat/45/996); [53 Stat. 466](/us/stat/53/466).[26 U. S. C. § 3776](/us/usc/t26/s3776).by section 3 of the Act of May 29, 1928 (Sec. 3776, 1. R. C.), including the names of all persons and corporations to whom such payments are made, together with the amount paid to each. bureau of narcotics [53 Stat. 269–283, 382–387](/us/stat/53/269–283/382–387).[26 U. S. C. § 2550 *et seq.*; Supp. V, § 2550 et *seq*](/us/usc/t26/s2550).[35 Stat. 614](/us/stat/35/614).[21 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 171](/us/usc/t21/s171).*Ante*, pp. 38–40.[46 Stat. 585](/us/stat/46/585).[56 Stat. 1045](/us/stat/56/1045).[21 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 188–188n](/us/usc/t21/s188–188n).Salaries and expenses: For expenses to enforce sections 2550–2565; 2567–2571; 2590–2603; 3220–3228; 3230–3238 of the Internal Revenue Code; the Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act, as amended (21 U. S. C. 171–184); the Act of June 14, 1930 (5 U. S. C. 282–282c and 21 U. S. C. 197–198) and the Opium Poppy Control Act of 1942 (21 U. S. C. Supp. IV, 188–188n), including the employment of executive officers, attorneys, agents, inspectors, chemists, supervisors, clerks, messengers, and other necessary employees in the field and in the60 Stat. 575 Bureau of Narcotics in the District of Columbia, to be appointed as authorized by law; the securing of information and evidence of violations of the aforementioned laws and regulations promulgated thereunder; the costs of chemical analyses made by others than employees of the United States; the purchase of such supplies, equipment, mechanical devices, books, stationery (not to exceed $6,000), and such other expenditures as may be necessary in the several field offices; cost incurred by officers and employees of the Bureau of Narcotics in the seizure, forfeiture, storage, and disposition of property under the Act of August 9, 1939 (49 U. S. C. 781–788) and the internal-revenue [53 Stat. 1291](/us/stat/53/1291).laws; hire, maintenance, repair and operation of motor-propelled or horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles when necessary for official use in field work; purchase of arms and ammunition; in all, $1,300,000, of which amount not to exceed $193,319 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia: *Provided*, That not Dissemination of information, etc.exceeding $10,000 may be expended for the collection and dissemination of information and appeal for law observance and law enforcement, including cost of printing, purchase of newspapers, and other necessary expenses in connection therewith: *Provided further*, That Apprehension of narcotic law violators.not exceeding $10,000 may be expended for services or information looking toward the apprehension of narcotic law violators who are fugitives from justice. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Bureau of Narcotics, $4,000. bureau of engraving and printing For the work of engraving and printing, exclusive of repay work, during the fiscal year 1947, United States currency and internal-revenue stamps, including opium orders and special-tax stamps required under the Act of December 17, 1914 (26 U. S. C. 1040, 1383), cheeks, [38 Stat. 785](/us/stat/38/785).[26 U. S. C. §§ 2550, 3220; Supp. V, §§ 2550, 3220](/us/usc/t26/s2550/3220).*Ante*, p, 39.drafts, and miscellaneous work, as follows: Salaries and expenses: For the Director, two Assistant Directors, and other personal services in the District of Columbia, including wages of rotary press plate printers at per diem rates and all other plate printers at piece rates to be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury, not to exceed the rates usually paid for such work; and all other necessary expenses, except printing and binding, including engravers’ Materials.and printers’ materials and other materials, including distinctive and nondistinctive paper, except distinctive paper for United States currency and Federal Reserve bank currency; purchase of card and continuous form checks; equipment of, repairs to, and maintenance of buildings and grounds and minor alterations to buildings; periodicals, examples of engraving and printing, including foreign securities and stamps, and books of reference, not to exceed $500; traveling expenses not to exceed $15,000; articles approved by the Secretary of the Treasury as being necessary for the protection of the person of employees, not to exceed $2,200; stationery, not to exceed $5,000; transfer to the Scientific investigations.Bureau of Standards for scientific investigations in connection with the work of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, not to exceed $15,000; and maintenance and operation of two motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; $11,750,000, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, $5,500. During the fiscal year 1947 all proceeds derived from work performed Crediting of proceeds from work.by the. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, by direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, not covered and embraced in the appropriations for such Bureau for such fiscal year, instead of being covered 60 Stat. 576into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, as provided by the Act [24 Stat. 227](/us/stat/24/227).of August 4, 1886 (31 U. S. C. 176), shall be credited when received to the appropriations for such Bureau for the fiscal year 1947. secret service division Salaries: For the Chief of the Division and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $100,000. Suppressing counterfeiting and other crimes: For salaries and other expenses in detecting, arresting, and delivering into the custody of the United States marshal or other officer having jurisdiction, dealers and pretended dealers in counterfeit money, persons engaged in counterfeiting, forging, and altering United States notes, bonds, national bank notes, Federal Reserve notes, Federal Reserve bank notes, and other obligations and securities of the United States and of foreign governments (including endorsements thereon and assignments thereof), as well as the coins of the United States and of foreign governments, and persons committing other crimes against the laws of the United States relating to the Treasury Department and the several branches of the public service under its control; purchase (not to exceed sixty), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles when necessary; purchase of arms and ammunition; stationery (not to exceed $7,500); traveling expenses; and for no other purpose whatsoever, except in Protection of the President, etc.the performance of other duties specifically authorized by law, and in the protection of the person of the President and the members of his immediate family and of the person chosen to be President of Information concerning law violations.the United States; $1,800,000: *Provided*, That of the amount herein appropriated not to exceed $15,000 may be expended for the purpose of securing information concerning violations of the laws relating to the Treasury Department, and for services or information looking toward the apprehension of criminals, and all vouchers claiming reimbursement from such amount of $15,000 shall have the approval of the Chief of the Secret Service before payment. White House Police: For one captain, one inspector, four lieutenants, six sergeants, and one hundred and two privates, at rates of [54 Stat. 156](/us/stat/54/156).[3 U.S. C., Supp. V, § 62 note](/us/usc/t3/s62).pay provided by law, $325,000, notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of April 22, 1940 (3 U. S. C. 62). For uniforming and equipping the White House Police, including the purchase, issue, and repair of revolvers, and the purchase and issue of ammunition and miscellaneous supplies, to be procured in such manner as the President in his discretion may determine, $9,000. Salaries and expenses, guard force. Treasury buildings: For salaries and expenses of the guard force for Treasury Department buildings in the District of Columbia, including the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and elsewhere, including purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms, purchase (not to exceed three.), maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and the purchase of arms and ammunition and miscellaneous equipment, Transfer of funds.$825,000: *Provided* That not to exceed $140,554 of the appropriation *Ante*, p, 575.“Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Engraving and Printing”, may be transferred to this appropriation to cover service rendered such Bureau in connection with the protection of currency, bonds, stamps, and other papers of value the cost of producing which is not covered and embraced in the direct appropriations for such Bureau: *Provided further*, Supervisors.That the Secretary of the Treasury may detail two agents of the Secret Service to supervise such force. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Secret Service Division, $8,000.60 Stat. 577 Reimbursement to District of Columbia, benefit payments to White Reimbursement to D. C, for certain benefit payments.House Police and Secret Service forces: To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse the District of Columbia on a monthly basis for benefit payments made from the revenues of the District of Columbia to members of the White House Police force and such members of the United States Secret Service Division as are entitled thereto under the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1118), to the [D. C. Code § 4–508](/us/dcc/s4–508).extent that such benefit payments are in excess of the salary deductions of such members credited to said revenues of the District of Columbia during the fiscal year 1947, pursuant to section 12 of the Act of September 1, 1916 (39 Stat. 718), as amended, $45,000.[D. C. Code § 4–503](/us/dcc/4–503). bureau of the mint Salaries and expenses, Office of the Director: For persona] services in the District of Columbia and for assay laboratory chemicals, fuel, materials, balances, weights, stationery (not to exceed $700), books, periodicals, specimens of coins, ores, and travel and other expenses incident to the examination of mints, visiting mints for the purpose of superintending the annual settlement, and for the collection of statistics relative to the annual production and consumption of the precious metals in the United States, $170,000. Transportation of bullion and coin: For transportation of bullion and coin, by registered mail or otherwise, between mints, assay offices, and bullion depositories, $85,000, including compensation of temporary employees and other necessary expenses. Salaries and expenses, mints and assay offices: For compensation of officers and employees of the mints at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; San Francisco, California; and Denver, Colorado; the assay offices at New York, New York; and Seattle, Washington, and the bullion depositories at Fort Knox, Kentucky; and West Point, New York, including necessary personal services for carrying out the provisions of the Gold Reserve Act of 1934 and the Silver Purchase Act of [48 Stat. 337, 1178](/us/stat/48/337/1178).[31 U. S. C. §§ 440, 448; Supp. V, §§ 754a, 754b, 821, 822a](/us/usc/t31/s440/448/s754a/754b/821/822a).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 412–414](/us/usc/t12/s412–414).1934, and any Executive orders, proclamations, and regulations issued thereunder, and for incidental and contingent expenses, including traveling expenses, stationery (not to exceed $3,900), new machinery and repairs, arms and ammunition, purchase and maintenance of uniforms and accessories for guards, protective devices, and their maintenance, training of employees in use of firearms and protective devices, maintenance, repair, and operation of three motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, cases and enameling for medals manufactured, net wastage in melting and refining and in coining departments, loss on sale of sweeps arising from the treatment of bullion and the manufacture of coins, not to exceed $500 for the expenses Annual assay commission.of the annual assay commission, and not exceeding $1,000 for the acquisition, at the dollar face amount or otherwise, of specimen and rare coins, including United States and foreign gold coins and pieces of gold used as, or in lieu of, money, and ores, for addition to the Government’s collection of such coins, pieces, and ores; $6,000,000. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Bureau of the Mint, $9,500. procurement division Salaries and expenses: For the Director of Procurement and other personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field service, and for miscellaneous expenses, including office supplies and mate rials, stationery (not to exceed $31,500), purchase of motortrucks and maintenance and operation of such trucks and motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, telegrams, telephone service, traveling expenses, office equipment, fuel, light, electric current, and other 60 Stat. 578expenses for carrying into effect regulations governing the procurement, warehousing, and distribution by the Procurement Division of the Treasury Department of property, equipment, stores, and supplies in the District of Columbia and in the field, $1,227,000: *Provided*, Transfer of funds.That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed during the fiscal year 1947 to transfer to this appropriation from any appropriations or funds available to the several departments and establishments of the Government for the fiscal year 1947 such amounts as may be approved by the Bureau of the Budget, not to exceed the sum of
(a)the amount of the annual compensation of employees who may be transferred or detailed to the Procurement Division, respectively, from any such department or establishment, where the transfer or detail of such employees is incident to a transfer of a function or functions to that Division and
(b)such amount as the Bureau of the Budget may determine to be necessary for expenses other than personal services incident to the proper carrying Continuance of warehousing functions for non-Federal agencies.out of functions so transferred: *Provided further*, That when there has been or shall be transferred from any agency of the Government to the Procurement Division any function of warehousing, and the agency from which such function is being transferred is authorized at the time of such transfer to perform functions of procurement, warehousing, or distribution of property, equipment, stores, or supplies for non-Federal agencies the Procurement Division is authorized during the fiscal year 1947 to continue the performance of such functions for such non-Federal agencies where such functions are to be discontinued by the agency from which the warehousing function has been transferred, and the receipts, including surcharge, for all issues to and all advances by all non-Federal agencies shall be credited to the Payments for supplies, services, etc.general supply fund: *Provided further*, That payments during the fiscal year 1947 to the general supply fund for materials, and supplies (including fuel), and services, and overhead expenses for all issues shall be made on the books of the Treasury Department by transfer and counterwarrants prepared by the Procurement Division of the Treasury Department and countersigned by the Comptroller General, such warrants to be based solely on itemized invoices prepared by the Procurement Division at issue prices to be fixed by the Director of Transactions with field offices of other Government agencies.Procurement: *Provided further*, That payments covering transactions between the Procurement Division and field offices of other Government agencies whose detailed appropriation or fund accounts are maintained elsewhere than within the District of Columbia, may be made on the basis of itemized vouchers or invoices prepared by the Procurement Division and sent through the appropriate field offices to the disbursing officers for the agencies involved, who are hereby authorized to make payment based
(1)upon certification of the Procurement Division, which shall include the specific statement that the vouchers are issued pursuant to and in conformity with purchase orders or requisitions duly executed by the agency billed, and
(2)upon approval and certification of such vouchers by the agency billed, which action shall be based upon acceptance of the Procurement Division certification as made, subject to later adjustment if necessary, the responsibility of the certifying officer to be limited to the Standard forms and blankbook work for field warehouses.availability of the funds to be charged: *Provided further*, That the general supply fund may be used to purchase from or through the Public Printer standard forms and blankbook work for field warehouse stocking and issue, but issues thereof shall be made only to Government agencies and shall be chargeable to applicable appropriation authorizations or limitations of such agencies for printing and binding, and reports of such issues shall be made as the Public60 Stat. 579 Printer may require: *Provided further*, That advances received pursuant Crediting of advances.[47 Stat. 417](/us/stat/47/417).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 686](/us/usc/t31/s686).to law (31 U. S. C. 686) from departments and establishments of the United States Government and the government of the District of Columbia during the fiscal year 1947 shall be credited to the general supply fund: *Provided further*, That during the fiscal year 1947 Personal services.there shall be available from the general supply fund for personal services in the District of Columbia not to exceed $1,250,000: *Provided further*, That per diem employees engaged in work in connection Per diem employees at fuel yards.with operations of the fuel yards may be paid rates of pay approved by the Secretary of the Treasury not exceeding current rates for similar services in the District of Columbia: *Provided further*, That the term “fuel” shall be held to include “fuel oil”: “Fuel.” *Provided further*, That the reconditioning and repair of surplus property Reconditioning of surplus property.and equipment for disposition or reissue to Government service, may be made at cost by the Procurement Division, payment therefor to be effected by charging the proper appropriation and crediting the general supply fund: *Provided further*, That all orders for printing Orders for printing and binding.and binding for the Treasury Department, exclusive of work performed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and exclusive of such printing and binding as may under existing law be procured by field offices under authorization of the Joint Committee on Printing, shall be placed by the Director of Procurement in accord with the provisions of existing law. Repairs to typewriting machines (except bookkeeping and billing Typewriting machines, repairs.machines) in the Government service in the District of Columbia and areas adjacent thereto may be made at cost by the Procurement Division, payment therefor to be effected by charging the proper appropriation and crediting the general supply fund. No part of any money appropriated by this or any other Act shall Purchase prices.be used during the fiscal year 1947 for the purchase, within the continental limits of the United States, of any standard typewriting machines (except bookkeeping, billing, and electric machines) at a price in excess of the following for models with carriages which will accommodate paper of the following widths, to wit: Ten inches (correspondence models), $77; twelve inches, $82.50; fourteen inches, $85.25; sixteen inches, $90.75; eighteen inches, $96.25; twenty inches, $103.40; twenty-two inches, $104.50; twenty-four inches, $107.25; twenty-six inches, $113.85; twenty-eight inches, $114.40; thirty inches, $115.50; thirty-two inches, $118.25; or, for standard typewriting machines distinctively quiet in operation, the maximum prices shall be as follows for models with carriages which will accommodate paper of the following widths, to wit: Ten inches, $88; twelve inches, $93.50; fourteen inches, $99; eighteen inches, $104.50: *Provided*, That there may be added to such prices the amount of Federal excise taxes paid or payable with respect to any such machines. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Procurement Division, including printed forms and miscellaneous items for general use of the Treasury Department, the cost of transportation to field offices of printed and bound material and the cost of necessary packing boxes and packing materials, $150,000, together with not to exceed $4,000 to be transferred from the general supply fund, Treasury Department. No part of any appropriation or authorization in this Act shall Payment of salaries and expenses, restriction.be used to pay any part of the salary or expenses of any person whose salary or expenses are prohibited from being paid from any appropriation or authorization in any other Act. This title may be cited as the “Treasury Department Appropriation Citation of title.Act, 1947”. 60 Stat. 580 TITLE II— POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1947.*Post*, p. 619.The following sums are appropriated in conformity with 5 U. S. C. 361, 380, 39 U. S. C. 786, for the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, namely: Post Office Department, Washington, District of Columbia office of the postmaster general *Post*, p. 619.Salaries: For the Postmaster General and other personal services in the office of the Postmaster General in the District of Columbia, $324,900. salaries in bureaus and offices For personal services in the District of Columbia in bureaus and offices of the Post Office Department in not to exceed the following amounts, respectively: Office of Budget and Administrative Planning, $50,650. Office of the First Assistant Postmaster General, $952,300. Office of the Second Assistant Postmaster General, $762,000. Office of the Third Assistant Postmaster General, $1,161,750. Office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, $644,900. Office of the Solicitor for the Post Office Department, $158,750. Office of the chief inspector, $380,500. Office of the purchasing agent, $67,800. Bureau of Accounts, $522,000. Contingent Expenses, Post Office Department For all necessary contingent and miscellaneous expenses not otherwise provided for; including maintenance, repair, and operation of two passenger automobiles; purchase and exchange of lawbooks and books of reference; newspapers: and travel expenses of the purchasing agent and of the Solicitor and attorneys connected with his office, not exceeding $1,900; $155,000. For printing and binding for the Post Office Department and Postal Service, $1,825,000. Field-service appropriations, restriction on use.Appropriations hereinafter made for the field service of the Post Office Department, except as otherwise provided, shall not be expended for any of the purposes hereinbefore provided for on account of the Post Office Department in the District of Columbia: *Provided*, That the actual and necessary expenses of officials and employees of the Travel expenses.Post Office Department and Postal Service, when traveling on official business, may be paid from the appropriations for the service in connection with which the travel is performed, and appropriations for the fiscal year 1947 shall be available therefor: *Provided further, * Examination of estimates.That appropriations hereinafter made, except such as are exclusively for payment of compensation, shall be available for expenses in connection with the examination of estimates for appropriations in the field including per diem allowances in lieu of actual expenses of subsistence. Field Service, Post Office Department office of the postmaster general Travel expenses, Postmaster General and Assistant Postmasters General: For travel and miscellaneous expenses in the Postal Service, offices of the Postmaster General and Assistant Postmasters General, $3,000.60 Stat. 581 Personal or property damage claims: To enable the Postmaster General to pay claims for damages, occurring during the fiscal year 1947, or in prior fiscal years, to persons or property in accordance with the provisions of the Deficiency Appropriation Act, approved June 16, 1921 (5 U. S. C. 392), as amended by the Act approved June [42 Stat. 63](/us/stat/42/63).[48 Stat. 1207](/us/stat/48/1207).*Post*, p. 847.22, 1934 (31 U. S. C. 224c), $124,000. Adjusted losses and contingencies: To pay to postmasters, Navy mail clerks, and assistant Navy mail clerks or credit them with the amount ascertained to have been lost or destroyed during the fiscal year 1947, or prior fiscal years, through unavoidable casualty resulting from no fault or negligence on their part, as authorized by the Act [22 Stat. 29](/us/stat/22/29).[39 U. S. C., Supp.V, § 49](/us/usc/t39/s49).approved March 17, 1882, as amended (39 U. S. C. 49), $55,000. office of chief inspector Salaries of inspectors: For salaries of fifteen inspectors in charge of divisions and eight hundred inspectors, $3,838,000. Travel and miscellaneous expenses: For necessary travel expenses of inspectors, inspectors in charge, the chief post-office inspector, and the assistant chief post-office inspector, including reimbursement of not to exceed 3 cents per mile for official travel performed by them in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations, and for the travel expenses of four clerks performing stenographic and clerical assistance to post-office inspectors in the investigation of important fraud cases; for tests, exhibits, documents, photographs, office, and other necessary expenses incurred by post-office inspectors in connection with their official investigations, including necessary miscellaneous expenses of division headquarters, and not to exceed $500 for books of reference needed in the operation of the Post Office Inspection Service, $960,000: *Provided*, That not exceeding Chemical, etc., investigations.$24,500 of this sum shall be available for transfer by the Postmaster General to other departments and independent establishments for chemical and other investigations. Clerks: For compensation of three hundred and eighty-nine clerks P. O. Inspection Service.in the Post Office Inspection Service, $1,073,500. Payment of rewards: For payment of rewards for the detection, arrest, and conviction of post-office burglars, robbers, highway mail robbers, and persons mailing or causing to be mailed any bomb, infernal machine, or mechanical, chemical, or other device or composition which may ignite, or explode, $55,000: *Provided*, That rewards may be Death of offender.paid in the discretion of the Postmaster General, when an offender of the classes mentioned was killed in the act of committing the crime or in resisting lawful arrest: *Provided further*, That no part of this Limitation.sum shall be used to pay any rewards at rates in excess of those specified in Post Office Department Order 28673, dated July 28, 1945: *Provided further*, That of the amount herein appropriated not to Securing of in formation.exceed $20,000 may be expended in the discretion of the Postmaster General, for the purpose of securing information concerning violations of the postal laws and for services and information looking toward the apprehension of criminals. office of the first assistant postmaster general Compensation to postmasters: For compensation to postmasters, including compensation as postmaster to persons who, pending the designation of an acting postmaster, assume and properly perform the duties of postmaster in the event of a vacancy in the office of postmaster of the third or fourth class, and for allowances for rent, light, fuel, and equipment to postmasters of the fourth class, $74,000,000.60 Stat. 582 Compensation to assistant postmasters: For compensation to assistant postmasters at first- and second-class post offices, $11,440,000. Clerks, first- and second-class post offices: For compensation to clerks and employees at first- and second-class post offices, including auxiliary clerk hire at summer and winter post offices, printers, mechanics, skilled laborers, watchmen, messengers, mail handlers, and substitutes, $391,870,000. Contract station service: For contract station service, $3,100,000. Separating mails: For separating mails at fourth-class post offices, $180,000. Unusual conditions: For unusual conditions at post offices, $50,000. Clerks, third-class post offices: For compensation to clerks at third-class post offices, $17,512,000. Miscellaneous items, first- and second-class post offices: For miscellaneous items necessary and incidental to the operation and protection of post offices of the first and second classes, and the business conducted in connection therewith, not provided for in other appropriations, $3,000,000. Village delivery service: For village delivery service in towns and villages having post offices of the second or third class, and in communities adjacent to cities having city delivery, $273,400. Detroit River service: For Detroit River postal service, $12,990. Carfare and bicycle allowance: For carfare and bicycle allowance, including special-delivery carfare, cost of transporting carriers by privately owned automobiles to and from their routes, at rates not exceeding regular streetcar or bus fare, and purchase, maintenance, and exchange of bicycles, $1,575,000. City delivery carriers: For pay of letter carriers, City Delivery Service, and United States Official Mail and Messenger Service, $217,000,000. Special-delivery compensation and fees: For compensation and fees to special-delivery messengers, $12,500,000. Rural Delivery Service: For pay of rural carriers, auxiliary carriers, substitutes for rural carriers on annual and sick leave, clerks in charge of rural stations, tolls and ferriage, and necessary miscellaneous and incidental expenses of the Rural Delivery Service, $114,500,000 of which not less than $200,000 shall be available for extensions and new service. office of the second assistant postmaster general Star-route service: For inland transportation by star routes (excepting service in Alaska), including temporary service to newly established offices, $20,700,000. Star Route and Air Mail Service, Alaska: For inland transportation by Star Route and Air Mail Service in Alaska, $375.000. Powerboat service: For inland transportation by steamboat or other powerboat routes, including ship, steamboat, and way letters, $1,600,000. Railroad transportation and mail messenger service: For inland transportation by railroad routes and for mail messenger service, $137,000,000: *Provided*, That separate accounts be kept of the amount expended for mail messenger service. Railway Mail Service: For fifteen division superintendents, fifteen assistant division superintendents, two assistant superintendents at large, one hundred and twenty chief clerks, one hundred and twenty assistant chief clerks, and other employees in the Railway Mail Service, $85,500,000. Railway postal clerks, travel allowance: For travel allowance to railway postal clerks and substitute railway postal clerks, $4,800,000.60 Stat. 583 Railway Mail Service, travel expenses: For actual and necessary travel expenses, general superintendent and assistant general superintendent, division superintendents, assistant division superintendents, assistant superintendents, chief clerks, and assistant chief clerks, Railway Mail Service, and railway postal clerks, $58,000. Railway Mail Service, miscellaneous expenses: For all necessary miscellaneous expenses of the Railway Mail Service not provided for in other appropriations, $415,000. Electric-car service: For electric-car service, $235,000. Foreign mail transportation: For transportation of foreign mails, *Past*, p. 619.except by aircraft, $4,000,000: *Provided*, That the Postmaster General Sea post service.is authorized to spend such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed $72,000, to cover the cost to the United States for maintaining sea post service on ocean steamships conveying mails to and from the United States. Balances due foreign countries: The unexpended balances of the appropriations, “Balances due foreign countries”, for the fiscal years 1944, 1945, and 1946 are hereby made available for the fiscal year [57 Stat. 266](/us/stat/57/266); [58 Stat. 211](/us/stat/58/211); [59 Stat. 71](/us/stat/59/71).1947 and prior years. Indemnities, international mail: For payment of limited indemnity for the injury or loss of international mail in accordance with convention, treaty, or agreement stipulations, fiscal year 1947 and prior years, $8,000: *Provided*, That the unexpended balances of the appropriations, “Indemnities, international mail”, for the fiscal years 1945 [58 Stat. 211](/us/stat/58/211); [59 Stat. 71](/us/stat/59/71).and 1946, are hereby made available for the fiscal year 1947 and prior years. Foreign air-mail transportation: For transportation of foreign mails by aircraft, as authorized by law, including the transportation of mail by aircraft between Seattle, Washington, and Fairbanks, Alaska, via, intermediate points. $5,000,000. Domestic Air Mail Service: For the inland transportation of mail by aircraft, as authorized by law, and for all necessary miscellaneous and travel expenses, and including not to exceed $106,000 for supervisory officials and clerks at field headquarters, $49,000,000. office of the third assistant postmaster general Manufacture and distribution of stamps and stamped paper: For manufacture and distribution of stamps and stamped paper, and not U. S. Stamped Envelope Agency.to exceed $27,000 for compensation to employees of the United States Stamped Envelope Agency, and for all necessary miscellaneous expenses of said agency, $6,500,000. Indemnities, domestic mail: For payment of indemnity for the injury or loss of domestic registered, insured and collect-on-delivery mail, and for failure to remit collect-on-delivery charges, fiscal year 1947 and prior years, $2,200,000. Unpaid money orders more than one year old: For payment of domestic money orders after one year from the last day of the month of issue of such orders, $1,300,000. office of the fourth assistant postmaster general Post Office stationery, equipment, and supplies: For the purchase, manufacture, repair, and installation of all necessary miscellaneous equipment and supplies for the Postal Service not provided for in other appropriations; for incidental expenses of the Postal Service not provided for in other appropriations; accident prevention; for the purchase of atlases and geographical and technical works not to exceed $1,500; and not exceeding $112,250 for personal services, and not to exceed $42,200 for salaries of thirteen traveling mechanicians; 60 Stat. 584 Labor-saving devices.for rental of canceling machines and motors, mechanical mail-handling apparatus, and other labor-saving devices, and for travel Postage meters, etc.expenses, $6,192,000 of which $1,000,000 shall be available exclusively for the purchase of omnidenominational postage meters, stamp vending machines, coin-operated postage meters, and other modern Sale of maps or blueprints.mechanical postal devices: *Provided*, That the Postmaster General may authorize the sale to the public of post-route maps and rural-delivery maps or blueprints at the cost of printing and 10 per centum thereof added. Equipment shops, Washington, District of Columbia: For the purchase, manufacture, and repair of mail bags and other equipment for the postal service not provided for in other appropriations; accident prevention; for all necessary and miscellaneous expenses incident to the operation, care, maintenance, and protection of the mail equipment shops building, grounds, and equipment, $2,575,000; of which not to exceed $869,500 may be expended for personal services Distinctive equipments.in the District of Columbia: *Provided*, That out of this appropriation the Postmaster General is authorized to use as much of the sum, not exceeding $15,000, as may be deemed necessary for the purchase of material and the manufacture in the equipment shops of such small quantities of distinctive equipments as may be required by other executive departments; and for service in Alaska, Puerto Rico, Philippine Islands, Hawaii, or other island possessions. Rent, light, power, fuel, and water: For rent, light, power, fuel, and water, for first-, second-, and third-class post offices, and the cost of advertising for lease proposals for such offices, $12,825,000. Pneumatic-tube service, New York City, and Boston: For rental of not exceeding twenty-eight miles of pneumatic tubes, hire of labor, communication service, electric power, and other expenses for transmission of mail in the city of New York including the Borough of Brooklyn; and for rental of not exceeding two miles of pneumatic tubes, not including labor and power in operating the same, for the transmission of mail in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, $608,700: [32 Stat. 114](/us/stat/32/114); [35 Stat. 412](/us/stat/35/412); [42 Stat. 661](/us/stat/42/661). *Provided*, That the Acts of April 21, 1902, May 27, 1908, and June 19, 1922 (39 U. S. C. 423), relating to contracts for the transmission of mail by pneumatic tubes or other similar devices shall not be applicable to the city of New York and the provisions not inconsistent herewith of the Acts of April 21, 1902, and May 27, 1908 (39 U. S. C. 423), shall be applicable to the city of Boston. Vehicle service: For the hire, purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of vehicles for use in the collection, transportation, delivery, and supervision of the mail, including the repair of vehicles owned by, or under the control of, units of the National Guard and departments and agencies of the Federal Government where repairs are made necessary because of utilization of such vehicles in the Postal Service; the rental of garage facilities; accident prevention; Motor Vehicle Service.and including compensation to necessary employees in the Motor Vehicle Service, $33,381,000 of which $3,500,000 shall be available immediately and exclusively for the purchase of trucks: *Provided, * Housing of vehicles.That the Postmaster General may, in his disbursement of this appropriation, apply a part thereof to the leasing of quarters for the housing of Government-owned motor vehicles at a reasonable annual rental Tractors and trailer trucks.for a term not exceeding ten years: *Provided further*, That the Postmaster General may purchase and maintain from this appropriation such tractors and trailer trucks as may be required in the operation Maintenance, restriction.of the vehicle service: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for maintenance or repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for use in connection with the60 Stat. 585 administrative work of the Post Office Department in the District of Columbia. Transportation of equipment and supplies: For the transportation and delivery of equipment, materials, and supplies for the Post Office Department and Postal Service by freight, express, or motor transportation, and other incidental expenses, $520,000. public buildings, maintenance and operation Operating force: For compensation to employees in the custodial service, $37,110,000. Operating supplies, public buildings: For all necessary miscellaneous articles, services and supplies, including transportation thereof, required for the operation of completed and occupied public buildings and grounds operated by the Post Office Department, accident prevention, $6,723,750: *Provided*, That the foregoing appropriation shall Personal services, limitation.not be available for personal services except for work done by contract, or for temporary job labor under exigency not exceeding at one time the sum of $250 at any one building: *Provided further*, That the Postmaster Telephone service.General is authorized to contract for telephone service in public buildings under his administration by means of telephone switchboards or equivalent telephone switching equipment jointly serving in each case two or more governmental activities, where he determines that joint service is economical and in the interest of the Government, and to secure reimbursement for the cost of such joint service from available appropriations for telephone expenses of the bureaus and offices receiving the same. Furniture, carpets, and safes, public buildings: For the procurement, including transportation, of furniture, carpets, safes, safe and vault protective devices, and repairs of same, for use in public buildings which are now, or may hereafter be, operated by the Post Office Department, $818,000; *Provided*, That excepting expenditures for labor for Personal services, limitation.or incidental to the moving of equipment from or into public buildings, the foregoing appropriation shall not be used for personal services except for work done under contract or for temporary job labor under exigency and not exceeding at one time the sum of $100 at any one building: *Provided further*, That all furniture now owned by Use of present furniture.the United States in other public buildings or in buildings rented by the United States shall be used, so far as practicable, whether or not it corresponds with the present regulation plan of furniture. During the fiscal year 1947, the Postmaster General shall make Reports to Congress.quarterly reports to the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, showing for each quarter the amount paid from each appropriation for overtime, the number of employees receiving such overtime, and the number of hours of overtime worked by such employees, together with a statement as to the necessity for such overtime work. Deficiency in postal revenues: If the revenues of the Post Office Deficiency appropriation.Department shall be insufficient to meet the appropriations made under title II of this Act, a sum equal to such deficiency in the revenues of such Department is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply such deficiency in the revenues of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and the sum needed may be advanced to the Post Office Department upon requisition of the Postmaster General. This title may be cited as the “Post Office Department Appropriation Citation of title.Act, 1947”. 60 Stat. 586 TITLE III— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 301. Persons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or Affidavit.violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government, of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United Penalty.States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 302. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Act, 1947”. Approved July 20, 1946. Making appropriations for Government corporations and independent executive agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. 1946-07-20 589 Chapter 60 Stat. 586 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 589] AN ACT Making appropriations for Government corporations and independent executive agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. July 20, 1946[[H. R. 6777](/us/bill/79/hr/6777)][[Public Law 519](/us/pl/79/519)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Government Corporations Appropriations Act, 1947. TITLE I That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, namely: tennessee valley authority For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Tennessee Valley [48 Stat. 58](/us/stat/48/58).[16 U. S. C. §§ 831–831dd; Supp. V, § 831 *et seq*](/us/usc/t16/s831–831dd).Authority Act of 1933, as amended ( 16 U. S. C., ch. 12A), including the construction of South Holston Dam and Watauga Dam; and the acquisition of necessary land, the clearing of such land, relocation of highways, and the construction or purchase of transmission lines and other facilities, and all other necessary works authorized by such Act; purchase, hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of aircraft; rents in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; penalty mail (not to exceed $25,000); and all necessary salaries and expenses connected with the organization, operation, and investigations of the 60 Stat. 587Tennessee Valley Authority, $39,906,000, together with the unexpended balance of funds heretofore appropriated, to remain available until June 30, 1947, and to be available for the payment of obligations chargeable against prior appropriations: *Provided*, That of Resumption of work on dams.the $39,906,000 appropriated herein, $14,000,000 shall be available for the immediate resumption of work on the Watauga and South Holston Dams. National Housing Agency federal public housing authority Annual contributions: For the payment of annual contributions to public housing agencies in accordance with section 10 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U. S. C. 1410), $8,300,000, [50 Stat. 891](/us/stat/50/891).[59 Stat. 125](/us/stat/59/125). together with the unexpended balance of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year 1946: *Provided*, That except for payments Citizenship of tenants.required on contracts entered into prior to April 18, 1940, no part of this appropriation shall be available for payment to any public housing agency for expenditure in connection with any low-rent housing project, unless the public housing agency shall have adopted regulations prohibiting as a tenant of any such project by rental or occupancy any person other than a citizen of the United States, but such prohibition shall not be applicable in the case of a family of any serviceman or the family of any veteran who has been discharged (other than dishonorably) from, or the family of any serviceman who died in, the armed forces of the United States within four years prior to the date of application for admission to such housing: *Provided further*, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds herein shall be used to pay National defense projects.contributions with respect to projects constructed under authority of Public Law 671, Seventy-sixth Congress.[54 Stat. 676](/us/stat/54/676).[42 U. S. C. §§ 1501–1505 and note; Supp. V, § 1501 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s1501–1505). Department of Agriculture federal crop insurance corporation Operating expenses: For operating and administrative expenses, $7,340,000, including not to exceed $700 for newspapers. Department of State the institute of inter-american affairs For the payment of obligations incurred under the contract authorization of $18,000,000 under the head “Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs” in the National War Agencies Appropriation Act, [57 Stat. 529](/us/stat/57/529).1944, $3,456,710. inter-american educational foundation, incorporated For the payment of obligations incurred under the contract authorization of $2,500,000 under the head “Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs” in the National War Agency Appropriation Act, 1945, [58 Stat . 537](/us/stat/58/537).$1,083,577. TITLE II The following corporations and agencies, respectively, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 10460 Stat. 588 [59 Stat. 698](/us/stat/59/698).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 849](/us/usc/t31/s849).o f the Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary to carrying out the programs set forth in the Budget for the fiscal year 1947 for each such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided: Independent Agencies and Corporations Export-Import Bank of Washington: *Provided*, That not to exceed $780,000 of the funds of the Export-Import Bank of Washington shall be available during the fiscal year 1947 for all administrative expenses of the bank, including purchase, maintenance, operation, and repair of one passenger automobile; not to exceed $100 for periodicals, Temporary employment.$200 for newspapers, and $200 for maps; and not to exceed $24,000 for the temporary employment of persons or organizations for special [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.services by contract or otherwise, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and the civil-service and classification laws: Nonadministrative expenses. *Provided further*, That all necessary expenses (including special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of any real or personal property belonging to the bank or in which it has an interest, including expenses of collections of pledged collateral, shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof. Panama Railroad Company: *Provided*, That not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. Tennessee Valley Associated Cooperatives: *Provided*, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for administrative expenses. Tennessee Valley Authority. federal loan agency Office of the Administrator: *Provided*, That of the funds available for administrative expenses to the agencies under the direction and [59 Stat. 5](/us/stat/59/5).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1801](/us/usc/t12/s1801).supervision of the Federal Loan Administrator (12 U. S. C. 1801), $118,000 is hereby made available to the Administrator for administrative expenses of supervising such agencies, including printing and binding ($2,500); not to exceed $10,000 for the temporary employment of persons or organizations for special services by contract or [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.otherwise, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and the civil-service and classification laws. Reconstruction Finance Corporation: *Provided*, That not to exceed $34,553,000 (to be computed on an accrual basis) of the funds of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, established by the Act of January [15 U. S. C. §§ 601–617; Supp. V, § 601 *seq*](/us/usc/t15/s601–617).*Ante*, pp. 57, 215; *post*, p. 901.22, 1932 (47 Stat. 5), shall be available during the fiscal year 1947 for its administrative expenses and the administrative expenses of Federal National Mortgage Association, The RFC Mortgage Company, War Damage Corporation, U. S. Commercial Company, and Rubber Development Corporation; not to exceed $650 for periodicals and newspapers; use of the services and facilities of the Federal Reserve banks; and not to exceed $115,150 for deposit in the general fund of [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).Nonadministrative expenses.the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364): *Provided further*, That all necessary expenses (including services performed on a force account, contract, or fee basis, but not including other personal services except those which the corporations’ prescribed accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged to the cost of commodities acquired) in connection with the acquisition, protection, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of real or personal property belonging to said corporations, or in which they have an interest, including expenses of collections of pledged collateral, expenses incurred for60 Stat. 589 services performed outside the limits of continental United States and properly capitalized expenditures, shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof: *Provided further*, That Surplus property.none of the funds of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the subsidiaries thereof shall be used for the custody, maintenance, or disposal of any surplus property except such property as may be owned by and held for disposal by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation or its subsidiaries: *Provided further*, That no part of the funds of the Restrictions.Reconstruction Finance Corporation or of any subsidiary thereof shall be used to make any purchase or for personal services or to enter into any contract for the use or benefit of any other agency of the Government unless such agency shall have authority in law and appropriations available to make reimbursement for such purchase, personal services, or contract: *Provided further*, That none of the funds of the Reconstruction Loans to States, etc.Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries shall be used for the making of any loan to any State, any subdivision thereof, any municipality therein, or any public authority, for construction purposes, unless in pursuance of a specific authorization if such loan would increase the aggregate amount of such loans outstanding above $100,000,000. Federal National Mortgage Association. The RFC Mortgage Company. Rubber Development Corporation. U. S. Commercial Company. War Damage Corporation. national housing agency Salaries and expenses, Office of the Administrator and Expediter: In addition to the amounts available by or pursuant to law (which Transfer of funds.shall be transferred to this authorization) for the administrative expenses of the Office of the Administrator, National Housing Agency, in carrying out duties imposed by or pursuant to law, such amounts, not exceeding $450,000, as the Administrator determines are required for the expenses of the Office of the Administrator in the performance of administrative and supervisory services relating to the constituent units of said Agency shall be transferred, from the funds available for the administrative expenses of such constituent units for the fiscal year 1947, to this authorization for expenditure hereunder, and all such amounts shall be available for all necessary expenses of said Office of the Administrator; periodicals and newspapers (not to exceed $1,000); preparation, mounting, shipping, and installation of exhibits; purchase of sixteen (including one at not to exceed $1,800), maintenance, repair, operation, and rental of passenger automobiles; temporary Temporary employment.employment of persons or organizations, by contract or otherwise, for research work, and for engineering, technical, legal, or other special services, including stenographic reporting services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and the civil-service and [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.classification laws; expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the Agency, when specifically authorized by the Administrator; reimbursement for the actual cost of ferry fares and bridge, road, and tunnel tolls; payment of not to exceed 3 cents per mile to employees or others rendering service to the Government for use by them of privately owned automobiles for transportation on official business within the limits of their official stations: and purchase of teletype news services (not to exceed $1,000): *Provided*, That Consolidation of functions.the Administrator may, with the approval of the President of the United States, transfer to this authorization or to an authorization of a constituent unit from funds available for administrative expenses of the60 Stat. 590 constituent units or the Office of the Administrator such additional sums as represent a consolidation in the Office of the Administrator or in a constituent unit of any of the administrative functions of the National Housing Agency; but no such transfer of funds shall be made unless the consolidation will result in a reduction in manpower and a savings in administrative expenses, which savings shall not be used for administrative expenses but instead shall be returned to or remain in the funds from which administrative expenses are drawn Report to Congress.under this authorization: *Provided further*, That a report of such transfers and the savings effected thereby shall be submitted to Congress in the annual budget. Penalty mail costs: For costs of penalty mail of the National Housing Agency, not to exceed $295,600, said sum to be derived by transfer of the unobligated balances, as of July 1, 1946, of the funds made available for penalty mail costs by the First Supplemental Appropriation [58 Stat. 873](/us/stat/58/873).[59 Stat. 122](/us/stat/59/122).Act, 1945, and the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, and by transfer, from the funds of the constituent units of said Agency available for administrative expenses, in not to exceed the following amounts: Office of the Administrator, $15,000; Federal Home Loan Bank Administration, $111,000; Federal Housing Administration, $130,000; and Federal Public Housing Authority, $39,600: *Provided*, Restriction.That in no event shall any moneys in excess of the costs of penalty mail allocable, respectively, to said Office of the Administrator and each of the aforesaid constituent units of the National Housing Agency be Salary of National Housing Administrator and Housing Expediter.transferred hereunder: *Provided further*, That so long as the positions of National Housing Administrator and Housing Expediter are held by the same person, such person may accept the salary of either such position but not to exceed $12,000 per annum. Federal Home Loan Bank Administration: *Provided*, That not to exceed a total of $1,501,000, to be derived from the special deposit account established under the provisions under the head “Federal Home Loan Bank Administration” in the Independent Offices Appropriation [57 Stat. 185](/us/stat/57/185).Act, 1944, and from receipts of the Federal Home Loan Bank Administration or the Federal Home Loan Bank Board for the fiscal year 1947 and prior fiscal years, shall be available during the fiscal year 1947 for administrative expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank Administration [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 601 note](/us/usc/t50/s601).Transfer of funds.(Executive Order 9070 of February 24, 1942), and said Administration may transfer to a separate authorization (which is hereby authorized to be established), for expenditure by the Administration thereunder, not to exceed such amounts, from funds available for administrative expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank Administration, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, as said Administration may deem necessary or advisable to be so transferred for administrative expenses of or relating to any department or unit of said Administration providing services or facilities also to the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation and the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation; and use of services and facilities of the Federal home-loan banks, Federal Reserve banks, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation and other agencies of the Government, the amounts so derived to be credited upon the books of the Treasurer of the United States in such account or accounts as said Nonadministrative expenses,Administration may determine: *Provided further*, That all necessary expenses in connection with the conservatorship of institutions insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation and all necessary expenses (including services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the handling, including the purchase, sale, and exchange, of securities on 60 Stat. 591behalf of Federal home-loan banks, and the sale, issuance, and retirement of, or payment of interest on, debentures or bonds, under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, as amended, shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof: *Provided further*, That notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, except for the limitation in amount hereinbefore specified, the administrative expenses and other obligations of the Administration shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of July 22, 1932, as amended (12 U. S. C. [47 Stat. 725](/us/stat/47/725).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1422 *et seq*](/us/usc/t12/s1422/etseq).1421–1449). Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation: *Provided*, That not to exceed $532,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, including the use of services and facilities of the Federal home-loan banks, Federal Reserve banks, and agencies of the Government, including the Federal Home Loan Bank Administration and the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, which shall be on an accrual basis and shall be exclusive of interest paid, depreciation, properly capitalized expenditures, and expenses in connection with liquidation of insured institutions, liquidation or handling of assets of or derived from insured institutions, payment of insurance, and action for or toward the avoidance, termination, or minimizing of losses in the case of specific insured institutions: *Provided further*, That notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, except for the limitation in amount hereinbefore specified, the administrative expenses and other obligations of said Corporation shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in accordance with title IV of the Act of June 27, 1934, as amended (12 U. S. C. [48 Stat. 1255](/us/stat/1255).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1725 *et seq*](/us/usc/t12/s1725/etseq).1724–1730). Home Owners’ Loan Corporation: *Provided*, That not to exceed $4,650,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, including the use of services and facilities of the Federal home-loan banks, Federal Reserve banks, and agencies of the Government, including the Federal Home Loan Bank Administration and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, which shall be on an accrual basis and shall be exclusive of interest paid, depreciation, properly capitalized expenditures, expenses (including services performed on a force account, contract, or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, protection, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of real or personal property belonging to said Corporation or in which it has an interest, and legal fees and expenses: *Provided further* That notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, except for the limitation in amount hereinbefore specified, the administrative expenses and other obligations of said Corporation shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in accordance with the Home Owners’ [48 Stat. 128](/us/stat/48/128).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1463 *et seq*](/us/usc/t12/s1463/etseq).Loan Act of 1933, as amended (12 U. S. C. 1461–1468). Federal Housing Administration: *Provided*, That in addition to the. amounts available by or pursuant to law (which shall be transferred to this authorization) for the administrative expenses of the Federal Housing Administration in carrying out duties imposed by or pursuant to law, not to exceed $17,624,000 of the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration as follows:
(1)The mutual mortgage insurance fund;
(2)the housing insurance fund;
(3)the account in the Treasury comprised of funds derived from premiums collected under authority of section 2 (f), title I of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U. S. C. 1701); and
(4)the war housing [53 Stat. 805](/us/stat/53/805).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1703 (f)](/us/usc/t12/s1703/f).insurance fund shall be available for expenditure, in accordance with the provisions of said Act for the administrative expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, including, in addition to mileage at a Travel expenses.rate not to exceed 4 cents per mile for travel by motor vehicle, reimbursement for the actual cost of ferry fares and bridge, road, and60 Stat. 592tunnel tolls, and employees engaged in the inspection of property, servicing of loans, or the liquidation of delinquent accounts, may be paid an allowance not to exceed 4 cents per mile for all travel performed in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official posts of duty when such travel is performed in connection with such inspection, servicing, or liquidation; and not to exceed $1,500 for Actuarial services.periodicals and newspapers; not to exceed $1,500 for contract actuarial Nonadministrative expenses.services: *Provided further*, That all necessary expenses of the Administration (including both services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, protection, completion, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of real or personal property of the Administration [48 Stat. 1246, 1247](/us/stat/48/1246/1247); [55 Stat. 55](/us/stat/55/55).[12 U. S. C. §§ 1701–1715c; Supp. V, §§ 1701b–1715c, 1736–1743](/us/usc/t12/s1701–1715c).*Ante*, pp. 212 *et seq*., 408.acquired under authority of titles I, II, and VI of said National Housing Act, shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof: *Provided further*, That, except as herein otherwise provided, the administrative expenses and other obligations, including nonadministrative expenses, of the Administration shall be incurred, [48 Stat. 1246](/us/stat/48/1246).[12 U. S. C. §§ 1701–1733; Supp. V, § 1701b *et seq*](/us/usc/t12/s1701–1733).*Ante*, pp. 212 *et seq*., 408.allowed, and paid in accordance with the provisions of said Act of June 27, 1934, as amended (12 U. S. C. 1701): *Provided further*, That not to exceed $3,000,000 of the funds (after allowance for salaries and expenses as authorized under the heading, “Salaries and expenses, National Housing Agency, Federal Housing Administration”) in the account in the Treasury comprised of premiums collected under authority [48 Stat. 1246](/us/stat/48/1246); [49 Stat. 1233](/us/stat/49/1233).[12 U. S. C. §§ 1703, 1706a; Supp. V, § 1703](/us/usc/t12/s1703/1706a).of section 2 (f), title I, of said Act, shall be available for the payment of losses under insurance granted under section 2 and section 6, title I, of said Act. Federal Public Housing Authority: *Provided*, That of the amounts available by or pursuant to law for the administrative expenses of the Federal Public Housing Authority in carrying out duties imposed Merger of funds.by or pursuant to law (all of which are hereby merged into a single Corporate program.administrative expense account), not to exceed $18,000,000 shall be available for such expenses (including not to exceed $3,882,400 of the funds available for administrative expenses for the corporate program), including temporary employment of persons or organizations, by contract or otherwise, for legal or other special services, without [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and the civil-service and classification laws; reimbursement for the actual cost of ferry fares Travel expenses.and bridge, road, and tunnel tolls; an allowance of not to exceed 3 cents per mile for official travel in privately owned automobiles by employees within the limits of their official stations; reimbursement at not to exceed 5 cents per mile to personnel serving without compensation from the United States for expenses of travel performed by them in privately owned automobiles away from their designated post Nonadministrative expenses.of duty; and photographing equipment: *Provided further*, That all necessary expenses of providing representatives of the Authority at the sites of non-Federal projects in connection with the construction of such non-Federal projects by public housing agencies with the aid of the Authority, shall be reimbursed or paid by such agencies, and expenditures by the Authority for such purpose shall be considered nonadministrative expenses, and funds received from such payments or reimbursements may be. used only for the payment of all necessary expenses of providing representatives of the Authority at the sites of non-Federal projects or for administrative expenses of the Authority not in excess of the amount authorized by the Congress. Liquidation of resettlement projects: Not to exceed $99,500 of the receipts derived from the operation of the projects transferred under [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 601 note](/us/usc/t50/s601).paragraphs 1
(g)and 6 of Executive Order 9070 of February 24, 1942 (7 F. R. 1529), shall be available for necessary expenses in connection with and to facilitate disposition of the improved or unimproved lands 60 Stat. 593in the suburban resettlement projects known as Greenbelt, Greendale, and Greenhills, pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 115), including [40 Stat. 118](/us/stat/40/118).temporary employment of persons or organizations, by contract or otherwise without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809. the civil-service and classification laws, for making surveys, plans, and plats, and expenses of additions, alterations, and improvements to streets and utilities. Defense Homes Corporation: *Provided*, That not to exceed $98,400 shall be available for administrative expenses, which shall be on an accrual basis and which expenses may include temporary employment of persons or organizations, by contract or otherwise, for legal or other special services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.and the civil-service and classification laws; reimbursement for the cost of ferry fares and bridge, road, and tunnel tolls; an allowance of Travel expense.not to exceed 3 cents per mile for official travel in privately owned automobiles by employees within the limits of their official stations; and reimbursement at not to exceed 5 cents per mile to personnel serving without compensation from the United States for expenses of travel performed by them in privately owned automobiles away from their official stations: *Provided further*, That such administrative Interest, depreciation, etc.expenses shall be exclusive of interest paid, depreciation, properly capitalized expenditures, repayment of loans, property operating expenses (including project inventory), charges to surplus and operating reserve, and cost of sales of commodities, services, and property. Department of Agriculture Commodity Credit Corporation: Nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to prevent the Commodity Credit Corporation from carrying out any activity or any program authorized by law: *Provided*, That not to exceed $8,760,000 shall be available for administrative expenses of the Corporation, including not to exceed $400 for periodicals, maps, and newspapers, and not to exceed $30,000 for penalty mail: *Provided further*, That all necessary expenses (including Nonadministrative expenses.legal and special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of any real or personal property belonging to the Corporation or in which it has an interest, including expenses of collections of pledged collateral, shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof: *Provided further*, That the Secretary of the Treasury Cancellation of notes.is hereby authorized and directed to discharge $921,456,561 of the indebtedness of the Commodity Credit Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury by canceling notes in such amount issued by the Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 4 [52 Stat. 108](/us/stat/52/108).[15 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 713a–4](/us/usc/t15/s713a–4).of the Act of March 8, 1938. as amended (15 U. S. C. 713a–4). Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation: *Provided*, That funds Liquidation and dissolution.acquired by the Corporation as an agency of the United States, other than funds transferred pursuant to the Act of June 28, 1937 (50 Stat. [15 U. S. C. § 713c; Supp. V, § 713c](/us/usc/t15/s713c).323), shall remain available to the Secretary of Agriculture for the purpose of liquidation and dissolution of the Corporation: *Provided further*, That all administrative duties shall be performed by the Commodity Credit Corporation and paid for within the limitation on administrative expenses of the Commodity Credit Corporation without reimbursement therefor. Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation: *Provided*, That not to exceed $3,750,000 shall be available for administrative expenses of the Corporation, including employment on a contract or fee basis of persons,60 Stat. 594 firms, and corporations for the performance of special services, including legal services; use of the services and facilities of Federal land banks, national farm-loan associations, Federal Reserve banks, and [48 Stat. 344](/us/stat/48/344).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1020 *et seq*](/us/usc/t12/s1020/etseq).*Ante*, p. 532.agencies of the Government as authorized by the Act of January 31, 1934 (12 U. S. C. 1020–102011): *Provided further*, That except for the limitation in amount hereinbefore specified the administrative expenses and other obligations of the Corporation shall be incurred, allowed, and paid in accordance with the provisions of said Act of January 31, [48 Stat. 344](/us/stat/48/344).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1016 *et seq*](/us/usc/t12/s1016/etseq).*Ante*, p. 532.1934, as amended (12 U. S. C. 1016–1020h). Federal Intermediate Credit Banks: *Provided*, That not to exceed $1,500,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. Production Credit Corporations: *Provided*, That not to exceed $1,600,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation of Washington, District of Columbia: *Provided*, That not to exceed $341,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. Department of Commerce Inland Waterways Corporation: *Provided*, That not to exceed $624,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, including not Pay rates.to exceed $3,600 for penalty mail: *Provided further*, That no funds shall be used to pay compensation of employees, except vessel employees, at rates in excess of rates fixed for similar services under the [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488); [59 Stat. 295](/us/stat/59/295).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, §§ 661 *et seq*., 901–948](/us/usc/t5/661–674).*Ante*, pp. 216 *et seq*., 418.provisions of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended: *Provided further*, That no funds shall be used to pay the compensation of vessel employees at rates in excess of rates prevailing in the maritime industry. Warrior River Terminal Company: *Provided*, That not to exceed $20,200 shall be available for administrative expenses. Department of the Interior Virgin Islands Company: *Provided*, That not to exceed $20,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. Department of Justice Federal Prison Industries: *Provided*, That not to exceed $268,826 shall be available for administrative expenses. Department of State The Institute of Inter-American Affairs: *Provided*, That not to exceed $700,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, and not to exceed $4,000 shall be available for penalty mail. Institute of Inter-American Transportation: *Provided*, That not to exceed $50,500 shall be available for administrative expenses and not to exceed $100 shall be available for penalty mail. Inter-American Educational Foundation, Inc.: *Provided*, That not to exceed $350,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, and not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for penalty mail. Inter-American Navigation Corporation: *Provided*, That not to exceed $3,200 shall be available for administrative expenses and not to exceed $50 shall be available for penalty mail. Prencinradio, Incorporated: *Provided*, That not to exceed $11,000 shall be available for administrative expenses related to liquidation and not to exceed $50 shall be available for penalty mail. 60 Stat. 595 War Department United States Spruce Production Corporation: *Provided*, That not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for administrative expenses until January 1, 1947, and thereafter all administrative duties and responsibilities shall be assumed by such officers and employees of the War Department as the Secretary of War may designate and who shall receive no additional compensation for such duties: *Provided further*, That the Secretary of War shall take appropriate steps to secure the final dissolution and liquidation of the said corporation at the earliest practicable date. TITLE III— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 301. Funds made available by this Act for administrative Funds for administrative expenses.expenses shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for personal services and rent in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, newspapers, and maps; printing and binding; examination of budgets and estimates of appropriations in the field; contract stenographic reporting services; travel expenses in accordance with the Standardized Travel expenses.Government Travel Regulations, the Subsistence Expense Act of [44 Stat. 688](/us/stat/44/688).[5 U. S. C. § 821; Supp. V, § 823](/us/usc/t5/s821).[46 Stat. 1108](/us/stat/46/821).[5 U. S. C., Supp, V, § 73a](/us/usc/t5/s73a).*Post*, p. 807.*Ante*, p. 78.1926, as amended (except as to per diem rates outside continental United States), and the Act of February 14, 1931, as amended (5 U. S. C. 73a); and for the objects specified under the head “General provisions” in title II of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1947, all the provisions of which title (except section 211), unless otherwise specified in this Act, shall be applicable to the expenditure of such funds: *Provided*, That the head of any agency may exercise any authority vested in him by said title II through such subordinate or subordinates as he may designate for the purpose. Sec. 302. No part of any funds of any wholly owned Government Use of funds of Government corporations for construction, etc.corporation shall be used for the purchase or construction, or in making loans for the purchase or construction of any office building at the seat of government primarily for occupancy by any department or agency of the United States Government or by any corporation owned by the United States Government. Sec. 303. Funds of the corporations and agencies covered by the Maintenance and purchase of antomobiles.provisions of this Act shall be available for maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles and, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be available for purchase of passenger automobiles only for replacement of worn-out vehicles. Sec. 304. Any funds of, or available for expenditure by, any corporation Accounting, etc.or agency included in this Act, which are not subject to audit by the General Accounting Office under the provisions of the Government Corporation Control Act (Public Law 248, Seventy-ninth [59 Stat. 597](/us/stat/59/597).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, 841–869](/us/usc/t31/s841–869).[42 Stat. 20](/us/stat/42/20).[31 U. S. C. § 1; Supp. V, § 16 *et seq*](/us/usc/t31/s1).Congress) or other law, shall be accounted for and audited in accordance with the Budget and Accounting Act, as amended, and no Such fund shall be obligated or expended unless and until an appropriate appropriation account shall have been established therefor pursuant to an appropriation warrant or a covering warrant: *Provided*, That this section shall not be so construed as to modify or repeal any provision of any other law respecting warranting, accounting for, and auditing of funds. Sec. 305. No part of the funds of, or available for expenditure by, Persons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government.any corporation or agency included in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against60 Stat. 596 the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government Affidavit.of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of Penalty.the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any funds available to any corporation or agency included in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing laws. Sec. 306. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Government Corporations Appropriations Act, 1947”. Approved July 20, 1946. To amend the Act of June 7, 1939 (53 Stat, 811), as amended, relating to the acquisition of stocks of strategic and critical materials for national defense purposes. 1946-07-23 590 Chapter 60 Stat. 596 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 590] AN ACT To amend the Act of June 7, 1939 (53 Stat, 811), as amended, relating to the acquisition of stocks of strategic and critical materials for national defense purposes. July 23, 1946[[S. 752](/us/bill/79/s/752)][[Public Law 520](/us/pl/79/520)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.[50 U. S. C., §§ 98–98f; Supp. V, § 98e](/us/usc/t50/s98–98f).Declaration of policy. That the Act of June 7, 1939 (53 Stat, 811), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: " “That the natural resources of the United States in certain strategic and critical materials being deficient or insufficiently developed to supply the industrial, military, and naval needs of the country for common defense, it is the policy of the Congress and the purpose and intent of this Act to provide for the acquisition and retention of stocks of these materials and to encourage the conservation and development of sources of these materials within the United States, and thereby decrease and prevent wherever possible a dangerous and costly dependence of the United States upon foreign nations for supplies of these materials in times of national emergency. “Sec. 2. Determination of strategic and critical materials.
(a)To effectuate the policy set forth in section 1 hereof the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting jointly through the agency of the Army and Navy Munitions Board, are hereby authorized and directed to determine, from time to time, which materials are strategic and critical under the provisions of this Act and to determine, from time to time, the quality and quantities of such materials which shall be stock piled under the Cooperation of designated departments.provisions of this Act. In determining the materials which are strategic and critical and the quality and quantities of same to be acquired the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Agriculture, and Commerce shall each designate representatives to cooperate with the. Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out the provisions of this Act.60 Stat. 597 “(b) To the fullest extent practicable the Secretary of War, the Industry advisory committees.Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting jointly, shall appoint industry advisory committees selected from the industries concerned with the materials to be stock piled. It shall be the general Function.function of the industry advisory committees to advise with the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Interior and with any agencies through which they may exercise any of their functions under this Act with respect to the purchase, sale, care, and handling of such materials. Members of the industry Per diem allowance.advisory committees shall receive a per diem allowance of not to exceed $10 for each day spent at conferences held upon the call of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Interior, plus necessary traveling and other expenses while so engaged. “Sec. 3. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy shall Duties of Treasury Department.direct the Secretary of the Treasury, through the medium of the Procurement Division of his Department, to— “(a) make purchases of strategic and critical materials with Purchases of materials.due regard to the objectives set forth in section 1 of this Act and pursuant to the determinations as provided in section 2 hereof, which purchases
(1)shall be made, so far as is practicable, from supplies of materials in excess of the current industrial demand and
(2)shall be made in accordance with title III of the Act of March 3, 1933 (47 Stat. 1520), but may be made without regard [41 U. S. C. §§ 10a–10c](/us/usc/t41/s10a–10c).[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes. A reasonable time (not to exceed one year) shall be allowed for production and delivery from domestic sources and in the case of any such material available in the United States but which has not been developed commercially, the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy may, if they find that the production of such material is economically feasible, direct the purchase of such material without requiring the vendor to give bond; “(b) provide for the storage, security, and maintenance of Storage, etc.strategic and critical materials for stock-piling purposes on military and naval reservations or other locations, approved by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy; “(c) provide through normal commercial channels for the refining Refining or processing.or processing of any materials acquired or transferred under this Act when the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy deem such action necessary to convert such materials into a form best suitable for stock piling, and such materials may be refined, processed, or otherwise beneficiated either before or after their transfer from the owning agency; “(d) provide for the rotation of any strategic and critical Rotation.materials constituting a part of the stock pile where necessary to prevent deterioration by replacement of acquired stocks with equivalent quantities of substantially the same material with the approval of the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy; “(e) dispose of any materials held pursuant to this Act which Disposition.are no longer needed because of any revised determination made pursuant to section 2 of this Act, as hereinafter provided. No such Publication and notice to Congress.disposition shall be made until six months after publication in the Federal Register and transmission of a notice of the proposed disposition to the Congress and to the Military Affairs Committee of each House thereof. Such notice shall state the reasons for such revised determination, the amounts of the materials proposed to be released, the plan of disposition proposed to be followed, and the date upon which the material is to become available for sale 60 Stat. 598or transfer. The plan and date of disposition shall be fixed with due regard to the protection of the United States against avoidable loss on the sale or transfer of the material to be released and the protection of producers, processors, and consumers against Approval of Congress.avoidable disruption of their usual markets: *Provided*, That no material constituting a part of the stock piles may be disposed of without the express approval of the Congress except where the revised determination is by reason of obsolescence of that material Revised determination.for use in time of war. For the purposes of this paragraph a revised determination is by reason of obsolescence if such determination is on account of
(1)deterioration,
(2)development or discovery of a new or better material or materials, or
(3)no further usefulness for use in time of war. “Sec. 4. Reports to Congress. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Congress, not later than six months after the approval of this Act, and every six months thereafter a written report detailing the activities with respect to stock piling under this Act, including a statement of foreign and domestic purchases, and such other pertinent information on the administration of the Act as will enable the Congress to evaluate its administration and the need for amendments and related legislation. “Sec. 5. Materials in stock piles. The stock piles shall consist of all such materials heretofore purchased or transferred to be held pursuant to this Act, or hereafter transferred pursuant to section 6 hereof, or hereafter purchased pursuant to section 3 hereof, and not disposed of pursuant to this Act. Sale, etc.Except for the rotation to prevent deterioration and except for the disposal of any material pursuant to section 3 of this Act, materials acquired under this Act shall be released for use, sale, or other disposition only
(a)on order of the President at any time when in his judgment such release is required for purposes of the common defense, or
(b)in time of war or during a national emergency with respect to common defense proclaimed by the President, on order of such agency as may be designated by the President. “Sec. 6. Transfer of materials to stock piles.
(a)Pursuant to regulations issued by the War Assets Administration or its successor, every material determined to be strategic and critical pursuant to section 2 hereof, which is owned or contracted for by the United States or any agency thereof, including any material received from a foreign government under an agreement [22 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 411–419](/us/usc/t22/s411–419).made pursuant to the Act of March 11, 1941 (55 Stat. 31), as amended, or other authority, shall be transferred by the owning agency, when determined by such agency to be surplus to its needs and responsibilities, to the stock piles established pursuant to this Act, so long as the amount of the stock pile for that material does not exceed the Exemptions.quantities determined therefor pursuant to section 2 hereof. There shall be exempt from this requirement such amount of any material as is necessary to make up any deficiency of the supply of such material for the current requirements of industry as determined by the Civilian Production Administration or its successor. There shall also be exempt from this requirement
(1)any material which constitutes contractor inventory if the owning agency shall not have taken possession of such inventory,
(2)such amount of any material as the Army and Navy Munitions Board determines
(i)are held in lots so small as to make the transfer thereof economically impractical; or
(ii)do not meet or cannot economically be converted to meet, stock-pile Value.requirements determined in accordance with section 2 of this Act. The total material transferred to the stock piles established by this Act in accordance with this section during any fiscal year beginning more than twelve months after this Act becomes law shall not exceed in 60 Stat. 599value (as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the fair market value at the time of each transfer) an amount to be fixed by the appropriation Act or Acts relating to the acquisition of *Post*, p. 916.materials under this Act. “(b) Any transfer made pursuant to this section shall be madeExpenses of transfer. without charge against or reimbursement from the funds available under this Act, except that expenses incident to such transfer may be paid or reimbursed from such funds, and except that, upon any Cancellation of RFC notes.such transfer from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, or any corporation organized by virtue of the authority contained in the Act of January 22, 1932 (47 Stat. 5), the Secretary of the Treasury [15 U. S. C. § 601; Supp. V, § 601 *et seq*](/us/usc/t15/s601/etseq).*Ante*, pp. 57, 215; *post*, p. 901.shall cancel notes of Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and sums due and unpaid upon or in connection with such notes at the time of such cancellation, in an amount equal to the fair market value as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury of the material so transferred. “(c) Effective whenever the Secretary of the Treasury shall cancel Reduction in amount of outstanding notes, etc.any notes pursuant to subsection
(b)of this section, the amount of notes, debentures, bonds, or other such obligations which the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized and empowered to have outstanding at any one time under the provisions of existing law shall be deemed to be reduced by the amount of the notes so canceled. “(d) Subsection
(b)of section 14 of the Act of October 3, 1944 (58 [58 Stat. 772](/us/stat/58/772).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1623 (b)](/us/usc/t50/s1623/b).Classes of disposable property.Stat. 765) is hereby amended to read as follows:" “ ‘(b) Subject only to subsection
(c)of this section, any owning agency may dispose of— “ ‘(1) any property which is damaged or worn beyond economical repair; “ ‘(2) any waste, salvage, scrap, or other similar items; “ ‘(3) any product of industrial, research, agricultural, or livestock operations, or of any public works construction or maintenance project, carried on by such agency; which does not consist of materials which are to be transferred in accordance with the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, to the stock piles established pursuant to that Act.’ " “(e) Section 22 of the Act of October 3, 1944 (58 Stat. 765), is Repeal; determination of surplus.[58 Stat. 776](/us/stat/58/776).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1631](/us/usc/t50/s1631).hereby repealed: *Provided*, That any owning agency as defined in that Act having control of materials that, when determined to be surplus, are required to be transferred to the stock piles pursuant to subsection
(a)hereof, shall make such determination as soon as such materials in fact become surplus to its needs and responsibilities. “Sec. 7.
(a)The Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of Investigations concerning mineral resources.the Bureau of Mines and the Director of Geological Survey, is hereby authorized and directed to make scientific, technologic, and economic investigations concerning the extent and mode of occurrence, the development, mining, preparation, treatment, and utilization of ores and other mineral substances found in the United States or its Territories or insular possessions, which are essential to the common defense or the industrial needs of the United States, and the quantities or grades of which are inadequate from known domestic sources, in order to determine and develop domestic sources of supply, to devise new methods for the treatment and utilization of lower grade reserves, and to develop substitutes for such essential ores and mineral products; on public lands and on privately owned lands, with the consent of the owner, to explore and demonstrate the extent and quality of deposits of such minerals, including core drilling, trenching, test-pitting, shaft sinking, drifting, cross-cutting, sampling, and metallurgical investigations and tests as may be necessary to determine the extent and 60 Stat. 600 quality, of such deposits, the most suitable methods of mining and beneficiating them, and the cost at which the minerals or metals may be produced. “(b) Agricultural materials or commodities. The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and directed to make scientific technologic, and economic investigations of the feasibility of developing domestic sources of supplies of any agricultural material or for using agricultural commodities for the manufacture of any material determined pursuant to section 2 of this Act to be strategic and critical or substitutes therefor. “Sec. 8. Appropriations authorized.*Post*, p. 916. For the procurement, transportation, maintenance, rotation, storage, and refining or processing of the materials to be acquired under this Act, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as the Congress, from time to time, may deem necessary to carry out the Availability.provisions of this Act. The funds so appropriated, including the funds heretofore appropriated, shall remain available to carry out the purposes for which appropriated until expended, and shall be expended under the joint direction of the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy. “Sec. 9. Funds from sales, etc. Any funds heretofore or hereafter received on account of sales or other dispositions of materials under the provisions of this Act, except funds received on account of the rotation of stocks, shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. “Sec. 10. Short title. This Act may be cited as the ‘Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.” " Approved July 23, 1946. Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, to provide appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. 1946-07-23 591 Chapter 60 Stat. 600 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 591] AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, to provide appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. July 23, 1946[[H. R. 6885](/us/bill/79/hr/6885)][[Public Law 521](/us/pl/79/521)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Third Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, to provide appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I— GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATIVE Senate *Ante*, p. 387. office of the secretary For a clerk in the Office of the Secretary at the rate of $3,380 per annum, in lieu of an assistant in the Secretary’s Office provided by S. Res. 181, agreed to December 13, 1929, fiscal year 1947, $3,380, and the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1947 hereby is amended accordingly. For an amount necessary to increase the salary of one clerk under the Office of the Secretary from $2,400 to $2,700, fiscal year 1947, $300,60 Stat. 601 and the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1947 hereby is amended accordingly. For an amount necessary to increase the salary of the assistant to the press door from $2,200 to $2,400, fiscal year 1947, $200, and the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1947 hereby is amended accordingly. Public Law 479, the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1947, is hereby amended by striking out, under the heading “Senate”, subhead “Office of the Secretary”, the words “special officer, $2,460; special officer $2,280” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “two special officers at $2,460 each” For an amount necessary to increase the salary of the assistant to the press door from $1,900 to $2,000, fiscal year 1947, $100, and the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1947 hereby is amended accordingly. document room For an amount required to increase the compensation of the Superintendent *Ante*, p. 387.of the Senate Document Room from $3,960 and $1,040 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent to $3,960 and $1,540 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent, fiscal year 1947, $500, and the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1947 hereby is amended accordingly. clerical assistance to senators *Ante*, p. 389. For additional clerical and messenger services for each Senator from any State which has a population of five million or more, at the rate of $5,040 per annum, $64,680, and for additional clerical and messenger services for each Senator from any State which has a population of less than five million, at the rate of $2,520 per annum, $189,420; in all, from August 1, 1946, to June 30, 1947, fiscal year 1947, $254,100. office of sergeant at arms and doorkeeper *Ante*, pp. 390, 391. Beginning July 1, 1946, the following salary rates shall be effective in lieu of those provided for the same positions in the Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, which hereby is amended accordingly: Assistant doorkeeper, $3,040; messengers—three (acting as assistant doorkeepers) at $2,560 each; one at $2,140; twenty-nine (including four for minority) at $1,900 each; four at $1,780 each; one at card door, $2,800 and $240 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; janitor, $2,600 and $300 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; Radio Press Gallery, superintendent, $3,660, and one assistant superintendent, $2,400; laborer in charge of private passage, $1,800, and $320 additional so long as the position is held by the present incumbent; laborers—two at $1,700 each, one at $1,580. Capitol Police force under the Sergeant at Arms: Captain, $3,300; two lieutenants at $2,200 each; two special officers at $2,200 each; four sergeants at $2,120 each; sixty privates at $2,000 each. Post office: Assistant postmaster, $3,080; chief clerk, $2,660; wagon master, $2,480; assistant, $1,940; twenty-six mail carriers at $1,940 each. For paying such increases during the fiscal year 1947, $28,240. 60 Stat. 602 contingent expenses of the senate *Ante*, p. 184.Miscellaneous items: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Miscellaneous items”, exclusive of labor, $60,000. *Ante*, p. 393.Stationery: For an additional allowance for stationery of $250 for each Senator and the President of the Senate, for the second session of the Seventy-ninth Congress, $24,250, to remain available until June 30, 1947. House of Representatives salaries, officers and employees *Ante*, p. 393.Salaries, officers and employees, House of Representatives: To enable the Clerk of the House to carry out the provisions of House Resolutions Numbered 90 and 691, adopted July 2, 1946, fiscal year 1947, $52,720. Salaries, officers and employees, House of Representatives: To enable the Clerk of the House to carry out the provision of House Resolution Numbered 90, adopted July 2, 1946, fiscal years 1945–1946, $1,840.80. contingent expenses of the house *Ante*, p. 184.Stationery: For an additional allowance for stationery of $250 for each Representative, Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, for the second session of the Seventy-ninth Congress, $109,500, to remain available until June 30, 1947. [59 Stat. 633](/us/stat/59/633).Attending physician’s office: The compensation (including retired pay) of the technical assistant in the office of the attending physician, appointed pursuant to authority contained in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, shall not be diminished by reason of any change subsequent to such appointment in his retired status. joint committee on printing *Ante*, p. 399.For an assistant clerk at $3,600 per annum, fiscal year 1947, $3,600, one-half of such amount to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and one-half by the Clerk of the House. commission to represent the united states at the philippine independence ceremonies *Ante*, p. 263.The appropriation for traveling and other expenses of the Commission to represent the United States at the Philippine Independence Ceremonies contained in Public, Numbered 419, Seventy-ninth Congress, approved June 21, 1946, shall be available until August 31, 1946, and the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to make such advances therefrom to the Chairman of the Commission or his order as may be necessary. Architect of the Capitol capitol buildings and grounds Capitol Buildings: The appropriation “Capitol Building and repairs, 55 Stat. 457.1942”, contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1942, and made available until expended under the provisions of the Second [58 Stat. 599](/us/stat/58/599).Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1944, to pay the balance outstanding on contract entered into by the Architect of the Capitol with the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company November 7,60 Stat. 603 1941, for furnishing the materials and performing the work for making changes to two motor generator sets of the Senate Office Building substation to increase their output capacity, is hereby made available also for the payment of an additional amount of $2,977.51 for extra emergency work performed under such contract, by order of the Architect of the Capitol, during the month of August 1945. Capitol Buildings: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Capitol Buildings”, including the objects specified under this head in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1946, $10,000, to remain [59 Stat. 251](/us/stat/59/251).available until June 30, 1947. Capitol Buildings: For alterations and improvements to the barber shop in the Senate wing of the Capitol Building, including replacement. of equipment, fiscal year 1947, $3,365, to be expended by the Architect of the Capitol. House Office Buildings: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for maintenance, including the objects specified under this head in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1946. $16,000, to remain available [59 Stat. 252](/us/stat/59/252).until June 30, 1947. Government Printing Office Working capital and congressional printing and binding: The limitation in the appropriation “Working capital and congressional printing and binding” in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1946, upon the amount which may be expended for printing, binding,[59 Stat. 257](/us/stat/59/257). and distribution of the Federal Register is hereby increased from “$500,000” to “$554,681.06”. Items contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1947, *Ante*, p. 405.Public Law Numbered 479. approved July 1, 1946, which are specified as immediately available shall be available for liquidation of obligations incurred under such appropriations during the fiscal year 1946. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Emergency Funds Appropriated to the President united nations relief and rehabilitation administration United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration: For Consolidation of funds.*Ante*, p. 228.[58 Stat. 122](/us/stat/58/122).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app, §§ 1571–1578](/us/usc/t50/s1571–1578).an additional amount to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Act of March 28, 1944 (Public Law 267), as amended, to be consolidated with the appropriations for the same purpose in the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Participation Appropriation Act, 1945, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation [58 Stat. 629](/us/stat/58/629); [59 Stat. 609, 634](/us/stat/59/609/634).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1571 note](/us/usc/t50/s1571).Administration Participation Act, 1946, and the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946. $465,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1947: *Provided*, That said consolidated funds may be expended without regard to the limitations in the proviso clause of the first paragraph of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration [59 Stat. 609](/us/stat/59/609).Participation Act, 1946: *Provided*, That none of the funds herein Representatives of American press.appropriated shall be used for the acquisition, transportation, delivery or distribution of any supplies, commodities or equipment to or for any recipient country which fails or refuses in the determination of the Secretary of State to permit a reasonable number of properly accredited representatives of the American press to enter, observe and report on the distribution, and utilization of relief and rehabilitation supplies and services furnished to such country without any deletions or modifications by censorship of their reports dealing with such subjects: *Provided*, That none of the funds herein appropriated Distribution of supplies, etc.shall be used for the transportation, delivery, or distribution of any60 Stat. 604 supplies, commodities, or equipment to or for any recipient country until the Director General of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration has advised the Secretary of State that such country has arranged for the prompt distribution of such supplies, commodities, and equipment. Defense Aid—Lend-Lease Liquidation: Not to exceed $5,500,000 of the funds made available [59 Stat. 429](/us/stat/59/429).by title II of the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1945, and other Acts mentioned in said title for carrying out the provisions of an [55 Stat. 31](/us/stat/55/31).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 411–419](/us/usc/t22/s411–419).Act to promote the defense of the United States, approved March 11, 1941, are hereby continued available during the fiscal year 1947 for the liquidation of the activities under said Act of March 11, 1941, said sum to be derived from the amounts appropriated for the several categories for which appropriations have been made as may be determined by the Secretary of State, or such official as he may designate: Time limitation on shipments abroad. *Provided*, That the amount named herein shall not be available for any expense incident to the shipment abroad of any commodities after December 31, 1946. surplus property, care and handling Surplus property, care and handling: That current naval and military appropriations shall be available for the care and handling of property wherever situated declared surplus to disposal agencies pending reimbursement for such expenses by such disposal agencies or in consequence of supplemental appropriations hereafter made directly to the owning agencies, any law to the contrary notwithstanding:Reimbursement. *Provided*, That reimbursement shall not be made for pay and allowances and subsistence of military and naval personnel within the numbers appropriated for heretofore. Office for Emergency Management office of alien property custodian Expenses.Office of Alien Property Custodian: The Alien Property Custodian is hereby authorized to pay out of any funds or other property or interest vested in him or transferred to him all necessary expenses of the Office of Alien Property Custodian in carrying out the powers and duties conferred on the Alien Property Custodian pursuant to [40 Stat. 411](/us/stat/40/411).[50 U. S. C. app. §§ 1–31; Supp. V, app. § 3 *et seq*](/us/usc/t50/s1–31).*Ante*, pp. 50,54, 182, 418; *post*, pp. 925, 944.the Trading with the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917, as amended (50 U. S. C. App.): *Provided*, That not to exceed $3,500,000 shall be available for the entire fiscal year 1947 for the general administrative expenses of the Office of Alien Property Custodian, including the salary of the Alien Property Custodian at $10,000 per annum; printing and binding; not to exceed $8,500 for deposit in the general fund of [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); rent in the District of Columbia; not to exceed $70,000 for the temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise for special services without regard to the civil service and classification laws and section [41 U. S. C.§ 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.3709, Revised Statutes; personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; contract stenographic reporting services; lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; acceptance and utilization Travel expenses.of voluntary and uncompensated services; traveling expenses, including expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the agency; and all other necessary general administrative 60 Stat. 605expenses: *Provided, further*, That on or before November 1, 1946, the Report to Congress.Alien Property Custodian shall make a report to the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives giving detailed information on all administrative and nonadministrative expenses incurred in connection with the activities of the Office of Alien Property Custodian. civilian production administration Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses of the Civilian Production Administration, fiscal year 1947, including salary of the Administrator at $12,000 per annum, and salaries of six principal officials at $10,000 per annum each and other personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; the employment of aliens; the employment of expert witnesses; acceptance and utilization of voluntary Voluntary services.and uncompensated services; not to exceed $10,000 for the temporary employment Temporary employment.of persons or organizations, by contract or otherwise, without regard to the civil-service or classification laws; contract stenographic reporting services; lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals; reimbursement at not to exceed 4 cents per mile, of Travel expenses.employees for expenses incurred by them in performance of official travel in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations; not to exceed $2,000,000 for travel expenses, including travel to and from their homes or regular places of business in accordance with the Standardized Travel Regulations, including travel in privately owned automobile (and including per diem in lieu of subsistence at place of employment), of persons employed intermittently away from their homes or regular places of business as compliance commissioners and receiving compensation on a per diem when actually employed basis and expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the Administration; not to exceed $157,850 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).Law 364); not to exceed $494,000 for printing and binding; and the rental, maintenance, and operation of passenger automobiles and one airplane; $18,000,000: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for the maintenance or operation of an airplane or for the payment of rental of any airplane. office of defense transportation Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses of the Office of Defense Transportation, fiscal year 1947, including Salary of the Director at not to exceed $12,000, and the Deputy Director at $10,000, traveling expenses (not to exceed $50,000), including reimbursement, Travel expenses.at not to exceed 4 cents per mile, of employees or others rendering service to said Office for official travel performed by them in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations and attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the agency; personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; contract stenographic reporting services; lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; maintenance, operation and repair of passenger automobiles; acceptance and utilization of voluntary Voluntary services.and uncompensated services; printing and binding (not to exceed $10,000); not to exceed $4,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); payment, at rates not in excess [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).of those fixed by law for witnesses attending in United States courts (28 U. S. C. 600c), of fees, mileage, and subsistence of witnesses [28 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 600c](/us/usc/t28/s600c).appearing at hearings held by the Office of Defense Transportation 60 Stat. 606in connection with the performance of its functions; $525,000; *Provided*, Subsistence to witnesses.That the payment of subsistence to witnesses shall be subject to certification by the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation License or inspection fees; taxes.or his designee, as to the necessity therefor: *Provided further*, That in operating any commercial railroad or truck line the Office of Defense Transportation shall pay whatever license or inspection fees and highway use compensation taxes such lines would have been obligated to pay had they continued in operation under the control of the owners thereof. office of economic stabilization Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses of the Office of Economic Stabilization, fiscal year 1947, including salaries of the Director at $15,000 per annum and one assistant to the Director at $9,800 per annum and other personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, and newspapers; temporary employment (not to exceed $2,193) of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise, without regard to civil-service and classification laws; not to exceed $3,750 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); traveling expenses including expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the Office (not to exceed $8,000); hire, maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobile; and printing and binding (not to exceed $8,000); $200,000. office of scientific research and development Liquidation.Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses for liquidating the activities of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, fiscal year 1947, including personal services in the District of Columbia; maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services; purchase of reports, documents, plans, or specifications; printing and Travel expenses.binding; reimbursement at not to exceed 3 cents per mile, of employees and others rendering service to the Government, for expenses incurred by them in performance of official travel in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations; the cost of a compartment or such other accommodation as may be authorized by the Director for security when authorized personnel are required to transport secret documents or hand baggage containing highly technical and valuable equipment; and not to exceed $2,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).Disposal of articles of personalty.section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); $575,000: *Provided*, That the Office of Scientific Research and Development may sell, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of, under such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable, devices, scientific or technical equipment, models, or other articles of personalty, developed, constructed, produced in or purchased for the performance of its scientific or medical contracts, except articles acquired for administrative purposes, and all receipts from such dispositions shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. war assets administration Salaries and expenses: There is hereby appropriated from the special fund account in the Treasury as provided for in the First [59 Stat. 653](/us/stat/59/653).Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, not to exceed $435,000,000 for the fiscal year 1947 for all necessary expenses of the War Assets 60 Stat. 607Administration established by Executive Order 9689; for allocation [11 F. R. 1265](/us/fr/11/1265).or reimbursement by the War Assets Administrator to Government agencies designated by the Administrator as disposal agencies by or pursuant to the Surplus Property Act of 1944; for payment to [58 Stat. 765](/us/stat/58/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Ante*, pp. 168, 169, 599; *post*, pp. 754, 886.Government agencies designated by the Administrator for rendering special services in connection with the disposal of surplus property in such amounts as shall be approved by the Bureau of the Budget; and for allocation or reimbursement to owning agencies in such amounts and upon such basis as shall be approved by the Bureau of the Budget, for the care and handling (including pay and allowances and subsistence of military and naval personnel) of surplus property subsequent to the filing of a declaration of surplus covering such property with a disposal agency designated by the Administrator, or, if the Administrator prescribes procedures whereby declarations of surplus are made at approximately the time of disposal or removal, subsequent to notice by the owning agency to the disposal agency that property has been determined to be surplus and is subject to such procedures, such funds to be available for personal services in the District of Columbia; fees and mileage of witnesses at rates provided by law for witnesses attending in the United States courts (28 U. S. C. 600c); temporary (not in excess of one year) or intermittent [28 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 600c](/us/usc/t28/s600c).services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof, including stenographic reporting services, by contract or otherwise, without regard to the civil-service and classification laws; lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services; printing and binding; travel expenses, including reimbursement, at not to exceed 4 Travel expenses.cents per mile, to employees for expenses incurred by them in performance of official travel in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations; expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the Administration; procurement of supplies, equipment, reports, and services in connection with the care, handling, and disposition of surplus property without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 *Post*, p. 809.U. S. C. 5) upon determination by the Administrator or by any official designated by him for this purpose that such method of procurement is necessary; purchase and procurement of reports of experts or consultants or organizations thereof; advertising, including radio time; purchase, maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; maintenance, operation, and repair of aircraft in the Territories and possessions in connection with disposal activities and, in the continental limits of the United States in connection with the disposition of aircraft and airports; acquisition of buildings, lands, leaseholds, and other interests therein, and temporary use thereof for the care, handling, and disposition of surplus property; payments to States or political subdivisions thereof of sums in lieu of and equivalent to taxes accruing against real property declared surplus to the Administration by Government corporations; authority to advance money to Administration cashiers and collection officials upon furnishing bond, for the purpose of handling cash transactions and making change at surplus property sales: *Provided*, That the Administrator Delegation of authority.may delegate to any official in the War Assets Administration the authority to make appointments of personnel and he may also delegate to any subordinate official the authority to make other determinations necessary for the conduct, of the administrative management within said Administration: *Provided further*, That any Administration of oaths.employee of the War Assets Administration is authorized, when designated for the purpose by the Administrator, to administer to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit, when such instrument is required in connection with the performance of the functions60 Stat. 608 or activities of the War Assets Administration: *Provided further*, Services to employees.That the Administration may procure by contract or otherwise and furnish to Governmental employees and employees of Government contractors at the reasonable value thereof food, meals, subsistence, and medical supplies, emergency medical services, quarters, heat, light, household equipment, laundry service, and sanitation facilities, and erect temporary structures and make alterations in existing structures necessary for these purposes, when such employees are engaged in the disposal of surplus property, or in the preparation for such disposal, at locations where such supplies, services, equipment, or facilities are otherwise unavailable, the proceeds derived therefrom to be credited to this appropriation: *Provided further*, That the provisions of subparagraph
(A)of paragraph
(1)of section 14
(a)of the Federal *Ante*, p. 219.Employees Pay Act of 1946 (Public Law 390) shall not apply with respect to officers and employees of the War Assets Administration. office for emergency management—general, provisions
(a)Delegation of authority. The head of any constituent agency may delegate to any official in such agency the authority to make appointments of personnel and he may also delegate to any official in the agency of which he is the head the authority to make other determinations necessary for the conduct of the administrative management within such agency.
(b)Administration of oaths. Any employee of any of the constituent agencies is authorized, when designated for the purpose by the head of such agency, to administer to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit, when such instrument is required in connection with the performance of the functions or activities of such agency.
(c)Claims against U. S. The head of any of the constituent agencies is authorized, in connection with the operations of such agency, to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and certify claims against the United States in [42 Stat. 1066](/us/stat/42/1066).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 215 notes *et seq*](/us/usc/t31/s215/etseq).*Post*, p. 846.[55 Stat. 875](/us/stat/55/875).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 82b–82e](/us/usc/t31/s82b–82e).accordance with the Act of December 28, 1922 (31 U. S. C. 215), and to designate certifying officers in accordance with the Act of December 29, 1941, or to delegate authority to the head of any other agency to designate employees of such agency as certifying officers to certify vouchers payable against the funds of the constituent agency concerned. Office of Price Administration *Post*, p. 913.Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses of the Office of [56 Stat. 23, 765](/us/stat/56/23/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 901–946, 961–971](/us/usc/t50/s901–946/961–971).*Ante*, pp. 57, 214; *post*, p. 664 *et seq*.[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1152](/us/usc/t50/s1152).[56 Stat. 176](/us/stat/56/176/).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 631–645a](/us/usc/t50/s631–645a).*Ante*, pp. 345, 346; *post*, p. 868.Price Administration in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended by the Act of October 2, 1942 (50 U. S. C. App. 901), and the provisions of the Act of May 31, 1941 (55 Stat. 236), as amended by the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (50 U. S. C. App. 622), and Acts amending or supplementing such Acts, and all other powers, duties, and functions which may be lawfully delegated to the Office of Price Administration, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; expenses of in-service training of employees, including salaries and traveling expenses of instructors; Employment of aliens.not to exceed $55,000 for the employment of aliens; not to exceed $30,000 for the temporary employment of persons or organizations, [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809.by contract or otherwise, without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, or the civil-service and classification laws; contract stenographic reporting services without regard to said section 3709; witness fees; printing and binding (not to exceed $790,290, which limitation shall not apply to the printing of forms prescribed for use of trade or public, instructions, regulations, coupon books, price lists, and printing Test purchases.required for the conduct of litigation); not to exceed $300,000 for60 Stat. 609 test purchases of commodities, services, or ration currency for enforcement purposes, authorization in each case to have approval prior to purchase of the Administrator, regional administrator, or the district director in the region or district in which the puchase is contemplated; traveling expenses (not to exceed $7,674,330), including reimbursement, Travel expenses.at not to exceed 4 cents per mile, of employees for expenses incurred by them on official travel in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations, expenses of appointees from point of induction in continental United States to their first post of duty in the Territories and return and expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the Office of Price Administration; hire, maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; not to exceed $2,509,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); fiscal year [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).Informational functions.Persons preparing propaganda, etc.1947, $75,000,000: *Provided*, That the aggregate of expenditures of any kind directly incident to informational functions shall not exceed for the period of the fiscal year $1,750,000: *Provided further*, That no part of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to pay the salary of any person engaged in preparing or disseminating general propaganda in support of price control: *Provided further*, That within thirty days after the enactment of legislation Revision of appropriation estimate.*Post*, p. 664.extending the termination date of the Office of Price Administration beyond June 30, 1946, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall reconsider the estimate of appropriation contained in House Document Numbered 653, Seventy-ninth Congress, and within such period of thirty days make such revision (in no case upward) of the component parts and within the total amount thereof as would, in his judgment, enable compliance with the provisions of such legislation, and such revision shall be published promptly in the Federal Register and shall be binding upon the Office of Price Administration: *Provided further*, That obligations in pursuance of such revision, if justified Obligations.thereby, may be incurred at quarterly rates not exceeding (except for liquidation expenses and the added cost of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946) those that would have been permissible under an *Ante*, p. 216.appropriation made in accordance with the estimate of appropriation contained in the aforementioned House Document Numbered 653: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for Divulging of information, restriction.the compensation of any officer, agent, clerk, or other employee of the United States who shall divulge or make known in any manner whatever to any person the operations, style of work, or apparatus of any manufacturer or producer visited by him in the discharge of his official duties, or the amount or source of income, profits, losses, expenditures, or any particular thereof, set forth or disclosed in any questionnaire, report, return, or document, required or requested to be filed by order or regulation of the Administrator or to permit any questionnaire, report, return, or document or copy thereof or any book containing any abstract or particulars thereof to be seen or examined by any person except as provided by law; nor for any person who shall print or publish in any manner whatever, except as hereinafter provided, any questionnaire, report, return, or document or any part thereof or source of income, profits, losses, expenditures, or methods of doing business, appearing m any questionnaire, report, return, or document: *Provided further*, That the foregoing provisions shall not Authorized disclosures.be construed to prevent or prohibit the publication or disclosure of studies, graphs, charts, or other documents of like general character wherein individual statistics or the source thereof is not disclosed or identified directly or indirectly nor to prevent the furnishing in confidence to the War Department, the Navy Department, or the United 60 Stat. 610States Maritime Commission, such data and information as may be requested by them for use in the performance of their official duties:Subsidy payments. *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be available Maximum prices op agricultural commodities.for making any subsidy payments: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to enforce any maximum price or prices on any agricultural commodity or any commodity processed or manufactured in whole or substantial part from any agricultural commodity, including milk and its products and livestock, unless and until
(1)the Secretary of Agriculture has determined and published for each agricultural commodity the prices specified in section 3
(a)[56 Stat. 27, 765](/us/stat/56/27/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V. app. §§ 903
(a), (b), (c), 961–971](/us/usc/t50/s903/a/b/c/961–971).*Post*, pp. 664, 677.of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended by Public Law 729, approved October 2, 1942, as amended;
(2)in case of a comparable price for such agricultural commodity, the Secretary of Agriculture has held public hearings and determined and published such comparable price in the manner prescribed by section 3
(b)of said Act as amended; and
(3)the Secretary of Agriculture has determined after investigation and proclaimed that the maximum price or prices so established on any such agricultural commodity, including milk and its products and livestock, will reflect to the producer of such agricultural commodity a price in conformity with section 3
(c)of [56 Stat. 766](/us/stat/56/766).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 963](/us/usc/t50/s963).*Post*, p. 677.said Act as amended: *Provided further*, That such maximum price or prices shall conform in all respects to the provisions of section 3 of Public Law 729, approved October 2, 1942, as amended: *Provided further*, Administration of oaths.That any employee of the Office of Price Administration is authorized and empowered, when designated for the purpose by the head of the agency, to administer to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit when such instrument is required in connection with the performance of the functions or activities of said Office:Experience requirement for designated personnel. *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be directly or indirectly used for the payment of the salary or expenses of any person who directs the formulation of any price policy, maximum price, or price ceiling with respect to any article or commodity unless, in the judgment of the Administrator, such person shall be qualified by experience in business, industry, or commerce; but this limitation shall not apply to the Administrator or Acting Administrator as the case may be, in considering, adopting, signing, and promulgating price policies, maximum prices, or price ceilings formulated and preparedSalary, etc., of persons fixing certain maximum prices. in compliance herewith: *Provided further*, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any person fixing maximum prices for different kinds, classes, or types of processed fruits and vegetables which are described in terms of specifications or standards, unless such specifications or standards were, prior to such order, in general use. INDEPENDENT OFFICES American Battle Monuments Commission American Battle Monuments Commission: The appropriation American Battle Monuments Commission in the Independent Offices Apropriation Act, 1947, is hereby made available for travel expenses *Ante*, pp. 62, 78.in the amount of $15,100, notwithstanding section 105 of said Act. Federal Trade Commission *Ante*, p. 65. Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Salaries and expenses”, $325,000: *Provided*, That the limitation under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1947, on 60 Stat. 611the amount which may be expended for penalty mail costs is hereby increased from $5,000 to $6,000. Printing and binding: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, *Ante*, p. 65.for “Printing and binding”, $5,000. Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses of the Office of *Ante*, p. 188.War Mobilization and Reconversion, including the Office of Contract Settlement, in carrying out the provisions of the Act of October 3, 1944 (Public Law 458), the Act of July 1, 1944 (Public Law 395), [58 Stat. 785, 649](/us/stat/58/785/649).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1651–1678](/us/usc/t50/s1651–1678); [41 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 101–125](/us/usc/t41/s101–125).*Ante*, p. 209.and all other powers, duties, and functions which may be lawfully vested in the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; contract stenographic reporting services; acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services; fees and expenses of witnesses; lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; printing and binding; maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; travel expenses, including expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of this agency; and not to exceed $8,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).fiscal year 1947, $725,000. Federal Works Agency office of the administrator *Ante*, p. 65. Public Works Administration liquidation: The funds made available for “Public Works Administration liquidation” by the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1944, approved June 28, 1944 (Public[58 Stat. 602](/us/stat/58/602). Law 375), as amended by the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1945, approved April 25, 1945 (Public Law 40), and the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, approved December 28, 1945 (Public Law 269), are hereby continued available until June 30, 1947, of which [59 Stat. 80, 638](/us/stat/59/80/638).not to exceed $40,000 shall be available for administrative expenses during the fiscal year 1947. public buildings administration Site and building, west central heating plant, Washington, District of Columbia: For an additional amount for “Site and building, west central heating plant, Washington, District of Columbia”, including the objects specified under this head in the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1941, and as authorized by the Act of [54 Stat. 1030](/us/stat/54/1030).December 23, 1941 (55 Stat. 856), $2,600,000, to remain available until expended. General administrative expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal *Ante*, p. 66.year 1947, for “General administrative expenses”, including the objects specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1947, $282,000, of which amount not to exceed $79,635 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, $144,920 for personal services in the field, and $50,000 for travel expenses, which limitations shall be in addition to those specified under said head. Salaries and expenses, public buildings and grounds outside the *Ante*, p. 67.District of Columbia: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Salaries and expenses, public buildings and grounds outside the District of Columbia”, including the objects specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1947, $1,448,000.60 Stat. 612 Veterans’ decentralization allowances: For expenses of packing, crating, drayage, transportation, temporary storage (not to exceed thirty days), unpacking and uncrating household goods and personal effects (not exceeding seven thousand pounds if uncrated and eight thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds if crated) in accordance, [54 Stat. 1105](/us/stat/54/1105).[5 U. S. C. § 730–1; Supp. V, § 73c–1 note](/us/usc/t5/s730–1).*Post*, p. 807.unless otherwise specified herein, with the Act of October 10, 1940, and regulations promulgated thereunder or any amendments thereto, of employees transferred from Washington in order to be restored pursuant to the provisions of section 8 of the Selective Training and [54 Stat. 890](/us/stat/54/890).[50 U. S. C. app. § 308; Supp. V, §308](/us/usc/t50/s308).*Ante*, p. 341.Service Act of 1940, as amended, to positions in certain activities of departments and establishments, which positions were removed from the seat of government under the President’s program of decentralization during 1941–1944, and for payment to such employees of special allowances of $5 per day for not to exceed fifteen days after arrival at destination subject to conditions hitherto prescribed with respect to such special allowances, fiscal year 1947, $57,000, to remain available Transfer of funds.until June 30, 1948: *Provided*, That such sums as may be determined by the Commissioner of Public Buildings to be necessary therefor may be transferred to other agencies concerned for the payment of such expenses and allowances. public roads administration Damage claims: For the payment of claims for damage to roads and highways under the Defense Highway Act of 1941, as amended [55 Stat. 768](/us/stat/55/768).[23 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 110](/us/usc/t23/s110).(23 U. S. C. 110), as follows: “The Commissioner of Public Roads is authorized to reimburse the several States for the necessary rehabilitation or repair of roads and highways of States or their subdivisions substantially damaged by the Army or the Navy, or both, by any other agency of the Government, and so forth,” as fully set forth in Senate Document Numbered 226 and House Document Numbered 586, Seventy-ninth Congress, $1,172,850.67. bureau of community facilities Veterans’ educational facilities: For carrying out the provisions *Post*, p. 958.of section 504 of the Act entitled “An Act to amend title V of the Act entitled ‘An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with the national defense, and for other purposes’, approved October [59 Stat. 260](/us/stat/59/260).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1571–1573](/us/usc/t42/s1571–1573).*Ante*, p. 85; *post*, p. 958.14, 1940, as amended, to authorize the Federal Works Administrator to provide needed educational facilities, other than housing, to educational institutions furnishing courses of training or education to [58 Stat. 287](/us/stat/58/287).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701, note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s701/735).*Post*, p. 958.persons under title II of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended” (S. 2085 or H. R. 6952, Seventy-ninth Congress), $75,000,000, to remain available until expended of which amount not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, including travel expenses and the objects specified under the head “Defense public works (community facilities)” in the Second Deficiency [55 Stat. 546, 855](/us/stat/55/546/855).Appropriation Act, 1941, and the joint resolution approved Exclusion of positions.December 23, 1941 (Public Law 371): *Provided*, That there may be excluded from the aggregate maximum personnel ceilings established *Ante*, p. 219.by section 14
(a)of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946 (Public Law Numbered 390) in addition to other exclusions provided by law, not more than six hundred positions to the extent that all or part of such number may be determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget to be essential to the effectuation of the provisions of said section *Supra*.504. This appropriation shall not be available for obligation until the enactment into law of said S. 2085 or H. R. 6952. 60 Stat. 613 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary under this head in *Ante*, p. 71.the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1947,the unobligated balances of the funds appropriated in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1945, for construction and equipment, Langley Field, Virginia, [59 Stat. 82](/us/stat/59/82).and Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio, and the funds made available by the Navy Department for construction and equipment of a wind tunnel at Moffett Field, California, shall remain available for obligation until June 30, 1947. Philippine War Damage Commission Philippine War Damage Commission: For carrying out the provisions of title I of the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946, fiscal *Ante*, p. 128,year 1947, $10,000,000, of which not to exceed $800,000 shall be for all necessary expenses of the War Damage Commission, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; purchase (not to exceed twelve), maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; purchase of lawbooks; printing and binding; and contract stenographic reporting services: *Provided*, That no payment Persons involved in acts of disloyalty.shall be made under the provisions of such title of such Act to any person whom the Commission is convinced collaborated with the enemy or committed any act involving disloyalty to the United States or the Commonwealth of the Philippines: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for engaging in any phase of activity or for undertaking any phase of activity authorized by the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 which would result in obligating the Government of the United States in any sense or respect to the future payment of amounts in excess of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in such Act. Selective Service System Salaries and expenses: For all expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Selective Service System as authorized by the Selective Training and Service. Act of 1940 (50 U. S. C. [54 Stat. 885](/us/stat/54/885).[50 U. S. C. app. §§ 301–318; Supp. V, § 302 *et seq*](/us/usc/t50/s301–318).*Ante*, pp. 181, 341, 342.App. 301); including not to exceed $330,000 for printing and binding; not to exceed $125,000 for expenditure through other Federal agencies, and through State agencies without regard to section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, for gathering of medical and social history [31 U. S. C. § 529](/us/usc/t31/s529).*Post*, p. 809.information on registrants; personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; contract stenographic reporting services; lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; purchase (not to exceed sixty), maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; not to exceed $875,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by sect ion 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); expenses incident [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).to the granting of nonmonetary awards, including citations, insignia, emblems, and devices, to civilian employees of the Selective Service System and others rendering service to the System in recognition of faithful and meritorious services; and, under such rules or regulations as may be prescribed by the Director of Selective Service, expenses of emergency medical care, including hospitalization, of registrants who suffer illness or injury, and the transportation, and burial, of the remains of registrants who suffer death, while acting under orders issued under the selective-service law but such burial expenses shall not exceed $150 in any one case; fiscal year 1947, 60 Stat. 614 Conscientious objectors.Work program.$27,750,000: *Provided*, That such amounts as may be necessary shall be available for the planning, directing, and operation of a program of work of national importance under civilian direction, either independently or in cooperation with governmental or nongovernmental agencies, and the assignment and delivery thereto of individuals found to be conscientiously opposed to participation in work of the land or naval forces, which cooperation with other agencies may include the furnishing of funds to and acceptance of money, services, or other forms of assistance from such nongovernmental agencies for the more effectual accomplishment of the work; and for the pay and allowances of such individuals at rates not in excess of those paid to persons inducted into the Army under the Selective Service System, and such privileges as arc accorded such inductees: *Provided further*, Travel expenses.That the travel of persons engaged in the administration of the Selective Service System, including commissioned, warrant, or enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or their reserve components, including not to exceed $5,000 for attendance at meetings of societies or associations for the purpose of obtaining or imparting information concerning functions of the Selective Service System and reimbursement at not to exceed 4 cents per mile of employees or others rendering service to the Government for expenses incurred by them in performance of official travel in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations, may be ordered by the Director or by such persons as he may authorize: *Provided further*, That no person traveling hereunder shall be allowed travel expenses on the mileage basis unless such expenses are authorized by regulation of the service to Revision of appropriation estimate.which he belongs: *Provided further*. That within thirty days after the enactment of legislation extending the Selective Training and [54 Stat. 885](/us/stat/54/885).[50 U. S. C. app. §§ 301–318; Supp. V, 1302 *et seq*](/us/usc/t50/s301–318).*Ante*, pp. 181, 341, 342.Service Act of 1940, as amended, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall reconsider the estimate of appropriation contained in House Document Numbered 641, Seventy-ninth Congress, and within such period of thirty days make such revision (in no case upward) of the total amount thereof as would, in his judgment, enable compliance with the provisions of such legislation, and such revision shall be published promptly in the Federal Register and shall be Obligations incurred at quarterly rates.binding upon the Selective Service System: *Provided further*, That obligations in pursuance of such revision, if justified thereby, may be incurred at quarterly rates not exceeding (except for liquidation expenses and the added cost of the Federal Employees Pay Act of *Ante*, p. 216.1946) those that would have been permissible under an appropriation made in accordance with the estimate of appropriation contained in the afore-mentioned House Document Numbered 641. The Tax Court of the United States Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses, The Tax Court of the United States,” fiscal year 1946, including the objects specified under this head in the Independent [59 Stat. 127](/us/stat/59/127).Offices Appropriation Act, 1946, $5,200. United States Maritime Commission Receipts from operations of any functions of the War Shipping Administration which are transferred to the United States Maritime *Ante*, p. 499.Commission under the terms of title II of Public Law 492, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, shall be available until March 1, 1947, for obligation by the United States Maritime Commission in carrying out any such transferred operating functions as the Commission shall deem necessary, including personnel and other administrative expenses necessary to conduct such operations. 60 Stat. 615 Veterans’ Administration Readjustment benefits: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, *Ante*, p. 76.for “Readjustment benefits, Veterans’ Administration,” $1,843,000,000, to remain available until expended. Operation of canteens: For all expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to establish and provide for the maintenance and operation of a Veterans’ Canteen Service in the Veterans’ Administration, and for other purposes” (H. R. 6836 *Post*, p. 887.or S. 2354), $4,000,000, which shall be available to provide adequate working capital for each canteen and for the Service as a whole for
(a)the acquisition of necessary furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and equipment for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of canteens, warehouses, and storage depots,
(b)for the procurement of merchandise, supplies, and services for sale at canteens at stations of the Veterans’ Administration, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and
(c)for the employment of personnel and other expenses necessary for the operation of the canteens: *Provided*, That Deposit of proceeds, etc.the amount appropriated and the proceeds of canteen operations shall be deposited in the Treasury or other depositaries selected by the Administrator in a special account which shall be available for the continued operation of canteens: *Provided further*, That the availability of this appropriation is contingent upon the enactment of H. R. 6836 or S. 2354.Supra. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Fiscal Service Collector’s office: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1945, for “Collector’s office”, including the objects specified for this purpose in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1945, $13,463.54.[58 Stat. 510](/us/stat/58/510). For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Collector’s Office”, *Ante*, p. 502.including the objects specified for this purpose in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1947, $136,645.91. regulatory agencies Office of Administrator of Rent Control: For an additional amount, *Ante*, p. 504.fiscal year 1947, for “Office of Administrator of Rent Control”, including the objects specified under this head in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1947, $45,200. Courts United States courts: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1945, [58 Stat. 518](/us/stat/58/518).for the appropriation “United States Courts”, $21,944.12. Public Welfare day care centers For all expenses necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a system of nurseries and nursery schools for the day care of children of school or under school age, including personal services, as authorized by Public Law 514, Seventy-ninth Congress, *Ante*, p. 540.approved July 16, 1946, fiscal year 1947, $250,000. 60 Stat. 616 mental rehabilitation service Saint Elizabeths Hospital: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1945, for “Saint Elizabeths Hospital”, including the objects specified [58 Stat. 523](/us/stat/58/523).under this head in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1945, $1,910. public works Testing laboratory.No appropriation in this or any other Act shall be used for the operation of a testing laboratory of the Highway Department for making tests of materials in connection with any activity of the District government, and the equipment of the existing laboratory, not adaptable to other uses, shall be declared surplus to the War Assets Administration, and such Administration shall undertake the disposal thereof in accordance with surplus property disposal procedures established by or in pursuance of law, the net proceeds of sale to be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the general fund of the District of Columbia. National Guard *Ante*, p. 521.Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Salaries and expenses, National Guard”, including the objects specified under this head in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1947, $55,000, including compensation to the commanding general at the rate of $3,600 per annum. Settlement of Claims and Suits For the payment of claims in excess of $250, approved by the Commissioners in accordance with the provisions of the act of February 11, [45 Stat. 1160](/us/stat/45/1160).[D. C. Code 1–902 to 1–905](/us/dcc/1–902/1–905).1929, as amended (46 Stat. 500), $7,478.05: *Provided*, That no part of such appropriation in excess of 10 per centum, respectively, of the amount of any claim embraced thereby shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with any claim the appropriation covers, and any larger payment to any agent or attorney shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions hereof shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Judgments For the payment of final judgments, rendered against the District of Columbia, as set forth in House Document Numbered 630, Seventy-ninth Congress, together with such further sum as may be necessary to pay the interest at not exceeding 4 per centum per annum on such judgments, as provided by law, from the date the same became due until the date of payment, $1,759.59. Audited Claims For the payment of the following claims, certified to be due by the accounting officers of the District of Columbia, under the appropriations listed below, the balances of which have been exhausted or carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of section 5 of the Act [18 Stat. 110](/us/stat/18/110).of June 20, 1874 (31 U. S. C. 713), being for the service of the fiscal year 1943 and prior fiscal years, as follows:60 Stat. 617 District offices, expenses, District of Columbia, 1943, $66.58;[56 Stat. 424](/us/stat/56/424). Washington Aqueduct, District of Columbia, 1943, (payable from [56 Stat. 457](/us/stat/56/457).water fund), $12.12; Public schools, repairs and improvements to buildings and grounds, [53 Stat. 1016](/us/stat/53/1016).District of Columbia, 1940, $1.55; In all, $80.25. Division of Expenses The sums appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia, shall, unless otherwise specifically provided, be paid out of the general fund of the District of Columbia, as defined in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1947.*Ante*, p. 501. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Research Administration bureau of animal industry Inspection and quarantine: For an additional amount, fiscal year *Ante*, p. 278.1947, for “Inspection and quarantine,” including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1947, and for carrying out the provisions of H. J. Res. 364, Seventy-ninth *Post*, p. 633.Congress, $141,000: *Provided*, That $85,000 of this amount shall not be available for obligation until the enactment of said H. J. Res. 364. bureau of dairy industry Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, *Ante*, p. 278.for “Salaries and expenses”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1947, $10,000. Farm Labor Supply Program Supply and distribution of farm labor: The authority and funds *Post*, p. 969.[58 Stat. 11](/us/stat/58/11).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1351–1355](/us/usc/t50/s1351–1355).provided by the Farm Labor Supply Appropriation Act, 1944, as amended and supplemented, are hereby continued through June 30, 1947, for carrying out the purposes of said Act, as amended, and, in addition to the amount hereby continued available, there is hereby appropriated the sum of $12,000,000 for such purposes, to be merged with the funds hereby continued available. Not less than $3,000,000 Apportionment to States.of such additional funds shall be apportioned among the several States in the manner and for the purposes specified in section 2 of said [58 Stat. 12](/us/stat/58/12).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1352](/us/usc/t50/s1352).Act, and of the amount so apportioned, not more than $50,000 may be expended by the State agricultural extension services for the construction of labor supply centers under the limitations of said section 2. In addition to the amounts heretofore made available for administrative expenses pursuant to section 3
(c)of said Act there is hereby made [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1353 (c)](/us/usc/t50/s1353/c).available out of said funds, the sum of $280,000 for such purposes. Commodity Credit Corporation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commodity Credit Potatoes.Corporation is authorized to purchase surplus potatoes (including sweet potatoes) produced during the year 1946 and to process and sell such potatoes to any foreign country, and, upon requisition, to the Army and the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration for the relief of hungry people. 60 Stat. 618 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE bureau of the census Transfer of funds.Compiling census reports, and so forth: The appropriation “Compiling census reports and so forth” in the Department of Commerce [59 Stat. 188](/us/stat/59/188).Appropriation Act, 1946, as amended, is hereby made available for the transfer of not to exceed $300,000 to the National Bureau of Standards, to be available until expended for the objects specified under the aforesaid appropriation. *Ante*, p. 466.Compiling census reports, and so forth: The appropriations under the heading “Compiling census reports, and so forth,” in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1947, are hereby made available for expenditure at the seat of Government on and after October 1, 1946, for the compilation of Foreign Trade Statistics within a limitation of $1,200,000. Census of Agriculture: The appropriations under the head “Census of Agriculture” in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, [58 Stat. 417](/us/stat/58/417).1945, as supplemented by the Act of February 28, 1945 (59 Stat. 6), are hereby continued available until June 30, 1947. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR solid fuels administration for war Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses of the Solid Fuels Administration for War in performing its functions as prescribed [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 601 note](/us/usc/t50/s601).in Executive Order Numbered 9332 of April 19, 1943, including the employment, without regard to civil-service and classification Deputy Administrator, etc.laws, of a Deputy Administrator at not to exceed $10,000 per annum and not to exceed twenty-eight technical employees; other personal services in the District of Columbia; printing and binding; traveling expenses, including attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the purposes of this appropriation; reimbursement at not to exceed 3 cents per mile of employees for expenses incurred by them in official travel in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations; contract stenographic reporting services; newspapers (not to exceed $300); books and periodicals; office supplies; furniture and equipment; maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger-carrying automobiles; and the acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services; fiscal year 1947, $2,950,000. Bureau of Indian Affairs irrigation and drainage *Ante*, p. 192.Maintenance, San Carlos irrigation project, Gila River Reservation, [59 Stat. 328](/us/stat/59/328).Arizona: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for operation and maintenance of the San Carlos project for the irrigation of lands in the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona, $50,000 (power revenues), from which total amount expenditures shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in accordance [48 Stat. 1227](/us/stat/48/1227).[31 U. S. C. § 726c](/us/usc/t31/s726c).*Post*, p. 895.with section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934. Bureau of Reclamation reclamation fund, special fund *Ante*, p. 365.Construction: For additional amounts for construction of the following projects including the objects specified under the head 60 Stat. 619“Bureau of Reclamation” in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1947, to be expended from the reclamation fund, to remain available until expended and to be reimbursable under the reclamation law: Projects: Boise project, Idaho, Anderson Ranch, $806,260; Provo River project, Utah, $878,480; Total, from the reclamation fund, $1,684,740. colorado riverfront work and levee system For operating and maintaining the Colorado River front work and levee system in Arizona, Nevada, and California; constructing, improving, extending, operating, and maintaining protection and drainage works and systems along the Colorado River; controlling said river and improving, modifying, straightening, and rectifying the channel thereof; and conducting investigations and studies in connection therewith; as authorized by Public Law 469, approved June 28, 1946; *Ante*, p. 338.$500,000, to remain available until expended. NAVY DEPARTMENT Naval Establishment office of the secretary Damage claims: For the payment of claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property or personal injury or death adjusted and determined by the Secretary of the Navy under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide the Navy with a system of laws for the settlement of claims uniform with that of the Army”, approved December 28, 1945, Public Law 277, Seventy-ninth Congress, as fully [59 Stat. 662](/us/stat/59/662).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 215 note, 222e, 222f, 223d](/us/usc/t31/s215/222e/222f/223d).*Ante*, p. 333; *Post*, p. 846.set forth in Senate Document Numbered 222 and House Document Numbered 600, Seventy-ninth Congress, $2,589.96. bureau of supplies and accounts Transportation of things, Navy: For an additional amount for *Ante*, p. 489.“Transportation of things, Navy”, fiscal year 1947, including the charter and hire of tankers and cargo-carrying vessels and including the objects and subject to the conditions specified under this head in the Naval Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1947, $28,750,000. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT (Out of the postal revenues) Post Office Department, Washington, District of Columbia office of the postmaster general Salaries: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “salaries”, *Ante*, p. 580.$8,179. Field Service, Post Office Department office of the second assistant postmaster general Foreign mail transportation: Not to exceed $7,500 of the appropriation *Ante*, p. 583.“Foreign mail transportation”, fiscal year 1947, is hereby made available for expenses of delegates designated from the Post Office Department by the Postmaster General to the Fifth Congress of the60 Stat. 620 Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, to be expended in the discretion of the Postmaster General and accounted for on his certificate, which certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended. DEPARTMENT OF STATE *Ante*, p. 448. foreign service Pay period of employees: Until July 1, 1947, the Secretary of State may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, compute and pay on a biweekly basis (one twenty-sixth of the annual rate) the annual or monthly compensation of employees of the Department, of State, including the Foreign Service, outside the continental limits of the United States who are paid in accordance with local native wage rates for the area in which employed, and when a pay period for such employees begins in the fiscal year 1946 and ends in the fiscal year 1947, the gross amount of the earnings for such pay period may be regarded as a charge against the appropriation or allotment current Effective date.at the end of such pay period. This provision shall be considered as effective from July 1, 1945. Salaries of clerical, administrative, and fiscal personnel, Foreign Service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Salaries of clerical, administrative, and fiscal personnel, Foreign Service”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947, $647,850. Miscellaneous salaries and allowances, Foreign Service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Miscellaneous salaries and allowances, Foreign Service”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947, $133,450. Cost-of-living allowances, Foreign Service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Cost-of-living allowances, Foreign Service”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947. $180,000 Foreign Service quarters: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Foreign Service quarters”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947, $36,500. Allowances for living quarters.The limitations under the appropriation “Foreign Service quarters”, fiscal year 1947, on the amounts which may be used for allowances for living quarters shall not apply to Foreign Service posts in Turkey, Switzerland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Venezuela, and The Netherlands possessions. This provision shall be effective as of July 1, 1946. Transportation, Foreign Service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Transportation, Foreign Service”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947, $147,000. Contingent expenses, Foreign Service: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Contingent expenses, Foreign Service”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947, $396,000. international obligations United States contributions to international commissions, congresses, [59 Stat. 175](/us/stat/59/175).and bureaus: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “United States contributions to international commissions, congresses, and bureaus”, as follows: International Bureau of Permanent Court of Arbitration, $10,945.14; Cape Spartel and Tangier 60 Stat. 621Light, Coast of Morocco, $800; International Hydrographic Bureau, $5,031.18; Convention Relating to Liquor Traffic in Africa, $66.38; in all, $16,842.70. For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “United States *Ante*, p. 453.contributions to international commissions, congresses, and bureaus”, as follows: International Institute of Agriculture at Rome, Italy, $339,853.60, to be used only for the liquidation of the Institute by January 1, 1947. United States participation in United Nations: For an additional *Ante*, p. 453.amount, fiscal year 1947, for “United States participation in United Nations,” including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947, and including the purchase of two (one at not to exceed $3,000) passenger automobiles, $660,000. Special and technical investigations, International Joint Commission, *Ante*, p. 456.United States and Canada: For an additional amount for “Special and technical investigations, International Joint Commission, United States and Canada,” fiscal year 1947, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1947, and including the purchase of four additional passenger automobiles, $70,000. Philippine rehabilitation: For all expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of titles III and V of the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 (hereinafter called the Act), without regard to section 3709 *Ante*, pp. 135, 140.[41 U. S. C.§ 5](/us/usc/t41/s5/809).*Post*, p. 809.of the Revised Statutes, including personal services in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, and employment of personnel outside the continental United States without regard to civil-service and classification laws; temporary services of experts or consultants by contract or otherwise; purchase (not to exceed sixty-nine passenger automobiles), hire, maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled and animal-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles; purchase (not to exceed four), hire, maintenance, operation, and repair of aircraft; not to exceed $4,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of handling penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); printing and binding without regard [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).[40 Stat. 1270](/us/stat/40/1270).to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 1ll); purchase of lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; travel expenses, including expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the furtherance of the purposes hereof; compilation, printing, and distribution, in the Philippine Islands or the United States, of charts, reports, and publications pertaining to the various programs set forth in the Act; acquisition of sites for the construction of additional bulidings and furnishing and equipping of bulidings acquired or constructed, under section 501 of the Act; and acquisition *Ante*, p. 140.of quarters in the Philippines to house employees of the United States Government, including military personnel, by purchase, rental (without regard to section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932, as amended (40 U. S. C. 278a) ), lease, or construction and necessary repairs and [47 Stat. 412](/us/stat/47/412).alterations to and maintenance of such quarters; amounts as follows:
(a)For carrying out the provisions of sections 302, 303, 304, and 305 of title III of the Act. $33,000,000;
(b)for carrying out sections 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, and 311 of said title III, $10,918,000; and
(c)for carrying out the provisions of title V of the Act, $4,000,000; in all,*Ante*, pp. 135–139, 140. $47,918,000, to be available on July 1, 1946, and to remain available until June 30, 1950: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation Restrictions.shall be available for engaging in any phase of activity or for undertaking any phase of activity authorized by the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 that would result in obligating the Government of *Ante*, p. 128.the United States in any sense or respect to the future payment of amounts in excess of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in60 Stat. 622 such Act, nor shall any part of this appropriation be available for expanding any public works project authorized by law to be replaced or rehabilitated beyond such as may be justified by sound engineering practice and which can be accomplished within the amount authorized to be appropriated: *Provided further*, That the total amount that may *Ante*, p. 137.be obligated for the entire accomplishment of section 307
(a)of title Transfer of funds.*Post*, p. 916.III of such Act shall not exceed $8,000,000: *Provided further*, That the Secretary of State, or such official as he may designate, is authorized to transfer from any of the foregoing amounts to any department or independent establishment of the Government for participation in the foregoing programs, sums for expenditure by such department or establishment for the purposes hereof, and sums so transferred shall be available for expenditure in accordance with the provisions hereof and, to the extent determined by the Secretary of State, in accordance with the law governing expenditures of the department or independent establishment of the Government for *ther*, Prior approval.That transfers of funds to participating agencies for the programs *Ante*, pp. 135, 136.Reimbursement.set forth in sections 302 to 305 of the Act shall be approved by the President prior to such transfers: *Provided further*, That sums from the foregoing applicable appropriation may be transferred directly to and merged with the appropriations contemplated *Ante*, p. 137.in section 306
(b)of the Act to reimburse said latter appropriations for expenditures therefrom for the purposes hereof: *Provided further*, Construction of diplomatic, etc., establishments.That the construction of diplomatic and consular establishments of the United States in the Philippine Islands shall be without regard [52 Stat. 441](/us/stat/52/441).to the proviso contained in twenty-two United States Code 295a. TREASURY DEPARTMENT office of the secretary Refunds under Renegotiation Act: To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to make the refunds during the fiscal year 1947, including refunds for prior years, required by section 403
(D)(relating to the recomputation of the amortization deduction) and by the last [58 Stat. 80, 89](/us/stat/58/80/89).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1191](/us/usc/t50/s1191).sentence of section 403
(3)(relating to excess inventories) of the Renegotiation Act; and to refund any amount finally adjudged or determined to have been erroneously collected by the United States pursuant to a unilateral determination of excessive profits, with such interest thereon (at a rate not to exceed 4 per centum per annum) as may be adjudged or determined to be owing in law or equity; $15,000,000, together with the unused portion of the $15,000,000 authorized [59 Stat. 90](/us/stat/59/90).for this purpose in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1945:Reimbursement. *Provided*, That to the extent refunds are made from this appropriation of excessive profits collected under the Renegotiation Act and retained by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation or the appropriate subsidiary Certification of amount.shall reimburse this appropriation: *Provided further*, That the War Contracts Price Adjustment Board or its duly authorized representative shall certify the amount of any refund to be made in pursuance hereof to the Secretary of the Treasury who shall make payment upon such certificate in lieu of any voucher which might otherwise be required. office of the chief clerk *Ante*, p. 569.Salaries: For an additional amount for “Salaries, Office of the Chief Clerk”, fiscal year 1947, including the objects specified under this head in the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1947, $11,500. 60 Stat. 623 coast guard Retired pay, former Lighthouse Service, Coast Guard: For an additional amount for “Retired pay, former Lighthouse Service, Coast Guard,” fiscal year 1946, including the objects specified under this head in the Navy Department Appropriation Act, 1946, $3,000. The appropriation “General expenses, Coast Guard”, fiscal years *Ante*, p. 531.1946 and 1947, shall be available for the payment of claims authorized under section 1 of Public Law 277, Seventy-ninth Congress, approved [59 Stat. 662](/us/stat/59/662).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 223d](/us/usc/t31/s223d).*Ante*, pp. 56, 333; *post*, p. 847.December 28, 1945, as amended by Public Law 327, Seventy-ninth Congress, approved March 20, 1946. secret service division Reimbursement to District of Columbia, benefit payments to White House Police and Secret Service forces, Treasury Department: For an additional amount for “Reimbursement to District of Columbia, benefit payments to White House Police and Secret Services forces, Treasury Department,” fiscal year 1946, $16,625.[59 Stat. 64](/us/stat/59/64). bureau of the mint Medals for General Marshall and Admiral King: For carrying out the provisions of the House joint resolution approved March 22, 1946, (Private Law 438), fiscal years 1946 and 1947, $4,500.*Post*, p. 1134, procurement division Strategic and critical materials; The appropriation “Strategic and critical materials, Procurement Division, Act of June 7, 1939”, is [53 Stat. 811](/us/stat/53/811).[50 U. S. C, §§ 98–98f; Supp. V, § 98e](/us/usc/t50/s98–98f).*Ante*, p. 596.hereby made available in addition to the purposes for which appropriated, for all necessary expenses of care and handling, including putting into forms best suited for storage and use for the common defense, of surplus strategic minerals, metals, and materials transferred to the Procurement Division under section 22 of the Surplus [58 Stat. 776](/us/stat/58/776).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1631](/us/usc/t50/s1631).*Ante*, p. 599.Property Act of 1944: *Provided*, That any amount in excess of the amount required for the purposes for which this appropriation is hereby made available, shall, upon ascertainment, be carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury. WAR DEPARTMENT office of the secretary Damage claims: For the payment of claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property or personal injury or death adjusted and determined by the Secretary of War under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the settlement of claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property or personal injury or death caused by military personnel or civilian employees, or otherwise incident to activities, of the War Department or of the Army”, approved July 3, 1943 (31 U S. C. 223b) as fully set forth in Senate Document Numbered [57 Stat. 372](/us/stat/57/372).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 215 note, 222a, 222b, 223b, 223c](/us/usc/t31/s215/222a/222b/223b/223c).*Ante*, p. 332; *post*, p. 847.221 and House Document Numbered 579, Seventy-ninth Congress, $398,405.94. Finance Department finance service, army Pay of the Army: The appropriation for “Pay of the Army” in the Military Appropriation Act, 1947, is hereby made available to pay *Ante*, p. 542.mustering-out payments, as authorized by the “Mustering-Out Payment Act of 1944”, Public Law 225, Seventy-eighth Congress, second [58 Stat. 8](/us/stat/58/8).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 691–691g](/us/usc/t38/s691–691g).session, as amended, to members of the armed forces who were or may 60 Stat. 624be denied such payments because they resigned from the Army to enter the United States Military Academy or the United States Naval Academy and subsequently were separated from either Academy because of physical disability. Civil Functions, Corps of Engineers rivers and harbors *Ante*, p. 199.Rivers and harbors: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Rivers and harbors”, including the objects specified under this head in the War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1946, $3,800,000, to remain available until expended. flood control Flood control, general: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1946, for “Flood control, general”, including the objects specified under this head in the War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1946, $1,500,000, to remain available until expended. THE JUDICIARY united states supreme court *Ante*, p. 475.Salaries: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Salaries, United States Supreme Court”, $15,116. united states courts for the district of columbia Repairs and improvements, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia: The unexpended balance on June 30, 1946, of the appropriation of $11,000 carried under this head in the Second *Ante*, p. 200.Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, is hereby continued available for the same purposes until June 30, 1947. TITLE II—Third Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946. SURPLUS APPROPRIATION RESCISSIONS Appropriations of the departments and agencies available in the fiscal year 1946, and prior-year unreverted appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service, are hereby reduced in the sums hereinafter set forth, such sums to be carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury immediately upon the approval of this Act: Executive Office of the President Office for Emergency Management: *Ante*, pp. 7, 221.Office of Scientific Research and Development: Salaries and expenses, $1,825,000. *Ante*, pp. 7, 221.War Shipping Administration: Revolving fund, $50,000,000. State marine schools, $70,000. Marine and war-risk insurance fund, revolving fund, $30,000,000. Emergency Funds Appropriated to the President *Ante*, pp. 8, 11, 221, 228.Defense aid—lend-lease, $672,000,000, to be deducted from such of the categories specified in the various appropriation Acts as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, or such official as he shall designate, in consultation with the Department of State. 60 Stat. 625 Independent Offices Selective Service System: Salaries and expenses, $1,100,000.*Ante*, p. 8. United States Employees’ Compensation Commission:*Ante*, pp. 8, 221. Employees’ compensation fund, $1,100,000. Wage accruals, $2,000,000.[59 Stat. 377](/us/stat/59/377). United States Maritime Commission: Construction fund, Act of *Ante*, pp. 8, 221.[49 Stat. 1987](/us/stat/49/1987).[46 U. S. C. § 1116; Supp. V, § 1116 note](/us/usc/t46/s1116).June 29, 1936, revolving fund, $378,460,000. Federal Works Agency: Office of the Administrator: War public works (community *Ante*, pp. 9, 221.facilities), $350,172. Public Buildings Administration: Emergency safeguarding *Ante*, pp. 9, 222.of public buildings and property, $50,000. Public Roads Administration: Access roads, $320,596. Executive Departments Department of the Interior: Government in the Territories: *Ante*, pp. 11, 222.Emergency fund, Territories and island possessions (national defense) , $550,000. Department of State: Office of International Information and Cultural Affairs, Inter-American affairs functions, Department of State, $112,000. War Department: Military Establishment:*Ante*, pp. 13, 14, 223–225. General Staff Corps: Special field exercises, Army, 1942–1946, $1,252,000. Finance Department: Finance Service, Army, 1942–1946, $1,902,500, and subappropriations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)Expenses of the courts martial, $300,000;
(2)apprehension of deserters, $179,500;
(3)claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property, or personal injury, or death, $1,125,000; and
(4)claims of military and civilian personnel of the War Department, $298,000. Quartermaster Corps: Quartermaster Service, Army, 1942–1946, $21,175,000, and subappropriations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)Welfare of enlisted men, $2,000,000: and
(2)clothing and equipage, $19,175,000. Signal Corps: Signal Service of the Army, 1942–1946, $12,364,000. Air Corps: Air Corps, Army, 19422–1946, $1,507,959,000. Medical Department: Medical and Hospital Department, Army, 19422–1946, $6,051,000. Corps of Engineers: Engineer Service, Army; 1942–1946, $2,756,000, and subappropriations under this head are hereby decreased as follows:
(1)Military posts, $2,756,000. Repair of arsenals, Army, 1942–1946, $90,305. Acquisition of land, Act June 26, 1940, no year, $71,918. Acquisition of land for military purposes, national defense, no year, unexpended balance. Acquisition of land, Ogden Ordnance Depot, Utah, no year, unexpended balance. Construction of buildings, utilities, and appurtenances at military posts, no year, $793,845. Office buildings and appurtenances, War Department, Arlington Comity, Virginia, no year, unexpended balance.60 Stat. 626 Chemical Warfare Service: Chemical Warfare Service, Army, 1942–1946, $4,881,000. Seacoast defenses: Seacoast defenses, general, no year, $18,885. Seacoast defenses, no year, $149. Seacoast defenses, Insular Departments, no year, unexpended balance. Citizens’ Military Training: Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, 1942–1946, $1,308,000. National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice, Army: Promotion of rifle practice, 1942–1946, $1,500. Inter-American Relations, War Department: Inter-American Relations, War Department, 1943–1946, $10,000. Office of the Secretary: Printing and binding, War Department, 1942–1946, $2,243,000. Repeal.*Ante*, p. 225.So much of title 2 of the Second Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act 1946, as reads, “Emergency fund for the President, national defense (allotment to War), 1942–1946, $10,000,000”, is hereby repealed. Navy Department: *Ante*, pp. 15–18, 225–227.Naval Establishment: Office of the Secretary: Miscellaneous expenses, Navy, 1945, $289,519. Naval emergency fund, 1945, $1,167,926. Operation and conservation of naval petroleum reserves, 1945, $185,912. Ocean and lake surveys, 1945, $22,749. Bureau of Naval Personnel: Naval training station, Newport, Rhode Island, 1945, $5,801. Naval training station, Norfolk, Virginia, 1945, $200,000. Naval training station, Lake Pend, Oreille, Idaho, 1945, $100,000. Naval training station, Lake Seneca, New York: Fiscal year 1945, $28,130. Fiscal year 1946, $120,279. Fleet training, Navy: Fiscal year 1945, $22,577. Fiscal year 1946, $30,000. Miscellaneous expenses, Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1945, $1,417. Naval Reserve, 1945, $9,326,196. Maintenance, Naval Academy, 1945, $2,009. Bureau of Ships: Maintenance, Bureau of Ships: Fiscal year 1945, $150,000,000. Bureau of Ordnance: Ordnance and ordnance stores, Navy: Fiscal year 1945, $66,000,000. Fiscal year 1946, $38,223,994. Bureau of Supplies and Accounts: Maintenance, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, 1945, $14,230,000. Fuel and transportation, Navy, 1945, $30,000,000. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: Medical Department, Navy, 1946, $2,589,847.60 Stat. 627 Bureau of Aeronautics: Aviation, Navy, 1945, $24,960,434. Marine Corps: Pay, Marine Corps: Fiscal year 1945, $15,000,000. Fiscal year 1946, $7,361,946. Increase and replacement of naval vessels: Repair facilities, Navy, $3,952,950. Coast Guard: Salaries, Office of Commandant, United States Coast Guard, 1945, $1,825. Pay and allowances. Coast Guard: Fiscal year 1945, $6,000,000. Fiscal year 1946, $3,468,244. General expenses, Coast Guard, 1945, $164,107. Civilian employees, Coast Guard, 1945, $5,594. Establishing and improving aids to navigation, Coast Guard, $528. Salaries and expenses, merchant marine inspection, Coast Guard: Fiscal year 1945, $29,731. Fiscal year 1946, $48,412. Special projects, vessels, Coast Guard (Navy), $655. Special projects, aids to navigation, Lighthouse Service, Coast Guard (Navy), $983. Construction of vessels and shore facilities, Coast Guard (lend-lease) (Navy), $34,102. Maritime training fund, Coast Guard, $199,000. Navy Department:*Ante*, pp. 19, 227. Salaries: Salaries, General Board, Navy Department, 1946, $2,542. Salaries, Board of Inspection and Survey, Navy Department, 1946, $670. Salaries, Hydrographic Office, 1945, $7,182. Contingent expenses: Contingent expenses, Navy Department, 1946, $71,000. Contingent and miscellaneous expenses, Hydrographic Office, 1945, $13,058. Transfer of Appropriations Transfers of amounts shall be made between appropriations as follows: From “Maintenance, Bureau of Ships, 1946”, to “Pay end subsistence *Ante*, pp. 16, 225.of naval personnel, 1946”, $15,000,000. From “Aviation, Navy, 1946”, to “Pay and subsistence of naval *Ante*, pp. 17, 226, 227.personnel, 1946”, $25,000,000. From “Medical Department, Navy, 1946”, to “Pay and subsistence *Ante*, pp. 17, 226.of naval personnel, 1946”, $4,410,153. From “Pay, Marine Corps, 1946”, to—*Ante*, p. 17. “Fuel and transportation, Navy, 1944”, $2,222,110. “Welfare and recreation, Navy, 1945”, $282,816. “Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, 1945”, $91,128. “Salaries, Hydrographic Office, 1944”, $42,000. From “General expenses, Marine Corps, 1946”, to “Pay and subsistence *Ante*, p. 17.of naval personnel, 1946”, $80,000,000. From “Aviation, Navy, 1945”, to—*Ante*, p. 17. “Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps”, 1945, $39,566. “Pay, subsistence, and transportation of naval personnel, 1945”, $100,000,000.60 Stat. 628 *Ante*, pp. 17, 227.From “Increase and replacement of naval vessels, construction and machinery”, to “Pay and subsistence of naval personnel, 1946”, $100,000,000. *Ante*, pp. 18, 227.From “Increase and replacement of naval vessels, emergency construction” to— “Contingent, Navy, 1946”, $25,000. “Pay, Naval Academy, 1946”, $13,000. “Maintenance, Naval Academy, 1946”, $84,600. “Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1946”, $8,856. “Pay and subsistence of naval personnel, 1946”, $30,589,847. “Transportation and recruiting of naval personnel, 1946”, $99,100,000. “Fuel, Navy, 1946”, $27,312,000. From “Clothing and small stores fund” to “Pay and subsistence of naval personnel, 1946”, $45,000,000. Transfer of funds.The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized, upon request of the Secretary of the Navy, to transfer sums from any annual naval appropriation available prior to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, having an unobligated surplus, to any other annual naval appropriation available prior to said fiscal year with respect to which a deficiency was incurred, but the amount transferred from any one appropriation shall not exceed $10,000. Reductions in Contract Authorizations Contract authorizations of the departments and agencies available in the fiscal year 1946 are hereby reduced in the sums hereinafter set forth: independent offices *Ante*, pp. 12, 222.United States Maritime Commission: Construction fund, Act June 29, 1936, revolving fund, $173,678,000. *Ante*, p. 12.Federal Works Agency: Public Roads Administration: Access roads, $500,000. Sec. 202. Citation of title. This title may be cited as the “Third Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946”. TITLE III— JUDGMENTS AND AUTHORIZED CLAIMS property damage claims Sec. 301.
(a)For the payment of claims for damages to or losses of privately owned property adjusted and determined by the following respective departments and independent offices, under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide a method for the settlement of claims arising against the Government of the United States in the sum not exceeding $1,000 in any one case”, approved [42 Stat. 1066](/us/stat/42/1066).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 215 notes *et seq*](/us/usc/t31/s215/etseq).*Post*, p. 846.December 28, 1922 (31 U. S. C. 215), as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 592, Seventy-ninth Congress, as follows: Federal Security Agency, $78.50; Federal Works Agency, $1,000.00; National Housing Agency, $114.70; Department of Commerce, $53.00; Department of the Interior, $176.00; Department of Justice, $49.07; Post Office Department (payable from postal revenues), $738.53; Department of State, $324.50; Treasury Department, $299.58; In all, $2,833.88; 60 Stat. 629
(b)For the payment of claims for damages to or losses of privately owned property adjusted and determined by the following respective departments and independent offices, under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide a method for the settlement of claims arising against the Government of the United States in the sum not exceeding $1,000 in any one case”, approved December 28, 1922 ( 31 U. S. C. 215), as fully set forth in Senate Document Numbered 227, [42 Stat. 1066](/us/stat/42/1066).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 215 notes *et seq*](/us/usc/t31/s215/etseq).*Post*, p. 846.Seventy-ninth Congress, as follows: Executive Office of the President: Office for Emergency Management: War Shipping Administration, $69.10; Office of Price Administration, $15; Independent offices: General Accounting Office, $74.50; United States Maritime Commission, $60; Veterans’ Administration, $2,977; Federal Security Agency, $92.50; Federal Works Agency, $150; National Housing Agency, $64; Department of Agriculture, $1,860.53; Department of Commerce, $362; Department of the Interior, $86.53; Department of Justice, $67; Post Office Department (payable from postal revenues), $4,149.60; Department of State, $40; Treasury Department, $385.09; In all, $10,452.85. judgments, united states courts Sec. 302.
(a)For the payment of judgments, including costs of suits, rendered against the Government of the United States by United States district courts under the provisions of an Act entitled “An Act authorizing suits against the United States in admiralty for damage caused by and salvage services rendered to public vessels belonging to the United States, and for other purposes”, approved March 3, 1925 (46 [43 Stat. 1112](/us/stat/43/1112).[46 U. S. C. §§ 781–790](/us/usc/t46/s781–790).U. S. C. 787), and which have been certified to the Seventy-ninth Congress in Senate Document Numbered 220 and House Document Numbered 580, under the following agencies: Navy Department, $36,777.93; War Department, $14,040.82; In all, $50,818.75; together with such amount as may be necessary to pay interest as and when specified in such judgments.
(b)For the payment of final judgments, including costs of suits, which have been rendered under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1887, entitled “An Act to provide for the bringing of suits against the [24 Stat. 506](/us/stat/24/506).Government of the United States”, as amended by section 297 of the Act of March 3, 1911 (28 U. S. C. 761), and which have been certified [36 Stat. 1168](/us/stat/36/1168).to the Seventy-ninth Congress in Senate Document Numbered 219, under the following agencies: Federal Works Agency: Public Roads Administration, $9,999.99; Commerce Department, $360; War Department, $6,728.32; In all, $17,088.31, together with such additional sum as may be necessary to pay interest as and where specified in the judgments and as provided by law.
(c)None of the judgments contained under this caption shall be Right of appeal.paid until the right of appeal shall have expired except such as have 60 Stat. 630become final and conclusive against the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or otherwise.
(d)Payment or interest wherever provided for judgments contained in this Act shall not in any case continue for more than thirty days after the date of approval of this Act. judgments, united states court of claims Sec. 303.
(a)For payment of judgments rendered by the Court of Claims and reported to the Seventy-ninth Congress in Senate Document numbered 217 and House Document Numbered 577, under the following agencies, namely: Federal Works Agency: Public Buildings Administration, $92,968.67; National Housing Agency: Federal Public Housing Authority, $42,306.34; Executive: War Shipping Administration, $242,500; Department of Agriculture, $30,091.50; Navy Department, $855,413.29; Treasury Department, $457,527.96; War Department, $873,577.22; In all, $2,594,384.98; together with such amount as may be necessary to pay interest as and when specified in the judgments.
(b)Alexander D. Walker; Adger C. Forney. For the payment of judgment numbered 45869 rendered by the Court of Claims in favor of Alexander D. Walker and Adger C. Forney, Co-Partners doing business as A. D. Walker and Company, $22,550.76, and certified to the Seventy-ninth Congress in Senate Document Numbered 218, to be paid from funds of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
(c)Right of appeal. None of the judgments contained under this caption shall be paid until the right of appeal has expired, except such as has become final and conclusive against the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or otherwise. audited claims Sec. 304. For the payment of claims certified to be due by the General Accounting Office under appropriations the balances of which have been carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of section [18 Stat. 110](/us/stat/18/110).5 of the Act of June 20, 1874 (31 U. S. C. 713), and under appropriations heretofore treated as permanent, being for the service of the fiscal year 1943 and prior years, unless otherwise stated, and which have been certified to Congress under section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884 [23 Stat. 254](/us/stat/23/254).(5 U. S. C. 266), as fully set forth in Senate Document Numbered 223 and House Document Numbered 578, Seventy-ninth Congress, there is appropriated the sum of $5,964,227.41, together with such additional sum due to increases in rates of exchange as may be necessary to pay claims in the foreign currency and interest as specified in certain of the settlements of the General Accounting Office, to be disbursed and accounted for as a single fund, $64.33, payable from District of Columbia revenues, and $33,096.08 payable from postal revenues, in all, $5,997,387.82. Sec. 305. For the payment of claims allowed by the General Accounting Office pursuant to the Act entitled “An Act granting travel pay and other allowances to certain soldiers of the War with Spain and the Philippine Insurrection who were discharged in the Philippine [59 Stat. 596](/us/stat/59/596).[10 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 866f–866j](/us/usc/t10/s866f–866j).Islands”, approved December 5, 1945 (Public Act Numbered 247, Seventy-ninth Congress), and which have been certified to the Seventy-ninth Congress under section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884 (5 U. S. C. 60 Stat. 631266), under the War Department in Senate Document Numbered 224 [23 Stat. 254](/us/stat/23/254).and House Document Numbered 581, $23,893.93. Sec. 306. For the payment, of a claim allowed by the General Accounting Office under the Navy Department pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884 (5 U. S. C. 266), and [23 Stat. 254](/us/stat/23/254).which has been certified to the Seventy-ninth Congress in House Document Numbered 582, $394.20. Sec. 307. For the payment of a claim allowed by the General Volunteers, War with Spain.Accounting Office pursuant to the Act entitled “An Act for the relief of officers and soldiers of the volunteer service of the United States mustered into service for the War with Spain, and who were held in service in the Philippine Islands after the ratification of the treaty of peace, April 11, 1899”, approved May 2, 1940 (Public Act Numbered [54 Stat. 176](/us/stat/54/176).[10 U. S. C. §§ 866a–866e](/us/usc/t10/s866a–866e).[23 Stat. 254](/us/stat/23/254).505, Seventy-sixth Congress), and which has been certified to the Seventy-ninth Congress under section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884 (5 U. S. C. 266), under the War Department in Senate Document Numbered 225 and House Document Numbered 583, $652.11. TITLE IV— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall Persons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government.be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall Affidavit.be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engages Penalty.in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: *Provided further*, That the provisions of this section shall apply to all appropriations Applicability of section to appropriations.or funds available for obligation during the fiscal year 1947, however made available, if not heretofore made applicable (any exclusions made in any other Act excepted) to such appropriations or funds in the respects herein provided. Sec. 402. Nothing contained in this or any other Act shall be construed Personnel ceilings.to alter, or modify in any manner whatsoever, the aggregate maximum personnel ceilings established by section 14
(a)of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946 (Public Law Numbered 390), nor *Ante*, p. 219.to authorize the compensation of a greater aggregate number than the number provided for in the aforesaid Act. In the case of any activity60 Stat. 632 within the purview of such Act whose personnel may be and is increased in consequence of appropriations or funds made available in or in pursuance of this or any other Act, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall recommend and effectuate such reduction in personnel in such other activity or activities as he may deem advisable Waiver of offsetting reduction.as will offset any such increase in personnel: *Provided*, That if the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall find and so certify to the President that any such offsetting reduction would be inimical to the public interest, such offsetting reduction, subject to the President’s approval, may be waived in whole or in part in writing by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, and such action by such official shall be published promptly in the Federal Register with a statement of the Exclusion of positions.*Ante*, p. 219.reasons therefor: *Provided further*. That there may be excluded from the aggregate personnel ceilings established by section 14
(a)of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946, in addition to any exclusions otherwise provided, not more than six thousand five hundred and seventy-three positions, to the extent that all or any part of such number may be determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget *Ante*, pp. 207, 170, 128.to be essential to the effectuation of the Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946, the Federal Airport Act, and the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946, and to enabling the rendition of essential service by the Public Buildings Administration to the Veterans’ Administration and the War Assets Administration. Sec. 403. Payment of increased compensation. Appropriations and funds available during the fiscal year 1947 to the executive departments and independent establishments, including corporations, for personal services shall be available for the payment of increased compensation, not above rates comparable [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C., §§ 661–674; Supp. V, §661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674/etseq).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.to those provided for employees under the Classification Act of 1923, as amended by the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946, to those groups of employees not covered by such Act but for which the head of the agency concerned is authorized to establish rates of pay by administrative action, and the additional expense of such increased compensation may be included in making apportionments of appropriations or funds available in pursuance of this Act or otherwise as [31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 665 notes](/us/usc/t31/s665).required by the antideficiency law (31 U. S. C. 665). The availability of funds for the payment of those groups of employees whose basic compensation is fixed and adjusted from time to time in accordance with prevailing rates by wage boards or other similar administrative authority serving the same purpose shall not be affected hereby. Sec. 404. Availability of funds. The appropriations and authority with respect to appropriations in this Act in whole or in part for the fiscal year 1946 shall be available from and including July 1, 1945, for the purposes respectively provided in such appropriations and authority. All obligations incurred during the period between June 30, 1945, and the date of the enactment of this Act in anticipation of such appropriations and authority are hereby ratified and confirmed if in accordance with the terms thereof. Sec. 405. The appropriations and authority with respect to appropriations in this Act in whole or in part for the fiscal year 1947 shall be available from and including July 1, 1946, for the purposes respectively provided in such appropriations and authority. All obligations incurred during the period between June 30, 1946, and the date of the enactment of this Act in anticipation of such appropriations and authority are hereby ratified and confirmed if in accordance with the terms thereof. Sec. 406. *Ante*, p. 79. Subsection
(a)of section 202 of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1947, is hereby amended by striking therefrom the figures “$1,050” and substituting therefor the figures “$1,300”. 60 Stat. 633 Sec. 407. Wherever an appropriation for the fiscal year 1947 is made Purchase of automobiles.Limitation repealed.available for the purchase of passenger automobiles and such availability is specifically limited to used or surplus vehicles, such limitation is hereby repealed. Sec. 408. This Act may be cited as the “Third Deficiency Appropriation Short title.Act, 1946”. Approved July 23, 1946. To provide for the establishment of an international animal quarantine station on Swan Island, and to permit the entry therein of animals from any country and the subsequent importation of such animals into other parts of the United States, and for other purposes. 1946-07-24 592 Chapter 60 Stat. 633 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 592] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for the establishment of an international animal quarantine station on Swan Island, and to permit the entry therein of animals from any country and the subsequent importation of such animals into other parts of the United States, and for other purposes. July 24, 1946[[H. J. Res. 364](/us/bill/79/hjres/364)][[Public Law 522](/us/pl/79/522)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary International animal quarantine station, Swan Island.*Ante*, p. 617.of Agriculture is authorized, in his discretion, to establish and maintain on Swan Island, either independently or in cooperation with other American Republics and with breeders’ organizations and similar organizations and individuals within the United States, an international animal quarantine station, including the acquisition of sites by lease or otherwise, and the construction of temporary building, improvements, and other facilities on such sites, and notwithstanding the provisions of any other law but subject to regulations prescribed hereunder by the Secretary of Agriculture to prevent the introduction into the United States of communicable diseases of animals, animals may be brought into said quarantine station from any country, including but not limited to those countries in which the Secretary of Agriculture determines that rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease exist, and may be subsequently imported into other parts of the United States under said regulations. Approved July 24, 1946. Authorizing the State of Indiana to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Wabash River at or near Montezuma, Indiana. 1946-07-24 593 Chapter 60 Stat. 633 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 593] AN ACT Authorizing the State of Indiana to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Wabash River at or near Montezuma, Indiana. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 6041](/us/bill/79/hr/6041)][[Public Law 523](/us/pl/79/523)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consent Bridge.Wabash River.of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Indiana to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Wabash River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Montezuma, Indiana, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).to the conditions contained in this Act. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved July 24, 1946. Granting the consent of Congress to the Iowa State Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Des Moines River at or near the town of Eddyville, Iowa. 1946-07-24 594 Chapter 60 Stat. 633 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 594] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Iowa State Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Des Moines River at or near the town of Eddyville, Iowa. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 6081](/us/bill/79/hr/6081)][[Public Law 524](/us/pl/79/524)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and, House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consent Bridge.Des Moines River.of Congress is hereby granted to the Iowa State Highway Commission, 60 Stat. 634and its successors and assigns to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Des Moines River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the town of Eddyville, Iowa, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved July 24, 1946. Authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes. 1946-07-24 595 Chapter 60 Stat. 634 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 595] AN ACT Authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 6407](/us/bill/79/hr/6407)][[Public Law 525](/us/pl/79/525)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Rivers and harbors, improvements. That the following works of improvement of rivers, harbors, and other waterways are hereby adopted and authorized to be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of War and supervision of the Chief of Engineers, in accordance with the plans and subject to the conditions recommended by the Chief of Engineers in the respective reports hereinafter designated:Penstocks. *Provided*, That penstocks or other similar facilities adapted to possible future use in the development of hydroelectric power shall be installed in any dam herein authorized when approved by the Secretary of War upon the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers and of the Federal Power Commission, and such recommendations shall be based upon consideration of the proper utilization and conservation in the public interest of the resources of the region: *Provided*, That the provisions of section 1 of the River and Harbor Act approved [59 Stat. 10](/us/stat/59/10).*Ante*, p. 6.March 2, 1945 (Public, Numbered 14, Seventy-ninth Congress, first session), shall govern with respect to projects herein authorized; and the procedures therein set forth with respect to plans, proposals, or reports for works of improvement for navigation or flood control and for irrigation and purposes incidental thereto shall apply as if herein set forth in full: *And provided further*, That the word “navigation” [59 Stat. 11](/us/stat/59/11).*Ante*, p. 6.appearing in paragraph
(b)of section 1 of the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945 (Public, Numbered 14, Seventy-ninth Congress, first session), shall in respect to the Arkansas River and tributaries include the use of water herein referred to for power purposes: Maine.Portland Harbor, Maine; House Document Numbered 510, Seventy-ninth Congress; Massachusetts.Boston Harbor, Massachusetts; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated July 1, 1946; Fall River Harbor, Massachusetts; House Document Numbered 628, Seventy-ninth Congress; Rhode Island.Wickford Harbor, Rhode Island; Senate Document Numbered 141, Seventy-ninth Congress; Connecticut.New Haven Harbor, Connecticut; House Document Numbered 517, Seventy-ninth Congress; Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut; House Document Numbered 680, Seventy-ninth Congress; Stamford Harbor, Connecticut; House Document Numbered 676, Seventy-ninth Congress; New Jersey.Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey; House Document Numbered 358, Seventy-ninth Congress; Absecon Inlet, New Jersey; House Document Numbered 504, Seventy-ninth Congress;60 Stat. 635 Delaware River, vicinity of Biles Creek, Pennsylvania; House Document Pennsylvania.Numbered 679, Seventy-ninth Congress; Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania; House Document Numbered 529, Seventy-ninth Congress; and in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 7, 1946; New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway; pending fulfillment of New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway.the conditions of local cooperation for this project as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, appropriations heretofore or [59 Stat. 13](/us/stat/59/13).*Ante*, p. 6.hereafter made for maintenance and improvement of rivers and harbors may be used for a period of not to exceed five years for maintenance of the canal from Cape May Harbor to Delaware Bay constructed as an emergency wartime project with Navy Department funds, including the cost of maintaining the temporary railroad and seashore highway bridges over said canal; Middle River and Dark Head Creek, Maryland: maintenance work Maryland.in accordance with the report on file in the Office, Chief of Engineers; Mattaponi River, Virginia; House Document Numbered 766, Seventy-eighth Virginia.Congress; Newport News Creek, Virginia; House Document Numbered 559, Seventy-ninth Congress; Norfolk Harbor, Virginia; House Document Numbered 563, Seventy-ninth Congress; Savannah Harbor, Georgia; House Document Numbered 678, Seventy-ninth Georgia.Congress; Saint Johns River, Florida, Jacksonville to Lake Harney; Senate Florida.Document Numbered 208, Seventy-ninth Congress; Hollywood Harbor (Port Everglades), Florida; House Document Numbered 768, Seventy-eighth Congress; Withlacoochee River, Florida; House Document Numbered 293, Seventy-ninth Congress; Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, Georgia and Florida; Georgia and Florida.in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated May 13, 1946: *Provided*, That the proposed dam referred to in such Jim Woodruff Dam.report as Junction Dam shall, upon its completion, be known and designated on the public records as the Jim Woodruff Dam; Tombigbee and Tennessee Rivers, Alabama and Mississippi; House Alabama and Mississippi.Document Numbered 486, Seventy-ninth Congress; Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico, barge channel Louisiana.through Devils Swamp, Louisiana; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 7, 1946; Waterway from Empire, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico, in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 31, 1946; Plaquemine-Morgan City Route, Intracoastal Waterway, Louisiana; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 25, 1946; Franklin Canal, Louisiana; Senate Document Numbered 189, Seventy-ninth Congress; Mermentau River and tributaries, and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and connecting waters, Louisiana; Senate Document Numbered 231, Seventy-ninth Congress; Lake Charles Deep Water Channel and Calcasieu River and Pass, Louisiana; Senate Document Numbered 190, Seventy-ninth Congress; Red River below Fulton, Arkansas; in accordance with the report Arkansas.of the Chief of Engineers dated April 19, 1946: *Provided*, That the improvement herein authorized between Shreveport and the mouth, shall when completed be named the Overton-Red River Waterway in Overton-Red River Waterway.honor to Senator John H. Overton, of Louisiana; Arkansas River and tributaries, Arkansas and Oklahoma: The Arkansas and Oklahoma.multiple-purpose plan recommended in the report of the Chief of60 Stat. 636 Engineers dated September 20, 1945, and letter of the Chief of Engineers dated March 19, 1946, is approved, and for initiation and partial accomplishment of said plan there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $55,000,000; Texas.Sabine River, Cow Bayou, Texas, in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 31, 1946; Sabine River, Adams Bayou, Texas; House Document Numbered 626, Seventy-ninth Congress; Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas; House Document Numbered 571, Seventy-ninth Congress; Trinity River, Texas, below Liberty; House Document Numbered 634, Seventy-ninth Congress; Mill Creek, tributary of Brazos River, Texas; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 16, 1946; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in vicinity of Aransas Pass, Texas; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 29, 1946; Brazos Island Harbor and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Port Isabel, Texas; House Document Numbered 627, Seventy-ninth Congress; Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin.Mississippi River Seepage, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin; House Document Numbered 515, Seventy-ninth Congress; Iowa.Mississippi River at Lansing, Iowa; Senate Document Numbered 192, Seventy-ninth Congress; Minnesota.Mississippi River at Wabasha, Minnesota; House Document Numbered 514, Seventy-ninth Congress; Mississippi River at Lake Pepin, Minnesota; House Document Numbered 511, Seventy-ninth Congress; Mississippi River at Hastings, Minnesota; House Document Numbered 599, Seventy-ninth Congress; South Dakota.Big Sioux River, South Dakota; House Document Numbered 561, Seventy-ninth Congress; Tennessee and Kentucky.Cumberland River and tributaries, Tennessee and Kentucky; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 20, 1946; Illinois.Illinois River at Peoria, Illinois; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 17, 1946; Indiana and Illinois.Illinois Waterway and Grand Calumet River, Indiana and Illinois; House Document Numbered 677, Seventy-ninth Congress; Illinois.Chicago River, North Branch of, Illinois; House Document Numbered 767, Seventy-eighth Congress; Michigan.Great Lakes Connecting Channels, Michigan; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated February 20, 1946; Ohio.Cleveland Harbor, Ohio; House Document Numbered 629, Seventy-ninth Congress; Fairport Harbor, Ohio; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 17, 1946; California,San Diego River and Mission Bay, San Diego County, California; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 8, 1946; Napa River, California; House Document Numbered 397, Seventy-ninth Congress; Sacramento River, California; Senate Document Numbered 142, Seventy-ninth Congress; Oregon.Coos Bay, Oregon; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 22, 1946; Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oregon, in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated June 13, 1946;60 Stat. 637 Columbia River at Astoria, Oregon; House Document Numbered 692, Seventy-ninth Congress; Columbia River between Vancouver, ‘Washington, and The Dalles, Washington and Oregon.Oregon; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 9, 1946; Columbia River at The Dalles, Oregon; Senate Document Numbered Oregon.89, Seventy-ninth Congress; Columbia River at Foster Creek, Washington; House Document Washington.Numbered 693, Seventy-ninth Congress; Honolulu Harbor, Territory of Hawaii; in accordance with the Hawaii.report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 15, 1946. Sec. 2. The project for the Lavon Reservoir on East Fork of Trinity Lavon Reservoir, Texas.River, Texas, authorized in the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, in accordance with House Document Numbered 533, Seventy-eighth [59 Stat. 18](/us/stat/59/18).*Ante*, p. 6.Congress, is hereby modified to provide for conservation storage as may be determined warranted by the Secretary of War upon the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers. Sec. 3. That authority is hereby granted to the Port of Siuslaw, a Siuslaw River, Oregon.municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of Oregon, to construct, maintain, and operate, at points suitable to the interests of navigation, dams or dikes for preventing the flow of the waters of the Siuslaw River into Duncan Slough in Lane County, Oregon. Work shall not be commenced on such dams or dikes until the plans Approval of plans.therefor, including plans for all accessory works, are submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, and the Secretary of War, who may impose such conditions and stipulations as they deem necessary to protect the interests of the United States. The authority granted by this section shall terminate if the actual Time limitation.construction of the dams or dikes hereby authorized is not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of the passage of this Act. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is hereby expressly reserved. Sec. 4. The Secretary of War may assign two retired engineer Assignment of Army officers to Boards.officers of the Army, with their consent, to active duty; one as resident or senior member of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors organized pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902, as amended, and one as resident [32 Stat. 372](/us/stat/32/372).[33 U. S. C. § 54l](/us/usc/t33/s541).or senior member of the Beach Erosion Board organized pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of the River and Harbor Act of [46 Stat. 933](/us/stat/46/933).[33 U. S. C. § 426](/us/usc/t33/s426).July 3, 1930: *Provided*, That such assignment shall not be made for a period extending beyond four years from the date of retirement. Sec. 5. That there may be established in the Office of the Chief Office of Chief of Engineers.of Engineers a position to be filled by an engineer with not less than fifteen years’ actual experience in the classified civil service on river and harbor or flood-control work of the Corps of Engineers; the salary for which shall be fixed, from time to time, by the Secretary of War upon the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers at not to exceed $12.000. Sec. 6. The Chief of Engineers is authorized to provide such school School facilities, etc.facilities as he may deem necessary for the education of dependents of persons engaged on the construction of the projects listed below, and to pay for the same from any funds available for said projects: *Provided*, That when it is determined to be in the public interest, the Chief of Engineers may enter into cooperative arrangements with local agencies for the operation of such Government facilities; for 60 Stat. 638the expansion of local facilities at Federal expense, and for contributions by the Federal Government to cover the increased cost to local agencies of providing the additional services required by the Government: [59 Stat. 10](/us/stat/59/10).[33 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 603a, 544b](/us/usc/t33/s603a/544b).*Ante*, p. 6.Oregon.Texas.River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, Public Law Numbered 14, Seventy-ninth Congress: Columbia River at Umatilla, Oregon. Neches and Angelina Rivers, Texas. Idaho.Snake River to Lewiston, Idaho. Sec. 7. Preliminary examinations and surveys. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to cause preliminary examinations and surveys to he made at the following-named localities, the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for such purposes: *Provided*, That no preliminary examination, survey, project, or estimate for new works other than those designated in this or some prior Act or joint resolution Supplemental reports, etc., restriction.shall be made: *Provided further*, That after the regular or formal reports made as required by law on any examination, survey, project, or work under way or proposed are submitted no supplemental or additional report or estimate shall be made unless authorized by law: Adoption of projects by law. *Provided further*, That the Government shall not be deemed to have entered upon any project for the improvement of any waterway or harbor mentioned in this Act until the project for the proposed work Reports of surveys on beach erosion, etc.shall have been adopted by law: *Provided further*, That reports of surveys on beach erosion and shore protection shall include an estimate of the public interests involved, and such plan of improvement as is found justified, together with the equitable distribution of costs in each Noninterference with duties of FPC.case: *And provided further*, That this section shall not be construed to interfere with the performance of any duties vested in the Federal Power Commission under existing law: Massachusetts.Lynn Harbor, Massachusetts. Cuttyhunk Harbor, Massachusetts. Rhode Island.Newport Harbor, Rhode Island. Bullocks Point Cove, Rhode Island. Dutch Island Harbor, Rhode Island. Connecticut.Cove Harbor and Cove Pond, Connecticut. Patchogue River, Connecticut. Connecticut River, Connecticut. Harbor at Pine Orchard, Branford, Connecticut. Greenwich Cove, Connecticut. New York.Sag Harbor, New York. East Basin of Mamaroneck Harbor, New York. Gardiners Bay, New York. Milburn Creek, Swift Creek, and adjacent bays and channels, New York. Mohawk and Hudson Rivers, New York, with a view to the elimination of the water chestnut. Rondout Harbor, New York. New Jersey.Shoal Harbor and Compton Creek, New Jersey. Cold Spring Inlet (Cape May Harbor), New Jersey, with a view to shore protection. Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Delaware River between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Trenton, New Jersey. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware.Delaware River, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, Philadelphia to the sea. Pennsylvania.Pennypack Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a view to providing facilities for light-draft navigation.60 Stat. 639 North East River, Cecil County, Maryland, from Church Point to Maryland.Stony Run. Harbor at Betterton, Maryland. Little Creek, Kent Island, Queen Annes County, Maryland. Levering Creek at Ewell, Maryland. Lakes Cove, Honga River, Dorchester County, Maryland. Chapel Creek, Dorchester County, Maryland. Tedious Creek, Dorchester County, Maryland, with a view to establishing such jetties as may be necessary. Insley’s Cove, Fox Creek, Dorchester County, Maryland. Anchorage at Lowe’s Wharf, Talbot County, Maryland. Saint Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland. Johnsons Creek, a branch of the Wicomico River, in Somerset County, Maryland. Intracoastal Waterway, with a view to constructing a boat basin at South Carolina.or near Beaufort, South Carolina. Patuxent River, Maryland, with a view to establishing a deepwater Maryland.port at Benedict and a suitable navigation channel thence to Solomons Island. Lake Placid, Shore Acres, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Hatton Creek, Wicomico River, on Western Shore of Maryland, in the vicinity of Rock Point, Charles County, Maryland. Miles River, opposite Oak Creek Bridge, to give outlet to Miles River, Talbot County, Maryland. Point Lookout Creek, in the vicinity of Point Lookout, Saint Marys County, Maryland. Hull Creek, Virginia.Virginia. Harpers Creek, Mathews County, Virginia, and the channel connecting said creek with Mobjack May. Aberdeen Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia. Salters Creek, Newport News, Virginia. At or near Hopewell, Virginia, with a view to the construction of a harbor for light-draft vessels. Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, and Channel from Manteo to Oregon North Carolina.Inlet; particularly with a view to providing a depth of twelve feet to fifteen feet through the Ocean Bar Channel, thence a channel ten feet to twelve feet deep through the inlet to Pamlico Sound via Davis Slough, Old House Channel, or other more suitable route. Harkers Point Basin, at Harkers Island, Carteret County, North Carolina. Cross-Rock Channel between Wallace Channel and Sheep Island Slue, via Casey Island, Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Neuse and Trent Rivers, North Carolina. Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Cape Fear River at and below Wilmington, North Carolina. Holden Beach, Brunswick County, North Carolina. Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, with a view to extending Shem South Carolina.Creek Channel. Intracoastal Waterway, with a view to constructing a boat basin at or near Ocean Drive Beach, South Carolina. Intracoastal Waterway with a view to constructing a boat basin at or near Beaufort, South Carolina. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; with a view to establishing a harbor for light-draft vessels. Intracoastal Waterway with a view to relocating the route of the Georgia.waterway in the vicinity of Brunswick, Georgia. Little Sarasota Bay and Channel through Casey’s Pass, Florida, Florida.with a view to providing a channel across Robert’s Bay (Venice Bay), with a suitable turning basin at the eastern end thereof. Johns Pass, Pinellas County, Florida.60 Stat. 640 Blind Pass, Pinellas County, Florida. Pass-a-Grille Pass, Pinellas County, Florida. Julington Creek, Florida. Little Pottsburg Creek, Florida. Rice Creek, Putnam County, Florida. Sebastian Inlet, Florida. West Palm Beach Canal, Hillsboro Canal, New River Canal, and Miami Canal, for the purpose of raising the water table in the area of Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Boca Raton Inlet, Florida, including connection with the Intracoastal Waterway. Saint George Sound at East Point, Florida. East Point, Apalachicola Bay, Florida. Apalachicola Bay, Florida, with a view to constructing a yacht basin. West Gap, Saint George Island, Florida. Waterway from Saint Mary DeGalvez Bay, across Santa Rosa Peninsula, to Sound Bay, Florida. Alabama and Florida.Georgia.Choctawhatchee River, Alabama and Florida. Flint River, Georgia. Mississippi.Sioux Bayou and connecting waterways, Mississippi. Louisiana.Bayou Segnette, Louisiana. Texas.Channel from Port Lavaca, Texas, and Palacios, Texas to the Gulf of Mexico by way of Pass Cavallo, Cotton Bayou or any other suitable outlet to the Gulf of Mexico. Turtle Cove, Texas. Arkansas.Arkansas River, from Little Rock, Arkansas, to Mississippi River via Grand Prairie. Oklahoma and Arkansas.Arkansas.Arkansas and Canadian Rivers, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Mississippi River at West Memphis, Arkansas, with a view to the construction of a harbor. Mississippi and Tennessee.Hatchie River, Mississippi and Tennessee, in the interest of navigation and flood control. Minnesota.Harbor at Springsteel Island, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota. Missouri.Lake Taneycomo, Missouri. Mississippi River at Louisiana, Missouri. South Dakota and Nebraska.Illinois.Gavins Point, on the Missouri River, South Dakota and Nebraska. Lake De Pue in Bureau County, Illinois, and its connecting channels to the Illinois River. Minnesota.Mississippi River at Winona, Minnesota. Wisconsin.Wisconsin River, Wisconsin. Lake Superior.Lake Superior shore line from Middle Island Point south to the mouth of Carp River with a view to providing a harbor for light-draft vessels. Michigan.Black River, Port Huron, Michigan. Charlevoix Harbor, Michigan: The South Arm, with a view to the construction of a breakwater at or near East Jordan. Leland Harbor, Michigan, with a view to shore protection. Millecoquin River, Michigan, and the adjacent waters of Lake Michigan. Grand Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan and adjacent waters, with a view to the establishment of a suitable lock system to permit the passage of boats between Grand Traverse Bay and Torch Lake and other lakes in Antrim County, Michigan. Indiana.West Fork of White River, Indiana. Ohio.Fairport Harbor, Ohio, with a view to shore protection. Muskingum River, Ohio. New York.Cattaraugus Creek, New York. Irondequoit Bay, New York.60 Stat. 641 Great Salt Lake, at or near Garfield, Utah, with a view to providing Utah.a harbor for light-draft vessels. The coast of northern California from Point Pinos to the northern California.boundary of the State, including the San Francisco Bay area, with a view to the establishment of harbors for light-draft vessels. Harbor at Camp Pendleton, California, with a view to shore protection. Harbor at Anaheim Bay, California, with a view to shore protection. Harbor at Port Hueneme, California, with a view to shore protection. Ohio River at Brookport, Illinois.Illinois. Drift Creek, Oregon.Oregon. Siuslaw River and Bar, Oregon. Duwamish Waterway, Washington.Washington. Deception Pass, Skagit Bay, Washington, Shilshole Bay, Ballard Locks, Seattle, Washington. Olympia Harbor, Washington. Harbor at Hydaburg, Alaska.Alaska. Harbor at Angoon, Alaska. Channel to connect Oliver Inlet and Seymour Canal, Alaska. Tenakee Harbor, Alaska. Harbor at Pelican, Alaska. Harbor at Gustavus, Alaska. Hilo Harbor, Hawaii, including consideration of a seawall to protect Hawaii.against tidal waves and excessive high tides. Kawaihae Harbor, Hawaii. Approved July 24, 1946. Authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes. 1946-07-24 596 Chapter 60 Stat. 641 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 596] AN ACT Authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 6597](/us/bill/79/hr/6597)][[Public Law 526](/us/pl/79/526)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That this Act may Flood Control Act of 1946,be cited as the “Flood Control Act of 1946”. Sec. 2. That section 3 of the Act approved June 22, 1936 (Public, State, etc., cooperation.[49 Stat. 1571](/us/stat/49/1571); [52 Stat. 1215](/us/stat/52/1215).[33 U. S. C. §§ 701c, 701c–1; Supp. V, § 701c note](/us/usc/t33/s701c–1).Numbered 738, Seventy-fourth Congress), as amended by section 2 of the Act approved June 28, 1938 (Public, Numbered 761, Seventy-fifth Congress), shall apply to all works authorized in this Act except that for any channel improvement or channel rectification project, provisions fa), (b), and
(e)of section 3 of said Act of June 22, 1936, shall apply thereto, and except as otherwise provided by law: *Provided*, That the authorization for any flood-control project herein Time limitation.adopted requiring local cooperation shall expire five years from the date on which local interests are notified in writing by the War Department of the requirements of local cooperation, unless said interests shall within said time furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that the required cooperation will be furnished. The provisions of section 1 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (Public, Procedures.Numbered 534, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session), shall govern [58 Stat. 887](/us/stat/58/887).with respect to projects herein authorized; and the procedures therein set forth with respect to plans, proposals, or reports for works of improvement for navigation or flood control and for irrigation and purposes incidental thereto shall apply as if herein set forth in full. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress that the following Declaration of policy.provisions shall be observed: No project or any modification not authorized, of a project for Submission of report.flood control or rivers and harbors shall be authorized by the Congress unless a report for such project or modification has been 60 Stat. 642previously submitted by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, in conformity with existing law. Sec. 3. Alterations of railroad bridges. That hereafter for authorized Hood-protection projects which include alterations of railroad bridges the Chief of Engineers is authorized to include at Federal expense the necessary alterations of railroad bridges and approaches in connection therewith. Sec. 4. That section 4 of the Act approved December 22, 1944 (Public, [58 Stat. 889](/us/stat/58/889).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 460d](/us/usc/t169/s460d).Numbered 534, Seventy-eighth Congress), is amended to read as follows:" Recreational facilities in reservoir areas.“The Chief of Engineers, under the supervision of the Secretary of War, is authorized to construct, maintain, and operate public park and recreational facilities in reservoir areas under the control of the War Department, and to permit the construction, maintenance, and Leases.operation of such facilities. The Secretary of War is authorized to grant leases of lands, including structures or facilities thereon, in reservoir areas for such periods and upon such terms as he may deem Nonprofit organizations.reasonable: *Provided*, That leases to nonprofit organizations may be granted at reduced or nominal rentals in recognition of the public service to be rendered in utilizing the leased premises: *Provided further*, Preference in granting of licenses.That preference shall be given to Federal, State, or local governmental agencies, and licenses may be granted without monetary considerations, to such agencies for the use of all or any portion of a reservoir area, when the Secretary of War determines such action to be in the public interest, and for such periods of time and upon Public use of water areas.such conditions as he may find advisable. The water areas of all such reservoirs shall be open to public use generally, without charge, for boating, swimming, bathing, fishing, and other recreational purposes, and ready access to and exit from such water areas along the shores of such reservoirs shall be maintained for general public use, when such use is determined by the Secretary of War not to be contrary to the public interest, all under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of War may deem necessary. No use of any area to which this section applies shall be permitted which is inconsistent with the laws for the protection of fish and game of the State in which such area is situated. All moneys received for leases or privileges shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.” " Sec. 5. That section 7 of the Act approved August 18, 1941 (Public, Numbered [55 Stat. 650](/us/stat/55/650).[33 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701c–3](/us/usc/t33/s701c–3).Receipts from land leases.Payments to States.228, Seventy-seventh Congress), is hereby amended to read as follows:" “That 75 per centum of all moneys received and deposited in the Treasury of the United States during any fiscal year on account of the leasing of lands acquired by the United States for flood-control purposes shall be paid at the end of such year by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State in which such property is situated, to be expended as the State legislature may prescribe for the benefit of public schools and public roads of the county, or counties, in which Apportionment.such property is situated: *Provided*, That when such property is situated in more than one State or county, the distributive share to each from the proceeds of such property shall be proportional to its area therein.” " Sec. 6. School facilities. That the Chief of Engineers is authorized to provide such school facilities as he may deem necessary for the education of dependents of persons engaged on the construction of the projects listed below, and to pay for the same from any funds available for said Cooperative operation, etc.projects: *Provided*, That when it is determined to be in the public interest, the Chief of Engineers may enter into cooperative arrangements with local agencies for the operation of such Government facilities; for the expansion of local facilities at Federal expense, and for contribution by the Federal Government to cover the60 Stat. 643 increased cost to local agencies of providing the educational services required by the Government: Harlan County Reservoir, Nebraska.Nebraska. Garrison Reservoir, North Dakota.North Dakota. Fort Randall Reservoir, South Dakota.South Dakota. Detroit Reservoir, Oregon.Oregon. Dorena Reservoir, Oregon. Lookout Point Reservoir, Oregon. Bull Shoals Reservoir, Arkansas.Arkansas. Clearwater Reservoir, Missouri.Missouri. Sec. 7. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and empowered, Easements for right-of-way.under such terms and conditions as are deemed advisable by him, to grant easements for rights-of-way over, across, in, and upon acquired lands under his jurisdiction and control, and public lands permanently withdrawn or reserved for the use of the War Department, to any State, political subdivision thereof, or municipality, or to any individual, partnership, or corporation of any State, Territory, or possession of the United States, for
(a)railroad tracks;
(b)oil pipe lines;
(c)substations for electric power transmission lines, telephone lines, and telegraph lines, and pumping stations for gas, water, sewer, and oil pipe lines;
(d)canals;
(e)ditches;
(f)flumes;
(g)tunnels;
(h)dams and reservoirs in connection with fish and wildlife programs, fish hatcheries, and other fish-cultural improvements;
(i)roads and streets; and
(j)for any other purpose or purposes deemed advisable by the Secretary of War: *Provided*, That such rights-of-way Condition.shall be granted only upon a finding by the Secretary of War that the same will not be incompatible with the public interest: *Provided further*, That such rights-of-way shall not include any more land than is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which granted: *And provided further*, That all or any part of such rights-of-way may be annulled Forfeiture.and forfeited by the Secretary of War for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of any grant hereunder or for nonuse for a period of two consecutive years or abandonment of rights granted under authority hereof. Copies of all instruments granting easements Copies of instruments for Secretary of the Interior.over public lands pursuant to this section shall be furnished to the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 8. That the Secretary of War is authorized and empowered, Use of property.in his discretion, to use any property or parts thereof, including lands other than lands withdrawn from public domain, under his control and jurisdiction for the prosecution of any authorized civil work or function administered by the War Department without charge, except usual handling charges, against appropriations for such civil works or functions. Sec. 9. Whenever the Chief of Engineers shall find that any highway, Damage to highways, etc.railway, or utility has been or is being damaged or destroyed by reason of the operation of any dam or reservoir project under the control of the War Department, he may utilize any funds available for the construction, maintenance, or operation of the project involved for the repair, relocation, restoration, or protection of such highway, railway, or utility: *Provided*, That this section shall not apply to Nonapplicability.highways, railways, and utilities previously provided for by the War Department, unless the Chief of Engineers determines that the actual damage has or will exceed that for which provision had previously been made. Sec. 10. That the following works of improvement for the benefit Projects authorized.of navigation and the control of destructive flood-waters and other purposes are hereby adopted and authorized to be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers in accordance with the plans in the respective reports hereinafter designated and subject to the conditions set forth therein: 60 Stat. 644 Prosecution of plans, etc. *Provided*, That the necessary plans, specifications, and preliminary work may be prosecuted on any project authorized in this Act with funds from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for flood control so as to be ready for rapid inauguration of a construction Initiation of projects.program: *Provided further*, That the projects authorized herein shall be initiated as expeditiously and prosecuted as vigorously as may be Installation of penstocks, etc.consistent with budgetary requirements: *And provided further*, That penstocks and other similar facilities adapted to possible future use in the development of hydroelectric power shall be installed in any dam authorized in this Act for construction by the War Department when approved by the Secretary of War on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers and the Federal Power Commission: delaware river basin Lehigh River, Pa.The project for flood protection on the Lehigh River, Pennsylvania, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 587, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $12,471,000. potomac river basic Cumberland and West Cumberland, Md.; Ridgeley, W. Va.The local flood-protection project at Cumberland and West Cumberland, Maryland, and Ridgeley, West Virginia, authorized in the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (Public, Numbered 738, [49 Stat. 1574](/us/stat/49/1574).[33 U. S. C. § 701a *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 701b *et seq*](/us/usc/t33/s701a/etseq).*Ante*, p. 641.Seventy-fourth Congress), is hereby amended to provide for completion of the project substantially in accordance with plans on file in the Office of the Chief of Engineers at an estimated cost to the United States of $7,420,000 and subject to the conditions of local cooperation prescribed for that project in the Act approved June 22, 1936, as modified, now estimated at $1,520,000. Waynesboro, Va.The project for flood protection at Waynesboro, Virginia, on South River is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 622, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $1,431,000. Washington. D. C.The project for protection at Washington, District of Columbia, on *Supra*.Potomac River, authorized by the Act of June 22, 1936, is hereby modified substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 622, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $500,000. Savage River Dam, Md.Completion of the Savage River Dam on Savage River, Maryland, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the plan contained in House Document Numbered 622, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at a cost to the United States now estimated at $1,900,000, subject to the conditions that local interests make a cash contribution of $200,000 toward the cost of the work, and agree to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works, and to maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War. rappahannock river basin Salem Church Reservoir, Va.The project for the Salem Church Reservoir on Rappahannock River, Virginia, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated April 8, 1946, at an estimated cost of $17,755,000: *Provided*, That the power pool shall be maintained at an elevation not to exceed two hundred and twenty feet. 60 Stat. 645 james river basin The project for the Gathright Reservoir and the Falling Spring Gathright Reservoir and Falling Spring dam, Va.reregulating dam on Jackson River, Virginia, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated April 18, 1946, at an estimated cost of $11,000,000. yadkin-pee dee river basin The project for the construction of four detention reservoirs at the Wilkesboro, Upper Wilkesboro, Reddies Numbered 1 and Reddies Numbered 3 sites is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with plans contained in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated June 19, 1946, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable, at an estimated cost of $7,194,000. altamaha river basin The project for flood protection at Macon, Georgia, on Ocmulgee Macon, Ga.River, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 560, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $349,000. lower mississippi river The, project for flood control and improvement of the Lower Mississippi River adopted by the Act approved May 15, 1928, as amended [45 Stat. 534](/us/stat/45/534).[33 U. S. C. §§ 702a–702m, 704; Supp. V, § 702a–1¾ *et seq*](/us/usc/t33/s702a–702m/704).by subsequent Acts, is hereby modified and expanded to include the following items and the authorization for said project is increased accordingly:
(a)Improvement of the Boeuf and Tensas Rivers and Bayou Arkansas and Louisiana.[58 Stat. 894](/us/stat/58/894).[33 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701a–1 *et seq*.;](/us/usc/t33/s701a–1/etseq) [16 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 460d, 825s](/us/usc/t16/s460d/825s); [43 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 390](/us/usc/t33/s390).*Ante*, p. 642.Macon at an estimated cost of $5,013,000 authorized in the Act approved December 22, 1944.
(b)Extension of the authorized improvement under subparagraph
(a)to include the improvement of Bayou LaFourche, Louisiana, including cut-offs, as may be found requisite to effectuate the purposes of the plan, at an estimated cost of $5,913,000 and substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document Numbered 191, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session.
(c)Extension of the authorized improvement under subparagraph
(a)to include the improvement of the Boeuf and Tensas Rivers and Bayou Macon north of the Louisiana State line, including cut-offs, as may be found requisite to effectuate the purposes of the plan, at an estimated cost of $4,930,000 substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 8, 1946.
(d)Improvement of Big Sunflower, Little Sunflower, Hushpuckena, Mississippi.Improvements.and Quiver Rivers and their tributaries, and on Hull Brake— Mill Creek Canal, Bogue Phalia, Ditchlow Bayou, Deer Creek, and Steele Bayou, Mississippi, at an estimated cost of $3,752,000 authorized [58 Stat. 887](/us/stat/58/887).[33 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701a–1 *et seq*](/us/usc/t33/s701a–1/etseq).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V. §§ 460d, 825s](/us/usc/t16/s460d/825s); [43 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 390](/us/usc/t16/s390/).*Ante* p. 642.in the Act approved December 22, 1944.
(e)Extension of the authorized improvement under subparagraph
(d)upstream and downstream, including cut-offs, as may be found requisite to effectuate the purposes of the plan, at an estimated cost of $2,500,000 for modification of the authorized project.
(f)Extension of the authorized headwater project for the Yazoo Yazoo River.River and tributaries to include improvements in the area between the Yazoo-Tallahatchie-Coldwater River System and the hills to protect against overflows from the main stem and hill tributaries in 60 Stat. 646such cases and by such means as the Chief of Engineers may consider warranted, at an estimated cost of $7,500,000 for modification of the authorized project.
(g)Extension of the authorized headwater project for the Yazoo River and tributaries to include the drainage of run-off waters from the watershed of McKinney Bayou or the providing of pumping capacity additional to that now existing for said waters in the proportion determined by the Chief of Engineers are authorized in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers at an estimated cost of $300,000 for modification of the authorized project.
(h)Louisiana. The Bayou des Glaises diversion channel, Louisiana, authorized *Infra*.by and constructed under the Act approved June 22, 1936.
(i)North Little Rock, Ark.[49 Stat. 1570](/us/stat/49/1570); [45 Stat. 534](/us/stat/45/534).[33 U. S C. §§ 701a *et seq*., 702a *et seq*.; Supp. V, §§ 701b *et seq*., 702d](/us/stat/33/701a/etseq/702a/etseq).White River. That portion of the North Little Rock to Gillette, Arkansas, levee on the north bank of the Arkansas River along and below Plum Bayou authorized by and constructed under the Act approved June 22, 1936, work thereon to be hereafter prosecuted in accordance with the Act of May 15, 1928, as amended.
(j)The projects for local flood protection on the White River, on the cast side between Augusta and Clarendon, Arkansas, and at the [55 Stat. 638](/us/stat/55/638).[33 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701b *et**seq*](/us/usc/t33/s701b).*Ante*, p. 642; *post*, p. 652.Tiptonville-Obion Levee.*Supra*.town of DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, at an estimated cost of $2,847,500 authorized by the Act approved August 18, 1941.
(k)The Tiptonville-Obion Levee authorized by and constructed under the Act approved June 22, 1936.
(l)Extension of the levee under subparagraph
(k)to include the levee and drainage improvements, at an estimated cost of $6,000,000 substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 16, 1946.
(m)Saint John’s Bayou, Mo. The improvement of Saint John’s Bayou, Missouri, at an estimated cost of $1,300,000, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated April 16, 1946.
(n)Memphis, Tenn. The improvement of the harbor at Memphis, Tennessee, at an estimated cost of $17,120,000, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated April 12, 1946.
(o)Vicksburg, Miss. Modification of the main line levee system of the authorized project for the Lower Mississippi River to include protection of the potential industrial area immediately north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, known as the Vicksburg-Yazoo area, together with local dredging and the construction of such drainage facilities as in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers are requisite and justified, at an estimated cost of $4,000,000, subject to the conditions that local interests provide without cost to the United States all rights-of-way required for levees and drainage, and maintain and operate the works after completion.
(p)Drainage. Modification of the authorized project for the Lower Mississippi River to provide drainage in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers where drainage is impaired by levees hitherto or hereafter constructed, at an estimated cost of $500,000, subject, to the conditions that local interests provide without cost to the United States all rights-of-way and maintain and operate the works after completion.
(q)Saint Francis and Yazoo River Basins. Modification of the authorized project for the Lower Mississippi River to provide that the local cooperation to be hereafter furnished for the works authorized in the Saint Francis River Basin and the Yazoo River Basin shall consist of the requirement that responsible local interests agree to maintain levees in accordance with the provisions [45 Stat. 535](/us/stat/45/535).[33 U. S. C. § 702c](/us/usc/t33/s702c).of section 3 of the Act of May 15, 1928, where maintenance is required under existing law.
(r)Mississippi River Commission.Retired Army officers. Any former officer of the Corps of Engineers who, after retirement and recall to active duty in the Army, has served over fifteen years as a member of the Mississippi River Commission while on such active duty shall, upon being relieved of such active duty, be eligible60 Stat. 647 to and shall retain, during the will of the President, the position and office held by him as a member of the Mississippi River Commission, without prejudice to his status as a retired Army officer, and, in Pay.addition to his authorized Army retired pay, shall receive from the Mississippi flood control funds the difference between the authorized salary of a member of the Mississippi River Commission and the Army retired pay received by him.
(s)To facilitate the inspection, supervision, and conduct of flood Purchase of amphibian airplane,fighting, flood control, and navigation operations, the president of the Mississippi River Commission is hereby authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to purchase, maintain, and operate an amphibian airplane from any appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for flood control: *Provided*, That the cost of such airplane Restriction.shall not exceed $120,000. In order to provide for the increased costs of construction of the Increased authorization for costs of construction.authorized project for the Lower Mississippi River as recommended by the president of the Mississippi River Commission and the Chief of Engineers, the authorization for flood control and improvement of the Lower Mississippi River is hereby increased by an additional $100,000,000. The project for flood control along Lake Pontchartrain in Jefferson Jefferson Parish, La.Parish, Louisiana, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 691, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $900,000. The project for flood protection at Memphis on Wolf River and Memphis, Tenn.Nonconnah Creek, Tennessee, authorized by the Act approved August 28, 1937 (Public, Numbered 406, Seventy-fifth Congress), as amended [50 Stat. 881](/us/stat/50/881).*Post*, p. 652.[53 Stat. 860](/us/stat/53/860).by the Act approved June 28, 1939 (Public, Numbered 154, Seventy-sixth Congress), is further amended to authorize the completion of the project at an additional estimated cost of $1,500,000. red-ouachita river basin The project for flood protection on Bayou Pierre in the vicinity Shreveport, La.of Shreveport, Louisiana, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 285, Seventy-ninth Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $127,000. The general plan for flood control on Red River, Texas, Oklahoma, Red River.Arkansas, and Louisiana, below Denison Dam, Texas and Oklahoma, including the incorporation therein of the several separate existing projects for flood control along the Red River below Denison (above the jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission) and providing for the modification of the existing or authorized Federal and non-Federal levees, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 602, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $77,500,000. arkansas river basin In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized Additional appropriation authorized.to be appropriated the sum of $40,000,000 for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan for the Arkansas River Basin, approved in the Act of June 28, 1938, as amended and supplemented by subsequent [52 Stat. 1215](/us/stat/52/1215).[33 U. S. C. § 701b *et seq*.; Supp. V. § 701b *et seq*](/us/usc/t33/s701b/etseq).Canton Reservoir.Acts of Congress. The Chief of Engineers is authorized to provide in the Canton Reservoir on the North Canadian River sixty-nine thousand acre-feet of irrigation storage, upon the condition that when siltation of the 60 Stat. 648reservoir shall encroach upon the flood control allocation the irrigation storage will be reduced progressively unless provision is made to raise the height of the dam or otherwise provide compensatory storage for flood control on the basis of an equitable distribution of the costs among the water users and other beneficiaries of conservation storage, as determined at that time. Oklahoma City, Okla.The project for flood protection at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on North Canadian River, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 572, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $2,037,000. Carden’s Bottom Drainage, Ark.The project for local flood protection of Carden’s Bottom Drainage District Number 2, Yell County, Arkansas, on Arkansas River, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated June 17, 1946, at an estimated cost of $1,485,000. Heyburn Reservoir, Okla.The project for the Heyburn Reservoir on Polecat Creek and for channel improvement on Rock Creek and on Polecat Creek, Oklahoma, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated June 17, 1946, at an estimated cost of $1,838,500. white river basin Additional appropriation authorized.In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $40,000,000 for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan for the White River Basin approved in the Act [52 Stat. 1215](/us/stat/52/1215).[33 U. S. C. § 701b *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 701b *et seq*](/us/usc/t33/s701b/etseq).of June 28, 1938, as amended and supplemented by subsequent Acts of Congress. upper mississippi river basin Additional appropriation authorized.In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $10,000,000 for the prosecution of the [52 Stat. 1215](/us/stat/52/1215).[33 U. S. C. § 701b *et seq*; Supp. V, § 701b *et seq*](/us/usc/t33/s701b/etseq).comprehensive plan for the Upper Mississippi River Basin approved in the Act of June 28, 1938, as amended and supplemented by subsequent Acts of Congress. Prairie du Rocher.The project for flood protection on the Mississippi River at Prairie du Rocher and vicinity is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated April 17, 1946, at an estimated cost of $2,575,000. Sny Basin, Ill.The project for local flood protection on McCraney, Hadley, Kiser, Six-Mile, and Bay Creeks in the Sny Basin, Illinois, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated April 17, 1946, at an estimated cost of $4,854,944. missouri river basin Additional appropriation authorized.In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $150,000,000 for the prosecution of the [52 Stat. 1215](/us/stat/52/1215); [58 Stat. 891](/us/stat/58/891).[33 U. S. C. § 701b *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 701b *et seq*](/us/usc/t33/s701b/etseq).comprehensive plan approved by the Act of June 28, 1938, as expanded by section 9a of the Act approved December 22, 1944 (Public, Numbered 534, Seventy-eighth Congress), for continuing the works in the Missouri River Basin to be undertaken under said expanded plans by the Corps of Engineers. Mandan, N. Dak.The project for flood protection at Mandan, North Dakota, on Heart River, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 294. Seventy-ninth Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $246,000. 60 Stat. 649 ohio river basin In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized Additional appropriation authorized.to be appropriated the sum of $125,000,000 for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan for the Ohio River Basin approved in the Act of June 28, 1938, as amended and supplemented by subsequent Acts of [52 Stat. 1215](/us/stat/52/1215).[33 U. S. C. § 701b *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 701b *et seq*](/us/usc/t33/s701b/etseq).Congress including:
(1)Such channel rectification works or other measures at or below the Muskingum River Reservoirs as in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War may be found necessary to provide for the most efficient operation of those reservoirs, at an estimated cost of $2,200,000, and
(2)the following projects in tributary basins, namely: The local flood-protection works at Galax, Virginia, on Chestnut Galax, Va.Creek, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 506, Seventy-eighth Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $276,125; The plan of improvement for flood control in the Wabash River Wabash River Basin, Ill. and Ind.Basin, Illinois and Indiana, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated April 9, 1946, at an estimated cost of $9,366,000; The local flood-protection works at Olean, New York, on Allegheny Olean, N. Y.River, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated April 12, 1946, at an estimated cost of $2,282,400; The local flood-protection works at Portville, New York, on Allegheny Portville, N. Y.River, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated April 12, 1946, at an estimated cost of $1,281,500; The local flood-protection works at Allegany, New York, on the Allegany, N. Y.Allegheny River, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report, dated April 12, 1946, at an estimated cost of $388,800; The project for the West Fork Reservoir on the West Fork of Mill West Fork Reservoir, Ohio.Creek in Ohio, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated April 8, 1946, at an estimated cost of $1,527,000. great lakes basin The project for flood protection at Mount Clemens and vicinity, Mount Clemens, Mich.Michigan, on Clinton River, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations in House Document Numbered 694, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $378,000. brazos river basin The project for the Belton Reservoir on Leon River, Texas, is hereby Belton Reservoir, Tex.authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated April 19, 1946, at an estimated cost of $15,500,000. Of the conservation storage capacity provided by such reservoir, Irrigation.not to exceed forty-five thousand acre-feet of such capacity shall be available for irrigation purposes in the Leon, Lampasas, and Little River Valleys. The project for flood protection at Eastland, on Leon River, Texas, Eastland, Tex.is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated April 19, 1946, at an estimated cost of $82,800.60 Stat. 650 gila river basin Whitlow Ranch Reservoir, Ariz.The project for the Whitlow Ranch Reservoir on Queen Creek, Arizona, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated June 24, 1946, at an estimated cost of $1,645,000. great salt basin Spanish Fork River, Utah.The project for local flood protection on Spanish Fork River, Utah, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 518, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $74,500. Salt Lake City, Utah.The project for flood protection at Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jordan River, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 562, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $412,000. Magna, Utah.The project for flood protection at Magna, Utah, on Little Valley Wash, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 562, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $222,000. los angeles-san gabriel basin and ballona creek Additional appropriation authorized.In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $25,000,000 for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan for the Los Angeles-San Gabriel Basin and [55 Stat. 638](/us/stat/55/638).[33 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701b *et seq*](/us/usc/t33/s701b/etseq).*Ante*, p. 642; *post*, p. 652.Ballona Creek, California, approved in the Act of August 18, 1941, as amended and supplemented, by subsequent Acts of Congress. salinas river basin Salinas River, Calif.The project for flood protection along Salinas River, California, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated April 29, 1946, at an estimated cost of $1,905,000. boise river basin Lucky Peak Reservoir, Idaho.The project for the Lucky Peak Reservoir on Boise River, Idaho, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated May 13, 1946, at an Arrow Rock Dam.estimated cost of $10,684,000: *Provided*, That, said dam and reservoir shall be so constructed as not substantially to damage the structure of the Arrow Rock Dam and shall be operated in such manner as not materially to interfere with the operation of said Arrow Rock Reservoir. willamette river basin Additional appropriation authorized.In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $35,000,000 for the prosecution of the [52 Stat. 1215](/us/stat/52/1215).[33 U. S. C. § 701b *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 701b *et seq*](/us/usc/t/s701b/etseq).comprehensive plan for the Willamette River Basin approved in the Act of June 28, 1938, as amended and supplemented by subsequent Acts of Congress. Eugene, Oreg.The project for flood protection on Amazon Creek at Eugene and vicinity, Oregon, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document Numbered 138, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $226,000. 60 Stat. 651 territory of alaska Modification of the existing project for Skagway on Skagway River Skagway, Alaska.and Harbor, Alaska, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 695, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $438,000. Sec. 11. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed Preliminary examinations and surveys.to cause preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control and allied purposes, including channel and major drainage improvements, and floods aggravated by or due to wind or tidal effects, to be made under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, in drainage areas of the United States and its Territorial possessions, which include the following-named localities, and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to cause preliminary examinations and surveys for run-off and waterflow retardation and soil-erosion prevention on such drainage areas; the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for such purposes: *Provided*, That after Supplemental reports, etc., restriction.the regular or formal reports made on any examination, survey, project, or work under way or proposed are submitted to Congress, no supplemental or additional report or estimate shall be made unless authorized by law except that the Secretary of War may cause a review of any examination or survey to be made and a report, thereon submitted to the Congress if such review is required by the national defense or by changed physical or economic conditions: *And provided further*, That the Government shall not be deemed to have entered upon any project for the improvement of any waterway or harbor mentioned in this Act until the project for the proposed work shall have been adopted by law: Narraguagus River and tributaries, Maine.Maine. Westfield River, Massachusetts, with a view to modifying the existing Massachusetts.Knightville Reservoir to provide low flow regulation. Oneida Creek and tributaries, New York.New York. Susquehanna River, at and in the vicinity of Sidney, New York.New Jersey and New York.Pennsylvania. Hackensack River and tributaries, New Jersey and New York. Schuylkill River and tributaries, Pennsylvania. Marshy Hope Creek and tributaries, Maryland.Maryland. Caloosahatchie River and Lake Okeechobee Drainage Area, Florida, Florida.for drainage improvement and flood control along North New River Canal in Broward County, Florida. Coosa River and tributaries, at and in the vicinity of Rome, Georgia.Georgia. Choctawhatchee River and tributaries, Alabama and Florida.Alabama and Florida. Cold Water Creek, Calhoun County, Alabama.Alabama. Big South Fork River and tributaries, Tennessee.Tennessee. Cypress Creek, Harris County. Texas.Texas. Port Arthur, Texas (with a view to providing protection against damage from Sabine Lake resulting from erosion and from floods due to hurricane winds and tide). The provision of outlets in the interest of providing egress of flood waters for Jefferson County drainage districts, into existing waterways in the general vicinity of Port Arthur, Texas, including Taylors Bayou in the interest of flood control, drainage and navigation. Eight-Mile Creek and Locust Creek and their tributaries, Arkansas.Arkansas. Saint Francis Bay Straight Slough and Big Bay Ditch, Arkansas, and tributary area. Choctawhatchee River, Florida and Alabama.Florida and Alabama.Mississippi. Bear Creek, a tributary of Big Black River, Mississippi. Pearl River and tributaries, Mississippi. Lost Creek, Missouri, at and in the vicinity of Seneca, Missouri.Missouri. Chunky River, Mississippi.Mississippi. 60 Stat. 652 Mississippi.Opookta Creek, Attala County, Mississippi, for flood control and drainage. Potacocowa Creek, Mississippi. Oklahoma.Gates Creek and tributaries, Oklahoma, with a view to the completion of the Fort Towson Dam and flood control reservoir. Missouri.Lower Grand River, Missouri, with a view to providing protection from erosion and bank caving. Arkansas.Saint Francis River and its tributaries, Arkansas, with special reference to Tyronza and Little Rivers; Big Creek; and Blackfish, Fifteen Mile, and Frenchman Bayous; and the tributaries of these streams for flood control, drainage, and allied purposes. Ouachita River, Arkansas, with a view to providing navigation from Camden, Arkansas, to Rockport, Arkansas. Illinois.Mississippi River at and in the vicinity of East Cape Girardeau and Clear Creek, North Alexander, Clear Creek, Preston and Miller Pond drainage and levee district, Illinois. Missouri.Mississippi River at and in the vicinity of Perry County drainage and levee districts numbered 1, 2, and 3, Missouri. Wisconsin.Mississippi River at and in the vicinity of La Crosse, Wisconsin, with a view to providing a small boat harbor improvement at Isle La Plume. West Virginia.Little Kanawha River and tributaries, West Virginia. Four Pole Creek, West Virginia. Illinois.Lost Creek and tributaries, White and Hamilton Counties, Illinois. Wabash River at and in the vicinity of Mount Carmel, Illinois. Tennessee.Coal Creek and tributaries, Tennessee. West Virginia and Pennsylvania.Iowa and Missouri.Buffalo Creek and tributaries, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Chariton River and tributaries, Iowa and Missouri. Wisconsin.All streams and rivers, and tributaries thereof, flowing into Lake Superior in Ashland, Bayfield, or Douglas Counties, Wisconsin. Fox River and its tributaries, Wisconsin, for flood control and other purposes. Wisconsin and Illinois.Minnesota.Pecatonica River and tributaries, Wisconsin and Illinois. Lost River and tributaries, Minnesota. Root River and tributaries, Minnesota. Michigan.Clinton River and tributaries, Michigan. Sagining River and tributaries, Michigan. North Dakota.Red River and its tributaries, North Dakota, for flood control and other purposes. California and Oregon.Smith River and tributaries, California and Oregon. Alaska.Gold Creek and tributaries, Alaska. Chena Slough, Alaska. Sec. 12. [55 Stat. 650](/us/stat/55/650).[33 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701n](/us/usc/t33/s701n). That section 5 of the Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941, is hereby amended to read as follows:" Rescue work.“That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to allot, from any appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for flood control, not to exceed $2,000,000 for any one fiscal year to be expended in rescue work or in the repair or maintenance of any flood-control work threatened or destroyed by flood.” " Sec. 13. [50 Stat, 877](/us/stat/50/877).[33 U. S. C. § 701g; Supp. V, § 701g](/us/usc/t33/s701g). That section 2 of the Flood Control Act of August 28, 1937. as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:" Removal of debris, etc.“That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to allot not to exceed $1,000,000 from any appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for any one fiscal year for flood control, for removing accumulated snags and other debris, and clearing and straightening the channel in navigable streams and tributaries thereof, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable in the Limitation.interest of flood control: *Provided*, That not more than $50,000 shall be expended for this purpose for any single tributary from the appropriations for any one fiscal year.” " 60 Stat. 653 Sec. 14. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to allot Emergency bank-protection works.from any appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for flood control, not to exceed $1,000,000 per year, for the construction of emergency bank-protection works to prevent flood damage to highways, bridge approaches, and public works, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable: *Provided*, That not more Limitation.than $50,000 shall be allotted for this purpose at any single locality from the appropriations for any one fiscal year. Sec. 15. That the sum of $772,000,000 is hereby authorized to be Appropriations authorized.appropriated for carrying out improvements by the War Department, the sum of $10,000.000 additional is authorized to be appropriated and expended in equal amounts by the Departments of War Expenditure by Departments of War and Agriculture.and Agriculture for carrying out any examination or survey provided for in this Act and any other Acts of Congress to be prosecuted by said Departments. Sec. 16. That the program on the watershed of Buffalo Creek and Buffalo Creek, N.Y.its tributaries authorized in section 13 of the Flood Control Act of [58 Stat. 905](/us/stat/58/905).December 22, 1944, is hereby amended to authorize the, Secretary of Agriculture to include and prosecute works for the stabilization of stream banks such as described in House Document Numbered 574, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session, at an estimated additional cost of $1,842,400. Sec. 17. That the $5,000.000 authorized to be appropriated in section Appropriations authorized.[55 Stat. 651](/us/stat/55/651).[33 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701f–1 note](/us/usc/t33/s701f–1).10 of the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, is reauthorized to be appropriated, and the sum of $20,000,000 additional is authorized to be appropriated, for expenditure by the Department of Agriculture for the prosecution of the works of improvement authorized to be carried out by that Department by the Flood Control [58 Stat. 887](/us/stat/58/887).[33 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701a–1 *et seq*](/us/usc/t33/s701a–1/etseq).*Ante*, p. 642.Missouri River Basin.Act of December 22, 1944. Sec. 18. In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $150,000,000 for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan adopted by section 9a of the Act approved December 22, 1944 (Public, Numbered 534, Seventy-eighth [58 Stat. 891](/us/stat/58/891).Congress), for continuing the works in the Missouri River Basin to be undertaken under said plans by the Secretary of the Interior. Approved July 24, 1946. To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a toll bridge across the Saint Louis River between the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin, and for other purposes. 1946-07-24 597 Chapter 60 Stat. 653 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 597] AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a toll bridge across the Saint Louis River between the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin, and for other purposes. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 6889](/us/bill/79/hr/6889)][[Public Law 527](/us/pl/79/527)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the times for Bridge.Saint Louis River.commencing and completing the construction of a toll bridge across the Saint Louis River, between the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin, authorized to be built by the city of Duluth in the State of Minnesota by an Act of Congress approved August 7, 1939; which Act was [53 Stat. 1258](/us/stat/53/1258); [54 Stat. 172](/us/stat/54/172); [55 Stat. 181](/us/stat/55/181); [59 Stat. 545](/us/stat/59/545).heretofore amended and extended by an Act of Congress approved April 30, 1940; and further extended and amended by an Act of Congress approved May 9, 1941: and further revived and reenacted, and extended and amended by an Act of Congress approved October 16, 1945, the same being Public Law Numbered 196, Seventy-ninth Congress; are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from October 16, 1946. Sec. 2. Public Law 333, Seventy-sixth Congress, is hereby amended [53 Stat. 1258](/us/stat/53/1258).by adding a new section to read as follows:" “Sec. 3a. No toll or other charge shall be levied against any official60 Stat. 654 or employee, civil or military, or any vehicle, or conveyance of the United States for the use of such bridge in the performance of official duties.” " Sec. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved July 24, 1946. To clarify the law relating to the filling of the first vacancy occurring in the office of district judge for the eastern district, of Pennsylvania, and to provide for the appointment of an additional United States district judge for the eastern, middle, and western districts of Pennsylvania. 1946-07-24 600 Chapter 60 Stat. 654 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 600] AN ACT To clarify the law relating to the filling of the first vacancy occurring in the office of district judge for the eastern district, of Pennsylvania, and to provide for the appointment of an additional United States district judge for the eastern, middle, and western districts of Pennsylvania. July 24, 1946[[S. 141](/us/bill/79/s/141)][[Public Law 528](/us/pl/79/528)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, U. S. Courts. That the proviso contained in section 2
(a)of the Act approved May 24, 1940, entitled “An Act to provide for the appointment of additional district and [28 U. S. C. § 1 note; Supp. V, § 1 note](/us/usc/t28/s1).circuit judges” (54 Stat. 219), as amended, is amended to read as follows: “*Provided*, That the first vacancy occurring in the office of district judge in each of said districts, except the district of New Jersey and the eastern district of Pennsylvania, shall not be filled.” Sec. 2. Pennsylvania.Additional judge for designated districts. The President is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional United States district judge, who shall be an additional district judge for the eastern, middle, and western districts of Pennsylvania. The judge so appointed shall at the time of his appointment be a resident and a citizen of the State of Pennsylvania: *Provided*, That when a vacancy Time limitation.occurs in said office it shall not be filled: *Provided further*, That unless the President shall submit a nomination to the Senate to fill the office hereby created within ninety days after the effective date of this Act, then in that event this Act shall be of no force and effect. Approved July 24, 1946. To amend Veterans Regulation Numbered 9 (a), as amended, so as to increase the limit of amounts payable thereunder in connection with the funeral and burial of deceased veterans. 1946-07-24 601 Chapter 60 Stat. 654 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 601] AN ACT To amend Veterans Regulation Numbered 9 (a), as amended, so as to increase the limit of amounts payable thereunder in connection with the funeral and burial of deceased veterans. July 24, 1946[[S. 706](/us/bill/79/s/706)][[Public Law 529](/us/pl/79/529)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That Veterans [54 Stat. 963, 1193](/us/stat/54/963/1193).[38 U. S. C. note foll. § 724](/us/usc/t38/s724).Regulation Numbered 9 (a), as amended, is amended by striking out the amount “$100” wherever such amount appears in paragraphs II and III thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof the amount “$150”. Approved July 24, 1946. Authorizing the appointment of an additional judge for the district of Delaware. 1946-07-24 602 Chapter 60 Stat. 654 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 602] AN ACT Authorizing the appointment of an additional judge for the district of Delaware. July 24, 1946[[S. 1801](/us/bill/79/s/1801)][[Public Law 530](/us/pl/79/530)] *Be it enacted try the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Delaware.Additional U. S. district judge. That the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint an additional judge of the district court of the United States for the judicial district of the State of Delaware, who, except where because of seniority other provision is made, 60 Stat. 655shall possess the same powers, perform the same duties, and receive the same compensation and allowance as the present judge of said district: *Provided*, That the first vacancy occurring in the office of district judge in said district shall not be filled: *Provided further*, That unless the President shall submit a nomination to the Senate or Time limitation.make a recess appointment to fill the office hereby created within ninety days after the effective date of this Act, then in that event this Act shall be of no force and effect. Approved July 24, 1946. To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to transfer a vessel to the American Antarctic Association, Incorporated. 1946-07-24 603 Chapter 60 Stat. 655 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 603] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to transfer a vessel to the American Antarctic Association, Incorporated. July 24, 1946[[S. 2291](/us/bill/79/s/2291)][[Public Law 531](/us/pl/79/531)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and Blouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That notwithstanding American Antarctic Association, Inc.Transfer of naval vessel.any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to the American Antarctic Association, Incorporated, a nonprofit scientific corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State or Maryland, for use in a projected scientific expedition to the Antarctic one naval vessel and related and necessary equipment on such terms and subject to such conditions as are deemed appropriate by the Secretary: *Provided*, *however*, That such transfer Deposit of bond, etc.shall be for purposes of carrying out the projected Antarctic expedition only, and that prior to the transfer the American Antarctic Association, Incorporated, deposits with the Secretary a bond with good and sufficient sureties to guarantee payment to the United States government of such charge as is determined by the Secretary as is reasonable for the use of the vessel and to reimburse the United States in the event of the loss of the vessel or its return to the Navy in a damaged condition. Sec. 2. The vessel transferred to the American Antarctic Association, Return of vessel.Incorporated, under this Act shall be returned to the Navy if the projected scientific expedition has not departed from the continental United States within six months after the date of the transfer of the vessel and, subject to unforeseen circumstances, shall be returned to the Navy at a port within the continental United States no later than July 1, 1948. Approved July 24, 1946. To authorize revisions in the boundary of the Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. 1946-07-24 604 Chapter 60 Stat. 655 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 604] AN ACT To authorize revisions in the boundary of the Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 3533](/us/bill/79/hr/3533)][[Public Law 532](/us/pl/79/532)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Pa.Withdrawal of lands.of the Interior is hereby authorized to withdraw from the Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Pennsylvania, all or any part of the lands added to the Hopewell Village National Historic Site by the Act approved June 6, 1942, entitled “An Act to authorize the disposition [56 Stat. 326](/us/stat/56/326).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 459r–459t](/us/usc/t16/s459r–459t).of recreational demonstration projects, and for other purposes”, which in his opinion are not required for historic-site purposes. Any lands so withdrawn shall revert to the status of a recreational demonstration area. Approved July 24, 1946. To amend sections 4 and 8 of the Act of September 2, 1937, as amended. 1946-07-24 605 Chapter 60 Stat. 656 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 656 [CHAPTER 605] AN ACT To amend sections 4 and 8 of the Act of September 2, 1937, as amended. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 3821](/us/bill/79/hr/3821)][[Public Law 533](/us/pl/79/533)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Wildlife-restoration projects.[50 Stat. 918](/us/stat/50/918).[16 U. S. C. § 669c; Supp. V. § 669c note](/us/usc/t16/s669c).Apportionments. That section 4 of the Act of September 2, 1937 (50 Stat. 917; 16 U. S. C. 699), is hereby amended by striking out the provisos thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “*Provided*, That such apportionments shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall receive less than one-half of 1 per centum nor more than 5 per centum of the total amount apportioned to all the States.” Sec. 2. [50 Stat. 919](/us/stat/50/919).[16 U. S. C. § 669g](/us/usc/t16/s669g). That section 8 of said Act is amended so as to read as follows:" “Sec. 8. State maintenance of established projects. Maintenance of wildlife-restoration projects established under the provisions of this Act shall be the duty of the States in accordance with their respective laws: *Provided*, That beginning July 1, 1945, the term ‘wildlife-restoration project’, as defined in section 2, shall include maintenance of completed projects, but not more than 25 per centum of the total amount apportioned to any State under the provisions of this Act may be expended for such maintenance.” " Approved July 24, 1946. To amend the law relating to larceny in interstate or foreign commerce. 1946-07-24 606 Chapter 60 Stat. 656 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 606] AN ACT To amend the law relating to larceny in interstate or foreign commerce. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 4180](/us/bill/79/hr/4180)][[Public Law 534](/us/pl/79/534)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Larceny in interstate or foreign commerce.[37 Stat. 670](/us/stat/37/670). That the Act of February 13, 1913, as amended (47 Stat. 773; U. S. C., title 18, secs. 409 to 411), be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: " “(a) Whoever shall— “(1) Unlawful entry, etc. unlawfully break the seal or lock of or enter any railroad car, vessel, aircraft, motortruck, wagon, or other vehicle containing interstate or foreign shipments of freight or express, with intent to commit larceny therein; or “(2) Embezzlement, etc., of property. embezzle, steal, or unlawfully take, carry away, or conceal, or by fraud or deception obtain from any—
(i)railroad car, motortruck, wagon, or other vehicle,
(ii)station house, platform, depot, or terminal,
(iii)steamboat, vessel, or wharf,
(iv)aircraft, airport, aircraft terminal or air navigation facility, any goods or property moving as or which are a part of or which constitute an interstate or foreign shipment of freight or express, Possession.with intent to convert such goods or property to his own use, or shall buy, receive, or have in his possession any such goods or property, knowing the same to have been embezzled or stolen; or “(3) Baggage. embezzle, steal, or unlawfully take, carry away, or by fraud or deception obtain any baggage which shall have come into the possession of any carrier for transportation in interstate or foreign commerce, or shall break into, steal, take, carry away, or conceal any of the contents thereof, with intent to convert the same or any part thereof to his own use, or shall buy, receive, or60 Stat. 657 have in his possession any such baggage or any article therefrom, of whatever nature, knowing the same to have been embezzled or stolen; or “(4) embezzle, steal, or unlawfully take by any fraudulent Money, etc.device, scheme, or game, from any railroad car, motortruck, steamboat, vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle operated by any carrier, or from any passenger or employee thereon, when such railroad car, or the train of which it is a part, motortruck, steamboat, vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle is moving in interstate or foreign commerce, any money, baggage, goods, or property, with intent to convert the same or any part thereof to his own use, or shall buy, receive, or have in his possession any such money, baggage, goods, or property, knowing the same to have been embezzled or stolen; or “(5) being an employee of any carrier riding in, on or upon Embezzlement of funds by employee.any railroad car, motortruck, steamboat, vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle of such carrier transporting passengers or property in interstate or foreign commerce and having in his custody funds arising out of or accruing from such transportation, embezzle or unlawfully convert to his own use any such funds; shall in Penalty.each case be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. “(b) The carrying or transporting of any such money, freight, Transporting from one State to another, etc.express, baggage, goods, or property from one State or Territory or the District of Columbia into another State or Territory or the District of Columbia, knowing the same to have been embezzled or stolen, shall constitute a separate offense and subject the offender to the penalties prescribed in subsection (a). “(c) The term ‘interstate or foreign commerce’ shall include transportation “Interstate or foreign commerce.”from one State, Territory, or the District of Columbia to another State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or to a foreign country, or from a foreign country to any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia. “(d) The term ‘aircraft’ shall mean airplane, glider, blimp, balloon, “Aircraft.”dirigible, helicopter, rocket ship, parachute, or any contrivance used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air. “(e) The term ‘motortruck’ shall mean truck, truck-tractor, trailer, “Motortruck.”semitrailer, automobile, bus, or other vehicle used upon or designed for use upon roads, highways, or streets. “(f) The term ‘wharf’ shall mean dock, quay, pier, or any structure “Wharf.”or contrivance designed for the loading or unloading of water craft. “(g) Prosecutions under this Act may be instituted in any district Prosecutions.wherein the crime shall have been committed, or in which the offender may have taken, removed, brought or been in possession of said money, freight, express, baggage, goods, or property. “Sec. 2. Nothing herein shall be held to take away or impair the Jurisdiction of State courts.jurisdiction of the courts of the several States under the laws thereof; and a judgment of conviction or acquittal on the merits under the laws of any State shall be a bar to any prosecution hereunder for the same act or acts. “Sec. 3. To establish the interstate or foreign commerce character Waybill.of any shipment in any prosecution under this Act the waybill, or other shipping document, of such shipment shall be prima facie evidence of the place from which such shipment was made.” " Approved July 24, 1946. Relating to the construction and maintenance of building and improvements for banking purposes on the Fort Ord Military Reservation, California. 1946-07-24 607 Chapter 60 Stat. 658 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 658 [CHAPTER 607] AN ACT Relating to the construction and maintenance of building and improvements for banking purposes on the Fort Ord Military Reservation, California. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 4484](/us/bill/79/hr/4484)][[Public Law 535](/us/pl/79/535)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Fort Ord Military Reservation, Calif.Use of land. That the Secretary of War may, upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, authorize the use and occupancy of land on the Fort Ord Military Reservation, California, by the Monterey County Trust and Savings Bank, Salinas, California, for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a building or buildings and other improvements for use in conducting a branch bank on such reservation. Approved July 24, 1946. To amend section 6 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended. 1946-07-24 608 Chapter 60 Stat. 658 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 608] AN ACT To amend section 6 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 4651](/us/bill/79/hr/4651)][[Public Law 536](/us/pl/79/536)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the third [46 Stat. 473](/us/stat/46/473).[5 U. S. C. § 713; Supp. V, § 713](/us/usc/t5/s713).paragraph of section 6 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " Annuity.“If a recovered disability annuitant whose annuity is discontinued subsequent to June 30, 1945, shall after due diligence on his part fail to obtain reemployment in any position included in the provisions of this Act, he shall be considered as having been involuntarily separated [46 Stat. 474](/us/stat/46/474).[5 U. S. C. §§ 733, 735, 736; Supp. V, §§ 733, 735, 736](/us/usc/t5/s733/735/736).from the service within the meaning of section 7 of this Act as of the date he was retired for disability and shall, after the discontinuance of the disability annuity, be entitled to an annuity in accordance with the provisions of such section, computed at the attained age at the date of discontinuance of the disability annuity.” " Approved July 24, 1946. Granting the consent of Congress to the States of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact for the division of the waters of the Bear River and its tributaries. 1946-07-24 609 Chapter 60 Stat. 658 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 609] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the States of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact for the division of the waters of the Bear River and its tributaries. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 4701](/us/bill/79/hr/4701)][[Public Law 537](/us/pl/79/537)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bear River.Consent of Congress to interstate compact for division of waters. That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact providing for an equitable division and apportionment among the said States of the waters of the Bear River and all of its tributaries in the three States, upon condition that one suitable person from the Department of the Interior, who shall be appointed by the President or the United States, shall participate in said negotiations as the representative of the United States and shall make report to Congress of the proceedings and of Ratification and approval.any compact entered into: *Provided*, That any such compact shall not be binding or obligatory upon any of the parties thereto unless and until the same shall have been ratified by the legislature of each of said States and approved by the Congress of the United States. Approved July 24, 1946. To authorize school districts in Alaska to issue bonds for school construction, and for other purposes. 1946-07-24 610 Chapter 60 Stat. 659 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 659 [CHAPTER 610] AN ACT To authorize school districts in Alaska to issue bonds for school construction, and for other purposes. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 5800](/us/bill/79/hr/5800)][[Public Law 538](/us/pl/79/538)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 1 of Alaska.Issuance of bonds for school construction, etc.the Act of May 31, 1938 (52 Stat. 589; 48 U. S. C., Sec. 315 and the following), entitled “An Act to authorize public utility districts in the Territory of Alaska to incur bonded indebtedness, and for other purposes, is hereby amended to read: “That public utility and school districts in the Territory of Alaska, organized or which may be organized under the laws of the Territory, are hereby authorized to construct, improve, extend, better, repair, reconstruct, acquire, and operate any and all types of public utilities and improvements, school buildings and facilities connected therewith, respectively under and in accordance with and to the full extent provided by the laws of said Territory relating to public utility and school districts in said Territory, and to incur bonded indebtedness and to issue negotiable bonds for any or all of said purposes: *Provided*, *however*, That no public Limitation.utility or school district shall incur bonded indebtedness or issue its negotiable bonds under this Act to an amount which shall exceed 10 per centum of the aggregate value of the real and personal property within such district subject to taxation by such district.” Sec. 2. Section 2 of the above entitled Act is hereby amended by [52 Stat. 589](/us/stat/52/589).[48 U. S. C. § 315a](/us/usc/t48/s315a).inserting after the words “public utility” the words “or school”. Approved July 24, 1946. Relating to mail service on Lake Winnepesaukee, New Hampshire. 1946-07-24 151 Chapter 60 Stat. 659 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 151] AN ACT Relating to mail service on Lake Winnepesaukee, New Hampshire. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 5820](/us/bill/79/hr/5820)][[Public Law 539](/us/pl/79/539)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That there is hereby Repeal.repealed the proviso (39 U. S. C. 208) appearing in the first section of the Act of February 28, 1919 (40 Stat. 1189, 1194), entitled “An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, and for other purposes”, providing as follows: “*Provided*, That hereafter the compensation for the carrier of mail on Lake Winnepesaukee from the post office at Laconia, New Hampshire, who furnishes his own equipment, shall be $1,800 per annum.” Approved July 24, 1946. To include the beads of executive departments and independent agencies within the purview of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930. 1946-07-24 612 Chapter 60 Stat. 659 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 612] AN ACT To include the beads of executive departments and independent agencies within the purview of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 5831](/us/bill/79/hr/5831)][[Public Law 540](/us/pl/79/540)] *Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 3
(a)of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, [56 Stat. 147](/us/stat/56/147).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 693](/us/usc/t5/s693).*Post*, p. 850.is amended by striking out the words “and heads of executive departments”. Sec. 2. This Act shall be effective, with respect to any head of a Effective date.department, at the beginning of his first pay period commencing in the second month following the month in which this Act is enacted. As used in this section the term “department” means any department, “Department.”independent establishment, or agency (including corporations) in the executive branch of the Government. Approved July 24, 1946. Authorizing the Indiana State Toil Bridge Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge or a free bridge across the Ohio River at or near Cannelton, Indiana. 1946-07-24 613 Chapter 60 Stat. 660 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 660 [CHAPTER 613] AN ACT Authorizing the Indiana State Toil Bridge Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge or a free bridge across the Ohio River at or near Cannelton, Indiana. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 6065](/us/bill/79/hr/6065)][[Public Law 541](/us/pl/79/541)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Ohio River. That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Ohio River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Cannelton, Indiana, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. Acquisition of real estate, etc. There is hereby conferred upon the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, maintenance, and operation of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Sec. 3. Tolls. The Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission is hereby authorized either to operate said bridge free of tolls or to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the *Supra*.authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. Sinking fund. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including interest at a rate of not to exceed 5 per centum per annum and reasonable financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed thirty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such Records.bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved July 24, 1946. To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Calcasieu River at or near Lake Charles, Louisiana. 1946-07-24 614 Chapter 60 Stat. 660 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 614] AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Calcasieu River at or near Lake Charles, Louisiana. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 6222](/us/bill/79/hr/6222)][[Public Law 542](/us/pl/79/542)] *Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Calcasieu River. That the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the 60 Stat. 661Calcasieu River, at or near Lake Charles, authorized to be built by the State of Louisiana, by an Act of Congress approved June 22, 1943, [57 Stat. 160](/us/stat/57/160); [58 Stat. 267](/us/stat/58/267).and heretofore extended by the Act approved June 1, 1944, are hereby extended two and four years, respectively, from June 22, 1946. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved July 24, 1946. To amend the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation, a Delaware corporation, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River between Washington County, Nebraska, and Harrison County, Iowa”, approved March 6, 1928. 1946-07-24 615 Chapter 60 Stat. 661 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 615] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation, a Delaware corporation, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River between Washington County, Nebraska, and Harrison County, Iowa”, approved March 6, 1928. July 24, 1946[[H. R. 6515](/us/bill/79/hr/6515)][[Public Law 543](/us/pl/79/543)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the second Bridge.Missouri River.sentence of Section 4 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation, a Delaware corporation, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River between Washington County, Nebraska, and Harrison County, Iowa”, approved March 6, 1928, is amended by striking [45 Stat. 194](/us/stat/45/194).out the word “twenty” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “thirty”. Sec. 2. The second sentence of section 5 of such Act is amended to [45 Stat. 195](/us/stat/45/195).read as follows: “After a sinking fund sufficient to pay the cost of Tolls.acquiring the bridge and its approaches shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls.” Sec. 3. Said Act is further amended by adding thereto four new sections to be numbered 9, 10, 11, and 12, respectively, as follows:" “Sec. 9. Approval is hereby granted, insofar as such approval by Approval of agreement.the Congress is required, of the agreement entered into on the 9th day of May 1946, by and between the Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation and the State of Iowa, acting by and through its State highway commission, and the State of Nebraska, acting by and through its department of roads and irrigation, which agreement provides for the liquidation of all indebtedness outstanding against said Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation on account of said bridge on the date that said agreement was entered into, for the acquisition by said States and liquidation in like manner of said corporation’s equity in said bridge over and above such outstanding indebtedness (the total amount of such outstanding indebtedness and the amount of value of the equity which said corporation shall have in said bridge after liquidation of said indebtedness having been heretofore determined and agreed upon and set forth in said agreement), and for the said Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation on and after the date thereof to continue in control of and to maintain and operate said bridge as trustee for all of the parties to said agreement for the purpose of carrying out the terms thereof. “Sec. 10. When the revenues derived from the operation of the Transfer of title. etc., to States.bridge, after meeting reasonable annual maintenance, repair, and operation costs, shall have provided funds sufficient to pay all outstanding indebtedness and pay the equity of said Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation in said bridge, pursuant to the terms of the hereinabove-mentioned agreement, the Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation shall by deed or other suitable instrument of conveyance transfer to the State of Iowa all right, title, and interest held by said corporation in and to that portion of said bridge and its approaches, rights, rights-of-way, 60 Stat. 662and appurtenances located in the State of Iowa and shall likewise transfer to the State of Nebraska all of the right, title, and interest held by said corporation in and to that portion of said bridge and its approaches, rights, rights-of-way, and appurtenances located in the State of Nebraska. Upon acceptance by each of said States of the portion of said bridge and its approaches located therein the trusteeship of said Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation under the terms of the aforementioned agreement shall cease and the corporation shall thereupon cease the collection of tolls and release the respective portions of said bridge and approaches thereto, rights, rights-of-way, and appurtenances to the States of Iowa and Nebraska pursuant to the terms of said agreement and as provided in this Act. Said States shall thereafter maintain and operate said bridge and approaches free of tolls. “Sec. 11. Filing of financial statement by corporation. The corporation shall at the close of each year during its trusteeship file with the highway departments of the States of Nebraska and Iowa a sworn financial statement of its operation of the said bridge during such year. Such statement shall show funds on hand and indebtedness at the beginning and at the end of the year, receipts, disbursements, indebtedness retired during the year, and any other information required by either of said departments to show the true and complete accounting of revenues, expenditures, and financial status and operation of such bridge and approaches thereto. “Sec. 12. Submission of annual budget. The Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation shall prepare and submit an annual budget of estimated operating and other expenditures for or on behalf of said bridge and approaches at the beginning of each year, and such budget shall be subject to approval by the highway departments of the States of Nebraska and Iowa before becoming Restriction on expenditures.effective. Expenditures during any year shall not exceed the approved budget unless an increase in the annual budget be likewise approved by said departments. “Sec. 13. Use of bridge by U. S. employees. No toll or other charge shall be levied against any official or employee of the United States, civil or military, or any vehicle or conveyance of the United States for the use of such bridge in the performance of official duties.” " Approved July 24, 1946. Relating to cotton marketing quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended. 1946-07-24 616 Chapter 60 Stat. 662 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 616] JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to cotton marketing quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended. July 24, 1946[[H. J. Res. 336](/us/bill/79/hjres/336)][[Public Law 544](/us/pl/79/544)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Cotton marketing quotas. That notwithstanding the provisions of sections 341–350, inclusive, of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 7, secs. [52 Stat. 55](/us/stat/52/55).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 1344](/us/usc/t7/s1344).1341 to 1350, inclusive), and in view of the critical shortage of fats and oils and protein feeds, cotton marketing quotas shall not be proclaimed with respect to the marketing year beginning August 1, 1947, and no National, State, county, or farm acreage allotments for cotton for the 1947 crop shall be established. Approved July 24, 1946. Relating to peanut marketing quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended. 1946-07-24 617 Chapter 60 Stat. 663 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public 60 Stat. 663 [CHAPTER 617] JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to peanut marketing quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended. July 24, 1946[[H. J. Res. 359](/us/bill/79/hjres/359)][[Public Law 545](/us/pl/79/545)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That notwithstanding thePeanut marketing quotas. provisions of sections 357–359, inclusive, of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, Supp. IV, title 7, secs. 1357 to 1359. inclusive), and in view of the critical shortage[55 Stat. 88](/us/stat/55/88).[7 U.S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1357–1359](/us/usc/t7/s1357–1359).*Post*, p. 705. of high protein foods and feeds, and fats and oils, peanut marketing quotas shall not be proclaimed with respect to the. crop of peanuts produced in the calendar year 1947, and no National, State, or farm acreage allotments for peanuts for the 1947 crop shall be established. Approved July 24, 1946. To extend the period within which the Secretary of Agriculture may carry out the purposes of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act by making payments to agricultural producers. 1946-07-25 642 Chapter 60 Stat. 663 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 642] AN ACT To extend the period within which the Secretary of Agriculture may carry out the purposes of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act by making payments to agricultural producers. July 25, 1946[[H. R. 6459](/us/bill/79/hr/6459)][[Public Law 546](/us/pl/79/546)] *Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 8 (a), as amended, of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (U. S. C., 1940 edition, Supp. IV, title 16, sec. 590h (a)) is amended[55 Stat. 800](/us/stat/55/800).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 590h (a)](/us/usc/t16/s590h/a).
(a)by striking out “January 1, 1947” wherever appearing therein and inserting in lieu thereof “January 1, 1949”, and
(b)striking out “December 31, 1946” and inserting in lieu thereof “December 31, 1948”. Approved July 25, 1946. For the acquisition of buildings and grounds in foreign countries for the use of the Government of the United States of America. 1946-07-25 643 Chapter 60 Stat. 663 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 643] AN ACT For the acquisition of buildings and grounds in foreign countries for the use of the Government of the United States of America. July 25, 1946[[H. R. 6627](/us/bill/79/hr/6627)][[Public Law 547](/us/pl/79/547)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United State of America in Congress assembled*, That for the purposeForeign Service Buildings Act, 1926.Additional appropriation authorized. of further carrying into effect the provisions of the Foreign Service Buildings Act of May 7, 1926, as amended, (22 U. S. C. 291–297), there is authorized to be appropriated in addition to the amount[44 Stat. 403](/us/stat/44/403); [52 Stat. 441](/us/stat/52/441).[22 U. S. C. § 292 *et seq*](/us/usc/t22/s292). authorized by such Act, and the Act of May 25, 1928, an amount not to exceed $125,000,000, of which $110,000,000 shall be available exclusively for payments representing the value, in whole or in part, of property or credits of whatever nature acquired through lend-lease settlements, the disposal of surplus property abroad, or otherwise, and held abroad by the Government or owing the Government by any foreign government or by any person or organization residing or situated abroad, which property or credits may be used by the Department of State for sites, buildings, equipment, construction, and lease-holds; such payments to be made to the agency of the United States administering the property or credits and be treated by such agency as though made by the foreign government, person, or organization concerned. Sums appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be available for the purposes and subject to the conditions and limitations of the above Acts, except that there shall be. no limitation on the amount to be appropriated in any one year and that expenditures[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809. for furnishings shall not be subject to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes. Approved July 25, 1946. Extending the effective period of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, and the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended. 1946-07-25 671 Chapter 60 Stat. 664 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public 60 Stat. 664 [CHAPTER 671] JOINT RESOLUTION Extending the effective period of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, and the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended. July 25, 1946[[H. J. Res. 371](/us/bill/79/hjres/371)][[Public Law 548](/us/pl/79/548)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Price Control Extension Act of 1946.*Ante*, p. 609; p. 915,[59 Stat. 306](/us/stat/59/306).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §901 (b)](/us/usc/t50/s901/b).[59 Stat. 306](/us/stat/59/306).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 966](/us/usc/t50/s966).[56 Stat. 23](/us/stat/56/23).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 901](/us/usc/t50/s901). That section 1
(b)of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, is amended by striking out “June 30, 1946” and substituting “June 30, 1947”. Sec. 2. Section 6 of the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended, is amended by striking out “June 30, 1946” and substituting “June 30, 1947”. Sec. 3. Title I of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, is amended by inserting after section 1 thereof a new section as follows: " “purposes and policies in the transition period “Sec. 1A.
(a)Objectives.— The Congress hereby affirms— “(1) that because of abnormally excess spending power in relation to the presently available supply of commodities, rapid attainment of production equal to the public demand is one of the necessary and urgent objectives for the prevention of inflation and for the achievement of a reasonable stability in the general level of prices and rents, cost of living and costs of production (including labor costs), for the purposes set forth in section 1 of this Act and for the further purposes of protecting the real value of benefits provided by law for veterans and their dependents, of keeping faith with purchasers of United States War Bonds, and of making possible a successful transition to a peacetime economy of maximum employment, production, and purchasing power under a system of free enterprise; “(2) that unnecessary or unduly prolonged controls over prices and rents and use of subsidies would be inconsistent with the return to such a peacetime economy and would tend to repress and prevent the attainment of this and the other goods herein declared; and “(3) that adequate prices are necessary stimulants to the production thus desired and the expeditious attainment of said goals. “(b) Declaration of decontrol policy.— Therefore, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress that the Office of Price Administration, and other agencies of the Government, shall use their price, subsidy, and other powers to promote the earliest practicable balance between production and the demand therefor of commoditiesTermination of control and use of subsidy powers. under their control, and that the general control of prices and the use of subsidy powers shall, subject to other specific provisions of this Act, be terminated as rapidly as possible consistent with the policies and purposes set forth in this section and in no event later than June 30, 1947, and on that date the Office of Price Administration shall be abolished. “(c) Recommendations by the President to the Congress.—
(1)Legislation to establish supplementary policies. As soon as practicable after the enactment of this section and in any event on or before January 15, 1947, the President shall recommend to the Congress such further legislation as in his judgment is needed to establish monetary, fiscal, and other policies which are adequate to supplement the control of prices and wages during the balance of the fiscal year 1947, and to insure that general control of 60 Stat. 665prices and wages can be terminated by the end of that fiscal year without danger of inflation thereafter. “(2) On or before April 1, 1947, the President shall report to theReport of shortages necessitating continuance of powers. Congress what, if any, commodities or classes of commodities, including housing accommodations, are in such critically short supply as to necessitate, in his judgment, the continuance of the powers granted by this Act as to them after June 30, 1947, together with his recommendations as to established departments or agencies of the Government (other than the Office of Price Administration) which should be charged with the administration of such powers. “(d) Decontrol of nonagricultural commodities.—
(1)On or before December 31, 1946, the Administrator shall decontrol all nonagricultural commodities not important in relation to business costs or living costs, and prior to that date shall proceed with such decontrol as rapidly as, in his judgment, will be consistent with the avoidance of a cumulative and dangerous unstabilizing effect. In no event shallMaintenance of maximum prices after Dec. 31, 1946. maximum prices be maintained after December 31, 1946, for any nonagricultural commodity or class of commodities unless the same has been expressly found by the Administrator to be important in relation to business costs or living costs. “(2) The Administrator shall provide for the prompt removal ofRemoval of maximum prices. maximum prices in the case of any nonagricultural commodity whenever the supply thereof exceeds or is in approximate balance with the demand therefor (including appropriate inventory requirements). “(3) Whenever, after a reasonable test period, it appears that theReestablishment of maximum prices. supply of a nonagricultural commodity which has been decontrolled is no longer consistent with the applicable decontrol standard, the Administrator, with the advance consent in writing of the Price Decontrol Board established under subsection (h), shall reestablish*Post*, p. 669. such maximum prices for the commodity, consistent with applicable provisions of law, as in his judgment may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act. The supply of a nonagricultural commodity shall be deemed inconsistent with the applicable decontrol standard in any case where the prices of the commodity have risen to and after a reasonable test period remain at unreasonable and inflationary levels. “(4) Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to authorizePetroleum. the Administrator to impose or maintain price controls with respect to petroleum or petroleum products processed or manufactured in whole, or substantial part from petroleum, except that, after August 20, 1946, maximum prices with respect thereto may be reestablished pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(3)of this subsection (d), but only under the standards prescribed in paragraph
(C)of subsection (e). “(e) Agricultural commodities.—
(1)On the first day of the firstCertification of commodities in short supply. calendar month which begins more than thirty days after the date of enactment of tins section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall certify to the Price Administrator each agricultural commodity which such Secretary determines to be in short supply. Thereafter, on the first day of each succeeding calendar month the Secretary shall certify modifications of such certification by adding other agricultural commodities which have become in short supply and by removing from such certification such commodities which he determines are no longer in short supply. No maximum price shall be applicable with respect to any agricultural commodity during any calendar month which begins more than thirty days after the date of enactment of this section, unless such commodity is certified to the Price Administrator under this paragraph as being in short supply. 60 Stat. 666 “(2) Recommendations by Secretary of Agriculture,Adjustments in maximum prices.
(A)Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture determines that maximum prices applicable to any agricultural commodity which is in short supply are impeding the necessary production of such commodity, he may recommend to the Price Administrator such adjustments in such maximum prices as the Secretary determines to be necessary to attain the necessary production of such commodity. “(B) Removal of maximum prices. The Secretary of Agriculture by December 31, 1946, shall recommend to the Price Administrator the removal of maximum prices on all agricultural commodities, whether or not in short supply, not important in relation to business costs or living costs, and prior to that date shall make such recommendations as rapidly as, in his judgment, will be consistent with the avoidance of a cumulative and dangerous un stabilizing effect. “(C) Adjustment, etc., by Price Administrator. Within ten days after the receipt of any recommendation under this subsection for the adjustment of maximum prices applicable to any agricultural commodity, or for the removal of maximum prices on agricultural commodities not important in relation to business costs or living costs, the Price Administrator shall adjust or remove such maximum prices in accordance with such recommendations. “(3) Reestablishment of maximum prices. Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture determines that an agricultural commodity with respect to which maximum prices have been removed is in short supply and that the reestablishment of maximum prices with respect thereto is necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act, the Secretary, with the written consent of the Price Decontrol Board, may recommend to the Administrator, and the Administrator shall establish, such maximum prices with respect to such commodity, consistent with applicable provisions of law, as in the judgment of the Secretary are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act. “(4) For the purposes of this section (except subparagraph
(6)of this subsection (d))— “(A) “Short supply.” an agricultural commodity shall be deemed to be in short supply unless the supply of such commodity equals or exceeds the requirements for such commodity for the current marketing season; “(B) “Agricultural commodity”. class="inline"the term ‘agricultural commodity’ shall be deemed to mean any agricultural commodity and any food or feed product processed or manufactured in whole or substantial part from any agricultural commodity; “(C) “Subsidy.”[58 Stat. 635](/us/stat/58/635).[50 U. S. C.. Supp. V, app. § 902(e)](/us/usc/t50/s902/e).*Ante*, pp. 57, 214; *post,* p. 671.Exercise of functions by Secretary of Agriculture. the term ‘subsidy’ means any subsidy or purchase and sale operations described in the last paragraph of section 2
(e)of this Act. “(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this or any other law, except as provided in subsection (h), the Secretary of Agriculture, in exercising his functions under this Act, shall not be subject to the direction or control of any other appointive officer or agency in the executive branch of the Government, and no such officer or agency shall undertake to exercise any direction or control over the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the exercise of such functions. The Secretary of Agriculture may at any time withdraw his approval of any action with respect to which his approval is required under this Act, and upon the withdrawal of his approval such action shall be rescinded. “(6) Applicability of maximum prices, etc.[56 Stat. 765](/us/stat/56/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 961–964, 965–971](/us/usc/t50/s961–964/965–971).*Ante*. p. 664; *post*, p. 677. No maximum price and no regulation or order under this Act or the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended, shall be applicable with respect to any agricultural commodity, or any service rendered with respect to any agricultural commodity, unless a regulation or order establishing a maximum price with respect to such commodity had been issued under this Act prior to April 1, 1946. 60 Stat. 667 “(7) No maximum price and no regulation or order under thisPoultry, etc. Act or the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended, shall be applicable[50 Stat. 765](/us/stat/50/765).[50 U. S, C., Supp. V, app. §§ 961–964, 965–971](/us/usc/t50/s961–964/965–971).*Ante*, p. 664; *post*, p. 677.Tobacco. with respect to poultry or eggs or food or feed products processed or manufactured in whole or substantial part therefrom, or in the case of leaf tobacco or tobacco products processed or manufactured in whole or substantial part therefrom, except that, after August 20, 1946, maximum prices with respect thereto may be reestablished pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(3)of this subsection (e), but only under the standards prescribed in paragraph
(C)of this subsection (e). “(8)
(A)No maximum price and no regulation or order underLivestock and milk. this Act or the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended, shall be*Supra*. applicable prior to August 21, 1946, with respect to livestock, milk, or food or feed products processed or manufactured in whole or substantial part from livestock or milk; with respect to cottonseedCottonseed or soybeans. or soybeans, or food or feed products processed or manufactured in whole or substantial part from cottonseed or soybeans; withGrains. respect to grains for which standards have been established under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended, or any livestock39 Stat. 482.[7 U. S. C. §§ 71–87](/us/usc/t7/s71–87). or poultry feed processed or manufactured in whole or substantial part therefrom. “(B) The Price Decontrol Board shall proceed forthwith to considerPowers, etc., of Price Decontrol Board. whether the commodities listed in subparagraph
(A)shall continue, after August 20, 1946, to be free from regulation under this Act and the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended. Such*Supra*.Regulation of commodities. Board, after due notice of a public hearing and full opportunity for representatives of affected industries and consumers to present their views orally or in writing, shall have power to determine whether or not any commodity listed in subparagraph
(A)shall be regulated after August 20, 1946, under this Act and the Stabilization[56 Stat. 765](/us/stat/56/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 961–964, 965–971](/us/usc/t50/s961–964/965–971).*Ante*, p. 664; *post*, p. 677. Act of 1942, as amended. Such Board shall direct that any such commodity shall not be so regulated unless it finds: “(i) that the price of such commodity has risen unreasonably above a price equal to the lawful maximum price in effect on June 30, 1946, plus the amount per unit of any subsidy payable with respect thereto as of June 29, 1946, and “(ii) that such commodity is in short supply and that its regulation is practicable and enforceable, and “(iii) that the public interest will be served by such regulation. If in the case of any commodity listed in subparagraph
(A)such Board fails to direct, on or before August 20, 1946, that such commodity shall not be regulated under this Act and the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended, maximum prices and regulations and orders*Supra*. under such Acts shall be applicable with respect to such commodity without regard to this paragraph (8). “(C) If in the case of any commodity listed in subparagraph
(A)such Board, on or before August 20, 1946, does direct that such commodity shall not be regulated under such Acts, the Board may at any subsequent time direct that such commodity shall be so regulated if it finds: “(i) that the price of such commodity has risen unreasonably above a price equal to the lawful maximum price in effect on June 30, 1946, plus the amount per unit of any subsidy payable with respect thereto as of June 29, 1946; and “(ii) that such commodity is in short supply and that its regulation is practicable and enforceable; and “(iii) that the public interest will be served by such regulation. Thereafter, the provisions of such Acte and regulations and orders60 Stat. 668 thereunder shall be applicable with respect to such commodity without regard to this paragraph (8). “(D) Milk. In the case of milk, the Board may consider and determine decontrol or recontrol on a regional basis. “(9) Reestablishment of subsidies. The Price Decontrol Board shall also have power to determine, when maximum prices are in effect with respect to any commodity listed in paragraph
(8)(A), whether any subsidy or any part thereof in effect prior to June 30, 1946, shall be reestablished in whole or inPowers of CCC, RFC, etc., limitation. part; and the powers of the Administrator, the Commodity Credit Corporation, and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to pay subsidies in connection with such commodity shall be limited in accordance with any order of the Board. “(10) Maintenance of maximum price for manufactured commodities, etc. Whenever maximum prices are in effect for any commodity processed or manufactured in whole or substantial part from any commodity listed in paragraph
(A)with respect to which maximum prices are not in effect, no maximum price, and no margin, mark-up, or discount, shall be maintained with respect to such processed or manufactured commodity which does not return to the processors, manufacturers, and. distributors thereof
(A)the raw material cost (which must be computed at least once every sixty days at not less than the current cost),
(B)the conversion or distribution cost, and
(C)a reasonable profit. “(f) Saving provision.— Nothing in this section shall limit the Administrator’s authority to remove maximum prices for any nonagricultural commodity, or any agricultural commodity with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, at an earlier tame than would he required by this section, if in his judgment or in the judgment of the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, such action would be consistent with the purposes of this section. “(g) Filing of petition by industry advisory committee. Petitions for decontrol.—
(1)If in the judgment, of the industry advisory committee appointed by the Administrator in[56 Stat. 24](/us/stat/56/24).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 902 (a)](/us/usc/t50/s902/a).*Post*, p. 670. accordance with section 2
(a)of this Act to advise and consult with respect to a commodity, the standards set forth in this section require the removal of maximum prices for such commodity, it may file aNonagricultural commodities. petition for the removal of such maximum prices. In the case of any nonagricultural commodity, such petition shall be filed with the Administrator in accordance with regulations prescribed by him.Agricultural commodities. In the case of agricultural commodities, such petition shall be filed with the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with regulations prescribed by him and shall request that he make an appropriate certification or recommendation to the Price Administrator. The petition shall specifically state the grounds upon which the committee believes such action to be required and shall be accompanied by affidavits or other written evidence in support thereof. “(2) Action on petition. Within fifteen days after receiving a petition filed in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, the Administrator or the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, shall either grant the petition or inform the committee in writing why in his judgment*Ante*, p. 665. the standards for decontrol stated in subsections
(d)and
(e)haveHearing. not been satisfied with respect to the commodity involved. If the petition is not granted in full, the Administrator or the Secretary, as the case may be, shall, within ten days after the receipt of a request by the committee for further consideration of its petition, hold a hearing before himself or before a deputy administrator (or, in the case of the Secretary, before such officer ns he may designate) at which the committee may present its argument in support of theNotice to designated committees. petition. The Consumers Advisory Committee and the Labor Advisory Committee appointed by the Administrator shall be given60 Stat. 669 notice of any such hearing and an opportunity to present their views with respect to the petition and may, not later than five days prior to such hearing, present in writing evidence relating thereto. Within fifteen days after such hearing, the Administrator or the Secretary, as the case may be, shall either grant the petition in full or furnish the industry advisory committee with a statement in writing of his reasons for denying it in whole or in part together with a statement of any economic data or other facts of which he has taken official notice in connection with such denial. “(3) At any time within thirty days after the denial in whole orPetition for review. in part, following a hearing, of a petition filed under this subsection, the petitioning industry advisory committee may petition the Price Decontrol Board established under subsection
(h)for a review of the action of the Administrator or the Secretary of Agriculture. IfPetition for removal of maximum prices. the Administrator or the Secretary, as the case may be, fails to act upon a petition within the time prescribed by paragraph (2), the industry advisory committee may. at any time within thirty days after the expiration of the time so prescribed, petition the Price Decontrol Board for the removal of maximum prices on the commodity involved. “(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to take away orRight to protest. impair any right of any person to protest, in accordance with the provisions of sections 203 and 204 of this Act, the further maintenance[56 Stat. 31](/us/stat/56/31).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 923, 924](/us/usc/t50/s923/924).*Ante*, p. 665. of maximum prices for a commodity under the standards of subsection
(d)or (e): *Provided,* That the filing of such a protest or of a petition under paragraph 3 of this subsection shall not be grounds for staying any proceeding brought pursuant to section 205[56 Stat. 33](/us/stat/56/33); [35 Stat. 1096](/us/stat/35/1096).[50 U. S. Supp. V, app. § 925](/us/usc/t50/s925); [18 U. S. C. § 88](/us/usc/t18/s88).*Post*, pp. 676, 677. of this Act or section 37 of the Criminal Code, and no retroactive effect shall be given to any judgment setting aside a provision of a regulation, order, or price schedule under the standards set forth in this section. “(h) Price decontrol board.—
(1)There is hereby established asEstablishment, etc.*Post*, p. 915. an independent agency in the executive branch of the Government a Price Decontrol Board, to be composed of three members appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than two members of the Board shall be members of the same political party. Two members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, and a vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not impair the power of the remaining members to exercise its functions. Members of the Board shall receive compensation at the rate ofCompensation. $12,000 a year. “
(2)The Board shall appoint and fix the compensation of a secretaryOfficers and employees. for the Board and such other officers and employees as may be necessary to enable it to perform its functions. The Board may make suchExpenditures, etc. expenditures as may be necessary for performing its functions. The Board may, with the consent of the head of the department or agency concerned, utilize the facilities, services, and personnel of other agencies or departments of the Government. The Board shall maintain anOffice in D. C. office in charge of its secretary in the District of Columbia, which shall be open on all business days for the receipt of petitions for review and the transaction of other business of the Board. The Board shallRegulations and procedures. prescribe regulations and procedures for the conduct of its business which will provide for summary disposition, with the utmost expedition consistent with sound decision, of petitions filed with the Board. “(3) A petition made under subsection
(3)shall specificallyPetition. state the grounds upon which the petitioning industry advisory committee believes that maximum prices on the commodity involved should be removed. A copy of such petition shall forthwith be served on the60 Stat. 670 Administrator or the Secretary, as the case may be, who shall within such time as may be fixed by the Board certify and file with the Board a transcript of such portions of the proceedings in connection with the petition under subsection
(g)as are material. Such transcript shall include a statement in writing of the Administrator’s or Secretary’s reasons for believing that maximum prices on the commodity involved should not be removed, together with a statement of anyHearing. economic data or other facts of which he has taken official notice. At the earliest practicable time the Board shall conduct a hearing upon the petition, at which the Administrator or the Secretary, as the case may be, and the committee shall be given an opportunity to present their views and argument orally or in writing. If application is made to the Board by either party for leave to introduce additional evidence, the Board may permit such evidence to be introduced or filed with it if it deems it material and determines that such evidence could not reasonably have been offered or included in the proceedings underOrder specifying extent of removal of maximum prices. subsection (g). At the earliest practicable time after the hearing on any petition, the Board shall make and issue an order specifying the extent, if any, to which maximum prices on the commodity involved shall be removed. The Board shall order the removal of such maximum prices if and to the extent that in its judgment the standards*Ante*, p. 665. of decontrol stated in subsection
(d)or
(e)have been satisfied with respect to the commodity involved. The Administrator shall remove maximum prices with respect to the commodity in question within such time and to such extent as shall be specified in the order of the Board. Orders of the Board shall not be subject to modification or review by any other department or agency or by any court. “(4) Filing of petition, restriction. No petition may be filed with the Board with respect to any commodity within a period of three months after the issuance of an order of the Board with respect to the same commodity. “(5) Service of Board members. The members of the Board may serve as such without regard to the provisions of sections 109 and 113 of the Criminal Code (18[35 Stat. 1107, 1109](/us/stat/35/1107/1109); [58 Stat. 668](/us/stat/58/668).[18 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 198](/us/usc/t18/s198) note; [41 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 119](/us/usc/t41/s119). U. S. C., secs. 198 and 203) or section 19
(e)of the Contract Settlement Act of 1944, except insofar as such sections may prohibit any such member from receiving compensation in respect of any particular matter which is within the jurisdiction of the Board. “(6) Hearing commissioners. If the number of petitions filed with the Board should at any time become so great as to prevent the Board from promptly conducting hearings upon such petitions, the Board shall appoint such hearing commissioners as it deems necessary in order to expedite the transaction of its business. The Board may authorize one or more of the hearing commissioners so appointed to conduct the hearing upon any petition under this subsection and to exercise the authority of the Board with respect to such hearing. After a hearing conducted before a hearing commissioner, the commissioner shall make recommendations consistent with this subsection to the Board concerning its action with respect to the petition. If the Board approves such recommendations, it shall issue an order in conformity therewith. If the Board does not approve such recommendations, the Board may issue such order as it deems proper upon the record or may conduct a new hearing upon the petition before the Board.” " Sec. 4. [56 Stat. 24](/us/stat/56/24).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 902 (a)](/us/usc/t50/s902/a).Appointment of regional industry advisory committee. Section 2
(a)of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “In administering the provisions of this subsection relating to the establishment of industry advisory committees, the Administrator, upon the request of a substantial portion of the industry in any region, shall promptly appoint a regional industry advisory committee for such region.” 60 Stat. 671 Sec. 5. Section 2
(b)of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942,[56 Stat. 25](/us/stat/56/25).[50 U. S. C., Supp, V, app. § 902 (b)](/us/usc/t50/s902/b). as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: " “After the date upon which this paragraph takes effect, the Administrator,Rent ceilings on hotels. when establishing rent ceilings on hotels or when passing upon applications for adjustments of rent ceilings on hotels, is authorized to take into consideration the distinction between transient hotels and residential or apartment hotels, including the difference in the investment, operation, expenses, and mechanical details of operation between the transient hotels and the residential and apartment hotels, and is directed to classify separately by regulation
(1)transient hotels,
(2)residential and apartment hotels, and
(3)tourists courts, rooming houses, and boarding houses. “While maximum rents are in effect under this Act with respect toDefense-rental areas. housing accommodations in any defense-rental area, such housing accommodations shall not be subject to rent control by any State or local government.” " Sec. 6.
(a)The last paragraph of section 2
(e)of the EmergencyOperations of CCC and RFC.[58 Stat. 635](/us/stat/58/635).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 902 (e)](/us/usc/t50/s902/e).*Ante,* pp. 57, 214.Subsidy payments, etc., limitations. Price Control Act of 1942, as amended by the Stabilization Extension Act of 1944, shall not apply with respect to operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, of the Commodity Credit Corporation and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation : *Provided,* That with respect to such corporations and such operations, the making of subsidy payments and buying for resale at a loss shall be limited as follows: Payments and purchases may be made with respect to operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, which involve subsidies and anticipated losses as follows:
(1)With respect to rubber produced in Latin America andRubber. Africa for which commitments were made before January 1 1946, $31,000,000.
(2)With respect to copper, lead, and zinc, in the form ofCopper, lead, zinc. premium price payments, $100,000,000: *Provided,* That
(A)premiumsPremiums. shall be paid on ores mined or removed from mine dumps or tailing piles before July 1, 1947, though shipped and/or processed and marketed subsequently thereto; and that
(B)the premium price plan for copper, lead, and zinc shall be extended until June 30, 1947, on terms not less favorable to the producer than heretofore and
(i)adjustments shall be made to encourageAdjustments. exploration and development work,
(ii)adequate allowances shall be made for depreciation and depletion, and
(iii)all classes of premiums shall be noncancelable unless necessary in order to make individual adjustments of income to specific mines.
(3)With respect to purchases by the Reconstruction FinanceTin ores. Corporation, of such tin ores and concentrates as it deems necessary to insure continued operation of the Texas City tin smelter.
(4)With respect to noncrop programs, 1946 crop program operations and the 1947 crop programSugar, flour, petroleum, etc. operations relating to sugar, flour, petroleum petroleum products, and other domestic and imported materials and commodities, $869,000,000: *Provided,* That the operations authorized under this subparagraph
(4)shallReduction, etc., of operations. be progressively reduced, shall be terminated not later than April 1, 1947, and shall not cost more than $629,000,000 during the last six months of the calendar year 1946. Operations shall not be carried out under authority of this subparagraph
(4)with respect to any commodity for any period occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act during which maximum prices on such60 Stat. 672 [56 Stat. 23, 765](/us/stat/6/23/765).[50 U.S. U., Supp. V, app. §§ 901–922, 923–946, 961–964, 965–971](/us/usc/t50/s901–922/923–946/961–971).*Ante*, pp. 57, 214, 664 *et seq*.; *post*, p. 673 *et seq*.Restrictions. commodity are not in effect under the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, or the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended: *Provided,* That subsidies with respect to petroleum produced from stripper wells shall be continued at not to exceed the existing rates. No subsidy or purchase and sale operation shall be undertaken under authority of this subparagraph
(4)with respect to any commodity unless a subsidy or purchase and sale operation with respect to such commodity was in effect on June 29, 1946 ; and no such operation shall be undertaken under authority of this subparagraph
(4)which will increase the rate of subsidy paid or the rate of loss incurred with respect to any commodity above that which would be paid or incurred if the operations in effect on June 29, 1946, had been continued on the same basis.
(b)Increase of maximum price when subsidy is reduced, etc. When any direct or indirect subsidy to an industry is reduced or terminated, or upon recontrol is not restored or is restored only in part, any maximum price applicable to the product affected shall be correspondingly increased, except in the case of transportation subsidies, differential subsidies to high-cost producers, and premium*Ante*, p. 207, payments under authority of the Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946.
(c)Roll-back subsidies. Where roll-back subsidies have previously been or presently are in effect, and have been discontinued, or shall hereafter be discontinued, the industries which have received such subsidies shall be permitted to increase their ceiling prices at least an amount equivalent to the amount of the discontinued roll-back subsidy. Such price increase shall become effective either upon discontinuance of the roll-back subsidy or upon passage of this Act, whichever date is theDefinition, later. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “roll-back subsidies” means subsidy payments, or purchases and sales of a commodity at a loss by the Government of the United States (including any Government-owned or controlled corporation), or contracts therefor, which resulted directly or indirectly in the lowering of ceiling prices below the maximum price levels established by the Office of Price Administration prior to the institution of the subsidy payments or purchases and sales at a loss, or the execution of the contracts therefor, whichever date is the earlier.
(d)Designated Lew not affected.[59 Stat. 50, 260, 506](/us/stat/59/50/260/506); *ante*, p. 57.[7 U S. C., Supp. V, § 1381](/us/usc/t7/s1381) note; [15 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 713–713a–4, 606b](/us/usc/t15/s713/713a/4/606b) note. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the provisions of Public Laws 30, 88, 164, and 328 of the Seventy-ninth Congress, or to prevent the use of the sums authorized in such laws to fulfill obligations incurred prior to July 1, 1946, with respect to operations prior to such date.
(e)Crop program operations with respect to sugar. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this section 6, 1946 and 1947 crop program operations with respect to sugar, may, while maximum prices are in effect with respect to Sugar, be continued until such crops are processed and distributed, and the cost of 1946 crop program operations with respect to sugar may be charged to the funds authorized by Public Law 30, Seventy-ninth Congress, as[59 Stat. 50](/us/stat/59/50); *ante*, p. 57.[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1381](/us/usc/t7/s1381) note; [15 U.S.C., Supp. V, §§ 713–713a–4](/us/usc/t15/s713/713a/4).Cuban sugar. amended by Public Law 328, Seventy-ninth Congress. For the purpose of this section 6, no subsidy program operation on sugar shall be considered to be a new subsidy : *Provided,* That Commodity Credit Corporation or any other Government agency shall not absorb any increase in the price paid for Cuban sugar over 3.675 cents per pound, raw basis, f. o. b. Cuba, as being paid for such sugar, in Cuba, on June 30, 1946.
(f)Veterans’ housing. Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation upon operations authorized by the Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of*Ante*, p. 207. 1946: and nothing in this Act or in any other Act shall prohibit the establishment of maximum sales prices or maximum rents for housing accommodations for which materials or facilities are allocated, or60 Stat. 673 priorities for delivery thereof issued, under said Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946. Sec. 7. Section 2
(i)of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942,[56 Stat. 27](/us/stat/56/27).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 902 (i)](/us/usc/t50/s902/i).Sea food.[56 Stat. 765](/us/stat/56/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. 961–964, 965–971](/us/usc/t50/s961–964/965–971).*Ante*, p. 664; *post*, p. 677. as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “(i) For the purposes of this Act and the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended, fish and other sea food shall be deemed to be agricultural commodities, and commodities processed or manufactured in whole or substantial part from fish or other sea foods shall be deemed to be manufactured in whole or substantial part from agricultural commodities: *Provided*, That the provisions of section 3 of[56 Stat. 766](/us/stat/56/766).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 963](/us/usc/t50/s963).*Post*, p. 677. the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended, shall not be applicable with respect to fish and other sea foods and commodities processed or manufactured in whole or substantial part therefrom, but the maximum price established for any fish or sea food commodity or for any commodity processed or manufactured in whole or substantial part therefrom shall not be below the average price therefor in the year 1942.” " Sec. 8. Section 2
(j)of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942,Fixing of quantity, etc., for sale to buyer.[57 Stat. 566](/us/stat/57/566).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 902 (j)](/us/usc/t50/s902/j). as amended, is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a semicolon and the following: "“or
(5)as authorizing any regulation or order of the Administrator to fix a quantity or percentage of any product which any seller may sell to any buyer”." Sec. 9. Section 2
(k)of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942,Highest price line limitation.[58 Stat. 636](/us/stat/58/636).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 902 (k)](/us/usc/t50/s902/k).[56 Stat. 24](/us/stat/56/24).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app, § 902](/us/usc/t50/s902).*Ante*, pp. 57, 214, 670, 671; *supra*.Restaurants, maximum prices. as amended, is amended by inserting the words “or any operator of any service establishment” after the words “seller of goods at retail”. Sec. 10. Section 2 of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections:" “(o) No maximum price shall be applicable to any item served in any restaurant or other eating establishment if such item consists in whole or major part of a commodity to which no maximum price is applicable with respect to sales to restaurants and other eating establishments, unless the maximum price of such item, when sold by such restaurant or other eating establishment, is determined, under the applicable maximum price regulation or order, by the addition of a customary margin to the acquisition cost of such item. “(p) After July 1, 1946, no maximum price regulation or orderIssuance of designated regulations, restriction. shall be issued or continued in effect requiring any seller to limit his sales by any weighted average price limitation based on his previous sales. “(q) In the case of any retail industry, the principal sales of whichCertain retail industries.Reduction of peacetime discounts, etc., restriction. consisted during the calendar years 1939 to 1941, inclusive, of sales of a commodity or commodities the production or retail distribution of which has been reduced, for a period of three years beginning on or after March 2, 1942, by 75 per centum or more below such production or retail distribution for the calendar years 1939 to 1941, inclusive, as a result of the operation of any governmental regulation or restriction, the Administrator shall not, in establishing maximum prices under this section, reduce established peacetime retail trade discounts or mark-ups or dealer handling charges for any such commodity before the retail unit sales of such commodity for a period of six months shall have reached the average annual retail unit sales thereof for the calendar years 1939 to 1941, inclusive. “(r) In the case of any wholesale industry, the principal sales ofCertain wholesale industries.Reduction of established discounts, etc., restriction. which consisted during the calendar years 1939 to 1941, inclusive, of sales of a commodity or commodities, the production or wholesale distribution of which has been reduced for a period of three years beginning on or after March 2, 1942, by 75 per centum or more below such production or wholesale distribution for the calendar years 1939 to60 Stat. 674 1941, inclusive, as the result of the operation of any governmental regulation or restriction, the Administrator shall not in establishing maximum prices under this section reduce established wholesale trade discounts or normal wholesale mark-ups for any such commodity prevailing on March 2, 1942, before the wholesale unit sales of such commodity for a period of six months shall have reached the average annual wholesale unit sales thereof for the calendar years 1939 to 1941, inclusive. “(s) Manufactured, etc., commodities.Reduction of peacetime discounts, etc., restriction. No maximum price regulation or order shall require the reduction of the established peacetime discounts or mark-ups for the sale of any manufactured or processed commodity (treating as a single commodity for the purposes of this paragraph all commodities in a line of related commodities which, for the purpose of establishing manufacturers’ and processors’ maximum prices, have been placed by the Office of Price Administration under a single regulation ) if the retail, wholesale, or other distributive trade selling such commodity shows that the commodity constituted approximately one-half or more of the gross sales income of a majority of the persons engaged in such trade in 1945 and that, in the first quarter of 1946, the deliveries of such commodity to such distributive trade were less than 100 per centum of the deliveries thereof in the corresponding quarter of 1945. “(t) Wholesale or retail distributors. In establishing maximum prices applicable to wholesale or retail distributors, the Administrator shall allow the average current cost of acquisition of any commodity, plus such average percentage discount or mark-up as was in effect on March 31, 1946. “(u) New commodities used to reduce cost of production, etc. After the date upon which this subsection takes effect, no maximum price shall be established or maintained, under this Act or under any other provision of law, with respect to any new commodity when the Administrator upon application finds that its use, in the production, manufacturing, or processing of any commodity or commodities, without increasing the cost to the ultimate user, either increases the life or reduces the cost of production, manufacture, or processing of the commodity or commodities produced, manufacturedDefinition or processed. As used in this subsection the term ‘new commodity’ means a commodity which was not commercially or industrially available prior to January 30, 1942. “(v) Softwood logs and lumber. In the case of softwood logs and lumber, the maximum prices shall be established at a level which will permit producers of at least 90 per centum of the production of softwood logs and lumber to recover their current costs of production. “(w) Cotton fabrics. In establishing maximum prices for sales of finished woven or knitted fabrics made primarily of cotton fiber or for the sales of apparel made therefrom it shall be unlawful for the Administrator to establish or maintain differentials in the method of determining the basic grey-goods cost or the finished-woven-fabrics or finished-knitted-fabrics cost to which a mark-up is to be applied based on the degree of integration of the seller. “(x) Removal of maximum purchase prices from essential imports, etc. Whenever the world price of a commodity essential to the economy of the United States ( average price at which such commodity could be purchased when landed duty paid at any United States port of entry) exceeds the maximum purchase price established by the Administrator, and results in— “(1) an actual reduction of the importation of such commodity into the United States in an amount substantial in relation to the total consumption of the commodity in the United States; or “(2) the substantial curtailment or restriction of the domestic trade in such commodity or products processed directly therefrom, the Administrator shall, in order to maintain and increase domestic60 Stat. 675 production and employment and to make possible the balancing of supply and demand, promptly remove maximum purchase prices from imports of such commodity and maximum prices from products processed directly therefrom, or increase the maximum prices of imports of such commodity and of products processed directly therefrom to the extent necessary to prevent such reduction in importation or curtailment of domestic trade.” " Sec. 11. The Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended,[56 Stat. 28](/us/stat/56/28).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 905](/us/usc/t50/s905). is amended by inserting after section 5 thereof the following new section:" “Sec. 6.
(a)For the purposes of this section the base period shallBase period. be the calendar year 1940, or in the case of an industry customarily keeping its accounts on a fiscal year basis, the industry’s fiscal year 1940. “(b) In order that adequate general price levels shall be establishedEstablishment of adequate price levels. for all commodities to bring about maximum production and employment, no maximum prices shall be established or maintained for any product of a producing, manufacturing, or processing industry (including any industry furnishing service or transportation the charges for which are subject to the Administrator’s control) which do not return on the average to the industry not less than the average dollar price of such product during the base period, plus the average increase in cost of producing manufacturing, or processing the same accruing since the base period, but the maximum prices for a productMaximum prices deemed in compliance with standard. shall be deemed in compliance with this standard if such prices on the average are equal to the average current total cost of the product plus the industry’s average over-all profit margin on sales in the base period. “(c) For the purpose of determining costs under this section, currentlyDetermination of costs. or for the base period, the Administrator shall ascertain the costs of a reasonable number of typical producers, manufacturers, or processors and shall follow accepted methods of accounting and such fair and reasonable methods of calculation as he shall establish by regulation, including adjustments for temporary cost abnormalities which may be reasonably anticipated to be eliminated within the three months following the Administrator’s determination, and adjustments for increases in the volume of production which may be reasonably anticipated to be experienced within such three-month period. “(d) Maximum prices established hereunder shall not be held invalidMaximum prices not held invalid. on account of their failure to return his costs to any particular member of any group involved. “(e) Nothing herein shall nullify the power of the AdministratorIndividual adjustments and exceptions.56 Stat. 26.[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 902 (c)](/us/usc/t50/s902/c).Non adjustment for designated period. to make reasonable adjustments and exceptions in individual cases under the provisions of section 2
(c)of this Act. “(f) If the maximum prices of a product on the average equal its average current total cost plus a reasonable profit, nothing herein shall require any further adjustment of such maximum prices for any period with respect to which it appears that a substantial expansion in the production or use of the product would not be practicable or would be practicable only by reducing the production of at least equally needed products. “(g) As used in this section, ‘product’ shall mean any major item,“Product.” or any article different in character from other products of the industry ; but all the styles, models, or other varieties of any such item or article shall be considered as one product. “(h) The provisions of this section shall not apply with respect toManufacturers of cotton or wool products. any maximum price applicable to manufacturers or processors in the case of products made in whole or major part from cotton or cotton yarn or wool or wool yarn. 60 Stat. 676 “(i) Adjustments in maximum prices. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any adjustment in maximum prices except pursuant to an application filed under this paragraph, or be construed to invalidate any maximum price unless there is a failure to make adjustments, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this paragraph, to such extent as may be required to comply with the standards set forth in thisApplication by industry advisory committee. section. Any industry advisory committee may apply to the Administrator for the adjustment of the, maximum prices applicable to any product in accordance with the standards set forth in this section, and shall present with the application comprehensive evidence with respect to costs and prices. The Administrator shall consider the evidence so presented and all evidence otherwise available to him and, within sixty days after the receipt of such application, he shall make the adjustments in maximum prices required by this section, or, if he finds that no such adjustments are required, he shall deny the application. If the Administrator neither makes the adjustments in the maximum prices for any product required by this section, nor denies the application for such adjustments, within the sixty-day period prescribed in this paragraph, the industry advisory committee concerned may petition the Emergency Court of Appeals, created[56 Stat. 31](/us/stat/56/31).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 924](/us/usc/t50/s924). pursuant to section 204, for relief; and such court shall have jurisdiction by appropriate order to require the Administrator to make such adjustments or deny such application within such time, not to exceed thirty days, as may be fixed by the court. If the Administrator fails to make such adjustments or deny such application within the time so fixed, no maximum price shall thereafter be applicable with respect to any sale of such product by any seller.” " Sec. 12. [56 Stat. 34](/us/stat/56/34).[50 U. S. C. Supp. V, app. § 925 (e)](/us/usc/t50/s925/e).Liability of seller.
(a)The second sentence of section 205
(e)of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, is amended to read as follows: “In any action under this subsection, the seller shall be liable for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs as determined by the court, plus whichever of the following sums is greater:
(1)Such amount not more than three times the amount of the overcharge, or the overcharges, upon which the action is based as the court in its discretion may determine, or
(2)an amount not less than $25 nor more than $50, as the court in its discretion may determine: *Provided, however,*Amount if violation not willful, etc.That such amount shall be the amount of the overcharge or overcharges if the defendant proves that the violation of the regulation, order, or price schedule in question was neither willful nor the result of failure to take practicable precautions against the occurrence of the violation.”
(b)[56 Stat. 34](/us/stat/56/34).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 925(e)](/us/usc/t50/s925/e).*Supra.* Section 205
(e)of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs:" Withdrawal, etc., of action on behalf of U.S.“The Administrator may not institute any action under this subsection on behalf of the United States, or, if such action has been instituted, the Administrator shall withdraw the same— “(1) if the violation arose because the person selling the commodity acted upon and in accordance with the written advice and instructions of the Administrator or any regional administrator or district director of the Office of Price Administration; or “(2) if the violation arose out of the sale of a commodity to any agency of the Government, or to any public housing authority whose operations are supervised or financed in whole or in part by any agency of the Government, and such sale was made pur60 Stat. 677suant to the lowest bid made in response to an invitation for competitive bids. “The Administrator shall not institute or maintain any enforcementEnforcement action against manufacturer of apparel. action under this subsection against any manufacturer of apparel items where the Administrator shall determine
(1)that the transactions on which such proceeding is based consisted of the manufacturer’s selling such an item at his published March 1942 price list prices instead of his March 1942 delivered prices, and
(2)that the seller’s customary pricing patterns for related apparel items would be distorted by a requirement that his ceilings be the March 1942 delivered prices. The Administrator’s determinations under this paragraph shall be subject to review by the Emergency Court of Appeals in[56 Stat. 31](/us/stat/56/31).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 923, 924](/us/usc/t50/s923/924).[56 Stat. 35](/us/stat/56/35).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 925
(f)(2)](/us/usc/t50/s925/f/2).Suspension of license. accordance with sections 203 and 204.” " Sec. 13. The third sentence of paragraph
(2)of section 205
(f)of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, is amended to read as follows: “If any such court finds that such person has violated any of the provisions of such license, regulation, order, price schedule, or requirement after the receipt of the warning notice, such court shall issue an order suspending the license to the extent that it authorizes such person to sell the commodity or commodities in connection with which the violation has occurred, or to the extent that it authorizes such person to sell any commodity or commodities with respect to which a regulation or order issued under section 2, or a[56 Stat. 24](/us/stat/56/24).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 902](/us/usc/t50/s902).*Ante*, pp. 57, 214, 670, 671, 673.[56 Stat. 35](/us/stat/56/35).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 926](/us/usc/t50/s926). price schedule effective in accordance with the provisions of section 206, is applicable; but no suspension shall be for a period of more than twelve months, and if the defendant proves that the violation in question was neither willful nor the result of failure to take practicable precautions against the occurrence of the violation, then in that event no suspension shall be ordered or directed.” Sec. 14. Section 3 of the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended, is[56 Stat. 766](/us/stat/56/766).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 963](/us/usc/t50/s963).Maximum prices on cotton or wool products, restriction. amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:" “On and after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, it shall be unlawful to establish, or maintain, any maximum price applicable to manufacturers or processors, for any major item in the case of products made in whole or major part from cotton or cotton yarn or wool or wool yarn, unless the maximum price for such major item is fixed and maintained at not less than the sum of the following: “(1) The cotton or wool cost (which must be computed at not less than the parity price or the current cost, whichever is greater, of the grade and staple of cotton or wool used in such item, delivered at the mill); “(2) A weighted average of mill conversion costs; and “(3) A reasonable profit (which shall not be less than a weighted average profit for each unit of such item equal to the weighted average of the profit earned on an equivalent unit of such item during the period 1939 to 1941, both inclusive).” " Sec. 15. The Secretary of Agriculture, through the CommodityAllocation of feed. Credit Corporation or otherwise, is hereby authorized to allocate feed which he controls to feeders of livestock and poultry in domestic areas which he may determine to be in an emergency shortage condition with respect to animal and poultry feed. Sec. 16.
(a)In the event producers of wheat are required by anPurchase of wheat by CCC.[56 Stat. 176](/us/stat/56/176).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 631–646a](/us/usc/t50/s631/646a).*Ante*, pp. 345, 346; *post* p. 868.Election of date by producer. order issued pursuant to the Second War Powers Act, 1942, as amended, to sell all or any part of wheat delivered to an elevator prior to April 1, 1947, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall offer to purchase the wheat so required to be sold at a price determined as follows: The purchase price paid for the wheat shall be the market price at the60 Stat. 678 point of delivery as of any date the producer may elect between the date of delivery and March 31, 1947, inclusive: *Provided*, *however,* That only one election may be made tor each lot of wheat: *And provided further*, That the producer may not elect a date prior to the date on which he mails a written notice to Commodity Credit Corporation of his election. In the event the producer does not notify Commodity Credit Corporation in writing by March 31, 1947, of his election of a date for determining the market price, such date shall be deemed to be March 31, 1947.
(b)Wheat previously sold. Any producer of wheat who, prior to the date of enactment of this Act, has sold any wheat pursuant to the requirements of paragraph
(1)of War Food Order Numbered 144, may, at any time within thirty days after the date of enactment of this Act, pay to the Commodity Credit Corporation a sum equal to the amount for which he sold such wheat. Any producer paying any such sum to the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be deemed to have sold and delivered to the Commodity Credit Corporation as of the date he pays such sum a quantity of wheat equal in grade and quality to the quantity sold by him pursuant to such requirements and the purchase price to be paid to him for such wheat shall be determined in the same manner as in the case of a sale of wheat to the Commodity Credit Corporation pursuant to the provisions of subsection
(a)of this section. Sec. 17. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Price Control Extension Act of 1946.” Sec. 18. Effective date, etc.
(1)The provisions of this Act shall take effect as of June 30, 1946, and
(2)all regulations, orders, price schedules, and requirements[56 Stat. 23, 26](/us/stat/56/23/26).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 901–922, 923–946](/us/usc/t50/s901/922/923/946).*Ante*, pp. 57, 214, 664 *et seq*.[56 Stat. 765](/us/stat/56/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp, V, app. §§ 961–964, 965–971](/us/usc/t50/s961/964/965/971).*Ante*, pp. 664, 677. under the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended (except regulations or requirements under section 2
(e)thereof relating to meat, flour, or coffee), and the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended, which were in effect on June 30, 1946, shall be in effect in the same manner and to the same extent as if this Act had been enacted on June 30, 1946, and
(3)any proceeding, petition, application, or protest which was pending under the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, or the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended, on June 30, 1946, shall be proceeded with and shall be effective in the same manner and to the same extent as if this Act had been enactedExtension of period. on June 30, 1946: *Provided,* That in any case in which the Emergency[56 Stat. 31, 33](/us/stat/56/31/33).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. 924, 925](/us/usc/t50/s924/925).*Ante*, pp. 676, 677.[56 Stat. 767, 768](/us/stat/56/767/768).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. 968, 969](/us/usc/t50/s968/969). Price Control Act of 1942, as amended (except sections 204 and 205), or the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended (except sections 8 and 9), or any regulation, order, or requirement under either of such Acts, prescribes any period of time within which any act is required or permitted to be done, and such period had commenced but had not expired on June 30, 1946, such period is hereby extended for a number of days equal to the number of days from July 1, 1946, to the date of enactment of this Act, both inclusive: *Provided further*, That no actNonviolations. or transaction, or omission or failure to act, occurring subsequent to June 30, 1946, and prior to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a violation of the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942,*Supra*. as amended, or the Stabilization Act of 1942, as amended, or of any regulation, order, price schedule, or requirement under either of suchTime restriction on change in maximum price. Acts: *Provided further*, That insofar as the provisions of this Act require the Administrator to make any change in any maximum price, such provisions shall not be deemed to require such change to be made before the thirtieth day following the date of enactment of this Act. Approved July 25, 1946. Making appropriations for the Department of Labor, the Federal Security Agency, and related independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. 1946-07-26 672 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 679 79 2 public 60 Stat. 679 [CHAPTER 672] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Labor, the Federal Security Agency, and related independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. July 26, 1946[[H.R. 6739](/us/bill/79/hr/6739)][[Public Law 549](/us/pl/79/549)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the followingLabor-Federal Security Appropriation Act, 1947. sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Labor, the Federal Security Agency, and related independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, namely: TITLE I— DEPARTMENT OF LABORDepartment of Labor Appropriation Act, 1947.*Ante*, p. 91; *post*, pp. 913, 914, 916. office of the secretary Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia, $900,000. Salaries and expenses, Office of the Solicitor: For personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and for other necessary expenses in the field, including contract stenographic reporting services, $953,000. Contingent expenses: For expenses of the offices and bureaus of the Department, for which appropriations for expenses are not specifically made, including the purchase of stationery, furniture, and repairs to the same, carpets, matting, oilcloths, file cases, towels, ice, brooms, soap, sponges, laundry, not exceeding $2,500 for streetcar fares; purchase, maintenance, and repair of motorcycles and motortrucks; maintenance, operation, and repair of twelve motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; examination of estimates for appropriations in the field; freight and express charges; commercial and labor-reporting services; postage to foreign countries, telegraph and telephone service; purchase and exchange of lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals and, when authorized by the Secretary of Labor, dues for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members, not exceeding $15,000; contract stenographic services and teletype service and tolls (not to exceed $2,000) ; $711,316. Traveling expenses: For traveling expenses under the Department of Labor, $3,154,007: *Provided,* That all funds transferred to the Department of Labor from any other department or agency under section 601 of the Act of June 30, 1932, as amended (31 U. S. C. 686),[47 Stat. 417](/us/stat/47/417).[31 U. S. C., Supp, V, § 686](/us/usc/t31/s686). and available for travel, and all funds appropriated for traveling expenses under this title, shall be available to reimburse employees at not to exceed 3 cents per mile for expenses of travel performed by them in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations in the field. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Department of Labor, $653,596. Penalty mail costs, department of labor Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Department of Labor as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $560,000. [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). Salaries and expenses, Division of Labor Standards: For salaries and other expenses, including purchase and distribution of reports, and of material for informational exhibits, in connection with the promotion of health, safety, employment stabilization, and amicable industrial relations for labor and industry, $215,000.60 Stat. 680 Attendance at conferences.The appropriation under this title for traveling expenses shall be available for expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and consultants at conferences concerned with the work of the Division of Labor Standards when called by the Division with the written approval of the Secretary of Labor, and shall be available also in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings related to the work of the Division of Labor Standards when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Labor. Commissioners of Conciliation : For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of Labor to exercise the authority vested in him by[37 Stat. 738](/us/stat/37/738).[5 U. S. C § 619](/us/usc/t5/s619). section 8 of the Act creating the Department of Labor (5 U. S. C. 611), including newspapers, books of reference, and periodicals; not to exceed $120,000 for the temporary employment of arbitrators and mediators on labor relations without regard to the classification laws; and not to exceed $190,060 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $2,300,000. Attendance at meetings.The appropriation in this title for traveling expenses shall be available in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings, conferences, or conventions concerned with labor and industrial relations when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Labor. apprentice training service Apprentice Training Service: For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of Labor to conduct a program of encouraging apprentice[50 Stat. 664](/us/stat/50/664). training, as authorized by the Act of August 16, 1937 (29 U. S. C. 50), including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $1,800,000. bureau of labor statistics *Post*, p. 916.Salaries and expenses : For personal services including temporary assistants for field service; not to exceed $5,000 for purchase of newspaper clipping services; purchase of periodicals, documents, envelopes, price quotations, and reports and materials for reports and bulletinsTemporary employment of experts. of said Bureau; reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered; and not to exceed $15,000 for the temporary employment of experts without regard to the civil-service and classification laws; $4,907,793, of which amount not to exceed $3,081,827 may be expended for personal services in the DistrictCost-of-living study and report. of Columbia: *Provided,* That not to exceed $840,000 shall be used for a cost-of-living study and report. Attendance at meetings.The appropriation in this title for traveling expenses shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $2,000, for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Bureau of Labor Statistics when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Labor. Study of labor conditions in Hawaii : For all expenses necessary to enable the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to conduct a study of[33 Stat. 164](/us/stat/33/164).[29 U. S. C., Supp. V,§ 7](/us/usc/t29/s7). labor conditions in Hawaii in accord with the Act of April 8, 1904 (29 U. S. C. 7), including personal services in the District of Columbia, travel, printing and binding, and other items otherwise chargeable to the appropriation “Contingent expenses. Department of Labor”, $15,000. children’s bureau Salaries and expenses: For expenses of investigating and reporting upon matters pertaining to the welfare of children and child life, and especially to investigate (he questions of infant mortality; personal services, including experts and temporary assistants; purchase of60 Stat. 681 reports and material for the publications of the Children’s Bureau and for reprints from State, city, and private publications for distribution when said reprints can be procured more cheaply than they can be printed by the Government, and other necessary expenses; $447,500, of which amount not to exceed $400,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Salaries and expenses, child labor provisions, Fair Labor Standards Act: For all authorized and necessary expenses of the Children’s Bureau in performing the duties imposed upon it by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, including personal services in the District of[52 Stat. 1060](/us/stat/52/1060).[29 U. S. C. §§ 201–219; Supp. V, § 202*et seq*](/us/usc/t29/s201–219/202). Columbia and elsewhere; supplies; services; equipment; newspapers, books of reference, and periodicals; and reimbursement to State and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, as authorized by section 11 of said Act; $256,309. Salaries and expenses, maternal and child welfare: For all necessary*Post*, p. 914. expenses of the Children’s Bureau in performing the duties imposed upon it by title V of the Social Security Act, approved August 14,[49 Stat. 629](/us/stat/49/629).[42 U. S. C. §§ 701–731](/us/usc/t42/s701–731).*Post*, p. 986. 1935, as amended, and by the emergency maternity and infant care program, including personal services, in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; supplies; services; equipment; newspapers, books of reference, and periodicals; $477,535: *Provided,* That no part of any appropriationCare of obstetrical cases. contained in this title shall be used to promulgate or carry out any instruction, order, or regulation relating to the care of obstetrical cases which discriminates between persons licensed under State law to practice obstetrics: *Provided further,* That the foregoing proviso shall not be so construed as to prevent any patient from having the services of any practitioner of her own choice, paid for out of this fund, so long as State laws are complied with: *Provided further,* That any State plan which provides standards for professional obstetrical services in accordance with the laws of the State shall be approved by the Chief of the Children’s Bureau. Grants to States for emergency maternity and infant care (national defense): For grants to States, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, to provide, in addition to similar services otherwise available, medical, nursing, and hospital maternity and infant care for wives and infants of enlisted men of the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh grades in the armed forces of the United States and of Army aviation cadets, under allotments by the Secretary of Labor and plans developed and administered by State health agencies and approved by the Chief of the Children’s Bureau, $16,664,000, of which not more than $649,000 may be allotted to the States for administrative expenses from the date of this Act on the basis of need as determined by the Chief of the Children’s Bureau. Grants to States for maternal and child-health services: For grants*Post*, p. 913. to States for the purpose of enabling each State to extend and improve services for promoting the health of mothers and children, as authorized in title V, part 1, of the Social Security Act, approved August 14, 1935 (42 U. S. C. 701), as amended, $5,820,000: *Provided,* That any[49 Stat. 629](/us/stat/49/629).*Post*, p. 986.[49 Stat. 629, 630](/us/stat/49/629/630).[42 U. S. C. §§ 702, 704](/us/usc/t42/s702/704).*Post*, p. 986. allotment to a State pursuant to section 502
(b)shall not be included in computing for the purposes of subsections
(a)and
(b)of section 504 an amount expended or estimated to be expended by the State. Grants to States for services for crippled children: For the purpose*Post*, p. 913. of enabling each State to extend and improve services for crippled children, as authorized in title V, part 2, of the Social Security Act, approved August 14, 1935 (42 U. S. C. 711), as amended, $3,870,000. [49 Stat. 631](/us/stat/49/631).*Post*, p. 986.*Post*, p. 914. Grants to States for child-welfare services: For grants to States for the purpose of enabling the United States, through the Children’s60 Stat. 682Bureau, to cooperate with State public-welfare agencies in establishing, extending, and strengthening public-welfare services for the care of homeless or neglected children, or children in danger of becoming delinquent, as authorized in title V, part 3, of the Social Security[49 Stat. 633](/us/stat/49/633).*Post*, p. 986. Act, approved August 14, 1935 (42 U. S. C. 721), as amended, $1,510,000. Payments with respect to State plans.In the administration of title V of the Social Security Act, as amended, for the fiscal year 1947 payments to the States for any[49 Stat. 629](/us/stat/49/629).[42 U. S. C. §§ 701–721](/us/usc/t42/s701–721).*Post*, p. 986. quarter of the fiscal year 1947 under parts 1, 2, and 3 may be made with respect to any State plan approved under such respective parts by the Chief of the Children’s Bureau prior to or during such quarter, but no such payment shall be made with respect to any plan for any period prior to the quarter in which such plan is submitted to the Chief of the Children’s Bureau for approval. Attendance at conferences.The appropriation in this title for traveling expenses shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $11,000, for expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and consultants at conferences concerned with the administration of work of the Children’s Bureau under the Fair[52 Stat. 1060](/us/stat/52/1060).[29 U. S. C. §§ 201–219; Supp. V, § 202 *et seq*](/us/usc/t29/201–219/202).[49 Stat. 629](/us/stat/49/629).[42 U. S. C. 701–721](/us/usc/t42/s701–721).*Post*, p. 986. Labor Standards Act and under title V, parts 1, 2, and 3, of the Social Security Act, as amended, when called by the Children’s Bureau with the written approval of the Secretary of Labor, and shall be available also, in an amount not to exceed $6,000, for expenses of attendance at meetings related to the work of the Children’s Bureau when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Labor. national wage stabilization board Salaries and expenses : For necessary expenses of the National Wage Stabilization Board, including salaries at not to exceed $10,000 per annum each for not more than four public members of the Board; other personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; not to exceed $300 for the purchase of newspapers in the field ; fees and mileage of witnesses at rates not in excess of those for witnesses attending in United States courts; contract stenographic reportingAttendance at meetings. services, $4,191,900: *Provided,* That the appropriation in this title for traveling expenses shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the National Wage Stabilization Board and for actual transportation and other necessary expenses and not to exceed $35 per dicm in lieu of subsistence, whether or not in a travel status, of members of the Board (other than public members) while serving as such without other compensation from the United States: *Provided further,* That the provisions of section 201*Ante*, p. 78.
(d)of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1947, shall apply to working funds established from this appropriation and to public, labor, or industry members of the regional boards, committees, or commissions of the National Wage Stabilization Board, whether employed intermittently or indefinitely: *Provided further,* That none of the persons receiving compensation from this appropriation on a per diem when-actually-employed basis shall be entitled to any of the benefits of the sick and annual leave acts of March 14, 1936 (5 U. S. C. 30):[49 Stat. 1162, 1161](/us/stat/49/1162/1161).[5 U. S. C. §§ 29a, 30b–30e, 301, 31a; Supp. V, § 29a *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s29a/30b–30e/301/31a). *Provided further,* That the Chairman of the Board may delegate to any subordinate authority to make appointments of personnel and other determinations necessary for the administrative managementAdministration of oaths, etc. of the Board: *Provided further,* That any employee of the Board is authorized when designated for the purpose by the Chairman (hereof to administer or to take from any person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit when required in connection with the performance of functions or activities of the agency.60 Stat. 683 retraining and reemployment administration Salaries: For personal services in the Retraining and Reemployment Administration in the District of Columbia and elsewhere necessary for carrying out the provisions of title III of the War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944 (50 U. S. C., App. 1661), $338,000. [58 Stat. 788](/us/stat/58/788).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1661–1663](/us/usc/t50/s1661–1663).*Ante*, p. 209. United States Employment Service General administration : For expenses necessary for the general administration of the United States Employment Service, including one Director at not to exceed $10,000 per annum and other personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere and contract stenographic reporting services, $6,394,600, of which $2,650,600 shall be for use in carrying into effect the provisions of title IV (except section[58 Stat. 293](/us/stat/58/293).[38 U. S. C, Supp. V. §§ 695–695f](/us/usc/t38/s695–695f).Attendance at meetings. 602) of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944: *Provided,* That the appropriation in this title for traveling expenses shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $2,000, for expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the work of the United States Employment Service when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Labor. Employment office facilities and services : For necessary expenses in connection with the operation and maintenance of the United States Employment Service, and for carrying into effect section 602 of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944; including contract[58 Stat. 294](/us/stat/58/294).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 695b](/us/usc/t38/s695b). janitorial services, at not to exceed $300 for any individual; not to exceed $500 for newspapers; reimbursement, at not to exceed 3 cents per mile, for official travel performed by employees in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official station ; printing and binding (not to exceed $46,875) ; travel expenses (not to exceed $671,415) ; and rent in the District of Columbia; $25,693,875, and, without limitation upon the availability of other funds for the same purposes, $11,000,000 for the liquidation of unrecorded and contingent obligations, including the payment of accrued annual leave, arisingPayment of accrued annual leave. in connection with the transfer of employment office facilities and services to State operation; in all $36,693,875: *Provided,* That payment of salaries may be made to employees while taking annual and sick leave based upon unused leave accrued under State regulations found by the Social Security Board to conform to the requirements of title III of[49 Stat. 626](/us/stat/49/626).[42 U. S. C. §§ 501–503](/us/usc/t42/s501–503). the Social Security Act, as amended, and on the basis of State employment which had been financed in whole or in part from grants under title III of said Act, including payment for accrued leave to be substituted for leave without pay taken between January 1 and June 30, 1942, which payment shall not exceed in any case the amount payable for such purposes under Federal laws with respect to the maximum accumulation of such leave: *Provided further,* That the Secretary ofTransfer of funds. Labor may transfer funds from this appropriation to the Social Security Board for “Grants to States for unemployment compensation administration” as authorized in title III of the Social Security*Supra*. Act, as amended, to meet costs incurred by States in making available to the United States Employment Service premises, equipment, supplies, facilities, and services, needed by said Service in the operation and maintenance of employment office facilities and services, any sum so transferred and not expended in accordance with this proviso to be retransferred to this appropriation: *Provided further*, That pendingSalary restriction. the return to State control of the Employment Service facilities, property, and personnel loaned by the States to the United States Employment Service, no portion of the sum herein appropriated shall60 Stat. 684 be expended by any Federal agency for any salary, to any individual engaged in employment service duties in any position within any local or field or State office, which substantially exceeds the salary which would apply to such position and individual if the relevant State merit system applied and if State operation of such office had continuedRestriction on use of funds. without interruption: *Provided further,* That no portion of the sum herein appropriated shall be expended by any Federal agency for the salary of any person who is engaged for more than half of the time, as determined by the State director of unemployment compensation, including claims taking but excluding registration for work: *Provided further,* That the sum herein appropriated shall not be subject to the apportionment requirements of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S. C., title 31, sec. 665). grants to states for public employment offices For grants to the several States (including Alaska and Hawaii), beginning November 16, 1946, in accordance with the provisions of[48 Stat. 113](/us/stat/48/113). the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended (29 U. S. C. 49–49i), and for carrying[58 Stat. 204](/us/stat/58/201).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 696b](/us/usc/t38/s696b). into effect section 602 of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, including, upon the request of any State, the payment of rental for space made available to such State in lieu of grants for such purpose, $42,823,125, of which $360,625 shall be available to the United States Employment Service for all necessary expenses, including personal services, in connection with the operation of employment office facilities and services in the District of Columbia: *Provided, *That no State shall be required to make any appropriation as provided in section 5
(a)of said Act of June 6, 1933, as amended, prior to July 1, 1948: *Provided further,* That notwithstanding the provisions[48 Stat. 114, 115](/us/stat/48/114/115).[29 U. S. C. §§ 49d, 49e](/us/usc/t29/s49d/49e), of section 5
(a)and section 6 of the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended, the Secretary of Labor shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State found to be in compliance with the requirements of the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended, such amounts as he determines to be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of its public employment offices. Transfer of operation and facilities to States.[48 Stat. 114](/us/stat/48/114).[29 U.S. C. § 49c](/us/usc/t29/s49c).On November 15, 1946, the Secretary of Labor shall transfer, to the State agency in each State designated under section 4 of the Act of Congress approved June 6, 1933, as amended, as the agency to administer the State-wide system of public employment offices in cooperation with the United States Employment Service under said Act, the operation of State and local public employment office facilities and properties which were transferred by such State to the Federal Government in 1942 to promote the national war effort. The Secretary of Labor shall, on request of the State agency, also provide for the transfer and assignment to such State, without reimbursement therefor, of any other public employment office facilities and properties within such State, includingCondition. records, files, and office equipment: *Provided,* That as a condition to such transfer and assignment, of Federal properties, the Secretary may require the recipient State to waive any claim which may then exist or thereafter arise out of the use made by the Federal Government of, or for the loss of or damage to, property and facilities transferred to the Federal Government as hereinabove described. Certifications of funds.The Secretary of Labor may withhold or deny certifications of funds for a State system of public employment offices unless he finds that the State—
(1)Retention, etc., of Federal employees.
(a)has made provision for the transfer to and retention in the State-wide system of public employment offices of employees of the Federal Government who (on the effective date of this Act) were employed in State or local employment service functions in60 Stat. 685 such State, in the positions occupied by them under the Federal service or in reasonably comparable positions, except that individuals so transferred may be separated or terminated for good cause as determined in individual cases under the applicable State merit system, or separated or terminated under the applicable State merit system by reason of reductions in force found necessary in the interests of efficient operations, and may be separated
(A)if they have failed to acquire eligibility to be certified for appointment superior to that of any war veteran competing for the same appointment in the State-wide system of public employment offices under the State merit system in the positions occupied by them under the Federal service or in reasonably comparable positions, after having been given a reasonable opportunity to acquire such eligibility, or
(B)if the Secretary has determined that it is impossible for them to be given an opportunity to acquire such eligibility because of State constitutional or statutory provisions in force on the effective date of this Act; and
(b)has made provision for the extension to employees of the Federal Government who left employment-service positions in such State in order to perform training and service in the land or naval forces of the United States or service in the merchant marine as defined in Public Law Numbered 87, Seventy-eighth Congress,[57 Stat. 162](/us/stat/57/162).[50 U. S. C., Supp, V, app. §§ 1471–1475](/us/usc/t50/s1471–1475).*Post*, pp. 905, 945. of the same employment rights and privileges as those provided for Federal employees transferring to State employment in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph; or
(2)has requested the detail of such employees to the StateDetail of Federal employees to State agency. agency under the following provisions: So much of the funds appropriated for State-wide systems of public employment offices as may be necessary shall be available to the Secretary of Labor, in lieu of any portion of the grant to the State, for the payment of compensation (under the salary scales applicable to such employees prior to the effective date of this Act) to employees of the United States Employment Service in the Department of Labor, who, upon the request of the State, and for the purpose of permitting continuity in their employment pending an opportunity to acquire eligibility for State employment in accordance with clause
(a)of this paragraph, may be detailed by the Secretary of Labor to the State agency for service in the State-wide system of public employment offices. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Civil Service RetirementRefund of deductions, etc.[46 Stat. 468](/us/stat/46/468).[5 U. S. C. § 601 *et seq*; Supp. V, § 691 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s601/691/etseq).*Ante*, pp. 339, 658, 659; *post*, pp. 705, 706, 850, 939.[3 CFR, Cum. Supp., p. 1051](/us/cfr/t3/p1051). Act approved May 29, 1930, as amended, any person who was appointed to a position in the Social Security Board under Executive Order 8990 of December 23, 1941, and who shall have returned to employment with the State at any time prior to the end of one year after the return to State operation of the employment offices in such State, shall, if he so elects, be paid a refund of the total amount of his deductions and deposits under said Act, together with interest to the date of termination of his service with the Federal Government; andAnnuity benefits. such person shall not receive any annuity benefits under said Act based on the service covered by the refund unless he is subsequently reinstated, retransferred, or reappointed to a position coming within the purview of said Act and redeposits all moneys, except voluntary contributions, so refunded to him, together with interest at 4 per centum compounded on December 31 of each year, except that interest shall not be required covering any period of separation from the service. In carrying out the provisions under this heading, the SecretaryMethods of administration. shall assure that each State agency operates under such methods of administration relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis, as are found by the Secretary to be60 Stat. 686 necessary to carry out the purposes of this heading, and such methods shall not deviate from, and shall bo consistent with, the methods[49 Stat. 626](/us/stat/49/626).[42 U. S. C. § 503
(a)(1)](/us/usc/t42/s503/a/1).Joint budget. required pursuant to section 303
(1)of the Social Security Act, as amended. Whenever funds are paid to the same State agency under this heading[49 Stat. 626](/us/stat/49/626).[42 U. S. C. §§ 501–503](/us/usc/t42/s501–503). and title III of the Social Security Act, as amended,
(1)such State agency may, if it so elects, submit to the Secretary and the Social Security Board a joint budget covering both the functions for which grants are made under this heading and the functions for which grantsCertification of amounts. are made under such title III; in such a case, the Secretary of Labor shall, if the State agency so elects, certify to the Social Security Board the amounts to be paid to the State under this heading and upon receipt of such certification, the Social Security Board shall certify such amounts to the Secretary of the Treasury, in addition to the amount, if any, payable by said Board under the provisions of section[49 Stat. 626](/us/stat/49/626).[42 U. S. C. § 502 (a)](/us/usc/t42/s502/a). 302
(a)of the Social Security Act, as amended. Any additional amounts so certified by the Social Security Board shall be paid to the State by the Secretary of the Treasury out of the appropriation herein made available; and
(2)the State agency may commingle such funds and account therefor by such accounting, statistical, sampling, or other methods as may be found by the Secretary of Labor and the Social Security Board, respectively, to afford reasonable assurance that the funds paid to the State agency under this heading and the funds paid[49 Stat. 626](/us/stat/49/626).[42 U. S. C. §§ 501–503](/us/usc/t42/s501–503). to the State agency under title III of the Social Security Act, as amended, are expended for the respective purposes of this heading and of such title III. women’s bureau Salaries and expenses: For carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to establish in the Department of Labor a bureau to[41 Stat. 987](/us/stat/41/987). be known as the Women’s Bureau”, approved June 5, 1920 (29 U. S. C. 11–16), including personal services in the District of Columbia; purchase of material for reports and educational exhibits; $234,000. Attendance at meetings.The appropriation in this title for traveling expenses shall be available in an amount not to exceed $2,500 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Women’s Bureau when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Labor. wage and hour division Salaries: For personal services for the Wage and Hour Division[52 Stat. 1060](/us/stat/52/1060).[29 U. S. C. §§ 201–219; Supp. V, § 202 *et seq*](/us/usc/t29/s201–219/202). necessary in performing the duties imposed by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and by the Act to provide conditions for the purchase of supplies and the making of contracts by the United States, approved[49 Stat. 2036](/us/stat/49/2036).[41 U. S. C. §§ 35–45; Supp. V, §§ 35, 40](/us/usc/t41/s35–45). June 30, 1936 (41 U. S. C. 38), including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered. $4,203,700, of which amount not to exceed $754,000 may be expended for departmental salaries. Miscellaneous expenses (other than salaries) : For necessary expenses, other than salaries, of the Wage and Hour Division in performing*Supra*. the duties imposed by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and by the Act to provide conditions for the purchase of supplies and*Supra*. the making of contracts by the United States, approved June 30, 1936 (41 U. S. C. 38), including stenographic reporting services by contract or otherwise, and maintenance, repair, and operation outside the District of Columbia, of one passenger automobile, lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals, manuscripts and special reports, newspapers, and reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $362,187.60 Stat. 687 The Secretary of Labor may allot or transfer, with the approvalAllotment or transfer of funds. of the Bureau of the Budget, funds from the foregoing appropriations for the Wage and Hour Division to any other bureau or office of the Department of Labor to enable such bureau or office to perform services for the Wage and Hour Division. The appropriation in this title for traveling expenses shall be availableAttendance at meetings. in an amount not to exceed $4,750 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Wage and Hour Division when incurred on the written authority of the Secretary of Labor. This title may he cited as the “Department of Labor AppropriationCitation of title. Act, 1947” TITLE II— FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCYFederal SecurityAgency Appropriation Act, 1947.*Ante*, p. 263; *post*, pp. 913, 914, 991. american printing house for the blind To enable the American Printing House for the Blind more adequately to provide books and apparatus for the education of the blind in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved February 8,[44 Stat. 1060](/us/stat/44/1060).[20 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 101](/us/usc/t20/s101). 1927 (20 U.S.C. 101),$115,000. columbia institution for the deaf For support of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, including salaries and incidental expenses, books and illustrative apparatus, and general repairs and improvements, $221,800. Plans and specifications: For the preparation of plans and specifications for construction, under the supervision of the Public Buildings Administration, of buildings and facilties on the grounds of Columbia Institution for the Deaf, printing, and travel, to remain available until expended, $7,500, food and drug administration For all necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration in carrying out the investigations, including collecting, reporting, and illustrating the results thereof, and performing the functions required to carry into effect the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U. S. C. 301–392); the Tea[52 Stat. 1040](us/stat/52/1040).[21 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321c*et seq*](/us/usc/t21/s321c/etseq).[29 Stat. 604](/us/stat/29/604).[44 Stat. 1101](/us/stat/44/1101).[44 Stat. 1406](/us/stat/44/1406).[42 Stat. 1486](/us/stat/42/1486). Importation Act (21 U. S. C. 41–50); the Import Milk Act (21 U. S. C. 141–149); the Federal Caustic Poison Act (15 U. S. C. 401–411); and the Filled Milk Act (21 U. S. C. 61–64); as follows: Enforcement operations: To enable the Federal Security Administrator to carry into effect the provisions of the above statutes, including personal services in the District of Columbia (not exceeding $834,650) and elsewhere; purchase (not to exceed sixty), operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles; purchase of chemicals, apparatus, and scientific equipment; contract stenographic reporting services; books of reference and periodicals; $3,335,000. Salaries, sea-food inspectors: For salaries of sea-food inspectors designated in accordance with the provisions of section 702A of the[48 Stat. 1204](/us/stat/48/1204); [57 Stat. 500](/us/stat/57/500).[21 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 372a](/us/usc/t21/s372a). Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, $40,000. Certification services: To enable the Federal Security Administrator to provide for the certification of certain products as required by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, including*Supra*. personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; purchase (not to exceed eight), operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles; purchase of chemicals, apparatus, and scientific equipment and supplies; traveling expenses; printing and60 Stat. 688 binding; contract stenographic reporting services; books of reference; reprints and periodicals; $292,000: *Provided,* That expenditures hereunder shall not exceed the aggregate of fees covered into the Treasury under said Act. General administration : For general administration, including personal services in the District of Columbia, $123,500. freedmen’s hospital Salaries and expenses: For all expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of Freedmen’s Hospital, including repairs to buildings; travel; operation and maintenance of passenger automobiles, including purchase of one ambulance; purchase of cotton or duck suits for the use of interns, and cotton or duck uniforms or aprons for cooks, maids, and attendants, and laundering thereof ; for expenses of attendance at meetings of a technical nature, pertaining to hospital administration and medical advancement, when authorized by the Federal Security Administrator ; not to exceed $250 for the purchase of books, periodicals, and newspapers; not to exceed $2,000 for the special instruction of student nurses; $921,000, of which $25,000 shall be transferred to the Federal Works Agency for repairs, alterations, and improvements to the buildings and grounds of the hospital, and*Post*, p. 692. $2,750 shall be transferred to the appropriation “Salaries and miscellaneous expenses, Public Health Service”, for the procurement ofA mounts chargeable to D. C., etc. stationery and supplies: *Provided,* That hereafter the amounts to be charged the District of Columbia and other establishments of the Government for the treatment of patients for which they are responsible shall be calculated on the basis of a per diem rate approved bySalary restriction. the President: *Provided further,* That no intern or resident physician receiving compensation from this appropriation on a full-time basis shall receive compensation in the form of wages or salary from any other appropriation in this Act. howard university Salaries: For payment in full or in part of the salaries of the officers, professors, teachers, and other regular employees of the university, the balance to be paid from privately contributed funds, $941,700. Expenses, Howard University : For necessary expenses, including equipment, supplies, apparatus, furniture, cases and shelving, stationery, ice, repairs to buildings and grounds, $258,830. Construction of buildings: For the construction, under the supervision of the Public Buildings Administration, of an engineering building and women’s dormitory units, together with alterations and installations in connection with this construction, including engineering and architectural services, printing, and travel, to remain available until expended, $1,377,920. office of education Further development of vocational education : For carrying out the[49 Stat. 1488](/us/sta/49/1488).*Post*, p. 775. provisions of sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Act approved June 8, 1936 (20 U. S. C. 1511–1), $14,200,000: *Provided,* That the apportionment to the. States shall be computed on the basis of not to exceed $14,483,000 for the fiscal year 1947, as authorized by the Act approved June 8, 1936. Hawaii.[39 Stat. 929](/us/stat/39/929).[20 U. S. C. §§ 11–15](/us/usc/t20/11–15).[43 Stat. 18](/us/stat/43/18).For extending to the Territory of Hawaii the benefits of the Act approved February 23, 1917 (20 U. S. C. 11–18), in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved March 10, 1924 (20 U. S. C. 29), $30,000.60 Stat. 689 For extending to Puerto Rico the benefits of the Act approved FebruaryPuerto Rico.[39 Stat. 929](/us/stat/39/929).[20 U. S. C. §§ 11–15, 16–28](/us/usc/t20/s11–15/16–28).[46 Stat. 1489](/us/stat/46/1489).[29 U. S. C. § 45a](/us/usc/t29/s45a). 23, 1917 (20 U. S. C. 11–18), in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved March 3, 1931 (20 U. S. C. 11–18, 30; 29 U. S. C. 31–35). $105,000. Further endowment of colleges of agriculture and the mechanic arts: For carrying out the provisions of section 22 of the Act approved[49 Stat. 439](/us/stat/49/439). June 29, 1935 (7 U. S. C. 343d), $2,480,000. Salaries and expenses: For all expenses necessary for the work of the Office of Education as provided by law, including surveys, studies, investigations, and reports regarding libraries; fostering coordination of public and school library service; coordination of library service on the national level with other forms of adult education ; developing library participation in Federal projects; fostering Nation-wide coordination of research materials among libraries, inter-State library coordination and the development of library service throughput the country; which expenses may include personal services in the District of Columbia; contract stenographic reporting services; purchase of one, and maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger automobiles; purchase of lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals; purchase, distribution, and exchange of educational documents, motion-picture films, and lantern slides; collection, exchange, and cataloging of educational apparatus and appliances, articles of school furniture and models of school buildings illustrative of foreign and domestic systems and methods of education, and repairing the same, $1,157,000, of which not to exceed $403,500 shall be available for the Division of Vocational Education as authorized. The appropriation in this title for traveling expenses shall be availablePersons serving in an advisory capacity. for actual transportation and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses of persons serving, while away from their homes without other compensation from the United States, in an advisory capacity to the Commissioner of Education, in an amount not exceeding $35,300. Food conservation: For all expenses necessary, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, travel, and printing and binding, to enable the United States Commissioner of Education to make payments to the States to cover costs of education of the public in food conservation and the salary of one secretary for each State carrying on food-conservation activities, $1,337,000. The Commissioner may delegate to any officer in the Office of EducationDelegation of powers or duties. any of his powers or duties hereunder. office of vocational rehabilitation For payments, for carrying out the provisions of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, to States (including Alaska, Hawaii,[41 Stat. 735](/us/stat/41/735).[29 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 31–41](/us/usc/t29/s31–41). and Puerto Rico) which have submitted and had approved by the Federal Security Administrator State plans for vocational rehabilitation, as authorized by and in accordance with said Act, including payments, in accordance with regulations of the Administrator, for one-half of necessary expenditures for the acquisition of vending stands or other equipment in accordance with section 3
(3)(C)[57 Stat. 376](/us/stat/57/376).[29 U. S. C., Supp. V, §33
(3)(C)](/us/usc/t29/s33/a/3/c). of said Act for the use of blind persons, such stands or other equipment to be controlled by the State agency, $11,747,800, of which not to exceed $132,961 shall be available to the Federal Security Administrator for providing rehabilitation services to disabled residents of the District of Columbia, as authorized by section 6 of said Act, which latter[57 Stat. 378](/us/stat/57/378).[29 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 36](/us/usc/t29/s36). amount shall be available for administrative expenses in connection with such rehabilitation in the District of Columbia, including printing and binding, and travel and subsistence, and reimbursement, at not to exceed 5 cents per mile, for travel performed by employees of60 Stat. 690 the Federal Security Agency in privately owned automobiles and within the limits of their official station, when engaged in providing vocational rehabilitation services to disabled residents of the District of Columbia: *Provided,* That not to exceed 15 per centum of the appropriation shall be used for administrative purposes: *And provided further,* [41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809. That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes shall not apply to any purchase made or service rendered hereunder when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $400. For general administrative expenses in carrying out the provisions[41 Stat. 735](/us/stat/41/735).[29 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 31–41](/us/usc/t29/s31–41). of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere and not to exceed $2,000 for temporary employment of specialists in the fields of medicine and surgery, by contract or otherwise, without regard to section[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p, 809. 3709 of the Revised Statutes and the civil-service and classification laws; purchase of reprints of scientific and technical articles published in periodicals and journals; and purchase and exchange of books of reference and periodicals; and purchase and distribution of educational films (not to exceed $30,000) ; $564,300, *Post*, p. 914.public health service For necessary expenses in carrying out the functions of the Public[58 Stat, 682](/us/stat/58/682).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 201–286](/us/usc/t42/s201–286).*Ante*, pp. 30, 421 *et seq*.; *post*, p. 1041 *et seq*. Health Service in accordance with the Act of July 1, 1944 (Public Law 410) (hereinafter referred to as the Act), and other Acts, including (with the exception of the appropriation “Pay, and so forth, commissioned officers, Public Health Service”) personal services in the District of Columbia: maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger automobiles; purchase of reports, documents, and other material for publication and of reprints from State, city, and private publications; lawbooks, books of reference, and periodicals, for use at the seat of government and elsewhere; contract stenographic services[41 U.S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809. without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes or the civil-service or classification laws; preparation and display of posters and exhibits by contract or otherwise; packing, unpacking, crating, uncrating, drayage, and transportation of personal effects of commissioned officers and transportation of their dependents on change of station; increased allowances to Reserve officers for foreign service; and transporting in Government-owned automotive equipment, to and from school, children of personnel who have quarters for themselves and their families at isolated stations; as follows: Venereal diseases: To carry out the purposes of sections 314
(a)and[58 Stat. 693, 704](/us/stat/58/693/704).[42 U. S. C, Supp. V, §§ 246 (a), 266](/us/usc/t42/s246/a/266). 363 of the Act with respect to venereal diseases, including the operation and maintenance of centers for the diagnosis, treatment, support, and clothing of persons afflicted with venerai diseases; transportation and subsistence of such persons and their attendants to and from the place of treatment or allowance in lieu thereof; diagnosis and treatment (including emergency treatment for other illnesses) of such persons through contracts with physicians and hospitals and other appropriate[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809. institutions without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; fees for case finding and referral to such centers of voluntary patients : reasonable expenses of preparing remains or burial of deceased patients; furnishing and laundering of uniforms and other distinctive wearing apparel necessary for employees in the performance of their official duties recreational supplies and equipment; leasing of facilities and repair and alteration of leased facilities; and for grants of money, services, supplies, equipment, and use of facilities to States, as defined in the Act, and with the approval of the respective State health authorities, to counties, health districts, and other political subdivisions of the States, for the foregoing purposes, in such amounts and60 Stat. 691 upon such terms and conditions as the Surgeon General may determine; $16,628,000. Tuberculosis: To carry out the purposes of section 314
(b)of the[58 Stat. 693](/us/stat/58/693).[42 U. S. C. Supp. V, § 246 (b)](/us/usc/t42/s246/b). Act, $7,994,000. Assistance to States, general: To carry out the purposes of section 314
(c)of the Act; to provide consultative services to States pursuant[58 Stat. 694](/us/stat/58/694).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 216 (c)](/us/usc/t42/s216/c).*Ante*, p. 424.[58 Stat. 693, 691](/us/stat/58/693/691).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 243, 241](/us/usc/t42/s243/241).*Ante*, p. 423.[58 Stat. 693, 703, 712](/us/stat/58/693/703/712).[42 U. S, C., Supp. V, 243, 264, 201](/us/usc/t42/s243/264/201) note.*Post,* p. 1049. to section 311 of the Act; and to make field investigations and demonstrations in industrial hygiene pursuant to section 301 of the Act, including the purchase of fourteen passenger automobiles; $15,565,000. Communicable diseases: To cany out those provisions of sections 311, 361, and 604 of the Act relating to the prevention and suppression of communicable diseases, the interstate transmission and spread thereof, and the enforcement of any applicable quarantine laws, including the purchase of twenty-five passenger automobiles; and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft ; $7,372,000. Hospitals and medical care : For carrying out the purposes of section 301 with respect to mental diseases, and sections 302, 321, 322,[58 Stat. 691–714](/us/stat/58/691–714).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 241, 242, 248, 249, 251, 253, 255–257, 259, 260, 220, 222, 249](/us/usc/t42/s241/242/248/249/251/253/255–257/259/260/220/222/249) note; [14 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 381](/us/usc/t14/s381) note; [33 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 763c](/us/usc/t33/s763c).*Ante*, p. 423; *post*, pp. 1041, 1049.[24 U. S. C. Supp. V, note prec. § 191](/us/usc/t24/s191). 324, 326, 331, 332, 341, 343, 344, 502, 504, and 610 of the Act, and Executive Order 9079, dated February 26, 1942, including minor repairs and maintenance; purchase of eighteen passenger automobiles, including four ambulances ; transportation to their homes in the continental United States of recovered indigent leper patients; court costs and other expenses incident to proceedings heretofore or hereafter taken for commitment of mentally incompetent persons to hospitals for the care and treatment of the insane; expenses of preparing and transporting remains, or reasonable burial expenses, for any patient dying in hospital; firearms and ammunition; travel; reimbursement to the working capital fund for articles or services furnished by the industrial activities; expenses incurred in pursuing, identifying, and returning escaped prisoners, including rewards for their capture; purchase and exchange of farm products and livestock: not to exceed $500 for newspapers; furnishing and laundering of uniforms and other distinctive wearing apparel necessary for employees in the performance of their official duties; transportation and subsistence allowance, within continental United States, of any narcotic addict voluntarily admitted and discharged as cured ; reimbursement to employees for the cost of repair or replacement (where the damage exceeds $2 and does not exceed $100) of personal belongings damaged or destroyed by patients while employees were in line of duty; and tobacco for patients; $20,354,900, of which not to exceed $115,514 shall be available for the furnishing by the Public Health Service to and at the request of any Federal department or independent establishment, including Government-owned corporations, of coordinating and consultative services with respect to methods and standards for operating emergency health facilities in such department or establishment, including in-service training of such emergency health facility personnel, and for providing employees of such agencies
(1)tuberculosis and psychiatric examinations, and
(2)health and nutrition instruction through lectures and demonstrations: *Provided*, That this appropriationCertain Navy and Marine Corps personnel.Medical, etc., treatment. shall be available for the expenses incurred in furnishing medical and hospital treatment, including dental care, to active-duty personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps in Marine hospitals and out-patient offices. Foreign quarantine service: For the medical inspection of aliens, the maintenance and ordinary expenses of United States quarantine stations and supplementary activities abroad, and the care and treatment of quarantine detainees in private or other public hospitals when facilities of the Public Health Service are not available, including60 Stat. 692 the purchase of not to exceed twelve passenger automobiles, $1,985,900. National Institute of Health, operating expenses : For the activities of the National Institute of Health, not otherwise provided for, including research fellowships and grants for research projects pursuant[58 Stat. 691](/us/stat/58/691).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §241](/us/usc/t42/s241).*Ante*, p 423. to section 301 of the Act; the regulation and preparation of biologic products; the purchase of three passenger automobiles; the purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for the guard force; and maintenance of buildings, $5,906,948. [58 Stat. 707](/us/stat/58/707).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 281–286](/us/usc/t42/s281–286).*Post,* p. 914.National Cancer Institute, operating expenses: To carry out the purposes of title IV of the Act, $1.172,000. Commissioned officers, pay, and so forth : For pay, uniforms and subsistence allowances, increased allowances for foreign service and commutation of quarters for not to exceed one thousand and twenty-one regular active commissioned officers; for retired pay of regular and reserve commissioned officers; and for six months’ death gratuity pay and burial payments for regular commissioned officers, $5,318,400. Training for nurses: For continuing in training student nurses enrolled prior to October 16, 1945, under the provisions of the Act[57 Stat. 153](/us/stat/57/153).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1451–1462](/us/usc/t50/s1451–1462).Transfer of funds. of June 15, 1943 (Public Law 74, as amended), $16,300,000, of which not to exceed $436,777 shall be available for administrative expenses, including printing and binding and travel: *Provided,* That this appropriation is hereby made available for transfer to and consolidation with appropriations of Saint Elizabeths and Freedmen’s Hospitals, in such amounts as may be deemed necessary by the Federal Security Administrator, to cover the cost of items furnished to student nurses in training under plans approved for such hospitals in accordance with said Act. Salaries and miscellaneous expenses: For the divisions and offices of the office of the Surgeon General and for miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the Public Health Service not appropriated for elsewhere, including the supervision of sanitary engineering and dental operationsStation at Cincinnati, Ohio. of the Public Health Service; maintenance and operation of the water and sanitary investigations station at Cincinnati, Ohio; surveys and investigations concerned with problems of pollution of the waters of lakes and rivers of the United States; collecting and compiling mortality, morbidity, and vital statistics; preparing information, articles, and publications related to public health ; conducting studies and demonstrations in public health methods; nominal compensation of collaborating epidemiologists and others; purchase of fifteen passenger automobiles; and allowances for living quarters, including fuel, heat, and light, as authorized by the Act approved June 26, 1930[46 Stat. 818](/us/stat/46/818). (5 U. S. C. 118 (a)); $1,931,625. Development of health facilities: To enable the Surgeon General, either independently or in cooperation with public and private agencies, including individuals, to make studies, investigations, and surveys and to furnish advisory assistance and consultative services regarding the need for, kind, location, design, construction, organization, equipment, operation, and administration of health and sanitation facilities, including the purchase of fifteen passenger automobiles, $259,043. Mission to Liberia.Office of International Health Relations: To enable the Surgeon General to coordinate and carry out the activities of the Public Health Service in connection with international health work and the Public Health Service mission to Liberia, including the purchase of two passenger automobiles, and not to exceed $750 for entertainment of officials of other countries when specifically authorized by the Surgeon General, $290,700.60 Stat. 693 saint elizabeths hospital Salaries and expenses: For support, clothing, and treatment in Saint Elizabeths Hospital of persons who have become insane since their entry into the armed forces of the United States, insane beneficiaries of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, insane beneficiaries of the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission, and all other insane persons whose admission to the hospital is authorized by law, including reimbursement to employees for the cost of repair or replacement (where the damage exceeds $2 and does not exceed $100) of personal belongings damaged or destroyed by patients while employees were in line of duty; travel expenses; printing and binding; and not exceeding $3,000 for maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; and not to exceed $185,000 for repairs and improvements to buildings and grounds; and not to exceed $15,000 for furnishing and laundering of such wearing apparel as may be prescribed for employees in the performance of their official duties; $3,729,358, including cooperation with organizations or individuals in scientific research into the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of mental illness, and including maintenance and operation of necessary facilities for feeding employees and others (at not less than cost), and the proceeds therefrom shall reimburse the appropriation for the institution; and not exceeding $1,500 of this sum may be expended in the removal of patients to their friends; for expenses of attendance at meetings of a technical nature, pertaining to hospital administration and medical advancement, when authorized by the Federal Security Administrator; not exceeding $2,500 for the purchase of such books, periodicals, and newspapers as may be required for the purposes of the hospital and for the medical library, not exceeding $75,000 for transfer to the Federal Works Agency for expenses incident to a survey of the buildings and grounds of the hospital ; and not exceeding $1,500 for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the apprehension and return to the hospital of escaped patients: *Provided,* That so much of this sum as may be requiredReturn of Inmates not Federal charges. shall be available for all necessary expenses in ascertaining the residence of inmates who are not or who cease to be properly chargeable to Federal maintenance in the institution and in returning them to such places of residence: *Provided further,* That during the fiscal yearPayments for care of designated patients. 1947 the District of Columbia, or any branch of the Government requiring Saint Elizabeths Hospital to care for patients for which they are responsible, shall pay by check to the Superintendent upon his written request, either in advance or at the end of each month, such amounts as shall be calculated by the Superintendent to be due for such care on the basis of a per diem rate approved by the President and bills rendered by the Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital in accordance herewith shall not be subject to audit or certification in advance of payment; proper adjustments of such bills paid for in advance on the basis of such calculations shall be made monthly or quarterly, as may be agreed upon by the Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital and the District of Columbia government, department, or establishments concerned. All sums paid to the SuperintendentAccounting. of Saint Elizabeths Hospital for the care of patients that he is authorized by law to receive shall be deposited to the credit on the books of the Treasury Department of the appropriation made for the care and maintenance of the patients at Saint Elizabeths Hospital for the year in which the support, clothing, and treatment is provided, and be subject to requisition upon the approval of the Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital.60 Stat. 694 SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD *Ante*, p. 263; *post*, p. 991.Grants to States for old-age assistance, aid to dependent children, and aid to the blind: For grants to States for assistance to aged needy individuals, needy dependent children, and needy individuals[49 Stat. 620, 627, 645](/us/stat/49/620/627/645).[42 U. S. C. §§ 301–306, 601–606, 1201–1206](/us/usc/t42/s301–306/601–606/1201–1206).*Post*, pp. 991–993. who are blind, as authorized in titles I, IV, and X, respectively, of the Social Security Act approved August 14, 1935, as amended $484,000,000, of which sum such amount as may be necessary shall be available for grants under such titles I, IV, and X, respectively, for any period in the fiscal year 1946 subsequent to March 31, 1946: *Provided,* Payments with respect to State plans. That payments to States for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 1946 and for any quarter in the fiscal year 1947 under such titles I, IV, and X, respectively, may be made with respect to any State plan approved under such titles I, IV, or X, respectively, by the Social Security Board prior to or during such period, but no such payment shall be made with respect to any plan for any period prior to the quarter in which such plan was submitted to the Board for approval. Salaries, Bureau of Public Assistance: For personal services in the Bureau of Public Assistance in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $965,000. *Ante*, p. 264.Grants to States for unemployment compensation administration: For grants to States for unemployment compensation administration,[49 Stat. 626](/us/stat/49/626).[42 U. S. C. §§ 501–503](/us/usc/t42/s501–503).*Post*, p. 991. as authorized in title III of the Social Security Act, approved August 14, 1935, as amended, $49,045,000, of which such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Board and the Postmaster General shall be used for the payment, in such manner as said parties may jointly determine, of postage for the transmission of official mail matter in connection with the unemployment compensation administration of States receiving grants herefrom. Salaries, Bureau of Employment Security: For personal services in the Bureau of Employment Security in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $900,000. Salaries, Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance: For personal services in the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, not more than $22,987,000 may be expended from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund. Salaries, consolidated operations, Social Security Board: For personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere of the Social Security Board and its several offices and bureaus, not otherwise appropriated for herein, $3,448,162. Miscellaneous expenses, Social Security Board: For all expenses, not otherwise appropriated for, necessary to enable the Social Security Board to carry into effect the provisions of the Social Security Act as amended (42 U. S. C. 301–1305), including periodicals; purchase and[49 Stat. 620](/us/stat/49/620).[42 U. S. C. §§ 301–1307; Supp. V. ch. 7](/us/usc/t42/s301–1307).*Post*, pp. 732, 979 *et seq*. exchange of lawbooks and books of reference; library membership fees or dues in organizations which issue publications to members only or to members at a lower price than to others, payments for which may be made in advance ; alterations and repairs ; purchase (not exceeding three), operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger-carrying automobiles; $2,972,000. Transfer of functions; amounts for personal services.If during the fiscal year 1946 or 1947 functions are transferred by the Federal Security Administrator from or between any of the said offices or bureaus, the Administrator may transfer from or between the appropriations herein made for salaries for the Social Security Board the amounts necessary for personal services in connection with the functions so transferred. Transfer of funds.Not to exceed 5 per centum of any of the foregoing appropriations for salaries for the Social Security Board may, subject to the approval60 Stat. 695 of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, be transferred by the Administrator to any other of such appropriations, but no appropriation may be increased more than 5 per centum thereby. None of the moneys appropriated by this Act to the Social SecurityWitholding of moneys from State agencies. Board or to the Children’s Bureau of the Department of Labor for grants-in-aid of State agencies to cover, in whole or in part, the cost of operation of said agencies, including the salaries and expenses of officers and employees of said agencies, shall be withheld from the said agencies of any States which have established by legislative enactment and have in operation a merit system and classification and compensation plan covering the selection, tenure in office, and compensation of their employees, because of any disapproval of their personnel or the manner of their selection by the agencies of the said States, or the rates of pay of said officers or employees. office of the administrator, federal security agency*Post*, p. 914. Salaries, Office of the Administrator, including personal servicesCCC and NYA liquidation expenses. in the District of Columbia, $195,659, of which $9,700 is for personal services incident to the liquidation of the Civilian Conservation Corps in accordance with the applicable provisions under the head “Civilian Conservation Corps” in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1944, and the National Youth Administration in accordance with the applicable provisions under the head “National Youth Administration” in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation[57 Stat. 498](/us/stat/57/498).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 584](/us/usc/t16/s584) note. Act, 1945: *Provided,* [58 Stat. 564](/us/stat/58/564).[15 U. S. C., Supp. V, ch. 16](/us/usc/t15/s16) note. That of the sum herein appropriated the Administrator may expend not to exceed $4,075 for temporary employment of persons, by contract or otherwise, for special services determined necessary by the Administrator, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809. Statutes and the civil-service and classification laws. salaries and expenses, office of community wars service, federal security agency Community War Services: For all expenses necessary to enable the Federal Security Administrator to carry out the recreation activities under the provisions of Executive Order 8890, dated September 3,[3 CFR, Cum. Supp., p. 1003](/us/cfr/t3/p1003). 1941, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services; printing and binding; maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; and travel expenses; $30,000: *Provided,* That this appropriation shall not be available for purposes other than liquidation after December 31, 1946. Salaries, Division of Personnel Management, including personal services in the District of Columbia. $126,000. Salaries, Division of Service Operations, including personal services in the District of Columbia, $279,617. Salaries, Office of the General Counsel, including personal services*Post*, p. 914. in the District of Columbia, $615,765. Miscellaneous expenses. Office of Administrator: For miscellaneous expenses of the Office of the Administrator in the District of Columbia and elsewhere (except printing and binding) including $500 for the liquidation of the Civilian Conservation Corps in accordance with the applicable provisions under the head “Civilian Conservation Corps” in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1944, and the[57 Stat. 498](/us/stat/57/498).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 584](/us/usc/t16/s584) note. National Youth Administration in accordance with the applicable provisions under the head “National Youth Administration” in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1945; examination of[58 Stat. 564](/us/stat/58/564).[15 U. S. C.; Supp. V, ch. 16](/us/usc/t15/ch16) note. estimates for appropriations in the field; purchase and exchange of60 Stat. 696 lawbooks, other books of reference, and periodicals; library membership fees or dues in organizations which issue publications to members only or to members at a lower price than to others, payment for which may be made in advance; and purchase (not to exceed two), operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles; $70,000:Transfer of funds. *Provided,* That the Administrator may transfer to this appropriation from appropriations of the constituent organizations of the Federal Security Agency such sums as may be necessary to finance the purchase of duplicating materials required in performance of duplicating work for such constituent organizations, unused portions of which sums may, at any time, be retransferred by the Administrator to the original appropriations. Traveling expenses, Federal Security Agency: For traveling expenses (not appropriated for elsewhere) for the Federal Security Agency and all bureaus, boards, and constituent organizations thereof, including expenses, when specifically authorized by the Federal Security Administrator, of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Federal Security Agency (not to exceed $1,500 for the Office of the Administrator); and reimbursement, at not to exceed 5 cents per mile, for travel performed by employees of the Federal Security Agency in privately owned automobiles within the limitsDeposit of reimbursement receipts. of their official stations; $2,555,100: *Provided,* That all receipts from non-Federal agencies representing reimbursement for subsistence and other expenses of travel of employees of the Office of Education performing advisory functions to said agencies shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of this appropriation. Printing and binding, Federal Security Agency: For printing and binding (not appropriated for elsewhere) for the Federal Security Agency and all bureaus, boards, and constituent organizations thereof, including the purchase of reprints of scientific and technical articles published in periodicals and journals, $950,000. Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Federal Security Agency as required58 Stat. 394.[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $400,000. Civilian war benefits: For all expenses necessary, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere and travel, to enable the Federal Security Administrator, in order to continue during the fiscal year 1947 the Civilian War Benefits program heretofore financed from the Emergency Fund for the President, to provide medical and hospital care (including prosthetic appliances and medical examinations) by contract without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, and money payments, to
(a)civilians within the United States who have been injured as a result of enemy attack or of action to meet such attack or the danger thereof, or who have been injured while in the performance of their official duties as civilian defense workers,
(b)civilians disabled as a result of illness, injury, or disease which occurred during detention by the enemy, and
(c)the dependents within the United States of individuals injured or killed under circumstances described in clause
(a)or
(b)or reported as missing as a result of enemy action, $158,000. Civilian war assistance: For all expenses necessary, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, to enable the Federal Security Administrator, in order to continue during the fiscal year 1947 the Civilian War Assistance program heretofore financed from the Emergency Fund for the President, to provide
(a)temporary aid (including medical care, by contract, transportation;[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809. and other goods and services without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, and money payments) to citizens of the United States or their children under eighteen years of age who have been60 Stat. 697interned or stranded, and returned to the United States, or who have been evacuated from any area under the direction of the civil or military authorities of the United States, and
(b)for temporary aid to and the return of civilians evacuated from the Philippine Islands or Hawaii to the United States under the direction of the civil or military authorities of the United States during the period from December 7, 1941, to September 15, 1945, $4,750,000, which amount may be expended by advances or grants of funds or otherwise, to such Federal or other agencies as the Administrator may designate. In order that the Administrator may effectuate reorganization plansTransfer of funds.[53 Stat. 561, 1423](/us/stat/53/561/1423); [54 Stat. 1231](/us/stat/54/1231).[5 U. S. C. §§ 133–133t note; Supp. V, § 133t](/us/usc/t5/s133–133t).*Post*, p. 1040. submitted and approved pursuant to the Reorganization Act of 1939, he may transfer to the foregoing appropriations under this title from funds available for administrative expenses of the constituent units of the Federal Security Agency such sums as represent a consolidation in the Office of the Administrator of any of the administrative functions of said constituent units: *Provided,* That no such transfer of funds shall be made unless the consolidation of administrative functions will result in a reduction of administrative salary and other expenses and such reduction is accompanied by sayings m funds appropriated to the Federal Security Agency, which savings shall not be expended for any other purpose but shall be impounded and returned to the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to transfer to the constituentTransfer of funds. organizations of the Federal Security Agency from appropriations for traveling expenses and printing and binding, Federal Security Agency, such amounts as the Administrator may request; amounts so transferred shall be set up on the books of the Treasury under suitable titles and shall be available for the same purposes and subject to the same limitations as the appropriations from which transferred: *Provided,* That balances of any amounts so transferred, or any part of such balances shall, upon request of the Administrator, be retransferred to the appropriations for traveling expenses and printing and binding, Federal Security Agency. This title may be cited as the “Federal Security Agency AppropriationCitation of title. Act, 1947”. TITLE III— EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION COMMISSIONEmployees’Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1947. Salaries and expenses: For all necessary administrative expenses of the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission, including personal services and rent in the District of Columbia; lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals; fees and mileage of witnesses, including experts; contract stenographic reporting services; maintenance and repair of passenger automobiles; printing and binding, not to exceed $25,000; and not to exceed $15,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944; $1,500,000: *Provided,* That section 3709,[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5).*Post*, p. 809. Revised Statutes, shall not apply to any purchase or service outside continental United States when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $500. Employees’ compensation fund: For the payment of compensation and other benefits and expenses (except administrative expenses authorized by law and accruing during the fiscal year 1947 or in any prior fiscal year), including payments to other Federal agencies for medical and hospital services pursuant to agreement approved by the Commission; the advancement of costs for enforcement of recoveries in third-party cases; rehabilitation expenses, including fees or other payments to other agencies of the United States and public or60 Stat. 698 private agencies, including individuals, for services or facilities rendered or furnished pursuant to agreement approved by the Commission; the furnishing of medical and hospital services and supplies, treatment, and funeral and burial expenses, including transportation and other expenses incidental to such services, treatment, and burial, to such enrollees of the Civilian Conservation Corps as were certified by the Director of such Corps as receiving hospital services and treatment at Government expense on June 30, 1943, and who are not otherwise entitled thereto as civilian employees of the United States, and the limitations and authority of the Act of September 7, 1916, as[39 Stat. 742](/us/stat/39/742).[5 U. S. C. §§ 751–791, 793; Supp. V, § 751 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s751–791/793). amended (5 U. S. C. 796), shall apply in providing such services, treatment, and expenses in such cases ; $11,100,000. Citation of title.This title may be cited as the “Employees’ Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1947”. TITLE IV—National Labor Relations Board Appropriation Act, 1947. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Salaries: For three Board members of the National Labor Relations Board and other personal services of the Board in the District of Columbia and elsewhere necessary in performing the duties authorized by law, $2,991,000. Miscellaneous expenses : For all necessary expenses, other than salaries, of the National Labor Relations Board in performing duties authorized by law, including repairs and alterations; contract stenographic reporting services; reimbursement to employees, at not to exceed 3 cents per mile, for expenses of travel performed by them in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official stations in the field; lawbooks; books of reference; and periodicals; $895,000. Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the National Labor Relations Board[58 Stat 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $20,500. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the National Labor Relations Board $163,000. Unfiled complaint cases.No part of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used in any way in connection with a complaint case arising over an agreement, or a renewal thereof, between management and labor which has been in existence for three months or longer without complaint being filedNotice of agreement. by an employee or employees of such plant: *Provided,* That, hereafter, notice of such agreement or a renewal thereof shall have been posted in the plant affected for said period of three months, said notice containing information as to the location at an accessible place of such agreement where said agreement shall be open for inspection by any interested person: *Provided further,* That these limitations shall not apply to agreements with labor organizations formed in[49 Stat. 452](/us/stat/49/452). violation of section 158, paragraph 2, title 29, United States Code: *Provided further,* That no part of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used by the National Labor Relations Board in any way in connection with the performance of the duties imposed upon it by[57 Stat. 163](/us/stat/57/163).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1501–1511](/us/usc/t50/s1501–1511). the War Labor Disputes Act (50 U. S. C. App. 1501–11): *Provided further,* That no part of the funds appropriated in this title shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers, or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as[29 U. S. C. § 152 (3)](/us/usc/t29/s152/3). referred to in section 2
(3)of the Act of July 5, 1935 (49 Stat. 450)[29 U. S. C. §203 (f)](/us/usc/t29/s203/f). and as defined in section 3
(f)of the Act of June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1060). Citation of title.This title may be cited as the “National Labor Relations Board Appropriation Act, 1947”. 60 Stat. 699 TITLE V— NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARDNational Mediation Board Appropriation Act, 1947. Salaries and expenses: For three members of the Board, and for other authorized expenditures of the National Mediation Board in performing the duties imposed by law, including contract stenographic reporting services; supplies and equipment; not to exceed $200 for books of reference, and periodicals, $300,000, of which amount not to exceed $220,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the National Mediation Board and the National Railroad Adjustment Board as required by section 2 of the[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $700. Arbitration, emergency, and emergency panel boards: For necessary expenses of arbitration boards established under section 7 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U. S. C. 157), emergency boards appointed by the[44 Stat. 582, 586](/us/stat/44/582/586). President pursuant to section 10 of said Act (45 U. S. C. 160), and boards appointed from the National Railway Labor Panel under Executive Order 9172, including compensation of members and[3 CFR, Cum. Supp., p. 1164](/us/cfr/t3/p1164). employees of such boards in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; personal services in the District of Columbia to enable the Chairman of the Railway Labor Panel to perform his functions under Executive Order 9299; necessary transportation expenses of Board members to[45 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 166](/us/usc/t45/s166) note. and from their homes or regular places of business, and $6 per diem in lieu of subsistence on such days as they are actually engaged in performance of the duties of said boards; printing and binding of awards and proceedings and testimony relating thereto; contract stenographic reporting services; rent of quarters when suitable quarters cannot be supplied in any Federal building, $110,000. Printing and binding: For all printing and binding for the National Mediation Board, $3,000. national railroad adjustment board Salaries and expenses: For authorized expenditures of the National Railroad Adjustment Board, in performing the duties imposed by law, including contract stenographic reporting services and supplies and equipment, $280,000, of which $65,000 shall be available only for compensation, not in excess of $50 per day, and expenses of referees; and not more than $150,000 for other personal services. Printing and binding: For all printing and binding for the National Railroad Adjustment Board, $17,500. This title may be cited as the “National Mediation Board AppropriationCitation of title. Act, 1947”. TITLE VI— RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARDRailroad Retirement Board Appropriation Act, 1947. Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere necessary in performing the duties imposed by law, $2,171,000. Miscellaneous expenses (other than salaries) : For all necessary expenditures, other than salaries and printing and binding, of the Railroad Retirement Board in performing the duties imposed by law, including rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; traveling expenses, including not to exceed $1,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Board when specifically authorized by the Board; repairs and alterations; contract stenographic reporting services; supplies and equipment (including photographic equipment) ; not to exceed $5,000 for lawbooks, books of reference, periodicals; and for payment in advance when authorized by60 Stat. 700 the Board for library membership in organizations which issue publications to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public; and operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; $500,000. Printing and binding: For printing and binding for the Railroad Retirement Board, $30,000. Penalty mail costs: For deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail of the Railroad Retirement Board as[58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d). required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364), $61,000. Railroad retirement account: For an amount sufficient as an annual premium for the payments required under the Railroad Retirement[49 Stat. 967](/us/stat/49/967); [50 Stat. 307](/us/stat/50/307).[45 U. S. C. §§ 215–228r; Supp. V, §§ 215–228 *et seq*](/us/usc/t45/s215–228r).*Post*, p. 722 *et seq*.[50 Stat. 316](/us/stat/50/316).[45 U. S. C. § 228o](/us/usc/t45/s228o). Act, approved August 29, 1935, and the Railroad Retirement Act, approved June 24, 1937, and authorized to be appropriated to the railroad retirement account established under section 15
(a)of the latter Act, $298,233,000, of which $67,337,800 shall be immediately available: *Provided,* That such total amount shall be available until expended for making payments required under said retirement Acts, and the amount not required for current payments shall be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of said Railroad Retirement Act of June 24, 1937. Citation of title.This title may be cited as the “Railroad Retirement Board Appropriation Act, 1947.” TITLE VII— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 701. Persons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that, asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided,* Affidavit. That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence:Penalty. *Provided further,* That any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government, employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further,* That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 702. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Labor-Federal Security Appropriation Act, 1947”. Approved July 26, 1946. To amend section 12 of the Bonneville Project Act, as amended. 1946-07-26 673 Chapter 60 Stat. 701 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public 60 Stat. 701 [CHAPTER 673] AN ACT To amend section 12 of the Bonneville Project Act, as amended. July 26, 1946[[S. 1516](/us/bill/79/s/1516)][[Public Law 550](/us/pl/79/550)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 12Bonneville Project Act, amendment.
(b)of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the completion, maintenance, and operation of Bonneville project for navigation, and for other purposes”, approved August 20, 1937, as amended, is[59 Stat. 548](/us/stat/59/548).[16 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 832k (b)](/us/usc/t16/s832k/b).Suits at law or in equity. amended to read as follows:" “(b) The Administrator may, in the name of the United States, under the supervision of the Attorney General, bring such suits at law or in equity as in his judgment may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act; and he shall be represented m the prosecution and defense of all litigation, affecting the status or operation of Bonneville project by the United States attorneys for the districts, respectively, in which such litigation may arise, or by such attorney or attorneys as the Attorney General may designate as authorized by law, in conjunction with the regularly employed attorneys of the Administrator.” " Approved July 26, 1946. To authorize the city of Anchorage, Alaska, to issue bonds in a sum not to exceed $5,000,000 for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending, bettering, repairing, equipping, or acquiring public works of a permanent character, and to provide for the payment thereof, and for other purposes. 1946-07-26 674 Chapter 60 Stat. 701 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 674] AN ACT To authorize the city of Anchorage, Alaska, to issue bonds in a sum not to exceed $5,000,000 for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending, bettering, repairing, equipping, or acquiring public works of a permanent character, and to provide for the payment thereof, and for other purposes. July 26, 1946[[H.R. 5112](/us/bill/79/hr/5112)][[Public Law 551](/us/pl/79/551)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the city ofAnchorage, Alaska.Bonds for public works. Anchorage, Alaska, is hereby authorized to issue and sell its bonds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000, for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending, bettering, repairing, equipping, or acquiring public works of permanent character for said city. Sec. 2. Such public works shall include but not be limited to water facilities, sewers and sewage-disposal facilities, heating plants and distribution facilities, electric and steam power and light plants and distribution facilities, telephone plants and distribution facilities, streets and street improvements, corporation or equipment yards, city-hall additions, and school buildings. Sec. 3. Before said bonds shall be issued, a special election shallSpecial election. be ordered by the common council of the city of Anchorage, Alaska, at which election the question of whether such bonds shall be issued, in an amount not exceeding the amount above specified and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth, shall be submitted to the qualified electors of said city of Anchorage, Alaska, whose names appear on the last assessment roll of said city for purposes of municipal taxation. The form of the ballot shall be such that the electors mayForm of ballot. vote for or against the issuance of bonds for the purposes herein specified up to the amount herein authorized. Not less than twentyNotice of election. days’ notice of such election shall be given to the public by posting notices of same in three conspicuous places within the corporate limits of the city of Anchorage, Alaska, one of which shall be on a bulletin board in the public lobby of the United States post office at Anchorage, Alaska. The election notice shall specifically state the amount of bonds proposed to be issued and the purposes for which said bonds are to be issued. The registration or such election, theRegistration, etc. manner of conducting the same, and the canvass of the returns of such election shall be, as nearly as practicable, in accordance with the60 Stat. 702 requirements of law for general and special elections in said municipality;Percentage of favorable required. and such bonds shall be issued for the purposes herein authorized only upon the condition that not less than 51 per centum of the votes cast at such election shall be in favor of the issuance of said bonds for such purposes. Sec. 4. Authorization of bonds by resolution, etc. Said bonds shall be authorized by resolution or ordinance of the common council, and may be issued in coupon form, and may be made registrable as to principal alone or as to both principal and interest under such terms and conditions as the common council shall provide. Said bonds shall be dated and shall be in such denomination or denominations, and may mature in such amounts and at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from the date thereof, and maySignatures. be payable at such place or places as the common council shall determine. The said bonds may be made redeemable, either with or without premium, in the discretion of the common council, and may be sold at public sale. Said bonds shall be signed by the mayor and clerk of the city of Anchorage, Alaska, and shall have impressed thereon the official seal of said municipality, and the coupons annexed to said bonds representing interest to be payable thereon shall beRates of Interest. signed with the facsimile signatures of said mayor and clerk. Said bonds shall bear such rate or rates of interest as the common council shall determine, not to exceed 5 per centum per annum, payable annually or semiannually, and shall be sold for not less than the principal amount thereof and accrued interest, and with or without premium. In the event any of the officers whose signatures or counter signatures appear on said bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officers before delivery of such bonds, said signatures or counter signatures, whether manual or facsimile, shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if said officers had remained in office until such delivery. Sec. 5. Nature of obligations.Pledge of taxing power. The bonds herein authorized shall be general obligations of the city of Anchorage, Alaska, and the mayor and common council of the city of Anchorage are hereby authorized and directed, in the resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of said bonds, to pledge to the payment of the principal and interest thereof the full faith and credit of the city of Anchorage and to obligate the city, if necessary, to levy taxes upon all the taxable property within said city for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds as and when the same become due and payable, without limitations as to rate or amount. Sec. 6. Pledge of revenues, etc. >In addition to the pledge of the taxing power contained in section 5 hereof, the mayor and common council are hereby authorized in the resolution or ordinance authorizing said bonds, to pledge to the payment of said bonds and the interest thereon the revenues, income, receipts, and profits derived by the city of Anchorage from the ownership, management, and operation by said city of the electric light, power, water, and telephone properties and all additions and betterments to and extensions thereof remaining after the payment of the expenses of operation and maintenance of said properties andCovenants with holders. reserve for depreciation and prior pledges of such revenues. In the resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of said bonds the common council of the city of Anchorage is authorized to covenant with the holders from time to time of the bonds issued hereunder as follows:
(a)That the city will maintain and operate the public-utility properties of the city hereinbefore mentioned in an efficient and economical manner;
(b)That the city will fix, establish, and collect rates, tolls, rents, and other charges for all commodities, services, or facilities sold, furnished, or supplied by the city through said public-utility properties60 Stat. 703 adequate to provide revenues, income, receipts, and profits sufficient to pay the expenses of operation and maintenance of said properties and to provide reasonable reserves for depreciation and for the payment of the principal of and interest on all bonds payable from such revenues and all other charges and expenses whatsoever which may be or become a charge on such revenues;
(c)That the city will keep all the revenues, income, receipts, and profits arising from the ownership, management, and operations of the public-utility properties by the city in a fund separate and apart from all other funds of the city to be collected, held, and disbursed in such manner as the city may provide in the resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds hereunder;
(d)That the city will not thereafter issue any bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness payable from such revenues, except within such limitations as may lie prescribed in such resolution or ordinance;
(e)That the city will not thereafter issue any bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness payable from such revenues which would be a prior lien or charge upon said revenues over the bonds issued pursuant to such resolution or ordinance;
(f)That the city will provide a special fund for renewals and replacements to the public-utility properties into which fund the city shall pay sums from the revenues of said properties in such amounts as may be specified in said resolution or ordinance;
(g)That the city will not sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any or all of said public-utility properties without then or theretofore making provision for the payment of the bonds authorized by this Act;
(h)That the city will keep books and accounts with respect to the operation of said public-utility properties in such manner as prescribed by the Federal Power Commission governing municipal licenses and provide for the periodic audit of such books by certified public accountants who shall report on such operations;
(i)That the city will provide for periodic examinations of the public-utility properties of the city by an engineer or firm of engineers who shall report thereon at such times as shall be prescribed in said resolution or ordinance; and
(j)That the city will do and perform such other acts and take such other proceedings as may be necessary to more fully secure the payment of the bonds authorized by said resolution or ordinance as shall be deemed advisable by the common council. Sec. 7. Upon the sale of any bonds authorized by this Act, the citySpecial fund. of Anchorage shall provide for the payment of the proceeds thereof into a special fund which shall be used for no other purpose except as specified in this Act, and said bonds may be sold all at once or fromSale of bonds. time to time, and with such rate of interest not exceeding 5 per centumMaximum rate of interest. per annum, as the common council of the city of Anchorage shall direct. Sec. 8. The city of Anchorage is hereby authorized to enter intoGrant, etc., of money for construction. contracts with the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof to obtain a grant or loan of money funds to aid in the construction of water facilities, sewers and sewage-disposal facilities, beating plants and distribution facilities, electric and steam power and light plants and distribution facilities, telephone plants and distribution facilities, stadia, gymnasia, auditoria and athletic fields, streets and street improvements, corporation or equipment yards, city-hall additions, and school buildings. Sec. 9. The provisions of this Act and of any resolution or ordinanceSuits at law or in equity. authorizing the issuance of bonds hereunder shall constitute a contract with the holders of such bonds from time to time, and the provisions thereof and hereof shall be enforceable by any owner or holder60 Stat. 704 of said bonds by mandamus or by any other appropriate suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction. Sec. 10. Authority for issuance of bonds. This Act shall be complete authority for the issuance of the bonds herein authorized, and shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes. Any restrictions, limitations, or regulations relative to the issuance of bonds by the city of Anchorage, Alaska, contained in any other Act shall not apply to bonds issued under this Act, and any Act inconsistent herewith shall be deemed modified to conform with the provisions of this Act for the purposes of this Act only. Approved July 26, 1946. To reestablish the status of funds of the midshipmen’s store, barber shop, cobbler shop, and tailor shop at the United States Naval Academy, and for other purposes. 1946-07-26 675 Chapter 60 Stat. 704 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 675] AN ACT To reestablish the status of funds of the midshipmen’s store, barber shop, cobbler shop, and tailor shop at the United States Naval Academy, and for other purposes. July 26, 1946[[H.R. 5640](/us/bill/79/hr/5640)][[Public Law 552](/us/pl/79/552)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, U. S. Naval Academy. That section 1 of Public Law 238, Seventy-ninth Congress, approved December 3, 1945;[59 Stat. 590, 660](/us/stat/59/590/660).[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, 1108–1110](/us/usc/t34/s1108–1110). section 1 of Public Law 273, Seventy-ninth Congress, approved December 28, 1945; and section 1 of Public Law 274, Seventy-ninth Congress, approved December 28, 1945, are hereby repealed. Sec.2. Funds from operations of midshipmen’s store, etc. All funds collected from the operations of the midshipmen’s store, including the Naval Academy dairy, barber shop, cobbler shop, and tailor shop at the United States Naval Academy, shall continue to be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as heretofore, and shall be available for such expenditures as the superintendent of the United States Naval Academy shall deem necessary in the interest, health, comfort, and education of midshipmen and for all expenses of the operations of the midshipmen’s store, including the Naval Academy dairy, barber shop, cobbler shop, and tailor shop: *Provided,* Accounting. That the superintendent of the United States Naval Academy shall make an accounting to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts quarterly for all receipts and expenditures of moneys collected and expended in accordance with this authority: *And provided further,* That nothing[59 Stat. 590](/us/stat/59/590).[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1108, 1108a](/us/usc/t34/s1108/1108a). contained in the Act approved December 3, 1945 (Public Law 238, Seventy-ninth Congress), shall apply to employees of the Naval Academy dairy. Sec. 3. This Act shall be effective from December 3, 1945. Approved July 26, 1946. To authorize an exchange of land in Eagle County, Colorado. 1946-07-26 676 Chapter 60 Stat. 704 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 676] AN ACT To authorize an exchange of land in Eagle County, Colorado. July 26, 1946[[H.R. 5840](/us/bill/79/hr/5840)][[Public Law 553](/us/pl/79/553)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Eagle County, Colo. Conveyance. That the Secretary of the Interior, upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, is hereby authorized to accept on behalf of the United States title to the hereinafter-described lands, to wit: Beginning at corner numbered 3 of tract 45, which is also corner numbered 4 of tract 46D of section 5, township 5 south, range 84 west, sixth principal meridian; thence north eighty-seven degrees forty-one minutes east a distance of two and one one-hundredths chains; thence north one degree forty-eight minutes east a distance of four and sixty-one one-hundredths chains; thence east a distance of one and sixty-six one-hundredths chains;60 Stat. 705 thence south one degree forty-eight minutes west a distance of twenty-four and thirty-six one-hundredths chains; thence south eighty-seven degrees fifty-one minutes west a distance of three and sixty-seven one-hundredths chains to corner numbered 7 of tract 47 and corner numbered 2 of tract 48, said section 5; thence north one degree forty-eight minutes east nineteen and seventy-five one-hundredths chains to point of beginning, situate in Eagle County, Colorado, and containing approximately eight acres, and to issue to the persons conveying said lands a patent to lands of the United States described as follows: Lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 of section 31, township 3 south, range 84 west, sixth principal meridian, being in Eagle County, Colorado, and containing approximately one hundred and forty-four and forty-two one-hundredths acres. Sec. 2. That title may be accepted or patent issued subject to reservationsReservations of minerals, etc.Survey. or exceptions of minerals, timber, or easements and that the survey of the tract to be conveyed to the United States shall be by and at the expense of the United States. Sec. 3. That upon acceptance of title thereto the lands conveyed toUse, etc., of lands. the United States shall be used and administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in connection with the protection and management of the White River National Forest and shall be subject to the rules and regulations applicable to said national forest. Approved July 26, 1946. To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended: 1946-07-26 677 Chapter 60 Stat. 705 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 677] AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended: July 26, 1946[[H. R. 5958](/us/bill/79/hr/5958)][[Public Law 554](/us/pl/79/554/)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 358Marketing quota for peanuts.[55 Stat. 88](/us/stat/55/88).*Ante*, p. 663. of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, Supp. IV, title 7, section 1358), is amended
(a)by striking out, in the proviso in subsection
(a)and in the first proviso in subsection (c), the language “95 per centum of”, and
(b)by inserting before the colon at the end of the first proviso in subsection
(c)the following: “and any additional acreage so required shall be in addition to the national allotment and the production from such acreage shall be in addition to the national marketing quota”. Approved July 26, 1946. To amend further the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930, as amended. 1946-07-27 682 Chapter 60 Stat. 705 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 682] AN ACT To amend further the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930, as amended. July 27, 1946[[H. R. 3492](/us/bill/79/hr/3492)][[Public Law 555](/us/pl/79/555)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 17 of the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930, as[46 Stat. 478](/us/stat/46/478).[5 U. S. C. §§ 709, 728, 730](/us/usc/t5/s709/728/730).Withholding or recovery of moneys. amended, is further amended by changing the final period to a semicolon and adding thereto the following: “nor shall there be any withholding or recovery of any moneys mentioned in this Act on account of any certification or payment made by any former officer or employee of the United States in the discharge of his official duties unless the head of the department or agency on behalf of which the certification or payment was made certifies to the Civil Service Commission that such certification or payment involved fraud on the part of such officer or employee”. Approved July 27, 1946. For the relief of Decatur County in the State of Indiana. 1946-07-27 683 Chapter 60 Stat. 706 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public 60 Stat. 706 [CHAPTER 683] AN ACT For the relief of Decatur County in the State of Indiana. July 27, 1946[[H. R. 3988](/us/bill/79/hr/3988)][[Public Law 556](/us/pl/79/556)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Decatur County, Ind. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $7,696,82 to the county treasurer, or other proper officer of the county of Decatur, in the State of Indiana, in full settlement of all claims against the United States arising out of the construction of emergency pipe lines within and across said Decatur County, in the State of Indiana, during the winter and early spring in the year 1943, and the resulting damage to public highways in said county by reason thereof: *Provided,* That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved July 27, 1946. To amend section 6 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended. 1946-07-27 684 Chapter 60 Stat. 706 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 684] AN ACT To amend section 6 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended. July 27, 1946[[H. R. 6673](/us/bill/79/hr/6673)][[Public Law 557](/us/pl/79/557)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the fourth[46 Stat. 474](/us/stat/46/474).[5 U. S. C. § 714; Supp. V, § 714](/us/usc/t5/s714).Annuity and compensation for injury. paragraph of section 6 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, be, and it is hereby, amended as follows: " “No person shall be entitled to receive an annuity under the provisions of this Act, and compensation for injury or disability to himself[39 Stat. 742](/us/stat/39/742).[5 U. S. C. 751–791, 793; Supp. V, § 751](/us/usc/t5/s751–791/793)*et seq*. under the provisions of the Act of September 7, 1916, entitled ‘An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes’, covering the same period of time; but this provision shall not be so construed as to bar the right of any claimant to the greater benefit conferred by either Act for any part of the same period of time, nor shall this provision nor any provision in such Act of September 7, 1916, be construed so as to deny to any person an annuity accruing to such person under this Act on account of service rendered by him, or to deny any concurrent benefit to such person under such Act of September 7, 1916, on account of the death of any other person.” " This amendment shall become effective as of July 1, 1941. Approved July 27, 1946. To extend, for an additional year, the provisions of the Sugar Act of 1937, as amended, and the taxes with respect to sugar. 1946-07-27 685 Chapter 60 Stat. 706 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 685] AN ACT To extend, for an additional year, the provisions of the Sugar Act of 1937, as amended, and the taxes with respect to sugar. July 27, 1946[[H. R. 6689](/us/bill/79/hr/6689)][[Public Law 558](/us/pl/79/558)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Sugar Act of 1937, amendment.[50 Stat 916](/us/stat/50/916).[7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1183](/us/usc/t7/s1183). That section 513 of the Sugar Act of 1937, as amended (relating to termination of powers of the Secretary of Agriculture under the Sugar Act), is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 513. Termination of powers. The powers vested in the Secretary under this Act shall terminate on December 31, 1947, except that the Secretary shall have60 Stat. 707 power to make payments under title III under programs applicable[50 Stat. 909](/us/stat/50/909).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1131–1137; Supp. V, §§ 1131, 1134, 1137](/us/usc/t7/1131–1137/s1131/1137/1134).[53 Stat. 429](/us/stat/53/429).[26 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 3508](/us/usc/t26/s3508). to the crop year 1947 and previous crop years,” " Sec. 2. Section 3508 of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to termination of taxes with respect to sugar) is amended to read as follows:" “SEC. 3508. TERMINATION OF TAXES. “No tax shall be imposed under this chapter on the manufacture, use, or importation of sugar after June 30, 1948.” " Approved July 27, 1946. To authorize the making of settlement on account of certain currency destroyed at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands, and for other purposes. 1946-07-27 686 Chapter 60 Stat. 707 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 686] JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the making of settlement on account of certain currency destroyed at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands, and for other purposes. July 27, 1946[[H. J. Res. 321](/us/bill/79/hjres/321)][[Public Law 559](/us/pl/79/559)] Whereas during the emergency in the Philippine Islands at the timeDestruction of certain currency in Philippine Islands. of the Japanese invasion, agents of the United States High Commissioner, acting under a delegation of authority from the President of the United States and the specific instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury, accepted sums of United States paper currency from banks, individuals, and the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands, and destroyed this currency by incineration to preclude its seizure by the enemy; and Whereas the face value of the currency so destroyed was reported to be $2,563,981 and due to the difficult circumstances under which the program was undertaken, including lack of facilities, exposure to incessant enemy attack, and lack of personnel familiar with the technical details imposed by law with respect to the separate accounting for various kinds of currency, it was not possible to record in full detail the description of the currency which was burned; and Whereas the United States Treasury is assured that the aggregate amount of currency destroyed is correct as reported by the High Commissioner and his staff with respect to the procedures followed in accepting deposits and in verifying the count in each such deposit and that the distribution by denomination and depositor is accurate; and Whereas $603,158 of the total currency destroyed cannot be identified from the information available to the Treasury Department as to kind of currency and, in the case of Federal Reserve notes, as to bank of issue; and Whereas the currency has been destroyed and it appears that no further information will become available: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding anyAuthorization to record amounts. provisions of law to the contrary, the Treasurer of the United States or the Comptroller of the Currency, as the case may be, is authorized and directed, on the basis of the receipt of evidence of destruction acceptable to the Secretary of the Treasury, to record the destruction of the United States currency and Federal Reserve notes delivered to the High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands at the time of the Japanese invasion to preclude its seizure by the enemy, in the aggregate amount of $603,158, as follows: Silver certificates, $202,502 of $1 denomination, $51,200 of $5 denomination, and $300 of $10 denomination, aggregating $254,002; United States notes, $8,796 of $2 denomination and $25,590 of $5 denomination, aggregating $34,386; and Federal Reserve notes, $1,170 of $5 denomination, $126,360 of $10 denomination, $185,840 of $20 denomination, $400 of $50 denomination, and $1,000 of $100 denomination, aggregating $314,770, which shall be60 Stat. 708 apportioned as to denominations among the several Federal Reserve banks as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury within the limitations as provided in section 2 hereof, as to the aggregate amount to be apportioned to each Federal Reserve bank. Sec. 2. Payments authorized. The Treasurer of the United States is authorized to pay to the Secretary of the Treasury for account of the owners of the United States currency referred to in this joint resolution as silver certificates and United States notes the value thereof from the appropriate Treasury funds and to pay to the Secretary of the Treasury for account of the owners of the currency described as Federal Reserve notes the amount thereof from the Federal Reserve note redemptionReimbursement. fund. The several Federal Reserve banks shall respectively reimburse the Federal Reserve redemption fund for the amounts paid by the Treasurer of the United States from said fund pursuant to this section, in the following amounts: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, $205; Federal Reserve Bank of New York, $4,555; Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, $150; Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, $195; Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, $480; Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, $250; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, $290; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, $55; Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, $120; Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, $270; Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, $300; and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, $307,900. Approved July 27, 1946. Authorizing the erection on public grounds in Springerville, Arizona, of a memorial to Gustav Becker. 1946-07-29 692 Chapter 60 Stat. 708 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 692] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the erection on public grounds in Springerville, Arizona, of a memorial to Gustav Becker. July 29, 1946[[S. J. Res. 4](/us/bill/79/sjres/4)][[Public Law 560](/us/pl/79/560)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Gustav Becker.Memorial. That the Commissioner of Public Buildings is authorized and directed to select a suitable site on the grounds of the Federal Building in Springerville, Arizona, and to grant permission to any association or committee organized for that purpose to erect upon such site at any time within two years after the date of approval of this joint resolution, as a gift to the people of the United States, a memorial to the late Gustav Becker: *Provided*, That the design of such memorial shall be approved by the Commit sinner of Public Buildings, and that the United States shall be put to no expense in or by the erection of such memorial. Approved July 29, 1946. To provide for two beads of departments of military science and tactics in the public schools of the District of Columbia. 1946-07-29 693 Chapter 60 Stat. 708 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 693] AN ACT To provide for two beads of departments of military science and tactics in the public schools of the District of Columbia. July 29, 1946[[S. 2142](/us/bill/79/s/2142)][[Public Law 561](/us/pl/79/561)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Public schools, D.C.Military science and tactics. That the Board of Education is hereby authorized to establish in the public schools of the District of Columbia two positions, each with a title “head of department of military science and tactics”. Persons shall be appointed or promoted to such positions in accordance with the provisions[59 Stat. 488, 490](/us/stat/59/488/490).[D.C. Code, Supp. V, § 31–638 *et seq*](/us/dcc/31–638).*Post*, p. 717. of the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1945, as amended, and shall be entitled to receive salaries at the same rate as heads of departments assigned to salary class 17 of the salary schedules set forth in title I of said Act. 60 Stat. 709 Sec. 2. That the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the payment[49 Stat. 320](/us/stat/49/320).[D.C. Code § 31–622](/us/dcc/31–622). of a military instructor for the high-school cadets of Washington, District of Columbia”, approved June 4, 1935, is hereby repealed. Approved July 29, 1946. To amend and supplement the Federal-Aid Road Act of July 11, 1916, as amended and supplemented, to provide for the design and construction of dams so that they will serve as foundations for highway bridges, to provide for the design and construction of highway bridges upon and across such dams, to authorize the granting of easements and rights-of-way in connection therewith, and for other purposes. 1946-07-29 694 Chapter 60 Stat. 709 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 694] AN ACT To amend and supplement the Federal-Aid Road Act of July 11, 1916, as amended and supplemented, to provide for the design and construction of dams so that they will serve as foundations for highway bridges, to provide for the design and construction of highway bridges upon and across such dams, to authorize the granting of easements and rights-of-way in connection therewith, and for other purposes. July 29, 1946[[H. R. 6324](/us/bill/79/hr/6324)][[Public Law 562](/us/pl/79/562)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That hereafter eachConstruction of dams for highway bridges. executive department, independent establishment, office, board, bureau, commission, authority, administration, corporation wholly owned or controlled by the United States, or other agency of the Government of the United States, hereinafter collectively and individually referred to as “agency”, now or hereafter having jurisdiction over and custody of any dam constructed or to be constructed and owned by or for the United States, shall be, and is hereby, authorized, with any funds available to it, to design and construct any such dam in such manner that it will constitute and serve as a suitable and adequate foundation to support a public highway bridge upon and across such dam, and to design and construct upon the foundation thus provided a public highway bridge upon and across such dam: *Provided,* That the highwayCertification to agency, etc. department of the State in which such dam shall be located jointly with the United States Commissioner of Public Roads shall first determine and certify to such agency that such bridge is economically desirable and needed as a link in the State or Federal-aid highway systems, and shall request such agency to design and construct such dam so that it will serve as a suitable and adequate foundation for a public highway bridge and to design and construct such public highway bridge upon and across such dam, and shall agree to reimburse such agency pursuant to section 4 hereof for any additional costs which it may be required to incur because of the design and construction of such dam so that it will serve as a foundation for a. public highway bridge and for any expenditures which it may find it necessary to make in designing and constructing such public highway bridge upon and across such dam: *Provided further,* That in no case shall theConstruction by agency having custody of dam. design and construction of a bridge upon and across any such dam be undertaken hereunder except by the agency having jurisdiction over and custody of the dam, acting directly or through contractors employed by it, and after such agency shall determine that it will be structurally feasible and will not interfere with the proper functioning and operation of the dam. Sec. 2. Construction of any bridge upon and across any dam pursuantAgreement with State. to this Act shall not be commenced unless and until the State in which such bridge is to be located, or the appropriate subdivision of such State, shall enter into an agreement with such agency and with the Commissioner of Public Roads to construct, or cause to be constructed, with or without the aid of Federal funds, the approach roads necessary to connect such bridge with existing public highways and to maintain, or cause to be maintained, such approach roads from and after their completion. Such agreement may also provide for the design and construction of such bridge upon and across the dam by such agency of the United States and for reimbursing such agency the costs incurred by it in the design and construction of the bridge60 Stat. 710 Conveyances. as provided in section 4 hereof. Any such agency is hereby authorized to convey to the State, or to the appropriate subdivision thereof, without cost, such easements and rights-of-way in its custody or over lands of the United States in its custody and control as may be necessary, convenient, or proper for the location, construction, and maintenance of the approach roads referred to in this section, including such road-side parks or recreational areas of limited size as may be deemedMaintenance, etc., of bridge. necessary for the accommodation of the traveling public. Any bridge constructed pursuant to this Act upon and across a dam in the custody and jurisdiction of any agency of the United States, including such portion thereof, if any, as may extend beyond the physical limits of the dam, shall constitute and remain a part of said dam and be maintainedPublic use. by the agency: *Provided, however,* That any such agency may enter into any such contracts and agreements with the State or its subdivisions respecting public use of any bridge so located and constructed as may be deemed appropriate, but no such bridge shall be closed to public use by the agency except in cases of emergency or when deemed necessary in the interest of national security. Sec. 3. Recording of expenses, etc. All costs and expenses incurred and expenditures made by any agency in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred by this Act (but not including any costs, expenses, or expenditures which would have been required in any event to satisfy a legal road or bridge relocation obligation or to meet operating or other agency needs) shall be recorded and kept separate and apart from the other costs, expenses,Restriction. and expenditures of such agency, and no portion thereof shall be charged or allocated to flood control, navigation, irrigation, fertilizer production, the national defense, the development of power, or other program, purpose, or function of such agency. Sec. 4. Reimbursement for additional costs, etc. Not to exceed $10,000,000 of any money heretofore or hereafter appropriated for expenditure in accordance with the provisions[23 U. S. C. § 1 note; Supp. V, § 2 *et seq*](/us/usc/t23/s1/2).*Post*, p. 866. of the Federal Highway Act (42 Stat. 212), as amended and supplemented, shall be available for expenditure by the Commissioner of Public Roads in accordance with the provisions of this Act, as an emergency fund, to reimburse any agency for any additional costs or expenditures which it may be required to incur because of the design and construction of any such dam so that it will constitute and serve as a foundation for a public highway bridge upon and across such dam and to reimburse any such agency for any costs, expenses, or expenditures which it may be required to make in designing and constructing any such bridge upon and across a dam in accordance with the provisions of this Act, except such costs, expenses, or expenditures as would have been required of such agency in any event to satisfy a legal obligation to relocate a highway or bridgeAppropriation authorized. or to meet operating or other agency needs, and there is hereby authorized to be appropriated any sum or sums necessary to reimburse the funds so expended by the Commissioner of Public Roads from timePortion of bridge financed with Federal funds. to time under the authority of this section. Of each bridge constructed upon and across a dam under the provisions of this Act, there may be financed wholly with Federal funds that portion thereof which is located within the physical limits of the masonry structure, or structures, of the dam, and the Commissioner of Public Roads shall in his sole discretion determine what additional portion of the bridge, if any, may be so financed, such determination to be finalPortion financed by State. and conclusive. The remainder of the bridge, and any necessary related approach roads, shall be financed by the State or its appropriate subdivision, with or without the. aid of Federal funds; but said portion of the bridge so financed by the State or its subdivisions, including such portion thereof, if any, as may extend beyond the60 Stat. 711 physicial limits of the dam, shall nevertheless be designed and constructed solely by the agency having custody and jurisdiction of the dam as provided in section 1 hereof. Sec. 5. In making, reviewing, or approving the design of anyConsideration by agency of designated standards. bridge or approach structure to be constructed under this Act the agency shall, in matters relating to roadway design, loadings, clearances and widths, and traffic safeguards, give full consideration to and be guided by the standards and advice of the Public Roads Administration. Sec. 6. The authority conferred by this Act shall be in additionAuthority. to and not in limitation of authority conferred upon any agency by any other law, and nothing in this Act contained shall affect or be deemed to relate to any bridge, approach structure, or highway constructed or to be constructed by any such agency in furtherance of its lawful purposes and requirements or to satisfy a legal obligation incurred independently of this Act. Approved July 29, 1946. To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to continue administration of and ultimately liquidate Federal rural rehabilitation projects, and for other purposes. 1946-07-30 698 Chapter 60 Stat. 711 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 698] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to continue administration of and ultimately liquidate Federal rural rehabilitation projects, and for other purposes. July 30, 1946[[S. 704](/us/bill/79/s/704)][[Public Law 563](/us/pl/79/563)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, notwithstandingLiquidation of resettlement and rural rehabilitation projects.*Post*, p. 1067.any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture, in order to assure the maximum preferential disposition for a period not to exceed three years from the date of this Act to veterans of the present war and present project occupants to whom previous commitments to purchase have been made, is hereby authorized and directed to dispose of lands hereinafter described as expeditiously as possible and within such three-year period such of the lands (improved and unimproved) comprising or incident to those resettlement projects and rural rehabilitation projects for resettlement purposes, and other like enterprises heretofore initiated for similar purposes and financed, in whole or in part, with funds made available to the Secretary, War Food Administrator, Farm Security Administration, Resettlement Administration, or Federal Emergency Relief Administration, as he determines are suitable for ultimate disposition in economic farm units. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize retardation of the expeditious liquidation of such lands and all other lands or property comprising such projects insofar as is deemed practicable by the Secretary consistent with the purpose of this Act. Sec. 2. The Secretary, during the period specified in section 1 ofSale to veterans and present project occupants. this Act, shall sell or cause to be sold, units not to exceed six hundred and forty acres in any one sale, those of such lands as are suitable for disposition in economic farm units at the earning capacity value as determined by him and otherwise on such terms as he may deem advisable, to veterans, as defined in the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (Public Law 457, Seventy-eighth Congress), and present project[58 Stat. 765](/us/stat/58/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Ante*, pp. 168, 169, 599; *post*, pp. 754, 886. occupants to whom previous commitments to purchase have been made or who have existing contracts to purchase and who meet the requirements of eligibility specified in title I of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U. S. C. 1000–1006), as amended.[50 Stat. 522](/us/stat/50/522).*Post*, p. 1072.Appropriation authorized. Sec. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, including and making betterments and improvements deemed necessary to60 Stat. 712 Expenditures for improvements. accomplish the purposes of this Act: *Provided,* That no expenditures shall be made for improvements on any farm unit in excess of one-third of the earning capacity value. Sec. 4. Conveyance. Any conveyance by the Government of title to land under this Act shall convey all of the right, title, and interest of the Government in and to such land, including all mineral rights. Approved July 30, 1946. To abolish the Santa Rosa Island National Monument and to provide for the conveyance to Escambia County, State of Florida, of that portion of Santa Rosa Island which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. 1946-07-30 699 Chapter 60 Stat. 712 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 699] AN ACT To abolish the Santa Rosa Island National Monument and to provide for the conveyance to Escambia County, State of Florida, of that portion of Santa Rosa Island which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. July 30, 1946[[H. R. 4486](/us/bill/79/hr/4486)][[Public Law 564](/us/pl/79/564)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Santa Rosa Island National Monument. Fla.Abolishment; conveyance. That the Santa Rosa Island National Monument, Florida, is hereby abolished, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to donate and convey to Escambia County, State of Florida, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to that portion of Santa Rosa Island, Florida, which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, to be retained by the said Escambia County and to be used by it for such purposes as it shall deem to be in the public interest or to be leased by it from time to time in whole or in part or parts to such persons and for such purposes as it shall deem to be in the public interest and upon such terms and conditions as it shall fix and always to be subject to regulation by said county whether leased or not leased but never to be otherwise disposed of or conveyed by it: *Provided,* That nothing herein shall prevent the said county from conveying said property back to the Federal Government or to the State of Florida or any agency thereof. Approved July 30, 1946. Providing for membership and participation by the United States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and authorizing an appropriation therefor. 1946-07-30 700 Chapter 60 Stat. 712 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 700] JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for membership and participation by the United States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and authorizing an appropriation therefor. July 30, 1946[[H. J. Res. 305](/us/bill/79/hjres/305)][[Public Law 565](/us/pl/79/565)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, UNESCO.Acceptance of membership for U. S. That the President is hereby authorized to accept membership for the United States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (hereinafter referred to as the “Organization”), the constitution of which was approved in London on November 16, 1945, by the United Nations Conference for the establishment of an Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and deposited in the Archives of the Government of the United Kingdom. Sec. 2. Designation of representatives, etc. The President by and with the consent of the Senate shall designate from time to time to attend a specified session or specified sessions of the General Conference of the Organization not to exceed five representatives of the United States and such number of alternates not to exceed five as he may determine consistent with the rules of procedureCitizenship. of the General Conference: *Provided, however,* That each such representative and each such alternate must be an American citizen. One of the representatives shall be designated as the seniorCompensation. representative. Such representatives and alternates shall each be entitled to receive compensation at such rates, not to exceed $12,000 per annum, as the President may determine, for such periods as the President may specify, except that no Member of the Senate or House60 Stat. 713 of Representatives or officer of the United States who is designated under this section as a representative of the United States or as an alternate to attend any specified session or specified sessions of the General Conference shall he entitled to receive such compensation. Whenever a representative of the United States is elected by the General Conference to serve on the Executive Board, or is elected President of the General Conference and thus becomes an ex officio adviser to the Executive Board, under provision of article V of the constitution of the Organization, the President may extend the above provisions for compensation to such representative during periods of service in connection with the Executive Board. Sec. 3. In fulfillment of article VII of theNational Commission. constitution of the Organization, the Secretary of State shall cause to be organized a National Commission on Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Corporation of not to exceed one hundred members. Such CommissionAppointment; representatives. shall be appointed by the Secretary of State and shall consist of
(a)not more than sixty representatives of principal national, voluntary organizations interested in educational, scientific, and cultural matters; and
(b)not more than forty outstanding persons selected by the Secretary of State, including not more than ten persons holding office under or employed by the Government of the United States, not more than fifteen representatives of the educational, scientific, and cultural interests of State and local governments, and not more than fifteen persons chosen at large. The Secretary of State is authorized to nameNational voluntary organizations. in the first instance fifty of the principal national voluntary organizations, each of which shall be invited to designate one representative for appointment to the National Commission. Thereafter, theReview, etc., of list National Commission shall periodically review and, if deemed advisable, revise the list of such organizations designating representatives in order to achieve a desirable rotation among organizations represented. To constitute the initial Commission, one-third of the membersTerms of members. shall be appointed to serve for a term of one year, one-third for a term of two years, and one-third or the remainder thereof for a term of three years; from thence on following, all members shall be appointed for a term of three years each, hut no member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. The National Commission shall meet at least once annually. The National Commission shall designateExecutive committee. from among its members an executive committee, and may designate such other committees as may prove necessary, to consult with the Department of State and to perform such other functions as the National Commission shall delegate to them. No member of theCompensation. National Commission shall be allowed any salary or other compensation for services: *Provided, however,* That he may be paid his actualExpenses. transportation expenses, and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses, while away from his home in attendance upon authorized meetings or in consultation on request with the Department of State. The Department of State is authorizedSecretariat. to provide the necessary secretariat for the Commission. Sec. 4. That each such member of the National Commission must beCitizenship. an American citizen. Sec. 5. The National Commission shall call general conferences forGeneral conferences. the discussion of matters relating to the activities of the Organization, to which conferences organized bodies actively interested in such matters shall be invited to send representatives: *Provided, however,* ThatTravel and maintenance of representation. the travel and maintenance of such representation shall be without expense to the Government. Such general conferences shall be held annually or biennially, as the National Commission may determine, and in such places as it may designate. They shall be attended so far as possible by the members of the National Commission and by the delegates of the United States to the General Conference or the60 Stat. 714 Special conferences. Organization. The National Commission is further authorized to call special conferences of experts for the consideration of specific matters relating to the Organization by persons of specialized competences.Expenses of experts. Under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, the actual transportation expenses of experts attending such conferences shall be borne by the Department of State, and they shall be allowed a per diem of $10 in lieu of subsistence and other expenses, for the period of actual attendance and of necessary travel. Sec. 6. Appropriation authorized. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to the Department of State, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for the payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the Organization as apportioned by the General Conference of the Organization in accordance with article IX of the constitution of the Organization, and such additional sums as may be necessary to pay the expenses of participation by the United States in the activities of the Organization, including:
(a)salaries of the representatives provided for in section 2 hereof, of their appropriate staffs, and of members of the secretariat of the National Commission provided for in section 3 hereof, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, without regard to the[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661*et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674).*Ante,* pp. 216, 219.[44 Stat. 688](/us/stat/44/688).[5 U. S. C. §§ 821–823, 824–833; Supp. V, §823](/us/usc/t5/s821–823/824–833).[47 Stat. 1516](/us/stat/47/1516).*Post*, p. 808. civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended;
(b)travel expenses without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, as amended, the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended, and section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (U. S. C., title 5. sec. 73b), and, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, travel expenses of families and transportation of effects of United States representatives and other personnel in going to and returning from their post of duty;
(c)allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by the Act[46 Stat. 818](/us/stat/46/818). approved June 26, 1930 (U. S. C., title 5, sec. 118a);
(d)cost of living allowances under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, including allowances to persons temporarily stationed abroad;
(e)communication services;
(f)stenographic reporting, translating, and other services, by contract, if deemed necessary,*Post*, p.809. without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5);
(g)local transportation;
(h)equipment;
(i)transportation of things;
(j)rent of offices;
(k)printing and binding without[40 Stat. 1270](/us/stat/40/1270). regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (U. S. C., title 44,*Supra*. sec. 111), and section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5);
(l)official entertainment;
(m)stationery;
(n)purchase of newspapers, periodicals, books, and documents; and
(o)such other expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of State. Sec. 7. New obligations, restriction. Unless Congress by law authorizes such action, neither the President nor any person or agency shall on behalf of the United States approve any amendment under article XIII of the constitution of the Organization involving any new obligation for the United States. Sec. 8. Disclosure of information. In adopting this joint resolution, it is the understanding of the Congress that the constitution of the Organization does not require, nor does this resolution authorize, the disclosure of any information or knowledge in any case in which such disclosure is prohibited by any law of the United States. Approved July 30, 1946. Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, examine, adjudicate, and render judgment in any and all claims which the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Indians of the Flathead Reservation in Montana, or any tribe or band thereof, may have against the United States, and for other purposes. 1946-07-30 701 Chapter 60 Stat. 715 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public 60 Stat. 715 [CHAPTER 701] AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, examine, adjudicate, and render judgment in any and all claims which the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Indians of the Flathead Reservation in Montana, or any tribe or band thereof, may have against the United States, and for other purposes. July 30, 1946[[H.R. 6983](/us/bill/79/hr/6983)][[Public Law 566](/us/pl/79/566)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That jurisdiction isConfederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Indians.Claims. hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims, subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States on writ of certiorari as in other cases, to hear, examine, adjudicate, and render judgment in any and all legal and equitable claims of whatsoever nature which the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Indians of the Flathead Reservation of Montana, or any tribe or band thereof, may have against the United States. Sec. 2. That suit or suits under this Act may be instituted by thePresentation of claims. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Indians, or any tribe or band thereof, either separately or jointly, as party or parties plaintiff, against the United States as party defendant, by filing within fiveTime limitation for filing petition. years after the approval of this Act a petition or petitions in the Court of Claims and serving with respect to each suit a copy thereof on the Attorney General of the United States, who, either in person or by some attorney from the Department of Justice to be designated by him, shall appear and defend the interests of the United States. Such petition or petitions shall set forth the facts upon which the claim or claims for recovery is or are based and shall be verified by the attorney or attorneys employed by said Indians, under contract approved in accordance with existing law, to prosecute said claims, which may be made upon information and belief, and no other verification shall be necessary. The petition or petitions shall be subject to amendment atAmendments to petition. any time prior to final submission of the case to the Court of Claims. Such petition or petitions may, in addition to alleging specific claims, demand a general accounting of all funds and property expended or used by the United States for the account of said Indians, in whichAudit of accounts. event the General Accounting Office shall within a reasonable time from date of filing said petition or petitions make a complete audit of said accounts, and, in addition to the usual copies furnished the Attorney General, shall furnish a copy thereof to the attorney or attorneys for said Indians; and the court, after full hearing, shall state the account and render judgment in accordance therewith. Sec. 3. That at the trial of any suit instituted hereunder the courtSettlement, etc., of rights of Indians. shall settle and determine the rights therein, both legal and equitable, of said Indians against the United States, notwithstanding lapse of time or statutes of limitation. In the determination of the validity of any claim asserted or defense interposed hereunder, the court shall have the full power and authority of a court of equity. Sec. 4. That the court shall have authority, by proper orders andJoining of other Indians to suit. process, to make parties to any suit or suits instituted hereunder any other tribe, band, or group of Indians deemed by it necessary or proper to a final determination of the matters in controversy. Sec. 5. That in any suit instituted hereunder any letter, paper,Use of documents, etc., as evidence. document, map, or record in the possession of any officer or department of the United States (or certified copies thereof) may be used in evidence, and the departments of the Government of the United States shall give full and free access to the attorney or attorneys for said Indians to such letters, papers, documents, maps, or records as may be useful to said attorney or attorneys in the preparation for trial or trials of such suit or suits. 60 Stat. 716 Sec. 6. Set-offs, etc. That no payment or payments which have been made by the United States upon any claim or claims asserted in any suit brought hereunder, or expended for any of the said Indians, shall operate as an estoppel against any suit brought hereunder, but there shall be set off against any recovery obtained by said Indians hereunder any payment made by the United States on any claim asserted by said Indians, together with such gratuity expenditures as are directed to be set off[25 U. S. C. § 475a](/us/usc/t25/s475a). by the Act of Congress, approved August 12, 1935 (49 Stat. 596): *Provided,* That no moneys expended for the benefit of said Indians[25 U. S. C. §§ 461–479](/us/usc/t25/s461–479). under the Wheeler-Howard Act, approved June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), shall be applicable as set-offs. Sec. 7. Attorneys’ fees. That upon the final determination of any suit or suits instituted hereunder, the Court of Claims, in the event of judgment for said Indians shall determine such fees or compensation to be paid the attorney or attorneys as said court shall find reasonable or equitable, and in addition thereto such actual and necessary expenses as shall have been incurred by the attorney or attorneys in the prosecution of said claims. In no case shall the fees or compensation decreed by said Court of Claims be in excess of the amount stipulated in the contract or contracts approved by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and the Secretary of the Interior, and in no event to exceed 10 per centum of the amount of the recovery, and shall be paid out of any money appropriated by Congress for the benefit of said Indians pursuant to any judgment hereunder. Sec. 8. Deposit of amounts recovered to credit of Indians. That the amount of any judgment recovered for said Indians, less attorneys’ fees and expenses, shall he placed to the credit of said Indians in the Treasury of the United States and shall draw interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum from date of judgment and shall thereafter be subject to appropriation by Congress and used for the benefit of said Indians, including, but without limitations, the purchase of lands, livestock, farming implements, erection of buildings and improvements, and for productive enterprises, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior and the consent of said Indians. Approved July 30, 1946. To fix the salaries of certain judges of the United States. 1946-07-31 704 Chapter 60 Stat. 716 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 704] AN ACT To fix the salaries of certain judges of the United States. July 31, 1946[[S. 920](/us/bill/79/s/920)][[Public Law 567](/us/pl/79/567)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, U. S. courts.Salaries of certain judges. That the following salaries shall be paid to the several judges hereinafter mentioned in lieu of the salaries now provided by law, namely: To the Chief Justice of the United States at the rate of $25,500 per year. To each of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States at the rate of $25,000 per year. To each of the judges of the several circuit courts of appeals, including the chief justice and the associate justices of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, at the rate of $17,500 per year. To the presiding judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, and to each of the associate judges thereof, at the rate of $17,500 per year. To the chief justice of the Court of Claims, and to each of the judges thereof, at the rate of $17,500 per year. To each of the judges of the several district courts, including the associate justices of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia and the judges in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the60 Stat. 717Virgin Islands, and Alaska exercising Federal Jurisdiction, at the rate of $15,000 per year. To the chief justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia at the rate of $15,500 per year. To each of the judges of the United States Customs Court at the rate of $15,000 per year. To each of the Judges of The Tax Court of the United States at the rate of $15,000 per year. That all of said salaries shall be paid in monthly installments. Sec. 2. It is authorized that there be appropriated annually suchAppropriation authorized. sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved July 31, 1946. To authorize increases in the salary rates of teachers, school officers, and other employees of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia whose pay is fixed and regulated by the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1945, as amended. 1946-07-31 705 Chapter 60 Stat. 717 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 705] AN ACT To authorize increases in the salary rates of teachers, school officers, and other employees of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia whose pay is fixed and regulated by the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1945, as amended. July 31, 1946[[S. 2352](/us/bill/79/s/2352)][[Public Law 568](/us/pl/79/568)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That for the fiscalBoard of Education employees, D. C.Additional compensation. year commencing July 1, 1946, all employees of the Board of Education whose salaries are fixed and regulated by the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1945, as amended, except the Superintendent[59 Stat. 488](/us/stat/59/488).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, §§ 31–638 to 31–658](/us/dcc/s31–638/31–658). of Schools, shall receive, in addition to the compensation already provided for under such Act, as amended, additional compensation at the rate of $450 per annum. Sec. 2. There is authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneysAppropriation authorized. in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, and any appropriations for the public schools of the District of Columbia for personal services are hereby made available for the payment of the increased salaries authorized by this Act. Sec. 3. The Board of Education is hereby directed to make a studyStudy of pay scales and classifications. of the pay scales and classifications of the employees of the said Board whose salaries are fixed and determined by the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1945, as amended, for the purposeSupra. of determining what salary and classification adjustments, if any, may be necessary or desirable, and to make a report, including itsReport to Congress. findings and recommendations, to the respective chairmen of the Senate and House District Committees not later than February 1, 1947. Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect as of July 1, 1946. Effective date. Approved July 31, 1946. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct the Lewiston Orchards project, Idaho, in accordance with the Federal reclamation laws. 1946-07-31 706 Chapter 60 Stat. 717 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 706] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct the Lewiston Orchards project, Idaho, in accordance with the Federal reclamation laws. July 31, 1946[[S. 2372](/us/bill/79/s/2372)][[Public Law 569](/us/pl/79/569)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That for the purposesLewiston Orchards project, Idaho. of irrigating lands and for purposes incidental thereto, there is hereby authorized to be constructed, operated, and maintained the Lewiston Orchards project, Idaho, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the regional director of the Bureau of Reclamation, region numbered I, in his report dated December 3, 1945,60 Stat. 718 as concurred in by the Commissioner of Reclamation and the SecretaryReimbursable costs. of the Interior: *Provided,* That, notwithstanding any recommendations to the contrary contained in said report, all costs of said project allocated to irrigation and all costs of said project allocated to municipal water supply shall be reimbursable under the Federal reclamation laws but within repayment periods to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior and not to exceed fifty years. Sec. 2. Appropriation authorized. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be required for the purposes of this Act. Approved July 31, 1946. To define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes. 1946-07-31 707 Chapter 60 Stat. 718 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 707] AN ACT To define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes. July 31, 1946[[S. 2405](/us/bill/79/s/2405)][[Public Law 570](/us/pl/79/570)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, U. S. Capitol Grounds.Definition of area. That the United States Capitol Grounds shall comprise all squares, reservations, streets, roadways, walks, and other areas as defined on a map entitled “Map showing areas comprising United States Capitol Grounds”, dated June 25, 1946, approved by the Architect of the Capitol and recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in book 127,Jurisdiction and control. page 8, and the jurisdiction and control over the United States Capitol Grounds, heretofore vested by law in the Architect of the Capitol, is hereby extended to the entire area of the United States Capitol Grounds as defined on the aforementioned map, and the Architect of the Capitol shall be responsible for the maintenance and improvement thereof: *Provided*, That those streets and roadways in said United States Capitol Grounds shown on said map as being under the jurisdiction and control of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall continue under such jurisdiction and control, and said Commissioners shall be responsible for the maintenance and improvementRepair, etc., of utility services. thereof: *Provided further*, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall be permitted to enter any part of said United States Capitol Grounds for the purpose of repairing or maintaining or, subject to the approval of the. Architect of the Capitol, for the purpose of constructing or altering, any utility service of the District of Columbia government. Sec. 2. Restriction on public use. Public travel in and occupancy of said United States Capitol Grounds shall be restricted to the roads, walks, and places prepared for that purpose by flagging, paving, or otherwise. Sec. 3. Use of roads. It is forbidden to occupy the roads in said United States Capitol Grounds in such manner as to obstruct or hinder their proper use, or to use the roads in the area of said United States Capitol Grounds, south of Constitution Avenue and B Street and north of Independence Avenue and B Street, for the conveyance of goods or merchandise, except to or from the Capitol on Government service. Sec. 4. Sale of articles, etc. It is forbidden to offer or expose any article for sale in said United States Capitol Grounds; to display any sign, placard, or other form of advertisement therein; to solicit fares, alms, subscriptions, or contributions therein. Sec. 5. Injury, etc., of structures or plants. It is forbidden to step or climb upon, remove, or in any way injure any statue, seat, wall, fountain, or other erection or architectural feature, or any tree, shrub, plant, or turf in said United States Capitol Grounds. Sec. 6. Discharge of firearms, etc. It is forbidden to discharge any firearm, firework or explosive, set fire to any combustible, make any harangue or oration, or60 Stat. 719 Utter loud, threatening, or abusive language in said United States Capitol Grounds. Sec. 7. It is forbidden to parade, stand, or move in processions orProcessions or assemblages. assemblages in said United States Capitol Grounds, or to display therein any flag, banner, or device designed or adapted to bring into public notice any party, organization, or movement, except as hereinafter provided in sections 11 and 12 of this Act. Sec. 8. Offenses against sections 2 to 7, both inclusive, of this ActPenalties. shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $100, or imprisonment not exceeding sixty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, prosecution for such offenses to be had in The Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, upon information by the United States Attorney or any of his assistants: *Provided*, That in cases where public property is damaged in an amount exceeding $100, the offense shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years. Sec. 9. The Capitol Police shall police the United States CapitolCapitol Police. Buildings and Grounds under the direction of the Capitol Police Board, consisting of the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, and shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this Act and regulations promulgated under section 14 thereof, and to make arrests within the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds for any violations of any law of the United States or of any State, or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto: *Provided*, ThatMetropolitan Police. the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized to make arrests within the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds for any violations of any such laws or regulations, but such authority shall not be construed as authorizing the Metropolitan Police force, except with the consent or upon the request of the Capitol Police Board, to enter such buildings to make arrests in response to complaints or to serve warrants or to patrol the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds, with the exception of the streets and roadways shown on the map referred to in section 1 of this Act as being under the jurisdiction and control of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. “Grounds.’For the purpose of this section, the word “grounds” shall include the House Office Building parking area. Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of all persons employed in the servicePrevention of offenses. of the Government in the Capitol or in the United States Capitol Grounds to prevent, as far as may be in their power, offenses against this Act, and to aid the police, by information or otherwise, in securing the arrest and conviction of offenders. Sec. 11. In order to admit of the due observance within the UnitedSuspension of prohibitions. States Capitol Grounds of occasions of national interest becoming the cognizance and entertainment of Congress, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, acting concurrently, are hereby authorized to suspend for such proper occasions so much of the prohibitions contained in sections 2 to 7, both inclusive, of this Act as would prevent the use of the roads and walks of the said grounds by processions or assemblages, and the use upon them of suitable decorations, music, addresses, and ceremonies: *Provided, *That responsible officers shall have been appointed, and arrangements determined which are adequate, in the judgment of said President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the maintenance of suitable order and decorum in the proceedings, and for guarding the Capitol and its grounds from injury. Sec. 12. In the absence from Washington of either of the officers designated in section 11, the authority therein given to suspend certain prohibitions of this Act shall devolve upon the other, and in the absence from Washington of both it shall devolve upon the Capitol Police60 Stat. 720 Use of Louisiana Avenue. Board: *Provided*, That notwithstanding the provisions of sections 7 and 11 of this Act, the Capitol Police Board is hereby authorized to grant the Commissioners of the District of Columbia authority to permit the use of Louisiana A venue for any of the purposes prohibited by said section 7. Sec. 13. Concerts. Nothing in the foregoing sections shall be construed to prohibit the giving of concerts in the United States Capitol Grounds, at such times as will not interfere with the Congress, by any band in the service of the United States, when and as authorized by the Architect of the Capitol. Sec. 14. Authority of Capitol Police Board.
(a)The Capitol Police Board, consisting of the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, shall have exclusive charge and control of the regulation and movement of all vehicular and other traffic, including the parking and impounding of vehicles and limiting the speed thereof, within the United States Capitol Grounds, except on those streets and roadways shown on the map referred to in section 1 of this Act as being under the jurisdiction and controlRegulations. of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia; and said Board is hereby authorized and empowered to make, and enforce all necessary regulations therefor and to prescribe penalties for violation of such regulations, such penalties not to exceed a fine of $300 or imprisonment for not more than ninety days. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section those provisions of the District of Columbia[43 Stat. 1119](/us/stat/43/1119).[D.C. Code § 40–601 *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 40–601 *et seq*](us/dcc/40–601). Traffic Act of 1925, as amended, for the violation of which specific penalties are provided in said Act, as amended, shall be applicable to the United States Capitol Grounds. Prosecutions for violation of such regulations shall be in The Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, upon information by the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia or any of his assistants.
(b)Promulgation of regulations. Regulations authorized to be promulgated under this section shall be promulgated by the Capitol Police Board within six months after approval of this Act: *Provided*, That until such regulations are promulgated and become effective, the traffic regulations of the District of Columbia shall be applicable to the United States Capitol Grounds.
(c)All regulations promulgated under the authority of this section shall, when adopted by the Capitol Police Board, be printed in one or more of the daily newspapers published in the District of Columbia, and shall not become effective until the expiration of ten days after the date of such publication.
(d)Cooperation with Board. It shall be the duty of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, or any officer or employee of the government of the District of Columbia designated by said Commissioners, upon request of the Capitol Police Board, to cooperate with the Board in the preparation of the regulations authorized to be promulgated under this section, and any future amendments thereof. Sec. 15. Repeals.The Act entitled “An Act to regulate the use of the Capitol[40 U. S. C. §§ 194–204; Supp. V, 194–204 note](/us/usc/t40/s194–204). Grounds”, approved July 1, 1882 (22 Stat. 126), the second sentence of the first paragraph under the heading “Capitol Police”, contained in section 1 of an Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, and for other purposes”, approved May 28, 1896 (29 Stat. 143; U. S. C., title 40, Sec. 213), the proviso in the paragraph “Lighting the Capitol and Grounds”, contained in an Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineten hundred and one, and for other purposes”, approved June 6, 1900 (31 Stat. 613; U. S. C., title 40, Sec. 205), and sections 881 to 890, both inclusive, of the Act entitled, “An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia”,60 Stat. 721 approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1333, 1334), are hereby repealed:[40 U. S. C. §§ 194–204; Supp. V, §§ 194–204 note](/us/usc/t40/s194–204).Violations prior to repeal *Provided*, *however*, That any violation of any of the provisions of said Acts hereby repealed, occurring before the date of this repeal, may be prosecuted to the same extent as if this Act had not been enacted. Sec. 16.
(a)The provisions of the foregoing sections of this Act,Nonapplicability within Capitol Buildings. except section 9, shall not be construed to extend inside the Capitol Buildings; and the words “Capitol Buildings” as used in this Act, shall be construed to include the United States Capitol, Senate Office Building, House Office Buildings, Capitol Power Plant, and Legislative Garage.
(b)Nothing in this Act shall be construed to repeal, amend, alter, or supersede
(1)section 1820 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 40, Sec. 193);
(2)an Act entitled “An Act to protect the public property, turf, and grass of the Capitol Grounds from injury”, approved April 29, 1876 (19 Stat. 41; U. S. C., title 40, Sec. 214);
(3)except as provided in section 9 of this Act, section 15 of an Act entitled “An Act for the preservation of the public peace and the protection of property within the District of Columbia”, approved July 29, 1892 (27[40 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 101 note](/us/usc/t40/s101). Stat. 325; U. S. C., title 40, Sec. 101);(4) the second proviso in the item “Capitol garages” under the caption “Capitol Buildings and Grounds” contained in an Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the legislative branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes”, approved June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 382, 391; U. S. C., title 40, Sec. 185a); or
(5)an Act entitled “An Act to authorize the use of part of the United States Capitol Grounds east of the Union Station for the parking of motor vehicles”, approved July 8, 1943 (57 Stat. 390). Approved July 31, 1946. To amend section 201
(g)of the Nationality Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 1138–1139; 8 U. S. C. 601). 1946-07-31 708 Chapter 60 Stat. 721 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 708] AN ACT To amend section 201
(g)of the Nationality Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 1138–1139; 8 U. S. C. 601). July 31, 1946[[H. R. 388](/us/bill/79/hr/388)][[Public Law 571](/us/pl/79/571)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and Blouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 201 ofNationality Act of 1940, amendment. the Nationality Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 1138–1139; 8 U. S. C. 601) is hereby amended by adding the following subsection to be known as subsection (i):" “(i) A person born outside the United States and its outlyingChild born outside U.S. possessions of parents one of whom is a citizen of the United States who has served or shall serve honorably in the armed forces of the United States after December 7, 1941, and before the date of the termination of hostilities in the present war as proclaimed by the President or determined by a joint resolution by the Congress and who, prior to the birth of such person, has had ten years’ residence in the United States or one of its outlying possessions, at least five of which were after attaining the age of twelve years, the other being an alien: *Provided,* That in order to retain such citizenship, the childResidence of child in U. S. must reside in the United States or its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling five years between the ages of thirteen and twenty-one years: *Provided further,* That, if the child has not takenLoss of American citizenship. up a residence in the United States or its outlying possessions by the time he reaches the age of sixteen years, or if he resides abroad for such a time that it becomes impossible for him to complete the five years’ residence in the United States or its outlying possessions before reaching the age of twenty-one years, his American citizenship shall thereupon cease.” " Approved July 31, 1946. To amend the Railroad Retirement Acts, the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and subchapter B of chapter 9 of the Internal Revenue Code; and for other purposes. 1946-07-31 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 2024-09-27 709 Chapter 60 Stat. 722 79 2 public 60 Stat. 722 [CHAPTER 709] AN ACT To amend the Railroad Retirement Acts, the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and subchapter B of chapter 9 of the Internal Revenue Code; and for other purposes. July 31, 1946[[H. R. 1362](/us/bill/79/hr/1362)][[Public Law 572](/us/pl/79/572)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Division I Section 1. Railroad retirement and unemployment insurance. Section 1
(c)of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, section 1
(e)of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and [50 Stat. 308](/us/stat/50/308); [52 Stat. 1095](/us/stat/52/1095);[53 Stat. 182](/us/stat/53/182).[45 U. S. C. 228a (c), 351 (e); Supp. V, §§ 228a (c), 351 (e)](/us/usc/t45/s228a/c/351/e).[26 U. S. C. § 1532(d); Supp. V, § 1532 (d)](/us/usc/t26/s1532/d).section 1532
(d)of the Internal Revenue Code are each amended as follows: After the word “if” where it first appears therein insert “(i)” and for the phrase “which services he renders for compensation” substitute the following: “or he is rendering professional or technical services and is integrated into the staff of the employer, or he is rendering, on the property used in the employer’s operations, other personal services the rendition of which is integrated into the employer’s operations, and
(ii)he renders such service for compensation”, and for the purpose of continuing the amendment of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, only, add after the word “compensation” the following: “,or a method of computing the monthly compensation for such service is *Post*, p. 728.provided in section 3 (c)”. Said subsections are further amended by inserting at the end of the first proviso the following: “, and if the application of such mileage formula, or such other formula as the Board may prescribe, would result in the compensation of the individual being less than 10 per centum of his remuneration for such service no part of such remuneration shall be regarded as compensation”. Sec. 2. [50 Stat. 309](/us/stat/50/309); [52 Stat. 1095](/us/stat/52/1095).[45 U. S. C. §§ 228a (h), 351 (i)](/us/usc/t45/s228a/h/351/i). Section 1
(h)of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 is amended by substituting for the words “earned by” the words “paid to”, and section 1
(i)of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by substituting for the word “payable” the word “paid”; and by inserting at the end of said section 1
(h)of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 and at the end of said section 1
(i)of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, the following:Compensation for service rendered. “A payment made by an employer to an individual through the employer’s pay roll shall be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to be compensation for service rendered by such individual as an employee of the employer in the period with respect to which the payment is Payment for time lost.made. An employee shall be deemed to be paid, ‘for time lost’ the amount he is paid by an employer with respect to an identifiable period of absence from the active service of the employer, including absence on account of personal injury, and the amount he is paid by the employer for loss of earnings resulting from his displacement to a less remunerative position or occupation. If a payment is made by an employer with respect to a personal injury and includes pay for time lost, the total payment shall be deemed to be paid for time lost unless, at the time of payment, a part of such payment is specifically apportioned to factors other than time lost, in which event only such part of the payment as is not so apportioned shall be deemed to be paid Compensation earned prior to 1947.for time lost. Compensation earned in any calendar month before 1947 shall be deemed paid in such month regardless of whether or when payment will have been in fact made, and compensation earned in any calendar year after 1946 but paid after the end of such calendar year shall be deemed to be compensation paid in the calendar year in which it will have been earned if it is so reported by the employer before February 1 of the next succeeding calendar year or, if the employee 60 Stat. 723establishes, subject to the provisions of section 8, the period during[52 Stat. 1192](/us/stat/52/1192).[45 U. S. C. § 358](/us/usc/t45/s358).*Post*, p. 739. which such compensation will have been earned.”; and in said section 1 (h), immediately after the word “earned” at the end of this insertion, insert the following additional language: “In determining the monthly compensation, the average monthly remuneration, and quarters of coverage of any employee,Military service. there shall be attributable as compensation paid to him in each calendar month in which he is in military service creditable under section 4 the amount of $160 in addition to the[52 Stat. 1097](/us/stat/52/1097).[45 U. S. C. § 354](/us/usc/t45/s354).*Post*, pp. 737, 738.[53 Stat. 179](/us/stat/53/179).[26 U. S. C. § 1500](/us/usc/t26/s1500). compensation, if any, paid to him with respect to such month.” Sec. 3.
(a)Section 1500 of the Internal Revenue Code is amended to read as follows:" “SEC. 1500. RATE OF TAX. “In addition to other taxes, there shall be levied, collected, andIncome not in excess of $300 a month. paid upon the income of every employee a tax equal to the following percentages of so much of the compensation, paid to such employee after December 31, 1946, for services rendered by him after such date, as is not in excess of $300 for any calendar month: “1. With respect to compensation paid during the calendar years 1947 and 1948, the rate shall be 5¾ per centum; “2. With respect to compensation paid during the calendar years 1949, 1950, and 1951, the rate shall be 6 per centum; “3. With respect to compensation paid after December 31, 1951, the rate shall be 6¼ per centum.” "
(b)The second sentence of section 1501
(a)of the Internal Revenue[53 Stat. 179](/us/stat/53/179).[26 U. S. C. § 1501 (a)](/us/usc/t26/s1501/a)Employee paid by more than one employer. Code is amended to read as follows: “If an employee is paid compensation after December 31, 1946, by more than one employer for services rendered during any calendar month after 1946 and the aggregate of such compensation is in excess of $300, the tax to be deducted by each employer other than a subordinate unit of a national railway-labor-organization employer from the compensation paid by him to the employee with respect to such month shall be that proportion of the tax with respect to such compensation paid by all such employers which the compensation paid by him after December 31, 1946, to the employee for services rendered during such month bears to the total compensation paid by all such employers after December 31, 1946, to such employee for services rendered during such month; and in the event that the compensation so paid by such employers to the employee for services rendered during such month is less than $300, each subordinate unit of a national railway-labor-organization employer shall deduct such proportion of any additional tax as the compensation paid by such employer after December 31, 1946, to such employee for services rendered during such month bears to the total compensation paid by all such employers after December 31, 1946 to such employee for services rendered during such month.”
(c)Section 1510 of the Internal Revenue Code is amended to[53 Stat. 180](/us/stat/53/180).[26 U. S. C. § 1510](/us/usc/t26/s1510). read as follows:" “SEC. 1510. RATE OF TAX. “In addition to other taxes, there shall be levied, collected, and paidEmployee representative. upon the income of each employee representative a tax equal to the following percentages of so much of the compensation, paid to such employee representative after December 31, 1946, for services rendered by him after such date, as is not in excess of $300 for any calendar month: “1. With respect to compensation paid during the calendar years 1947 and 1948, the rate shall be 11½ per centum; “2. With respect to compensation paid during the calendar years 1949, 1950, and 1951, the rate shall be 12 per centum; 60 Stat. 724 “3. With respect to compensation paid after December 31, 1951, the rate shall be 12½ per centum.” "
(d)[53 Stat. 180](/us/stat/53/180).[26 U. S. C. § 1520](/us/usc/t26/s1520). Section 1520 of the Internal Revenue Code is amended to read as follows:" “SEC. 1520. RATE OF TAX. Excise tax paid by employer.“In addition to other taxes, every employer shall pay an excise tax, with respect to having individuals in his employ, equal to the following percentages of so much of the compensation, paid by such employer after December 31, 1946, for services rendered to him after December 31, 1936, as is, with respect to any employee for any calendar month, Employee paid by more than one employer.not in excess of $300: *Provided, however*, That if an employee is paid compensation after December 31, 1946, by more than one employer for services rendered during any calendar month after 1936, the tax imposed by this section shall apply to not more than $300 of the aggregate compensation paid to such employee by all such employers after December 31, 1946, for services rendered during such month, and each employer other than a subordinate unit of a national railway-labor-organization employer shall be liable for that proportion of the tax with respect to such compensation paid by all such employees which the compensation paid by him after December 31, 1946, to the employee for services rendered during such month bears to the total compensation paid by all such employers after December 31, 1946, to such employee for services rendered during such month; and in the event that the compensation so paid by such employers to the employee for services rendered during such month is less than $300, each subordinate unit of a national railway-labor-organization employer shall be liable for such proportion of any additional tax as the compensation paid by such employer after December 31, 1946, to such employee for services rendered during such month bears to the total compensation paid by all such employers after December 31, 1946, to such employee for services rendered during such month: “1. With respect to compensation paid during the calendar years 1947 and 1948, the rate shall be 5¾ per centum; “2. With respect to compensation paid during the calendar years 1949, 1950, and 1951, the rate shall be 6 per centum; “3. With respect to compensation paid after December 31, 1951, the rate shall be 6½ per centum.” "
(e)[53 Stat. 182](/us/stat/53/182).[26 U.S.C. § 1532(b)](/us/usc/t26/s1532/b). Section 1532
(b)of the Internal Revenue Code is amended to rend as follows:" “(b) “Employee.” Employee.— The term ‘employee’ means any individual in the service of one or more employers for compensation: *Provided, however*, That the term ‘employee’ shall include an employee of a local lodge or division defined as an employer in subsection
(a)only if he was in the service of or in the employment relation to a carrier on or after Individual in employment relation.August 29, 1935. An individual shall be deemed to have been in the employment relation to a carrier on August 29, 1935, if
(i)he was on that date on leave of absence from his employment, expressly granted to him by the carrier by whom he was employed, or by a duly authorized representative of such carrier, and the grant of such leave of absence will have been established to the satisfaction of the Railroad Retirement Board before July 1947;
(ii)he was in the service of a carrier after August 29, 1935, and before January 1946 in each of six calendar months, whether or not consecutive; or
(iii)before August 29, 1935, he did not retire and was not retired or discharged from the service of the last carrier by whom he was employed or its corporate or operating successor,
(A)solely by reason of his physical or mental disability he ceased before August 29, 1935, to be in the service of such carrier and thereafter remained continuously disabled until he attained age sixty-five or until August 1945, or
(B)solely for such 60 Stat. 725last stated reason a carrier by whom he was employed before August 29, 1935, or a carrier who is its successor did not on or after August 29, 1935, and before August 1945 call him to return to service, or
(C)if he was so called he was solely for such reason unable to render service in six calendar months as provided in clause (ii); or
(iv)he was on August 29, 1935, absent from the service of a carrier by reason of a discharge which, within one year after the effective date thereof, was protested, to an appropriate labor representative or to the carrier, as wrongful, and which was followed within ten years of the effective date, thereof by his reinstatement in good faith to his former service with all his seniority rights: *Provided*, That an individual shall not beRestrictions. deemed to have been on August 29, 1935, in the employment relation to a carrier if before that date he was granted a pension or gratuity on the basis of which a pension was awarded to him pursuant to section 6 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, or if during the last[50 Stat. 312](/us/stat/50/312).[45 U. S. C. § 228f](/us/usc/t45/s228f). pay-roll period before August 29, 1935, in which he rendered service to a carrier he was not in the service of an employer, in accordance with subsection (d), with respect to any service in such pay-roll period,*Ante*, p. 722. or if he could have been in the employment relation to an employer only by reason of his having been, either before or after August 29, 1935, in the service of a local lodge or division defined as an employer in subsection (a). “The term ‘employee’ includes an officer of an employer. “The term ‘employee’ shall not include any individual while suchIndividual engaged in mining, etc., of coal. individual is engaged in the physical operations consisting of the mining of coal, the preparation of coal, the handling (other than movement by rail with standard railroad locomotives) of coal not beyond the mine tipple, or the loading of coal at the tipple.” "
(f)Section 1532
(e)of the Internal Revenue Code is amended by[53 Stat. 182](/us/stat/53/182).[26 U. S. C. § 1532(e)](/us/usc/t26/s1532/e). adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:" “A payment made by an employer to an individual through theCompensation for service rendered. employer’s pay roll shall be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to be compensation for service rendered by such individual as an employee of the employer in the period with respect to which the payment is made. An employee shall be deemed to be paid,Payment for time lost. ‘for time lost’ the amount he is paid by an employer with respect to an identifiable period of absence from the active service of the employer, including absence on account of personal injury, and the amount he is paid by the employer for loss of earnings resulting from his displacement to a less remunerative position or occupation. If a payment is made by an employer with respect to a personal injury and includes pay for time lost, the total payment shall be deemed to be paid for time lost unless, at the time of payment, a part of such payment is specifically apportioned to factors other than time lost, in which event only such part of the payment as is not so apportioned shall be deemed to be paid for time lost.” "
(g)Subchapter B of Chapter 9 of the Internal Revenue Code is[53 Stat. 179](/us/stat/53/179).[26 U. S. C. §§ 1500–1537; Supp. V, 1532 *et seq*](/us/usc/t26/s1500–1537/1532).*Ante,* p. 722 *et seq*. amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:" “SEC. 1538. TITLE OF SUBCHAPTER. “This subchapter may be cited as the ‘Railroad Retirement Tax Act’.” " Division II Sec. 201. Section 1
(d)of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937[50 Stat. 308](us/stat/50/308).[45 U. S. C, § 228a (d)](/us/usc/t45/s228a/d). is amended to read as follows:" “(d) An individual shall be deemed to have been in the employmentIndividual in employment relation. relation to an employer on the enactment date if
(i)he was on that date on leave of absence from his employment, expressly granted to him by the employer by whom he was employed, or by a 60 Stat. 726duly authorized representative of such employer, and the grant of such leave of absence will have been established to the satisfaction of the Board before July 1947; or
(ii)he was in the service of an employer after the enactment date and before January 1946 in each of six calendar months, whether or not consecutive; or
(iii)before the enactment date he did not retire and was not retired or discharged from the service of the last employer by whom he was employed or its corporate or operating successor, but
(A)solely by reason of his physical or mental disability he ceased before the enactment date to be in the service of such employer and thereafter remained continuously disabled until he attained age sixty-five or until August 1945 or
(B)solely for such last stated reason an employer by whom he was employed before the enactment date or an employer who is its successor did not on or after the enactment date and before August 1945 call him to return to service, or
(C)if he was so called he was solely for such reason unable to render service in six calendar months as provided in clause (ii); or
(iv)he was on the enactment date absent from the service of an employer by reason of a discharge which, within one year after the effective date thereof, was protested, to an appropriate labor representative or to the employer, as wrongful, and which was followed within ten years of the effective date thereof by his reinstatement in good faith to his former service Restrictions.with all his seniority rights: *Provided*, That an individual shall not be deemed to have been on the enactment date in the employment relation to an employer if before that date he was granted a pension or gratuity on the basis of which a pension was awarded to him [50 Stat. 312](/us/stat/50/312).[45 U. S. C. § 228f](/us/usc/t45/s228f).pursuant to section 6, or if during the last pay-roll period before the enactment date in which he rendered service to an employer he was not in the service of an employer, in accordance with subsection *Ante*p, 722.(c), with respect to any service in such pay-roll period, or if he could have been in the employment relation to an employer only by reason of his having been, either before or after the enactment date in the service of a local lodge or division defined as an employer [50 Stat. 307](/us/stat/50/307).[45 U. S.C. § 228a (a)](/us/usc/t45/s228a/a).[50 Stat. 308](/us/stat/50/308).[45 U. S. C. § 228a (f)](/us/usc/t45/s228a/f).Service included.in section 1 (a). " Sec. 202. Section 1
(f)is amended by changing the period at the end of the proviso to a semicolon and adding “it may also be included as to service rendered to a person not an employer in the performance of operations involving the use of standard railroad equipment if such operations were performed by an employer on the enactment date.” Section 1
(f)is further amended by substituting for the word “An” in the next to the last sentence, tie following: “Ultimate fractions shall be taken at their actual value, except that if the individual will have had not less than fifty-four months of service, an” and by striking out the last sentence. Sec. 203. A new subsection is added to section 1 as follows:" “(o) “Current connection with the railroad industry.” An individual shall be deemed to have ‘a current connection with the railroad industry’ at the time an annuity begins to accrue to him and at death if, in any thirty consecutive calendar months [50 Stat. 309](/us/stat/50/309).[45 U. S. C. § 228b](/us/usc/t45/s228b).*Post*, pp. 727, 728.,before the month in which an annuity under section 2 begins to accrue to him (or the month in which he dies if that first occurs), he will have been in service as an employee in not less than twelve calendar months and, if such thirty calendar months do not immediately precede such month, he will not have been engaged in any regular employment other than employment for an employer in the period before such month and after the end of such thirty months. For the [50 Stat. 312](/us/stat/50/312).[45 U. S. C. § 228e; Supp. V, § 228e](/us/usc/t45/s228e).*Post*, p. 729.purposes of section 5 only, an individual shall be deemed also to have a ‘current connection with the railroad industry’ if lie is in all other respects completely insured but would not be fully insured under the 60 Stat. 727Social Security Act, or if he is in all other respects partially insured[49 Stat. 620](/us/stat/49/620).[42 U. S. C. § 1305; Supp. V, § 401 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s1305/401).*Post*, pp. 732, 979 *et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 722, 725, 726.but would be neither fully nor currently insured under the Social Security Act, or if he has no wage quarters of coverage.” " Sec. 204. A new subsection is added to section 1 as follows:" “(p) The terms ‘quarter’ and ‘calendar quarter’ shall mean a period“Quarter” and “calendar quarter.” of three calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31.” " Sec. 205. Section 2
(a)is amended by substituting for all thatEligibility for annuities.[50 Stat. 309](/us/stat/50/309).[45 U. S. C. § 228b (a)](/us/usc/t45/s228b/a).portion of the subsection after the first numbered paragraph the following:" “2. Women who will have attained the age of sixty and will haveWomen, etc., attaining age 60. completed thirty years of service. “3. Individuals who will have attained the age of sixty and will have completed thirty years of service, but the annuity of such an individual shall be reduced by one one-hundred-and-eightieth for each calendar month that he is under age sixty-five when his annuity begins to accrue. “4. Individuals having a current connection with the railroad industry,Disabled individuals. and whose permanent physical or mental condition is such as to be disabling for work in their regular occupation, and who
(i)will have completed twenty years of service or
(ii)will have attained the age of sixty. The Board, with the cooperation of employers andEstablishment of standards. employees, shall secure the establishment of standards determining the physical and mental conditions which permanently disqualify employees for work in the several occupations in the railroad industry, and the Board, employers, and employees shall cooperate in the promotion of the greatest practicable degree of uniformity in the standards applied by the several employers. An individual’s condition shall be deemed to be disabling for work in his regular occupation if he will have been disqualified by his employer because of disability for service in his regular occupation in accordance with the applicable standards so established; if the employee will not have been so disqualified by his employer, the Board shall determine whether his condition is disabling for work in his regular occupation in accordance with the standards generally established; and, if the employee’s regular occupation is not one with respect to which standards will have been established, the standards relating to a reasonably comparable occupation shall be used. If there is no such comparable occupation, the Board shall determine whether the employee’s condition is disabling for work in his regular occupation by determining whether under the practices generally prevailing in industries in which such occupation exists such condition is a permanent disqualification for work in such occupation. For the purposes of this section, an“Regular occupation.” employee’s ‘regular occupation’ shall be deemed to be the occupation in which he will have been engaged in more calendar months than the calendar months in which he will have been engaged in any other occupation during the last preceding five calendar years, whether or not consecutive, in each of which years he will have earned wages or salary, except that, if an employee establishes that, during the last fifteen consecutive calendar years he will have been engaged in another occupation in one-half or more of all the months in which he will have earned wages or salary, he may claim such other occupation as his regular occupation; or “5. Individuals whose permanent physical or mental condition is such that they are unable to engage in any regular employment and who
(i)have completed ten years of service, or
(ii)have attained the age of sixty. “Such satisfactory proof shall be made from time to time as prescribedProof of disability. by the Board, of the disability provided for in paragraph 4 60 Stat. 728or 5 and of the continuance of such disability (according to the standards applied in the establishment of such disability) until the employee attains the age of sixty-five. If the individual fails to comply with the requirements prescribed by the Board as to proof of the continuance of the disability until he attains the age of sixty-five years, his right to an annuity by reason of such disability shall, except for good cause shown to the Board, cease, but without prejudice to his Employee found no longer disabled.rights to any subsequent annuity to which he may be entitled. If before attaining the age of sixty-five an employee in receipt of an annuity under paragraph 4 or 5 is found by the Board to be no longer disabled as provided in said paragraphs his annuity shall cease upon the last day of the month in which he ceases to be so disabled. An employee, in receipt of such annuity, who earns more than $75 in service for hire, or in self-employment, in each of any six consecutive calendar months, shall be deemed to cease to be so disabled in the last of such six months; and such employee shall report to the Board Crediting of additional service.immediately all such service for hire, or such self-employment. If after cessation of his disability annuity the employee will have acquired additional years of service, such additional years of service may be credited to him with the same effect as if no annuity had previously been awarded to him.” " Sec. 206. [50 Stat. 310](/us/stat/50/310).[45 U. S. C. § 228b (b)](/us/usc/t45/s228b/b). Section 2
(b)is amended by substituting for “2 (b)” and “3” the numbers “4” and “5”, respectively. Sec. 207. [50 Stat. 311](/us/stat/50/311).[45 U.S. C. § 228c (4)](/us/usc/t45/s228c/4). Section 3
(4)is amended by substituting for the portion of the sentence following “June 30, 1937” the following: “and after the end of the calendar year in which the individual attains the age of sixty-five”. Sec. 208. [50 Stat. 311](/us/stat/50/311).[45 U.S.C. § 228c (c)](/us/usc/t45/s228c/c).*Infra*. Section 3
(c)is amended by substituting the phrase “paid to an employee with respect to” for the phrase “earned by an employee in”. Sec. 209. Certain station employees. Section 3
(c)is further amended by substituting for that portion of the subsection following the phrase “and (2)” the Monthly compensation.following: “the amount of compensation paid or attributable as paid to him with respect to each month of service before September 1941 as a station employee whose duties consisted of or included the carrying of passengers’ hand baggage and otherwise assisting passengers at passenger stations and whose remuneration for service to the employer was, in whole or in substantial part, in the forms of tips, shall be the monthly average of the compensation paid to him as a station employee in his months of service in the period September 1940–August 1941: *Provided, however*, That where service in the period 1924–1931 in the one case, or in the period September 1940–August 1941 in the other case, is, in the judgment of the Board, insufficient to constitute a fair and equitable basis for determining the amount of compensation paid or attributable as paid to him in each month of service before 1937, or September 1941, respectively, the Board shall determine the amount of such compensation for each such month in such manner as in its judgment shall be fair and equitable. In computing the monthly compensation, no part of any month’s compensation in excess of $300 shall be recognized. ” Sec. 210. [50 Stat. 311](/us/stat/50/311).[45 U. S. C. § 228c (e)](/us/usc/t45/s228c/e).Minimum annuity. Section 3
(e)is amended to read as follows:" “(e) In the case of an individual having a current connection with the railroad industry and not less than five years of service, the minimum annuity payable shall, before any reduction pursuant to *Ante*, p. 727.subsection 2
(a)(3), be whichever of the following is the least:
(1)$3 multiplied by the number of his years of service; or
(2)$50; or
(3)his monthly compensation.” " 60 Stat. 729 Sec. 211. Section 3
(f)is amended to read as follows:[50 Stat. 311](/us/stat/50/311).[45 U. S. C. § 228c (f)](/us/usc/t45/s228c/f).Payment to survivors. " “Annuity payments which will have become due an individual but will not yet have been paid at death shall be paid to the same individual or individuals who, in the event that a lump sum will have become payable pursuant to section 5 hereof upon such death, would[50 Stat. 312](/us/stat/50/312).[45 U. S. C. 5 228e; Supp. V, 5 228 (e)](/us/usc/t45/s5/228e).*Infra*. be entitled to receive such lump sum, in the same manner as, and subject to the same limitations under which, such lump sum would be paid, except that, as determined by the Board, first, brothers and sisters of the deceased, and if there are none such, then grandchildren of the deceased, if living on the date of the determination, shall be entitled to receive payment prior to any payment being made for reimbursement of burial expenses. If there be no individual to whom payment can thus be made, such annuity payments shall escheat to the credit of the Railroad Retirement Account.” " Sec. 212. Section 4 is repealed, section 3A is renumbered as section[50 Stat. 311](/us/stat/50/311); [54 Stat. 1014](/us/stat/54/1014).[45 U.S. C. §§ 228d, 228c–1; Supp. V, § 228c–1](/us/usc/t45/s228d/228c–1).[50 Stat. 312](/us/stat/50/312).[45 U. S. C. § 228c; Supp. V, § 228e](/us/usc/t45/s228c/228e). 4, subsections
(h)and
(m)of said section are repealed, and all references to section “3A” are changed to “4”. Sec. 213. The heading preceding section 5, and section 5 are amended to read as follows:" “annuities and lump sums for survivors “Sec. 5.
(a)Widow’s insurance annuity.— A widow of a completely insured employee, who will have attained the age of sixty-five, shall be entitled during the remainder of her life or, if she remarries, then until remarriage to an annuity for each month equal to three-fourths of such employee’s basic amount. “(b) Widow’s current insurance annuity.— A widow of a completely or partially insured employee, who is not entitled to an annuity under subsection
(a)and who at the time of filing an application for an annuity under this subsection will have in her care a child of such employee entitled to receive an annuity under subsection
(c)shall be entitled to an annuity for each month equal to three-fourths of the employee’s basic amount. Such annuity shall cease upon her death, upon her remarriage, when she becomes entitled to an annuity under subsection (a), or when no child of the deceased employee is entitled to receive an annuity under subsection (c), whichever occurs first. “(c) Child’s insurance annuity.— Every child of an employee who will have died completely or partially insured shall be entitled, for so long as such child lives and meets the qualifications set forth in paragraph
(1)of subsection (l), to an annuity for each month*Post*, p. 733. equal to one-half of the employee’s basic amount. “(d) Parent’s insurance annuity.— Each parent, sixty-five years of age or over, of a completely insured employee, who will have died leaving no widow and no child, shall be entitled, for life, or, if such parent remarries after the employee’s death, then until such remarriage, to an annuity for each month equal to one-half of the employee’s basic amount. “(e) When there is more than one employee with respect to whoseWhen more than one employee. death a parent or child is entitled to an annuity for a month, such annuity shall be one-half of whichever employee’s basic amount is greatest. “(f) Lump-sum payment.— Upon the death, on or after January 1, 1947, of a completely or partially insured employee who will have died leaving no widow, child, or parent who would on proper application therefor be entitled to receive an annuity under this section for the month in which such death occurred, there shall be paid a lump sum of eight times the employee’s basic amount to the following person (or if more than one there shall be distributed among them) whose relationship to the deceased employee will have 60 Stat. 730been determined by the Board, and who will have been living on the date of such determination: to the widow or widower of the deceased; or, if no such widow or widower be then living, to any child or children of the deceased and to any other person or persons who, under the intestacy law of the State where the deceased will have been domiciled, will have been entitled to share as distributees with such children of the deceased, in such proportions as is provided by such law; or, if no widow or widower and no such child and no such other person be then living, to the parent or parents Person entitled to share as distributee.of the deceased, in equal shares. A person who is entitled to share as distributee with an above-named relative of the deceased shall not be precluded from receiving a payment under this subsection by reason of the fact that no such named relative will have survived the deceased or of the fact that no such named relative of the deceased will have been living on the date of such determination. If none of the persons described in this subsection be living on the date of such determination, such amount shall be paid to any person or persons, equitably entitled thereto, to the extent and in the proportions that he or they shall have paid the expenses of burial of the deceased. If a lump sum would be payable to a widow, child, or parent under this subsection except for the fact that a survivor will have been entitled to receive an annuity for the month in which the employee will have died, but within one year after the employee’s death there will not have accrued to survivors of the employee, by reason of his death annuities which, after all *Post*, p. 731.deductions pursuant to paragraph
(1)of subsection
(i)will have been made, are equal to such lump sum, a payment to any then surviving widow, children, or parents shall nevertheless be made under this subsection equal to the amount by which such lump sum Filing of application.exceeds such annuities so accrued after such deductions. No payment shall be made to any person under this subsection, unless application therefor shall have been filed, by or on behalf of any such person (whether or not legally competent), prior to the expiration of two years after the date of death of the deceased employee, except that if the deceased employee is a person to whom section [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1002](/us/usc/t50/s1002).2 of the Act of March 7, 1942 (56 Stat. 143, 144), is applicable such two years shall run from the elate on which the deceased employee, pursuant to said Act, is determined to be dead, and for all other purposes of this section such employee, so long as it does not appear that he is in fact alive, shall be deemed to have died on the date determined pursuant to said Act to be the date or presumptive date of death. “(g) Correlation of payments.—
(1)An individual, entitled on applying therefor to receive for a month before January 1, 1947, an [49 Stat. 620](/us/stat/49/620).[42 U. S. C. § 1305; Supp. V, § 401 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s1305/401).*Post*, pp. 732, 979 *et seq*.insurance benefit under the Social Security Act on the basis of an employee’s wages, which benefit is greater in amount than would be an annuity for such individual under this section with respect to the death of such employee, shall not be entitled to such annuity. An individual, entitled on applying therefor to any annuity or lump sum under this section with respect to the death of an employee, shall not be entitled to a lump-sum death payment or, for a month beginning on or after January 1, 1947, to any insurance benefits under the Social Security Act on the basis of the wages of the same employee. “(2) Widow or child. A widow or child, otherwise entitled to an annuity under this section, shall be entitled only to that part of such annuity for a month which exceeds the total of any retirement annuity, and Supra.insurance benefit under the Social Security Act to which such widow or child would be entitled for such month on proper application 60 Stat. 731therefor. A parent, otherwise entitled to an annuity under this Parent.section, shall be entitled only to that part of such annuity for a month which exceeds the total of any other annuity under this section, retirement annuity, and insurance benefit under the Social Security Act to which such parent would be entitled for such month on proper application therefor. “(h) Maximum and minimum annuity totals.— Whenever according to the provisions of this section as to annuities, payable for a month with respect to the death of an employee, the total of annuities is more than $20 and exceeds either
(a)$120, or
(b)an amount equal to twice such employee’s basic amount, or with respect to employees other than those who will have been completely insured solely by virtue of subsection
(7)(iii), such total exceeds
(c)an amount*Post*, p. 734. equal to 80 per centum of his average monthly remuneration, whichever of such amounts is least, such total of annuities shall, prior to any deductions under subsection (i), be reduced to such least amount or to $20, whichever is greater. Whenever such total of annuities is less than $10, such total shall, prior to any deductions under subsection (i), be increased to $10. “(i) Deductions from annuities.—
(1)Deductions shall be made from any payments under this section to which an individual is entitled, until the total of such deductions equals such individual’s annuity or annuities under this section for any month in which such individual— “(i) will have rendered compensated service within or without the United States to an employer; “(ii) will have rendered service for wages of not less than $25; “(iii) if a child under eighteen and over sixteen years of age, will have failed to attend school regularly and the Board finds that attendance will have been feasible; or “(iv) if a widow otherwise entitled to an annuity under subsection
(b)will not have had in her care a child of the deceased employee entitled to receive an annuity under subsection (c); “(2) The total of deductions for all events described in paragraph
(1)occurring in the same month shall be limited to the amount of such individual’s annuity or annuities for that month. Such individual (or anyone in receipt of an annuity in his behalf) shall report to the Board the occurrence of any event described in paragraph (1). “(3) Deductions shall also be made from any payments under thisPayments with respect to death of employee. section with respect to the death of an employee until such deductions total— “(i) any death benefit, paid with respect to the death of such employee, under sections 5 of the Retirement Acts (other than a*Ante*, p.729. survivor annuity pursuant to an election); “(ii) any lump sum paid, with respect to the death of such[49 Stat. 622, 623](/us/stat/49/622/623).[42 U. S. C. , 403; Supp. V, § 401 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s401–410a/403).*Post*, pp. 732, 979 *et seq*.[53 Stat. 1360](/us/stat/53/1360).[42 U. S. C. § 302 *et seq*. Supp. V, § 401 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s302/401).*Post*, pp. 732, 979 *et seq*.[49 Stat. 624](/us/stat/49/624).[42 U. S. C. § 404](/us/usc/t42/s404).*Supra*.[49 Stat. 620](/us/stat/49/620).[42 U. S. C. § 1306; Supp, V, § 401 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s1306/401).*Post*, pp. 732, 979 *et seq*.[53 Stat. 175](/us/stat/53/175).[26 U. S. C. § 1400; Supp. V, § 1400](/us/usc/t26/s1400).*Post*, p. 978. employee, under title II of the Social Security Act, or under section 203 of the Social Security Act in force prior to the date of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1939; “(iii) any lump sum paid to such employee under section 204 of the Social Security Act in force prior to the date of the enactment of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1939, provided such lump sum will not previously have been deducted from any insurance benefit paid under the Social Security Act; and “(iv) an amount equal to 1 per centum of any wages paid to such employee for services performed in 1939, and subsequent to his attaining age sixty-five, with respect to which the taxes imposed by section 1400 of the Internal Revenue Code will not have been deducted by his employer from his wages or paid by such employer, provided such amount will not previously have 60 Stat. 732 [49 Stat. 620](/us/stat/49/620).[42 U. S. C. § 1305; Supp. V, § 401 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s1305/401).*Infra*, post, p. 979 *et seq*.been deducted from any insurance benefit paid under the Social Security Act. “(4) The deductions provided in this subsection shall be made in such amounts and at such time or times as the Board shall determine. Decreases or increases in the total of annuities payable for a month with respect to the death of an employee shall be equally apportioned among all annuities in such total. An annuity under this section which is not in excess of $5 may, in the discretion of the Board, be paid in a lump sum equal to its commuted value as the Board shall determine. “(j) When annuities begin and end.— No individual shall be entitled to receive an annuity under this section for any month before Filing, etc., of application.January 1, 1947. An application for any payment under this section shall be made and filed in such manner and form as the Board prescribes. An annuity under this section for an individual otherwise entitled thereto shall begin with the month in which such individual filed an application for such annuity: *Provided*, That such individual’s annuity shall begin with the first month for which he will otherwise have been entitled to receive such annuity if he files such application prior to the end of the third month immediately succeeding such month. No application for an annuity under this section filed prior to three months before the first month for which the applicant becomes otherwise entitled to receive such annuity shall be accepted. No annuity shall be payable for the month in which the recipient thereof ceases to be qualified therefor. “(k) Provisions for crediting railroad industry service under the social security act in certain cases.—
(1)For the purpose of[49 Stat. 622](/us/stat/49/622).[42 U. S. C. §§ 401–410a; Supp. V, § 401 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s401–410a).*Post*, p. 979 *et seq*.determining insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act which would begin to accrue on or after January 1, 1947, to a widow, parent, or surviving child, and with respect to lump-sum death payments under such title payable in relation to a death occurring on or after such date, section 15 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1935, section 209
(9)of the Social Security Act, and section [49 Stat. 974](/us/stat/49/974);[53 Stat. 1374](/us/stat/53/1374);[50 Stat. 317](/us/stat/50/317).[45 U. S. C. §§ 215–228 note, 228q](/us/usc/t45/s215–228); [42 U.S. C. § 409
(b)(9)](/us/usc/t42/s409/b/9).17 of this Act shall not operate to exclude from ‘employment’, under title II of the Social Security Act, service which would otherwise be included in such ‘employment’ but for such sections. For such purpose, compensation paid in a calendar year shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be presumed to have been paid in equal proportions with respect to all months in the year in which the employee will have been in services as an employee. “(2) Joint report. Not later than January 1, 1950, the Board and the Federal Security Administrator shall make a special joint report to the President to be submitted to Congress setting forth the experience of the Board in crediting wages toward awards, and the experience of the Social Security Board in crediting compensation toward awards, and their recommendations for such legislative changes as are deemed advisable for equitable distribution of the financial burden of such awards between the retirement account and the Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund. “(3) Certified reports of records. The Board and the Federal Security Administrator shall, upon request, supply each other with certified reports of records of compensation or wages and periods of service and of other records *Supra*.in their possession or which they may secure, pertinent to the administration of this section or title II of the Social Security Act as affected by paragraph (1). Such certified reports shall be conclusive in adjudication as to the matters covered therein: *Provided*, Recertification of report.That if the Board or the Federal Security Administrator receives 60 Stat. 733evidence inconsistent with a certified report and the application involved is still in course of adjudication or otherwise open for such evidence, such recertification of such report shall be made as, in the judgment of the Board or the Federal Security Administrator, whichever made the original certification, the evidence warrants. Such recertification and any subsequent recertification shall be treated in the same manner and be subject to the same conditions as an original certification. “(l) Definitions.— For the purposes of this section the term “Employee.”‘employee’ includes an individual who will have been an ‘employee’, and— “(1) The qualifications for ‘widow’, ‘child’, and ‘parent’ shall be,“Widow,” “child,” “parent.”*Ante*, p. 729; [53 Stat 1377, 1366](/us/stat/53/1377/1366).[42 U. S. C. §§ 409 (j), (k), 402
(f)(3)](/us/usc/t42/s409/j/k/402/f/3).*Post*, p. 988. except for the purposes of subsection (f), those set forth in section 209
(j)and (k), and section 202
(3)of the Social Security Act, respectively; and in addition— “(i) a ‘widow’ shall have been living with her husband employee at the time of his death; “(ii) a ‘child’ shall have been dependent upon its parent employee at the time of his death; shall not be adopted after such death; shall be unmarried; and less than eighteen years of age; and “(iii) a ‘parent’ shall have been wholly dependent upon and supported at the time of his death by the employee to whom the relationship of ‘parent’ is claimed; and shall have filed proof of such dependency and support within two years after such date of death, or within six months after January 1, 1947. A ‘widow’ or a ‘child’ shall be deemed to have been so living with a husband or so dependent upon a parent if the conditions set forth in section 209
(n)or section 202
(3)or
(4)of the Social Security[53 Stat. 1378, 1364, 1365](/us/stat/53/1378/1364/1365).[42 U. S. C. §§ 409 (n), 402
(c)(3), (4)](/us/usc/t42/s409/n/402/c/3/4). Act, respectively, are fulfilled. In determining whether an applicant is the wife, widow, child, or parent of an employee as claimed, the rules set forth in section 209
(m)of the Social Security Act shall be[53 Stat. 1378](/us/stat/53/1378).[42 U. S. C. § 409(m)](/us/usc/t42/s409/m). applied; “(2) The term ‘retirement annuity’ shall mean an annuity under section 2 awarded before or after its amendment but not including an annuity to a survivor pursuant to an election of a joint and survivor annuity;“Retirement annuity”; “pension.”*Ante*,pp. 727, 728. and the term ‘pension’ shall mean a pension under section 6;[50 Stat. 312](/us/stat/50/312).[45 U. S. C. § 228f](/us/usc/t45/s228f).“Quarter of coverage.” “(3) The term ‘quarter of coverage’ shall mean a compensation quarter of coverage or a wage quarter of coverage, and the term ‘quarters of coverage’ shall mean compensation quarters of coverage, or wage quarters of coverage, or both: *Provided*, That there shall be for a single employee no more than four quarters of coverage for a single calendar year; “
(4)The term ‘compensation quarter of coverage’ shall mean any“Compensation quarter of coverage,” quarter of coverage computed with respect to compensation paid to an employee after 1936 in accordance with the following table: Months of service in a calendar year Total compensation paid in the calendar year Less than $50 $50 but less than $100 $100 but less than $150 $150 but less than $200 $200 or more 1–3 0 1 2 1 1 4–6 0 1 2 2 2 7–9 0 1 2 3 3 10–12 0 1 2 3 4 60 Stat. 734 “(5) “Wage quarter of coverage.”[49 Stat. 622](/us/stat/49/622).[42 U. S. C. §§ 401–410a; Supp. V, § 401 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s401–410a).*Ante*. p. 732; *post*, p. 979 *et seq*.[53 Stat. 1373](/us/stat/53/1373).[42 U. S. C, § 409 (a)](/us/usc/t42/s409/a).*Post*, p. 990. The term ‘wage quarter of coverage’ shall mean any quarter of coverage determined in accordance with the provisions of title II of the Social Security Act; “(6) The term ‘wages’ shall mean wages as defined in section 209
(a)of the Social Security Act; “(7) An employee will have been ‘completely insured’ if it “Completely insured.”appears to the satisfaction of the Board that at the time of his death, whether before or after the enactment of this section, he will have had the qualifications set forth in any one of the following paragraphs: “(i) a current connection with the railroad industry; and a number of quarters of Coverage, not less than six, and at least equal to one-half of the number of quarters, elapsing in the period after 1936, or after the quarter in which he will have attained the age of twenty-one, whichever is later, and up to but excluding the quarter in which he will have attained the age of sixty-five years or died, whichever will first have occurred (excluding from the elapsed quarters any quarter during any part of which a retirement annuity will have been payable to him); and if the number of such elapsed quarters is an odd number such number shall be reduced by one; or “(ii) a current connection with the railroad industry; and forty or more quarters of coverage; or “(iii) a pension will have been payable to him; or a retirement annuity based on service of not less than ten years (as computed in awarding the annuity) will have begun to accrue to him before 1948; “(8) “Partially insured.” An employee will have been ‘partially insured’ if it appears to the satisfaction of the Board that at the time of his death, whether before or after the enactment of this section, he will have had
(i)a current connection with the railroad industry; and
(ii)six or more quarters of coverage in the period beginning with the third calendar year next preceding the year in which be will have died and ending with the quarter next preceding the quarter in which he will have died; “(9) “Average monthly remuneration.” An employee’s ‘average monthly remuneration’ shall mean the quotient obtained by dividing
(A)the sum of the compensation and wages paid to him after 1936 and before the quarter in which he will have died, eliminating for any single calendar year, from compensation, any excess over $300 for any calendar month in such year, and from the sum of wages and compensation any excess over $3,000, by
(B)three times the number of quarters elapsing after 1936 and before the quarter in which he will have died: *Provided*, That for the period prior to and including the calendar year in which he will have attained the age of twenty-two there shall be included in the divisor not more than three times the number of quarters of coverage in such period: *Provided further*, That there shall be excluded from the divisor any calendar quarter during any part of which a retirement annuity will have been payable to him. “Compensation.”“With respect to an employee who will have been awarded a retirement annuity, the term ‘compensation’ shall, for the purposes of this paragraph, mean the compensation on which such annuity will have been based; “(10) “Basic amount.” The term ‘basic amount’ shall mean— “(i) for an employee who will have been partially insured, or completely insured solely by virtue of paragraph
(i)or
(ii)or both: the sum of
(A)40 per centum of his average monthly remuneration, up to and including $75; plus
(B)10 per centum of such average monthly remuneration exceeding $7560 Stat. 735and up to and including $250, plus
(C)1 per centum of the sum of
(A)plus
(B)multiplied by the number of years after 1936 in each of which the compensation, wages, or both, paid to him will have been equal to $200 or more; if the basic amount, thus computed, is less than $10 it shall be increased to $10; “(ii) for an employee who will have been completely insured solely by virtue of paragraph
(7)(iii): the sum of 40 per centum of his monthly compensation if an annuity will have been payable to him, or, if a pension will have been payable to him, 40 per centum of the average monthly earnings on which such pension was computed, up to and including $75, plus 10 per centum of such compensation or earnings exceeding $75 and up to and including $250. If the average monthly earnings on which a pension payable to him was computed are not ascertainable from the records in the possession of the Board, the amount computed under this subdivision shall be $33.33, except that if the pension payable to him was less than $25, such amount shall be four-thirds of the amount of the pension or $13.33, whichever is greater. The term ‘monthly compensation’ shall, for the purposes“Monthly compensation.” of this subdivision, mean the monthly compensation used in computing the annuity; “(iii) for an employee who will have been completely insured under paragraph
(iii)and either
(i)or
(7)(ii): the higher of the two amounts computed in accordance with subdivisions
(i)and (II).” " Sec. 214. Section 8 is amended by striking out the word “monthly”[50 Stat. 313](/us/stat/50/313).[45 U. S. C. § 228h; Supp. V, § 228h note](/us/usc/t45/s228h). each time it appears; by substituting for the phrase “Any such return” the phrase “The Board’s record of the compensation so returned”; by substituting for the phrases “earned by” and “be earned by” the phrases “paid to” and “will have been paid to”, respectively; by inserting after the phrase “the fact that” the phrase “the Board’s records show that”; and by substituting for the terms “month” and “calendar month” the word “period”. Sec. 215. Section 11 is amended to read as follows:[50 Stat. 315](/us/stat/50/315).[45 U. S. C. § 228k](/us/usc/t45/s228k).Decisions subject to judicial review. " “Decisions of the Board determining the rights or liabilities of any person under this Act shall be subject to judicial review in the same manner, subject to the same limitations, and all provisions of law shall apply in the same manner as though the decision were a determination of corresponding rights or liabilities under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act except that the time within which proceedings[52 Stat. 1094](/us/stat/52/1094).[45 U. S. C. §§ 351–367; Supp. V, § 351 *et seq*](/us/usc/t45/s351–367).*Ante*, p. 722; *infra*. for the review of a decision with respect to an annuity, pension, or lump-sum benefit may be commenced shall be one year after the decision will have been entered upon the records of the Board and communicated to the claimant.” " Division III The Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act is amended as follows: Sec. 301.
(a)Subsection 1
(h)is amended by inserting after the[54 Stat. 1094](/us/stat/54/1094).[45 U.S. C. § 351 (h)](/us/usc/t45/s351/h).*Infra*. phrase “last preceding registration period” the phrase “which began with a day for which he registered at an employment office”.
(b)Subsection 1
(h)is further amended by adding the following sentence:" “The term ‘registration period’ means also, with respect to any“Registration period.” employee, the period which begins with the first day with respect to which a statement of sickness is filed in his behalf in accordance with such regulations as the Board may prescribe, or the first such day after the end of a registration period which will have begun with a day with respect to which a statement of sickness was filed in his behalf, and ends with the thirteenth day thereafter.” " 60 Stat. 736 Sec. 302. [52 Stat. 1095](/us/stat/52/1095).[45 U. S. C. § 351 (j)](/us/usc/t45/s351/j). Subsection 1
(j)is amended by substituting for the period at the end thereof a comma and adding “maternity insurance, or sickness insurance”. Sec. 303. [52 Stat. 1095](/us/stat/52/1095).[45 U. S. C. § 351 (k)](/us/usc/t45/s351/k). The first paragraph of subsection 1
(k)is amended by inserting “(1)” after the phrase “section 4 of this Act,”, and by substituting for the colon before the phrase “ *Provided, however* ” the “Day of sickness.”following: "“;and
(2)a ‘day of sickness’, with respect to any employee, means a calendar day on which because of any physical, mental, psychological, or nervous injury, illness, sickness, or disease he is not able to work or which is included in a maternity period, and with respect to which
(i)no remuneration is payable or accrues to him, and
(ii)in accordance with such regulations as the Board may prescribe, a statement of sickness is filed within such reasonable period, not in excess of ten days, as the Board may prescribe:”. " Sec. 304. [52 Stat. 1096](/us/stat/52/1096).[45 U. S. C. § 351 (l)](/us/usc/t45/s351/l). Subsection 1
(1)is amended by substituting therefor the following:" “
(l)“Benefits.” The term ‘benefits’ (except in phrases clearly designating other payments) means the money payments payable to an employee as provided in this Act, with respect to his unemployment or sickness. “(l) “Statement of sickness”“Statement of maternity sickness.”
(1)The term ‘statement of sickness’ means a statement with respect to days of sickness of an employee, and the term ‘statement of maternity sickness’ means a statement with respect to a maternity period of a female employee, in each case executed in such manner and [52 Stat. 1109](/us/stat/52/1109).[45 U. S. C. §362 (i)](/us/usc/t45/s362/i).*Post*, p. 739.form by an individual duly authorized pursuant to section 12
(i)to execute such statements, and filed as the Board may prescribe by regulations. “(l) “Maternity period.”
(2)The term ‘maternity period’ means the period beginning fifty-seven days prior to the date stated by the doctor of a female employee to be the expected date of the birth of the employee’s child and ending with the one hundred and fifteenth day after it begins or with the thirty-first day after the day of the birth of the child, whichever is later.” " Sec. 305 [52 Stat. 1096](/us/stat/52/1096).[45 U. S. C. § 352 (a)](/us/usc/t45/s352/a).Days for which benefits payable.
(a)The first sentence of subsection 2
(a)is amended to read as follows: “Benefits shall be payable to any qualified employee
(i)for each day of unemployment in excess of seven during the first registration period, within a benefit year, in which he will have had seven or more days of unemployment, and for each day of unemployment in excess of four during any subsequent registration period in the same benefit year, and
(ii)for each day of sickness (other than a day of sickness in a maternity period) in excess of seven during the first registration period, within a benefit year, in which he will have had seven or more such days of sickness, and for each such day of sickness in excess of four during any subsequent registration period in the same benefit year, and
(iii)for each day of sickness in a maternity period.”
(b)Subsection 2
(a)is further amended by inserting after the word “unemployment” in the second sentence the words “or sickness”, by changing the phrase “the total amount of compensation payable to him with respect to employment” to “his total compensation with respect to employment”, by substituting the following lines for the last line of the table:" “$1,600 to $1,999.99 $4.00 $2,000 to $2,499.99 4.50 $2,500 and over 5.00” " and by adding to the subsection, after the table, the following paragraphs: " Maternity period.“The amount of benefits payable for the first fourteen days in each maternity period, and for the first fourteen days in a maternity period after the birth of the child, shall be one and one-half times the amount 60 Stat. 737otherwise payable under this subsection. Benefits shall not be paid for more than eighty-four days of sickness in a maternity period prior to the birth of the child. Qualification for and rate of benefits for days of sickness in a maternity period shall not be affected by the expiration of the benefit year in which the maternity period will have begun unless in such benefit year the employee will not have been a qualified employee. “In computing benefits to be paid, days of unemployment shall not be combined with days of sickness in the same registration period.” " Sec. 306. Subsection 2
(c)is amended by substituting for “one[54 Stat. 1096](/us/stat/54/1096).[45 U. S. C. § 352(c)](/us/usc/t45/s352/c). hundred” at the end thereof the following: "“one hundred and thirty, and the maximum number of days of sickness, other than days of sickness in a maternity period, within a benefit year for which benefits may be paid to an employee shall be one hundred and thirty”." Sec. 307. Subsection 2
(f)is amended by inserting after the word[54 Stat. 1096](/us/stat/54/1096).[45 U. S. C. § 352(f)](/us/usc/t45/s352/f). “unemployment” each time it appears the words “or sickness”. Sec. 308. Section 3 is amended by changing the phrase “there was[52 Stat. 1097](/us/stat/52/1097).[45 U. S. C. § 353](/us/usc/t45/s353). payable to him compensation of” to “his compensation will have been”. Sec. 09
(a)Section 4
(a)is amended by redesignating it section 4[52 Stat. 1097](/us/stat/52/1097).[45 U. S. C. § 354 (a)](/us/usc/t45/s354/a).*Infra*. (a–1), by including therein only paragraphs
(iv)to (vii), inclusive, by redesignating said paragraphs as
(i)through (iv), by inserting after the phrase “day of unemployment,” in the first clause thereof the phrase “or as a day of sickness,”, and by changing the semicolon at the end thereof to a period.
(b)Section 4 (a–1) is further amended by changing paragraph
(ii)thereof to read as follows:" “(ii) any day in any period with respect to which the BoardReceiving annuity payments. finds that he is receiving or will have received annuity payments or pensions under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1935[49 Stat. 967](/us/stat/49/967); [50 Stat. 307](/us/stat/50/307); [49 Stat. 622](/us/stat/49/622).[45 U. S. C. §§ 215–228r; Supp. V, § 215 *et seq.*](/us/usc/t45/s215–228r); [42 U. S. C. §§ 401–410a; Supp. V, § 401 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s401–410a).*Ante*, p. 722 *et seq*.; *post*, p. 979 *et seq*. or the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, or insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act, or unemployment, maternity, or sickness benefits under an unemployment, maternity, or sickness compensation law of any State or of the United States other than this Act, or any other social-insurance payments under a law of any State or of the United States: *Provided*, That if an employee receives or is held entitled to receive any such payments, other than unemployment, maternity, or sickness payments, with respect to any period which include days of unemployment or sickness in a registration period, after benefits under this Act for such registration period will have been paid, the amount by which such benefits under this Act will have been increased by including such days as days of unemployment or as days of sickness shall be recoverable by the Board: *Provided further*, That, if that part of any such payment or payments, other than unemployment, maternity, or sickness payments, which is apportionable to such days of unemployment or days of sickness is less in amount than the benefits under this Act which, but for this paragraph, would be payable and not recoverable with respect to such days of unemployment or days of sickness, the preceding provisions of this paragraph shall not apply but such benefits under this Act for such days of unemployment or days of sickness shall be diminished or recoverable in the amount of such part of such other payment or payments;”. "
(c)Section 4 is further amended by inserting after subsection*Supra*. (a–1) a subsection to be designated (a–2), in the following language: “There shall not be considered as a day of unemployment, with respect to any employee——”, by including in subsection (a–2)paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), and
(viii)of subsection 4
(a)as it existed prior to its amendment by this Act, and by redesignating said paragraph
(viii)as paragraph (iv). 60 Stat. 738 Sec. 310. [52 Stat. 1098, 1099](/us/stat/52/1098/1099).[45 U. S. C. § 354 (b), (c). (d), (e)](/us/usc/t45/s354/b/c/d/e). Subsections 4
(b)through 4
(e)are amended by substituting for the references to “4
(a)(i)”, “4
(a)(ii)”, and “4
(a)(iii)”, references to “4 (a–2) (i)”, “4 (a–2) (ii)”, and “4 (a–2) (iii)”, respectively. Sec. 311. [52 Stat. 1100](/us/stat/52/1100).[45 U. S. C. § 355 (c)](/us/usc/t45/s355/c).
(a)The first paragraph of subsection 5
(c)is amended by striking out the phrase “district board” at the end of the first sentence thereof and substituting “referee or such other reviewing body as the Board may establish or assign thereto”, and by striking out the balance thereof.
(b)[54 Stat. 1099](/us/stat/54/1099).[45 U. S. C. § 355 (c)](/us/usc/t45/s355/c). The third paragraph of subsection 5
(c)is amended by deleting the phrase “does not comply with the provisions of this Act and”, and by inserting between the second and third sentences thereof the following:" Contributions.“The Board may also designate one of its officers or employees to receive evidence and report to the Board whether or not any person or company is entitled to a refund of contributions or should be required to pay contributions under this Act, regardless of whether or not any claims for benefits will have been filed upon the basis of service in the employ of such person or company, and shall follow such procedure if contributions are assessed and payment is refused or payment is made and a refund claimed upon the basis that such person or company is or will not have been liable for such contributions.”" *Supra*.Subsection 5
(c)is further amended by adding the following paragraph: " “Any issue determinable pursuant to this subsection and subsection
(f)of this section shall not be determined in any manner other than *Infra*.pursuant to this subsection and subsection (f).” " Sec. 312. [52 Stat. 1100](/us/stat/52/1100).[45 U. S. C. § 355 (d)](/us/usc/t45/s355/d). Subsection 5
(d)is amended by substituting for the phrase “district boards” the words “reviewing bodies”, and by striking out the phrase, “a district board or of” each time it appears. Sec. 313. [45 U. S. C. § 355(e)](/us/usc/t45/s355/e). Subsection 5
(e)is amended by deleting the phrases “upon a claim for benefits,” and “allowing or denying benefits”, and by changing the word “claimant” to “parties”. Sec. 314. [52 Stat. 1100](/us/stat/52/1100).[45 U.S. C. § 355 (f)](/us/usc/t45/s355/f). The first sentence of subsection 5
(f)is amended to read as follows:" Petition for review.“Any claimant, or any railway labor organization organized in [45 U. S. C. §§ 151–163, 181–188; Supp. V, § 151 *et seq*](/us/usc/t45/s151–163/181–188).accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, of which claimant is a member, or any other party aggrieved by a final decision *Supra*.under subsection
(c)of this section, may, only after all administrative remedies within the Board will have been availed of and exhausted, obtain a review of any final decision of the Board by filing a petition for review within ninety days after the mailing of notice of such decision to the claimant or other party, or within such further time as the Board may allow, in the United States circuit court of appeals for the circuit in which the claimant or other party resides or will have had his principal place of business or principal executive office, or in the United States Circuit. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit or in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.”" Sec. 315. [52 Stat. 1101](/us/stat/52/1101).[45 U. S. C. § 355 (g)](/us/usc/t45/s355/g). Subsection 5
(g)is amended by substituting for the phrase “benefits or refund and” the words “benefits or refund, the *Supra*.determination of any other matter pursuant to subsection
(c)of this section, and”. Sec. 316. [45 U. S. C. § 355 (i)](/us/usc/t45/s355/i). Subsection 5
(i)is amended by inserting after the word “claimant” each time it appears the words “or other properly interested person”, and by inserting after the phrase “counsel or agent” the words “for a claimant”. 60 Stat. 739 Sec. 317. Section 6 is amended by substituting for the phrase[52 Stat. 1101](/us/stat/52/1101).[45 U. S. C. § 356](/us/usc/t45/s356). “earned by”, each time it appears, and for the phrase “be earned by”, the phrases “paid to” and “have been paid to”, respectively. Sec. 318.
(a)Section 8
(a)is amended by changing the word52 Stat. ll02.[45 U. S. C. § 358 (a)](/us/usc/t45/s358/a). “payable” to “paid” wherever it appears; and by substituting for the portion of the subsection beginning with the words “and each such employer” and continuing to the end of the subsection, the following: "“and each employer other than a subordinate unit of a nationalEmployer’s liability, etc. railway-labor-organization employer shall be liable for that proportion of the contribution with respect to such compensation paid by all such employers which the compensation paid by him after December 31, 1946, to the employee for services during any calendar month after 1946 bears to the total compensation paid by all such employers after December 31, 1946, to such employee for services rendered during such month; and in the event that the compensation so paid by such employers to the employee for services rendered during such month is less than $300, each subordinate unit of a national railway-labor-organization employer shall be liable for such proportion of any additional contribution as the compensation paid by such employer after December 31, 1946, to such employee for services rendered during such month bears to the total compensation paid by all such employers after December 31, 1946, to such employee for services rendered during such month.”"
(b)Subsection
(h)of section 8 of the Railroad Unemployment[52 Stat. 1103](/us/stat/52/1103).[45 U.S. C. § 358(h)](/us/usc/t45/s358/h). Insurance Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “(h) All provisions of law, including penalties, applicable withApplication of other laws.[53 Stat. 195, 288, 448](/us/stat/53/195/288/448).[26 U. S. C. §§ 1800, 2700, 3661; Supp. V, § 2700](/us/usc/t26/s1800/2700/3661). respect to any tax imposed by section 1860 or 2700 of the Internal Revenue Code, and the provisions of section 3661 of such code, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall be applicable with respect to the contributions required by this Act: *Provided*, That all authority and functions conferred by or pursuantAuthority, etc., of Board. to such provisions upon any officer or employee of the United States, except the authority to institute and prosecute, and the function of instituting and prosecuting, criminal proceedings, shall, with respect to such contributions, be vested in and exercised by the Board or such officers and employees of the Board as it may designate therefor.” " Sec. 319. Subsection 12
(b)is amended by inserting after the phrase[52 Stat. 1107](/us/stat/52/1107).[45 U. S. C. § 362(b)](/us/usc/t45/s362/b). “being carried on in the District of Columbia,” the phrase “or the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois, if the investigation or proceeding is being carried on in the Northern District of Illinois,”; and by inserting before the phrase “in such proceedings may run” the phrase “or of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois”. Sec. 320. Subsection 12
(f)is amended by changing the phrases[52 Stat. 1108](/us/stat/52/1108).[45 U. S. C. § 362(f)](/us/usc/t45/s362/f). “unemployment-compensation laws”, “unemployment benefits”, and “unemployment-compensation law” to “unemployment-compensation, sickness, or maternity laws”, “unemployment, sickness, or maternity benefits”, and “unemployment-compensation, sickness, or maternity law”, respectively. Sec. 321. Subsection 12
(g)is amended by inserting after the[53 Stat. 848](/us/stat/53/848).[45 U. S. C. § 362 (g)](/us/usc/t45/s362/g). word “unemployment”, each time it appears, the phrase “, sickness, or maternity”, and by striking out the phrase “, with respect to unemployment after June 30, 1939,”. Sec. 322. Subsection 12
(i)is amended by inserting the following[52 Stat. 1109](/us/stat/52/1109).[45 U. S. C. § 362 (f)](/us/usc/t45/s362/f). paragraph between the second and third paragraphs thereof:" “The Board shall provide a form or forms for statements of sicknessForms, etc., for statements of sickness. and a procedure for the execution and filing thereof. Such forms and procedure shall be designed with a view to having such statements provide substantial evidence of the days of sickness of 60 Stat. 740the employee and, in the case of maternity sickness, the expected date of birth and the actual date of birth of the child. Such statements may be executed by any doctor (authorized to practice in the State or foreign jurisdiction in which he practices his profession) or any officer or supervisory employee of a hospital, clinic, group health association, or other similar organization, who is qualified under such regulations as the Board may prescribe to execute such Regulations.statements. The Board shall issue regulations for the qualification of such persons to execute such statements. When so executed by any such person, or, in the discretion of the Board, by others designated by the Board individually or by groups, they may be accepted as initial proof of days of sickness sufficient to certify for payment a claim for benefits.” " Sec. 323. Section 12 is further amended by adding thereto the following subsections:" “(n) Physical, etc., examinations. Any employee claiming, entitled to, or receiving sickness benefits under this Act may be required to take such examination, physical, medical, mental, or otherwise, in such manner and at such times and by such qualified individuals, including medical officers or employees of the United States or a State, as the Board may prescribe. The place or places of examination shall be reasonably convenient for the employee. No sickness or maternity benefits shall be payable under this Act with respect to any period during which the employee unreasonably refuses to take or willfully obstructs an examination as prescribed by the Board. Report by doctor to Board.“Any doctor who renders any attendance, treatment, attention, or care, or performs any examination with respect to a sickness of an employee or as to the expected date of birth of a female employee’s child, or the birth of such a child, upon which a claim or right to benefits under this Act is based, shall furnish the Board, in such manner and form and at such times as the Board by regulations may prescribe, information and reports relative thereto and to the condition Waiver of doctor-patient privilege.of the employee. An application for sickness or maternity benefits under this Act shall contain a waiver of any doctor-patient privilege that the employee may have with respect to any sickness or maternity Disclosure of information.period upon which such application is based: *Provided*, That such information shall not be disclosed by the Board except in a court proceeding relating to any claim for benefits by the employee under this Act. Agreements with hospitals, etc.“The Board may enter into agreements or arrangements with doctors, hospitals, clinics, or other persons for securing the examination, physical, medical, mental, or otherwise, of employees claiming, entitled to, or receiving sickness or maternity benefits under this Act and the performance of services or the use of facilities in Compensation.connection with the execution of statements of sickness. The Board may compensate any such doctors, hospitals, clinics, or other persons upon such reasonable basis as the Board shall prescribe. Such doctors, hospitals, clinics, or other persons and persons employed by any of them shall not be subject to the Act of Congress approved [5 U. S. C. § 66](/us/usc/t5/s66).March 3, 1917 (39 Stat. 1106, ch. 163, Sec. 1). In the event that the Board pays for the physical or mental examination of an employee or for the execution of a statement of sickness and such employee’s Deductions from benefits.claim for benefits is based upon such examination or statement, the Board shall deduct from any sickness or maternity benefits payable to the employee pursuant to such claim such amount as, in the judgment of the Board, is a fair and reasonable charge for such examination or execution of such statement. 60 Stat. 741 “(o) Benefits payable to an employee with respect to clays of sicknessPayment of benefits for days of sickness. shall be payable regardless of the liability of any person to pay damages for such infirmity. The Board shall be entitled to reimbursementReimbursement from damages paid, etc. from any sum or damages paid or payable to such employee or other person through suit, compromise, settlement, judgment, or otherwise on account of any liability (other than a liability under a health, sickness, accident, or similar insurance policy) based upon such infirmity, to the extent that it will have paid or will pay benefits for days of sickness resulting from such infirmity. Upon notice to the person against whom such right or claim exists or is asserted, the Board shall have a lien upon such right or claim, any judgment obtained thereunder, and any sum or damages paid under such right or claim, to the extent of the amount to which the Board is entitled by way of reimbursement. “(p) The Board may, after hearing disqualify any person fromDisqualification from executing statements of sickness. executing statements of sickness who, the Board finds,
(i)will have solicited, or will have employed another to solicit, for himself or for another the execution of any such statement, or
(ii)will have made false or misleading statements to the Board, to any employer, or to any employee, in connection with the awarding of any benefits under this Act, or
(iii)will have failed to submit medical reports and records required by the Board under this Act, or will have failed to submit any other reports, records, or information required by the Board in connection with the administration of this Act or any other Act heretofore or hereafter administered by the Board, or
(iv)will have engaged in any malpractice or other professional misconduct. No fees or charges of any kind shall accrue to any such person from the Board after his disqualification. “(q) The Board shall engage in and conduct research projects, investigations,Research, etc., by Board. and studies with respect to the cause, care, and prevention of, and benefits for, accidents and disabilities and other subjects deemed by the Board to be related thereto, and shall recommend legislation deemed advisable in the light of such research projects, investigations, and studies.” " Sec. 324. Subsection 13
(b)is amended by inserting after “1939,”[52 Stat. 1110](/us/stat/52/1110).[45 U. S. C. § 363(a)](/us/usc/t45/s363/a). in the first, second, and third sentences thereof, “and for the payment of sickness and maternity benefits for sickness or for maternity periods after June 30, 1947,”, “or to sickness or maternity benefits under a sickness or maternity law of any State with respect to sickness or to maternity periods occurring after June 30, 1947,”, and “or of State sickness or maternity laws after June 30, 1947”, respectively. Division IV Sec. 401. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisionsEffective dates. thereof shall become effective upon approval. Sec. 402. Section 306 shall become effective on July 1, 1946, and*Ante*, pp. 737, 726–729, 739. sections 203, 205, 206, 207, 210, 211, 213, and 318 shall become effective on January 1, 1947.The amendments to section 1532 of the Internal Revenue Code*Ante*, pp. 722, 724, 725. made by sections 1 and 3
(e)and
(f)shall be effective only with respect to services rendered after December 31, 1946. The amendments made by section 3 (a), (b), (c), and
(d)shall take effect January 1, 1947. Sections 1500, 1510, and 1520 of the Internal Revenue Code as in effect on December 31, 1946, shall remain in full force and effect on and after January 1, 1947, with respect to any remuneration which constitutes compensation under the law as in effect on December 31, 1946, to which such sections as amended by this Act are not applicable. 60 Stat. 742 Sec. 403. *Ante*, pp. 735–738. Sections 301, 302, 303, 304, 305 (except for the revision of the table which shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act), 307, 308, 309, and 310 shall become effective on July 1, 1947. Sec. 404. Prior rights, etc. Except as hereinafter provided, the rights of persons to whom pensions or annuities were awarded before the date of approval of this Act shall continue to be governed by the provisions Crediting of service prior to 1937.of law applicable thereto prior to the approval of this Act. In the award of annuities or increases in annuities after the date of approval of this Act on applications on which no award or a partial award has been made prior to said date, service prior to 1937 (and the compensation therefor) shall be credited only if such service is *Ante*, p. 725.creditable under the amendments made by section 201. No annuity or increase in annuity so awarded crediting such service shall begin to accrue prior to the date of approval of this Act. Sec. 405. Prior election of joint and survivor annuity. The election of a joint and survivor annuity made before the date of approval of this Act by an individual to whom an annuity accrues before January 1, 1947, shall be given effect as though the provisions of law under which the election was made had continued to be operative unless no annuity was awarded to such individual prior to the date of approval of this Act and, within one year after the approval of this Act, he revokes the election in such form and manner as the Board may prescribe. Such election by an individual to whom no annuity accrues before January 1, 1947, shall also be given such effect if the individual, before January 1, 1948, reaffirms the election in such form and manner as the Board may prescribe. Sec. 406. [49 Stat. 970](/us/stat/49/970); [50 Stat. 312](/us/stat/50/312).[45 U. S. C. §§ 215–228 note, 228e; Supp. V, § 228e](/us/usc/t45/s215–228/228e).*Ante*, p. 729. Payments upon death as provided in sections 5 of the Railroad Retirement Acts of 1935 and 1937, other than survivor annuities pursuant to an election, shall be made only with respect to deaths occurring before January 1, 1947. Sec. 407. Increased annuity under applicable amendment. An individual to whom an annuity accrued prior to January 1, 1947, and who would as of the date of initial accrual have been entitled to an annuity in a greater amount by reason of the *Ante*, p. 725 *et seq*.amendments made by section 201, 202, 205, or 210 had such amendments been in effect at the date of initial accrual (or, in the case of a survivor annuity, at the date of initial accrual of the annuity from which it derives), shall, without further application therefor other than a statement of any service claimed under section 202, be awarded an annuity in such greater amount beginning as of the date the applicable amendment shall have become operative: *Provided, however*, Service prior to 1937.That, in such award service before 1937 (and the compensation therefor) shall not be credited if such service would not be creditable upon application of all the amendments made by this Act. In determinations made pursuant to this section any individual to whom an annuity based on not less than five years of service accrues before January 1, 1947, shall be deemed to have a “current connection with the railroad Joint and survivor annuity.industry”. If an annuity increased pursuant to this section is a joint and survivor annuity, the increase shall be in the same form, the actuarial value being computed as of the date the increase begins, unless on that date there is no spouse living for whom the election was made, in which case the increase shall be awarded on a single life basis. If the increase herein provided effects a survivor annuity only, the increase shall be so determined as to bear the same ratio to the survivor annuity, as the increase in the basic annuity would bear to such basic annuity, if the employee annuitant were living and had made no joint and survivor election. Sec. 408. Annuity terminated by recovery from disability. No annuities accruing after the month in which this Act is approved shall be reduced under section 2
(a)3 of the Railroad *Ante*, p, 727.Retirement Act of 1937 to compensate for an annuity terminated by recovery from disability. 60 Stat. 743 Sec. 409. In the application of section 6 of the Railroad Retirement[50 Stat. 312](/us/stat/50/312).[45 U. S. C. § 228f](/us/usc/t45/s228f). Act of 1937 with respect to persons who were not employers before the enactment of section 1 of this Act, the dates January 1, 1946, and*Ante*, p. 722. January 1, 1947, shall be substituted for March 1, 1937, and July 1, 1937, respectively. Approved July 31, 1946. To authorize the return of the Grand River Dam project to the Grand River Dam Authority and the adjustment and settlement of accounts between the authority and the United States, and for other purposes. 1946-07-31 710 Chapter 60 Stat. 743 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 710] AN ACT To authorize the return of the Grand River Dam project to the Grand River Dam Authority and the adjustment and settlement of accounts between the authority and the United States, and for other purposes. July 31, 1946[[H.R. 5508](/us/bill/79/hr/5508)][[Public Law 673](/us/pl/79/673)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Grand River Dam project.Return, etc., to Authority. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, to adjust and settle, upon such basis as he may deem just and equitable, the accounts between the United States and the Grand River Dam Authority arising out of
(a)the loan and grant agreement between the United States and the Grand River Dam Authority of October 16, 1937, as modified and extended; and
(b)the taking of possession and control, and the occupation and use of the Grand River Dam project in Oklahoma under Executive Order Numbered[3 CFR, Cum. Supp., p. 1026](/us/cfr/t3/p1026); [3 CFR, 1943 Supp., p. 39](/us/cfr/t3/1943/p39). 8944, dated November 19, 1941, and Executive Order Numbered 9373, dated August 30, 1943, and upon completion of or in connection with such adjustment and settlement to return to the Grand River Dam Authority possession and control of the properties and assets which were taken over by the United States under Executive Order Numbered 8944, so far as such properties and assets may still be held by the United States; and to convey and deliver to the Grand River Dam Authority, for cash, credit, bonds, or property, and upon such other terms as the Secretary of the Interior may deem proper, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to all or any part of the improvements, additions, and facilities made or added to the Grand River Dam project by the United States during the period of Federal control thereof and such maps, drawings, and other records pertaining thereto as may be agreed upon by him and the Authority. Sec. 2. In carrying out the authority conferred upon him underAuthority of Secretary. section 1 of this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with such agreement as is made between him and the Authority, may—
(a)surrender for cancellation the 4 per centum revenue bondsSurrender of bonds, etc. of the Authority, dated April 1, 1938, together with the unpaid interest coupons appertaining thereto, now held by the United States, and accept in lieu thereof new revenue bonds of the Authority of such description and cash in such amounts as the Secretary may determine; *Provided*, That, such new bonds shall bear interest at a rate of not less than 2½ per centum per annum, payable semiannually;
(b)cancel, modify, or treat as having been fulfilled the loanModification, etc., of agreement. and grant agreement of October 16, 1937, as modified, and extended, and allow the Authority credit for all or such part of the grant provided for under such loan and grant agreement as he may determine, in his discretion, to be just and equitable;
(c)waive and relinquish on behalf of the United States allWaiver, etc., of interest installments. or such part of the matured interest installments and coupons or accrued interest on the Authority’s bonds held by the United States that has matured or accrued during the period of Federal control of the Grand River Dam project as the Secretary may, in his discretion, determine to be just and equitable; and 60 Stat. 744
(d)Transfer of funds. transfer or cause to be transferred by the appropriate disbursing officer to the Grand River Dam Authority all, or such part as the Secretary may in his discretion determine to be just and equitable, of the balance of funds remaining in the special trust account in the Treasury of the United States used by the United States for deposits and disbursements on account of the Grand River Dam project during the period of Federal control thereof. Sec. 3. Retention of lands by Secretary. In connection with and as a part of the adjustment and settlement authorized to be made by this Act, the Secretary shall retain all lands or interests therein of the United States above elevation seven hundred and fifty feet mean sea level necessary or desirable for operation of the Grand River Dam project at a pool elevation of seven hundred and fifty-five feet above mean sea level at the Grand River Dam and the Authority shall grant to the Secretary on behalf of the United States flowage rights on all lands or interests therein of the Authority above elevation seven hundred and fifty feet mean sea level which are necessary or desirable for such operation. Elevations herein stated are referred to the sea level datum in use at the time the Grand River Dam project was started, known as Grand River Dam datum, which is one and one-tenth feet below the sea level datum now in use at said location. Sec. 4. Payment of annual charges. The Grand River Dam Authority shall not be, required to pay any annual charges under its license issued by the Federal Power Commission for the operation of the project during the period of Federal control thereof. Sec. 5. Termination of authority. The authority and power conferred herein shall cease and terminate thirty days after approval of this Act unless an adjustment and settlement shall have been agreed to by the Authority and the Secretary prior thereto. Sec. 6. Reduction of interest rate. The Administrator of the Federal Works Agency or his successor in interest is hereby authorized to reduce the rate of interest to 2½ per centum on all power bonds held by such Agency issued by States, public authorities, counties, municipalities, and other subdivisions of State governments for power projects financed by the Public Works Administration. Approved July 31, 1946. To amend the Federal Credit Union Act. 1946-07-31 711 Chapter 60 Stat. 744 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 2024-09-27 79 2 public [CHAPTER 711] AN ACT To amend the Federal Credit Union Act. July 31, 1946[[H.R. 6372](/us/bill/79/hr/6372)][[Public Law 574](/us/pl/79/574)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Federal Credit Union Act, amendments. That the Federal Credit Union Act, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows: [48 Stat. 1218](/us/stat/48/1218).[12 U.S.C. § 1757 (5)](/us/usc/t12/s1757/5).Usurious transactions.Paragraph
(5)of section 7 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "“The taking receiving, reserving, or charging a rate of interest greater than is allowed by this subsection, when knowingly done, shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest which the note, bill, or other evidence of debt carries with it, or which has been agreed to be paid thereon. In case the greater rate of interest has been paid the person by whom it has been paid, or his legal representatives, may recover back, in an action in the nature of an action of debt, the entire amount of interest thus paid from the credit union taking or receiving the same: *Provided*, That such action is commenced within two years from the time the usurious transaction occurred.”" Sec. 2. [48 Stat. 1219](/us/stat/48/1219).[12 U. S. C. § 1759](/us/usc/t12/s1759). Section 9 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:" Issuance of shares in joint tenancy.“Shares may be issued in joint tenancy with right of survivorship with any person designated by the credit union member, but no joint 60 Stat. 745tenant shall be permitted to vote, obtain loans, or hold office, unless he is within the field of membership and is a qualified member.” " Sec. 3. Subsection
(c)of section 11 of such Act is amended by[48 Stat. 1220](/us/stat/48/1220).[12 U. S. C. § 1761 (c)](/us/usc/t12/s1761/c). striking out the clause “fix the amount and character of the surety bond required of any officer having custody of funds” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “require any officer or employee havingFurnishing of surety bond. custody of or handling funds to give bond with good and sufficient surety in an amount and character to be determined, from time to time, by the board and authorize the payment of the premium or premiums therefor from the funds of the Federal credit union.” Sec. 4. Subsection
(d)of section 11 of such Act is amended by[48 Stat. 1220](/us/stat/48/1220).[12 U. S. C. § 1761 (d)](/us/usc/t12/s1761/d). striking out in the first sentence thereof the following: “(by the treasurer)”. Sec. 5. The fourth sentence of subsection
(d)of section 11 of such Act is amended to read as follows: “No loan shall be madeMaximum indebtedness. to any member which shall cause such member to become indebted to the Federal credit union in the aggregate, upon loans made to such member, in excess of $200 or 10 per centum of the Federal credit union’s paid-in and unimpaired capital and surplus, whichever is greater, or in excess of $300 unless such excess over $300 is adequately secured.” Sec. 6. Subsection
(e)of section 11 of such Act is amended by[48 Stat. 1220](/us/stat/48/1220).[12 U. S. C. § 1761 (e)](/us/usc/t12/s1761/e). adding at the end thereof the following:" “As used in this subsection the term ‘passbook’ shall include“Passbook.” any book, statement of account, or other record approved by the Governor for use by Federal credit unions.” " Sec. 7. At the end of such Act a new section is added as follows:" “Sec. 22. The provisions of this Act shall be extended to andPanama Canal Zone. include the Panama Canal Zone.” " Sec. 8. Subsection
(b)of section 16 of such Act is amended to[48 Stat. 1221](/us/stat/48/1221).[12 U. S. C.§ 1766 (b)](/us/usc/t12/s1766/b). read as follows:" “(b)
(1)The Governor may suspend or revoke the charter ofRevocation of charter. any Federal credit union, or place the same in involuntary liquidation and appoint a liquidating agent therefor, upon his finding that the organization is bankrupt or insolvent or has violated any provisions of its charter, its bylaws, or of this chapter, or of any regulations issued thereunder. “(2) The Governor, through such persons as he shall designate,Involuntary liquidation. may examine any Federal credit union in voluntary liquidation and upon his finding that such voluntary liquidation is not being conducted in an orderly or efficient manner or in the best interests of its members, may terminate such voluntary liquidation and place such organization in involuntary liquidation and appoint a liquidating agent therefor. “(3) Such liquidating agent shall have power and authority, subjectAuthority of liquidating agent. to the control and supervision of the Governor and under such rules and regulations as the Governor may prescribe,
(i)to receive and take possession of the books, records, assets, and property of every description of the Federal credit union in liquidation, to sell, enforce collection of, and liquidate all such assets and property, to compound all bad or doubtful debts, and to sue in his own name or in the name of the Federal credit union in liquidation, and defend such actions as may be brought against him as liquidating agent or against the Federal cerdit union;
(ii)to receive, examine, and pass upon all claims against the Federal credit union in liquidation, including claims of members on shares;
(iii)to make distribution and payment to creditors and members as their interests may appear; and
(iv)to execute such documents and papers and to do such other acts and things which he may deem necessary or desirable to discharge his duties hereunder. 60 Stat. 746 “(4) Notice to creditors. Subject to the control and supervision of the Governor and under such rules and regulations as the Governor may prescribe, the liquidating agent of a Federal credit union in involuntary liquidation shall
(i)cause notice to be given to creditors and members to present their claims and make legal proof thereof, which notice shall be published once a week in each of three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the Federal credit union in liquidation maintained an office or branch for the transaction of “No publication” liquidation.business on the date it ceased unrestricted operations: *Provided,* That whenever the aggregate book value of the assets and property of a Federal credit union in involuntary liquidation is less than $1,000, unless the Governor shall find that its books and records do not contain a true and accurate record of its liabilities, he shall declare such Federal credit union in liquidation to be a ‘no publication’ liquidation, and publication of notice to creditors and members shall not be required in Dividend on claims.such case;
(ii)from time to time, make a ratable dividend on all such claims as may have been proved to his satisfaction or adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction and, after the assets of such organization have been liquidated, shall make further dividends on all claims previously proved or adjudicated; and the liquidating agent may accept in lieu of a formal proof of claim on behalf of any creditor or member the statement of any amount due to such creditor or member Barring of claims.as shown on the books and records of the credit union: *Provided*, That all claims not filed before payment of the final dividend shall be barred and claims rejected or disallowed by the liquidating agent shall be likewise barred unless suit be instituted thereon within three months Determination of amounts due to creditors, etc.after notice of rejection or disallowance;
(iii)in a ‘no publication’ liquidation, determine from all sources available to him, and within the limits of available funds of the Federal credit union, the amounts due to creditors and members, and after sixty days shall have elapsed from the date of his appointment, shall distribute the funds of the Federal credit union to creditors and members ratably and as their interests may appear. “(5) Cancellation of charter. Upon certification by the liquidating agent in the case of an involuntary liquidation, and upon such proof as shall be satisfactory to the Governor in the case of a voluntary liquidation, that distribution has been made and that liquidation has been completed, as provided herein, the Governor shall cancel the charter of such Continuance of Federal credit union.Federal credit union: *Provided*, That the corporate existence of the Federal credit union shall continue for a period of three years from the date of such cancellation of its charter, during which period the liquidating agent, or his duly appointed successor, or such persons as the Governor shall designate, may act on behalf of the Federal credit union for the purpose of paying, satisfying, and discharging any existing liabilities or obligations, collecting and distributing its assets, and doing all other acts required to adjust and wind up its business and affairs, and it may sue and be sued in its corporate name. “(b) Destruction of records, etc. After the expiration of five years from the date of cancellation of the charter of a Federal credit union the Governor may, in his discretion, destroy any or all books and records of such Federal credit union in his possession or under his control.” " Approved July 31, 1946. To provide a method for payment in certain Government establishments of overtime, leave, and holiday compensation on the basis of night rates pursuant to certain decisions of the Comptroller General, and for other purposes. 1946-07-31 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 2024-09-27 712 Chapter 60 Stat. 747 79 2 public 60 Stat. 747 [CHAPTER 712] AN ACT To provide a method for payment in certain Government establishments of overtime, leave, and holiday compensation on the basis of night rates pursuant to certain decisions of the Comptroller General, and for other purposes. July 31, 1946[[H.R. 6532](/us/bill/79/hr/6532)][[Public Law 575](/us/pl/79/575)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Government employees.Payment of overtime, etc., claims. That all claims by employees or former employees of the United States for overtime, leave, and holiday compensation based upon the difference between amounts heretofore received by such employees for overtime, leave, and holiday compensation computed at day rates and such compensation computed at night rates pursuant to decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States (23 Comp. Gen. 962; 24 Comp. Gen. 39, 155, 189, 550, 867), shall be paid by the appropriate disbursing officers for the department or agency under which such compensation was earned: *Provided*, That claims for amounts due deceased persons or persons determined to be mentally incompetent shall be settled in the General Accounting Office. Sec. 2. The heads of the departments and agencies concerned, orCertification of amount due. such subordinates as they may designate, are hereby authorized and directed to certify to the proper disbursing officer or to the General Accounting Office, as may be appropriate, the amount found to be due under any claim authorized to be paid by section 1 of this Act. Payments made pursuant to certifications hereby authorized shall, in the absence of fraud, be final and conclusive. Sec. 3.
(a)No amount shall be certified for payment under sectionRestrictions. 2 of this Act on account of any compensation earned prior to March 28, 1934, and this Act shall not apply with respect to any claim for compensation earned subsequent to the date of approval thereof.
(b)No amount shall be certified for payment under section 2 ofSubmission of application. this Act unless application shall have been submitted in writing, prior to the expiration of two years after the date of approval of this Act, over the signature of the person performing the service: *Provided*, That claims of deceased persons or persons determined to be mentally incompetent may be submitted by their heirs or personal representatives.
(c)Except as otherwise provided in this section, no claim submittedExemption from statute of limitations. in accordance with the terms of this Act for compensation earned between the dates specified in subsection
(a)of this section shall be barred by any statute of limitations. Sec. 4. Any amount certified for payment under section 2 of thisPayment without designated deductions. Act shall be paid without deduction for retirement or withholding of any amount for taxes. Sec. 5. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sumsAppropriation authorized. as may be necessary for payment of amounts certified under this Act. Sec. 6. The heads of the departments and agencies concerned, includingRegulations. the Comptroller General of the United States, are hereby authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act in their respective agencies. Sec. 7. No part of any moneys appropriated for payment of amounts certified under this Act shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with claims so appropriated for and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved July 31, 1946. Authorizing Gus A. Guerra, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande, at or near Rio Grande City, Texas. 1946-07-31 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 2024-09-27 713 Chapter 60 Stat. 748 79 2 public 60 Stat. 748 [CHAPTER 713] AN ACT Authorizing Gus A. Guerra, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande, at or near Rio Grande City, Texas. July 31, 1946[[H.R. 6751](/us/bill/79/hr/6751)][[Public Law 576](/us/pl/79/576)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Toll bridge across Rio Grande.Construction and operation. That in order to facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, Gus A. Guerra, his heirs, legal representatives and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge and originally designed approaches thereto across the Rio Grande, so far as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of such river, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Rio Grande City, Texas, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act, Approval.and subject further to the approval of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and also subject to the approval of the proper authorities in the Republic of Mexico to the construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge: Agreement between U. S. and Mexico. *Provided*, That the construction of the bridge herein authorized shall not be undertaken until after an agreement regarding such construction shall have been effected between the Government of the United States and the Government of the United Mexican States. Sec. 2. Right to acquire land, etc. There is hereby conferred upon Gus A. Guerra, his heirs, legal representatives and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property in the State of Texas needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its originally designed approaches, as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes, upon making just compensation therefor to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State of Texas. Sec. 3. Tolls. The said Gus A. Guerra, his heirs, legal representatives and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge in accordance with any laws of the State of Texas applicable thereto, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).Right to assign, etc. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act to any public agency, or to an international bridge authority or commission, is hereby granted to Gus A. Guerra, his heirs, or legal representatives; and any such public agency, international bridge authority, or international bridge commission to which such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or which shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such public agency, international bridge authority, or international bridge commission. Sec. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved July 31, 1946. To provide benefits for certain employees of the United States who are veterans of World War II and lost opportunity for probational civil-service appointments by reason of their service in the armed forces of the United States. 1946-07-31 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 2024-09-27 714 Chapter 60 Stat. 749 79 2 public 60 Stat. 749 [CHAPTER 714] AN ACT To provide benefits for certain employees of the United States who are veterans of World War II and lost opportunity for probational civil-service appointments by reason of their service in the armed forces of the United States. July 31, 1946[[H.R. 6903](/us/bill/79/hr/6903)][[Public Law 577](/us/pl/79/577)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Civil service.Probational appointments of veterans. That
(a)any person—
(1)whose name appeared on any list of eligibles either
(A)at any time between May 1, 1940, and March 16, 1942, with respect to a position the rate of compensation of which is determined by the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, an Act entitled “An[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488); [45 Stat. 955, 954](/us/stat/45/955/954).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674).; [19 U. S. C. §§ 6a–6d; Supp. V, §§ 6a–6d note](/us/usc/t19/s6a–6d); [8 U. S. C. § 109; Supp. V, § 109](/us/usc/t8/s109).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219. Act to adjust the compensation of certain employees in the Customs Service”, approved May 29, 1928, as amended, or the second paragraph of section 24 of the Immigration Act of 1917, as amended, or
(B)at any time between May 1, 1940, and October 23, 1943, with respect to a position in the field service of the Post Office Department, or
(C)at any time between May 1, 1940, and the effective date of this Act, with respect to positions of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police or of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, and officers and members of the United States Park Police and the White House Police; and
(2)who, pursuant to Executive Order Numbered 9538, dated[3 CFR, 1945 Supp., p. 59](/us/cfr/t3/s1945). April 13, 1945, or regulations of the Civil Service Commission covering similar situations in which an eligible lost opportunity for probational appointment because of military service during World War II, was certified for probational appointment to such position, and, subsequently, was given such appointment, shall, for the purpose of
(A)determining his rate of compensation and
(B)his seniority rights in the postal field service, be held to have been appointed to such position as of the earliest date on which an eligible standing lower on the same list of eligibles received a probational appointment therefrom: *Provided, however*, That no regularPostal field service. employee in the postal field service shall be reduced to substitute status by reason of the enactment of this Act.
(b)No person shall be entitled to the benefits of this section whoReenlistment in military service. has reenlisted after June 1, 1945, in the Regular Military Establishment or after February 1, 1945, in the Regular Naval Establishment. Sec. 2. No person shall, by reason of the enactment of this Act, beCompensation for prior period. entitled to any compensation for any period prior to the effective date of this Act. Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the calendarEffective date. month following the calendar month in which it is enacted. Approved July 31, 1946. To amend the Internal Revenue Code, and for other purposes. 1946-07-31 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 2024-09-27 717 Chapter 60 Stat. 749 79 2 public [CHAPTER 717] AN ACT To amend the Internal Revenue Code, and for other purposes. July 31, 1946[[H. R. 7052](/us/bill/79/hr/7052)][[Public Law 578](/us/pl/79/578)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, [59 Stat. 674](/us/stat/59/674).[26 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 22
(b)(9), (10)](/us/usc/t26/s22/b/9/10). That section 22
(9)and
(10)of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the exclusion of income from the discharge of indebtedness, be amended by striking out “1946” in each of such paragraphs and inserting in lieu thereof “1947”. 60 Stat. 750 extension of time for claiming credit or refund with respect to war losses Sec. 2. If a claim for credit or refund under the internal-revenue laws relates to an overpayment on account of the deductibility by the taxpayer of a loss in respect of property considered destroyed or [56 Stat. 852](/us/stat/56/852).[26 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 127 (a)](/us/usc/t26/s127/a).[53 Stat. 91](/us/stat/53/91).[26 U. S. C. § 322
(b)(1)](/us/usc/t26/s322/b/1).seized under section 127
(a)of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to war losses, for a taxable year beginning in 1941 or 1942, the three-year period of limitation prescribed in section 322
(1)of the Internal Revenue Code shall in no event expire prior to December 31, 1947. In the case of such a claim filed on or before December 31, 1947, the amount of the credit or refund may exceed the portion [53 Stat. 92](/us/stat/53/92); [56 Stat. 876](/us/stat/56/876).[26 U.S. C. § 322
(b)(3); Supp. V, § 322
(b)(2),(3)](/us/usc/t26/s322/b/3).of the tax paid within the period provided in section 322
(2)or
(3)of the Internal Revenue Code, whichever is applicable, to the extent of the amount of the overpayment attributable to the deductibility of the loss described in this section. Approved July 31, 1946. To authorize the use by industry of silver held or owned by the United States, and for other purposes. 1946-07-31 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 2024-09-27 718 Chapter 60 Stat. 750 79 2 public [CHAPTER 718] AN ACT To authorize the use by industry of silver held or owned by the United States, and for other purposes. July 31, 1946[[H. R. 4590](/us/bill/79/hr/4590)][[Public Law 679](/us/pl/79/679)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, U. S. silver.Sale or lease for manufacturing uses. That hereafter the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to sell or lease for manufacturing uses, including manufacturing uses incident to reconversion and the building up of employment in industry, upon such terms as the Secretary of the Treasury shall deem advisable, to any person, partnership, association, or corporation, or any department of the Government, any silver held or owned by the United States at not less than 90.5 cents per fine troy ounce: *Provided*, That at all times the ownership and the possession or control within the United States of an amount of silver of a monetary value equal to the face amount of all outstanding silver certificates heretofore or hereafter issued by the Secretary of the Treasury shall be maintained by the Coinage silver.Treasury: *Provided further,* That hereafter each United States coinage mint shall receive for coinage silver mined after July 1, 1946, from natural deposits in the United States or any place subject [53 Stat. 998](/us/stat/53/998).[31 U. S. C. §§ 314, 316, 316c, 821, 822a; Supp. V, §§ 821, 822a](/us/usc/t31/s314/316/316c/821/822a).to the jurisdiction thereof, as provided in the Act of July 6, 1939 (Public Law 165, Seventy-sixth Congress), and tendered to such mint within one year after the month in which the ore from which it is derived was mined, except that the seigniorage to be deducted shall be 30 per centum instead of 45 per centum as provided in [31 U. S. C. § 316c (b)](/us/usc/t31/s316c/b).section 4
(b)of said Act. Approved July 31, 1946. To authorize an appropriation for the establishment of a geophysical institute at the University of Alaska. 1946-07-31 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 2024-09-27 719 Chapter 60 Stat. 750 79 2 public [CHAPTER 719] AN ACT To authorize an appropriation for the establishment of a geophysical institute at the University of Alaska. July 31, 1946[[H. R. 6486](/us/bill/79/hr/6486)][[Public Law 580](/us/pl/79/580)] University of Alaska.Whereas the need for a geophysical station in this country, dedicated to the maintenance of geophysical research concerning the Arctic regions, is recognized; and Whereas the University of Alaska has been performing geophysical research in cooperation with the Department of War, the Department of the Navy, the Federal Communications Commission, the 60 Stat. 751United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, the United States Weather Bureau, and other agencies since 1941; and Whereas said research has produced results not only of direct military application in the war emergency but also of value as a contribution to scientific knowledge; and Whereas there is a necessity for indefinite continuation of geophysical research in the Arctic in the postwar period; and Whereas geophysical exploration can lead to increases in supplies and reserves of important minerals and can furnish information of direct value both for military and nonmilitary projects; and Whereas the University of Alaska, because of its unique location and the work it has accomplished in the past, is a logical site for a permanent geophysical research station: Now, therefore, *Be it enacted by the Senate and Rouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That there is herebyEstablishment of geophysical institute.Appropriation authorized. authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not to exceed the sum of $975,000 for the construction and establishment of a geophysical institute at the University of Alaska, College, Alaska: *Provided*, That not to exceed 20 perHousing. centum of the funds herein authorized shall be expended for construction of housing accommodations to be used by the personnel carrying out the program: *Provided further*, That, subject to the then existingUse of facilities. security regulations, the facilities of the institute shall be extended, without charge, to the duly qualified and authorized representatives of the Federal departments engaged in geophysical research who shall have priority in the use of the housing accommodations constructed as a part of said geophysical institute: *Provided further*, That in the discretion of the director the facilities of the institute may be extended, without charge, to the duly qualified and authorized representatives of nonprofit scientific societies engaged in geophysical research: *Provided further*, That in the discretion of the director said facilities may be used by others engaged in geophysical research, under such terms and conditions as said director may specify: *Provided further*, That all funds derived from the operation of said geophysical instituteFunds derived from operation.Maintenance. shall be used in geophysical research: *And provided further*, That no portion of the funds herein authorized shall be expended for maintenance of the buildings constructed, it being an express condition of this grant that the University of Alaska undertake to furnish heat, light, water, electric power, and custodial service, and to staff the institute with
(1)a director, whose appointment by the regents of the University upon the recommendation of the president of the university shall be with the approval of the president of the National Academy of Sciences;
(2)a librarian; and
(3)a secretary. Sec. 2. All buildings and equipment constructed or acquired with funds herein authorized shall, upon the establishment of the institute, become the property of the University of Alaska. Approved July 31, 1946. To provide for the uniform administration of efficiency ratings. 1946-07-31 720 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 751 79 2 public [CHAPTER 720] AN ACT To provide for the uniform administration of efficiency ratings. July 31, 1946[[H.R. 5590](/us/bill/79/hr/5590)][[Public Law 581](/us/pl/79/581)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Efficiency ratings of Government employees. That no employee in any civilian position in the executive branch of the Government of the United States, other than an employee in or under the field service of the Post Office Department or any employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority, 60 Stat. 752 [42 Stat. 1490](/us/stat/42/1490).[6 U. S. C. § 669; Supp. V, § 669](/us/usc/t6/s669).that the provisions of section 9 of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, or as may be hereafter amended, shall apply to all efficiency ratings under rating systems approved by the Civil Service Commission. Rules and regulations.The Civil Service Commission is hereby authorized to make and publish rules and regulations for the administration of the provisions of this Act. Sec. 2. Effective date. The provisions of this Act shall be effective upon enactment, except that, with respect to employees in the field services whose [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.[5 U. S. C. § 669; Supp. V, § 669](/us/usc/t5/s669).positions are not subject to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, such of the provisions of section 9 of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, as require the Civil Service Commission to approve reductions in compensation and dismissals for inefficiency, or confer the right to a hearing and review of efficiency ratings by boards of review, shall not become effective until such boards of review in the field services are established as provided in section 7 of the Act of November 26, 1940 (54 Stat. 1215), under regulations prescribed by the Civil Service Commission, with the approval of the President. Approved July 31, 1946. To amend section 21 of the Act of May 28, 1896 (29 Stat. 184; 28 U. S. C., sec. 597), prescribing fees of United States commissioners. 1946-08-01 721 Chapter 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 2024-09-27 60 Stat. 752 79 2 public [CHAPTER 721] AN ACT To amend section 21 of the Act of May 28, 1896 (29 Stat. 184; 28 U. S. C., sec. 597), prescribing fees of United States commissioners. August 1, 1946[[S. 346](/us/bill/79/s/346)][[Public Law 582](/us/pl/79/582)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* U. S. courts.Fees of commissioners. That section 21 of the Act of May 28, 1896 (ch. 252, 29 Stat. 184, 28 U. S. C., sec. 597), be amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 21. Criminal cases. The fees of United States commissioners for the following services in connection with criminal eases shall be as provided in the following subdivisions of this section. The additional compensation [59 Stat. 301](/us/stat/59/301).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 934](/us/usc/t5/s934).*Ante*, p. 217.provided for by section 521 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended by section 6 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946, shall apply to the fees for the specified services prescribed in this Act. “(a) In each case in which a complaint in writing and sworn to shall have been lodged with the commissioner, for all services rendered prior to the presentation of the accused before the commissioner, a fee of $2.50, said fee to accrue when the complaint is filed. “(b) In each case in which the accused is presented before the commissioner for binding over, for all services rendered after the presentation of the accused a fee depending upon the number of such cases disposed of by the commissioner during the quarterly accounting period either by discharge or by binding over, as follows: “(1) $7 for each of the first twenty-five cases so disposed of; “(2) $6 for each of the next twenty-five cases; “(3) $5 for each of the next fifty eases; and “(4) $2 for each of all cases over one hundred. “(c) In each case in which the accused is presented before the commissioner not for binding over but only for purposes of bail, whether or not bail is taken or a commitment is ordered, a fee of $2.50. “(d) Application for search warrant. For all services in connection with each formal, written application for a search warrant, whether the application be granted or denied, a fee of $4. “(e) Application by convict for examination. For all services in connection with the application by a convict for examination under sections 1042 and 5296 of the Revised [18 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 641 note](/us/usc/t18/s641).*Ante*, p. 524.Statutes of the United States, as amended (18 U. S. C., sec. 641), a fee of $4. 60 Stat. 753 “(f) For all services in each case in which the commissioner underConduct of trial, etc. the authority of section 1 of the Act approved October 9, 1940 (54 Stat. 1058; U. S. C., of 1940, title 18, sec. 576) and under the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court under the authority of section 2 of said Act (U. S. C., of 1940, title 18, sec. 576a), conducts[54 Stat. 1059](/us/stat/54/1059). the trial or on a plea of guilty imposes sentence, a fee of $10 in lieu of all other fees herein provided. “(g) For all purposes of this section, each accused shall be considered“Case.” as a ‘case’.” " Sec. 2. Each United States commissioner shall be entitled to theCivil cases. following-named fees for the following services in connection with civil cases:
(a)For attending to a reference in a litigated matter in a civil cause or in admiralty in pursuance to an order of the court, $5 a day.
(b)For taking and certifying depositions to file in civil cases, 10 cents for each folio; for each copy of the same furnished to a party on request, 10 cents for each folio.
(c)For the purpose of computing the compensation of commissioners as provided in this amendment, services performed in a case in connection with the issuance of an attachment and subsequent hearing in Internal Revenue matters as provided for in section 3615
(e)of the Internal Revenue Code, approved February 10, 1939 (53 Stat. 439, 26 U. S. C., sec. 3615 (e)), and services performed in a case in connection with settling or certifying the nonpayment of a seaman’s wage, as provided for in sections 4546 and 4547 of the Revised Statutes of the United States as amended (46 U. S. C., secs. 603 and 604), shall be considered as cases under section 21
(b)of the Act of May 28, 1896 (ch. 252, 29 Stat. 184, 28 U. S. C. 597) as amended by this Act and shall be charged for and compensated accordingly. Sec. 3. No commissioner may receive compensation for his servicesRestriction on compensation. in that capacity in excess of $7,500 for any one calendar year (exclusive of additions under section 521 of the Federal Employees Pay[59 Stat. 301](/us/stat/59/301).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 934](/us/usc/t5/s934).*Ante*, p. 217. Act of 1945 as amended by section 6 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946). Sec. 4. None of the provisions hereof shall apply to United StatesCommissioners in Alaska. commissioners in the Territory of Alaska. Sec. 5. This Act shall become effective on the first day of theEffective date. month succeeding its approval and shall apply to all cases arising thereafter. A case shall be deemed to arise when it first requires action of a commissioner. Approved August 1, 1946. Authorizing rehabilitation on the island of Guam. 1946-08-01 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 2024-09-27 722 Chapter 60 Stat. 753 79 2 public [CHAPTER 722] AN ACT Authorizing rehabilitation on the island of Guam. August 1, 1946[[S. 1466](/us/bill/79/s/1466)][[Public Law 583](/us/pl/79/583)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to construct such permanent facilities for the civil populace of the island of Guam as he may deem necessary for their economic rehabilitation at a cost not to exceed $6,000,000 in aggregate amount. Sec. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of anyAppropriation authorized. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to effectuate the purpose of this Act. Approved August 1, 1946. To amend the Surplus Property Act of 1944 to designate the Department of State as the disposal agency for surplus property outside the continental United States, its Territories and possessions, and for other purposes. 1946-08-01 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 2024-09-27 723 Chapter 60 Stat. 754 79 2 public 60 Stat. 754 [CHAPTER 723] AN ACT To amend the Surplus Property Act of 1944 to designate the Department of State as the disposal agency for surplus property outside the continental United States, its Territories and possessions, and for other purposes. August 1, 1946[[S. 1636](/us/bill/79/s/1636)][[Public Law 584](/us/pl/79/584)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Surplus Property Act of 1944, amendments.[58 Stat. 769](/us/stat/58/769).[50 U S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1619](/us/usc/t50/s1619).Functions of Secretary of State. That section 10 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new subsection
(c)to read as follows:" “(c) Except as provided in subsection
(b)of this section, the Department of State shall be the sole disposal agency for surplus property located outside the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska (including the Aleutian Islands), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and with respect to such property the Secretary of State shall exercise the functions heretofore conferred upon the Surplus Property [59 Stat. 533](/us/stat/59/533).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1614a, 1614b](/us/usc/t50/s1614a/1614b).[58 Stat. 785, 765](/us/stat/58/785/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1651–1678, 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1651–1678/1611–1646).*Ante*, pp. 168, 169, 209, 599; *post*, p. 886.Administrator by Public Law 181, Seventy-ninth Congress. The Secretary of State shall, subject to the provisions of the War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944, have sole responsibility for carrying out the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, with respect to surplus property located outside the continental United States. Hawaii, Alaska (including the Aleutian Islands), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.” " Sec. 2. [58 Stat. 782](/us/stat/58/782).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1641 (b)](/us/usc/t50/s1641/b). Section 32
(b)of such Act, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:" “(b) Exemption of dispositions.
(1)The provisions of this Act shall be applicable to disposition of property within the United States and elsewhere, but the Secretary of State may exempt from some or all of the provisions hereof dispositions of property located outside of the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska (including the Aleutian Islands), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, whenever he deems that such provisions would obstruct the efficient and economic disposition of Disposal for foreign currencies, etc.[58 Stat. 772](/us/stat/58/772).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1624](/us/usc/t50/s1624).such property in accordance with the objectives of this Act. In addition to the authority conferred by section 15 of this Act, the Department of State may dispose of surplus property located outside the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska (including the Aleutian Islands), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, for foreign currencies or credits, or substantial benefits or the discharge of claims resulting from the compromise, or settlement of such claims by any Government agency in accordance with the law, whenever the Secretary of State determines that it is in the interest of the United States to do so and upon such terms and conditions as he may deem proper. Any foreign currencies or credits acquired by the Department of State pursuant to this subsection shall be administered in accordance with procedures that may from time to time be established by the Secretary of the Treasury and, if and when reduced to United States currency, shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. “
(2)Executive agreements. In carrying out the provisions of this section, the Secretary of State is hereby authorized to enter into an executive agreement or agreements with any foreign government for the use of currencies, or credits for currencies, of such government acquired as a result of such surplus property disposals, for the purpose of providing, by the Financing studies, etc., of American citizens abroad.formation of foundations or otherwise, for
(A)financing studies, research, instruction, and other educational activities of or for American citizens in schools and institutions of higher learning located in such foreign country, or of the citizens of such foreign country in American schools and institutions of higher learning located outside the continental United States, Hawaii. Alaska (including the Aleutian Islands), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, including payment for transportation, tuition, maintenance, and other 60 Stat. 755expenses incident to scholastic activities; or
(B)furnishing transportationTransportation for citizens of foreign countries. for citizens of such foreign country who desire to attend American schools and institutions of higher learning in the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska (including the Aleutian Islands), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and whose attendance will not deprive citizens of the United States of an opportunity to attend such schools and institutions: *Provided, however*, That no such agreementRestriction on use of funds. or agreements shall provide for the use of an aggregate amount of the currencies, or credits for currencies, of any one country in excess of $20,000,000 or for the expenditure of the currencies, or credits for currencies, of any one foreign country in excess of $1,000,000 annually at the official rate of exchange for such currencies, unless otherwise authorized by Congress, nor shall any such agreement relate to any subject other than the use and expenditure of such currencies or credits for currencies for the purposes herein set forth: *Provided further*, That for the purpose of selecting studentsBoard of Foreign Scholarships. and educational institutions qualified to participate in this program, and to supervise the exchange program authorized herein, the President of the United States is hereby authorized to appoint a Board of Foreign Scholarships, consisting of ten members, who shall serve without compensation, composed of representatives of cultural, educational, student and war veterans groups, and including representatives of the United States Office of Education, the United States Veterans’ Administration, State educational institutions, and privately endowed educational institutions: *And Provided further*,Veteran preference. That in the selection of American citizens for study in foreign countries under this paragraph preference shall be given to applicants who shall have served in the military or naval forces of the United States during World War I or World War II, and due consideration shall be given to applicants from all geographical areas of the United States. The Secretary of State shall transmit to the CongressReport to Congress. not later than the 1st day of March of each year a report of operations under this paragraph during the preceding calendar year. Such report shall include the text of any agreements which have been entered into hereunder during the preceding calendar year, and shall specify the names and addresses of American citizens who are attending schools or institutions of higher learning in foreign countries pursuant to such agreements, the names and locations of such schools and institutions, and the amounts of the currencies or credits for currencies expended for any of the purposes under this paragraph in each such foreign country during the preceding calendar year. ”" Approved August 1, 1946. For the development and control of atomic energy. 1946-08-01 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 2024-09-27 724 Chapter 60 Stat. 755 79 2 public [CHAPTER 724] AN ACT For the development and control of atomic energy. August 1, 1946[[S. 1717](/us/bill/79/s/1717)][[Public Law 585](/us/pl/79/585)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, DECLARATION OF POLICYAtomic Energy Act of 1946. Section 1.
(a)Findings and Declaration.—Research and experimentation in the field of nuclear chain reaction have attained the stage at which the release of atomic energy on a large scale is practical. The significance of the atomic bomb for military purposes is evident. The effect of the use of atomic energy for civilian purposes upon the social, economic, and political structures of today cannot now be determined. It is a field in which unknown factors are involved. Therefore, any legislation will necessarily be subject to revision from 60 Stat. 756time to time. It is reasonable to anticipate, however, that tapping this new source of energy will cause profound changes in our present way of life. Accordingly, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the people of the United States that, subject at all times to the paramount objective of assuring the common defense and security, the development and utilization of atomic energy shall, so far as practicable, be directed toward improving the public welfare, increasing the standard of living, strengthening free competition in private enterprise, and promoting world peace.
(b)Major programs. Purpose of Act.— It is the purpose of this Act to effectuate the policies set out in section 1
(a)by providing, among others, for the following major programs relating to atomic energy:
(1)Private research. A program of assisting and fostering private research and development to encourage maximum scientific progress;
(2)Control of information. A program for the control of scientific and technical information which will permit the dissemination of such information to encourage scientific progress, and for the sharing on a reciprocal basis of information concerning the practical industrial application of atomic energy as soon as effective and enforceable safeguards against its use for destructive purposes can be devised;
(3)Federal research and development. A program of federally conducted research and development to assure the Government of adequate scientific and technical accomplishment;
(4)Government control of material. A program for Government control of the production, ownership, and use of fissionable material to assure the common defense and security and to insure the broadest possible exploitation of the fields; and
(5)Administration. A program of administration which will be consistent with the foregoing policies and with international arrangements made by the United States, and which will enable the Congress to be currently informed so as to take further legislative action as may hereafter be appropriate. ORGANIZATION Sec. 2.
(a)Atomic Exergy Commission.—
(1)There is hereby established an Atomic Energy Commission Members.(herein called the Commission), which shall be composed of five members. Three members shall constitute a quorum of the Commission. The President shall designate one member as Chairman of the Commission.
(2)Appointment. Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. In submitting any nomination to the Senate, the President shall set forth the Term of office.experience and the qualifications of the nominee. The term of office of each member of the Commission taking office prior to the expiration of two years after the date of enactment of this Act shall expire upon the expiration of such two years. The term of office of each member of the Commission taking office after the expiration of two years from the date of enactment of this Act shall be five years, except that
(A)the terms of office of the members first taking office after the expiration of two years from the date of enactment of this Act shall expire, as designated by the President at the time of appointment, one at the end of three years, one at the end of four years, one at the end of five years, one at the end of six years, and one at the end of seven years, after the date of enactment of this Act; and
(B)any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. Any member of the Commission may be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or 60 Stat. 757malfeasance in office. Each member, except the Chairman, shallCompensation. receive compensation at the rate of $15,000 per annum; and the Chairman shall receive compensation at the rate of $17,500 per annum. No member of the Commission shall engage in any other business, vocation,Engaging in other business. or employment than that of serving as a member of the Commission.
(3)The principal office of the Commission shall be in the DistrictOffice in D. C. of Columbia, but the Commission or any duly authorized representative may exercise any or all of its powers in any place. The Commission shall hold such meetings, conduct such hearings, and receive such reports as may be necessary to enable it to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(4)There are hereby established within the Commission—
(A)a General Manager, who shall discharge such of theGeneral Manager. administrative and executive functions of the Commission as the Commission may direct. The General Manager shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall receive compensation at the rate of $15,000 per annum. The Commission may make recommendations to the President with respect to the appointment or removal of the General Manager.
(B)a Division of Research, a DivisionDivisions; directors. of Production, a Division of Engineering, and a Division of Military Application. Each division shall be under the direction of a Director who shall be appointed by the Commission, and shall receive compensation at the rate of $14,000 per annum. The Director of the Division of Military Application shall be a member of the armed forces. The Commission shall require each such division to exercise suchExercise of Commission’s powers. of the Commission’s powers under this Act as the Commission may determine, except that the authority granted under section 3
(a)of this Act shall not he exercised by the Division of Research.
(b)General Advisory Committee.— There shall be a GeneralCivilian members. Advisory Committee to advise the Commission on scientific and technical matters relating to materials, production, and research and development, to be composed of nine members, who shall be appointed from civilian life by the President. Each member shall hold officeTerms of office. for a term of six years, except that
(1)any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of such term; and
(2)the terms of office of the members first taking office after the date of the enactment of this Act shall expire, as designated by the President at the time of appointment, three at the end of two years, three at the end of four years, and three at the end of six years, after the date of the enactment of this Act. The Committee shall designate one of its own members as Chairman. The Committee shall meet at least four times in every calendar year. The membersPer diem compensation; expenses. of the Committee shall receive a per diem compensation of $50 for each day spent in meetings or conferences, and all members shall receive their necessary traveling or other expenses while engaged in the work of the Committee.
(c)Military Liaison Committee.— There shall be a Military Liaison Committee consisting of representatives of the Departments of War and Navy, detailed or assigned thereto, without additional compensation, by the Secretaries of War and Navy in such number as they may determine. The Commission shall advise and consult with the Committee on all atomic energy matters which the Committees deems to relate to military applications, including the development, manufacture, use, and storage of bombs, the allocation of fissionable material for military research, and the control of information relating to the manufacture or utilization of atomic weapons. The Commission shall 60 Stat. 758keep the Committee fully informed of all such matters before it and the Committee shall keep the Commission fully informed of all atomic Authority to make recommendations.energy activities of the War and Navy Departments. The Committee shall nave authority to make written recommendations to the Commission on matters relating to military applications from time to time as it may deem appropriate. If the Committee at any time concludes that any action, proposed action, or failure to act of the Commission on such matters is adverse to the responsibilities of the Departments of War or Navy, derived from the Constitution, laws, and treaties, the Committee may refer such action, proposed action, or failure to act to the Secretaries of War and Navy. If either Secretary concurs, he may refer the matter to the President, whose decision shall be final.
(d)Director of Division of Military Application. Appointment of Army and Navy Officers.— Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1222 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 10, sec. 576), section 212 of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes”, [47 Stat. 406](/us/stat/47/406).approved June 30, 1932, as amended [28 Stat. 205](/us/stat/28/205).(U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 5, sec. 59a), section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and for other purposes”, approved July 31, 1894, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 5, sec. 62), or any other law, any active or retired officer of the Army or the Navy may serve as Director of the Division of Military Application established by subsection
(B)of this section, without prejudice to his commissioned status as such officer. Any such officer serving as Director of the Division of Military Application shall receive, in addition to his pay from the United States as such officer, an amount equal to the difference between such pay and the compensation prescribed in subsection
(B)of this section. RESEARCH Sec. 3.
(a)Research Assistance.— The Commission is directed to exercise its powers in such manner as to insure the continued conduct of research and development activities in the fields specified below by private or public institutions or persons and to assist in the acquisition of an ever-expanding fund of theoretical and practical knowledge in Authority of Commission.such fields. To this end the Commission is authorized and directed to make arrangements (including contracts, agreements, and loans) for the conduct of research and development activities relating to—
(1)nuclear processes;
(2)the theory and production of atomic energy, including processes, materials, and devices related to such production;
(3)utilization of fissionable and radioactive materials for medical, biological, health, or military purposes;
(4)utilization of fissionable and radioactive materials and processes entailed in the production of such materials for all other purposes, including industrial uses; and
(5)the protection of health during research and production activities. The Commission may make such arrangements without regard to the *Post*, p. 809.provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5) upon certification by the Commission that such action is necessary in the interest of the common defense and security, or upon a showing that advertising is not reasonably practicable, and may make partial and advance payments under such arrangements, and may make available for use in connection therewith such of its equipment and facilities as it may deem desirable. Such arrangements shall contain such provisions to protect health, to minimize danger from explosion 60 Stat. 759and other hazards to life or property, and to require the reporting and to permit the inspection of work performed thereunder, as the Commission may determine; but shall not contain any provisions or conditions which prevent the dissemination of scientific or technical information, except to the extent such dissemination is prohibited by law.
(b)Research by the Commission.— The Commission is authorized and directed to conduct, through its own facilities, activities and studies of the types specified in subsection
(a)above. PRODUCTION OF FISSIONABLE MATERIAL Sec. 4.
(a)Definition.— As used in this Act, the term “produce”,“Produce.” when used in relation to fissionable material, means to manufacture, produce, or refine fissionable material, as distinguished from source materials as defined in section 5
(b)(1), or to separate fissionable material from other substances in which such material may be contained or to produce new fissionable material.
(b)Prohibition.— It shall be unlawful for any person to own any facilities for the production of fissionable material or for any person to produce fissionable material, except to the extent authorized by subsection (c).
(c)Ownership and Operation of Production Facilities.—
(1)Ownership of Production Facilities.— The Commission, as agent of and on behalf of the United States, shall be the exclusive owner of all facilities for the production of fissionable material other than facilities which
(A)are useful in the conduct of research and development activities in the fields specified in section 3, and
(B)do not, in the opinion of the Commission, have a potential production rate adequate to enable the operator of such facilities to produce within a reasonable period of time a sufficient quantity of fissionable material to produce an atomic bomb or any other atomic weapon.
(2)Operation of the commission’s production facilities.— The Commission is authorized and directed to produce or to provide for the production of fissionable material in its own facilities. To the extent deemed necessary, the Commission is authorized to make, or to continue in effect, contracts with persons obligating them to produce fissionable material in facilities owned by the Commission. The Commission isContracts. also authorized to enter into research and development contracts authorizing the contractor to produce fissionable material in facilities owned by the Commission to the extent that the production of such fissionable material may be incident to the conduct of research and development activities under such contracts. Any contractSubcontracts. entered into under this section shall contain provisions
(A)prohibiting the contractor with the Commission from subcontracting any part of the work he is obligated to perform under the contract, except as authorized by the Commission, and
(B)obligating theReports, etc. contractor to make such reports to the Commission as it may deem appropriate with respect to his activities under the contract, to submit to frequent inspection by employees of the Commission of all such activities, and to comply with all safety and security regulations which may be prescribed by the Commission. Any contract made under the provisions of this paragraph may be made without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5) upon certification*Post*, p. 809.n by the Commission that such action is necessary in the interest of the common defense and security, or upon a showing that advertising is not reasonably practicable, and partial and advance 60 Stat. 760 Determination of quantities.payments may be made under such contracts. The President shall determine at least once each year the quantities of fissionable material to be produced under this paragraph.
(3)Operation of other production facilities.— Fissionable material may be produced in the conduct of research and development activities in facilities which, under paragraph
(1)above, are not required to be owned by the Commission.
(d)Irradiation of Materials.— For the purpose of increasing the supply of radioactive materials, the Commission and persons lawfully producing or utilizing fissionable material are authorized to expose materials of any kind to the radiation incident to the processes of producing or utilizing fissionable material.
(e)Manufacture of Production Facilities.— Unless authorized by a license issued by the Commission, no person may manufacture, produce, transfer, or acquire any facilities for the production of Licenses.fissionable material. Licenses shall be issued in accordance with such procedures as the Commission may by regulation establish and shall be issued in accordance with such standards and upon such conditions as will restrict the production and distribution of such facilities to effectuate the policies and purposes of this Act. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require a license for such manufacture, production, transfer, or acquisition incident to or for the conduct of research or development activities in the United States of the types specified in section 3, or to prohibit the Commission from manufacturing or producing such facilities for its own use. CONTROL OF MATERIALS Sec. 5.
(a)Fissionable Materials.—
(1)Definition.— As used in this Act, the term “fissionable material” means plutonium, uranium enriched in the isotope 235, any other material which the Commission determines to be capable of releasing substantial quantities of energy through nuclear chain reaction of the material, or any material artificially enriched by any of the foregoing; but does not include source materials, as defined in section 5
(b)(1).
(2)Government ownership of all fissionable material.— All right, title, and interest within or under the jurisdiction of the United States, in or to any fissionable material, now or hereafter produced, shall be the property of the Commission, and shall be deemed to be vested in the Commission by virtue of this Act. Any person owning any interest in any fissionable material at the time of the enactment of this Act, or owning any interest in any material at the time when such material is hereafter determined to be a fissionable material, or who lawfully produces any fissionable material incident to privately financed research or development activities, shall be paid just compensation therefor. The Commission may, by action consistent with the provisions of paragraph
(4)below, authorize any such person to retain possession of such fissionable material, but no person shall have any title in or to any fissionable material.
(3)Prohibition—. It shall be unlawful for any person, after sixty days from the effective date of this Act to
(A)possess or transfer any fissionable material, except as authorized by the Commission, or
(B)export from or import into the United States any fissionable material, or
(C)directly or indirectly engage in the production of any fissionable material outside of the United States.
(4)Distribution of fissionable material.— Without prejudice to its continued ownership thereof, the Commission is authorized to distribute fissionable material owned by it, with or without charge, Research.to applicants requesting such material
(A)for the conduct of research or development activities either independently or under contract or 60 Stat. 761other arrangement with the Commission,
(B)for use in medicalMedical therapy. therapy, or
(C)for use pursuant to a license issued under the authority of section 7. Such material shall he distributed in such quantities and*Post*, p. 764. on such terms that no applicant will be enabled to obtain an amount sufficient to construct a bomb or other military weapon. The Commission is directed to distribute sufficient fissionable material to permit the conduct of widespread independent research and development activity, to the maximum extent practicable. In determining the quantities of fissionable material to be distributed, the Commission shall make such provisions for its own needs and for the conservation of fissionable material as it may determine to be necessary in the national interest for the future development of atomic energy. TheRestrictions. Commission shall not distribute any material to any applicant, and shall recall any distributed material from any applicant, who is not equipped to observe or who fails to observe such safety standards to protect health and to minimize danger from explosion or other hazard to life or property as may be established by the Commission, or who uses such material in violation of law or regulation of the Commission or in a manner other than as disclosed in the application therefor.
(5)The Commission is authorized to purchase or otherwise acquireAcquisition of material outside U. S. any fissionable material or any interest therein outside the United States, or any interest in facilities for the production of fissionable material, or in real property on which such facilities are located, without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5) upon certification by the Commission*Post*, p. 809. that such action is necessary in the interest of the common defense and security, or upon a showing that advertising is not reasonably practicable, and partial and advance payments may be made under contracts for such purposes. The Commission is further authorized to take, requisition, or condemn, or otherwise acquire any interest in such facilities or real property, and just compensation shall be made therefor.
(b)Source Materials.—
(1)Definition.— As used in this Act, the term “source material” means uranium, thorium, or any other material which is determined by the Commission, with the approval of the President, to be peculiarly essential to the production of fissionable materials; but includes ores only if they contain one or more of the foregoing materials in such concentration as the Commission may by regulation determine from time to time.
(2)License for transfers required.— Unless authorized by a license issued by the Commission, no person may transfer or deliver, receive possession of or title to, or export from the United States any source material after removal from its place of deposit in nature, except that licenses shall not be required for quantities of source materials which, in the opinion of the Commission, are unimportant.
(3)Issuance of licenses.— The Commission shall establish such standards for the issuance, refusal, or revocation of licenses as it may deem necessary to assure adequate source materials for production, research, or development activities pursuant to this Act or to prevent the use of such materials in a manner inconsistent with the national welfare. Licenses shall be issued in accordance with such procedures as the Commission may by regulation establish.
(4)Reporting.— The Commission is authorized to issue such regulations or orders requiring reports of ownership, possession, extraction, refining, shipment, or other handling of source materials as it may deem necessary, except that such reports shall not be required with respect to
(A)any source material prior to removal from its place of deposit in nature, or
(B)quantities of source materials which in the 60 Stat. 762opinion of the Commission are unimportant or the reporting of which will discourage independent prospecting for new deposits.
(5)Source materials. Acquisition.— The Commission is authorized and directed to purchase, take, requisition, condemn, or otherwise acquire, supplies of source materials or any interest in real property containing deposits of source materials to the extent it deems necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Act. Any purchase made under this paragraph may be made without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the *Post*, p. 809.Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5) upon certification by the Commission that such action is necessary in the interest of the common defense and security, or upon a showing that advertising is not reasonably practicable, and partial and advance payments may be made Guaranteed prices.thereunder. The Commission may establish guaranteed prices for all source materials delivered to it within a specified time. Just compensation shall be made for any property taken, requisitioned, or condemned under this paragraph.
(6)Exploration.— The Commission is authorized to conduct and enter into contracts for the conduct of exploratory operations, investigations, and inspections to determine the location, extent, mode of occurrence, use, or conditions of deposits or supplies of source materials, making just compensation for any damage or injury occasioned thereby. Such exploratory operations may be conducted only with the consent of the owner, but such investigations and inspections may be conducted with or without such consent.
(7)Public lands.— All uranium, thorium, and all other materials determined pursuant to paragraph
(1)of this subsection to be peculiarly essential to the production of fissionable material, contained, in whatever concentration, in deposits in the public lands are hereby reserved for the use of the United States subject to valid claims, rights, or privileges existing on the date of the enactment of this Act: Individual benefit, restriction. *Provided, however*, That no individual, corporation, partnership, or association, which had any part, directly or indirectly, in the development of the atomic bomb project, may benefit by any location, entry, or settlement upon the public domain made after such individual, corporation, partnership, or association took part in such project, if such individual, corporation, partnership, or association, by reason of having had such part in the development of the atomic bomb project, acquired confidential official information as to the existence of deposits of such uranium, thorium, or other materials in the specific lands upon which such location, entry, or settlement is made, and subsequent to the date of the enactment of this Act made such location, entry, or settlement or caused the same to be made for his, its, Reservation of materials.or their benefit. The Secretary of the Interior shall cause to be inserted in every patent, conveyance, lease, permit, or other authorization hereafter granted to use the public lands or their mineral resources, under any of which there might result the extraction of any materials so reserved, a reservation to the United States of all such materials, Right of U. S. to prospect, etc.whether or not of commercial value, together with the right of the United States through its authorized agents or representatives at any time to enter upon the land and prospect for, mine, and remove the same, making just compensation for any damage or injury Use of lands.occasioned thereby. Any lands so patented, conveyed, leased, or otherwise disposed of may be used, and any rights under any such permit or authorization may be exercised, as if no reservation of such materials had been made under this subsection; except that, when such use results in the extraction of any such material from the land in quantities which may not be transferred or delivered without a license under this subsection, such material shall be the property of the Commission and the Commission may require delivery of such material to it by any possessor thereof after such material has been separated 60 Stat. 763as such from the ores in which it was contained. If the CommissionPayments for discovery, mining, etc. requires the delivery of such material to it, it shall pay to the person mining or extracting the same, or to such other person as the Commission determines to be entitled thereto, such sums, including profits, as the Commission deems fair and reasonable for the discovery, mining, development, production, extraction, and other services performed with respect to such material prior to such delivery, but such payment shall not include any amount on account of the value of such material before removal from its place of deposit in nature. If the Commission does not require delivery of such material to it, the reservation made pursuant to this paragraph shall be of no further force or effect.
(c)Byproduct Materials.—
(1)Definition.— As used in this Act, the term “byproduct material” means any radioactive material (except fissionable material) yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the processes of producing or utilizing fissionable material.
(2)Distribution.— The Commission is authorized to distribute, with or without charge, byproduct materials to applicants seeking such materials for research or development activity, medical therapy, industrial uses, or such other useful applications as may be developed. InPreference. distributing such materials, the Commission shall give preference to applicants proposing to use such materials in the conduct of research and development activity or medical therapy. The Commission shallRestrictions. not distribute any byproduct materials to any applicant, and shall recall any distributed materials from any applicant, who is not equipped to observe or who fails to observe such safety standards to protect health as may be established by the Commission or who uses such materials in violation of law or regulation of the Commission or in a manner other than as disclosed in the application therefor.
(d)General Provisions.— The Commission shall not—Restrictions.
(1)distribute any fissionable material to
(A)any person forDistribution. a use which is not under or within the jurisdiction of the United States,
(B)any foreign government, or
(C)any person within the United States if in the opinion of the Commission, the distribution of such fissionable material to such person would be inimical to the common defense and security.
(2)license any person to transfer or deliver, receive possessionLicense. of or title to, or export from the United States any source material if, in the opinion of the Commission, the issuance of a license to such person for such purpose would be inimical to the common defense and security. MILITARY APPLICATIONS OF ATOMIC ENERGY Sec. 6
(a)Authority.— The Commission is authorized to—
(1)conduct experiments and do research and developmentExperiments, etc. work in the military application of atomic energy; and
(2)engage in the production of atomic bombs, atomic bombProduction of military weapons. parts, or other military weapons utilizing fissionable materials; except that such activities shall be carried on only to the extentConsent of President. that the express consent and direction of the President of the United States has been obtained, which consent and direction shall be obtained at least once each year. The President from time to time may direct the Commission
(1)toDelivery to armed forces. deliver such quantities of fissionable materials or weapons to the armed forces for such use as he deems necessary in the interest of national defense or
(2)to authorize the armed forces to manufacture, produce,Manufacture of equipment, etc. or acquire any equipment or device utilizing fissionable material or atomic energy as a military weapon. 60 Stat. 764
(b)Prohibition.— It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, produce, transfer, or acquire any equipment or device utilizing fissionable material or atomic energy as a military weapon, except as may be authorized by the Commission. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to modify the provisions of sect ion 4 of this Act, or to prohibit research activities in respect of military weapons, or to permit the export of any such equipment or device. UTILIZATION OF ATOMIC ENERGY Sec. 7.
(a)License Required.— It shall be unlawful, except as provided in sections 5
(A)or
(B)or 6 (a), for any person to manufacture, produce, or export any equipment or device utilizing fissionable material or atomic energy or to utilize fissionable material or atomic energy with or without such equipment or device, except under and in accordance with a license issued by the Commission authorizing such manufacture, production, export, or utilization. No license may permit any such activity if fissionable material is produced incident to such activity, except as provided in sections 3 and 4. Research relating to manufacture of equipment, etc.Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require a license for the conduct of research or development activities relating to the manufacture of such equipment or devices or the utilization of fissionable material or atomic energy, or for the manufacture or use of equipment or devices for medical therapy.
(b)Report to Congress.— Whenever in its opinion any industrial, commercial, or other nonmilitary use of fissionable material or atomic energy has been sufficiently developed to be of practical value, the Commission shall prepare a report to the President stating all the facts with respect to such use, the Commission’s estimate of the social, political, economic, and international effects of such use and the Commission’s recommendations for necessary or desirable supplemental legislation. The President shall then transmit this report to the Restriction on issuance of license.Congress together with his recommendations. No license for any manufacture, production, export, or use shall be issued by the Commission under this section until after
(1)a report with respect to such manufacture, production, export, or use has been filed with the Congress; and
(2)a period of ninety days in which the Congress was in session has elapsed after the report has been so filed. In computing such period of ninety days, there shall be excluded the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days.
(c)Issuance of Licenses.— After such ninety-day period, unless hereafter prohibited by law, the Commission may license such manufacture, production, export, or use in accordance with such procedures and subject to such conditions as it may by regulation establish to Supplying of material to licensees.effectuate the provisions of this Act. The Commission is authorized and directed to issue licenses on a nonexclusive basis and to supply to the extent available appropriate quantities of fissionable material to licensees
(1)whose proposed activities will serve some useful purpose proportionate to the quantities of fissionable material to be consumed;
(2)who are equipped to observe such safety standards to protect health and to minimize danger from explosion or other hazard to life or property as the Commission may establish; and
(3)who agree to make available to the Commission such technical information and data concerning their activities pursuant to such licenses as the Commission may determine necessary to encourage similar activities Renewal, etc.by as many licensees as possible. Each such license shall be issued for a specified period, shall be revocable at any time by the Commission in accordance with such procedures as the Commission may establish, and may be renewed upon the expiration of such period. Where 60 Stat. 765activities under any license might serve to maintain or to foster the growth of monopoly, restraint of trade, unlawful competition, or other trade position inimical to the entry of new, freely competitive enterprises in the field, the Commission is authorized and directed to refuse to issue such license or to establish such conditions to prevent these results as the Commission, in consultation with the Attorney General, may determine. The Commission shall report promptly to the Attorney General any information it may have with respect to any utilization of fissionable material or atomic energy which appears to have these results. No license may be given to any person forRestriction. activities which are not under or within the jurisdiction of the United States, to any foreign government, or to any person within the United States if, in the opinion of the Commission, the issuance of a license to such person would be inimical to the common defense and security.
(d)Byproduct Power.— If energy which may be utilized is produced in the production of fissionable material, such energy may be used by the Commission, transferred to other Government agencies, or sold to public or private utilities under contracts providing for reasonable resale prices. INTERNATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS Sec. 8.
(a)Definition.— As used in this Act, the term “international arrangement” shall mean any treaty approved by the Senate or international agreement hereafter approved by the Congress, during the time such treaty or agreement is in full force and effect.
(b)Effect of International Arrangements.— Any provision of this Act or any action of the Commission to the extent that it conflicts with the provisions of any international arrangement made after the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be of no further force or effect.
(c)Policies Contained in International Arrangements.— In the performance of its functions under this Act, the Commission shall give maximum effect to the policies contained in any such international arrangement. PROPERTY OF THE COMMISSION Sec. 9.
(a)The President shall direct the transfer to the CommissionTransfer of U. S. interests. of all interests owned by the United States or any Government agency in the following property:
(1)All fissionable material; all atomic weapons and parts thereof; all facilities, equipment, and materials for the processing, production, or utilization of fissionable material or atomic energy; all processes and technical information of any kind, and the source thereof (including data, drawings, specifications, patents, patent applications, and other sources (relating to the processing, production, or utilization of fissionable material or atomic energy; and all contracts, agreements, leases, patents, applications for patents, inventions and discoveries (whether patented or unpatented), and other rights of any kind concerning any such items;
(2)All facilities, equipment, and materials, devoted primarily to atomic energy research and development; and
(3)Such other property owned by or in the custody or control of the Manhattan Engineer District or other Government agencies as the President may determine.
(b)In order to render financial assistance to those States andPayments to States, etc. localities in which the activities of the Commission are carried on and in which the Commission has acquired property previously subject to State and local taxation, the Commission is authorized to make payments to State and local governments in lieu of property taxes. Such 60 Stat. 766payments may be in the amounts, at the times, and upon the terms the Commission deems appropriate, but the Commission shall be guided by the policy of not making payments in excess of the taxes which would have been payable for such property in the condition in which it was acquired, except in cases where special burdens have been cast upon the State or local government by activities of the Commission, the Manhattan Engineer District or their agents. In any such case, any benefit accruing to the State or local government by reason of such activities shall be considered in determining the amount of the Tax exemptions.payment. The Commission, and the property, activities, and income of the Commission, are hereby expressly exempted from taxation in any manner or form by any State, county, municipality, or any subdivision thereof. CONTROL OF INFORMATION Sec. 10.
(a)Policy.— It shall be the policy of the Commission to control the dissemination of restricted data in such a manner as to assure the common defense and security. Consistent with such policy, the Commission shall be guided by the following principles:
(1)Exchange with other nations. That until Congress declares by joint resolution that effective and enforceable international safeguards against the use of atomic energy for destructive purposes have been established, there shall be no exchange of information with other nations with respect to the use of atomic energy for industrial purposes; and
(2)Scientific and technical information. That the dissemination of scientific and technical information relating to atomic energy should be permitted and encouraged so as to provide that free interchange of ideas and criticisms which is essential to scientific progress.
(b)Restrictions.—
(1)“Restricted data.” The term “restricted data” as used in this section means all data concerning the manufacture or utilization of atomic weapons, the production of fissionable material, or the use of fissionable material in the production of power, but shall not include any data which the Commission from time to time determines may be published without adversely affecting the common defense and security.
(2)Communication with intent to injure U. S., etc.; penalties. Whoever, lawfully or unlawfully, having possession of, access to, control over, or being entrusted with, any document, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, instrument, appliance, note or information involving or incorporating restricted data—
(A)communicates, transmits, or discloses the same to any individual or person, or attempts or conspires to do any of the foregoing, with intent to injure the United States or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by death or imprisonment for life (but the penalty of death or imprisonment for life may be imposed only upon recommendation of the jury and only in cases where the offense was committed with intent to injure the United States); or by a fine of not more than $20,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both;
(B)communicates, transmits, or discloses the same to any individual or person, or attempts or conspires to do any of the foregoing, with reason to believe such data will be utilized to injure the United States or to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both.
(3)Acquisition, etc., of documents. Whoever, with intent to injure the United States or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, acquires or attempts or 60 Stat. 767conspires to acquire any document, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, instrument, appliance, note or information involving or incorporating restricted data shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishedPenalty. by death or imprisonment for life (but the penalty of death or imprisonment for life may be imposed only upon recommendation of the jury and only in cases where the offense was committed with intent to injure the United States); or by a fine of not more than $20,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both.
(4)Whoever, with intent to injure the United States or with intentRemoval, etc. to secure an advantage to any foreign nation, removes, conceals, tampers with, alters, mutilates, or destroys any document, writing, sketch, photograph, plan, model, instrument, appliance, or note involving or incorporating restricted data and used by any individual or person in connection with the production of fissionable material, or research or development relating to atomic energy, conducted by the United States, or financed in whole or in part by Federal funds, orPenalty. conducted with the aid of fissionable material, shall be punished by death or imprisonment for life (but the penalty of death or imprisonment for life may be imposed only upon recommendation of the jury and only in cases where the offense was committed with intent to injure the United States); or by a fine of not more than $20,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years or both.
(A)No person shall be prosecuted for any violation under thisProsecution. section unless and until the Attorney General of the United States has advised the Commission with respect to such prosecution and no such prosecution shall be commenced except upon the express direction of the Attorney General of the United States.
(i)No arrangement shall be made under section 3, no contractInvestigation of designated persons by FBI, etc. shall be made or continued in effect under section 4, and no license shall be issued under section 4
(e)or 7, unless the person with whom such arrangement is made, the contractor or prospective contractor, or the prospective licensee agrees in writing not to permit any individual to have access to restricted data until the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall have made an investigation and report to the Commission on the character, associations, and loyalty of such individual and the Commission shall have determined that permitting such person to have access to restricted data will not endanger the common defense or security.
(ii)Except as authorized by the Commission in case of emergency, no individual shall be employed by the Commission until the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall have made an investigation and report to the Commission on the character, associations, and loyalty of such individual.
(iii)Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs
(i)andPersons previously employed, etc. (ii), during such period of time after the enactment of this Act as may be necessary to make the investigation, report, and determination required by such paragraphs,
(a)any individual who was permitted access to restricted data by the Manhattan Engineer District may be permitted access to restricted data and
(b)the Commission may employ any individual who was employed by the Manhattan Engineer District.
(iv)To protect against the unlawful dissemination of restrictedUse of Government services. data and to safeguard facilities, equipment, materials, and other property of the Commission, the President shall have authority to utilize the services of any Government agency to the extent he may deem necessary or desirable.
(C)All violations of this Act shall be investigated by the FederalViolations. Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice. 60 Stat. 768
(6)Applicability of other laws. This section shall not exclude the applicable provisions of any other laws, except that no Government agency shall take any action under such other laws inconsistent with the provisions of this section.
(c)Inspections, Records, and Reports.— The Commission is—
(1)authorized by regulation or order to require such reports and the keeping of such records with respect to, and to provide for such inspections of, activities and studies of types specified in section 3 and of activities under licenses issued pursuant to section 7 as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act;
(2)authorized and directed by regulation or order to require regular reports and records with respect to, and to provide for frequent inspections of, the production of fissionable material in the conduct of research and development activities. PATENTS AND INVENTIONS Sec. 11.
(a)Production and Military Utilization.
(1)No patent shall hereafter be granted for any invention or discovery which is useful solely in the production of fissionable material or in the utilization of fissionable material or atomic energy for a military weapon. Any patent granted for any such invention or discovery is hereby revoked, and just compensation shall be made therefor.
(2)No patent hereafter granted shall confer any rights with respect to any invention or discovery to the extent that such invention or discovery is used in the production of fissionable material or in the utilization of fissionable material or atomic energy for a military weapon. Any rights conferred by any patent heretofore granted for any invention or discovery are hereby revoked to the extent that such invention or discovery is so used, and just compensation shall be made therefor.
(3)Reports, Any person who has made or hereafter makes any invention or discovery useful in the production of fissionable material or in the utilization of fissionable material or atomic energy for a military weapon shall file with the Commission a report containing a complete description thereof, unless such invention or discovery is described in an application for a patent filed in the Patent Office by such person within the time required for the filing of such report. The report covering any such invention or discovery shall be filed on or before whichever of the following is the latest:
(A)The sixtieth day after the date of enactment of this Act;
(B)the sixtieth day after the completion of such invention or discovery; or
(C)the sixtieth day after such person first discovers or first has reason to believe that such invention or discovery is useful in such production or utilization.
(b)Use of Inventions for Research.— No patent hereafter granted shall confer any rights with respect to any invention or discovery to the extent that such invention or discovery is used in the conduct of *Ante*, p. 758.research or development activities in the fields specified in section 3. Any rights conferred by any patent heretofore granted for any invention or discovery are hereby revoked to the extent that such invention or discovery is so used, and just compensation shall be made therefor.
(c)Nonmilttary Utilization.—
(1)It shall be the duty of the Commission to declare any patent to be affected with the public interest if
(A)the invention or discovery covered by the patent utilizes or is essential in the utilization of fissionable material or atomic energy; and
(B)the licensing of such invention or discovery under this subsection is necessary to effectuate the policies and purposes of this Act. 60 Stat. 769
(2)Whenever any patent has been declared, pursuant to paragraph (1), to be affected with the public interest—
(A)The Commission is hereby licensed to use the invention or discovery covered by such patent in performing any of its powers under this Act; and
(B)Any person to whom a license has been issued under section 7 is hereby licensed to use the invention or discovery covered by*Ante*, p. 764. such patent to the extent such invention or discovery is used by him in carrying on the activities authorized by his license under section 7. The owner of the patent shall be entitled to a reasonable royalty feeRoyalty fee. for any use of an invention or discovery licensed by this subsection. Such royalty fee may be agreed upon by such owner and the licensee, or in the absence of such agreement shall be determined by the Commission.
(3)No court shall have jurisdiction or power to stay, restrain,Infringement of patent. or otherwise enjoin the use of any invention or discovery by a licensee, to the extent that such use is licensed by paragraph
(2)above, on the ground of infringement of any patent. If in any action for infringement against such licensee the court shall determine that the defendant is exercising such license, the measure of damages shall be the royalty fee determined pursuant to this section, together with such costs, interest, and reasonable attorney’s fees as may be fixed by the court. If no royalty fee has been determined, the court shall stay the proceeding until the royalty fee is determined pursuant to this section. If any such licensee shall fail to pay such royalty fee, the patentee may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for such royalty fee, together with such costs, interest, and reasonable attorney’s fees as may be fixed by the court.
(d)Acquisition of Patents.— The Commission is authorized to purchase, or to take, requisition, or condemn, and make just compensation for,
(1)any invention or discovery which is useful in the production of fissionable material or in the utilization of fissionable material or atomic energy for a military weapon, or which utilizes or is essential in the utilization of fissionable material or atomic energy, or
(2)any patent or patent application covering any such invention or discovery. The Commissioner of Patents shall notify the CommissionNotification by Commissioner of Patents. of all applications for patents heretofore or hereafter filed which in his opinion disclose such inventions or discoveries and shall provide the Commission access to all such applications.
(e)Compensation Awards, and Royalties.—
(1)Patent compensation board.— The Commission shall designate a Patent Compensation Board, consisting of two or more employees of the Commission, to consider applications under this subsection.
(2)Eligibility.—
(A)Any owner of a patent licensed under subsection
(c)(2)Applications. or any licensee thereunder may make application to the Commission for the determination of a reasonable royalty fee in accordance with such procedures as it by regulation may establish.
(B)Any person seeking to obtain the just compensation provided in subsections (a), (b), or
(d)shall make application therefor to the Commission in accordance with such procedures as it may by regulation establish.
(C)Any person making any invention or discovery useful in the production of fissionable material or in the utilization of fissionable material or atomic energy for a military weapon who is not entitled to compensation therefor under subsection
(a)and 60 Stat. 770who has complied with subsection
(3)above may make application to the Commission for, and the Commission may grant, an award.
(D)Counsel. Any person making application under this subsection shall have the right to be represented by counsel.
(3)Standards.—
(A)Determination of royally fee. In determining such reasonable royalty fee, the Commission shall take into consideration any defense, general or special, that might be pleaded by a defendant in an action for infringement, the extent to which, if any, such patent was developed through federally financed research, the degree of utility, novelty, and importance of the invention or discovery, and may consider the cost to the owner of the patent of developing such invention or discovery or acquiring such patent.
(B)Determination of compensation. In determining what constitutes just compensation under subsection (a), (b), or
(d)above, the Commission shall take into account the considerations set forth in paragraph
(A)above, and the actual use of such invention or discovery, and may determine that such compensation be paid in periodic payments or in a lump sum.
(C)In determining the amount of any award under paragraph
(C)of this subsection, the Commission shall take into account the considerations set forth in paragraph
(A)above, Payment of awards.and the actual use of such invention or discovery. Awards so made may be paid by the Commission in periodic payments or in a lump sum.
(4)Judicial review.— Any person aggrieved by any determination of the Commission of an award or of a reasonable royalty fee may obtain a review of such determination in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by filing in such court, within thirty days after notice of such determination, a written petition praying that such determination be set aside. A copy of such petition shall be forthwith served upon the Commission and thereupon the Commission shall file with the court a certified transcript of the entire record in the proceeding, including the findings and conclusions upon which the determination was based. Upon the filing of such transcript the court shall have exclusive jurisdiction upon the record certified to it to affirm the determination in its entirety or set it aside and remand it to the Commission for further proceedings. The findings of the Commission as to the facts, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive. The court’s judgment shall be final, subject, however, to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon writ of certiorari on petition therefor under section 240 of the Judicial Code (U. S. C., [36 Stat. 1157](/us/stat/36/1157).title 28, sec. 347), by the Commission or any party to the court proceeding. GENERAL AUTHORITY Sec. 12.
(a)In the performance of its functions the Commission is authorized to—
(1)Advisory boards. establish advisory boards to advise with and make recommendations to the Commission on legislation, policies, administration, research, and other matters;
(2)Standards to govern use of materials, etc. establish by regulation or order such standards and instructions to govern the possession and use of fissionable and byproduct materials as the Commission may deem necessary or desirable to protect health or to minimize danger from explosions and other hazards to life or property;
(3)Studies, hearings, etc. make such studies and investigations, obtain such information, and hold such hearings as the Commission may deem 60 Stat. 771necessary or proper to assist it in exercising any authority provided in this Act, or in the administration or enforcement of this Act, or any regulations or orders issued thereunder. ForAdministration of oaths, etc. such purposes the Commission is authorized to administer oaths and affirmations, and by subpena to require any person to appear and testify, or to appear and produce documents, or both, at any designated place. No person shall be excused from complying with any requirements under this paragraph because of his privilege against self-incrimination, but the immunity provisions of the Compulsory Testimony Act of February 11, 1893 (U. S. C., title 49, sec. 46), shall apply with respect to any individual who[27 Stat. 443](/us/stat/27/443). specifically claims such privilege. Witnesses subpenaed under this subsection shall be paid the same fees and mileage as are paid witnesses in the district courts of the United States;
(4)appoint and fix the compensation of such officers andOfficers and employees. employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Commission. Such officers and employees shall be appointed in accordance with the civil-service laws and their compensation fixed in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended,[42 Stat 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U.S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219. except that to the extent the Commission deems such action necessary to the discharge of its responsibilities, personnel may be employed and their compensation fixed without regard to such laws. The Commission shall make adequate provision for administrative review of any determination to dismiss any employee;
(5)acquire such materials, property, equipment, and facilities,Acquisition of property, etc. establish or construct such buildings and facilities, and modify such buildings and facilities from time to time as it may deem necessary, and construct, acquire, provide, or arrange for such facilities and services (at project sites where such facilities and services are not available) for the housing, health, safety, welfare, and recreation of personnel employed by the Commission as it may deem necessary;
(6)with the consent of the agency concerned, utilize or employUse of Government services, etc. the services or personnel of any Government agency or any State or local government, or voluntary or uncompensated personnel, to perform such functions on its behalf as may appear desirable;
(7)acquire, purchase, lease, and hold real and personal propertyPurchase, sale, etc., of property. as agent of and on behalf of the United States and to sell, lease, grant, and dispose of such real and personal property as provided in this Act; and
(8)without regard to the provisions of the Surplus PropertyDisposition of radio-active materials, etc.[58 Stat. 765](/us/stat/58/765).5[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Ante*, pp. 168, 169, 599; *post*, p. 886. Act of 1944 or any other law, make such disposition as it may deem desirable of
(A)radioactive materials, and
(B)any other property the special disposition of which is, in the opinion of the Commission, in the interest of the national security.
(b)Security.— The President may, in advance, exempt any specific action of the Commission in a particular matter from the provisions of law relating to contracts whenever he determines that such action is essential in the interest of the common defense and security.
(c)Advisory Committees.— The members of the General Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 2
(b)and the members of*Ante*, p. 757. advisory boards established pursuant to subsection
(1)of this section may serve as such without regard to the provisions of sections 109 and 113 of the Criminal Code (18 U. S. C., secs. 198 and 203) or[35 Stat. 1107, 1109](/us/stat/35/1107/1109).[18 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 198 note](/us/usc/t18/s198).[58 Stat. 668](/us/stat/58/668).[41 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 119](/us/usc/t41/s119). section 19
(e)of the Contract Settlement Act of 1944, except insofar as such sections may prohibit any such member from receiving compensation in respect of any particular matter which directly involves the Commission or in which the Commission is directly interested. 60 Stat. 772 COMPENSATION FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY ACQUIRED Sec. 13.
(a)The United States shall make just compensation for any property or interests therein taken or requisitioned pursuant to *Ante*, pp. 760, 768.sections 5 and 11. The Commission shall determine such compensation. If the compensation so determined is unsatisfactory to the person entitled thereto, such person shall be paid 50 per centum of the amount so determined, and shall be entitled to sue the United States in the Court of Claims or in any district court of the United States in [36 Stat. 1093, 1136](/us/stat/36/1093/1136).[28 U. S. C. §§ 41 (20), 260](/us/usc/28/s41/20/260).the manner provided by sections 24
(20)and 145 of the Judicial Code to recover such further sum as added to said 50 per centum will make up such amount as will be just compensation.
(b)In the exercise of the rights of eminent domain and condemnation proceedings may be instituted under the Act of August 1, 1888 [25 Stat. 357](/us/stat/25/357).(U. S. C., title 40, sec. 257), or any other applicable Federal statute. Upon or after the filing of the condemnation petition, immediate possession may be taken and the property may be occupied, used, and improved for the purposes of this Act, notwithstanding any other law. Real property acquired by purchase, donation, or other means of transfer may also be occupied, used, and improved for the purposes of this Act, prior to approval of title by the Attorney General. JUDICIAL REVIEW AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE Sec. 14.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12 of the Administrative Procedure Act (Public Law 404, Seventy-ninth *Ante*, pp. 244, 243.Congress, approved June 11, 1946) which provide when such Act shall take effect, section 10 of such Act (relating to judicial review) shall be applicable, upon the enactment of this Act, to any agency action under the authority of this Act or by any agency created by or under the provisions of this Act.
(b)Except as provided in subsection (a), no provision of this Act *Ante*, p. 237.shall be held to supersede or modify the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
(c)“Agency action,” “agency.” As used in this section the terms “agency action” and “agency” shall have the same meaning as is assigned to such terms in the *Ante*, p. 237.Administrative Procedure Act. JOINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY Sec. 15.
(a)There is hereby established a Joint Committee on Atomic Energy to be composed of nine Members of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and nine Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. In each instance not more than five members shall be members of the same political party.
(b)Functions. The joint committee shall make continuing studies of the activities of the Atomic Energy Commission and of problems relating to the development, use, and control of atomic energy. The Commission shall keep the joint committee fully and currently informed with respect to the Commission’s activities. All bills, resolutions, and other matters in the Senate or the House of Representatives relating primarily to the Commission or to the development, use, or control Reports.of atomic energy shall be referred to the joint committee. The members of the joint committee who are Members of the Senate shall from time to time report to the Senate, and the members of the joint committee who are Members of the House of Representatives shall from time to time report to the House, by bill or otherwise, their recommendations with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of their respective Houses which are
(1)referred to the joint committee or
(2)otherwise within the jurisdiction of the joint committee. 60 Stat. 773
(c)Vacancies in the membership of the joint committee shall notVacancies. affect the power of the remaining members to execute the functions of the joint committee, and shall be filled in the same manner as in the case of the original selection. The joint committee shall select a chairman and a vice chairman from among its members.
(d)The joint committee, or any duly authorized subcommitteeHearings, etc. thereof, is authorized to hold such hearings, to sit and act at such places and times, to require, by subpena or otherwise, the attendance of such witnesses and the production of such books, papers, and documents, to administer such oaths, to take such testimony, to procure such printing and binding, and to make such expenditures as it deems advisable. The cost of stenographic services to report such hearings shall not be in excess of 25 cents per hundred words. The provisions of sections 102 to 104, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes shall apply[2 U. S. C. §§ 192–194](/us/usc/t2/s192–194). in case of any failure of any witness to comply with a subpena or to testify when summoned under authority of this section.
(e)The joint committee is empowered to appoint and fix the compensationCompensation of experts, etc. of such experts, consultants, technicians, and clerical and stenographic assistants as it deems necessary and advisable, but the compensation so fixed shall not exceed the compensation prescribed under the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, for comparable[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V. § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219. duties. The committee is authorized to utilize the services, information, facilities, and personnel of the departments and establishments of the Government. ENFORCEMENT Sec. 16.
(a)Whoever willfully violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to violate, any provision of sections 4 (b), 4 (e), 5
(a)(3),*Ante*, pp. 759, 760, 764.Penalty. or 6
(b)shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, except that whoever commits such an offense with intent to injure the United States or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by death or imprisonment for life (but the penalty of death or imprisonment for life may be imposed only upon recommendation of the jury and only in cases where the offense was committed with intent to injure the United States); or by a fine of not more than $20,000 or by imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both.
(b)Whoever willfully violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to violate, any provision of this Act other than those specified in subsection
(a)and other than section 10 (b), or of any regulation or*Ante*, p. 766. order prescribed or issued under sections 5
(b)(4), 10 (c), or 12
(a)(2), shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not*Ante*, pp. 763, 768, 770. more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both, except that whoever commits such an offense with intent to injure the United States or with intent to secure an advantage to any foreign nation shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $20,000 or by imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both.
(c)Whenever in the judgment of the Commission any person hasApplication by Commission. engaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of this Act, or any regulation or order issued thereunder, it may make application to the appropriate court for an order enjoining such acts or practices, or for an order enforcing compliance with such provision, and upon a showing by the Commission that such person has engaged or is about to engage in any such acts or practices a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order may be granted. 60 Stat. 774
(d)Refusal to obey subpena, etc.*Ante*, p. 770. In case of failure of refusal to obey a subpena served upon any person pursuant to section 12
(a)(3), the district court for any district in which such person is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the Commission, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear and give testimony or to appear and produce documents, or both, in accordance with the subpena; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. REPORTS Sec. 17. The Commission shall submit to the Congress, in January and July of each year, a report concerning the activities of the Additional legislation.Commission. The Commission shall include in such report, and shall at such other times as it deems desirable submit to the Congress, such recommendations for additional legislation as the Commission deems necessary or desirable. DEFINITIONS Sec. 18. As used in this Act—
(a)“Atomic energy.” The term “atomic energy” shall be construed to mean all forms of energy released in the course of or as a result of nuclear fission or nuclear transformation.
(b)“Government agency.” The term “Government agency” means any executive department, commission, independent establishment, corporation wholly or partly owned by the United States which is an instrumentality of the United States, board, bureau, division, service, office, officer, authority, administration, or other establishment, in the executive branch of the Government.
(c)“Person.” The term “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, the United States or any agency thereof, any government other than the United States, any political subdivision of any such government, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the foregoing, or other entity, but shall not include the Commission or officers or employees of the Commission in the exercise of duly authorized functions.
(d)“United States.” The term “United States”, when used in a geographical sense, includes all Territories and possessions of the United States and the Canal Zone.
(e)“Research and development.” The term “research and development” means theoretical analysis, exploration, and experimentation, and the extension of investigative findings and theories of a scientific or technical nature into practical application for experimental and demonstration purposes, including the experimental production and testing of models, devices, equipment, materials, and processes.
(f)“Equipment or device utilizing fissionable material or atomic energy.” The term “equipment or device utilizing fissionable material or atomic energy” shall be construed to mean any equipment or device capable of making use of fissionable material or peculiarly adapted for making use of atomic energy and any important component part especially designed for such equipment or devices, as determined by the Commission.
(g)“Facilities for the production of fissionable material.” The term “facilities for the production of fissionable material” shall be construed to mean any equipment or device capable of such production and any important component part especially designed for such equipment or devices, as determined by the Commission. 60 Stat. 775 APPROPRIATIONS Sec. 19. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sumsAppropriation authorized.*Post*, p. 913. as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Act. The Acts appropriating such sums may appropriate specified portions thereof to be accounted for upon the certification of the Commission only. Funds appropriated to the Commission shall, if obligated by contract during the fiscal year for which appropriated, remain available for expenditure for four years following the expiration of the fiscal year for which appropriated. After such four-year period, the unexpended balances of appropriations shall be carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury. SEPARABILITY OF PROVISIONS Sec. 20. If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. SHORT TITLE Sec. 21. This Act may be cited as the “Atomic Energy Act of 1946”. Approved August 1, 1946. To amend the Act of June 8, 1936, relating to vocational education, so as to provide for the further development of vocational education in the several States and Territories. 1946-08-01 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 2024-09-27 725 Chapter 60 Stat. 775 79 2 public [CHAPTER 725] AN ACT To amend the Act of June 8, 1936, relating to vocational education, so as to provide for the further development of vocational education in the several States and Territories. August 1, 1946[[S. 619](/us/bill/79/s/619)][[Public Law 586](/us/pl/79/586)] *Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act approved June 8, 1936, entitled “An Act to provide for the further development of vocational education in the several States and Territories” (49 Stat. 1488, ch. 541), is amended to read as follows:[20 U. S. C. §§ 15h–16p](/us/usc/t20/s15h–16p). " “short title Section 1. This Act may be cited as the ‘Vocational EducationVocational Education Act of 1946. Act of 1946.’ “definitions Sec. 2. As used in this Act— “(1) the term ‘States and Territories’ means the several States, the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, the island of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia; “(2) the terms ‘State plan’ and ‘State board’ shall have the meaning which said terms have in the Smith-Hughes Vocational*Infra*, Education Act; and “(3) the term ‘Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act’ means the Act approved February 23, 1917 (39 Stat. 929,[20 U. S. C. §§ 11–15, 16–28](/us/usc/t20/s11–15/16–28). ch. 114). “authorization for appropriations for vocational education Sec. 3.
(a)For the purpose of assisting the several States andAssistance to States and Territories. Territories in the further development of vocational education, there is authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1946, and annually thereafter— “(1) $10,000,000 for vocational education in agriculture, including supervision by the vocational agricultureAgriculture. teachers of60 Stat. 776the activities, related to vocational education in agriculture, of the Future Farmers of America and the New Farmers of America, to he apportioned for expenditure in the several States and Territories in the proportion that their farm population bears to the total farm population of the States and Territories, according to the last preceding United States census; “(2) Home economics. $8,000,000 for vocational education in home economics, to be apportioned for expenditure in the several States and Territories in the proportion that their rural population bears to the total rural population of the States and Territories, according to the last preceding United States census; “(3) Trades and industry. $8,000,000 for vocational education in trades and industry, to be apportioned for expenditure in the several States and Territories in the proportion that their non farm population bears to the total nonfarm population of the States and Territories, according to the last preceding United States census; “(4) Distributive occupations. $2,500,000 for vocational education in distributive occupations, to be apportioned for expenditure in the several States and Territories in the proportion that their total population bears to the total population of the States and Territories, according to the last preceding United States census; “(b) Use of funds. The funds appropriated under authority of paragraphs
(1)to (4), inclusive, of subsection
(a)of this section may be used for assisting the several States and Territories, for the purposes therein specified, in the maintenance of adequate programs of administration, supervision, and teacher-training; for salaries and necessary travel expenses of teachers, teacher-trainers, vocational counselors, supervisors and directors of vocational education and vocational guidance; for securing necessary educational information and data as a basis for the proper development of programs of vocational education and vocational guidance; for training and work-experience training programs for out-of-school youths; for training programs for apprentices; for purchase or rent of equipment and supplies for vocational State plan.instruction: *Provided*, That all expenditures for the purposes as set forth in this section shall be made in accordance with the State plan for vocational education. “(c) Funds available. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the amount to be available for expenditure in any State or Territory shall be not less, for any fiscal year, than $40,000 each for vocational education in agriculture, in home economics, and in trades and industry; $15,000 Annual appropriations.for vocational education in distributive occupations and there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1946, and annually thereafter, such additional sums as may be needed for the purpose of providing such minimum amounts. “requirements as to matching of funds Sec. 4. The several States and Territories, in order to receive the benefits of this Act, shall be required to match by State and local funds or both 100 per centum of the appropriations made under authority of section 3. “making of payments Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, through the Fiscal Service of the Treasury Department, shall, upon the certification of the United States Commissioner of Education, pay, in equal semiannual payments, on the first day of July and January of each year, to the custodian for vocational education of each State and Territory designated [39 Stat. 929](/us/stat/39/929).[20 U. S. C. §§ 11–15, 16–28](/us/usc/t20/s11–15/16–28).in the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act, the moneys to which the State or Territory is entitled under the provisions of this Act. 60 Stat. 777 “availability of funds for salary and expenses of state directors Sec. 6. Funds appropriated under authority of section 3 shall be available, on a prorated basis determined by the State board, for the salary and necessary travel expenses of a State director of vocational education selected by the State board, in accordance with the requirements of the State plan, on the basis of his technical and professional qualifications including experience in vocational education. “applicability of smith-hughes vocational education act Sec. 7. The appropriations made under authority of this Act shall be in addition to, and shall be subject to the same conditions and limitations as, the appropriations made to carry out the Smith-Hughes[39 Stat. 929](/us/stat/39/929).[20 U. S. C. §§ 11–15, 16–28](/us/usc/t20/s11–15/16–28).Home economics. Vocational Education Act; except that
(1)the appropriations made under authority of this Act for home economics shall be subject to the conditions and limitations applicable to the appropriation for agricultural purposes under the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act, with the exception of that part of section 10 thereof which requires[39 Stat. 934](/us/stat/39/934).[20 U. S. C. § 20](/us/usc/t20/s20).Trade and industrial subjects. directed or supervised practice for at least six months per year;
(2)such moneys as are provided under authority of this Act for trade and industrial subjects, and public and other service occupations, may be expended for part-time classes operated for less than one hundred and forty-four hours per year;
(3)the provisions of section 11 of thePart-time schools.[39 Stat. 934](/us/stat/39/934).[20 U. S. C. § 21](/us/usc/t20/s21). Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act, requiring at least one-third of the sum appropriated to any State to be expended for part-time schools or classes shall be held to include any part-time day-school classes for workers sixteen years of age and over, and evening-school classes for workers sixteen years of age and over;
(4)the appropriationsDistributive occupational subjects. made by this Act for distributive occupational subjects shall be Limited to part-time and evening schools as provided in the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act, for trade, home economics, and industrial subjects and is qualified by the provisions of this section;
(5)preemployment schools and classes organized for persons overPreemployment schools. eighteen years of age or who have left the full-time school may be operated for less than nine months per year and less than thirty hours per week and without the requirement that a minimum of 50 per centum of the time must be given to shop work on a useful or productive basis; and
(6)the appropriations available under section 9 of thisAttendance at meetings.[39 Stat. 933](/us/stat/39/933).[20 U. S. C. § 19](/us/usc/t20/s19). Act shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings of educational associations and other organizations and for expenses of conferees called to meet in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, are necessary for the efficient discharge of the provisions of this Act. “restrictions and conditions Sec. 8.
(a)No part of the appropriations made under authorityIndustrial-plant training. of this Act shall be expended in industrial-plant training programs, except such industrial-plant training be bona fide vocational training, and not a device to utilize the services of vocational trainees for private profit. “(b) After June 30, 1951; not more than 10 per centum of theAcquisition of equipment. amount appropriated for each of the purposes specified in section 3
(a)shall be used for the purchase or acquisition of equipment. “appropriations for office of education Sec. 9. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this ActAppropriation authorized. there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, for vocational education, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1937, and annually thereafter the sum of 60 Stat. 778$350,000, to be expended for the same purposes and in the same [39 Stat. 933](/us/stat/39/933).[20 U. S. C. § 15](/us/usc/t20/s15).manner as provided in section 7 of the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act, as amended October 6, 1917.” " Approved August 1, 1946. To amend Revised Statutes, 4921 (U. S. C. A., title 35, Patents, sec. 70), providing that damages be ascertained on the basis of compensation for infringement. 1946-08-01 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 2024-09-27 726 Chapter 60 Stat. 778 79 2 public [CHAPTER 726] AN ACT To amend Revised Statutes, 4921 (U. S. C. A., title 35, Patents, sec. 70), providing that damages be ascertained on the basis of compensation for infringement. August 1, 1946[[H. R. 5311](/us/bill/79/hr/5311)][[Public Law 587](/us/pl/79/587)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Patents. That section 4921 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (35 U. S. C. A. 70) is hereby amended to read as follows: " Power of courts to grant injunctions, etc.“The several courts vested with jurisdiction of cases arising under the patent laws shall have power to grant injunctions according to the course and principles of courts of equity, to prevent the violation of any right secured by patent, on such terms as the court may deem Recovery in infringement cases.reasonable; and upon a judgment being rendered in any case for an infringement the complainant shall be entitled to recover general damages which shall be due compensation for making, using, or selling the invention, not less than a reasonable royalty therefor, together Attorney’s fees.with such costs, and interest, as may be fixed by the court. The court may in its discretion award reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing party upon the entry of judgment on any patent case. Expert or opinion evidence in determining compensation.“The court is hereby authorized to receive expert or opinion evidence upon which to determine in conjunction with any other evidence in the record, due compensation for making, using, or selling the invention, and such expert or opinion evidence is hereby declared to be competent and admissible subject to the general rules of evidence applicable thereto. Assessment of damages.“The court shall assess said damages, or cause the same to be assessed, under its direction and shall have the same power to increase the assessed damages, in its discretion, as is given to increase the damages found by verdicts in actions in the nature of actions of trespass upon Recovery for infringement.the case; but recovery shall not be had for any infringement, committed more than six years prior to the filing of the complaint in the action. Notice to Commissioner of Patents.And it shall be the duty of the clerks of such courts within one month after the filing of any action, suit, or proceeding arising under the patent laws to give notice thereof in writing to the Commissioner of Patents, setting forth in order so far as known the names and addresses of the litigants, names of the inventors, and the designating number or numbers of the patent or patents upon which the action, suit, or proceeding has been brought, and in the event any other patent or patents be subsequently included in the action, suit, or proceeding by amendment, answer, cross bill, or other pleading, the clerk shall give like notice thereof to the Commissioner of Patents, and within one month after the decision is rendered or a judgment issued the clerk of the court shall give notice thereof to the Commissioner of Patents, Endorsement.and it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Patents on receipt of such notice forthwith to endorse the same upon the file wrapper of the said patent or patents, and to incorporate the same as a part of the contents of said file or file wrapper.” " Effective date; pending causes of action.This Act shall take effect upon approval and shall apply to pending causes of action in which the taking of the testimony has not been concluded: *Provided, however*, That pending causes of action in which the taking of the testimony has been concluded are to be governed by the statute in force at the time of approval of this Act as if such statute had not been amended. Approved August 1, 1946. To establish an Office of Naval Research in the Department of the Navy; to plan, foster, and encourage scientific research in recognition of its paramount importance as related to the maintenance of future naval power, and the preservation of national security; to provide within the Department of the Navy a single office, which, by contract and otherwise, shall be able to obtain, coordinate, and make available to all bureaus and activities of the Department of the Navy, world-wide scientific information and the necessary services for conducting specialized and imaginative research; to establish a Naval Research Advisory Committee consisting of persons preeminent in the fields of science and research, to consult with and advise the Chief of such Office in matters pertaining to research. 1946-08-01 727 Chapter 60 Stat. 779 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 779 [CHAPTER 727] AN ACT To establish an Office of Naval Research in the Department of the Navy; to plan, foster, and encourage scientific research in recognition of its paramount importance as related to the maintenance of future naval power, and the preservation of national security; to provide within the Department of the Navy a single office, which, by contract and otherwise, shall be able to obtain, coordinate, and make available to all bureaus and activities of the Department of the Navy, world-wide scientific information and the necessary services for conducting specialized and imaginative research; to establish a Naval Research Advisory Committee consisting of persons preeminent in the fields of science and research, to consult with and advise the Chief of such Office in matters pertaining to research. August 1, 1946[[H. R. 5911](/us/bill/79/hr/5911)][[Public Law 588](/us/pl/79/588)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That there is herebyNavy.Office of Naval Research created and established in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy an Office of Naval Research, which shall be charged with such duties relating to
(1)the encouragement, promotion, planning, initiation,Duties. and coordination, of naval research;
(2)the conduct of naval research in augmentation of and in conjunction with the research and development conducted by the respective bureaus and other agencies and offices of the Navy Department; and
(3)the supervision, administration, and control of activities within or on behalf of the Department of the Navy relating to patents, inventions, trade-marks, copyrights, royalty payments, and matters connected therewith; as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy. All of the duties of this Office shall be performed under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy and its orders shall be considered as emanating from him and shall have full force and effect as such. Sec. 2. At the head of the Office of Naval Research there shall be aChief of Naval Research.Appointment, etc. Chief of Naval Research, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of not to exceed three years, from among officers not below the grade of commander on the active list of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Research shall have the same rank and shall be entitled to the same pay, allowances, and privileges of retirement as are now or may hereafter be prescribed by or in pursuance of law for chiefs of bureaus in the Navy Department. Sec. 3. An officer on the active list of the Navy may be detailed asAssistant Chief of Naval Research. Assistant Chief of Naval Research, and such officer shall receive the highest pay of his grade and in case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the Chief of Naval Research, shall, until otherwise directed by the President as provided in Revised Statutes, section 179 (U. S. C., title 5, sec. 6), perform the duties of such chief until his successor is appointed or such absence or sickness shall cease. Sec. 4. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to establishNaval Research Advisory Committee. a Naval Research Advisory Committee, which shall consist of not exceeding fifteen persons to be appointed by the Secretary from those persons in civilian life who are preeminent in the fields of science, research, and development work. One member of such committee will be from the field of medicine. The members of such committeeTerm of service, etc. shall serve for such term or terms as the Secretary may specify, and shall meet at such times as may be specified by the Secretary to consult with and advise the Chief of Naval Operations and the Chief of the Office of Naval Research. Each member of such committee shall beCompensation. entitled to compensation in the amount of $50 for each day or part of a day he shall be in attendance at any regularly called meeting of the committee, together with reimbursement for all travel expenses incident to such attendance: *Provided*, That nothing contained in sections 60 Stat. 780[35 Stat. 1097, 1107, 1109](/us/stat/35/1197/1107/1109).[18 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 198](/us/usc/t18/s198) note.[58 Stat. 668](/us/stat/58/668).[41 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 119](/us/bill/t41/s119). 41, 109, and 113 of the Criminal Code (U. S. C., title 18, secs, 93, 198, and 203) ; in Revised Statutes, section 190 (U. S. C., title 5, sec, 99); in section 19
(e)of the Contract Settlement Act of 1944 (Public Law 395, Seventy-eighth Congress) ; or in any other provision of Federal law imposing restrictions, requirements, or penalties in relation to the employment of persons, the performance of services, or the payment or receipt of compensation in connection with any claim proceeding, or matter involving the United States, shall apply to such persons solely by reason of their appointment to and membership on such committee. Sec. 5.
(a)Appropriation authorized There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary for the Office of Naval Research to carry out its functions as provided for herein, including such sums as may be required for administrative expenses, and the conduct of research and development work in Government facilities and under contracts with private individuals, corporations, and educational or scientific institutions. Sufficient information relative to estimates of appropriations for research by the several bureaus and offices shall be furnished to the Chief of the Office of Naval Research to assist him in coordinating the Navy research program and the carrying out of such other duties as outlined in section 1.
(b)Availability of funds. Any funds appropriated to enable the Office of Naval Research to carry out its functions as provided for herein shall, if obligated during the fiscal year for which appropriated, remain available for expenditure for four years following the expiration of the fiscal year for which appropriated. After such a four-year period, the unexpended balances of appropriations shall be carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury. Sec. 6. Contracts for services, etc. Within the limits of available appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy, and, by direction of the Secretary, the Chief of the Office of Naval Research and the chiefs of all bureaus of the Navy Department may enter into contracts, or amendments or modifications of contracts, for services and materials necessary for the making and securing of reports, tests, models, apparatus, and for the conducting of research, without performance or other bonds, and without regard*Post*, p. 809. to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5), section 3718 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 34, sec. 561), section 3719 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 34, sec. 562), section 3720 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 34. sec. 563), section 3722 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 34, sec. 572), and may make advance, progress, and other payments with respect to such contracts without regard to the provisions of section 3648 of the*Post*, p. 809. Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 31, sec. 529): *Provided*, That nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the use of the cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost system of contracting. Sec. 7. Transfer of functions and property. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to the Office of Naval Research, as in his judgment may be necessary and appropriate, such research and development functions as are now assigned to the various bureaus and other agencies and offices of the Navy Department, together with any or all personnel, buildings, facilities, and other property used in the administration thereof, including without limitation the Special Devices Division and the Naval Research Laboratory. Approved August 1, 1946. To amend certain provisions of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, and for other purposes. 1946-08-01 728 Chapter 60 Stat. 781 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 781 [CHAPTER 728] AN ACT To amend certain provisions of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, and for other purposes. August 1, 1946[[H. R. 6371](/us/bill/79/hr/6371)][[Public Law 589](/us/pl/79/589)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That
(a)sectionInsurance Act of 1946.[56 Stat. 659](/us/stat/56/659).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 801 (f)](/us/usc/t38/s801/f).“Parent.” “father,” “mother.” 601
(f)of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940 is hereby amended effective as of October 8, 1940, to read as follows: " “(f) The terms ‘parent’, ‘father’, and ‘mother’ include a father, mother, father through adoption, mother through adoption, persons who have stood in loco parentis to a member of the military or naval forces at any time prior to entry into active service for a period of not less than one year, and a stepparent, if designated as beneficiary by the insured.” "
(b)The amendment made by subsection
(a)of this section toDiscontinuance of award, etc. section 601
(f)of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, shall not be construed
(1)to require the discontinuance, for any period prior to the first day of the third calendar month following receipt of claim by or on behalf of a person brought within the permitted class of beneficiaries by such amendment, of any insurance award made prior to the date of enactment of this Act, or
(2)to require duplicate payments of benefits in any case. Sec. 2. Section 602
(c)of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940 is hereby amended effective as of October 8, 1940, to read[54 Stat. 1009](/us/stat/54/1009).[38 U. S. C. § 802(c)](/us/usc/t38/s802/c). as follows:" “(c)
(1)Any person upon reenlistment or reentrance into orReenslistment etc. reemployment in active service and before discharge or resignation therefrom and any person in the active service upon discharge to accept a commission and before resignation therefrom, shall be granted such insurance upon application therefor in writing (made within one hundred and twenty days following such reenlistment, reentrance, reemployment, or discharge to accept a commission), and upon payment of premiums and evidence satisfactory to the Administrator showing such person to be in good health at the time of such application. “(2) Subject to the provisions of the first proviso under the captionActive service between Oct. 8, 1940 and Sept. 2, 1945. ‘Transfer of Appropriations’ contained in title II of the First Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946 (Public Law 301, Seventy-ninth Congress), any individual who has had*Ante*, p. 14. active service between October 8, 1940, and September 2, 1945, both dates inclusive, shall be granted such insurance upon application therefor in writing and upon payment or authorization for deduction of premiums and evidence satisfactory to the Administrator showing such person to be in good health at the time of such application. In any case in which application for life or disability insurance or for reinstatement of such insurance is made prior to January 1, 1950, the Administrator shall not deny, for the purposes of this or any other section of this part, that the applicant is in good health because of any disability or disabilities, less than total in degree, resulting from or aggravated by such active service. InApplication prior to Jan. 1, 1950. any case in which insurance is granted by reason of the immediately preceding sentence, the premiums paid on such insurance shall be credited directly to the national service life insurance appropriation and any payments of benefits on such insurance shall be made directly from such appropriation. The maximum amount of insurance for which an individual is otherwise eligible to apply under this paragraph shall be decreased by the amount of any insurance which he may have surrendered for its cash-surrender value. 60 Stat. 782 “(3) Permanent disability. etc., in line of duty. Any person in the active service between October 8, 1940, and September 2, 1945, both dates inclusive, who, while in such service, made application in writing for insurance while performing full military or naval duty, which application was denied solely on account of his condition of health, and the applicant thereafter shall have incurred a total and permanent disability in line of duty or died in line of duty, shall be deemed to have applied for and to have been granted such insurance as of the date of such application and such insurance shall be deemed to be or to have been continued in force to the date of death of such person. In any case in which insurance deemed to have been granted under this paragraph matures or has matured, there shall be deducted from the proceeds of such insurance the premiums payable thereon from the date of application to the date of incurrence of total and permanent disability in line of duty or to the date of death, if permanent and total disability was not incurred. Any payments on such insurance shall be made directly from the. national service life insurance appropriation. The amount of insurance deemed to [38 Stat. 711](/us/stat/38/711); [43 Stat. 307](/us/stat/43/307).[38 U. S. C. §§ 287, 357, 502, 575, 421; Supp. V, § 134](/us/usc/t38/s287/357/502/575/421/134)*et seq*.*Ante*, p. 526; *post*, p. 789.[54 Stat. 1009](/us/stat/54/1009).[38 U. S. C. § 802 (f)](/us/usc/t38/s802/f).Issuance of Insurance, etc.have been granted under this paragraph, when added to any other insurance in force under the War Risk Insurance Act, as amended, the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended, or this part, shall not in the aggregate exceed $10,000.” " Sec. 3. Section 602
(f)of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940 is hereby amended to read as follows: " “(f) Issuance of insurance etc. Such insurance shall be issued upon the five year level premium term plan, with the privilege of conversion as of the date when any premium becomes or has become due, or exchange as of the date of the original policy, upon payment of the difference in reserve, at any time after such policy has been in effect for one year and within the term period, to policies of insurance upon the following plans: Ordinary life, twenty-payment life, thirty-payment life, twenty-year endowment, endowment at age sixty, and endowment at age sixty-five: *Provided*, Conversion to endowment plan.That conversion to an endowment plan may not be made while the insured is totally disabled. All level premium term policies shall cease and terminate at the expiration of the term period. Provisions for cash, loan, paid-up, and extended values, dividends from gains and savings, refund of unearned premiums, and such other provisions as may be found to be reasonable and practicable may be provided for in the policy of insurance or from time to time by regulations promulgated by the Administrator.” " Sec. 4. [54 Stat. 1010](/us/stat/54/1010).[38 U. S. C. § 802 (g); Supp. V, § 802 (g)](/us/usc/t38/s802/g/802/g).Beneficiaries. Section 602
(g)of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, is hereby amended by substituting a colon for the period at the end thereof and adding the following: “*Provided*, That the provisions of this subsection as to the restricted permitted class of beneficiaries shall not apply to any national service life-insurance policy maturing on or after the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946.” Sec. 5. [54 Stat. 1010](/us/stat/54/1010).[38 U. S. C. § 802 (h); Supp. V, § 802 (h)](/us/usc/t38/s802/h/802/h).
(a)So much of subsection
(h)of section 602 of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, as precedes paragraph
(3)thereof is hereby amended to read as follows:" “(h) Payments. Insurance maturing prior to the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946 shall be payable in the following manner: “(1) Beneficiary under 30. If the beneficiary to whom payment is first made is under thirty years of age at the time of maturity, in two hundredRight of election. and forty equal monthly installments: *Provided*, That the Administrator, under regulations to be promulgated by him, may include a provision in the insurance contract authorizing the insured or the beneficiary to elect in lieu of this mode of payment and prior to the commencement of payments, a refund life income in monthly installments payable for such period60 Stat. 783 certain as may be required in order that the sum of the installments certain, including a last installment of such reduced amount as may be necessary, shall equal the face value of the contract, less any indebtedness, with such payments continuing throughout the lifetime of such beneficiary: *Provided further*, That in any case in which insurance benefit payments were commenced prior to September 30, 1944, the beneficiary, whether or not the first beneficiary, shall have the right to elect to receive a refund life income, as provided in such optional settlement, payable in monthly installments adjusted as of the date of the maturity of such policy, credit being allowed for payments previously made on the insurance. The right of election with respect to cases in which benefit payments were commenced prior to September 30, 1944, shall terminate two years after the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946. The AdministratorNotice to beneficiary. is directed to send, within one year after the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946, to each beneficiary of insurance on which payments were commenced prior to September 30, 1944, a notice explaining the right of election. Any such notice shall be sent by registered mail addressed to the last known address of the addressee. “(2) If the beneficiary to whom payment is first made is thirtybeneficiary 30 or older. or more years of age at the time of maturity, in equal monthly installments for one hundred and twenty months certain, with such payments continuing during the remaining lifetime of such beneficiary: *Provided*, That the Administrator, under regulationsRight of election to be promulgated by him, may include a provision in the insurance contract authorizing the insured or the beneficiary to elect, in lieu of this mode of payment and prior to the commencement of payments, a refund life income in monthly installments payable for such period certain as may be required in order that the sum of the installments certain, including a last installment of such reduced amount as may be necessary, shall equal the face value of the contract, less any indebtedness, with such payments continuing throughout the lifetime of such beneficiary: *Provided further*, That such optional settlement shall not be available in any case in which such settlement would result in payments of installments over a shorter period than one hundred and twenty months: *Provided further*, That in any case in which insurance benefit payments were commenced prior to September 30, 1944, the beneficiary, whether or not the first beneficiary, shall have the right to elect to receive a refund life income, as provided in such optional settlement, payable in monthly installments adjusted as of the date of the maturity of such policy, credit being allowed for payments previously made on the insurance. The right of election with respect to cases in which benefit payments were commenced prior to September 30, 1944, shall terminate two years after the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946. The AdministratorNotice to beneficiary. is directed to send, within one year after the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946, to each beneficiary of insurance on which payments were commenced prior to September 30, 1944, a notice explaining the right of election. Any such notice shall be sent by registered mail addressed to the last known address of the addressee.” "
(b)Subsections (i), (j), and
(k)of section 602 of the NationalNonnapplicability. Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, are amended by[54 Stat. 1010](/us/stat/54/1010).[38 U. S. C. § 802 (i), (j), (k); Supp. V, § 802 (j)](/us/usc/t38/s802/i/j/k/j). adding at the end of each of such subsections the following: “The provisions of this subsection shall not be applicable to insurance maturing on or after the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946.” 60 Stat. 784 Sec. 6. [54 Stat. 1011](/us/stat/54/1011).[38 U. S. C. § 802 (m); Supp. V, § 802 (m)](/us/usc/t38/s802/m/802/m). Section 602
(m)of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940 is hereby amended, effective as of October 8, 1940, to read as follows:" “(m) Time and method of payment of premiums.
(1)The Administrator shall, by regulations, prescribe the time and method of payment of the premiums on such insurance, but payments of premiums in advance shall not be required for periods of more than one month each, and may at the election of the insured be deducted from his active-service pay or be otherwise made: *Provided*, Advance of first premium amount.That an amount equal to the first premium due under a national service life-insurance policy may be advanced from current appropriations for active service pay to any person in the active service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, which amount shall constitute a lien upon any service or other pay accruing to the person for whom such advance was made and shall be collected therefrom if not otherwise paid: *Provided further*, That no disbursing or certifying officer shall be responsible for any loss incurred by reason of the advance herein authorized: *And provided further*, That any amount so advanced in excess of available service or other pay shall constitute a lien on the policy within the provisions of section 5, Public Law Numbered 866, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved October 17, 1940. “(2) [54 Stat. 1195](/us/stat/54/1195).[38 U. S. C. § 454a](/us/usc/t38/s454a).Deduction of premiums from service pay. In any case in which the insured provided for the payment of premiums on his insurance by authorizing in writing the deduction of premiums from his service pay, such insurance shall be deemed not to have lapsed so long as he remained in active service prior to the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946, notwithstanding the fact that deduction of premiums was discontinued because— “(A) the insured was discharged to accept a commission; or “(B) the insured was absent without leave, if restored to active duty; or “(C) the insured was sentenced by court martial, if he was restored to active duty, required to engage in combat, or killed in combat. In any case in which the insured under any insurance continued in force by the provisions of this paragraph died while such insurance was so continued in force, any premiums due on such insurance shall be deducted from the proceeds of the insurance. Any premiums deducted or collected on any such insurance shall be credited to the national service life insurance appropriation and any payments of benefits on any such insurance shall be made directly from such appropriation.” " Sec. 7. [54 Stat . 1011](/us/stat/54/1011).[38 U. S. C. § 802 (n); Supp. V, § 802 (n)](/us/usc/t38/s802/n/802/n).Waiver of premiums. Section 602
(n)of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “(n) Upon application by the insured and under such regulations as the Administrator may promulgate, payment of premiums on such insurance may be waived during the continuous total disability of the insured, which continues or has continued for six or more consecutive months, if such disability commenced
(1)subsequent to the date of his application for insurance,
(2)while the insurance was in force under premium-paying conditions, and
(3)prior to the insured’s sixtieth birthday: *Provided*, That upon application made within one year after the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946 the Administrator shall grant waiver of any premium becoming due not more than five years prior to the date of enactment of such Act which may be waived under the foregoing provisions of this subsection: *Provided further*, That the Administrator, upon any application made subsequent to one year after the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946, shall not grant waiver of any premium60 Stat. 785 becoming due more than one year prior to the receipt in the Veterans’ Administration of application for the same, except as hereinafter provided. Any premiums paid for months during whichRefunds. waiver is effective shall be refunded. The Administrator shall provideExamination. by regulations for examination or reexamination of an insured claiming benefits under this subsection, and may deny benefits for failure to cooperate. In the event that it is found that an insuredInsured no longer totally disabled. is no longer totally disabled, the waiver of premiums shall cease as of the date of such finding and the policy of insurance may be continued by payment of premiums as provided in said policy: *Provided further*, That in any case in which the Administrator finds that theContinuance of waiver. insured’s failure to make timely application for waiver of premiums or his failure to submit satisfactory evidence of the existence or continuance of total disability was due to circumstances beyond his control, the Administrator may grant waiver or continuance of waiver of premiums: *And provided further*, That in the event ofDeath of insured without filing application. death of the insured without filing application for waiver, the beneficiary, within one year after the death of the insured or the enactment of this amendment, whichever be the later, or, if the beneficiary be insane or a minor, within one year after removal of such legal disability, may file application for waiver with evidence of the insured’s right to waiver under this section. Premium rates shall be calculated without charge for the cost of the waiver of premiums herein provided and no deduction from benefits otherwise payable shall be made on account thereof.” " Sec. 8. Section 602
(p)of the National Service Life Insurance[54 Stat. 1011](/us/stat/54/1011).[38 U. S. C. §802 (p)](/us/usc/t38/s802/p). Act of 1940, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “(p) Such insurance may be made effective, as specified in theEffective date of insurance. application, not later than the first day of the calendar month following the date of application therefor, but the United StatesLiability of U. S. shall not be liable thereunder for death occurring prior to such effective date. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection, in any case in which prior to the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946 application was made for insurance to become effective subsequent to the date of application and the applicant died in line of duty prior to the date such insurance was to become effective, the United States shall be liable to the same extent as it would have been if such insurance had been in force on the date of death of the applicant. Any payments of benefits made as a result of the enactment of the preceding sentence shall be made directly from the national service life insurance appropriation.” " Sec. 9. Section 602 of the National Service Life Insurance Act[54 Stat. 1009](/us/stat/54/1009).[38 U. S. C. § 802; Supp. V, § 802](/us/usc/t38/s802/802).*Ante*, p. 781 *et seq*.; *post*, p. 788.Optional modes of settlement. of 1940, as amended, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections:" “(t) Insurance maturing on or subsequent to the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946 shall be payable in accordance with the following optional modes of settlement: “(1) In one sum. “(2) In equal monthly installments of from thirty-six to two hundred and forty in number, in multiples of twelve. “(3) In equal monthly installments for one hundred and twenty months certain with such payments continuing during the remaining lifetime of the first beneficiary. “(4) As a refund life income in monthly installments payable for such period certain as may be required in order that the sum of the installments certain, including a last installment of such reduced amount as may be necessary, shall equal the face60 Stat. 786 value of the contract, less any indebtedness, with such payments continuing throughout the lifetime of the first beneficiary: *Provided*, Restriction.That such optional settlement shall not be available in any case in which such settlement would result in payments of installments over a shorter period than one hundred and twenty months. Payment to beneficiary.Unless the insured elects some other mode of settlement, the insurance shall be payable to the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries in thirty-six equal monthly installments. The first beneficiary may elect to receive payment under any option which provides for payment over a longer period of time than the option elected by the insured, or if no option be designated by the insured, in excess of Installment less tahn $10.thirty-six months. If the option selected requires payment to any one beneficiary of monthly installments of less than $10, the amount payable to such beneficiary shall be paid in such maximum number of monthly installments as are a multiple of twelve as will provide a monthly installment of not less than $10. If the present value of the amount payable at the time any person initially becomes entitled to payment thereof is not sufficient to pay at least twelve monthly installments of not less than $10 each, such amount shall be payable in one sum. Options
(3)and
(4)shall not be available if any firm, corporation, legal entity (including the estate of the insured), or trustee is beneficiary, or in any case in which an endowment contract matures by reason of the completion of the endowment period. “(u) Lumpsum settlement. With respect to insurance maturing on or subsequent to the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946, in any case in which the beneficiary is entitled to a lumpsum settlement but elects some other mode of settlement and dies before receiving all the benefits due and payable under such mode of settlement, the present value of the remaining unpaid amount shall be payable to the estate of the beneficiary; and in any case in which no beneficiary is designated by the insured, or the designated beneficiary does not survive the insured, or a designated beneficiary not entitled to choose a lump-sum settlement survives the insured, and dies before receiving all the benefits due and payable, the commuted value of the insurance remaining unpaid shall be paid in one sum to the estate of the insured: *Provided*, That in no event shall there be any payment to the estate of the insured or of the beneficiary of any sums unless it is shown that any sums paid will not escheat. “(v) Total-disability provisions.
(1)The Administrator is hereby authorized and directed, upon application by the insured and proof of good health satisfactory to the Administrator and payment of such extra premium as the Administrator shall prescribe, to include in any national service life-insurance policy on the life of the insured provisions whereby an insured who is shown to have become totally disabled for a period of six consecutive months or more commencing after the date of such application and before attaining the age of sixty and while the payment of any premium is not in default, shall be paid monthly disability benefits from the first day of the seventh consecutive month of and during the continuance of such total disability of $5 for each $1,000 of such insurance inWaiver of requirement. effect when such benefits become payable: *Provided*, That in any ease in which the applicant while not totally disabled and prior to January 1, 1950, furnishes proof satisfactory to the Administrator that his inability to furnish proof of good health is the result of an actually service-incurred injury or disability, the requirement of proof of good health shall be waived, but in such case the extra premium for disability coverage paid by any such insured shall be credited directly to the60 Stat. 787 national service life-insurance appropriation and any disability payments made to such insured shall be made directly from the national service life-insurance appropriation: *Provided further*, That policiesSeperate classifications of policies. containing additional provisions for the payment of disability benefits may be separately classified for the purpose of dividend distribution from otherwise similar policies not containing such benefit. “(2) Whenever benefits under the total-disability provision authorizedTransfer of funds. by section 602
(1)hereof become, or have become, payable because of total disability of the insured as a result of disease or injury traceable to the extra hazard of the military or naval service, as such hazard may be determined by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, the liability shall be borne by the United States, and the Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to transfer from the national service life-insurance appropriation to the national service life-insurance fund from time to time any amounts which become, or have become, payable to the insured on account of such total disability, and to transfer from the national service life-insurance fund to the national service life-insurance appropriation the amount of the reserve held on account of the total-disability benefit. When a person receiving such payments on account of total disability recovers from such disability, and is then entitled to continue protection under the total-disability provision, the Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the national service life-insurance fund a sum sufficient to set up the then required reserve on such total-disability benefit. “(w) Subject to the provisions of section 612 of the National ServiceIncontestability of policies.[54 Stat. 1013](/us/stat/54/1013).[38 U. S. C. § 812](/us/usc/t38/s812). Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, all contracts or policies of insurance heretofore or hereafter issued, reinstated, or converted shall be incontestable from the date of issue, reinstatement, or conversion except for fraud, nonpayment of premium, or on the ground that the applicant was not a member of the military or naval forces of the United States. “(x) When an optional mode of settlement of insurance heretoforeMinor or incompetent beneficiary. or hereafter matured is available to a beneficiary who is a minor or incompetent, such option may be exercised by his fiduciary, person qualified under Public Law 373, Seventy-second Congress, February 25, 1933 (47 Stat. 907; 25 U. S. C. 14), or person recognized by the Administrator as having custody of the person or the estate of such beneficiary, and the obligation of the United States under the insurance contract shall be fully satisfied by payment of benefits in accordance with the mode of settlement so selected. “(y)
(1)Any level premium term insurance which has lapsed mayReinstatement of insurance be reinstated within the term upon written application, payment of two monthly premiums, and evidence satisfactory to the Administrator that the applicant, subject to the provisions of the second sentence of section 602
(c)(2), supra, is in good health. *Ante*, p. 781. “(2) Any level premium term insurance which has lapsed may be reinstated within the term upon written application, made within six months after the date of such lapse or within six months after the date of enactment of the Insurance Act of 1946, whichever is the later, and payment of two monthly premiums, provided such applicant is in as good health on the date of application and tender of premiums as he was on the due date of the premium in default and furnishes evidence thereof satisfactory to the Administrator: *Provided*, ThatAdditional grace period. when the insured makes inquiry prior to the expiration of the grace period disclosing a clear intent to continue insurance protection, an additional reasonable period not exceeding sixty days may be granted for payment of premiums due. but the premiums in any such case must be paid during the lifetime of the insured.” " 60 Stat. 788 Sec. 10. [54 Stat. 1009](/us/stat/54/1009).[38 U. S. C. § 802; Supp. V, § 802](/us/usc/t38/s802/802).*Ante*, p. 781 *et seq*. Section 602 of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, is hereby amended effective as of October 8, 1940, by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:" “(z) Total disability. Without prejudice to any other cause of disability, the permanent loss of the use of both feet, of both hands, or of both eyes, or of one foot and one hand, or of one foot and one eye, or of one hand and one eye, or the total loss of hearing of both ears, or the organic loss of speech, shall be deemed total disability for insurance purposes.” " Sec. 11. [54 Stat. 1012](/us/stat/54/1012).[38 U. S. C. § 807 (b)](/us/usc/t38/s807/b). Section 607
(b)of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, is hereby amended effective as of October 8, 1940, Calculation of liability.by inserting after the first sentence thereof the following: “Where life contingencies are involved in the calculation of the value of such benefits of insurance heretofore or hereafter matured, the calculation of such liability or liabilities shall be based upon such mortality table or tables as the Administrator may prescribe with interest at the rate of 3 per centum per annum.” Sec. 12. [54 Stat. 1012](/us/stat/54/1012).[38 U. S. C. § 808](/us/usc/t38/s808). Section 608 of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, is hereby amended effective as of October 8, 1940, to read as follows:" “Sec. 608. Powers of Administrator. The Administrator, subject to the general direction of the President, shall administer, execute, and enforce the provisions of this Act, shall have power to make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as are necessary or appropriate to carry out its purposes, and shall decide all questions arising hereunder. All officers and employees of the Veterans’ Administration shall perform such duties in connection with the administration of this Act as may be assigned to them by the Administrator. All official acts performed by such officers and employees designated therefor by the Administrator shall have the same force and effect as though performed by the Administrator. Except in the event of suit as provided *Infra*.in section 617 hereof, or other appropriate court proceedings, all decisions rendered by the Administrator under the provisions of this Act, or regulations properly issued pursuant thereto, shall be final and conclusive on all questions of law or fact, and no other official of the United States, except a judge or judges of United States courts, shall have jurisdiction to review any such decisions.” " Sec. 13. [54 Stat. 1014](/us/stat/54/1014).[38 U. S. C. § 816](/us/usc/t38/s816). Section 616 of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, is hereby amended by substituting a colon for the period at the end thereof and adding the following: "“*Provided*, That assignments of all or any part of the beneficiary’s interest may be made by a designated beneficiary to a widow, widower, child, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, or sister of the insured, when the designated contingent beneficiary, if any, joins the beneficiary in the assignment, and if the assignment is delivered to the Veterans’ Administration before any payments of the insurance shall have been made to the beneficiary: *Provided further*, Payment of interest in annuity. That an interest in an annuity, when assigned, shall be payable in equal monthly installments in such multiple of twelve as most nearly equals the number of installments certain under such annuity, or in two hundred and forty installments, whichever is the lesser.”" Sec. 14. [54 Stat. 1014](/us/stat/54/1014).[38 U. S. C. § 817; Supp. V, § 817](/us/usc/t38/s817/817). Section 617 of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, is hereby amended effective as of October 8, 1940, to read as follows:" “Sec. 617. Suits. In the event of disagreement as to any claim arising under this Act, suit may be brought in the. same manner and subject to the same conditions and limitations as are applicable to the60 Stat. 789 United States Government life (converted) insurance under the provisions of sections 19 and 500 of the World War Veterans’ Act.,[43 Stat. 612, 628](/us/stat/43/612/628).[38 U. S. C. §§ 445, 651](/us/usc/t38/s445/651).[43 stat. 607](/us/stat/43/607).[38 U. S. C. § 421; Supp. V, § 434](/us/usc/t38/s421)*et seq*.*Ante*, p. 526. 1924, as amended.” " Sec. 15. The World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended, is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section 313, to read as follows:" “Sec. 313. Whenever benefits under the total disability provisionTransfer of funds.[45 Stat. 970](/us/stat/45/970).[38 U. S. C. § 512b](/us/usc/38/s512b). authorized by section 311 become, or have become, payable because of total disability of the insured as a result of disease or injury traceable to the extra hazard of the military or naval service, as such hazard may be determined by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, the liability shall be borne by the United States, and the Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to transfer from the military and naval insurance appropriation to the United States Government life insurance fund from time to time any amounts which become or have become payable to the insured on account of such total disability, and to transfer from the United States Government life insurance fund to the military and naval insurance appropriation the amount of the reserve held on account of the total disability benefit. When a person receiving such payments on account of total disability recovers from such disability, and is then entitled to continued protection under the total disability provision, the Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the United States Government life insurance fund a sum sufficient to set up the then required reserve on such total disability benefit.” " Sec. 16. This Act may be cited as the “Insurance Act of 1946”. Short title. Approved August 1, 1946. To establish the Office of Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. 1946-08-01 729 Chapter 60 Stat. 789 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 729] AN ACT To establish the Office of Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. August 1, 1946[[H. R. 6646](/us/bill/79/hr/6646)][[Public Law 590](/us/pl/79/590)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That there isDepartment of State.Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. hereby established in the Department of State for a period of two years following the enactment and approval of this legislation by the President, the Office of Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, which shall be filled by appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs shall receive compensation at the rate of $10,000 a year and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State. The Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs shall serve subject to the direction of the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary of State. Approved August 1, 1946. To make it a criminal offense for certain escaped convicts to travel from one State to another. 1946-08-02 735 Chapter 60 Stat. 789 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 735] AN ACT To make it a criminal offense for certain escaped convicts to travel from one State to another. August 2, 1946[[S. 496](/us/bill/79/s/496)][[Public Law 591](/us/pl/79/591)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act entitledFugitive Felon Act, amendment. “An Act making it unlawful for any person to flee from one State to another for the purpose of avoiding prosecution or the giving of testimony in certain cases”, approved May 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 782; 18 U. S. C. 408e), be, and it hereby is, amended to read as follows:" “That it shall be unlawful for any person to move or travel in inter state or foreign commerce from any State, Territory, or possession of60 Stat. 790 the United States, or the District of Columbia, with intent either
(1)to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction for murder, kidnaping, burglary, robbery, mayhem, rape, assault with a dangerous weapon, or extortion accompanied by threats of violence, or attempt to commit any of the foregoing, under the laws of the place from which he flees; or
(2)to avoid giving testimony in any criminal proceedings in such place in which the commission of a felony is Penalty.charged. Any person who violates the provision of this Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not longer than five years, or by both such Prosecution.fine and imprisonment. Violations of this Act may be prosecuted only in the Federal judicial district in which the original crime was alleged to have been committed or in which the person was held in custody or confinement.” " Approved August 2, 1946. To provide for the replanning and rebuilding of slum, blighted, and other areas of the District of Columbia and the assembly, by purchase or condemnation, of real property in such areas and the sale or lease thereof for the redevelopment of such area in accordance with said plans; and to provide for the organization of, procedure for, and the financing of such planning, acquisition, and sale or lease; and for other purposes. 1946-08-02 736 Chapter 60 Stat. 790 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 736] AN ACT To provide for the replanning and rebuilding of slum, blighted, and other areas of the District of Columbia and the assembly, by purchase or condemnation, of real property in such areas and the sale or lease thereof for the redevelopment of such area in accordance with said plans; and to provide for the organization of, procedure for, and the financing of such planning, acquisition, and sale or lease; and for other purposes. August 2, 1946[[S. 1426](/us/bill/79/s/1426)][[Public Law 592](/us/pl/79/529)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945. That this Act may be cited as the “District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945”. general purposes Sec. 2. It is hereby declared to be a matter of legislative determination that owing to technological and sociological changes, obsolete lay-out, and other factors, conditions existing in the District of Columbia with respect to substandard housing and blighted areas, including the use of buildings in alleys as dwellings for human habitation, are injurious to the public health, safety, morals and welfare;Policy. and it is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to protect and promote the welfare of the inhabitants of the seat of the Government by eliminating all such injurious conditions by employingAcquisition of property. all means necessary and appropriate for the purpose; and control by regulatory processes having proved inadequate and insufficient to remedy the evils, it is in the judgment of Congress necessary to acquire property in the District of Columbia by gift, purchase, or the use of eminent domain to effectuate the declared policy by the discontinuance of the use for human habitation in the District of Columbia of substandard dwellings and of buildings in alleys and blighted areas, and thereby to eliminate the substandard housing conditions and the communities in the inhabited alleys and blighted areas inModernization. such District; and it is necessary to modernize the planning and development of such portions of such District. The Congress finds that the foregoing cannot be accomplished by the ordinary operations of private enterprise alone without public participation in the planning and in the financing of land assembly for such development;Comprehensive and coordinated planning. and that for the economic soundness of this redevelopment and the accomplishment of the necessary social and economic benefits, and by reason of the close relationships between the development and uses of any part of an urban area with the development and uses of all other parts the sound replanning and redevelopment of an obsolescent or obsolescing portion of such District cannot be accomplished60 Stat. 791 unless it be done in the light of comprehensive and coordinated planning of the whole of the territory of the District of Columbia and its environs; and that this comprehensive planning and replanning should proceed vigorously without delay; and to these ends it is necessary to enact the provisions hereinafter set forth; and that the acquisition and the assembly of real property and the leasing or sale thereof for redevelopment pursuant to a project area redevelopment plan, all as provided in this Act, is hereby declared to be a public use. definitions Sec. 3. The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this Act, shall, for the purposes of this Act and unless a different intent clearly appears from the context, be construed as follows:
(a)The term “Agency” means the District of Columbia Redevelopment“Agency” Land Agency established by section 4 of this Act.
(b)“District Commissioners” means the Board of Commissioners“District Commissioners.” of the District of Columbia.
(c)“Housing” includes housing, dwelling, habitation, and residence. “Housing.”
(d)“Housing project” means any low-rent housing (as defined in“Housing project.”[50 Stat. 888](/us/stat/50/888).[42 U. S. C. § 1401 *et seq*,; Supp. V, § 1402 *et seq*](/us/usc/t41/s1401/1402). the United States Housing Act of 1937, U. S. C,, title 42, ch. 8), the development or administration of which is assisted by the United States Housing Authority.
(e)“Land” includes bare or vacant land, or the land under buildings,“Land.” structures, or other improvements; also water and land under water. When employed in connection with “use”, as for instance, “use of land” or “land use”, “land” also includes buildings, structures, and improvements existing or to be placed thereon.
(f)“Low-rent housing” means safe and sanitary housing within“Low-rent housing.” the financial reach of families of comparatively low income and, as a guide for the standard of rental to be used as a maximum at the time of the enactment of this law but not necessarily thereafter, it is specified that such housing shall be rented at not more than $13 per room per month, excluding utilities.
(g)“Lessee” includes the successors or assigns and successors in“Lessee.” title of any lessee.
(h)“Planning Commission” means the National Capital Park“Planning Commission.” and Planning Commission.
(i)“Proceeds” means the money proceeds of sales or transfers“Proceeds.” by the Agency; and “net proceeds” means the gross proceeds after“Net proceeds.” deducting commissions or other expenses of the sales or transfers.
(j)“Project area” is an area of such extent and location as may“Project area.” be adopted by the Planning Commission and approved by the District Commissioners after public hearing as an appropriate unit of redevelopment planning for a redevelopment project separate from the redevelopment projects for other parts of the District of Columbia. In the provisions of this Act relating to lease or sale by the Agency, for abbreviation “project area” is used for the remainder of the project, area after taking out those pieces of property which in accordance with section 7
(a)of this Act shall have been or are*Post*, p. 795. to be transferred for public uses.
(k)“Public low-rent housing” means low-rent housing constructed“Public low-rent housing.” by a public agency for families of low income, at rentals which (including the value or cost to tenants of heat, light, water, and cooking fuel) shall not exceed one-fifth of the highest net family income of families eligible for tenancy in such housing, as herein provided. The dwellings in public low-rent housing shall be availableAvailability of dwellings. solely for such families of low income whose net family income does60 Stat. 792 not exceed the maximum net family income falling within the lowest 20 per centum by number of all family incomes in the District of Columbia, as such maximum net family income shall have been determined, or from time to time redetermined after public hearing,Modification of definition. by the District Commissioners. At the end of one year after the enactment of this Act this definition shall be reexamined by the Commissioners for the District of Columbia and a public hearing shall be held thereon to determine whether administrative or interpretive difficulties or unsatisfactory progress in the provision of low-rent housing requires a modification thereof. Upon the conclusion of such hearing the Commissioners shall forthwith make recommendations to Congress whether said definition should be modified and, if so, to what extent.
(l)“Purchaser.” “Purchaser” includes the successors or assigns and successors in title of any purchaser.
(m)“Real property.” “Real property” includes land; also includes land together with the buildings, structures, fixtures, and other improvements thereon; also includes liens, estates, easements, and other interests therein; and also includes restrictions or limitations upon the. use of land, buildings, or structures other than those imposed by exercise of the police power.
(n)“Redevelopment.” “Redevelopment” means replanning, clearance, redesign, and rebuilding of project areas, including open-space types of uses, such as streets, recreation and other public grounds, and spaces around buildings, as well as buildings, structures, and improvements, but not excluding the continuance of some of the existing buildings or uses in a project area. For the purposes of this Act, “redevelopment” also includes the replanning, redesign, and original development of undeveloped areas which, by reason of street lay-out, lot lay-out, or other causes, are backward and stagnant and therefore blighted and for which replanning and land assembly are deemed necessary as a condition of sound development.
(o)“Redevelopment company.” “Redevelopment company” means a private or public corporation or body corporate, whether organized under the District of Columbia Code or the laws of the United States or any State, or an unincorporated association, trust, or other legal entity, which, by virtue of the statutes, charter, articles of incorporation, instruments of trust, or other instrument defining its powers, has the power to become a lessee or purchaser of a project area and to conform to the provisions of this Act and to perform fully and comply with the terms of the lease or sale of such area or part thereof to it.
(p)“Rentals.” “Rentals” means the rents specified in a lease to be paid by the“Net rentals.” lessee to the Agency; “net rentals” means gross rentals after deducting taxes payable by the Agency.
(q)“Revenues.” “Revenues” means the revenues or income received by the Agency from real property while held by it and operated or temporarily let by it and not yet leased, transferred, or sold by it; and “net revenues” “Net revenues.”means the gross revenues after deducting repair, management, maintenance, insurance, and other operating expenses and taxes paid or payable by the Agency.
(r)“Substandard housing conditions.” “Substandard housing conditions” means the conditions obtaining in connection with the existence of any dwelling, or dwellings, or housing accommodations for human beings, which because of lack of sanitary facilities, ventilation, or light, or because of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty interior arrangement, or any combination or these factors, is in the opinion of the Commissioners detrimental to the safety, health, morals, or welfare of the inhabitants of the District of Columbia. 60 Stat. 793 established and powers of the agency Sec. 4.
(a)The District of Columbia Redevelopment Land AgencyD. C. Redevelopment Land Agency. is hereby established and shall be composed of five members. Two members shall be appointed by the President and three members shall be appointed by the District Commissioners, subject to confirmation by the Senate. One of the Presidential appointees may be an official of the United States Government; one appointee of the District Commissioners may be an official of the District of Columbia Government. Each nonofficial appointee shall have been a resident of the District of Columbia for at least the five next preceding years, and shall have been engaged or employed during such time in private business or industry, or the private practice of a profession, in the District of Columbia. The terms of members shall be for five years,Terms of members. except that the first appointment of one of the Presidential appointees shall be for three years and the other for five years; one of the first appointments of the District Commissioners shall be for four years, one for two years, and one for one year: *Provided*, That in the eventVacancies. any member shall cease to hold the official position held by him at the time of his designation or appointment, such cessation shall be deemed to create a vacancy in his membership on the Agency, such vacancy, as well as all vacancies from other causes, to be filled by designation or appointment by the President or District Commissioners for the unexpired term. The members shall receive no salaryPer diem. as such, but those members who hold no other salaried public position shall be paid a per diem of $20 for each day of service at meetings or on the work of the Agency.
(b)The said District of Columbia Redevelopment Agency isPowers. hereby made a body corporate of perpetual duration, the powers of which shall be vested in and exercised by the board of directors thereof, consisting of the five members thereof appointed as above set forth. It shall have the power to adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal which shall be judicially noticed; to make contracts; to sue and be sued, to complain and defend in its own name in any court of competent jurisdiction, State, Federal, or municipal; to make, deliver, and receive deeds, leases, and other instruments and to take title to real and other property in its own name; to adopt, prescribe, amend, repeal, and enforce bylaws, rules, and regulations for the exercise of its powers under this Act or governing the manner in which its business may be conducted and the powers granted to it by this Act may be exercised and enjoyed, including the selection of its chairman and other officers, together with provisions for such committees and the functions thereof as it may deem necessary for facilitation of its work; to protect and enforce any right conferred upon it by this Act, or otherwise acquired, including any lease, sale, or other agreement made by or with it; and in general to exercise all the powers necessary or proper to the performance of its duties and functions under this Act. power to acquire and assemble real property Sec. 5.
(a)Subject to and in accordance with the procedures, conditions, and other provisions of this Act, the Agency is hereby granted the power to further the redevelopment of blighted territory in the District of Columbia and the prevention, reduction, or elimination of blighting factors or causes of blight and for that purpose to acquire and assemble real property by purchase, exchange, gift, dedication, or eminent domain, and including the power to rent, maintain, manage, operate, repair, clear, transfer, lease, and sell such real property, but excluding the power to build new structuresNew structures, etc. 60 Stat. 794 thereon (other than the improvements mentioned in section 7
(i)or the power to enlarge, extend, or make major structural improvements of existing buildings).
(b)Condemnation proceedings. Condemnation proceedings for the acquisition of real property for said purposes shall be conducted in accordance with the procedural provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the acquisition of land in the District of Columbia for the use of the United States”, [40 U. S. C. §§ 361–386](/us/usc/t40/s361–386).approved March 1, 1929 (45 Stat. 1415), or Acts which may amend or supplement said Act. The title to properties acquired under this present Act shall be taken by and in the name of the Agency and proceedings for condemnation or other acquisition of property shall be brought by and in the name of the Agency. general and project area redevelopment plans Sec. 6.
(a)The Planning Commission is hereby directed to make and, from time to time, develop a comprehensive or general plan of the District of Columbia, including the appropriate maps, charts, tables, and descriptive, interpretative, and analytical matter, which plan is intended to serve as a general framework or guide of development within which the various project areas may be more precisely planned and calculated, and which comprehensive or general plan shall include at least a land-use plan which designates the proposed general distribution and general locations and extents of the uses of the land for housing, business, industry, recreation, education, public buildings, public reservations, and other general categories of public and private uses of the land.
(b)Acquisition, etc., of property. For the exercise of the powers granted to the Agency by this Act for the acquisition and disposition of real property for the redevelopment of a project area, the following steps and plans shall be requisite, namely:
(1)Boundaries. Adoption by the Planning Commission of the boundaries of the project area proposed by it, submission of such boundaries to the District Commissioners, and approval thereof by said Commissioners.
(2)Redevelopment plan. Adoption by the Planning Commission and submission to, and, after a public hearing thereon, approval by the District Commissioners, of the redevelopment plan of the project area which shall contain a site and use plan for the redevelopment of the area, including the approximate locations and extents of the land uses proposed for and within the area, such as public buildings, streets, and other public works and utilities, housing, recreation, business, industry, schools, public and private open spaces, and other categories of public and private uses. Such plan shall also contain specifications of standards of population density and building intensity. Any such plan may also specify, by means of specification of maximum rentals or other basis, the amount or character or class of any low-rent housing for which the area or part thereof is proposed to be redeveloped.
(c)Location and extent of public works, etc. In relation to the location and extent of public works and utilities, public buildings, and other public uses in the general plan or in a project area plan, the Planning Commission is directed to confer with the Federal and District public officials, boards, authorities, and agencies under whose administrative jurisdictions such uses respectively fall. In the project area planning, the Planning Commission is directed to consult, from time to time with the Agency, and the Agency shall be free at all times to submit to the Planning Commission suggestions regarding both the location and extent of project areas and the use and site plans of project areas. 60 Stat. 795
(d)After a project area redevelopment plan shall have been adoptedCertification of plan. by the Planning Commission and approved by the District Commissioners, the Planning Commission shall forthwith certify said plan to the. Agency, whereupon said Agency shall proceed to the exercise of the powers granted to it in this Act for the acquisition and assembly of the real property of the area. Following such certification, no new construction shall be authorized by the District Commissioners in such area, including substantial remodeling or conversion or rebuilding, enlargement or extension or major structural improvements on existing buildings, but not including ordinary maintenance or remodeling or changes necessary to continue the occupancy. transfer, lease, or sale of real property in project area for public and private uses Sec. 7.
(a)After the real property in the project area shall havePublic uses.Transfer of property. been assembled by the Agency, the Agency shall have the power to transfer to and shall at a practicable time or times transfer by deeds to the United States or to the District of Columbia, or to the appropriate Federal or District public body, department, or agency, those pieces of real property which, in accordance with the approved project area redevelopment plan, are to be devoted to public uses (other than public housing) falling within the construction or administrative jurisdiction of Federal or District agencies, such as streets and other utilities and works, Federal and District public buildings, public recreational spaces, and schools. The Federal agencies and the publicAcquisition of property from Agency. agencies of the District of Columbia are hereby empowered, respectively, to acquire real property from the Agency for the uses respectively specified in the project area plan and to pay for same out of their funds duly appropriated for such acquisition. Excepting for such property as may be transferred by dedication, gift, or exchange, the transferee agency shall pay to the Agency such sum as may be agreed upon or, in the absence of agreement, as may be fixed by the Chief Justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.
(b)The Agency shall have the power to lease or sell the remainderLease or sale of remainder. of the project area as an entirety to a redevelopment company or to an individual or a partnership. Said remainder may include streets or parts thereof which in accordance with the plan are to be closed or vacated or other than publicly owned properties; and the Federal and District departments and agencies are empowered to transfer said spaces or properties to the Agency for such sums or other consideration as may be agreed upon.
(c)Any such lease or sale may be made without public bidding but only after a public hearing, after ten days’ public notice, by the Agency upon the proposed lease or sale and the provisions thereof.
(d)The term of any such lease shall be fixed by the Agency and theTerm of lease, etc. instrument of lease may provide for renewals upon reappraisals and with rentals and other provisions adjusted to such reappraisals. Every such lease or sale shall provide that the lessee or purchaser shall carry out or cause to be carried out the approved project area redevelopment plan or approved modifications thereof and that no use shall be made of any land or real property included in the lease or sale nor any building or structure erected thereon which does not conform to such approved plan or approved modifications thereof. In the instrument, or instruments, of lease or sale, the Agency may include such other terms, conditions, and provisions as in its judgment will provide reasonable assurance of the priority of the obligations of the lease or sale and of conformance to the plan over any other obligations of the lessee or purchaser and also assurance of the financial and legal ability60 Stat. 796 of the lessee or purchaser to carry out and conform to the plan and the terms and conditions of the lease or sale; also, such terms, conditions, and specifications concerning buildings, improvements, subleases, or tenancies, maintenance and management, and any other related matters as the Agency may reasonably impose or approve, including provisions whereby the obligations to carry out and conform toMaximum rentals. the project area plan shall run with the land. In the event that maximum rentals to be charged to tenants of housing be specified, provision may be made for periodic reconsideration of such rental bases, with a view to proposing modification of the project area plan with respect to such rentals.
(e)Conveyance by purchaser. Until the Agency certifies that all building constructions and other physical improvements specified to be done and made by the purchaser of the area have been completed, the purchaser shall have no power to convey the area, or any part thereof, without the consent of the Agency; and no such consent shall be given unless the grantee or mortgagee of the purchaser obligates itself or himself by written instrument to the Agency to carry out that portion of the redevelopment plan which falls within the boundaries of the conveyed property, and also that the grantee, his or its heirs, representatives, successors, and assigns, shall have no right or power to convey, lease, or let the conveyed property or any part thereof or erect or use any building or structure erected thereon free from the obligation and requirement to conform to the approved project area redevelopment plan or approved modifications thereof.
(f)Lease, etc., of parts of area. In lieu of the lease or sale of a project area as an entirety, the Agency shall have the power to lease or sell parts of such area separately to individuals, partnerships, or redevelopment companies. Any such sale or lease of a part or parts of a project area shall be fully subject to the provisions of subsections (c), (d), and
(e)of this section.
(g)Lease, etc., to public redevelopment company. No lease or sale of any project area or portion thereof shall be made by the Agency to any public redevelopment company unless the terms of such lease or sale shall provide greater compensation to the Agency than any offer or combination of offers based on substantially the same area and substantially the same redevelopment plan which shall be received from any responsible private sources (eligible as purchasers or lessees under this Act) within a reasonable announced period of time (not less than thirty days) after the publicPreference given to private enterprise. hearing on such proposed lease or sale. It is the intent of this provision that private enterprise as represented through a responsible private redevelopment company, individual, or partnership shall be given a preference over any public redevelopment company in such lease or sale provided such preference can be given, in the judgment of the Agency, consistently with the protection of the public interest and consistently with a purpose to resort to a public redevelopment company only in the event that private enterprise shall not reasonably be available for the development of the project area or the part thereof under consideration.
(h)Demolition and construction. The Agency may itself demolish any existing structure or clear the area or any part thereof, or may specify the demolition and clearance to be performed by a lessee or purchaser within a reasonable time after such lease or purchase. The Agency may specify a reasonable time schedule and reasonable conditions for the construction of buildingsPrior specification of time schedule. and other improvements by a lessee or purchaser: *Provided*, That any such time schedule or condition shall he specified prior to the offering of the area or part thereof for lease or sale, and shall be equally binding upon any purchaser or lessee, public or private. The cost of demolition or clearance made by the Agency pursuant to this60 Stat. 797 subsection shall be treated as an item of cost of the acquisition of the area.
(i)In order to facilitate the lease or sale of a project area or, inCost of street construction, etc. the event that the lease or sale is of parts of an area, then to facilitate the leases or sales of such parts, the Agency shall have the power to include in the cost payable by it the cost of the construction of local streets and sidewalks within the area or of grading and other local public surface or subsurface facilities necessary for shaping the area as the site of the redevelopment of the area. The Agency may arrangeReimbursement. with the appropriate Federal or District agencies for the reimbursement of such outlays from funds or assessments raised or levied for such purposes. housing for displaced families Sec. 8.
(a)Prior to approval by the District Commissioners, pursuantAvailability of safe housing. to subparagraph
(2)of subsection 6 (b), of any redevelopment plan, the District Commissioners shall satisfy themselves (and shall so state at the public hearing required by such subparagraph) that decent, safe, and sanitary housing, substantially equal in quantity to the number of substandard dwelling units to be removed or demolished within the project area, under the proposed redevelopment plan, are available or will be provided (by construction pursuant to the redevelopment plan, or otherwise) in localities, and at rents or prices, within the reach of the low-income families displaced or to be displaced (temporarily or permanently), pursuant to the redevelopment plan, from the project area.
(b)Families displaced by slum clearance or redevelopment underPreference as tenants. this Act shall be given preference as tenants to fill vacancies occurring in housing owned or operated within the District of Columbia by Federal or District of Columbia governmental agencies until appropriate housing is available to such families. acquisition of property from prospective lessee or purchaser Sec. 9. As an aid in the acquisition of the real property of a project area, the Agency may accept a fund or, at an agreed value, any parcel or parcels of property within such area, from any redevelopment company or partnership or individual, subject to a provision that in the event the supplier of any such fund or the conveyor of such property shall become the purchaser of the project area or any part or parts thereof such fund or the agreed value of such property shall be credited on the purchase price of such area or part thereof and if there be an excess above the cost of acquisition of the area such excess shall be returned, and that in the event that such supplier or conveyor does not become the purchaser of such area or any part thereof, the amount of the fund or the agreed value of such property (as the case may be) shall be paid to such supplier or conveyor. use-value appraisals Sec. 10. After the Agency shall have assembled and acquired the real propert of a project area, it shall, as an aid to it in determining the rentals and other terms upon which it will lease or the price at which it will sell the area or parts thereof, place a use-value upon each piece or tract of land within the area which, in accordance with the plan, is to be used for private uses or for low-rent housing, such use-value to be based on the planned use; and, for the purpose of this use valuation, it shall cause a use-value appraisal to be made by two or more land-value experts employed by it for the purpose; but nothing contained in this section shall be construed as requiring the Agency to base its rentals or selling prices upon such appraisal. 60 Stat. 798 The aggregate use value placed, for purposes of lease or sale, upon all land, within a particular project area, leased or sold by the Agency pursuant to this Act shall be not less than one-third of the aggregate cost to the Agency of acquiring all such land (excluding the cost of old buildings destroyed and the demolition and clearance thereof). protection of redevelopment plan Sec. 11. Articles of incorporation, etc.
(a)Previous to the execution and delivery by the Agency of a lease or conveyance to a redevelopment company or previous to the consent by the Agency to an assignment or conveyance by a lessee or purchaser to a redevelopment company, the articles or certificate of incorporation or association or charter or other basic instrument of such company shall contain provisions so defining, limiting, and regulating the exercise of the powers of the company that neither the company nor its stockholders, its officers, its directors, its members, its beneficiaries, its bondholders, or other creditors or other persons shall have any power to amend or to effect the amendment of the terms and conditions of the lease or the terms and conditions of the sale without the consent of the Agency or, in relation to the project area redevelopment plan, without the approval of any proposed modification in accordance with the provisions of section 12 of this Act; and no action of stockholders, officers, directors, bondholders, creditors, partners or other persons, nor any reorganization, dissolution, receivership, consolidation, foreclosure, or any other change in the status or obligation of any redevelopment company, partnership, or individual in any litigation or proceeding in any Federal or other court shall effect any release or any impairment or modification of the lease or terms of sale or of the project area redevelopment plan unless such consent or approval be obtained.
(b)Organization of redevelopment corporations. Redevelopment corporations may be organized under the provisions of subchapter 4 of chapter XVIII of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia approved March 3, 1901, as amended (title 29,[31 Stat. 1284](/us/stat/31/1284).[D. C. Code §§ 29–201 to 29–240](/us/dcc/29–201/29–240).*Ante*, p. 261. ch. 2 of the District of Columbia Code, 1940 edition); and said corporations shall have the power to be redevelopment companies under this Act and to acquire and hold real property for the purposes set forth in this Act and to exercise all other powers granted to redevelopment companies in this Act subject to the provisions, limitations, and obligations set forth in this Act.
(c)Books of account. A redevelopment company, individual, or partnership to which any project area or part thereof is leased or sold under this Act shall keep books of account of its operations of or transactions relating to such area or part thereof entirely separate and distinct from its or his accounts of and for any other project area or part thereof or any other real property or enterprise; and no lien or other interest shall be placed upon any real property in said area to secure any indebtedness or obligation of the redevelopment company, individual, or partnership incurred for or in relation to any property or enterprise outside of said area. modification of redevelopment plans Sec. 12. An approved project area redevelopment plan may be modified at any time or times: *Provided*, That any such modification as it may affect an area or part thereof which has been sold or leased shall not become effective without the consent in writing of the purchaser or lessee thereof: *Provided further*, That such modification may be effected only through adoption by the Planning Commission and subsequent submission to and approval by the District Commissioners, as hereinafter provided. Before approval, the District Commissioners shall hold a public hearing on the proposed modification,60 Stat. 799 notice of the time and place of which shall be given by mail sent at least ten days prior to the hearing to the then owners of the real properties in the project area and of the real properties immediately adjoining or across the street from the project area. The District Commissioners may refer back to the Planning Commission any project area redevelopment plan, project area boundaries, or modification submitted to it, together with their recommendation for changes in such plan, boundaries, or modification, and, if such recommended changes be adopted by the Planning Commission and be in turn approved by the District Commissioners, the plan, boundaries, or modification as thus changed shall be and become the approved plan, boundaries, or modification. limitation upon tax exemption Sec. 13. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to authorize or require the exemption of any real property from taxation. No real property acquired by the Agency under this Act shall be exempt from taxation by reason of such acquisition or by reason of the holding thereof by the Agency; and, in the case of any piece of real property, which, under the project area redevelopment plan, is designated to be used for Federal or District or other tax-exempt uses, the exemption of such real property from taxation granted by or in the Act entitled “An Act to define the real property exempt from taxation in the District of Columbia (Public Law 846, Seventy-seventh Congress)”, or other statute, shall not commence until title[56 Stat. 1089](/us/stat/56/1089).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, 47–801a to 47–801f](/us/dcc/47–801a/47–801f). thereto shall have been transferred from the Agency to the United States or the District of Columbia or to a Federal or District public agency as provided in section 7 of this Act or sold or leased to a public*Ante*, p. 795. redevelopment company or other public corporation or tax-exempt agency and may thereby become exempt from taxation by reason of the provisions of statutes other than this present Act; the intention being that ownership or operation by the Agency in the exercise of its power under this present Act shall not, in and of itself, produce tax exemption. administrative expenditure and employment Sec. 14. The Agency is hereby authorized and empowered—
(a)to procure services or make any purchase without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, provided*Post*, p. 809. the aggregate amount involved is not more than $100;
(b)to secure planning, land economics and valuation services, and other expert services related to the acquisition and disposition of real property, by contract or otherwise, at rates of pay or fees not to exceed those usual for similar services elsewhere, and without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, and to section[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661](/us/usc/t5/s661–674)*et seq*.*Ante*, pp. 216, 219; *post*, p. 809. 3709 of Revised Statutes, as amended: *Provided*, That this exemption shall not apply to persons employed by the Agency on a permanent basis;
(c)to appoint and employ such officers and employees as it may find necessary for the proper performance of its duties under this Act and to prescribe their authorities, duties, responsibilities, and tenures and fix their compensations; such appointments and employments to be made in conformance with the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended;*Supra*. and
(d)to make such expenditures, subject to audit under the general law, for the acquisition and maintenance of adequate vehicles, furnishings, equipment, supplies, books of reference, directories, periodicals, newspapers, printing and binding, and for60 Stat. 800 such other expenses as may from time to time be found necessary for the proper administration of this Act. annual report Sec. 15. On or before the last day of September of each year the Agency shall make an annual report to Congress of its operations and expenditures for the immediately preceding fiscal year, said report to include a financial balance sheet of its entire operations hereunder, and a recital in such particularity as is feasible of what the Agency proposes to do during the next succeeding fiscal year. The Agency shall make such other and further reports, in such form and at such times as the Congress by concurrent resolution shall require. appropriations authorized Sec. 16.
(a)There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, whatever amounts are necessary to the Planning Commission, Acceptance of private funds.in addition to other funds which may be appropriated to it or private funds made available to it (the acceptance of which is hereby authorized), for the making or modification of a general or comprehensive plan and the making or modification of project area redevelopment plans and for surveys as authorized in this Act, and other administrativeGrants to States, etc. expenses in connection therewith. The Commission is also authorized to receive any grants that the Congress may appropriate for said purposes to the various States and municipalities and the District of Columbia.
(b)Special trust fund. There is further authorized to be appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $20,000,000, which sum shall be placed to the credit of a special trust fund to be established for the purposes hereinafter set out. There shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States and credited to said special trust fund all revenues, rentals, proceeds, and other funds received by the Agency. The said special trust fund is hereby made available to the Agency for the purpose of acquiring real property and performing any act required or authorized by thisEstimates of expenses. Act. The Agency shall from time to time submit to the District Commissioners estimates of amounts for the reasonable and necessary expenses of the Agency, including personal services, and such amounts as may be approved by the District Commissioners shall be available from the said special trust fund for such expenses.
(c)Transfer of funds. As of the last day of the tenth fiscal year beginning after approval of this Act, or as of such later date as may be fixed by the Congress, there shall be transferred and credited to miscellaneous receipts of the United States the balance in the said special trust fund after deducting
(a)such amount as may be necessary for the completion of any approved project the acquisition of which has been begun and
(b)such amount for operating expenses of the Agency for one Deficits.year as may be approved by the District Commissioners. If the balance so transferred and credited be insufficient to reimburse the United States for appropriations made pursuant to paragraph
(b)of this section, then an amount equal to 50 per centum of the deficit shall be payable to the United States from revenues of the District of Columbia in installments of equal amounts for each of ten years. The District Commissioners shall include in their annual estimates of appropriations items for the payment of such installments. The aforesaid deficit shall be determined by deducting from the total of said appropriations an amount equal to
(a)the fund transferred and credited to miscellaneous receipts of the United States,
(b)the cost60 Stat. 801 to the Agency of the real property owned by it on said date, and
(c)the reserve for completion of approved projects. All subsequent proceeds, revenues, and rentals from said real property shall be credited to the said special trust fund, to be disposed of as the Congress may direct. acquisition under district of columbia alley dwelling act Sec. 17. From and after the termination of the period of one year, beginning with the date of the approval of this Act, all authority granted by the Act known as the District of Columbia Alley Dwelling[48 Stat. 930](/us/stat/48/930).[D. C. Code §§ 5–103 to 5–116; Supp. V, § 5–103](/us/dcc/5–103/5–116)*et seq*.*Infra*. Act, approved June 12, 1934, as amended, to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or gift, lands, buildings and structures, or any interest therein, is hereby transferred to and vested in the Agency created by this Act. During said one-year period said authority may be exercised by the National Capital Housing Authority only for projects that shall have been approved by the Planning Commission and the District Commissioners: *Provided*, *however*, That failure of the Planning Commission or the District Commissioners to approve or disapprove in writing within sixty days after the submission by the National Capital Housing Authority shall be equivalent to a formal approval. Nothing contained in said Alley Dwelling Act or in this Act shall be interpreted as precluding the inclusion at any time of any alley or inhabited alley or alley dwelling or dwelling or square containing an inhabited alley in a project area to be planned, acquired, and disposed of under the provisions of this Act. Any real property acquired by the Agency under the authority of the Alley Dwelling Act may be transferred or may be sold or leased by the Agency as provided in this Act for real property acquired for a project area redevelopment. The National Capital Housing Authority is herebyAuthority declared to be redevelopment company. declared to be a redevelopment company and is hereby granted the power to purchase or lease redevelopment areas or parts thereof from the Agency in accordance with the provisions of this Act. TheBooks of account. National Capital Housing Authority shall keep regular books of account in accordance with standard auditing practices, covering all properties operated by it, showing detailed construction costs, management costs, repairs, maintenance, other operating costs, rents, subsidies, grants, allowances and exemptions; such books shall be subject to annual audit by the General Accounting Office; and the annual reportAnnual reports. of the National Capital Housing Authority shall include a summary of all transactions covered by such books and shall be made available to the public upon request. amendment to district of columbia alley dwelling act Sec. 18.
(a)Section 4
(b)of the Act known as the “District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Act”, approved June 12, 1934, as amended,*Ante*, p. 319. is further amended to read as follows:" “(b) On and after July 1, 1955, it shall be unlawful to use or occupy any alley building or structure as a dwelling in the District of Columbia.” "
(b)Section 6 of such Act, as amended, is further amended by*Ante*, p. 319. striking “1947” and inserting in lieu thereof “1955”. encouragement and aid to private lending institution Sec. 19.
(a)To provide for and to facilitate the improvementLoans for Improvements. of housing and other improved real estate in the District of Columbia, Federal savings and loan associations of the District of Columbia and building associations and building and loan associations operating60 Stat. 802 under the laws of the District of Columbia are authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make loans for the improvement of homes or other improved real estate in the District of ColumbiaLimitation. without security: *Provided*, That no such loan without security shall be made in a sum in excess of $2,000.
(b)Redevelopment corporations, etc. Any financial institution or other lending organization operating under the laws of the United States or the District of Columbia is authorized, notwithstanding any other law or regulation, to make loans to redevelopment corporations to finance the improvement of any project area as provided in this Act. Any life-insurance company organized under the laws of the District or formed or organized under an Act of Congress is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make loans or advances for the purpose of making repairs, alterations, additions, or improvements to homes or other buildings on improved real estate upon which it then holds a first lien to secure a loan previously made, without additional security: *Provided*, Limitation. That no such loan or advance shall be made in a sum in excess of $2,000: *And provided further*, That the amount of such loan or advance when added to the balance due on the original indebtedness shall not exceed the amount originally secured by the first lien. effect upon existing statutes Sec. 20.
(a)In the making and approval of project area redevelopment plans, the Planning Commission and the District Commissioners shall not be limited or bound by the provisions of sections 7–108, 7–117, 7–122, and 7–301 of the District of Columbia Code (1940 edition) (Act of March 2, 1893, 27 Stat. 532, ch. 197, sec. 1; Act of May 31, 1900, 31 Stat. 248, ch. 599, sec. 2; Act of March 4, 1913, 37 Stat. 949, ch. 150; Act of March 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1129, ch. 854, sec. 1608, as amended) relating to width, location, and length of streetsRelease, etc., of approved redevelopment plan. and highways. No department, instrumentality, agency, or official of the Federal Government or of the District of Columbia shall have any power to release or modify or depart from any feature or detail of an approved redevelopment plan or part thereof unless such release, modification, or departure be adopted by the Planning Commission and approved by the District Commissioners in accordance with the*Ante*, p. 798. provisions of section 12 of this Act or unless the modification or departure be approved by Act of Congress.
(b)Any power granted the District Commissioners or any District or Federal agency by the District of Columbia Code or by any statute may, in addition to the purposes now specified, be exercised in furtherance of the protection or carrying out of any redevelopment plan or modification made and approved under this Act. separability of provisions Sec. 21. If any provisions of this Act or the application thereof to any body, agency, situation, or circumstances be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of such provision to other bodies, agencies, situations, or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Sec. 22. Effective date. This Act shall take effect ninety days after the date of its approval. Approved August 2, 1946. Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Rhode Island to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Sakonnet River between the towns of Tiverton and Portsmouth in Newport County, Rhode Island. 1946-08-02 737 Chapter 60 Stat. 803 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 803 [CHAPTER 737] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Rhode Island to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Sakonnet River between the towns of Tiverton and Portsmouth in Newport County, Rhode Island. August 2, 1946[[S. 2036](/us/bill/79/s/2036)][[Public Law 593](/us/pl/79/593)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consentBridge.Sakonnet River. of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Rhode Island to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Sakonnet River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between the towns of Tiverton and Portsmouth in Newport County, Rhode Island, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the[34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498). conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 2, 1946. To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to acquire in fee or otherwise certain lands and rights in land on the island of Guam, and for other purposes. 1946-08-02 738 Chapter 60 Stat. 803 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 738] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to acquire in fee or otherwise certain lands and rights in land on the island of Guam, and for other purposes. August 2, 1946[[S. 2246](/us/bill/79/s/2246)][[Public Law 594](/us/pl/79/594)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryNavy.Acquisition of lands in Guam. of the Navy is hereby authorized to acquire in the name, and for the use, of the United States, by purchase or otherwise, land and rights pertaining thereto situated on or within the. island of Guam, including interests in fee, leasehold interests with or without option to purchase interests in fee, and rights-of-way and easements both temporary and perpetual for highways, drainage system, water supply and water distribution facilities, power lines, communication systems, and communication distribution facilities, upon conveyance of title acceptable to him or to such other officer as he may designate without regard to and notwithstanding section 355 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S. C. A., title 40, sec. 255), or any other provision of law requiring approval of title by the Attorney General of the United States. The authority contained herein may include, but shall not be limited to, acquisitions for the purpose set forth in Public Law 225 of the Seventy-ninth Congress, approved November 15, 1945. [59 Stat. 584](/us/stat/59/584). Sec. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of anyAppropriation authorized . money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,630,000 to effectuate the purposes of this Act. Approved August 2, 1946. To permit the Secretary of the Navy to delegate the authority to compromise and settle claims against the United States caused by vessels of the Navy or in the naval service, or for towage or salvage services to such vessels, and for other purposes. 1946-08-02 739 Chapter 60 Stat. 803 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 739] AN ACT To permit the Secretary of the Navy to delegate the authority to compromise and settle claims against the United States caused by vessels of the Navy or in the naval service, or for towage or salvage services to such vessels, and for other purposes. August 2, 1946[[S. 2247](/us/bill/79/s/2247)][[Public Law 595](/us/pl/79/595)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act ofNaval vessels. July 3, 1944 (58 Stat. 726), be amended by adding another section[46 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 791–798](/us/stat/46/791–798). thereto as follows:" “Sec. 9. When the net amount paid in settlement does not exceed60 Stat. 804 $1,000, the authority of the Secretary of the Navy, as set forth in section[58 Stat. 726](/us/stat/58/726).[46 U. S. C., Supp, V, § 797](/us/usc/t46/s797). 7, may be exercised by such person or persons as he may designate.” " Approved August 2, 1946. To further amend the Act of January 16, 1936, as amended, entitled “An Act to provide for the retirement and retirement annuities of civilian members of the teaching staff at the United States Naval Academy and the Postgraduate School, United States Naval Academy”. 1946-08-02 740 Chapter 60 Stat. 804 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 740] AN ACT To further amend the Act of January 16, 1936, as amended, entitled “An Act to provide for the retirement and retirement annuities of civilian members of the teaching staff at the United States Naval Academy and the Postgraduate School, United States Naval Academy”. August 2, 1946[[S. 2253](/us/bill/79/s/2253)][[Public Law 596](/us/pl/79/596)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Naval Academy and Postgraduate School.Retirement of civilian teachers. That the Act of January 16, 1936 (49 Stat. 1092; 84 U. S. C. 1073–1073e), entitled “An Act to provide for the retirement and retirement annuities of civilian members of the teaching staff at the United States Naval Academy and the Postgraduate School, United States Naval Academy”, as[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1073c–1, 1073d](/us/usc/t34/s1073c/1–1073d). amended by the Act of November 28, 1943 (57 Stat. 594), is hereby further amended by inserting therein two new sections numbered 4B and 4C, reading as follows:" “Sec. 4B. Total disability. Any civilian member of the teaching staffs to whom this Act applies who shall have served for a total period of not less than five years, and who, before becoming eligible for retirement under the conditions defined in the preceding sections hereof, becomes totally disabled for useful and efficient service in his position, by reason of disease or injury not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on the part of the civilian member of the teaching staffs, shall upon his own application or upon the request or order of the Secretary of the Navy be retired on an annuity computed in[57 Stat. 594](/us/stat/57/594).[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1073c–1](/us/usc/t34/s1073c–1).Annuity. accordance with provisions of section 4A of this Act. The annuity which the Government pays to a civilian teacher who is forced to retire under this section shall be the difference between his total annuity as computed under section 4A of this Act and the immediate life annuity to which he is entitled at the time of such retirement under the annuity policy provided by the Act. Every annuitant retired under the provisions of this section, unless the disability for which he was retired be permanent in character, shall at the expiration of one year from the date of such retirement and annually thereafter,[49 Stat. 1092](/us/stat/49/1092).[34 U. S. C. § 1073b](/us/usc/t34/s1073b). until reaching retirement age as defined in section 3 hereof, be examined by a board of medical officers appointed by the SuperintendentReemployment. of the Naval Academy. If the annuitant is found to be sufficiently recovered for useful and efficient service in his position and if he is offered reemployment by the Superintendent of the Naval Academy, the annuity being paid him by the Government shall cease immediately. If an annuitant who has been retired under the provisions of this section is subsequently reemployed by the Government, the annuity being paid to him by the Government shall be terminated. If the annuitant is reemployed as a civilian teacher at the Naval Academy, the annuity which the Government will pay him at the time of subsequent retirement shall be the difference between *Supra*.the total annuity, computed under section 4A of this Act, and the immediate life annuity which the total premiums, paid on his annuity contracts provided by this Act, would purchase. No person shall be entitled to receive an annuity under the provisions of this Act, and[39 Stat. 742](/us/stat/39/742).[5 U. S. C. 751–791, 793](/us/usc/t5/s751–791/793). compensation under the provisions of the Act of September 7, 1916, entitled ‘An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes’, covering the same period of time; but this provision shall not bar the right of any claimant to the greater benefit conferred by either Act for any part of the same period. 60 Stat. 805 “Sec. 4C. Any civilian member of the teaching staffs retiring underChoice of annuities. the provisions of this Act, as amended, may at the time of his retirement elect to receive in lieu of the life annuity to be paid by the Secretary of the Navy under the provisions of this Act a reduced annuity payable to him during his life, and an annuity after his death payable to his beneficiary, duly designated in writing and filed with the Secretary of the Navy at the time of retirement, during the life of such beneficiary
(a)equal to or
(b)50 per centum of such reduced annuity and upon the death of such surviving beneficiary all payments shall cease and no further annuities shall be due or payable. The amounts of these two annuities shall be such that their combined actuarial value on the date of retirement as determined under the provisions of the Civil Service Retirement Act shall be the same as the actuarial value[46 Stat. 468](/us/stat/46/468).[5 U. S. C § 691 *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 691 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s691/691/etseq).*Ante*, pp. 339, 658, 659, 705, 706; *post*, pp. 850, 939. of the single life annuity provided by this Act.” " Approved August 2, 1946. To amend the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946, for the purpose of making a clerical correction. 1946-08-02 741 Chapter 60 Stat. 805 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 741] AN ACT To amend the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946, for the purpose of making a clerical correction. August 2, 1946[[S. 2259](/us/bill/79/s/2259)][[Public Law 597](/us/pl/79/597)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 104
(c)of the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 is amended to read as*Ante*, p. 131. follows: " “(c) All of the provisions of this title shall be subject to the requirementReplacement, etc., of property. that, to the fullest extent practicable, the Commission shall require that the lost or damaged property be rebuilt, replaced, or repaired before payments of money are actually made to claimants under this title: *Provided*, That if the Commission determines it isException. impossible for any reason beyond the control of the claimant, or is impractical to rebuild, replace, or repair the lost or damaged property, the Commission may make payment to the claimant without making said requirement: *Provided*, *however*, That as a condition to the makingReinvestment of payment. of such payment, the Commission shall require that the whole of such payment shall be reinvested in such manner as will further the rehabilitation or economic development of the Philippines: *And provided further*, That nothing in this subsection shall preclude the partialPartial payment of claims. payment of claims as the rebuilding, replacing, or repairing of the property progresses.” " Sec. 2. Section 105 of such Act is amended to read as follows: *Ante*, p. 131.Report to Congress. " “Sec. 105. Not later than six months after its organization, and every six months thereafter, the Commission shall make a report to the Congress concerning operations under this title.” " Sec. 3. Section 201 of such Act is amended on page 8, lines 12 and*Ante*, p. 134. 17, after the word “Philippines,” by addition of the following “(Republic of the Philippines),”. Approved August 2, 1946. To permit the Secretary of the Navy to delegate the authority to compromise and settle claims for damages to property under the jurisdiction of the Navy Department, and for other purposes. 1946-08-02 742 Chapter 60 Stat. 805 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 742] AN ACT To permit the Secretary of the Navy to delegate the authority to compromise and settle claims for damages to property under the jurisdiction of the Navy Department, and for other purposes. August 2, 1946[[S. 2349](/us/bill/79/s/2349)][[Public Law 598](/us/pl/79/598)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act ofNavy.[59 Stat. 596](/us/stat/59/596).[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 600a–600c](/us/usc/t34/s600a–600c). December 5, 1945 (Public Law 246, Seventy-ninth Congress), is hereby amended by adding another section thereto as follows:60 Stat. 806 " “Sec. 4. Delegation of authority. Where the net amount received in settlement does not exceed $1,000, the authority of the Secretary of the Navy as set forth in section 1 may be exercised by such person or persons as he may designate.” " Approved August 2, 1946. To provide for refunds to railroad employees in certain cases, so as to place the various States on an equal basis, under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, with respect to contributions of employees. 1946-08-02 743 Chapter 60 Stat. 806 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 743] AN ACT To provide for refunds to railroad employees in certain cases, so as to place the various States on an equal basis, under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, with respect to contributions of employees. August 2, 1946[[H. R. 3420](/us/bill/79/hr/3420)][[Public Law 599](/us/pl/79/599)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Railroad employees.Refunds. That
(a)notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any case where an employee amount (as hereinafter defined) was paid from a State unemployment fund to the Unemployment Trust Fund, an aggregate amount equal thereto shall be paid from the Unemployment Trust Fund, as refunds, to employees who paid into the State fund the contributions upon which such payment into the Unemployment Trust Fund was based, except that in case any such employee is deceased, payment shall be made to his estate ; and the payment so made in the case of any employee shall be in proportion to the contributions paid by such employee into Application.the State fund: *Provided,* That payment in any such case shall be made only if application therefor is made to the Railroad Retirement Board within twelve months after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b)Definitions. As used in this Act—
(1)The term “employee amount” means any amount paid from a State unemployment fund to the Unemployment Trust Fund which would not have been required to be paid, under the provisions of[52 Stat. 1111](/us/stat/52/1111).[45 U. S. C. § 363 (c); Supp. V, § 363 (c)](/us/usc/t45/s363/c). section 13
(c)of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, if such section 13
(c)had not required payment of amounts based on contributions collected from employees.
(2)[49 Stat. 640](/us/stat/49/640).[42 U. S. C. § 1104; Supp. V, § 1104](/us/usc/t42/s1104). The term “Unemployment Trust Fund” means the fund established by section 904 of the Social Security Act.
(3)The term “employees” has the same meaning as in the Railroad[45 U. S. C, § 367; Supp. V, § 351 *et seq*](/us/usc/t45/s367/351/etseq).*Ante*, p. 722 *et seq*. Unemployment Insurance Act. Approved August 2, 1946. To authorize certain administrative expenses in the Government service, and for other purposes. 1946-08-02 744 Chapter 60 Stat. 806 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 744] AN ACT To authorize certain administrative expenses in the Government service, and for other purposes. August 2, 1946[[H. R. 6533](/us/bill/79/hr/6533)][[Public Law 600](/us/pl/79/600)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Transfer of civilian employees.Travel expenses. That
(a)under such regulations as the President may prescribe, any civilian officer or employee of the Government who, in the interest of the Government, is transferred from one official station to another, including transfer from one department to another, for permanent duty, shall, except as otherwise provided herein, when authorized, in the order directing the travel, by such subordinate official or officials of the department concerned as the head thereof may designate for the purpose, be allowed and paid from Government funds the expenses of travel of himself and the expenses of transportation of his immediate family (or a commutation thereof in accordance with the Act*Post*, p. 807. of February 14, 1931) and the expenses of transportation, packing, crating, temporary storage, drayage, and unpacking of his household goods and personal effects (not to exceed seven thousand pounds if uncrated or eight thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds if60 Stat. 807 crated or the equivalent thereof when transportation charges are based on cubic measurement): *Provided*, That advances of funds mayAdvances of funds. be made to the officer or employee in [44 Stat. 688](/us/stat/44/688).[5 U. S. C. §§ 821–823, 824–833; Supp. V, § 823](/us/usc/t5/s821–823/824–833).Restrictions.accordance with said regulations under the same safeguards as are required under the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926 (5 U. S. C. 828): *Provided further*, That the allowances herein authorized shall not be applicable to civilian employees of the War Department and their dependents when transferred under the provisions of section 3 of the Act of June 5, 1942 (50 U. S. C. 763), nor to officers and employees of the Foreign Service,[56 Stat. 314](/us/stat/56/314).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 763](/us/usc/t50/s763). Department of State: *Provided further*, That no part of such expenses (including those of officers and employees of the Foreign Service, Department of State) shall be allowed or paid from Government funds where the transfer is made primarily for the convenience or benefit of the officer or employee or at his request: *Provided further*, That in case of transfer from one departmentTransfer from one department to another. to another such expenses shall be payable from the funds of the department to which the officer or employee is transferred.
(b)In lieu of the payment of actual expenses of transportation,Reimbursement on commuted basis. packing, coating, temporary storage, drayage, and unpacking of household goods and personal effects, in the case of such transfers between points in continental United States, reimbursement shall be made to the officer or employee on a commuted basis (not to exceed the amount which would be allowable for the authorized weight allowance) at such rates per one hundred pounds as may be fixed by zones in regulations prescribed by the President.
(c)Funds available for travel expenses of civilian officers andFunds available for transportation of families, etc. employees shall also be available for the expenses of the transportation of their immediate families, and funds available for the transportation of things shall also be available for the transportation of household goods and effects, as authorized by this Act. Sec. 2. The Act of October 10, 1940 (5 U. S. C. 73c-1), relatingRepeals.[54 Stat. 1105](/us/stat/54/1105).[5 U. S. C. Supp. V, § 73c–1 note](/us/usc/t5/s73c–1).[42 Stat. 1454](/us/stat/42/1454). to allowances for the transportation of household goods, section 5 of the Act of March 4, 1923, as amended (19 U. S. C. 48), relating to traveling and subsistence expenses of customs officers and employees, the first sentence of section 645
(a)of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U. S. C. 1645 (a)), relating to traveling and subsistence expenses[46 Stat. 761](/us/stat/46/761). of the families of such officers and employees, and other Acts relating to allowances to civilian officers and employees in the executive branch of the Government (except those mentioned in the second proviso clause of section 1
(a)of this Act) on transfer from one official station to another for permanent duty, are hereby repealed. Sec. 3. The Act of February 14, 1931 (5 U. S. C. 73a), as amended,[46 Stat. 1103](/us/stat/46/1103).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 73a](/us/usc/t5/s73a).Travel by privately owned vehicles. is further amended to read as follows:" “Civilian officers or employees or others rendering service to the Government shall, under regulations prescribed by the President, and unless otherwise provided in the appropriation concerned or other law, and whenever such mode of transportation is authorized or approved as more advantageous to the Government, be paid in lieu of actual expenses of transportation not to exceed 2 cents per mile for the use of privately owned motorcycles or 5 cents per mile for the use of privately owned automobiles or airplanes when engaged in necessary travel on official trips from their designated posts of duty or places of service, or 2 cents per mile for the use of privately owned motorcycles or 4 cents per mile for the use of privately owned automobiles when used on official business wholly within the limits of their official stations or places of service. In addition to the mileage allowances providedFerry fares, etc. for in this section, there may be allowed reimbursement for the actual cost of ferry fares and bridge, road, and tunnel tolls.” " 60 Stat. 808 Sec. 4. Per diem allowances. Until June 30, 1948, when authorized in an appropriation or other Act, appropriations available for travel expenses shall be available for the payment, without regard to the rates authorized[44 Stat. 688](/us/stat/44/688).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 823](/us/usc/t5/s823). by the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended (5 U. S. C. 821–833), of per diem allowances in lieu of subsistence expenses to civilian officers and employees of departments while traveling on official business outside continental United States and away from their designatedDetermination of amount. posts of duty: *Provided*, That the amount of such allowances shall be determined by the head of the department concerned or by such subordinates as he may designate for the purpose, but shall in no case exceed the maximum established by regulations prescribed by file President for the locality in which the travel is performed. Sec. 5. Travel expenses of consultants and experts. Persons in the Government service employed intermittently as consultants or experts and receiving compensation on a per diem when actually employed basis may be allowed travel expenses while away from their homes or regular places of business, including per diem in lieu of subsistence while at place of such employment, in accordance with the Standardized Government Travel Regulations,*Supra*. Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended (5 U. S. C. 821–833),*Ante*, p. 807.Persons serving without compensation, etc. and the Act of February 14, 1931, as amended by this Act, and persons serving without compensation or at $1 per annum may be allowed, while away from their homes or regular places of business, transportation in accordance with said regulations and said Act of February 14, 1931, as so amended, and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence en route and at place of such service or employment unless a higher rate is specifically provided in an appropriation or other Act. Sec. 6. [47 Stat. 1516](/us/stat/47/1516). Section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (5 U. S. C. 73b), is hereby amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 10. Lowest first-class accommodations. Whenever by or under authority of law actual expenses for transportation may be allowed, such allowances shall not exceed the lowest first-class rate by the transportation facility used in such transportation unless it is certified, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President, that lowest first-class accommodations are not available or that use of a compartment or such other accommodations as may be authorized or approved by the head of the agency con-cerned or such subordinates as he may designate, is required for purposes of security.” " Sec. 7. Travel of new appointees outside U. S. Appropriations for the departments shall be available, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President, for expenses of travel of new appointees, expenses of transportation of their immediate families and expenses of transportation of their household goods and personal effects from places of actual residence at time of appointment to places of employment outside continental United States, and for such expenses on return of employees from their posts of duty outside continental United States to the places of their actual residence at time of assignment to duty outside the United States: *Provided*, Restriction.That such expenses shall not be allowed new appointees unless and until the person selected for appointment shall agree in writing to remain in the Government service for the twelve months following his appointment, unless separated for reasons beyond his control. In case of a violation of such agreement any moneys expended by the United States on account of such travel and transportation shall be considered as aNonapplicability to Foreign Service, State Department. debt due by the individual concerned to the United States. This section shall not apply to appropriations for the Foreign Sendee, State Department. Sec. 8. Exchange allowances, etc. In purchasing motor-propelled or animal-drawn vehicles or tractors, or road, agricultural, manufacturing, or laboratory equipment, or boats, or parts, accessories, tires, or equipment thereof, or any other article or item the exchange of which is authorized by law, the60 Stat. 809 head of any department or his duly authorized representative may exchange or sell similar items and apply the exchange allowances or proceeds of sales in such cases in whole or in part payment therefor: *Provided*, That any transaction carried out under the authority of thisEvidence of transaction. section shall be evidenced in writing. Sec. 9.
(a)Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United[41 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t41/s5). States is hereby amended to read as follows:" “Unless otherwise provided in the appropriation concerned or otherAdvertising. law, purchases and contracts for supplies or services for the Government may be made or entered into only after advertising a sufficient time previously for proposals, except
(1)when the amount involved inPurchases, etc., excepted. any one case does not exceed $100,
(2)when the public exigencies require the immediate delivery of the articles or performance of the service, (3)[58 Stat. 781](/us/stat/58/781). when only one source of supply is available and the Government purchasing or contracting officer shall so certify, or
(4)when the services are required to be performed by the contractor in person and are
(A)of a technical and professional nature or
(B)under Government supervision and paid for on a time basis. Except
(1)as authorized by section 29 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 U. S. C. App. 1638),
(2)when otherwise authorized by law, or
(3)when the reasonable value involved in any one case does not exceed $100, sales and contracts of sale by the Government shall be governed by the requirements of this section for advertising.” "
(b)Exemptions from section 3709, Revised Statutes, in other lawRepeal.*Supra*. in amounts of $100 or less are hereby repealed.
(c)In the case of wholly owned Government corporations, thisWholly owned Government corporations.Fees and mileage for witnesses. section shall apply to their administrative transactions only. Sec. 10. Whenever a department is authorized by law to hold hearings and to subpena witnesses for appearance at said hearings, witnesses summoned to and attending such hearings shall be entitled to the same fees and mileage, or expenses in the case of Government officers and employees, as provided by law for witnesses attending in the United States courts. Sec. 11. The first sentence of section 3648 of the Revised Statutes[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 529](/us/usc/t31/s529) note. (31 U. S. C. 529) is hereby amended to read as follows:" “No advance of public money shall be made in any case unlessAdvances. authorized by the appropriation concerned or other law.” " Sec. 12. The head of any department may delegate to subordinateDelegation of authority. officials
(1)the power vested in him by law to take final action on matters pertaining to the employment, direction, and general administration of personnel under his department;
(2)the authority vested in him by section 3683 of the Revised Statutes (31 U. S. C. 675) to direct the purchase of articles from contingent funds; and
(3)the authority vested in him by section 3828, Revised Statutes (44 U. S. C. 324), to authorize the publication of advertisements, notices or proposals. Sec. 13. Appropriations available for the procurement of suppliesSpecial clothing and equipment. and material or equipment shall be available for the purchase and maintenance of special clothing and equipment for the protection of personnel in the performance of their assigned tasks. Sec. 14. The head of each department is authorized, under such rulesAwards for suggestions. and regulations as the President may prescribe, to pay cash awards to civilian officers and employees (or to their estates) who make meritorious suggestions which will result in improvement or economy in the operations of his department and which have been adopted for use and to incur necessary expenses for the honorary recognition of exceptional or meritorious service: *Provided*, That no award shall be paidRestrictions. to any officer or employee for any suggestion which represents a part of the normal requirements of the duties of his position. With the exception of the War and Navy Departments, the amount of any one60 Stat. 810 award shall not exceed $1,000 and the total of cash awards paid duringPayments. any fiscal year in any department shall not exceed $25,000. Payments may be made from the appropriation for the activity primarily benefiting or may be distributed among appropriations for activities benefiting as the head of the department determines. A cash award shall be in addition to the regular compensation of the recipient and the acceptance of such cash award shall constitute an agreement that the use by the United States of the suggestion for which the award is made shall not form the basis of a further claim of any nature upon the United States by him, his heirs or assigns. Repeal.All other Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with the provisions of this section are hereby repealed. Sec. 15. Temporary services of experts, etc. The head of any department, when authorized in an appropriation or other Act, may procure the temporary (not in excess of one year) or intermittent, services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof, including stenographic reporting services, by contract, and in such cases such service shall be without regard to the civil-service and classification laws (but as to agencies subject to the[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674/etseq).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219. Classification Act at rates not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest rate payable under the Classification Act, unless other rates are specifically provided in the appropriation or other law) and, except in the case of stenographic reporting services by organizations,*Ante*, p. 809, without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, as amended by this Act. Sec. 16. [38 Stat. 508](/us/stat/38/508).
(a)Section 5 of the Act of July 16, 1914 (5 U. S. C. 78), is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 5. Purchase, etc., of passenger vehicles.
(a)Unless specifically authorized by the appropriation concerned or other law, no appropriation shall be expended to purchase or hire passenger motor vehicles for any branch of the Government other than those for the use of the President of the United States, the secretaries to the President, or the heads of the executive departments enumerated in 5 U. S. C. 1. “(b) Aircraft. Excepting appropriations for the Military and Naval Establishments, no appropriation shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, or operation of any aircraft unless specific authority for the purchase, maintenance, or operation thereof has been or is provided in such appropriation. “(c) Restrictions Unless otherwise specifically provided, no appropriation available for any department shall be expended— “(1) Purchase price of passenger vehicle. to purchase any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of busses, ambulances, and station wagons), at a cost, completely equipped for operation, and including the value of any vehicle exchanged, in excess of the maximum price therefor, if any, established pursuant to law by a Government agency and in no event more than such amount as may be specified in an appropriation or other Act, which shall be in addition to the amount required for transportation; “(2) Maintenance, etc. for the maintenance, operation, and repair of any Governmentowned passenger motor vehicle or aircraft not used “Official purposes.”exclusively for official purposes; and ‘official purposes’ shall not include the transportation of officers and employees between their domiciles and plages of employment, except in cases of medical officers on outpatient medical service and except in cases of officers and employees engaged in field work the character of whose duties makes such transportation necessary and then only as to such latter cases when the same, is approved by Violations.the head of the department concerned. Any officer or employee of the Government who willfully uses or authorizes the use of any Governmentowned passenger motor vehicle or aircraft,60 Stat. 811 or of any passenger motor vehicle or aircraft leased by the Government, for other than official purposes or otherwise violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be suspended from duty by the head of the department concerned, without compensation, for not less than one month, and shall be suspended for a longer period or summarily removed from office if circumstances warrant. The limitations of this paragraph shall notNonapplicability. apply to any motor vehicles or aircraft for official use of the President, the heads of the executive departments enumerated in 5 U. S. C. 1, ambassadors, ministers, chargés d’affaires, and other principal diplomatic and consular officials. “(d) In the budgets for the fiscal year 1948 and subsequent fiscalBudget estimates. years there shall be submitted in detail estimates for such necessary appropriations as are intended to be used for purchase or hire of passenger motor vehicles or for purchase, maintenance, or operation of aircraft, specifying the sums required, the public purposes for which said conveyances are intended, the number of currently owned conveyances to be continued in use, and the officials or employees by whom all of such conveyances are to be used. “(e) The acquisition of aircraft or passenger motor vehicles byAcquisition by transfer. any agency by transfer from another department of the Government shall be considered as a purchase within the meaning hereof.” "
(b)The second paragraph of section 3 of the Act of March 18,Repeal. 1904 (33 Stat. 142; 5 U. S. C. 77), is hereby repealed. 4 of the Act of February 3, 1905 (33 Stat. 687; 5 U. S. C. 77), is hereby amended to read as follows:" “All motor vehicles acquired and used for official purposes ofImprint of department name on vehicle. the departmental service in the District of Columbia shall have conspicuously imprinted thereon at all times the full name of the executive department or other branch of the public service to which the same belong and in the service of which the same are used.” " Sec. 17.
(a)The following statutes or parts of statutes are herebyRepeal. repealed: Sections 1779 and 192, as amended, of the Revised Statutes (5 U. S. C. 102); The Act of January 21, 1881 (44 U. S. C. 323); [21 Stat, 317](/us/stat/21/317). Section 3 of the Act of March 15, 1898 (31 U. S. C. 678). [30 Stat. 316](/us/stat/30/316).
(b)That portion of the Act of July 31, 1876, (44 U. S. C. 321; 19 Stat. 105), reading as follows: “and in no case of advertisement forAdvertisement for contracts. contracts for the public service shall the same be published in any newspaper published and printed in the District of Columbia unless the supplies or labor covered by such advertisement are to be furnished or performed in said District of Columbia” is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof “or in the adjoining counties of Maryland or Virginia”.
(c)That portion of the Act of June 23, 1906 (3 U. S. C. 43) readingPresident’s traveling expenses.[34 Stat. 454](/us/stat/34/454). as follows: “not exceeding $25,000 per annum” is hereby amended to read, “not exceeding $40,000 per annum”. Sec. 18. The word “department” as used in this Act shall be construed“Department.” to include independent establishments, other agencies, wholly owned Government corporations (the transactions of which corporations shall be subject to the authorizations and limitations or this Act, except that section 9 shall apply to their administrative transactions*Ante*, p. 809. only), and the government of the District of Columbia, but shall not include the Senate, House of Representatives, or office of the Architect of the Capitol, or the officers or employees thereof. The words “continental United States” as used herein shall be“Continental United States.” construed to mean the forty-eight States and the District of Columbia. The word “Government” shall be construed to include the government“Government.” 60 Stat. 812 “Appropriation.”of the District of Columbia. The word “appropriation” shall be construed as including funds made available by legislation under[59 Stat. 598](/us/stat/59/598).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 849](/us/usc/t31/s849).Nonapplicability.[56 Stat. 359](/us/stat/56/359).[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 101–120](/us/usc/t37/s101–120).*Ante*, pp. 20, 343 *et seq*; *post*, pp. 858 *et eq*., 868.Effective date. section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, approved December 6, 1945. Sec. 19. Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 14, and 15 of this Act shall not apply to persons whose pay and allowances are established by the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942. Sec. 20. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall become effective on the first day of the third calendar month following the enactment hereof. Approved August 2, 1946. To provide for increased efficiency in the legislative branch of the Government. 1946-08-02 753 Chapter 60 Stat. 812 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 753] AN ACT To provide for increased efficiency in the legislative branch of the Government. August 2, 1946[[S. 2177](/us/bill/79/s/2177)][[Public Law 601](/us/pl/79/601)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, short title That
(a)this Act, divided into titles and sections according to theLegislative Reorganization Act of 1946.*Post*, pp. 911, 912. following table of contents, may be cited as the “Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946” TABLE OF CONTENTS Title I— Changes in Rules of Senate and House *Post*, p. 814. Sec. 101. Rule—making power of the Senate and House. part 1— standing rules of the senate *Post*, p. 814. Sec. 102. Standing committees of the Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Committee on Appropriations. Committee on Armed Services. Committee on Banking and Currency. Committee on Civil Service. Committee on the District of Columbia. Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments. Committee on Finance. Committee on Foreign Relations. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Committee on the Judiciary. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Committee on Public Lands. Committee on Public Works. Committee on Rules and Administration. Sec. 103. Appropriations. part 2— rules of the house of representatives *Post*, p. 822. Sec. 121. Standing committees of the House of Representatives. Committee on Agriculture. Committee on Appropriations. Committee on Armed Services. Committee on Banking and Currency. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Committee on the District of Columbia. Committee on Education and Labor. Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Committee on House Administration. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Committee on the Judiciary. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Committee on Public Lands. Committee on Public Works. 60 Stat. 813 Committee on Rules. Committee on Un—American Activities. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Committee on Ways and Means. Sec. 122. Delegates and Resident Commissioner. Sec. 123. Reference of Private Claims Bills. part 3— provisions applicable to both houses *Post*, p. 831. Sec. 131. Private bills banned. Sec. 132. Congressional adjournment. Sec. 133. Committee procedure. Sec. 134. Committee powers. Sec. 135. Conference rules on amendments in nature of substitute. Sec. 136. Legislative oversight by standing committees. Sec. 137. Decisions on questions of committee jurisdiction. Sec. 138. Legislative Budget. Sec. 139. Hearings and reports by Appropriations Committees. Sec. 140. Records of Congress. Sec. 141. Preservation of committee hearings. Sec. 142. Effective date. Title II— Miscellaneous *Post*, p. 834. part 1— statutory provisions relating to congressional personnel *Post*, p. 834. Sec. 201. Increase in compensation for certain Congressional officers. Sec. 202. Committee staffs. Sec. 203. Legislative Reference Service. Sec. 204. Office of the Legislative Counsel. Sec. 205. Studies by Comptroller General. Sec. 206. Expenditure analyses by Comptroller General. Sec. 207. Correction of Military and Naval Records. part 2— statutory provisions relating to committees of congress *Post*, p. 837. Sec. 221. Improvement of Congressional Record. Sec. 222. Joint Committee on Printing. Sec. 223. Joint Committee on the Library. Sec. 224. Transfer of functions. Sec. 225. Joint Committee on the Economic Report. Sec. 226. Economic Report of the President part 3— statutory provisions relating to capitol and pages *Post*, p. 838. Sec. 241. Remodeling of caucus rooms and restaurants. Sec. 241. Assignment of Capitol space. Sec. 241. Senate and House pages. Sec. 241. Authorization of appropriations and personnel. Sec. 241. Effective date. Title III— Regulation of Lobbying Act *Post*, p. 839. Sec. 301. Short title. Sec. 302. Definitions. Sec. 303. Detailed accounts of contributions. Sec. 304. Receipts for contributions. Sec. 305. Statements to be filed with Clerk of House. Sec. 306. Statement preserved for two years. Sec. 307. Persons to whom applicable. Sec. 308. Registration with Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House. Sec. 309. Reports and statements to be made under oath. Sec. 310. Penalties. Sec. 311. Exemption. Title IV— Federal Tort Claims Act *Post*, p. 842. part 1— short title and definitions *Post*, p. 842. Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Definitions. part 2— administrative adjusment of tort claims against the united states *Post*, p. 843. Sec. 403. Claims of $1,000 or less. Sec. 404. Reports. 60 Stat. 814 part 3— suits on tort claims against the united states *Post*, p. 843. Sec. 410. Jurisdiction. Sec. 411. Procedure. Sec. 412. Review. Sec. 413. Compromise. part 4— provisions common to part 2 and part 3 *Post*, p. 845. Sec. 420. One year statute of limitations. Sec. 421. Exceptions. Sec. 422. Attorneys’ fees. Sec. 423. Exclusiveness of remedy. Sec. 424. Certain statutes inapplicable. Title V— General Bridge Act *Post*, p. 847. Sec. 501. Short title. Sec. 502. Consent of Congress. Sec. 503. Tolls. Sec. 504. Acquisition by public agencies. Sec. 505. Statements of cost. Sec. 506. Sinking fund. Sec. 507. Applicability of title. Sec. 508. International bridges. Sec. 509. Eminent domain. Sec. 510. Penalties. Sec. 511. Rights reserved. Title VI— Compensation and Retirement Payment of Members of Congress *Post*, p. 850. Sec. 601. Compensation of Members of Congress. Sec. 602. Retirement pay of Members of Congress. separability clause
(b)If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. TITLE I— CHANGES IN RULES OF SENATE AND HOUSE rule-making power of the senate and house Sec. 101. The following sections of this title are enacted by the Congress:
(a)As an exercise of the rule-making power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply; and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
(b)With full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to the procedure in such House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House. Part 1 —Standing Rules of the Senate standing committees of the senate Sec. 102. Rule. XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended to read as follows:60 Stat. 815 " “Rule XXV “standing committees “(1) The following standing committees shall be appointed at the commencement of each Congress, with leave to report by bill or otherwise: “(a) Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, to consist of thirteenCommittee on Agriculture and Forestry. Senators, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. Agriculture generally. “2. Inspection of livestock and meat products. “3. Animal industry and diseases of animals. “4. Adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and protection of birds and animals in forest reserves. “5. Agricultural colleges and experiment stations. “6. Forestry in general, and forest reserves other than those created from the public domain. “7. Agricultural economics and research. “8. Agricultural and industrial chemistry. “9. Dairy industry. “10. Entomology and plant quarantine. “11. Human nutrition and home economics. “12. Plant industry soils, and agricultural engineering. “13. Agricultural educational extension services. “14. Extension of farm credit and farm security. “15. Rural electrification. “16. Agricultural production and marketing and stabilization of prices of agricultural products. “17. Crop insurance and soil conservation. “(b) Committee on Appropriations, to consist of twenty-one Senators,Committee on Appropriations. to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. Appropriation of the revenue for the support of the Government. “(c) Committee on Armed Services, to consist of thirteen Senators,Committee on Armed Services. to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. Common defense generally. “2. The War Department and the Military Establishment generally. “3. The Navy Department and the Naval Establishment generally. “4. Soldiers’ and sailors’ homes. “5. Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and privileges of members of the armed forces. “6. Selective service. “7. Size and composition of the Army and Navy. “8. Forts, arsenals, military reservations, and navy yards. “9. Ammunition depots. “10. Maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal, including the administration, sanitation, and government of the Canal Zone. “11. Conservation, development, and use of naval petroleum and oil shale reserves. “12. Strategic and critical materials necessary for the common defense. “(d) Committee on Banking and Currency, to consist of thirteenCommittee on Banking and Currency. Senators, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation,60 Stat. 816 messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. Banking and currency generally. “2. Financial aid to commerce and industry, other than matters relating to such aid which are specifically assigned to other committees under this rule. “3. Deposit insurance. “4. Public and private housing. “5. Federal Reserve System. “6. Gold and silver, including the coinage thereof. “7. Issuance of notes and redemption thereof. “8. Valuation and revaluation of the dollar. “9. Control of prices of commodities, rents, or services. “(e) Committee on Civil Service. Committee on Civil Service, to consist of thirteen Senators, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. The Federal civil service generally. “2. The status of officers and employees of the United States, including their compensation, classification, and retirement. “3. The postal service generally, including the railway mail service, and measures relating to ocean mail and pneumatic-tube service; but excluding post roads. “4. Postal-savings banks. “5. Census and the collection of statistics generally. “6. The National Archives. “(f) Committee on the District of Columbia. Committee on the District of Columbia, to consist of thirteen Senators, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. All measures relating to the municipal affairs of the District of Columbia in general, other than appropriations therefor, including— “2. Public health and safety, sanitation, and quarantine regulations. “3. Regulation of sale of intoxicating liquors. “4, Adulteration of food and drugs. “5. Taxes and tax sales. “6. Insurance, executors, administrators, wills, and divorce. “7. Municipal and juvenile courts. “8. Incorporation and organization of societies. “9. Municipal code and amendments to the criminal and corporation laws. “(g) Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments.
(1)Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, to consist of thirteen Senators, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “(A) Budget and accounting measures, other than appropriations. “(B) Reorganizations in the executive branch of the Government. “(2) Such committee shall have the duty of— “(A) receiving and examining reports of the Comptroller General of the United States and of submitting such recommendations to the. Senate as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with the subject matter of such reports; “(B) studying the operation of Government activities at all levels with a view to determining its economy and efficiency; “(C) evaluating the. effects of laws enacted to reorganize the legislative and executive branches of the Government; “(D) studying intergovernmental relationships between the United States and the States and municipalities, and between the60 Stat. 817 United States and international organizations of which the United States is a member. “(h) Committee on Finance, to consist of thirteen Senators, toCommittee on Finance. which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. Revenue measures generally. “2. The bonded debt of the United States. “3. The deposit of public moneys. “4. Customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and delivery. “5. Reciprocal trade agreements. “6. Transportation of dutiable goods. “7. Revenue measures relating to the insular possessions. “8. Tariffs and import quotas, and matters related thereto. “9. National social security. “10. Veterans’ measures generally. “11. Pensions of all the wars of the United States, general and special. “12. Life insurance issued by the Government on account of service in the armed forces. “13. Compensation of veterans. “(i) Committee on Foreign Relations, to consist of thirteen Senators,Committee on Foreign Relations. to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. Relations of the United States with foreign nations generally. “2. Treaties. “3. Establishment of boundary lines between the United States and foreign nations. “4. Protection of American citizens abroad and expatriation. “5. Neutrality. “6. International conferences and congresses. “7. The American National Red Cross. “8. Intervention abroad and declarations of war. “9. Measures relating to the diplomatic service. “10. Acquisition of land and buildings for embassies and legations in foreign countries. “11. Measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign nations and to safeguard American business interests abroad. “12. United Nations Organization and international financial and monetary organizations. “13. Foreign loans. “(j) Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to consistCommittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. of thirteen Senators, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. Interstate and foreign commerce generally. “2. Regulation of interstate railroads, busses, trucks, and pipe lines. “3. Communication by telephone, telegraph, radio, and television. “4. Civil aeronautics. “5. Merchant marine generally. “6. Registering and licensing of vessels and small boats. “7. Navigation and the laws relating thereto, including pilotage. “8. Rules and international arrangements to prevent collisions at sea. “9. Merchant marine officers and seamen. “10. Measures relating to the regulation of common carriers by water and to the inspection of merchant marine vessels, lights and signals, life-saving equipment, and fire protection on such vessels. 60 Stat. 818 “11. Coast and Geodetic Survey. “12. The Coast Guard, including life-saving service, lighthouses, lightships, and ocean derelicts. “13. The United States Coast Guard and Merchant Marine Academies. “14. Weather Bureau. “15. Except as provided in paragraph (c), the Panama Canal and interoceanic canals generally. “16. Inland waterways. “17. Fisheries and wildlife, including research, restoration, refuges, and conservation. “18. Bureau of Standards including standarization of weights and measures and the metric system. “(k) Committee on the Judiciary. Committee on the Judiciary, to consist of thirteen Senators, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. Judicial proceedings, civil and criminal, generally. “2. Constitutional amendments. “3. Federal courts and judges. “4. Local courts in the Territories and possessions. “5. Revision and codification of the statutes of the United States. “6, National penitentiaries. “7. Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies. “8. Holidays and celebrations. “9. Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting. “10. State and Territorial boundary lines. “11. Meetings of Congress, attendance of Members, and their acceptance of incompatible offices. “12. Civil liberties. “13. Patents, copyrights, and trade-marks. “14. Patent Office. “15. Immigration and naturalization. “16. Apportionment of Representatives. “17. Measures relating to claims against the United States. “18. Interstate compacts generally. “(l) Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, to consist of thirteen Senators, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. Measures relating to education, labor, or public welfare generally. “2. Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes. “3. Wages and hours of labor. “4. Convict labor and the entry of goods made by convicts into interstate commerce. “5. Regulation or prevention of importation of foreign laborers under contract. “6. Child labor. “7. Labor statistics. “8. Labor standards. “9. School-lunch program. “10. Vocational rehabilitation. “11. Railroad labor and railroad retirement and unemployment, except revenue measures relating thereto. “12. United States Employees’ Compensation Commission. “13. Columbia Institution for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind; Howard University; Freedmen’s Hospital; and Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital. 60 Stat. 819 “14. Public health and quarantine. “15. Welfare of miners. “16. Vocational rehabilitation and education of veterans. “17. Veterans’ hospitals, medical care and treatment of veterans. “18. Soldiers’ and sailors’ civil relief. “19. Readjustment of servicemen to civil life. “(m) Committee on Public Lands, to consist of thirteen Senators,Committee on Public Lands. to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. Public lands generally, including entry, easements, and grazing thereon. “2. Mineral resources of the public lands. “3. Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership, including alien ownership of mineral lands. “4. Forest reserves and national parks created from the public domain. “5. Military parks and battlefields, and national cemeteries. “6. Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest on the public domain. “7. Measures relating generally to Hawaii, Alaska, and the insular possessions of the United States, except those affecting their revenue and appropriations. “8. Irrigation and reclamation, including water supply for reclamation projects, and easements of public lands for irrigation projects. “9. Inter-state compacts relating to apportionment of waters for irrigation purposes. “10. Mining interests generally. “11. Mineral land laws and claims and entries thereunder. “12. Geological survey. “13. Mining schools and experimental stations. “14. Petroleum conservation and conservation of the radium supply in the United States. “15. Relations of the United States with the Indians and the Indian tribes. “16. Measures relating to the care, education, and management of Indians, including the care and allotment of Indian lands and general and special measures relating to claims which are paid out of Indian funds. “(n) The Committee on Public Works, to consist of thirteen Senators,Committee on Public Works. to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters relating to the following subjects: “1. Flood control and improvement of rivers and harbors. “2. Public works for the benefit of navigation, and bridges and dams (other than international bridges and dams). “3. Water power. “4. Oil and other pollution of navigable waters. “5. Public buildings and occupied or improved grounds of the United States generally. “6. Measures relating to the purchase of sites and construction of post offices, customhouses, Federal courthouses, and Government buildings within the District of Columbia. “7. Measures relating to the Capitol building and the Senate and House Office Buildings. “8. Measures relating to the construction or reconstruction, maintenance, and care of the buildings and grounds of the Botanic Gardens, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution. 60 Stat. 820 “9. Public reservations and parks within the District of Columbia, including Rock Creek Park and the Zoological Park. “10. Measures relating to the construction or maintenance of roads and post roads. “(o) Committee on Rules and Administration.
(1)Committee on Rules and Administration, to consist of thirteen Senators, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: “(A) Matters relating to the payment of money out of the contingent fund of the Senate or creating a charge upon the same; except that any resolution relating to substantive matter within the jurisdiction of any other standing committee of the Senate shall be first referred to such committee. “(B) Except as provided in paragraph
(n)8, matters relating to the Library of Congress and the Senate Library; statuary and pictures; acceptance or purchase of works of art for the Capitol; the Botanic Gardens; management of the Library of Congress; purchase of books and manuscripts; erection of monuments to the memory of individuals. “(C) Except as provided in paragraph
(n)8, matters relating to the Smithsonian Institution and the incorporation of similar institutions. “(D) Matters relating to the election of the President., Vice President, or Members of Congress ; corrupt practices ; contested elections ; credentials and qualifications; Federal elections generally; Presidential succession. “(E) Matters relating to parliamentary rules; floor and gallery rules; Senate Restaurant; administration of the Senate Office Building and of the Senate Wing of the Capitol ; assignment of office space; and services to the Senate. “(F) Matters relating to printing and correction of the Congressional Record. “(2) Examination of bills, etc.Such committee shall also have the duty of examining all bills, amendments, and joint resolutions after passage by the Senate; and, in cooperation with the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, of examining all bills and joint resolutions which shall have passed both Houses, to see that the same are correctly Presentation to President.enrolled; and when signed by the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, shall forthwith present the same, when they shall have originated in the Senate, to the President of the United States in person, and report the fact and date of such presentation to the Senate. Such committee shall also have the duty of assigning office space in the Senate Wing of the Capitol and in the Senate Office Building. “(3) Power to act.Each standing committee shall continue and have the power to act until their successors are appointed. “(3) Committee quorum.Each standing committee is authorized to fix the number of its members (but not less than one-third of its entire membership) who shall constitute a quorum thereof for the transaction of such business as may be considered by said committee, subject, to the provisions of *Post*, p. 831.section 133
(d)of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. “(4) Servies of Senators.Each Senator shall serve on two standing committees and no more; except that Senators of the majority party who are members of the Committee on the District of Columbia or of the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments may serve on three standing committees and no more.” " appropriations Sec. 103. Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended to read as follows:60 Stat. 821 " “Rule XVI “amendments to appropriation bills “1. All general appropriation bills shall be referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and no amendments shall be received toIncrease of appropriation; new items. any general appropriation bill the effect of which will be to increase an appropriation already contained in the bill, or to add a new item of appropriation, unless it be made to carry out the provisions of some existing law, or treaty stipulation, or Act, or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that session; or unless the same be moved by direction of a standing or select committee of the Senate, or proposed in pursuance of an estimate submitted in accordance with law. “2. The Committee on Appropriations shall not report an appropriationAmendments proposing new legislation, etc. bill containing amendments proposing new or general legislation or any restriction on the expenditure of the funds appropriated which proposes a limitation not authorized by law if such restriction is to take effect or cease to be effective upon the happening of a contingency, and if an appropriation bill is reported to the Senate containing amendments proposing new or general legislation or any such restriction, a point of order may be made against the bill, and if the point is sustained, the bill shall be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. “3. All amendments to general appropriation bills moved by direction of a standing or select committee of the Senate, proposing to increase an appropriation already contained in the bill, or to add new items of appropriation, shall, at least one day before they are considered, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and when actually proposed to the bill no amendment proposing to increase the amount stated in such amendment shall be received; in like manner,River and harbor bills, post roads, etc. amendments proposing new items of appropriation to river and harbor bills, establishing post roads, or proposing new post roads, shall, before being considered, be referred to the Committee on Public Works. “4. No amendment which proposes general legislation shall beAmendment not relevant to subject matter, etc. received to any general appropriation bill, nor shall any amendment not germane or relevant to the subject matter contained in the bill be received; nor shall any amendment to any item or clause of such bill be received which does not directly relate thereto; nor shall any restriction on the expenditure of the funds appropriated which proposes a limitation not authorized by law be received if such restriction is to take effect or cease to be effective upon the happening of a contingency; and all questions of relevancy of amendments under thisSubmission of questions of relevancy to Senate. rule, when raised, shall be submitted to the Senate and be decided without debate ; and any such amendment or restriction to a general appropriation bill may be laid on the table without prejudice to the bill. “5. No amendment, the object of which is to provide for a privatePrivate claim. claim, shall be received to any general appropriation bill, unless it be to carry out the provisions of an existing law or a treaty stipulation, which shall be cited on the face of the amendment. “6.
(a)Three members of the following-named committees, to beEx officio members of Committee on Appropriations. selected by their respective committees, shall be. ex officio members of the Committee on Appropriations, to serve on said committee when the annual appropriation bill making appropriations for the purposes60 Stat. 822 specified in the following table opposite the name of the committee is being considered by the Committee on Appropriations: Name of committee Purpose of Appropriation Committee on Agriculture and Forestry For the Department of Agriculture Committee on Civil Service For the Post office Department Committee on Armed Services For the Department of War; for the Department of the Navy Committee on the District of Columbia For the District of Columbia Committee on Public Works For Rivers and Harbors. Committee on Foreign Relations For the Diplomatic and Consular “(b) Conference committee. At least one member of each committee enumerated in sub-paragraph (a), to be selected by his or their respective committees, shall be a member of any conference committee appointed to confer with the House upon the annual appropriation bill making appropriations for the purposes specified in the foregoing table opposite the name of his or their respective committee. “7. Point of order against designated restriction. When a point of order is made against any restriction on the expenditure of funds appropriated in a general appropriation bill on the ground that the restriction violates this rule, the rule shall be construed strictly and, in case of doubt, in favor of the point of order.” " Part 2—Rules of the House of Representatives standing committees of the house of representatives Sec. 121.
(a)Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: " “Rule X “standing committees “(a) There shall be elected by the House, at the commencement of each Congress, the following standing committees: “1. Committee on Agriculture, to consist of twenty-seven Members. “2. Committee on Appropriations, to consist of forty-three Members. “3. Committee on Armed Services, to consist of thirty-three Members. “4. Committee on Banking and Currency, to consist of twenty-seven Members. “5. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to consist of twenty-five Members. “6. Committee on the District of Columbia, to consist of twenty-five Members. “7. Committee on Education and Labor, to consist of twenty-five Members. “8. Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, to consist of twenty-five Members. “9. Committee on Foreign Affairs, to consist of twenty-five Members. “10. Committee on House Administration, to consist of twenty-five Members. “11. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to consist of twenty-seven Members. “12. Committee on the Judiciary, to consist of twenty-seven Members. “13. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, to consist of twenty-five Members. 60 Stat. 823 “14. Committee on Public Lands, to consist of twenty-five Members. “15. Committee on Public Works, to consist of twenty-seven Members. “16. Committee on Rules, to consist of twelve Members. “17. Committee on Un-American Activities, to consist of nine Members. “18. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, to consist of twenty-seven Members. “19. Committee on Ways and Means, to consist of twenty-five Members. “(b)
(1)The Speaker shall appoint all select and conference committeesSelect and conference committees. which shall be ordered by the House from time to time. “(2) At the commencement of each Congress, the House shall electElection of chairmen. as chairman of each standing committee one of the Members thereof ; in the temporary absence of the chairman, the Member next in rank in the order named in the election of the committee, and so on, as often as the case shall happen, shall act as chairman; and in case of a permanent vacancy in the chairmanship of any such committee the House shall elect another chairman. “(3) All vacancies in standing committees in the House shall beVacancies. filled by election by the House. Each Member shall be elected to serveElection of Members to committees. on one standing committee and no more; except that Members who are elected to serve on the Committee on the District of Columbia or on the Committee on Un-American Activities may be elected to serve on two standing committees and no more, and Members of the majority party who are elected to serve on the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments or on the Committee on House Administration may be elected to serve on two standing committees and no more.” "
(b)Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: " “Rule XI “powers and duties of committees “(1) All proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the subjects listed under the standing committees named below shall be referred to such committees, respectively: *Provided*, That unless otherwise provided herein, any matter within the jurisdiction of a standing committee prior to January 2, 1947, shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of that committee or of the consolidated committee succeeding generally to the jurisdiction of that committee. “(a) Committee on Agriculture. “1. Agriculture generally. “2. Inspection of livestock and meat products. “3. Animal industry and diseases of animals. “4. Adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and protection of birds and animals in forest reserves. “5. Agricultural colleges and experiment stations. “6. Forestry in general, and forest reserves other than those created from the public domain. “7. Agricultural economics and research. “8. Agricultural and industrial chemistry. “9. Dairy industry. “10. Entomology and plant quarantine. “11. Human nutrition and home economics. “12. Plant industry, soils, and agricultural engineering. “13. Agricultural educational extension services.60 Stat. 824 “14. Extension of farm credit and farm security. “15. Rural electrification. “16. Agricultural production and marketing and stabilization of prices of agricultural products. “17. Crop insurance and soil conservation. “(b) Committee on Appropriations. “1. Appropriation of the revenue for the support of the Government. “(c) Committee on Armed Services. “1. Common defense generally. “2. The War Department and the Military Establishment generally. “3. The Navy Department and the Naval Establishment generally. “4. Soldiers’ and sailors’ homes. “5. Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and privileges of members of the armed forces. “6. Selective service. “7. Size and composition of the Army and Navy. “8. Forts, arsenals, military reservations, and navy yards. “9. Ammunition depots. “10. Conservation, development, and use of naval petroleum and oil shale reserves. “11. Strategic and critical materials necessary for the common defense. “12. Scientific research and development in support of the armed services. “(d) Committee on Banking and Currency. “1. Banking and currency generally. “2. Financial aid to commerce and industry, other than matters relating to such aid which are specifically assigned to other committees under this rule. “3. Deposit insurance. “4. Public and private housing. “5, Federal Reserve System. “6. Gold and silver, including the coinage thereof. “7. Issuance of notes and redemption thereof. “8. Valuation and revaluation of the dollar. “9. Control of prices of commodities, rents, or services. “(e) Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. “1. The Federal civil service generally. “2. The status of officers and employees of the United States, including their compensation, classification, and retirement. “3. The postal service generally, including the railway mail service, and measures relating to ocean mail and pneumatic-tube service; but excluding post roads. “4. Postal-savings banks. “5. Census and the collection of statistics generally. “6. The National Archives. “(f) Committee on the District of Columbia. “1. All measures relating to the municipal affairs of the District of Columbia in general, other than appropriations therefor, including— “2. Public health and safety, sanitation, and quarantine regulations. “3. Regulation of sale of intoxicating liquors. “4. Adulteration of food and drugs. “5. Taxes and tax sales. “6. Insurance, executors, administrators, wills, and divorce. “7. Municipal and juvenile courts. “8. Incorporation and organization of societies. “9. Municipal code and amendments to the criminal and corporation laws. 60 Stat. 825 “(g) Committee on Education and Labor. “1. Measures relating to education or labor generally. “2. Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes. “3. Wages and hours of labor. “4. Convict labor and the entry of goods made by convicts into interstate commerce. “5. Regulation or prevention of importation of foreign laborers under contract. “6. Child labor. “7. Labor statistics. “8. Labor standards. “9. School-lunch program. “10. Vocational rehabilitation. “11. United States Employees’ Compensation Commission. “12. Columbia Institution for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind; Howard University; Freedmen’s Hospital; and Saint Elizabeths Hospital. “13. Welfare of miners. “(h)
(1)Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments. “(A) Budget and accounting measures, other than appropriations. “(B) Reorganizations in the executive branch of the Government. “(2) Such committee shall have the duty of— “(A) receiving and examining reports of the Comptroller General of the United States and of submitting such recommendations to the House as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with the subject matter of such reports; “(B) studying the operation of Government activities at all levels with a view to determining its economy and efficiency; “(C) evaluating the effects of laws enacted to reorganize the legislative and executive branches of the Government; “(D) studying intergovernmental relationships between the United States and the States and municipalities, and between the United States and international organizations of which the United States is a member. “(i) Committee on Foreign Affairs. “1. Relations of the United States with foreign nations generally. “2. Establishment of boundary lines between the United States and foreign nations. “3. Protection of American citizens abroad and expatriation. “4. Neutrality. “5. International conferences and congresses. “6. The American National Red Cross. “7. Intervention abroad and declarations of war. “8. Measures relating to the diplomatic service. “9. Acquisition of land and buildings for embassies and legations in foreign countries. “10. Measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign nations and to safeguard American business interests abroad. “11. United Nations Organization and international financial and monetary organizations. “12. Foreign loans. “(j)
(1)Committee on House Administration. “(A) Employment of persons by the House, including clerks for Members and committees, and reporters of debates. “(B) Expenditure of the contingent fund of the House. “(C) The auditing and settling of all accounts which may be charged to the contingent fund. “(D) Measures relating to accounts of the House generally. “(E) Appropriations from the contingent fund. “(F) Measures relating to services to the House, including the60 Stat. 826 House Restaurant and administration of the House Office Buildings and of the House wing of the Capitol. “(G) Measures relating to the travel of Members of the House. “(H) Measures relating to the assignment of office space for Members and committees. “(I) Measures relating to the disposition of useless executive papers. “(J) Except as provided in paragraph
(o)8, matters relating to the Library of Congress and the House Library; statuary and pictures; acceptance or purchase of works of art for the Capitol; the Botanic Gardens; management of the Library of Congress; purchase of books and manuscripts; erection of monuments to the memory of individuals. “(K) Except as provided in paragraph
(o)8, matters relating to the Smithsonian Institution and the incorporation of similar institutions. “(L) Matters relating to printing and correction of the Congressional Record. “(M) Measures relating to the election of the President, Vice President, or Members of Congress; corrupt practices; contested elections; credentials and qualifications; and Federal elections generally. “(2) Such committee shall also have the duty of— “(A) Examination of bills, etc.examining all bills, amendments, and joint resolution after passage by the House; and in cooperation with the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, of examining all bills and joint resolutions which shall have passed both Houses, to see Presentation to President.that they are correctly enrolled; and when signed by the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, shall forthwith present the same, when they shall have originated in the House, to the President of the United States in person, and report the fact and date of such presentation to the House; “(B) reporting to the Sergeant at Arms of the House the travel of Members of the House; “(C) arranging a suitable program for each day observed by the House of Representatives as a memorial day in memory of Members of the Senate and House of Representatives who have died during the preceding period, and to arrange for the publication of the proceedings thereof. “(k) Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. “1. Interstate and foreign commerce generally. “2. Regulation of interstate and foreign transportation, except transportation by water not subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission. “3. Regulation of interstate and foreign communications. “4. Civil aeronautics. “5. Weather bureau. “6. Interstate oil compacts; and petroleum and natural gas, except on the public lands. “7. Securities and exchanges. “8. Regulation of interstate transmission of power, except the installation of connections between Government water power projects. “9. Railroad labor and railroad retirement and unemployment, except revenue measures relating thereto. “10. Public health and quarantine. “11. Inland waterways. “12. Bureau of Standards, standardization of weights and measures, and the metric system. “(l) Committee on the Judiciary. “1. Judicial proceedings, civil and criminal, generally. “2. Constitutional amendments.60 Stat. 827 “3. Federal courts and judges. “4. Local courts in the Territories and possessions. “5. Revision and codification of the statutes of the United States. “6. National penitentiaries. “7. Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies. “8. Holidays and celebrations. “9. Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting. “10. State and Territorial boundary lines. “11. Meetings of Congress, attendance of Members, and their acceptance of incompatible offices. “12. Civil liberties. “13. Patents, copyrights, and trade-marks. “14. Patent Office. “15. Immigration and naturalization. “16. Apportionment of Representatives. “17. Measures relating to claims against the United States. “18. Interstate compacts generally. “19. Presidential succession. “(m) Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. “1. Merchant marine generally. “2. Registering and licensing of vessels and small boats. “3. Navigation and the laws relating thereto, including pilotage. “4. Rules and international arrangements to prevent collisions at sea. “5. Merchant marine officers and seamen. “6. Measures relating to the regulation of common carriers by water (except matters subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission) and to the inspection of merchant marine vessels, lights and signals, lifesaving equipment, and fire, protection on such vessels. “7. The Coast Guard, including lifesaving service, lighthouses, light-ships. and ocean derelicts. “8. United States Coast. Guard and Merchant Marine Academies. “9. Coast and Geodetic Survey. “10. The Panama Canal and the maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal, including the administration, sanitation, and government of the Canal Zone; and interoceanic canals generally. “11. Fisheries and wildlife, including research, restoration, refuges, and conservation. “(n) Committee on Public Lands. “1. Public lands generally, including entry, easements, and grazing thereon. “2. Mineral resources of the public lands. “3. Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership, including alien ownership of mineral lands. “4. Forest reserves and national parks created from the public domain. “5. Military parks and battlefields, and national cemeteries. “6. Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest on the public domain. “7. Measures relating generally to Hawaii, Alaska, and the insular possessions of the United States, except those affecting the revenue and appropriations. “8. Irrigation and reclamation, including water supply for reclamation projects, and easements of public lands for irrigation projects, and acquisition of private lands when necessary to complete irrigation projects. “9. Interstate compacts relating to apportionment of waters for irrigation purposes. “10. Mining interests generally.60 Stat. 828 “11. Mineral land laws and claims and entries thereunder. “12. Geological survey. “13. Mining schools and experimental stations. “14. Petroleum conservation on the public lands and conservation of the radium supply in the United States. “15. Relations of the United States with the Indians and the Indian tribes. “16. Measures relating to the care, education, and management of Indians, including the care and allotment of Indian lands and general and special measures relating to claims which are paid out of Indian funds. “(o) Committee on Public Works. “1. Flood control and improvement of rivers and harbors. “2. Public works for the benefit of navigation, including bridges and dams (other than international bridges and dams). “3. Water power. “4. Oil and other pollution of navigable waters. “5. Public buildings and occupied or improved grounds of the United States generally. “6. Measures relating to the purchase of sites and construction of post offices, customhouses, Federal courthouses, and Government buildings within the District of Columbia. “7. Measures relating to the Capitol Building and the Senate and House Office Buildings. “8. Measures relating to the construction or reconstruction, maintenance, and care of the buildings and grounds of the Botanic Gardens, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution. “9. Public reservations and parks within the District of Columbia, including Rock Creek Park and the Zoological Park. “10. Measures relating to the construction or maintenance of roads and post roads, other than appropriations therefor; but it shall not be in order for any bill providing general legislation in relation to roads to contain any provision for any specific road, nor for any bill in relation to a specific road to embrace a provision in relation to any other specific road. “(p) Committee on Rules. “1. The rules, joint rules, and order of business of the House. “2. Recesses and final adjournments of Congress. “(q)
(1)Committee on Un-American Activities. “(A) Un-American activities. “(2) Investigations of propaganda activities.The Committee on Un-American Activities, as a whole or by subcommittee, is authorized to make from time to time investigations of
(i)the extent, character, and objects of un-American propaganda activities in the United States,
(ii)the diffusion within the United States of subversive and un-American propaganda that is instigated from foreign countries or of a domestic origin and attacks the principle of the form of government as guaranteed by our Constitution, and
(iii)all other questions in relation thereto that would aid Congress in any necessary remedial legislation. “The Committee on Un-American Activities shall report to the House (or to the Clerk of the House if the House is not in session) the results of any such investigation, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable. “For the purpose of any such investigation, the Committee on Un-American Activities, or any subcommittee thereof, is authorized to sit and act at such times and places within the United States, whether or not the House is sitting, has recessed, or has adjourned, to hold such hearings, to require the attendance of such witnesses and the production of such books, papers, and documents, and to take such testimony, as it deems necessary. Subpenas may be issued under the60 Stat. 829 signature of the chairman of the committee or any subcommittee, or by any member designated by any such chairman, and may be served by any person designated by any such chairman or member. “(r) Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. “1. Veterans’ measures generally. “2. Pensions of all the wars of the United States, general and special. “3. Life insurance issued by the Government on account of service in the armed forces. “4. Compensation, vocational rehabilitation, and education of veterans. “5. Veterans’ hospitals, medical care, and treatment of veterans. “6. Soldiers’ and sailors’ civil relief. “7. Readjustment of servicemen to civil life. “(s) Committee on Ways and Means. “1. Revenue measures generally. “2. The bonded debt of the United States. “3. The deposit of public moneys. “4. Customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and delivery. “5. Reciprocal trade agreements. “6. Transportation of dutiable goods. “7. Revenue measures relating to the insular possessions. “8. National social security. “(2)
(a)The following-named committees shall have leave toReports of designated committees. report at any time on the matters herein stated, namely: The Committee on Rules—on rules, joint rules, and order of business; the Committee on House Administration—on the right of a Member to his seat, enrolled bills, on all matters referred to it of printing for the use of the House or the two Houses, and on all matters of expenditure of the contingent fund of the House; the Committee on Ways and Means— on bills raising revenue; the Committee on Appropriations—on the general appropriation bills; the Committee on Public Works—on bills authorizing the improvement of rivers and harbors; the Committee on the Public Lands—on bills for the forfeiture of land grants to railroad and other corporations, bills preventing speculation in the public lands, bills for the reservation of the public lands for the benefit of actual and bona fide settlers, and bills for the admission of new States; the Committee on Veterans Affairs—on general pension bills. “(b) It shall always be in order to call up for consideration aReports from Committee on Rules. report from the Committee on Rules (except it shall not be called up for consideration on the same day it is presented to the House, unless so determined by a vote of not less than two-thirds of the Members voting, but this provision shall not apply during the last three days of the session), and, pending the consideration thereof, the Speaker may entertain one motion that the House adjourn; but after the result is announced he shall not entertain any other dilatory motion until the said report shall have been fully disposed of. The Committee on Rules shall not report any rule or order which shall provide that business under paragraph 7 of rule XXIV shall be set aside by a vote of less than two-thirds of the Members present; nor shall it report any rule or order which shall operate to prevent the motion to recommit being made as provided in paragraph 4 of rule XVI. “(c) The Committee on Rules shall present to the House reports concerning rules, joint rules, and order of business, within three legislative days of the time when ordered reported by the committee. If such rule or order is not considered immediately, it shall be referred to the calendar and, if not called up by the Member making the report within seven legislative days thereafter, any member of the Rules Committee may call it up as a question of privilege and the Speaker60 Stat. 830 shall recognize any member of the Rules Committee seeking recognitionAdverse reports. for that purpose. If the Committee on Rules shall make an adverse report on any resolution pending before the committee, providing for an order of business for the consideration by the House of any public bill or joint resolution, on days when it shall be in order to call up motions to discharge committees it shall be in order for any Member of the House to call up for consideration by the House any such adverse report, and it shall be in order to move the adoption by the House of said resolution adversely reported notwithstanding the adverse report of the Committee on Rules, and the Speaker shall recognize the Member seeking recognition for that purpose as a question of the highest privilege. “(d) Contested-election cases. The Committee on House Administration shall make final report to the House in all contested-election cases not later than six months from the first day of the first regular session of the Congress to which the contestee is elected except in a contest from the Territory of Alaska, in which case the time shall not exceed nine months. “(e) Meetings of standing committees of House. A standing committee of the House (other than the Committee on Appropriations) shall meet to consider any bill or resolution pending before it
(A)on all regular meeting days selected by the committee;
(B)upon the call of the chairman of the committee;
(C)if the chairman of the committee, after three days’ consideration, refuses or fails, upon the request of at least three members of the committee, to call a special meeting of the committee within seven calendar days from the date of said request, then, upon the filing with the clerk of the committee of the written and signed request of a majority of the committee for a called special meeting of the committee, the committee shall meet on the day and hour specified in said written request. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the committee to notify all members of the committee in the usual way of such called special meeting. “(f) Rules of standing committees. The rules of the House are hereby made the rules of its standing committees so far as applicable, except that a motion to recess from day to day is hereby made a motion of high privilege in said committees.” " delegates and resident commissioner Sec. 122. Rule XII of the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: " “Rule XII “delegates and resident commissioner “1. Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico. The Delegates from Hawaii and Alaska, and the Resident Commissioner to the United States from Puerto Rico, shall be elected to serve as additional members on the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Public Lands; and they shall possess in such committees the same powders and privileges as in the House, and may make any motion except to reconsider.” " reference of private claims bills Sec. 123. Paragraph 3 of rule XXI of the Standing Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:" “3. No bill for the payment or adjudication of any private claim against the Government shall be referred, except by unanimous consent, to any other than the following committees, namely: To the Committee on Foreign Affairs and to the Committee on the Judiciary.” " 60 Stat. 831 Part 3—Provisions Applicable to Both Houses private bills banned Sec. 131. No private bill or resolution (including so-called omnibus claims or pension bills), and no amendment to any bill or resolution, authorizing or directing
(1)the payment of money for property-damages, for personal injuries or death for which suit may be instituted under the Federal Tort Claims Act, or for a pension (other than*Post*, p. 842. to carry out a provision of law or treaty stipulation);
(2)the construction of a bridge across a navigable stream; or
(3)the correction of a military or naval record, shall be received or considered in either the Senate or the House of Representatives. congressional adjournment Sec. 132. Except in time of war or during a national emergency proclaimed by the President, the two Houses shall adjourn sine die not later than the last day (Sundays excepted) in the month of July in each year unless otherwise provided by the Congress. committee procedure Sec. 133.
(a)Each standing committee of the Senate and theMeeting days. House of Representatives (except the Committees on Appropriations) shall fix regular weekly, biweekly, or monthly meeting days for the transaction of business before the committee, and additional meetings may be called by the chairman as he may deem necessary.
(b)Each such committee shall keep a complete record of all committeeRecord of action. action. Such record shall include a record of the votes on any question on which a record vote is demanded.
(c)It shall be the duty of the chairman of each such committee toReport on approved measures. report or cause to be reported promptly to the Senate or House of Representatives, as the case may be, any measure approved by his committee and to take or cause to be taken necessary steps to bring the matter to a vote.
(d)No measure or recommendation shall be reported from anyMajority, requirement. such committee unless a majority of the committee were actually present.
(e)Each such standing committee shall, so far as practicable,Witnesses. require all witnesses appearing before it to file in advance written statements of their proposed testimony, and to limit their oral presentations to brief summaries of their argument. The staff of each committee shall prepare digests of such statements for the use of committee members.
(f)All hearings conducted by standing committees or their sub-committeesHearings. shall be open to the public, except executive sessions for marking up bills or for voting or where the committee by a majority vote orders an executive session. committee powers Sec. 134.
(a)Each standing committee of the Senate, including anyHearings and investigations. subcommittee of any such committee, is authorized to hold such hearings, to sit and act at such times and places during the sessions, recesses, and adjourned periods of the Senate, to require by subpena or otherwise the attendance of such witnesses and the production of such correspondence, books, papers, and documents, to take such testimony and to make such expenditures (not in excess of $10,000 for each committee during any Congress) as it deems advisable. Each such60 Stat. 832 committee may make investigations into any matter within its jurisdiction, may report such hearings as may be had by it, and may employ stenographic assistance at a cost not exceeding 25 cents per hundred words. The expenses of the committee shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman.
(b)Reports on staff members, expenditures, etc. Every committee and subcommittee serving the Senate and House of Representatives shall report the name, profession and total salary of each staff member employed by it, and shall make an accounting of funds appropriated to it and expended by it to the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, at least once every six months, and such information shall be published periodically in the Congressional Directory when and as the same is issued and as Senate and House documents, respectively, every three months.
(c)Restriction. No standing committee of the Senate or the House, except the Committee on Rules of the House, shall sit, without special leave, while the Senate or the House, as the case may be, is in session. conference rules on amendments in nature of substitute Sec. 135.
(a)In any case in which a disagreement to an amendment in the nature of a substitute has been referred to conferees, it shall be in order for the conferees to report a substitute on the same subject matter; but they may not include in the report matter not committed to them by either House. They may, however, include in their report in any such case matter which is a germane modification of subjects in disagreement.
(b)In any case in which the conferees violate subsection (a), the conference report shall be subject to a point of order. legislative oversight by standing committees Sec. 136. To assist the Congress in appraising the administration of the laws and in developing such amendments or related legislation as it may deem necessary, each standing committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall exercise continuous watchfulness of the execution by the administrative agencies concerned of any laws, the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committee; and, for that purpose, shall study all pertinent reports and data submitted to the Congress by the agencies in the executive branch of the Government. decisions on questions of committee jurisdiction Sec. 137. In any case in which a controversy arises as to the jurisdiction of any standing committee of the Senate with respect to any proposed legislation, the question of jurisdiction shall be decided by the presiding officer of the Senate, without debate, in favor of that committee which has jurisdiction over the subject matter which predominates in such proposed legislation; but such decision shall be subject to an appeal. legislative budget Sec. 138. Report.
(a)The Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, or duly authorized subcommittees thereof, are authorized and directed to meet jointly at the beginning of each regular session60 Stat. 833 of Congress and after study and consultation, giving due consideration to the budget recommendations of the President, report to their respective Houses a Legislative budget for the ensuing fiscal year, including the estimated over-all Federal receipts and expenditures for such year. Such report shall contain a recommendation for theRecommendations. maximum amount to be appropriated for expenditure in such year which shall include such an amount to be reserved for deficiencies as may be deemed necessary by such committees. If the estimated receipts exceed the estimated expenditures, such report shall contain a recommendation for a reduction in the public debt. Such report shall be made by February 15.
(b)The report shall be accompanied by a concurrent resolutionConcurrent resolution. adopting such budget, and fixing the maximum amount to be appropriated for expenditure in such year. If the estimated expenditures exceed the estimated receipts, the concurrent resolution shall include a section substantially as follows: "“That it is the sense of the Congress that the public debt shall be increased in an amount equal to the amount by which the estimated expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year exceed the estimated receipts, such amount being $. ”" hearing adn reports by appropriations committees Sec. 139.
(a)No general appropriation bill shall be considered in either House unless, prior to the consideration of such bill, printed committee hearings and reports on such bill have been available for at least three calendar days for the Members of the House in which such bill is to be considered.
(b)The Committees on Appropriations of the two Houses areStandard appropriation classification schedule. authorized and directed, acting jointly, to develop a standard appropriation classification schedule which will clearly define in concise and uniform accounts the subtotals of appropriations asked for by agencies in the executive branch of the Government. That part of the printed hearings containing each such agency’s request for appropritions shall be preceded by such a schedule.
(c)No general appropriation bill or amendment thereto shall beReappropriations. received or considered in either House if it contains a provision reappropriating unexpended balances of appropriations; except that this provision shall not apply to appropriations in continuation of appropriations for public works on which work has commenced.
(d)The Appropriations Committees of both Houses are authorizedPermanent appropriations. and directed to make a study of
(1)existing permanent appropriations with a view to limiting the number of permanent appropriations and to recommend to their respective Houses what permanent appropriations, if any, should be discontinued; and
(2)the disposition of fundsDisposition of certain funds. resulting from the sale of Government property or services by all departments and agencies in the executive branch of the Government with a view to recommending to their respective Houses a uniform system of control with respect to such funds. records of congress Sec. 140.
(a)The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of theTransfer of noncurrent records. House of Representatives are authorized and directed, acting jointly, to obtain at the close of each Congress all of the noncurrent records of the Congress and of each committee thereof and transfer them to the National Archives for preservation, subject to the orders of the Senate or the House, respectively.
(b)The Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to collect all of the noncurrent records of the House of Rep-resentatives from the First to the Seventy-sixth Congress, inclusive,60 Stat. 834 and transfer such records to the National Archives for preservation, subject to the orders of the Senate or the House, respectively. preservation of committee hearings Sec. 141. The Librarian of the Library of Congress is authorized and directed to have bound at the end of each session of Congress the printed hearings of testimony taken by each committee of the Congress at the preceding session. effective date Sec. 142. This title shall take effect on January 2 1947; except that this section and sections 140 and 141 shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. TITLE II— MISCELLANEOUS Part 1—Statutory Provisions Relating to Congressional Personnel increase in compensation for certain congressional officers Sec. 201. Elected officers of Senate and House.
(a)Effective January 1, 1947, the annual basic compensation of the elected officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives (not including the Presiding Officers of the two Houses) shall be increased by 50 per centum; and the provisions of section 501 [59 Stat. 301](/us/stat/59/301).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 931](/us/usc/t5/s931).*Ante*, p. 217.of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended by section 5 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946, shall not be applicable to the compensation of said elected officers.
(b)Office of Vice President. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually for the “Office of the Vice President” the sum of $23,130; and there is Office of Speaker.hereby authorized to be appropriated annually for the “Office of the Speaker” the sum of $20,025.
(c)Administrative assistants. The Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to employ an administrative assistant, who shall receive basic compensation at a rate not Appropriation authorized.to exceed $8,000 a year. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the payment of such compensation. committee staffs Sec. 202. Professional staff members.
(a)Each standing committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives (other than the Appropriations Committees) is authorized to appoint by a majority vote of the committee not more than four professional staff members in addition to the clerical staffs on a permanent basis without regard to political affiliations and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office; and said staff members shall be assigned to the chairman and ranking minority member of such committee as the committee may deem advisable. Each such committee is further authorized to terminate the services by a majority vote of the committee of any such professional staff member as it may see fit. Professional staff members shall not engage in any work other than committee business and no other duties may be assigned to them.
(b)Staffs for Committees on Appropriations. Subject to appropriations which it shall be in order to include in appropriation bills, the Committee on Appropriations of each House is authorized to appoint such staff, in addition to the clerk thereof and assistants for the minority, as each such committee, by a majority vote, shall determine to be necessary, such personnel, other60 Stat. 835 than the minority assistants, to possess such qualifications as the committees respectively may prescribe, and the Committee on AppropriationsStudies and examination. of the House also is authorized to conduct studies and examinations of the organization and operation of any executive agency (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) as it may deem necessary to assist it in connection with the determination of matters within its jurisdiction and in accordance with procedures authorized by the committee by a majority vote, including the rights and powers conferred by House Resolution Numbered 50, adopted January 9, 1945.
(c)The clerical staff of each standing committee, which shall beClerical staff. appointed by a majority vote of the committee, shall consist of not more than six clerks, to be attached to the office of the chairman, to the ranking minority member, and to the professional staff, as the committee may deem advisable; and the position of committee janitorCommittee janitor. is hereby abolished. The clerical staff shall handle committee correspondence and stenographic work, both for the committee staff and for the chairman and ranking minority member on matters related to committee work.
(d)All committee hearings, records, data, charts, and files shallSeparation of records, etc. be kept separate and distinct from the congressional office records of the Member serving as chairman of the committee ; and such records shall be the property of the Congress and all members of the committee and the respective Houses shall have access to such records. Each committee is authorized to have printed and bound such testimony and other data presented at hearings held by the committee.
(e)The professional staff members of the standing committees shallCompensation of staff members. receive annual compensation, to be fixed by the chairman, ranging from $5,000 to $8,000 and the clerical staff shall receive annual compensation ranging from $2,000 to $8,000.
(f)No committee shall appoint to its staff any experts or otherExperts from departments, etc. personnel detailed or assigned from any department or agency of the Government, except with the written permission of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate or the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, as the case may be.
(g)No individual who is employed as a professional staff memberAppointment to executive branch, restriction. of any committee as provided in this section shall be eligible for appointment to any office or position in the executive branch of the Government for a period of one year after he shall have ceased to be such a member.
(h)Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions—
(1)The committee employees of the existing Committee on AppropriationsEmployees of existing Committees on Appropriations. of the Senate and of the existing Committee on Appropriations of the House *Ante*, p. 814.of Representatives shall be continued on the rolls of the respective appropriations committees established under title I of this Act during the fiscal year 1947, unless sooner removed for cause.
(2)Committee employees of all other existing standing committeesOther existing standing committees. of each House shall be continued on the pay rolls of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, through January 31, 1947, unless sooner removed for cause by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House, as the case may be.
(3)The appropriations for the compensation of committee employeesAppropriations for compensation. of standing committees of the Senate and of the House of Representatives contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1947, shall be available for the compensation of employees specified*Ante*, p. 386. in paragraph
(2)of this subsection and of employees of the standing committees of the Senate and House of Representatives suceeding to the jurisdiction of the standing committees specified in such Appropriation Act; and in any case in which the legislative jurisdictionTransfer of Jurisdiction. 60 Stat. 836 of any existing standing committee is transferred to two or more *Ante*, p. 814.standing committees under title I of this Act, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate with respect to standing committees of the Senate, and the Committee on House Administration, with respect to standing committees of the House, shall allocate such appropriations in an equitable manner. legislative reference service Sec. 203.
(a)The Librarian of Congress is authorized and directed to establish in the Library of Congress a separate department to be Duties.known as the Legislative Reference Service. It shall be the duty of the Legislative Reference Service—
(1)Analysis of legislative proposals, etc. upon request, to advise and assist any committee of either House or any joint committee in the analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of legislative proposals pending before it, or of recommendations submitted to Congress, by the President or any executive agency, and otherwise to assist in furnishing a basis for the proper determination of measures before the committee;
(2)Classification, etc., of data. upon request, or upon its own initiative in anticipation of requests, to gather, classify, analyze, and make available, in translations, indexes, digests, compilations and bulletins, and otherwise, data for a bearing upon legislation, and to render such data serviceable to Congress, and committees and Members thereof, without partisan bias in selection or presentation;
(3)Preparation of digests. to prepare summaries and digests of public hearings before committees of the Congress, and of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in either House.
(b)Appointment of directors, etc.
(1)A director and assistant director of the Legislative Reference Service and all other necessary personnel, shall be appointed by the Librarian of Congress without regard to the civil-service laws and without reference to political affiliations, solely on the ground of fitness to perform the duties of their office. The compensation of all employees [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674/etseq).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended: *Provided*, That the grade of senior specialists in each field enumerated in paragraph
(2)of this subsection shall not be less than the highest grade in the executive branch of the Government to which research analysts and consultants without supervisory responsibility are currently assigned. All employees of the Legislative Reference Service shall be subject to the provisions of the civil-service retirement laws.
(2)Appointment of senior specialists. The Librarian of Congress is further authorized to appoint in the Legislative Reference Service senior specialists in the following broad fields: Agriculture; American government and public administration; American public law; conservation; education; engineering and public works; full employment; housing; industrial organization and corporation finance; international affairs; international trade and economic geography; labor; mineral economics; money and banking; price economics; social welfare; taxation and fiscal policy; transportation and communications; and veterans’ affairs. Such specialists, together with such other members of the staff as may be necessary, shall be available for special work with the appropriate committees of Congress for any of the purposes set out in section 203
(a)(1).
(c)Appropriations authorized. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the work of the Legislative Reference Service the following sums:
(1)For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, $550,000;
(2)for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948. $650,000;
(3)for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, $750,000; and
(4)for each fiscal year thereafter such sums as may be necessary to curry on the work of the Service. 60 Stat. 837 office of the legislative counsel Sec. 204. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for theAppropriations authorized. work of the Office of the Legislative Counsel the following sums:
(1)For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, $150,000;
(2)For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, $200,000;
(3)For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, $250,000;
(4)For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, $250,000; and
(5)For each fiscal year thereafter such sums as may be necessary to carry on the work of the Office. studies by comptroller general Sec. 205. The Comptroller General is authorized and directed to make a full and complete study of restrictions placed in general appropriation Acts limiting the expenditure of specified appropriations therein, with a view to determining the cost to the Government incident to complying with such restrictions, and to report to the Congress his estimate of the cost of complying with such restrictions and such other recommendations with respect thereto as he deems necessary or desirable. expenditure analyses by comptroller general Sec. 206. The Comptroller General is authorized and directed to make an expenditure analysis of each agency in the executive branch of the Government (including Government corporations), which, in the opinion of the Comptroller General, will enable Congress to determine whether public funds have been economically and efficiently administered and expended. Reports on such analyses shall be submitted by the Comptroller General, from time to time, to the Committees on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, to the Appropriations Committees, and to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over legislation relating to the operations of the respective agencies, of the two Houses. correction of military and naval records Sec. 207. The Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the Coast Guard, respectively, under procedures set up by them, and acting through boards of civilian officers or employees of their respective departments, are authorized to correct any military or naval record where in their judgment such action is necessary to correct an error or to remove an injustice. Part 2—Statutory Provisions Relating to Committees of Congress improvement of congressional record Sec. 221. The Joint Committee on Printing is authorized and directed to provide for printing in the Daily Record the legislative program for the day, together with a list of congressional committee meetings and hearings, and the place of meeting and subject matter; and to cause a brief resume of congressional activities for the previous day to be incorporated in the Record, together with an index of its contents. Such data shall be prepared under the supervision of the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively. 60 Stat. 838 joint committee on printing Sec. 222. Section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act Providing for the public printing and binding and the distribution of public documents”, [44 U. S. C. § 1](/us/usc/t44/s1).approved January 12, 1895 (28 Stat. 601), is amended to read as follows: “That there shall be a Joint Committee on Printing, consisting of the chairman and two members of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the chairman and two members of the Committee on House Administration of the. House of Representatives, who shall have the powers hereinafter stated.” joint committee on the library Sec. 223. The Joint Committee of Congress on the Library shall hereafter consist of the chairman and four members of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the chairman and four members of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives. transfer of functions Sec. 224. The functions, powers, and duties imposed by statute, resolution, or rule of either House of Congress on the effective date of this section on a standing committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives (or the. chairman thereof) are, insofar as they are consistent with this Act, hereby transferred to that standing committee created by this Act (or the chairman thereof) to which is transferred the legislative jurisdiction over the subject matter toNational Archives Council. which such functions, powers, and duties relate; except that the chairman of the Committee on Civil Service of the Senate and the chairman of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House created by this Act shall be members of the National Archives Council. joint committee on the economic report Sec. 225. Section 5
(3)(relating to the time for filing the report of the Joint Committee on the Economic Report) of the *Ante*, p. 25.Employment Act of 1946 is amended by striking out “May 1” and inserting in lieu thereof “February 1”. economic report of the president Sec. 226. Section 3
(a)(relating to the time for filing the economic *Ante*, p. 24.report of the president) of the Employment Act of 1946 is amended by striking out “within 60 days after the beginning of each regular session” and inserting in lieu thereof “at the beginning of each regular session”. Part 3—Provisions Relating to Capitol and Pages remodeling of caucus rooms and restaurants Sec. 241. The Architect of the Capitol is authorized and directed to prepare plans and submit them to Congress at the earliest practicable date for the remodeling
(a)of the caucus rooms in the Senate and House Office Buildings to provide improved acoustics and seating facilities and for the presentation of motion picture or other visual displays on matters of national interest; and
(b)of the Senate and House Restaurants to provide for more convenient dining facilities. 60 Stat. 839 assignment of capitol space Sec. 242. The President pro tempore of the Senate and the SpeakerMeetings of joint committees, etc. of the House of Representatives shall cause a survey to be made of available space within the Capitol which could be utilized for joint committee meetings, meetings of conference committees, and other meetings, requiring the attendance of both Senators and Members of the House of Representatives; and shall recommend the reassignment of such space to accommodate such meetings. senate and house pages Sec. 243.
(a)The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of theEducation. House of Representatives, acting jointly, are authorized and directed to enter into an arrangement with the Board of Education of the District of Columbia for the education of Congressional pages and pages of the Supreme Court in the public school system of the District. SuchReimbursement to D.C. arrangement shall include provision for reimbursement to the District of Columbia for any additional expenses incurred by the public school system of the District in carrying out such arrangement.
(b)There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sumsAppropriation authorized. as may be necessary to reimburse the District of Columbia in accordance with the arrangement referred to in subsection (a).
(c)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections
(a)and
(b)ofElection of private or parochial school. this section, said page or pages may elect to attend a private or parochial school of their own choice: *Provided, however*, That such private or parochial school shall be reimbursed by the Senate and House of Representatives only in the same, amount as would be paid if the page or pages were attending a public school under the provisions of paragraphs
(a)and
(b)of this section. authorization of appropriations and personnel Sec. 244. All necessary funds required to carry out the provisions of*Post*, pp. 911, 912. this Act, by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House, are hereby authorized to be appropriated, and the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House are hereby further authorized to employ such administrative assistants as may be necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this Act under their respective jurisdictions. effective date Sec. 245. This title shall take effect on the date of its enactment; except that sections 202 (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), and
(h)222, 223, 224, and*Ante*, pp. 834, 835, 838; *supra*. 243 shall take effect on the day on which the Eightieth Congress convenes. TITLE III— REGULATION OF LOBBYING ACT short title Sec. 301. This title may be cited as the “Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act”. definitions Sec. 302. When used in this title—
(a)The term “contribution” includes a gift, subscription, Ioan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value and includes a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to make a contribution. 60 Stat. 840
(b)The term “expenditure” includes a payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything of value, and includes a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to make an expenditure.
(c)The term “person” includes an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, and any other organization or group of persons.
(d)The term “Clerk” means the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States.
(e)The term “legislation” means bills, resolutions, amendments, nominations, and other matters pending or proposed in either House of Congress, and includes any other matter which may be the subject of action by either House. detailed accounts of contributions Sec. 303.
(a)It shall be the duty of every person who shall in any manner solicit or receive a contribution to any organization or fund for the purposes hereinafter designated to keep a detailed and exact account of—
(1)all contributions of any amount or of any value whatsoever;
(2)the name and address of every person making any such contribution of $500 or more and the date thereof;
(3)all expenditures made by or on behalf of such organization or fund; and
(4)the name and address of every person to whom any such expenditure is made and the date thereof.
(b)It shall be the duty of such person to obtain and keep a receipted bill, stating the particulars, for every expenditure of such funds exceeding $10 in amount, and to preserve all receipted bills and accounts required to be kept by this section for a period of at least two years from the date of the filing of the statement containing such items. receipts for contributions Sec. 304. Every individual who receives a contribution of $500 or more for any of the purposes hereinafter designated shall within five days after receipt thereof rendered to the person or organization for which such contribution was received a detailed account thereof, including the name and address of the person making such contribution and the date on which received. statements to be filed with clerk of house Sec. 305.
(a)Every person receiving any contributions or expending any money for the purposes designated in subparagraph
(a)or
(b)of section 307 shall file with the Clerk between the first and tenth day of each calendar quarter, a statement containing complete as of the day next preceding the date of filing—
(1)the name and address of each person who has made a contribution of $500 or more not mentioned in the preceding report; except that the first report filed pursuant to this title shall contain the name and address of each person who has made any contribution of $500 or more to such person since the effective date of this title;
(2)the total sum of the contributions made to or for such person during the calendar year and not stated under paragraph (1);
(3)the total sum of all contributions made to or for such person during the calendar year; 60 Stat. 841
(4)the name and address of each person to whom an expenditure in one or more items of the aggregate amount or value, within the calendar year, of $10 or more has been made by or on behalf of such person, and the amount, date, and purpose of such expenditure;
(5)the total sum of all expenditures made by or on behalf of such person during the calendar year and not stated under paragraph (4);
(6)the total sum of expenditures made by or on behalf of such person during the calendar year.
(b)The statements required to be filed by subsection
(a)shall beCumulative statements. cumulative during the calendar year to which they relate, but where there has been no change in an item reported in a previous statement only the amount, need be carried forward. statement preserved for two years Sec. 306. A statement required by this title to be filed with the Clerk—
(a)shall be deemed properly filed when deposited in an established post office within the prescribed time, duly stamped, registered, and directed to the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States, Washington, District of Columbia, but in the event it is not received, a duplicate of such statement shall be promptly filed upon notice by the Clerk of its nonreceipt;
(b)shall be preserved by the Clerk for a period of two years from the date of filing, shall constitute part of the public records of his office, and shall be open to public inspection. persons to whom applicable Sec. 307. The provisions of this title shall apply to any person (except a political committee as defined in the Federal Corrupt Practices[43 Stat. 1070](/us/stat/43/1070).[2 U. S. C. 311–256; Supp, V, § 251](/us/usc/t2/s311–256/251); [18 U. S. C. § 208](/us/usc/t18/s208). Act, and duly organized State or local committees of a political party), who by himself, or through any agent or employee or other persons in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, solicits, collects, or receives money or any other thing of value to be used principally to aid, or the principal purpose of which person is to aid, in the accomplishment of any of the following purposes:
(a)The passage or defeat of any legislation by the Congress of the United States.
(b)To influence, directly or indirectly, the passage or defeat of any legislation by the Congress of the United States. registration with secretary of the senate and clerk of the house Sec. 308.
(a)Any person who shall engage himself for pay or for any consideration for the purpose of attempting to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by the Congress of the United States shall, before doing anything in furtherance of such object, register with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate and shall give to those officers in writing and under oath, his name and business address, the name and address of the person by whom he is employed, and in whose interest he appears or works, the duration of such employment, how much he is paid and is to receive, by whom he is paid or is to be paid, how much he is to be paid for expenses, and what expenses are to be included. EachReport of money received and expended. such person so registering shall, between the first and tenth day of each calendar quarter, so long as his activity continues, file with the Clerk and Secretary a detailed report under oath of all money received and expended by him during the preceding calendar quarter in carrying on his work; to whom paid; for what purposes; and the names60 Stat. 842 of any papers, periodicals, magazines, or other publications in which he has caused to be published any articles or editorials; and the proposed Nonapplicability.legislation he is employed to support or oppose. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who merely appears before a committee of the Congress of the United States in support of or opposition to legislation; nor to any public official acting in his official capacity; nor in the case of any newspaper or other regularly published periodical (including any individual who owns, publishes, or is employed by any such newspaper or periodical) which in the ordinary course of business publishes news items, editorials, or other comments, or paid advertisements, which directly or indirectly urge the passage or defeat of legislation, if such newspaper, periodical, or individual, engages in no further or other activities in connection with the passage or defeat of such legislation, other than to appear before a committee of the Congress of the United States in support of or in opposition to such legislation.
(b)Compilation and printing of information. All information required to be filed under the provisions of this section with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall be compiled by said Clerk and Secretary, acting jointly, as soon as practicable after the close of the calendar quarter with respect to which such information is filed and shall be printed in the Congressional Record. reports and statements to be made under oath Sec. 309. All reports and statements required under this title shall be made under oath, before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. penalties Sec. 310.
(a)Any person who violates any of the provisions of this title, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than twelve months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(b)In addition to the penalties provided for in subsection (a), any person convicted of the misdemeanor specified therein is prohibited, for a period of three years from the date of such conviction, from attempting to influence, directly or indirectly, the passage or defeat of any proposed legislation or from appearing before a committee of the Congress in support of or opposition to proposed legislation; and any person who violates any provision of this subsection shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000, or imprisonment for not more than five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. exemption Sec. 311. The provisions of this title shall not apply to practices or activities[43 Stat. 1070](/us/stat/43/1070).[2 U. S. C. §§ 241–256; Supp. V, § 251](/us/usc/t2/s241–256/251); [18 U. S. C. § 208](/us/usc/t18/s208). regulated by the Federal Corrupt Practices Act nor be construed as repealing any portion of said Federal Corrupt Practices Act. TITLE IV— FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT Part 1—Short Title and Definitions short title Sec. 401. This title may be cited as the “Federal Tort. Claims Act”. definitions Sec. 402. As used in this title, the term—
(a)“Federal agency” includes the executive departments and independent establishments of the United States, and corporations60 Stat. 843 whose primary function is to act as, and while acting as, instrumentalities or agencies of the United States, whether or not authorized to sue and be sued in their own names: *Provided*, That this shall not beContractor. construed to include any contractor with the United States.
(b)“Employee of the Government” includes officers or employees of any Federal agency, members of the military or naval forces of the United States, and persons acting on behalf of a Federal agency in an official capacity, temporarily or permanently in the service of the United States, whether with or without compensation.
(c)“Acting within the scope of his office or employment”, in the case of a member of the military or naval forces of the United States, means acting in line of duty. Part 2—Administrative Adjustment of Tort Claims Against the United States claims of $1,000 or less Sec. 403.
(a)Subject to the limitations of this title, authority is hereby conferred upon the head of each Federal agency, or his designee for the purpose, acting on behalf of the United States, to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and settle any claim against the United States for money only, accruing on and after January 1, 1945, on account of damage to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or death, where the total amount of the claim does not exceed $1,000, caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the Government while acting within the scope of his office or employment, under circumstances where the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant for such damage, loss, injury, or death, in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred.
(b)Subject to the provisions of part 3 of this title, any such awardFinality of award. or determination shall be final and conclusive on all officers of the. Government, except when procured by means of fraud, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary.
(c)Any award made to any claimant pursuant to this section, andPayments. any award, compromise, or settlement of any claim cognizable under this title made by the Attorney General pursuant to section 413, shall be paid by the head of the Federal agency concerned out of appropriations that may be made therefor, which appropriations are herebyAppropriations authorized. authorized.
(d)The acceptance by the claimant of any such award, compromise,Release of claim. or settlement shall be final and conclusive on the claimant, and shall constitute a complete release by the claimant of any claim against the United States and against the employee of the Government whose act or omission gave rise to the claim, by reason of the same subject matter. report Sec. 404. The head of each Federal agency shall annually make a report to the Congress of all claims paid by such Federal agency under this part. Such report shall include the name of each claimant, a statement of the amount claimed and the amount awarded, and a brief description of the claim. Part 3—Suits on Tort Claims Against the United States jurisdiction jurisdiction Sec. 410.
(a)Subject to the provisions of this title, the United States district court for the district wherein the plaintiff is resident or wherein the act or omission complained of occurred, including the60 Stat. 844 United States district courts for the Territories and possessions of the United States, sitting without a jury, shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render judgment on any claim against the United States, for money only, accruing on and after January 1, 1945, on account of damage to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the Government while acting within the scope of his office or employment, under circumstances where the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant for such damage, loss, injury, or death in accordance with the law of the place where the Liability of U. S.act or omission occurred. Subject to the provisions of this title, the United States shall be liable in respect of such claims to the same claimants, in the same manner, and to the same extent as a private individual under like circumstances, except that the United States shall not be liable for interest prior to judgment, or for punitive Costs.damages. Costs shall be allowed in all courts to the successful claimant to the same extent as if the United States were a private litigant, except that such costs shall not include attorneys’ fees.
(b)Judgment as bar to action against employee of Government. The judgment in such an action shall constitute a complete bar to any action by the claimant, by reason of the same subject matter, against the employee of the Government whose act or omission gave rise to the claim. No suit shall be instituted pursuant to this section upon a claim presented to any Federal agency pursuant to part 2 of this title unless such Federal agency has made final disposition Withdrawal of claim.of the claim: *Provided,* That the claimant may, upon fifteen days’ notice given in writing, withdraw the claim from consideration of the Federal agency and commence suit thereon pursuant to this section: *Provided further,* That as to any claim so disposed of or so withdrawn, no suit shall be instituted pursuant to this section for any sum in excess of the amount of the claim presented to the Federal agency, except where the increased amount of the claim is shown to be based upon newly discovered evidence not reasonably discoverable at the time of presentation of the claim to the Federal agency or upon evidence of intervening facts, relating to the amount of the claim. Disposition of any claim made pursuant to part 2 of this title shall not be competent evidence of liability or amount of damages in proceedings on such claim pursuant to this section. procedure Sec. 411. In actions under this part, the forms of process, writs, pleadings, and motions, and the practice and procedure, shall be in accordance with the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court pursuant [28 U. S. C. §§ 723b, 723c; Supp. V, § 723c](/us/usc/t728/s723b/723c/723c).to the Act of June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1064); and the same provisions for counterclaim and set-off, for interest upon judgments, and for payment of judgments, shall be applicable as in cases brought in [28 U. S. C. §§ 250 note, 258 note, 761–765](/us/usc/t28/s250/258/761–765).the United States district courts under the Act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. 505). review Sec. 412.
(a)Final judgments in the district courts in cases under this part shall be subject to review by appeal—
(1)Circuit courts of appeal. in the circuit courts of appeals in the same manner and to the same extent as other judgments of the district courts; or
(2)Court of Claims. in the Court of Claims of the United States: *Provided,* That the notice of appeal filed in the district court under rule 73 [28 U. S. C. foll. § 723c](/us/usc/t28/s723c).of the Rules of Civil Procedure shall have affixed thereto the written consent on behalf of all the appellees that the appeal be taken to the Court of Claims of the United States. Such appeals to the Court of Claims of the United States shall be taken within60 Stat. 845 three months after the entry of the judgment of the district court, and shall he governed by the rules relating to appeals from a district court to a circuit court of appeals adopted by the Supreme Court pursuant to the Act of June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1064). In[28 U. S. C. §§ 723b, 723c; Supp. V, § 723c](/us/usc/t28/s723b/723c/723c). such appeals the Court of Claims of the United States shall have the same powers and duties as those conferred on a circuit court of appeals in respect to appeals under section 4 of the Act of[28 U. S. C. § 226](/us/usc/t28/s/226). February 13, 1925 (43 Stat. 939).
(b)Sections 239 and 240 of the Judicial Code, as amended, shall[36 Stat. 1157](/us/stat/36/1157).[28 U. S. C. §§ 346, 347](/us/usc/t28/s346/347). apply to cases under this part in the circuit courts of appeals and in the Court of Claims of the United States to the same extent as to cases in a circuit court of appeals therein referred to. compromise Sec. 413. With a view to doing substantial justice, the Attorney General is authorized to arbitrate, compromise, or settle any claim cognizable under this part, after the institution of any suit thereon, with the approval of the court in which such suit is pending. Part 4—Provisions Common to Part 2 and Part 3 one-year statute of limitations Sec. 420. Every claim against the United States cognizable under this title shall be forever barred, unless within one year after such claim accrued or within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later, it is presented in writing to the Federal agency out of whose activities it arises, if such claim is for a sum not exceeding $1,000; or unless within one year after such claim accrued or within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later, an action is begun pursuant to part. 3 of this title. In the event that a claim for a sum not exceeding $1,000 is presented to a Federal agency as aforesaid, the time to institute a suit pursuant to part 3 of this title shall be extended for a period of six months from the date of mailing of notice to the claimant by such Federal agency as to the final disposition of the claim or from the date of withdrawal of the claim from such Federal agency pursuant to section 410 of this title, if it would otherwise expire before the end of such period. exceptions Sec. 421. The provisions of this title shall not apply to—
(a)Any claim based upon an act or omission of an employee of theAct, etc., in execution of statute. Government, exercising due care, in the execution of a statute or regulation, whether or not such statute or regulation be valid, or based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a Federal agency or an employee of the Government, whether or not the discretion involved be abused.
(b)Any claim arising out of the loss, miscarriage, or negligentLoss of letters, etc. transmission of letters or postal matter.
(c)Any claim arising in respect of the assessment or collection ofAssessment of tax, etc. any tax or customs duty, or the detention of any goods or merchandise by any officer of customs or excise or any other law-enforcement officer.
(d)Any claim for which a remedy is provided by the Act of MarchSuits in admiralty. 9, 1920 (U. S. C., title 46, secs, 741–752, inclusive), or the Act of March[41 Stat. 525](/us/stat/41/525).[46 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 745](/us/usc/t46/s745).[43 Stat. 1112](/us/stat/43/1112). 3, 1925 (U. S. C., title 46, secs. 781–790, inclusive), relating to claims or suits in admiralty against the United States. 60 Stat. 846
(e)[40 Stat. 411](/us/stat/40/411).[50 U. S. C. app. §§ 1–31; Supp. V, § 3 *et seq*](/us/usc/t50/s1–31/3/etseq).*Ante*, pp. 50, 54,182, 418; *post,* pp. 925, 944.Quarantine. Any claim arising out of an act or omission of any employee of the Government in administering the provisions of the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended.
(f)Any claim for damages caused by the imposition or establishment of a quarantine by the United States.
(g)Injury to vessels, etc. Any claim arising from injury to vessels, or to the cargo, crew, or passengers of vessels, while passing through the locks of the Panama Canal or while in Canal Zone waters.
(h)Assault, etc. Any claim arising out of assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, libel, slander, misrepresentation, deceit, or interference with contract rights.
(i)Fiscal operations of Treasury. Any claim for damages caused by the fiscal operations of the Treasury or by the regulation of the monetary system.
(j)Combatant activities. Any claim arising out of the combatant activities of the military or naval forces, or the Coast Guard, during time of war.
(k)Foreign country. Any claim arising in a foreign country.
(l)TVA. Any claim arising from the activities of the Tennessee Valley Authority. attorneys’ fees Sec. 422. The court rendering a judgment for the plaintiff pursuant to part 3 of this title, or the head of the Federal agency or his designee making an award pursuant to part 2 of this title, or the Attorney General making a disposition pursuant to section 413 of this title, as the case may be, may, as a part of the judgment, award, or settlement, determine and allow reasonable attorney’s fees, winch, if the recovery is $500 or more, shall not exceed 10 per centum of the amount recovered under part 2, or 20 per centum of the amount recovered under part 3, to be paid out of but not in addition to the amount of judgment, award, or settlement recovered, to the attorneys representing the claimant. Any attorney who charges, demands, receives, or collects for services rendered in connection with such claim any amount in excess of that allowed under this section, if recovery be had, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. exclusiveness of remedy Sec. 423. From and after the date of enactment of this Act, the authority of any Federal agency to sue and be sued in its own name shall not be construed to authorize suits against such Federal agency on claims which are cognizable under part 3 of this title, and the remedies provided by this title in such cases shall be exclusive. certain statutes in applicable Sec. 424.
(a)All provisions of law authorizing any Federal agency to consider, ascertain, adjust, or determine claims on account of damage to or loss of property, or on account of personal injury or death, caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the Government while acting within the scope of his office or employment, are hereby repealed in respect of claims cognizable under part 2 of this title and accruing on and after January 1, 1945, including, but without limitation, the provisions granting such authorization now contained in the following laws: [31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 215](/us/usc/t31/s215) notes *et seq*.Public Law Numbered 375, Sixty-seventh Congress, approved December 28, 1922 (42 Stat. 1066; U. S. C., title 31, secs. 215–217). 60 Stat. 847 Public Law Numbered 267, Sixty-sixth Congress, approved June 5, 1920 (41 Stat. 1054; U. S. C., title 33, sec. 853). Public Law Numbered 481, Seventy-fourth Congress, approved March 20, 1936 (49 Stat. 1184; U. S. C., title 31, sec. 224b).[31 U. S. C.; Supp. V, § 224b](/us/usc/t31/s224b) note. Public Law Numbered 112, as amended, Seventy-eighth Congress, approved July 3, 1943 (57 Stat. 372; U. S. C., title 31, secs. 223b, 223c,[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 215–217 notes, 223b, 223c](/us/usc/t31/s215/217–223b/223c).*Ante*, pp. 332, 333. and 223d). Public Law Numbered 182, as amended, Sixty-fifth Congress, approved July 1, 1918 (40 Stat. 705; U. S. C., title 34, sec. 600). Section 4 of Public Law Numbered 18, Sixty-seventh Congress, approved June 16, 1921 (42 Stat. 63), as amended by Public Law Numbered 456, Seventy-third Congress, approved June 22, 1934 (48 Stat. 1207; U. S. C., title 31, sec. 224c).
(b)Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to repeal any provisionCases not caused by negligence, etc. of law authorizing any Federal agency to consider, ascertain, adjust, settle, determine, or pay any claim on account of damage to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or death, in cases in which such damage, loss, injury, or death was not caused by any negligent or wrongful act or omission of an employee of the Government while acting within the scope of his office or employment, or any other claim not cognizable under part 2 of this title. *Ante*, p. 843. TITLE V— GENERAL BRIDGE ACT short title Sec. 501. This title may be cited as the “General Bridge Act of 1946”. consent of congress Sec. 502.
(a)The consent of Congress is hereby granted for theConstruction, etc. construction, maintenance, and operation of bridges and approaches thereto over the navigable waters of the United States, in accordance with the provisions of this title.
(b)The location and plans for such bridges shall be approved byLocation and plans. the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War before construction is commenced, and, in approving the location and plans of any bridge, they may impose any specific conditions relating to the maintenance and operation of the structure which they may deem necessary in the interest of public navigation, and the conditions so imposed shall have the force of law.
(c)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections
(a)and (b),Privately owned toll bridge. it shall be unlawful to construct or commence the construction of any privately owned highway toll bridge until the location and plans thereof shall also have been submitted to and approved by the highway department or departments of the State or States in which the bridge and its approaches are situated; and where such bridge shall be between two or more States and the highway departments thereof shall be unable to agree upon the location and plans therefor, or if they, or either of them, shall fail or refuse to act upon the location and plans submitted, such location and plans then shall be submitted to the Public Roads Administration and, if approved by the Public Roads Administration, approval by the highway departments shall not be required. tolls Sec. 503. If tolls shall be charged for the transit over any interstate bridge of engines, cars, street cars, wagons, carriages, vehicles, animals, foot passengers, or other passengers, such tolls shall be reasonable and just, and the Secretary of War may, at any time, and from time to time, prescribe the reasonable rates of toll for such transit over60 Stat. 848 such bridge, and the rates so prescribed shall be the legal rates and shall be the rates demanded and received for such transit. acquisition by public agencies Sec. 504. After the completion of any interstate toll bridge constructed by an individual, firm, or corporation, as determined by the Secretary of War, either of the States in which the bridge is located, or any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and any interest in real property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If at any time after the expiration of five years after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of
(1)the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value:
(2)the actual costs of acquiring such interests m real property;
(3)actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interests in real property; and
(4)actual expenditures for necessary improvements. statements of cost Sec. 505. Within ninety days after the completion of a privately owned interstate toll bridge, the owner shall file with the Secretary of War and with the highway departments of the States in which the bridge is located, a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor, and the actual financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of War may, and upon request of a highway department shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge. For the purpose of such investigation the said individual, firm, or corporation, its successors and assigns, shall make available all of its records in connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 504 of this title subject, only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. sinking fund Sec. 506. If tolls are charged for the use of an interstate bridge constructed or taken over or acquired by a State or States or by any municipality or other political subdivision or public agency thereof, under the provisions of this title, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor, including reasonable interest and financing cost as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the date of constructing or acquiring the same. After a sinking fund sufficient for60 Stat. 849 such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls. An accurate record of the amount paid for acquiring the bridge and its approaches, the actual expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. applicability of title Sec. 507. The provisions of this title shall apply only to bridges over navigable waters of the United States, the construction of which is hereafter approved under the provisions of this title ; and the provisions of the first proviso of section 9 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1151; U. S. C., title 33, sec. 401), and the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, shall not apply to such[34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498). bridges. international bridges Sec. 508. This title shall not be construed to authorize the construction of any bridge which will connect the United States, or any Territory or possession of the United States, with any foreign country. eminent domain Sec. 509. There are hereby conferred upon any individual, his heirs, legal representatives, or assigns, any firm or corporation, its successors or assigns, or any State, political subdivision, or municipality authorized in accordance with the provisions of this title to build a bridge between two or more States, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property in the respective States needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by railroad corporations for rail-road purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. penalties Sec. 510. Any person who fails or refuses to comply with any lawful order of the Secretary of War or the Chief of Engineers issued under the provisions of this title, or who fails to comply with any specific condition imposed by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War relating to the maintenance and operation of bridges, or who refuses to produce books, papers, or documents in obedience to a sub-pena or other lawful requirement under this title, or who otherwise violates any provisions of this title, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not to exceed $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. rights reserved Sec. 511. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this title is hereby expressly reserved as to any and all bridges which may be built under authority hereof. 60 Stat. 850 TITLE VI— COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS compensation of members of congress Sec. 601.
(a)Effective on the clay on which the Eightieth Congress convenes, the compensation of Senators, Representatives in Congress, Delegates from the Territories, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico shall be at the rate of $12,500 per annum each; and the compensation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Vice President of the United States shall be at the rate of $20,000 per annum each.
(b)Expense allowance. Effective on the day on which the Eightieth Congress convenes there shall be paid to each Senator, Representative in Congress, Delegate from the Territories, Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, an expense allowance of $2,500 per annum to assist in defraying expenses relating to, or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, for which no tax liability shall incur, or accounting be made; such sum to be paid in equal monthly installments.
(c)Repeal.[59 Stat. 244](/us/stat/59/244).[2 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 31a](/us/usc/t2/s31a). The sentence contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1946, which reads as follows: "“There shall be paid to each Representative and Delegate, and to the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, after January 2, 1945, an expense allowance of $2,500 per annum to assist in defraying expenses related to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, to be paid in equal monthly installments.”", is hereby repealed, effective on the day on which the Eightieth Congress convenes.
(d)Repeal.*Ante*, p. 386. The sentence contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1947, which reads as follows: "“There shall be paid to each Senator after January 1, 1946, an expense allowance of $2,500 per annum to assist in defraying expenses related to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, to be paid in equal monthly installments.”", is hereby repealed, effective on the day on which the Eightieth Congress convenes. retirement pay of members of congress Sec. 602. [56 Stat. 147](/us/stat/56/147).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 693(a)](/us/usc/t5/s693/a).*Ante*, p. 659.
(a)Section 3
(a)of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, is amended by inserting after the words “elective officers” the words “in the executive branch of the Government”.
(b)[46 Stat. 470](/us/stat/46/470).[5 U. S. C. § 693; Supp. V, § 693](/us/usc/t5/s693/693). Such Act, as amended, is further amended by adding after section 3 the following new section:" “Sec. 3A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act— “(1) Notice in writing. This Act shall not apply to any Member of Congress until he gives notice in writing, while serving as a Member of Congress, to the disbursing officer by whom his salary is paid of his desire to come within the purview of this Act. Such notice may be given by a Member of Congress within six months after the date of enactment of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 or within six months after any date on which he takes an oath of office as a Member of Congress. “(2) Required deposit. In the case of any Member of Congress who gives notice of his desire to come within the purview of this Act, the amount [46 Stat. 475](/us/stat/46/475).[5 U. S. C. § 736b; Supp. V, §736b](/us/usc/t5/s736b/736b).required to be deposited for the purposes of section 9 with respect to services rendered after the date of enactment of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, shall be a sum equal to 6 per centum of his basic salary, pay, or compensation for such services, together60 Stat. 851 with interest computed at the rate of 4 per centum per annum compounded on December 31 of each year; and the amount to be educted and withheld from the basic salary, pay, or compensation of each such Member of Congress for the purposes of section 10[46 Stat. 475](/us/stat/46/475).[5 U. S. C. §§ 719, 721, 722; Supp. V, § 719](/us/usc/5/s719/721/722/719). shall be a sum equal to 6 per centum of such basic salary, pay, or compensation. “(3) No person shall be entitled to receive an annuity as providedYears of service; age. in this section until he shall have become separated from the service after having had at least six years of service as a Member of Congress and have attained the age of sixty-two years, exceptDisability. that any such Member who shall have had at least five years of service as a Member of Congress, may, subject to the provisions of section 6 and of paragraph
(4)of this section, be retired for[46 Stat. 472](/us/stat/46/472).[5 U. S. C. §§ 710–714; Supp. V, 713, 714](/us/usc/t5/s710–714/713/714). disability, irrespective of age, and be paid an annuity computed in accordance with paragraph
(5)of this section. “(4) No Member of Congress shall be entitled to receive an annuityDeductions from salary, etc. under this Act unless there shall have been deducted and withheld from his basic salary, pay, or compensation for the last five years of his service as a Member of Congress, or there shall have been deposited under section 9 with respect to such last five years of service, the[46 Stat. 475](/us/stat/46/475).[5 U. S. C. § 736b; Supp. V, § 736b](/us/usc/t5/s736b/736b). amounts specified in paragraph
(2)of this section with respect to so much of such five years of service as was performed after the date of enactment of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and the amounts specified in section 9 with respect to so much of such five years of service as was performed prior to such date. “(5) Subject to the provisions of section 9 and of subsections (c)Amount of annuity.*Supra*.[53 Stat. 1201](/us/stat/53/1201).[5 U. S. C, § 698 (c), (d)](/us/usc/t5/s698/c/d). and
(d)of section 4, the annuity of a Member of Congress shall be an amount equal to 2½ per centum of his average annual basic salary, pay, or compensation as a Member of Congress multiplied by his years of service as a Member of Congress, but no such annuity shall exceed an amount equal to three-fourths of the salary, pay, or compensation that he is receiving at the time he becomes separated from the service. “(6) In the case of a Member of Congress who becomes separatedRefunds. from the service before he completes an aggregate of six years of service as a Member of Congress, and who is not retired for disability, the total amount deducted from his basic salary, pay, or compensation as a Member of Congress, together with interest at 4 per centum compounded as of December 31 of each year shall be returned to such Member of Congress. No such Member of Congress shall thereafter become eligible to receive an annuity as provided in this section unless the amounts so returned are redeposited with interest at 4 per centum compounded on December 31 of each year, but interest shall not be required covering any period of separation from the service. “(7) If any person takes office as a Member of Congress whileAnnuitant taking office as Member of Congress. receiving an annuity as provided in this section, the payment of such annuity shall be suspended during the period for which he holds such office; but, if he gives notice as provided in paragraph
(2)of this section, his service as a Member of Congress during such period shall be credited in determining the amount of his subsequent annuity. “(8) Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to prevent any person eligible therefor from simultaneously receiving an annuity computed in accordance with this section and an annuity computed in accordance with section 4, but in computing the annuity under section[46 Stat. 471](/us/stat/46/471).[5 U. S. C. 698, 706; Supp. V, 698, 706](/us/usc/t5/s698/706/698/706). 4 in the case of any person who
(A)has had at least six years’ service as a Member of Congress, and
(B)has served as a Member of Congress at any time after the date of enactment of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, service as a Member of Congress shall not be credited. 60 Stat. 852 “(9) Automatic separation. No provision of this or any other Act relating to automatic separation from the service shall be applicable to any Member of Congress. “(10) “Member of Congress.” As used in this section, the term ‘Member of Congress’ means a Senator, Representative in Congress, Delegate from a Territory, or “Service as a Member of Congress.”the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; and the term ‘service as a Member of Congress’ shall include the period from the date of the beginning of the term for which a Member of Congress is elected or appointed to the date on which he takes office as such a Member.” " Approved August 2, 1946. To authorize the use of the funds of any trive of Indians for insurance premiums. 754 Chapter 60 Stat. 852 1946-08-02 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 754] AN ACT To authorize the use of the funds of any trive of Indians for insurance premiums. August 2, 1946[[S. 1235](/us/bill/79/s/1235)][[Public Law 602](/us/pl/79/602)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the use of the funds of any tribe of Indians for payments of insurance premiums for protection of the property of the [25 U. S. C. § 123a.](/us/usc/t25/s123a)tribe against fire, theft, tornado, and hail”, approved April 13, 1926 (44 Stat. 242), is amended to read as follows:" Indian funds.Use for insurance premiums.“That hereafter the funds of any tribe of Indians under the control of the United States may be used for payments of insurance premiums for protection of the property of the tribe against fire, theft, tornado, hail, earthquake, or other elements and forces of nature, and for protection against liability on account of injuries or damages to persons or property and other like claims.” " Approved August 2, 1946. To confirm title to certain railroad-grant lands located in the county of Kern, State of California. 755 Chapter 60 Stat. 852 1946-08-02 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 755] AN ACT To confirm title to certain railroad-grant lands located in the county of Kern, State of California. August 2, 1946[[S. 1602](/us/bill/79/s/1602)][[Public Law 603](/us/pl/79/603)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Summit Lime Co., CalifRelease of title to railroad lands. That all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land hereinafter described, which was patented by the United States to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company on December 1, 1891, recorded at Kern County, California, January 15, 1892, and is now held and occupied by the Summit Lime Company, a California corporation, as successor in interest of the said railroad company through successive conveyances, and as grantee in a quitclaim deed from the said company executed December 21, 1937, is hereby released, relinquished, and confirmed to the said Summit Lime Company, the said land, situate, lying, and being in the east half of section 21, township 32 south, range 33 east, Mount Diablo base line and meridian, county of Kern, State of California, described as follows: Commencing at a point in the west line of the east half of said section 21, distant fifty feet northerly measured at right angles from the center line of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company’s eastward main tract; thence south eighty degrees twenty-three minutes east parallel with said center line a distance of one hundred and thirty-six and three-tenths feet to the point of beginning of the parcel of hind to be described; thence continuing south eighty degrees twenty-three minutes east parallel with said center line a distance of two hundred and sixty feet; thence north nine degrees thirty-seven60 Stat. 853 minutes east fifty feet to a point in the northerly line of the right-of-way of said railroad company; thence north eighty degrees twenty-three minutes west along said northerly line of right-of-way a distance of two hundred and sixty feet; thence south nine degrees thirty-seven minutes west a distance of fifty feet to point of beginning, containing an area of two hundred and ninety-eight one-thousandths of an acre, more or less: *Provided*, That there shall be reserved to theMineral rights. United States all oil, coal, or other minerals in the land, and the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. Approved August 2, 1946. To enact certain provisions now included in the Naval Appropriation Act, 1946, and for other purposes. 756 Chapter 60 Stat. 853 1946-08-02 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 756] AN ACT To enact certain provisions now included in the Naval Appropriation Act, 1946, and for other purposes. August 2, 1946[[S. 1917](/us/bill/79/s/1917)][[Public Law 604](/us/pl/79/604)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Navy.Attendance at meetings. That when authorized by the Secretary of the Navy, and when in his opinion it will be of benefit to the conduct of the work of the Navy Department, personnel of the Naval Establishment may attend meetings of technical, professional, scientific, and other similar organizations and may be reimbursed for their expenses at the rates authorized by law. Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Navy may provide for the physicalPhysical examinations by civillians. examination by civilians of employees engaged in hazardous occupations where the professional services of the Medical Department are not available, and may compensate such civilians on a contract or fee basis for such professional services at the rates customary in the locality. Sec. 3. In addition to all other allowances authorized by law,Additional allowances for contigencies. the following amounts may be paid annually, out of the naval appropriations available for pay, to the officers serving in the following capacities, such amounts to be expended in their respective discretions for the contingencies of such offices: Director of Naval Intelligence, $5,200; President of Naval War College, $1,000; Superintendent of Naval Academy, $5,200; Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy, $800; Head of the Postgraduate School at the Naval Academy, $400. Sec. 4. Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy mayExtension telephones. prescribe, there may be allowed and paid out of naval appropriations the cost of installation and use (other than for personal long distance calls) of extension telephones connecting public quarters occupied by naval personnel with the switchboards of their official stations. Sec. 5. The third paragraph under the head “Navy Department”Repeal. in the Act of March 18, 1904 (33 Stat. 117; 5 U. S. C. 415), is hereby repealed. Sec. 6. Within the limits of appropriations made therefor, theEmergencies and extraordinary expenses. Secretary of the Navy is authorized to provide for all emergencies and extraordinary expenses arising in the Naval Establishment, but impossible to be anticipated or classified, and when so specified in an appropriation such funds may be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy and for such purposes as he may deem proper, and his determination thereon shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government, and he may make a certificate of the amount of such expenditures as he may think it advisable not to specify and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been expended. 60 Stat. 854 Sec. 7. Naval War College and Naval Academy.Instructors, etc.
(a)The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to employ such civilian professors, lecturers, and instructors as he may deem necessary for the proper instruction of naval personnel at the Naval War College and the Naval Academy, and the professors, lecturers, and instructors so employed shall be paid out of naval appropriations such compensation as he may prescribe.
(b)Repeals. The first paragraph under the head “Naval Academy” in the Act of August 29, 1916 (39 Stat. 607), as amended (34 U. S. C. 1071), and section 1528, Revised Statutes (34 U. S. C. 1072), are hereby repealed. Sec. 8. Medals, cash prizes, etc. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to award medals, trophies, badges, and cash prizes to naval pereonnel or groups thereof (including personnel of the reserve components thereof whether or not on active duty), for excellence in accomplishments related to naval service, to incur such expenses as may be required to enter such personnel in competitions, and to provide badges or buttons in recognition of special service, good conduct, and discharge under conditions other than dishonorable. Sec. 9. Uniforms, etc. for Naval R. O. T. C. Uniforms and other equipment or material issued to the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in accordance with law may be furnished from surplus or reserve stocks of the Navy without payment. Sec. 10. Reserve personnel.Pay while drawing pension, etc. Officers and enlisted personnel of the Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve on active duty shall not be entitled to receive pay, allowances, travel, or other expenses while drawing a pension, disability allowance, disability compensation, or retired pay (other than as members of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve or as members on the honorary retired list of such Reserve forces) from the Government of the United States. Sec. 11. Naval Home. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to provide for the maintenance and operation of the Naval Home, including the transportation, admission, entertainment, support, and care of beneficiaries, hospitalization of beneficiaries in naval hospitals, transportation and subsistence of attendants of beneficiaries where required, and the burial and care of graves of deceased beneficiaries. Sec. 12. Naval prisons. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to provide for the maintenance and operation of naval prisons and prison farms and for the subsistence, welfare, recreation, and education of all naval prisoners. Sec. 13. Support of schools. The Secretary of the Navy may, out of funds specifically appropriated for that purpose, contribute to the support of schools in localities where naval activities are located if he finds that the schools, if any, available in the locality are not adequate for the welfare of dependents of personnel of the Naval Establishment stationed at the activity, and may provide for the transportation of such dependents between the schools and the activities when such schools are not accessible to such dependents by regular means of transportation. Sec. 14. Messmen, pay. Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe, enlisted naval personnel may receive additional compensation at the rate of $5 per month while assigned to duty as messmen. Sec. 15. Public quarters.
(a)Within such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, naval personnel. including members of the Nurse Corps, may be furnished public quarters, including heat, light, water, and refrigeration.
(b)Lodging accomodations. Where sufficient quarters are not possessed by the United States, the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to provide lodging accommodations for naval personnel, including naval personnel on sea duty at such times as they may be deprived of their quarters on board ship60 Stat. 855 due to repairs or other conditions which may render them uninhabitable: *Provided,* That such accommodations shall not be occupied byDependants. the dependents of naval personnel. Sec. 16.
(a)No table linen, dishes, glassware, silver, and kitchenKitchen, etc., ware for officers’ quarters. utensils shall be furnished for use in the residence or quarters occupied by officers with their dependents except for messes temporarily set up on shore for bachelor officers and officers attached to seagoing or district defense vessels, to aviation units based on seagoing vessels, to the fleet air bases, to the submarine bases, or to landing forces and expeditions.
(b)Enlisted naval personnel may be assigned to duty in a serviceAssignment of enlisted personnel to officers’ messes, etc. capacity in officers’ messes and public quarters, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe, where the Secretary finds that the use of such personnel for such work is desirable for military reasons. No provision of law shall be construed as preventing the voluntary employment in any such capacity of a retired enlisted person or a transferred member of the Fleet Reserve without additional expense to the Government.
(c)The sale of meals by general messes afloat and ashore is authorizedSale of meals. under such regulations as the Secretary of t he Navy may prescribe. Sec. 17.
(a)All enlisted naval personnel while on active duty orRations. on authorized leave or furlough therefrom, midshipmen and cadets shall be allowed a ration, or commutation thereof in money, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe. Such regulations shall establish rates at which rations shall be commuted in money. Active duty enlisted personnel, active and inactive retired enlisted personnel and members of the Fleet Reserve when sick and in hospitals, and enlisted personnel on duty in hospitals may be subsisted in kind in hospital messes and, when so subsisted, the appropriation chargeable with the maintenance of the hospital mess shall be credited, when applicable, at such rate as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy as the value of the hospital ration. Members of the Nurse Corps may be subsisted in hospital messes under such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe, and nurses so subsisted shall pay therefor at rates to be fixed by such regulations: *Provided,* That nothing herein contained shall deprive such nurses of allowances for subsistence now or hereafter provided by law.
(b)The proviso in the first paragraph under the head “Bureau of Provisions and Clothing” in the Act of January 30, 1885 (23 Stat. 291; 34 U. S. C. 901); the proviso in the first paragraph under the head “Maintenance, Quartermaster’s Department. Marine, Corps” in the Act of July 11, 1919 (41 Stat. 154; 34 U. S. C. 976) ; and section 1585 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (34 U. S. C. 907) are hereby repealed. Sec. 18. During the existence of war or national emergency asSubsistemce, etc., of persons during emergency. declared by the President, there may be transported and subsisted on naval vessels at Government expense such persons as the Secretary of the Navy may authorize by regulation. Sec. 19. Until September 1, 1946, enlisted men of the Navy and theAppointment of enlisted men to Naval Academy. Marine Corps and the Reserve components thereof, if otherwise eligible, shall be eligible for appointment to the Naval Academy by the Secretary of the Navy if they will have completed nine months’ active service on the date of entrance. Sec. 20.
(a)Candidates for appointment as midshipmen at theMileage allowance for candidates as midshipmen or cadets. Naval Academy or as cadets at the Coast Guard Academy shall receive a mileage allowance at the rate of 5 cents per mile for travel performed while proceeding from their homes or duty stations to the Naval Academy or the Coast Guard Academy for examination and appointment. 60 Stat. 856
(b)Transporation, etc., of discharged cadets, etc. Midshipmen and cadets discharged or dismissed from the Naval Academy or the Coast Guard Academy shall be furnished transportation in kind and subsistence from the place of discharge to their homes. Sec. 21. [39 Stat. 217.](/us/stat/79/217)[10 U.S.C., Supp. V. § 752;](/us/usc/t10/s752) [34 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 895.](/us/usc/t34/s895)Travel allowance for discharged personnel. Section 126 of the Act of June 3, 1916, as amended (10 U. S. C. 752; 34 U. S. C. 895), is hereby further amended to read as follows:" “An enlisted person of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, including Reserve components thereof, upon discharge except by way of punishment for an offense, retirement, or relief from active duty, shall, under such regulations as the head of the department concerned may prescribe for personnel under his jurisdiction, receive a money allowance of 5 cents per mile for the distance from the place of discharge or release from active duty to his home, or place of acceptance for active duty, or place from which ordered to active duty, or such other place as may be determined to be most appropriate by the head of the department concerned. For sea travel involved in travel between place of discharge or release from active duty and place to which travel is authorized only transportation in kind and subsistence en route shall be allowed.” " Sec. 22. Apprehension of deserters, etc. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to make such expenditures out of available naval appropriations as he may deem necessary for the apprehension and delivery of deserters, stragglers, and prisoners and for the operation of shore patrols. Sec. 23. Ferry tolls, etc. Naval appropriations chargeable for transportation or travel shall be available for the payment or reimbursement of ferry, bridge, and similar tolls and streetcar, bus, and similar fares. Sec. 24. Promotion of health, etc.
(a)The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to make such expenditures as he may deem appropriate for scientific investigations and research out of and in accordance with naval appropriations available for such purposes.
(b)The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to make such expenditures as he may deem appropriate for promotion and maintenance of the safety and occupational health of, and the prevention of accidents affecting, personnel of the Naval Establishment, including the purchase of clothing, equipment and other materials necessary thereto, and naval appropriations available for the activities in which such personnel are engaged shall he available for the foregoing purposes. Sec. 25. Use of receipts from sales, etc. Without deposit to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States and withdrawal on money requisitions, receipts of public moneys from sales or other sources by officers of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard on disbursing duty and charged in their official accounts may be used by them as required for current expenditures, all necessary bookkeeping adjustments of appropriations, funds, and accounts to be made in the settlement of their disbursing accounts. Sec. 26. Minor construction. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to expend out of naval appropriations available for construction or maintenance such amounts as may be required for minor construction (except living quarters), extensions to existing structures, and improvements at naval activities, but the cost of any project authorized under this section which is not otherwise authorized shall not exceed $20,000. Sec. 27. Materials for products of patients. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to furnish materials for the manufacture or production by patients of products incident to the convalescence and rehabilitation of such patients in Ownership.naval hospitals and other naval medical facilities, and ownership thereof shall be vested in the patients manufacturing or producing such products, except that the ownership of items manufactured or produced specifically for the use of a naval hospital or other naval medical facility shall be vested in the Government and such items shall be accounted for and disposed of accordingly. 60 Stat. 857 Sec. 28. The annual appropriations for the pay of the MarinePost exchange indebtness of deserters, etc. Corps shall be available for the payment of post exchange indebtedness of deserters and personnel discharged or sentenced to terms of imprisonment while in debt to the United States, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe. Sec. 29. Proceeds from the sale by the Coast Guard of rations,Sale of rations, etc., by Coast Guard. supplies, uniforms, and other clothing shall be credited to the current appropriations from which purchase of these articles are authorized. Sec. 30. When personnel of the Navy, Marine Corps, and CoastTransporation of personally owned vehicles. Guard are ordered to make any permanent change of station motor vehicles owned by them for their personal use not to exceed one vehicle per person, may be transported to their new posts of duty on Governmentowned vessels. Sec. 31. The first sentence of section 10
(a)of the Act of June 6, 1940 ( 54 Stat. 248; 14 U. S. C. 135), is hereby amended by inserting in the first line thereof tire words “working parties in the field,” after the words “enlisted men of the Coast Guard.” Sec. 32. The Coast Guard may pay rewards for the apprehensionCoast Guard.Rewards for convictions, etc. and conviction, or for information helpful therein, of persons found interfering in violation of law with aids to navigation maintained by the Coast Guard. Sec. 33. Existing limitations on the number of enlisted personnelPersonnel detailed for duty in D. C., etc. of the Coast Guard who may be detailed for duty in the District of Columbia or at Coast Guard headquarters shall not apply while the Coast Guard is operating as a part of the Navy. Sec. 34. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to provide, out ofPurchase of letters patent. naval appropriations available for the purchase or manufacture of equipment or material, for the purchase of letters patent, applications for letters patent, and licenses under letters patent and applications for letters patent that pertain to the equipment or material for which the appropriations are made. Sec. 35.
(a)The Secretary of the Navy is authorized, in his discretionRewards to civillians. and under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to pay cash rewards to civilian personnel of the Naval Establishment or other persons in civil life when, due to a suggestion or series of suggestions by them, there results an improvement or economy in manufacturing process or plant or naval material, or in efficiency or economy in the operation or administration of the Navy Department or the Naval Establishment. Such sums as may be awarded to employees in accordance with this section shall be paid them out of naval appropriations in addition to their usual compensation. No employee orAgreement. other person in civil life shall be paid a reward under this section until he has properly executed an agreement to the effect that the use by the United States of the suggestion or series of suggestions made by him shall not form the basis of a further claim of any nature against the United States by him, his heirs, or assigns.
(b)Except as provided in subsection
(a)hereof, civilian personnelPremiums, etc., in addition to salaries. of the Naval Establishment shall not be paid any premium or bonus or cash reward in addition to their regular salaries.
(c)The last paragraph appearing on page 718 of volume 40 ofRepeal. the Statutes at Large (5 U. S. C. 416) which is a part of the Act of July 1, 1918 (40 Stat. 704), is hereby repealed.
(d)The provisions of section 12 of title 22, United States Code,Employees in foreign countries.[43 Stat. 142.](/us/stat/79/142)[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 12.](/us/usc/t22/s12)*Post*, p. 1038. together with the provisions of regulations prescribed thereunder, are hereby made applicable to civilian officers and employees of the Navy Department who are citizens of the United States and who are permanently stationed in foreign countries. Sec. 36. The Secretary of the Navy, in requesting competitive bids for the construction of naval vessels, shall require each bidder to file with its bid the estimates on which the bid is based. 60 Stat. 858 Sec. 37. Repairs, etc., of vessels. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized in time of war and until the end of the first fiscal year thereafter to exceed the statutory limit on repairs and alterations of vessels, whenever he deems it necessary. Sec. 38. Administration of liberated areas, etc. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized, out of any naval appropriation made therefor, to provide for
(1)the administration by Students, etc., of Latin America.the Navy of liberated and occupied areas;
(2)expenses for special compensation and for travel and subsistence of officers and students of Latin American countries, and other expenses deemed necessary by Missing property, rewards.the Secretary for Latin American cooperation; and
(3)payment of rewards, not to exceed $500 in any one instance, for information leading to the discovery of missing naval property or the recovery thereof. Sec. 39. Delegation of authority.[56 Stat. 359.](/us/stat/79/359)[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 101–120.](/us/usc/t37/s101–120)*Ante*, pp. 20, 343 *et seq.; infra; post*, p. 868. The authority conferred upon the Secretary of the Navy in this Act or in the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as now or hereafter amended, except the authority to prescribe regulations, may be delegated by him to such persons in the Naval Establishment and to such extent as he may deem proper, with or without authority to make successive redelegations. Sec. 40. “Naval Establishment.” As used in this Act
(a)the term “Naval Establishment” includes the Navy Department, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard while operating as a part of the Navy;
(b)the term “naval personnel” includes all personnel of the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast “Naval personnel.”Guard while operating as a part of the Navy, including personnel of the Reserve components while on active duty, and personnel of the Coast and Geodetic Survey when serving with the Navy;
(c)“Personnel of the Naval Establishment.”the term “personnel of the Naval Establishment” includes both civilian (departmental and field) and naval personnel; and
(d)the term “Naval appropriations.”“Naval appropriations” includes all appropriations for the Naval Establishment, including those made for departmental purposes. Sec. 41. Graduates of schools of osteopathy. The President, in his discretion, is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, graduates of reputable schools of osteopathy as commissioned medical officers in the Navy, in such numbers as the President should determine to be necessary to meet the needs of the naval service for officers trained and qualified in osteopathy. TITLE II— AMENDMENTS TO THE PAY READJUSTMENT ACT Sec. 201. [56 Stat. 364.](/us/stat/79/364)[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 110.](/us/usc/t37/s110)*Ante*, p. 20.Enlisted men.Allowances while in hospital. The third paragraph of section 10 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 is amended to read as follows:" “Enlisted men entitled to receive allowances for quarters or subsistence shall continue, while their permanent stations remain unchanged, to receive such allowances while sick in hospital or absent from their permanent-duty stations in a pay status: *Provided*, That allowances for subsistence shall not accrue to such an enlisted Nonaccrual.man while he is in fact being subsisted at Government expense. Commutation.Enlisted personnel not receiving allowances for subsistence shall be entitled to commutation in lieu of rations while on furlough or authorized leave or when authorized to mess separately, under such regulations and at such rates as may be prescribed by the head of the executive department concerned.” " Sec. 202. [56 Stat. 364;](/us/stat/79/364) [58 Stat. 730.](/us/stat/79/730)[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 112.](/us/usc/t37/s112) The first paragraph of section 12 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended by section 9 of the Act of September 7, 1944 (37 U. S. C. 112), is amended to read as follows: " Mileage allowance for officers.“Officers of any of the services mentioned in the title of this Act, including active and retired personnel of the Regular Establishments and members of the Reserve components thereof and the National Guard, while on active duty in the Federal service, when traveling60 Stat. 859 under competent orders without troops, including travel from home to first station in connection with their appointment or call to active duty and from last station to home in connection with relief from active duty or discharge not the result of their own misconduct, shall receive a mileage allowance at the rate of 8 cents per mile, distance to be computed by the shortest usually traveled route and existing laws providing for the issue of transportation requests to officers of the Army traveling under competent orders, and for deduction to be made from mileage accounts when transportation is furnished by the United States, are hereby made applicable to all the services mentioned in the title of this Act: *Provided*, ThatExpenses in lieu of mileage. the head of the executive department concerned may, in his discretion, direct that, in lieu of mileage, actual and necessary expenses shall be allowed to officers traveling on official business and away from their designated posts of duty, without regard to the length of time away from such posts. Actual expenses only shall be paidPayment of actual expenses. for travel under order in Alaska and outside the limits of the United States in North America.” " Sec. 203. The second paragraph of section 12 of the Pay Readjustment[56 Stat. 365.](/us/stat/79/365)[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, §112.](/us/usc/t37/s112)Payments in excess of subsistence expenses. Act of 1942 is amended to read as follows: " “Unless otherwise expressly provided by law, no officer of the services mentioned in the title of this Act shall be allowed or paid any sum in excess of expenses actually incurred for subsistence while traveling on duty away from his designated post of duty, nor any sum for such expenses actually incurred in excess of $8 per day. ThePer diem rates in lieu of subsistence. heads of the executive departments concerned are authorized to prescribe per diem rates of allowance, not exceeding $7, in lieu of subsistence to officers traveling on official business and away from their designated posts of duty, without regard to the length of time away from such posts. Officers, midshipmen and cadets of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard when absent from a vessel or designated post of duty while assigned to shore patrol duty may be paid their actual expenses, and naval personnel on duty with or under training for the Naval Air Transport Service and away from their permanent stations may be paid their actual expenses, or per diem in lieu thereof, at rates not exceeding those prescribed for naval officers in a travel status, without in either case the issuance of orders for specific travel: *Provided*, That for travel by air under competent orders on duty withoutTravel by air. troops, under regulations to be prescribed respectively by the heads of the departments concerned, members (including officers, warrant officers, contract surgeons, enlisted men, aviation cadets, and members of the Nurse Corps) of the services mentioned in the title of this Act, and of the legally constituted Reserves of said services while on active duty, and of the National Guard while in Federal service, or while participating in exercises, or performing duties under sections 92, 94, 97, or 99 of the National Defense Act, shall, in lieu of mileage[39 Stat. 206, 207](/us/stat/39/207).[32 U. S. C. §§ 62–65, 144–146](/us/usc/t32/s62–65/144–146). or other travel allowances, be allowed and paid their actual and necessary traveling expenses not to exceed $8 per day, or, in lieu of subsistence, per diem allowances at rates not to exceed $7 per day. Without regard to the monetary limitations in this Act, and in accordanceDuty in Alaska, etc. with regulations prescribed by the President, the heads of the departments concerned may authorize the payment to members of the services mentioned in the title of this Act on duty outside continental United States or in Alaska, whether or not in a travel status, of actual and necessary expenses or per diem in lieu thereof, considering all elements of cost of living, including cost of quarters, subsistence, and other necessary incidental expenses.” " 60 Stat. 860 Sec. 204. [56 Stat. 365.](/us/stat/79/365)[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 112.](/us/usc/t37/s112) Section 12 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 is amended by inserting between the fourth and fifth paragraphs thereof the foliowing new paragraph: Money allowance in lieu of transportation.“Under regulations prescribed by the head of the department concerned,
(1)officers entitled to transportation (as distinguished from mileage) and enlisted personnel of any of the services mentioned in the title of this Act may be paid, in advance or otherwise, a money allowance of 3 cents per mile in lieu of transportation, regardless of Applicants for enlistment,the mode of travel;
(2)applicants for enlistment (including rejected applicants) in such services may be furnished or reimbursed for transportation and subsistence incident to recruitment of such Insane patients.personnel; and
(3)insane patients may be furnished transportation and subsistence from military hospitals to other hospitals or their homes.” Sec. 205. [56 Stat. 366.](/us/stat/79/366)[37 U. S. C., Supp, V, § 112.](/us/usc/t37/s112)
(a)Section 12 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 is amended by inserting between the fifth and sixth paragraphs thereof the following new paragraph:" Transportation of household effects, etc.“Upon changes of station, members of the services mentioned in the title of this Act shall be entitled to transportation (including packing, crating, drayage, temporary storage, and unpacking) of baggage and household goods and effects, or reimbursement therefor, as authorized by regulations prescribed by the heads of the department concerned, which shall be uniform for the services mentioned and shall be approved by the President. Such transportation may be by rail, water, or van, without regard to comparative costs.” "
(b)[56 Stat. 365.](/us/stat/79/365)[37 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 112.](/us/usc/t37/s112) The fifth paragraph of section 12 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 is amended by striking out the following proviso: “*Provided further*, That the personnel of all the services mentioned in the title of this Act shall have the benefit of all existing laws applying to the Army and Marine Corps for the transportation of household effects:” Approved August 2, 1946. To further extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Friar Point, Mississippi, and Helena, Arkansas. 757 Chapter 60 Stat. 860 1946-08-02 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 757] AN ACT To further extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Friar Point, Mississippi, and Helena, Arkansas. August 2, 1946[[S. 2310](/us/bill/79/s/2310)][[Public Law 605](/us/pl/79/605)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Attendance at meetings. That the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Friar Point, Mississippi, and Helena, Arkansas, authorized to be built by the Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission and its successors and assigns by an Act of Congress, [53 Stat. 747;](/us/stat/53/747) [54 Stat. 222](/us/stat/54/222); [55 Stat. 590](/us/stat/55/590); [58 Stat. 11](/us/stat/58/11); [59 Stat. 467](/us/stat/59/467).approved May 17, 1939, heretofore extended by Acts of Congress, approved May 27, 1940, and July 14, 1941, and revived and reenacted by Acts of Congress, approved February 12, 1944, and July 14, 1945, are hereby further extended one and three years, respectively, from the date of approval of this Act. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 2, 1946. To close the Office of the Recorder of Deeds on Saturdays. 758 Chapter 60 Stat. 860 1946-08-02 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 758] AN ACT To close the Office of the Recorder of Deeds on Saturdays. August 2, 1946[[S. 2359](/us/bill/79/s/2359)][[Public Law 606](/us/pl/79/606)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, the Office of the Recorder of60 Stat. 861 Deeds for the District of Columbia shall be closed on every Saturday. Sec. 2. Any writing, the time for recording of which expires on a Saturday, or on a Sunday, shall be deemed to have been recorded within the time prescribed if such writing be recorded on the first day thereafter other than Sunday or a legal holiday. Approved August 2, 1946. To change the name of the Chemical Warfare Service to the Chemical Corps. 759 Chapter 60 Stat. 861 1946-08-02 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 759] AN ACT To change the name of the Chemical Warfare Service to the Chemical Corps. August 2, 1946[[S. 2375](/us/bill/79/s/2375)][[Public Law 607](/us/pl/79/607)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Chemical Warfare Service, created by the Act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 768),[10 U. S. C. §§ 221, 222; Supp. V, § 221](/us/usc/t10/s221/222). shall hereafter be known as the Chemical Corps. Approved August 2, 1946. To provide authorization for the village of Cahokia, Illinois, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Cahokia, Illinois, and for other purposes. 760 Chapter 60 Stat. 861 1946-08-02 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 760] AN ACT To provide authorization for the village of Cahokia, Illinois, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Cahokia, Illinois, and for other purposes. August 2, 1946[[H. R. 6004](/us/bill/79/hr/6004)][[Public Law 608](/us/pl/79/608)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Mississippi River. That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for the military and other purposes, the village of Cahokia, Illinois, is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Cahokia, Illinois, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906,[34 Stat. 84.](/us/stat/79/84)[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498.](/us/usc/t33/s491–498)Rights to acquire property, etc. and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the village of Cahokia, Illinois, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, maintenance, and operation of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings thereforProceedings. shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Sec. 3. The said village of Cahokia, Illinois, is hereby authorizedTolls. to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall *Supra*.be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of suchMaintenance, etc. bridge, the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed thirty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches,Records.60 Stat. 862 the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 5. Right to assign, etc. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage to the States of Illinois or Missouri or public agencies or political sub-division thereof all of the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to said village of Cahokia, Illinois, and such States or public agencies, or political subdivision thereof, to which such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or which shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such States or public agencies or political subdivision thereof. Sec. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 2, 1946. Authorizing the State of Texas, acting through the State Highway Commission of Texas, or the successors thereof , to acquire, construct, maintain, and operate a free bridge across the Rio Grande at or near Del Rio, Texas. 761 Chapter 60 Stat. 862 1946-08-02 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 761] AN ACT Authorizing the State of Texas, acting through the State Highway Commission of Texas, or the successors thereof , to acquire, construct, maintain, and operate a free bridge across the Rio Grande at or near Del Rio, Texas. August 2, 1946[[H. R. 6406](/us/bill/79/hr/6406)][[Public Law 609](/us/pl/79/609)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Brdige.Rio Grande. That in order to facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the State of Texas, by and through its State highway commission, or successors of said commis-sion be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande, so far as the. Uniteci States has jurisdiction over the waters of such river, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Del Rio, Texas, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable [34 Stat. 84.](/us/stat/79/84)[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498.](/us/usc/t33/s491–498)waters”, approved March 23, 1906, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act, and subject to the approval of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Agreement between U. S. and Mexico.Mexico. Construction of said bridge shall not be undertaken until an agreement relating to the bridge shall have been effected between the Government of the United States and the Government of the United Mexican States. Sec. 2. Time limitation. The authority granted herein for construction of the bridge shall cease and be null and void unless the actual construction be commenced within three years and completed within five years from the date of the passage of this Act unless otherwise authorized by the Congress of the United States. Sec. 3. Acquisition of toll bridge. Authority is hereby granted to permit the State of Texas, through its State highway commission, in its discretion, to acquire the existing toll bridge across the Rio Grande at or near Del Rio, Texas, upon such terms and at such time as may be mutually agreed upon as equitable to the present owners of such bridge and to the State of Texas. Sec. 4. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 2, 1946. To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces to commemorate the life and perpetuate the ideals and teachings of Booker T. Washington. 1946-08-07 763 Chapter 60 Stat. 863 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 863 [CHAPTER 763] AN ACT To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces to commemorate the life and perpetuate the ideals and teachings of Booker T. Washington. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6528](/us/bill/79/hr/6528)][[Public Law 610](/us/pl/79/610)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That to commemorate Booker T. Washington.Commemorative coinage.the life and perpetuate the ideals and teachings of Booker T. Washington, a great American, there shall be coined by the Director of the Mint not to exceed five million silver 50-cent pieces of standard size, weight, and fineness and of a special appropriate design to be fixed by the Director of the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury; but the United States shall not be subject to the expense Expense of preparations.Issuance.of making the models for master dies or other preparations for this coinage. Sec. 2. The coins herein authorized shall be issued at par, and only upon the request of the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial established at his birthplace in Franklin County, Virginia. Sec. 3. Such coins may be disposed of at par or at a premium by Disposal.Use of proceeds to purchase memorials, etc.banks or trust companies selected by the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial of Franklin County, Virginia, and all proceeds therefrom shall be used to purchase, construct, and maintain suitable memorials to the memory of Booker T. Washington, deceased, as may be decided upon by the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial of Virginia. Sec. 4. That all laws now in force relating to the subsidiary silver Applicability of coinage laws.coins of the United States and the coining or striking of the same; regulating and guarding the process of coinage; providing for the purchase of material, and for the transportation, distribution, and redemption of the coins; for the, prevention of debasement or counterfeiting; for security of the coin ; or for any other purposes, whether said laws are penal or otherwise, shall, so far as applicable, apply to the coinage herein directed. Sec. 5. The coins authorized herein shall be issued in such numbers, Payment to U. S., etc.and at such times as shall be requested by the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial and upon payment to the United States of the face value of such coins: *Provided*, That none of such coins shall be Restriction on issuance.issued after the expiration of the five-year period immediately following the enactment of this Act. Approved August 7, 1946. To grant increased service pensions in certain Spanish-American War cases not included in recent legislation providing increases to other Spanish-American War veterans and their dependents, and for other purposes. 1946-08-07 764 Chapter 60 Stat. 863 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 764] AN ACT To grant increased service pensions in certain Spanish-American War cases not included in recent legislation providing increases to other Spanish-American War veterans and their dependents, and for other purposes. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6900](/us/bill/79/hr/6900)][[Public Law 611](/us/pl/79/611)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That Spanish-American War veterans.Increase in pension rates.[38 U. S. C. §§ 370–370d; Supp. V, §§ 364a, 364g, 364h, 365, 370, 370c](/us/usc/t38/s370–370d/364a/364g/364h/365/370/370c).Total disability.the monthly rates of pension payable to veterans of the Spanish-American War, including the Boxer Rebellion and Philippine Insurrection, under service pension laws reenacted by the Act of August 13, 1935 (49 Stat 614; U. S. C., title 38, sec. 368, Public Law 269, Seventy-fourth Congress); not included in the Act of May 24, 1938 (52 Stat. 440; U. S. C., title 38, sec. 370, Public Law 541, Seventy-fifth Congress); or the Act of March 1, 1944 (58 Stat. 107; U. S. C., title 38, secs. 365, 370, Public Law 242, Seventy-eighth Congress); or sections 2 and 3 of this Act, are hereby increased by 20 per centum. Sec. 2. That the rate of pension for total disability under section 3 of the Act of June 2, 1930 (46 Stat. 492; U. S. C., title 38, sec. 365b, 60 Stat. 864Public Law 299, Seventy-first Congress), is hereby increased by striking Service pension.out “$30” and inserting in lieu thereof “$50”: *Provided*, That all persons entitled to service pension under the said section 3 of the Act of June 2, 1930, upon reaching the age of sixty-five years, shall, upon making proof of such fact, be entitled to receive a pension of $50 per month. Sec. 3. Section 4 of the Blind, etc.[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 365c](/us/usc/t38/s365c).Act approved June 2, 1930 (46 Stat. 493; U. S. C., title 38, sec. 365c, Public Law 299, Seventy-first Congress), is hereby amended by striking out “$50” and inserting in lieu thereof “$65”. Sec. 4. The $30 monthly rate Widows.[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 364a](/us/usc/t38/s364a).of service pension payable to widows and former widows under the provisions of section 2 of the Act of May 1, 1926, as amended (44 Stat. 382; 58 Stat. 107; U. S. C., title 38, sec. 364a), is hereby increased to $40 monthly. Sec. 5. The increases provided Effective date.by this Act shall be made effective the first day of the first calendar month following the date of enactment hereof. Approved August 7, 1946. To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the admission of Iowa into the Union as a State. 1946-08-07 767 Chapter 60 Stat. 864 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 767] AN ACT To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the admission of Iowa into the Union as a State. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 2377](/us/bill/79/hr/2377)][[Public Law 612](/us/pl/79/612)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, in commemoration Iowa.Commemorative coinage.of the one-hundredth anniversary of the admission of Iowa into the Union as a State, there shall be coined not to exceed one hundred thousand silver 50-cent pieces of standard size, weight, and composition, and of a special appropriate design to be fixed by the Director of Expense of preparations.the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury; but the United States shall not be subject to the expense of making the necessary dies and other preparations for such coinage. Sec. 2. The coins herein authorized shall bear the date of the year in which they are minted, shall be legal tender to the amount of their face value, and shall be issued only upon the request of a duly Issuance, etc.authorized representative of the State of Iowa, upon the payment by it of the par value of such coins. Such coins shall be issued in such numbers and at such times during the calendar year 1946 as shall be requested Disposal.by such State of Iowa and may be disposed of at par or at a premium, and the net proceeds shall be used for the observation of the centennial as directed by the Governor of the State of Iowa. Sec. 3. All laws now in Applicability of coinage laws.force relating to the subsidiary silver coins of the United States and the coining or striking of the same, regulating and guarding the process of coinage, providing for the purchase of material, and for the transportation, distribution, and redemption of coins, for the prevention of debasement or counterfeiting, for the security of the coins, or for any other purpose, whether such laws are penal or otherwise, shall, so far as applicable, apply to the coinage herein authorized. Approved August 7, 1946. To amend the law relating to the authority of certain employees of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to make arrests without warrant in certain cases and to search vehicles within certain areas. 1946-08-07 768 Chapter 60 Stat. 865 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 865 [CHAPTER 768] AN ACT To amend the law relating to the authority of certain employees of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to make arrests without warrant in certain cases and to search vehicles within certain areas. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 386](/us/bill/79/hr/386)][[Public Law 613](/us/pl/79/613)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the fourth Immigration and Naturalization Service.proviso of the second paragraph of the section entitled “Bureau of Immigration” of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the Departments of State and Justice and for the Judiciary, and for the Departments of Commerce and Labor, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1926, and for other purposes”, approved February 27, 1925 (43 Stat. 1049), as amended (8 U. S. C. 110), be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows:" “Any employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Arrest of aliens without warrant.authorized so to do under regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization with the approval of the Attorney General, shall have power without warrant
(1)to arrest any alien who in his presence or view is entering or attempting to enter the United States in violation of any law or regulation made in pursuance of law regulating the admission, exclusion, or expulsion of aliens, or any alien who is in the United States in violation of any such law or regulation and is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest, but the person arrested shall be taken without unnecessary delay for examination before an officer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service having authority to examine aliens as to their right to enter or remain in the United States;
(2)to board and search Search of vessels, etc.for aliens any vessel within the territorial waters of the United States, railway car, aircraft, conveyance, or vehicle, within a reasonable distance from any external boundary of the United States; and
(3)to Arrests for felonies.make arrests for felonies which have been committed and which are cognizable under any law of the United States regulating the admission, exclusion, or expulsion of aliens, if the person making the arrest has reason to believe that the person so arrested is guilty of such felony and if there is likelihood of the person escaping before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest, but the person arrested shall be taken without unnecessary delay before the nearest available commissioner or before any other nearby officer empowered to commit persons charged with offenses against the laws of the United States; and such employee shall have power to execute any warrant or other Power to execute warrant.process issued by any officer under any law regulating the admission, exclusion, or expulsion of aliens.” " Approved August 7, 1946. To provide for the expeditious naturalization of former citizens of the United States who have lost United States citizenship through voting in a political election in a country not at war with the United States during the Second World War. 1946-08-07 769 Chapter 60 Stat. 865 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 769] AN ACT To provide for the expeditious naturalization of former citizens of the United States who have lost United States citizenship through voting in a political election in a country not at war with the United States during the Second World War. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 434](/us/bill/79/hr/434)][[Public Law 614](/us/pl/79/614)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 323 of the Act. of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1149), entitled “An Act to revise [8 U. S. C. § 723; Supp. V, § 723](/us/usc/t8/s723).and codify the nationality laws of the United States into a comprehensive nationality Code”, as heretofore amended, is hereby further amended by adding thereto the following paragraph:" “A person who, while a citizen of the United States and prior Naturalization of certain former U. S. citizens.to the effective date of this amendment, has lost citizenship of the United States by voting in a political election in a foreign state other than 60 Stat. 866a state at war with the United States during the Second World War may, if he so desires, be naturalized by taking, prior to one year from the enactment of this amendment, before any naturalization court specified in subsection
(a)of section 301, or before any diplomatic or consular officer of the United States abroad, the oaths prescribed by [54 Stat. 1140, 1157](/us/stat/54/1140/1157).[8 U. S. C. §§ 701, 735; Supp. V, § 701 note](/us/usc/t8/s701/735).section 335. Certified copies of such oath shall be sent by such diplomatic or consular officer or such court to the Department of State and to the Department of Justice. Such persons shall have, from and after naturalization under this section, the same citizenship status as that which existed immediately prior to its loss.” " Approved August 7, 1946. To discontinue certain reports now required by law. 1946-08-07 770 Chapter 60 Stat. 866 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 770] AN ACT To discontinue certain reports now required by law. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 2504](/us/bill/79/hr/2504)][[Public Law 615](/us/pl/79/615)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Discontinuance of certain reports.following reports or statements now required by law are hereby discontinued, and Repeals.all Acts or parts of Acts herein cited as requiring the submission of such reports or statements are hereby repealed to the extent of such requirement: the quarterly report of the head of each executive department to the president 1. The quarterly report of the head of each executive department or other Government establishment at the seat of government not under an executive department as to the condition of the public business in said department or establishment and whether any branch thereof is [5 U. S. C. § 32](/us/usc/t5/s32).in arrears (30 Stat. 316). reports under the department of agriculture 2. Report to Forest roads, etc.the Congress on forest roads and trails required of the Secretary of Agriculture on or before the first Monday in January of each year, giving a detailed statement of the work done, the status of each project undertaken, the allocation of appropriations, an itemized statement of the expenditures and receipts during the preceding fiscal year, an itemized statement of the travel and other expenses, including a list of employees, their duties, salaries and travel expenses, and his recommendations, if any, for new legislation [23 U. S. C. § 20](/us/usc/t23/s20).amending or supplementing existing law (42 Stat. 216; 48 Stat. 995). 3. Annual report to the Congress required of the Secretary of Agriculture of Agricultural Adjustment Administration payments in excess of $1,000, and showing the names of persons to whom payments were made during the preceding year (52 Stat. AAA payments.[7 U. S. C. § 1384](/us/usc/t7/s1384).68). reports under the department of commerce 4. Report showing the names for whom work has been performed, the nature of the services rendered, the price charged for services, and the manner in which the money received was deposited or used [5 U. S. C. § 601d](/us/usc/t5/s601d).(49 Stat. 292). 5. Report of Coast and Geodetic Survey.the Coast and Geodetic Survey, showing as nearly as possible the configuration of the coasts and showing in lines the probable limits of the Gulf Stream, and so forth, accompanied by a [33 U. S. C. § 888](/us/usc/t33/s888).general chart of the whole coast of the United States (sec. 4690 of the Revised Statutes). 60 Stat. 867 reports under the department of the interior 6. Investigation to determine whether any dams, water works, or Clear Lake watershed, Calif.other projects have been constructed in Clear Lake watershed, in the State of California, in violation of the water rights of the United States in California, and to render a report thereon (49 Stat. 1975). 7. Examinations and surveys, and to locate and construct irrigation Irrigation works.[43 U. S. C. § 411](/us/usc/t43/s411).works for storage, diversion, and development of waters, including artesian wells, and to report the results of such examinations and surveys, giving estimates of cost of all contemplated works, the quantity and location of the lands which can be irrigated therefrom, and all facts relative to the practicability of each irrigation project; also, the cost of works in process of construction, as well as those which have been completed (32 Stat. 388). 8. Cost account of all moneys expended on each irrigation project (36 Stat. 270; 38 [25 U. S. C. § 385](/us/usc/t25/s385).Stat. 583). 9. Report of expenditures made during the fiscal year for relief of destitution of natives of Alaska (50 Stat. 584). 10. Annual report of the operations of the Geological Survey (20 Stat. 395). 11. Statement showing amount expended from the appropriation “Mineral leasing (year), Geological Survey”, for the benefit of Indian tribes and Indian allottees (44 Stat. [43 U. S. C. § 47](/us/usc/t43/s47).487). 12. Report all temporary details to the District of Columbia of field employees of the Bureau made during each fiscal year (50 Stat. 603). 13. Report of all operations under section 5 of the Act of March 2, 1919, including receipts and disbursements (40 Stat. [40 Stat. 1274](/us/stat/40/1274).1272). 14. Detailed information as to projects and expenditures under the “Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund” (50 Stat. [16 U. S. C. § 669j](/us/usc/t16/s669j).919). reports under the department of labor 15. Report giving data relating to special statistical studies made Special statistical studies.by the Department of Labor for others upon payment of the cost thereof (48 Stat. 583; 53 Stat. [29 U. S. C. § 9b](/us/usc/t29/s9b).581). 16. The Secretary of Labor shall make a report to Congress, at the beginning of each regular session, giving a detailed statement showing
(1)the name of every person for whom work has been performed under authority of this statute,
(2)the nature of the services rendered to him,
(3)the price charged for these services by the Department of Labor, and
(4)the manner in which the moneys received were deposited or used (48 Stat. 582; 50 Stat. *Supra*.259). reports under the departments of the navy and war 17. Detailed report of the Navy and War Departments’ operations Aviation.[10 U. S. C. § 310; Supp. V, § 310 notes](/us/usc/t10/s310).*Post*, p. 868.under section 10 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide more effectively for the national defense by increasing the efficiency of the Air Corps of the Army, and for other purposes” (44 Stat. 787). 18. Report required of the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of War, as the case may be, of exemptions on account of contracts or subcontracts for scientific equipment used for communication, target detection, navigation, and fire control, under the Act of March 27, 1934, as amended, relating to excess profits in connection with the construction of naval vessels or the procurement of aircraft (48 Stat. 505; 49 Stat. 1926; 53 Stat. [34 U. S. C. § 496](/us/usc/t34/s496).560). 19. That part of the report required of the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of War with respect to contracts in excess of $150,000 undertaken during the fiscal year for the expenditure of funds appropriated by the Sixth Supplemental National Defense Act, 1942, or any other Act requiring the names of the persons who approved the specifications, consummated the making, or concluded the negotiations 60 Stat. 868of [5 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 219a, 470](/us/usc/t5/s219a/470).any such contract on behalf of the Government, and of all persons who participated in the negotiations on behalf of the contractor, and information in cases where such contract was awarded without competitive bidding as to the principal or controlling reason for the selection of the contractor (55 Stat. 686; 56 Stat. 244). 20. Report required by the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary [37 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 120](/us/usc/t37/s120).of War of persons commissioned from civilian life (56 Stat. 369). reports under the department of the navy 21. Report of disbursing officers relieved of responsibility on account of loss or deficiency of Government funds, vouchers, records, [31 U. S. C. § 105](/us/usc/t31/s105).or papers (41 Stat. 132). 22. Report of expenditures in excess of $450,000 for repairs to any one naval vessel for any eighteen consecutive months (49 Stat. [34 U. S. C. § 486; Supp. V. § 486 note](/us/usc/t34/s486).482). 23. Report of all contracts entered into under authority of section 4 of the Act approved April 25, 1939, authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public works (53 Stat. 590). 24. Report of vessels whose names have been stricken from the [34 U. S. C. §§ 491, 544](/us/usc/t34/s491/544).Navy Register (22 Stat. 296). 25. Report [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1151](/us/usc/t50/s1151).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1152](/us/usc/t50/s1152).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1154](/us/usc/t50/s1154).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1158](/us/usc/t50/s1158).[10 U. S. C., § 1262a; Supp. V, § 262a](/us/usc/t10/s1262a).*Post*, p. 871.of the advance payments made to contractors under authority of section 1 of the Act of June 28, 1940 (54 Stat. 676). 26. Report of contracts entered into without competition under the authority of section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1940 (54 Stat. 676, 677). 27. Report of the cost of special additional equipment and facilities to be borne by the Government under each contract negotiated under authority of section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1940 (54 Stat. 678). 28. Report of the contracts entered into under authority of section 8
(b)of the Act of June 28, 1940, as amended (54 Stat. 680). 29. Submission to the respective chairmen of the Committees on Naval Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives of copies of each contract, order, or agreement covering the exchange or other disposition of surplus naval equipment (54 Stat. 681). 30. List of all contracts in excess of $10,000 in value, including contracts for the purchase of land, together with a summary of the subject matter of such contracts, the names of the contractors and of the persons who negotiated any such contract either on behalf of the Government or of the contractor, and, if any such contract was awarded without competitive bidding, a statement of the reasons for the selection of the contractor (55 Stat. 686). 31. Report every three months of the contracts entered into under [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1152, 633](/us/usc/t50/s1152/633).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1201](/us/usc/t50/s1201).[10 U. S. C. § 310; Supp. V, § 310 notes](/us/usc/t10/s310).*Ante*, p. 867.[39 U. S. C. § 565](/us/usc/t39/s565).authority, title III, priorities powers, section 2 of the Act of March 27, 1942 (56 Stat. 178). 32. Report every three months of the contracts entered into under the provisions of section 1 of the Act of December 17, 1942 (56 Stat. 1053). 33. Report of designs, aircraft, aircraft parts, and aeronautical accessories purchased by the Navy Department (44 Stat. 787). reports under the post office department 34. The report covering data setting forth special contracts with railroad companies (39 Stat. 427). 60 Stat. 869 reports under the department of state 35. The Changes in commercial systems of other nations.[5 U. S. C. § 163](/us/usc/t5/s163).*Post*, p. 1035.Secretary of State shall annually lay before Congress a statement, in a compendious form, of all such changes and modifications in the commercial systems of other nations, whether by treaties, duties on imports and exports, or other regulations, as shall have been communicated to the Department, including all commercial information contained in the official publications of other governments which he shall deem sufficiently important (section 208 of the Revised Statutes). 36. The Secretary of State shall annually lay before Congress a synopsis of so much of the information which may have been communicated to him by diplomatic and consular officers during the preceding year as he may deem Material for public information.*Supra*.valuable for public information, specifying the names of any consuls or commercial agents who may have been remiss in transmitting commercial information (section 208 of the Revised Statutes). 37. The Secretary of State shall annually lay before Congress a statement of the lists of passengers arriving in the United States from foreign places, returned to him quarter yearly by the collectors of customs (section 208 of the Revised Passengers arriving in U. S.*Supra*.Statutes). 38. The Secretary of State shall lay before Congress, within ten days after the commencement of each regular session, a statement containing an abstract of all the returns made to him pursuant to law, by the collectors of the different ports, of the seamen registered by them, together with an account of such impressments and detentions as shall appear by the protests of the masters to have taken place (section 207 of the Revised Seamen.[46 U. S. C. § 579](/us/usc/t46/s579).Statutes). reports under the department of the treasury 39. That part of the annual report to the Congress required of National banks, etc.[12 U S. C. § 14](/us/usc/t12/s14).the Comptroller of the Currency to exhibit
(1)a summary of the state and condition of every national bank from which reports have been received the preceding year, at the several dates to which such reports refer, together with detailed information concerning its resources and liabilities;
(2)a statement of the national banks whose business has been closed during the year;
(3)proposed amendments to the banking laws;
(4)information concerning the resources, liabilities, and condition of the banks organized under the laws of the several States and Territories; and
(5)the names and compensation of the clerks employed in the Comptroller’s Office and the amount of the expenses of the Bureau; also the requirement that the Comptroller’s report to Congress shall be made “at the commencement of its session” (section 333 of the Revised Statutes, as amended). 40. Statement to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, required to be included in the Comptroller of the Currency’s annual report, of expenses incurred during each year, in liquidation of each failed national bank separately (32 Stat. [12 U. S. C. § 16](/us/usc/t12/s16).138). 41. Report of officers and administrative departments and offices of the Government delinquent in rendering or transmitting accounts to the proper offices in Washington, and such officers as were found upon final settlements of their accounts to have been indebted to the Government and who have failed to pay the amount of such indebtedness into the Treasury of the United States (28 Stat. 209, as [5 U. S. C. § 267](/us/usc/t5/s267).amended). 42. Submission of reports which may be made to the Secretary of the Treasury by the officers charged with the examination of the accounts of the Department of War and the Department of the Navy, respectively, showing the application of the money appropriated for those departments for the preceding year (section 260 of the Revised [5 U. S. C. § 268](/us/usc/t5/s268).Statutes). 60 Stat. 870 43. Tabular statement required of the Secretary of the Treasury showing in detail the receipts and expenditures in the naval service under each appropriation, as made up and determined by the General Accounting Office, upon the accounts of disbursing officers rendered [5 U. S. C. § 272](/us/usc/t5/s272).for settlement (20 Stat. 167). 44. Report required of the Secretary of the Treasury to be appended to the tabular statement mentioned above of accounts and balances in the hands of disbursing agents at the close, of each fiscal year, and [5 U. S. C. § 273](/us/usc/t5/s273).a report of any amounts lost or unaccounted for by voucher (20 Stat. 167). 45. Transmission of accounts kept by certain officials of the Treasury Department of amounts expended under the head of contingent expenses for the several bureaus of the Department, and of all amounts paid for furniture and repairs of furniture and of the [5 U. S. C. § 269](/us/usc/t5/s269).disposal of old furniture (section 262 of the Revised Statutes). 46. Report required by the Secretary of the Treasury of administration of the functions with which he is charged under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, which report shall include the names and compensation of all persons employed under the provisions of [27 U. S. C. § 202](/us/usc/t27/s202).that Act (49 Stat. 977). 47. Report of the number of persons employed, other than workmen and adjusters, and the compensation paid to each, at each mint and assay office, out of appropriations made for wages of workmen, [31 U. S. C. § 599](/us/usc/t31/s599).adjusters, and other employees (33 Stat. 657). 48. An abstract, in tabular form, of the separate accounts required to be kept of moneys received from internal duties or taxes in each of the respective States, Territories, and collection districts, and of the amount of each species of duty and tax that shall accrue (sections [5 U. S. C. § 259](/us/usc/t5/s259).239 and 261 of the Revised Statutes, as amended). 49. Report required of the Secretary of the Treasury relative to leases of unoccupied and unproductive property of the United States under his control, for the leasing of which there is no authority under [40 U. S. C. § 303a](/us/usc/t40/s303a).existing law (20 Stat. 383). 50. Annual report of the Comptroller of the Currency (32 Stat. [12 U. S. C. § 15](/us/usc/t12/s15).138). reports under the department of war 51. Report of all inspections made by the inspection department of the Army as to the necessity, economy, and propriety of all disbursements made by disbursing officers of the Army; also whether the disbursing officers of the Army comply with the law in keeping their accounts and making [10 U. S. C § 175](/us/usc/t10/s175).their deposits (18 Stat. 33). 52. Statement of the cost of all types and experimental manufacture of guns and other articles and the average cost of the several classes of guns and the other articles manufactured by the [50 U. S. C. § 54](/us/usc/t50/s54).Government (26 Stat. 320). 53. Report of the activities and expenditures of the Council of [50 U. S. C. § 5](/us/usc/t50/s5).National Defense (39 Stat. 650). 54. Statement of expenditures at the Springfield Armory, Massachusetts, and the Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, and of arms, components of arms, and appendages fabricated, altered, and repaired, [50 U. S. C. § 54](/us/usc/t50/s54).during the fiscal year ended June 30 (26 Stat. 320). 55. A detailed report of sales of any war supplies, material, lands, factories, or buildings, showing character of articles sold, price [40 U. S. C. § 314](/us/usc/t40/s314).received, and purpose for which sold (40 Stat. 850). 56. Hereafter the Secretary of War shall, within the limits of appropriations made from time to time by Congress, and in accordance with reasonable rules and regulations approved by him upon the recommendation of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, in connection with the promotion and encouragement 60 Stat. 871of [32 U. S. C. § 181](/us/usc/t32/s181).rifle practice, authorize and provide for: Construction work, equipment, maintenance, and operation of rifle ranges; issues of ordnance; sales of arms, procurement of supplies; expenses of the National Board; transportation of certain officials; procurement of badges, prizes, and so forth; and transportation of supplies, and so forth. Full report of all things done hereunder to be made annually to Congress (43 Stat. 510). 57. Submission [10 U. S. C. § 1262a; Supp. V, § 1262a](/us/usc/t10/s1262a).*Ante*, p. 868.to the respective chairmen of the Committees on Military Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives of copies of each contract, order, or agreement (not later than twenty-four hours after made), covering the exchange or other disposition of military equipment, munitions, or supplies (54 Stat. 681). 58. Report to the Congress each month of the number of men in active training and service in the land forces under section 3
(b)of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 (55 Stat. [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 359](/us/usc/t50/s359).628). reports under the federal security agency 59. Annual report at the beginning of each regular session of Congress to be made by the Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital showing in detail the receipts and expenditures for all purposes connected with the hospital for the fiscal year preceding such session (21 Stat. 156; 39 Stat. [24 U. S. C. § 179](/us/usc/t24/s179).309). 60. Annual report of the affairs of Howard University (45 Stat. [20 U. S. C. § 123](/us/usc/t20/s123).1021). 61. Report of all expenditures made by virtue of any appropriations by Congress to the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, including the amounts and rates paid to the superintendent and for teachers (Sec. 4867 of the Revised [D. C. Code § 31–1016](/us/dcc/31/1016).Statutes). reports under the government printing office 62. Annual report to the Public Printer by the Superintendent of Documents of all sales made by him (28 Stat. [44 U. S. C. § 71](/us/usc/t44/s71).610). Approved August 7, 1946. To amend paragraph
(1)of section 73 of the Hawaiian Organic Act, as amended. 1946-08-07 771 Chapter 60 Stat. 871 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 771] AN ACT To amend paragraph
(1)of section 73 of the Hawaiian Organic Act, as amended. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 3361](/us/bill/79/hr/3361)][[Public Law 616](/us/pl/79/616)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That paragraph Hawaiian Organic Act, amendment.[42 Stat. 118](/us/stat/42/118).[48 U. S. C. § 673](/us/usc/t48/s673).Sale of lands used by U. S.(1) of section 73 of the Hawaiian Organic Act, as amended, is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a colon and the following: “*Provided further*, That in case any lands have been or shall be sold pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph for any purpose above set forth and/or subject to any conditions with respect to the improvement thereof or otherwise, and in case any said lands have been or shall be used by the United States of America, including any department or agency thereof, whether under lease or license from the owner thereof or otherwise, for any purpose relating to war or the national defense and such use has been or shall be for a purpose other than that for which said lands were sold and/or has prevented or shall prevent the performance of any conditions of the sale of said lands with respect to the improvement thereof or otherwise, then, notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph or of any agreement, patent, grant, or deed issued upon the sale of said lands, such use of said lands by the United States of America, including any department or agency thereof, shall not result in the forfeiture of said lands and shall result in the extension 60 Stat. 872of the period during which any conditions of the sale of said lands may be complied with for an additional period equal to the period of the use of said lands by the United States of America, including any department or agency thereof.” Approved August 7, 1946. Relating to the disposition of public lands of the United States situated in the State of Oklahoma between the Cimarron base line and the north boundary of the State of Texas. 1946-08-07 772 Chapter 60 Stat. 872 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 772] AN ACT Relating to the disposition of public lands of the United States situated in the State of Oklahoma between the Cimarron base line and the north boundary of the State of Texas. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 3593](/us/bill/79/hr/3593)][[Public Law 617](/us/pl/79/617)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That whenever it Oklahoma.Patents for certain public lands.shall be shown, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, that public land situated south of the Cimarron base line in Oklahoma and north of the north line of Texas has been used, improved, or cultivated in connection with abutting land, and has been held in good faith, in peaceful, open, adverse possession by a citizen or citizens of the United States, his or their ancestors, or grantors, for a period not less than twenty years prior to the passage of this Act, such citizen or citizens shall be entitled to receive a patent therefor upon payment of $1.25 per acre: *Provided*, Mineral deposits.That oil, gas, or other mineral deposits contained therein are hereby reserved to the United States; that said minerals shall be and remain subject to sale or disposal by the United States under applicable laws; and that permittees, lessees, grantees, or agents of the United States shall have a right to enter upon said lands for the purpose of prospecting for and mining said minerals: *And provided further*, Application.That any person entitled to patent under this Act shall present his application within one year from the official filing of the township plat. Sec. 2. That where any land Title of U. S. to town lots, relinquishment.included within said area has been included in townsite plats recorded on the county records in Texas or Oklahoma, and the lots, blocks, streets, alleys, and highways, have been shown on the official United States township plats, according to such townsite plats, the title of the United States to town lots shown on such plats is hereby relinquished to and confirmed in those persons, their heirs, assigns, or successors, who would be the true and lawful owners if the lands had been owned in fee simple at the time of the recordation of such townsite plats. The township plats representing streets and alleys of any townsite shall be considered as executed under the townsite laws, and shall constitute a dedication of the streets, alleys, and public highways shown thereon: *Provided*, Mineral deposits.That the oil, gas, or other mineral deposits in the land relinquished, confirmed, or dedicated by this section, are hereby reserved to the United States for disposal as provided in section 1 hereof. Approved August 7, 1946. For the relief of the city and county of San Francisco. 1946-08-07 773 Chapter 60 Stat. 872 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 773] AN ACT For the relief of the city and county of San Francisco. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 3703](/us/bill/79/hr/3703)][[Public Law 618](/us/pl/79/618)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That San Francisco, Calif.Settlement of claims.the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the city and county of San Francisco, a municipal corporation, of San Francisco, California, the sum of $422.64, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for reimbursement of expenses incurred in rebuilding and 60 Stat. 873restoring a power transmission line and loss of power revenue in Calaveras County, California, near Sunol, which transmission line was damaged by the crashing of a United States Army plane, on February 26, 1941, while the said plane was engaged in making a flight over the area indicated: *Provided*, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with such claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with such claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved August 7, 1946. To amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the recognition of the services of the civilian officials and employees, citizens of the United States, engaged in and about the construction of the Panama Canal”, approved May 29, 1944. 1946-08-07 774 Chapter 60 Stat. 873 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 774] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the recognition of the services of the civilian officials and employees, citizens of the United States, engaged in and about the construction of the Panama Canal”, approved May 29, 1944. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 3748](/us/bill/79/hr/3748)][[Public Law 619](/us/pl/79/619)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 2 of Panama Canal.Recognition of civilian services.the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the recognition of the services of the civilian officials and employees, citizens of the United States, engaged in and about the construction of the Panama Canal”, approved May 29, 1944, be, and the same is, hereby amended, effective May 29, [58 Stat. 258](/us/stat/58/258).[48 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1373a](/us/usc/t49/s1373a).1944, by adding to the last paragraph of said section 2 the following sentence: “The terms ‘citizens of the United States’ and ‘a citizen of the United States’, as used in this Act, shall be so construed as to include those who, through naturalization, became citizens of the United States on or before December 7, 1941.” Approved August 7, 1946. To authorize the Commissioner of Patents to designate examiners to serve temporarily as examiners in chief. 1946-08-07 775 Chapter 60 Stat. 873 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 775] AN ACT To authorize the Commissioner of Patents to designate examiners to serve temporarily as examiners in chief. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 4080](/us/bill/79/hr/4080)][[Public Law 620](/us/pl/79/620)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That Commissioner of Patents.Authority to designate examiners.*Ante*, p. 445.Service on board of appeals.notwithstanding the provisions of section 476 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 35, sec. 2), the Commissioner of Patents is authorized to designate examiners of the principal examiner grade or higher, having the requisite ability, to serve as examiners in chief and such examiners so designated shall be fully qualified to act as members of the board of appeals constituted by section 482 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 35, sec. 7): *Provided*, That no such examiner shall so serve for*Ante*, p. 445. more than ninety days in any calendar year but thereafter they shall have authority to act and sign decisions and papers necessary to complete action on cases heard during such ninety days: *And provided further*, That not more than one such examiner shall be among the members of the board of appeals hearing an appeal. Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect on the date of approval and shallEffective term. expire three years after such date. Approved August 7, 1946. Granting the consent of Congress to The Pennsylvania Railroad Company to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the Allegheny River at or near Warren, Pennsylvania. 1946-08-07 776 Chapter 60 Stat. 874 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 874 [CHAPTER 776] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to The Pennsylvania Railroad Company to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the Allegheny River at or near Warren, Pennsylvania. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 4190](/us/bill/79/hr/4190)][[Public Law 621](/us/pl/79/621)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consent of Bridge.Allegheny River.Congress is hereby granted to The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge and approaches thereto for the purpose of carrying its line of railroad which runs between Erie, Pennsylvania, and Ridgway, Pennsylvania, across the Allegheny River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Warren, Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).Right to assign, etc.of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise is hereby authorized to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. Sec. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 7, 1946. To provide for the payment of pension or other benefits withheld from persons for the period they were residing in countries occupied by the enemy forces during World War II. 1946-08-07 777 Chapter 60 Stat. 874 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 777] AN ACT To provide for the payment of pension or other benefits withheld from persons for the period they were residing in countries occupied by the enemy forces during World War II. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 5148](/us/bill/79/hr/5148)][[Public Law 622](/us/pl/79/622)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That Veterans’ Administration.Payment of benefits.notwithstanding the provisions of section 5 of Public Law Numbered 144, Seventy-eighth Congress (the Act of July 13, 1943), or Public Law Numbered 828, Seventy-sixth Congress (Act of October 9, 1940, as amended), [57 Stat. 555](/us/stat/57/555); [54 Stat. 1086](/us/stat/54/1086); [56 Stat. 1028](/us/stat/56/1028).[38 U. S. Supp. V. § 729](/us/usc/t38/s729); [31 U. S. C. §§ 123–128; Supp. V, § 123](/us/usc/t31/s123–128).[57 Stat. 555](/us/stat/57/555).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 728](/us/usc/t38/s728).or Public Law Numbered 783, Seventy-seventh Congress (Act of December 2, 1942), any person who, but for such provisions, was entitled to benefits under any law administered by the Veterans’ Administration, and who was not guilty of any of the offenses stated in section 4 of said Public Law Numbered 144, shall be paid out of currently available appropriations of the Veterans’ Administration the full amount of any benefits not paid because of the provisions of section 5 of Public Law 144, or withheld, including the amount of any checks covered on his account into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts together with any amount to his credit in the special-deposit account pursuant to the provisions of said Public Law Numbered 828, as amended; or, in the event of the death of such person prior to receipt [57 Stat. 567](/us/stat/57/567).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s735).of the amount herein authorized, payment shall be made under the provisions, except the one-year limitation, of section 12 of said Public Law Numbered 144, if claim therefor, together with satisfactory evidence that neither the claimant nor the person deceased was guilty of any of the offenses stated in said section 4, shall have been filed with the Veterans’ Administration within one year after the effective Certification of amounts.date of this Act: *Provided*, That the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the amounts of payments which, except for the provisions of this Act, would have 60 Stat. 875been made from the special deposit account, and the Secretary of theReimbursement. Treasury, as directed by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, shall reimburse from the special deposit account the appropriations of the Veterans’ Administration, or cover into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, the amounts so certified: German or Japanese citizens.*Provided further*, That no payments shall be made to German or Japanese citizens or subjects residing in Germany or Japan. Approved August 7, 1946. Granting the consent of Congress to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Susquehanna River at a point between the Borough of Plymouth, in Plymouth Township, and Hanover Township, in the county of Luzerne, and in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 1946-08-07 778 Chapter 60 Stat. 875 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 778] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Susquehanna River at a point between the Borough of Plymouth, in Plymouth Township, and Hanover Township, in the county of Luzerne, and in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 5537](/us/bill/79/hr/5537)][[Public Law 623](/us/pl/79/623)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consent Bridge.Susquehanna River.of Congress is hereby granted to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge, and approaches thereto, across the Susquehanna River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between the Borough of Plymouth, in Plymouth Township and Hanover Township, in the county of Luzerne, and in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “>An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).23, 1906. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 7, 1946. For the retirement of public-school teachers in the District of Columbia. 1946-08-07 779 Chapter 60 Stat. 875 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 779] AN ACT For the retirement of public-school teachers in the District of Columbia. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 5756](/us/bill/79/hr/5756)][[Public Law 624](/us/pl/79/624)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United. States of America. in Congress assembled*, That beginning as Retirement of public-school teachers, D. C.Deductions.the 1st day of the September following the effective date of this Act, there shall be deducted and withheld from the annual salary of every teacher in the public schools of the District of Columbia an annual amount computed to the nearest tenth of a dollar equal to 5 per centum of the teacher’s annual salary. The Commissioners of Filing of certificates.the District of Columbia shall cause to be filed with the Board of Education on September 10 of each year a certificate showing the amount of deduction to be made from the salary of each teacher during the year, said deduction to be made in equal amounts, one to be deducted for each school month. A similar certificate shall be filed not later than the 15th day of each calendar month to cover cases of new entrants. No deduction shall be made from less than an entire month’s salary. The amounts deducted and withheld from Interest-bearing accounts.the annual salary of each teacher, including amounts so deducted and withheld prior to the effective date of this Act under the Act entitled “An Act for the retirement of public-school teachers in the District of Columbia”, approved January 15, 1920 (41 Stat. 387), [D. C. Code §§ 31–701 to 31–710, 31–712 to 31–720](/us/dcc/31–701/31–710/31–712/31–720).as amended, shall be credited to an individual account of the teacher from whose salary the deduction is made, together with interest at 4 per centum per annum, compounded annually up to the effective date of this Act and thereafter at 3 per centum per annum, 60 Stat. 876compounded annually from June 30 of the year in which the deductions are made. These individual interest-bearing accounts shall be kept by the Auditor of the District of Columbia. Optional deposits.Any teacher may at his option and under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia deposit with the Collector of Taxes, District of Columbia, additional sums in multiples of $25 but not to exceed 10 per centum per annum of his annual salary, pay, or compensation, for services rendered since March 1, 1920, which amount together with interest thereon at 3 per centum per annum compounded as of June 30 of each year, shall, at the date of his retirement, be available to purchase an annuity as he shall elect in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Commissioners of the Refunds.District of Columbia, in addition to the annuity provided by this Act; the purchase price of such annuity shall be based upon an interest rate of 3 per centum per annum compounded annually and upon such table of mortality as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. In the event of death or separation from the service of such teacher before becoming eligible tor retirement on annuity, the amounts so deposited with interest at 3 per centum compounded annually from June 30 of the year in which the deposits are made shall be refunded in accordance with the provisions of *Post*, p. 880.sections 9 and 10, respectively, of this Act. A separate individual account shall be kept by the Auditor of the District of Columbia with respect to the voluntary deposits and interest of each teacher. Sec. 2. Retirement and annuity fund. The amounts so deducted and withheld from the annual salary of every teacher, and the amounts of additional voluntary deposits, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the teachers’ retirement and annuity fund. As of the effective date of this Act, there shall be transferred and credited to such fund the balances of funds held for the retirement of teachers [41 Stat. 387, 388](/us/stat/41/387/388).[D. C. Code 31–702, 31–707](/us/dcc/31–702/31–707).under the provisions of sections 2 and 7 of the Act of January 15, 1920, as amended. The fund thus created shall be held and invested by the Secretary of the Treasury until paid out as hereinafter provided, and the income derived from such investment shall constitute a part of said fund for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Separate accounts.this Act. Separate accounts shall be maintained by the Treasury with respect to
(1)the regular operations of the retirement system, exclusive of those incident to the voluntary deposits; and
(2)the voluntary deposits and the supplementary annuities and refunds resulting from such deposits. Sec. 3. Voluntary retirement.
(a)Any teacher to whom this Act applies who shall have attained or shall hereafter attain the age of sixty years and has rendered at least thirty years of service computed as prescribed in section 8 of this Act, or shall hereafter attain the age of sixty-two years and has rendered at least fifteen years of service computed as prescribed in section 8 of this Act, may voluntarily retire and shall be eligible for retirement on an annuity computed as provided in section 5 of this Act.
(b)Any teacher to whom this Act applies who shall have attained or shall hereafter attain the age of fifty-five years and has rendered at least thirty years of service computed as prescribed in section 8 of this Act, may voluntarily retire and shall be paid an immediate life annuity beginning on the first day of the month following the date of separation from the service having a value equal to the present worth of a deferred annuity at the age of sixty years computed as prescribed in section 5 of this Act or may elect to receive a deferred annuity beginning at the age of sixty years computed as prescribed in section 5 of this Act.
(c)Any teacher who shall have attained or shall hereafter attain 60 Stat. 877the age of sixty-two years and is eligible for retirement under the provisions of this Act, may be retired by the Board of Education upon written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools. Any Retirement at age 70.teacher who shall have attained, or shall hereafter attain the age of seventy years, shall be retired unless upon written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools two-thirds of the members of the Board of Education vote to retain such teacher in the public schools for the good of the service. No sum shall be paid to any teacher upon his Minimum period of service.retirement under the provisions of this section unless he shall have been employed as a teacher on active duty in the public schools of the District of Columbia for a total period of not less than ten years. Sec. 4. Any teacher to whom this Act applies who shall have served Disability.on active duty in the public schools of the District of Columbia for a total period of not less than ten years, and who, before becoming eligible for retirement under the conditions defined in the preceding sections hereof, becomes physically or mentally disabled and incapable of satisfactorily performing the duties of his position, by reason of disease or injury not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on the part of the teacher, shall upon his own application or upon order of the Board of Education as provided later in this section be retired on an annuity computed in accordance with the provisions of section 5 and 6 hereof: *Provided*, That proof of freedom from vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct for a period of more than five years next prior to becoming so disabled for useful and efficient service shall not be required in any case. No claim shall Application.be allowed under the provisions of this section unless the application for retirement shall have been executed prior to the applicant’s separation from the service or within six months thereafter, No teacher Examination.shall be retired under the provisions of this section unless examined under the direction of the Health Officer of the District of Columbia, and as a result of said examination, in his judgment, or in the judgment of the Superintendent of Schools concurred in by two-thirds of the members of the Board of Education, shall have been found to be physically or mentally incapacitated for efficient service. Every annuitant retired under the provisions of this section, unless Annual examination.the disability for which retired be permanent in character, shall at the expiration of one year from the date of such retirement and annually thereafter, until reaching retirement age as defined in section 3 hereof, be examined under the direction of the Health Officer of the District of Columbia in order to ascertain the nature and degree of the annuitant’s disability, if any. If an annuitant shall recover before reaching retirement Reappointment.age he shall be reappointed by the Board of Education in accordance with such rules and regulations as the said Board may prescribe to the first position, equal or similar to any position in the public schools occupied by the annuitant before retirement, which becomes vacant after the date the Board of Education receives written notification from the Health Officer of the District of Columbia that the annuitant has recovered and is able to discharge his duties as a teacher in the public schools of the District of Columbia. Payment of the annuity shall be continued until the date of reappointment by the Board of Education. In the event that the annuitant refuses to accept the employment prescribed in this section no annuity shall be paid after the date of such refusal. Should the annuitant fail to appear for examination as required under this section payment of the annuity shall be suspended until continuance of the disability shall have been satisfactorily established. Upon written recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools the Board of Education may order or direct at any time such medical or other examination as it shall deem necessary to determine the facts relative to the nature and degree of disability of any teacher retired on an annuity under this section. 60 Stat. 878 Discontinued annuity.In all cases where the annuity is discontinued under the provisions of this section, the annuity payments made under
(1)of section 5 hereof shall be charged against his individual account and, unless he shall become reemployed in a position under the purview of this Act, he shall be considered as having been separated from the service for other than retirement purposes and entitled to the benefits of section Annuity because of voluntary deposits.9 hereof: *Provided, however*, That if such teacher were also receiving an annuity because of voluntary deposits made under the provisions of section 1 hereof, such annuity may be continued or, at the option of the teacher, the actuarial reserve value of such annuity may be withdrawn in cash unless the teacher is reemployed in a position within the purview of this Act, in which case the amount of such reserve value shall be treated as a voluntary deposit under the provisions of section 1 hereof. Sec. 5. Computation of annuity. That following the effective date of this Act every teacher who shall be retired under the provisions of section 3 or section 4 of this Act shall receive an annuity composed of
(1)a sum equal to 1 per centum of his average annual salary received during any five consecutive years of allowable service in the public schools of the District of Columbia, at the option of the teacher, for each year of his whole term of service, but in no event shall the amount of the average annual salary used to determine this portion of the annuity be less than the maximum salary for class 1, group A, established by the [59 Stat. 488](/us/stat/59/488).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, §§ 31–638 to 31–658](/us/stat/31–638/31–658).*Ante*, p. 717.District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1945, as amended; and
(2)an additional sum of $20 for each year of his whole term of service, not exceeding forty. The total annuity shall be fixed at the nearest multiple of 12 cents, and shall be payable monthly. Annuities payable to any retired teacher who has become eligible for retirement because of age as defined in section 3 of this Act shall be payable during the lifetime of the annuitant. Annuities payable to any teacher retired on account of disability shall be subject to the conditions set forth under section 4 of this Act. Options.Any teacher retiring under the provisions of this Act may. at the time of his retirement, elect one of the following options:
(1)He may elect to receive in lieu of the life annuity described herein a reduced annuity of equivalent value providing that, in the event the annuitant shall die without having received in annuities purchased by his contributions accumulated with interest to the date of his retirement an aggregate sum equal to the total amount to his credit at time of retirement, the difference shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of this Act; or
(2)he may elect to receive in lieu of the life annuity as described herein a reduced annuity of equivalent value providing for a life-insurance benefit payable in a lump sum at the. time of the annuitant’s death. The face amount of such life insurance may be in any amount which the retiring teacher shall designate at the time of retirement but shall not exceed his contributions accumulated with interest to the date of retirement. Payment of such insurance shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of this Act. Any annuitant who elects to receive the reduced annuity with fixed life-insurance benefits may reconvert the value of the life insurance to an additional annuity of equivalent value on any anniversary of the retirement date of said annuitant prior to reaching age seventy. Sec. 6. Minimum credit. That in calculating, as provided in section 5, the second part of the annuity of a teacher retired under the provisions of section 4 of this Act, a minimum credit of twenty years shall be used in determining the sum allowable to a teacher with less than twenty years of Restriction.service: *Provided*, That such minimum credit shall not exceed the total number of years of service which the teacher might have served 60 Stat. 879if continuously employed as a teacher in the public schools of the District of Columbia to age sixty. Sec. 7. The amount of each year’s appropriation shall be calculated, Calculation of appropriation.on an actuarial basis, as a level percentage of the pay roll of all participants which shall be adequate to cover the liability normally accrued plus a further level amount computed to be sufficient to liquidate the unfunded accrued liability within a period of approximately twenty years after the effective date of this Act. Sec. 8. The whole term of service which forms the basis for determining Computation of term of service.the amount of the annuity provided in section 5 of this Act shall be computed from the date of original employment as a teacher, other than temporary, in the public schools of the District of Columbia, plus any service credit that may be allowed under the provisions of this section. In computing the length of service of retiring teachers Service outside D. C., etc.credit may be given, year for year, for
(a)public-school service or its equivalent outside the District of Columbia but not to exceed ten years;
(b)continuous temporary service in the public schools of the District of Columbia immediately prior to probationary appointment;
(c)service in the government of the District of Columbia or the Government of the United States allowable under the Civil Service Act of 1920, as amended;
(d)periods of honorable service in the [41 Stat. 614](/us/stat/41/614).[5 U. S. C. § 691 *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 691 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s691).*Ante*, pp. 339, 658, 659, 705, 706, 850 *post*, p. 939.[D. C. Code §§ 31–632 to 31–637](/us/dcc/31–632/31–637).Reduction of annuity.Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States in time of war;
(e)all educational leaves of absence with part pay authorized by the Board of Education in accordance with the Act of June 12, 1940 (54 Stat. 349) ; and the first ten-year period to begin on the date of the first probationary appointment as a teacher in the public schools of the District of Columbia: *Provided, however*, That that portion of the annuity which results from credit for service allowable under
(a)and
(c)of this section shall be reduced by the amount of any annuity which the retired teacher is entitled to receive under any Federal, State, or municipal retirement or pension system in respect to such service, except that such portion of the annuity after reduction shall not be less than the annuity purchasable with the deposit which the teacher is required to make under the provisions of this section in order to obtain credit for such service: *Provided, further*, That no credit for service prescribed in this section, with the Deposit of sum equal to accumulated contributions, etc.exception of periods of honorable service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States in time of war and all educational leaves of absence with part pay authorized by the Board of Education in accordance with the Act of June 12, 1940 (54 Stat. *Supra*.349), shall be given to any teacher entering the said public schools after June 30, 1926, until he shall have deposited to the credit of the teachers’ retirement and annuity fund of the District of Columbia a sum equal to the accumulated contributions and interest, which he would have had credited to his individual account if such service had been rendered on active duty in the public schools of the District of Columbia, said contributions to be based on the average annual salary of the class to which the teacher is appointed: *Provided further*, That all contributions to the retirement fund made by any teacher Contributions made while on leave.on educational leave with part pay shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of this Act, but otherwise no provision of this Act shall be interpreted to deprive any teacher employed by the Board of Education of any rights or benefits allowable under the Act of June 12, 1940 (54 Stat. 349): *Provided further*, That if *Supra*.Monthly deposits.the teacher so elects, he may deposit the required sum in the fund in any number of monthly installments not exceeding fifty with interest at 3 per centum per annum compounded annually, upon making claim with the Auditor, District of Columbia, within one year of the effective date of this Act, or within one year after the original probational appointment or reinstatement in the school service, or within two years 60 Stat. 880after the date of honorable discharge from the military service: *And *Limitation.*provided further*, That nothing contained herein shall be construed to allow any teacher more than one year’s credit for all services rendered in any one fiscal year. Sec. 9. Election of deferred annuity. Should any teacher to whom this Act applies, after having served in the public schools of the District of Columbia for a total period of not less than ten years and before becoming eligible for retirement, become separated from the service, such teacher may elect to receive a deferred annuity beginning at the age of sixty-two years Refunds.computed as provided in section 5 of this Act: *Provided*, That any teacher who becomes separated from the public schools of the District of Columbia for other than retirement purposes and who does not elect to receive a deferred annuity as provided for in this section, shall receive as soon as practicable after separation the refund of deductions, deposits, or redeposits with interest thereon, or any voluntary contributions made under the provisions of section 1 of this Act, with interest: Deposit of amount withdrawn. *Provided further*, That no teacher who shall withdraw the amount of his deductions, deposits, or redeposits under this section shall, after reinstatement, be entitled to credit for previous service unless he shall deposit in the fund the amount so withdrawn by him: *And provided further*, That the amount required to be so deposited may be paid by the teacher, if he so elects, in any number of monthly installments, not exceeding one hundred, with interest at 3 per centum compounded annually. Sec. 10. Beneficiaries. Any teacher from whose salary retirement deductions are made in accordance with this Act may designate in writing a beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom the amount of his deductions, together with interest then credited thereon, shall be payable, as hereinafter provided, in the event of the death of the teacher before or after retirement. Death before retirement.In the event any teacher shall die before retirement the total amount of his deductions with interest thereon shall be paid, upon the establishment of a valid claim therefor, provided the claim be filed with the Auditor of the District of Columbia within three years after the death of such teacher, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries, if a beneficiary or beneficiaries be designated in writing by the teacher and recorded on his individual account, or, if there be no such beneficiary or beneficiaries designated, then to the duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of the teacher, or, if the amount payable be less than $1,000 and no executor or administrator is appointed, to such person or persons as the Auditor, in his judgment, may determine is or are legally entitled thereto. On the death of a retired teacher who elected to receive a reduced annuity with death benefits, the amount payable, if any, shall be determined according to the terms of the option so elected, and such amount shall be paid upon the establishment of a valid claim therefor, provided the claim be filed with the Auditor of the District of Columbia within three years after the death of such teacher, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries, if a beneficiary or beneficiaries be designated in writing by the teacher and recorded on his individual account, or, if there be no such beneficiary or beneficiaries designated, then to the duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of the teacher, or, if the amount payable be less than $1,000 and no executor or administrator is appointed, to such person or persons as the Auditor, in his judgment, may determine is or are legally entitled thereto. Sec. 11. Consent to deductions. That every teacher who shall continue in the service of the public schools of the District of Columbia after the passage of this Act, as well as every person who hereafter may be appointed to a 60 Stat. 881position [D. C. Code §§ 31–101 *et seq*., 31–601 *et seq*., 31–1101 *et seq*; Supp, V, § 31–109 *et seq*](/us/dcc/31–101/etseq/31–601/etseq/31–1101/etseq).as teacher in the public schools of the District of Columbia, shall be deemed to consent and agree to the deductions made and provided for herein; and the salary, pay, or compensation, which may be paid monthly or at any other time, shall be full and complete discharge and acquitance of all claims and demands whatsoever for all services rendered by such teacher during the period covered by such payment, except his claim for the benefits to which he may be entitled under the provisions of this Act, notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of June 20, 1906 (34 Stat. 316), and of any other law, rule, or regulation affecting the salary, pay, or compensation of the teachers employed in the service of the public schools of the District of Columbia. Sec. 12. That nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the Discharge of teacher.discharge of any teacher at any time in the discretion of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia under the provisions of law. Sec. 13. That the term “teacher”, under this Act, shall include all “Teacher.”teachers permanently employed by the Board of Education in the public day schools of the District of Columbia, including other educational employees whose salaries are established in the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1945, as amended, except the [59 Stat. 488](/us/stat/59/488).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, §§ 31–638 to 31–658](/us/dcc/31–638/31–658).*Ante*, p. 717.“His.”“Annual salary.”employees of the Department of School Attendance and Work Permits; whenever the pronoun “his” occurs in this Act it shall be construed to mean both male and female; and the term “annual salary” shall be construed to mean the total annual income received during the fiscal year for service rendered in the public day schools (not including summer schools) of the District of Columbia, including basic salary, automatic increases, and longevity allowances, provided for in the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1945, as *Supra*.amended, and all wartime additional compensation or bonus, and this definition of “annual salary” shall not be construed to affect any deductions which have been made prior to the effective date of this [41 Stat. 387](/us/stat/41/387).[D. C. Code §§ 31–701 to 31–710, 31–712 to 31–720](/us/dcc/31–701/31–710/31–712/31–720).Act from any teacher’s “annual salary” as defined in the Act of January 15, 1920, as amended. Sec. 14. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall prepare and keep all needful tables, records, and accounts required for carrying out the provisions of this Act. Records, etc.The records to be kept shall include data showing the mortality experience of the teachers in the service of the public schools of the District of Columbia and the rate of withdrawal from such service, and any other information pertaining to such service that may be of value and may serve as a guide for future valuations and adjustments of the plan for the retirement of teachers. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall make Report to Congress.a detailed comparative report annually to Congress showing all receipts and disbursements under the provisions of this Act, together with the total number of persons receiving annuities and the amounts paid them. And the Treasury Department shall prepare the estimates of the Appropriation estimates.annual appropriations required to be made to the teachers’ retirement and annuity fund, and shall make actuarial valuations of such fund at intervals of five years, or oftener if deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Treasury. Sec. 15. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall Transfer of appropriations.include in their annual estimates of appropriations a sum sufficient to carry out the provisions of this Act and Acts amendatory thereof. Appropriations made for the purposes of this Act shall be transferred to the credit of the teachers’ retirement and annuity fund established under section 2 hereof. Sec. 16. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are *Ante*, p. 876.Rules and regulations.hereby authorized to perform, or cause to be performed, any or all acts and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary and 60 Stat. 882proper for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this Act into full force and effect. Sec. 17. Nonassignability, etc., of funds. That none of the money mentioned in this Act shall be assignable, either in law or equity, or be subject to execution or levy by attachment, garnishment, or other legal process. Sec. 18. Applicability. The provisions of this Act shall apply to all teachers on the rolls of the public schools of the District of Columbia for the month of June 1946, or thereafter, if otherwise eligible: *Provided*, That nothing in this Act shall require the reduction of any annuity any teacher on the rolls of the public schools of the District of Columbia for the month of June 1946, would be entitled to receive, [41 Stat. 387](/us/stat/41/387).[D. C. Code §§ 31–701 to 31–710, 31–712 to 31–720](/us/dcc/31–701/31–710/31–712/31–720).under the provisions of the Act of January 15, 1920, as amended, upon retirement. The said Act of 1920, as amended, shall not otherwise apply to teachers on the rolls of the public schools of the District of Columbia for the month of June 1946, or thereafter, but such Act shall remain in force and effect with respect to teachers retired prior to the effective date of this Act, subject to the provisions of section 19. Sec. 19. Prior retirements. The annuities of all teachers retired prior to the effective date of this Act shall be recomputed in accordance with the provisions *Ante*, p. 878.of section 5 of this Act within ninety days after the approval of this Act retroactive to the effective date of this Act, and no recomputation shall be made which will reduce the annuity received by Salary basis.any retired teacher: *Provided*, That the average annual salary during any five consecutive years, specified in section 5, upon which the annuity is based shall be within the last ten years of allowable service in the public schools of the District of Columbia: *Provided further*, Straight life annuity.That the increased amount of the annuity resulting therefrom shall be a straight life annuity without any insurance or death benefits of any kind. Sec. 20. Effective date. The provisions of this Act shall take effect July 1, 1946. Approved August 7, 1946. To name the bridge located on New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks “The Charles A. Langley Bridge”. 1946-08-07 780 Chapter 60 Stat. 882 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 780] AN ACT To name the bridge located on New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks “The Charles A. Langley Bridge”. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 5928](/us/bill/79/hr/5928)][[Public Law 625](/us/pl/79/625)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the bridge located on New Hampshire Avenue in Washington, District of Columbia, over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks shall be known and designated as “The Charles A. Langley Bridge”. Approved August 7, 1946. To permit the members and stockholders of charitable, educational, and religious associations incorporated in the District of Columbia to vote by proxy or by mail. 1946-08-07 781 Chapter 60 Stat. 882 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 781] AN ACT To permit the members and stockholders of charitable, educational, and religious associations incorporated in the District of Columbia to vote by proxy or by mail. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 5970](/us/bill/79/hr/5970)][[Public Law 626](/us/pl/79/626)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United, States of America in Congress assembled*, Charitable, etc., societies in D. C. That section 601 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a Code of Laws in the District [31 Stat. 1284](/us/stat/31/1284).[D. C. Code, Supp. V, § 29–603](/us/dcc/29–603).of Columbia”, approved March 3, 1901, as amended (D. C. Code, 1940 edition, title 29, sec. 603) is hereby amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 601. Trustees.— Such incorporated society may elect its trustees, directors, or managers at such time and place and in such manner as may be specified in its bylaws, who shall have the control 60 Stat. 883and management of the affairs and funds of the society, and a majority of whom shall be a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a less number be specified as a quorum in the bylaws, and whenever any vacancy shall happen in such board of trustees, directors, or managers the vacancies shall be filled in such manner as shall be provided by the bylaws of the society. The bylaws of a society incorporated under Vote by proxy or mail.the provisions of this subchapter may provide that stockholders, if the same be a stock corporation, or members or delegates, if the same be not a stock corporation, may vote by proxy or by mail. The bylaws may restrict such method of voting to the election of trustees, directors, or managers, or to other matters specified in the bylaws, and may prescribe the form or forms of proxy or of mail ballot to be used and the procedure to be followed in the casting and recording of such votes.” " Approved August 7, 1946. To amend the Act of July 11, 1919 (41 Stat. 132), relating to the interchange of property between the Army and the Navy, so as to include the Coast Guard within its provision. 1946-08-07 782 Chapter 60 Stat. 883 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 782] AN ACT To amend the Act of July 11, 1919 (41 Stat. 132), relating to the interchange of property between the Army and the Navy, so as to include the Coast Guard within its provision. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6057](/us/bill/79/hr/6057)][[Public Law 627](/us/pl/79/627)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the provision contained in the Act of July 11, 1919 (41 Stat. 132; U. S. C., title 10, sec. 1274), relating to the interchange of property between the Army and the Navy, is hereby amended to read as follows:" “The interchange, without compensation therefor, of military stores, Army, Navy, Coast Guard.Interchange of supplies.supplies, and equipment of every character, including real estate owned by the Government, is hereby authorized between the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard upon the request of the head of one service and with the approval of the head of the other service.” " Approved August 7, 1946. To exempt certain vessels from filing passenger lists. 1946-08-07 783 Chapter 60 Stat. 883 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 783] AN ACT To exempt certain vessels from filing passenger lists. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6148](/us/bill/79/hr/6148)][[Public Law 628](/us/pl/79/628)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no collector of customs shall require the master or owner of a vessel arriving, otherwise than by sea, at a port, or place in the United States on the Great Lakes, or their connecting or tributary waters, from a port or place in the Dominion of Canada to furnish a list of passengers on board such vessel. Approved August 7, 1946. To authorize the highway departments of the States of Kentucky and West Virginia to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River at or near Williamson, West Virginia. 1946-08-07 784 Chapter 60 Stat. 883 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 784] AN ACT To authorize the highway departments of the States of Kentucky and West Virginia to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River at or near Williamson, West Virginia. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6223](/us/bill/79/hr/6223)][[Public Law 629](/us/pl/79/629)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consent Bridge.Big Sandy River.of Congress is hereby granted to the State Highway Commission of the States of Kentucky and West Virginia to construct, maintain, and operate a free bridge and approaches thereto across the Tug Fork 60 Stat. 884of the Big Sandy River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia, and on the Pikeville-Williamson Road in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 401–498](us/usc/t33/s401–498).navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 7, 1946. To authorize the War Shipping Administration and the Maritime Commission to make available certain surplus property to certain maritime academies. 1946-08-07 785 Chapter 60 Stat. 884 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 785] AN ACT To authorize the War Shipping Administration and the Maritime Commission to make available certain surplus property to certain maritime academies. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6408](/us/bill/79/hr/6408)][[Public Law 630](/us/pl/79/630)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Surplus property for State, etc., nautical schools. That the War Shipping Administration and the Maritime Commission are authorized to make available or transfer to any State or municipality maintaining a marine school or nautical branch in accordance with the Act of July [34 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ l122–1123c](us/usc/t34/s1122–1123c).29, 1941 (Public Law 191, Seventy-seventh Congress, 55 Stat. 607), excess or surplus material, supplies, and equipment for use in connection with the teaching and training of cadet-midshipmen, at such ports or other localities as may be designated by such State, without charge except for transportation and delivery of such material, supplies, or equipment. Approved August 7, 1946. To amend the Act to provide for the issuance of devices in recognition of services of merchant sailors. 1946-08-07 786 Chapter 60 Stat. 884 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 786] AN ACT To amend the Act to provide for the issuance of devices in recognition of services of merchant sailors. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6488](/us/bill/79/hr/6488)][[Public Law 631](/us/pl/79/631)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 7 of the Act of May 10, 1943 (57 Stat. 81), as amended by the Act of July 31, [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 753f](us/usc/t50/s753f).1945 (59 Stat. 511; 50 U. S. C., App. 753f), be, and it is hereby, amended by inserting after the comma following the citation “(9 F. R. 10613)” the words “as amended by Executive Order 9692 of February 5, 1946 (11 F. R. 1421)”. Approved August 7, 1946. To waive certain restrictions of the Hawaiian Organic Act, relating to land exchanges, for the acquisition of certain lands at Hilo, Hawaii. 1946-08-07 787 Chapter 60 Stat. 884 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 787] AN ACT To waive certain restrictions of the Hawaiian Organic Act, relating to land exchanges, for the acquisition of certain lands at Hilo, Hawaii. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6610](/us/bill/79/hr/6610)][[Public Law 632](/us/pl/79/632)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the provisions *Ante*, p. 871.of section 73
(1)of the Hawaiian Organic Act, prohibiting exchanges by which the Territory of Hawaii shall convey lands exceeding either forty acres in area or $5,000 in value, and the like provisions contained in section 4533 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii 1945, shall not apply to any exchanges made for the acquisition by the Territory of land at Hilo, island of Hawaii, within the area bounded on the north by the sea, on the south by Kamehameha Avenue, on the east by Wailoa River, and on the west by Wailuku River. Approved August 7, 1946. To provide basic authority for the performance of certain functions and activities of the National Park Service. 1946-08-07 788 Chapter 60 Stat. 885 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 885 [CHAPTER 788] AN ACT To provide basic authority for the performance of certain functions and activities of the National Park Service. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6629](/us/bill/79/hr/6629)][[Public Law 633](/us/pl/79/633)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That appropriations National Park Service.Appropriations authorized.for the National Park Service are authorized for—
(a)Necessary protection of the area of federally owned land in the custody of the National Park Service known as the Ocean Strip and Queets Corridor, adjacent to Olympic National Park, Washington; necessary repairs to the roads from Glacier Park Station through the Blackfeet Indian Reservation to the various points in the boundary line of Glacier National Park, Montana, and the international boundary; repair and maintenance of approximately two and Roads.seventy-seven one-hundredths miles of road leading from United States Highway 187 to the north entrance of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming; maintenance of approach roads through the Lassen National Forest leading to Lassen Volcanic National Park, California; maintenance and repair of the Generals Highway between the boundaries of Sequoia National Park, California, and the Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park, California; maintenance of approximately two and one-fourth miles of roads comprising those portions of the Fresno-Kings Canyon approach road, Park Ridge Lookout Road, and Ash Mountain-Advance truck trail, necessary to the administration and protection of the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks; maintenance of the roads in the national forests leading out of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana; maintenance of the road in the Stanislaus National Forest connecting the Tioga Road with the Hetch Hetchy Road near Mather Station, Yosemite National Park, California; and maintenance and repair of the approach road to the Custer Battlefield National Monument and the road connecting the said monument with the Reno Monument site, Montana.
(b)Administration, protection, improvement, and maintenance of Recreational areas.areas, under the jurisdiction of other agencies of the Government, devoted to recreational use pursuant to cooperative agreements.
(c)Necessary local transportation and subsistence in kind of persons Transportation for cooperators, etc.selected for employment or as cooperators, serving without other compensation, while attending fire-protection training camps.
(d)Administration, protection, maintenance, and improvement of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
(e)Educational lectures in or in the vicinity of and with respect Educational lectures, etc.to the national parks, national monuments, and other reservations under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service; and services of field employees in cooperation with such nonprofit scientific and historical societies engaged in educational work in the various parks and monuments as the Secretary of the Interior may designate.
(f)Travel expenses of employees attending Government camps Travel expenses of employees in training schools, etc.for training in forest-fire prevention and suppression and the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Police Academy, and attending Federal, State, or municipal schools for training in building fire prevention and suppression.
(g)Investigation and establishment of water rights in accordance Investigation, etc., of water rights.with local custom, laws, and decisions of courts, including the acquisition of water rights or of lands or interests in lands or rights-of-way for use and protection of water rights necessary or beneficial in the administration and public use of the national parks and monuments. 60 Stat. 886
(h)Water supply line. Acquisition of rights-of-way and construction and maintenance of a water supply line partly outside the boundaries of Mesa Verde National Park.
(i)Telephone service. Official telephone service in the field in the case of official telephones installed in private houses when authorized under regulations established by the Secretary. Approved August 7, 1946. For the relief of certain postmasters. 1946-08-07 789 Chapter 60 Stat. 886 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 789] AN ACT For the relief of certain postmasters. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6642](/us/bill/79/hr/6642)][[Public Law 634](/us/pl/79/634)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Credit for per diem payments. That the Comptroller General of the United States is authorized and directed to allow credit for payments of per diem made by postmasters acting under direction of the First Assistant Postmaster General to postal employees detailed to postal units at camps, posts, or stations to handle military mail or at civilian plants devoted to war production at rates not to exceed that provided and authorized by the Act of December [59 Stat. 603](/us/stat/59/603).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 133 note](us/usc/t39/s133).7, 1945, Public Law 249, the credit to be allowed notwithstanding that the payments were made on orders issued retroactively by the Postmaster General. Approved August 7, 1946. To clarify the rights of former owners of real property to reacquire such property under the Surplus Property Act of 1944. 1946-08-07 790 Chapter 60 Stat. 886 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 790] AN ACT To clarify the rights of former owners of real property to reacquire such property under the Surplus Property Act of 1944. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6702](/us/bill/79/hr/6702)][[Public Law 635](/us/pl/79/635)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Surplus Property Act of 1944, amendment.[58 Stat. 777](/us/stat/58/777).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1632](/us/usc/t50/s1632).“Real property.” That section 23
(1)of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 is amended to read as follows:" “(1) The term ‘real property’ means property consisting of land, together with any fixtures and improvements thereon (including hotels, apartment houses, hospitals, office buildings, stores, and other commercial structures) located outside the District of Columbia, but does not include
(A)commercial structures constructed by, at the direction of, or on behalf of any Government agency,
(B)commercial structures which the Administrator determines have been made an integral part of a functional or economic unit which should be disposed of as a whole, and
(C)war housing, industrial plants, factories, airports, airport facilities, or similar structures and facilities, or the sites thereof, or land which the Administrator determines essential to the use of any of the foregoing; and”. " Sec. 2. *Supra*. Section 23
(c)of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:" Classification of property.“The classification of property by the Administrator (including the determination of whether property is ‘real property’ as defined in this section) shall be based on the highest and best use of the property at the time it is reported as surplus property regardless of its former character or use.” " Sec. 3. Reinstatement of leasehold covering Chamberlin Hotel. The Secretary of War and the War Assets Administration are authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary
(A)to reinstate the leasehold covering the Chamberlin Hotel, Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Virginia, and its appurtenant land, buildings, utilities, and facilities, which leasehold, with all the furnishings and equipment used in connection therewith, was acquired 60 Stat. 887on December 30, 1941, by the Department, of the Navy, and on December 20, 1945, declared by the Department of the Navy to be surplus to its needs and responsibilities; and
(B)to convey and sell, to the former owner or owners authorized under this section to be the lessee under the reinstated leasehold, all of the right, title, and interest in and to such hotel, land, buildings, utilities, furnishings, and equipment, which existed in the person who was the lessee prior to such acquisition by the Department of the Navy. The former owner or Former owner.owners for the purposes of this section shall be either
(i)those persons who on December 30, 1941, owned bonds to secure payment of which the property was then held by a trustee, and who, within sixty days after the date of first publication of notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is situated, as hereinafter provided, commit themselves, in such manner as the War Assets Administrator may prescribe, to participate in the acquisition of the property, the participation by each such person to be in the proportion which the face amount of the bonds owned by such person on December 30, 1941, is of the aggregate face amount of such bonds owned by all of the participants, or
(ii)a corporation all of the shares of which (except qualifying shares) are owned in like proportion by the persons making such commitments. Notice of the right of such persons Notice.to have the benefits of this section shall be given by publication in the Federal Register, publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is situated, and by any other means which may be deemed appropriate by the War Assets Administrator. The leasehold shall contain the same terms and conditions Terms and conditions.as that which was in effect immediately prior to the acquisition of the property by the Department of the Navy, and upon the reinstatement thereof shall be subject to all of the provisions of Public Resolution 71, Sixty-seventh Congress (42 Stat. 843), as if such acquisition by the Department of the Navy had not taken place. The consideration Acquisition price.to be paid to the United States for reinstating such leasehold and for such conveyance and sale to the former owner or owners shall be a price not greater than that for which the property was acquired by the United States. Such acquisition price being properly adjusted to reflect any increase or decrease in the value of the property resulting from action by the United States, or a price equal to the market price at the time of sale, whichever price is the lower. This section shall Time limitation.cease to be in effect unless, within six months from the date of the enactment of this Act, the former owner or owners pay or tender the consideration prescribed in this section for the reinstatement of the leasehold and for such conveyance and sale. Approved August 7, 1946. To establish and provide for the maintenance and operation of a Veterans’ Canteen Service in the Veterans’ Administration, and for other purposes. 1946-08-07 791 Chapter 60 Stat. 887 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 791] AN ACT To establish and provide for the maintenance and operation of a Veterans’ Canteen Service in the Veterans’ Administration, and for other purposes. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6836](/us/bill/79/hr/6836)][[Public Law 636](/us/pl/79/636)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That there is hereby Veterans’ Canteen Service.established in the Veterans’ Administration an instrumentality of the United States to be known as the Veterans’ Canteen Service, hereinafter called the Service, for the primary purpose of making available to veterans of the armed forces of the United States who are hospitalized or domiciled in hospitals and homes of the Veterans’ Administration, at reasonable prices, articles of merchandise and services essential to their comfort and well-being. 60 Stat. 888 Sec. 2. The Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, hereinafter called the Administrator, is authorized and directed—
(a)Establishment at hospitals, etc. To establish, maintain, and operate canteens where deemed necessary and practicable at hospitals and homes of the Veterans’ Administration and at other Veterans’ Administration establishments where similar essential facilities are not reasonably available from outside commercial sources.
(b)Warehouses, etc. To establish, maintain, and operate such warehouses and storage depots as may be necessary in operating the canteens.
(c)Free space, etc. To furnish the Service, without charge, rental, or reimbursement, for its use in connection with the establishment, maintenance, and operation thereof, such space, buildings, and structures under control of the Veterans’ Administration as he may consider necessary, including normal maintenance and repair service thereon.
(d)Free equipment, etc. To furnish the Service for its use such equipment, utilities, and service, including light, water, and heat, as may be available and necessary for such use, without charge, rental, or reimbursement Electricity and gas.except that reasonable charges shall be paid by the Service for electricity and gas furnished for purposes of cooking, refrigeration, and power.
(e)Personnel. To employ such persons as are necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the Service. Personnel necessary for the transaction of the business of the Service at canteens, warehouses, and storage depots shall be appointed, compensated from funds of the Service, and removed by the Administrator without [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*.](/us/usc/t5/s661–674)*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.[58 Stat. 387](/us/stat/58/387).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 851–869](/us/usc/t5/s851–869).regard to civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended: *Provided*, That such employees shall be subject to the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944, the Civil Service Retirement Acts, and laws administered by the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission applicable to civilian employees of the United States. Personnel, other than those employed at canteens, warehouses, and storage depots, shall be employed and paid from Veterans’ Administration appropriations for salaries and expenses as normal Veterans’ Administration employees and assigned, detailed, or loaned to the Service without reimbursement by the Service.
(f)Purchase contracts, etc. To make all necessary contracts or agreements to purchase or sell merchandise, fixtures, equipment, supplies, and services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States *Ante*, p. 809.(41 U. S. C. 5), and to do all things necessary to carry out such contracts or agreements, including the making of necessary adjustments and compromising of claims in connection therewith.
(g)Fixing of prices. To fix the prices of merchandise and services in canteens so as to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(h)Gifts and donations. To accept gifts and donations of merchandise, fixtures, equipment, and supplies for the use and benefit of the Service.
(i)Rules and regulations. To make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as he considers necessary or appropriate to effectuate its purposes.
(j)Delegation of duties, etc. To delegate such duties and powers to employees as he considers necessary or appropriate, whose official acts performed within the scope of the delegated authority shall have the same force and effect as though performed by the Administrator. Sec. 3. Service to hospitalized veterans, etc.
(a)The canteens at hospitals and homes of the Veterans’ Administration shall be primarily for the use and benefit of veterans hospitalized or domiciled at such hospitals and homes. Service at such canteens may also be furnished to personnel of the Veterans’ Administration and recognized veterans’ organizations employed at such hospitals and homes and to other persons so employed, to the families of all the foregoing persons who reside at the hospital or home concerned, and to relatives and other persons while visiting any of the 60 Stat. 889persons named in this subsection: *Provided*, That service to any person not hospitalized, domiciled, or residing at the hospital or home shall be limited to the sale of merchandise or services for consumption or use on the premises.
(b)Service at canteens other than those established at hospitals Service at other canteens.and homes shall be limited to sales of merchandise and services for consumption or use on the premises, to personnel employed at such establishments, their visitors, and other persons at such establishments on official business. Sec. 4. To finance the establishment, maintenance, and operation of Appropriations authorized.*Ante*, p. 615.the Service there is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time such amounts as are necessary to provide for
(a)the acquisition of necessary furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and equipment for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of canteens, warehouses, and storage depots;
(b)stocks of merchandise and supplies for canteens and reserve stocks of same in warehouses and storage depots;
(c)salaries, wages, and expenses of employees;
(d)administrative and operation expenses; and
(e)adequate working capital for each canteen and for the Service as a whole. Amounts appropriated under Revolving fund.the authority contained in this Act and all income from canteen operations become and will be administered as a revolving fund to effectuate the provisions of this Act. Sec. 5. The revolving fund shall be deposited in a checking account Deposits.with the Treasurer of the United States: *Provided*, That such amounts thereof as the Administrator may determine to be necessary to establish and maintain operating accounts for the various canteens may be deposited in checking accounts in other depositaries selected by the Administrator. Sec. 6. The Service shall prepare annually and submit a budget Budget program.program as provided for wholly owned Government corporations by the Government Corporation Control Act which shall contain an [59 Stat. 597](/us/stat/59/597).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, 841–869](/us/usc/t31/s841–869).estimate of the needs of the Service for the ensuing fiscal year including an estimate of the amount required to restore any impairment of the revolving fund resulting from operations of the current fiscal year. Any balance in the revolving fund at the close of the fiscal year in excess of the estimated requirements for the ensuing fiscal year shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Sec. 7. The Service shall maintain an integral set of accounts Accounts.which shall be audited annually by the General Accounting Office in accordance with the principles and procedures applicable to commercial transactions as provided by the Government Corporation Control Act. *Supra*.No other audit shall be required. Sec. 8. It is the purpose of this Act that, under control and supervision Function; control.of the Administrator, the Service shall function as an independent unit in the Veterans’ Administration and shall have exclusive control over all its activities including sales, procurement and supply, finance, including disbursements, and personnel management, except as otherwise herein provided. Approved August 7, 1946. To amend section 121 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia”, approved March 3, 1901, as amended, to authorize the appointment of three additional deputies for the register of wills. 1946-08-07 792 Chapter 60 Stat. 889 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 792] AN ACT To amend section 121 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia”, approved March 3, 1901, as amended, to authorize the appointment of three additional deputies for the register of wills. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6859](/us/bill/79/hr/6859)][[Public Law 637](/us/pl/79/637)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 121 of Register of wills.Additional deputies.the Act entitled “An Act to establish a code of law for the District of 60 Stat. 890Columbia”, approved March 3, 1901, as amended by the Act approved [31 Stat. 1209](/us/stat/31/1209); [32 Stat. 525](/us/stat/32/525).June 30, 1902 (title 19, sec. 403, D. C. Code, 1940), is amended by striking out the word “two” preceding the word “deputies” in line 17 thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof the word “five”. Approved August 7, 1946. To authorize the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge, or a free bridge, across the Ohio River at or near Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana. 1946-08-07 793 Chapter 60 Stat. 890 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 793] AN ACT To authorize the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge, or a free bridge, across the Ohio River at or near Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6899](/us/bill/79/hr/6899)][[Public Law 638](/us/pl/79/638)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridge.Ohio River. That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for the military and other purposes, the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Ohio River at a point suitable to the interest of navigation at or near Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).Acquisition of land, etc.bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission all such rights and powers to enter upon land and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, maintenance, and operation of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Sec. 3. Tolls. The Indiana State Toll Bridge Commission is hereby authorized to fix and charge toll for transit over such bridge, and the rate of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the *Supra*.Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. Sinking fund, etc. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such bridge, the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including interest at a rate of not to exceed 5 per centum per annum and reasonable financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed thirty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free Record of costs, etc.of toll. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 7, 1946. Authorizing the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near a point between Delmar Boulevard and Cole Street in the city of Saint Louis, Missouri, and a point opposite thereto in the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois. 1946-08-07 794 Chapter 60 Stat. 891 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 891 [CHAPTER 794] AN ACT Authorizing the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near a point between Delmar Boulevard and Cole Street in the city of Saint Louis, Missouri, and a point opposite thereto in the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 6953](/us/bill/79/hr/6953)][[Public Law 639](/us/pl/79/639)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in order to Bridge.Mississippi River.facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near a point between Delmar Boulevard and Cole Street in the city of Saint Louis, Missouri, and a point opposite thereto in the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).Acquisition of land, etc.contained in this Act. Sec. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, maintenance, and operation of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Sec. 3. The said city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, its successors and Tolls.assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the*Supra*. Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such Sinking fund, etc.bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period not to exceed thirty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its Record of costs, etc.approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 7, 1946. Granting the consent of Congress to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Allegheny River, between a point in or near the Borough of Tarentum, in the county of Allegheny, and a point near the boundary of the city of New Kensington and Lower Burrel Township in Westmoreland County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 1946-08-07 795 Chapter 60 Stat. 892 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 892 [CHAPTER 795] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Allegheny River, between a point in or near the Borough of Tarentum, in the county of Allegheny, and a point near the boundary of the city of New Kensington and Lower Burrel Township in Westmoreland County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 7030](/us/bill/79/hr/7030)][[Public Law 640](/us/pl/79/640)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Bridge.Allegheny River. That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Allegheny River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the Borough of Tarentum, and in the county of Allegheny, and a point near the boundary of the city of New Kensington and Lower Burrel Township in Westmoreland County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498).over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. Adjustment of toll rates. If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of the bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such Record of costs, etc.bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls. An accurate record of the costs of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 7, 1946. To further amend section 304 of the Naval Reserve Act of 1938, as amended, so as to grant certain benefits to naval personnel engaged in training duty prior to official termination of World War II. 1946-08-07 796 Chapter 60 Stat. 892 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 796] AN ACT To further amend section 304 of the Naval Reserve Act of 1938, as amended, so as to grant certain benefits to naval personnel engaged in training duty prior to official termination of World War II. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 7039](/us/bill/79/hr/7039)][[Public Law 641](/us/pl/79/641)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Naval Reserve Act of 1938, amendment.[52 Stat. 1181](/us/stat/52/1181).[34 U. S. C. § 855c; Supp. V, § 855c](/us/usc/t34/s855c). That section 304 of the Naval Reserve Act of 1938, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows: Insert the following new proviso immediately before the final Benefits to members on active duty, etc.proviso of the said section: " “*Provided further*, That any member of the Naval Reserve performing active duty with or without pay for periods of thirty days or less, training duty with or without pay, drills, equivalent instruction or duty, appropriate duty, or prescribed duty, or while performing authorized travel to or from such duties, prior to the official termination of World War II, shall be entitled to all the benefits provided by this section to members of the Naval Reserve in time of peace:”." Sec. 2. Effective date. The amendment contained in section 1 shall be effective as of December 1, 1945. 60 Stat. 893 Sec. 3. The Act entitled “An Act to extend the benefits of the United States Employees’ Compensation Act to members of the Officers’ Reserve Corps and of the Enlisted Reserve Corps of the Army who are physically injured in line of duty while performing active duty or engaged in authorized training, and for other purposes”, approved July 15, 1939 (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 5, sec. 797), is [53 Stat. 1042](/us/stat/53/1042).amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:" “Sec. 2. As used in this Act, the term fin time of peace’ shall include “In time of peace.”that period after September 8, 1945 (the date of formal surrender by Japan), which is prior to the first day on which the United States is, by the action of the Congress or the President, or both, no longer engaged in any war in which the United States is engaged on the date of enactment of this section.” " Approved August 7, 1946. To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to the State Highway Commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Cumberland River at or near Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky”, approved May 18, 1928. 1946-08-07 797 Chapter 60 Stat. 893 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 797] AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to the State Highway Commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Cumberland River at or near Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky”, approved May 18, 1928. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 7046](/us/bill/79/hr/7046)][[Public Law 642](/us/pl/79/642)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act Bridge.Cumberland River.Extension of time.[45 Stat. 613, 1523](/us/stat/45/613/1523).approved May 18, 1928, as herein amended, and heretofore extended by an Act of Congress approved March 2, 1929, granting the consent of Congress to the State Highway Commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Cumberland River, at or near Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, be, and is hereby, revived and reenacted: *Provided*, That this Act shall be null and void Time limitation.unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. Sec. 2. Section 2 of Public Law Numbered 436 of the Seventieth [45 Stat. 613](/us/stat/45/613).Congress, approved May 18, 1928, is amended to read as follows:" “If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates shall Adjustment of toll rates.be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of the bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls. An accurate record of the costs of such bridge and its approaches, Record of costs, etc.the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept, and shall be available for the information of all persons interested.” " Sec. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 7, 1946. To amend section 6 of Public Law Numbered 516 of the Seventy-ninth Congress, approved July 16, 1946. 1946-08-07 798 Chapter 60 Stat. 894 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 894 [CHAPTER 798] AN ACT To amend section 6 of Public Law Numbered 516 of the Seventy-ninth Congress, approved July 16, 1946. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 7109](/us/bill/79/hr/7109)][[Public Law 643](/us/pl/79/643)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridges.Potomac River.*Ante*, p. 567. That section 6 of Public Law Numbered 516 of the Seventy-ninth Congress, approved July 16, 1946, entitled “An Act authorizing and directing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to construct two four-lane bridges to replace the existing Fourteenth Street or Highway Bridge across the Potomac River, and for other purposes”, is amended as follows: Wherever in said section 6 the words “National Capital Park Service” occur they are changed to read “National Park Service”. Approved August 7, 1946. To amend section 2 of the Act of July 16, 1946 (Public Law 514, Seventy-ninth Congress), relating to the establishment and operation in the District of Columbia of nurseries and nursery schools, so as to permit payment of compensation for services rendered after June 30, 1946, and prior to the enactment of such Act. 1946-08-07 799 Chapter 60 Stat. 894 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 799] AN ACT To amend section 2 of the Act of July 16, 1946 (Public Law 514, Seventy-ninth Congress), relating to the establishment and operation in the District of Columbia of nurseries and nursery schools, so as to permit payment of compensation for services rendered after June 30, 1946, and prior to the enactment of such Act. August 7, 1946[[H. R. 7126](/us/bill/79/hr/7126)][[Public Law 644](/us/pl/79/644)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, Day nurseries and nursery schools, D. C.*Ante*, p. 540. That the second sentence of section 2 of the Act of July 16, 1946 (Public Law 514, Seventy-ninth Congress), is amended to read as follows: “The Board is authorized to employ teachers, attendants, clerks, custodians, and other persons necessary to provide such day care and to pay compensation for their services, including services rendered after June 30, 1946, [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5s/s661–674/etseq).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.and prior to the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended.” Approved August 7, 1946. Designating November 19, 1946, the anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, as Dedication Day. 1946-08-07 800 Chapter 60 Stat. 894 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 800] JOINT RESOLUTION Designating November 19, 1946, the anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, as Dedication Day. August 7, 1946[[H. J. Res. 35](/us/bill/79/hjres/35)][[Public Law 645](/us/pl/79/645)] Gettysburg Address.Whereas the Gettysburg Address of President Abraham Lincoln is the outstanding classic or the ages; and Whereas it will touch the hearts of men and inspire them with faith in our matchless democracy as long as time endures; and Whereas in that address Mr. Lincoln adjured his fellow countrymen to dedicate themselves to the principles of democracy in order that government “of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth”: Therefore be it. Resolved by the Senate, and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Dedication Day. That November 19, 1946, the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, be, and hereby is, designated in our calendar of special days as Dedication Day. That the President of the United States is requested to proclaim November 19, 1946, as Dedication Day and to suggest that the address be read on that day in public assemblages throughout the United States and its possessions, on our ships at sea and wherever the American flag flies. Approved August 7, 1946. Granting certain property to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and relinquishing jurisdiction therein. 1946-08-07 801 Chapter 60 Stat. 895 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 895 [CHAPTER 801] JOINT RESOLUTION Granting certain property to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and relinquishing jurisdiction therein. August 7, 1946[[H. J. Res. 370](/us/bill/79/hjres/370)][[Public Law 646](/us/pl/79/646)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the United States of America does hereby relinquish and quitclaim to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania all that tract of land conveyed by said Commonwealth by its Governor to the United States by deed dated October 19, 1917, and the cession of jurisdiction therein granted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is hereby relinquished. Sec. 2. The cession of jurisdiction made by the Pennsylvania Act Numbered 282 of May 18, 1945, is hereby accepted. Sec. 3. Within sixty days after the effective date of this joint resolution the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall file with the Department of State of Pennsylvania notice of the enactment of this joint resolution. Approved August 7, 1946. To modify sections 4 and 20 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934, with reference to certain funds collected in connection with the operation of Indian Service irrigation projects, and for other purposes. 1946-08-07 802 Chapter 60 Stat. 895 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 802] AN ACT To modify sections 4 and 20 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934, with reference to certain funds collected in connection with the operation of Indian Service irrigation projects, and for other purposes. August 7, 1946[[S. 115](/us/bill/79/s/115)][[Public Law 647](/us/pl/79/647)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That on approval Indian irrigation projects.Collections from water users.of this Act, collections made from water users on each Indian irrigation project on account of assessments levied to meet the cost of operating and maintaining such project shall be deposited into the Treasury for credit to a trust-fund account pursuant to section 20 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934 (48 Stat. 1233), [31 U. S. C. § 725s; Supp. V, § 725s](/us/usc/t31/s725s).and shall be available for expenditure in carrying out the purposes for which collected. Sec. 2. There shall be credited to each trust-fund account so established Credits to trust-fund accounts.the excess, if any, of
(1)the unexpended balance of any repealed special fund appropriation to which operation and maintenance collections were credited prior to July 1, 1935, and
(2)the amount of receipts covered into the Treasury pursuant to section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934 (48 Stat. 1227), over [31 U. S. C. § 725c](/us/usc/t31/s725c).expenditures from appropriations provided for the operation and maintenance of the irrigation project from which such unexpended balance or receipts were derived, and the amount so credited shall be subject to expenditure as prescribed in section 1 hereof. Sec. 3. Revenues hereafter collected from power operations on each Collections from power operations.Appropriations authorized.Indian irrigation project and deposited into the Treasury for credit to miscellaneous receipts pursuant to section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934 (48 Stat. 1227), or pursuant to other *Supra*.provisions of law, are hereby authorized to be appropriated annually, in specific or in indefinite amounts, equal to the collections so credited, for the following purposes in connection with the respective projects from which such revenues are derived:
(1)Payment of the expenses of operating and maintaining the power system;
(2)creation and maintenance of reserve funds to be available for making repairs and replacements to, defraying emergency expenses for, and insuring continuous operation of the power system, the fund for each project to be maintained at such level, within limits set by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, as may from time to time be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior;
(3)amortization, in accordance with 60 Stat. 896the repayment provisions of the applicable statutes or contracts, of construction costs allocated to be returned from power revenues; and
(4)payment of other expenses and obligations chargeable to power revenues to the extent required or permitted by law. Approved August 7, 1946. To provide for the establishment of a modern, adequate, and efficient hospital center in the District of Columbia. 1946-08-07 803 Chapter 60 Stat. 896 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 803] AN ACT To provide for the establishment of a modern, adequate, and efficient hospital center in the District of Columbia. August 7, 1946[[S. 223](/us/bill/79/s/223)][[Public Law 648](/us/pl/79/648)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Hospital facilities, D. C. That in order to provide more adequate hospital facilities in the District of Columbia the Federal Works Administrator is authorized to acquire land and construct buildings and to these ends is empowered:
(a)Acquisition of lands.[10 U. S. C. § 1339; Supp. V, § 1339](/us/usc/t10/s1339).*Ante*, p. 809. to acquire prior to the approval of title by the Attorney General (without regard to sections 1136, as amended, and 3709 of the Revised Statutes) improved or unimproved lands or interests in lands in the District of Columbia by purchase, donation, exchange, or condemnation (including proceedings under [40 U. S. C. §§ 257, 258, 361–386, 258a–258e](/us/usc/t40/s257/258/361–386/258a–258e).the Acts of August 1, 1888 (25 Stat. 357), March 1, 1929 (45 Stat. 1415), and February 26, 1931 (46 Stat. 1421)) for such hospital facilities;
(b)Surveys, construction, etc.*Supra*.[40 U. S. C. § 278a](/us/usc/t40/s278a). by contract or otherwise (without regard to sections 1136, as amended, and 3709 of the Revised Statutes, and section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 412), prior to approval of title by the Attorney General, to make surveys and investigations, to plan, design, and construct hospital facilities in the District of Columbia on lands or interests in lands acquired under the provisions of subsection
(a)hereof or on other lands of the United States which may be available (the transfers of which for this purpose by the Federal agency having jurisdiction thereof are hereby authorized notwithstanding any other provision of law), provide proper approaches thereto, utilities, and procure necessary materials, supplies, articles, equipment, and machinery, and do all things in connection therewith to carry out the provisions of this Act; and Sec. 2. Leases with private agencies. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whether relating to the acquisition, handling, or disposal of real or other property by the United States or to other matters, the Federal Works Administrator, with respect to any hospital facilities acquired or constructed under the provisions of this Act, is authorized to enter into leases with private agencies for the operation and maintenance of such hospital facilities or useable separable portions thereof upon such terms, including the period of any such leases, annual rentals, provision for joint use of facilities, provisions for operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of buildings, equipment, machinery, and furnishings and appropriate security to assure the performance of any such leases, and to sell for cash or credit or to convey in exchange for other properties any such hospital facilities or usable separable portion thereof to private agencies on such terms as may be deemed by the Administrator Conveyances, etc., by participating hospitals.to be in the public interest: *Provided*, That all hospitals participating in such center shall be required either to convey to the Government, free and clear of all incumbrance, the land and buildings now held by them or to sell the same at such prices as is agreed to and approved by the Federal Works Administrator and to pay the proceeds thereof to the Government at the option of the Federal Works Agency. 60 Stat. 897 Sec. 3. In carrying out the purposes of this Act, the Federal Works Hospital center.Administrator shall provide a hospital center of such size and design as he shall deem feasible and economical of operation. Sec. 4. In carrying out the provisions of this Act the Federal Works Utilization of PHS services, etc.Administrator is authorized to utilize the services of or to act through the United States Public Health Service in the Federal Security Agency, the Federal Works Agency, and any other department or agency of the United States, and any funds appropriated pursuant to Transfer of funds.this Act shall be available for transfer to such department or agency in reimbursement thereof. Sec. 5. Thirty per centum of the net amount expended by the Expenditures charged against D. C.Federal Works Administrator under this Act shall be charged against the District of Columbia and shall be repaid to the Government by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia at such times and in such amounts, without interest, as the Congress shall hereafter determine. The District of Columbia shall be entitled to 30 per centum of the D. C. percentages of sale price and rentals.sale price of any of the properties sold by the Federal Works Administrator under section 2 of this Act, other than properties the value of which is deducted from the gross amount expended to determine the net amount upon which the 30 per centum to be charged against the District of Columbia is computed, and the District of Columbia shall also be entitled to receive 30 per centum of any rentals received from the leasing of any of the hospital facilities acquired or constructed by the Federal Works Administrator under this Act. The amounts which may be due the District hereunder shall be credited on the amount owed the Government by the District of Columbia until such obligation of the District is discharged in full. Sec. 6. For carrying out the purposes of this Act, including administrative Appropriation authorized.expenses, there is hereby authorized to he appropriated during the period ending June 30, 1952, the sum of $35,000,000 to be appropriated at such times and in such amounts as the Congress shall determine. Approved August 7, 1946. To provide for the disposition of vessels, trophies, relics, and material of historical interest by the Secretary of the Navy, and for other purposes. 1946-08-07 804 Chapter 60 Stat. 897 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 804] AN ACT To provide for the disposition of vessels, trophies, relics, and material of historical interest by the Secretary of the Navy, and for other purposes. August 7, 1946[[S. 1547](/us/bill/79/s/1547)][[Public Law 649](/us/pl/79/649)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary Navy.Transfer of obsolete vessels by gift, etc.of the Navy is authorized, upon such terms and conditions as he may in his discretion prescribe, to transfer by gift or otherwise obsolete or condemned vessels of the United States Navy or captured vessels in the possession of the Navy to any of the several States, Territories, or possessions of the United States, and political subdivisions, or municipal corporations thereof, the District of Columbia, Canal Zone, or to corporations or associations whose charter or articles of agreement denies them the right to operate for profit. The transfer agreement Transfer agreement.for the disposition of any vessel shall include a stipulation that the transferee shall maintain the vessel in a condition satisfactory to the Navy Department and that no expense shall result to the United States as a consequence of such transfer or as a consequence of such terms and conditions prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy: *Provided*, That the provisions of section 34
(a)of the Surplus Property [58 Stat. 783](/us/stat/58/783).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1643 (a)](/us/usc/t50/s1643/a).Loan, etc., of obsolete and other material.Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 765; 50 U. S. C. 1611) shall apply to this Act. Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized, in his discretion, to loan or give to any of the several States, Territories, or possessions of the United States, and political subdivisions or municipal corporations thereof, the District of Columbia, Canal Zone, Soldiers’60 Stat. 898 Monument Associations, post of the Grand Army of the Republic, posts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, posts of The American Legion, and other recognized war veteran associations, State museums, libraries, historical societies, and museums operated and maintained for educational purposes only, whose charter denies them the right to operate for profit, and posts of the Sons of Veterans Reserve, educational institutions whose graduates or students fought in World War I or World War II, captured, condemned, or obsolete ordnance, guns, projectiles, books, manuscripts, works of art, drawings, plans, models, and other condemned or obsolete material, trophies, and flags, and other material of historic interest which may not be needed in the service of the Navy Department: Government records. *Provided*, That the material authorized by this section to be loaned or given by the Secretary of the Navy shall not include any records [44 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 366–380](/us/usc/t44/s366–380).of the Federal Government as defined in the Act approved July 7, 1943 (57 Stat. 380; 44 U. S. C. 366). Sec. 3. Gifts, etc., to sponsors or donors. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to loan or give to any individual who sponsored a ship or vessel, the name plate or any small article of a negligible or sentimental value, from that ship or vessel and any person, State, group, or organization named in section 2 of this Act who donated any article, material, or equipment including donations of silver service, may receive such articles, equipment, Rules and regulations.or material at the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy. The loans or gifts described in sections 2 and 3 of this Act shall be made subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and the Government shall be at no expense in connection with any such loan or gift. Sec. 4. Transfer of trophies, etc., to Treasury Department. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer, without reimbursement, such devices and trophies as he may in his discretion determine, to the Secretary of the Treasury for the promotion of the sale of war or victory bonds, and to any other Government agency for Sale or donation.scientific, experimental, monumental, or display purposes. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to sell or donate such war devices and trophies for the promotion of the sale of war or victory bonds. Sec. 5. Binoculars. Any person who gave or loaned binoculars to the United States or to the United States Navy in order that such binoculars might be used in the naval service during World War II and to whom the binoculars given or loaned cannot be returned, shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary of the Navy binoculars similar in type to the binoculars given or loaned. Sec. 6. Transmittal of information to Congress. No transfer, loan, or gift authorized by section 1 or 2 of this Act shall take effect until information of the proposal to make such transfer, loan, or gift has been transmitted to the Congress. The transfers authorized by section 1 of this Act shall take effect upon the expiration of the first period of sixty calendar days of continuous session of the Congress following the date on which information of the proposal to make such transfer is transmitted to the Congress; but only if, between the date of transmittal and the expiration of such sixty-day period there has not been passed by the two Houses a concurrent resolution stating in substance that the Congress does not favor the proposed transfer. The loans and gifts authorized by section 2 of this Act shall take effect upon the expiration of the first period of thirty calendar days of continuous session of the Congress following the date on which information of the proposal to make such loan or gift is transmitted to the Congress; but only if, between the date of transmittal and the expiration of such thirty-day period, there has not been passed by the two Houses a concurrent resolution stating in substance that the Congress does not favor the proposed loan or gift. Approved August 7, 1946. To amend the Act entitled “Compensation for injury, death, or detention of employees of contractors with the United States outside the United States”, as amended, for the purpose of making the 100 per centum earning provisions effective as of January 1, 1942. 1946-08-07 805 Chapter 60 Stat. 899 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 899 [CHAPTER 805] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “Compensation for injury, death, or detention of employees of contractors with the United States outside the United States”, as amended, for the purpose of making the 100 per centum earning provisions effective as of January 1, 1942. August 7, 1946[[S. 1561](/us/bill/79/s/1561)][[Public Law 650](/us/pl/79/650)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act entitled Contractors with U.S.Benefits to certain employees.“An Act to provide benefits for the injury, disability, death, or enemy detention of employees of contractors with the United States, and for other purposes”, approved December 2, 1942 (42 U. S. C. 1701), is amended by adding to the final proviso in the last paragraph of section 101
(1)thereof, as added by title I of the Act approved December 23, 1943 (57 Stat. 626), upon changing the final period to [42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1701
(b)(1)](/us/usc/t42/s1701/b/1).Enemy detention.a semicolon, the following: “and in such cases benefits for detention shall accrue from January 1, 1942, unless the beginning of absence occurred upon a later date in which event benefits shall accrue from such later date, and for the period of such absence shall be 100 per centum of the average weekly wages, determined as herein provided: *And provided further*, That compensation for disability under this Disability compensation.title (except under allowance for scheduled losses of members or functions of the body, within the purview of section 102 (a)) shall [56 Stat. 1031](/us/stat/56/1031).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1702 (a)](/us/usc/t42/s1702/a).not be paid in any case in respect to any period of time during which benefits for detention may accrue under this title in the same case, and should a person entitled to benefits for detention also be entitled to workmen’s compensation or similar benefits under any other law, agreement, or plan (except allowances for scheduled losses of members or functions of the body), where such other benefits are paid or to be paid directly or indirectly by the United States, the amount thereof accruing as to the period of absence shall be taken into account and the benefits credited to the account of the detained person reduced accordingly: *And provided further*, That where through mistake of Overpayment of detention benefits, recoupment.fact, absence of proof of death, or error through lack of adequate information or otherwise, payments as for detention have in any case been erroneously made or credited, any resulting overpayment of detention benefits (the recovery of which is not waived as otherwise provided for in this section) shall be recouped by the Commission in such manner as it shall determine from any unpaid accruals to the account of the detained person, and if such accruals are insufficient for such purpose, then from any allowance of compensation for injury or death in the same case (whether under this title or under any other law, agreement, or plan, if the United States pays, or is obligated to pay, such benefits, directly or indirectly), but only to the extent of the amount of such compensation benefits payable for the particular period of such overpayment, and in cases of erroneous payments of compensation for injury or death, made through mistake of fact, whether under this title or under any other law, agreement, or plan (if the United States is obligated to pay such compensation, directly or indirectly), the Commission is authorized to recoup from any unpaid benefits for detention, the amount of any overpayment thus arising; and any amounts recovered under this section shall be covered into such compensation fund, and for the foregoing purposes the Commission shall have a right of lien, intervention, and recovery in any claim or proceeding for compensation.” Sec. 2. The provisions of section 1 of this Act shall apply in all Retroactive provisions.cases coming within the purview of section 101
(b)of such Act of December 2, 1942, and shall be applied retrospectively to January 1, *Supra*.1942; and the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission is authorized to review any case affected by such provisions, and to make the adjustment of benefits which they require. In cases in whichAdjudicated claims. 60 Stat. 900 claims for benefits under such section 101
(b)have been adjudicated, and the detained person has died since such adjudication, any amounts found to be due upon such review shall be paid to his legal representative. Approved August 7, 1946. Granting a right-of-way at a revised location to the West Shore Railroad Company, the New York Central Railroad Company, lessee, across a portion of the military reservation at West Point. 1946-08-07 806 Chapter 60 Stat. 900 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 806] AN ACT Granting a right-of-way at a revised location to the West Shore Railroad Company, the New York Central Railroad Company, lessee, across a portion of the military reservation at West Point. August 7, 1946[[S. 2020](/us/bill/79/s/2020)][[Public Law 651](/us/pl/79/651)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress, assembled*, West Point, N. Y.Consent to relocation of railroad. That the consent of the United States is hereby given to the relocation requested by the Secretary of War, of the railroad of the West Shore Railroad Company, the New York Central Railroad Company being the lessee, across the property belonging to the Government at West Point, in the State of New York, and to the maintenance and operation of said railroad upon such relocated line, subject to such conditions and regulations as may be approved by the Secretary of War. Approved August 7, 1946. To provide for the return of certain securities to the Philippine Commonwealth Government. 1946-08-07 807 Chapter 60 Stat. 900 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 807] AN ACT To provide for the return of certain securities to the Philippine Commonwealth Government. August 7, 1946[[S. 2210](/us/bill/79/s/2210)][[Public Law 652](/us/pl/79/652)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Philippines.Transfer of securities. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to transfer and deliver to the Republic of the. Philippines certain securities in the principal amount, of $6,269,750, which securities were deposited with the Government of the United States by the Philippine Commonwealth Government, and now in the custody of the Treasurer of the United States, in accordance with Commonwealth Act Numbered 282, approved June 3, 1938, as security to the United States against the loss, damage, or destruction of military supplies and equipment made available by the United States for the use of the armed forces of the Philippine Commonwealth Government. Approved August 7, 1946. To provide that the unexpended proceeds from the sale of 50-cent pieces coined in commemoration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of tire city of Albany, New York, may be paid into the general fund of such city. 1946-08-07 808 Chapter 60 Stat. 900 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 808] AN ACT To provide that the unexpended proceeds from the sale of 50-cent pieces coined in commemoration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of tire city of Albany, New York, may be paid into the general fund of such city. August 7, 1946[[S. 2332](/us/bill/79/s/2332)][[Public Law 653](/us/pl/79/653)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Albany, N. Y.Proceeds of commemorative coinage. That section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the [49 Stat. 1522](/us/stat/49/1522).founding of the city of Albany, New York”, approved June 16, 1936, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “Any unexpended proceeds may be paid by such committee to the city of Albany, New York, for deposit in the general fund of such city.” Approved August 7, 1946. To authorize the continuance of the acceptance by the Treasury of deposits of public moneys from the Philippine Islands. 1946-08-07 809 Chapter 60 Stat. 901 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 901 [CHAPTER 809] AN ACT To authorize the continuance of the acceptance by the Treasury of deposits of public moneys from the Philippine Islands. August 7, 1946[[S. 2348](/us/bill/79/s/2348)][[Public Law 654](/us/pl/79/654)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act of June 11, 1934 (48 Stat. 929; U. S. C., title 48, sec. 1157), is hereby amended by inserting after the words “government of the Philippine Islands” the words “or the Republic of the Philippines”. Sec. 2. This Act shall be effective on the date the independence of [11 F. R. 7517](/us/fr/11/7517).the Philippine Islands is proclaimed by the President of the United States and shall terminate on July 1, 1951. Approved August 7, 1946. To amend further the Act of April 6, 1938, as amended by the Act of July 9, 1941, entitled “An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange sites at Miami Beach, Dade County, Florida, for Coast Guard purposes”. 1946-08-07 810 Chapter 60 Stat. 901 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 810] AN ACT To amend further the Act of April 6, 1938, as amended by the Act of July 9, 1941, entitled “An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange sites at Miami Beach, Dade County, Florida, for Coast Guard purposes”. August 7, 1946[[S. 2419](/us/bill/79/s/2419)][[Public Law 655](/us/pl/79/655)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act of Coast Guard.April 6, 1938 (52 Stat. 201), as amended by the Act of July 9, 1941 (55 Stat. 580), is hereby further amended by adding a new section thereto reading as follows:" “Sec. 3. In addition to the authority granted by this Act to Sale of property to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.exchange the existing Coast Guard site (commonly known as the Base Six property) located at Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, in the State of Florida, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to sell and convey said property to the municipality of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, at not less than its fair market value, as determined by the Board of Coast Guard officers referred to in section 1 hereof, and to devote the proceeds thereof, to the same purposes for which such property may be exchanged under the provisions of this Act: *Provided*, That the municipality of Fort Lauderdale Time limitation.shall consummate such purchase not less than six months after the property is offered to said municipality for sale.” " Approved August 7, 1946. To extend the succession, lending powers, and the functions of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. 1946-08-07 811 Chapter 60 Stat. 901 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 811] JOINT RESOLUTION To extend the succession, lending powers, and the functions of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. August 7, 1946[[S. J. Res. 156](/us/bill/79/sjres/156)][[Public Law 656](/us/pl/79/656)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That,
(a)the first sentence of RFC.section 4 of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act, as amended,[54 Stat. 574](/us/stat/54/574).[15 U. S. C. § 604](/us/usc/t15/s604). is hereby further amended by striking out “for a period of fifteen years from the date of the enactment hereof” and inserting in lieu thereof “through June 30, 1947”; and the first sentence of section 14 of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act, as amended, is hereby[54 Stat. 574](/us/stat/54/574).[15 U. S. C. § 614](/us/usc/t15/s614). further amended by striking out “at the expiration of the fifteen years for which the Corporation has succession hereunder” and inserting in lieu thereof “prior to July 1, 1947”; and
(b)section 5d of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act, as amended, the Act approved [64 Stat. 574](/us/stat/64/574); [55 Stat. 248](/us/stat/55/248).[15 U. S. C. §§ 606b, 613c, 713b; Supp. V, 606b, 713b](/us/usc/t15/s606b/613c/713b).January 26, 1937 (50 Stat., ch. 6, p. 5), as amended, and the Act approved February 11, 1937 (50 Stat., ch. 10, p. 19), as amended, are hereby further amended by striking out “January 22, 1947” wherever appearing and in each instance inserting in lieu thereof “June 30, 1947”. 60 Stat. 902 Sec. 2. Purchase of loans.[58 Stat. 284](/us/stat/58/284).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V. §§ 693–697e](/us/usc/t38/s693–697e).*Ante*, p. 299; *post*, p. 932. To furnish a market for loans guaranteed or insured under the provisions of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized, under such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may determine, to purchase directly or through a subsidiary, loans so guaranteed or insured. Sec. 3. Loans, etc., to Philippines. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is hereby authorized to lend or extend credit to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines in an amount or amounts not exceeding in the aggregate $75,000,000 at such time or times before July 1, 1947, and upon such terms and conditions as the Reconstruction Finance Corporation after consultation with the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems shall deem to be warranted by the financial position of the Government of the Republic of the Rate of interest.Philippines: *Provided*, That the rate of interest to be charged in connection with any loan or extension of credit made pursuant to this section shall not be less than 2 per centum per annum. Approved August 7, 1946. To authorize relief in certain cases where work, supplies, or services have been furnished for the Government under contracts during the war. 1946-08-07 864 Chapter 60 Stat. 902 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 864] AN ACT To authorize relief in certain cases where work, supplies, or services have been furnished for the Government under contracts during the war. August 7, 1946[[S. 1477](/us/bill/79/s/1477)][[Public Law 657](/us/pl/79/657)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Government contracts.Settlement of claims. That where work, supplies, or services have been furnished between September 16, 1940, and August 14, 1945, under a contract or subcontract, for any department or agency of the Government which prior to the latter date was authorized to enter into contracts and amendments or modifications of contracts under section 201 of the First War Powers Act, 1941 (50 [55 Stat. 839](/us/stat/55/839).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 611](/us/usc/t50/s611).U. S. C., Supp. IV, app., sec. 611), such departments and agencies are hereby authorized, in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the President within sixty days after the date of approval of this Act, to consider, adjust, and settle equitable claims of contractors, including subcontractors and materialmen performing work or furnishing supplies or services to the contractor or another subcontractor, for losses (not including diminution of anticipated profits) incurred between September 16, 1940, and August 14, 1945, without fault or negligence on their part in the performance of such contracts or subcontracts. Settlement of such claims shall be made or approved in each case by the head of the department or agency concerned or by a central authority therein designated by such head. Sec. 2. Amounts not allowable.
(a)In arriving at a fair and equitable settlement of claims under this Act, the respective departments and agencies shall not allow any amount in excess of the amount of the net loss (less the amount of any relief granted subsequent to the establishment of such loss) on all contracts and subcontracts held by the claimant under which work, supplies, or services were furnished for the Government between September 16, 1940, and August 14, 1945, and shall consider with respect to such contracts and subcontracts
(1)action taken under the [56 Stat. 245](/us/stat/56/245).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1191](/us/usc/t50/s1191).[58 Stat. 649](/us/stat/58/649).[41 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 101–125](/us/usc/t41/s101–125).*Supra*.Renegotiation Act (50 U. S. C., Supp. IV, app., sec. 1191), the Contract Settlement Act of 1944 ( 41 U. S. C., Supp. IV, sec 101–125), or similar legislation;
(2)relief granted under section 201 of the First War Powers Act, 1941, or otherwise; and
(3)relief proposed to be granted by any other department or agency under this Act. Wherever a department or agency considering a claim under this Act finds that losses under any such contract or subcontract affected the computation of the amount of excessive profits determined in a renegotiation 60 Stat. 903agreement or order, and to the extent that the department or agency finds such amount was thereby reduced, claims for such losses shall not be allowed under this Act.
(b)Every claimant under this Act shall furnish to the department Furnishing of evidence by claimant.or agency concerned any evidence within the possession of such claimant bearing upon the matters referred to in subsection
(a)of this section. Sec. 3. Filing of claims. Claims for losses shall not be considered unless filed with the department or agency concerned within six months after the date of approval of this Act, and shall be limited to losses with respect to which a written request for relief was filed with such department or agency on or before August 14, 1945, but a previous settlement under [55 Stat. 838](/us/stat/55/838).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 601–622](/us/usc/t50/s601–622).*Ante*, p. 50; *post*, p. 925.[58 Stat. 649](/us/stat/58/649).[41 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 101–125](/us/usc/t41/s101–125).Funds for payment of settlements.the First War Powers Act, 1941, or the Contract Settlement Act of 1944 shall not operate to preclude further relief otherwise allowable under this Act. Sec. 4. Appropriations or funds available for work, supplies, or services of the character involved in the respective claims at the time of settlement thereof shall be available for payment of the settlements: *Provided*, That where no such appropriations are available, appropriations Appropriations authorized.for payment of such settlements are hereby authorized. Sec. 5. Each department and agency shall report to the Congress Reports to Congress.quarterly the name of each claimant to whom relief has been granted under this Act, together with the amount of such relief and a brief statement of the facts and the administrative decision. Sec. 6. Whenever any claimant under this Act is dissatisfied with Petition for court determination.the action of a department or agency of the Government in either granting or denying his claim, such claimant shall have the right within six months to file a petition with any Federal district court of competent jurisdiction, asking a determination by the court of the equities involved in such claim; and upon the filing of such a petition, the court, sitting as a court of equity, shall have jurisdiction to determine the amount, if any, to which such claimant and petitioner may be equitably entitled (not exceeding the amount which might have been allowed by the department or agency concerned under the terms of this Act) and to enter an order directing such department or agency to settle the claim in accordance with the finding of the court; and thereafter Appeal.either party may appeal from the decision of the court as in other equity cases. Approved August 7, 1946. To provide for health programs for Government employees. 1946-08-08 865 Chapter 60 Stat. 903 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 865] AN ACT To provide for health programs for Government employees. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 2716](/us/bill/79/hr/2716)][[Public Law 658](/us/pl/79/658)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, for the purpose Federal employees.Health service programs.of promoting and maintaining the physical and mental fitness of employees of the, Federal Government, the heads of departments and agencies, including Government-owned and controlled corporations are authorized, within the limits of appropriations made available therefor, to establish by contract or otherwise, health service programs which will provide health services for employees under their respective jurisdictions: *Provided*, That such health service programs shall be Consultation with PHS.established only after consultation with the Public Health Service and consideration of its recommendations, and only in localities where there are a sufficient number of Federal employees to warrant the provision of such services, and shall be limited to
(1)treatments of on-the-job Limitations.illness and dental conditions requiring emergency attention;
(2)preemployment and other examinations;
(3)referral of employees 60 Stat. 904to private physicians and dentists; and
(4)preventive programs relating Programs not affected.to health: *Provided, further*, That the health program now being conducted by the Tennessee Valley Authority and by the Panama Canal and Panama Railroad Company shall not be affected by the provisions of this Continuation of present programs.Act: *And provided further*, That such health programs as are now being conducted for other Federal employees may be continued until June 30, 1947. The Public Health Service, when requested to do so, Review by PHS.shall review the health service programs being conducted by any department or agency under authority of this Act “Physician.”and shall submit appropriate comment and recommendations. Wherever the professional services of physicians are authorized to be utilized under this Act, the definition of “physician” contained in the [39 Stat. 750](/us/stat/39/750).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 790](/us/usc/t5/s790).Act of September 7, 1916, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 5, sec. 790), shall be applicable. Approved August 8, 1946. To provide increased pensions to members of the Regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who become disabled by reason of their service therein during other than a period of war. 1946-08-08 866 Chapter 60 Stat. 904 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 866] AN ACT To provide increased pensions to members of the Regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who become disabled by reason of their service therein during other than a period of war. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 3908](/us/bill/79/hr/3908)][[Public Law 659](/us/pl/79/659)] *Be it enacted by the, Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Veterans’ Regulations, amendment.[38 U. S. C. note foll. § 724; Supp. V, note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s724). That paragraph II of part II of Veterans’ Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “II. For the purposes of part II, paragraph I
(a)hereof, if the disability results from injury or disease— “(a) If and while the disability is rated 10 per centum the monthly pension shall be $10.35. “(b) If and while the disability is rated 20 per centum the monthly pension shall be $20.70. “(c) If and while the disability is rated 30 per centum the monthly pension shall be $31.05. “(d) If and while the disability is rated 40 per centum the monthly pension shall be $41.40. “(e) If and while the disability is rated 50 per centum the monthly pension shall be $51.75. “(f) If and while the disability is rated 60 per centum the monthly pension shall be $62.10. “(g) If and while the disability is rated 70 per centum the monthly pension shall be $72.45. “(h) If and while the disability is rated 80 per centum the monthly pension shall be $82.80. “(i) If and while the disability is rated 90 per centum the monthly pension shall be $93.15. “(j) If and while the disability is rated as total the monthly pension shall be $103.50. “(k) Anatomical losses. If the disabled person, as the result of service-incurred disability, has suffered the anatomical loss or loss of use of one foot, or one hand, or blindness of one eye, having only light perception, the *Supra*.rate of pension provided in part II, paragraph II, subparagraphs
(a)to (j), shall be increased by $31.50 per month; and in the event of anatomical loss or loss of use of one foot, or one hand, or blindness of one eye, having only light perception, in addition to the requirement for any of the rates specified in subparagraphs
(1)to (n), *Post*, p. 905.inclusive, of part II, paragraph II, as herein amended, the rate of pension shall be increased by $31.50 per month for each such loss or loss of use but in no event to exceed $270 per month. 60 Stat. 905 “(l) If the disabled person, as the result of service-incurred disability, has suffered the anatomical loss, or loss of use of both hands, or both feet, or of one hand and one foot, or is blind in both eyes, with 5/200 visual acuity or less, or is permanently bedridden or so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance, the monthly pension shall be $180. “(m) If the disabled person, as the result of service-incurred disability, has suffered the anatomical loss or loss of use of two extremities at a level, or with complications, preventing natural elbow or knee action with prosthesis in place, or has suffered blindness in both eyes, rendering him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance, the monthly pension shall be $211.50. “(n) If the disabled person, as the result of service-incurred disability, has suffered the anatomical loss of two extremities so near the shoulder or hip as to prevent the use of a prosthetic appliance or has suffered the anatomical loss of both eyes, the monthly pension shall be $238.50. “(o) If the disabled person, as the result of service-incurred disability, Person entitled to two or more rates.has suffered disability under conditions which would entitle him to two or more of the rates provided in one or more of the subparagraphs
(1)to (n), inclusive, of part II, paragraph II, of this regulation, *Supra*.no condition being considered twice in the determination, or has suffered total deafness in combination with total blindness with 5/200 visual acuity or less, the monthly pension shall be $270. “(p) In the event the disabled person’s service-incurred disabilities Disabilities exceeding requirements.exceed the requirements for any of the rates prescribed herein, the Administrator, in his discretion, may allow the next higher rate or an intermediate rate, but in no event in excess of $270.” " Sec. 2. The increased rates provided by this Act shall be effective Effective date.from the first day of the second month following the passage of this Act, and shall be deemed to include the 15 per centum increase in the rate of compensation or pension payable for service-incurred disability under Public Law 469, Seventy-eighth Congress, December 7, 1944.[58 Stat. 797](/us/stat/58/797).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 471a–2](/us/usc/t38/s471a–2). Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide reemployment rights for persons who leave their positions to serve in the merchant, marine, and for other purposes”, approved June 23, 1943 (57 Stat. 162), and for other purposes. 1946-08-08 867 Chapter 60 Stat. 905 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 867] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide reemployment rights for persons who leave their positions to serve in the merchant, marine, and for other purposes”, approved June 23, 1943 (57 Stat. 162), and for other purposes. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 3973](/us/bill/79/hr/3973)][[Public Law 660](/us/pl/79/660)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, effective as Merchant marine.Reemployment rights.of June 23, 1943, the Act entitled “An Act to provide reemployment rights for persons who leave their positions to serve in the merchant marine, and for other purposes”, approved June 23, 1943 (57 Stat. [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1471–1475](/us/usc/t50/s1471–1475).*Post*, p. 945.162), is amended to read as follows: "
(a)When used in this Act the term “service in the merchant marine” means
(1)service as an officer or member of the crew on or in connection with a vessel documented under the laws of the United States or a vessel owned by, chartered to, or operated by or for the account or use of“Service in the merchant marine.” the Administrator, as an enrollee in the United States Maritime Service on active duty, and, to such extent as the Administrator shall prescribe, any period awaiting assignment to such service and any period of education or training for such service in any school or institution under the jurisdiction of the Administrator; and
(2)service as a civilian officer or member of the crew on or in connection with a vessel owned by, chartered to, or operated by or for the account or use of the War Department.
(b)Any person entering service in the merchant marine after May Certificate,1, 1940, and before the termination of the unlimited national emergency 60 Stat. 906 [55 Stat. 1647](/us/stat/55/1647).[50 U. S. C., Supp, V, app., note prec. § 1](/us/usc/t50/s1).declared by the President on May 27, 1941, who, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Administrator, War Shipping Administration, completes a period of substantially continuous service in the merchant marine, shall be entitled to a certificate to that effect from the Administrator upon completion of such period, which shall include a record of any special proficiency or merit obtained. " Sec. 2. Restoration to former positions.
(a)In the case of any such person who, in order to perform service in the merchant marine, has left or leaves a position, other than a temporary position, in the employ of any employer and who
(1)receives such certificate,
(2)is still qualified to perform the duties of such position, and
(3)makes application for reemployment within ninety days after completion of such service, and, in the case of that person described in subsection
(b)of this section who fulfills the requirements of clauses
(1)and
(2)of this subsection and in the case of that person described in subsection
(c)of this section who fulfills [54 Stat. 890](/us/stat/54/890).[50 U. S. C. app. § 308 (b); Supp. V, § 308 (b.)](/us/usc/t50/s308/b)the requirements of clauses
(1)and
(2)of section 8
(b)of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, and makes application for reemployment within ninety days after completion of service in the merchant marine or relief from training and service in the land or naval forces or, in the case of any person described in this section, within ninety days from hospitalization continuing after such completion or such relief for a period of not more than one year—
(A)U. S. Government. if such position was in the employ of the United States Government, its Territories or possessions, or the District of Columbia, such persons shall be restored to such position or to a position of like seniority, status, and pay, without regard to whether such position shall have been covered into the classified civil service during the period of his military, naval or merchant marine service;
(B)Private employer. if such position was in the employ of a private employer, such employer shall restore such person to such position or to a position of like seniority, status, and pay unless the employer’s circumstances have so changed as to make it impossible or unreasonable to do so;
(C)State or political subdivision. if such position was in the employ of any State or political subdivision thereof, it is hereby declared to be the sense of the Congress that such person should be restored to such position or to a position of like seniority, status, and pay.
(b)Reemployment benefits. Any person who, after May 1, 1940, and before the termination of the unlimited national emergency declared by the President on May [55 Stat. 1647](/us/stat/55/1647).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app., note prec. § 1](/us/usc/t50/s1).27, 1941, shall have entered upon active military or naval service in the land or naval forces of the United States, and who shall thereafter, within the aforesaid period, have been discharged or released from active service and have received a certificate evidencing satisfactory completion of such active service, and who shall, within thirty days from date of discharge or release from active service, have entered upon service in the merchant marine, shall be entitled to all the reemployment benefits of this Act, as amended, to the same extent as in the case of any person who, in order to perform service in the merchant marine, has left or leaves a position, other than a temporary position, in the employ of any employer, in lieu of the reemployment benefits [54 Stat. 885](/us/stat/54/885); [55 Stat. 626](/us/stat/55/626).[50 U. S. C. app. §§ 301–318; Supp. V, §§ 302 *et seq*., 351–357, 350–302](/us/usc/t50/s301–318/302/351–357/350–302).*Ante*, pp. 181, 341, 342, 871; *post*, p. 971.*Supra*.of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, and of the Service Extension Act of 1941, as amended.
(c)Any person who, after May 1, 1940, and before the termination of the unlimited national emergency declared by the President on May 27, 1941, shall have entered upon service in the merchant marine, and who shall thereafter within the aforesaid period have terminated such service in the merchant marine solely in order to perform active military or naval service in the land or naval forces of the United 60 Stat. 907States, and who shall, within thirty days from date of termination of his service in the merchant marine, have entered upon such active military or naval service, and who shall thereafter have received a partial certificate of substantially continuous service, shall be entitled to all the reemployment benefits of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, and of the Service Extension Act of 1941, [54 Stat. 885](/us/stat/54/885); [55 Stat. 626](/us/stat/55/626).[50 U. S. C. app. §§ 391–318; Supp. V, §§ 302 *et seq*., 351–357, 359–362](/us/usc/t50/s391–318/302/351–357/359–362).*Ante*, pp. 181, 341, 342, 871; *post*, p. 971.as amended, to the same extent as in the case of any person who, in order to perform active military or naval service in the land or naval forces of the United States, has left or leaves a position other than a temporary position, in the employ of any employer, in lieu of the reemployment benefits of this Act, as amended.
(d)Any person who is restored to a position in accordance with the Person considered on furlough, etc.provisions of paragraph
(A)or
(B)of subsection
(a)shall be considered as having been on furlough or leave of absence during his period of service, shall be so restored without loss of seniority, shall be entitled to participate in insurance or other benefits offered by the employer pursuant to established rules and practices relating to employees on furlough or leave of absence in effect with the employer at the time such person entered such service, and shall not be discharged from such position without reasonable cause within one year after such restoration. Sec. 3. In case any private employer fails or refuses to comply Power of court to require compliance by private employer.with the provisions of section 2, the district court of the United States for the district in which such private employer maintains a place of business shall have power, upon the filing of a motion, petition, or other appropriate pleading by the person entitled to the benefits of such provisions, to specifically require such employer to comply with such provisions, and, as an incident thereto, to compensate such person for any loss of wages or benefits suffered by reason of such employer’s unlawful action. The court shall order a speedy hearing in any such case and shall advance it on the calendar. Upon application to the United States district attorney or comparable official for the district in which such private employer maintains a place of business, by any person claiming to be entitled to the benefits of such provisions, such United States district attorney or official, if reasonably satisfied that the person so applying is entitled to such benefits, shall appear and act as attorney for such person in the amicable adjustment of the claim or in the filing of any motion, petition, or other appropriate pleading and the prosecution thereof to specifically require such employer to comply with such provisions: *Provided*, That no fees or court costs shall be taxed Court costs.against the person so applying for such benefits. Sec. 4. Employees of the United States Government, its Territories Employees of U. S. Government.Compensation for accrued leave.or possessions, or the District of Columbia (including employers of any corporation created under authority of an Act of Congress which is either wholly controlled or wholly owned by the United States Government, or any corporation, all of the stock of which is owned or controlled by the United States Government, or any department, agency, or establishment thereof, whether or not the employees thereof are paid from funds appropriated by Congress), who, subsequent to May 1, 1940, shall have entered upon service in the merchant marine, shall be entitled to receive, in addition to any pay for such service, compensation in their civilian positions covering their accumulated or current accrued leave, or to elect to have such leave remain to their credit until their return from such service. Sec. 5. The Administrator, War Shipping Administration, may Rules and regulations.make such rules and regulations as he deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide books for the adult blind.” 1946-08-08 868 Chapter 60 Stat. 908 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 908 [CHAPTER 868] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide books for the adult blind.” August 8, 1946[[H. R. 6455](/us/bill/79/hr/6455)][[Public Law 661](/us/pl/79/661)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act [2 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 135a](/us/usc/t2/s135a).Books for adult blind.Appropriations authorized.*Ante*, p. 404.of June 13, 1944 (58 Stat, 276), is amended to read as follows:" “That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to the Library of Congress, in addition to appropriations otherwise made to said Library, $1,125,000, which sum shall be expended under the direction of the Librarian of Congress to provide books published either in raised characters, on sound-reproduction recordings, or in any other form, for the use of the adult blind residents of the United States, including the several States, Territories, insular possessions, Expenditures.and the District of Columbia: *Provided*, That of said annual appropriation of $1,125,000, not exceeding $200,000 thereof shall be expended for books in raised characters and the balance remaining shall be expended for sound-reproduction recordings and for the purchase, maintenance, and replacement of reproducers for these sound-reproduction recordings, all of which books, recordings, and reproducers will remain the property of the Library of Congress but will be loaned to blind readers under regulations prescribed by the Purchases.Librarian of Congress for this service. In the purchase of books in either raised characters or in sound-reproduction recordings *Ante*, p. 809.the Librarian of Congress, without reference to section 5 of title 41, United States Code, shall give preference to non-profit-making institutions or agencies whose activities are primarily concerned with the blind, in all cases where the prices or bids submitted by such institutions or agencies are, by said Librarian, under all the circumstances and needs involved, determined to be fair and reasonable. " Sec. 2. Applicability. This Act shall be applicable with respect to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for each fiscal year thereafter. Approved August 8, 1946. Relating to veterans’ pension, compensation, or retirement pay during hospitalization, institutional or domiciliary care, and for other purposes. 1946-08-08 869 Chapter 60 Stat. 908 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 869] AN ACT Relating to veterans’ pension, compensation, or retirement pay during hospitalization, institutional or domiciliary care, and for other purposes. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 6811](/us/bill/79/hr/6811)][[Public Law 662](/us/pl/79/662)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Veterans.Pensions during hospitalization, etc. That
(1)where any veteran having neither wife, child, nor dependent parent is being furnished hospital treatment, institutional or domiciliary care by the Veterans’ Administration, any pension, compensation, or retirement pay otherwise payable shall continue without reduction until the first day of the seventh calendar month following the month of enactment hereof, or the month of admission of such veteran for treatment or care, which ever is the later. If treatment or care extends beyond that period, the pension, compensation, or retirement pay, if $30 per month or less, shall continue without reduction, but if greater than $30 per month, the pension, compensation, or retirement pay shall not exceed 50 per centum of the amount otherwise payable or $30 per month, Lump-sum payment.whichever is the greater: *Provided*, That if such veteran is discharged from such treatment or care upon certification by the officer in charge of the hospital, institution, or home, that maximum benefits have been received or that release is approved, he shall be paid in a lump sum such additional amount as would equal the total sum by which his pension, compensation, or retirement pay has been reduced under 60 Stat. 909this section: *Provided further*, That where treatment or care is terminated Treatment terminated against medical advice, etc.by the veteran against medical advice or as the result of disciplinary action the amount by which any pension, compensation, or retirement pay is reduced hereunder, shall be paid to him at the expiration of six months after such termination or, in the event, of his prior death, as provided in paragraph
(2)hereof; and the pension, Readmission.compensation, or retirement pay of any veteran leaving against medical advice or as the result of disciplinary action shall, upon a succeeding readmission for treatment or care, be subject to reduction, as herein provided, from the date of such readmission, but if such Lump-sum payment.subsequent treatment or care is continued until discharge therefrom upon certification, by the officer in charge of the hospital, institution, or home in which treatment or care was furnished, that maximum benefits have been received or that release is approved, the veteran shall be paid in a lump sum such additional amount as would equal the total sum by which his pension, compensation, or retirement pay has been reduced under this section subsequent to such readmission.
(2)In the event of the death of any veteran subject to the provisions In event of death.of this section, while receiving hospital treatment, institutional or domiciliary care, or prior to payment of any lump sum authorized herein, such lump sum shall be paid in the following order of precedence: First, to the widow, or widower; second, if the decedent left no widow, or widower, or the widow or widower be dead at time of settlement, then to the adult or minor children in equal parts; third, if no widow, widower, or children, then to the father and mother in equal parts; fourth, if either the father or mother be dead, then to the one surviving; fifth, if there be no widow, widower, children, father, or mother at the time of settlement, then to the brothers and sisters in equal parts: *Provided*, That if there be no persons in the classes Reimbursement for burial, etc.named to whom payment may be made hereunder, no payment shall be made, except there may be paid only so much of the lump sum as may be necessary to reimburse a person who bore the expenses of last sickness or burial, but no part of the lump sum shall be used to Restriction.reimburse any political subdivision of the United States for expenses incurred in the last sickness or burial of such veteran: *Provided further*, That no payment shall be made under this paragraph unless claim therefor shall be filed with the Veterans’ Administration within five years after the death of the Filing of claims.Time limitation.veteran, except that if any person so entitled under this paragraph be under legal disability at the time of death of the veteran, said five-year period of limitation shall run from the termination or removal of the legal disability.
(B)Where any veteran having neither wife, child, nor dependent Veterans rated incompetent.parent is being furnished hospital treatment, institutional or domiciliary care by the Veterans’ Administration, and shall be rated by the Veterans’ Administration in accordance with regulations as being incompetent by reason of mental illness, the pension, compensation, or retirement pay for such veteran shall be subject to the provisions of subsection
(A)of this section: *Provided*, That no payment of a Lump-sum payment, restriction.lump sum herein authorized shall be made until after the expiration of six months following a finding of competency: *Provided further, *That in any case where the estate of such incompetent veteran derived Estate of or exceeding $1,500.from any source equals or exceeds $1,500, further payments of such benefits will not be made until the estate is reduced to $500: *And provided further*, That all or any part of the pension, compensation, or Payment to chief officer or guardian.retirement pay payable on account of any incompetent veteran may, in the discretion of the Administrator, and in accordance with instructions issued by the Administrator, be paid to the chief officer of the institution wherein the veteran is hospitalized, to be properly accounted for by said chief officer and to be used for the benefit of the veteran; 60 Stat. 910or may be paid to the guardian of the veteran in accordance with the [43 Stat. 613](/us/stat/43/613).[38 U. S. C. § 450 (1)](/us/usc/t38/s450/1).provisions of paragraph 1 of section 21 of the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended; or, in the event the veteran has a wife, child, or dependent parent, may, in the discretion of the Administrator, be paid to his wife or apportioned on behalf of such wife, child, or dependent parent; or otherwise be disposed of in accordance with the [46 Stat. 993](/us/stat/46/993).[38 U. S. C. § 450 (3)](/us/usc/t38/s450/3).provisions of paragraph 3 of section 21 of the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended.
(C)Apportionment to dependents. Where any veteran who is being furnished hospital treatment, institutional or domiciliary care by the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, has a wife, child, or dependent parent, the pension, compensation, or retirement pay may in the discretion of the Administrator, be apportioned on behalf of such wife, child, or dependent parent, in accordance with instructions issued by the Administrator.
(D)Veteran deemed single, etc. Any veteran subject to the provisions of subsection
(A)or
(B)shall be deemed to be single and without dependents in the absence of satisfactory evidence to the contrary: *Provided*, That in no event shall increased compensation, pension, or retirement pay of such veteran be granted for any period more than one year prior to receipt of satisfactory evidence showing such veteran has a wife, child, or dependent parent.
(E)Repeals.[38 U. S. C., Supp, V. note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s735).Nonreduction of pension, etc. Subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and
(D)of paragraph VI of Veterans Regulation Numbered 6 (a), as amended, are hereby repealed.
(F)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other provision of law, no reduction shall be made in the pension, compensation, or retirement pay of any veteran for any part of the period during which he is furnished hospital treatment, or institutional or domiciliary care, for Hansen’s disease, by the United States or any political subdivision thereof.
(G)[48 Stat. 8](/us/stat/48/8).[38 U. S. C. § 700 *et seq*., note foll. § 724; Supp. V, § 701 *et seq*., note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s700/724).*Ante*, pp. 124, 290, 654, 904; *supra; post*, pp. 931, 934.Monthly rates, increase. The administrative, definitive, penal, and forfeiture provisions of Public Law Numbered 2, Seventy-third Congress, Act of March 20, 1933, and the Veterans Regulations, as now or hereafter amended, not inconsistent with this section, shall be applicable under this section. Sec. 2. That all monthly rates of compensation and pension payable to veterans of World War I and World War II and dependents of such veterans which are payable under any laws or regulations administered by the Veterans’ Administration are hereby increased by [57 Stat. 43](/us/stat/57/43); [58 Stat. 284](/us/stat/58/284).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701, note foll. § 735, §§ 693–697e](/us/usc/t38/s701/735/693–697e).*Ante*, pp. 124, 299; *post*, pp. 932, 934.Effective date.20 per centum: *Provided*, That such increase shall not apply to subsistence allowances payable under Public Laws Numbered 16 and 346. Seventy-eighth Congress, as amended. The increases provided by this section shall be effective from the first day of the first month following the passage of this Act. Approved August 8, 1946. Making additional appropriations for the fiscal year 1947, and for other purposes. 1946-08-08 870 Chapter 60 Stat. 910 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 870] JOINT RESOLUTION Making additional appropriations for the fiscal year 1947, and for other purposes. August 8, 1946[[H. J. Res. 390](/us/bill/79/hjres/390)][[Public Law 663](/us/pl/79/663)] Resolved by the Senate and Rouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, First Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1947. That, the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide additional appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes, namely: 60 Stat. 911 TITLE 1— GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS Legislative senate To enable the Secretary of the Senate to make the additional disbursements and to perform the additional duties and functions required of his office by reason of the enactment of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, fiscal year 1947, $173,667; and he is hereby authorized, *Ante*, p. 812.subject to the approval of the chairman of the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Committee on Rules and Administration, if and when elected), to allocate necessary portions of the said sum to the various Senate appropriations and to make transfers between same, including those contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1947 and *Ante*, p. 386.those provided for in the said Reorganization Act: *Provided, however*, That the positions and funds now allocated to any Senator or to any standing committee chairman shall be continued until March 31, 1947, unless otherwise directed by the Senator or the chairman. administrative assistants to senators For compensation of an administrative assistant to each Senator, to be appointed by him, at a base salary of not to exceed $8,000 per year, to assist him in carrying out his departmental business and other duties, fiscal year 1947, $384,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be available at the beginning of the Eightieth Congress. senate policy committee For maintenance of a staff for a majority policy committee and a minority policy committee in the Senate, consisting of seven members each, for the formulation of over-all legislative policy of the respective parties, the members of such staffs to assist in study, analysis, and research on problems involved in policy determinations, and to be appointed, and their compensation fixed, by the policy committee concerned, at rates not to exceed $8,000 per annum in any case, $15,000 for each such committee, in all, fiscal year 1947, $30,000, to be available at the beginning of the Eightieth Congress. contingent expenses of the senate *Ante*, p. 391. For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, and operation of two automobiles, one for the majority leader of the Senate and one for the minority leader of the Senate, fiscal year 1947, $13,000. For an additional amount for expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, including compensation to stenographers of committees, at such rate as may be fixed by the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, but not exceeding 25 cents per hundred words, fiscal year 1947, $150,000: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for per diem and subsistence expenses except in accordance with the provisions of the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, approved June[44 Stat. 688](/us/stat/44/688).[5 U. S. C. §§ 821–823, 824–833; Supp. V, §823](/us/usc/t5/s821–823/824–833). 3, 1926, as amended. office of sergeant at arms and doorkeeper For an amount necessary to increase salaries in the Senate Press Ante, p, 391.Gallery, beginning July 1, 1946, as follows: Superintendent from $3,660 to $3,820; one assistant superintendent from $3,000 to $3,200; 60 Stat. 912and one assistant superintendent from $1,920 to $2,100; in all, fiscal year 1947, $540; and the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1947 hereby is amended accordingly. house of representatives *Ante*, p. 393.Salaries and expenses. Office of the Clerk: Subject to the approval of the chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Committee on House Administration, if and when elected), the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized, until February 15, 1947, to incur such expenses for personal services and for supplies and materials as may be necessary to enable him to discharge the additional duties imposed *Ante*, p. 812.upon him by S. 2177, Seventy-ninth Congress, and to charge such expenses to the contingent fund of the House: *Provided*, That this authority is subject to the enactment into law of such S. 2177. Contingent *Ante*, pp. 263, 398.expenses, folding documents: For an additional amount for folding speeches and pamphlets, at a rate not exceeding $1 per thousand or for the employment of personnel at a rate not to exceed $5.20 per day per person, fiscal year 1947, $15,000. joint committee on printing *Ante*, p. 399. Biographical Congressional Directory: To enable the Secretary of the Senate to pay, upon vouchers approved by the chairman or vice chairman of the Joint Committee on Printing, for compiling and preparing a revised edition of the Biographical Directory of the American Congress (1774–1948) as provided for in House Concurrent *Post*, p. 1330.Resolution Numbered 163, adopted July 26, 1946, not to exceed $35,000; and said sum or any part thereof, in the discretion of the chairman or vice chairman of the Joint Committee on Printing, may be paid as additional compensation (at not to exceed $1,800 per annum) to any employee of the United States, and shall continue to be available until expended. joint committee on the economic report For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on the Economic Report created by section 5 of Public Law Numbered 304, Seventy-ninth Congress, entitled “An Act to declare a national policy on employment, production, and purchasing power, and for other *Ante*, p. 25.purposes”, approved February 20, 1946, fiscal year 1947, $25,000. Executive Office of the President *Ante*, p. 60. armed forces leave payments *Post*, p. 936.Payments under the Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946: For all expenses necessary to enable the President through the Treasury. War, and Navy Departments to carry out the provisions of the Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946, including cash payments to members and former members of the armed forces, payments to the Treasurer of the United States of amounts representing the face value of bonds issued to such servicemen, and administrative expenses until June 30, 1948, including printing and binding, penalty mail costs, and personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere without regard to section 14
(a)of *Ante*, p. 219.the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946, $2,431,708,000, to be available (except as to administrative expenses) until expended and for allocation to said departments by transfer to and merger with appropriations thereof or otherwise, in such amounts respectively as may be determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. 60 Stat. 913 atomic energy Such part as the President may determine of the unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds available for expenditure in connection with the Manhattan Engineer District are hereby transferred to and shall be available for allocation by the President to such agencies as he may determine for expenditure for the purpose of carrying out provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946: *Ante*, p. 755. *Provided*, That such appropriations shall be available for personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere without regard to section 14
(a)of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946.*Ante*, p. 219. council of economic advisers Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses, fiscal year 1947, of the Council of Economic Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (Public Law 304), including *Ante*, p. 24.personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; temporary employment of persons or organizations without regard to civil-service and classification laws; acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services; lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; printing and binding; purchase of one, and hire, maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; travel expenses, including expenses of attendance at meetings or organizations concerned with the work of this agency; and not to exceed $8,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).1944 (Public Law 364); $275,000. office of price administration Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Salaries and expenses”, including the objects and subject to the conditions specified under this head in the Third Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, $26,000,000.*Ante*, p, 608. overtime, leave, and holiday compensation Overtime, leave, and holiday compensation: To enable the President through the departments and agencies concerned to pay claims for overtime, leave, and holiday compensation at night rates as certified under the provisions of H. R. 6532, Seventy-ninth Congress, *Ante*, p. 747.and subject to the enactment of such bill, $20,000,000, to be available until expended for allocation to the departments and agencies concerned in such amounts respectively as may be determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. Independent Offices federal security agency Grants to States for maternal and child health services: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for grants to States for maternal and child health services, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Labor Appropriation Act, 1947, $6,885,000: *Provided*, *Ante*, p. 681.That such additional amounts shall be allotted on a pro rata basis among the several States in proportion to the amounts to which the respective States are entitled for each fiscal year by reason of section 401 of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1946.*Post*, p, 986. Grants to States for services for crippled children: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for grants to States for services for crippled 60 Stat. 914children, including the objects specified under this head in the Department *Ante, p*. 681.of Labor Appropriation Act, 1947, $4,597,500: *Provided*, That such additional amounts shall be allotted on a pro rata basis among the several States in proportion to the amounts to which the respective States are entitled for each fiscal year by reason of section 401 of the Social *Post*, p. 986.Security Act Amendments of 1946. Grants to States for child-welfare services: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for grants to States for child-welfare services, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of *Ante*, p. 681.Labor Appropriation Act, 1947, $2,617,500: *Provided*, That such additional amounts shall be allotted on a pro rata basis among the several States in proportion to the amounts to which the respective States are entitled for each fiscal year by reason of section 401 of the Social *Post*, p. 986.Security Act Amendments of 1946. Salaries and expenses, maternal and child welfare: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for salaries and expenses, maternal and child welfare, including the objects specified under this head in *Ante*, p. 681.the Department of Labor Appropriation Act, 1947, and including also travel, printing and binding, penalty mail, contingent and other expenses, $425,000. The appropriations contained in the four preceding paragraphs shall not be available for obligation until the enactment into law of *Post*, p. 978.H. R. 7037, Seventy-ninth Congress. public health service Hospital and construction activities: For carrying out the provisions of title VI of the Public Health Service Act as amended *Post*, p. 1041.(S. 191), fiscal year 1947, including travel; printing and binding; the objects specified in the paragraph immediately following the caption “Public Health Service” in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation *Ante*, p. 690.Act, 1947; and the purchase of eight passenger automobiles; $2,350,000, of which not to exceed $120,600 may be transferred to the *Ante*, p. 692.appropriation “Pay, and so forth, commissioned officers, Public Health Service”, for not to exceed twenty-eight commissioned officers, and not to exceed $34,175 may be transferred to the appropriation *Ante*, p. 695.“Salaries, Office of the General Counsel”, Office of the Administrator, Federal Security Agency: *Provided*, That the availability of this appropriation is contingent upon the enactment into law of said S. 191. Federal Works Agency public roads administration *Ante*, p. 68. Damage claims: For the payment of claims for damage to roads and highways under the Defense Highway Act of 1941, as amended (23 U. S. C. 110), as follows: “The Commissioner of Public Roads is authorized to reimburse the several States for the necessary rehabilitation or [55 Stat. 768](/us/stat/55/768).[23 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 110](/us/usc/t23/s110).repair of roads and highways of States or their subdivisions substantially damaged by the Army or the Navy, or both, by any other agency of the. Government, and so forth”, as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 727, Seventy-ninth Congress, $21,012.64. War and emergency damage, Territory of Hawaii: For carrying out the provisions of section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide emergency relief for the victims of the seismic waves which struck *Post*, p. 948.the Territory of Hawaii, and for other purposes”, to be expended by the Commissioner of Public Roads in accordance with provisions applicable to its customary operations in the construction, rehabilitation, and repair of roads, highways, and bridges, by contract or otherwise, and necessary expenses incident thereto without regard, outside60 Stat. 915 continental United States, to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, *Ante*, p. 809.including personal services in the District of Columbia or elsewhere and employment of personnel outside the continental United States without regard to civil-service and classification laws and the purchase of passenger motor vehicles, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended. bureau of community facilities *Ante*, p. 70. Emergency relief for the Territory of Hawaii: For carrying out the provisions of section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide emergency relief for the victims of the seismic waves which struck the Territory of Hawaii, and for other purposes”, $1,300,000, to remain *Post*, p. 948.available until expended, of which amount not to exceed $65,000 shall be available for administrative expenses of the Bureau of Community Facilities, including travel, the purchase of two passenger motor vehicles, and personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. price decontrol board Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses, fiscal year 1947, of the Price Decontrol Board in carrying out its functions under the Price Control Extension Act of 1946 and all other powers *Ante*, p. 669.and duties and functions which may be lawfully vested in the Price Decontrol Board, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise without regard to civil-service and classification laws; acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services; lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers and periodicals; printing and binding; purchase of one, and hire, maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger automobiles; travel expenses, including expenses of attendance at meetings or [58 Stat. 394](/us/stat/58/394).[39 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 321d](/us/usc/t39/s321d).organizations concerned with the work of the Board; and not to exceed $5,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); $250,000. veterans’ administration *Ante*, p, 75. Automobiles and other conveyances for disabled veterans: To enable the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to provide an automobile or other conveyance, at a cost per vehicle or conveyance of not to exceed $1,600, including equipment with such special attachments and devices as the Administrator may deem necessary, for each veteran of World War II who is entitled to compensation for the loss, or loss of use, of one or both legs at or above the ankle under the laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration, $30,000,000: *Provided*, That no part Restrictions.of the money appropriated by this paragraph shall be used for the repair, maintenance, or replacement of any such automobile or other conveyance and no veteran shall be given an automobile or other conveyance under the provisions of this paragraph until it is established to the satisfaction of the Administrator that such veteran will be able to operate such automobile or other conveyance, in a manner consistent with his own safety and the safety of others and will be licensed to operate such automobile or other conveyance by the State of his residence or other proper licensing authority: *Provided further*, That Payment of purchase price.under such regulations as the Administrator may prescribe the furnishing of such automobile or other conveyance shall be accomplished by the Administrator paying the total purchase price to the seller from whom the veteran is purchasing under sales agreement between the seller and the veteran. 60 Stat. 916 Department of Commerce bureau of foreign and domestic commerce *Ante*, p. 471.Export control: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Export control”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1947, $400,000. Department of Labor bureau of labor statistics *Ante*, p. 680.Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for “Salaries and expenses”, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Labor Appropriation Act, 1947, $25,000, to be available for obligation until January 31, 1947. Department of State international obligations Philippine rehabilitation; The third proviso of the appropriation under this head contained in the Third Deficiency Appropriation *Ante*, p. 622.Act, 1946, hereby is corrected to read as follows: " “*Provided further*, That the Secretary of State, or such official as he may designate, is authorized to transfer from any of the foregoing amounts to any department or independent establishment of the Government for participation in the foregoing programs, sums for expenditure by such department or establishment for the purposes hereof, and sums so transferred shall be available for expenditure in accordance with the provisions hereof and, to the extent determined by the Secretary of State, in accordance with the law governing expenditures of the department or establishment to which transferred: *Provided further*, That transfers of funds to participating agencies for the programs *Ante*, pp. 135, 136.set forth in sections 302 to 305 of the Act shall be approved by the President prior to such transfers:”. " Treasury Department *Ante*, p. 568. strategic and critical materials (act of july 23, 1947) For all expenses necessary for the procurement, transportation, maintenance, rotation, storage, and refining or processing of strategic and critical materials for national defense purposes, as authorized by the Strategic and Critical Materials Stockpiling Act (Public Law *Ante*, p. 596.520, Seventy-ninth Congress), including personal services and rental and maintenance of storage space in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $100,000,000: *Provided*, That any fluids received as proceeds from sale or other disposition of materials on account of rotation of stocks of strategic and critical materials shall be deposited to the credit, and be available for expenditure for the purposes, of this appropriation. War Department *Ante*, p. 541. military activities Military assistance, Philippines: Any or all of the appropriations of the Military Establishment for the fiscal year 1947 shall be available, in a total amount of not to exceed $19,750,000, for all expenses necessary to enable the President through the War Department to carry out the provisions of the Republic of the Philippines Military *Ante*, p 315.Assistance Act. Atomic Service: The amount named in the last proviso of the 60 Stat. 917appropriation “Atomic Service”, contained in the Military Appropriation Act, 1947, may be increased to such an amount as the President *Ante*, p. 561.may approve, which shall be determined and communicated to the chairmen of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, within thirty days after the enactment of this Act. civil functions—signal corps Alaska Communication System: For an additional amount, fiscal *Ante*, p. 161.year 1947, for “Alaska Communication System”, including the objects specified under this head in the War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1947, $200,000, to remain available until the close of the fiscal year 1948. TITLE II— JUDGMENTS AND AUTHORIZED CLAIMS property damage claims Sec. 201. For the payment of claims for damages to or losses of privately owned property adjusted and determined by the following respective departments and independent offices, under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide a method for the settlement of claims arising against the Government of the United States in the sum not exceeding $1,000 in any one case”, approved December 28, 1922 (31 U. S. C. 215), as fully set forth in House Document Numbered [42 Stat. 1066](/us/stat/42/1066).[31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 215 note](/us/usc/t31/s215).*Ante*, p. 846.725, Seventy-ninth Congress, as follows: Federal Works Agency, $136.15; Department of Commerce, $71.86; Department of the Interior, $905.26; Treasury Department, $312.30; In all, $1,425.57. judgment, united states courts Sec. 202. For the payment of final judgment, which has been rendered under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1887, entitled “An Act to provide tor the bringing of suits against the Government of the United States”, as amended by section 297 of the Act of March 3, 1911 (28 U. S. C. 761), and which has been certified to the Seventy-ninth [24 Stat. 506](/us/stat/24/506); [36 Stat. 1168](/us/stat/36/1168).Congress in House Document Numbered 719, under the following agency: War Department, $218.92, together with such additional sum as may be necessary to pay interest as and where specified in the judgment, and such judgment shall not be paid until the right of appeal has expired. >judgements, united states court of claims Sec. 203.
(a)For payment of judgments rendered by the Court of Claims and reported to the Seventy-ninth Congress in House Document Numbered 726, under the following agencies, namely: Federal Works Agency, $49,000; National Housing Agency: Federal Public Housing Authority, $8,829.05; Treasury Department, $12,909.42; In all, $70,738.47, together with such additional amount as may be necessary to pay interest as and where specified in the judgments;
(b)None of the judgments contained under this caption shall be Right of appeal.paid until the right of appeal shall have expired except such as have become final and conclusive against the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or otherwise. Payment of interest wherever provided for judgments contained in Interest. 60 Stat. 918this Act shall not in any case continue for more than thirty days after the date of approval of this Act. audited claims Sec. 204 For the payment of claims certified to be due by the General Accounting Office under appropriations the balances of which have been carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of section [18 Stat. 110](/us/stat/18/110).5 of the Act of June 20, 1874 (31 U. S. C. 713), and under appropriations heretofore treated as permanent, being for the service of the fiscal year 1944 and prior years, unless otherwise stated, and which have been certified to Congress under section 2 of the Act of July 7, [23 Stat. 254](/us/stat/23/254).1884 (5 U. S. C. 266), as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 728, Seventy-ninth Congress, there is appropriated the sum of $504,495.10, together with such additional sum due to increases in rates of exchange as may be necessary to pay claims in the foreign currency arid interest as specified in certain of the settlements of the General Accounting Office, to be disbursed and accounted for as a single fund, and $1,728.43 payable from postal revenues; in all, $506,223.53. Sec. 205 For the payment of claims allowed by the General Accounting Office pursuant to the Act entitled “An Act granting travel pay and other allowances to certain soldiers of the War with Spain and the Philippine Insurrection who were discharged in the Philippine [59 Stat. 596](/us/stat/59/596).[10 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 886f–866j](/us/usc/t10/s886f–866j).Islands”, approved December 5, 1945 (Public Act Numbered 247, Seventy-ninth Congress), and which have been certified to the Seventy-ninth [23 Stat. 254](/us/stat/23/254).Congress under section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884 (5 U. S. C. 266), under the War Department in House Document Numbered 724, $30,591.32. TITLE III— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall Persons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government.be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, Affidavit.is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Penalty. *Provided further*, That, any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that. advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 302. Section 2
(a)of the Act of June 11, 1946 (Public Law 404, *Ante*, p. 237.Seventy-ninth Congress), is amended by striking out the period at the 60 Stat. 919end *Ante*, p. 207.Short title.thereof and inserting a semicolon and the following: “and the Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946.” Sec. 303. This Act may be cited as the “First Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1947”. Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to make regulations to prevent and control the spread of communicable and preventable diseases”, approved August 11, 1939. 1946-08-08 871 Chapter 60 Stat. 919 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 871] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to make regulations to prevent and control the spread of communicable and preventable diseases”, approved August 11, 1939. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 4410](/us/bill/79/hr/4410)][[Public Law 664](/us/pl/79/664)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That District of Columbia.Control of communicable diseases, etc.section 1 of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to make regulations to prevent and control the spread of communicable and preventable disease”, approved August 11, 1939 [D. C. Code § 6–118](/us/dcc/6/118).(53 Stat. 1408), be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking the period at the end of said section and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: “including the authority and power to provide for the isolation, quarantine, and restriction of the movements of persons affected by or believed, upon probable cause, to be affected by communicable disease and of persons who are or are believe, upon probable cause, to be carriers of communicable disease.” Sec. 2. That section 2 of the said Act approved August 11, 1939, be [53 Stat. 1408](/us/stat/53/1408).[D. C. Code § 6–119](/us/dcc/6–119).stricken out and in lieu thereof and by way of addition the following sections be inserted:" “Sec. 2. The words ‘communicable disease’ when hereinafter used “Communicable disease.”shall mean such communicable diseases as the Commissioners by regulation shall denominate as such. “Sec. 3. Whenever the health officer has probable cause to believe Removal of persons believed to be carriers, etc.that any person is affected with any communicable disease or is a carrier of communicable disease and that the continuance of such person in the place where he may be is likely to be dangerous to the lives or health of other persons, or that by reason of the noncooperation or carelessness of such person the public health is likely to be endangered, the health officer may by written order direct the removal by any designated officer or employee of the Health Department or by any member of the Metropolitan Police force of such person to and the detention of such person in any place or institution in the District of Columbia designated by the Health Officer, or any institution located without the District of Columbia which may be designated by the Health Officer and which is under the supervision of the government of the District of Columbia or any agency thereof. Such officer, employee, or member so designated in such order shall take such person into his custody and shall remove such person to such place or institution as may be designated in such order. Such officer, employee, or member shall immediately make known to such person the contents of such order, and also shall deliver to such person a true copy of such order. “Sec. 4. A copy of the order provided for in section 3 hereof shall Authority for detention.be delivered to the person in charge of such place or institution to which the person taken into custody may be removed and shall constitute the authority for the detention of such person in such place or institution until such order expires or until such person is discharged in the manner set forth in this section or section 5 of this Act. Such Expiration of order.order shall expire forty-eight hours (exclusive of Sundays and holidays) after such officer, employee, or member shall take into his custody such person as provided in section 3. unless it shall be continued in force and effect by a judge of the Municipal Court for the District 60 Stat. 920of Columbia, or unless such detained person shall stipulate in writing that the order he continued in force and effect. Such order shall be continued in force and effect if it shall appear to said judge by affidavit Hearing.that the probable cause, required by section 3, exists. If the judge continue in force and effect the order of the Health Officer, the judge at that time shall set a date for a hearing upon the question of whether the person detained is at the time of such hearing affected with any communicable disease or is a carrier of communicable disease and, if so affected, upon the further question whether his release would be likely to endanger the lives or health of any other person. If such person be not sooner discharged such hearing shall be had within ten days of the date of the order of the court continuing in force and effect the order of the Health Officer unless such hearing be continued by the court, or unless the detained person shall, in writing, waive such hearing, which waiver shall be filed with the court. Such hearing shall be in or out of the presence of the detained person, in the discretion of the court. If, after such hearing, the court shall find that the detained person is not affected with any communicable disease and is not a carrier of communicable disease, or that the discharge. of such person, even though affected with, or a carrier of, a communicable disease is not likely to endanger the lives or health of any other person the court shall order such detained person to be discharged, otherwise the court shall continue in force and effect the order of the Health Officer until such person be discharged in the manner Minors.set forth in section 5 of this Act. If a minor is detained pursuant to this section or section 7 hereof, or is found guilty and sentence is suspended as provided in section 10 hereof, and such minor is in need of treatment for the communicable disease with which he is affected or of which he is a carrier, the court is empowered to authorize the Health Officer to administer such treatment or cause the same to be administered. No person under eighteen years of age detained under sections 3, 4, 5, or 7, shall be detained in a room in which a person over that age is so detained. “Sec. 5. Examination and diagnosis. It shall be the duty of the Health Officer to make or cause to be made by a physician such examination or examinations of such person as may be necessary to determine the existence or nonexistence of such communicable disease in such person or whether such person is a carrier of communicable disease. The diagnosis resulting from such examination or examinations shall be reduced to writing and signed by such examining physician within ten days after the removal of such person to such place or institution and a copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the person in charge of such place or institution Discharge from institution, etc.and a copy in the office of the Health Officer. If such diagnosis does not disclose that such person is affected with such communicable disease or that such person is a. carrier of communicable disease, such person shall be discharged from such place or institution forthwith. If the diagnosis does disclose that such person is affected with such Detention for quarantine, etc.communicable disease or that such person is a carrier of communicable disease, the person in charge of the place or institution to which the infected person has been removed shall, subject to the provisions of section 4, detain such person for such reasonable time as may be fixed by regulation under the authority of this Act as is deemed necessary in the interest of public health and safety for the isolation, quarantine, and restriction of movement of persons affected by the particular communicable disease or of persons found to be carriers of the particular communicable disease, unless sooner discharged Application for discharge.by the Health Officer or the municipal court. A person so detained, however, may apply at any time to the person in charge of such place or institution for his discharge, and the person in charge60 Stat. 921 of such place or institution shall deliver the application for discharge to the Health Officer, who shall give to such person an opportunity to be heard before the Health Officer. If after hearing held by the Health Officer, the Health Officer be of the opinion that such person is not affected with such communicable disease and that such person is not a carrier of communicable disease, then such person shall be discharged. If denied his discharge such detained person may apply to the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia for such discharge and the hearing on such application shall be in or out of the presence of the detained person, in the, discretion of the court, Only such persons as have a direct interest in the case and their representatives shall be admitted to any hearing held pursuant to this section or section 4 of this Act: *Provided*, That if the detained person shall Public hearing.request a public hearing then the general public shall be admitted thereto. “Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for a person detained in a place or Unlawful leave.institution pursuant to an order of the Health Officer to leave said place or institution unless discharged in the manner provided in sections 4 or 5 of this Act. “Sec. 7.
(a)In aid of the powers vested in the Health Officer to Warrant for arrest.cause the removal to and detention in a place or institution of a person who is affected or is believed, upon probable cause, to be affected with any communicable disease or is or is believed, upon probable cause, to be a carrier of communicable disease as provided in this Act, the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, or any judge thereof, is authorized to issue a warrant for the arrest of such person and his removal to a place or institution as defined in section 3 of this Act, which warrant shall be directed to the Major and Superintendent of Police. When such person has been removed to such place or institution under authority of a warrant issued pursuant to this section, such person shall not be discharged from such place or institution except in the manner provided in section 5. “(b) No such warrant of arrest and removal shall be issued except Affidavit.upon probable cause supported by affidavit or affidavits particularly describing the person to be taken, which said affidavit or affidavits shall set forth the facts tending to establish the grounds of the application or probable cause for believing that they exist. “(c) A warrant may in all cases be served by the Major and Superintendent Serving of warrant, etc.of Police or by any officer or member of the Metropolitan Police, but by no other person, except in aid of the officer on his requiring it, he being present and acting in its execution. “(d) The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, or any part of a house, or anything therein, to execute the warrant, if, after notice of his authority and purpose, he is refused admittance. “(e) A warrant must be returned to the court within ten days after its date; after the expiration of this time the warrant, unless executed, is void. “(f) It shall be the duty of the said court to maintain and keep records of all warrants issued and the returns thereon. “Sec. 8. The Health Officer may, without fee or hindrance, enter, Free access to buildings, etc.examine, and inspect all vessels, premises, grounds, structures, buildings, and every part thereof in the District of Columbia for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act and the regulations issued hereunder. The owner or his agent or representative and the lessee or occupant of any such vessel, premises, grounds, structure, or building, or part thereof, and every person having the care and management thereof shall at all times when required by any such officer or employee give them free access thereto and refusal so to do shall be punishable as a violation of this Act. 60 Stat. 922 “Sec. 9. Interference, etc. It shall he unlawful for any person knowingly to obstruct, resist, oppose, or interfere with any person performing any duty or function under the authority of this Act or any regulation promulgated thereunder. “Sec. 10. Penalties. Any person who violates any of the provisions of section 6, 8, or 9 of this Act shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300 or by imprisonment for not longer than ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall have power to prescribe penalties of fine not to exceed $300 or imprisonment not to exceed ninety days, or both, in the discretion of the court for the Prosecutions.violation of any regulation promulgated under this Act. All prosecutions for violations of this Act or the regulations promulgated thereunder shall be in the Criminal Division of the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, in the name of the District of Columbia upon information filed by the corporation counsel of the District of Imposition of conditions by court.Columbia or any of his assistants. The court may impose conditions upon any person found guilty under the aforesaid provisions and so long as such person shall comply therewith to the satisfaction of the court the imposition or execution of sentence may be suspended for such period as the court may direct; and the court may at or before the expiration of such period vacate such sentence or cause it to be executed. Conditions thus imposed by the court may include submission to medical and mental examination, diagnosis, and treatment by proper public health and welfare authorities or by any licensed physician approved by the court, and such other terms and conditions as the court may deem best for the protection of the community and the punishment, control, and rehabilitation of the defendant. The Health Officer of the District of Columbia, the Metropolitan Police force, and employees of the Board of Public Welfare are authorized and directed to perform such duties as may be directed by the court in effectuating compliance with the conditions so imposed upon any defendant. “Sec. 11. Persons relying on spiritual means to cure disease, etc. With respect to all persons who, either on behalf of themselves or their minor children or wards, rely in good faith upon spiritual means or prayer in the free exercise of religion to prevent or cure disease nothing in this Act shall have the effect of requiring or giving any health officer or other person the right to compel any such person, minor child or ward, to go to or be confined in a hospital or other medical institution unless no other place for quarantine of such person, minor child or ward can be secured, nor to compel any such person, child or ward to submit to any medical treatment. “Sec. 12. “Health Officer.” Wherever the term ‘Health Officer’ is used in this Act it shall mean the Health Officer of the District of Columbia and his duly authorized agents. “Sec. 13. Construing of provisions. Each and every provision of this Act shall be construed liberally in aid of the powers vested in the public authorities looking to the protection of the public health, comfort, and welfare and not by way of limitation.” " Sec. 3. [53 Stat. 1408](/us/stat/53/1408).[D. C. Code § 6–119 note](/us/dcc/6–119). That section 3 of the said Act approved August 11, 1939, be renumbered as section 13. Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Act of December 7, 1944, relating to certain overtime compensation of civilian employees of the United States. 1946-08-08 872 Chapter 60 Stat. 923 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 923 [CHAPTER 872] AN ACT To amend the Act of December 7, 1944, relating to certain overtime compensation of civilian employees of the United States. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 4720](/us/bill/79/hr/4720)][[Public Law 665](/us/pl/79/665)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act of December 7, 1944 ( 58 Stat. 796, ch. 520), is amended by making the [5 U. S. C., Supp, V, § 29](/us/usc/t5/s29) note.proviso at the end thereof read as follows: “*Provided*, That in no case shall there be validated aggregate payment to an employee in excess of six-twelfths of $5,000”. Approved August 8, 1946. Providing for the conveyance to the town of Ipswich, in the State of Massachusetts, of lighthouse property at Castle Neck, for public use. 1946-08-08 873 Chapter 60 Stat. 923 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 873] AN ACT Providing for the conveyance to the town of Ipswich, in the State of Massachusetts, of lighthouse property at Castle Neck, for public use. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 5932](/us/bill/79/hr/5932)][[Public Law 666](/us/pl/79/666)] *Be, it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the United Ipswich, Mass.Conveyance.States Coast Guard be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to convey to the town of Ipswich, in the State of Massachusetts, for use as a public park, the lighthouse property at Castle Neck, Ipswich, which is no longer required for lighthouse purposes, comprising an area approximately six hundred feet in length and two hundred and sixty-four in width, and including certain appurtenant structures thereon: *Provided*, That the town of Ipswich shall not have the right to sell Reversion to U. S.or convey aforesaid property, nor to devote the same to any other than a public use; and in the event that said property shall not be used as above provided, the right, title, and interest hereby authorized to be conveyed shall revert to the United States. Approved August 8, 1946. To provide funds for cooperation with the school board of Hunter School District for the construction and equipment of a new school building in the town of Hunter, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, to be available to both Indian and non-Indian children. 1946-08-08 874 Chapter 60 Stat. 923 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 874] AN ACT To provide funds for cooperation with the school board of Hunter School District for the construction and equipment of a new school building in the town of Hunter, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, to be available to both Indian and non-Indian children. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 6141](/us/bill/79/hr/6141)][[Public Law 667](/us/pl/79/667)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That there is hereby Hunter, Wis.Appropriation authorized for school building.authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $80,000 for the purpose of cooperating with the school board of Hunter School District, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, for the construction and equipment of a new school building in the town of Hunter, Sawyer County, Wisconsin: *Provided*, That the expenditure of any money so authorized shall Availability to Indian children.be subject to the express conditions that the school maintained by the said district in the said building shall be available to all Indian children of the district on the same terms, except as to payment of tuition, as other children of said school district: *And provided further*, That any amount expended hereunder shall be recouped by Recoupment.the United States within a period of thirty years, commencing with the date of occupancy of the building, through reducing the annual Federal payments for the education of Indian pupils enrolled in public or high schools of the district involved or by the acceptance of Indian pupils in said schools without cost to the United States, and in computing the amount of recoupment, interest at 3 per centum per annum shall be included on any unrecouped balances. Approved August 8, 1946. To protect and facilitate the use of national-forest lands in township 2 north, range 18 west, Ohio River survey, township of Elizabeth, county of Lawrence, State of Ohio, and for other purposes. 1946-08-08 875 Chapter 60 Stat. 924 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 924 [CHAPTER 875] AN ACT To protect and facilitate the use of national-forest lands in township 2 north, range 18 west, Ohio River survey, township of Elizabeth, county of Lawrence, State of Ohio, and for other purposes. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 6298](/us/bill/79/hr/6298)][[Public Law 668](/us/pl/79/668)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Lawrence County, Ohio.Acquisition of reserved mineral rights by U. S. That where lands have been acquired by the United States for national-forest purposes under the provisions of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961; 16 U. S. C. 515), and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, in township 2 north, range 18 west, Ohio River survey, Lawrence County, Ohio, and the instruments conveying title to said lands reserved to the grantors the right thereafter to mine and remove the mineral resources of said lands, and the mining and removal of said minerals may result in pollution of the body of water known as Lake Vesuvius or in interference with use by the public for recreational and other public purposes of lands of the United States within the watershed of said lake, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire said reserved mineral rights on behalf of the United States by granting in exchange therefor not to exceed an equal value of national-forest land and/or timber in the State of Ohio; said exchanges to be in full conformity with the procedures prescribed by the Act approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1215; 16 U. S. C. 516). Approved August 8, 1946. To authorize the Postmaster General to accept gifts and bequests for the benefit of the library of the Post Office Department. 1946-08-08 876 Chapter 60 Stat. 924 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 876] AN ACT To authorize the Postmaster General to accept gifts and bequests for the benefit of the library of the Post Office Department. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 6721](/us/bill/79/hr/6721)][[Public Law 669](/us/pl/79/669)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Post Office Department.Gilts, etc., for library. That the Postmaster General is hereby authorized to accept, receive, hold, and administer gifts and bequests of personal property, and loans of personal property other than money, from individuals or others for the benefit of the library of the Post Office Department, its collections, or its services. Gifts or bequests of money shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States under the title “Library fund of the Post Office Department.”, and shall be subject to disbursement by the Postmaster General for the purposes in each case specified. Sec. 2. For the purpose of Federal income, estate and gift taxes, gifts and bequests accepted by the Postmaster General under the authority of this Act shall be deemed to be a gift or bequest to or for the use of the United States. Sec. 3. Investment of funds. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized, upon request of the Postmaster General, to invest or reinvest the funds, or any part thereof, deposited in the Treasury pursuant to section 1 of this Act in securities of the United States Government or in securities guaranteed by the United States Government. The interest accruing from such securities shall be deposited to the credit of the library fund of the Post Office Department. Approved August 8, 1946. To provide for the appointment of additional commissioned officers in the Regular Army, and for other purposes. 1946-08-08 877 Chapter 60 Stat. 925 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 925 [CHAPTER 877] AN ACT To provide for the appointment of additional commissioned officers in the Regular Army, and for other purposes. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 6817](/us/bill/79/hr/6817)][[Public Law 670](/us/pl/79/670)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and' House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That Public Law 281, Seventy-ninth Congress, approved December 28, 1945, is hereby[59 Stat. 663](/us/stat/59/663).[10 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 481, 505b](/us/usc/t10/s481/505b). amended as follows:
(a)Section 2 of the said Act is amended by deleting therefrom the words “twenty-five thousand” and substituting therefor the words “fifty thousand”.
(b)Section 4 of the said Act is amended by deleting therefrom the words “At any time not later than a date eight months following the date of enactment of this Act”. Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the First War Powers Act, 1941. 1946-08-08 878 Chapter 60 Stat. 925 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 878] AN ACT To amend the First War Powers Act, 1941. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 6890](/us/bill/79/hr/6890)][[Public Law 671](/us/pl/79/671)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemble*, That the First War Powers Act, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), as amended, is hereby further amended*Ante*, p. 50. by adding at the end of title III thereof the following:" “Sec. 305. The Trading With the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 411), as amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after section 32 thereof, and before the section added by Public Law 382, Seventy-ninth Congress, the following sections: *Ante*, pp. 50, 182." “‘Sec. 33. No return may be made pursuant to section 9
(a)orNotice of claim for return.[41 Stat. 977](/us/stat/41/977).[50 U. S. C. app. § 9 (a)](/us/usc/t50/s9/a).*Ante*, p. 50. 32
(a)unless notice of claim for return has been filed within two years from the seizure by or vesting in the Alien Property Custodian, as the case may be, of the property or interest in respect of which the claim is made or within two years from the date of enactment of this section, whichever is later. No suit pursuant to section 9
(a)may beSuit. instituted after the expiration of two years from the date of seizure by or vesting in the Alien Property Custodian, as the case may be, of the property or interest in respect of which relief is sought or from the date of enactment of this section, whichever is later, but in computing such two years there shall be excluded any period during which there was pending a suit or claim for return pursuant to section 9
(a)or 32 hereof. “‘Sec. 34.
(a)Any property or interest vested in or transferred toDebt claims. the Alien Property Custodian (other than any property or interest acquired by the United States prior to December 18, 1941), or the net proceeds thereof, shall be equitably applied by the Custodian in accordance with the provisions of this section to the payment of debts owed by the person who owned such property or interest immediately prior to its vesting in or transfer to the Alien Property Custodian. No debt claim shall be allowed under this section if it was not due and owing at the time of such vesting or transfer, or if it arose from any action or transactions prohibited by or pursuant to this Act and not licensed or otherwise authorized pursuant thereto, or (except in the case of debt claims acquired by the Custodian) if it was at the time of such Vesting or transfer due and owing to any person who has since the beginning of the war been convicted of violation of this Act, as 60 Stat. 926 [35 Stat. 1088, 1089](/us/stat/35/1088/1089).[50 U. S. C. §§ 31–38](/us/usc/t50/s31–38).[50 U. S. C. §§ 101–106; Supp. V, §§ 101, 104](/us/usc/t50/s101–106).[22 U. S. C. §§ 611–616; Supp. V, §§ 611–621](/us/usc/t22/s611–616).[50 U. S. C. §§ 45–45d](/us/usc/t50/s45–45d).[18 U. S. C. §§ 9–13, 14–17](/us/usc/t18/s9–13/14–17).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 781–785](/us/usc/t50/s781–785).amended, sections 1–6 of the Criminal Code (18 U. S. C. 1–6), title I of the Act of June 15, 1917 (ch. 30, 40 Stat. 217), as amended; the Act of April 20, 1918 (ch. 59, 40 Stat. 534), as amended; the Act of June 8, 1934 (ch. 327, 52 Stat. 631), as amended; the Act of January 12, 1938 (ch. 2, 52 Stat. 3); title I, Alien Registration Act, 1940 (ch. 439, 54 Stat. 670); the Act of October 17, 1940 (ch. 897, 54 Stat. 1201); or the Act of June 25, 1942 (ch. 447, 56 Stat. 390). Any defense to the payment of such claims which would have been available to the debtor shall be available to the Custodian, except that the period from and after the beginning of the war shall not be included for the purpose Eligible claimants.of determining the application of any statute of limitations. Debt claims allowable hereunder shall include only those of citizens of the United States or of the Philippine Islands; those of corporations organized under the laws of the United States or any State, Territory, or possession thereof, or the District of Columbia or the Philippine Islands; those of other natural persons who are and have been since the beginning of the war residents of the United States and who have not during the war been interned or paroled pursuant to the Alien [40 Stat. 631](/us/stat/40/631).Enemy Act (50 U. S. C. 21); and those acquired by the Custodian. Legal representatives (whether or not appointed by a court in the United States) or successors in interest by inheritance, devise, bequest, or operation of law of debt claimants, other than persons who would themselves be disqualified hereunder from allowance of a debt claim, shall be eligible for payment to the same extent as their principals or predecessors would have been. “‘(b) Date after which filing of claims barred, etc. The Custodian shall fix a date or dates after which the filing of debt claims in respect of any or all debtors shall be barred, and may extend the time so fixed, and shall give at least sixty days notice thereof by publication in the Federal Register. In no event shall the time extend beyond the expiration of two years from the date of the last vesting in or transfer to the Custodian of any property or interest of a debtor in respect of whose debts the date is fixed, or from the date of enactment of this section, whichever is later. No debt shall be paid prior to the expiration of one hundred and twenty days after publication of the first such notice in respect of the debtor, nor in any event shall any payment of a debt claim be made out of any property or interest or proceeds in respect of which a suit or proceeding pursuant to this Act for return is pending and was instituted prior to the expiration of such one hundred and twenty days. “‘(c) Examination by Custodian. The Custodian shall examine the claims, and such evidence in respect thereof as may be presented to him or as he may introduce into the record, and shall make a determination, with respect to each claim, of allowance or disallowance, in whole or in part. “‘(d) Money available for payments. Payment of debt claims shall be made only out of such money included in, or received as net proceeds from the sale, use, or other disposition of, any property or interest owned by the debtor immediately prior to its vesting in or transfer to the Alien Property Custodian, as shall remain after deduction of
(1)the amount of the expenses of the Office of Alien Property Custodian (including both expenses in connection with such property or interest or proceeds thereof, and such portion as the Custodian shall fix of the other expenses of the Office of Alien Property Custodian), and of taxes, *Post*, p. 929.as defined in section 36 hereof, paid by the Custodian in respect of such property or interest or proceeds, and
(2)such amount, if any, as the Custodian may establish as a cash reserve for the future Ratable payments.payment of such expenses and taxes. If the money available hereunder for the payment of debt claims against the debtor is insufficient for the satisfaction of all claims allowed by the Custodian, ratable payments shall be made in accordance with subsection
(g)hereof 60 Stat. 927to the extent permitted by the money available and additional payments shall be made whenever the Custodian shall determine that substantial further money has become available, through liquidation of any such property or interest or otherwise. The Custodian shall not be required through any judgment of any court, levy of execution, or otherwise to sell or liquidate any property or interest vested in or transferred to him, for the purpose of paying or satisfying any debt claim. “‘(e) If the aggregate of debt claims filed as prescribed does notPayments; notice of disallowance. exceed the money from which, in accordance with subsection
(d)hereof, payment may be made, the Custodian shall pay each claim to the extent allowed, and shall serve by registered mail, on each claimant whose claim is disallowed in whole or in part, a notice of such disallowance. Within sixty days after the date of mailing of the Custodian’sFiling of complaint for review, etc. determination, any debt claimant whose claim has been disallowed in whole or in part may file in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia a complaint for review of such disallowance naming the Custodian as defendant. Such complaint shall be served on the Custodian. The Custodian, within forty-five days after service on him, shall certify and file in said court a transcript of the record of proceedings in the Office of Alien Property Custodian with respect to the claim in question. Upon good cause shown such time may be extended by the court. Such record shall include the claim as filed, such evidence with respect thereto as may have been presented to the Custodian or introduced into the record by him, and the determination of the Custodian with respect thereto, including any findings made by him. The court may, in its discretion, take additional evidence, upon a showing that such evidence was offered to and excluded by the Custodian, or could not reasonably have been adduced before him or was not available to him. The court shall enter judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the Custodian’s determination, and directing payment in the amount, if any, which it finds due. “‘(f) If the aggregate of debt claims filed as prescribed exceeds theSchedule of claims allowed, etc. money from which, in accordance with subsection
(d)hereof, payment may be made, the Custodian shall prepare and serve by registered mail on all claimants a schedule of all debt claims allowed and the proposed payment, to each claimant. In preparing such schedule, the CustodianAssignment of priorities. shall assign priorities in accordance with the provisions of subsection
(g)hereof. Within sixty days after the date of mailing of suchFiling of complaint for review, etc. schedule, any claimant considering himself aggrieved may file in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia a complaint for review of such schedule naming the Custodian as defendant. A copy of such complaint shall be served upon the Custodian and on each claimant named in the schedule. The Custodian, within forty-five days after service on him, shall certify and file in said court a transcript of the record of proceedings in the Office of Alien Property Custodian with respect to such schedule. Upon good cause shown such time may be extended by the court. Such record shall include the claims in question as filed, such evidence with respect thereto as may have been presented to the Custodian or introduced into the record by him, any findings or other determinations made by the Custodian with respect thereto, and the schedule prepared by the Custodian. The court may, in its discretion, take additional evidence, upon a showing that such evidence was offered to and excluded by the Custodian or could not reasonably have been adduced before him or was not available to him. Any interested debt claimant who has filed a claim with the Custodian pursuant to this section, upon timely application to the court, shall be permitted to intervene in such review proceedings. The 60 Stat. 928court shall enter judgment affirming or modifying the schedule as prepared by the Custodian and directing payment, if any be found due, pursuant to the schedule as affirmed or modified and to the extent of the money from which, in accordance with subsection
(d)hereof, payment may be made. Pending the decision of the court on such complaint for review, and pending final determination of any appeal from such decision, payment may be made only to an extent, if any, consistent with the contentions of all claimants for review. “‘(g) Order of payments. Debt claims shall be paid in the following order of priority:
(1)Wage and salary claims, not to exceed $600;
(2)claims entitled to priority under sections 191 and 193 of title 31 of the United States Code, except as provided in subsection
(h)hereof;
(3)all other claims for services rendered, for expenses incurred in connection with such services, for rent, for goods and materials delivered to the debtor, and for payments made to the debtor for goods or services not received by the claimant;
(4)all other debt claims. No payment shall be made to claimants within a subordinate class unless the money from which, in accordance with subsection
(d)hereof, payment may be made permits payment in full of all allowed claims in every prior class. “‘(h) Debts not entitled to priority. No debt of any kind shall be entitled to priority under any law of the United States or any State, Territory, or possession thereof, or the District of Columbia, solely by reason of becoming a debt due or owing to the United States as a result of its acquisition by the Alien Property Custodian. “‘(i) Relief and remedy available. The sole relief and remedy available to any person seeking satisfaction of a debt claim out of any property or interest which shall have been vested in or transferred to the Alien Property Custodian (other than any property or interest acquired by the United States prior to December 18, 1941), or the proceeds thereof, shall be the relief and remedy provided in this section, and suits for the satisfaction of debt claims shall not be instituted, prosecuted, or further maintained except in conformity with this section: *Provided*, Person assorting interest, etc., in property acquired by Custodian.That no person asserting any interest, right, or title in any property or interest or proceeds acquired by the Alien Property Custodian, shall be barred from proceeding pursuant to this Act for the return thereof, by reason of any proceeding which he may have brought pursuant to this section; nor shall any security interest asserted by the creditor in any such property or interest or proceeds be deemed to have been waived solely by reason of such proceeding. The Alien Property Custodian shall treat all debt claims now filed with him Suit against original debtor, etc.as claims filed pursuant to this section. Nothing contained in this section shall bar any person from the prosecution of any suit at law or in equity against the original debtor or against any other person who may be liable for the payment of any debt for which a Nonliability of purchaser, etc.claim might have been filed hereunder. No purchaser, lessee, licensee, or other transferee of any property or interest from the Alien Property Custodian shall, solely by reason of such purchase, lease, license, or transfer, become liable for the payment of any debt, owed by the person who owned such property or interest prior to its vesting in Discharge of indebtedness.or transfer to the Alien Property Custodian. Payment by the Alien Property Custodian to any debt claimant shall constitute, to the extent of payment, a discharge of the indebtedness represented by the claim. “‘Sec. 35. Power to hold hearings, etc.[41 Stat. 977](/us/stat/41/977).[50 U. S. C. app. § 9 (a)](/us/usc/t50/s9/a).*Ante*, pp. 50, 925. The officer or agency empowered to entertain claims under sections 9 (a), 32, and 34 hereof shall have power to hold such hearings as may be deemed necessary; to prescribe rules and regulations governing the form and contents of claims, the proof thereof, and all other matters related to proceedings on such claims; and in connection with such proceedings to issue subpenas, administer oaths, 60 Stat. 929and examine witnesses. Such powers, and any other powers conferred upon such officer or agency by sections 9 (a), 32, and 34 hereof may be exercised through subordinate officers designated by such officer or agency. “‘Sec. 36.
(a)The vesting in or transfer to the Alien PropertyTaxes. Custodian of any property or interest (other than any property or interest acquired by the United States prior to December 18, 1941), or the receipt by him of any earnings, increment, or proceeds thereof shall not render inapplicable any Federal, State, Territorial, or local tax for any period prior or subsequent to the date of such vesting or transfer, nor render applicable the exemptions provided in title II of the Social Security Act with respect to service performed in the[49 Stat. 622](/us/stat/49/622).[42 U. S. C. §§ 401–409; Supp. V, § 401 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s401–409).*Ante*, p. 732; p. 979 *et seq*.Payment by Custodian. employ of the United States Government or of any instrumentality of the United States. “‘(b) The Alien Property Custodian shall, notwithstanding the filing of any claim or the institution of any suit under this Act, pay any tax incident to any such property or interest, or the earnings, increment, or proceeds thereof, at the earliest time appearing to him to be not contrary to the interest of the United States. The former owner shall not be liable for any such tax accruing while such property,Liability of former owner. interest, earnings, increment, or proceeds are held by the Alien Property Custodian, unless they are returned pursuant to this Act without payment of such tax by the Alien Property Custodian. Every such tax shall be paid by the Alien Property Custodian to the same extent, as nearly as may be deemed practicable, as though the property or interest had not been vested in or transferred to the Alien Property Custodian, and shall be paid only out of the property or interest, or earnings, increment, or proceeds thereof, to which they are incident or out of other property or interests acquired from the same former owner, or earnings, increment, or proceeds thereof. No tax liability may be enforced from any property or interest or the earnings, increment, or proceeds thereof while held by the Alien Property Custodian except with his consent. Where any property or interest is transferred,Transfer of property, etc.[41 Stat. 977](/us/stat/41/977).[50 U. S. C. app. § 9 (a)](/us/usc/t50/s9/a).*Ante*, p. 50. otherwise than pursuant to section 9
(a)or 32 hereof, the Alien Property Custodian may transfer the property or interest free and clear of any tax, except to the extent of any lien for a tax existing and perfected at the date of vesting, and the proceeds of such transfer shall, for tax purposes, replace the property or interest in the hands of the Alien Property Custodian. “‘(c) Subject to the provisions of subsection
(b)hereof, the mannerComputation of Federal taxes. of computing any Federal taxes, including without limitation by reason of this enumeration, the applicability in such computation of credits, deductions, and exemptions to which the former owner is or would be entitled, and the time and manner of any payment of such taxes and the extent of any compliance by the Custodian with provisions of Federal law and regulations applicable with respect to Federal taxes, shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury to effectuate this section. Statutes of limitationsSuspension of statutes of limitations. on assessment, collection, refund, or credit of Federal taxes shall be suspended, with respect to any vested property or interest, or the earnings, increment or proceeds thereof, while vested and for six months thereafter; but no interest shall be paid upon any refund with respect to any period during which the statute of limitations is so suspended. “‘(d) The word “tax” as used in this section shall include, without“Tax.” limitation by reason of this enumeration, any property, income, excess-profits, war-profits, excise, estate and employment tax, import duty, and special assessment; and also any interest, penalty, additional 60 Stat. 930amount, or addition thereto not arising from any act, omission, neglect, failure, or delay on the part of the Custodian. “‘(e) Exemption accorded Custodian. Any tax exemption accorded to the Alien Property Custodian by specific provision of existing law shall not be affected by this section. “‘Sec. 37. Insurance. The Alien Property Custodian may procure insurance in such amounts, and from such insurers, as he believes will adequately protect him against loss in connection with property or interest or proceeds held by him.’” " " Sec. 2. *Ante*, p. 51. Subdivisions
(C)and
(D)of section 32
(2)of the Trading With the Enemy Act are hereby amended to read as follows: " “(C) Persons voluntarily resident in enemy territory. an individual voluntarily resident at any time since December 7, 1941, within the territory of such nation, other than a citizen of the United States or a diplomatic or consular officer of a nation with which the United States has not at any time since December 7, 1941, been at war: *Provided*, That an individual who, while in the territory of a nation with which the United States has at any time Exception.since December 7, 1941, been at war, was deprived of life or substantially deprived of liberty pursuant to any law, decree or regulation of such nation discriminating against political, racial or religious groups, shall not be deemed to have voluntarily resided in such territory; or “(D) Citizen or subject of enemy nation. an individual who was at any time after December 7, 1941, a citizen or subject of a nation with which the United States has at any time since December 7, 1941, been at war, and who on or after December 7, 1941, and prior to the date of the enactment of this section, was present (other than in the service of the United States) in the territory of such nation or in any territory occupied by the military or naval forces thereof or engaged in any business in any such territory: *Provided*, That notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision (D), return may be made to an individual who, as a consequence of any law, decree or regulation of the nation of which he was then a citizen or subject, discriminating against political, racial or religious groups, has at no time between December 7, 1941, and the time when such law, decree or regulation was abrogated, enjoyed full rights of citizenship under the law of such nation; or”. " Sec. 3. The section added to The Trading With the Enemy Act by *Ante*, p. 182.Public Law 382, Seventy-ninth Congress, is hereby amended by inserting “38” after “Sec.”. Approved August 8, 1946. Authorizing and directing the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior to investigate and eradicate the predatory sea lampreys of the Great Lakes. 1946-08-08 879 Chapter 60 Stat. 930 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 879] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing and directing the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior to investigate and eradicate the predatory sea lampreys of the Great Lakes. August 8, 1946[[H. J. Res. 366](/us/bill/79/hjres/366)][[Public Law 672](/us/pl/79/672)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Great Lakes.Eradication of sea lampreys. That the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to prosecute, for a period of not to exceed ten years from the date of approval of this joint resolution, investigations of the abundance and distribution of sea lampreys, experiments to develop control measures, and a vigorous program for the elimination and eradication of sea lamprey populations of the Great Lakes. Sec. 2. Cooperation with State agencies, etc. In carrying out the foregoing purposes and objectives the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service is authorized to cooperate 60 Stat. 931with the official conservation agencies of the States bordering on the Great Lakes, with the commercial fishing industry, and with other governmental or private agencies, organizations, or individuals having jurisdiction over or an interest in the fisheries of the Great Lakes. Sec. 3. There is authorized to be appropriated from time to time,Appropriation authorized. out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary not to exceed $20,000 per annum to carry out the purposes and objectives of this joint resolution. Approved August 8, 1946. To remove the limitations on the amount of death compensation or pension payable to widows and children of certain deceased veterans. 1946-08-08 880 Chapter 60 Stat. 931 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 880] AN ACT To remove the limitations on the amount of death compensation or pension payable to widows and children of certain deceased veterans. August 8, 1946[[S. 2100](/us/bill/79/s/2100)][[Public Law 673](/us/pl/79/673)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the followingRepeals. Acts or parts of Acts, which limit the total amount of death compensation or pension payable to widows and children of certain deceased veterans, are hereby repealed:
(a)The last sentence of subsection
(a)of section 14 and the last sentence of subsection
(b)of section 14 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide more adequate and uniform administrative provisions in veterans laws pertaining to compensation, pension, and retirement pay payable by the Veterans Administration, and for other purposes”, approved July 13, 1943 (57 Stat. 554).[57 Stat. 559](/us/stat/57/559).[38 U. S. C.,Supp V, § 731 (a), (b)](/us/usc/t38/s731/a/b).
(b)Subsection
(b)of section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to compensate widows and children of persons who died while receiving monetary benefits for disabilities directly incurred in or aggravated by active military or naval service in the World War”, approved June 28, 1934, as amended (58 Stat. 804).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 504 (b)](/us/usc/t38/s504/b). Sec. 2. Subparagraph
(b)of paragraph III of part III of Veterans Regulation 1 (a), which limits the total amount of death compensation[38 U. S. C. note foll. § 724](/us/usc/t38/s724). or pension payable to widows and children of deceased veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, or the Philippine Insurrection, is hereby repealed. Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Act entitled “An Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Columbia”, approved March 3, 1901, and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. 1946-08-08 881 Chapter 60 Stat. 931 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 881] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Columbia”, approved March 3, 1901, and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. August 8, 1946[[S. 2125](/us/bill/79/s/2125)][[Public Law 674](/us/pl/79/674)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United, States of America in Congress assembled*, Jury commissioners. D. C. That section 198 of the Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901, and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary[31 Stat. 1222](/us/stat/31/1222).[D. C. Code § 11–1401](/us/dcc/11–1401). thereto, constituting the Code of Law for the District of Columbia, as amended, is hereby further amended by striking out therefrom the following sentence: “No person who has served as such Commissioner shall be eligible for reappointment within three years of the date of the expiration of his term of service.” Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. 1946-08-08 882 Chapter 60 Stat. 932 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 932 [CHAPTER 882] AN ACT To amend the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. August 8, 1946[[S. 2256](/us/bill/79/s/2256)][[Public Law 675](/us/pl/79/675)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Coast Guard.Discharge, etc., of former personnel.[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 693h](/us/usc/t38/s693h). That section 301 of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 286) is amended by changing the period at the end of the section to a colon and by adding the following: “*And provided further*, That the authority conferred upon the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy by this section shall vest in and be exercised by the Secretary of the Treasury, at such times as the Coast Guard is operating under the Treasury Department, with respect to the discharge or dismissal of former personnel of the Coast Guard, and that the findings of boards established pursuant to such authority shall be final subject only to review by the Secretary of the Treasury.” Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Act of May 11, 1938, for the conservation of the Fishery Resources of the Columbia River, and for other purposes. 1946-08-08 883 Chapter 60 Stat. 932 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 883] AN ACT To amend the Act of May 11, 1938, for the conservation of the Fishery Resources of the Columbia River, and for other purposes. August 8, 1946[[S. 2318](/us/bill/79/s/2318)][[Public Law 676](/us/pl/79/676)] *Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 2 of the [16 U. S. C. § 756](/us/usc/t16/s756).Act of May 11, 1938 (52 Stat. 345), entitled “An Act to provide for the conservation of the fishery resources of the Columbia River, establishment, operation, and maintenance of one or more stations in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and for the conduct of necessary investigations, surveys, stream improvements, and stocking operations for these purposes”, is amended by deleting therefrom the comma after the word “construct” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the word “and” and by deleting the words “and maintain”. Sec. 2. [16 U. S. C. § 757](/us/usc/16/s757). Section 3 of said Act is hereby amended to read as follows:" Use of State facilities and services. “In carrying out the authorizations and duties imposed by section 2 of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to utilize the facilities and services of the agencies of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho responsible for the conservation of the fish and wildlife resources in such States, under the terms of agreements entered into between the United States and these States, without regard to the *Ante*, p. 809.provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, and funds appropriated to carry out the purposes of this Act may be expended for the construction of facilities on and the improvement of lands Title, etc.not owned or controlled by the United States: *Provided*, That the appropriate agency of the State wherein such construction or improvement is to be carried on first shall have obtained without cost to the United States the necessary title to, interest therein, rights-of-way over, or licenses covering the use of such lands.” " Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Act of May 4, 1898 (30 Stat. 369), as amended, to authorize the President to appoint two hundred and fifty acting assistant surgeons for temporary service. 1946-08-08 884 Chapter 60 Stat. 932 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 884] AN ACT To amend the Act of May 4, 1898 (30 Stat. 369), as amended, to authorize the President to appoint two hundred and fifty acting assistant surgeons for temporary service. August 8, 1946[[S. 2401](/us/bill/79/s/2401)][[Public Law 677](/us/pl/79/677)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Navy. That the Act of May 4, 1898, entitled “An Act making appropriations for the naval 60 Stat. 933service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899, and for other purposes” (30 Stat. 369), as amended by the Act of March 18, 1940 (54 Stat. 54), and as further amended by the Act of March 17, 1941 (55[34 U. S. C. § 21, Supp. V, § 21](/us/usc/t34/s21). Stat. 43), is hereby further amended so that the last paragraph of the appropriation for the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (30 Stat. 380) shall read as follows:" “The President is hereby authorized to appoint for temporary serviceAppointment of acting assistant surgeons. two hundred and fifty acting assistant surgeons, who shall have the rank and compensation of assistant surgeons: *Provided*, That not more than two hundred and fifty of such acting assistant surgeons may be serving in the naval service at any one time: *Provided further*, That the Secretary of the Navy, in time of war or declared national emergency, may appoint, for temporary service with the compensation of assistant surgeons, such acting assistant surgeons as the exigencies of the service may require.” " Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Act of February 9, 1907, as amended, with respect to certain fees. 1946-08-08 885 Chapter 60 Stat. 933 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 885] AN ACT To amend the Act of February 9, 1907, as amended, with respect to certain fees. August 8, 1946[[S. 2408](/us/bill/79/s/2408)][[Public Law 678](/us/pl/79/678)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Registration of nurses, D. C.[34 Stat. 888](/us/stat/34/888). That the first sentence of section 4 of the Act of February 9, 1907, entitled “An Act to define the term ‘registered nurse’ and to provide for the registration of nurses in the District of Columbia”, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 2–404), is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 4. That every nurse desiring to register in the District ofApplication. Columbia shall make application to the nurses’ examining board for examination and registration, and at the time of making such application shall pay to the treasurer of said board $15.” " Sec. 2. That the first sentence of section 9 of the Act entitled “An[34 Stat. 889](/us/stat/34/889). Act to define the term ‘registered nurse’ and to provide for the registration of nurses in the District of Columbia”, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 2–108), is amended by substituting, in lieu thereof, the following: " “Sec. 9. That all expenses incident to the execution of the provisionsPayment of expenses from fees. of this Act shall be paid from fees collected
(a)from schools of nursing,
(b)from registration or reregistration of nurses, and
(c)from the following services— “(1) for repeat examinations of nurses; “(2) for the evaluation of each high-school record of a candidate for admission to a school of nursing; “(3) for verification of records; “(4) for a duplicate certificate of registration upon proof acceptable to the nurses’ examining board that the original certificate has been lost or destroyed; “(5) for duplicate annual registration cards; “(6) for mailing a certificate of registration a second time if no notification of change of address has been made; and “(7) for proctoring examination for out-of-State applicants when the examination is held at a time other than the regular examination of the District of Columbia. The fees referred to in clause
(c)shall be reasonable fees fixed by the nurses’ examining board, subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia.” " Approved August 8, 1946. To authorize the Veterans’ Administration to reimburse State and local agencies for expenses incurred in rendering services in connection with the administration of certain training programs for veterans, and for other purposes. 1946-08-08 886 Chapter 60 Stat. 934 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 934 [CHAPTER 886] AN ACT To authorize the Veterans’ Administration to reimburse State and local agencies for expenses incurred in rendering services in connection with the administration of certain training programs for veterans, and for other purposes. August 8, 1946[[S. 2477](/us/bill/79/s/2477)][[Public Law 679](/us/pl/79/679)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Education of veterans.[57 Stat. 45](/us/stat/57/45); [58 Stat. 290](/us/stat/58/290).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s735).Reimbursement of State, etc., agencies. That section 3 of Public Law Numbered 16, Seventy-eighth Congress, as amended by section 401 of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, is amended by inserting at the end thereof a new sentence as follows: “Any such appropriation shall also be available for use by the Administrator in reimbursing State and local agencies for reasonable expenses incurred by them in
(1)rendering necessary services in ascertaining the qualifications of industrial establishments for furnishing [58 Stat. 288](/us/stat/58/288).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s735).on-the-job training to veterans under the provisions of part VIII of such regulation, and in the supervision of industrial establishments furnishing such training, or
(2)furnishing, at the request of the Administrator, any other services or facilities in connection with the administration of programs for training on the job under such provisions, or
(3)furnishing, at the request of the Administrator, information concerning educational opportunities available in schools and colleges.” Sec. 2. [58 Stat. 289](/us/stat/58/289).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s735). Paragraph 6 of part VIII of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1
(a)as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: " “6. Subsistence allowance. While enrolled in and pursuing a course under this part, such person, upon application to the Administrator, shall be paid a subsistence allowance of $65 per month, if without a dependent or dependents, or $90 per month, if he has a dependent or dependents, including regular holidays and leave not exceeding thirty days in a calendar year. Such person attending a course on a part-time basis, and such person receiving compensation for productive labor whether performed as part of their apprentice or other training on the job at institutions, business, or other establishments, or otherwise, shall be entitled to receive such lesser sums, if any, as subsistence or dependency allowances, as may be determined by the Administrator: *Provided*, Limitation.That in no event shall the rate of such allowance plus the compensation received exceed $175 per month for a veteran without a dependent or $200 per month if he has a dependent or dependents.” " Sec. 3. [58 Stat. 290](/us/stat/58/290).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s735). Paragraph 11 of part VIII of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1
(a)is hereby amended, to read as follows: " “11. “Educational or training institutions.”
(a)As used in this part, the term ‘educational or training institutions’ shall include all public or private elementary, secondary, and other schools furnishing education for adults, business schools and colleges, scientific and technical institutions, colleges, vocational schools, junior colleges, teachers colleges, normal schools, professional schools, universities, and other educational institutions, and shall also include business or other establishments providing apprentice or other training on the job, including those under the supervision of an approved college or university or any State department of education, or any State apprenticeship agency or State board of vocational education, or any State apprenticeship council or the Federal Apprentice Training Service established in accordance with Public Law Numbered [50 Stat. 664](/us/stat/50/664).[29 U. S. C. §§ 50–50b](/us/usc/t29/s50–50b).308, Seventy-fifth Congress, or any agency in the executive branch of the Federal Government authorized under other laws to supervise such training. “(b) “Other training on the Job.” As used in this part the term ‘Other training on the job’ shall include courses offered by establishments approved by the appropriate agency of the State or the Administrator whenever such courses of training on the job are furnished in accordance with the following provisions: 60 Stat. 935 “1. Any establishment desiring to undertake an on-the-job trainingApplication. program will be required to submit to the appropriate State approving agency a written application setting forth the course of training for each job for which a veteran is to be trained. The written application covering the training program will include the following: “a. Title and description of the specific job objective for which the veteran is to be trained. “b. Length of the training period. “c. Schedule listing various operations for major kinds of work or tasks to be learned and showing for each, job operations or work, tasks to be performed, and the approximate length of time to be spent on each operation or task. “d. Wage or salary to be paid at the beginning of the training program, at each successive step in the program, and at the completion of training. “e. Entrance wage or salary paid by the establishment to employees already trained in the kind of work for which the veteran is to be trained. “f. Number of hours of supplemental instructions required. “2. The appropriate approving agency of the State or the AdministratorApproval. may approve the application of the establishment when such establishment is found upon investigation to have met or made provision for meeting the following criteria: “a. The training content of the program is adequate to qualify the veteran for appointment to the job for which he is to be trained. “b. There is reasonable certainty that the job for which the veteran is to be trained will be available to him at the end of the training period. “c. The job is one in which progression and appointment to the next higher classification are based upon skills learned through organized training on the job and not on such factors as length of service and normal turnover. “d. The wages to be paid the veteran for each successive period of training are not less than those customarily paid in the establishment and the community to a learner in the same job and who is not a veteran and are in conformity with State and Federal laws and applicable bargaining agreements. “e. The job customarily requires a period of training of not less than three months and not more than two years of full-time training. “f. The length of the training period is no longer than that customarily required by the establishment and other establishments in the community to provide the trainee with the required skills, arrange for the acquiring of job knowledge, technical information, and other facts which the trainee will need to learn in order to become competent on the job for which he is being trained. “g. Provision is made for related instruction for the individual veteran who may need it. “h. There is in the establishment adequate space, equipment, instructional material, and instructor personnel to provide satisfactory training on the job. “i. Adequate records are kept to show the progress made by the veteran toward his job objective and a periodic report showing the conduct and progress made in the course of training on the job will be provided for the Veterans’ Administration. “j. Appropriate credit is given the veteran for previous job experience, whether in the military service or elsewhere, his beginning wage adjusted to the level to which such credit advances him and his training period shortened accordingly. No course of training will be considered bona fide if given to a veteran who is already qualified by training and experience for the job objective.60 Stat. 936 “k. A copy of the training program as approved by the State agency is provided to the veteran and to the Veterans’ Administration by the employer. “l. Upon completion of the training the veteran is given a certificate by the employer indicating the length and type of training provided and that the veteran has completed the course of training on the job satisfactorily. “3. Failure to meet requirements. The Veterans’ Administration is not authorized to award the benefits under this part, if it is found by the Administrator that the course of apprentice training or other training on the job fails to meet the requirements of this paragraph.” " Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate within the District of Columbia the sale of milk, cream, and ice cream, and for other purposes”, approved February 27, 1925. 1946-08-08 887 Chapter 60 Stat. 936 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 887] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate within the District of Columbia the sale of milk, cream, and ice cream, and for other purposes”, approved February 27, 1925. August 8, 1946[[S. 2479](/us/bill/79/s/2479)][[Public Law 680](/us/pl/79/680)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Milk, etc., D. C. That the third paragraph of section 13 of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate within the District of Columbia the sale of milk, cream, and ice cream, and for [43 Stat. 1006](/us/stat/43/1006).[D. C. Code § 33–313](/us/dcc/33–313).other purposes”, approved February 27, 1925, be amended to read as follows: " “Pasteurized.”“The term ‘pasteurized’ as used in this Act shall be held to mean the process of heating every particle of milk or milk products
(1)to a temperature of not less than 143 degrees Fahrenheit and, if heated to not more than 159 degrees Fahrenheit holding at such temperature for at least thirty minutes, or
(2)to a temperature of not less than 160 degrees Fahrenheit and holding at such temperature for at least fifteen seconds.” " Approved August 8, 1946. Authorizing the appointment of Robert Sprague Beightler as permanent brigadier general of the line of the Regular Army. 1946-08-08 888 Chapter 60 Stat. 936 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 888] AN ACT Authorizing the appointment of Robert Sprague Beightler as permanent brigadier general of the line of the Regular Army. August 8, 1946[[S. 2480](/us/bill/79/s/2480)][[Public Law 681](/us/pl/79/681)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is authorized to appoint as permanent brigadier general of the line of the Regular Army, Robert Sprague Beightler, presently serving in the grade of major general in the National Guard of the United States, Army of the United States. Sec. 2. Any person appointed pursuant to the provisions of the first section of this Act shall be counted for the purposes of provisions of law establishing the authorized number of brigadier generals of the line of the Regular Army. Approved August 8, 1946. To provide for fire protection of Government and private property in and contiguous to the waters of the District of Columbia. 1946-08-08 889 Chapter 60 Stat. 936 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 889] AN ACT To provide for fire protection of Government and private property in and contiguous to the waters of the District of Columbia. August 8, 1946[[S. 2498](/us/bill/79/s/2498)][[Public Law 682](/us/pl/79/682)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Fireboat, D. C. That in order to provide for fire protection of all Government and private property in 60 Stat. 937and contiguous to the waters of the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, authorized to transfer, without exchange of funds, a fireboat of the YTB–225 type, excess to the Navy’s needs, to the government of the District of Columbia, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized to accept, operate, and maintain such fireboat, and to dispose of the obsolete fireboat now in their possession. Approved August 8, 1946. Authorizing the erection in the District of Columbia of a statue of Nathan Hale. 1946-08-08 890 Chapter 60 Stat. 937 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 890] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the erection in the District of Columbia of a statue of Nathan Hale. August 8, 1946[[S. J. Res. 84](/us/bill/79/sjres/84)][[Public Law 683](/us/pl/79/683)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to grant authority to the Second National Bank, of New Haven, Connecticut, executor of the estate of the late George Dudley Seymour, to erect the bronze statue of Nathan Hale, bequeathed by him to the United States of America, including pedestal, on an appropriate site on grounds now owned by the United States in the District of Columbia: *Provided*, That theApproval of site. site chosen shall be approved by the National Commission of Fine Arts, and the United States shall be put to no expense in or by the erection of this statue: *Provided further*, That unless the erection ofTime limitation. this statue is begun within five years from and after the date of passage of this joint resolution, the authorization hereby granted is revoked. Approved August 8, 1946. To amend subsection 9
(a)of the Act entitled “An Act to prevent pernicious political activities”, approved August 2, 1939, as amended. 1946-08-08 904 Chapter 60 Stat. 937 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 904] AN ACT To amend subsection 9
(a)of the Act entitled “An Act to prevent pernicious political activities”, approved August 2, 1939, as amended. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 1497](/us/bill/79/hr/1497)][[Public Law 684](/us/pl/79/684)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That subsectionHatch Act, amendment. 9
(a)of the Act entitled “An Act to prevent pernicious political activities”, approved August 2, 1939 (53 Stat. 1148), as amended by the Act of July 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 767, U. S. C., title 18, sec. 61h), be, and[18 U. S, C., Supp. V, §61h (a)](/us/stat/18/61h/a). it hereby is, amended by adding to said subsection, at the end thereof, the following sentence: “The provisions of the second sentence of this subsection shall not apply to the employees of The Alaska Railroad, residing in municipalities on the line of the railroad,Employees of Alaska Railroad. in respect to activities involving the municipality in which they reside.” Approved August 8, 1946. Relating to marine insurance in the case of certain employees of the War Department who suffered death, injury, or other casualty prior to April 23, 1943, as a result of marine risks. 1946-08-08 905 Chapter 60 Stat. 937 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 905] AN ACT Relating to marine insurance in the case of certain employees of the War Department who suffered death, injury, or other casualty prior to April 23, 1943, as a result of marine risks. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 1519](/us/bill/79/hr/1519)][[Public Law 685](/us/pl/79/685)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That effective as ofWar Shipping Administration.[57 Stat. 47](/us/stat/57/47).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1292 (b)](/us/usc/t50/s1292/b). March 24, 1943, section 2
(b)of the Act of March 24, 1943, entitled “An Act to amend and clarify certain provisions of law relating to functions of the War Shipping Administration, and for other purposes”, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " “(b) Whenever the Administrator, War Shipping Administration,Marine insurance.Retroactive coverage. finds that, on or after October 1, 1941, and before thirty days after60 Stat. 938the date of enactment of this subsection, a master, officer, or member of the crew of, or any persons transported on, a vessel owned by or chartered to the Maritime Commission, the War Shipping Administration, or the War Department or operated by, or for the account of, or at the direction or under the control of the Commission, the Administration, or the War Department, has suffered death, injury, detention, or other casualty, for which the War Shipping Administration would be authorized to provide, insurance under Subtitle—Insurance of title [54 Stat. 689](/us/stat/54/689).[46 U. S. C., Supp. V. §§ 1l28–1128g](/us/usc/t46/s1128–1128g).II of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended by this Act, the Administrator may declare that, such death, injury, detention, or other casualty, shall be deemed and considered to be covered by such insurance at the time of the disaster or accident, if the Administrator finds that such action is required to make equitable provision for loss or injury related to the war effort and not otherwise adequately provided for: Restriction on payments. *Provided*, That in making provision for insurance under this subsection the Administrator shall not provide for payments in excess of those generally provided for in comparable cases under insurance hereafter furnished under the said Subtitle—Insurance of title II, as amended: Application of payments. *Provided further*, That any money paid to any person by reason of insurance provided for under this subsection shall apply in pro tanto satisfaction of the claim of such person against the United States arising from the same loss or injury. Recovery.There shall be no recovery of any money paid on account of insurance provided for the master, officers, or members of the crew of, or individuals transported on, any vessel under this subsection or under Subtitle—Insurance of title II of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, from any person who in the judgment of the Administrator, War Shipping Administration, is without fault, and when in the judgment of the Administrator such recovery would defeat the purposes of benefits otherwise authorized or would be Finality of findings, etc.against equity and good conscience. The declarations, findings, and actions of or by the Administrator under this subsection shall be final and conclusive.” " Approved August 8, 1946. To provide for lump-sum payment of compensation for accumulated annual leave and current accrued annual leave to certain officers and employees, and authorizing the appropriation of funds for that purpose. 1946-08-08 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 2024-09-27 906 Chapter 60 Stat. 938 79 2 public [CHAPTER 906] AN ACT To provide for lump-sum payment of compensation for accumulated annual leave and current accrued annual leave to certain officers and employees, and authorizing the appropriation of funds for that purpose. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 2523](/us/bill/79/hr/2523)][[Public Law 686](/us/pl/79/686)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That any officer or employee who was involuntarily separated from the active service of the United States of America as a result of the expiration of the [15 U. S. C. §§ 828–851; Supp. V, note prec. § 828](/us/usc/t15/s828–851).Bituminous Coal Act of 1937 (50 Stat. 72), as amended, and who has not been granted, credited with, or compensated for all accumulated or current accrued annual leave due him immediately prior to the date of expiration of said Act shall be entitled to receive compensation in lump-sum payment for the leave not so granted, credited, or compensated for upon filing a notice of his election to receive compensation in lump-sum payment for such leave with the Department of the Interior, Washington, District of Columbia, within one Appropriation authorized.hundred and eighty days following the enactment of this Act. Upon notification of such election the amount due such officer or employee shall be determined and certified by the Department of the Interior, and paid out of any appropriation currently available for salaries under the Department of the Interior, or appropriated for the purposes of this Act, which appropriation is hereby authorized to be made. Approved August 8, 1946. To facilitate and simplify the administration of Indian affairs. 1946-08-08 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 2024-09-27 907 Chapter 60 Stat. 939 79 2 public 60 Stat. 939 [CHAPTER 907] AN ACT To facilitate and simplify the administration of Indian affairs. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 4386](/us/bill/79/hr/4386)][[Public Law 687](/us/pl/79/687)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That for the purposeCommissioner of Indian Affairs.Delegation of powers and duties. of facilitating and simplifying the administration of the laws governing Indian affairs, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to delegate, from time to time, and to the extent and under such regulations as he deems proper, his powers and duties under said laws to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, insofar as such powers and duties relate to action in individual cases arising under general regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to law. Subject to the supervision and direction of the Secretary, the Commissioner is hereby authorized to delegate, in like manner, any powers and duties so delegated to him by the Secretary, or vested in him by law, to the assistant commissioners, or the officer in charge of any branch, division, office, or agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, insofar as such powers and duties relate to action in individual cases arising under general regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior or the Commissioner of Indian Affairs pursuant to law. Such delegated powers shall be exercised subject to appeal to the Secretary, under regulations to be prescribed by him, or, as from time to time determined by him, to the Under Secretary or to an Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior, or to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The Secretary or the Commissioner, as the case may be,Revocation. may at any time revoke the whole or any part of a delegation made pursuant to this Act, but no such revocation shall be given retroactive effect. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to abrogate or curtail any authority to make delegations conferred by any other provision of law, nor shall anything in this Act be deemed to convey authority to delegate any power to issue regulations. Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to provide annuities for certain officers and employees who have rendered at least twenty-five years of service. 1946-08-08 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 2024-09-27 908 Chapter 60 Stat. 939 79 2 public [CHAPTER 908] AN ACT To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to provide annuities for certain officers and employees who have rendered at least twenty-five years of service. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 4718](/us/bill/79/hr/4718)][[Public Law 688](/us/pl/79/688)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 1 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, is amended[46 Stat. 468](/us/stat/46/468).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 691](/us/usc/t5/s691).Annuity after 25 years’ service. by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " “(e) Any officer or employee to whom this Act applies who, after having attained the age of fifty-five and after having rendered at least twenty-five years of service computed as prescribed in section 5 of this[46 Stat. 472](/us/stat/46/472).[5 U. S. C. § 707; Supp. V, § 707](/us/usc/t5/s707). Act, “(1) shall have been involuntarily separated from the service not by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency between July 1, 1945, and June 30, 1947, both dates inclusive; or “(2) shall have been voluntarily separated from the service between such dates if such officer or employee had accepted a position with a lower rate of basic salary, pay, or compensation after having been involuntarily separated (not by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency) between such dates from a position with a higher rate of basic salary, pay, or compensation, and was receiving less than such higher rate at the time of his voluntary separation, 60 Stat. 940shall be paid an immediate life annuity beginning on the first day of the month following the date of final separation from the service. Such annuity shall have a value equal to an annuity computed as [46 Stat. 471](/us/stat/46/471).[5 U. S. C. § 698; Supp. V, § 698](/us/usc/t5/s698).provided in section 4 of this Act reduced by one-sixth of 1 per centum for each full month any such officer or employee is
(A)under the age of sixty years if he has rendered at least thirty years of service computed as prescribed in section 5 of this Act, or
(B)under the age of sixty-two years if he has rendered less than thirty years of service computed as prescribed in section 5 of this Act.” " Approved August 8, 1946. To amend section 5 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to collect and publish statistics of the grade and staple length of cotton”. 1946-08-08 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 2024-09-27 909 Chapter 60 Stat. 940 79 2 public [CHAPTER 909] AN ACT To amend section 5 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to collect and publish statistics of the grade and staple length of cotton”. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 4769](/us/bill/79/hr/4769)][[Public Law 689](/us/pl/79/689)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Cotton statistics. That section 5 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to collect and publish statistics of the grade and staple length of cotton”, [44 Stat. 1373](/us/stat/44/1373).[7 U. S. C. § 475](/us/usc/t7/s475).Reports.approved March 3, 1927, be amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 5. That, of the reports issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, pursuant to the Act entitled ‘An Act authorizing the Department of Agriculture to issue semimonthly cotton crop reports and providing for their publication simultaneously with the ginning reports of the [43 Stat. 115](/us/stat/43/115).[7 U. S. C. § 475](/us/usc/t7/s475).Department of Commerce’, approved May 3, 1924, only five shall be issued hereafter, one as of August 1, one as of September 1, one as of October’ 1, one as of November 1, and one as of December 1, each of which shall state the condition and progress of the crop and the probable number of bales which will be ginned, these reports to be issued simultaneously with the cotton-ginning reports of the Bureau of the Census relating to the same dates, the two reports to be issued from the same place at 11 antemeridian of the eighth day following that to which the respective reports relate. When such date of release falls on Sunday, a legal holiday, or other day which pursuant to statute or Executive order is a nonworkday in the Department of Agriculture at Washington generally, the report shall be issued at 11 o’clock antemeridian of the next succeeding workday.” " Approved August 8, 1946. To extend temporarily the time for filing applications for patents, for taking action in the United States Patent Office with respect thereto, for preventing proof of acts abroad with respect to the making of an invention, and for other purposes. 1946-08-08 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 2024-09-27 910 Chapter 60 Stat. 940 79 2 public [CHAPTER 910] AN ACT To extend temporarily the time for filing applications for patents, for taking action in the United States Patent Office with respect thereto, for preventing proof of acts abroad with respect to the making of an invention, and for other purposes. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 5223](/us/bill/79/hr/5223)][[Public Law 690](/us/pl/79/690)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Patents.Rights of priority for filing applications. That the rights of priority provided by section 4887 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 35, sec. 32), as amended, for the filing of applications for patent for inventions, discoveries, and designs, which rights had not expired on the 8th day of September 1939, or which rights have arisen since the 8th day of September 1939, shall be, and the same are hereby, extended until the expiration of a period of twelve months from the passage of this Act in favor of the citizens of the United States and of citizens or subjects of all countries which have extended, or which now extend or which within said period of twelve months shall extend substantially reciprocal privileges to citizens of the United States, and such 60 Stat. 941extension shall apply to applications upon which patents have been granted, as well as to applications now pending or filed within the period specified herein: *Provided*, That no such extension shall applyRequest for extension. to any patent unless a request in writing was made therefor during the pendency of the application for such patent in the United States Patent Office, or within twelve months after the passage of this Act, which request must be accompanied by
(1)a copy of the original foreign application, certified to by the patent office of the country in which it was filed, but if the original foreign application has been destroyed, other evidence pertaining thereto may be accepted;
(2)a sworn translation of the same if it is not in the English language; and
(3)if the foreign application was not made by the inventor himself, an affidavit by the applicant or patentee stating that such application was filed for his benefit or on his behalf and that such procedure is in accordance with the procedure in the foreign country: *Provided further*, That no patent granted or validated by reason of any suchRestriction. extension shall in any way furnish a basis of claim against the Government of the United States: *Provided further*, That such extensionExercise of rights. shall in no way abridge or otherwise affect the right of the United States, or of any person, firm, association, company, or corporation, who, before the passage of this Act was bona fide in possession of any rights in or under patents or applications for patents conflicting with rights in patents granted or validated by reason of such extensions to exercise such rights by itself or himself personally, or by such agents, or licensees as derived their rights from it or him before the passage of this Act, to the extent that they shall not be amenable to any action for infringement of any patent granted or validated by reason of such extension. A patent shall not be refused on an application coming within thePublication, etc., prior to filing foreign application. provisions of this section, nor shall a patent granted on such application be held invalid, by reason of the invention having been patented or described in any printed publication or in public use or on sale in the United States more than one year prior to the filing of the application in the United States, unless such patent or publication or such public use or sale was prior to the filing of the foreign application upon which the right of priority is based. Sec. 2. Whenever, prior to the 8th day of April 1946, an invention,Invention, etc., communicated prior to Apr. 8, 1946. discovery, or a design has been communicated in writing or embodied in any article supplied to the Government of the United States or to any person, firm, or corporation in the United States at the request of said Government, pursuant to and by reason of an agreement or arrangement between the Government of the United States and the government of a foreign country for the supply or mutual exchange of information or articles for use for national defense purposes during the periods of the national emergencies declared by the President of the United States preceding World War II, or for use for war purposes during World War II—
(a)A patent based on an application filed by the inventor of thePublic use, etc. invention, discovery, or design so communicated or supplied shall not be refused or held invalid merely because of the fact that the invention, discovery, or design had been in public use or on sale in the United States, or described in a printed publication, if such public use or sale or publication was in consequence of and attributable to the communication or supply and subsequent to the date of the communication or supply; and
(b)For use in any action in a United States court or proceedingUse in court action, etc. in the Patent Office involving a patent for an invention, discovery, or a design, or involving an application for patent for an invention, discovery, or a design so communicated or supplied any court of the 60 Stat. 942 Papers, etc., In possession of Government agency.United States for any district or Territory thereof, and the Commissioner of Patents shall have the power to call upon any department or agency of the Government of the United States to produce information or papers in its possession relating to the communication or supply or relating to the further communication of the invention, discovery, or design by said department or agency to any person, firm, Refusal, etc., to comply with call for information.or corporation in the United States: *Provided, however*, That the head of any department or agency may refuse and omit to comply with any call for information or papers when in his opinion such compliance would jeopardize the national defense. Restrictions on benefits.No benefit under section 2 of this Act shall be extended to any person unless
(1)an application for patent for the same invention, discovery, or design which was communicated or supplied as aforesaid is filed in the United States Patent Office prior to the expiration of twelve months from the date of this Act; and
(2)unless sufficient information in writing and under oath as to what was communicated or supplied, the date thereof and to whom made, is furnished to the Commissioner of Patents by the owner of such application while it is pending, or prior to the expiration of twelve months from the date of this Act to enable him to judge of the identity of the invention so communicated or supplied with the invention claimed in such application, which information shall be made a part of the record of such application and shall have no evidentiary value as proof of the facts stated therein; and
(3)unless the country of which such person is a national extends substantially reciprocal privileges to citizens of the United States. Sec. 3. Extension of time for payment of fees, etc. That whenever it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Patents that the time now fixed by law for the payment of any fee, or for the taking of any other action, with respect to an application for patent for an invention, discovery, or design has lapsed because of conditions growing out of World War II, which time had not expired on the 8th day of September 1939, or which commenced after the 8th day of September 1939, such time may be extended by the Commissioner to a date not later than twelve months after the passage of this Act, without the payment of extension fees or other penalty, in favor of citizens of the United States and the citizens or subjects of countries which have extended, now extend, or shall extend prior to the expiration of twelve months after the passage of this Act substantially reciprocal privileges to citizens of the United Restrictions.States: *Provided*, That no extension herein shall confer such privileges upon the citizens or subjects of a foreign country for a longer term than the term during which such privileges are conferred by such foreign country upon the citizens of the United States, but nothing in this Act shall give any right to reopen interference proceedings where final hearing before the Examiner of Interferences or the Board of Interference Examiners has taken place. Sec. 4. Right to continue manufacture, etc. That no patent granted or validated by reason of any extension of time provided for by sections 1 and 3 of this Act shall abridge or otherwise affect the right of the United States, or of any person, firm, association, company, or corporation, or agent or agents, or his successor in business, to continue or to resume any manufacture, use, or sale bona fide commenced by it or him in the United States before the passage of this Act, or, in the case of an application claiming the benefits of section 3 hereof, commenced by it or him before the taking of action or the payment of any fee under that section if such action or payment was later than the passage of this Act, nor shall the further manufacture, use, or sale by it or him, or its or his agents or successors in business or the use or sale of the devices resulting from Nonapplicability.such manufacture or use constitute an infringement: *Provided*, That 60 Stat. 943the benefits of this section shall not apply to the manufacture, use, or sale as aforesaid if and to the extent that it is based upon or attributable to a communication of the invention, discovery, or design so manufactured, used, or sold to the United States or to any person, firm, or corporation in the United States at the request of said Government under an agreement or arrangement between the Government of the United States and the government of another country for the supply or mutual exchange of information or articles for use for national defense purposes during the periods of the national emergencies declared by the President of the United States preceding World War II, or for use for war purposes during World War II. Sec. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4885 and 4887 ofDeferment of issuance. the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 35, secs. 41 and 32, respectively) no patent issued subsequent to July 17, 1945, which was scheduled for issue on that date, or on July 24, July 31, or August 7, 1945, shall be held invalid because of the deferment of the issuance of such patent due to the failure to issue patents on July 17 and July 24, 1945. Sec. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of CongressFailure to obtain authorization in foreign country. approved July 1, 1940 (54 Stat. 710; U. S. C., title 35, sec. 42), as amended by the Act approved August 21, 1941 (55 Stat. 657; U. S. C., title 35, secs. 42a–42f), and as further amended by the Act of June 16, 1942 (56 Stat. 370), no person shall be debarred from receiving a[35 U. S. C.. Supp. V, §§ 42 note, 42a–42f](/us/usc/t35/s42/42a–42f). patent for an invention made in the United States, nor shall any patent issued for such invention be deemed or held invalid under said Act, merely because authorization to file an application for patent for such invention in any country foreign to the United States was not first obtained from the Commissioner of Patents: *Provided*, That the Commissioner subsequently authorized the filing of the application in such foreign country. Sec. 7. That all applications for patents for inventions, discoveries,Validity of applications executed by agents. or designs officially accepted by the Patent Office and given a serial number and date of filing since the 8th day of September 1939, and prior to the passage of this Act, which were executed by an agent of the applicant, and in which a duplicate copy of the specification and a new petition and oath, all duly signed and executed by the inventor or his executor or administrator has been or shall have been filed within a period of twelve months from the approval of this Act, and the patents granted on such applications, shal1 have the same force and effect as if the papers signed and executed by the inventor, or his executor or administrator, had been filed on the date on which the papers signed by his agent were deposited in the United States Patent Office. Sec. 8. That all applications for patents for inventions, discoveries,Oath. or designs filed since the 8th day of September 1939, in which the oath was executed before or authenticated by a consular officer, or other representative qualified to administer oaths, of a government acting in the interest of the Government of the United States, shall have the same force and effect as if said oath had been executed by the applicant before a consular officer of the United States. Sec. 9. That in proceedings in the Patent Office and in the courtsRestriction on establishing date of invention, etc. of the United States an applicant for a patent for an invention, discovery, or a design, or a patentee, shall not be permitted to establish the date of invention or discovery by reference to knowledge or use thereof, or other activity with respect thereto, in a country foreign to the United States, other than the filing in a foreign country of an application for a patent for the same invention, discovery, or design which, in accordance with the provisions of section 4887 of[35 U. S. C. § 32](/us/usc/t35/s32). the Revised Statutes, as amended, or in accordance with and subject to the provisions of tins Act, is entitled to have the same force and 60 Stat. 944effect as it would have had if filed in the United States on the date on Invention of person serving abroad.which it was filed in such foreign country: *Provided*, That where an invention was made by a person, civil or military, during the time such person was domiciled in the United States or its possessions and was serving in a foreign country in connection with the prosecution of the war on behalf of the United States or its allies, the inventor thereof shall be entitled, in interference and other proceedings arising in connection with such invention, to the same rights of priority with respect to such invention as if the same had been made in the United States. Sec. 10. Term of patent. No patent for an invention or a discovery granted under the provisions of section 1 or 3 of this Act shall extend for a longer term than twenty years from the filing date of the first application regularly filed in any country disclosing the same invention, and in no event for a period in excess of seventeen years from the date of the grant of such patent. Sec. 11. Claims for patent infringement, etc., restriction. No claims for patent infringement shall be made or action brought by or on behalf of or for the benefit of any country or a national of any country against which the United States has declared the existence of a state of war, in respect to any manufacture, use, or sale since September 8, 1939. Sec. 12. Acts done under special measures taken in World War II. That nothing in this Act shall affect any act which has been or shall be done by virtue of the special measures taken during World War II under legislative, executive, or administrative authority of the United States in regard to the rights of any enemy, or ally of an [50 U. S. C. app. §§ 1–31; Supp. V, § 3 *et seq*](/us/usc/t50/s1/31/3).*Ante*, pp. 50, 54,182, 418, 925; *infra*.Repeal.[40 Stat. 420](/us/stat/40/420).[50 U. S. C. app. § 10 (a)](/us/usc/t50/s10/a).enemy, as defined by the Trading With the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. L. 411), as amended, in patents for inventions and designs. Sec. 13. Section 10
(a)of the said Trading With the Enemy Act, relating to the filing and prosecution of applications for patents and the registration of trade-marks, prints, labels, and copyrights, by an enemy, or ally of an enemy, is hereby repealed. Sec. 14. Nonextension of benefits. The benefits of this Act shall not extend in favor of inventions, applications, or patents made by or owned by citizens of any country with which the United States shall have been at war since the 8th day of September 1939. The Alien Property Custodian shall be entitled to the benefits of this Act. Sec. 15. Judicial finding on validity of patent. Nothing contained in this Act shall be effective to nullify any judicial finding upon the validity of any patent for an invention, discovery, or a design heretofore made by a court of competent jurisdiction. Sec. 16. Separability of provisions. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operations to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended, so as to improve international collaboration with respect to meteorology. 1946-08-08 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 2024-09-27 911 Chapter 60 Stat. 944 79 2 public [CHAPTER 911] AN ACT To amend the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended, so as to improve international collaboration with respect to meteorology. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 6030](/us/bill/79/hr/6030)][[Public Law 691](/us/pl/79/691)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, amendment. That section 803 of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, [52 Stat. 1014](/us/stat/52/1014).title 49, sec. 603), is amended to read as follows:60 Stat. 945 " “weather bureau*Ante*, p. 4. “Sec. 803. In order to promote safety and efficiency in air navigation to the highest possible degree, the Chief of the Weather Bureau, under the direction of the Secretary of Commerce, shall, in addition to any other functions or duties pertaining to weather information for other purposes,
(1)make such observations, measurements, investigations,Observations, etc., of atmospheric phenomena. and studies of atmospheric phenomena, and establish such meteorological offices and stations, as are necessary or best suited for ascertaining, in advance, information concerning probable weather conditions;
(2)Reports, forecasts, etc.furnish such reports, forecasts, warnings, and advices to the Administrator, and to such persons engaged in civil aeronautics as may be designated by the Administrator, and to such other persons as the Chief of the Weather Bureau may determine, and such reports shall be made in such manner and with such frequency as will best result in safety in and in facilitating air navigation;
(3)cooperate with personsReciprocal arrangements. engaged in air commerce, or employees thereof, in meteorological service, establish and maintain reciprocal arrangements under which this provision is to be carried out and collect and disseminate weather reports available from aircraft in flight;
(4)establish and coordinateInternational exchanges, etc. the international exchanges of meteorological information required for the safety and efficiency of air navigation;
(5)participate in the development of an international basic meteorological reporting network, including the establishment, operation, and maintenance of reporting stations on the high seas, in polar regions, and in foreign countries in cooperation with other governmental agencies of the United States and the meteorological services of foreign countries and with persons engaged in air commerce;
(6)coordinate meteorologicalCoordination of requirements in U. S requirements in the United States in order to maintain standard observations, promote efficient use of facilities and avoid duplication of services unless such duplication tends to promote the safety and efficiency of air navigation;
(7)promote and develop meteorologicalResearch projects. science and foster and support research projects in meteorology through the utilization of private and governmental research facilities and provide for the publication of the results of such research projects unless such publication would be contrary to the public interest; and
(8)detail annually, within the limits of available appropriations madeDetail of personnel for training. by Congress, members of the Weather Bureau personnel for training at Government expense, either at civilian institutions or otherwise, in advanced methods of meterological science: *Provided*, That no such member shall lose his individual status or seniority rating in the Bureau merely by reason of absence due to such training.” " Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Act of June 23, 1943, so as to authorize inclusion of periods of education and training in an Army Transportation Corps civilian marine school as “service in the merchant marine”. 1946-08-08 912 Chapter 60 Stat. 945 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 912] AN ACT To amend the Act of June 23, 1943, so as to authorize inclusion of periods of education and training in an Army Transportation Corps civilian marine school as “service in the merchant marine”. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 6263](/us/bill/79/hr/6263)][[Public Law 692](/us/pl/79/692)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the first Sentence of the Act entitled “An Act to provide reemployment rights for persons who leave their positions to serve in the merchant marine, and for other purposes”, approved June 23, 1943 (U. S. C., 1940 edition,[57 Stat. 162](/us/stat/57/162).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1471](/us/bill/79/s/1471).*Ante*, p. 905.“Service in the merchant marine.” Supp. IV, title 50 App., sec. 1471), is amended to read as follows: “That when used in this Act the term ‘service in the merchant marine’ means service as an officer or member of the crew on or in connection with a vessel documented under the laws of the United States or a vessel owned by, chartered to, or operated by or for the account or use 60 Stat. 946of the Administrator, as an enrollee in the United States Maritime Service on active duty, and, to such extent as the Administrator shall prescribe, any period awaiting assignment to such service and any period of education or training for such service in any school or institution under the jurisdiction of the Administrator or any civilian marine school under the jurisdiction of the Army Transportation Corps.” Approved August 8, 1946. To grant to the city of Miles City, State of Montana, certain land in Custer County, Montana, for industrial and recreational purposes and as a museum site. 1946-08-08 913 Chapter 60 Stat. 946 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 913] AN ACT To grant to the city of Miles City, State of Montana, certain land in Custer County, Montana, for industrial and recreational purposes and as a museum site. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 6896](/us/bill/79/hr/6896)][[Public Law 693](/us/pl/79/693)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Miles City, Mont. Conveyance. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to convey by patent to the city of Miles City, a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Montana, the following tracts of public lands, to wit: Land for industrial and recreational purposes.Thirty-seven and twenty-six one-hundredths acres of land, to be used for industrial and recreational purposes, said land being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the north right-of-way line of United States Highways Numbered 10 and 12, said point being north forty-two degrees forty-four minutes west a distance of nine hundred and seventy-one and one-tenth feet from the section corner of sections 4 and 5, township 7 north, range 47 east, and sections 32 and 33, township 8 north, range 47 east; thence north sixty degrees fifteen minutes west a distance of one thousand five hundred and sixty-six and twelve one-hundredths feet more or less to the south right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad station 3209 plus 88.5; thence north forty-seven degrees sixteen minutes east five hundred and eighty-eight and five-tenths feet along the south right-of-way line; thence north forty-two degrees forty-four minutes west a distance of one hundred and fifty feet along the right-of-way jog at station 3204 plus 00; thence north forty-seven degrees sixteen minutes east along the south right-of-way line a distance of six hundred feet to station 3198 plus 00; thence south forty-two degrees forty-four minutes east a distance of fifty feet; thence north forty-seven degrees sixteen minutes east along the south right-of-way line a distance of one thousand one hundred and five and eight one-hundredths feet more or less to the intersection of the south right-of-way line and the line between A. P. Numbered 1 and A. P. Numbered 2 south thirty-two; thence south twenty degrees thirty minutes east a distance of one hundred and thirty-six and twenty-seven one-hundredths feet more or less to A. P. Numbered 1 south thirty-two; thence south fifty-three degrees forty minutes east a distance of seventy-five and twenty-two one-hundredths feet more or less to a point three hundred and fifty feet at right angles to the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad; thence south forty-seven degrees sixteen minutes west a distance of one thousand and sixty-seven and seventy-nine one-hundredths feet; thence south forty-two degrees forty-four minutes east a distance of one thousand one hundred and twenty-four and six-tenths feet more or less to a point on the north right-of-way of United States Highways Numbered 10 and 12; thence along the arc of a circular curve (radius one thousand nine hundred and seventy feet through an single of ten degrees fifty-one and five-tenths minutes) a distance of three hundred 60 Stat. 947and seventy-three and four-tenths feet, more or less, to the point of curve (highway station 207 plus 73.2); thence south twenty-four degrees fifty minutes west a distance of three hundred and ninety-one and eight-tenths feet, more or less, to the point of beginning: *Provided*, That a strip of land fifty feet in width will remain open and be used as a road, the center line of said road being Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad station 3198 plus 25 and bearing south forty-two degrees forty-four minutes east to United States Highways Numbered 10 and 12. Twenty-five and three-tenths acres of land, to be used as a museumMuseum site. site, said land being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the south side of the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad, said point being three hundred and fifty feet from the center line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad measured at right angles to the tract at Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad station 3198 plus 00; thence south forty-two degrees forty-four minutes east a distance of one thousand one hundred and twenty-four and six-tenths feet, more or less, to the north right-of-way line of United States Highway Numbered 10 and 12, thence along the arc of a circular curve of radius one thousand nine hundred and seventy feet through an angle of ten degrees forty-six minutes to a point on the west boundary of tract C and the north right-of-way line of United States Highways Numbered 10 and 12; thence north sixteen degrees fifty minutes east along the west line of tract C a distance of seven hundred and ninety-seven and seven-tenths feet, more or less, to A. P. Numbered 5 of tract C; thence north sixty-eight degrees east a distance of three hundred and thirty-nine and nine-tenths feet to A. P. Numbered 6; thence south thirty-five degrees fifty-five minutes east along the boundary of tract C a distance of three hundred and sixty-four and two-tenths feet, more, or less, to the north right-of-way line of United States Highways Numbered 10 and 12; thence north sixty-five degrees eight minutes east along said right-of-way line a distance of one hundred and fifty-five and one-tenth feet, more or less, to the west boundary of tract B; thence north thirty-six degrees twenty-two minutes west along the boundary of tract B a distance of three hundred and forty-one and seven-tenths feet, more or less, to the northwest corner of tract B; thence north eighty degrees west a distance of one hundred and fifty-three and forty-four one-hundredths feet to A. P. Numbered 5 south thirty-three F. K. M. R.; thence north sixty degrees west a distance of four hundred and thirty-five and six-tenths feet; thence north fifty-three degrees forty minutes west a distance of three hundred and fifty-nine and six one-hundredths feet; thence south forty-seven degrees sixteen minutes west a distance of one thousand and sixty-seven and seventy-nine one-hundredths feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. Said patent shall be issued upon the express condition that theCondition. city of Miles City shall use or cause to be used said tracts of land for industrial and recreational purposes and as a museum site, respectively, for the benefit of the citizens of that city: *Provided*, That whenever said lands shall cease to be used by said city for theReversion to U. S. purposes aforesaid or their sale or conveyance is attempted, then, and in that event, title to such lands and the whole thereof shall revert to the United States: *Provided further*, That such patent shallReservation of mineral deposits. contain a reservation to the United States of all gas, oil, coal, and other mineral deposits as may be found in such lands and the right to the use of the lands for extracting and removing the same. Approved August 8, 1946. To provide emergency relief for the victims of the seismic waves which struck the Territory of Hawaii, and for other purposes. 1946-08-08 914 Chapter 60 Stat. 948 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 948 [CHAPTER 914] AN ACT To provide emergency relief for the victims of the seismic waves which struck the Territory of Hawaii, and for other purposes. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 6918](/us/bill/79/hr/6918)][[Public Law 694](/us/pl/79/694)] Hawaii.Whereas the Territory of Hawaii is suffering from the effects of violent seismic waves of extraordinary force and unexampled violence which struck the Territory in April, 1946; and Whereas as a result of said seismic waves two hundred lives were lost and approximately $25,000,000 in damages caused to property; and Whereas the damage to Territorial and county piers, waterworks, sewer works, and other structures and facilities is estimated at $4,250,000; and Whereas a total of three hundred and ninety-seven homes and one hundred and sixty business concerns were completely destroyed, including furniture and personal effects, and nine hundred and sixty-one homes and forty business concerns were seriously damaged causing an estimated total loss of $18,000,000 and rendering over one thousand three hundred families homeless; and Whereas the devastation caused in the Territory has been so great as to make it impossible for the Territorial government or the Red Cross to give adequate relief in the emergency; and Whereas the Territory of Hawaii has indicated a willingness to assume one-half of the cost of providing emergency relief for the victims of the seismic waves and of aiding in the restoration and reconstruction of the devastated area: Therefore *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Repair of facilities destroyed by seismic waves, etc.Appropriation authorized.*Ante*, p. 915. That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of $1,300,000, to be immediately available and remain available until expended, which shall be used in the discretion and under the direction of the Federal Works Administrator for the making of grants for the repair and reconstruction of any Territorial, county, or municipal structures or facilities, other than roads, highways, or bridges, damaged or destroyed by the seismic waves which struck the Territory in April 1946 (including but not confined to piers numbered 1 and numbered 2 at Hilo, the Hilo ship berths, the pavilion and hall of the Hawaiian Homes Commission at Hilo, the school buildings at Laupahoehoe, the waterworks and the sewer works at Hilo, and the county public parks), and for the removal of debris and other clean-up operations necessitated by said seismic Maximum grant.waves: *Provided*, That no grant shall exceed 50 per centum of the cost of the work financed in part therewith as determined by the Allocation from existing appropriationAdministrator: *And provided further*, That in the event that any amount shall be allocated pursuant to law out of any existing appropriation for any of the purposes herein specified, then the amount herein authorized to be appropriated shall be reduced by the amount so allocated. Sec. 2. Roads and bridges.Appropriation authorized.*Ante*, p. 914. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $10,000,000 to be expended by the Commissioner of Public Roads, Federal Works Agency, for the necessary rehabilitation or repair of roads, highways, and bridges in the Territory of Hawaii, which he finds, after investigation, have been substantially damaged by the Array or the Navy, or both, or by any person or contractor employed by or contracting with the Army or Navy in the performance of contract work in connection with the prosecution of the war or national defense, and for the restoration or reconstruction of roads, highways, and bridges on the system of Federal-aid highways or the system of 60 Stat. 949secondary Federal-aid highways which he finds, after investigation, have been damaged or destroyed by the recent seismic waves in the Territory of Hawaii: *Provided*, That in the case of war damage theMatching of funds. Territory of Hawaii shall match the funds authorized to be appropriated by this section to the extent that may be required by the Commissioner of Public Roads, and that in all other cases the Territory shall make a contribution equal to that of the Federal Government: *Provided further*, That no part of the funds authorized to be appropriatedAbandoned railroad right-of-way. by this section shall be expended for any abandoned railroad right-of-way or part thereof that may be used in the restoration or reconstruction of any such road, highway, or bridge, or for any construction features on any such abandoned railroad right-of-way that may be used for or be incorporated in such restoration or reconstruction work: *And provided further*, That the sum herein authorizedFull relief for damages. to be appropriated by this section shall constitute full and complete provision for the relief of the Territory of Hawaii for all damages that may have been caused to roads, highways, and bridges therein by the Army or the Navy or their contractors in connection with prosecution of the war or the national defense or caused by the recent seismic waves and no further claims on account of damage from such causes shall be made by said Territory or its subdivisions. Sec. 3. For the purpose of facilitating the rebuilding or repair ofLoans for repair of homes, etc. private homes, stores, or other structures damaged or destroyed by said seismic waves, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter called the “Secretary”) is authorized to make loans to persons in the Territory of Hawaii in such amounts and upon such terms as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, including an agreement by the borrower to use the loan for the purpose herein prescribed; except that no such loan shall be made for a period of more than twenty years or in an amount in excess of $25,000 to any one borrower. The rate of interestInterest. upon each such loan shall be 3 per centum per annum, except that the Secretary may, in his discretion, defer the payment of interest upon any such loan for such a period not to exceed three years. All such loans shall be made, administered, and collected by the Secretary in such manner and through such agencies as he shall designate. ForAppropriation authorized. carrying out the purpose of this section there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000,000, to be immediately available, and remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $25,000 shallAdministrative expenses. be available annually for the payment of administrative expenses. All moneys received during a period of five years from the date ofRevolving fund. approval of this Act as repayment of any loan or interest on any loan made under the provisions of this section shall constitute a revolving fund from which loans may be made for the purpose and upon the terms herein provided, and all moneys received after said five-year period as payments of interest and principal on loans made under this section shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Approved August 8, 1946. To provide for the acquisition by exchange of non-Federal property within the Glacier National Park. 1946-08-08 915 Chapter 60 Stat. 949 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 915] AN ACT To provide for the acquisition by exchange of non-Federal property within the Glacier National Park. August 8, 1946[[H. R. 7020](/us/bill/79/hr/7020)][[Public Law 695](/us/pl/79/695)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Glacier National Park.Exchange of property. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept title to any non-Federal lands, interests in lands, buildings, or other property, real or personal, within the authorized boundaries of the Glacier National Park, as 60 Stat. 950now or hereafter established, when the acquisition by exchange of such property would, in his judgment, be in the best interests of the United States. In exchange for the non-Federal property so to be acquired, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey to the grantors of such property, or to their nominees, any federally owned lands, interests in lands, buildings, or other property, real or personal, within the authorized boundaries of the Glacier National Park, located in the State of Montana and administered by the National Park Service, which are of approximately equal value, as Agreements.determined by the Secretary, to the property being acquired. In order to facilitate the making of such exchanges, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into agreements for the reservation in conveyances to the United States, or for the grant in conveyances from the United States, of such estates for years, life estates, or other interests as may be consistent, in his judgment, with the accomplishment of the purposes of this Act, but all such limitations shall be considered in determining the equality of the interests to be exchanged. Sec. 2. Any property acquired pursuant to this Act shall, upon acceptance of title thereto, become a part of the Glacier National Regulations.Park, and shall be subject to ail laws applicable to such area. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to issue such regulations as he deems necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act. Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended, in order to promote the development of oil and gas on the public domain, and for other purposes. 1946-08-08 916 Chapter 60 Stat. 950 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 916] AN ACT To amend the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended, in order to promote the development of oil and gas on the public domain, and for other purposes. August 8, 1946[[S. 1236](/us/bill/79/s/1236)][[Public Law 696](/us/pl/79/696)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Mineral Lands Leasing Act, amendments. That section 1 of the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437; 30 U. S. C., sec. 181 and the following), as amended be amended to read as follows:" Disposition of deposits to U. S. citizens, etc. “That deposits of coal, phosphate, sodium, potassium, oil, oil shale, or gas, and lands containing such deposits owned by the United States, including those in national forests, but excluding lands acquired under the Act known as the Appalachian Forest Act, approved March 1, 1911 [16 U. S. C, §§ 480, 500, 513–519, 521, 552, 563; Supp. V, § 500](/us/usc/t16/s480/500/513–519/521/552/563).(36 Stat. 961), and those in incorporated cities, towns, and villages and in national parks and monuments, those acquired under other Acts subsequent to February 25, 1920, and lands within the naval petroleum and oil-shale reserves, except as hereinafter provided, shall be subject to disposition in the form and manner provided by this Act to citizens of the United States, or to associations of such citizens, or to any corporation organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State or Territory thereof, or in the case of coal, oil, oil shale, or gas, Citizens of another country.to municipalities. Citizens of another country, the laws, customs, or regulations of which deny similar or like privileges to citizens or corporations of this country, shall not by stock ownership, stock holding, or stock control, own any interest in any lease acquired under the provisions of this Act. Helium. “The United States reserves the ownership of and the right to extract helium from all gas produced from lands leased or Otherwise granted under the provisions of this Act, under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior: Extraction from gas. *Provided further*, That in the extraction of helium from gas produced from such lands it shall be so extracted as to cause no substantial 60 Stat. 951delay in the delivery of gas produced from the well to the purchaser thereof.” " Sec. 2. Section 16 of the Act is amended to read as follows:[41 Stat. 443](/us/stat/41/443).[30 U. S. C. § 225](/us/usc/t30/s225).Oil and gas leases. " “Sec. 16. That all leases of lands containing oil or gas, made or issued under the provisions of this Act, shall be subject to the condition that the lessee will, in conducting his explorations and mining operations, use all reasonable precautions to prevent waste of oil or gas developed in the land, or the entrance of water through wells drilled by him to the oil sands or oil-bearing strata, to the destruction or injury of the oil deposits. Violations of the provisions of thisForfeiture. section shall constitute grounds for the forfeiture of the lease, to be enforced as provided in this Act.” " Sec. 3. Section 17 of the, Act is amended to read as follows:[41 Stat. 443](/us/stat/41/443).[30 U. S. C. § 226](/us/usc/t30/s226). " “Sec. 17. All lands subject to disposition under this Act which are known or believed to contain oil or gas deposits may be leased by the Secretary of the Interior. When the lands to be leased are within anyCompetitive bidding. known geological structure of a producing oil or gas field, they shall be leased to the highest responsible qualified bidder by competitive bidding under general regulations, in units of not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, which shall be as nearly compact in form as possible, upon the payment by the lessee of such bonus as may be accepted by the Secretary and of such royalty as may be fixed in the lease which shall be not less than 12½ per centum in amount or value of the production removed or sold from the lease. When the lands toNoncompetitive bidding. be, leased are not within any known geological structure of a producing oil or gas field, the person first, making application for the lease who is qualified to hold a lease under this Act shall be entitled to a lease of such lands without competitive bidding. Such leases shall be conditioned upon the payment by the lessee of a royalty of 12½ per centum in amount or value of the production removed or sold fromPrimary term. the lease. Leases issued under this section shall be for a primary term of five years and shall continue so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities. “Any lease issued under this Act upon which there is production during or after the primary term shall not terminate when suchStatus of lease during nonproduction period. production ceases if diligent drilling operations are in progress on the land under lease during such period of nonproduction. “Upon the expiration of the primary term of any noncompetitiveSingle extension of noncompetitive lease. lease, maintained in accordance with applicable statutory requirements and regulations, the record titleholder thereof shall be entitled to a single extension of the lease, unless then otherwise provided by law, for such lands covered by it as are not on the expiration date of the lease, within the known geological structure of a producing oil or gas field or withdrawn from leasing under this section. A withdrawal,Withdrawals. however, shall not affect the right to an extension if actual drilling operations on such lands were commenced prior thereto and were being diligently prosecuted on such expiration date. No withdrawal shall be effective within the meaning of this section until ninety days after notice thereof shall be mailed, registered mail, to each lessee to be affected by such withdrawal. Such extension shall be for a period ofExtension period. five years and so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities and shall be subject to such rules and regulations as are in force at the expiration of the initial five-year term of the lease. NoApplication. extension shall be granted unless an application therefor is filed by the record titleholder within a period of ninety days prior to such expiration date. Any noncompetitive lease which is not subject to suchContinuation. extension in whole or in part because the hinds covered thereby are within the known geologic structure of a producing oil or gas field at the date of expiration of the primary term of the lease, and upon 60 Stat. 952which drilling operations are being diligently prosecuted on such expiration date, shall continue in effect for a period of two years and so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities. Payment of rental and royalty.“All leases issued under this section shall be conditioned upon the payment by the lessee in advance of a rental of not less than 25 cents per acre per annum. A minimum royalty of $1 per acre in lieu of rental shall be payable at the expiration of each lease year beginning on or after a discovery of oil or gas in paying quantities on the lands Waiver of rentals.leased: *Provided*, That in the case of lands not within any known geological structure of a producing oil or gas field, the rentals for the second and third lease years shall be waived unless a valuable deposit of oil or gas be sooner discovered. Compensation for drainage. “Whenever it appears to the Secretary of the Interior that lands owned by the United States are being drained of oil or gas by wells drilled on adjacent lands, he is hereby authorized and empowered to negotiate agreements whereby the United States, or the United States and its lessees, shall be compensated for such drainage, such agreements Extension of primary term.to be made with the consent of the lessees affected thereby and the primary term of any lease for which compensatory royalty is being paid shall be extended by adding thereto a period equal to the period during which such compensatory royalty is paid.” " Sec. 4. The Act is hereby amended by adding a new section to read as follows:" “Sec. 17. Issuance of new leases.
(a)The Secretary of the Interior shall, upon timely application therefor, issue a new lease in exchange for any lease issued for a term of twenty years, or any renewal thereof, or any lease heretofore issued in exchange for a twenty-year lease, such new lease to be for a primary term of live years and so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities and at a royalty rate of not less than 1214 per centum in amount or value of the production removed or sold from such leases, except that the royalty rate shall be 12½ per centum in amount or value of the production removed or sold from said leases, as to
(1)such leases, or such part of the lands subject thereto, and the deposits underlying the same, as are not believed to be within the productive limits of any producing oil or gas deposit, as such productive limits are found by the Secretary to exist on the effective date of this Act, and
(2)any production on a lease from an oil or gas deposit which was discovered after May 27, 1941, by a well or wells drilled within the boundaries of the lease, and which is determined by the Secretary to be a new deposit; and
(3)any production on or allocated to a lease pursuant to an approved unit or cooperative agreement from an oil or gas deposit which was discovered after May 27, 1941, on land committed to such agreement, and which is determined by the Secretary to be a new deposit, where such lease, or a lease for which it is exchanged, was included in such agreement at the time of discovery, or was included in a duly executed and filed application for the approval of such agreement at the time of discovery.” " Sec. 5. The Act is hereby amended by adding a new section to read as follows:" “Sec. 17. Cooperative plan for conservation.
(b)For the purpose of more properly conserving the natural resources of any oil or gas pool, field, or like area, or any part thereof (whether or not any part of said oil or gas pool, field, or like area, is then subject to any cooperative or unit plan of development or operation), lessees thereof and their representatives may unite with each other, or jointly or separately with others, in collectively adopting and operating under a cooperative or unit plan of development or operation of such pool, field, or like area, or any part thereof, when 60 Stat. 953ever determined and certified by the Secretary of the Interior to be necessary or advisable in the public interest. The Secretary is thereunto authorized, in his discretion, with the consent of the holders of leases involved, to establish, alter, change, or revoke drilling, producing, rental, minimum royalty, and royalty requirements of such leases and to make such regulations with reference to such leases, with like consent on the part of the lessees, in connection with the institution and operation of any such cooperative or unit plan as he may deem necessary or proper to secure the proper protection of the public interest. The Secretary may provide that oil and gas leases hereafter issued under this Act shall contain a provision requiring the lessee to operate under such a reasonable cooperative or unit plan, and he may prescribe such a plan under which such lessee shall operate, which shall adequately protect the rights of all parties in interest, including the United States. “Any plan authorized by the preceding paragraph, which includesAuthority to alter rate of prospecting, etc. lands owned by the United States, may, in the discretion of the Secretary, contain a provision whereby authority is vested in the Secretary of the Interior, or any such person, committee, or State or Federal officer or agency as may be designated in the plan, to alter or modify from time to time the rate of prospecting and development and the quantity and rate of production under such plan. All leases operated under any such plan approved or prescribed by the Secretary shall be excepted in determining holdings or control under the provisions of any section of this Act. “When separate tracts cannot be independently developed andAgreement for apportionment of production or royalties. operated in conformity with an established well-spacing or development program, any lease, or a portion thereof, may be pooled with other lands, whether or not owned by the United States, under a communitization or drilling agreement providing for an apportionment of production or royalties among the separate tracts of land comprising the drilling or spacing unit when determined by the Secretary of the Interior to be in the public interest, and operations or production pursuant to such an agreement shall be deemed to be operations or production as to each such lease committed thereto. “Any lease issued for a term of twenty years, or any renewalContinuation of lease. thereof, or any portion of such lease that has become the subject of a cooperative or unit plan of development or operation of a pool, field, or like area, which plan has the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, shall continue in force until the termination of such plan. Any other lease issued under any section of this Act which is committed to any such plan that contains a general provision for allocation of oil or gas shall continue, in force and effect as to the land committed so long as the lease remains subject to the plan, provided oil or gas is discovered under the plan prior to the expiration date of the primary term of such lease. The minimum royalty or discoveryMinimum royalty or discovery rental. rental under any lease that has become subject to any cooperative or unit plan of development or operation, or other plan that contains a general provision for allocation of oil or gas, shall be payable only with respect to the lands subject to such lease to which oil or gas shall be allocated under such plan. Any lease which shall be eliminated from any such approved or prescribed plan, or from any communitization or drilling agreement authorized by this section, and any lease which shall be in effect at the termination of any such approved or prescribed plan, or at the termination of any such communitization or drilling agreement, unless relinquished, shall continue in effect for the original term thereof, but for not less than two years, and so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities. 60 Stat. 954 Approval of contracts. “The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, on such conditions as he may prescribe, to approve operating, drilling, or development contracts made by one or more lessees of oil or gas leases, with one or more persons, associations, or corporations, whenever, in his discretion and regardless of acreage limitations provided for in this Act, the conservation of natural products or the public convenience or necessity may require it or the interests of the United States may be best subserved thereby. Subsurface storage of oil or gas. “The Secretary of the Interior, to avoid waste or to promote conservation of natural resources, may authorize the subsurface storage of oil or gas, whether or not produced from federally owned lands, in hinds leased or subject to lease under this Act. Such authorization may provide for the payment of a storage fee or rental on such stored oil or gas, or, in lieu of such fee or rental, for a royalty other than that prescribed in the lease when such stored oil or gas is produced in Extension of lease.conjunction with oil or gas not previously produced. Any lease on which storage is so authorized shall be extended at least for the period of storage and so long thereafter as oil or gas not previously produced is produced in paying quantities.” " Sec. 6. [41 Stat. 448](/us/stat/41/448).[30 U. S. C. § 184; Supp. V. § 184 note](/us/usc/t30/s184).Restrictions on acreage holdings, etc. Section 27 of the Act is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 27. No person, association, or corporation, except as herein provided, shall take or hold coal, phosphate, or sodium leases or permits during the life of such leases in any one State, exceeding in the aggregate acreage two thousand five hundred and sixty acres for each of said minerals; and no person, association, or corporation, except as herein provided, shall take or hold at one time oil or gas leases exceeding in the aggregate fifteen thousand three hundred and sixty acres granted hereunder in any one State. No person, association, or corporation shall take or hold at one time any interest or interests as a member of an association or associations or as a stockholder of a corporation or corporations holding a lease or leases, permit or permits, under the provisions hereof, which, together with the area embraced in any direct holding of a lease or leases, permit or permits, under this Act, or which, together with any other interest or interests as a member of an association or associations or as a stockholder of a corporation or corporations holding a lease or leases, permit or permits, under the provisions hereof for any kind of minerals hereunder, exceeds in the aggregate an amount equivalent to the maximum number of acres of the respective kinds of minerals allowed to any one lessee or permittee under this Act. For the purpose of this Act, no contract for development and operation of any lands leased hereunder, whether or not coupled with an interest in such lease, nor any lease or leases owned in common by two or more persons, shall be deemed to create a separate association under this section between or among such contracting parties, or the persons owning such lease or leases in common, but the proportionate interest of each such person shall be charged against the total acreage Total acreage held by two or more persons.permitted to be held by such person under this Act: *Provided*, That the total acreage so held in common by two or more persons shall not exceed, in the aggregate, an amount equivalent to the maximum number of acres of the respective kind of minerals allowed to any Interest of optionee under nonrenewable option.one lessee or permittee under this Act. The interest of an optionee under a nonrenewable option to purchase or otherwise acquire one or more oil or gas leases (whether then or thereafter issued), or any interest therein, when taken for the purpose of geological or geophysical exploration, shall not, prior to the exercise of such option, be a taking or holding or control under the acreage limitation provisions of any section of this Act. No such option shall be entered into after June 1, 1946, for a period of more than two years, without 60 Stat. 955the prior approval of the Secretary of the Interior, and no person, association, or corporation shall hold at one time such options of more than one hundred thousand acres in any one State: *Provided, however*, That nothing in this section shall be construed to invalidateOptions prior to June 1, 1946. options taken prior to June 1, 1946, and on which such geological or geophysical exploration has been actually made, and which are exercised within two years after the passage of this Act. Each holderSemiannual statements. of any such option shall file with the Secretary within ninety days after the 30th day of June and the 31st day of December in each year a statement under oath showing as of said dates
(1)name of optionor and serial number of lease or application for lease,
(2)date and expiration date of each option,
(3)number of acres covered by each option, and
(4)aggregate number of options held in each State and total acreage subject to said options in each State. If any interestCancellation of lease, etc. in any lease is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by means of stock or otherwise, in violation of any of the provisions of this Act, the lease may be canceled, or the interest so owned may be forfeited, or the person so owning or controlling the interest may be compelled to dispose of the interest, in any appropriate proceeding instituted by the Attorney General. Such a proceeding shall be institutedProceeding. in the United States district court for the district in which the leased property or some part thereof is located or in which the lease owner may be found, except that any ownership or interestForbidden interest acquired by descent, etc. forbidden in this Act which may be acquired by descent, will, judgment, or decree may be held for two years and not longer after its acquisition. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limitCombining of interest.[41 Stat. 44–445, 446](/us/stat/41/44–445/446).[30 U. S. C. §§ 227, 228, 251](/us/usc/t30/s227/228/251). sections 18, 18a, 19 and 22 or to prevent any number of lessees under the provisions of this Act from combining their several interests so far as may be necessary for the purposes of constructing and carrying on the business of a refinery, or of establishing and constructing as a common carrier a pipe line or lines of railroads to be operated and used by them jointly in the transportation of oil from their several wells, or from the wells of other lessees under this Act, or the transportation of coal or to increase the acreage which may be acquired or held under section 17 of this Act: *Provided*, That any combination*Ante*, p. 951. for such purpose or purposes shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior on application to him for permission to form the same. Except as in this Act provided, if any of the lands orLeased lands forming part of unlawful trust, etc. deposits leased under the provisions of this Act shall be subleased, trusteed, possessed, or controlled by any device permanently, temporarily, directly, indirectly, tacitly, or in any manner whatsoever, so that they form a part of or are in anywise controlled by any combination in the form of an unlawful trust, with the consent of the lessee, or form the subject of any contract or conspiracy in restraint of trade in the mining or selling of coal, phosphate, oil, oil shale, gas, or sodium entered into by the lessee, or any agreement or understanding, written, verbal, or otherwise, to which such lessee shall be a party, of which his or its output is to be or become the subject, to control the price or prices thereof or of any holding of such lands by any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or control in excess of the amounts of lands provided in this Act, the lease thereof shall be forfeited by appropriate court proceedings.” " Sec. 7. The Act is hereby amended by adding a new section to read as follows:" “Sec. 30.
(a)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in sectionAssignment or sub-lease of oil or gas lease.[41 Stat. 449](/us/stat/41/449).[30 U. S. C. § 187](/us/usc/t30/s187).*Post*, p 957. 30 hereof, any oil or gas lease issued under the authority of this Act may be assigned or subleased, as to all or part of the acreage included therein, subject to final approval by the Secretary and as to either a divided or undivided interest therein, to any person or persons 60 Stat. 956qualified to own a lease under this Act, and any assignment or sublease shall take effect as of the first day of the lease month following the date of filing in the proper land office of three original executed counterparts thereof, together with any required bond and proof of the qualification under this Act of the assignee or sublessee to take or hold such lease or interest therein. Until such approval, however, the assignor or sublessor and his surety shall continue to be responsible for the performance of any and all obligations as if no assignment Disapproval.or sublease had been executed. The Secretary shall disapprove the Segregated leases.assignment or sublease only for lack of qualification of the assignee or sublessee or for lack of sufficient bond: *Provided, however*, That the Secretary may, in his discretion, disapprove an assignment of a separate zone or deposit under any lease, or of a part of a legal subdivision. Upon approval of any assignment or sublease, the assignee or sublessee shall be bound by the terms of the lease to the same extent as if such assignee or sublessee were the original lessee, any conditions in the assignment or sublease to the contrary notwithstanding. Any partial assignment of any lease shall segregate the assigned and retained portions thereof, and as above provided, release and discharge the assignor from all obligations thereafter accruing with respect to the assigned lands; and such segregated leases shall continue in full force and effect for the primary term of the original lease, but for not less than two years after the date of discovery of oil or gas in paying quantities upon any other segregated portion of the lands originally subject Assignments of parts of leases.to such lease. Assignments under this section may also be made of parts of leases which are in their extended term because of production, and the segregated lease of any undeveloped lands shall continue in full force and effect for two years and so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.” " Sec. 8. The Act is hereby amended by adding a new section to read as follows:" “Sec. 30. Relinquishment of rights under gas and oil leases.*Ante*, p. 955.
(b)Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in section 30 hereof, a lessee may at any time make and file in the appropriate land office a written relinquishment of all rights under any oil or gas lease issued under the authority of this Act or of any legal subdivision of the area included within any such lease. Such relinquishment shall be effective as of the date of its filing, subject to the continued obligation of the lessee and his surety to make payment of all accrued rentals and royalties and to place all wells on the lands to be relinquished in condition for suspension or abandonment in accordance with the applicable lease terms and regulations; thereupon the lessee shall be released of all obligations thereafter accruing under said lease with respect to the lands relinquished, but no such relinquishment shall release such lessee, or his bond, from any liability for breach of any obligation of the lease, other than an obligation to drill, accrued at the date of the relinquishment.” " Sec. 9. [41 Stat. 450](/us/stat/41/450).[30 U. S. C. § 188](/us/usc/t30/s188).*Post*, p. 957.Forfeiture of lease. Section 31 of the Act is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 31. Except as otherwise herein provided, any lease issued under the provisions of this Act may be forfeited and canceled by an appropriate proceeding in the United States district court for the district in which the property, or some part thereof, is located whenever the lessee fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act, of the lease, or of the general regulations promulgated under Provision for settlement of disputes, etc.this Act and in force at the date of the lease; and the lease may provide for resort to appropriate methods for the settlement of disputes or for remedies for breach of specified conditions thereof. Leases subject to cancellation.*Ante*, p. 951. “Any lease issued after August 21, 1935, under the provisions of section 17 of this Act shall be subject to cancellation by the Secretary 60 Stat. 957of the Interior after thirty days’ notice upon the failure of the lessee to comply with any of the provisions of the lease, unless or until the land covered by any such lease is known to contain valuable deposits of oil or gas. Such notice in advance of cancellation shall be sent theAdvance notice. lease owner by registered letter directed to the lease owner’s record post-office address, and in case such letter shall be returned as undelivered, such notice shall also be posted for a period of thirty days in the United States land office for the district in which the land covered by such lease is situated, or in the event that there is no district land office for such district, then in the post office nearest such land.” " Sec. 10. Section 39 which was added to the Act by the Act of February 9, 1933 (47 Stat. 798; 30 U. S. C., sec 209) , is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 39. The Secretary of the Interior for the purpose of encouragingWaiver of rental, etc. the greatest ultimate recovery of coal, oil, or gas and in the interest of conservation of natural resources is authorized to waive, suspend, or reduce the rental, or minimum royalty, or reduce the royalty on an entire leasehold, or on any tract or portion thereof segregated for royalty purposes, whenever in his judgment it is necessary to do so in order to promote development, or whenever in his judgment the leases cannot be successfully operated under the terms provided therein. In the event the Secretary of the Interior, in theSuspension of operations. interest of conservation, shall direct or shall assent to the suspension of operations and production under any lease granted under the terms of this Act, any payment of acreage rental or of minimum royalty prescribed by such lease likewise shall be suspended during such period of suspension of operations and production; and the term ofExtension of lease. such lease shall be extended by adding any such suspension period thereto. The provisions of this section shall apply to all oil and gas leases issued under this Act, including those within an approved or prescribed plan for unit or cooperative development and operation.” " Sec. 11. Section 5 of the Act approved February 7, 1927 (44 Stat. 1057; 30 U. S. C., sec. 285), is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 5. That the general provisions of sections 26 to 38, inclusive,Applicability.[41 Stat. 448–451](/us/stat/41/448–451).[30 U. S. C. §§ 182–184, 185–194](/us/usc/t30/s182–184/185–194).*Ante*, p. 533. of the Act of February 25, 1920, entitled ‘An Act to promote the mining of coal, phosphate, oil, oil shale, gas and sodium on the public domain’, as amended, are made applicable to permits and leases under this Act, the thirty-seventh section thereof being amended to include deposits of potassium.” " Sec. 12. From and after the effective date of this Act, the royaltyReduction of royalty. obligation to the United States under all leases requiring payment of royalty in excess of 12½ per centum, except leases issued or to be issued upon competitive bidding, is reduced to 12½ per centum in amount or value of production removed or sold from said leases as to
(1)such leases, or such part of the lands subject thereto, and the deposits underlying the same, as are not believed to be within the productive limits of any oil or gas deposit, as such productive limits are found by the Secretary to exist on the effective date of this Act, and
(2)any production on a lease from an oil or gas deposit which was discovered after May 27, 1941, by a well or wells drilled within the boundaries of the lease, and which is determined by the Secretary to be a new deposit; and
(3)any production on or allocated to a lease pursuant to an approved unit or cooperative agreement from an oil or gas deposit which was discovered after May 27, 1941, on land committed to such agreement, and which is determined by the Secretary to be a new deposit, where such lease was included in such agreement at the time of discovery, or was included in a duly executed and filed application for the approval of such agreement at the time of discovery. 60 Stat. 958 Sec. 13. Naval petroleum reserves. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting existing leases within the borders of the naval petroleum reserves, or agreements concerning operations thereunder or in relation thereto, but the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized, with the consent of the President, to enter into agreements such as those provided for in *Ante*, p. 952.section 17
(b)of the Act of February 25, 1920, as amended by this Act, which agreements shall not, unless expressed therein, operate to extend the term of any lease affected thereby. Sec. 14. Repeals.[30 U. S. C., Supp. V., § 226b](/us/usc/t30/s226b). The Act of July 8, 1940 (54 Stat. 742; 30 U. S. C., sec. 226a); section 1 of the Act of July 29, 1942 (56 Stat. 726; 30 U. S. C., sec. 226b), as amended; and section 2 of the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 679; 30 U. S. C., sec. 223a), are hereby repealed. Sec. 15. Prior rights, etc. No repeal or amendment made by this Act shall affect any right acquired under the law as it existed prior to such repeal or amendment, and such right shall be governed by the law in effect at the time of its acquisition; but any person holding a lease on the effective date of this Act may, by filing a statement to that effect, elect to have his lease governed by the applicable provisions of this Act instead of by the law in effect prior thereto. Approved August 8, 1946. To amend title V of the Act entitled “An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with the national defense, and for other purposes”, approved October 14, 1940, as amended, to authorize the Federal Works Administrator to provide needed educational facilities, other than housing, to educational institutions furnishing courses of training or education to persons under title II of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended. 1946-08-08 917 Chapter 60 Stat. 958 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 917] AN ACT To amend title V of the Act entitled “An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with the national defense, and for other purposes”, approved October 14, 1940, as amended, to authorize the Federal Works Administrator to provide needed educational facilities, other than housing, to educational institutions furnishing courses of training or education to persons under title II of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended. August 8, 1946[[S. 2085](/us/bill/79/s/2085)][[Public Law 697](/us/pl/79/697)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Educational facilities for veterans.*Ante*, p. 85. That
(a)subsection
(a)of section 502 of the Act entitled “An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with the national defense, and for other purposes”, approved October 14, 1940, as amended, is amended by striking out “this title V,” and inserting in lieu thereof “sections 501, 502, and 503 of this title,”.
(b)[59 Stat. 674](/us/stat/59/674).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1572 (b)](/us/usc/t42/s1572/b). Subsection
(b)of section 502 of such Act, as amended, is amended by inserting after the word “institutions” the words “or for members of faculties (including the families of such members) of [58 Stat. 287](/us/stat/58/287).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701, note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s701/735).*Ante*, p. 934.educational institutions furnishing education and training to veterans under title II of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended,”.
(c)Subsection
(c)of such section is amended by inserting after the word “institutions” the words “or for members of faculties (including the families of such members) of educational institutions furnishing education and training to veterans under title II of the *Supra*.Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended”.
(d)*Ante*, p. 85. Subsection
(e)of section 502 of such Act, as amended, is amended by striking out “title V,” and inserting in lieu thereof “section,”. Sec. 2. [59 Stat. 260](/us/stat/59/260).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1571–1573](/us/usc/t42/s1571–1573).*Ante*, p. 85; *supra*.Use or reuse of structures, etc. Title V of such Act, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:" “Sec. 504.
(a)At any educational institution including any educational facility operated by the Indian Service where the Commissioner of Education shall find that there exists or impends an acute shortage of educational facilities, other than housing, required for persons engaged in the pursuit of courses of training or education under title 60 Stat. 959II of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, the[58 Stat. 287](/us/stat/58/287).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701, note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s701/735).*Ante*, p. 934. Federal Works Administrator is authorized, upon request of such educational institution, to provide such educational facilities
(1)by the use or reuse (including disassembling, transporting, and reerecting) of structures or facilities (including improvements, equipments, materials, or furnishings but not including site acquisition and preparation or the installation of streets and utility mains) under the jurisdiction or control of any Federal agency which are no longer required by such agency and which, in the determination of said Administrator can be utilized to provide the needed educational facilities and which, in the determination of the War Assets Administrator are available for such use or reuse and
(2)by connecting utilities from buildings to mains. Upon request of the Federal Works Administrator anyTransfer to Federal Works Administrator, etc. Federal agency having jurisdiction or control of any such structures or facilities may, with the approval of the War Assets Administrator, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, transfer such structures or facilities to the Federal Works Administrator, without reimbursement, for such use or reuse. Without regard to the provisions of any other law, said Administrator is authorized to transfer to any educational institution any educational facilities provided for such educational institution under this subsection. “(b) In carrying out the provisions of this section, said Administrator is authorized to exercise all the powers contained in sections 202
(a)and
(b)and title III of this Act, subject to all the limitations[55 Stat. 362, 363](/us/stat/55/362/363).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1532 (a), (b), 1533 (a), (b), 1541–1553](/us/usc/t42/s1532/a/b/1541–1553).*Ante*, p. 9. contained in sections 203
(a)and
(b)and title III of this Act: *Provided*, That nothing herein shall exclude the Indian Service from participation in the educational benefits provided by this Act. “(c) To carry out the provisions of this section, and for administrativeFunds. expenses in connection therewith, any funds made available[55 Stat. 361](/us/stat/55/361).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 1531–1534](/us/usc/t42/s1531–1534).*Ante*, p. 314. under title II of this Act are hereby made available, and for such purposes there is also authorized to be appropriated the sum of $100,000,000. “(d) Nothing in this section 504 shall affect the transfer to the National Housing Administrator of any structures or facilities requisitioned by him pursuant to section 502
(b)of this Act, forTransfers.*Ante*, p. 958. housing for veterans and distressed families of servicemen prior to any request therefor made by the Federal Works Administrator pursuant to the authority contained in said section 504. “(e) Except with respect to contracts previously entered into andTermination. court proceedings then pending, this section shall cease to be effective on the last date on which courses of education or training may be[58 Stat. 287](/us/stat/58/287).[38 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 701, note foll. § 735](/us/usc/t38/s701/735).*Ante*, p. 934.“Educational institution.” provided under title II of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended. “(f) As used in this Act the term ‘educational institution’ shall mean
(a)any public educational institution or
(b)any private educational institution, no part of the net earnings of which shall inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. “(g) Nothing in this section shall authorize the transfer of any property to the Federal Works Administrator until the preference to veterans provided by section 16 of the Surplus Property Act of*Ante*, p. 168. 1944, as amended, has been fully satisfied in accordance with its terms; and for the purposes of such section 16 transfers to such Administrator under this section shall not be considered as transfers to a Government agency.” " Approved August 8, 1946. Providing for a medal for service in the merchant marine during the present war. 1946-08-08 918 Chapter 60 Stat. 960 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 960 [CHAPTER 918] AN ACT Providing for a medal for service in the merchant marine during the present war. August 8, 1946[[S. 2236](/us/bill/79/s/2236)][[Public Law 698](/us/pl/79/698)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, U. S. Maritime Commission.Awards for service. That the United States Maritime Commission is authorized and directed to procure a medal and suitable appurtenances of appropriate design, including an honorable discharge lapel button, to be awarded to
(1)each person who served honorably in a war zone as an officer or member of the crew of vessels owned by or operated by or for the account of the Maritime Commission or the War Shipping Administration for thirty days during the period beginning December 7, 1941, and ending with September 3, 1945; and
(2)each person who is entitled to receive a certificate of substantially continuous service pursuant to the provisions [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1471–1475](/us/usc/t50/s1471–1475).*Ante*, pp. 905, 945.Posthumous awards.of Public Law 87, Seventy-eighth Congress, approved June 23, 1943 (57 Stat. 162). The medal may be awarded posthumously and, when so awarded, shall be presented to such representative of the deceased as shall be prescribed in the applicable regulations. Awards under this Act shall be made pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Maritime Commission. Sec. 2. Funds available. The Maritime Commission is authorized to expend out of any funds available for expenditure by the Maritime Commission such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Sec. 3. Manufacture, sale, etc. The manufacture, sale, possession, or display of any insignia, decoration, medal, award, or device, or the ribbon, button, or rosette thereof, or any colorable imitation of any insignia, decoration, medal, award, or device, provided for in this Act, is prohibited, except as authorized under such Act or any rule or regulation issued pursuant Penalty.thereto. Whoever violates any provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. Approved August 8, 1946. To amend the Act entitled: “An Act for the acquisition, establishment, and development of the George Washington Memorial Parkway along the Potomac from Mount Vernon and Fort Washington to the Great Falls, and to provide for the acquisition of lands in the District of Columbia and the States of Maryland and Virginia requisite to the comprehensive park, parkway, and playground system of the National Capital”, approved May 29, 1930. 1946-08-08 919 Chapter 60 Stat. 960 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 919] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled: “An Act for the acquisition, establishment, and development of the George Washington Memorial Parkway along the Potomac from Mount Vernon and Fort Washington to the Great Falls, and to provide for the acquisition of lands in the District of Columbia and the States of Maryland and Virginia requisite to the comprehensive park, parkway, and playground system of the National Capital”, approved May 29, 1930. August 8, 1946[[S. 2286](/us/bill/79/s/2286)][[Public Law 699](/us/pl/79/699)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, George Washington Memorial Parkway. That section 1
(a)of the Act entitled “An Act for the acquisition, establishment, and development of the George Washington Memorial Parkway along the Potomac from Mount Vernon and Fort Washington to the Great Falls, and to provide for the acquisition of lands in the District of Columbia and the States of Maryland and Virginia requisite to the comprehensive park, parkway, and playground system of the National Capital”, approved May 29, 1930 (46 Stat. 482), is amended by striking out the third proviso and by striking out of the fourth proviso the words “and the construction of said roads”. Sec. 2. [46 Stat. 484](/us/stat/46/484). Section 1
(b)of such Act is amended by striking out the last sentence thereof. Sec. 3. So much of section 1
(b)of such Act as precedes the first proviso thereof is amended to read as follows:" 60 Stat. 961 “(b) For the extension of Rock Creek Park into Maryland, as mayExtension of Rock Creek Park, etc. be agreed upon between the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, for the preservation of the flow of water in Rock Creek, for the extension of the Anacostia Park system up the valley of the Anacostia River, Indian Creek, Paint Branch and Little Paint Branch, the Northwest Branch and Sligo Creek; of the Oxon Run Parkway from the District of Columbia line to Marlboro Road; and of the George Washington Memorial Parkway up the valley of Cabin John Creek, Little Falls Branch, and Willet Run, as may be agreed upon between the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, $1,500,000:”. " Approved August 8, 1946. To provide for the transfer of the painting “First Fight of Ironclads, Monitor and Merrimac”, now stored in the United States Capitol Building, to the custody of the United States Naval Academy. 1946-08-08 920 Chapter 60 Stat. 961 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 920] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for the transfer of the painting “First Fight of Ironclads, Monitor and Merrimac”, now stored in the United States Capitol Building, to the custody of the United States Naval Academy. August 8, 1946[[S. J. Res. 186](/us/bill/79/sjres/186)][[Public Law 700](/us/pl/79/700)] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Transfer of painting. That the painting “First Fight of Ironclads, Monitor and Merrimac”, by William Formby Halsall, now stored in the United States Capitol Building, be, and the same is hereby, transferred to the permanent custody of the United States Naval Academy. The removal and transport of this painting from the Capitol to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, shall be effected at the expense of said Academy, and the Architect of the Capitol shall act for the Joint Committee on the Library in carrying out the provisions of this joint resolution. Approved August 8, 1946. To authorize the course of instruction at the United States Merchant Marine Academy to be given to not exceeding twelve persons at a time from the American republics, other than the United States. 1946-08-09 928 Chapter 60 Stat. 961 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 928] AN ACT To authorize the course of instruction at the United States Merchant Marine Academy to be given to not exceeding twelve persons at a time from the American republics, other than the United States. August 9, 1946[[H. R. 1751](/us/bill/79/hr/1751)][[Public Law 701](/us/pl/79/701)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, U. S. Merchant Marine Academy.Instruction of persons from American republics. That the Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission is hereby authorized to permit, upon designation of the President of the United States, not exceeding twelve persons at a time from the American republics (other than the United States) to receive instruction in the United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps and at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. Not more than two persons from any of such republics shall receive instruction under authority of this Act at the same time. The persons receiving instruction under authority of this Act shall receive the same pay, allowances, and emoluments, to be paid from the same appropriations, and, subject to such exceptions as may be determined by the Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission, shall be subject to the same rules and regulations governing admission, attendance, discipline, resignation, discharge, dismissal, and graduation as cadet-midshipmen at the Merchant Marine Academy appointed from the United States; but such persons shall not be entitled to appointment to any office or position in the United States Merchant Marine by reason of their graduation from the Merchant Marine Academy. Approved August 9, 1946. To authorize the leasing of Indian lands situated within the State of Washington for business and other purposes. 1946-08-09 929 Chapter 60 Stat. 962 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 962 [CHAPTER 929] AN ACT To authorize the leasing of Indian lands situated within the State of Washington for business and other purposes. August 9, 1946[[H. R. 2586](/us/bill/79/hr/2586)][[Public Law 702](/us/pl/79/702)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Washington.Leasing of Indian lands. That notwithstanding any other provisions of law, with the consent in writing of the individual Indian, association of Indians, or Indian tribe concerned, any restricted Indian lands situated within the State of Washington may be leased for religious, educational, recreational, business, or public purposes, including, but not limited to, airports, experimental station, stockyards, warehouses, and grain elevators, for periods not Restriction.to exceed twenty-five years under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe: *Provided*, That nothing in this Act shall be deemed to authorize such leases for the exploitation of any natural resources. Sec. 2. Leases by Indian owner, etc. Such leases may be made only by the individual Indian owner of the land or by the authorized representatives of the tribe or group of Indians to whom the land belongs, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative. Restricted allotments of deceased Indians, when the heirs or devisees cannot agree on a lease, may be leased for them in the manner [25 U. S. C. § 380](/us/usc/t25/s380).prescribed by the Act of July 8, 1940 (54 Stat. 745, ch. 554). No lease shall be made by or on behalf of any tribe for a longer period than is or may be authorized by the tribal constitution, charter, or ordinances. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to repeal any authority to lease restricted lands which any Indian, Indian tribe, or official of the Department of the Interior would have in the absence of this Act. Approved August 9, 1946. To amend the Act of February 15, 1929. 1946-08-09 930 Chapter 60 Stat. 962 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 930] AN ACT To amend the Act of February 15, 1929. August 9, 1946[[H. R. 2893](/us/bill/79/hr/2893)][[Public Law 703](/us/pl/79/703)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Indian lands.Inspection of health and educational conditions, etc.[25 U. S. C. § 231](/us/usc/t25/s231). That the Act of February 15, 1929 (45 Stat. L. 1185), is hereby amended to read as follows: “The Secretary of the Interior, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, shall permit the agents and employees of any State to enter upon Indian tribal lands, reservations, or allotments therein
(1)for the purpose of making inspection of health and educational conditions and enforcing sanitation and quarantine regulations or
(2)to enforce the penalties of State compulsory school attendance laws against Indian children, and parents, or other Nonapplicability.persons in loco parentis except that this subparagraph
(2)shall not apply to Indians of any tribe in which a duly constituted governing body exists until such body has adopted a resolution consenting to such application. Approved August 9, 1946. To grant to personnel of the armed forces equal treatment in the matter of leave, and for other purposes. 1946-08-09 931 Chapter 60 Stat. 963 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 963 [CHAPTER 931] AN ACT To grant to personnel of the armed forces equal treatment in the matter of leave, and for other purposes. August 9, 1946[[H. R. 4051](/us/bill/79/hr/4051)][[Public Law 704](/us/pl/79/704)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That this Act may Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946.*Ante*, p. 912.be cited as the “Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946”. Sec. 2. As used in this Act—
(a)The term “member of the armed forces” means any member of “Member of the armed forces.”the Army of the United States, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, or the United States Coast Guard.
(b)The term “discharge” means (1), in the case of enlisted personnel, “Discharge.”separation or release from active duty under honorable conditions or appointment as a commissioned officer or warrant officer; and (2), in the case of commissioned or warrant officers, separation or release from active duty under honorable conditions.
(c)The term “spouse” means a lawful wife or husband. “Spouse.”
(d)The term “child” includes— “Child.”
(1)a legitimate child;
(2)a child legally adopted;
(3)a stepchild, if, at the time of death of the member or former member of the armed forces, such stepchild is a member of the deceased’s household;
(4)an illegitimate child, but in the case of a male member or former male member of the armed forces only if he has been judicially ordered or decreed to contribute to such child’s support; has been judicially decreed to be the putative father of such child; or has acknowledged under oath in writing that he is the father of such child; and
(5)a person to whom the member or former member of the armed forces at the time of death stands in loco parentis and so stood for not less than twelve months prior to the date of death.
(e)The term “parent” includes father and mother, grandfather and “Parent.”grandmother, stepfather and stepmother, father and mother through adoption, and persons who, for a period of not less than one year prior to the death of the member or former member of the armed forces, stood in loco parent is to such member or former member: *Provided*, That not more than two parents may receive the benefits provided under this Act and preference shall be given to the parent or parents, not exceeding two, who actually exercised parental relationship at the time of or most nearly prior to the date of the death of such member or former member of the armed forces.
(f)The term “Secretary” means in the case of personnel of the “Secretary.”Army, the Secretary of War; in the case of personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps, the Secretary of the Navy; and in the case of personnel of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the designated representatives of each such Secretary.
(g)The term “cash” includes a check upon the Treasurer of the “Cash.”United States. Sec. 3.
(a)Each member of the armed forces shall be entitled to Members entitled to leave.leave at the rate of two and one-half calendar days for each month of active service, excluding periods of
(1)absence from duty without leave,
(2)absence over leave, and
(3)confinement as the result of a sentence of court martial. Except as provided in subsection
(b)of Accumulated leave.this section, such leave may be accumulated in an amount not to exceed one hundred and twenty calendar days. Any leave so accumulated shall not, however, survive death occurring during active military service. Enlisted members or former enlisted members of the armed forces shall be considered to be entitled to such leave from and after 60 Stat. 964September 8, 1939, but shall not be considered to have any leave accumulated or accrued as of the date of the enactment of this Act, or the date of discharge if prior to such date of enactment, in excess of the amount which would have been accumulated and accrued if their leave had been accumulated and accrued from and after September 8, 1939, on the same basis as leave is accumulated and accrued in the case of commissioned officers in the Regular components of their respective Leave taken on calendar-day basis.branches of the armed forces. Except in the case of leave to be settled and compensated for under section 6 of this Act, leave may be taken by a member on a calendar-day basis as vacation or absence from duty with pay, annually as accruing or otherwise, in accordance with regulations Equal treatment, etc.to be issued by the several Secretaries. Such regulations shall provide equal treatment for officers and enlisted men, shall establish to the fullest extent practicable uniform policies for the several branches of the armed forces, and shall provide that leave shall be taken annually as accruing to the extent consistent with military requirements Reenlistment leave.and other exigencies. Members who reenlist after the date of enactment of this Act may be authorized reenlistment leave in the discretion of the Secretary, for a period not exceeding ninety days, and such leave shall be deducted from leave accrued during active service prior to reenlistment or charged against any leave which may accrue during Retired members recalled, etc., to active duty.future active service or both. In the case of members who are retired after the date of enactment of this Act and after retirement are continued on or recalled to active duty, leave accrued during service prior to retirement may be carried over to the period of service after retirement. Leave taken prior to discharge.Leave taken prior to discharge before or after the enactment of this Act shall be considered as active military service; but leave settled and compensated for under section 6 of this Act shall not be considered as active military service.
(b)Accumulated leave after Aug. 31, 1946. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or of any other law or regulation, no member of the armed forces (other than a member on terminal leave on September 1, 1946) shall be permitted to accumulate or to have to his credit, at any time after August 31, 1946, accumulated or accrued leave aggregating in excess of sixty days. Sec. 4. Compensable leave. Leave to be settled and compensated for under section 6 of this Act shall be compensable as follows:
(a)Enlisted members. In the case of leave accumulated as an enlisted member of the armed forces, on the basis of the base and longevity pay applicable to such member on the date of his discharge from enlisted service if discharged before August 31, 1946, or on August 31, 1946, if not so discharged, and an allowance computed at the rate of 70 cents a day for subsistence, plus, in the case of enlisted members of the first three grades with dependents on August 31, 1946, or former enlisted members of the first three grades with dependents at the time of discharge if prior to such date, an allowance computed at the rate of $1.25 a day for quarters.
(b)Warrant or commissioned officers. In the case of leave accumulated or accrued as a member of the armed forces as a warrant or commissioned officer, on the basis of the base and longevity pay and allowances applicable to such member on August 31, 1946. Other leave. In the case of all other leave provided under this Act, members shall be entitled during such leave to the same pay and allowances they would receive if not on leave and to any additional or other allowance or allowances otherwise authorized or provided by law for Determination of number of days.members while on leave. Determination of the number of calendar days of leave to which a member or former member is entitled, including the number of calendar days of absence from duty or vacation to be counted or charged against such leave, shall be made 60 Stat. 965in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the respective Secretaries, which regulations shall provide equal treatment of officers and enlisted men and shall establish to the fullest extent practicable uniform policies for the several branches of the armed forces. In the case of the leave of enlisted members or former enlisted members attributable to the period prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may in the determination of the number of calendar days of absence from duty or vacation to be counted or charged against such leave rely on such records and evidence, including applicants’ sworn statements as to the material facts, as he may determine proper. All decisions by the Secretary Finality of decisions.under this section shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject to review by any court or by any officer of the United States. Sec. 5.
(a)Leave to which enlisted members of the armed forces Members discharged prior to Sept. 1, 1946, etc.discharged prior to September 1, 1946, and former enlisted members of the armed forces discharged prior to the date of enactment of this Act, are entitled under the provisions of section 3 of this Act shall, to the extent not taken, be settled and compensated for only in the manner provided in section 6 of this Act and if application is made to the Secretary not later than September 1, 1947, or, in the case of any such member or former member whose record is corrected after the date of enactment of this Act to show discharge under honorable conditions, not later than September 1, 1947, or within one year after the date on which such record is corrected, whichever is later.
(b)In any case in which a member of the armed forces on active Leave in excess of 60 days.duty on September 1, 1946 (other than a member on terminal leave on such date) has to his credit on August 31, 1946, accumulated or accrued leave aggregating in excess of sixty days, such leave in excess of sixty days shall be settled and compensated for only in the manner provided in section 6 of this Act and if application is made to the Secretary not later than September 1, 1947.
(c)In no event shall the number of calendar days of leave settled Maximum compensatory leave.and compensated for under section 6 of this Act exceed one hundred and twenty calendar days; and in no event shall the number of calendar days of leave so settled and compensated for, plus—
(1)in the case of a member on active duty on September 1, 1946 (other than a member on terminal leave on such date), the number of calendar days of leave accumulated or standing to such member’s credit on such date; or
(2)in the case of a member or former member placed on terminal leave prior to September 1, 1946, the number of calendar days of such terminal leave, exceed one hundred and twenty calendar days. Sec. 6.
(a)Leave by this Act provided to be settled and compensated Settlement and compensation.Cash.for under this section shall be settled and compensated for as follows:
(1)Settlement and compensation shall be made entirely in cash—
(i)when the amount due is less than $50;
(ii)in the case of any enlisted member of the armed forces discharged prior to January 1, 1943; or
(iii)in any case covered by subsection
(b)or
(c)of this section.
(2)In all other cases settlement and compensation shall be made U. S. bonds and cash.in bonds of the United States to the highest multiple of $25 and in cash to the extent of the full amount of any difference. Any such bond issued pursuant to an application made under subsection
(a)of section 5 shall be dated as of the 1st day of January, the 1st day of April, the 1st day of July, or the 1st day of October, whichever next follows the date of discharge, and any such bond issued pursuant to an application 60 Stat. 966made under subsection
(b)of section 5 shall be dated as of October 1, 1946. Each such bond shall mature five years from the date thereof. The bonds issued under this Act shall be issued by the Secretary of the Treasury under the authority and subject to the provisions of the [40 Stat. 288](/us/stat/40/288).[31 U. S. C. § 774 (2); Supp. V, § 754a *et seq*](/us/usc/t31/s774/2).*Ante*, p. 316.Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, and through such agencies as he may designate. Except as provided in subsection (d), such bonds shall be nonnegotiable and shall not be transferable by sale, exchange, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, or otherwise. Such bonds shall be issued only to and in the names of living members or living former Payment in event of death.members of the armed forces. In the event of the death of any holder of any such bond or of any check issued pursuant to this subsection, payment of the bond shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury prior to, upon, or after its maturity upon application at the option of such holder’s survivors and payment of the check shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury upon application by such survivors as follows: To such holder’s surviving spouse and children, if any, in equal shares; and if such holder leaves no surviving spouse or child or children, then in equal shares to such holder’s surviving parents, if any. If there is no such survivor, any such bond shall be retired, and any such check shall be canceled and the amount of the bond or Payment to holder, etc., between ages 17 and 21.check covered into the general fund of the Treasury. Payment of any such bond or any such check to any holder, or any survivor entitled thereto under the provisions of this subsection, between seventeen and twenty-one years of age shall constitute a complete discharge of the obligations of the United States under this Act. Where the Secretary of the Treasury is of the opinion that any holder of any such bond or any such check or any survivor entitled to payment under the provisions of this subsection is, by reason of being either under seventeen years of age or under mental disability, incapable of satisfactorily looking after his own interests, payment of such bond or such check may be made in the same manner, and with the same effect, as settlement and compensation made under the provisions of subsection Interest;(c). Interest on each bond issued under this Act shall accrue at the rate of 2½ per centum per annum from the date of such bond to the date of maturity or to the last day of the month in which payment of the principal of the bond is made, whichever is earlier, Finality of decisions.and shall be paid with such principal. All decisions by the Secretary of the Treasury under this section with respect to the issuance and payment of bonds and under this paragraph with respect to the issuance and payment of checks shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject to review by any court or by any officer of the United States. The provisions of this section with respect to the issuance and payment of bonds shall be carried out subject to regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury.
(b)Settlement with survivors. Leave by this Act provided to be settled and compensated for under this section shall, in the case of any member or former member of the armed forces who dies after discharge, or on or after September 1, 1946, if not discharged prior to such date, and before settlement and compensation has been effected, be settled and compensated for on application therefor, with such member’s or former member’s survivors, as follows: To such member’s or former member’s surviving spouse and children, if any, in equal shares; and if such member or former member leaves no surviving spouse or child or children, then in equal shares to his surviving parents, if any. If there is no such survivor, no settlement and compensation shall be made under this Act. Settlement and compensation under this subsection with any such survivor between seventeen and twenty-one years of age shall constitute a complete discharge of the obligations of the United States under this Act. 60 Stat. 967
(c)Where the Secretary is of the opinion that any member or Settlement for members, etc., under age or mentally disabled.former member of the armed forces or any survivor of any such member or former member is, by reason of being either under seventeen years of age or under mental disability, incapable of satisfactorily looking after his own interests, such Secretary may settle and compensate under this section with a proper person selected by him for the use and benefit of such member, former member or survivor, without the necessity of resorting to judicial proceedings for the appointment of a legal representative. Settlement and compensation made under the provisions of this subsection shall constitute a complete discharge of the obligations of the United States under this Act. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply when a legal Nonapplicability.guardian or committee has been judicially appointed for any such member, former member, or survivor, except as to any settlement and compensation made prior to the receipt of notice of appointment: *Provided*, That no fee, commission, or charge shall be demanded or Acceptance of fee etc.accepted by any representative of any member, former member, or survivor appointed in accordance with the provisions of this subsection and the exaction or acceptance of any such fee, commission, Penalty.or charge shall be deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not exceeding $500 or imprisonment for not exceeding six months, or both.
(1)Pursuant to regulations prescribed by him, the Administrator Assignment of bond for payment of insurance premiums.of Veterans’ Affairs is authorized and directed to accept an assignment of a bond issued to the insured under this section, the proceeds of which shall be used in payment of premiums or in payment of the difference in reserve in case of conversion to insurance on another plan or in payment of a policy loan made prior to July 31, 1946, on a United States Government life insurance policy or a national service life insurance policy: *Provided*, That such assignment may not be Restriction.used by the insured directly or indirectly as a means of securing in cash the proceeds of such bond or any portion thereof prior to the date of its maturity or the maturity of such policy by death, whichever is the earlier, and such assignment shall be deemed to constitute an agreement by the insured to this effect.
(2)Any bond assigned under this subsection shall be redeemed at Redemption of bond.any time, upon presentation to the Secretary of the Treasury, and the proceeds thereof shall be paid and credited to the appropriate fund or appropriation designated by the Administrator. Sec. 7. All amounts paid or payable under section 6 of this Act, Exemption from claims, taxation, etc.in cash, bonds, or both, shall not be assignable except as provided in subsection
(d)of such section, shall be exempt from claims of creditors, including any claim of the United States, and shall not be subject to attachment, levy, or seizure by or under any legal or equitable process whatever. All such amounts (except interest in the case of bonds) shall be exempt from taxation. Sec. 8. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums Appropriation authorized.*Ante*, p. 912.Reports to Congress.as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Amounts expended hereunder shall be included in the annual reports to the Congress by the Departments concerned. Sec. 9. The Act approved May 8, 1874 (18 Stat. 43), as amended by Repeal.the Act approved July 29, 1876 (19 Stat. 102; 10 U. S. C. 842), is hereby repealed. Such repeal shall not affect any unused leave accumulated (including leave accruing at the rate of two and one-half days per month after July 1, 1946) prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Approved August 9, 1946. To provide for the conferring of the degree of bachelor of science upon graduates of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. 1946-08-09 932 Chapter 60 Stat. 968 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 968 [CHAPTER 932] AN ACT To provide for the conferring of the degree of bachelor of science upon graduates of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. August 9, 1946[[H. R. 5380](/us/bill/79/hr/5380)][[Public Law 705](/us/pl/79/705)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, [48 Stat. 73](/us/stat/48/73).[10 U. S. C. § 486a](/us/usc/t10/s486a). That the Act of May 25, 1933, as amended, relating to the conferring of degrees upon graduates of the Naval Academy, Military Academy, and Coast Guard Academy is hereby amended to read as follows:" Naval, Military, Merchant Marine, and Coast Guard Academics.Degree of bachelor of science. “The superintendents of the United States Naval Academy, the United States Military Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the United States Coast Guard Academy may, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of War, the United States Maritime Commission, and the Secretary of the Treasury, respectively may prescribe, confer the degree of bachelor of science upon all graduates of their respective academies, from and after the date of the accrediting of said academies by the Association of American Universities. On and after the date of the accrediting of the said academies by the Association of American Universities the superintendents of the respective academies may, under such rules and regulations as the respective Secretaries, or the Maritime Commission, may make, confer the degree of bachelor of science upon such other living graduates of the respective academies as shall have met the requirements of the respective academies for such degree.”" Approved August 9, 1946. To provide for the preparation of a membership roll of the Indians of the Yakima Reservation, Washington, and for other purposes. 1946-08-09 933 Chapter 60 Stat. 968 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 933] AN ACT To provide for the preparation of a membership roll of the Indians of the Yakima Reservation, Washington, and for other purposes. August 9, 1946[[H. R. 6165](/us/bill/79/hr/6165)][[Public Law 796](/us/pl/79/796)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Yakima Tribes.Membership roll. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, with the advice and consent of the Yakima Tribal Council, to prepare a roll showing the members of the Yakima Tribes living on the date of the approval of this Act, which roll shall be kept current and shall constitute the official membership roll of the Yakima Tribes for all purposes. No person who is enrolled with any other tribe of Indians or who has received an allotment of land on any other reservation shall be enrolled under the provisions of this Act. The following shall be placed on the roll:
(a)All living persons who received allotments on the Yakima Reservation, except by fraud.
(b)All living persons who are of the blood of the fourteen original Yakima Tribes, parties to the treaty of June 9, 1855 (12 Stat. 951), and who have received allotments on the public domain within the area ceded to the United States by the Yakima Tribes by the treaty of 1855.
(c)All living persons who have maintained a domicile continuously from January 1, 1941, until the date of approval of this Act on the Yakima Reservation or within the area ceded by the treaty of June 9, 1855 (12 Stat. 951), and who are
(1)descendants of persons who received allotments on the Yakima Reservation, except by fraud, or
(2)descendants of persons of the blood of the fourteen original Yakima Tribes who received allotments on the public domain within the area ceded by the said treaty of 1855. All living children born after January 1, 1941, but prior to the date of approval 60 Stat. 969of this Act to a person entitled to enrollment, under this subsection shall likewise be entitled to enrollment hereunder.
(d)All children of one-fourth or more blood of the Yakima Tribes born after the date of approval of this Act to a parent who is an enrolled member and maintains a domicile on the Yakima Reservation or within the area ceded by the treaty of June 9, 1855, at the time of the birth of the child. Sec. 2. Any person of one-fourth or more of the blood of the Yakima Applications for membership.Tribes who may be excluded from enrollment under the provisions of section 1 of this Act may apply for membership at any time and be enrolled upon the approval of the application by a two-thirds vote of the Yakima Tribal Council. Applications for enrollment under this section on behalf of minors and persons mentally incompetent may be filed by any enrolled member of the Yakima Tribes. Sec. 3. Corrections in the roll prepared hereunder, by striking therefrom Corrections in roll.the name of any person erroneously placed on the roll or by adding to the roll the name of any person erroneously omitted therefrom, may be made at any time by the Yakima Tribal Council. Sec. 4. Every person whose name appears on the roll prepared Loss of membership.hereunder who holds no vested right, title, or interest in or to any restricted or trust land on the Yakima Reservation or within the area ceded by the treaty of June 9, 1855, and who has failed to maintain [12 Stat. 951](/us/stat/12/951).any tribal affiliations or a residence on the reservation or within the ceded area for a period of five consecutive years, shall no longer be considered a member of the Yakima Tribes, and his name shall be removed from the rolls. It shall be the duty of the Yakima Tribal Council to determine, subject to review by the Secretary of the Interior, loss of membership in each case. Sec. 5. The Yakima Tribal Council may adopt and enforce ordinances, Ordinances governing expulsion.subject to review by the Secretary of the Interior, governing the expulsion of members for any cause deemed by the council to be sufficient. Sec. 6. No person whose name shall hereafter be placed on the Back annuities, etc.roll of the Yakima Tribes shall be entitled to any back annuities or per capita payments made to the members of the tribes out of tribal funds which were authorized to be paid to the members of the tribes before such person’s name shall have been placed upon such roll. Sec. 7. Hereafter only enrolled members of the Yakima Tribes of Inheritance, etc.one-fourth or more blood of such tribes shall take by inheritance or by will any interest in that part of the restricted or trust estate of a deceased member of such tribes which came to the decedent through his membership in such tribes or which consists of any interest in or the rents, issues, or profits from an allotment of land within the Yakima Reservation or within the area ceded by the treaty of June 9, 1855 (12 Stat. 951), except that a surviving spouse of less than one-fourthSurviving spouse of less than one-fourth blood. of the blood of the Yakima Tribes may receive by inheritance or devise the use for life of one-half of the restricted or trust lands of the decedent located within the Yakima Reservation or within the area ceded by the said treaty of June 9, 1855. Approved August 9, 1946. To provide for continuance of the farm labor supply program up to and including June 30, 1947. 1946-08-09 934 Chapter 60 Stat. 969 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 934] AN ACT To provide for continuance of the farm labor supply program up to and including June 30, 1947. August 9, 1946[[H. R. 6828](/us/bill/79/hr/6828)][[Public Law 707](/us/pl/79/707)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the farm labor supply program conducted pursuant to the Farm Labor Supply 60 Stat. 970 [58 Stat. 11](/us/stat/58/11).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §§ 1351–1855](/us/usc/t50/s1351–1855).Appropriations authorized.*Ante*, p. 617.Appropriation Act, 1944 (Public Law 229, Seventy-eighth Congress, title I), as amended, shall be continued up to and including June 30, 1947. Such amounts as may be necessary for the continuance of such program as provided in this Act are hereby authorized to be appropriated. Approved August 9, 1946. To revise the boundaries of Wind Cave National Park in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. 1946-08-09 935 Chapter 60 Stat. 970 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 935] AN ACT To revise the boundaries of Wind Cave National Park in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. August 9, 1946[[H. R. 7004](/us/bill/79/hr/7004)][[Public Law 708](/us/pl/79/708)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Wind Cave National Park, S. Dak.Boundary. That the boundary of the Wind Cave National Park is hereby established as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of section 13, township 6 south, range 5 east; thence west to the southwest corner of section 15, township 6 south, range 5 east; thence north to the west quarter corner of section 10, township 6 south, range 5 east; thence to the north quarter corner of section 10, township 6 south, range 5 east; thence to the west quarter corner of section 2, township 6 south, range 5 east; thence north to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 11, township 5 south, range 5 east; thence to the north quarter corner of section 11, township 5 south, range 5 east; thence to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 2, township 5 south, range 5 east, thence east to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 6, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence in a southeasterly direction to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section 7, township 5 south, range 6 east along a line to be mutually acceptable to the, South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parka Commission and the Secretary of the Interior; thence from the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section 7, township 5 south, range 6 east; east to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 12, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence south to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 12, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence east to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 7, township 5 south, range 7 east; thence south to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 18, township 5 south, range 7 east; thence west to the northeast corner of section 24, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence south to the southeast corner of section 24, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence west to the southwest corner of section 24, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence south to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 35, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence west to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 35, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence south to the southeast corner of section 34, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence west to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 33, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence north to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 28, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence, west to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of section 29, township 5 south, range 6 east; thence south to the southeast corner of section 7, township 6 south, range 6 east; thence west to the southwest corner of section 7, township 6 south, range 6 east; thence south to the southeast corner of section 13, township 6 south, range 5 east; the point of beginning, and all of those lands lying within the boundary above described, together with the south half of the northeast quarter60 Stat. 971 and the west half of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 32, township 5 south, range 5 east, are hereby included in and made a part of the Wind Cave National Park and shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto. Sec. 2. All those lands which by section 1 hereof are excluded Lands included in Harney National Forest,from the Wind Cave National Park as heretofore constituted and those lands of the Custer Recreational Demonstration Area lying in section 2, township 5 south, range 5 east, Black Hills meridian, are hereby included in and made a part of the Harney National Forest, and hereafter shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable to the national forests. Sec. 3. All those lands heretofore within the Custer Recreational Conveyances.Demonstration Area and which are not included within the Wind Cave National Park by virtue of section 1 hereof, except those lands of the Custer Recreational Demonstration Area lying in section 2, township 5 south, range 5 east, Black Hills meridian, which are included within the Harney National Forest by virtue of section 2 hereof, shall be conveyed by the Secretary of the Interior to the State of South Dakota for addition to the Custer State Park for public park, recreational, and conservation purposes (subject, however, to a proviso that the State of South Dakota will allow a minimum of ten thousand gallons of water per day to pass from springs or streams in these lands into the lands of Wind Cave National Park as herein described) as soon as all lands owned by the State of South Dakota lying within the boundaries of the Wind Cave National Park as described in section 1 hereof are conveyed to the United States; and the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 2, township 5 south, range 5 east, Black Hills meridian, owned by the State of South Dakota, is conveyed to the United States to be included in the Harney National Forest as provided in section 2 hereof: *Provided, however*, That section 25, township 5 south, range 6 east, of the Custer RecreationalState school lands. Demonstration Area shall be conveyed by the Secretary of the Interior to the State of South Dakota as State school lands. Approved August 9, 1946. To amend the Service Extension Act of 1941, as amended, to extend reemployment benefits to former members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps who entered the Women’s Army Corps. 1946-08-09 936 Chapter 60 Stat. 971 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 936] AN ACT To amend the Service Extension Act of 1941, as amended, to extend reemployment benefits to former members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps who entered the Women’s Army Corps. August 9, 1946[[S. 1560](/us/bill/79/s/1560)][[Public Law 709](/us/pl/79/709)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 7 of the Service Extension Act of 1941, amendment.[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 357](/us/usc/t50/s357).Service Extension Act of 1941, approved August 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 627), as amended (50 U. S. C. App., Supp. IV 357), is further amended by inserting “(a)” after “Sec. 7.” and by adding at the end of such section a new subsection
(b)to read as follows:" “(b) Any former member of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps WAC.Reemployment benefits.who, within ninety days after termination of her service in that corps, entered active military service by enlistment or appointment in the Women’s Army Corps without, having accepted a position, other than a temporary position, in the employ of any employer during such ninety-day period, shall be entitled to all the reemployment benefits of section 8 of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as [54 Stat. 890](/us/stat/54/890).[50 U. S. C. app. § 308; Supp. V, § 308](/us/usc/t50/s308).amended, with respect to a position which she left to enter service in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, to the same extent that a person inducted under said Act is entitled to reemployment benefits with respect to a position which he left in order to perform training and 60 Stat. 972 Application for reemployment. service: *Provided*, That, in the case of any such former member who has been discharged from or relieved from active duty in the Women’s Army Corps prior to the effective date of this subsection, application for reemployment may be made at any time within ninety days after such effective date. The provisions of section 8(b)
(A)of the Selective [54 Stat. 890](/us/stat/54/890).[50 U. S. C. app. § 303(b) (A); Supp. V, § 308(b)(A)](/us/usc/t50/s303/b/A).Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, shall be applicable to any such former member without regard to whether the position which she held shall have been covered into the classified civil service during the period of her military service or during the period of her service in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.” " Approved August 9, 1946. To authorize the Secretary of War to grant Georgia Power Company a one-hundred-foot perpetual casement across certain land in the State of Alabama constituting a portion of the military reservation designated as Fort Benning, Georgia. 1946-08-09 937 Chapter 60 Stat. 972 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 937] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of War to grant Georgia Power Company a one-hundred-foot perpetual casement across certain land in the State of Alabama constituting a portion of the military reservation designated as Fort Benning, Georgia. August 9, 1946[[S. 2306](/us/bill/79/s/2306)][[Public Law 710](/us/pl/79/710)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Fort Benning, Ga.Basement. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered, under such terms and conditions as lie may deem advisable, to grant to the Georgia Power Company, its successors and/or assigns for transmission-line purposes, a one-hundred-foot perpetual easement over, across, in, and upon certain land in the State of Alabama constituting a portion of the military reservation designated as Fort Benning, Georgia. Approved August 9, 1946. To provide for investigating the matter of the establishment of a national park in the old part of the city of Philadelphia, for the purpose of conserving the historical objects and buildings therein. 1946-08-09 943 Chapter 60 Stat. 972 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 943] AN ACT To provide for investigating the matter of the establishment of a national park in the old part of the city of Philadelphia, for the purpose of conserving the historical objects and buildings therein. August 9, 1946[[H. R. 2851](/us/bill/79/hr/2851)][[Public Law 711](/us/pl/79/711)] Philadelphia. Whereas thousands of residents of the city of Philadelphia, comprising part of the Third Congressional District of Pennsylvania, have petitioned their representatives in the Congress of the United States upon the matters more fully hereinafter set forth; and Whereas the petition of the residents of the city of Philadelphia calls attention to the existence of many shrines hallowed in American history, as well as several modern buildings owned by the Federal Government, in the area of the city of Philadelphia, beginning at the southeast corner of Sixth Street and Chestnut Street and proceeding southwardly to the northeast corner of Sixth Street and Walnut Street; thence proceeding eastwardly to the northwest corner of Fifth Street and Walnut Street; thence proceeding northwardly to a point on the west side of Fifth Street which would be made by extending the north line of Sansom Street to the east side of Fifth Street; thence proceeding eastwardly along the north line of the said Sansom Street to a point in the east side of Fourth Street which would he made by extending the north line of the said Sansom Street to the east side of the said Fourth Street; thence southwardly to the northeast corner of Harmony and Fourth Streets; thence eastwardly to the northwest corner of Harmony and Third Streets; thence northwardly to a point at which a line extended perpendicularly from the east side of Third Street would meet the angle created by the lines forming the northeast corner of Third and Dock Streets; thence eastwardly along the northerly line60 Stat. 973 of said Dock Street to the northeast corner of Dock, South American, and Moravian Streets; thence eastwardly to the northwest corner of Moravian and Second Streets; thence northwardly to the southwest corner of Second and Chestnut Streets; thence westwardly to the southeast comer of Sixth and Chestnut Streets, to the place of beginning; and calls attention to the fact that much of the area above described is run down, some properties are demolished, and others are in such dilapidated condition as to constitute a serious fire hazard of such proportions as to endanger Independence Hall, Carpenters’ Hall, the Old Custom House, and the First Bank of the United States, as well as other landmarks and shrines of patriotism, and that such unsightly condition is not conducive to a proper respect and reverence for those American ideals which are symbolized by those shrines; and recommends that the Federal Government establish a national park in the above vicinity and also in the area bounded by Fifth Street on the east, Race Street on the north, Sixth Street on the west, and Chestnut Street on the south, which will assure at once a beautiful setting for those shrines and maximum protection against fire or other disaster; and Whereas during these troubled times it is desirable to augment the defense effort of our Nation not only with arms but with proper emphasis on spiritual values; and Whereas an attractive and inspiring setting will create a stronger sense of reverence for American institutions, laws and orders, which had their beginnings, in large part, in this group of shrines in the formative years around 1776; and Whereas it is proper, fitting, and desirable that the United States of America should properly enshrine these jewels of democracy, so that all who visit these hallowed places from the far corners of this glorious democracy and the four corners of the world may be stirred with a feeling of patriotic reverence: Therefore *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That a commission Philadelphia National Shrines Park.is hereby created for the purpose of investigating the matter of the establishment in the city of Philadelphia, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, of a Federal area to be called Philadelphia. National Shrines Park, or by some other appropriate name, to encompass within its area the buildings of historical significance in the old part of the city of Philadelphia, and to be operated and maintained by the National Park Service, for the purpose of conserving the historical objects and buildings in the said area and to provide for the enjoyment and appreciation thereof in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. Sec. 2. The Commission shall be known as the Philadelphia National Commission.Shrines Park Commission, and shall be composed of seven individuals, who shall serve without compensation, to be appointed as follows: One Member of the United States Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; one Member of the United States House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one member to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, and four persons, one of whom shall be a resident of the city of Philadelphia, to be appointed by the President of the United States. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. Sec. 3. The Commission shall meet for the purpose of organizing Meeting for organizing.within thirty days after the enactment of this Act. Rooms shall be provided for the use of the Commission in the New Custom House at Philadelphia. The Commission shall elect a Chairman and executive secretary from among its members. 60 Stat. 974 Sec. 4. Study of historic area, etc. The Commission shall make a study of the historic area and the area surrounding and contiguous to the locality involved, the buildings now in existence there, comparative real-estate costs, the advisability of condemnation of all or any part of the said locality and area, which of the present buildings should remain privately Report.owned, if any, and shall prepare a report on all phases of the problem. Such report shall be transmitted to the Congress by the Secretary Termination of Commission.of the Interior not later than January 3, 1947. Upon submission of the report to Congress, the Commission shall cease to exist. Sec. 5. Functions, etc., of Commission. The Commission, or any member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, hold hearings and sit and act at such places and times, require by subpena the attendance of such witnesses other than persons engaged in essential war industries as defined by the War Manpower Commission, and the production of such books, papers, and documents, administer such oaths, and take such testimony, as the Commission or such member deems advisable. Subpenas shall be issued under the signature of the Chairman of the Commission and shall be served by any person designated by him. For purposes of the exercise of the functions, powers, and duties conferred or imposed by this Act, the provisions of sections 9 and 10 (relating to the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence) of the Federal Trade Commission Act of [38 Stat. 722, 723](/us/stat/38/722/723).September 16, 1914, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 15, sees. 49 and 50), are hereby made applicable so far as is consistent with the provisions of this Act. Sec. 6. Employees, expenditures, etc.
(a)The Secretary of the Interior may appoint and fix the compensation, in accordance with the provisions of the civil-service [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, of such experts, advisers, and other employees, and may make such expenditures, including expenditures for actual travel and subsistence expense of members, employees, and witnesses (not exceeding $15 for subsistence expense for any one person for any one calendar day), for personal services at the seat of government and elsewhere, and for printing and binding, as are necessary for the efficient execution of the functions, Voluntary services.powers, and duties of the Commission under this Act. The Commission is authorized to utilize voluntary and uncompensated services for Appropriation authorized.the purposes of this Act. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $15,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(b)Free transmission of mail. The Commission shall have the same privilege of free transmission of official mail matter as is granted by law to officers of the United States Government. Approved August 9, 1946. To authorize the use of certain lands of the United States for flowage in connection with providing additional storage space in the Pensacola Reservoir of the Grand River Dam project in Oklahoma, and for other purposes. 1946-08-09 944 Chapter 60 Stat. 974 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 944] AN ACT To authorize the use of certain lands of the United States for flowage in connection with providing additional storage space in the Pensacola Reservoir of the Grand River Dam project in Oklahoma, and for other purposes. August 9, 1946[[H. R. 3058](/us/bill/79/hr/3058)][[Public Law 712](/us/pl/79/712)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Oklahoma.Use of U. S. lands for waters of Grand River Dam project. That the following-described lands of the United States located in the State of Oklahoma and held for Indian school purposes, to wit: All those parts of the northeast quarter southeast quarter section 20, and the northeast quarter southwest quarter, southeast quarter southwest quarter, southwest quarter southeast quarter, and southeast quarter southeast quarter section 21, township 27 north, range 24 east, Indian meridian, Wyandotte Reserve, in Ottawa County, lying between elevations 750 and 760 feet above mean sea level, may be used perpetually by the United 60 Stat. 975States, and its duly authorized agencies and representatives, to flow thereon and withdraw therefrom the waters of the Pensacola Reservoir of the Grand River Dam project for the purpose of and in connection with controlling floods and the production of hydroelectric power. Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to determine, Determination of value.in such manner as he may deem appropriate, the reasonable value of such use, including therein all damages to adjacent lands not now subject to flowage rights, together with the improvements and crops thereon, and also the damages caused by the flood of May 1943, and, when so determined, the amount of such compensation and damages shall be deposited in the United States Treasury to the credit of the Seneca Indian School at Wyandotte, Oklahoma, pursuant to the provisions of the Act of May 17, 1926 (44 Stat. 560). The unobligated [25 U. S. C. § 155](/us/usc/t25/s155).balance of funds under any allotment heretofore made for the acquisition of additional storage space in the Pensacola. Reservoir shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for payment of such compensation and damages, notwithstanding any time limitations heretofore established by the Congress with respect to the availability of such funds. Approved August 9, 1946. To place Chinese wives of American citizens on a nonquota basis. 1946-08-09 945 Chapter 60 Stat. 975 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 945] AN ACT To place Chinese wives of American citizens on a nonquota basis. August 9, 1946[[H. R. 4844](/us/bill/79/hr/4844)][[Public Law 713](/us/pl/79/713)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That subsection
(c)Immigration Act of 1924, amendment.of section 13 of the Immigration Act of 1924, approved May 26, 1924, as amended by the Act of June 13, 1930 (43 Stat. 162; 46 Stat. 581; 8 U. S. C. 213 (c)), is amended by adding the word “or” at the end of clause (2), substituting a period for the comma at the end of clause (3), and striking out the rest of the subsection, which reads, “or
(4)is the Chinese wife of an American citizen who was married prior to the approval of the Immigration Act of 1924, approved May 26, 1924”. Sec. 2. The first sentence of section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Acts, to establish quotas, and for other purposes”, approved December 17, 1943 (57 Stat. 600; 8 U. S. C. 212 [8 U.S. C., Supp. V, § 212a](/us/usc/t8/s212a).Chinese alien wives of American citizens, etc.(a)), is amended to read as follows: “With the exception of Chinese alien wives of American citizens and those Chinese aliens coming under subsections (b), (d), (e), and
(f)of section 4, Immigration Act of 1924 (43 Stat. 155; 44 Stat. 812; 45 Stat. 1009; 46 Stat. 854; 47 Stat. 656; 8 U. S. C. 204), all Chinese persons entering the United States annually as immigrants shall be allocated to the quota for the Chinese computed under the provisions of section 11 of the said Act.” [43 Stat. 159](/us/stat/43/159).[8 U. S. C. § 211; Supp. V, § 211 note](/us/usc/t8/s211). Approved August 9, 1946. Providing for the conveyance to the city of Atlantic City, in the State of New Jersey, of lighthouse property at Atlantic City, for public use. 1946-08-09 946 Chapter 60 Stat. 975 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 946] AN ACT Providing for the conveyance to the city of Atlantic City, in the State of New Jersey, of lighthouse property at Atlantic City, for public use. August 9, 1946[[H. R. 6023](/us/bill/79/hr/6023)][[Public Law 714](/us/pl/79/714)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the United Atlantic City, N. J.Conveyance.States Coast Guard or such agency of the United States as holds title be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to convey to the city of Atlantic City, in the State of New Jersey, for use as a public park, the lighthouse property at Atlantic City, which is no longer required for lighthouse purposes, comprising an area approximately three hundred and fifty feet in length and two hundred and seventy-five feet in 60 Stat. 976width, situated on Pacific Avenue, between Vermont and Rhode Island Reversion to U. S.Avenues, and including structures thereon: *Provided*, That the city of Atlantic City shall not have the right to sell or convey aforesaid property, nor to devote the same to any other than a public use; and in the event that said property shall not be used as above provided, the right, title, and interest hereby authorized to be conveyed shall Exception.revert to the United States: *Provided*, That there shall be excepted from this conveyance the building occupied by the United States Weather Bureau, and the land on which it is situated, not exceeding fifty by one hundred and fifty feet. Approved August 9, 1946. Relating to the status of Keetoowah Indians of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, and for other purposes, and authorizing conveyance of the Seger Indian School to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians of Oklahoma. 1946-08-10 947 Chapter 60 Stat. 976 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 947] AN ACT Relating to the status of Keetoowah Indians of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, and for other purposes, and authorizing conveyance of the Seger Indian School to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians of Oklahoma. August 10, 1946[[H. R. 341](/us/bill/79/hr/341)][[Public Law 715](/us/pl/79/715)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Status of Keetoowah Indians. That the Keetoowah Indians of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma shall be recognized as a band of Indians residing in Oklahoma within the meaning of section 3 [25 U. S. C. § 503](/us/usc/t25/s503).of the Act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1967). Sec. 2. Seger School Reserve.Use, etc., of lands. That there is hereby set aside for the use and benefit of the Indians of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation in Oklahoma the remainder of the lands comprising the diminished Seger School Reserve containing approximately live hundred and thirty-seven acres, and the improvements thereon, in section 15, township 10 north, range 14 west, of the Indian meridian, Oklahoma. Agreement. Subject to the consent of the business committee of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes thereto, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Colony Union Graded School District Numbered 1, Colony, Oklahoma, for the use by the district of all or any portion of the land, and improvements thereon, described in Condition.this Act: *Provided*, That any such agreement shall contain the express condition that the land therein described and the. improvements thereon shall revert to the use of the Indians of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes when no longer used by the said school district for school purposes. Approved August 10, 1946. To amend the Act of April 29, 1943, so as to afford a preference for veterans in acquiring certain vessels. 1946-08-10 948 Chapter 60 Stat. 976 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 948] AN ACT To amend the Act of April 29, 1943, so as to afford a preference for veterans in acquiring certain vessels. August 10, 1946[[H. R. 4842](/us/bill/79/hr/4842)][[Public Law 716](/us/pl/79/716)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Veterans’ preference in acquiring certain vessels. That the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the return to private ownership of certain vessels formerly used or suitable for use in the fisheries or industries related thereto”, approved April 29, 1943, as amended (U. S. C. 1940 edition, Supp. V, title 50 App., secs. 1301–1304), is amended by inserting [57 Stat. 69](/us/stat/57/69).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1303](/us/usc/t50/s1303).in section 3 after the words “advertise the vessel” the following: “, except any vessel acquired by a veteran pursuant to section 5
(a)(1),” and by adding at the end thereof the following section:" “Sec. 5. Vessel not returned to owner.
(1)If any such vessel of sixty-five feet or less in length between perpendiculars is not returned to such owner as provided in section 3, then, prior to advertising such vessel for sale, the War Shipping Administration or the Maritime Commission shall make 60 Stat. 977such vessel available for acquisition by a veteran, as defined in subsection (b), in accordance with the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, Supp. V, title 50 [58 Stat. 765](/us/stat/58/765).*Ante*, pp. 168, 169, 599, 754, 886.App., secs. 1611–1646), and regulations made thereunder, as property for exclusive disposal to veterans. “(2) In the case of any vessel of sixty-five feet or less in length Vessel to be disposed of as surplus property.between perpendiculars to be disposed of by the War Shipping Administration or the Maritime Commission as surplus property by virtue of any law other than this Act, such vessel shall be available for acquisition by a veteran, as defined in subsection (b), in accordance with the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, Supp. V, title 50 App., secs. 1611–1646), and *Supra*.regulations made thereunder, as property for exclusive disposal to veterans. “(b) For purposes of this Act, the terms ‘veteran’ means any person “Veteran.”in the active military or naval service of the United States during the present war, or any person who served in the active military or naval service of the United States on or after September 16, 1940, and prior to the termination of the present war, and who has been discharged or released therefrom under honorable conditions, or any person who is or has been eligible to receive a certificate for substantially continuous service in the merchant marine as provided in the Act of June 23, 1943 (U. S. C., 1940 edition, Supp. V, title 50 App., [57 Stat. 162](/us/stat/57/162).*Ante*, pp. 905, 945.sec. 1471).” " Approved August 10, 1946. Relating to the sale by the United States of surplus vessels suitable for fishing. 1946-08-10 949 Chapter 60 Stat. 977 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 949] AN ACT Relating to the sale by the United States of surplus vessels suitable for fishing. August 10, 1946[[H. R. 5552](/us/bill/79/hr/5552)][[Public Law 717](/us/pl/79/717)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That vessels which Surplus vessels suitable for Ashing.are determined to be surplus property under the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended, and which are suitable for use as fishing vessels [58 Stat. 765](/us/stat/58/765).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V. app. §§ 1611–1646](/us/usc/t50/s1611–1646).*Ante*, pp. 168, 169, 599, 754, 886.shall not be disposed of until offered for sale by the United States Maritime Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”) in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Sec. 2.
(a)As used in this Act the term “former owners” means former owners of fishing vessels purchased or requisitioned by the United States who on or before the date of the enactment of this Act have not been“Former owners.” notified that their vessels may be returned to them under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the return to private ownership of certain vessels formerly used or suitable for use in the fisheries or industries related thereto”, approved April 29, 1943, [57 Stat. 69](/us/stat/57/69).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, 1301–1304](/us/usc/t50/s1301–1304).*Ante*, p. 976.Notice of disposal.as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, Supp. IV, title 50, App., sec, 1301).
(b)Former owners shall be given notice by the Commission, in such manner (which may include, publication) as it may prescribe, that vessels suitable for use, as fishing vessels are to be disposed of by the United States and shall be entitled to purchase such vessels at private sale within a reasonable time after such notice. Such reasonable time shall be specified in the notice but may be extended by the Commission when it appears to it that an extension is necessary or appropriate to facilitate the sale of any vessel or vessels under this Act. Sec. 3.
(a)Sales of vessels to former owners under this Act shall Terms, etc., of sale.be upon such terms and conditions as the Commission deems proper.
(b)Any vessels suitable for use as fishing vessels not disposed of by the Commission as provided in this Act shall be disposed of as otherwise provided by law. Approved August 10, 1946. To authorize the Veterans’ Administration to appoint and employ retired officers without affecting their retired status, and for other purposes. 1946-08-10 950 Chapter 60 Stat. 978 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public 60 Stat. 978 [CHAPTER 950] AN ACT To authorize the Veterans’ Administration to appoint and employ retired officers without affecting their retired status, and for other purposes. August 10, 1946[[H. R. 5626](/us/bill/79/hr/5626)][[Public Law 718](/us/pl/79/718)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Veterans’ Administration.Employment of retired officers. That notwithstanding section 2 of the Act of July 31, 1894 (28 Stat. 205), as amended (5 U. S. C. 62), or section 6 of the Act of May 10, 1916 (39 Stat. 120), as amended (5 U. S. C. 58, 59),the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs may appoint to, and employ in, any civilian office or position in the Veterans’ Administration, and pay, any retired commissioned officer, or retired warrant officer, of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service. The retired status, office, rank, and grade of retired commissioned officers, or retired warrant officers, so appointed or employed and, except as provided in section 212 of the Act of June. 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 406), as amended (5 U. S. C. 59a), any emolument, perquisite, right, privilege, or benefit incident to or arising out of any such status, office, rank, or grade, shall be in no way affected by reason of such appointment to or employment in, or by reason of service in, or acceptance, or holding of, any civilian office or position in the Veterans’ Administration or the receipt of the pay thereof. Sec. 2. Effective period. The authority to employ retired commissioned officers or retired warrant officers contained in section 1 of this Act shall be effective for a period of five years from the date of enactment. Approved August 10, 1946. To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code, and for other purposes. 1946-08-10 951 Chapter 60 Stat. 978 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 951] AN ACT To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code, and for other purposes. August 10, 1946[[H. R. 7037](/us/bill/79/hr/7037)][[Public Law 719](/us/pl/79/719)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Social Security Act Amendments of 1946. That this Act may be cited as the “Social Security Act Amendments of 1946”. TITLE I— SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES SEC. 101. RATES OF TAX ON EMPLOYEES. Clauses
(1)and
(2)of section 1400 of the Federal Insurance Contributions [53 Stat. 175](/us/stat/53/175).[26 U. S. C. § 1400 (1), (2); Supp. V, § 1400 (1), (2)](/us/usc/t26/s1400/1/2).Act (Internal Revenue Code, sec. 1400), as amended, are amended to read as follows: " “(1) With respect to wages received during the calendar years 1939 to 1947, both inclusive, the rate shall be 1 per centum. “(2) With respect to wages received during the calendar year 1948, the rate shall be 2% per centum.” " SEC. 102. RATES OF TAX ON EMPLOYERS. [53 Stat. 175](/us/stat/53/175).[26 U. S. C. § 1410 (1), (2); Supp. V, § 1410 (1), (2)](/us/usc/t26/s1410/1/2). Clauses
(1)and
(2)of section 1410 of such Act (Internal Revenue Code, sec. 1410), as amended, are amended to read as follows: " “(1) With respect to wages paid during the calendar years 1939 to 1947, both inclusive, the rate shall be 1 per centum. “(2) With respect to wages paid during the calendar year 1948, the rate shall be 2½ per centum.” " 60 Stat. 979 TITLE II— BENEFITS IN CASE OF DECEASED WORLD WAR II VETERANS Sec. 201. The Social Security Act, as amended, is amended by adding [49 Stat. 620](/us/stat/49/620).[42 U. S. C. §§ 301–1307; Supp. V, § 401 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s301–1307).*Ante*, p. 732; *post*, pp. 981, 982 *et seq*.after subsection
(r)of section 209 of Title II (added to such section by section 411 of this Act) a new section to read as follows:" “benefits in case of deceased world war ii veterans “Sec. 210.
(a)Any individual who has served in the active military or naval service of the United States at any time on or after September 16, 1940, and prior to the date of the termination of World War II, and who has been discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable after active service of ninety days or more, or by reason of a disability or injury incurred or aggravated in service in line of duty, shall in the event of his death during the period of three years immediately following separation from the active military or naval service, whether his death occurs on, before, or after the date of the enactment of this section, be deemed— “(1) to have died a fully insured individual; “(2) to have an average monthly wage of not less than $160; and “(3) for the purposes of section 209
(e)(2), to have been paid [53 Stat. 1373](/us/stat/53/1373).[42 U. S. C. § 409
(e)(2)](/us/usc/t42/s409/e/2).not less than $200 of wages in each calendar year in which he had thirty days or more of active service after September 16, 1940. This section shall not apply in the case of the death of any individual Nonapplicability.occurring (either on, before, or after the date of the enactment of this section) while he is in the active military or naval service, or in the case of the death of any individual who has been discharged or released from the active military or naval service of the United States subsequent to the expiration of four years and one day after the date of the termination of World War II. “(b)
(1)If any pension or compensation is determined by the Monthly benefits, etc.Veterans’ Administration to be payable on the basis of the death of any individual referred to in subsection
(a)of this section, any monthly benefits or lump-sum death payment payable under this title with respect to the wages of such individual shall be determined without regard to such subsection (a). “(2) Upon an application for benefits or a lump-sum death payment Decision by Administrator.with respect to the death of any individual referred to in subsection (a), the Federal Security Administrator shall make a decision without regard to paragraph
(1)of this subsection unless he has been notified by the Veterans’ Administration that pension or compensation is determined to be payable by the Veterans’ Administration by reason of the death of such individual. The Federal Security Administrator shall notify the Veterans’ Administration of any decision made by him authorizing payment, pursuant to subsection (a), of monthly benefits or of a lump-sum death payment. If the Veterans’ Notice of adjudication.Administration in any such case has made an adjudication or thereafter makes an adjudication that any pension or compensation is payable under any law administered by it, by reason of the death of any such individual, it shall notify the Federal Security Administrator, and the Administrator shall certify no further benefits for payment, or shall recompute the amount of any further benefits payable, 60 Stat. 980as may be required by paragraph
(1)of this subsection. Any payments theretofore certified by the Federal Security Administrator pursuant to subsection
(a)to any individual, not exceeding the amount of any accrued pension or compensation payable to him by the Veterans’ Administration, shall (notwithstanding the provisions [49 Stat. 609](/us/stat/49/609).of sec. 3 of the Act of August 12, 1935, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 38, sec. 454a) ) be deemed to have been paid to him by the Veterans’ Administration on account of such accrued pension or compensation. No such payment certified by the Federal Security Administrator, and no payment certified by him for any month prior to the first month for which any pension or compensation is paid by the. Veterans’ Administration, shall be deemed by reason of this subsection to have been an erroneous payment. “(c) Person dying prior to enactment of section. In the event any individual referred to in subsection
(a)has died during such three-year period but before the date of the enactment of this section— “(1) upon application filed within six months after the date of the enactment of this section, any monthly benefits payable with respect to the wages of such individual (including benefits for months before such date) shall be computed or recomputed and shall be paid in accordance with subsection (a), in the same manner as though such application had been filed in the first month in which all conditions of entitlement to such benefits, other than the filing of an application, were met; “(2) if any individual who upon filing application would have been entitled to benefits or to a recomputation of benefits under paragraph
(1)has died before the expiration of six months after the date of the enactment of this section, the application may be filed within the same period by any other individual entitled to benefits with respect to the same wages, and the. nonpayment or underpayment to the deceased individual shall be treated as [49 Stat. 624](/us/stat/49/624).[42 U. S. C. § 404](/us/usc/t42/s404).erroneous within the meaning of section 204; “(3) the time within which proof of dependency under section [53 Stat. 1366](/us/stat/53/1366).[42 U. S. C. § 402 (f), (g)](/us/usc/t42/s402/f/g).*Post*, p. 987.202
(f)or any application under 202
(g)may be filed shall be not less than six months after the date of the enactment of this section; and “(4) application for a lump-sum death payment or recomputation, pursuant to this section, of a lump-sum death payment certified by the Board or the Federal Security Administrator, prior to the date of the enactment of this section, for payment with respect to the wages of any such individual may be filed within a period not less than six months from the date of the enactment of this section or a period of two years after the date of the death of any individual specified in subsection (a), whichever is the later, and any additional payment shall be made to the same individual or individuals as though the application were an original application for a lump-sum death payment with respect to such wages. No lump-sum death payment shall be made or recomputed with respect to the wages of an individual if any monthly benefit with respect to his wages is, or upon filing application would be, payable for the month in which he died; but except as otherwise specifically provided in this section no payment heretofore made shall be rendered erroneous by the enactment of this section. “(d) Appropriation authorized. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Trust Fund from time to time such sums as may be necessary to meet the additional cost, resulting from this section, of the benefits (including lump-sum death payments) payable under this title. 60 Stat. 981 “(e) For the purposes of this section the term ‘date of the termination “Date of the termination of World War II.”of World War II’ means the date proclaimed by the President as the date of such termination, or the date specified in a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress as the date of such termination, whichever is the earlier.” " Sec. 202. When used in the Social Security Act, as amended by “Administrator.”this Act, the term “Administrator”, except where the context otherwise requires, means the Federal Security Administrator. TITLE III— UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR MARITIME WORKERS SEC. 301. STATE COVERAGE OF MARITIME WORKERS.
(a)The Internal Revenue Code, as amended, is amended by adding after section 1606
(e)a new subsection to read as follows: [59 Stat. 549](/us/stat/59/549).[26 U. S. C., Supp. V, 1606 (e)](/us/usc/t26/s1606/e)." “(f) The legislature of any State in which a person maintains the operating office, from which the operations of an American vessel operating on navigable waters within or within and without the United States are ordinarily and regularly supervised, managed, directed and controlled, may require such person and the officers and members of the crew of such vessel to make contributions to its unemployment fund under its State unemployment compensation law approved by the Federal Security Administrator (or approved by the Social Security Board prior to July 16, 1946) under section 1603 and otherwise to comply with its unemployment compensation [53 Stat. 185](/us/stat/53/185).[26 U. S. C. § 1603](/us/usc/t26/s1603).law with respect to the service performed by an officer or member of the crew on or in connection with such vessel to the same extent and with the same effect as though such service was performed entirely within such State. Such person and the officers and members of the crew of such vessel shall not be required to make contributions, with respect to such service, to the unemployment fund of any other State. The permission granted by this subsection is subject to the condition that such service shall be treated, for purposes of wage credits given employees, like other service subject to such State unemployment compensation law performed for such person in such State, and also subject to the same limitation, with respect to contributions required from such person and from the officers and members of the crew of such vessel, as is imposed by the second sentence (other than clause
(2)thereof) of subsection
(b)of this section with respect to contributions required from instrumentalities of the United States and from individuals in their employ.” "
(b)The amendment, effected by subsection
(a)shall not operate, prior to January 1, 1948, to invalidate any provision, in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, in any State unemployment compensation law. SEC. 302. DEFINITION OF EMPLOYMENT. That part of section 1607
(c)of the Internal Revenue Code, as [53 Stat. 187](/us/stat/53/187).[26 U. S. C. § 1607 (c); Supp. V, 1607 (c)](/us/usc/t26/s1607/c).amended, which reads as follows: " “(c) Employment.— The term ‘employment’ means any service performed prior to January 1, 1940, which was employment as defined in this section prior to such date, and any service, of whatever nature, performed after December 31, 1939, within the United States by an employee for the person employing him, irrespective of the citizenship or residence of either, except—” " is amended, effective July 1, 1946, to read as follows: " “(c) Employment.— The term ‘employment’ means any service performed prior to July 1, 1946, which was employment as defined in this 60 Stat. 982section as in effect at the time the service was performed; and any service, of whatever nature, performed after June 30, 1946, by an employee for the person employing him, irrespective of the citizenship or residence of either,
(A)within the United States, or
(B)on or in connection with an American vessel under a contract of service which is entered into within the United States or during the performance of which the vessel touches at a port in the United States, if the employee is employed on and in connection with such vessel when outside the United States, except—”. " SEC. 303. SERVICE ON FOREIGN VESSELS. [53 Stat. 187](/us/stat/53/187).[26 U. S. C. § 1607
(c)(4)](/us/usc/t26/s1607/c/4). Section 1607
(4)of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, is amended, effective July 1, 1946, to read as follows:" “(4) Service performed on or in connection with a vessel not an American vessel by an employee, if the employee is employed on and in connection with such vessel when outside the United States;”. " SEC. 304. CERTAIN FISHING SERVICES.
(a)[53 Stat. 1395](/us/stat/53/1395).[26 U. S. C. § 1607
(c)(15); Supp. V, § 1607
(c)(15)](/us/usc/t26/s1607/c/15).[59 Stat. 670](/us/stat/59/670).[26 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 1607
(c)(16)](/us/usc/t26/s1607/c/16). Section 1607
(15)of such Code is amended by striking out “or” at the end thereof.
(b)Section 1607
(16)of such Code is amended by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “; or”.
(c)Section 1607
(c)of such Code is further amended by adding after paragraph
(16)a new paragraph to read as follows:" “(17) Service performed by an individual in (or as an officer or member of the crew of a vessel while it is engaged in) the catching, taking, harvesting, cultivating, or farming of any kind of fish, shellfish, Crustacea, sponges, seaweeds, or other aquatic forms of animal and vegetable life (including service performed by any such individual as an ordinary incident to any such activity), except
(A)service performed in connection with the catching or taking of salmon or halibut, for commercial purposes, and
(B)service performed on or in connection with a vessel of more than ten net tons (determined in the manner provided for determining the register tonnage of merchant vessels under the laws of the United States).” "
(d)The amendments made by this section shall take effect July 1, 1946. SEC. 305. DEFINITION OF AMERICAN VESSEL. [53 Stat. 187](/us/stat/53/187); [59 Stat. 549](/us/stat/59/549).[26 U. S. C. § 1607; Supp. V, 1607](/us/usc/t26/s1607).*Supra; post*, p. 989. Section 1607 of such Code, as amended, is further amended, effective July 1, 1946, by adding after subsection
(m)a new subsection to read as follows:" “(n) American Vessel.— The term ‘American vessel’ means any vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States; and includes any vessel which is neither documented or numbered under the laws of the United States nor documented under the laws of any foreign country, if its crew is employed solely by one or more citizens or residents of the United States or corporations organized under the laws of the United States or of any State.” " SEC. 306. RECONVERSION UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR SEAMEN. [58 Stat. 791](/us/stat/58/791).[42 U. S. C.. Supp. V, § 1321(c)](/us/usc/t42/s1321/c). The Social Security Act, as amended, is amended by adding after section 1201
(c)a new title to read as follows:60 Stat. 983 " “Title XIII— Reconversion Unemployment Benefits for Seamen “Sec. 1301. This title shall be administered by the Federal Security Administrator. “definitions “Sec. 1302. When used in this title— “(a) The term ‘reconversion period’ means the period
(1)beginning with the fifth Sunday after the date of the enactment of this title, and (21 ending June 30, 1949. “(b) The term ‘compensation’ means cash benefits payable to individuals with respect to their unemployment (including any portion thereof payable with respect to dependents). “(c) The term ‘Federal maritime service’ means service determined to be employment pursuant to section 209 (o). [57 Stat. 47](/us/stat/57/47).[42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 409 (o)](/us/usc/t42/s409/o). “(d) The term ‘Federal maritime wages’ means remuneration determined pursuant to section 209
(o)to be remuneration for service referred to in section 209
(o)(1). “compensation for seamen “Sec. 1303.
(a)The Administrator is authorized on behalf of the Agreement with State.United States to enter into an agreement with any State, or with the unemployment compensation agency of such State, under which such State agency
(1)will make, as agent of the United States, payments of compensation, on the basis provided in subsection (b), to individuals who have performed Federal maritime service, and
(2)will otherwise cooperate with the Administrator and with other State unemployment compensation agencies in making payments of compensation authorized by this title. “(b) Any such agreement shall provide that compensation will be paid to such individuals, with respect to unemployment occurring in the reconversion period, in the same amounts, on the same terms, and subject to the same conditions as the compensation which would be payable to such individuals under the State unemployment compensation law if such individuals’ Federal maritime service and Federal maritime wages had (subject to regulations of the Administrator concerning the allocation of such service and wages among the several States) been included as employment and wages under such law; except that the compensation to which an individual is entitled under such an agreement for any week shall be reduced by 15 per centum of the amount of any annuity or retirement pay which such individual is entitled to receive, under any law of the United States relating to the retirement of officers or employees of the United States, for the month in which such week begins, unless a deduction from such compensation on account of such annuity or retirement pay is otherwise provided for by the applicable State law. “(c) If in the case of any State an agreement is not entered into Payments by Administrator.under this section or the unemployment compensation agency of such State fails to make payments in accordance with such an agreement, the. Administrator, in accordance with regulations prescribed by him, shall make payments of compensation to individuals who file a claim for compensation which is payable under such agreement, or would be payable if such agreement were entered into, on a basis which will provide that they will be paid compensation in the same amounts, on substantially the same terms, and subject to substantially the same conditions as though such agreement bad been entered into and such agency made such payments. Final determinations by the Administrator of entitlement to such payments shall be subject to review by the courts in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in 60 Stat. 984[49 Stat. 622](/us/stat/49/622).[42 U. S. C. §§ 401–409; Supp. V, § 401 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s401–409).*Ante*, p. 732; *post*, p. 986 *et seq*. Title II with respect to decisions by the Administrator under such title. “(d) Operators of vessels who are or were general agents of the War Shipping Administration or of the United States Maritime Commission shall furnish to individuals who have been in Federal maritime service, to the appropriate State agency, and to the Administrator such information with respect to wages and salaries as the Administrator may determine to be practicable and necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. “(e) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Administrator, he, and any State agency making payments of compensation pursuant to an agreement under this section, may— “(1) Determination of amount, etc. to the extent that the Administrator finds that it is not feasible for Federal agencies or operators of vessels to furnish information necessary to permit exact and reasonably prompt determinations of the wages or salaries of individuals who have performed Federal maritime service, determine the amount of and pay compensation to any individual under this section, or an agreement thereunder, as if the wages or salary paid such individual for each week of such service were in an amount equal to his average weekly wages or salary for the last pay period of such service occurring prior to the time he files his initial claim for compensation; and “(2) Acceptance of certification. to the extent that information is inadequate to assure the prompt payment of compensation authorized by this section (either on the basis of the exact wages or salaries of the individuals concerned or on the basis prescribed in clause
(1)of this subsection), accept certification under oath by individuals of facts relating to their Federal maritime service and to wages and salaries paid them with respect to such service. “administration “Sec. 1304.
(a)Determinations of entitlement to payments of compensation by a State unemployment compensation agency under an agreement under this title shall be subject to review in the same manner and to the same extent as determinations under the State unemployment compensation law, and only in such manner and to such extent. “(b) [49 Stat. 626](/us/stat/49/626).[42 U. S. C. §§ 501–503](/us/usc/t42/s501–503).*Post*, p. 991. For the purpose of payments made to a State under Title III administration by the unemployment compensation agency of such State pursuant to an agreement under this title shall be deemed to be a part of the administration of the State unemployment compensation law. “(c) [49 Stat. 626](/us/stat/49/626).[42 U. S. C. § 503
(a)(6)](/us/usc/t42/s503/a/6). The State unemployment compensation agency of each State shall furnish to the Administrator such information as the Administrator may find necessary in carrying out the provisions of this title, and such information shall be deemed reports required by the Administrator for the purposes of section 303
(a)(6). “payments to states “Sec. 1305.
(a)Each State shall be entitled to be. paid by the United States an amount equal to the additional cost to the State of payments of compensation made under and in accordance with an agreement under this title, which would not have been incurred by the State but for the agreement. “(b) In making payments pursuant to subsection
(a)of this section, there shall be paid to the State, either in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be determined by the Administrator, such sum as 60 Stat. 985the Administrator estimates the State will be entitled to receive under this title for each calendar quarter; reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any sum by which the Administrator finds that his estimates for any prior calendar quarter were greater or less than the amounts which should have been paid to the State. The amount of such payments may be determined by such statistical, sampling, or other method as may be agreed upon by the Administrator and the State agency. “(c) The Administrator shall from time to time certify to the Certification of sums payable.Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State the sums payable to such State under this section. The Secretary of the Treasury, prior to audit or settlement by the General Accounting Office, shall make payment, at the time or times fixed by the Administrator, in accordance with certification, from the funds for carrying out the purposes of this title. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no compensation shall be paid to any individual pursuant to this title with respect to unemployment occuring prior to the date when funds are made available for such payments. “(d) All money paid to a State under this section shall be used solely Use.for the purposes for which it is paid; and any money so paid which is not used for such purposes shall be returned to the Treasury upon termination of the agreement or termination of the reconversion period, whichever first occurs. “(e) An agreement under this title may require any officer or Surety bond.employee of the State certifying payments or disbursing funds pursuant to the agreement, or otherwise participating in its performance, to give a surety bond to the United States in such amount as the Administrator may deem necessary, and may provide for the payment of the cost of such bond from appropriations for carrying out the purposes of this title. “(f) No person designated by the Administrator, or designated Liability of certifying officer.pursuant to an agreement under this title, as a certifying officer shall, in the absence of gross negligence or intent to defraud the United States, be liable with respect to the payment of any compensation certified by him under this title. “(g) No disbursing officer shall, in the absence of gross negligence Liability of disbursing officer.or intent to defraud the United States, be liable with respect to any payment by him under this title if it was based upon a voucher signed by a certifying officer designated as provided in subsection (f). “penalties “Sec. 1306.
(a)Whoever, for the purpose of causing any compensation False statement or representation.to be paid under this title or under an agreement thereunder where none is authorized to be so paid, shall make or cause to be made any false statement or representation as to any wages paid or received, or whoever makes or causes to he made any false statement of a material fact in any claim for any compensation authorized to be paid under this title or under an agreement thereunder, or whoever makes or causes to be made any false statement, representation, affidavit, or document in connection with such claim, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. “(b) Whoever shall obtain or receive any money, check or compensation Intent to defraud.under this title or an agreement thereunder, without being entitled thereto and with intent to defraud the United States, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. “(c) Whoever willfully fails or refuses to furnish information Failure, etc., to furnish information.which the Administrator requires him to furnish pursuant to authority 60 Stat. 986*Ante*, p. 984. of section 1303 (d), or willfully furnishes false information pursuant to a requirement of the Administrator under such subsection, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.” " TITLE IV— TECHNICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 401. AMENDMENTS OF TITLE V OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
(a)[49 Stat. 647](/us/stat/49/647).[42 U. S. C. § 1301
(a)(1)](/us/usc/t42/s1301/a/1). Effective January 1, 1947, section 1101
(1)of the Social Security Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " “(1) The term ‘State’ includes Alaska, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia, and when used in Title V includes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.” "
(b)Effective with respect to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and subsequent fiscal years, title V of the Social Security Act, as amended, is amended as follows:
(1)[49 Stat. 629](/us/stat/49/629).[42 U. S. C. § 701](/us/usc/t42/s701). Section 501 is amended by striking out “$5,820,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$11,000,000”.
(2)[49 Stat. 629](/us/stat/49/629).[42 U. S. C. § 702 (a)](/us/usc/t42/s702/a). Section 502
(a)is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 502.
(a)Out of the sums appropriated pursuant to section 501 *Supra*.for each fiscal year the Federal Security Administrator shall allot $5,500,000 as follows: He shall allot to each State $35,000, and shall allot to each State such part of the remainder of the $5,500,000 as he finds that the number of live births in such State bore to the total number of live births in the United States, in the latest calendar year for which the Administrator has available statistics.” "
(3)[49 Stat. 629](/us/stat/49/629).[42 U.S. C. § 702 (b)](/us/usc/t42/s702/b). Section 502
(b)is amended by striking out “$1,980,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$5,500,000”.
(4)[49 Stat. 631](/us/stat/49/631).[42 U. S. C. § 711](/us/usc/t42/s711). Section 511 is amended by striking out “$3,870,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$7,500,000”.
(5)[49 Stat. 631](/us/stat/49/631).[42 U. S. C. § 712 (a)](/us/usc/t42/s712/a). Section 512
(a)is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 512.
(a)Out of the sums appropriated pursuant to section *Supra*.511 for each fiscal year the Federal Security Administrator shall allot $3,750,000 as follows: He shall allot to each State $30,000, and shall allot the remainder of the $3,750,000 to the States according to the need of each State as determined by him after taking into consideration the number of crippled children in such State in need of the services referred to in section 511 and the cost of furnishing such services to them.” "
(6)[49 Stat. 631](/us/stat/49/631).[42 U. S. C. § 712 (b)](/us/usc/t42/s712/b). Section 512
(b)is amended by striking out “$1,000,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$3,750,000”.
(7)[49 Stat. 633](/us/stat/49/633).[42 U. S. C. § 721 (a)](/us/usc/t42/s721/a). Section 521
(a)is amended by striking out “$1,510,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$3,500,000” and is further amended by striking out “$10,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$20,000”.
(8)[49 Stat. 634](/us/stat/49/634).[42 U. S. C. § 731 (a)](/us/usc/t42/s731/a).Appropriation authorized.*Ante*, pp. 913, 914. Section 541
(a)is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 541.
(a)There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, the sum of $1,000,000 for all necessary expenses of the Federal Security Agency in administering the provisions of this title.” "
(c)The amendments made by subsection
(b)shall not require amended allotments for the fiscal year 1947 until sufficient appropriations have been made to carry out such amendments, and allotments from such appropriations shall be made in amounts not exceeding the amounts authorized by the amendments made by this section. SEC. 402. CHILD’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.
(a)[53 Stat. 1364](/us/stat/53/1364).[42 U. S. C. § 402
(c)(1)](/us/usc/t42/s402/c/1). Section 202
(1)of such Act is amended by striking out the word “adopted” and substituting in lieu thereof the following: 60 Stat. 987 “adopted (except for adoption by a stepparent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle subsequent to the death of such fully or currently insured individual)”.
(b)Section 202
(C)is amended to read as follows: [53 Stat. 1364](/us/stat/53/1364).[42 U. S. C. § 402
(3)(C)](/us/usc/t42/s402/e/3/C)." “(C) such child was living with and was chiefly supported by such child’s stepfather.” " SEC. 403. PARENT’S INSURANCE BENEFITS.
(a)Section 202
(1)of such Act is amended by striking out [53 Stat. 1366](/us/stat/53/1366).[42 U. S. C. § 402
(f)(1)](/us/usc/t42/s402/f/1).“leaving no widow and no unmarried surviving child under the age of eighteen” and inserting in lieu thereof “if such individual did not leave a widow who meets the conditions in subsection
(1)[53 Stat. 1365](/us/stat/53/1365).[42 U. S. C. § 402
(1)(D), (E)](/us/usc/t42/s402/d/1/D/E).(D) and
(E)or an unmarried child under the age of eighteen deemed dependent on such individual under subsection
(3)or *Supra*.(4), and”; and by striking out in clause
(B)thereof the word “wholly” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “chiefly”.
(b)The amendment made by subsection
(a)of this section shall Applicability.be applicable only in cases of applications for benefits under this Act filed after December 31, 1946. SEC. 404. LUMP-SUM DEATH PAYMENTS.
(a)Section 202
(g)of such Act is amended to read as follows: [53 Stat. 1366](/us/stat/53/1366).[42 U. S. C. § 402 (g)](/us/usc/t42/s402/g)" “lump-sum death payments “(g) Upon the death, after December 31, 1939, of an individual who died a fully or currently insured individual leaving no surviving widow, child, or parent who would, on filing application in the month in which such individual died, be entitled to a benefit for such month under subsection (c), (d), (e), or
(f)of this section, an amount *Ante*, p. 986; *supra*.[53 Stat. 1365](/us/stat/53/1365).[42 U. S. C. § 402(d), (e)](/us/usc/t42/s402/d/e).equal to six times a primary insurance benefit of such individual shall be paid in a lump sum to the person, if any, determined by the Administrator to be the widow or widower of the deceased and to have been living with the deceased at the time of death. If there is no such person, or if such person dies before receiving payment, then such amount shall be paid to any person or persons, equitably entitled thereto, to the extent and in the proportions that he or they shall have paid the expenses of burial of such insured individual. No payment shall be made to any person under this subsection, unless application therefor shall have been filed, by or on behalf of any such person (whether or not legally competent), prior to the expiration of two years after the date of death of such insured individual.” "
(b)The amendment made by subsection
(a)of this section shall Applicability.be applicable only in cases where the death of the insured individual occurs after December 31, 1946.
(c)In the case of any individual who, after December 6, 1941, and before the date of the enactment of this Act, died outside the United States (as defined in section 1101
(2)of the Social Security Act, [49 Stat. 647](/us/stat/49/647).[42 U. S. C. § 1301
(a)(2)](/us/usc/t42/s1301/a/2).*Supra*.as amended), the two-year period prescribed by section 202
(g)of such Act for the filing of application for a lump-sum death payment shall not be deemed to have commenced until the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 405. APPLICATION FOR PRIMARY INSURANCE BENEFITS.
(a)Section 202
(h)of such Act is amended to read as follows: [53 Stat. 1367](/us/stat/53/1367).[42 U. S. C. § 402 (h)](/us/usc/t42/s402/h)." “(h) An individual who would have been entitled to a benefit under subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or
(f)for any month had he filed application therefor prior to the end of such month, shall be entitled *Ante*, p. 986; *supra*.[53 Stat. 1363–1365](/us/stat/53/1363–1365).[42 U. S. C. § 402 (a), (b), (d), (e)](/us/usc/t42/s402/a/b/d/e).to such benefit for such month if he files application therefor prior 60 Stat. 988to the end of the third month immediately succeeding such month. Any benefit for a month prior to the month in which application is filed shall be reduced, to any extent that may be necessary, so that it will not render erroneous any benefit which, before the filing of such application, the Administrator has certified for payment for such prior month.” "
(b)Applicability. The amendment made by subsection
(a)of this section shall be applicable only in cases of applications for benefits under this title filed after December 31, 1946. SEC. 406. DEDUCTIONS FROM INSURANCE BENEFITS.
(a)[53 Stat. 1367](/us/stat/53/1367).[42 U. S. C. § 403
(d)(2)](/us/usc/t42/s403/d/2).[53 Stat. 1368](/us/stat/53/1368).[42 U. S. C. § 403 (g)](/us/usc/t42/s403/g). Section 203
(2)of such Act (relating to deductions for failure to attend school) is repealed.
(b)Section 203
(g)of such Act (relating to failure to make certain reports) is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: “except that the first additional deduction imposed by this subsection in the case of any individual shall not exceed an amount equal to one month’s benefit even though the failure to report is with respect to more than one month”. SEC. 407. DEFINITION OF “CURRENTLY INSURED INDIVIDUAL”.
(a)[53 Stat. 1377](/us/stat/53/1377).[42 U. S. C. § 409 (h)](/us/usc/t42/s409/h). Section 209
(h)of such Act is amended to read as follows:" “(h) The term ‘currently insured individual’ means any individual with respect to whom it appears to the satisfaction of the Administrator that he had not less than six quarters of coverage during the period consisting of the quarter in which he died and the twelve quarters immediately preceding such quarter.” "
(b)Applicability. The amendment made by subsection
(a)of this section shall be applicable only in cases of applications for benefits under this title filed after December 31, 1946. SEC. 408. DEFINITION OF WIFE.
(a)[53 Stat. 1377](/us/stat/53/1377).[42 U. S. C. § 409 (i)](/us/usc/t42/s409/i). Section 209
(i)of such Act is amended to read as follows:" “(i) The term “wife” means the wife of an individual who either
(1)is the mother of such individual’s son or daughter, or
(2)was married to him for a period of not less than thirty-six months immediately preceding the month in which her application is filed.” "
(b)Applicability. The amendment made by subsection
(a)of this section shall be applicable only in cases of applications for benefits under this title filed after December 31, 1946. SEC. 409. DEFINITION OF CHILD.
(a)[53 Stat. 1377](/us/stat/53/1377).[42 U. S. C. § 409 (k)](/us/usc/t42/s409/k). Section 209
(k)of such Act is amended to read as follows:" “(k) The term ‘child’ means
(1)the child of an individual, and
(2)in the case of a living individual, a stepchild or adopted child who has been such stepchild or adopted child for thirty-six months immediately preceding the month in which application for child’s benefits is filed, and
(3)in the case of a deceased individual, a stepchild or adopted child who was such stepchild or adopted child for twelve months immediately preceding the month in which such individual died.” "
(b)Applicability. The amendment made by subsection
(a)of this section shall be applicable only in cases of applications for benefits under this title filed after December 31, 1946. 60 Stat. 989 SEC. 410. AUTHORIZATION FOR RECOMPUTATION OF BENEFITS. Section 209 of such Act is amended by adding after subsection
(p)[53 Stat. 1373](/us/stat/53/1373); [59 Stat. 548](/us/stat/59/548).[42 U. S. C. § 409; Supp. V, § 409](/us/usc/t42/s409).*Ante*, pp, 732, 988; *post*, pp. 990, 991.a new subsection to read as follows:" “(q) Subject to such limitation as may be prescribed by regulation, the Administrator shall determine (or upon application shall recompute) the amount of any monthly benefit as though application for such benefit (or for recomputation) had been filed in the calendar quarter in which, all other conditions of entitlement being met, an application for such benefit would have yielded the highest monthly rate of benefit. This subsection shall not authorize the payment of a benefit for any month for which no benefit would, apart from this subsection, be payable, or, in the case of recomputation of a benefit, of the recomputed benefit for any month prior to the month for which application for recomputation is filed.” " SEC. 411. ALLOCATION OF 1937 WAGES. Section 209 of such Act is amended by adding after subsection
(q)*Supra*.a new subsection to read as follows:" “(r) With respect to wages paid to an individual in the six-month periods commencing either January 1, 1937, or July 1, 1937;
(A)if wages of not less than $100 were paid in any such period, one-half of the total amount thereof shall be deemed to have been paid in each of the calendar quarters in such period; and
(B)if wages of less than $100 were paid in any such period, the total amount thereof shall be deemed to have been paid in the latter quarter of such period, except that if in any such period, the individual attained age sixty-five, all of the wages paid in such period shall be deemed to have been paid before such age was attained.” " SEC. 412. DEFINITION OF WAGES—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
(a)Federal Insurance Contributions Act.— Section 1426
(a)[53 Stat. 1383](/us/stat/53/1383).[26 U. S. C. § 1426
(a)(1)](/us/usc/t26/s1426/a/1).(1) of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (Internal Revenue Code, sec. 1426
(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:" “(1) That part of the remuneration which, after remuneration equal to $3,000 has been paid to an individual by an employer with respect to employment during any calendar year, is paid, prior to January 1, 1947, to such individual by such employer with respect to employment during such calendar year; or that part of the remuneration which, after remuneration equal to $3,000 with respect to employment after 1936 has been paid to an individual by an employer during any calendar year after 1946, is paid to such individual by such employer during such calendar year;”. "
(b)Federal Unemployment Tax Act.— Section 1607
(1)of [53 Stat. 1393](/us/stat/53/1393).[26 U. S. C. § 1607
(b)(1)](/us/usc/t26/s1607/b/1).the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (Internal Revenue Code, sec. 1607
(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:" “(1) That part of the remuneration which, after remuneration equal to $3,000 has been paid to an individual by an employer with respect to employment during any calendar year, is paid after December 31, 1939, and prior to January 1, 1947, to such individual by such employer with respect to employment during such calendar year; or that part of the remuneration which, after remuneration equal to $3,000 with respect to employment after 1938 has been paid to an individual by an employer during any calendar year after 1946, is paid to such individual by such employer during such calendar year;”. " 60 Stat. 990 SEC. 413. SPECIAL REFUNDS TO EMPLOYEES. [53 Stat. 1382](/us/stat/53/1382).[26 U. S. C. § 1401 (d)](/us/usc/t26/s1401/d). Section 1401
(d)of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (Internal Revenue Code, sec. 1401 (d)) is amended to read as follows:" “(d) Special Refunds.— “(1) Wages received before 1947.— If by reason of an employee rendering service for more than one employer during any calendar year after the calendar year 1939, the wages of the employee with respect to employment during such year exceed $3,000, the employee shall be entitled to a refund of any amount of tax, with [53 Stat. 175](/us/stat/53/175).[26 U. S. C. § 1400; Supp. V. § 1400](/us/usc/t26/s1400).*Ante*, p. 978.respect to such wages, imposed by section 1400, deducted from such wages and paid to the collector, which exceeds the tax with respect to the first $3,000 of such wages received. Refund under this section may be made in accordance with the provisions of law applicable in the case of erroneous or illegal collection of the tax; except that no such refund shall be made unless
(A)the employee makes a claim, establishing his right thereto, after the calendar year in which the employment was performed with respect to which refund of tax is claimed, and
(B)such claim is made within two years after the calendar year in which the wages are received with respect to which refund of tax is claimed, No interest shall be allowed or paid with respect to any such refund. No refund shall be made under this paragraph with respect to wages received after December 31, 1946. “(2) Wages received after 1946.— If by reason of an employee receiving wages from more than one employer during any calendar year after the calendar year 1946, the wages received by him during such year exceed $3,000, the employee shall be entitled to a refund of any amount of tax, with respect to such wages, imposed [53 Stat. 175](/us/stat/53/175).[26 U. S. C. § 1400; Supp. V, § 1400](/us/usc/t26/s1400).*Ante*, p. 978.by section 1400 and deducted from the employee’s wages (whether or not paid to the collector), which exceeds the tax with respect to the first $3,000 of such wages received. Refund under this section may be made in accordance with the provisions of law applicable in the case of erroneous or illegal collection of the tax; except that no such refund shall be made unless
(A)the employee makes a claim, establishing his right thereto, after the calendar year in which the wages were received with respect to which refund of tax is claimed, and
(B)such claim is made within two years after the calendar year in which such wages were received. No interest shall be allowed or paid with respect to any such refund.” " SEC. 414. DEFINITION OF WAGES UNDER TITLE II OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
(a)So much of section 209
(a)of the Social Security Act, as amended, as precedes paragraph
(3)thereof is amended to read as follows:" “(a) [53 Stat. 1373](/us/stat/53/1373).[42 U. S. C. § 409 (a)](/us/usc/t42/s409/a). The term ‘wages’ means all remuneration for employment, including the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash; except that such term shall not. include— “(1) That part of the remuneration which, after remuneration equal to $3,000 has been paid to an individual by an employer with respect to employment during any calendar year prior to 1940, is paid, prior to January 1, 1947, to such individual by such employer with respect to employment during such calendar year; “(2) That part of the remuneration which, after remuneration equal to $3,000 has been paid to an individual with respect to employment, during any calendar year after 1939, is paid to such individual, prior to January 1, 1947, with respect to employment during such calendar year; 60 Stat. 991 “(3) That part of the remuneration which, after remuneration equal to $3,000 with respect to employment has been paid to an individual during any calendar year after 1946, is paid to such individual during such calendar year;”. "
(b)The paragraphs of section 209
(a)of such Act heretofore designated “(3)”, “(4)”, “(5)”, and “(6)” are redesignated “(4)”, “(5)”, “(6)”, and “(7)”, respectively. SEC. 415. TIME LIMITATION ON LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS UNDER 1935 LAW. No lump-sum payment shall be made under section 204 of the [49 Stat. 624](/us/stat/49/624).[42 U. S. C. § 404](/us/usc/t42/s404).Social Security Act (as enacted in 1935), or under section 902
(g)of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1939, unless application [53 Stat. 1400](/us/stat/53/1400).therefor has been filed prior to the expiration of six months after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 416. WITHDRAWAL OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS.
(a)Paragraph
(4)of subsection
(a)of section 1603 of the Federal [53 Stat. 185](/us/stat/53/185).[26 U. S. C. § 1603
(a)(4)](/us/usc/t26/s1603/a/4).Unemployment Tax Act, as amended, is amended by striking out the semicolon at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “: *Provided*, That an amount equal to the amount of employee payments into the unemployment fund of a State may be used in the payment of cash benefits to individuals with respect to their disability, exclusive of expenses of administration;”.
(b)The last sentence of subsection
(f)of section 1607 of the [53 Stat. 187](/us/stat/53/187).[26 U. S. C. § 1607 (f)](/us/usc/t26/s1607/f).Federal Unemployment Tax Act, as amended, is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “: *Provided*, That an amount equal to the amount of employee payments into the unemployment fund of a State may be used in the payment of cash benefits to individuals with respect to their disability, exclusive of expenses of administration.”
(c)Paragraph
(5)of subsection
(a)of section 303 of the Social [49 Stat. 626](/us/stat/49/626).[42 U. S. C. § 503
(a)(5)](/us/usc/t42/s503/a/5).Security Act, as amended, is amended by striking out the semicolon immediately before the word “and” at the end thereof and inserting in lieu of such semicolon the following: “: *Provided*, That an amount equal to the amount of employee payments into the unemployment fund of a State may be used in the payment of cash benefits to individuals with respect to their disability, exclusive of expenses of administration;” TITLE V— STATE GRANTS FOR OLD-AGE ASSISTANCE, AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN, AND AID TO THE BLIND SEC. 501. OLD-AGE ASSISTANCE.
(a)Section 3
(a)of the Social Security Act, as amended, is [49 Stat. 621](/us/stat/49/621).[42 U. S. C. § 303 (a)](/us/usc/t42/s303/a).amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 3.
(a)From the sums appropriated therefor, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each State which has an approved plan for old-age assistance, for each quarter, beginning with the quarter commencing October 1, 1946,
(1)an amount, which shall be used exclusively as old-age assistance, equal to the sum of the following proportions of the total amounts expended during such quarter as old-age assistance under the State plan with respect to each needy individual who at the time of such expenditure is sixty-five years of age or older and is not an inmate of a public institution, not counting so much of such 60 Stat. 992expenditure with respect to any such individual for any month as exceeds $45— “(A) Two-thirds of such expenditures, not counting so much of any expenditure with respect to any month as exceeds the product of $15 multiplied by the total number of such individuals who received old-age assistance for such month, plus “(B) One-half of the amount by which such expenditures exceed the maximum which may be counted under clause (A); and
(2)an amount equal to one-half of the total of the sums expended during such quarter as found necessary by the Administrator for the proper and efficient administration of the State plan, which amount shall be used for paying the costs of administering the State plan or for old-age assistance, or both, and for no other purpose.” "
(b)[49 Stat. 621](/us/stat/49/621).[42 U. S. C. § 303 (b)](/us/usc/t42/s303/b). Section 3
(b)of such Act is amended
(1)by striking out “one-half”, and inserting in lieu thereof “the State’s proportionate share”;
(2)by striking out “clause
(1)of” wherever it appears in such subsection;
(3)by striking out “in accordance with the provisions of such clause” and inserting in lieu thereof “in accordance with the provisions of such subsection”; and
(4)by striking out “, increased by 5 per centum”. SEC. 502. AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
(a)[49 Stat. 628](/us/stat/49/628).[42 U. S. C. § 603 (a)](/us/usc/t42/s603/a). Section 403
(a)of the Social Security Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 403.
(a)From the sums appropriated therefor, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each State which has an approved plan for aid to dependent children, for each quarter, beginning with the quarter commencing October 1, 1946,
(1)an amount, which shall be used exclusively as aid to dependent children, equal to the sum of the following proportions of the total amounts expended during such quarter as aid to dependent children under the State plan, not counting so much of such expenditure with respect to any dependent child for any month as exceeds $24, or if there is more than one dependent child in the same home, as exceeds $24 with respect to one such dependent child and $15 with respect to each of the other dependent children— “(A) Two-thirds of such expenditures, not counting so much of any expenditure with respect to any month as exceeds the product of $9 multiplied by the total number of dependent children with respect to whom aid to dependent children is paid for such month, plus “(B) One-half of the amount by which such expenditures exceed the maximum which may be counted under clause (A); and
(2)an amount equal to one-half of the total of the sums expended during such quarter as found necessary by the Administrator for the proper and efficient administration of the State plan, which amount shall be used for paying the costs of administering the State plan or for aid to dependent children, or both, and for no other purpose. "
(b)[49. Stat. 628](/us/stat/49/628).[42 U. S. C. § 603 (b)](/us/usc/t42/s603/b). Section 403
(b)of such Act is amended by striking out “one-half” and inserting in lieu thereof “the State’s proportionate share”;. SEC. 503. AID TO THE BLIND.
(a)[49 Stat. 646](/us/stat/49/646).[42 U. S. C. § 1203 (a)](/us/usc/t42/s1203/a). Section 1003
(a)of the Social Security Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 1003.
(a)From the sums appropriated therefor, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each State which has an approved plan for aid to the blind, for each quarter, beginning with the quarter commencing October 1, 1946,
(1)an amount, which shall be used exclusively as aid to the blind, equal to the sum of the following proportions of the total amounts expended during such quarter as aid to the blind under 60 Stat. 993the State plan with respect to each needy individual who is blind and is not an inmate of a public institution, not counting so much of such expenditure with respect to any such individual for any month as exceeds $45— “(A) Two-thirds of such expenditures, not counting so much of any expenditure with respect to any month as exceeds the product of $15 multiplied by the total number of such individuals who received aid to the blind for such month, plus “(B) One-half of the amount by which such expenditures exceed the maximum which may be counted under clause (A); and
(2)an amount equal to one-half of the total of the sums expended during such quarter as found necessary by the Administrator for the proper and efficient administration of the State plan, which amount shall be used for paying the costs of administering the State plan or for aid to the blind, or both, and for no other purpose.” "
(b)Section 1003
(b)of such Act is amended by striking out “one-half”, [49 Stat. 646](/us/stat/49/646).[42 U. S. C. § 1203(b)](/us/usc/t42/s1203/b).and inserting in lieu thereof “the State’s proportionate share”. SEC. 504. EFFECTIVE PERIOD. Sections 501, 502, and 503 shall be effective with respect to the period *Ante*, pp. 991, 992.commencing October 1, 1946, and ending on December 31, 1947. TITLE V— VETERANS’ EMERGENCY HOUSING ACT OF 1946 Sec. 601. Section 2
(a)of the Act. of June 11, 1946 (Public Law 404, *Ante*, p. 237.Seventy-ninth Congress), is amended by striking out. the period at the end thereof and inserting a semicolon and the following: “and the Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946”. *Ante*, p. 207. Approved August 10, 1946. To provide additional inducements to citizens of the United States to make a career of the United States military or naval service, and for other purposes. 1946-08-10 952 Chapter 60 Stat. 993 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 952] AN ACT To provide additional inducements to citizens of the United States to make a career of the United States military or naval service, and for other purposes. August 10, 1946[[S. 2460](/us/bill/79/s/2460)][[Public Law 720](/us/pl/79/720)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 4 of Naval Reserve Act of 1938, amendments.[34 U. S. C. § 853b](/us/usc/t34/s853b).the Naval Reserve Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1176) is hereby amended by inserting after the words “insular possessions of the United States” a comma and the following: “including citizens of the Philippine Islands who are members of the naval service at the time independence of the Philippine Islands becomes effective,”. Sec. 2. Section 204 of the Naval Reserve Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1179) [34 U. S. C. § 854c](/us/usc/t34/s854c).is hereby amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 204. Members of the Navy who first enlisted in the Navy Transfer to Fleet Reserve.after July 1, 1925, or who reenlisted therein after July 1, 1925, having been out of the Regular Navy for more than three months, may upon their own request be transferred to the Fleet Reserve upon the completion of at least twenty years’ active Federal service. After such transfer, except when on active duty, they shall be paid at the annual rate of 2½ per centum of the annual base and longevity pay they are receiving at the time of transfer multiplied by the number of years of active Federal service: *Provided*, That the pay authorized in this Heroism in line of duty.section shall be increased 10 per centum for all men who may be credited with extraordinary heroism in the line of duty: *Provided further*, That the determination of the Secretary of the Navy as to the definition of extraordinary heroism shall be final and conclusive 60 Stat. 994for all purposes: *Provided further*, That the pay authorized in this section shall not exceed 75 per centum of the active-duty base and longevity pay they were receiving at the time of transfer: *Provided further*, Transfer to retired list of Regular Navy.That all enlisted men transferred to the Fleet Reserve in accordance with the provisions of this section and of sections 1 and [52 Stat. 1175, 1178](/us/stat/52/1175/1178).[34 U. S. C. §§ 853, 854b](/us/usc/t34/s853/854b).203 of this Act shall, upon completion of thirty years’ service, be transferred to the retired list of the Regular Navy, with the pay they were then legally entitled to receive: *Provided further*, That nothing contained within this section shall be construed to prevent persons who qualify for transfer to the Fleet Reserve under the provisions of section 203 of this Act from being transferred in accordance with Fractional year.the provisions of this section if they so elect: *Provided further*, That a fractional year of six months or more shall be considered a full year for purposes of this section and section 203 in computing years of active Federal service and base and longevity pay: *And provided further*, Applicability.That the provisions of this section shall apply to all persons of the class described herein heretofore or hereafter transferred to the Fleet Reserve, except that no increase in pay or allowances shall be deemed to have accrued prior to the date of the enactment of this Active service.amendment. For the purposes of this section, all active service in the Army of the United States, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, or any component thereof, shall be deemed to be active Federal service.” " Sec. 3. [34 U. S. C. §§ 854–854f](/us/usc/t34/s854–854f).*Ante*, p. 993.Active duty after July 1, 1925. Title II of the Naval Reserve Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1178) is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:" “Sec. 208. Whenever enlisted men of the Fleet Reserve, transferred thereto after more than sixteen years’ service, or enlisted men transferred from the Fleet Reserve to the retired list of the Regular Navy, perform active duty after July 1, 1925, such active duty, except that [52 Stat. 1179](/us/stat/52/1179).[34 U. S. C. § 854e](/us/usc/t34/s854e).which they are required to perform in time of peace, under section 206 of this title, shall be included in the computation of their total service for the purpose of computing their retainer or retired pay when in an inactive-duty status, and in the computation of their retainer or retired pay all active duty so performed subsequent to the effective date of transfer to the Fleet Reserve or to the retired list shall be counted for the purpose of computing percentage rates and increases with respect to their retainer or retired pay and shall be based on the enlisted pay received by them at the time they resume an inactive-duty status, including increases in consequence of advancement in rating, longevity, and extraordinary heroism: *Provided*, That such pay shall not exceed 75 per centum of the base and longevity pay of the highest rating to which entitled under the provisions of this section: *Provided further*, Period of national emergency.That active duty performed during any period of national emergency declared by the President shall be considered for the purpose of this section as not being active duty in time of peace required by section Pay and allowances.206: *Provided further*, That nothing contained in this section shall operate to reduce the retainer or retired pay and allowances to which any enlisted man would otherwise have been entitled: *Provided further*, That a fractional year of six months or more shall be considered a full year for purposes of this section in computing years of active Federal Fractional year.Prior retirement, etc.service and base and longevity pay: *And provided further*, That persons of the classes described in this section who have been retired or returned to an inactive duty status prior to the date of approval of this section shall be entitled to the benefits of this section from the date of retirement or return to an inactive duty status.” " Sec. 4. Appointment of chief petty officers to commissioned grades.[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 338–338g](/us/usc/t34/s338–338g).
(a)The authority conferred upon the President by the Act approved June 27, 1942 (56 Stat. 422), as amended, to appoint commissioned warrant and warrant officers of the Regular Navy to commissioned grades or ranks is hereby extended to include authority to appoint chief petty officers of the Regular Navy who have completed 60 Stat. 995not less than three years of service as chief petty officers to commissioned grades or ranks in like manner and under the same conditions and circumstances, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, as is provided in that Act, as amended, for the appointment of commissioned warrant and warrant officers to commissioned grades or ranks.
(b)The authority conferred upon the President by the Act Appointment of enlisted men as ensigns.[34 U. S. C., Supp, V, §§ 338–338g](/us/usc/t34/s338–338g).approved June 27, 1942 (56 Stat. 422), as amended, to appoint commissioned warrant and warrant officers of the Regular Navy to commissioned grades or ranks is hereby extended to include authority to appoint any enlisted man of the Regular Navy who has not, on the date of such appointment, attained his thirty-third birthday and who has served continuously and immediately prior to such appointment in the Regular Navy for a period of not less than four years to the commissioned grade or rank of ensign in the line or staff corps of the Regular Navy in like manner and under the same conditions and circumstances, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, as is provided in that Act, as amended, for the appointment of commissioned warrant and warrant officers to commissioned grades or ranks: *Provided*, That the authorized number of commissioned officers of the Restriction.line and of each staff corps to which appointments pursuant to this subsection may be made will not be increased according to the number of appointments made, and officers appointed pursuant to this subsection shall not be carried as extra numbers in the grades or ranks in which appointed.
(c)In computing the years of service necessary for appointment Computation of service.to commissioned grade or rank pursuant to the Act approved June 27, 1942 (56 Stat. 422), and pursuant to this section, at least one year [34 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 338–338g](/us/usc/t34/s338–338g).of such service shall have been in the Regular Navy. The remaining portion of such service may have been active duty in a reserve component of the Navy after September 8, 1939, and before the. termination of the present war as proclaimed by the President or established by Act or resolution of the Congress. Sec. 5.
(a)Subsection 8
(c)of the Act approved July 24, 1941 [34 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 350g (c)](/us/usc/t34/s350/c).(55 Stat. 604), is hereby amended to read as follows:" “(c) An officer or enlisted man on the retired list of the Regular Disability while serving under temporary appointment.Navy or Marine Corps who was placed thereon by reason of physical disability shall, if he incurs physical disability while serving under a temporary appointment in a higher rank, subject to the provisions of subsection
(e)hereof, be advanced on the retired list to such higher *Infra*.rank with retired pay at the rate of 75 per centum of the active-duty pay to which he was entitled while serving in that rank.” "
(b)Subsection 8
(e)of the Act approved July 24, 1941 (55 Stat. [34 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 350g (e)](/us/usc/t34/s350g/e).604), is hereby amended to read as follows:" “(e). The benefits of this section shall apply only to an individual Benefits, etc.who incurs physical disability in line of duty in time of war or national emergency. In the case of those officers and enlisted men to whom subsection
(c)hereof is applicable retirement in the next higher rank *Supra*.shall be effected upon a finding by a naval retiring board that the disability was incident to the service while on active duty in the higher rank and upon a rating by such board, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, at not less than 30 per centum permanent, disability. In all other cases officers and enlisted men shall be retired in accordance with existing law providing for the retirement of officers or enlisted men.” " Sec. 6.
(a)Section 4 of the Act approved October 6, 1945 (Public [59 Stat. 539](/us/stat/59/539).[10 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 948](/us/usc/t10/s948).Law 190, Seventy-ninth Congress), is hereby amended to read as follows:60 Stat. 996 " “Sec. 4. Transfer to Enlisted Reserve Corps. Whenever any enlisted man of the Regular Army shall have completed a minimum of twenty but less than thirty years of active Federal service, he may, under such regulations as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, upon his own request be transferred to the Enlisted Reserve Corps and thereupon will be placed on the retired list of the Regular Army. An enlisted man so transferred and retired shall receive, except when on active duty, monthly retired pay at the rate of 2½ per centum of the base and longevity pay of the enlisted grade held at the time he made application for retirement multiplied by the number of years of active Federal service, not to Heroism in the line of duty.exceed thirty years. The retired pay authorized by this section shall be increased 10 per centum for any enlisted man who is credited with extraordinary heroism in line of duty: *Provided*, That the determination of the Secretary of War as to extraordinary heroism for purposes of this section shall be final and conclusive for all purposes: *Provided further*, That the total retired pay (including the 10 per centum increase for extraordinary heroism) authorized by this section shall not in any case exceed 75 per centum of the total enlisted base and longevity pay such enlisted man was receiving at the time he made Fractional part of year.application for retirement: *And provided further*, That any fractional part of a year amounting to six months or more shall be counted as a complete year for the purpose of computing retired pay, but shall not be counted for the purpose of determining eligibility for retirement under this section.” "
(b)Service to be credited for retirement. The number of years of service to be credited in computing eligibility for retirement under this Act. or any other Act providing for retirement of enlisted men of the Army shall include all active Federal service performed in the Army of the United States, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, or any component thereof.
(c)Any enlisted man retired under the provisions of section 4 of *Ante*, p. 995.the Act approved October 6, 1945 (Public Law 190, Seventy-ninth Congress), shall, commencing the first day of the month following the effective date of this Act, receive retired pay computed as provided in section 6 of this Act. Sec. 7. Service requirements. Any enlisted man who is transferred to the Enlisted Reserve Corps pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of this Act shall remain a member thereof until his active Federal military service performed prior to such transfer plus the period of his service in such corps equals thirty years, and while a member of such corps shall be subject to perform such periods of active duty as may now or hereafter be prescribed by law. Sec. 8. Army.Retired pay.
(a)Each enlisted man of the Regular Army retired under the provisions of section 6 of this Act or the provisions of section 4 *Ante*, p. 995.of the Act approved October 6, 1945 (Public Law 190, Seventy-ninth Congress), who performs or has performed active military service subsequent to retirement shall, upon relief from such active duty, receive retired pay on the same basis as received by him prior to his recall to active duty, or in the amount resulting from a recomputation, as provided herein, whichever is the greater. Such recomputation shall be made in the same manner as provided in section 6 of this Act on the basis of the enlisted grade held at the time of relief from active military service, or the enlisted grade in which originally Active Federal service.retired, whichever is higher: *Provided*, That the service to be credited shall include periods of active Federal service subsequent to retirement: *Provided further*, That the retired pay shall not exceed 75 per centum of the enlisted base and longevity pay he was receiving in his active-duty status.
(b)Each enlisted man of the Regular Army retired under the provisions of the Act of March 2, 1907 (84 Stat, 1217; 10 U. S. C. 947),60 Stat. 997or under the provisions of the Act of June 30, 1941 (55 Stat, 394; 10 [10 U. S. C. 980; Supp. V, §§ 947 note. 980 note, 982a](/us/usc/t10/s980).U. S. C. 982a), who performs or has performed active military service subsequent to retirement shall, upon relief from such active duty, receive retired pay in the amount received by him prior to his recall to active duty, or on the basis of his grade and length of service at the time of relief from active duty, whichever is the greater: *Provided*, That the amount of his retired pay shall not in any event exceed 75 per centum of the enlisted base and longevity pay of the highest enlisted grade held by him. Sec. 9. No back pay for any period prior to the date of enactment of Back pay, etc.this Act shall accrue to any person by reason of the enactment of this Act except as otherwise provided in section 3. No person, active or *Ante*, p. 994.retired, of any of the armed forces, shall suffer, by reason of this Act, any reduction in any pay, allowances, or compensation to which he was entitled upon the effective date of this Act. Retired enlisted personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps, personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps who are members of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, and personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps who become eligible and who apply for transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve shall receive an opportunity to elect to receive retainer and retired pay under the provisions of this Act or to receive such pay under the provisions of law in effect immediately prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, and these persons shall be entitled to receive the pay elected. Approved August 10, 1946. To establish the Castle Clinton National Monument, in the city of New York, and for other purposes. 1946-08-12 954 Chapter 60 Stat. 997 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 954] AN ACT To establish the Castle Clinton National Monument, in the city of New York, and for other purposes. August 12, 1946[[H. R. 5125](/us/bill/79/hr/5125)][[Public Law 721](/us/pl/79/721)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept, on behalf of the United States, title to the site, comprising approximately one acre and situated in Battery Park, New York City, of the historic structure known as Castle Clinton, together with such structure and any other improvement on or appurtenant to such site. When title to such property is vested in the United States, it shall constitute the Castle Clinton National Monument. Sec. 2. The administration, protection, and development of the Castle. Clinton National Monument shall be under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, subject to the provisions of the Act [39 Stat. 535](/us/stat/39/535).[5 U. S. C. § 485](/us/usc/t5/s485); [16 U. S. C. §§ 1, 2–4, 22, 43](/us/usc/t16/s1/2–4/22/43).entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”, approved August 25, 1916, as amended. Approved August 12, 1946. To establish a national air museum, and for other purposes. 1946-08-12 955 Chapter 60 Stat. 997 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 955] AN ACT To establish a national air museum, and for other purposes. August 12, 1946[[H. R. 5144](/us/bill/79/hr/5144)][[Public Law 722](/us/pl/79/722)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That
(a)there Smithsonian Institution.National air museum.is hereby established under the Smithsonian Institution a bureau to be known as a national air museum, which shall be administered by the Smithsonian Institution with the advice of a board to be composed Board.of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, or his successor, the Chief of Naval Operations, or his successor, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and two citizens of the United 60 Stat. 998States appointed by the President from civilian life who shall serve, at the pleasure of the President. The members of the board shall serve as such members without compensation.
(b)Pay and duties of head of museum.[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219. The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution with the advice of the board may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of the head of a national air museum whose appointment and salary shall not be subject to the civil-service laws or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. The Smithsonian Institution may employ such other officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient operation and administration of the museum. Sec. 2. Functions of museum. Said national air museum shall memorialize the national development of aviation; collect, preserve, and display aeronautical equipment of historical interest and significance; serve as a repository for scientific equipment and data pertaining to the development of aviation; and provide educational material for the historical study of aviation. Sec. 3. Site. The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution with the advice of the advisory board is hereby directed to investigate and survey suitable lands and buildings for selection as a site for said national air museum and to make recommendations to Congress for the acquisition of suitable lands and buildings for said national air museum. Sec. 4. Seal, etc.
(a)The board is authorized to adopt an official seal which shall be judicially noticed and to make such bylaws, rules, and regulations as it deems necessary for the administration of its functions. Quorum.The board may function notwithstanding vacancies and three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business.
(b)Report to Congress. The Smithsonian Institution shall include in its annual report of its operations to Congress a statement of the operations of said national air museum, including all public and private moneys received and disbursed. Sec. 5. Transfer of equipment, etc., from Government departments.
(a)The heads of executive departments of the Government are authorized to transfer or loan to said national air museum without charge therefor aircraft, aircraft parts, instruments, engines, or other aeronautical equipment or records for exhibition, historical, or educational purposes.
(b)Statue of Brig. Gen. William L. Mitchell. The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, with the advice of the Commission of Fine Arts, is authorized
(1)to accept as a gift to the Smithsonian Institution from George H. Stephenson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a statue of Brigadier General William L. Mitchell of such character as may be deemed appropriate, and
(2)without expense to the United States, to cause such statue to be erected at a suitable location on the grounds of the national air museum. Sec. 6. Appropriations authorized. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $50,000 for the purposes of this Act and there are hereby authorized to be appropriated annually hereafter such sums as may be necessary to maintain and administer said national air museum including salaries and all other necessary expenses. Approved August 12, 1946. Providing for the conveyance to the city of Canton, South Dakota, of the Canton Insane Asylum, located in Lincoln County, South Dakota. 1946-08-12 956 Chapter 60 Stat. 998 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 956] AN ACT Providing for the conveyance to the city of Canton, South Dakota, of the Canton Insane Asylum, located in Lincoln County, South Dakota. August 12, 1946[[S. 2426](/us/bill/79/s/2426)][[Public Law 723](/us/pl/79/723)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Canton, S. Dak.Conveyance. That the Commissioner of Public Buildings is authorized and directed to convey by 60 Stat. 999quitclaim deed to the city of Canton, South Dakota, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to all lands, including the buildings and other improvements thereon, constituting the old Canton Insane Asylum, located to the east of the city of Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota. Sec. 2. The lands conveyed pursuant to the provisions of the first Use of lands.section of this Act shall be used by the grantee for park, recreation, airport, or other public purposes; and the deed of conveyance of such Reversion to U. S.lands shall contain the express condition that if the grantee shall fail or cease to use such lands for such purposes, or shall alienate or attempt to alienate such lands, title thereto shall revert to the United States. Approved August 12, 1946. To improve, strengthen, and expand the Foreign Service of the United States and to consolidate and revise the laws relating to its administration. 1946-08-13 957 Chapter 60 Stat. 999 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 957] AN ACT To improve, strengthen, and expand the Foreign Service of the United States and to consolidate and revise the laws relating to its administration. August 13, 1946[[H. R. 6967](/us/bill/79/hr/6967)][[Public Law 724](/us/pl/79/724)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, TITLE I— SHORT TITLE, OBJECTIVES, ANDDEFINITIONS Part A— Short Title Sec. 101. Titles I to X, inclusive, of this Act may be cited as the Foreign Service Act of 1946.*Ante*, p. 426.“Foreign Service Act of 1946”. Part B— Objectives Sec. 111. The Congress hereby declares that the objectives of this Act are to develop and strengthen the Foreign Service of the United States so a—
(1)to enable the Foreign Service effectively to serve abroad the interests of the United States;
(2)to insure that the officers and employees of the Foreign Service are broadly representative of the American people and are aware of and fully informed in respect to current trends in American life;
(3)to enable the Foreign Service adequately to fulfill the functions devolving on it by reason of the, transfer to the Department of State of functions heretofore performed by other Government agencies;
(4)to provide improvements in the recruitment and training of the personnel of the Foreign Service;
(5)to provide that promotions leading to positions of authority and responsibility shall be on the basis of merit and to insure the selection on an impartial basis of outstanding persons for such positions;
(6)to provide for the temporary appointment or assignment to the Foreign Service of representative and outstanding citizens of the United States possessing special skills and abilities;
(7)to provide salaries, allowances, and benefits that will permit the Foreign Service to draw its personnel from all walks of American life and to appoint persons to the highest positions in the Service solely on the basis of their demonstrated ability;
(8)to provide a flexible and comprehensive framework for the 60 Stat. 1000direction of the Foreign Service in accordance with modern practices in public administration; and
(9)to codify into one Act all provisions of law relating to the administration of the Foreign Service. Part C— Definitions Sec. 121. When used in this Act, the term—
(1)“Service” means the Foreign Service of the United States;
(2)“Secretary” means the Secretary of State;
(3)“Department” means the Department of State;
(4)“Government agency” means any executive department, board, bureau, commission, or other agency in the executive branch of the Federal Government, or any corporation wholly owned (either directly or through one or more corporations) by the United States;
(5)“Government” means the Government of the United States of America;
(6)“Continental United States” means the States and the District of Columbia;
(7)“Abroad” means all areas not included in the continental United States as defined in paragraph
(6)of this section;
(8)“Principal officer” means the officer in charge of an embassy, legation, or other diplomatic mission or of a consulate general, consulate, or vice consulate of the United States; and
(9)“Chief of mission” means a principal officer appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to be in charge of an embassy or legation or other diplomatic mission of the United States, or any person assigned under the terms of this Act to be minister resident, charge d’affaires, commissioner, or diplomatic agent. TITLE II— GOVERNING BODIES FOR THE DIRECTION OFTHE SERVICE Part A— Officers director general Sec. 201. The Service shall be administered by a Director General of the Foreign Service, hereinafter referred to as the Director General, who shall be appointed by the Secretary from among Foreign Service officers in the class of career minister or in class 1. Under the general supervision of the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of State in charge of the administration of the Department, the Director General shall, in addition to administering the Service and performing the duties specifically vested in him by this or any other Act, coordinate the activities of the Service with the needs of the Department and of other Government agencies and direct the performance by officers and employees of the Service of the duties imposed on them by the terms of any law or by any order or regulation issued pursuant to law or by any international agreement to which the United States is a party. deputy director general Sec. 202. The Director General shall be assisted by a Deputy Director General of the Foreign Service, hereinafter referred to as the Deputy Director General, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. If he is a Foreign Service officer, he shall be selected from among officers in the class of career minister or in class 1. The Deputy Director General shall act in the place of the Director General in the event of his absence or incapacity. 60 Stat. 1001 Part B— Boards board of the foreign service Sec. 211.
(a)The Board of the Foreign Service shall be composed Composition.of the Assistant Secretary of State in charge of the administration of the Department, who shall he Chairman; two other Assistant Secretaries of State, designated by the Secretary to serve on the Board; the Director General; and one representative each, occupying positions with comparable responsibilities, from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor, designated, respectively, by the heads of such departments. The Secretary may request the head of Meetings.any other Government department to designate a representative, occupying a position with comparable responsibilities, to attend meetings of the Board whenever matters affecting the interest of such department are under consideration.
(b)The Board of the Foreign Service shall make recommendations Duties.to the Secretary concerning the functions of the Service; the policies and procedures to govern the selection, assignment, rating, and promotion of Foreign Service officers; and the policies and procedures to govern the administration and personnel management of the Service; and shall perform such other duties as are vested in it by other sections of this Act or by the terms of any other Act. the board of examiners for the foreign service Sec. 212.
(a)The Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service, Duties.shall, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary and under the general supervision of the Board of the Foreign Service, provide for and supervise the conduct of such examinations as may be given to candidates for appointment as Foreign Service officers in accordance with the provisions of sections 516 and 517 or to any other *Post*, p. 1008.person to whom an examination for admission to the Service shall be given in accordance with the provisions of this or any other Act or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, and provide for such procedures as may be necessary to determine the loyalty of such persons to the United States and their attachment to the principles of the Constitution.
(b)The membership of the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Membership.Service, not more than half of which shall consist of Foreign Service officers, shall be constituted in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. TITLE III— DUTIES Part A— General Duties compliance with terms of statutes, international agreements, and executive orders Sec. 301. Officers and employees of the Service shall, under the direction of the Secretary, represent abroad the interests of the United States and shall perform the duties and comply with the obligations resulting from the nature of their appointments or assignments or imposed on them by the terms of any law or by any order or regulation issued pursuant to law or by any international agreement to which the United States is a party. duties for which regulations may be prescribed Sec. 302. The Secretary shall, except in an instance where the authority is specifically vested in the President, have authority to prescribe regulations not inconsistent with the Constitution and the 60 Stat. 1002laws of the United States in relation to the duties, functions, and obligations of officers and employees of the Service and the administration of the Service. delegation of authority to prescribe regulations Sec. 303. In cases where authority to prescribe regulations relating to the Service or the duties and obligations of officers and employees of the Service is specifically vested in the President by the terms of this or any other Act, the President may, nevertheless, authorize the Secretary to prescribe such regulations. Part B— Services for Government Agencies and Other Establishments of the Government Sec. 311. The officers and employees of the Service shall, under such regulations as the President may prescribe, perform duties and functions in behalf of any Government agency or any other establishment of the Government requiring their services, including those in the legislative and judicial branches, but the absence of such regulations shall not preclude officers and employees of the Service from acting for and on behalf of any such Government agency or establishment whenever it shall, through the Department, request their services. TITLE IV— CATEGORIES AND SALARIES OFPERSONNEL Part A— Categories of Personnel Sec. 401. The personnel of the Service shall consist of the following categories of officers and employees:
(1)Chiefs of mission, who shall be appointed or assigned in *Post*, p. 1007.accordance with the provisions of section 501;
(2)Foreign Service officers, who shall be appointed in accordance *Post*, p. 1007.with section 511, including those serving as chiefs of mission;
(3)Foreign Service Reserve officers, who shall be assigned to the Service on a temporary basis from Government agencies or appointed on a temporary basis from outside the Government in accordance *Post*, p. 1009.with the provisions of section 522, in order to make available to the Service such specialized skills as may from time to time be required;
(4)Foreign Service staff officers and employees, who shall be *Post*, p. 1010.appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 531 and who shall include all personnel who are citizens of the United States, not comprehended under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and
(6)of this section, and who shall occupy positions with technical, administrative, fiscal, clerical, or custodial responsibilities.
(5)Alien clerks and employees, who shall be appointed in accordance *Post*, p. 1011.with the provisions of section 541; and
(6)Consular agents, who shall be appointed in accordance with *Post*, p. 1011.the provisions of section 551. Part B— Salaries chiefs of mission Sec. 411. The President shall for salary purposes classify into four classes the positions which are to be occupied by chiefs of mission. The per annum salaries of chiefs of mission within each class shall be as follows: Class 1, $25,000 per annum; class 2, $20,000; class 3, $17,500; and class 4, $15,000. 60 Stat. 1003 foreign service officers Sec. 412. There shall be seven classes of Foreign Service officers, Career minister.including the class of career minister. The per annum salary of a career minister shall be $13,500. The per annum salaries of Foreign Service officers within each of the other classes shall be as follows: Class 1, $12,000, $12,400, $12,800, $13,200, $13,500; Class 2, $10,000, $10,350, $10,700, $11,050, $11,400. $11,750, $11,900; Class 3, $8,000, $8,300, $8,600, $8,900, $9,200, $9,500, $9,800, $9,900; Class 4, $6,000, $6,300, $6,600, $6,900, $7,200, $7,500, $7,800, $7,900; Class 5, $4,500, $4,700, $4,900, $5,100, $5,300, $5,500, $5,700, $5,900; Class 6, $3,300, $3,500, $3,700, $3,900, $4,100, $4,300, $4,400. salaries at which foreign service officers may be appointed Sec. 413.
(a)A person appointed as a Foreign Service officer of class 6 shall receive salary at that one of the rates provided for that class by section 412 which the Secretary shall, taking into consideration his age, qualifications, and experience, determine to be appropriate for him to receive.
(b)A person appointed as a Foreign Service officer of classes 1 through 5, inclusive, shall receive salary at the minimum rate provided for the class to which he has been appointed. foreign service reserve officers Sec. 414.
(a)There shall be six classes of Foreign Service Reserve officers, referred to hereafter as Reserve officers, which classes shall correspond to classes 1 to 6 of Foreign Service officers.
(b)A Reserve officer shall receive salary at any one of the rates provided for the class to which he is appointed or assigned in accordance with the provisions of section 523. *Post*, p. 1009.
(c)A person assigned as a Reserve officer from any Government agency shall receive his salary from appropriations provided for the Department during the period of his service as a Reserve officer. foreign service staff officers and employees Sec. 415. There shall be twenty-two classes of Foreign Service staff officers and employees, referred to hereafter as staff officers and employees. The per annum rates of salary of staff officers and employees within each class shall be as follows: Class 1, $8,820, $9,120, $9,420, $9,720, $10,000; Class 2, $8,100, $8,340, $8,580, $8,820, $9,120; Class 3, $7,380, $7,620, $7,860, $8,100, $8,340; Class 4, $6,660, $6,900, $7,140, $7,380, $7,620; Class 5, $6,120, $6,300, $6,480, $6,660, $6,900, $7,140; Class 6, $5,580, $5,760, $5,940, $6,120, $6,300, $6,480; Class 7, $5,040, $5,220, $5,400, $5,580, $5,760, $5,940; Class 8, $4,500, $4,680, $4,860, $5,040, $5,220, $5,400; Class 9, $3,960, $4,140, $4,3$), $4,500, $4,680, $4,860; Class 10, $3,600, $3,720, $3,840, $3,960, $4,140, $4,320, $4,500; Class 11, $3,240, $3,360, $3,480, $3,600, $3,720, $3,840, $3,960; Class 12, $2,880, $3,000, $3,120, $3,240, $3,360, $3,480, $3,600; Class 13, $2,520, $2,640, $2,760, $2,880, $3,000, $3,120, $3,240; Class 14, $2,160, $2,280, $2,400, $2,520, $2,640, $2,760, $2,880; Class 15, $1,980, $2,040, $2,100, $2,160, $2,280, $2,400, $2,520; Class 16, $1,800, $1,860, $1,920, $1,980, $2,040, $2,100, $2,160; Class 17, $1,620, $1,680, $1,740, $1,800, $1,860, $1,920, $1,980; Class 18, $1,440, $1,500, $1,560, $1,620, $1,680, $1,740, $1,800; Class 19, $1,260, $1,320, $1,380, $1,440, $1,500, $1,560, $1,620; 60 Stat. 1004 Class 20, $1,080, $1,140, $1,200, $1,260, $1,320, $1,380, $1,440; Class 21, $900, $960, $1,020, $1,080, $1,140,$1,200, $1,260; Class 22, $720, $780, $840, $900, $960, $1,020, $1,080. salaries at which foreign service staff officers and employees may be appointed Sec. 416. A person appointed as a staff officer or employee shall receive salary at the minimum rate provided for the class to which appointed except as otherwise provided in accordance with the provisions *Post*, p. 1005.of part E of this title. salaries of alien clerks and employees Sec. 417. The salary or compensation of an alien clerk or employee shall be fixed by the Secretary in accordance with such regulations as he shall prescribe and, as soon as practicable, in accordance with the *Post*, p. 1006.provisions of section 444 (b). The salary or compensation of an alien clerk or employee fixed on a per annum basis may, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, be payable on a weekly or biweekly basis. When a one- or two-week pay period of such a clerk or employee begins in one fiscal year and ends in another, the gross amount of the earnings for such pay period may be regarded as a charge against the appropriation or allotment current at the end of such pay period. salaries of consular agents Sec. 418. The salary or compensation of a consular agent shall be fixed by the Secretary in accordance with such regulations as he shall prescribe and, as soon as practicable, in accordance with the provisions *Post*, p. 1006.of section 445. Part C— Salaries of Officers Temporarily in Charge as chargés d’affaires ad interim Sec. 421. For such time as any Foreign Service officer shall be authorized to act as chargé d’affaires ad interim at the post to which he is assigned, he shall receive, in addition to his basic Salary as Foreign Service officer, compensation equal to that portion of the difference between such salary and the basic salary provided for the chief of mission as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate. as officers in charge of consulates general or consulates Sec. 422. For such time as any Foreign Service officer or any consul or vice consul who is not a Foreign Service officer is temporarily in charge of a consulate general or consulate during the absence or incapacity of the principal officer, he shall receive, in addition to his basic salary as Foreign Service officer or consul or vice consul, compensation equal to that portion which the Secretary shall determine to be appropriate of the difference between such salary and the basic salary provided for the principal officer, or, if there be none, of the former principal officer. Part D— Time of Receiving Salary chiefs of mission Sec. 431.
(a)Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, a chief of mission may be entitled to receive salary from the effective date of his appointment to the date marking his return to his place of residence at the conclusion of the period of his official service 60 Stat. 1005as chief of mission or the termination of time spent on authorized leave, whichever shall be later, but no chief of mission shall be entitled to receive salary while absent from his post whenever the Secretary shall find that such absence was without authorization or justification. If a chief of mission in one position is appointed as chief of mission Change of position.in another position, he shall be entitled to receive the salary pertaining to the new position commencing on the effective date of the new appointment.
(b)The official services of a chief of mission shall not be deemed Continuation of services after appointment of successor.terminated by the appointment of a successor but shall continue until he has relinquished charge of the mission and has rendered such additional services to the Department as the Secretary may require him to render in the interests of the Government for a period not in excess of thirty days, exclusive of time spent in transit.
(c)During the service of a Foreign Service officer as chief of mission Additional pay.he shall receive, in addition to his salary as Foreign Service officer, compensation equal to the difference, if any, between such salary and the salary of the position to which he is appointed or assigned. other officers and employees Sec. 432.
(a)Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, any officer or employee appointed to the Service may be entitled to receive salary from the effective date of his appointment to the date when he shall have returned to his place of residence at the conclusion of the period of his official service, or the termination of time spent on authorized leave, whichever shall be later, but no such officer or employee shall be entitled to receive salary while absent from his post whenever the Secretary shall find that such absence was without authorization or justification.
(b)A Foreign Service officer, appointed during a recess of the Appointment during Senate recess.Senate, shall be paid salary from the effective date of his appointment until the end of the next session of the Senate, if he has not theretofore been confirmed by the Senate, or until his rejection by the Senate before the end of its next session.
(c)A Foreign Service officer promoted to a higher class shall Promotion.*Ante*, p. 1003.receive salary at the rate prescribed in section 412 for the class to which he is promoted from the effective date of his appointment to such class. A Foreign Service officer promoted to a higher class during a recess of the Senate shall receive salary at the rate prescribed for the class to which he is promoted from the effective date of his appointment to such class until the end of the next session. If the Rejection of nomination.Senate should reject or fail to confirm the promotion of such an officer during the session following the date of his promotion, the Foreign Service officer shall, unless he has become liable to separation in accordance with the provisions of section 633 or 634, be *Post*, p. 1015.automatically reinstated in the class from which he was promoted and receive the salary he was receiving prior to his promotion, such reinstatement to be effective, in the event of rejection of the nomination, from the date of rejection; and in the event of the failure of the Senate to act on the nomination during the session following a promotion, from the termination of that session. Part E— Classification classification of positions in the foreign service Sec. 441. Under such regulations as he may prescribe, the Secretary shall classify all positions in the Service, including those positions at foreign posts which may be held by career ministers, and 60 Stat. 1006shall allocate all positions occupied or to be occupied by staff officers *Ante*, p. 1003.or employees to classes and subclasses established by sections 415 and 442, respectively, and by alien employees and consular agents to such classes as may be established by regulation. administrative of new groups of positions for foreign service staff officers and employees Sec. 442. Subclasses. The Secretary may, whenever he deems such action to be in the interests of good administration and warranted by the nature of the duties and responsibilities of any group of positions occupied or to be occupied by staff officers and employees in comparison with other positions in the same class, establish by regulation for any such group of positions a minimum salary computed at any one of the rates of salary above the minimum for a given class but not in *Ante*, p. 1003.excess of the middle rate provided for that class in section 415. Such groups of positions shall, for the purposes of this Act, be known as subclasses. administrative establishment of salary differentials Sec. 443. Schedules. Whenever the President shall find and declare that the rates of salary provided for Foreign Service staff officers and *Ante*, p. 1003.employees in section 415 are inadequate for any positions allocated to any particular class or subclass, he may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, establish necessary schedules of differentials in Maximum differential.the rates or salary prescribed for such classes or subclasses, but the differential in salary of a person holding any such position shall not exceed 25 per centum of the salary he would otherwise receive, Such differentials shall be granted only with respect to positions at posts at which extraordinarily difficult living conditions or excessive physical hardship prevail or at which notably unhealthful conditions List of posts.exist. The Secretary shall prepare and maintain a list of such posts. classification of positions of alien clerks and employees Sec. 444.
(a)Salary schedules. Upon the basis of the classification provided for in section 441, the Secretary shall, with the advice of the Board of the Foreign Service, from time to time prepare schedules of salaries for classes of positions of alien clerks and employees of the Service, which classes shall be established by regulation, and shall allocate all such positions to the appropriate classes.
(b)Equal pay. All alien employees in an area of comparatively uniform wage scales and standards of living, occupying positions of equal responsibility, shall receive equal pay except as there may be increases provided for length of service in accordance with uniform procedures. classification of consular agents Sec. 445. Salary schedules. Upon the basis of the classification provided for in section 441, the Secretary shall, with the advice of the Board of the Foreign Service, from time to time prepare schedules of salaries for classes of positions of consular agents, which classes shall be established by regulation, and shall allocate all such positions to the appropriate classes. exemption from the application of the classification act Sec. 446. Title II of the Act of November 26, 1940, entitled “An Act extending the classified executive Civil Service of the United 60 Stat. 1007States” (54 Stat. 1212; 5 U. S. C. 681), is hereby further amended by deleting paragraph
(vii)of section 3
(d)and by substituting in lieu of the present language of paragraph
(vi)of section 3
(d)the following language: “Offices or positions of officers and employees of the Foreign Service”. TITLE V— APPOINTMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS Part A— Principal Diplomatic Representatives appointments Sec. 501.
(a)The President shall, by and with the advice and consent Ambassadors and ministers.of the Senate, appoint ambassadors and ministers, including career ministers.
(b)The President may, in his discretion, assign any Foreign Minister resident, etc.Service officer to serve as minister resident, chargé d’affaires, commissioner, or diplomatic agent for such period as the public interest may require. lists of foreign service officers qualified to be career ministers or chiefs of mission to be furnished to the president Sec. 502.
(a)The Secretary shall, on the basis of recommendations made by the Board of the Foreign Service, from time to time furnish the President with the names of Foreign Service officers qualified for appointment to the class of career minister together with pertinent information about such officers, but no person shall be appointed into the class of career minister who has not been appointed to serve as a chief of mission or appointed or assigned to serve in a position which, in the opinion of the Secretary, is of comparable importance. A list of such positions shall from time to time be published by the Secretary.
(b)The Secretary shall also, on the basis of recommendations made by the Board of the Foreign Service, from time to time furnish the President with the names of Foreign Service officers qualified for appointment or assignment as chief of mission, together with pertinent information about such officers, in order to assist the President in selecting qualified candidates for appointment or assignment in such capacity. Part B— Foreign Service Officers appointments Sec. 511. The President shall appoint Foreign Service officers by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. All appointments of Foreign Service officers shall be by appointment to a class and not to a particular post. commissions Sec. 512. Foreign Service officers may be commissioned as diplomatic or consular officers or both and all official acts of such officers while serving under diplomatic or consular commissions shall be performed under their respective commissions as diplomatic or consular officers. limits of consular districts Sec. 513. The Secretary shall define the limits of consular districts. 60 Stat. 1008 assignments and transfers Sec. 514. A Foreign Service officer, commissioned as a diplomatic or consular officer, may be assigned by the Secretary to serve in any diplomatic position other than that of chief of mission or in any consular position, and he may also be assigned to serve in any other capacity in which he is eligible to serve under the terms of this or any other Act, He may be. transferred from one post to another by order of the Secretary as the interests of the Service may require. citizenship requirements Sec. 515. No person shall be eligible for appointment as a Foreign Service officer unless he is a citizen of the United States and has been such for at least ten years. admission to class 6 Sec. 516. No person shall be eligible for appointment as a Foreign Service officer of class 6 unless he has passed such written, oral, physical, and other examinations as the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service may prescribe to determine his fitness and aptitude for the work of the Service and has demonstrated his loyalty to the Government of the United States and his attachment to the principles of Names of persons eligible for appointment.the Constitution. The Secretary shall furnish the President with the names of those persons who have passed such examinations and are eligible for appointment as Foreign Service officers of class 6. admission to classes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 without prior service in class 6 Sec. 517. A person who has not served in class 6 shall not be eligible for appointment as a Foreign Service officer of classes 1 to 5, inclusive, unless he has passed such written, oral, physical, and other examinations as the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service may prescribe to determine his fitness and aptitude for the work of the Service; demonstrated his loyalty to the Government of the United States and his attachment to the principles of the Constitution; and rendered at least four years of actual service immediately prior to appointment in a position of responsibility in the Service or in the Department or both, except that, if he has reached the age of thirty-one years, the Names of persons eligible for appointment.requirement as to service may be reduced to three years. The Secretary shall furnish the President with the names of those persons who shall have passed such examinations and are eligible for appointment Recommendation of class.as Foreign Service officers of classes 1 to 5, inclusive. The Secretary shall, taking into consideration the age, qualifications, and experience of each candidate for appointment, recommend the class to which he shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of this section. admission to the class of career minister Sec. 518. No person shall be eligible for appointment to the class of career minister who is not a Foreign Service officer. reassignment to foreign service of former ambassadors and ministers Sec. 519. Retirement. If, within three months of the date of the termination of his services as chief of mission and of any period of authorized leave, a Foreign Service officer has not again been appointed or assigned as chief of mission or assigned in accordance with the provisions of section 514, he shall be retired from the Service and receive *Post*, p. 1020.retirement benefits in accordance with the provisions of section 821. 60 Stat. 1009 reinstatement and recall of foreign service officers Sec. 520.
(a)The President may, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, reappoint to the Service a former Foreign Service officer who has been separated from the Service by reason of appointment to some other position in the Government service and who has served continuously in the Government up to the time of reinstatement. The Secretary shall, taking into consideration the qualifications and experience of each candidate for reappointment and the rank of his contemporaries in the Service, recommend the class to which he shall be reappointed in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(b)Whenever the Secretary shall determine an emergency to exist, Emergency.the Secretary may recall any retired Foreign Service officer temporarily to active service. Part C— Foreign Service Reserve Officers establishment of reserve Sec. 521. In accordance with the terms of this Act and under such Foreign Service Reserve.regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, there shall be organized and maintained a Foreign Service Reserve, referred to hereafter as the Reserve. appointments and assignments to the reserve Sec. 522. Whenever the services of a person who is a citizen of the United States and who has been such for at least five years are required by the Service, the Secretary may—
(1)appoint as a Reserve officer for non consecutive periods Person not in Government employ.of not more than four years each, a person not in the employ of the Government whom the Board of the Foreign Service shall deem to have outstanding qualifications of a specialized character; and
(2)assign as a Reserve officer for nonconsecutive periods of Person employed in Government agency.not more than four years each a person regularly employed in any Government agency, subject, in the case of an employee of a Government agency other than the Department of State, to the consent of the head of the agency concerned. appointment or assignment to a class Sec. 523. A Reserve officer, appointed or assigned to active duty, shall be appointed or assigned to a class and not to a particular post, and such an officer may be assigned to posts and may be transferred from one post to another by order of the Secretary as the interests of the Service may require. The class to which he shall be appointed or assigned shall depend on his age, qualifications, and experience. commissions Sec. 524. Whenever the Secretary shall deem it in the interests of the Service that a Reserve officer shall serve in a diplomatic or consular capacity, he may recommend to the President that such officer be commissioned as a diplomatic or consular officer or both. The President may, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, commission such officer as a diplomatic or consular officer or both, and all official acts of such an officer while serving under a diplomatic or consular commission shall be performed under his commission as a diplomatic or consular officer. In all other cases, appropriate rank and status, analogous to that of Foreign Service officers engaged in work of comparable importance shall be provided to permit Reserve officers to carry out their duties effectively. 60 Stat. 1010 active duty Sec. 525. The Secretary shall by regulation define the period during which a Reserve officer shall be considered as being on active duty. benefits Sec. 526. A Reserve officer shall, except as otherwise provided in regulations which the Secretary may prescribe, receive all the allowances, privileges, and benefits which Foreign Service officers are entitled *Post*, p. 1026to receive in accordance with the provisions of title IX. reappointment or reassignment of reserve officers Sec. 527. A person who has served as a Reserve officer may not be reappointed or reassigned to active duty until the expiration of a period of time equal to his preceding tour of duty or until the expiration of a year, whichever is the shorter. reinstatement of reserve officers Sec. 528. Upon the termination of the assignment of a Reserve officer assigned from any Government agency, such person shall be entitled to reinstatement in the Government agency by which he is regularly employed in the same position he occupied at the time of assignment, or Within-grade salary advancements.in a corresponding or higher position. Upon reinstatement he shall receive the within-grade salary advancements he would have been entitled to receive had he remained in the position in which he is [55 Stat. 614](/us/stat/55/614).[6 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 667(d)](/us/usc/t6/s667/d).Certificate.regularly employed under subsection (d), section 7, of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, or any corresponding provision of law applicable to the position in which he is serving. A certificate of the Secretary that such person has met the standards required for the efficient conduct of the work of the Foreign Service shall satisfy any requirements as to the holding of minimum ratings as a prerequisite to the receipt of such salary advancements. Part D— Foreign Service Staff Officers and Employees appointments Sec. 531. The Secretary shall appoint staff officers and employees under such regulations as he may prescribe and, as soon as practicable, *Ante*, pp. 1005, 1006.in accordance with the provisions of sections 441, 442, and 443. assignments and transfers Sec. 532. The Secretary may, in accordance with uniform procedures established in such regulations as he may prescribe, assign a staff officer or employee to a position at any post and transfer such a person from a position in one class to a vacant position within Promotions.the same class, and from one post to another. Upon demonstration of ability to assume duties of greater responsibility, such person may, *Post*, p. 1017.as provided in section 641, be promoted to a vacant position in a higher class at the same or at a higher rate of salary and he may be transferred from one post to another in connection with such promotion. commission as consul or vice consul Sec. 533. On the recommendation of the Secretary, the President may, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, commission a staff officer or employee as consul. The Secretary may commission a staff officer or employee as vice consul. Official acts of staff officers 60 Stat. 1011or employees while serving under consular commissions in the Service shall be performed under their respective commissions as consular officers. citizenship requirement Sec. 534. No person shall be eligible for appointment as staff officer or employee who is not a citizen of the United States at the time of his appointment. Part E— Alien Clerks and Employees appointments Sec. 541. The Secretary shall appoint alien clerks and employees at posts abroad under such regulations as he may prescribe and, as soon as practicable, in accordance with the provisions of section 444. *Ante*, p. 1006. assignments and transfers Sec. 542. The Secretary may assign an alien clerk or employee to a position at any post, and any such clerk or employee may be transferred from a position at one post to a position at another as the interests of the Service may require. Part F— Consular Agents Sec. 551. The Secretary may appoint consular agents under such regulations as he may prescribe and, as soon as practicable, in accordance with the provisions of section 445. *Ante*, p. 1006. Part G— Assignment of Personnel by the War and Navy Departments as couriers and inspectors of buildings Sec. 561. The Secretaries of War and Navy are authorized, upon the request of the Secretary, to assign or detail military and naval personnel serving under their supervision for duty as inspectors of buildings owned or occupied abroad by the United States or as inspectors or supervisors of buildings under construction or repair abroad by or for the United States, or for duty as couriers of the Department; and, Traveling expenses.when so assigned or detailed, they may receive the same traveling expenses as are authorized for officers of the Service, payable from applicable appropriations of the Department. Such assignments or details may, in the discretion of the head of the department concerned, be made without reimbursement from the Department of State. as custodians Sec. 562. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized, upon request of the Secretary of State, to assign enlisted men of the Navy and the Marine Corps to serve as custodians under the supervision of the principal officer at an embassy, legation, or consulate. Part H— Assignment of Foreign Service Personnel assignments to any government agency Sec. 571.
(a)Any officer or employee of the Service may, in the discretion of the Director General, be assigned or detailed for duty in any Government agency, such an assignment or combination of assignments to be for a period of not more than four years. He may Reassignment.not again be assigned for duty in a Government agency until the expiration of a period of time equal to his preceding tour of duty on 60 Stat. 1012such assignment or until the expiration of two years, whichever is the shorter.
(b)Director General or Deputy Director General. A Foreign Service officer may be appointed as Director General or Deputy Director General, notwithstanding the provisions of the last sentence of paragraph
(a)of this section, but any such officer may not serve longer than four years in such position or positions and upon the completion of such service may not again be assigned to a position in the Department until the expiration of a period of time equal to his tour of duty as Director General or Deputy Director General or until the expiration of two years, whichever is shorter.
(c)Position in Department. If a Foreign Service officer shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to a position in the Department, the period of his service in such capacity shall be construed as constituting an assignment for duty in the Department within the meaning of paragraph
(a)of this section and such person shall not, by virtue of the acceptance of such an assignment, lose his status as a Foreign Service officer. Service in such a position shall not, however, be subject to the limitations concerning the duration of an assignment or concerning reassignment contained in that paragraph.
(d)Salary. If the basic minimum salary of the position to which an officer or employee of the Service is assigned pursuant to the terms of this section is higher than the salary such officer or employee is entitled to receive as an officer or employee of the Service, such officer or employee shall, during the period such difference in salary exists, receive the salary of the position in which he is serving in lieu of his salary as an officer or employee of the Service. Any salary paid under the provisions of this section shall be paid from appropriations made available for the payment of salaries of officers and employees of the Service and shall be the salary on the basis of which computations and payments shall be made in accordance with the provisions of title *Post*, p. 1019.VIII. compulsory service of foreign service officers int the continental united states Sec. 572. Every Foreign Service officer shall, during his first fifteen years of service in such capacity, be assigned for duty in the continental United States in accordance with the provisions of section 571 for periods totaling not less than three years. assignment for consultation or instruction Sec. 573.
(a)Government agency. Any officer or employee of the Service may, in the discretion of the Secretary, be assigned or detailed to any Government agency for consultation or specific instruction either at the commencement, during the course of, or at the close of the period of his official service; and any such detail or assignment, if not more than four months in duration, shall not be considered as an assignment within the meaning of section 571.
(b)Commercial firms, etc. Any officer or employee of the Service may be assigned or detailed for special instruction or training at or with public or private nonprofit institutions; trade, labor, agricultural, or scientific associations; or commercial firms. assignment to trade, labor, agricultural, scientific, or other conferences Sec. 574. An officer or employee of the Service may, in the discretion of the Secretary, be assigned or detailed for duty with domestic or international trade, labor, agricultural, scientific, or other conferences, congresses, or gatherings, including those whose place of meeting is 60 Stat. 1013in the continental United States; or for other special duties, including temporary details under commission not at his post or in the Department. assignment to foreign governments Sec. 575. The Secretary may, in his discretion, assign or detail an officer or employee of the Service for temporary service to or in cooperation with the government of another country in accordance with the provisions of the Act of May 25, 1938, as amended (52 Stat. 442; 53 Stat. 652; 5 U. S. C. 118e). assignments to international organizations Sec. 576. The Secretary may, in his discretion, assign or detail an officer or employee of the Service for temporary service to or in cooperation with an international organization in which the United States participates under the same conditions as those governing the assignment or detail of officers or employees of the Service to the government of another country in accordance with the provisions of the Act of May 25, 1938, as amended (52 Stat. 442; 53 Stat. 652; 5 U. S. C. 118e). assignment or detail to the united states not to affect personnel ceilings Sec. 577. An officer or employee of the Service assigned or detailed to the continental United States in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall not be counted as a civilian employee within the meaning of section 607 of the Federal Employees’ Pay Act of 1945, as amended [59 Stat. 304](/us/stat/59/304).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 947](/us/usc/t5/s947).*Ante*, p. 219.by section 14 of the Federal Employees’ Pay Act of 1946. TITLE VI— PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION Part A— Definitions Sec. 601. For the purposes of this title—
(1)“Efficiency record” is the term which describes those materials “Efficiency record.”considered by the Director General to be pertinent to the preparation of an evaluation of the performance of an officer or employee of the Service.
(2)“Efficiency report” is the term which designates the analysis “Efficiency report.”of the performance of an officer or employee made by his supervising officer or by a Foreign Service inspector in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary. Part B— Efficiency Records responsibility of the director general for the keeping of efficiency records Sec. 611. The Director General, acting under the general direction of the Board of the Foreign Service, shall be responsible for the keeping of accurate and impartial efficiency records. Under his direction there shall be assembled, recorded, and preserved all available information in regard to the character, ability, conduct, quality of work, industry, experience, dependability, and general usefulness of all officers and employees of the Service, including the reports of Foreign Service inspectors and the efficiency reports of supervising officers. The Director General shall undertake such statistical and other Statistical, etc., analyses.analyses as may be necessary to develop the validity and reliability of efficiency reporting forms and procedures. 60 Stat. 1014 to whom records shall be available Sec. 612. The correspondence and records of the Department relating to the officers and employees of the Service, including efficiency records as defined in section 601
(1)but not including records pertaining to the receipt, disbursement, and accounting for public funds, shall be confidential and subject to inspection only by the President, the Secretary, the Under Secretary, the Counselor of the Department, the legislative and appropriations committees of the Congress charged with considering legislation and appropriations for the Service or representatives duly authorized by such committees, the members of the Board of the Foreign Service, the Director General, and such officers and employees of the Government as may be assigned by the Secretary to work on such records. Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe and in the interest of efficient personnel administration, the whole or any portion of an efficiency record shall, upon written request, be divulged to the officer or employee to whom such record relates. Part C— Promotion of Foreign Service Officers and Foreign Service Reserve Officers promotion of foreign service officers by selection Sec. 621. All promotions of Foreign Service officers shall be made by the President, in accordance with such regulations as he may prescribe, by appointment to a higher class, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Promotion shall be by selection on the basis of merit. eligibility Sec. 622. The Secretary shall, by regulation, determine the minimum period Foreign Service officers must serve in each class and a standard for performance for each class which they must meet in order to Exemption.become eligible for promotion to a higher class. In the event the Director Genera] shall certify to the Board of the Foreign Service that a Foreign Service officer has rendered extraordinarily meritorious service, the Board of the Foreign Service may recommend to the Secretary that such officer shall not be required to serve such minimum period in class as a prerequisite to promotion, and the Secretary may exempt such officer from such requirement. recommendations for promotion Sec. 623. Establishment of selection boards. The Secretary is authorized to establish, with the advice of the Board of the Foreign Service, selection boards to evaluate the performance of Foreign Service officers, and upon the basis of their findings the Secretary shall make recommendations to the President for the promotion of Foreign Service officers. No person assigned to serve on any such board shall serve in such capacity for any two consecutive years. promotion of foreign service reserve officers Sec. 624. Any Reserve officer may receive promotions from one class to a next higher class in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. in-class promotions of foreign service officers and reserve officers Sec. 625. Any Foreign Service officer or any Reserve officer, whose services meet the standards required for the efficient conduct of the work of the Foreign Service and who shall have been in a given class 60 Stat. 1015for a continuous period of nine months or more, shall, on the first day of each fiscal year, receive an increase in salary to the next higher rate for the class in which he is serving. The Secretary is authorized to grant to a Foreign Service officer or a Reserve officer, in any class, additional increases in salary within the salary range established for the class in which he is serving, based upon especially meritorious service. Part D— Separation of Foreign Service Officers From the Service foreign service officers who are career ministers Sec. 631. Any Foreign Service officer who is a career minister, Retirement at age 65.other than one occupying a position as chief of mission, shall, upon reaching the age of sixty-five, be retired from the Service and receive retirement benefits in accordance with the provisions of section 821, but whenever the Secretary shall determine an emergency to *Post*, p. 1020.exist, he may, in the public interest, extend such an officer’s service for a period not to exceed five years. foreign service officers who are not career ministers Sec. 632. Any Foreign Service officer who is not a career minister Retirement at age 60.shall, upon reaching the age of sixty, be retired from the Service and receive retirement benefits in accordance with the provisions of section 821 but when the Secretary shall determine an emergency *Post*, p. 1020.to exist, he may, in the public interest, extend such an officer’s service for a period not to exceed five years. foreign service officers in classes 2 and 3 Sec. 633. The Secretary shall prescribe the maximum period during which Foreign Service officers m classes 2 or 3 shall be permitted to remain in such classes without promotion. Any officer who does Retirement.not receive a promotion to a higher class within that period shall be retired from the Service and receive retirement benefits in accordance with the provisions of section 821. *Post*, p. 1020. foreign service officers in classes 4 and 5 Sec. 634.
(a)The Secretary shall prescribe the maximum period during which Foreign Service officers in classes 4 or 5 shall be permitted to remain in such classes without promotion. Any officer Retirement.who does not receive a promotion to a higher class within that period shall be retired from the Service and receive benefits as follows: Benefits.
(1)One-twelfth of a year’s salary at his then current salary rate for each year of service and proportionately for a fraction of a year, payable without interest, in three equal installments on the 1st day of January following the officer’s retirement and on the two anniversaries of this date immediately following; and
(2)A refund of the contributions made to the Foreign Service Refund of contributions.Retirement and Disability Fund, with interest thereon at 4 per centum, compounded annually, except that in lieu of such refund such officer may elect to receive retirement benefits on reaching the age of sixty-two, in accordance with the provisions of section 821. In the event that *Post*, p. 1020.an officer who was separated from class 4 and who has elected to receive retirement benefits dies before reaching the age of sixty-two, his death shall be considered a death in service within the meaning of section 832. *Post*, p. 1022.In the event that an officer who was separated from class 5 and who has elected to receive retirement benefits dies before reaching the age of sixty-two, the total amount of his contributions made to the Foreign 60 Stat. 1016Service Retirement and Disability Fund, with interest thereon at 4 per centum, compounded annually, shall be paid in accordance with *Post*, p. 1022.the provisions of section 841.
(b)Assignment. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3477 of the Revised Statutes (31 U. S. C. 203) or the provisions of any other law, a Foreign Service officer who is retired in accordance with the provisions of this section shall have the right to assign to any person or corporation the whole or any part of the benefits receivable by him pursuant to paragraph
(1)of this section. Any such assignment shall be on a form approved by the Secretary of the Treasury and a copy thereof shall be deposited with the Secretary of the Treasury by the officer executing the assignment. foreign service officers retired from class 6 Sec. 635. Probationary status. Any Foreign Service officer in class 6 shall occupy probationary status. The Secretary may terminate his service at any time. voluntary retirement Sec. 636. Any Foreign Service officer who is at least fifty years of age and has rendered twenty years of service, including service within *Post*, p. 1024.the meaning of section 853, may on his own application and with the consent of the Secretary be retired from the Service and receive *Post*, p. 1020.benefits in accordance with the provisions of section 821. separation for unsatisfactory performance of duty Sec. 637.
(a)The Secretary may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, separate from the Service any Foreign Service officer above class 6 on account of the unsatisfactory performance of his duties; Hearing.but no such officer shall be so separated from the Service until he shall have been granted a hearing by the Board of the Foreign Service and the unsatisfactory performance of his duties shall have been established at such hearing.
(b)Annuity. Any Foreign Service officer over forty-five years of age, separated from the Service in accordance with the provisions of paragraph
(a)of this section, shall be retired upon an annuity computed *Post*, p. 1020.in accordance with the provisions of section 821 but not in excess of 25 per centum of his per annum salary at the time of his separation.
(c)Payment at time of separation. Any Foreign Service officer under forty-five years of age, separated from the Service in accordance with the provisions of paragraph
(a)of this section, shall at the time of separation receive a payment equal to one year’s salary or the refund of the contributions made by him to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, whichever shall be greater.
(d)Payments from Fund. Any payments made in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be made out of the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund. separation for misconduct or malfeasance Sec. 638. The Secretary shall separate from the Service any Foreign Service officer or Reserve officer who shall be guilty of misconduct or Hearing.malfeasance in office, but no such officer shall be so separated from the Service until he shall have been granted a hearing by the Board of the Foreign Service and his misconduct or malfeasance shall have been established at such hearing. Any officer separated from the Service in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not be eligible *Post*, p. 1019.to receive the benefits provided by title VIII of this Act, but his contributions to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund shall be returned to him in accordance with the provisions of section *Post*, p. 1022.841 (a). 60 Stat. 1017 Part E— Promotion of Foreign Service Staff Officers and Employees class promotion of staff personnel Sec. 641. Any staff officer or employee may, in accordance with uniform procedures established in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, upon demonstration of ability to assume duties of greater responsibility, be promoted to a vacant position in a higher class at the same or at a higher rate of salary. in-class promotions of staff officers and employees Sec. 642. In-class promotions of staff officers and employees shall be granted in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Part F— Separation of Staff Officers and Employees for unsatisfactory performance of duty Sec. 651. The Secretary may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, separate from the Service any staff officer or employee on account of the unsatisfactory performance of his duties, but no such Hearing.officer or employee shall be so separated from the Service until he shall have been granted a hearing by the Board of the Foreign Service and the unsatisfactory performance of his duties shall have been established at such hearing. for misconduct or malfeasance Sec. 652. The Secretary shall separate from the Service any staff officer or employee who shall be guilty of misconduct or malfeasance in office, but no such officer or employee shall be so separated from Hearing.the Service until he shall have been granted a hearing by the Board of the Foreign Service and his misconduct or malfeasance shall have been established at such hearing. Part G— Promotion and Separation of Alien Clerks and Employees promotion Sec. 661. Alien clerks and employees shall receive promotions from one class to a higher class and in-class promotions in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. for unsatisfactory performance of duty Sec. 662. The Secretary may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, separate from the Service any alien clerk or employee on account of the unsatisfactory performance of his duties. separation for misconduct or malfeasance Sec. 663. The Secretary shall separate from the Service any alien clerk or employee who shall be found guilty of misconduct or malfeasance. Part H— Separation of Consular Agents Sec. 671. The Secretary may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, separate any consular agent from the Service on account of—
(a)the unsatisfactory performance of his duties; or
(b)misconduct or malfeasance. 60 Stat. 1018 Part I— Inspections Sec. 681. Inspectors. The Secretary shall assign or detail Foreign Service officers as Foreign Service inspectors to inspect in a substantially uniform manner and at least once every two years the work of the diplomatic Authority to suspend office, etc.and consular establishments of the United States. Whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that the business of a consulate is not being properly conducted and that it is necessary in the public interest, he may authorize any Foreign Service inspector to suspend the principal officer or any subordinate consular officer and to administer the office in the place of the principal officer for a period not exceeding ninety days. The Secretary may also authorize a Foreign Service inspector to suspend any diplomatic officer except a chief of mission. A Foreign Service inspector shall have the authority to suspend any other officer or employee of the Service. TITLE VII— THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE establishment of the institute Sec. 701. The Secretary shall, in order to furnish training and instruction to officers and employees of the Service and of the Department and to other officers and employees of the Government for whom training and instruction in the field of foreign relations is necessary, and in order to promote and foster programs of study incidental to such training, establish a Foreign Service Institute, hereinafter called the Institute. the director of the institute—appointment, salary, and duties Sec. 702. The head of the Institute, who shall be known as its Director, shall he appointed by the Secretary. The Director shall, under the general supervision of the Director General and under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, establish the basic procedures to be followed by the Institute; plan and provide for the general nature of the training and instruction to be furnished at the Institute; correlate the training and instruction to be furnished at the Institute with the training activities of the Department and other Government agencies and with courses given at private institutions that are designed or may serve to furnish training and instruction to officers and employees of the Service; encourage and foster such programs outside of the Institute as will be complementary to those of the Institute; and take such other action as may be required for the proper administration of the Institute. aid to nonprofit institutions Sec. 703. The Secretary may, within the limits of such appropriations as may be made specifically therefor, make grants or furnish such other gratuitous assistance as he may deem necessary or advisable to nonprofit institutions cooperating with the Institute in any of the programs conducted by the Director by authority of this title. appointment, assignment, and detail to the institute Sec. 704.
(a)Faculty or staff. The Secretary may appoint to the faculty or staff of the Institute on a full- or part-time basis such personnel as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this title in accordance with the provisions of the civil-service laws and regulations and the [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[6 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t6/s661–674).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.Classification Act of 1923, as amended, except that, when deemed necessary by the Secretary for the effective administration of this title, personnel may be appointed without regard to such laws and regulations, but any person so appointed shall receive a salary at one of the 60 Stat. 1019rates provided by the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. All appointments to the faculty or staff of the Institute shall be made without regard to political affiliations and shall be made solely on the basis of demonstrated interest in, and capacity to promote, the purposes of the Institute.
(b)The Secretary may, under such regulations as he may prescribe Officers, etc,, of Service.and on a full- or part-time basis, assign or detail officers and employees of the Service to serve on the faculty or staff of the Institute or to receive training at the Institute.
(c)The Secretary may, under such regulations as he may prescribe Officers, etc., of Department or other agency.and on a full- or part-time basis, assign or detail any officer or employee of the Department, and, with the consent of the head of the Government agency concerned, any other officer or employee of the Government, to serve on the faculty or staff of the Institute, or to receive training. During the period of his assignment or detail, such officer or employee shall be considered as remaining in the position from which assigned.
(d)It shall be the duty of the Director to make recommendations Recommendations of Director.to the Secretary with regard to the appointment, assignment, or detail of persons to serve on the faculty or staff of the Institute, and the Secretary shall in each case take such recommendations into consideration in making such appointments, assignments, or details. instruction and education at other localities than the institute Sec. 705. The Secretary may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, pay the tuition and other expenses of officers and employees of the Service, assigned or detailed in accordance with the provisions of section 573
(b)for special instruction or training at or with public *Ante*, p. 1012.or private nonprofit institutions, trade, labor, agricultural, or scientific associations, or commercial firms. endowments and gifts to the institute Sec. 706. The Secretary may accept, receive, hold, and administer gifts, bequests, or devises of money, securities, or property made for the benefit of, or in connection with, the Foreign Service Institute in accordance with part C of title X. *Post*, p. 1031. acquisition of real property for the institute Sec. 707. The Secretary may, in the name of the United States, acquire such real property as may be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Institute and, without regard to section 3709 *Ante*, p. 809.of the Revised Statutes, such other property and equipment as may be necessary for its operation and maintenance. TITLE VIII— THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT ANDDISABILITY SYSTEM Part A— Establishment of System rules and regulations Sec. 801.
(a)The President may prescribe rules and regulations for the maintenance of a Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, originally established by section 18 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 144), referred to hereafter as the System. *Post*, p. 1038.
(b)The Secretary shall administer the System in accordance with Administration.such rules and regulations and with the principles established by this Act. 60 Stat. 1020 maintenance of fund Sec. 802. The Secretary of the Treasury shall maintain the special fund, known as the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, referred to hereafter as the Fund, originally constituted by section 18 *Post*, p. 1038.of the Act of May 24, 1924 ( 43 Stat. 144). participants Sec. 803.
(a)Persons entitled to benefits. The following persons, hereafter referred to as participants, shall be entitled to the benefits of the System:
(1)All Foreign Service officers;
(2)All other persons making contributions to the Fund on the effective date of this Act;
(3)Any chief of mission who is not otherwise entitled to be a participant and who fulfills the conditions of paragraph
(b)of this section;
(b)A person to become a participant in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs
(3)of this section must—
(1)have served as chief of mission for an aggregate period of twenty years or more, exclusive of extra service credit in *Post*, p. 1024.accordance with the provisions of section 853; and
(2)have paid into the Fund a special contribution equal to 5 per centum of his basic salary for each year of such service with interest thereon to date of payment, compounded annually at 4 per centum. annuitants Sec. 804. Annuitants shall be persons who are receiving annuities from the Fund on the effective date of this Act, persons who shall become entitled to receive annuities in accordance with the provisions *Ante*, pp. 1008, 1015, 1016; *post*, pp. 1021, 1022.of sections 519, 631, 632, 633, 634, 636, 637, 831, 832, and 833, and all widows and beneficiaries of participants who are entitled to receive annuities in accordance with the terms of this title. Part B— Compulsory Contributions Sec. 811.
(a)Five per centum of the basic salary of all participants shall be contributed to the Fund, and the Secretary of the Treasury is directed to cause such deductions to be made and the sums transferred on the books of the Treasury Department to the credit of the Fund for the payment of annuities, cash benefits, refunds, and allowances.
(b)Salaries in excess of $13,600. All basic salaries in excess of $13,500 per annum shall be treated as $13,500 for the purposes of this title. Part C— Computation of Annuities Sec. 821.
(a)The annuity of a participant shall be equal to 2 per centum of his average basic salary, not exceeding $13,500 per annum, for the five years next preceding the date of his retirement multiplied by the number of years of service, not exceeding thirty years. In determining the aggregate period of service upon which the annuity is to be based, the fractional part of a month, if any, shall not be counted.
(b)Married participant. At the time of his retirement, a participant, if the husband of a wife to whom he has been married for at least three years or who is the mother of issue by such marriage, may elect to receive a reduced annuity for himself and to provide for an annuity payable to his widow, commencing on the date following his death and continuing Annuity payable to widow.as long as she may live. The annuity payable to his widow 60 Stat. 1021shall in no ease exceed 25 per centum of his average basic salary for the five years next preceding his retirement or 66% per centum of his reduced annuity. If the age of the participant is less than the age of the wife or exceeds her age by not more than eight years, the annuity of the participant will be reduced by an amount equal to one-half of the annuity which he elects to have paid to his widow. If the age of the participant exceeds the age of the wife by more than eight years, the annuity of the participant will be reduced by an amount equal to one-half the annuity which he elects to have paid to his widow plus an additional reduction equal to 2 per centum of such widow’s annuity for each year, or fraction thereof, that the difference in age exceeds eight. The participant may at his option Survivorship provision.also elect to have his annuity reduced by an additional 5 per centum of the amount which he elects to have paid to his widow, with a provision that, from and after the death of his wife, if the participant shall survive her, the annuity payable to the participant shall be that amount which would have been payable if no option had been elected.
(c)A participant who is not married at the time of his retirement Unmarried participant, etc.or who is married to a wife who is not entitled to an annuity in accordance with the provisions of paragraph
(b)of this section may elect to receive a reduced annuity for himself and to provide for an additional annuity payable after his death to a beneficiary whose name shall be notified in writing to the Secretary at the time of his retirement and who is acceptable to the Secretary. The annuity payments payable to Annuity payable to beneficiary.such beneficiary shall be either equal to the deceased participant’s reduced annuity payments or equal to 50 per centum of such reduced annuity payments and upon the death of the, surviving beneficiary all payments shall cease and no further annuity payments shall be due or payable. The combined actuarial value of the two annuities on the date of retirement as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury shall be the same as the actuarial value of the annuity provided by paragraph
(a)of this section. No such election of a reduced annuity Physical examination.payable to a beneficiary other than a child of the participant shall be valid until the participant shall have satisfactorily passed a physical examination as prescribed by the Secretary. Annuity payments payable Termination of payments to child beneficiary.in accordance with the provisions of this section to a beneficiary who is a child of a participant shall cease when the beneficiary reaches the age of twenty-one years. Part D— Benefits Accruing to Certain Participants retirement for disability or incapacity—physical examination—recovery Sec. 831.
(a)Any participant who, after serving for a total period Total disability.of not less than five years, becomes totally disabled or incapacitated for useful and efficient service by reason of disease or injury incurred in the line of duty but not due to vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct on his part, shall, upon his own application or upon order of the Secretary, be retired on an annuity computed as prescribed in section 821. If the disabled or incapacitated participant *Ante*, p. 1020.has had less than twenty years of service at the time he is retired, his annuity shall be computed on the assumption that he had had twenty years of service.
(b)In each case such disability shall be determined by the report Examination.of a duly qualified physician or surgeon, designated by the Secretary to conduct the examination. Unless the disability is permanent, a like examination shall be made annually until the annuitant has reached the retirement age as defined in sections 631 and 632, and the payment *Ante*, p. 1015. 60 Stat. 1022of the annuity shall cease from the date of a medical examination showing recovery. Fees for examinations Fees and expenses.under this provision, together with reasonable traveling and other expenses incurred in order to submit to examination, shall be paid out of the Fund.
(c)Discontinuance of annuity. When the annuity is discontinued under this provision before the annuitant has received a sum equal to the total amount of his contributions, with accrued interest, the difference shall be paid to him or his legal representatives in the order of precedence prescribed in section 841. death in service Sec. 832. Death without establishment of claim. In case a participant shall die without having established a valid claim for annuity, the total amount of his contributions with interest thereon at 4 per centum per annum, compounded on *Post*, p. 1025.June 30 of each year, except as provided in section 881 and as hereinafter provided in this section, shall be paid to his legal representatives in the order of precedence given under section 841 upon the establishment Payment of annuity to widow.of a valid claim therefor. If the deceased participant rendered at least five years of service, and is survived by a widow to whom he was married for at least three years, or who is the mother of issue by such marriage, such widow shall be paid an annuity equal to the annuity which she would have been entitled to receive if her husband had been retired on the date of his death and had elected to receive a reduced joint and survivorship annuity, computed as prescribed *Ante*, p. 1020.in section 821, providing the maximum annuity for his widow, unless prior to the date of his death he shall have elected, in lieu of such widow’s annuity, and with the approval of the Secretary, to have his deductions returned with interest, as provided in the first sentence of this section covering participants dying without having established a valid claim for annuity. If the deceased participant had had less than twenty years of service at the time of his death, the annuity payable to his widow shall be computed on the assumption that he had had twenty years of service. retirement of persons who are participants under section *Ante*, p. 1020.803
(3)Sec. 833. Person not a Foreign Service officer, etc.
(a)Any person who is a. participant, has at least twenty years of service to his credit, and has reached the age of fifty years, but is not a Foreign Service officer at the time he is retired in accordance with the provisions of law governing retirement in the position that he occupies, shall be entitled to an annuity computed as prescribed *Ante*, p. 1020.in section 821.
(b)Voluntary retirement.*Ante*, p. 1020. Any person who is a participant in accordance with the provisions of section 803
(3)shall be entitled to voluntary retirement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as a Foreign Service officer. Part E— Disposition of Contributions and Interest in Excess of Benefits Received Sec. 841. Return of contributions, etc., upon separation.
(a)Whenever a participant becomes separated from the Service without becoming eligible for an annuity or a deferred annuity in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the total amount of contributions from his salary with interest thereon at 4 per centum per annum, compounded annually up to the date of such separation, *Post*, p. 1025.except as provided in section 881, shall be returned to him.
(b)Payment of designated excess. In the event that the total contributions of a retired participant, other than voluntary contributions made in accordance with the *Post*, p. 1025.provisions of section 881, with interest compounded annually at 4 60 Stat. 1023per centum added thereto, exceed the total amount returned to such participant or to an annuitant claiming through him, in the form of annuities, accumulated at the same rate of interest up to the date the annuity payments cease under the terms of the annuity, the excess of the accumulated contributions over the accumulated annuity payments shall be paid in the following order of precedence, upon the Order of precedence.establishment of a valid claim therefor:
(1)To the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the retired participant in writing to the Secretary;
(2)If there be no such beneficiary, to the duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of the retired participant;
(3)If there be no such beneficiary, or executor or administrator, payment may be made to such person or persons as may appear in the judgment of the Secretary to be legally entitled thereto, and such payment shall be a ban to recovery by any other person.
(c)No payment shall be made pursuant to paragraph
(3)of this section until after the expiration of thirty days from the death of the retired participant or his surviving annuitant. Part F— Period of Service for Annuities computation of length of service Sec. 851. For the purposes of this title, the period of service of a participant shall be computed from the effective date of appointment as Foreign Service officer, or, if appointed prior to July 1, 1924, as diplomatic secretary, consul general, consul, vice consul, deputy consul, consular assistant, consular agent, commercial agent, interpreter, or student interpreter, and shall include periods of service at different times as either a diplomatic or consular officer, or while on assignment to the Department, or while on special duty or service in another department or establishment of the Government, or while on any assignment in accordance with the provisions of part H of title V, but *Ante*, p. 1011.all periods of separation from the Service and so much of any leaves of absence as may exceed six months in the aggregate in any calendar year shall be excluded, except sick leaves of absence for illness or injury incurred in the line of duty, with or without pay, and leaves of absences granted participants while performing active military or naval service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States. prior service credit Sec. 852.
(a)A participant may, subject to the provisions of this section, include in his period of service—
(1)service performed as a civilian officer or employee of the Government prior to becoming a participant; and
(2)active military or naval service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States.
(b)A person may obtain credit for prior service by making a Special contribution.special contribution to the Fund equal to 5 per centum of his annual salary for each year of service for which credit is sought subsequent to July 1, 1924, with interest thereon to date of payment compounded annually at 4 per centum. Any such participant may, under such conditions as may be determined in each instance by the Secretary, pay such special contributions in installments during the continuance of his service.
(c)Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to affect in any Participant’s right to retired pay, etc.manner a participant’s right to retired pay, pension, or compensation in addition to the annuities herein provided, but no participant may 60 Stat. 1024obtain prior service credit toward an annuity under the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System for any period of service, whether in a civilian or military capacity, on the basis of which he is receiving or will in the future be entitled to receive any annuity, pension, or other retirement or disability payment or allowance. extra service credit for service at unhealthful posts Sec. 853. The President may from time to time establish a list of places which by reason of climatic or other extreme conditions are to be classed as unhealthful posts, and each year of duty subsequent to January 1, 1900, at such posts inclusive of regular leaves of absence, of participants thereafter retired, shall be counted as one year and a half, and so on in like proportion in reckoning the length of service for the purpose of retirement, fractional months being considered as full months in computing such service. The President may at any time cancel the deignation of any places as unhealthful without affecting any credit which has accrued for service at such posts prior to the date of the cancellation. credit for service while on military leave Sec. 854. Contributions shall not be required covering periods of leave of absence from the Service granted a participant while performing active military or naval service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States. Part G— Moneys estimate of appropriations needed Sec. 861. The Secretary of the Treasury shall prepare the estimates of the annual appropriations required to be made to the Fund, and shall make actuarial valuations of such funds at intervals Incidental expenses of administration.of five years, or oftener if deemed necessary by him. The Secretary of State may expend from money to the credit of the Fund an amount not exceeding $5,000 per annum for the incidental expenses necessary in administering the provisions of this title, including actuarial advice. annual report to congress Sec. 862. The Secretary shall submit annually to the President and to the Congress a comparative report showing the condition of the Fund and estimates of appropriations necessary to continue this title in full force. investment of moneys in the fund Sec. 863. The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest from time to time in interest-bearing securities of the United States such portions of the Fund as in his judgment may not be immediately required for the payment of annuities, cash benefits, refunds, and allowances, and the income derived from such investments shall constitute a part of such Fund. attachment of moneys Sec. 864. None of the moneys mentioned in this title shall be assignable either in law or equity, or be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, except as provided *Ante*, p 1016.in section 634 (b). 60 Stat. 1025 Part H— Officers Reinstated in the Service Sec. 871. A Foreign Service officer, reinstated in the Service in accordance with the provisions of section 520
(b)shall, while so *Ante*, p. 1009.serving, be entitled in lieu of his retirement allowance to the full pay of the class in which he is temporarily serving. During such service, he shall make contributions to the Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 811. If the annuity he was receiving prior *Ante*, p. 1020.Recomputation of annuity.to his reinstatement in the Service was based on less than thirty years of service credit, the amount of his annuity when he reverts to the retired list shall be recomputed on the basis of his total service credit. Part I— Voluntary Contributions Sec. 881.
(a)Any participant may, at his option and under such Optional deposit of additional sums.regulations as may be prescribed by the President, deposit additional sums in multiples of 1 per centum of his basic salary, but not in excess of 10 per centum of such salary, which amounts together with interest at 3 per centum per annum, compounded on June 30 of each year shall, at the date of his retirement and at his election, be—
(1)returned to him in a lump sum; or
(2)used to purchase an additional life annuity; or
(3)used to purchase an additional life annuity for himself and to provide for a cash payment on his death to a beneficiary whose name shall be notified in writing to the Secretary by the participant; or
(4)used to purchase an additional life annuity for himself and a life annuity commencing on his death payable to a beneficiary whose name shall be notified in writing to the Secretary by the participant with a guaranteed return to the beneficiary or his legal representative of an amount equal to the cash payment referred to in paragraph 3.
(b)The benefits provided by subparagraphs 2, 3, or 4 of paragraph Actuarial value of benefits.(a) of this section shall be actuarially equivalent in value to the payment provided for by paragraph
(1)of this section and shall be calculated upon such tables of mortality as may be from time to time prescribed for this purpose by the Secretary of the Treasury.
(c)In case a participant shall become separated from the Service Refund of deposits upon separation.for any reason except retirement on an annuity, the amount of any additional deposits with interest at 3 per centum per annum, compounded annually, made by him under the provisions of this paragraph shall be refunded in the manner provided in section 841 for the return *Ante*, p. 1022.of contributions and interest in the case of death or withdrawal from active service.
(d)Any benefits payable to an officer or to his beneficiary in respect Additional benefits.to the additional deposits provided under this paragraph shall be in addition to the benefits otherwise provided under this title. TITLE IX— ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS Part A— Allowances and Special Allotments quarters, cost of living, and representation allowances Sec. 901. In accordance with such regulations as the President may prescribe and notwithstanding the provisions of section 1765 of the Revised Statutes (5 U. S. C. 70), the Secretary is authorized to grant to any officer or employee of the Service who is a citizen of the United States—
(1)allowances, wherever Government owned or rented quarters Allowances for living quarters, etc.are not available, for living quarters, heat, light, fuel, gas, 60 Stat. 1026and electricity, including allowances for the cost of lodging at temporary quarters, incurred by an officer or employee of the Service and the members of his family upon first arrival at a new post, for a period not in excess of three months after such first arrival or until the occupation of residence quarters, whichever period shall be shorter, up to but not in excess of the aggregate amount of the per diem that would be allowable to such officer or employee for himself and the members of his family for such period if they were in travel status;
(2)Cost-of-living allowances. cost-of-living allowances, whenever the Secretary shall determine—
(i)that the cost of living at a post abroad is proportionately so high that an allowance is necessary to enable an officer or employee of the Service at such post to carry on his work efficiently;
(ii)that extraordinary and necessary expenses, not otherwise compensated for, are incurred by an officer or employee of the Service incident to the establishment of his residence at his post of assignment;
(iii)that an allowance is necessary to assist an officer or employee of the Service who is compelled by reason of dangerous, notably unhealthful, or excessively adverse living conditions at his post abroad or for the convenience of the Government to meet the additional expense of maintaining his wife and minor children elsewhere than in the country of his assignment;
(3)Representation of U. S. allowances in order to provide for the proper representation of the United States by officers or employees of the Service. allotment for official residence of chief american representative Sec. 902. The Secretary may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, make an allotment of funds to any post to defray the unusual expenses incident to the operation and maintenance of an official residence suitable for the chief representative of the United States at that post. accounting for allowances Sec. 903. All such allowances and allotments shall be accounted for to the Secretary in such manner and under such rules and regulations Report to Congress.as the President may prescribe. The Secretary shall report all such expenditures annually to the Congress with the budget estimates of the Department. Part B— Travel and Belated Expenses general provisions Sec. 911. The Secretary may, under such regulations as he shall prescribe, pay—
(1)Travel expenses. the travel expenses of officers and employees of the Service, including expenses incurred while traveling pursuant to orders issued by the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of *Post*, p. 1028.section 933 with regard to the granting of home leave;
(2)the travel expenses of the members of the family of an officer or employee of the Service when proceeding to or returning from his post of duty; accompanying him on authorized home leave; or otherwise traveling in accordance with authority granted pursuant to the terms of this or any other Act; 60 Stat. 1027
(3)the cost of transporting the furniture and household and Transportation of household and personal effects.personal effects of an officer or employee of the Service to his successive posts of duty and, on the termination of his services, to the place where he will reside;
(4)the cost of storing the furniture and household and personal Storage.effects of an officer or employee of the Service who is absent under orders from his usual post of duty, or who is assigned to a post to which, because of emergency conditions, he cannot take or at which he is unable to use, his furniture and household and personal effects;
(5)the cost of storing the furniture and household and personal effects of an officer or employee of the Service on first arrival at a post for a period not in excess of three months after such first arrival at such post or until the establishment of residence quarters, whichever shall be shorter;
(6)the travel expenses of the members of the family and the Changes in seat of government.cost of transporting the personal effects and automobile of an officer or employee of the Service, whenever the travel of such officer or employee is occasioned by changes in the seat of the government whose capital is his post;
(7)the travel expenses and transportation costs incident to the Removal from dangerous post, etc.removal of the members of the family of an officer or employee of the Service and his furniture and household and personal effects, including automobiles, from a post at which, because of the prevalence of disturbed conditions, there is imminent danger to life and property, and the return of such persons, furniture, and effects to such post upon the cessation of such conditions; or to such other post as may in the meantime have become the post to which such officer or employee has been assigned.
(8)the cost of preparing and transporting to their former Officer or employee dying abroad, etc.homes in the continental United States or to a place not more distant, the remains of an officer or employee of the Service who is a citizen of the United States and of the members of his family who may die abroad or while in travel status. loan of household equipment Sec. 912. The Secretary may, if he shall find it in the interests of the Government to do so as a means of eliminating transportation costs, provide officers and employees of the Service with household equipment for use on a loan basis in personally owned or leased residences. transportation of automobiles Sec. 913. The Secretary may, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, transport for or on behalf of an officer or employee of the Service, a privately owned automobile in any case where he shall determine that water, rail, or air transportation of the automobile is necessary or expedient for any part or of all the distance between points of origin and destination. Part C— Commissary Service Sec. 921. The Secretary may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, and pursuant to appropriations therefor, establish and maintain emergency commissary or mess services in such places abroad where, in his judgment, such services are necessary temporarily to insure the effective and efficient performance of the duties and responsibilities of the Service, such services to be available to the officers and employees of all Government agencies located in any such places abroad. Reimbursements incident to the maintenance and operationReimbursements. 60 Stat. 1028of commissary or mess service shall be at not less than cost as determined by the Secretary and shall be used as working funds: *Provided*, That each year an amount equal to the amount of the appropriation for such service shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts not later than six months after the close of the fiscal year for which any such appropriation is made. Part D— Leaves of Absence annual leave Sec. 931.
(a)The Secretary may, in his discretion and in accordance with such regulations as he may prescribe, grant an officer or employee of the Service who is a citizen of the United States not to exceed sixty calendar days’ annual leave of absence with pay.
(b)Where an officer or employee on leave returns to the continental United States, the leave of absence granted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph
(a)of this section shall be exclusive of the time actually and necessarily occupied in going to and from the continental United States, and such time as may be necessarily occupied in awaiting sailing or flight.
(c)Accumulated leave. Any part of the sixty days’ annual leave which an officer or employee may receive and which is not used in any one year shall be accumulated for succeeding years until it totals one hundred and eighty days.
(d)Noncitizen employees. The Secretary may in his discretion and subject to such regulations as he may prescribe, grant to an employee of the Service who is not a citizen of the United States thirty calendar days’ annual leave with pay each calendar year. Any part of the thirty days’ leave not used in any year shall be accumulated for succeeding years until it totals not. exceeding sixty days. sick leave Sec. 932. The Secretary may in his discretion and subject to such regulations as he may prescribe, grant an officer or employee of the Service sick leave with pay at the rate of fifteen calendar days each Accumulated leave.calendar year. Any part of the fifteen days’ sick leave not used or availed of in any year shall be accumulated for succeeding years until it totals one hundred and twenty days. ordering return of personnel to united states on leaves of absence Sec. 933.
(a)Statutory leave. The Secretary shall order to the continental United States on statutory leave of absence every officer and employee of the Service who is a citizen of the United States upon completion of two years’ continuous service abroad or as soon as possible thereafter.
(b)Service while on leave. While in the continental United States on leave, the service of any officer or employee shall be available for such work or duties in the Department or elsewhere as the Secretary may prescribe, but the time of such work or duties shall not be counted as leave. reserve officers assigned to the service Sec. 934.
(a)A Reserve officer, assigned to the Service from any Government agency shall, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, be granted annual leave of absence and sick leave of absence in accordance with the provisions of part D of this title during the period of his assignment.
(b)Transfer of annual and sick leave. Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, a person assigned to the Service as a Reserve officer from any Government agency may, notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of December 60 Stat. 102921, 1944 (58 Stat. 845; 5 U. S. C. 61b), transfer to the Service any [5 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 61b–61e](/us/usc/t5/s61b–61e).annual or sick leave of absence standing to his credit at the time of his assignment to the Service. On his return to the agency by which he is regularly employed, he may transfer the aggregate of his accumulated and current annual and sick leave to that agency but the amount of leave so transferred shall not exceed the maximum which an officer or employee of the agency to which he is returning may have to his credit on the date of his return. transfer of leave of absence Sec. 935. Under such regulations as the President may prescribe Officer, etc., of Service.an officer or employee of the Service who resigns from the Service in order to accept an appointment in any Government agency may transfer to such Government agency any annual or sick leave of absence standing to his credit at the time of his resignation from the Service and any officer or employee of any Government agency who resigns Officer, etc., of Government agency.from such agency in order to accept an appointment to the Service may transfer to the Service any annual or sick leave of absence standing to his credit at the time of his resignation from the Government agency in which he was employed, but in no event shall the amount of annual or sick leave of absence so transferred exceed the maximum amount of the annual or sick leave of absence which may be accumulated in either the Service or the Government agency to which such person is appointed, as the case may be. Part E— Medical Services expenses of treatment Sec. 941. The Secretary may, in the event of illness or injury requiring hospitalization of an officer or employee of the Service who is a citizen of the United States, not the result of vicious habits, intemperance, or misconduct on his part, incurred in the line of duty while such person is assigned abroad, pay for the cost of the treatment of such illness or injury at a suitable hospital or clinic. transportation to approved hospitals Sec. 942.
(a)The Secretary may. in the event of illness or injury requiring the hospitalization of an officer or employee of the Service who is a citizen of the United States, not the result of vicious habits, intemperance, or misconduct on his part, incurred while on assignment abroad, in a locality where there does not exist a suitable hospital or clinic, pay the travel expenses of such officer or employee by whatever means he shall deem appropriate and without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (47 Stat. 1516; 5 U. S. C. 73b) , to the nearest locality *Ante*, p. 808.where a suitable hospital or clinic exists and on his recovery pay for the travel expenses of his return to his post of duty. If the officer or Expenses of attendant.employee is too ill to travel unattended, the Secretary may also pay the travel expenses of an attendant.
(b)The Secretary may establish a first-aid station and provide for First-aid station.the services of a nurse at a post at which, in his opinion, sufficient personnel is employed to warrant such a station. physical examinations and costs of inoculations Sec. 943. The Secretary shall, under such regulations as he may prescribe, provide for the periodic physical examination of officers and employees of the Service who are citizens of the United States, including examinations necessary to establish disability or incapacity 60 Stat. 1030*Ante*, p. 1021. in accordance with the provisions of section 831, and for the cost of administering inoculations or vaccinations to such officers or employees. TITLE X— MISCELLANEOUS Part A— Prohibitions against uniforms Sec. 1001. An officer or employee of the Service holding a position of responsibility in the Service shall not wear any uniform except such as may be authorized by law or such as a military commander may require civilians to wear in a theater of military operations. against accepting presents Sec. 1002. An officer or employee of the Service shall not ask or, without the consent of the Congress, receive, for himself or any other person, any present, emolument, pecuniary favor, office, or title from Acceptance of gift to U. S.any foreign government. A chief of mission or other principal officer may, however, under such regulations as the President may prescribe, accept gifts made to the United States or to any political subdivision thereof by the government to which he is accredited or from which he holds an exequatur. against engaging in business abroad Sec. 1003. An officer or employee of the Service shall not, while holding office, transact or be interested in any business or engage for profit in any profession in the country or countries to which he is assigned abroad in his own name or in the name or through the agency of any other person, except as authorized by the Secretary. against correspondence on affairs of foreign governments Sec. 1004.
(a)An officer or employee of the Service shall not correspond in regard to the public affairs of any foreign government except with the proper officers of the United States, except as authorized by the Secretary.
(b)Recommendation for employment. An officer or employee of the Service shall not recommend any person for employment in any position of trust or profit under the government of the country to which he is detailed or assigned, except as authorized by the Secretary. against political, racial, religious, or color discrimination Sec. 1005. In carrying out the provisions of this Act, no political test shall be required and none shall be taken into consideration, nor shall there be any discrimination against any person on account of race, creed, or color. Part B— Bonds Sec. 1011. Every secretary, consul general, consul, vice consul, Foreign Service officer, and Foreign Service Reserve officer, and, if required, any other officer or employee of the Service or of the Department before he enters upon the duties of his office shall give to the United States a bond in such form and in such penal sum as the Secretary shall prescribe, with such sureties as the Secretary shall approve, conditioned without division of penalty for the true and faithful performance of his duties, including (but not by way of limitation) certifying vouchers for payment, accounting for, paying over, and delivering up of all fees, moneys, goods, effects, books, records, papers, and other property that shall come to his hands or to the hands of any other person to his use as such officer or employee 60 Stat. 1031under any law now or hereafter enacted and for the true and faithful performance of all other duties now or hereafter lawfully imposed upon him as such officer or employee, and such bond shall be construed to be conditioned for the true and faithful performance of all official duties of whatever character now or hereafter lawfully imposed upon him, or by him assumed incident to his employment as an officer or employee of the Government. Notwithstanding any Separate bond.other provisions of law, upon approval of any bond given pursuant to this Act, the principal shall not be required to give another separate bond conditioned for the true and faithful performance of only a part of the duties for which the bond given pursuant to this Act is conditioned. The bond of an officer or employee of the Service shall be construed to be conditioned for the true and faithful performance of all acts of such officer incident to his office regardless of whether appointed or commissioned as diplomatic, consular, Foreign Service officer, or other officer of the Service. The bonds Deposit.herein mentioned shall be deposited with the Secretary of the Treasury. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to obviate the necessity of furnishing any bond which may be required pursuant to the provisions of the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended (44 Stat. 688; 47 Stat. 405; 56 Stat. 39; 5 U. S. C. 821–823, [5 U. S. C. §§ 821–823, 824–833; Supp. V, § 823](/us/usc/t5/s821–823/824–833).827–833). Part C— Gifts Sec. 1021.
(a)The Secretary may accept on behalf of the United Acceptance for benefit of Service.States gifts made unconditionally by will or otherwise for the benefit of the Service or for the carrying out of any of its functions. Conditional gifts may be so accepted if recommended by the Director General, and the principal of and income from any such conditional gift shall be held, invested, reinvested, and used in accordance with its conditions, but no gift shall be accepted which is conditioned upon any expenditure not to be met therefrom or from the income thereof unless such expenditure has been approved by Act of Congress.
(b)Any unconditional gift of money accepted pursuant to the Deposit of money, etc.authority granted in paragraph
(a)of this section, the net proceeds from the liquidation (pursuant to paragraph
(c)or paragraph
(d)of this section) of any other property so accepted, and the proceeds of insurance on any such gift property not used for its restoration, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States and are hereby appropriated and shall be held in trust by the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefit of the Service, and he may invest and Investment.reinvest such funds in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States. Such gifts and the income from such investments Availability for expenditure.shall be available for expenditure in the operation of the Service and the performance of its functions, subject to the same examination and audit as is provided for appropriations made for the Service by Congress.
(c)The evidences of any unconditional gift of intangible personal Intangible personal property.property, other than money, accepted pursuant to the authority granted m paragraph
(a)of this section, shall be deposited with the Secretary of the Treasury and he, in his discretion, may hold them, or liquidate them except that they shall be liquidated upon the request of the Secretary whenever necessary to meet payments required in the operation of the Service or the performance of its functions. The proceeds and income from any such property held by the Secretary of the Treasury shall be available for expenditure as is provided in paragraph
(b)of this section. 60 Stat. 1032
(d)Real property and tangible personal property. The Secretary shall hold any real property or any tangible personal property accepted unconditionally pursuant to the authority granted in paragraph
(a)of this section and he shall permit such property to be used for the operation of the Service and the performance of its functions or he may lease or hire such property, and may insure such property, and deposit the income thereof with the Secretary of the Treasury to be available for expenditure as provided in Availability of income for expenditure.paragraph
(b)of this section. The income from any such real property or tangible persona] property shall be available for expenditure in the discretion of the Secretary for the maintenance, preservation, or repair and insurance of such property and any proceeds from insurance Liquidation of property.may be used to restore the property insured. Any such property when not required for the operation of the Service or the performance of its functions may be liquidated by the Secretary, and the proceeds thereof deposited with the Secretary of the Treasury, whenever in his judgment the purposes of the gifts will be served thereby.
(e)Taxes. For the purpose of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, any gift, devise, or bequest accepted by the Secretary under authority of this Act shall be deemed to be a gift, devise, or bequest to or for the use of the United States. Part D— Authorization to Retain Attorneys Sec. 1031. The Secretary may, without regard to sections 189 and 365 of the Revised Statutes (5 U. S. C. 49 and 314), authorize a principal officer to procure legal services whenever such services are required for the protection of the interests of the Government or to enable an officer or employee of the Service to carry on his work efficiently. Part E— Delegation of Authority Sec. 1041. Powers of Secretary.
(a)The Secretary may delegate to officers or employees holding positions of responsibility in the Department or the Service or to such boards as he may continue or establish any of the powers conferred upon him by this Act to the extent that he finds such delegation to be in the interests of the efficient administration of the Service.
(b)Powers of Director General. The Director General may delegate to officers or employees holding positions of responsibility in the Department or the Service any of the powers conferred upon him by this Act to the extent that he finds such delegation to be in the interests of the efficient administration of the Service. Part F— Exemption From Taxation Sec. 1051. Section 116 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended [26 U. S. C., Supp V, § 116](/us/usc/t26/s116).(53 Stat. 48; 53 Stat. 575; 56 Stat. 842; 58 Stat. 46; 26 U. S. C. 116), relative to exclusions from gross income, is further amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection to read as follows:" “(k) Allowances, etc. In the case of an officer or employee of the Foreign Service of the United States, amounts received by such officer or employee as *Ante*, p. 1025.allowances or otherwise under the terms of title IX of the Foreign Service Act of 1946.” " Part G— Interpretation of the Act liberal-construction clause Sec. 1061. The provisions of this Act shall be construed liberally in order to effectuate its purpose. 60 Stat. 1033 provisions that may be held invalid Sec. 1062. If any provision of this Act or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and the applicability of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. headings of titles, parts, and sections Sec. 1063. The headings descriptive of the various titles, parts, and sections of this Act are inserted for convenience only, and, in case of any conflict between any such heading and the substance of the title, part, or section to which it relates, the heading shall be disregarded. provisions of the act of july 3, 1946 Sec. 1064. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the provisions of sections 1,2,3, and 4 of the Act of July 3, 1946 (Public Law *Ante*, p. 426.488, Seventy-ninth Congress). The “classified grades” within the meaning of that Act shall, from and after the effective date of this Act, be construed to mean classes 1 to 5, inclusive. Part H— Authorization for Appropriations Sec. 1071. Appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act are hereby authorized. TITLE XI— TEMPORARY PROVISIONS Part A— Temporary Provisions Concerning Appointments and Salaries of Officers and Employees of the Service reinstatement of chiefs of mission who are former foreign service officers Sec. 1101. Any person who on the effective date of this Act is a chief of mission and who has previously been a Foreign Service officer may be reinstated as a Foreign Service officer in the class of career minister. transfer of foreign service officers from old classes to new classes Sec. 1102.
(a)Foreign Service officers on active service on the effective date of this Act shall, by virtue of this Act, be transferred from the classes in which they are serving on such date to the new classes established by this Act as follows: Officers of class I to the new class 1; officers of class II to the new class 2; officers of classes III and IV to the new class 3; officers of classes V and VI, to the new class 4; officers of classes VII and VIII, to the new class 5; officer's in the unclassified grade, to the new class 6.
(b)Each officer so transferred shall under such regulations as the Salary.Secretary may prescribe receive that salary in the new class which shall as nearly as possible correspond to his relative standing in the Service.
(c)Whenever, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph
(a)Service in two former classes combined to form new class.of this section, the officers in a new class shall be officers who previously served in two former classes that were combined to form the new class, the period of minimum service in class for the purposes of determining eligibility for promotion in accordance with the provisions of section 622, shall commence to run from the date of their promotion to *Ante*, p. 1014.the lower of the two classes from which the new class is composed and from the date of their promotion to the higher of the two classes from which the new class is composed for the purposes of computing the 60 Stat. 1034minimum period an officer shall serve in a class before the commencement of the period during which he must obtain a promotion in order to prevent being retired. In all other cases, service in a former class shall be considered as constituting service in the new class for the purposes of section 622. transfer of other officers and employees of the service from their present positions to new positions Sec. 1103. The Secretary shall, under such regulations as he may prescribe, provide for the transfer of the personnel of the Service, other than persons occupying positions which under the terms of this Act constitute them chiefs of mission and Foreign Service officers, to corresponding positions established by the terms of this Act or by any regulations issued pursuant thereto. in-class promotions Sec. 1104. Credit for time served in previous class. In making transfers of personnel in accordance with the provisions of sections 1102 and 1103, credit for time served in a previous class or position shall be given for the purpose of determining eligibility for in-class promotions in a new class in the same manner as if such time had been served in the new class. rules governing the making of salary determinations in carrying out an initial classification of the service Sec. 1105. In making the initial classification of the Service for Foreign Service staff officers and employees in accordance with the *Ante*, pp. 1005, 1006.provisions of sections 441 and 442, the following rules shall apply:
(1)The principle of equal compensation for equal work, irrespective of sex, shall be followed.
(2)If an officer or employee is receiving basic salary at less than the minimum rate of the class or subclass to which the position he holds is allocated, his salary shall be increased to the lowest basic salary of that class or subclass.
(3)If an officer or employee is receiving a basic salary within the range provided for the class or subclass to which the position he holds is allocated, and at one of the rates within that range, no change shall be made in his basic salary; if his basic salary rate is within the range but does not correspond to any one of the rates prescribed for that *Ante*, p. 1003.range by section 415, his salary shall be adjusted by fixing it at the next higher rate above the rate which he is receiving.
(4)If an officer or employee is receiving basic salary at a rate in *Ante*, p. 1003.excess of the maximum basic salary rate provided by section 415 for the class of subclass to which the position he holds is allocated in accordance with the provisions of section 1103, he shall not suffer a diminution in salary as a consequence of the classification of the position which he holds so long as he continues to occupy that position, but if he is not receiving salary at one of the rates prescribed in section 415, his salary shall be adjusted by fixing it at the next higher rate above the rate which he is receiving. Part B— Temporary Provisions Concerning Retirement mandatory retirement Sec. 1111. *Ante*, p. 1015.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 632 regarding the retirement of Foreign Service officers at the age of sixty years, Foreign Service officers below the class of career minister shall, during the. first year after the effective date of this Act, be mandatorily retired for age upon reaching the age of sixty-four unless their services have 60 Stat. 1035been extended in accordance with the provisions of section 632; during the second year, at age sixty-three; during the third year, at age sixty-two; during the fourth year, at age sixty-one; and, thereafter, at age sixty, but in no event shall any Foreign Service officer be mandatorily retired for age during such four-year period until he has had fifteen years of service.
(b)No Foreign Service officer shall be mandatorily retired in accordance Restriction.with provisions of section 633 or 634 until three years after *Ante*, p. 1015.the effective date of this Act. rate of annuities to be recomputed Sec. 1112. The Secretary shall cause annuities of all persons who are receiving annuities from the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund on the effective date of this Act to be recomputed in accordance with the provisions of section 821
(a)and annuities payable *Ante*, p. 1020.to such persons shall, commencing on the effective date of this Act, be paid at the rates so determined, but no such recomputation or Reduction of rate.any other action taken pursuant to this Act shall operate to reduce the rate of the annuity received by any such person unless such person voluntarily elects to receive a reduced annuity as provided in section 821 (c). *Ante*, p. 1021. Part C— Miscellaneous Temporary Provisions bonds Sec. 1121. The provisions of this Act shall not operate to impair the validity of any existing bond furnished by any officer or employee of the Service. use of appropriations Sec. 1122. Funds appropriated to the Department of State for the fiscal year 1947, under the caption “Foreign Service”, are hereby *Ante*, p. 448.made available for the purposes of this Act in accordance with authority granted herein and such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. The appropriation of such additional funds as may be Appropriations authorized.required to carry out the provisions of this Act is hereby authorized. Part D— Repeal Clauses repeal of particular statutes Sec. 1131. The following statutes or parts of statutes are hereby repealed:
(1)Section 208 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by the Act of May 29, 1928 (ch. 901, Public Law Numbered 611, 45 Stat. 987) (5 *Ante*, p. 869.U. S. C. 163).
(2)Section 1674 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by section 6 of the Act of February 5, 1915 (ch. 23, Public Law Numbered 242, 38 Stat. 806), and as further amended by the Act of March 3, 1875 (ch. 153, 18 Stat. 483), and by that part of the Act of July 1, 1916 (ch. 208, Public Law Numbered 131, 39 Stat. 252), which constitutes the second proviso under the heading “Salaries of Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service” (22 U. S. C. 40 and 51).
(3)Section 1675 of the Revised Statutes as amended by the Act of March 3, 1875 (ch. 153, 18 Stat. 483), and by that part of title I of the Act of February 27, 1925 (ch. 364, Public Law Numbered 502, 43 Stat. 1015), under the heading “Diplomatic and Consular Service” and the subheading “Ambassadors and Ministers” (22 U. S. C. 32).
(4)Section 1685 of the Revised Statutes as amended by schedule A of the Act of March 2, 1909 (ch. 235, Public Law Numbered 292, 35 60 Stat. 1036Stat. 673), and as further amended by section 3 of the Act of February 5, 1915 (ch. 23, Public Law Numbered 242, 38 Stat. 805). section 17 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (ch. 182, Public Law Numbered 135, 43 Stat, 143), hereinafter referred to as the Act of May 24, 1924, and by that part of title I of the Act of February 27, 1925 (ch. 364, Public Law Numbered 502,43 Stat. 1016), which reads as follows: “*Provided*, That after June 30, 1924, vice consuls while in charge of a consulate general or consulate during the absence of the principal officer shall be entitled to additional compensation in the same manner and under the same conditions as Foreign Service officers as provided in section 17 of the Act of May 24, 1924,” renumbered as section 25 and further amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (ch. 276, Public Law Numbered 715, 46 Stat. 1210), hereinafter referred to as the Act of February 23, 1931 (22 U. S. C. 20).
(5)Section 1686 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S. C. 36).
(6)Section 1688 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S. C. 39).
(7)Section 1695 of the Revised Statutes and section 3 of the Act of April 5, 1906 (ch. 1366, Public Law Numbered 83, 34 Stat. 100), which reenacted certain parts of section 1695 of the Revised Statutes without specifically amending such section (22 U. S. C. 51a and 55).
(8)Section 1696 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S. C. 58).
(9)Section 1712 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by the Act of June 18, 1888 (ch. 393, 25 Stat. 186) (22 U. S. C. 80).
(10)Section 1713 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by the Act of June 18, 1888 (ch. 393, 25 Stat. 186) (22 U. S. C. 82).
(11)Section 1714 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S. C. 71).
(12)Section 1738 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S. C. 105).
(13)Section 1740 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S. C. 121).
(14)Section 1743 of the Revised Statutes (22 IL S. C. 125).
(15)Section 1744 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S. C. 33).
(16)Section 1748 of the Revised Statutes (22 IT. S. C. 129).
(17)Section 1749 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S. C. 130).
(18)Section 1752 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S. C. 132).
(19)That part of section 1 of the Act of June 11, 1874 (ch. 275, 18 Stat. 67), which reads as follows: “And the Secretary of State is authorized to allow and pay to the secretary of legation and to the second secretary of legation and to the messenger of the legation in Paris, from the moneys collected at the legation for the transmission of consular invoices, an amount not to exceed in the aggregate six hundred dollars in any one year, to be divided and distributed as the Secretary of State may direct, provided that the surplus receipts are sufficient for that purpose” (22 U. S. C. 37).
(20)Section 4 of the Act of June 11, 1874 (ch. 275, 18 Stat. 70) (22 U. S. C. 122).
(21)The Act of June 17, 1874 (ch. 294,18 Stat. 77) (22 U. S. C. 124 and 126).
(22)That part of the Act of January 27, 1879 (ch. 28, 20 Stat. 273), which reads as follows: “And it shall be the duty of consuls to make to the Secretary of State a quarterly statement of exports from, and imports to, the different places to which they are accredited, giving, as near as may be, the market price of the various articles of exports and imports, the duty and port charges, if any, on articles imported and exported, together with such general information as they may be able to obtain as to how, where, and through what channels a market may be opened for American products and manufactures. In addition to the duties now imposed by law, it shall be the duty of consuls and commercial agents of the United States, annually, to procure and transmit to the Department of State, as far as practicable, information respecting the rate of wages paid for skilled and 60 Stat. 1037unskilled labor within their respective jurisdictions.” (22 U. S. C. 81.)
(23)That part of section 5 of the Act of February 14, 1903 (ch. 552. Public Law Numbered 87, 32 Stat. 827), reading as follows: “And all consular officers of the United States, including consuls-general, consuls, and commercial agents, are hereby required, and it is made a part of their duty, under the direction of the Secretary of State, to gather and compile, from time to time, useful and material information and statistics in respect to the subjects enumerated in section 3 of this Act in the countries and places to which such consular officers are accredited, and to send under the direction of the Secretary of State, reports as required by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor of the information and statistics thus gathered and compiled, such reports to be transmitted through the Department of State to the Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor,” as amended by section 3 of the Act of April 5, 1906 (ch. 1366, Public Law Numbered 83, 34 Stat. 100): by the Act of August 23, 1912 (ch. 350, Public Law Numbered 299, 37 Stat. 407), and by the Act of March 4, 1913 (ch. 141, Public Law Numbered 426, 37 Stat. 736) (15 U. S. C. 175).
(24)Section 11 of the Act of February 14, 1903 (ch. 552, Public Law Numbered 87, 32 Stat. 830) (5 U. S. C. 162).
(25)Section 4 of the Act of April 5, 1906 (eh. 1366, Public Law Numbered 83, 34 Stat. 100), as amended by section 10 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 142), and renumbered as section 17 and further amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1209) (22 U.S. C.9).
(26)That part of section 8 of the Act of April 5, 1906 (ch. 1366, Public Law Numbered 83, 34 Stat. 101), reading as follows: “but this shall not apply to consular agents, who shall be paid by one-half of the fees received in their offices, up to a maximum sum of one thousand dollars in any one year, the other half being accounted for and paid into the Treasury of the United States(22 U. S. C. 99).”
(27)That part of schedule A of the Act of March 2, 1909 (ch. 235, Public Law Numbered 292; 35 Stat. 672), which reads as follows: “And hereafter no new ambassadorship shall be created unless the same shall be provided for by Act of Congress.” (22 U. S. C. 31.)
(28)Section 7 of the Act of February 5, 1915 (ch. 23, Public Law Numbered 242, 38 Stat. 807), as amended by section 12 of the Act of May 3, 1945 (ch. 105, Public Law Numbered 48; 59 Stat. 105, hereinafter referred to as the Act of May 3, 1945 (22 U. S. C. 38)). [22 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 24](/us/usc/t22/s24).*Post*, p. 1010.
(29)That part of the Act of July 1, 1916, which, under the heading “Salaries of Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service,” authorizes the President to designate and assign any secretary of class one as counselor of embassy or legation (39 Stat. 252), as amended by section 16 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 143), and renumbered as section 23 by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1210) (22 U.S. C. 18).
(30)The joint resolution of September 29, 1919 (ch. 72, Public Resolution Numbered 16, 41 Stat. 291) (22 U. S. C. 34).
(31)That part of the Act of June 1, 1922 (ch. 204, Public Law Numbered 229. 42 Stat. 600), which under the heading “Diplomatic and Consular Service” and subheading “Ambassadors and Ministers” in title I authorizes the appointment of an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Egypt (22 U. S. C. 34c).
(32)Section 1 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 140), renumbered as section 8 by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1207) (22 U. S. C. 1).
(33)Section 2 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 140), renumbered as section 9 and amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1207) (22.U. S. C. 2). 60 Stat. 1038
(34)Section 3 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 140), renumbered as section 10 and amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1207), and as further amended by section 2 of the Act of April 24, 1939 (ch. 84, Public Law Numbered 40, 53 Stat. 583), and by sections 4 and 5 of the Act of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 102, [22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 3](/us/usc/t22/s3).103) (22 U.S.C.3).
(35)Section 4 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 140), renumbered as section 11 and amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1215), and as further amended by the Act of June 29, 1935 (ch. 337, Public Law Numbered 181, 49 Stat. 436) (22 U. S. C. 4).
(36)Section 5 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 141), renumbered as section 12 and amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1208) (22 U. S. C. 5 and 6).
(37)Section 6 of the Act of May 24, 1924 renumbered as sections 13 and 14, and amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, [43 Stat. 141](/us/stat/43/141); [46 Stat. 1208](/us/stat/46/1208).[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 7](/us/usc/t22/s7).1931, and as further amended by section 6 of the Act of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 103) (22 U. S. C. 7).
(38)Section 9 of the Act of May 24, 1924 ( 43 Stat. 142), renumbered as section 16 and amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1208), and further amended by section 7 of the [22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 11](/us/usc/t22/s11).Act of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 103) (22 U. S. C. 11).
(39)Section 12 of the Act of May 24, 1924 ( 43 Stat. 142), renumbered as section 19 and amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1209), and further amended by section 8 of the [22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 12](/us/usc/t22/s12).Act of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 104) (22 U. S. C. 12).
(40)Section 13 of the Act of May 24, 1924 ( 43 Stat. 143), renumbered as section 20 and amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1209) (22 U. S. C. 14).
(41)Section 14 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 143), renumbered as section 21 and amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1209), and further amended by section 9 of the [22 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 15, 16](/us/usc/t22/s15/16).Act of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 104) (22 U. S. C. 15 and 16).
(42)Section 15 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 143), renumbered as section 22 and amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1210), and further amended by the Act of March [22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 17](/us/usc/t22/s17).17, 1941 (ch. 20, Public Law Numbered 17, 55 Stat. 44) (22 U. S. C. 17 and 17a).
(43)Paragraph 1 of section 17 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 143), renumbered as section 24 and amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1210) (22 U. S. C. 19).
(44)Section 18 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 144), as amended by section 1 of the Act of July 3, 1926 (ch. 798, Public Law Numbered 519, 44 Stat. 902), renumbered as section 26 and amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1211), further amended by section 3 of the Act of April 24, 1939 (ch. 84, Public Law Numbered 40, 53 Stat. 584), by the Act of July 19, 1939 (ch. 330, Public Law Numbered 197, 53 Stat. 1067), by the Act of August 5, 1939 (ch. 441, Public Law Numbered 277, 53 Stat. 1208), by section 1 of the Act of April 20, 1940 (ch. 118. Public Law Numbered 464, 54 Stat. 143), by section 4 of the Act of October 14, 1940 (ch. 859, Public Law Numbered 846, 54 Stat. 1118). and by section 1 of the Act of May 13, 1941 (ch. 115, Public Law Numbered [22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 21](/us/usc/t22/s21).69, 55 Stat. 189) (22 U. S. C. 21).
(45)Section 19 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 146), renumbered as section 27 by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1213) (22 U.S. C. 22). 60 Stat. 1039
(46)Section 20 of the Act of May 24, 1924 (43 Stat. 146), renumbered as section 28 and amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1213) (22 U. S. C. 23).
(47)Section 31 of the Act of May 24, 1924, as added to that Act by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1214), and as amended by section 10 of the Act of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 105) (22 U. S. C. 23f and 23g). [22 U. S. C., Supp. V. §§ 23f, 23g](/us/usc/t22/s23f/23g).
(48)Section 32 of the Act of May 24, 1924, as added to that Act by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1214), and as amended by section 5 of the Act of July 3, 1946 (Public Law 488, *Ante*, p. 427.Seventy-ninth Congress) (22 U. S. C. 23h).
(49)Section 33 of the Act of May 24, 1924, as added to that Act by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1215), and as amended by section 4 of the Act of April 24, 1939 (ch. 84, Public Law Numbered 40, 53 Stat. 588) (22 U. S. C. 3a and 23i).
(50)Section 34 of the Act of May 24, 1924, as added to that Act by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1216) (22 U. S. C. 23j).
(51)That part of the Act of February 27, 1925 (ch. 364, Public Law Numbered 502, 43 Stat. 1017), which under the heading “Diplomatic and Consular Service” and the subheading “Allowance for Clerk Hire at United States Consulates” reads as follows: “Clerks, whenever hereafter appointed, shall so far as possible, be appointed under civil-service rules and regulations”, and similar provisions in later Acts (22 U. S. C. 56).
(52)That part of the Act of February 27, 1925 (ch. 364, Public Law Numbered 502, 43 Stat. 1016), which under the heading “Diplomatic Service” and the subheading “Clerks at Embassies and Legations”, reads as follows: “who (clerks at the embassies and legations) whenever hereafter appointed shall be citizens of the United States * * * and so far as practicable shall be appointed under civil-service rules and regulations”, and similar provisions in later Acts (22 U. S. C. 35).
(53)Section 2 of the Act of July 3, 1926 (ch. 798, Public Law Numbered 519,44 Stat. 903) (22 U. S. C. 21a).
(54)Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the Act of March 3, 1927 (ch. 365, Public Law Numbered 768, 44 Stat. 1394), as amended by the Act of April 12, 1930 (ch. 142, Public Law Numbered 122, 46 Stat. 163) (15 U. S. C. 197–197d and 197f).
(55)The Joint Resolution of January 22, 1930 (ch. 22, Public Resolution Numbered 32,46 Stat. 57) (22 U. S. C. 34a).
(56)The Act of June 5, 1930 (ch. 399, Public Law Numbered 304, 46 Stat. 497–499) (7 U. S. C. 541–545).
(57)The Joint Resolution of June 5, 1930 (ch. 404, Public Resolution Numbered 81, 46 Stat. 502) (22 U. S. C. 34b).
(58)The Act of January 21, 1931 (ch. 42, Public Law Numbered 569,46 Stat. 1040) (22 U. S. C. 32a). [22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 32a note](/us/usc/t22/s32a).
(59)Section 1 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1207), as amended by section 2 of the Act of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 102) (22 U. S. C. 23a). [22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 23a](/us/usc/t22/s23a).
(60)Section 2 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1207) (22 U. S. C. 23b).
(61)Section 3 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1207), as amended by section 1 of the Act of April 24, 1939 (ch. 84, Public Law Numbered 40, 53 Stat. 583), and as further amended by section 3 of the Act of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 102) (22 U. S. C. 23c). [22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 23c](/us/usc/t22/s23c).
(62)Section 4 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1207) (22 U. S. C. 23d).
(63)Section 5 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1207) (22 U. S. C. 23e). 60 Stat. 1040
(64)That, part of section 209 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (ch. 314, Public Law Numbered 212, 47 Stat. 405), as amended, which was added to that Act by the Act of April 30, 1940 (ch. 172, Public Law Numbered 499, 54 Stat. 174) (5 U. S. C. 823a).
(65)That part of Reorganization Plan Numbered II, made effective July 1, 1939, by the Act of June 7, 1939 (ch. 193, Public Resolution Numbered 20, 53 Stat. 813), designated as subparagraphs (a), (b), and
(c)under section 1 of part 1 (53 Stat. 1431) (note under 5 U. S. C. 133t).
(66)[22 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1a](/us/usc/t22/s1a). Section 1 of the Act of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 102) (22 U. S. C. la).
(67)Section 12 of the Act of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 105) (22 U. S. C. 24). general repeal or amendment provision Sec. 1132. Any statute that is not repealed by section 1131 but which is inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act shall be considered as having been amended or superseded by such provisions. rights and liabilities under statutes that are repealed Sec. 1133. The repeal of the several statutes or parts of statutes accomplished by section 1131 shall not affect any act done or right accruing or accrued, or any suit or proceeding had or commenced in any civil cause, before such repeal, but all rights and liabilities under the statutes or parts thereof so repealed shall continue, and may be enforced in the same manner as if such repeal had not been made; subject, however, to the provisions of section 1134. statutes previously by implication Sec. 1134. The repeal of the several statutes or parts of statutes accomplished by section 1131 shall not be construed as a revival, up to the effective date of this Act, of any statute or part of a statute that may have previously been repealed by implication. continuance in force of existing rules, regulations, and executive orders Sec. 1135. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, existing rules, regulations of or applicable to the Service, and Executive orders shall remain in effect until revoked or rescinded or until modified or superseded by regulations made in accordance with the provisions of this Act, unless clearly inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Part E— Effective Date of Act Sec. 1141. The effective date of this Act shall be three months following the date of its enactment. Approved August 13, 1946. To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to the States for surveying their hospitals and public health centers and for planning construction of additional facilities, and to authorize grants to assist in such construction. 1946-08-13 958 Chapter 60 Stat. 1040 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 958] AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to the States for surveying their hospitals and public health centers and for planning construction of additional facilities, and to authorize grants to assist in such construction. August 13, 1946[[S. 191](/us/bill/79/s/191)][[Public Law 725](/us/pl/79/725)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Hospital Survey and Construction Act. That this Act may be cited as the “Hospital Survey and Construction Act”. 60 Stat. 1041 Sec. 2. The Public Health Service Act (consisting of titles I to V, inclusive, of the Act of July 1, 1944, 58 Stat. 682) is hereby amended [42 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 201–200, 210–229, 241–286](/us/usc/t42/s201–200/210–229/241–286).*Ante*, pp. 30, 421 *et seq.; post*, p. 1049.*Ante*, p. 914.by adding at the end thereof the following new title:" “TITLE VI— CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITALS “Part A— Declaration of Purpose “Sec. 601. The purpose of this title is to assist the several States— “(a) to inventory their existing hospitals (as defined in section 631 (e)), to survey the need for construction of hospitals, *Post*, p. 1047.and to develop programs for construction of such public and other nonprofit hospitals as will, in conjunction with existing facilities, afford the necessary physical facilities for furnishing adequate hospital, clinic, and similar services to all their people; and “(b) to construct public and other nonprofit hospitals in accordance with such programs. “Part B— Surveys and Planning “authorization of appropriation “Sec. 611. In order to assist the States in carrying out the purposes of section 601 (a), there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $3,000,000, to remain available until expended. The sums appropriated under this section shall be used for making payments to States which have submitted, and had approved by the Surgeon General, State applications for funds for carrying out such purposes. “state applications “Sec. 612.
(a)To be approved, a State application for funds for carrying out the purposes of section 601
(a)must— “(1) designate a single State agency as the sole agency for State agency.carrying out such purposes: *Provided*, That after a State plan has been approved under section 623, any further survey or programing functions shall be carried out, pursuant to section 623
(a)(10), by the agency designated in accordance with section 623
(a)(1); “(2) provide for the designation of a State advisory council, State advisory council.which shall include representatives of nongovernment organizations or groups, and of State agencies, concerned with the operation, construction, or utilization of hospitals, including representatives of the consumers of hospital services selected from among persons familiar with the need for such services in urban or rural areas, to consult with the State agency in carrying out such purpose; “(3) provide for making an inventory and survey in accordance Inventory and survey.with section 601
(a)containing all information required by the Surgeon General, and for developing a program in accordance with section 601
(a)and with regulations prescribed under section 622; and “(4) provide that the State agency will make such reports, in Reports.such form and containing such information, as the Surgeon General may from time to time reasonably require, and give the Surgeon General, upon demand, access to the records on which such reports are based. “(b) The Surgeon General shall approve any application for funds Approval of application.which complies with the provisions of subsection (a). 60 Stat. 1042 “allotments to states “Sec. 613.
(a)Each State for which a State application under section 612 has been approved shall be entitled to an allotment of such proportion of any appropriation made pursuant to section 611 as its population bears to the population of all the States, and within such allotment it shall be entitled to receive 33⅓ per centum of its expenditures in carrying out the purposes of section 601
(a)in accordance Minimum; certification.with its application: *Provided*, That no such allotment to any State shall be less than $10,000. The Surgeon General shall from time to time estimate the sum to which each State will be entitled under this section, during such ensuing period as he may determine, and shall thereupon certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the amount so estimated, reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any sum by which the Surgeon General finds that his estimate for any prior period was greater or less than the amount to which the State was entitled for such period. The Secretary of the Treasury shall thereupon, prior to audit or settlement by the General Accounting Office, pay to the State, at the time or times fixed by the Surgeon General, the amount so certified. “(b) Repayment. Any funds paid to a State under this section and not expended for the purposes for which paid shall be repaid to the Treasury of the United States. “Part C— Construction of Hospitals and Related Facilities “authorization of appropriations “Sec. 621. In order to assist the States in carrying out the purposes of section 601
(b)there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years, the sum of $75,000,000 for the construction of public and other nonprofit hospitals; and there are further authorized to be appropriated for such construction the sums provided in section 624. The sums appropriated pursuant to this section shall be used for making payments to States which have submitted, and had approved by the Surgeon General, State plans for carrying out the purposes of section 601 (b); and for making payments to political subdivisions of, and public or other nonprofit agencies in, such States. “general regulations “Sec. 622. Within six months after the enactment of this title, the Surgeon General, with the approval of the Federal Hospital Council and the Administrator, shall by general regulation prescribe— “(a) Distribution of beds. The number of general hospital beds required to provide adequate hospital services to the people residing in a State, and the general method or methods by which such beds shall be distributed among Maximum allowance.base areas, intermediate areas, and rural areas: *Provided*, That for the purposes of this title, the total of such beds for any State shall not exceed four and one-half per thousand population, except that in States having less than twelve and more than six persons per square mile the limit shall be five beds per thousand population, and in States having six persons or less per square mile the limit shall be five and one-half beds per thousand population; but if, in any area (as defined in the regulations) within the State, there are more beds than required by the standards prescribed by the Surgeon General, the excess over such standards may be eliminated in calculating this maximum allowance. “(b) Beds for tuberculous, etc., patients. The number of beds required to provide adequate hospital services for tuberculous patients, mental patients, and chronic-disease 60 Stat. 1043patients in a State, and the general method or methods by which such beds shall be distributed throughout the State: *Provided*, That for the Maximum allowance.purposes of this title the total number of beds for tuberculous patients not exceed two and one-half times the average annual deaths from tuberculosis in the State over the five-year period from 1940 to 1944, inclusive, the total number of beds for mental patients shall not exceed five per thousand population, and the total number of beds for chronic disease patients shall not exceed two per thousand population. “(c) The number of public health centers and the general method Distribution of public health centers.of distribution of such centers throughout the State, which for the purposes of this title, shall not exceed one per thirty thousand population, except that in States having less than twelve persons per square mile, it shall not exceed one per twenty thousand population. “(d) The general manner in which the State agency shall determine Manner of determining priority of projects.the priority of projects based on the relative need of different sections of the population and of different areas lacking adequate hospital facilities, giving special consideration to hospitals serving rural communities and areas with relatively small financial resources. “(e) General standards of construction and equipment for hospitals Standards of construction anti equipment.Adequate hospital facilities.of different classes and in different types of location. “(f) That the State plan shall provide for adequate hospital facilities for the people residing in a State, without discrimination on account of race, creed, or color, and shall provide for adequate hospital facilities for persons unable to pay therefor. Such regulation may Availability to all persons.require that before approval of any application for a hospital or addition to a hospital is recommended by a State agency, assurance shall be received by the State from the applicant that
(1)such hospital or addition to a hospital will be made available to all persons residing in the territorial area of the applicant, without discrimination on account of race, creed, or color, but an exception shall be made in cases Exception.where separate hospital facilities are provided for separate population groups, if the plan makes equitable provision on the basis of need for facilities and services of like quality for each such group; and
(2)there will be made available in each such hospital or addition to a Persons unable to pay.hospital a reasonable volume of hospital services to persons unable to pay therefor, but an exception shall be made if such a requirement is not feasible from a financial standpoint. “(g) General methods of administration of the plan by the designated Methods of administration.State agency, subject to the limitations set forth in section 623
(6)and (8). “state plans “Sec. 623.
(a)After such regulations have been issued, any State desiring to take advantage of this part may submit a State plan for carrying out the purposes of section 601 (b). Such State plan must— “(1) designate a single State agency as the sole agency for the Sole administrative agency.administration of the plan, or designate such agency as the sole agency for supervising the administration of the plan; “(2) contain satisfactory evidence that the State agency designated Evidence of authority.in accordance with paragraph
(1)hereof will have authority to carry out such plan in conformity with this part; “(3) provide for the designation of a State advisory council State advisory council.which shall include representatives of nongovernment organizations or groups, and of State agencies, concerned with the operation, construction, or utilization of hospitals, including representatives of the consumers of hospital services selected from among persons familiar with the need for such services in urban or rural areas, to consult with the State agency in carrying out such plans; 60 Stat. 1044 “(4) Hospital construction program. set forth a hospital construction program
(A)which is based on a State-wide inventory of existing hospitals and survey of need;
(B)which conforms with the regulations prescribed by the Surgeon General under section 622 (a), (b), and (c);
(C)which, in the case of a State which has developed a program under part B of this title, conforms to the program so developed except for any modification required in order to comply with regulations prescribed pursuant to section 622 (a), (b), and (c), and except for any modification recommended by the State agency designated pursuant to paragraph
(1)of this subsection and approved by the Surgeon General; and
(D)which meets the requirements as to lack of discrimination on account of race, creed, or color, and for furnishing needed hospital services to persons unable to pay therefor, required by regulations prescribed under section 622 (f); “(5) Need for projects, etc. set forth the relative need determined in accordance with the regulations prescribed under section 622
(d)for the several projects included in such programs, and provide for the construction, insofar as financial resources available therefor and for maintenance and operation make possible, in the order of such relative need; “(6) Methods of administration. provide such methods of administration of the State plan, including methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis (except that the Surgeon General shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, tenure of office, or compensation of any individual employed in accordance with such methods), as the Surgeon General prescribes by regulation under section 622 (g); “(7) Minimum standards. provide minimum standards (to be fixed in the discretion of the State) for the maintenance and operation of hospitals which receive Federal aid under this part; “(8) Hearings. provide for affording to every applicant for a construction project an opportunity for hearing before the State agency; “(9) Reports. provide that the State agency will make such reports in such form and containing such information as the Surgeon General may from time to time reasonably require, and give the Surgeon General, upon demand, access to the records upon which such information is based; and “(10) Review of construction program. provide that the State agency will from time to time review its hospital construction program and submit to the Surgeon General any modifications thereof which it considers necessary. “(b) Approval by Surgeon General. The Surgeon General shall approve any State plan and any modification thereof which complies with the provisions of subsection (a). If any such plan or modification thereof shall have been disapproved by the Surgeon General for failure to comply with subsection (a), the Federal Hospital Council shall, upon request of the State agency, afford it an opportunity for hearing. If such Council determines that the plan or modification complies with the provisions of such subsection, the Surgeon General shall thereupon approve such plan or modification. “(c) Changes after approval, etc. No changes in a State plan shall be required within two years after initial approval thereof, or within two years after any change thereafter required therein, by reason of any change in the regulations prescribed pursuant to section 622, except with the consent of the State, or in accordance with further action by the Congress. “(d) Failure to enact legislation prior to July l, 1948. If any State, prior to July 1, 1948, has not enacted legislation providing that compliance with minimum standards of maintenance and operation shall be required in the case of hospitals which shall have received Federal aid under this title such State shall not be entitled to any further allotments under section 624. 60 Stat. 1045 “allotments to states “Sec. 624. Each State for which a State plan has been approved prior to or during a fiscal year shall be entitled for such year to an allotment of a sum bearing the same ratio to the sums authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 621 for such year as the product of
(a)the population of such State and
(b)the square of its allotment percentage (as defined in section 631 (a)) bears to the sum of the corresponding products for all of the States. The amount of the Availability.allotment to a State shall be available, in accordance with the provisions of this part, for payment of 33½ per centum of the cost of approved projects within such State. The Surgeon General shall calculate the allotments to be made under this section and notify the Secretary of the Treasury of the amounts thereof. Sums allotted to a State for a Unobligated sums.fiscal year for construction and remaining unobligated at the end of such year shall remain available to such State for such purpose for the next fiscal year (and for such year only), in addition to the sums alloted for such State for such next fiscal year. Any amount of the sum authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year which is not appropriated for such year, or which is not allotted in such year by reason of the failure of any State or States to have plans approved under this part, and any amount allotted to a State but remaining unobligated at the end of the period for which it is available to such State, is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the next fiscal year in addition to the sum otherwise authorized under section 621. “approval of projects and payments for construction “Sec. 625.
(a)For each project for construction pursuant to a Application for construction project.State plan approved under this part, there shall be submitted to the Surgeon General through the State agency an application by the State or a political subdivision thereof or by a public or other nonprofit agency. Such application shall set forth
(1)a description of the site for such project,
(2)plans and specifications therefor in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Surgeon General under section 622 (e),
(3)reasonable assurance that title to such site is or will be vested solely in the applicant,
(4)reasonable assurance that adequate financial support will be available for the construction of the project and for its maintenance and operation when completed, and
(5)reasonable assurance that the rates of pay for laborers and mechanics engaged in construction of the project will be not less than the prevailing local wage rates for similar work as determined in accordance with Public Law 403 of the Seventy-fourth Congress, [49 Stat. 1011](/us/stat/49/1011).[40 U. S. C. §§ 276a–276a–6; Supp. V, § 276a–5 note](/us/usc/t40/s276a–276a–6).approved August 30, 1935, as amended. The Surgeon General shall approve such application if sufficient funds to pay 331/3 per centum of the cost of construction of such project are available from the allotment to the State, and if the Surgeon General finds
(A)that the application contains such reasonable assurance as to title, financial support, and payment of prevailing rates of wages,
(B)that the plans and. specifications are in accord with the regulations prescribed pursuant to section 622,
(C)that the application is in conformity with the State plan approved under section 623 and contains an assurance that the applicant will conform to the applicable requirements of the State plan and of the regulations prescribed pursuant to section 622
(f)regarding the provision of facilities without discrimination on account of race, creed, or color, and for furnishing needed hospital facilities for persons unable to pay therefor, and an assurance that the applicant will conform to State standards for operation and maintenance, and
(D)that it has been approved and recommended by the State agency and is entitled to priority over other projects within the State in 60 Stat. 1046accordance with the regulations prescribed pursuant to section 622 Opportunity for hearing.(d). No application shall be disapproved until the Surgeon General has afforded the State agency an opportunity for a hearing. “(b) Certification of amount, etc. Upon approving an application under this section, the Surgeon General shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury an amount equal to 33% per centum of the estimated cost of construction of the project and designate the appropriation from which it is to be paid. Such certification shall provide for payment to the State, except that if the State is not authorized by law to make payments to the applicant the certification shall provide for payment direct to the applicant. Upon certification by the State agency, based upon inspection by it, that work has been performed upon a project, or purchases have been made, in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, and that payment of an installment is due to the applicant, the Surgeon General shall certify such installment for payment by the Secretary of the Default.Treasury; except that if the Surgeon General, after investigation or otherwise, has ground to believe that a default has occurred requiring action pursuant to section 632
(a)he may, upon giving notice of hearing pursuant to such subsection, withhold certification pending action based on such hearing. “(c) Amendment of application, etc. Amendment of any approved application shall be subject to approval in the same manner as an original application. Certification under subsection
(b)may be amended, either upon approval of an amendment of the application or upon revision of the estimated cost of a project. An amended certification may direct that any additional payment be made from the applicable allotment for the fiscal year in which such amended certification is made. “(d) Use of funds. The funds paid under this section for the construction of an approved project shall be used solely for carrying out such project as so approved. “(e) Recovery of value. If any hospital for which funds have been paid under this section shall at any time within twenty years after the completion of construction,
(A)be sold or transferred to any person, agency, or organization,
(1)which is not qualified to file an application under this section, or
(2)which is not approved as a transferee by the State agency designated pursuant to section 623
(a)(1), or its successor, or
(B)cease to be a nonprofit hospital as defined in section 631 (g), the United States shall be entitled to recover from either the transferor or the transferee (or, in the case of a hospital which has ceased to be a nonprofit hospital, from the owners thereof) 33% per centum of the then value of such hospital, as determined by agreement of the parties or by action brought in the district court of the United States for the district in which such hospital is situated. “Part D— Miscellaneous “definitions “Sec. 631. For the purposes of this title— “(a) Allotment percentage. the allotment percentage for any State shall be 100 per centum less that percentage which bears the same ratio to 50 per centum as the per capita income of such State bears to the per capita income of the continental United States (excluding Exceptions.Alaska), except that
(1)the allotment percentage shall in no case be more than 75 per centum or less than 33% per centum, and
(2)the allotment percentage for Alaska and Hawaii shall be 50 per centum each, and the allotment percentage for Puerto Rico shall be 75 per centum; “(b) Promulgation. the allotment percentages shall be promulgated by the Surgeon General between July 1 and August 31 of each even-numbered year, on the basis of the average of the per capita incomes of the 60 Stat. 1047States and of the continental United States for the three most recent consecutive years for which satisfactory data are available from the Department of Commerce. Such promulgation shall be conclusive for each of the two fiscal years in the period beginning July 1 next succeeding such promulgation: *Provided*, That the Surgeon General shall promulgate such percentages as soon as possible after the enactment of this title, which promulgation shall be conclusive for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947; “(c) the population of the several States shall be determined State population.on the basis of the latest figures certified by the Department of Commerce; “(d) the term ‘State’ includes Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, “State.”and the District of Columbia; “(e) the term ‘hospital’ (except as used in section 622
(a)and “Hospital.”(b)) includes public health centers and general, tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease, and other types of hospitals, and related facilities, such as laboratories, out-patient departments, nurses’ home and training facilities, and central service facilities operated in connection with hospitals, but does not include any hospital furnishing primarily domiciliary care; “(f) the term ‘public health center’ means a publicly owned “Public health center.”facility for the provision of public health services, including related facilities such as laboratories, clinics, and administrative offices operated in connection with public health centers; “(g) the term ‘nonprofit hospital’ means any hospital owned “Nonprofit hospital.”and operated by a corporation or association, no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; “(h) the term ‘construction’ includes construction of new buildings, “Construction.”expansion, remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings, and initial equipment of any such buildings; including architects’ fees, but excluding the cost of off-site improvements and, except with respect to public health centers, the cost of the acquisition of land; and “(i) the term ‘cost of construction’ means the amount found “Cost of construction.”by the Surgeon General to be necessary for the construction of a project. “withholding of certification “Sec. 632.
(a)Whenever the Surgeon General, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to the State agency designated in accordance with section 612
(a)(1), finds that the State agency is not complying substantially with the provisions required by section 612
(a)to be contained in its application for funds under part B, or after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to the State agency designated in accordance with section 623
(1)finds
(1)that the State agency is not complying substantially with the provisions required by section 623 (a), or by regulations prescribed pursuant to section 622, to be contained in its plan submitted under section 623 (a), or
(2)that any funds have been diverted from the purposes for which they have been allotted or paid, or
(3)that any assurance given in an application filed under section 625 is not being or cannot be carried out, or
(4)that there is a substantial failure to carry out plans and specifications approved by the Surgeon General under section 625, the Surgeon General may forthwith notify the Secretary of the Treasury and the State agency that no further certification will be made under part B or part C, as the case may be, or that no further certification will be made for any project or projects designated by the Surgeon General as being affected by the default, as the Surgeon General may determine to be appropriate under the circumstances; 60 Stat. 1048Exception. and, except with regard to any project for which the application has already been approved and which is not directly affected by such default, he may withhold further certifications until there is no longer any failure to comply, or, if compliance is impossible, until the State repays or arranges for the repayment of Federal moneys which have been diverted or improperly expended. “(b) Appeal.
(1)If the Surgeon General refuses to approve any application under section 625, the State agency through which the application was submitted, or if any State is dissatisfied with the Surgeon General’s action under subsection
(a)of this Section, such State may appeal to the United States circuit court of appeals for the circuit in which such State is located. The summons and notice of appeal may be served at any place in the United States. The Surgeon General shall forthwith certify and file in the court the transcript of the proceedings and the record on which he based his action. “(2) Findings of fact. The findings of fact by the Surgeon General, unless substantially contrary to the weight of the evidence, shall be conclusive; but the court, for good cause shown, may remand the case to the Surgeon. General to take further evidence, and the Surgeon General may thereupon make new or modified findings of fact and may modify his previous action, and shall certify to the court the transcript and record of the further proceedings. Such new or modified findings of fact shall likewise be conclusive unless substantially contrary to the weight of the evidence. “(3) Jurisdiction, etc., of court. The court shall have jurisdiction to affirm the action of the Surgeon General or to set it aside, in whole or in part. The judgment of the court shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or certification as provided in sections [36 Stat. 1157](/us/stat/36/1157).[28 U. S. C. §§ 346, 347](/us/usc/t28/s346/347).239 and 240 of the Judicial Code, as amended. “federal hospital council; administration of title “Sec. 633. Regulations.
(a)The Surgeon General is authorized to make such administrative regulations and perform such other functions as he finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. Any such regulations shall be subject to the approval of the Administrator. “(b) Federal Hospital Council. In administering this title, the Surgeon General shall consult with a Federal Hospital Council consisting of the Surgeon General, who shall serve as Chairman ex officio, and eight members appointed by the Administrator. Four of the, eight appointed members shall be persons who are outstanding in fields pertaining to hospital and health activities, three of whom shall be authorities in matters relating to the operation of hospitals, and the other four members shall be appointed to represent the consumers of hospital services and shall be persons familiar with the need for hospital services in urban or rural areas. Terms of office.Each appointed member shall hold office for a term of four years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term, and the terms of office of the members first taking office shall expire, as designated by the Administrator at the time of appointment, two at the end of the first year, two at the end of the second year, two at the end of the third year, and two at the end of the fourth year after the date of appointment. An appointed member shall not be eligible to serve continuously for more than two terms but shall be eligible for reappointment if Advisory and technical committees.he has not served immediately preceding his reappointment. The Council is authorized to appoint such special advisory and technical Compensation.committees as may be useful in carrying out its functions. Appointed Council members and members of advisory or technical committees, while serving on business of the Council, shall receive compensation 60 Stat. 1049at rates fixed by the Administrator, but not exceeding $25 per day, and shall also be entitled to receive an allowance for actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses while so serving away from their places of residence. The Council shall meet as frequently as the Meetings.Surgeon General deems necessary, but not less than once each year. Upon request by three or more members, it shall be the duty of the Surgeon General to call a meeting of the Meetings. “(c) In administering the provisions of this title, the Surgeon Services, etc., of executive departments.General, with the approval of the Administrator, is authorized to utilize the services and facilities of any executive department in accordance with an agreement with the head thereof. Payment for such services and facilities shall be made in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be agreed upon between the Administrator and the head of the executive department furnishing them. “conferences of state agencies “Sec. 634. Whenever in his opinion the purposes of this title would be promoted by a conference, the Surgeon General may invite representatives of as many State agencies, designated in accordance with section 612
(1)or section 623
(a)(1), to confer as he deems necessary or proper. Upon the application of five or more of such State agencies, it shall be the duty of the Surgeon General to call a conference of representatives of all State agencies joining in the request. A conference of the representatives of all such State agencies shall be called annually by the Surgeon General. “state control of operations “Sec. 635. Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this title shall be construed as conferring on any Federal officer or employee the right to exercise any supervision or control over the administration, personnel, maintenance, or operation of any hospital with respect to which any funds have been or may be expended under this title.” " Sec. 3. Paragraph
(2)of section 208
(b)of the Public Health *Ante*, p. 422.Service Act, as amended, is amended by inserting “(A)” before the words “to assist”; by striking out the word “paragraph” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “clause”; and by striking out the period at the end of such paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: “and
(B)to assist in carrying out the purposes of title VI of this Act, but not more than twenty such officers appointed pursuant to this clause shall hold office at the same time.” Sec. 4. Section 1 of the Public Health Service Act is amended to [58 Stat. 682](/us/stat/58/682).[42 U. S. C.; Supp; V, § 201 note](/us/usc/t42/s201).read:" “Section 1. Titles I to VI, inclusive, of this Act may be cited as the ‘Public Health Service Act’.” " Sec. 5. The Act of July 1, 1944 (58 Stat. 682), is hereby further amended by changing the number of title VI to title VII and by [58 Stat. 711](/us/stat/58/711).[U. S. C., Supp; V, p. 1323](/us/usc/p1323).changing the numbers of sections 601 to 612, inclusive, and references thereto, to sections 701 to 712, respectively. Approved August 13, 1946. To create an Indian Claims Commission, to provide for the powers, duties, and functions thereof, and for other purposes. 1946-08-13 959 Chapter 60 Stat. 1049 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 959] AN ACT To create an Indian Claims Commission, to provide for the powers, duties, and functions thereof, and for other purposes. August 13, 1946[[H. R. 4497](/us/bill/79/hr/4497)][[Public Law 726](/us/pl/79/726)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That there is hereby Indian Claims Commission.created and established an Indian Claims Commission, hereafter referred to as the Commission. 60 Stat. 1050 jurisdiction Sec. 2. The Commission shall hear and determine the following claims against the United States on behalf of any Indian tribe, band, or other identifiable group of American Indians residing within the Classes of claims.territorial limits of the United States or Alaska:
(1)claims in law or equity arising under the Constitution, laws, treaties of the United States, and Executive orders of the President;
(2)all other claims in law or equity, including those sounding in tort, with respect to which the claimant would have been entitled to sue in a court of the United States if the United States was subject to suit;
(3)claims which would result if the treaties, contracts, and agreements between the claimant and the United States were revised on the ground of fraud, duress, unconscionable consideration, mutual or unilateral mistake, whether of law or fact, or any other ground cognizable by a court of equity;
(4)claims arising from the taking by the United States, whether as the result of a treaty of cession or otherwise, of lands owned or occupied by the claimant without the payment for such lands of compensation agreed to by the claimant; and
(5)claims based upon fair and honorable dealings that are not recognized by any existing rule of law or equity. No claim accruing after the date of the approval of this Act shall be considered by the Commission. All claims hereunder may be heard and determined by the Commission notwithstanding any statute of limitations or laches, but all other defenses shall be available to the United States. Deductions for payments, etc. In determining the quantum of relief the Commission shall make appropriate deductions for all payments made by the United States on the claim, and for all other offsets, counterclaims, and demands that would be allowable in a suit brought in the Court of Claims under section 145 of the Judicial Code (36 Stat. 1136; 28 U. S. C. sec. 250), as amended; the Commission may also inquire into and consider all money or property given to or funds expended gratuitously for the benefit of the claimant and if it finds that the nature of the claim and the entire course of dealings and accounts between the United States and the claimant in good conscience warrants such action, may set off all or part of such expenditures against any award made to the claimant, except that it is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress that monies spent for the removal of the claimant from one place to another at the request of the United States, or for agency or other administrative, educational, health or highway purposes, or for expenditures made prior to the date of the law, treaty or Executive Order under which the claim arose, or for expenditures made pursuant [25 U. S. C. § 461](/us/usc/t25/s461/etseq) *et seq*.[25 U. S. C. § 465](/us/usc/t25/s465).to the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), save expenditures made under section 5 of that Act, or for expenditures under any emergency appropriation or allotment made subsequent to March 4, 1933, and generally applicable throughout the United States for relief in stricken agricultural areas, relief from distress caused by unemployment and conditions resulting therefrom, the prosecution of public work and public projects for the relief of unemployment or to increase employment, and for work relief (including the Civil Works Program) shall not be a proper offset against any award. membership appointment; oath salary Sec. 3.
(a)The Commission shall consist of a Chief Commissioner and two Associate Commissioners, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and each of whom shall receive a salary of $10,000 per year. At all times at least two members of the Commission shall be members of the bar of the 60 Stat. 1051Supreme Court of the United States in good standing: *Provided further*, That not more than two of the members shall be of the same political party. Each of them shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and to discharge faithfully the duties of his office. term of office; vacancies; removal
(b)The Commissioners shall hold office during their good behavior until the dissolution of the Commission as hereinafter provided. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. Members of the Commission may be removed by the President for cause after notice and opportunity to be heard. not to engage in other vocations or represent tribes
(c)No Commissioner shall engage in any other business, vocation, or employment during his term of office nor shall he, during his term of office or for a period of two years thereafter, represent any Indian tribe, band, or group in any matter whatsoever, or have any financial interest in the outcome of any tribal claim. Any person violating the provisions of this subdivision shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. quorum
(d)Two members shall constitute a quorum, and the agreement of two members shall be necessary to any and all determinations for the transaction of the business of the Commission, and, if there be a quorum, no vacancy shall impair or affect the business of the Commission, or its determinations. staff of commission Sec. 4. The Commission shall appoint a clerk and such other employees as shall be requisite to conduct the business of the Commission. All such employees shall take oath for the faithful discharge of their duties and shall be under the direction of the Commission in the performance thereof. offices Sec. 5. The principal office of the Commission shall be in the District of Columbia. expenses of commission Sec. 6. All necessary expenses of the Commission shall be paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the Chief Commissioner or other member or officer designated by the Commission. time of meetings Sec. 7. The time of the meetings of the Commission shall be prescribed by the Commission. record Sec. 8. A full written record shall be kept of all hearings and proceedings of the Commission and shall be open to public inspection. control of procedure Sec. 9. The Commission shall have power to establish its own rules of procedure. 60 Stat. 1052 presentation of claim Sec. 10. Any claim within the provisions of this Act may be presented to the Commission by any member of an Indian tribe, band, or other identifiable group of Indians as the representative of all its members; but whenever any tribal organization exists, recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as having authority to represent such tribe, hand, or group, such organization shall be accorded the exclusive privilege of representing such Indians, unless fraud, collusion, or laches on the part of such organization be shown to the satisfaction of the Commission. transfer of suits from court of claims Sec. 11. Any suit pending in the Court of Claims or the Supreme Court of the United States or which shall be filed in the Court of Claims under existing legislation, shall not be transferred to the Commission: *Provided*, That the provisions of section 2 of this Act, with respect to the deduction of payments, offsets, counterclaims and demands, shall supersede the provisions of the particular jurisdictional Act under which any pending or authorized suit in the Court of Claims has been or will be authorized: *Provided further*, That the Court of Claims in any suit pending before it at the time of the approval of this Act shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any claim based upon fair and honorable dealings arising out of the subject matter of any such suit. limitations Sec. 12. Presentation of claims. The Commission shall receive claims for a period of five years after the date of the approval of this Act and no claim existing before such date but not presented within such period may thereafter be submitted to any court or administrative agency for consideration, nor will such claim thereafter be entertained by the Congress. notice and investigation Sec. 13.
(a)As soon as practicable the Commission shall send a written explanation of the provisions of this Act to the recognized head of each Indian tribe and band, and to any other identifiable groups of American Indians existing as distinct entities, residing within the territorial limits of the United States and Alaska, and to the superintendents of all Indian agencies, who shall promulgate the same, and shall request that a detailed statement of all claims be sent to the Commission, together with the names of aged or invalid Indians from whom depositions should be taken immediately and a summary of their proposed testimonies.
(b)Investigation Division. The Commission shall establish an Investigation Division to investigate, all claims referred to it by the Commission for the purpose of discovering the facts relating thereto. The Division shall make a complete and thorough search for all evidence affecting each claim, utilizing all documents and records in the possession of the Court of Claims and the several Government departments, and shall submit such evidence to the Commission. The Division shall make available to the Indians concerned and to any interested Federal agency any data in its possession relating to the rights and claims of any Indian. calls upon departments for information Sec. 14. The Commission shall have the power to call upon any of the departments of the Government for any information it may deem necessary, and shall have the use of all records, hearings, and 60 Stat. 1053reports made by the committees of each House of Congress, when deemed necessary in the prosecution of its business. At any hearing held hereunder, any official letter, paper, document, Use of documents, etc., in evidence.map, or record in the possession of any officer or department, or court of the United States or committee of Congress (or a certified copy thereof), may be used in evidence insofar as relevant and material, including any deposition or other testimony of record in any suit or proceeding in any court of the United States to which an Indian or Indian tribe or group was a party, and the appropriate department of the Government of the United States shall give to the attorneys for all tribes or groups full and free access to such letters, papers, documents, maps, or records as may be useful to said attorneys in the preparation of any claim instituted hereunder, and shall afford facilities for the examination of the same and, upon written request by said attorneys, shall furnish certified copies thereof. representation by attorneys Sec. 15. Each such tribe, band, or other identifiable group of Indians may retain to represent its interests in the presentation of claims before the Commission an attorney or attorneys at law, of its own selection, whose practice before the Commission shall be regulated by its adopted procedure. The fees of such attorney or attorneys for all services rendered in prosecuting the claim in question, whether before the Commission or otherwise, shall, unless the amount of such fees is stipulated in the approved contract between the attorney or attorneys Fees.and the claimant, be fixed by the Commission at such amount as the Commission, in accordance with standards obtaining for prosecuting similar contingent claims in courts of law, finds to be adequate compensation for services rendered and results obtained, considering the contingent nature of the case, plus all reasonable expenses incurred in the prosecution of the claim; but the amount so fixed by the Commission, exclusive of reimbursements for actual expenses, shall not exceed 10 per centum of the amount recovered in any case. The attorney or attorneys for any such tribe, band, or group as shall have been organized pursuant to section 16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 987; 25 U. S. C., sec. 476), shall be selected pursuant to the constitution and bylaws of such tribe, band, or group. The employment of attorneys for all other claimants shall be subject to the provisions of sections 2103 to 2106, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes (25 U. S. C., secs. 81, 82–84). The Attorney General or his assistants shall represent the United Authority of Attorney General.States in all claims presented to the Commission, and shall have authority, with the approval of the Commission, to compromise any claim presented to the Commission. Any such compromise shall be submitted by the Commission to the Congress as a part of its report as provided in section 21 hereof in the same manner as final determinations of the Commission, and shall be subject to the provisions of section 22 hereof. no member of congress to practice before commission Sec. 16. No Senator or Member of or Delegate to Congress shall, during his continuance in office, practice before the Commission. hearing Sec. 17. The Commission shall give reasonable notice to the interested parties and an opportunity for them to be heard and to present evidence before making any final determination upon any claim. Hearings may be held in any part of the United states or in the Territory of Alaska. 60 Stat. 1054 testimony Sec. 18. Any member of the Commission or any employee of the Commission, designated in writing for the purpose by the Chief Commissioner, may administer oaths and examine witnesses. Any member of the Commission may require by subpena
(1)the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and the production of all necessary books, papers, documents, correspondence, and other evidence, from any place in the United States or Alaska at any designated place of hearing; or
(2)the taking of depositions before any designated individual competent to administer oaths under the laws of the United States or of any State or Territory. In the case of a deposition, the testimony shall be reduced to writing by the individual taking the deposition or under his direction and shall be subscribed by the deponent. In taking testimony, opportunity shall be given for cross-examination, under such regulations as the Commission Fees and mileage.may prescribe. Witnesses subpenaed to testify or whose depositions are taken pursuant to this Act, and the officers or persons taking the same, shall severally be entitled to the same fees and mileage as are paid for like services in the courts of the United States. final determination Sec. 19. The final determination of the Commission shall be in writing, shall be. filed with its clerk, and shall include
(1)its findings of the facts upon which its conclusions are based;
(2)a statement
(a)whether there are any just grounds for relief of the claimant and, if so, the amount thereof;
(b)whether there are any allowable offsets, counterclaims, or other deductions, and, if so, the amount thereof; and
(3)a statement of its reasons for its findings and conclusions. review by court of claims Sec. 20. Certification of questions of law.
(a)In considering any claim the Commission at any time may certify to the Court of Claims any definite and distinct questions of law concerning which instructions are desired for the proper disposition of the claim; and thereupon the Court of Claims may give appropriate instructions on the questions certified and transmit the same to the Commission for its guidance in the further consideration of the claim.
(b)Notice of filing of final determination. When the final determination of the Commission has been filed with the clerk of said Commission the clerk shall give notice of the filing of such determination to the parties to the proceeding in manner Appeal.and form as directed by the Commission. At any time within three months from the date of the filing of the determination of the Commission with the clerk either party may appeal from the determination of the Commission to the Court of Claims, which Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to affirm, modify, or set aside such final determination. On said appeal the Court shall determine whether the findings of fact of the Commission are supported by substantial evidence, in which event they shall be conclusive, and also whether the conclusions of law, including any conclusions respecting “fair and honorable dealings”, where applicable, stated by the Commission as a basis for its final determination, are valid and supported by the Commission’s findings of fact. In making the foregoing determinations, the Court shall review the whole record or such portions thereof as may be cited by any party, and due account shall be taken of the rule Remand of cause to Commission.of prejudicial error. The Court may at any time remand the cause to the Commission for such further proceedings as it may direct, not inconsistent with the foregoing provisions of this section. The Court 60 Stat. 1055shall promulgate such rules of practice as it may find necessary to carry out the foregoing provisions of this section.
(c)Determinations of questions of law by the Court of Claims under Review by Supreme Court of U. S.this section shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States in the manner prescribed by section 3 of the Act of February 13, 1925 (43 Stat. 939; 28 U. S. C., sec. 288), as amended. report of commission to congress Sec. 21. In each claim, after the proceedings have been finally concluded, the Commission shall promptly submit its report to Congress. The report to Congress shall contain
(1)the final determination of the Commission;
(2)a transcript of the proceedings or judgment upon review, if any, with the instructions of the Court of Claims; and
(3)a statement of how each Commissioner voted upon the final determination of the claim. effect of final determination of commission Sec. 22.
(a)When the report of the Commission determining any Report.claimant to be entitled to recover has been filed with Congress, such report shall have the effect of a final judgment of the Court of Claims, and there is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as are Appropriation authorized.necessary to pay the final determination of the Commission. The payment of any claim, after its determination in accordance with this Act, shall be a full discharge of the United States of all claims and demands touching any of the matters involved in the controversy.
(b)A final determination against a claimant made and reported Further claim barred.in accordance with this Act shall forever bar any further claim or demand against the United States arising out of the matter involved in the controversy. dissolution of the commission Sec. 23. The existence of the Commission shall terminate at the end of ten years after the first meeting of the Commission or at such earlier time after the expiration of the five-year period of limitation set forth in section 12 hereof as the Commission shall have made its final report to Congress on all claims filed with it. Upon its dissolution Records.the records of the Commission shall be delivered to the Archivist of the United States. future indian claims Sec. 24. The jurisdiction of the Court of Claims is hereby extended Extension of jurisdiction of Court of Claims.to any claim against the United States accruing after the date of the approval of this Act in favor of any Indian tribe, band, or other identifiable group of American Indians residing within the territorial limits of the United States or Alaska whenever such claim is one arising under the Constitution, laws, treaties of the United States, or Executive orders of the President, or is one which otherwise would be cognizable in the Court of Claims if the claimant were not an Indian tribe, band, or group. In any suit brought under the jurisdiction conferred by this section the claimant shall be entitled to recover in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, and the United States shall be entitled to the same defenses, both at law and in equity, and to the same offsets, counterclaims, and demands, as in cases brought in the Court of Claims under section 145 of the Judicial Code (36 Stat. 11,36; 28 U. S. C., sec. 250), as amended: *Provided, however*, That nothing contained in this section shall be construed as altering the 60 Stat. 1056fiduciary or other relations between the United States and the several Indian tribes, bands, or groups. effect on existing laws Sec. 25. All provisions of law inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency, except that existing provisions of law authorizing suits in the Court of Claims by particular tribes, bands, or groups of Indians and governing the conduct or determination of such suits shall continue to apply to any case heretofore or hereafter instituted thereunder save as provided by section 11 hereof as to the deduction of payments, offsets, counterclaims, and demands. Sec. 26. Separability of provisions. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, or other applications of such provisions, shall not be affected. Approved August 13, 1946. Authorizing Federal participation in the cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned property. 1946-08-13 960 Chapter 60 Stat. 1056 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 960] AN ACT Authorizing Federal participation in the cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned property. August 13, 1946[[H. R. 2033](/us/bill/79/hr/2033)][[Public Law 727](/us/pl/79/727)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Protection of shores owned by States, etc. That with the purpose of preventing damage to public property and promoting and encouraging the healthful recreation of the people, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to assist in the construction, but not the maintenance, of works for the improvement and protection against erosion by waves and currents of the shores of the United States that are owned by States, municipalities, or other political subdivisions: Federal contribution. *Provided*, That the Federal contribution toward the construction of protective works shall not in any case exceed one-third of the total cost: *Provided further*, That where a political subdivision has heretofore erected a sea wall to prevent erosion, by waves and currents, to a public highway considered by the Chief of Engineers sufficiently important to justify protection, Federal contribution toward the repair of such wall and the protection thereof by the building of an artificial beach is authorized at not to exceed one-third of the original cost of such wall, and that investigations and studies hereinafter provided for are hereby authorized for such localities:Repair, etc., of sea wall. Plan of protection. *Provided further*, That the plan of protection shall have been specifically adopted and authorized by Congress after investigation and study by the Beach Erosion Board under the provisions of section 2 [46 Stat. 945](/us/stat/46/945).[33 U. S. C. § 426](/us/usc/t33/s426).of the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, as amended and supplemented. Sec. 2. Payment to States, etc. When the Chief of Engineers shall find that any such project has been constructed in accordance with the authorized plans and specifications he shall cause to be paid to the State, municipality, or political subdivision the amount authorized by Congress. Sec. 3. Payments on construction. The Chief of Engineers may, in his discretion, from time to time, make payments on such construction as the work progresses, but these payments, including previous payments, if any, shall not be more than the United States pro rata part of the value of the labor and materials which have been actually put into such construction in Works undertaken by Chief of Engineers.conformity to said plans and specifications: *Provided*, That the construction of improvement and protective works may be undertaken by the Chief of Engineers upon the request of, and contribution of 60 Stat. 1057required funds by, the interested State, municipality or other political subdivision. Sec. 4. As used in this Act, the word “shores” includes all the shore “Shores.”lines of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, and lakes, estuaries and bays directly connected therewith. Approved August 13, 1946. To insure the preservation of technical and economic records of domestic sources of ores of metals and minerals. 1946-08-13 961 Chapter 60 Stat. 1057 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 961] AN ACT To insure the preservation of technical and economic records of domestic sources of ores of metals and minerals. August 13, 1946[[H. R. 4562](/us/bill/79/hr/4562)][[Public Law 728](/us/pl/79/728)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That
(a)after the Bureau of Mines.Transfer of records relating to ores.termination of hostilities in the present war or at such date prior or subsequent thereto as the agency may determine all files and records which relate to the technological and economic phases of domestic sources, supply, and beneficiation of the ores of metals and minerals, and which no longer are required m the conduct of the business of the various governmental agencies (including Government owned or controlled corporations) dealing with such matters, shall be transferred to and consolidated in the possession of the Bureau of Mines.
(b)Whenever an agency having custody of any such files and Notification.records determines that it has no further need therefor, it shall immediately notify the Bureau of Mines. Upon receipt of such notification the Bureau of Mines, with the aid and advice of the staff of such agency, shall carefully examine such files and records, eliminate extraneous and duplicative material therefrom, and classify the data contained therein in such form as will be of greatest permanent value to the national economy. Each item transferred Microfilming.to the Bureau of Mines shall be microfilmed by the agency having original custody of such files and records and such microfilm shall be delivered to The National Archives.
(c)Such portions of the aforesaid files and records as are not Disposal of portions not retained.retained by the Bureau of Mines shall be subject to disposal in the manner prescribed by law.
(d)The National Archives shall reimburse the agencies for the Reimbursement.out-of-pocket cost of microfilming. Approved August 13, 1946. To provide for the training of officers for the naval service, and for other purposes. 1946-08-13 962 Chapter 60 Stat. 1057 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 962] AN ACT To provide for the training of officers for the naval service, and for other purposes. August 13, 1946[[S. 2304](/us/bill/79/s/2304)][[Public Law 729](/us/pl/79/729)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That a naval and Navy.Officer candidate training program.Marine Corps officer candidate training program, supplementary to existing programs, is hereby established, which shall be administered by the Secretary of the Navy in accordance with the provisions of this Act and with such regulations as the President may prescribe. Sec. 2. No individual shall be enrolled in the training program Enrollment.Requirements and obligation.which this Act establishes unless
(a)he be a male citizen of the United States;
(b)with the consent of his parent or legal guardian in the case or a minor, he shall have entered into a contractual agreement with the Secretary of the Navy, acting for and on behalf of the United States, in which said individual obligates himself to the United States 60 Stat. 1058for such periods as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act; and
(c)he signs an agreement to accept a commission in the Navy or Marine Corps if offered and, having accepted such commission, he will, in the event of termination thereof, accept such commission in the Organized Naval or Marine Corps Reserve that may be offered him and thereafter will not resign from the Reserve prior to the sixth anniversary of the date of rank stated in his original commission in the Release from obligation, etc.Regular Navy or Marine Corps. The Secretary of the Navy may release any individual from such obligation and separate the individual from the training program at any time that, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Navy, the best interest of the naval service requires such action. Sec. 3. Enrollees. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to enroll in the training program—
(a)any person
(1)who, on May 1, 1946, was a member of the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps or
(2)who subsequent to such date may be admitted to such corps and who will not be more than twenty-five years of age on July 1 of the calendar year in which eligible for appointment to commissioned ranks pursuant to subsection 6 (a). Upon enrollment such persons shall be appointed midshipmen in the Naval Reserve.
(b)Naval aviation officer candidate. as a naval aviation officer candidate
(1)any high-school graduate or person of equivalent educational level, or any person who has completed satisfactorily less than two scholastic years’ work in an accredited college or university, and who will not be more than twenty-one years and six months of age on July 1 of the calendar year of his appointment as midshipman as hereinafter Enlistment as apprentice seaman.prescribed; each such candidate shall be enlisted as an apprentice seaman, United States Naval Reserve, and shall, following enrollment, be required to attend such accredited college or university as may be authorized by the Secretary of the Navy as a regular student until he shall have satisfactorily completed not less than two scholastic years of work and in addition shall be required to participate in such military or civil aviation training activities as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy; following the satisfactory completion of such scholastic work and aviation-training activities, such candidates shall be appointed midshipmen in the Navy and ordered to duty for flight training;
(2)any member of the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps who has satisfactorily completed two scholastic years’ training in such corps and any other person who shall have satisfactorily completed not less than two scholastic years’ work in an accredited college or university, and any enlisted man of the Navy or Marine Corps who shall demonstrate by a test the attainment of an educational level equivalent to that of two scholastic years of work in an accredited college or university; such candidates shall be not more than twenty-one years and six months of age on July 1 of the calendar year of enrollment as an aviation officer candidate and, upon enrollment, shall be appointed midshipmen in the Navy and ordered to duty for flight training. Sec. 4. Retainer pay and benefits. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each midshipman appointed pursuant to part
(a)of section 3, while continuing in such status, and each apprentice seaman enlisted pursuant to part
(b)of section 3, until the completion of scholastic instruction, shall, except while on active duty, receive retainer pay at the rate of $600 per year and shall, in addition, be entitled to the benefits provided for him by Time limitation.section 10: *Provided*, That such benefits and retainer pay may be received by midshipmen appointed pursuant to part
(a)of section 3 Travel allowance.for a period not exceeding four academic years. Each midshipman 60 Stat. 1059and apprentice seaman enrolled pursuant to this Act shall be entitled to an allowance for
(a)initial travel to the college or university in which matriculated,
(b)travel while under orders, and
(c)travel upon discharge while in a noncommissioned status, in the manner and to the same extent provided for midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy: *Provided, further*, That no allowance for travel upon discharge Restriction.shall be paid if the dischargee continues his scholastic instruction at other than Government expense in the same college or university in which matriculated. While in flight training or on other flight Midshipmen in flight training, etc.Pay and allowances.duty midshipmen appointed under part
(b)of section 3 shall be entitled to the pay and allowances now or hereafter provided by law for midshipmen under instruction at the United States Naval Academy and to the same percentage increases of their pay as are now or hereafter provided by law for officers of the Navy assigned to duty involving flying, and shall be issued at Government expense necessary Uniforms, etc.uniforms and equipment as directed by the Secretary of the Navy. Sec. 5. All midshipmen appointed under part
(b)of section 3 may, upon satisfactory completion of flight training,Designation as naval aviators. be designated naval aviators and assigned to duty involving flying. Sec. 6.
(a)Midshipmen appointed pursuant to section 3
(a)may Commission as ensign, etc.be commissioned as ensigns in the line of the Navy, second lieutenants in the Marine Corps, or with the rank of ensign in the appropriate commissioned grade in such staff corps of the Navy in which the rank of ensign is now or may hereafter be authorized, following the satisfactory completion of all the academic and naval science requirements of the established four-year Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps course. 2. Midshipmen appointed pursuant to section 3
(b)may be commissioned as ensigns in the line of the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps following the satisfactory completion of two years’ flight training and flight duty as midshipmen as prescribed in part
(b)of section 3 and in section 5.
(b)There may also be commissioned as ensign in the line of the Navy or second lieutenant in the Marine Corps, or with the rank of ensign in the appropriate commissioned grade in such staff corps of the Navy in which the rank of ensign is now or may hereafter be authorized, any male citizen of the United States who is not more than twenty-five years of age on July 1 of the calendar year in which appointed:
(1)Who shall have satisfactorily completed a four-year course at an accredited college or university, or
(2)who is an enlisted man of the Navy or Marine Corps who shall demonstrate by a test the attainment of an educational level equivalent to that of an individual who has satisfactorily completed a four-year course at an accredited college or university.
(c)Officers commissioned pursuant to this Act in the rank of Selection for appointment in staff corps.ensign in a staff corps shall be selected for appointment by a board of commissioned officers of the staff corps concerned.
(d)The date of rank stated in the commissions of officers commissioned Date of rank.in any year pursuant to the foregoing subsections of this section shall be the date of graduation of midshipmen from the Naval Academy in that year and all ensigns of the line of the Navy and Precedence.second lieutenants of the Marine Corps of the same date of rank, upon being commissioned, shall have precedence among themselves in such order as may be determined by the Secretary of the Navy to insure that the precedence of the officers shall be in accord with their demonstrated performance regardless of the source from which prescribed, and giving due consideration to whatever differences may exist in the methods of assigning grades between the various education institutions at which the officers have been educated. Each officerRunning mates. 60 Stat. 1060commissioned in a staff corps of the Navy pursuant to the foregoing subsections of this section shall, upon being commissioned, have assigned as his running mate such line officer of the same rank and same date of rank as the Secretary of the Navy may determine. Sec. 7. Commission in reserve component upon application. Any officer commissioned under subsection 1 of subsection 6
(a)or under subsection 6
(b)may, upon his own application, after not less than fifteen months or two years, respectively, of satisfactory service as a commissioned officer, have his commission in the regular service terminated and be commissioned in the Naval Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve and in the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy, be released from active duty. The date of rank in such commission in a reserve component shall be the same as that of the commission previously held in the regular service. Sec. 8. Annual selection and retention of officers. The Secretary of the Navy shall in each calendar year cause to be examined
(a)the records of all ensigns of the line of the Navy and second lieutenants of the Marine Corps commissioned pursuant to subsection 2 of section 6
(a)who apply for retention in the regular service as permanent officers and who in the then current calendar year will reach the first anniversary of the date of rank stated in their respective commissions, selecting from among such officers the number that he may determine necessary for retention, and
(b)the records of all other officers appointed pursuant to this Act who apply for retention in the regular service as permanent officers and who in the then current calendar year will reach the third anniversary of the date of rank stated in their respective commissions, selecting from among such officers the number that be may determine necessary for retention. Sec. 9. Termination of commission.
(a)The commission of each officer commissioned pursuant to subsection 2 of section 6
(a)who, prior to June 1 of the calendar year following that in which commissioned, shall not have applied for retention in the regular service and of each officer not selected for retention under clause
(a)of section 8 shall be terminated on June 30 Appointment to commissioned rank Ln Reserve.Retainer pay, etc.of the appropriate calendar year. Upon termination of commission, each such officer who thereupon accepts appointment to commissioned rank in the Naval or Marine Corps Reserve may apply for and receive retainer pay at the rate of $100 for each calendar month or part thereof during which, while an officer of the Naval or Marine Corps Reserve, he pursues full-time instruction in an accredited college or university but. not to exceed a total of $2,000, such instruction to commence not later than a date to be determined by the Secretary of the Navy; in addition, each such officer shall be entitled to the. benefits provided for him by section 10 of this Act.
(b)The commission of each officer commissioned pursuant to subsection 1 of section 6
(a)and pursuant to section 6
(b)who, prior to June 1 of the third calendar year following that in which commissioned, shall not have applied for retention in the regular service and of each officer not selected for retention under clause
(b)of section 8 shall be terminated on June 30 of the appropriate Reserve commission in grade of lieutenant (jg), etc.calendar year. Upon termination of commission, each such officer may be commissioned in the Naval or Marine Corps Reserve in the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) or first lieutenant, as the case may be (if in a staff corps, with the rank of lieutenant (junior grade) in the grade appropriate to that rank), and to rank from a date three years after the date of rank stated in his original commission in the Regular Navy or Regular Marine Corps. Sec. 10. Payment of administrative expenses. The Secretary of the Navy may provide, by contract or otherwise, for payment of all expenses incident to the administration of this Act, including but not limited to, payment for tuition, fees, books, and laboratory expenses of midshipmen in the Naval Reserve 60 Stat. 1061Officers’ Training Corps, naval aviation officer candidates, and of officers released under subsection 9
(a)of this Act. Sec. 11. The Secretary of the Navy may, in his discretion, give to Advance standing.any enlisted man in the naval service or any male citizen who has had active military or naval service such advance standing in any program provided by this Act as the previous education and training of such person justifies. Sec. 12. The Secretary of the Navy, under such regulations as he Revocation of commission.may prescribe, may revoke the commission of any officer of the Regular Navy or the Regular Marine Corps who at the date of revocation has had less than six years of continuous service as a commissioned officer, and each officer whose commission is so revoked shall be discharged from the service without advance pay or allowances. Sec. 13. National service life insurance in the amount of $10,000, Issuance of insurance.the premiums for which shall be paid at Government expense, shall be issued to the following persons:
(a)Apprentice seamen, United Apprentice seamen.States Naval Reserve, enrolled as aviation officer candidates, at the commencement of flight-training activities and until the termination of their status as aviation officer candidates;
(b)midshipmen, United Midshipmen.States Navy, upon enrollment as aviation officer candidates and until the termination of that status;
(c)midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy, at the commencement of flight-training activities and until the termination of their status as midshipmen. Upon being Option.commissioned in the Regular Navy or Marine Corps such persons shall have the option of continuing such insurance at their own expense. Sec. 14. In the event that the quota of midshipmen authorized by Naval Academy.Filling of quota vacancies.law to be appointed annually to the Naval Academy from
(1)enlisted men of the United States Navy and Marine Corps,
(2)enlisted men of the Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve, or
(3)by the President at large, is not filled, the Secretary of the Navy may fill the vacancies in such quota by appointing other candidates from any other of such sources who were found best qualified on examination for admission into the Academy and not otherwise appointed. Sec. 15. Each midshipman hereafter appointed to the Naval Agreement to accept Reserve commission.Academy shall be required to sign an agreement that, in the event of the acceptance of his resignation from a commissioned status in the Regular Navy or Marine Corps prior to the sixth anniversary of his graduation from the Naval Academy, he will accept such commission in the Organized Naval or Marine Corps Reserve to which he may be appointed and will not resign from the Reserve prior to such sixth anniversary. Sec. 16. The President may appoint annually seventy-five midshipmen Appointments by President.to the United States Naval Academy from among the sons of Army, Navy, and Marine Corps personnel. Sec. 17. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such funds Appropriations authorized.as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Sec. 18.
(a)Subsection
(a)of section 22 of the Act of March 4, Total personnel.1925 (43 Stat. 1276), as amended by the Act of February 13, 1945 (Public Law Numbered 1, Seventy-ninth Congress), is hereby further [59 Stat. 3](/us/stat/59/3).[34 U. S. C., Supp. V. § 821 (a)](/us/usc/t34/s821/a).amended by substituting for the words “fourteen thousand” in the last proviso thereof the words “fifteen thousand four hundred”.
(b)Of the number of Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps members authorized by subsection
(a)of this section, not more thanEnrollment in training program. fourteen thousand shall at any one time be enrolled in the training program established by this Act. Sec. 19. No person shall be appointed assistant paymaster in the Assistant paymaster.Qualification for appointment.Navy who, on July 1 of the calendar year in which appointed will not be less than twenty-one or more than twenty-five years of age, 60 Stat. 1062nor until his physical, mental, and moral qualifications have been established to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Navy. Sec. 20. Repeals. The following Acts and parts of Acts are hereby repealed:
(a)[34 U. S. C. § 403](/us/usc/t34/s403). Section 2 of the Act of May 6, 1932 (47 Stat. 149).
(b)[34 U. S. C. § 405](/us/usc/t34/s405). Subsection
(a)of section 14 of the Act of June 23, 1938 (52 Stat. 951).
(c)[34 U. S. C. § 855f; Supp. V, § 855f](/us/usc/t34/s855f). Section 307 of the Act of June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1182).
(d)[34 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 855f, 1032a](/us/usc/t34/s855f/1032a). Sections 2 and 3 of the Act of January 30, 1941 (55 Stat. 4).
(e)[34 U. S. C. §§ 1033, 1042; Supp. V, § 1042 note](/us/usc/t34/s1033/1042). Section 8 of the Act of February 28, 1925 (43 Stat. 1082).
(f)[34 U. S. C. § 61](/us/usc/t34/s61). Section 1379 of the Revised Statutes. Approved August 13, 1946. To fix the rate of postage on domestic air mail, and for other purposes. 1946-08-14 963 Chapter 60 Stat. 1062 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 963] AN ACT To fix the rate of postage on domestic air mail, and for other purposes. August 14, 1946[[H. R. 5560](/us/bill/79/hr/5560)][[Public Law 730](/us/pl/79/730)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Domestic air mail postage rate. That the rate of postage on domestic air mail shall be 5 cents for each ounce or fraction thereof. Sec. 2. “Domestic air mail.” As used in this Act, “domestic air mail” shall embrace all mailable matter being transported as mail by air within the continental United States, within any Territory or possession of the Air mail in Alaska.United States, within any geographical area which is a protectorate of the United States, or between any of the aforesaid: *Provided*, That with respect to mail transported under authority of section 1 of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1175; 39 U. S. C., 1940 edition, 488a), the postage rate of 5 cents for each ounce or fraction of an ounce shall be applicable only to mail of the first class, and for all other classes the rates shall be as prescribed by that Act. Sec. 3. Effective date. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the second month following the month of enactment. Approved August 14, 1946. To simplify and improve credit services to farmers and promote farm ownership by abolishing certain agricultural lending agencies and functions, by defining the lending powers of the Secretary of Agriculture, by authorizing Government insurance of loans to farmers, by creating preferences for loans and insured mortgages to enable veterans to acquire farms, by providing additional specific authority and directions with respect to the liquidation of resettlement projects and rural rehabilitation projects for resettlement purposes, and for other purposes. 1946-08-14 964 Chapter 60 Stat. 1062 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 964] AN ACT To simplify and improve credit services to farmers and promote farm ownership by abolishing certain agricultural lending agencies and functions, by defining the lending powers of the Secretary of Agriculture, by authorizing Government insurance of loans to farmers, by creating preferences for loans and insured mortgages to enable veterans to acquire farms, by providing additional specific authority and directions with respect to the liquidation of resettlement projects and rural rehabilitation projects for resettlement purposes, and for other purposes. August 14, 1946[[H. R. 5991](/us/bill/79/hr/5991)][[Public Law 731](/us/pl/79/731)] *Be it enacted by the Senate. and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, short title Section 1. Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946. This Act may be cited as the “Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946.” disposition of certain agencies and their assets and personnel Sec. 2.
(a)The following agencies, functions, powers, and duties are hereby abolished and the following laws relating thereto repealed:
(1)FSA. The Farm Security Administration and all of its functions, powers, and duties.
(2)FCA. All powers, and duties of the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration which relate to the making, administration, and 60 Stat. 1063liquidation functions, of
(a)all loans to farmers under the Act entitled “An Act to provide for loans to farmers for crop production and harvesting during the year 1937, and for other purposes”, approved January 29, 1937 (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 12, secs. 1020i–1020o);
(b)all loans [50 Stat. 5](/us/stat/50/5).identified or referred to in sections 5 (b), 5 (c), and 5
(d)of Executive Order Numbered 6084, dated March 27, 1933, and
(c)all other [12 U. S. C. note proc. § 636](/us/usc/t12/s636).emergency crop production, feed, seed, drought, and rehabilitation loans administered by the Farm Credit Administration on the effective date of this Act. The said Act approved January 29, 1937, is hereby Repeal.repealed.
(3)All functions, powers, and duties of the National Housing NHA.Agency with respect to property, funds, and other assets which were formerly under the administration or supervision of the Farm Security Administration and were transferred to or consolidated with the National Housing Agency by Executive Order Numbered 9070 of [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app., note foll. § 601](/us/usc/t50/s601).Exceptions.February 24, 1942, except housing projects and except such other properties and assets as are now in the process of liquidation.
(b)All assets, funds, contracts, property, and records and all liabilities of the agencies abolished by this Act and all assets, funds, contracts, property, and recordsCollection or liquidation of assets, liabilities, etc. which the Secretary of Agriculture, the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration, and the National Housing Administrator have been using or have acquired primarily in the administration of any function, power, or duty so abolished and all liabilities chargeable thereto shall be collected or liquidated, as the case may be, by the Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance with this Act and the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended. The [50 Stat. 522](/us/stat/50/522).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1000–1029; Supp. V, § 1001 *et seq*.](/us/usc/t7/s1000–1029)*Post*, pp. 1064, 1071, 1072.Secretary shall promptly transmit to the Treasurer of the United States for appropriate credits all collections or other proceeds realized from the assets, funds, contracts and property which are authorized to be administered, collected or liquidated by this Act, except that Retention of personal property.(1) the Secretary may retain so much of the personal property, such as office furniture, equipment, machines, automobiles, stationery, and office supplies, as he finds will be necessary in carrying out his duties under this Act and the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as *Supra*.amended;
(2)until the loans obtained by the Secretary of Agriculture Payments to RFC.or the War Food Administrator from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for carrying on the Farm Security programs have been paid, the Secretary shall pay to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, as collected, in accordance with the terms of the applicable loan agreements, the proceeds of all assets transferred to him for administration and liquidation which are pledged as security for such loans; and
(3)the proceeds from collections on farmers’ crop production and Availability of funds collected on loans.[50 Stat. 5](/us/stat/50/5).*Supra*.harvesting loans (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 12, secs. 1020i–1020n, 1020o) made available by the paragraph entitled “Farmers’ crop production and harvesting loans” under the item “Farm Credit Administration” in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1947, *Ante*, p. 295.shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture for the fiscal year 1947 for making loans under title II of the Bankhead-Jones Farm [50 Stat. 524](/us/stat/50/524).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1007–1009](/us/usc/t7/s1007–1009).*Post*, p. 1071.Funds available for loans, etc.Tenant Act, as amended.
(c)The funds appropriated, authorized to be borrowed, and made available under the items “Farmers’ crop production and harvesting loans” (under the heading “Farm Credit Administration”), “Loans, Grants, and Rural Rehabilitation” and “Farm Tenancy”, in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1947, shall be available *Ante*, pp. 295, 292, 294.for the making and servicing of loans under this Act, for servicing and collecting loans made under prior authority, liquidation of rural rehabilitation projects, and for administrative expenses in connection therewith, and to the extent that such funds are validly obligated and committed on June 30, 1947, shall be available for use 60 Stat. 1064by the Secretary in fulfilling such obligations and commitments subject to the limitations set forth in the Acts appropriating or authorizing such funds.
(d)Liquidation of labor supply centers, etc.*Ante*, p. 969. All labor supply centers, labor homes, labor camps, and facilities formerly under the supervision or administration of the Farm Security Administration and originally transferred or made available to the War Food Administrator for use in the farm labor. supply program pursuant to Public Law 45, Seventy-eighth Congress, [50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1351 note](/us/usc/t50/s1351).approved April 29, 1943 (57 Stat. 70), and all similar labor centers, homes, camps, and facilities constructed or acquired by the War Food Administrator or the Department of Agriculture pursuant to subsequent similar laws or otherwise, shall be liquidated as provided in this Act and the proceeds paid to the Treasurer of the United States as each such center, home, camp, or facility is no longer needed in the farm labor supply program originally initiated pursuant to Public Law 45, or until six months after the termination of the present hostilities as determined by concurrent resolution of the Congress, or by the President, whichever is the earlier.
(e)Utilization of personnel. Any of the personnel that is being utilized on the effective date of this Act for the performance of functions, powers, or duties abolished or transferred by this Act, including, but not limited to those related to emergency crop and feed loans, shall be utilized by the Secretary of Agriculture in the performance of his duties and functions [50 Stat. 522](/us/stat/50/522).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1000–1029; Supp. V, § 1001 *et seq*.](/us/usc/t7/s1000–1029)*Infra; post*, pp. 1071, 1072.Liquidation of trusts.under this Act and the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, to the extent that he determines that such personnel are qualified and necessary therefor.
(f)The Secretary of Agriculture shall liquidate, as expeditiously as possible, trusts under the transfer agreements with the various State Rural Rehabilitation Corporations and is authorized and directed to negotiate with responsible officials to that end.
(g)Maximum delay in transfer of functions, etc. With the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, the consummation of the transfer of any function, power, duty, asset, or liability transferred by this Act may be delayed not in excess of ninety days after the effective date of this Act, during which time such function, power, or duty, and any function, power, or duty abolished by this Act, may be administered by such agency as the Secretary may designate and in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. Such rules and regulations shall, however, conform as nearly as may be practicable to the provisions of this Act, the several appropriation Acts which are involved, or the Bankhead-Jones *Supra*.Farm Tenant Act, as amended, whichever is appropriate. amendment to title iv of the bankhead-jones farm tenant act Sec. 3. [50 Stat. 527, 525](/us/stat/50/527/525).[7 U. S. C. 1014–1029, 1010–1013; Supp. V, § 1011](/us/usc/t7/s1014–1029/1010–1013). The following sections of title IV of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, except insofar as they affect title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, are hereby amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 41. For the purposes of this Act, the Secretary shall have the power to— “(a) Appointment of experts, etc.[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*.](/us/usc/t5/s661–674)*Ante*, pp. 216, 219. Appoint (without regard to the civil-service laws or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended) such experts as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this Act: *Provided*, That the Administrator of the Farmers’ Home Administration shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Salary limitation.Senate. The salary of none of such experts or the Administrator shall exceed $10,000 per annum. The Secretary shall also have the power to appoint, subject to the provisions of the civil-service laws, such other officers and employees as may be necessary and fix their com60 Stat. 1065pensation in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*.](/us/usc/t5/s661–674)*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.amended, except that for a period of not to exceed nine months from the effective date of this provision, the Secretary may make appointments and continue employees of the Farm Security Administration and the non-civil-service employees of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Division, utilized in the performance of the functions of the Farmers’ Home Administration under this Act, without regard to the civil-service laws or regulations. “(b) The Secretary may administer his powers and duties under Administration.this Act through such area finance, State, and local offices in the United States and in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii and in Puerto Rico as he determines to be necessary: *Provided*, That existing Liquidation of regional offices.regional offices shall be liquidated on or before June 30, 1947. The Secretary may authorize one office to serve the area composed of two or more States (Territories or Puerto Rico) if he determines that the volume of business in the area is not sufficient to justify separate State offices. “(c) Accept and utilize voluntary and uncompensated services, and Voluntary services, etc.with the consent of the agency concerned, utilize the officers, employees, equipment, and information of any agency of the Federal Government, or of any State, Territory, or political subdivision. “(d) Within the limits of appropriations made therefor, make Expenditures for personal services, supplies, etc.necessary expenditures for personal services and rent at the seat of government and elsewhere; contract stenographic reporting services; purchase and exchange of supplies and equipment, law books, books of reference, directories, periodicals, newspapers, and press clippings; travel and subsistence expenses, including the expense of attendance at meetings and conferences; purchase, operation, and maintenance, at the seat of government and elsewhere, of motor-propelled passenger-carrying and other vehicles; printing and binding; and for such other facilities and services as he may from time to time find necessary for the proper administration of this Act. “(e) Contracts for services and supplies. Make contracts for services and purchases of supplies without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C. 1934 ed., title 41, sec. 5) when the aggregate amount involved *Ante*, p. 809.is less than $300. “(f) Acquire land and interests therein without regard to section Acquisition of land.355 of the Revised Statutes, as amended. This subsection shall not [33 U. S. C. § 733](/us/usc/t33/s733).[50 Stat. 525](/us/stat/50/525).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1010–1013; Supp. V, § 1011](/us/usc/t7/s1010–1013).apply with respect to the acquisition of land or interests in land under title III. “(g) Compromise or adjust claims and adjust and modify the terms of mortgages, leases, contracts and agreements entered into or administeredAdjustment of claims, etc. pursuant to this Act as circumstances may require, in the following manner: “(1) Compromise of claims of $10,000 or more must, be effected by Claims of $10,000 or more.reference to the Secretary of the Treasury or to the Attorney General, pursuant to the provisions of section 3469 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C.. 1940 edition, title 31, sec. 194); [31 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 194](/us/usc/t31/s194).Claims of less than $10,000. “(2) Claims of less than $10,000 may be compromised or may be adjusted or reduced on the basis of a reasonable determination by the Secretary of the debtor’s ability to pay and the value of the security and with or without the payment of any consideration at the time of such adjustment; releases from personal liability may also be made with or without the payment of any consideration at the time of adjustment of— “(A) borrowers who have transferred their farms to other approved applicants under agreements assuming the outstanding indebtedness to the Secretary under this title; and “(B) Borrowers who have transferred their farms to other 60 Stat. 1066approved applicants under agreements assuming that portion of their outstanding indebtedness to the Secretary which is equal to the earning capacity value of the farm at the time of the transfer, and borrowers whose farms have been acquired by the Secretary, in cases where the county committees certify and the Secretary determines that the borrowers have cooperated in good faith with the Secretary, have farmed in a workmanlike manner, used due diligence to maintain the security against loss, and otherwise fulfilled the covenants incident to their loans, to the best of their abilities; “(C) No compromise or adjustment shall be made upon terms more favorable than recommended by the appropriate County *Infra*.Committee established pursuant to section 42 of this Act; “(3) Claims of $100 or less. Any claim of $100 or less, which has been due and payable for three years or more, and where the debtor has no assets from which the claim could be collected or is deceased and has left no estate, or has been absent from his last known address for a period of at least two years and his whereabouts cannot be ascertained without undue expense, may be charged off or released by the Secretary upon a report and favorable recommendation of the employee of the Administration Claims of $10 or less.having charge of the claim: *Provided*, That claims of $10 or less may be canceled and released whenever it appears to the Secretary that further collection efforts would be ineffectual or likely to prove uneconomical; and “(4) Report to Congress. At the end of each fiscal year the Secretary shall report to Congress the names of all persons against whom claims in excess of $1,000 have been compromised, the address of such person, the nature of the claim, the amount of the compromise, and the reason therefor. “(h) Collection of claims, etc. Collect all claims and obligations arising or administered under this Act, or under any mortgage, lease, contract, or agreement entered into or administered pursuant to this Act and, if in his judgment necessary and advisable, pursue the same to final collection m any court having jurisdiction. All legal work arising out of such claims and obligations, including, but not limited to, the prosecution and defense of all litigation, is authorized to be performed, as determined by the Solicitor of the Department of Agriculture, through the Department of Justice, by attorneys of the Office of the Solicitor of the Department of Agriculture, or by local counsel approved by the Solicitor of the Department of Agriculture, whose fees, upon approval by the Solicitor, shall be paid by the Secretary; and “(i) Rules, etc. Make such rules and regulations and such delegations of authority as he deems necessary to carry out this Act. “county committees “Sec. 42.
(a)The Secretary is authorized and directed to appoint in each county in which activities are carried on under this Act a county committee composed of three individuals residing in the county, at least two of whom shall be farmers residing on a farm and deriving Terms of office.the principal part of their income from farming. In making the first appointments pursuant to the amendments made by Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, the Secretary shall designate one member of each committee to serve for a period of one year, one member to serve for a period of two years, and one member to serve for a period of three years. All subsequent appointments shall be for a Alternates.three-year period. The Secretary may appoint an alternate for each member of each committee who shall have the same qualifications and be appointed for the same term as such member. The members of 60 Stat. 1067each committee shall elect one member to serve as chairman. Members of the committees and their alternates shall be removable for cause by the Secretary. “(b) Each member of the committee shall be allowed compensation Compensation:at the rate of not to exceed $5 per day while engaged in the performance of duties under this Act. The number of days per month that each member may be paid shall be determined and approved by the Secretary. In addition, they shall be allowed such amounts as the Secretary may prescribe for necessary traveling and subsistence expenses. The compensation and expenses of the committee members and their alternates shall be paid by the Secretary. “(c) The committee shall meet on the call of the committee chairman, Meetings, etc.or on the call of such other person as the Secretary may designate. Two members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The Secretary shall prescribe rules governing the procedure of the committees, furnish forms and equipment necessary for the performance of their duties, and authorize and provide for the compensation of such clerical assistants as he deems may be required by any committee. “(d) Committees established under this Act shall, in addition to Duties.*Post*, p. 1073.the duties specifically imposed under this Act, perform such other duties under this Act as the Secretary may require of them, or as may be delegated to them by the Secretary. “resettlement projects “Sec. 43.
(a)The Secretary shall do all things necessary to complete Liquidation.the liquidation as expeditiously as possible of all resettlement projects and rural rehabilitation projects for resettlement purposes including, but not limited to, defense relocation corporations, land-leasing and land-purchasing associations, all properties retransferred from the National Housing Agency by section 2
(3)of the Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, and all other corporations or *Ante*, p. 1063.associations organized for similar purposes and financed, in whole or in part, with funds made available to the Secretary, the War Food Administrator, the Farm Security Administration, the Resettlement Administration, or the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. “(b) Within six months after the effective date of the Farmers’ Determination of lands suitable for use as farms.Home Administration Act of 1946, the Secretary shall determine which of the lands comprising the projects described in
(a)hereof are suitable for use, either with or without subdivision, as farms of sufficient size to constitute efficient farm management units and to enable diligent farm families to carry on farming of a type which the Secretary deems can be carried on successfully in the localities in which the lands are situated. The Secretary shall file with the Congress, Report to Congress.promptly after making such determination, a complete report of the determination, with full information as to the location of all lands comprising such projects, and of the facts taken into account by the Secretary in making the determination. All lands which the Secretary Sale of lands.determines are suitable for farming and all personal property incident to or comprising such projects and usable in farming operations shall, wherever practicable, be sold by the Secretary as expeditiously as possible to individuals eligible to receive the benefits of title I of this Act [50 Stat. 522](/us/stat/50/522).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1000–1006; Supp. V, § 1001 note](/us/usc/t7/s1000–1006).*Post*, p. 1072.and in a manner consistent with the provisions of such title The Secretary, if appropriations are made therefor by Congress, may make loans to such purchasers to enable them to improve such lands or repair such property, which loans shall be made only after certification of the county committees and otherwise in a manner consistent with the provisions of title I: *Provided*, That all sales of project lands in economic units shall be in accordance with the terms, conditions, and limitations of S. 704, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session. *Ante*, p. 711. 60 Stat. 1068 “(c) Grants, etc., of public facilities. Public facilities, such as electric light, water and sewage systems, buildings and lands for schools and churches, and land for public roads, streets, and alleys, may be granted or dedicated to public or semipublic institutions or granted to public or private organizations where
(1)such facilities or lands cannot be sold at reasonable prices,
(2)similar facilities or land are not available at reasonable rates and terms to the inhabitants of the particular area and
(3)the recipients of such facilities will agree to operate and maintain them and shall relieve the Government of all responsibility in connection therewith. In making grants Or dedications of such facilities, the Secretary shall give due consideration to all applications for such grants or dedications and shall award the facilities to the organization or institution found by the Secretary to be most capable of maintaining and operating such properties. In all sales, grants, or dedications of such facilities, the Secretary shall take reasonable precautions to provide that they will not be used in competition with companies or organizations in the area furnishing adequate services to the inhabitants upon reasonable rates and terms. “(d) Disposition of surplus real and personal property. Real and personal property comprising such projects which is not determined by the Secretary to be suitable for sale as family-size farms as provided in
(b)hereof, or which is not granted or dedicated as provided in
(c)hereof, shall, within eighteen months after the effective date of the Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, either be transferred by the Secretary to appropriate agencies of the United States for disposition as surplus property of the United States or be sold by the Secretary at public or private sale to any individual or corporation at the best price obtainable, after public notice, for cash or on secured credit, without regard to the laws governing the disposition of surplus real or personal property of the United States: *Provided, however*, Sales on credit.That in the case of all sales on credit under this subparagraph
(d)the Secretary shall obtain an initial cash payment of at least 20 per centum of the sales price and the remainder shall be paid in equal annual installments within a term not in excess of five years: *Provided further*, That whenever it is found by the Secretary that it is not practicable to dispose of lands reserved for sale pursuant to subparagraph [50 Stat. 522](/us/stat/50/522).[7 U. S. C. 1000–1006; Supp. V, § 3001 note](/us/usc/t7/s1000–1006).*Post*, p. 1072.Sale of properties held by defense relocation corporations, etc.(b) hereof under the provisions of title I of this Act, such lands may be sold by the Secretary under the authority of this subparagraph (d). “(e) The Secretary shall cause the defense relocation corporations, land-leasing and land-purchasing associations, and other similar corporations or associations to sell properties to which they hold title in accordance with the limitations and procedures prescribed in this section. “(f) Applicability to labor supply centers, etc. The provisions of this section shall apply to all labor supply centers, labor homes, labor camps, and facilities upon their transfer to the Secretary as provided in section 2
(d)of this Act. “special conditions and limitations on loans “Sec. 44. The Secretary, under this Act” “(a) Shall make no loan— “(1) to any corporation or cooperative association; “(2) unless the appropriate county committee certifies in writing that the applicant is eligible to obtain such loan and that, in the opinion of such committee, he will honestly endeavor to carry out undertakings and obligations required of him under a loan which may be made by the Secretary; “(3) to any person, unless the applicant represents in writing, and it is administratively determined by the Secretary, after a certification to such effect by the appropriate county committee, 60 Stat. 1069that credit sufficient in amount to finance the actual needs of the applicant is not available to him at the rates (but not exceeding the rate of 5 per centum per annum) and terms prevailing in the community in or near which the applicant resides for loans of similar size and character from commercial banks, cooperative lending agencies, or from any other responsible source; “(4) for the carrying on of any land-purchase or land-leasing program, or for the purpose of carrying on any operations in collective farming, or cooperative farming, or for the organization, promotion, or management of homestead associations, land-leasing associations, land-purchasing associations, or cooperative land-purchasing for colonies of rehabilitants and tenant purchasers, except for the liquidation as expeditiously as possible of any such projects heretofore initiated. “(b) Shall, except as otherwise specifically provided by the Congress, Interest rate.make all loans at the interest rate of 5 per centum per annum evidenced by notes requiring full liability of the maker and upon such security and such other terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, including such provisions for the supervision of the borrower as the Secretary shall deem necessary to protect his interests. “(c) Shall, in the case of every loan, require in the loan and security Application for repayment loan, etc.instruments that if at any time it shall appear to the Secretary that the borrower may be able to obtain a loan from a production credit association, Federal land bank, or other responsible cooperative or private credit source at rates ( but not exceeding the rate of 5 per centum per annum) and terms for loans for similar periods of time and purposes prevailing in the area in which the loan is to be made, the borrower shall, upon request of the Secretary, apply for and accept such loan in sufficient amount to repay the Secretary and to pay for any stock necessary to be purchased in the cooperative lending agency in connection with the loan. “transfer of lands to secretary “Sec. 45. The President may at any time in his discretion transfer to the Secretary any right, interest or title held by the United States in any lands acquired in the program of national defense and no longer needed therefor, which the President shall find suitable for the purposes of this Act, and the Secretary shall dispose of such lands in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions of this Act. “transactions with corporations “Sec. 46. Nothing in this Act shall authorize the making of any loan or the sale or other disposition of real property or any interest therein, other than interests in coal, oil, gas, or other minerals, to any private corporation, except in furtherance of liquidation pursuant to section 43, or the leasing of mineral interests to corporations or individuals *Ante*, p. 1067.from time to time in accordance with policies established by the Secretary of Agriculture. “surveys and investigations “Sec. 47. The Secretary is authorized to conduct surveys and investigations relating to the conditions and factors affecting, and the methods of accomplishing most effectively, the purposes of this Act, and may, when funds are specifically appropriated therefor by the Congress, publish and disseminate information pertinent to the various aspects of its activities. 60 Stat. 1070 “variable payments “Sec. 48. The Secretary shall require annual payments in installments sufficient to pay any obligations or indebtedness to him under this Act within the term of such obligation or indebtedness. The Secretary shall provide a method whereby a borrower may pay any obligation or indebtedness by a system of variable payments under which a surplus above the required installment for any year may be paid in periods of above-normal income and employed to reduce payments below the required annual payment in subsequent periods of subnormal income. Any advance payments to the Secretary shall not affect the obligation to pay the required annual installment during periods of normal or above-normal income. “set-off “Sec. 49. No set-off shall be made against any payment to be made by the Secretary to any person under the provisions of this Act, by reason of any indebtedness of such person to the United States, and no debt due to the Secretary under the provisions of this Act shall be set off against, any payments owing by the United States, unless the Secretary shall find that such set-off will not adversely affect the objectives of this Act. “taxation “Sec. 50.
(a)All property which is being utilized to carry out the [50 Stat. 522](/us/stat/50/522).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1000–1006; Supp. V. § 1001 note](/us/usc/t7/s1000–1006).*Post*, p. 1072.purposes of title I of this Act (other than property used solely for administrative purposes) shall, notwithstanding that legal title to such property remains in the Secretary, be subject to taxation by the State, Territory, district, dependency, and political subdivision concerned, in the same manner and to the same extent as other similar property is taxed. “(b) Payments in lieu of taxes. All property to which subsection
(a)of this section is inapplicable which is held by the Secretary pursuant to this Act shall be exempt from all taxation now or hereafter imposed by the United States or any State, Territory, district, dependency, or political subdivision, but the Secretary shall make payments in respect of any such property in lieu of taxes. “bid at foreclosure “Sec. 51. The Secretary is authorized and empowered to bid for and purchase at any foreclosure or other sale, or otherwise to acquire property pledged or mortgaged or conveyed to secure any loan or other indebtedness owing to or acquired by the Secretary under this Act; to accept title to any property so purchased or acquired; to operate for a period not in excess of one year from the date of acquisition, or lease such property for such period as may be deemed necessary to protect the investment therein; and to sell or otherwise dispose of such property *Ante*, p. 1067.in a manner consistent with the provisions of section 43 of this Act. “penalties “Sec. 52. False representation.
(a)Whoever makes any material representation, knowing it to be false, for the purpose of influencing in any way the action of the Secretary upon any application, discount, purchase, or repurchase agreement, contract of sale, lease or loan, or any change or extension of any of the same by renewal, compromise, adjustment, deferment of action or otherwise, or the acceptance, release or substitution of security therefor, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a 60 Stat. 1071fine of not more than $2,000 or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. “(b) Whoever, being employed in any capacity by the Secretary, Embezzlement, etc.(1) embezzles abstracts, purloins or willfully misapplies any moneys, funds, securities or other things of value, whether belonging to the Secretary or pledged or otherwise entrusted to him; or
(2)with intent to defraud the Secretary, or any body politic or other corporation, or any individual, or to deceive any officer, auditor or examiner of the Secretary, makes any false entry in any book, report or statement of, or to, the Secretary, or draws any order, or issues, puts forth or assigns any note or other obligation or draft, mortgage, judgment or decree thereof; or
(3)with intent to defraud the Secretary, participates or shares in or receives directly or indirectly any money, profit, property or benefits through any transaction, loan, commission, contract or any other act of the Secretary shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. “(c) Whoever willfully shall conceal, remove, dispose of, or convert Removal, etc., of property held as security.to his own use or that of another, any property mortgaged or pledged to, or held by, the Secretary as security for any obligation, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $2,000 or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. “(d) Whoever conspires with another to accomplish any of the Conspiracy.acts made unlawful by the preceding provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the same fine or imprisonment, or both, as is applicable in the case of conviction for doing such unlawful act. “fees and commissions prohibited “Sec. 53. No officer, attorney, or other employee of the Secretary shall, directly or indirectly, be the beneficiary of or receive any fee, commission, gift, or other consideration for or in connection with any transaction or business under this Act other than such salary, fee, or other compensation as he may receive as such officer, attorney, or employee. No member of a county committee established under section 42 shall knowingly make or join in making any certification prohibited *Ante*, p. 1066.by section 2 (c). Any person violating any provision of this *Post*, p. 1074.section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. “extension of territories “Sec. 54. The provisions of this Act shall extend to the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii and to Puerto Rico. In the case of Alaska and Puerto Rico, the term ‘county’ as used in this Act shall be deemed “County.”synonymous with Territory, or any subdivision thereof as may be designated by the Secretary, and payments under section 33 of this [50 Stat. 526](/us/stat/50/526).[7 U. S. C. § 1012](/us/usc/t7/s1012).Act shall be made to the Governor of the Territory or to the fiscal agent of such subdivision. “separability “Sec. 55. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.” " Sec. 4. Title II of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as [50 Stat. 524](/us/stat/50/524).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1007–1009](/us/usc/t7/s1007–1009).amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:60 Stat. 1072 " “TITLE II— PRODUCTION AND SUBSISTENCE LOANS “borrowers and terms “Sec. 21. *Infra*. Out of the funds made available under section 23, the Secretary may make loans to farmers and stockmen who are citizens of the United States for the purchase of livestock, seed, feed, fertilizer, farm equipment and supplies, other farm needs, the refinancing of Restriction.indebtedness and family subsistence: *Provided*, That no loan shall be made under this section for the purchase or leasing of land or for the carrying on of any land-purchase or land-leasing program: *Provided further*, Initial loan. etc.That, under this section,
(1)the initial loan to any one borrower shall not exceed $3,500 and no further loan may be made by the Secretary under this title to a borrower so long as the total amount outstanding to that borrower, including interest and taxes or other liens and obligations which have accrued and are properly chargeable to the account of the borrower, exceeds $5,000;
(2)the term of any such loan, including renewals and extensions, shall not Eligibility for further loans.exceed five years from the date the original loan was made; and
(3)no person who has failed to liquidate his indebtedness under this section for five consecutive years shall be eligible for further loans hereunder until he has paid such indebtedness in full, except that indebtedness to the Farm Security Administration or the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Offices heretofore created shall not be included until five years from the effective date of the Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, in determining the amounts of loans, terms of loans, and five-year period for eligibility set forth in this section. “debt adjustment “Sec. 22. The Secretary may assist in the voluntary adjustment of indebtedness between farm debtors and their creditors and may cooperate with State, Territorial, and local agencies and committees engaged in such debt adjustment. Services furnished by the Secretary under this section may be without charge to the debtor or creditor. “appropriation “Sec. 23. Appropriations authorized. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as the Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this title.” " amendment to title i of the bankhead-jones farm tenant act Sec. 5. [50 Stat. 522](/us/stat/50/522).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1001–1006; Supp. V, § 1001 note](/us/usc/t7/s1001–1006). Title I of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:" “TITLE I— TENANT PURCHASE LOANS AND MORTGAGEINSURANCE “power of secretary “Section 1.
(a)The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Secretary’) is authorized to make loans and to insure mortgages in the United States and in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii and in Puerto Rico to persons eligible to receive the benefits of this title to enable such persons to acquire, repair or improve family-size farms, or to refinance indebtedness against undersized or underimproved units when loans are being made or insured by the Secretary to enlarge or improve such units. Loans may also be made to assist 60 Stat. 1073borrowers under this title in making the improvements needed to adjust their farming operations to changing conditions. “(b)
(1)Except with respect to veterans qualified under subsection Persons eligible for benefits.(b)
(2)of this section, only farm tenants, farm laborers, sharecroppers, and other individuals (including owners of inadequate or underimproved farm units) who obtain, or who recently obtained, the major portion of their income, from farming operations, shall be eligible to receive the benefits of this title. In making available the benefits of this title, the Secretary shall give preference to persons who are married, or who have dependent families, and, wherever practicable, to persons who are able to make an initial down payment, or who are owners of livestock and farm implements necessary successfully to carry on farming operations. No person shall be eligible who is not a citizen of the United States. “(2) Any veteran (defined herein as a person who served in the Veterans.land or naval forces of the United States during any war between the United States and any other nation, and who shall have been discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable) who intends to engage in farming as a principal occupation, and who meets the requirements of rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary as to industry, experience, character, and other assurances of success as farmers, shall be eligible for the benefits of this title and their applications shall be entitled to preference over those of non-veterans. “(c) No loan shall be made, or mortgage insured, for the acquisition Size and type of farm.improvement, or enlargement of any farm unless it is of such size and type as the Secretary determines to be sufficient to constitute an efficient family-type farm-management unit and to enable a diligent farm family to carry on successful farming of a type which the Secretary deems can be carried on successfully in the locality in which the farm is situated: *Provided*, That loans may be made to veterans, or Loans to veterans with pensionable disabilities.mortgages insured for veterans, as defined in section 1(b)
(2)hereof, who have pensionable disabilities, to enable such veterans to acquire, enlarge, repair, or improve farm units of sufficient size to meet the farming capabilities of such veterans and afford them income which, together with their pensions, will enable them to meet living and operating expenses and the amounts due on their loans. “functions of county committees “Sec. 2.
(a)The county committees established under section 42 *Ante*, p. 1066.shall— “(1) examine applications (filed with the chairman of the county Examination of applications.committee, or with such other person as the Secretary may designate) of persons desiring to obtain the assistance of the Secretary in financing the acquisition of farms or farming operations in the county as provided in this Act; and “(2) examine and appraise farms in the county with respect to Appraisal of farms.which applications are made. “(b) If the committee finds that an applicant is eligible to receive Certification.the benefits of this Act, that, in the opinion of the committee, by reason of his character, ability, industry, and experience, he will successfully carry out undertakings required of him under a loan which may be made or insured under this Act, that credit sufficient in amount to finance the actual needs of the applicant, specified in the application, is not available to him at the rates (but not exceeding the rate of 5 per centum per annum) and terms prevailing in the community in or near which the applicant resides for loans of similar size and character from commercial banks, cooperative lending agencies, or from any 60 Stat. 1074other responsible source; and that the farm with respect to which the application is made is of such character that there is a reasonable likelihood that the making or insuring of the loan with respect thereto will carry out the purposes of this title, it shall so certify to the Secretary. The committee shall also certify to the Secretary the amount which the committee finds is the fair and reasonable value of Availability of appraisal.the farm based upon its normal earning capacity. The farm shall be appraised by competent employees of the Secretary thoroughly trained in appraisal techniques and the appraisal shall be made available to the county committee and the Secretary for their guidance in determining the value of the farm as specified above. “(c) Nonparticipation of member in certification. No member of the committee shall participate in any certification under his section with respect to any application or farm in which such member, or any person related to such member within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity has any pecuniary interest, direct of indirect, or in which any of them had such interest within one year prior to the date of certification. “(d) Certification for loan, etc. No loan shall be made for any purpose under this Act and no mortgage shall be insured under this Act, unless certification by the committee, as required under this section, has been made with respect to the applicant applying for the loan and with respect to the farm which is to be taken as security either for an insured or an uninsured mortgage. “terms of loans “Sec. 3. Amounts.
(a)Loans made under this title shall be in such amount (not in excess of the amount certified by the county committee to lie the value of the farm) as may be necessary to enable the borrower to acquire the farm and for necessary repairs and improvements thereon, and shall be secured by a first mortgage or deed of trust on the farm. Loans may not be made for the acquisition or enlargement of farms which have a value, as acquired, enlarged, or improved, in excess of the average value of efficient family-type farm-management units, as determined by the Secretary, in the county, parish, or locality where the farm is located. “(b) Provisions of instruments. The instruments under which the loan is made and security given therefor shall— “(1) provide for the repayment of the loan within an agreed period of not more than forty years from the making of the loan; “(2) provide for the payment of interest on the unpaid balance of the loan at the rate of 3% per centum per annum; “(3) provide for the repayment of the unpaid balance of the loan, together with interest thereon, in installments in accordance with amortization schedules prescribed by the Secretary; “(4) be in such form and contain such covenants as the Secretary shall prescribe to secure the payment of the unpaid balance of the loan, together with interest thereon, to protect the security, and to assure that the farm will be maintained in repair, and waste and exhaustion of the farm prevented, and that such proper farming conservation practices as the Secretary shall prescribe will be carried out; “(5) provide that the borrower shall pay taxes and assessments on the farm to the proper taxing authorities, and insure and pay for insurance on farm buildings; “(6) provide that upon the borrower’s assigning, selling, or otherwise transferring the farm, or any interest therein, without the consent of the Secretary, or upon default in the performance of, or upon any failure to comply with, any covenant or condition contained in such instruments, or upon involuntary transfer or sale, the Secretary 60 Stat. 1075may declare the amount unpaid immediately due and payable, and that, without the consent of the Secretary, no final payment shall be accepted, or release of the Secretary’s interest be made, less than five years after the making of the loan; and “(7) contain the provisions for refinancing specified in section 44 (c). *Ante*, p. 1060. “(c) Except as provided in paragraph
(6)of subsection (b), no Prepayment.instrument provided for in this section shall prohibit the prepayment of any sum due under it. “(d) No provision of section 75, as amended, of the Act entitled Nonapplicability.“An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, approved July 1, 1898 (U. S. C. 1940 ed., title 11, sec. 203), otherwise applicable in respect to any indebtedness incurred [47 Stat. 1470](/us/stat/47/1470).[11 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 203](/us/usc/t11/s203).*Ante*, p. 230.under this title by any beneficiary thereof, shall be applicable in respect of such indebtedness until such beneficiary has repaid at least 15 per centum thereof. “equitable distribution of loans and mortgage insurance “Sec. 4. In making loans and insuring mortgages under this title, the amount which is devoted to such purposes during any fiscal year shall be distributed equitably among the several States and Territories on the basis of farm population and the prevalence of tenancy, as determined by the Secretary: *Provided*, That there may be distributed Veterans’ applications.to each State such amounts as are necessary to insure mortgages or finance loans pursuant to all bona fide applications from veterans qualified under section 1 hereof: *Provided further*, That there may be *Ante*, p. 1072.disbursed in any fiscal year to each State or Territory such amount not in excess of $100,000 as is determined by the Secretary to be necessary to finance loans in such State or Territory under this title. “appropriation “Sec. 5. To carry out the provisions of this title with respect to Appropriations authorized.tenant-purchase loans, there is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $50,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and such further sums as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this title during such fiscal year, with respect to tenant purchase loans and insured mortgages. “farm tenant mortgage insurance fund “Sec. 11. Revolving fund.
(a)There is hereby created a fund, to be known as the ‘farm tenant-mortgage insurance fund’ (hereinafter in this title referred to as the ‘fund’), which shall be used by the Secretary as a revolving fund for carrying out the provisions of this title with respect to mortgages insured under section 12 and to mortgages accepted for *Post*, pp. 1076, 1077.Appropriation authorized.the account of the fund under section 13. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary the sum of $25,000,000 to constitute such fund. “(b) Moneys in the fund not needed for current operations shall Moneys not needed for current operations.be deposited with the Treasurer of the United States to the credit of the fund or invested in direct obligations of the United States or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States. The Secretary may purchase, with money in the fund, any notes issued by the Secretary to the Secretary of the Treasury to obtain money for the fund. “(c) All amounts deposited in or credited to the fund and the proceeds Use of fund.of investments of amounts in the fund shall be used only for purposes to which the fund is specifically authorized to be devoted under this title and shall not be diverted to any other use. 60 Stat. 1076 “(d) Report on status of fund. The Secretary shall include in his annual report a complete statement with respect to the status of the fund. “insurance of mortgages “Sec. 12.
(a)The Secretary is authorized, upon application of a prospective mortgagor or mortgagee under a first mortgage eligible for insurance under this title, to insure such mortgage and to make commitments for the insurance of any such mortgage prior to the date of its execution. “(b) The aggregate amount of principal obligations on all mortgages insured under this title, on all mortgages with respect to which commitments to insure have been made, and on all mortgages accepted *Post*, p. 1078.for the account of the fund and not disposed of under section 14 shall not exceed $100,000,000 in any one fiscal year. With respect to any fiscal year, the amount available for insurance, commitment and acceptance of mortgages under this title shall be distributed among the *Ante*, p. 1075.several States and Territories on the basis provided in section 4 and preferences shall be given to mortgages executed by veterans qualified *Ante*, p. 1072.under section 1. “(c) Eligibility of mortgage. In order for a mortgage to be eligible under this title— “(1) the person obligated to pay thereunder shall be a person *Ante*, p. 1072.who would be eligible under section 1 for a loan under title I; “(2) the farm mortgaged shall be one with respect to which, *Ante*, p. 1073.under section 1 (c), a loan could be made under title I; “(3) there shall be an appropriate certification by the county *Ante*, p. 1073.committee as required by section 2 of this Act; “(4) *Ante*, p. 1074. the mortgage instruments shall comply with section 3 (b), except that the base rate of interest shall be 2½ per centum per annum; “(5) Limitation on principal obligation, etc. the principal obligation (and fees and other charges chargeable under subsection
(d)of this section) shall not exceed 90 per centum of the reasonable value of the farm and necessary repairs and improvements thereon, as such values are certified *Ante*, p. 1073.by the county committee pursuant to section 2 (b); “(6) Covenant. the mortgage instruments shall contain a covenant to pay to the Secretary the initial and annual charges provided for in subsections
(d)and
(e)of this section, and a covenant to pay to the Secretary, as collection agent for the mortgagee, the amounts payable by the mortgagor to the mortgagee under the mortgage; and “(7) Acceptance of benefits. the mortgage instruments shall contain a stipulation (not binding upon the Secretary) that the holder of the mortgage will *Post*, p. 1077.accept the benefits provided by section 13 in lieu of any right of foreclosure which he may have against the property and any right to a deficiency judgment against the mortgagor on account of the mortgage. “(d) Payment of Initial fees, etc. The Secretary shall require the payment by the mortgagor or mortgagee of such initial fees for inspection, appraisal, and other charges as it finds necessary and such amounts may be included in the principal obligation of the mortgage, and the payment of such delinquency charges and default reserves as it finds necessary. The proceeds of such fees shall be deposited in the Treasury for use for administrative expense as provided in subparagraph
(2)hereof. “(e) Collection of charges.
(1)The Secretary shall collect from the mortgagor, upon insurance of the mortgage, an initial charge of 1 per centum of the principal obligation of the mortgage and annually thereafter when payment of an installment of principal and interest is due, a charge of 1 per centum of the principal obligation remaining unpaid after 60 Stat. 1077such installment is paid, without taking into account delinquent payments or prepayments. If the principal obligation of the mortgage is paid in full in less than five years after the time when the mortgage was entered into, the Secretary may require payment by the mortgagor of a charge equal to the amount of the last annual charge required of the mortgagor. “(2) One-half of the amount paid as charges in pursuance of this Insurance premium.subsection shall be Administrative expenses.the premium for insurance and shall be deposited in the fund and may be used only for purposes to which the fund may be devoted. The other half of the amounts so paid shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the Secretary and shall be available only for administrative expenses to carry out the provisions of this title, relating to mortgage insurance. “(f)
(1)The Secretary shall promptly remit to the mortgagee under Remission of collections to mortgagee, etc.any mortgage insured under this title any sums collected by it as agent for the mortgagee. The Secretary shall promptly advise any such mortgagee of any default by the mortgagor. “(2) If within thirty days after the due date of any installment Failure of mortgagor to pay amount due.the mortgagor under an insured mortgage has failed to pay to the Secretary the amount due, the Secretary shall notwithstanding the amount paid is less than the interest and principal due, pay the amount of such principal and interest to the mortgagee, less the amount of any previous prepayments. “(3) Payments to mortgagees under paragraph
(2)shall be Advances to mortgagees.advanced out of the fund for the account of the mortgagor. Such advances shall be repaid to the fund out of the first available collections received from the mortgagor, with interest thereon at the rate fixed in the insured mortgage, and shall be added to subsequent installments. “(g) Any contract of insurance executed by the Secretary under Validity, etc., of contract.this section shall be conclusive evidence of the eligibility of the mortgage for insurance, and the validity of any contract of insurance so executed shall be incontestable in the hands of any holder thereof from the date of the execution of such contract, except for fraud or misrepresentation of which such holder has actual knowledge. “(h) The Secretary may, at any time, for good cause shown and Release of mortgagor from liability, etc.under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, consent to the release of the mortgagor from his liability under the mortgage or the credit instruments secured thereby, or consent to the release of parts of the mortgaged property from the lien of the mortgage. “(i) The holder of any mortgage insured under this title may, upon Assignment of mortgage, etc.notice to the Secretary, assign such mortgage together with the accompanying note and contract of insurance and the assignee thereof shall thereupon become entitled to all the benefits of such contract of insurance: *Provided*, That no such assignment shall be binding upon the Notice.Secretary until notice thereof has been given the Secretary and the Secretary has acknowledged receipt of such notice. “payment of insurance “Sec. 13.
(a)In any case in which the mortgagor under a mortgage Default.insured under section 12 is in default for more than twelve months, the *Ante*, p. 1076.mortgagee shall be entitled to receive the benefit of the insurance as hereinafter provided, upon assignment to the Secretary of
(1)all the mortgagee’s rights and interests arising under the mortgage so in default;
(2)all claims of the mortgagee against the mortgagor or others, arising out of the mortgage transaction :
(3)all policies of title or other insurance and all surety bonds and other guaranties and any and all claims thereunder relating to the mortgage or the mortgaged 60 Stat. 1078property;
(4)any balance of the mortgage loan not advanced to the mortgagor; and
(5)any cash or property held by the mortgagee, or to which he is entitled, as deposit made for the account of the mortgagor and which has not been applied in reduction of the principal of the mortgage indebtedness; and upon transfer to the Secretary of such originals or copies of records, documents, books, papers and accounts relating to the mortgage transaction, as the Secretary prescribes. Payment to mortgagee.Upon such assignment and transfer, the Secretary shall pay to the mortgagee, in cash, an amount equal to the value of the mortgage and the note and mortgage shall thereupon become a part of the fund. Determination of value of mortgage.For the purposes of this subsection, the value of the mortgage shall be determined, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary, by adding to the amount of the original principal obligation of the mortgage which was unpaid on the date of default, the amount of all unpaid interest and the amount of all payments which have been made by the mortgagee for taxes, special assessments, water rates, and other payments in discharge of liens which are prior to the mortgage, and insurance on the property mortgaged, and by deducting from such total amount any amount received on account of the mortgage indebtedness after such default. “(b) Issuance of notes for payments, etc. If there should not be sufficient cash in the fund to enable the Secretary to make payments to mortgagees as provided in subsection
(a)of this section, the Secretary may make and issue notes to the Secretary of the Treasury to obtain funds to make such payments. Such notes shall be signed by the Secretary or by his duly authorized representatives and shall be negotiable. Such notes shall bear interest, payable semiannually, at a rate equal to the average rate of interest, computed to the end of the calendar month next preceding the date of issue, borne by all interest bearing obligations of the United States then forming a part of the public debt, and shall have such maturities as the Secretary may determine with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. “(c) Purchase of notes and renewals. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to purchase any notes issued by the Secretary pursuant to this section and any renewals thereof and for such purchases may use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second [40 Stat. 288](/us/stat/40/288).[31 U. S. C. § 774 (2); Supp. V, § 754a *et seq*.](/us/usc/t31/s774/2)*Ante*, p. 316.Liberty Bond Act, as amended, and the purposes for which such securities may be issued under such Act, as amended, are hereby extended to include any such purchases. All redemptions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of the Treasury of such notes shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States. “(d) Violation by mortgagor. In any case in which the mortgagor violates any covenant or condition of his mortgage, the Secretary may require the mortgagee to assign such mortgage, together with the incidents thereto, upon payment of the value of the mortgage determined in accordance with this section. “procedure with respect to mortgages in default “Sec. 14.
(a)Upon accepting the assignment of any insured mortgage, the Secretary shall ascertain whether or not the mortgagor ( which term as used in this section shall include the mortgagor or his heirs or assigns) desires to remain in possession of the mortgaged Foreclosure.property. If the. mortgagor does not desire to remain in possession of the mortgaged property or if the Secretary is unable to make the findings prescribed by the next sentence, the Secretary may proceed Agreement providing for defaulted payments.to foreclose the mortgage. If the mortgagor desires to remain in possession of the mortgaged property and if the Secretary finds that the mortgagor
(1)has made reasonable efforts to meet all defaulted payments and to comply with the other covenants and conditions of 60 Stat. 1079his mortgage and
(2)will probably be able to meet such defaulted payments within five years after the maturity date or dates of the defaulted payments, the Secretary may enter into an agreement with the mortgagor providing for the payment of such defaulted payments together with interest thereon, at such times not later than five years after the maturity date or dates as the Secretary may deem to be within the probable future means of the mortgagor. Should any mortgagor with whom the Secretary has entered into such agreement thereafter fail to meet any payments, the Secretary may proceed to foreclose the mortgage. “(b) Amounts realized under section 51 on account of property *Ante*, p. 1070.which was subject to an insured mortgage shall be deposited in the fund. Amounts payable by the Secretary under section 50
(a)as *Ante*, p. 1070.taxes, with respect to such property, shall be paid out of the fund. “insured mortgages eligible as investments “Sec. 15.
(a)The first paragraph of section 24, chapter 6, of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 ed., title 12, sec. 371) [48 Stat. 1263](/us/stat/48/1263).[12 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 371](/us/usc/t12/s371).(relating to loans on farm lands by member banks), is hereby amended by inserting after the words ‘National Housing Act’, the following: ‘or which are insured by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to title I of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act’. *Ante*, p. 1072. “(b) Section 35 of chapter III of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the business of life insurance in the District of Columbia”, approved June 19, 1934 (D. C. Code, 1940 edition, title 35, sec. 535), is [48 Stat. 1152](/us/stat/48/1152).[D. C. Code § 35–535 (3a)](/us/dcc/35–535/3a).amended by inserting in paragraph
(3a)after the words ‘Federal Housing Administrator’ the following: ‘or by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to title I of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act’.” *Ante*, p. 1072. " “accounts and claims of defense relocation corporations Sec. 6.
(a)The Comptroller General of the United States is authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of disbursing and certifying officers for advances made in good faith on behalf of the Department of Agriculture to defense relocation corporations and land purchasing associations. “consolidation of agricultural credit and service offices Sec. 7. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration are hereby directed, wherever practicable, to make suitable arrangements whereby all field offices under their supervision or direction extending agricultural credit or furnishing agricultural services to farmers to utilize the same or adjacent offices to the end that eligible farmers in each locality will be enabled to obtain their agricultural credit and services at one central point. “contingent provisions for transferring powers to agricultural credit agency Sec. 8.
(a)In the event the Agricultural Credit Act (H. R. 4873), Seventy-ninth Congress, first, session, passed by the House of Representatives on March 20, 1946, becomes law prior to the effective date of this Act:
(1)The functions, powers, and duties vested in the Secretary of Agriculture by this Act and by the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant [50 Stat. 522, 525](/us/stat/50/522/525).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1000–1029, 1010–1013; Supp. V, § 1001 *et seq*.](/us/usc/t7/s1000–1029/1010–1013)*Ante*, pp. 1064, 1071, 1072.Act, as amended, except insofar as such functions, powers, or duties involve or are necessary to the administration of title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, shall be vested in the Agricultural Credit Agency; 60 Stat. 1080
(2)The functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary of Agriculture transferred under
(1)above and the property and assets acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture primarily in the administration of such functions, powers, and duties, shall be administered within the Division of the Agricultural Credit Agency created for the purpose of supervising and administering direct lending to farmers, subject to the supervision, direction, and authority of the Agricultural Credit Board, the Agricultural Credit Administrator, and the Deputy Administrator in charge of that Division, to the same extent as other units of a division of the Agricultural Credit Agency;
(3)The functions, powers, and duties vested in the Solicitor of the [50 Stat. 522](/us/stat/50/522).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1000–1029; Supp. V, § 1001 *et seq*.](/us/usc/t7/s1000–1029)*Ante*, pp. 1064, 1071, 1072.Mineral rights.Department of Agriculture and attorneys of his office by this Act and the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act shall be vested in the general counsel and attorneys of the Agricultural Credit Agency, respectively. Sec. 9. Any conveyance of real estate by the Government or any Government agency under this Act shall include all mineral rights. Approved August 14, 1946. To amend the Act of March 10, 1934, entitled “An Act to promote the conservation of wildlife, fish, and game, and for other purposes”. 1946-08-14 965 Chapter 60 Stat. 1080 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 965] AN ACT To amend the Act of March 10, 1934, entitled “An Act to promote the conservation of wildlife, fish, and game, and for other purposes”. August 14, 1946[[H. R. 6097](/us/bill/79/hr/6097)][[Public Law 732](/us/pl/79/732)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Conservation of wildlife.[16 U. S. C. §§ 661–666](/us/usc/t16/s661–666). That the Act of March 10, 1934 (48 Stat. 401), is hereby amended to read as follows:" “In order to promote effectual planning, development, maintenance, and coordination of wildlife conservation and rehabilitation in the United States, its Territories and possessions, the Secretary of the Assistance to public and private agencies.Interior, through the Fish and Wildlife Service, is authorized
(a)to provide assistance to, and cooperate with, Federal, State, and public or private agencies and organizations in the development, protection, rearing, and stocking of all species of wildlife, resources thereof, and their habitat, in controlling losses of the same from disease or other causes, in minimizing damages from overabundant species, in providing public shooting areas, and in carrying out other measures necessary Surveys, etc.to effectuate the purposes of this Act; and
(b)to make surveys and investigations of the wildlife, of the public domain, including lands and waters or interests therein acquired or controlled by any agency of the United States. “Sec. 2. Impoundment, etc., of waters. Whenever the waters of any stream or other body of water are authorized to be impounded, diverted, or otherwise controlled for any purpose whatever by any department or agency of the United States, or by any public or private agency under Federal permit, such department or agency first shall consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service and the head of the agency exercising administration over the wildlife resources of the State wherein the impoundment, diversion, or other control facility is to be constructed with a view Reports, etc., of Secretary and head of State agency.to preventing loss of and damage to wildlife resources, and the reports and recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior and of the head of the agency exercising administration over the wildlife resources of the State, based on surveys and investigations conducted by the Fish and Wildlife Service and by the said head of the agency exercising administration over the wildlife resources of the State, for the purpose of determining the possible damage to wildlife resources and of the means and measures that should be adopted to prevent loss of and damage to wildlife resources, shall be made an integral part of any report submitted by any agency of the Federal Government responsible for engineering surveys and construction of such projects. 60 Stat. 1081 “The cost of planning for and the construction or installation and Costs of planning, construction, etc.maintenance of any such means and measures shall be included in and shall constitute an integral part of the costs of such projects: *Provided*, That, in the case of projects hereafter authorized to be Findings.constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts [5 U. S. C. § 485; 43 U. S. C. § 411 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s485).*Ante*, p. 867.amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto), the Secretary of the Interior shall, in addition to allocations to be made under section 9 of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187), make [53 Stat. 1193](/us/stat/53/1193).[43 U. S. C. § 485h](/us/usc/t43/s485h).findings on the part of the estimated cost of the project which can properly be allocated to the preservation and propagation of fish and wildlife, and costs allocated pursuant to such findings shall not be reimbursable. In the case of construction by a Federal agency, Transfer of funds.that agency is authorized to transfer, out of appropriations or other funds made available for surveying, engineering, or construction to the Fish and Wildlife Service, such funds as may be necessary to conduct the investigations required by this section to be made by it. “Sec. 3. Whenever the waters of any stream or other body of Provision for use of impounded waters, etc.water are impounded, diverted, or otherwise controlled for any purpose whatever by any department or agency of the United States, adequate provision consistent with the primary purposes of such impoundment, diversion, or other control shall be made for the use thereof, together with any areas of land, or interest therein, acquired or administered in connection therewith, for the conservation, maintenance, and management of wildlife, resources thereof, and its habitat thereon. In accordance with general plans, covering the use of such waters and other interests for these purposes, approved jointly by the head of the department or agency exercising primary administration thereof, the Secretary of the Interior, and the head of the agency exercising administration over the wildlife resources of the State wherein the waters and areas lie, such waters and other interests shall be made available without cost for administration
(a)by such State agency, if the management thereof for the conservation of wildlife relates to other than migratory birds;
(b)by the Secretary of the Interior, if the waters and other interests have particular value in carrying out the national migratory bird management program. “Sec. 4. Such areas as are made available to the Secretary of the Administration of available areas.Interior for the purposes of this Act under sections 1 and 3, or by any other law, proclamation, or Executive order, shall be administered directly or under cooperative agreements entered into pursuant to the provisions of section 1 by the Secretary of the Interior under such rules and regulations for the conservation, maintenance, and management of wildlife, resources thereof, and its habitat thereon, as may be adopted by him in accordance with general plans approved jointly by the Secretary of the Interior and the head of the department or agency exercising primary administration of such areas: *Provided*, That such rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent Rules and regulations.with the laws for the protection of fish and game of the States in which such area is situated. “Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Interior, through the. Fish and Investigations to determine effects of polluting substances.Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Mines, is authorized to make such investigations as he deems necessary to determine the effects of domestic sewage, mine, petroleum, and industrial wastes, erosion silt, and other polluting substances on wildlife, and to make reports Reports to Congress.to the Congress concerning such investigations and of recommendations for alleviating dangerous and undesirable effects of such pollution. These investigations Shall include
(1)the determination of standards of water quality for the maintenance of wildlife;
(2)the 60 Stat. 1082study of methods of abating and preventing pollution, including methods for the recovery of useful or marketable products and byproducts of wastes; and
(3)the collation and distribution of data on the progress and results of such investigations for the use of Federal, State, municipal, and private agencies, individuals, organizations, or enterprises. “Sec. 6. Appropriation authorized. There is authorized to be appropriated from time to time, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act and regulations made pursuant thereto, including the construction of such facilities, buildings, and other improvements necessary for economical administration of areas made available to the Secretary of the Interior under this Act, and the employment in the city of Washington and elsewhere of such persons and means as the Secretary of the Interior may deem necessary for such purposes. “Sec. 7. Penalty. Any person who shall violate any rule or regulation promulgated in accordance with this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. “Sec. 8. “Wildlife”; “wildlife resources,” The terms ‘wildlife’ and ‘wildlife resources’ as used herein include birds, fishes, mammals, and all other classes of wild animals and all types of aquatic and land vegetation upon which wildlife is dependent. “Sec. 9. Inapplicability to TVA. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to the Tennessee Valley Authority.” " Approved August 14, 1946. To provide for further research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture and to improve and facilitate the marketing and distribution of agricultural products. 1946-08-14 966 Chapter 60 Stat. 1082 79 2 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 2024-09-27 public [CHAPTER 966] AN ACT To provide for further research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture and to improve and facilitate the marketing and distribution of agricultural products. August 14, 1946[[H. R. 6932](/us/bill/79/hr/6932)][[Public Law 733](/us/pl/79/733)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, TITLE I Agricultural research. Title I of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture and to provide for the further development of cooperative agricultural extension work and the more complete endowment and support of land-grant colleges”, [49 Stat. 436](/us/stat/49/436).[7 U. S. C. §§ 427–427g; Supp. V, § 427d](/us/usc/t7/s427–427g).[7 U. S. C. § 427](/us/usc/t7/s427).approved June 29, 1935 (the Bankhead-Jones Act), is amended as follows:
(1)By substituting for section 1, title I, the following section:" “Section 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to promote the efficient production and utilization of products ofDeclaration of policy. the soil as essential to the health and welfare of our people and to promote a sound and prosperous agriculture and rural life as indispensable to the maintenance of maximum employment and national prosperity. It is also the intent of Congress to assure agriculture a position in research equal to that of industry which will aid in maintaining an equitable balance between agriculture and other sections of our Research.economy. For the attainment of these objectives, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to conduct and to stimulate research into the laws and principles underlying the basic problems of agriculture in its broadest aspects, including but not limited to: Research relating to the improvement of the quality of, and the development of new and improved methods of the production, marketing, 60 Stat. 1083distribution, processing, and utilization of plant and animal commodities at all stages from the original producer through to the ultimate consumer; research into the problems of human nutrition and the nutritive value of agricultural commodities, with particular reference to their content of vitamins, minerals, amino and fatty acids, and all other constituents that may be found necessary for the health of the consumer and to the gains or losses in nutritive value that may take place at any stage in their production, distribution, processing, and preparation for use by the consumer; research relating to the development of present, new, and extended uses and markets for agricultural commodities and byproducts as food or in commerce, manufacture, or trade, both at home and abroad, with particular reference to those foods and fibers for which our capacity to produce exceeds or may exceed existing economic demand; research to encourage the discovery, introduction, and breeding of new and useful agricultural crops, plants, and animals, both foreign and native, particularly for those crops and plants which may be adapted to utilization in chemical and manufacturing industries; research relating to new and more profitable uses for our resources of agricultural manpower, soils, plants, animals, and equipment than those to which they are now, or may hereafter be, devoted; research relating to the conservation, development, and use of land, forest, and water resources for agricultural purposes; research relating to the design, development and the more efficient and satisfactory use of farm buildings, farm homes, farm machinery, including the application of electricity and other forms of power; research relating to the diversification of farm enterprises, both as to the type of commodities produced, and as to the types of operations performed, on the individual farm; research relating to any other laws and principles that may contribute to the establishment and maintenance of a permanent and effective agricultural industry including such investigations as have for their purpose the development and improvement of the rural home and rural life, and the maximum contribution by agriculture to the welfare of the consumer and the maintenance of maximum employment and national prosperity; and such other researches or experiments bearing on the agricultural industry or on rural homes of the United States as may in each case be deemd advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of Puerto Needs of Puerto Rico, etc.Maximum use of existing facilities.Rico, the respective States, and Territories. In effectuating the purposes of this section, maximum use shall be made of existing research facilities owned or controlled by the Federal Government or by State agricultural experiment stations and of the facilities of the Federal and State extension services. Research authorized under this section Coordination.shall be in addition to research provided for under existing law (but both activities shall be coordinated so far as practicable).” "
(2)By adding at the end thereof the following new sections:" “Sec. 9.
(a)In order to carry out further the purposes of section Research by experiment stations.[49 Stat. 437](/us/stat/49/437).[7 U. S. C. § 427a](/us/usc/t7/s427a).Appropriations authorized.2 of this title, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated in addition to all other appropriations authorized by this title the following sums: “(1) $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and each subsequent fiscal year. “(2) An additional $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, and each subsequent fiscal year. “(3) An additional $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, and each subsequent fiscal year. “(4) An additional $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and each subsequent fiscal year. “(5) An additional $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951, and each subsequent fiscal year. 60 Stat. 1084 “(6) In addition to the foregoing such additional funds beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and thereafter, as the Congress may deem necessary. Acquisition of land, buildings, etc. “The moneys appropriated in pursuance of this title shall also be available for the purchase and rental of land and the construction or acquisition of buildings necessary for conducting research provided for in this title, for the equipment and maintenance of such buildings, and for printing and disseminating the results of research. Sums appropriated in pursuance of this title shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, sums appropriated or otherwise made available for agricultural experiment stations. The said agricultural experiment stations are authorized to plan and conduct any research provided for under this title in cooperation with each other and such other appropriate agencies and individuals as may contribute to the solution of these problems and sums appropriated in pursuance of this title shall be available to meet the necessary expenses of such research. Unexpended balances. “Unexpended balances of allotments to experiment stations from appropriations made under this section during the first five fiscal years may remain available for expenditure by the same experiment stations at which the unexpended balances occurred for the purposes specified in section 1 and for the following periods: Unexpended balances of the first year’s allotments, five years; of the second fiscal year’s allotments, four years; of the third fiscal year’s allotments, three years; of the fourth fiscal year’s allotments, two years; and of the fifth fiscal year’s allotments, one year; and any unexpended balances of allotments to any experiment stations from appropriations made under this section of any subsequent fiscal year shall be deducted from the next succeeding annual allotments to such experiment stations. “(b) Allotments to Puerto Rico, States, and Territories.[49 Stat. 437](/us/stat/49/437).[7 U. S. C. § 427a](/us/usc/t7/s427a). Not less than 97 per centum of the sums appropriated for any fiscal year under this section shall be available for the purposes of section 2 to be allotted to Puerto Rico, each State and Territory as follows: “(1) Equal allotment. Twenty per centum of the sums appropriated for any fiscal year under this section shall be allotted equally to Puerto Restriction.Rico, each State and Territory: *Provided*, That no allotment and no payment under any allotment shall be made for any fiscal year in excess of the amount which Puerto Rico or the State or Territory makes available for such fiscal year out of its own funds, for research and for the establishment and maintenance of necessary facilities for the prosecution of such research. If Puerto Rico or any State or Territory fails to make available for such purposes for any fiscal year a sum equal to the amount to which it may be entitled for such year, the remainder of such amount shall be withheld by the Secretary. “(2) Population ratios. Not less than 52 per centum of the sums appropriated for any fiscal year under this section shall be allotted to Puerto Rico, each State and Territory as follows: One-half in an amount which bears the same ratio to the total amount to be allotted as the rural population of Puerto Rico or the State or Territory bears to the total rural population of Puerto Rico and all the States and Territories as determined by the last preceding decennial census; and one-half in an amount which bears the same ratio to the total amount to be allotted as the farm population of Puerto Rico or the State or Territory bears to the total farm population of Puerto Rico and all the States and Territories as determined Restriction.by the last preceding decennial census: *Provided*, That no allotment and no payment under any allotment shall be made for any fiscal year in excess of the amount which Puerto Rico, or the 60 Stat. 1085State or Territory makes available for such fiscal year out of its own funds for research and for the establishment and maintenance of necessary facilities for the prosecution of such research. If Puerto Rico or any State or Territory fails to make available for such purposes for any fiscal year a sum equal to the amount to which it may be entitled for such year, the remainder of such amount shall be withheld by the Secretary. “(3) Not more than 25 per centum of the sums appropriated Cooperative research by State experiment stations.for any fiscal year under this section shall be allotted to the States for cooperative research in which two or more State agricultural experiment stations are cooperating to solve problems that concern the agriculture of more than one State. The funds available “Regional research fund, Office of Experiment Stations.”Committee.for such purposes shall be designated as the ‘Regional research fund, Office of Experiment Stations’ and shall be used only for cooperative regional projects recommended by a committee of nine persons elected by and representing the directors of the State agricultural experiment stations and approved by the Secretary of Agriculture or his authorized representative. The necessary travel expense of said committee of nine in performance Travel expenses.of their duties may be paid from the regional research fund, Office of Experiment Stations, provided for under this subsection. “(c) Three per centum of the sums appropriated for any fiscal year Office of Experiment Stations.under this section shall be available to the Office of Experiment Stations of the United States Department of Agriculture for administration of research under this section, including participation in planning and coordinating the cooperative regional research. “Sec. 10.
(a)In order to carry out further research on utilization Uses of agricultural commodities.Research on utilization, etc.and associated problems in connection with the development and application of present, new, and extended uses of agricultural commodities and products thereof authorized by section 1 of this title, *Ante*, p. 1082.and to disseminate information relative thereto, and in addition to all Appropriations authorized.other appropriations authorized by this title, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the following sums: “(1) $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and each subsequent fiscal year. “(2) An additional $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, and each subsequent fiscal year. “(3) An additional $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, and each subsequent fiscal year. “(4) An additional $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and each subsequent fiscal year. “(5) An additional $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951, and each subsequent fiscal year. “(6) In addition to the foregoing, such additional funds beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and thereafter, as the Congress may deem necessary. “The Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance with such regulations Contracts with public or private organizations, etc.as he deems necessary, and when in his judgment the work to be performed will be carried out more effectively, more rapidly, or at less cost than if performed by the Department of Agriculture, may enter into contracts with such public or private organizations or individuals as he may find qualified to carry on work under this section without regard to the provisions of section 3709, Revised Statutes, and with *Ante*, p. 809.respect to such contracts he may make advance progress or other payments without regard to the provisions of section 3648, Revised *Ante*, p. 809.Statutes. Contracts hereunder may be made for work to continue Time limitation.not more than four years from the date of any such contract. Notwithstanding Unexpended balances.the provisions of section 5 of the Act of June 20, 1874, 60 Stat. 1086[18 Stat. 110](/us/stat/18/110). as amended (31 U. S. C. 713), any unexpended balances of appropriations properly obligated by contracting with an organization as provided in this subsection may remain upon the books of the Treasury for not more than five fiscal years before being carried to the surplus Research laboratories.fund and covered into the Treasury. Research authorized under this subsection shall be conducted so far as practicable at laboratories of the Department of Agriculture. Projects conducted under contract with public and private agencies shall be supplemental to and coordinated Availability of results.with research of these laboratories. Any contracts made pursuant to this authority shall contain requirements making the results of research and investigations available to the public through dedication, assignment to the Government, or such other means as the Secretary shall determine. “(b) *Ante*, p. 1082. In order to carry out further the purposes of section 1, other than research on utilization of agricultural commodities and the products thereof, and in addition to all other appropriations authorized Cooperative research with State experiment stations.Appropriations authorized.by this title, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for cooperative research with the State agricultural experiment stations and such other appropriate agencies as may be mutually agreeable to the Department of Agriculture and the experiment stations concerned, the following sums: “(1) $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and each subsequent fiscal year. “(2) An additional $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, and each subsequent fiscal year. “(3) An additional $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, and each subsequent fiscal year. “(4) An additional $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and each subsequent fiscal year. “(5) In addition to the foregoing such additional funds beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951, and thereafter, as the Congress may deem necessary. “(c) Administrative expenses. The Secretary may incur necessary administrative expenses not to exceed 3 per centum of the amount appropriated in any fiscal [49 Stat. 437](/us/stat/49/437).[7 U. S. C. § 427b](/us/usc/t7/s427b).year in carrying out this section, including the specific objects of expense enumerated in section 3 of this title. “(d) “Special research fund, Department ofAgriculture.”[49 Stat. 437](/us/stat/49/437).[7 U. S. C. § 427c](/us/usc/t7/s427c). The ‘Special research fund, Department of Agriculture’, provided by section 4 of this title, shall continue to be available solely for research into laws and principles underlying basic problems of agriculture in its broadest aspects; research relating to the improvement of the quality of, and the development of, new and improved methods of production of, distribution of, and new and extended uses and markets for, agricultural commodities and byproducts and manufactures thereof; and research relating to the conservation, development, and use of land and water resources for agricultural purposes. Such research shall be in addition to research provided for under other law (but both activities shall be coordinated so far as practicable) and shall be conducted by such agencies of the Department of Agriculture as the Secretary of Agriculture may designate or establish. “Sec. 11. Marketing research projects. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title,
(1)not less than 20 per centum of the funds authorized to be appropriated *Ante*, p. 1083.under section 9
(a)shall be used by State agricultural experiment stations for conducting marketing research projects approved by the Cooperative research projects.*Ante*, p. 1085; *supra*.Department of Agriculture, and
(2)cooperative research projects provided for under sections 9
(3)and 10
(b)shall be carried out under cooperative agreements between the Secretary of Agriculture and the cooperating agencies and shall include appropriate provisions for preventing duplication or overlapping of work within the State or States 60 Stat. 1087cooperating. Should duplication or overlapping occur subsequent to Withholding of unexpended balances.approval of a cooperative research project, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to withhold unexpended balances on such projects notwithstanding the prior approval thereof. The Secretary Report to Congress.of Agriculture shall include in his annual report to Congress a complete statement of research work being performed under contracts or cooperative agreements under this title, showing the names of the agencies cooperating and the amounts expended thereon, segregated by Federal and non-Federal funds.” " TITLE II This title may be cited as the “Agricultural Marketing Act of Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.1946”. Sec. 202. The Congress hereby declares that a sound, efficient, and Declaration of policy.privately operated system for distributing and marketing agricultural products is essential to a prosperous agriculture and is indispensable to the maintenance of full employment and to the welfare, prosperity, and health of the Nation. It is further declared to be the policy of Congress to promote through research, study, experimentation, and through cooperation among Federal and State agencies, farm organizations, and private industry a scientific approach to the problems of marketing, transportation, and distribution of agricultural products similar to the scientific methods which have been utilized so successfully during the past eighty-four years in connection with the production of agricultural products so that such products capable of being produced in abundance may be marketed in an orderly manner and efficiently distributed. In order to attain these objectives, it is the intent of Congress to provide for
(1)continuous research to improve the marketing, handling, storage, processing, transportation, and distribution of agricultural products;
(2)cooperation among Federal and State agencies, producers, industry organizations, and others in the development and effectuation of research and marketing programs to improve the distribution processes;
(3)an integrated administration of all laws enacted by Congress to aid the distribution of agricultural products through research, market aids and services, and regulatory activities, to the end that marketing methods and facilities may be improved, that distribution costs may be reduced and the price spread between the producer and consumer may be narrowed, that dietary and nutritional standards may be improved, that new and wider markets for American agricultural products may be developed, both in the United States and in other countries, with a view to making it possible for the full production of American farms to be disposed of usefully, economically, profitably, and in an orderly manner. In effectuating Maximum use of existing research facilities.the purposes of this title, maximum use shall be made of existing research facilities owned or controlled by the Federal Government or by State agricultural experiment stations and of the facilities of the Federal and State extension services. To the maximum extent Cooperation with State agencies.practicable marketing research work done hereunder in cooperation with the States shall be done in cooperation with the State agricultural experiment stations; marketing educational and demonstrational work done hereunder in cooperation with the States shall be done in cooperation with the State agricultural extension service; market information, inspection, regulatory work and other marketing service done hereunder in cooperation with the State agencies shall be done in cooperation with the State departments of agriculture, and State bureaus and departments of markets. Sec. 203. The Secretary of Agriculture is directed and authorized: 60 Stat. 1088
(a)Research to determine best methods of processing, etc. To conduct, assist, and foster research, investigation, and experimentation to determine the best methods of processing, preparation for market, packaging, handling, transporting, storing, distributing, Availability of results.and marketing agricultural products: *Provided*, That the results of such research shall be made available to the public for the purpose of expanding the use of American agricultural products in such manner as the Secretary of Agriculture may determine.
(b)Costs of marketing, etc. To determine costs of marketing agricultural products in their various forms and through the various channels and to foster and assist in the development and establishment of more efficient marketing methods (including analyses of methods and proposed methods), practices, and facilities, for the purpose of bringing about more efficient and orderly marketing, and reducing the price spread between the producer and the consumer.
(c)Standards of quality, etc. To develop and improve standards of quality, condition, quantity, grade, and packaging, and recommend and demonstrate such standards in order to encourage uniformity and consistency in commercial practices.
(d)Elimination of artificial barriers. To conduct, assist, foster, and direct studies and informational programs designed to eliminate artificial barriers to the free movement of agricultural products.
(e)New or expanded markets. To foster and assist in the development of new or expanded markets (domestic and foreign) and new and expanded uses and in the moving of larger quantities of agricultural products through the private marketing system to consumers in the United States and abroad.
(f)Consumer education. To conduct and cooperate in consumer education for the more effective utilization and greater consumption of agricultural products: Restriction. *Provided*, That no money appropriated under the authority of this Act shall be used to pay for newspaper or periodical advertising space or radio time in carrying out the purposes of this section and section 203 (e).
(g)Marketing information. To collect and disseminate marketing information, including adequate outlook information on a market-area basis, for the purpose of anticipating and meeting consumer requirements, aiding in the maintenance of farm income, and bringing about a balance between production and utilization of agricultural products.
(h)Agricultural products in interstate commerce. To inspect, certify, and identify the class, quality, quantity, and condition of agricultural products when shipped or received in interstate commerce, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe, including assessment and collection of such fees as will be reasonable and as nearly as may be to cover the cost of the service rendered, to the end that agricultural products may be marketed to the best advantage, that trading may be facilitated, and that consumers may be able to obtain the quality product which they desire, except that no person shall be required to use the service Certificate.authorized by this subsection. Any official certificate issued under the authority of this subsection shall be received by all officers and all courts of the United States as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained.
(i)Facilities for processing, etc. To determine the needs and develop or assist in the development of plans for efficient facilities and methods of operating such facilities for the proper assembly, processing, transportation, storage, distribution, and handling of agricultural products.
(j)Transportation services, rates, etc. To assist in improving transportation services and facilities and in obtaining equitable and reasonable transportation rates and services and adequate transportation facilities for agricultural products and farm supplies by making complaint or petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Maritime Commission, the Civil 60 Stat. 1089Aeronautics Board, or other Federal or State transportation regulatory body with respect to rates, charges, tariffs, practices, and services, or by working directly with individual carriers or groups of carriers.
(k)To collect, tabulate, and disseminate statistics on marketing Statistics on marketing.agricultural products, including, but not restricted to statistics on market supplies, storage stocks, quantity, quality, and condition of such products in various positions in the marketing channel, utilization of such products, and shipments and unloads thereof.
(l)To develop and promulgate, for the use and at the request of Procurement standards and specifications.any Federal agency or State, procurement standards and specifications for agricultural products, and submit such standards and specifications to such agency or State for use or adoption for procurement purposes.
(m)To conduct, assist, encourage, and promote research, investigation, Efficient methods for handling, etc.and experimentation to determine the most efficient and practical means, methods, and processes for the handling, storing, preserving, protecting, processing, and distributing of agricultural commodities to the end that such commodities may be marketed in an orderly manner and to the best interest of the producers thereof.
(n)To conduct such other research and services and to perform Facilitating marketing, distribution, etc.such other activities as will facilitate the marketing, distribution, processing, and utilization of agricultural products through commercial channels. Sec. 204.
(a)In order to conduct research and service work in Appropriations authorized.connection with the preparation for market, processing, packaging, handling, storing, transporting, distributing, and marketing of agricultural products as authorized by this title, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the following sums:
(1)$2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and each subsequent fiscal year.
(2)An additional $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, and each subsequent fiscal year.
(3)An additional $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, and each subsequent fiscal year.
(4)An additional $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and each subsequent fiscal year.
(5)An additional $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951, and each subsequent fiscal year.
(6)In addition to the foregoing, such additional funds beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and thereafter, as the Congress may deem necessary. Such sums appropriated in pursuance of this title shall he in addition to, and not in substitution for, sums appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Agriculture.
(b)The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make available Availability of funds for allotment to State agencies.from such funds such sums as he may deem appropriate for allotment to State departments of agriculture, State bureaus and departments of markets, State agricultural experiment stations, and other appropriate State agencies for cooperative projects in marketing service and in marketing research to effectuate the purposes of title II of this Act: *Provided*, That no such allotment and no payment under any Restriction.such allotment shall be made for any fiscal year to any State agency in excess of the amount which such State agency makes available out of its own funds for such research. The funds which State agencies are required to make available in order to qualify for such an allotment shall be in addition to any funds now available to such agencies for marketing services and for marketing research. The allotments Allotments to best qualified agencies.authorized under this section shall be made to the agency or agencies 60 Stat. 1090best equipped and qualified to conduct the specific project to be undertaken. Such allotments shall be covered by cooperative agreements between the Secretary of Agriculture and the cooperating agency and shall include appropriate provisions for preventing duplication or overlapping of work within the State or States cooperating. Should duplication or overlapping occur subsequent to approval of a cooperative project or allotment of funds, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to withhold unexpended balances on such projects notwithstanding the prior approval thereof. Sec. 205. Cooperation with other branches of Government, State agencies, etc.
(a)In carrying out the provisions of title II of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may cooperate with other branches of the Government, State agencies, private research organizations, purchasing and consuming organizations, boards of trade, chambers of commerce, other associations of business or trade organizations, transportation and storage agencies and organizations, or other persons or corporations engaged in the production, transportation, storing, processing, marketing, and distribution of agricultural products whether Contracts and agreements with States, etc.operating in one or more jurisdictions. The Secretary of Agriculture shall have authority to enter into contracts and agreements under the terms of regulations promulgated by him with States and agencies of States, private firms, institutions, and individuals for the purpose of conducting research and service work, making and compiling reports and surveys, and carrying out other functions relating thereto when in his judgment the services or functions to be performed will be carried out more effectively, more rapidly, or at less cost than if performed Time limitation.by the Department of Agriculture. Contracts hereunder may be made for work to be performed within a period not more than four years from the date of any such contract, and advance, progress, or other payments may be made. The provisions of section 3648 (31 *Ante*, p. 809.U. S. C., sec. 529) and section 3709 (41 U. S. C., sec. 5) of the Revised Statutes shall not be applicable to contracts or agreements made under Unexpended balances.the authority of this section. Any unexpended balances of appropriations obligated by contracts as authorized by this section may, notwithstanding the provisions of section 5 of the Act of June 20, [18 Stat. 110](/us/stat/18/110).1874, as amended (31 U. S. C., sec. 713), remain upon the books of the Treasury for not more than five fiscal years before being carried to the Availability of research, etc., results.surplus fund and covered into the Treasury. Any contract made pursuant to this section shall contain requirements making the result of such research and investigations available to the public by such means as the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine.
(b)Promulgation of orders, etc. The Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate such orders, rules, and regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions Report to Congress.of this title. In his annual report to Congress, he shall include a complete statement of research work being performed under contracts or cooperative agreements under this title, showing the names of the agencies cooperating and the amounts expended thereon, segregated by Federal and non-Federal funds. Sec. 206. Consolidation of functions, etc. In order to facilitate administration and to increase the effectiveness of the marketing research, service, and regulatory work of the Department of Agriculture to the fullest extent practicable, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, to transfer, group, coordinate, and consolidate the functions, powers, duties, and authorities of each and every agency, division, bureau, service, section, or other administrative unit in the Department of Agriculture primarily concerned with research, service, or regulatory activities in connection with the marketing, transportation, storage, processing, distribution of, or service or regulatory activities in connection with, the utilization of, agricultural products, into a single administrative agency. In making such changes as may 60 Stat. 1091be necessary to carry out effectively the purposes of this title, the records, property, personnel, and funds of such agencies, divisions, bureaus, services, sections, or other administrative units in the. Department of Agriculture affected thereby are authorized to be transferred to and used by such administrative agency to which the transfer may be made, but such unexpended balances of appropriations so transferred shall be used only for the purposes for which such appropriations were made. Sec. 207. When used in this title, the term “agricultural products” “Agricultural products.”includes agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, and dairy products, livestock and poultry, bees, forest products, fish and shellfish, and any products thereof, including processed and manufactured products, and any and all products raised or produced on farms and any processed or manufactured product thereof. Sec. 208. The Secretary of Agriculture shall have the power to Powers of Secretaryappoint, remove, and fix, in accordance with existing law, the compensation of such officers and employees, and to make such expenditures as he deems necessary, including expenditures for rent outside the District of Columbia, travel, supplies, books, equipment, and such other expenditures as may be necessary to the administration of this title: *Provided*, That the Secretary of Agriculture may appoint Temporary services.and fix the compensation of any technically qualified person, firm, or organization by contract or otherwise on a temporary basis and for a term not to exceed six months in any fiscal year to perform research, inspection, classification, technical, or other special services, without[42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219. regard to the civil-service laws or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. TITLE III Sec. 301. In order to aid in implementing the research and service work authorized under titles I and II of this Act, and to assist inNational advisory committee. obtaining the fullest cooperation among Federal and State agencies, producers, farm organizations, and private industry, in the development of and in effectuating such research and service programs, and in order to secure the greatest benefit from the expenditure of funds, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a national advisory committee. The functions of such advisory committee shall be to consult Functions.with the Secretary of Agriculture and other appropriate officials of the Department of Agriculture, to make recommendations relative to research and service work authorized by this Act, and to assist in obtaining the cooperation of producers, farm organizations, industry groups, and Federal and State agencies in the furtherance of such research and service programs. The chairman of the committee Composition.shall be the Secretary of Agriculture or such other official of the Department of Agriculture as he shall designate. The committee shall consist of eleven members, six of whom shall be representatives of producers or their organizations. The committee shall meet at Meetings.least once each quarter and at such other times as are deemed necessary. Members of the committee may not appoint alternates to serve in their stead. Committee members other than the chairman shall not Compensation.be deemed to be employees of the United States and are not entitled to compensation, but the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to allow their traveling and subsistence expenses necessary in connection with their attendance at meetings called by him for the purposes of this section. Sec. 302. In the furtherance of the research and service work Committees to assist in specific programs.authorized by this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may, in addition to the national advisory committee, establish appropriate committees, including representatives of producers, industry, government, and science, to assist in effectuating specific research and service programs. Approved August 14, 1946. REORGANIZATION PLANS REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 1 OF 1946 11 For action on Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1946 see H. Con. Res. 155, *post*, p. 1329. Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of Transmitted May 16, 1946.Effective July 16, 1946.[59 Stat. 613](/us/stat/59/613).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 133y–133y–16](/us/usc/t5/s133y–133y–16).Representatives in Congress assembled, May 16, 1946, pursuant to the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1945, approved December 20, 1945. Federal Security Agency and Department of Labor Section 1. Children’s Bureau.—
(a)The Children’s Bureau in the Department of Labor, exclusive of its Industrial Division, is transferred to the Federal Security Agency. All functions of the Children’s Bureau and of the Chief of the Children’s Bureau except those transferred by subsection
(b)of this section, all functions of the Secretary of Labor under Title V of the Social Security Act (49 Stat. 620, [49 Stat. 629](/us/stat/49/629).[42 U. S. C. § 701 *et seq*.; Supp. V, § 703a](/us/usc/t42/s701).*Ante*, p. 986.ch. 531), as amended, and all other functions of the Secretary of Labor relating to the foregoing functions are transferred to the Federal Security Administrator and shall be performed by him or under his direction and control by such officers and employees of the Federal Security Agency as he shall designate, except that the functions authorized by section 2 of the act of April 9, 1912 (37 Stat. 79, [29 U. S. C. § 18a](/us/usc/t29/s18a).ch. 73), as amended, and such other functions of the Federal Security Agency as the Administrator may designate, shall be administered, under his direction and control, through the Children’s Bureau.
(b)The functions of the Children’s Bureau and of the Chief of the Children’s Bureau under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (52 [29 U. S. C. §§ 201–219; Supp. V, 207, 211](/us/usc/t29/s201–219).Stat. 1060, ch. 676), as amended, are transferred to the Secretary of Labor and shall be performed under his direction and control by such officers and employees of the Department of Labor as he shall designate. Sec. 2. Vital statistics.— The functions of the Secretary of Commerce, the Bureau of the Census, and the Director of the Bureau of the Census with respect to vital statistics (including statistics on births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and annulments) are transferred to the Federal Security Administrator and shall be performed under his direction and control by the United States Public Health Service or by such officers and employees of the Federal Security Agency as the Administrator shall designate. Sec. 3. United States Employees’ Compensation Commission.— The functions of the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission are transferred to the Federal Security Agency and shall be performed in such manner and under such rules and regulations as the Federal Security Administrator shall prescribe. Such regulations shall provide for a board of three persons to be designated or appointed by the Federal Security Administrator with authority to hear and, subject to applicable law, make final decision on appeals taken from determinations and awards with respect to claims of employees of the Federal Government or of the District of Columbia. The United States Employees’ Compensation Commission is abolished. Sec. 4. Social Security Board.— The functions of the Social Security Board in the Federal Security Agency, together with the functions 109560 Stat. 1096of its chairman, are transferred to the Federal Security Administrator and shall be performed by him or under his direction and control by such officers and employees of the Federal Security Agency as he shall designate. The Social Security Board is abolished. Sec. 5. Assistant heads of Federal Security Agency.— In addition to the existing Assistant Federal Security Administrator, there shall be not to exceed two assistant heads of the Federal Security Agency, each of whom shall be appointed by the Federal Security Administrator under the classified civil service, receive a salary at the rate of $10,000 per annum, and perform such duties and head such constituent unit of the Federal Security Agency as the Administrator may provide. Sec. 6. Functions under act of June 20, 1936, with respect to the blind.— The functions of the Office of Education and of the [20 U. S. C. §§ 107–1071](/us/usc/t20/s107–1071).Commissioner of Education under the act of June 20, 1936 (49 Stat. 1559,ch. 638) are transferred to the Federal Security Administrator and shall be performed under his direction and control by such officers and employees of the Federal Security Agency as he shall designate. Sec. 7. Assistant Commissioner of Education.— The functions of the Assistant Commissioner of Education created by the act of May 26, [20 U. S. C. § 2a](/us/usc/t20/s2a).1930 (46 Stat. 384, ch. 330) are transferred to the Office of Education to be performed under the direction and control of the Commissioner of Education by such officers or employees of the Office as he may designate with the approval of the Federal Security Administrator. The Office of Assistant Commissioner of Education is abolished. Sec. 8. Federal Board for Vocational Education.— The Federal Board for Vocational Education and its functions are abolished. Sec. 9. Board of Visitors of Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital.— The Board of Visitors of Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital and its functions are abolished. Sec. 10. Coordination of grant-in-aid programs.— In order to coordinate more fully the administration of grant-in-aid programs by officers and constituent units of the Federal Security Agency, the Federal Security Administrator shall establish, insofar as practicable,
(a)uniform standards and procedures relating to fiscal, personnel, and the other requirements common to two or more such programs, and
(b)standards and procedures under which a State agency participating in more than one such program may submit a single plan of operation and be subject to a single Federal fiscal and administrative review of its operation. Sec. 11. Winding up of affairs.— Suitable measures shall be taken by the Federal Security Administrator to wind up those outstanding affairs of the agencies herein abolished which are not otherwise disposed of by this plan. Sec. 12. Transfer of personnel, property, records, and funds.— The personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds (available or to be made available), which the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine to relate primarily to the functions transferred hereunder are transferred to the respective agencies concerned for use in the administration of the functions so transferred, except that all of the personnel, property, records, and funds of the Industrial Division of the Children’s Bureau shall be transferred to such agency or agencies of the Department of Labor as the Secretary of Labor shall designate. Any of the personnel transferred under this plan which the transferee agency shall find to be in excess of the personnel necessary for the administration of the functions transferred to such agency shall be retransferred under existing law to other positions in the Government or separated from the service. 60 Stat. 1097 REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 3 OF 1946 Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives Transmitted May 16, 1946.Effective July 16, 1946.[59 Stat. 613](/us/stat/59/613).[5 U. S. C., Supp. V, §§ 133y–133y–16](/us/usc/t5/s133y–133y–16).in Congress assembled, May 16, 1946, pursuant to the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1945, approved December 20, 1945. Part I. Department of the Treasury Section 101. Functions transferred to the United States Coast Guard.—
(a)There are hereby transferred to the Commandant of the Coast Guard those functions of the bureau, offices, and boards specified in the. first sentence of section 104 of this plan, and of the Secretary of Commerce, which pertain to approval of plans for the construction, repair, and alteration of vessels; approval of materials, equipment, and appliances; classification of vessels; inspection of vessels and their equipment arid appliances; issuance of certificates of inspection, and of permits indicating the approval of vessels for operations which may be hazardous to life or property; administration of load line requirements; enforcement of other provisions for the safety of life and property on vessels; licensing and certificating of officers, pilots, and seamen; suspension and revocation of licenses and certificates; investigation of marine casualties; enforcement of manning requirements, citizenship requirements, and requirements for the mustering and drilling of crews; control of log books; shipment, discharge, protection, and welfare of merchant seamen; enforcement of duties of shipowners and officers after accidents; promulgation and enforcement of rules for lights, signals, speed, steering, sailing, passing, anchorage, movement, and towlines of vessels and lights and signals on bridges; numbering of undocumented vessels; prescription and enforcement of regulations for outfitting and operation of motorboats; licensing of motorboat operators; regulation of regattas and marine parades; all other functions of such bureau, offices, and boards which arc not specified in section 102 of this plan; and all other functions of the Secretary of Commerce pertaining to those functions of the agencies abolished under section 104 of this plan which are not specified in section 102 of this plan, including the remission and mitigation of fines, penalties and forfeitures incurred under the laws governing these functions and those incurred under the Act of December 17, 1941, 55 Stat. 808, as amended. [47 U. S. C., Supp; V, § 353 note](/us/usc/t47/s353).
(b)The functions relating to the award of numbers to undocumented vessels vested by law in the Collectors of Customs are hereby transferred to the Commandant of the Coast Guard. Sec. 102. Functions transferred to Bureau of Customs.— There are hereby transferred to the Commissioner of Customs those functions of the bureau, offices, and boards specified in the first sentence of section 104 of this plan, and of the Secretary of Commerce, which pertain to registry, enrollment, and licensing of vessels, including the issuance of commissions to yachts, the assignment of signal letters, and the preparation of all reports and publications in connection therewith; measurement of vessels, administration of tonnage duties, and collection of tolls; entry and clearance of vessels and aircraft, regulation of vessels in the coasting and fishing trades, and limitation of the use of foreign vessels in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States; 60 Stat. 1098recording of sales, conveyances, and mortgages of vessels; protection of steerage passengers; all other functions of such bureau, offices, and boards which were performed by the Bureau of Customs on behalf thereof immediately prior to the effective date of Executive Order [50 U. S. C., Supp. V. app. § 6001 note](/us/usc/t50/s6001).No. 9083 of February 28, 1942 (7 F. R. 1609); and the power to remit and mitigate fines, penalties and forfeitures incurred under the laws governing these functions. Sec. 103. Powers of the Secretary of the Treasury.— The functions transferred by sections 101 and 102 of this plan may be performed through such officers and employees of the United States Coast Guard and the Bureau of Customs, respectively, as may be designated by the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Commissioner of Customs, respectively, and shall be performed subject to the direction and control of the Secretary of the Treasury except as otherwise required by law with respect to the United States Coast Guard whenever it operates as a part of the Navy. Sec. 104. Abolition of agencies.— The Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, the office of the director thereof, the offices of supervising inspectors, principal traveling inspectors, local inspectors, assistant inspectors, shipping commissioners, deputy shipping commissioners, and the Board of Supervising Inspectors, the Boards of Local Inspectors, the Marine Casualty Investigation Board, and the Marine Boards are hereby abolished. The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide for winding up those affairs of the said abolished agencies which are not otherwise disposed of herein. Part II. Department of War and Department of the Navy Sec. 201. Functions with respect to certain insane persons.—
(a)The functions of Saint Elizabeths Hospital and the superintendent thereof, and of the Federal Security Agency and the Federal Security Administrator, with respect to the care, treatment, and custody of insane persons as provided in section 4843 of the Revised Statutes (24 U. S. C. 191) are hereby transferred or abolished as follows:
(1)Functions with respect to insane persons belonging to the Army or falling, by reason of employment or service in the Army, within any of the categories enumerated in said section, are transferred to the Secretary of War and shall be performed by the Secretary or, subject to his direction and control, by such officers and agencies of the Department of War as he may designate.
(2)Functions with respect to insane persons belonging to the Navy or falling, by reason of prior service in the Navy, within any of the categories enumerated in said section, are transferred to the Secretary of the Navy and shall be performed by the Secretary or, subject to his direction and control, by such officers and agencies of the Department of the Navy as he may designate. (For the purposes of this subparagraph (2), the Marine Corps but not the Coast Guard is included in the Navy.)
(3)Functions with respect to insane persons belonging to the Coast Guard are abolished.
(b)Nothing in subsection
(a)of this section shall affect the functions and authority of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, the superintendent thereof, the Federal Security Agency, or the Federal Security Administrator with respect to any person heretofore admitted to Saint Elizabeths Hospital and a patient therein on the effective date of this plan under [24 U. S. C. § 191](/us/usc/t24/s191).the provisions of section 4843 of the Revised Statutes, or the functions and authority of said officers and agencies or of the Public Health Service with respect to Coast Guard members as beneficiaries of the Public Health Service, as provided by section 504 of the Public Health [42 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 222](/us/usc/t42/s222).Service Act (58 Stat. 710, 42 U. S. C. 222). 60 Stat. 1099 Part III. Department of the Navy Sec. 301. Hydrographic Office and Naval Observatory.— The Hydrographic Office and the Naval Observatory, together with their respective functions, are hereby transferred from the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Department of the Navy, to the Chief of Naval Operations and shall be administered, subject to the direction and control of the Secretary of the Navy, under the Chief of Naval Operations. Sec. 302. Supply Department of the United States Marine Corps.— The Paymaster’s Department of the United States Marine Corps and the Quartermaster’s Department of the United States Marine Corps, and the functions of such departments, are hereby consolidated to form a single new agency, which shall be known as the Supply Department of the United States Marine Corps, and at the head of which there shall be the Quartermaster General of the Marine Corps. The office and title of “The Paymaster General of the Marine Corps” provided for in the Act of March 24, 1944 (58 Stat. [34 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 625b and note](/us/usc/t34/s625b).121) are hereby abolished. Part IV. Department of the Interior Sec. 401. Certain functions with respect to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library.— The following functions are hereby transferred to the Secretary of the Interior and shall be performed, subject to his direction and control, by such officers and agencies of the Department of the Interior as he may designate:
(a)The functions of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, under section 206 of the Act of July 18, 1939, 53 Stat. 1062, with respect to [53 Stat. 1064](/us/stat/53/1064).the care, maintenance, and protection of the buildings and grounds of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library.
(b)The functions of the Archivist of the United States, under section 207 of the said Act, with respect to the collection of fees [53 Stat. 1065](/us/stat/53/1065).from persons visiting and viewing the exhibit rooms or museum portion of said Library, excluding the fixing of charges to be collected but including the making of all other regulations with respect to such collection. (Any funds derived from such fees shall be paid, held, administered, and expended in consonance with the proviso in said section 207.) Sec. 402. Functions relating to mineral deposits in certain lands.— The functions of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture with respect to the uses of mineral deposits in certain lands pursuant to the provisions of the Act of March 4, 1917 (39 Stat. 1134, 1150, 16 U. S. C. 520), Title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, (48 Stat, 195, 200, 202, 205, 40 U. S. C. 401, 403
(a)and 408), the 1935 Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of April 8, 1935 (48 Stat. 115, 118), section 55 of Title I of the Act [49 Stat. 115](/us/stat/49/115).of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 750, 781), and the Act of July 22, 1937 (50 Stat. 522, 525, 530), as amended July 28, 1942 (56 Stat. 725, 7 U. S. C. 1011
(c)and 1018), are hereby transferred to the Secretary [7 U. S. C., Supp. V, § 1011 (c)](/us/usc/t7/s1011/c).*Ante*, p. 1068.of the Interior and shall be performed by him or, subject to his direction and control, by such officers and agencies of the Department of the Interior as he may designate: *Provided*, That mineral development on such lands shall be authorized by the Secretary of the Interior only when he is advised by the Secretary of Agriculture that such development will not interfere with the primary purposes for which the land was acquired and only in accordance with such conditions as may be specified by the Secretary of Agriculture in order to protect such purposes. The provisions of law governing the crediting and distribution of revenues derived from the said lands shall be applicable to revenues derived in connection with the 60 Stat. 1100functions transferred by this section, To the extent necessary in connection with the performance of the functions transferred by this section, the Secretary of the Interior and his representatives shall have access to the title records of the Department of Agriculture relating to the lands affected by this section. Sec. 403. Bureau of Land Management.—
(a)The functions of the General Land Office and of the Grazing Service in the Department of the Interior are hereby consolidated to form a new agency in the Department of the Interior to be known as the Bureau of Land Management. The functions of the other agencies named in subsection
(d)of this section are hereby transferred to the Secretary of the Interior.
(b)There shall be at the head of such Bureau a Director of the Bureau of Land Management who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior under the classified civil service, who shall receive a salary at the rate of $10,000 per annum, and who shall perform such duties as the Secretary of the Interior shall designate.
(c)There shall be in the Bureau of Land Management an Associate Director of the Bureau of Land Management and so many Assistant Directors of the Bureau of Land Management as may be necessary, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior under the [42 Stat. 1488](/us/stat/42/1488).[5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 *et seq*](/us/usc/t5/s661–674).*Ante*, pp. 216, 219.classified civil service and subject to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and who shall perform such duties as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe.
(d)The General Land Office, the Grazing Service, the offices of Commissioner of the General Land Office, Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office, Director of the Grazing Service, all Assistant Directors of the Grazing Service, all Registers of the District Land Offices, and United States Supervisor of Surveys, together with the Field Surveying Service now known as the Cadastral Engineering Service, are hereby abolished.
(e)The Bureau of Land Management and its functions shall be administered subject to the direction and control of the Secretary of the Interior, and the functions transferred to the Secretary by subsection
(a)of this section shall be performed by the Secretary or, subject to his direction and control, by such officers and agencies of the Department of the Interior as he may designate. Part V. Department of Agriculture Sec. 501. Functions of certain agencies of the Department of Agriculture.— The following functions are hereby transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture and shall be performed by him or, subject to his direction and control, by such officers and agencies of the Department of Agriculture as he shall designate:
(a)All functions of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and the Surplus Marketing Administration and of the respective heads of such Administrations.
(b)The administration of the programs of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and the Commodity Credit Corporation. Part VI. Department of Commerce Sec. 601. Certain functions of National Bureau of Standards.— The following functions are hereby transferred to the Secretary of Commerce and shall be performed, subject to his direction and control, by such officers and agencies of the Department of Commerce as he may designate: 60 Stat. 1101
(a)Those functions of the National Bureau of Standards under section 2 of the Act of March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1449) which are now [15 U. S. C. § 372](/us/usc/t15/s372).performed by the Division of Commercial Standards of said Bureau, namely,
(1)to assist, coordinate, and cooperate with groups of consumers, distributors or producers, technical organizations, and other persons, in the voluntary establishment, maintenance, recording, publishing and promoting of commercial standards as a nationally and internationally recognized basis for testing, grading, labeling, marketing, guaranteeing, or accepting staple, manufactured commodities moving in daily domestic and foreign trade, and
(2)to assist in the development of Federal purchase standards specifications and in providing information to the public and the Government of such standards and specifications.
(b)Those functions of said Bureau under said section 2 which are now performed by the Division of Simplified Trade and Practices of said Bureau, namely, to assist, coordinate, and cooperate with individual and groups of producers, distributors, and users in establishing, recording, publishing, and promoting a nation-wide program for the elimination of avoidable waste through the formulation of simplified trade practice recommendations which identify and list the sizes, types, dimensions, and varieties of products that are in national demand in the country, including but not limited to simplified trade practice recommendations concerning the following commodities; wood, textiles, paper and rubber products, metal and mechanical products, containers and miscellaneous products, materials handling equipment, ceramic products, electrical products, construction materials, and metal and woodworking tools.
(c)So much of the functions of the Director of said Bureau as relates to the foregoing activities. Part VII. National Labor Relations Board Sec. 701. Strike ballots under War Labor Disputes Act.— The functions of the National Labor Relations Board under section 8 of the War Labor Disputes Act (57 Stat. 162, 167, ch. 144) with respect [57 Stat. 163, 167](/us/stat/57/163/167).[50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. § 1508](/us/usc/t50/s1508).to taking secret ballots of employees on the question of an interruption of war production are hereby abolished. Part VIII. Smithsonian Institution Sec. 801. Canal Zone Biological Area.— The functions of the Board of Directors of the Canal Zone Biological Area (which Board is provided for in the Act of July 2, 1940, 54 Stat. 724, ch. 516), together [48 U. S. C. §§ 1381–1387](/us/usc/t48/s1381–1387).with the functions of the executive officer of such Board, are hereby transferred to the Smithsonian Institution. The said Board of Directors and the office of the said executive officer are hereby abolished. Part IX. United States Employment Service Sec. 901. Placement Junctions under Selective Training and Service Act of 1940.— There is hereby transferred to the United States Employment Service so much of the functions of the Selective Service System and of the Director of Selective Service under section 8(g) of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 890, ch. [54 Stat. 891](/us/stat/54/891).[50 U. S. C. app. § 308(g)](/us/usc/t50/s308/g).720) as relates to aiding persons who have satisfactorily completed any period of active duty or of training and service under the said Act in securing positions other than the positions held by them prior to said period. 60 Stat. 1102 Part X. Records, Property, Personnel, and Funds Sec. 1001. Transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds.— There arc hereby transferred to the respective agencies in which functions are vested pursuant to the provisions of this plan, to be used, employed, and expended in connection with such functions, respectively, or in connection with winding up the outstanding affairs of agencies abolished by this plan,
(1)the records and property now being used or held in connection with such functions,
(2)the personnel employed in connection with such functions, and
(3)the unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds available or to be made available for use in connection with such functions. Sec. 1002. Disposition of excess personnel.— Any of the personnel transferred under this plan which the transferee agency shall find to be in excess of the personnel necessary for the administration of the functions transferred to such agency by such plan shall be retransferred under existing law to other positions in the Government or separated from the service. Sec. 1003. Dispositions by Director of the Bureau of the Budget.— Such further measures and dispositions as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine to be necessary in order to effectuate the provisions of this Part or in order to wind up the outstanding affairs relating to agencies or functions abolished by this plan shall be carried out in such manner as the Director may direct and by such agencies as he may designate. I INDEX **A** Page **Aberdeen, S. Dak.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Aberdeen Creek, Gloucester County, Va.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Absecon Inlet, N. J.,** improvement authorized 634 **Absentee Voting.** *See* Voting, Absentee. **Accounting Office.** *See* General Accounting Office. **Adams Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 276 **Adjutant General’s Department.** *See under* War Department. **Administrative Procedure Act** 237 Adjudication 239 Appearance before agency or representative 240 Atomic Energy Act of 1946, applicability to agency action under authority of, etc 772 Construction and effect 244 Decisions 242 Definitions 237 Examiners, appointment, compensation, etc.; reports respecting 244 Exclusions from operation of Act 237, 918, 993 Federal Register, publication of designated information, etc., in 238, 239 Hearings 241 Investigations 240 Judicial review 243 Petitions, etc., denials of, notice 241 Public information 238 Rule making 238 Sanctions and powers 242 Subpenas 240 **Aerial Flights, Army and Navy Personnel,** increased pay for; limitation 20, 543 **Aerial Legal Experts, International Technical Committee of,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Aeronautics, Bureau of.** *See under* Navy Department. **Aeronautics, Civil.** *See* Civil Aeronautics, Office of Administrator of; Civil Aeronautics Board. **Aeronautics, National Advisory Committee for:** Damage claims, appropriation for 200 Reduction in appropriation 8 **Africa, Convention Relating to Liquor Traffic in,** appropriation for contribution 621 **Agencies, Government.** *See* Government Departments and Agencies; *also individual titles*. **Agreements.** *See* International Agreements. **Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938:** Appropriation to effect provisions of 288, 289, 292 Marketing quotas— Cotton 662 Peanuts 663 Amendment respecting 705 Printing and binding, transfer of funds for 273 Tobacco, amendment respecting 21 **Agricultural Adjustment Administration:** Report to Congress respecting certain payments, discontinuance 866 Transfer of functions to Department of Agriculture 1100 **Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry, Bureau of.** *See under* Agriculture, Department of. **Agricultural Commodities:** Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Cotton. *See separate title*. Exportation and domestic consumption, appropriation for 289 Feed, allocation to domestic emergency shortage areas 677 Fish, etc., deemed to be; maximum price 673 Flaxseed harvested prior to July 1, 1946, subsidy payments, 1946 crop program operations 57 Flour— Subsidy allocation, increase in 57 Subsidy payments, reduction of operations 671II Freight rates— Appropriation to effect provisions of Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 relating to 292 Farm products, appropriation for increased pay costs 108 Fur-bearing animal, domestically raised, classification as 127 Lend-lease, reduction in appropriation 8 Market inspection, appropriation for 108, 290 Marketing information, etc., appropriation for acquisition and diffusion 290 Maximum prices, limitations on enforcement by Office of Price Administration 610 Meat, subsidy allocation, increase in 57 Peanuts. *See separate title*. Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 291 Potatoes, surplus, purchase, processing and sale to foreign countries by Commodity Credit Corporation 617 Price Control Extension Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Research respecting 1083, 1085 Appropriations authorized 1085 Contracts with public or private organizations, etc.; use of unexpended balances of appropriations 1085 Report to Congress by Secretary of Agriculture respecting 1087, 1090 Strategic and critical materials, investigations respecting 600 Subsidies, restriction on use of War Department funds for 547 Sugar, subsidy payments— Crop program operations, continuance, charge of cost against designated funds 672 1946 crop program operations 57 Reduction of operations 671 Vegetables processed prior to July 1, 1946, subsidy payments, 1946 crop program operations 57 Wheat, purchase by Commodity Credit Corporation; election of date of purchase by producer, etc 677, 678 **Agricultural Economics, Bureau of.** *See under* Agriculture, Department of. **Agricultural Engineering Investigations,** appropriation for 279 **Agricultural Experiment Stations:** Payments to States and Territories, appropriation for 276 Research by; appropriations authorized; determination of allotments, etc 1083, 1086 Salaries and expenses, appropriation for 276 Virgin Islands, appropriation for salaries and expenses 384 Agricultural Extension Work, appropriation for 275 **Agricultural Labor:** Farm Labor Supply Appropriation Act, 1944, continuation of funds and authority under 617 National Labor Relations Board, restriction on use of funds for organizing agricultural laborers 698 **Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946** 1087 *See also* Bankhead-Jones Act. Advertising, etc., restriction on use of funds for 1088 “Agricultural products,” definition 1091 Allotments to State agencies, availability of funds for; restriction 1089 Appropriations authorized 1089 Cooperation with other agencies authorized 1090 Consolidation of functions, etc., in Department of Agriculture 1090 Contracts and agreements authorized; use of unexpended balances of appropriations; report to Congress 1090 Effectuation and administration, powers, etc., of Secretary of Agriculture 1088, 1091 National advisory committee, establishment, composition, duties, etc 1091 Policy of Congress, declaration of 1087 **Agricultural Research Administration.** *See under* Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Md., appropriation for 275, 277 **Agricultural Sciences, Inter-American Institute of,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Agricultural Wage Stabilization Program,** restriction 291 **Agriculture, Census of,** appropriations continued available 618 **Agriculture, Department of.** *See also* Farmers. Agricultural Adjustment Administration— Report to Congress respecting certain payments, discontinuance 866 Transfer of functions to Department of Agriculture 1100 Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry, Bureau of, appropriation for 107, 282 Agricultural commodities. *See separate title*. Agricultural Economics, Bureau of— Appropriation for 107, 273III Salaries and expenses (crop and livestock estimates), restriction on incurrence of deficiencies; exception 10 Agricultural experiment stations. *See separate title*. Agricultural land resources, appropriation for conservation and use 189 Aerial photographs, restriction on charging of cost 288 Farmers, certain inducted, payments with respect to Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act 289 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Agricultural Research Administration— Alaska, investigations of agricultural problems, appropriation for 275 Appropriation for 189, 275, 617 Buildings and improvements, appropriations available; limitation 276 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 107 Restriction on incurrence of deficiencies in designated appropriations; exception 10 Agricultural Research Center, appropriation for 275, 277 Aliens, employment of 297 Animal Industry, Bureau of— Appropriation for 107, 277, 617 Condemned animals, indemnity for; limitation 277, 278 Destroyed animals, indemnity for; limitation 278 Salaries and expenses (meat inspection), restriction on incurrence of deficiencies; exception 10 Apple production estimates, restriction 274 Appropriation Act, 1947 270 Arid and semiarid areas, water facilities, appropriation for 108, 189, 294 Bankhead-Jones Act. *See separate title*. Burlington farmstead and coal-mine project, N. Dak., transfer to State 306 Butter, process or renovated— Administration and enforcement of Act respecting 301 Appropriation for carrying out provisions of designated Acts 279 Penalty for violation of regulations 302 Regulations respecting; condemnation of unfit ingredients, etc 300 Report 301 Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company, extension and renewal of lease of designated tract of land, authorized 311 Commodity Credit Corporation. *See separate title*. Cotton. *See separate title*. Dairy Industry, Bureau of, appropriation for 107, 278, 617 Damage claims, appropriation for 200, 629 Drainage areas, preliminary examinations and surveys for designated purposes, authorized 651 Appropriation authorized 653 Eagle County, Colo., exchange of lands 704 Elizabeth Township, Ohio, acquisition by U. S. of certain reserved mineral rights by grants in exchange 924 Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Bureau of— Appropriation for 84, 189, 280 Barberry eradication, matching of funds 281 Dutch elm disease control— Appropriation for 280 State, etc., cooperation 281 Salaries and expenses (foreign plant quarantine), restriction on incurrence of deficiencies; exception 10 Sweetpotato weevil control— Appropriation for 280 State cooperation 281 White pine blister rust control, funds available for 283 Experiment Stations, Office of— Administration of research, funds available for 1085 Appropriation for 107, 276 Regional research fund, designation of; establishment of committee, etc 1085 Extension service, appropriation for 107, 275 Farm Credit Administration. *See separate title*. Farm labor supply program— Appropriation for 617 States, payments to 617 Centers, homes, etc., liquidation; disposition of proceeds 1064 Continuance, appropriations authorized 969, 970 Farm Security Administration. *See separate title*. Farm tenancy, appropriation for increased pay costs 108 Farm Tenant Act. *See separate title*. Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946. *See separate title*. IV Farming materials, availability of funds for purchases and grants of 289 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. *See separate title*. Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation. *See separate title*. Federal Intermediate Credit Banks. *See separate title*. Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation. *See separate title*. Field offices, restriction on use of funds for 272 Flood control— Appropriation for works of improvement 286 Flood Control Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Yazoo and Little Tallahatchie watersheds, requirement of approval 286 Foreign Agricultural Relations, Office of— Aliens, employment of 297 Appropriation for 107, 274 Salaries and expenses, restriction on incurrence of deficiencies; exception 10 Foreign plant quarantines, increased pay costs, appropriation for 84 Foreign Service, Board of, designation of representative to 1001 Forest-fire cooperation, restriction on incurrence of deficiencies; exception 10 Forest roads and trails— Appropriation for 107, 286 Buildings, cost limitation 286 Easements or rights-of-way, nonapplicability of designated provisions of law 286 Report to Congress, designated, discontinuance of 866 Forest Service— Administrative expenses, general, appropriation for increased pay costs 107 Airplanes, purchase and maintenance, appropriation for 284 Appropriation for 189, 283 Buildings, cost limitation 283 Farm and other private forestry cooperation, appropriation for 107, 285 Forest-fire cooperation— Appropriation for 107, 285 Restriction on incurrence of deficiencies; exception 10 Transfer of funds to appropriation for printing and binding 283 Forest fires, fighting, appropriation for 82 Forest management, appropriation for increased pay costs 107 Forest products, appropriation for increased pay costs 107 Forest resources investigations, appropriation for increased pay costs 107 National forests— Lands for, appropriation for acquisition 285 Protection and management, appropriation for increased pay costs 107 Range investigations, appropriation for increased pay costs 107 Salaries and expenses, appropriation for 283 National forest protection and management, restriction on incurrence of deficiencies; exception 10 White pine blister rust control, funds available for 282 Fur-bearing animals, domestically raised, transfer of functions, property, etc., respecting, from Department of Interior 127 General Accounting Office, transfer of certain funds to 289 Glendale, Ariz., Southwest Poultry Experiment Station, appropriation for construction of buildings 277 Hog cholera— Control, appropriation for 278 Virus and serum, appropriation for marketing agreements with respect to 278 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 107 Human Nutrition and Home Economics, Bureau of, appropriation for 107, 282 Indian Affairs, Bureau of, transfer of surplus property to 363 Information, Office of, appropriation for 107, 272 Information employees, restriction on use of funds for payment of 288 Insect and plant disease control, increased pay costs, appropriation for 84 Insect investigations, increased pay costs, appropriation for 84 Insect pests and plant diseases, appropriation for control of emergency outbreaks 281 Airplanes, purchase and maintenance, appropriation for 281V International Production Control Committees, appropriation for 274 International Seed Testing Congress, appropriation for share of expenses 292 Judgments, appropriation for 201, 630 Land-use planning, restriction on use of funds for 274 Land utilization and retirement of submarginal land, appropriation for 287 Lands, options to purchase 271 Library, appropriation for 107, 273 Loans, grants, and rural rehabilitation, appropriation for 82, 108, 292 Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, funds available for loans under 1063 Restrictions on use 293 Loans or advances, limitations respecting 296 Marketing Services, appropriation for 108, 290 Mineral deposits in certain lands, functions relating to, transfer to Department of Interior; limitation on mineral development 1099 Motion pictures or exhibits, funds available for 272 Temporary employment, use of funds authorized 272 National advisory committee, agricultural research, etc., establishment, duties, etc 1091 National School Lunch Act. *See separate title*. Naval-stores investigations, appropriation for 282 Nurseries, restriction on use of funds for establishment of 285 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 297 Exception, certain emergency work 297 Pay costs, increased, appropriations for 84, 106, 107, 108 Peanuts. *See separate title*. Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 271 Personnel ceilings, restriction on modification, etc 297 Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of— Airplanes, operation and maintenance, appropriation for 279 Appropriation for 107, 279 Salaries and expenses (fruit, vegetable, and specialty crops), restriction on incurrence of deficiencies; exception 10 Salinas, Calif., transfer of designated property in vicinity of 279 Political activities, pernicious, restriction on payment of persons engaging in 289 Price Control Extension Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Printing and binding, appropriation for 272 Transfer of funds from appropriation for forest-fire cooperation 283 Production and Marketing Administration— Appropriation for 189, 288 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 570, 572 Production Credit Corporations. *See separate title*. Range Livestock Experiment Station, Mont., tract of land in, extension and renewal of lease to Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company, authorized 311 Reconstruction Finance Corporation. *See separate title*. Reduction in designated appropriations 10, 222 Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation of Washington, D. C. *See separate title*. Reports— Annual, appropriation for printing and binding 272 Restriction on use of Government Printing Office funds for 406 Butter, process or renovated, quantity, quality, etc 301 Discontinuance of certain 866 Research work 277 Research laboratories, regional, appropriation for 282 Rubber project, emergency— Aliens, employment of 297 Reduction in appropriation; provision for liquidation 10 Salinas, Calif., transfer of designated property to Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering 279 Rural Electrification Administration. *See separate title*. Rural rehabilitation. *See separate title*. Salaries and expenses, appropriation for 270 San Francisco radio office, use of funds for maintenance of 272 Secretary, Office of, appropriation for 106, 270 Seeds of grasses and legumes, harvesting of, appropriation for additional payments for 288 Soil-building, etc., practices, funds available for 288VI Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act. *See separate title*. Soil Conservation Service— Appropriation for 108, 286 Buildings, cost limitation 287 Demonstration projects, restriction 287 Missouri, approval by central State agency of soil conservation agreements 287 Solicitor, Office of, appropriation for 106, 271 Special research fund, appropriation for 276 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. *See separate title*. Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 297 Exception, certain emergency work 297 Sugar. *See separate title*. Surplus Marketing Administration, transfer of functions from 1100 Swan Island, international animal quarantine station, establishment authorized 633 Territories and possessions, emergency supplies, reduction in appropriation 10, 222 Transfer of functions of designated agencies 1100 Twine, restriction on purchase of foreign product 271 Vehicles, funds available for purchase; limitation on number purchased, use, etc 296 Wage stabilization program, appropriation for; provisions of law applicable; restrictions 291 War Food Administration. *See separate title*. Water conservation and utilization projects, appropriation for 287, 367 Watersheds, soil erosion prevention, etc., appropriation for 286 White pine blister rust control, appropriation for 107, 282 **Agriculture, House Committee on,** functions, etc 823 **Agriculture, International Institute of, Rome, Italy,** appropriation for contribution for liquidation 621 **Agriculture, Postwar Price Support,** transfer of reserve fund to Commodity Credit Corporation 8 **Agriculture, Secretary of.** *See* Agriculture, Department of. **Agriculture, Vocational Education.** *See* Vocational Education Act of 1946. **Agriculture, Yearbook of,** printing and binding, appropriation for 273 Restriction on use of Government Printing Office funds for 406 **Agriculture and Forestry, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 815 **Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Colleges of,** appropriation for endowment 689 **Air Corps.** *See under* War Department. **Air Mail Service:** Alaska, appropriation for 582 Domestic— Appropriation for 583 Rate of postage 1062 **Air Mail Transportation, Foreign,** appropriation for 583 **Air Museum, National,** establishment, etc 997 **Air Navigation Facilities,** establishment, maintenance, etc., appropriation for; transfer 190, 466, 467 **Air Patrol, Civil,** incorporation; report to Congress 346, 347 **Aircraft.** *See also* Civil Aeronautics, Office of Administrator of; Civil Aeronautics Board; Navy Department; War Department. Lend-lease, reduction in appropriation for aircraft and aeronautical material 8 Purchase, maintenance, or operation, restriction on use of designated funds for 79 **Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio,** construction, equipment, etc., appropriation for 72, 613 **Airports:** Airport Advisory Service, appropriation for 108, 467 Development, etc., appropriation for; limitation on number of sites 469 Federal Airport Act. *See separate title*. **Alabama:** Fort Benning, Ga., easement over, etc., grant to Georgia Power Company, authorized 972 Fort Morgan, conveyance by Secretary of Navy 332 Natchez Trace Parkway, allotment of funds 378 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 635 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 640, 651 **Alaska:** Agricultural experiment stations— Allotments, determination of; restrictions 1084 Appropriation for 276 Research, appropriations authorized 1083VII Agricultural extension work, appropriation for 275 Agricultural industry, research, etc., respecting 1083 Agricultural problems, appropriation for special exploratory investigations 275 Air mail, rate of postage 1062 Air Mail Service, appropriation for 582 Airport projects, Federal— Annual appropriations authorized 172 Appropriations for 468 Availability of funds 172, 174 United States share of costs 176 Anchorage, bond issue for public works 701 Bonds, issuance of— Public utilities and school facilities, construction 659 Public-works purposes; bond stipulations, etc 33 Charcoal and Alice Islands; Army installations, transfer to Department of the Interior 362 Civil Aeronautics Administration, appropriations for designated services, etc 475 Civil Aeronautics Board, appropriations available for designated services, etc 475 District attorneys, U. S., appropriation for office expenses 460 District Court— Retirement of judge; computation of length of service, etc 91 Salary rate of judge 717 Fairbanks, construction of magnetic and seismological observatory, appropriation for 470 Farm Tenant Act, extension of provisions to 1071 Fisheries, appropriation for 379 Forest management and protection, public domain, appropriation for increased pay costs 109 Fur-seal investigations, appropriation for 380 Game law, appropriation for enforcement 380 Geophysical institute, establishment at University of Alaska, appropriation authorized 750 Government in, appropriation for 111, 194, 382 Indians, appropriation for construction, etc., of buildings and utilities 357 Indigent, relief of, appropriation for 571 Insane, appropriation for care and custody of 194, 382 International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada and Alaska and Canada, appropriation for 113, 456 Legislative expenses, appropriation for 382 Marshals, U. S., appropriation for services in collecting evidence 460 Medical relief, appropriation for increased pay costs 110 Mineral resources, appropriation for investigation of 370 Mount McKinley National Park, appropriation for lodges, etc 383 Natives, support, education, etc., appropriation for 110, 193, 354 Relief of destitution, discontinuance of report on expenditures by Department of the Interior 867 Pribilof Islands, appropriation for furnishing food, etc., to natives 379 Prisoners, Federal, appropriation for support of 464 Public schools, appropriation for 382 Railroads, additional income tax on, appropriation for 574 Reindeer service, appropriation for increased pay costs 110 Richardson Highway, appropriation for construction 383 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 641, 652 Roads, bridges, etc., appropriation for 382 Salmon River, appropriation for flood control 163 School districts, issuance of bonds for construction, etc 659 School-lunch program, apportionment of funds and nonfood assistance, limitations 231 Sitka naval base, Japonski Island, transfer to Secretary of the Interior 362 Skagway River and Harbor, flood-control project modification authorized 651 Star-route service, appropriation for 582 Surveys and investigations, appropriation for 353 Topographic surveys, appropriation for 369 Travel expenses of new appointees 385 Weather Bureau, availability of appropriations for designated services 475 Wildlife resources, appropriation for investigations of 380 **Alaska Communication System, Army Signal Corps,** appropriation for operation, etc 161, 917 Report to Congress 161VIII **Alaska Railroad:** Authorization for certain expenditures 304 Diesel locomotives, transfer to 383 Hatch Act (Political Activities), nonapplication of certain provisions to employees with respect to designated activities 937 Maintenance, etc., funds available for 383 Printing and binding, appropriation for 383 Retirement and disability fund, appropriation for 64 Surplus materials, equipment, etc.; restriction 383 **Albany, N. Y.,** proceeds of commemorative coinage, deposit in general fund of city 900 **Albuquerque, N. Mex.,** appropriation for education of Indians 193 **Alcohol Plants,** emergency production of sugars and sirups, time extension 306 **Alien Property Custodian.** *See also* Trading With the Enemy Act. Appropriation for 105, 604 Patents, entitlement to benefits of certain provisions of law 944 Report to Congress on expenses 605 **Aliens.** *See also* Citizenship and Naturalization. Arrest without warrant by employees of Immigration and Naturalization Service in certain cases 865 Chinese alien wives of American citizens, immigration on nonquota basis 975 Crews of foreign vessels of war, appropriations available for designated expenses 83 Deportation and exclusion, appropriation for 462 Employment of. *See* Citizenship requirements, employees, *under* Government Departments and Agencies. Enemy aliens— Deportation of, appropriation available 197 Detention, maintenance, etc., appropriation for— Justice, Department of 462 Navy Department 482 War Department 565 Patents, repeal of provisions respecting filing, etc., of applications 944 Philippine war damage claims, restriction on payment for 130 Temporary aid, appropriation for fiscal year 1946, extension of availability 12 Trade-marks, etc., repeal of provisions respecting registration 944 Fiancées or fiancés of veterans or members of U. S. armed forces, admission to United States 339 Foreign Service, Department of State, alien clerks and employees, appointments, etc 1004, 1011, 1017 Migration to United States under authority of War Manpower Commission, reduction in appropriation 7 Philippine Islands— Nonquota status of certain citizens 148 Trainees, certain, entry into United States 139 Property, etc., return of. *See under* Trading With the Enemy Act. Vessels, war-built U. S., sale to noncitizens of United States, condition 43 **All-American Canal:** Construction, appropriation for 368 Lands watered by, preference rights to veteran settlers 37 **Allegany, N. Y.,** flood-protection project authorized 649 **Allegheny River:** Bridge authorized across, at— Tarentum, Pa.–New Kensington and Lower Burrel Township, Pa 892 Warren, Pa 874 Flood-protection projects authorized 649 **Alley Dwelling Act, D. C.:** Amendment, time extension 319, 801 Maintenance of properties under, appropriation for 73 Transfer of authority to District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency 801 **Allowances, Military and Naval Personnel.** *See* Pay Readjustment Act of 1942. **Altamaha River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Alumina,** production from low-grade bauxite, aluminum clays, and alunite, reduction in appropriation 11 **Amazon Creek, Oreg.,** flood-protection project authorized 650 **Ambassadors and Ministers.** *See* Foreign Service under State, Department of; Foreign Service Act of 1946. **American Antarctic Association, Inc.,** transfer of naval vessel to; deposit of bond, etc.; return of vessel 655 **American Battle Monuments Commission:** Appropriation for 62 Appropriations authorized 318IX Extension of authority, etc 317 Travel expenses, appropriation available 610 **American Historical Association,** appropriation for printing report 74 **American International Institute for the Protection of Childhood,** appropriation for contribution 453 **American Legion:** Marine Band, attendance at department convention at Racine, Wis 540 Membership, eligibility for, amendment of Act of incorporation 524 **American Mexican Claims Commission,** appropriation for 455 **American National Red Cross:** Transfers of property to, exemption from District of Columbia inheritance tax 303 Transportation, etc., in time of war, appropriation for naval expenses incident to 497 **American Printing House for the Blind,** appropriation for 687 **American Republics:** Cooperation with, appropriation for 113, 457 Nonprofit institutions, appropriation available for grants to 458 Employment of citizens of, by Rural Electrification Administration 297 Inter-American Affairs, Office of. *See separate title*. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps and Merchant Marine Academy, U. S., instruction authorized for certain persons 961 Migration of workers from, reduction in appropriation 7 Military Academy, U. S., instruction of citizens at; limitations on number; pay, etc 311 Navy Department, expenses of Latin American cooperation, authorization for use of certain appropriations 858 Swan Island, international animal quarantine station, establishment authorized 633 Travel in Western Hemisphere by citizens of 457 War Department, inter-American relations, appropriation for 560 Reduction in appropriation 14, 225, 626 **Ames Aeronautical Laboratory:** Construction, etc., limitation on availability of funds 72 Equipment, maintenance, etc., appropriation for 72 **Anadarko, Okla.,** Indian arts and crafts building, appropriation for support, etc 354 **Anaheim Bay, Calif.**, harbor, examination and survey for shore protection authorized 641 **Anchorage, Alaska,** bond issue for public works 701 **Anderson Ranch, Boise Project, Idaho:** Appropriation for 365, 619 Reservoir, authorization for Secretary of Interior to purchase improvements or pay damages for removal of improvements 313 **Angeles National Forest, Calif.,** acquisition of lands, appropriation for 285 **Angelina River,** improvement authorized 638 **Angoon, Alaska, Harbor,** examination and survey authorized 641 **Animal Husbandry,** appropriation for investigations, etc 107, 277 **Animal Industry, Bureau of.** *See under* Agriculture, Department of. **Animals, Fur-bearing, Domestically Raised,** classification as agricultural products 127 **Annapolis, Md.:** Engineering Experiment Station, appropriation for 485 Naval Academy. *See separate title*. **Anniston, Ala.,** clerk of U. S, District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Antarctic Association, Inc., American,** transfer of naval vessel to; deposit of bond, etc.; return of vessel 655 **Anthony Bridge, Rio Grande Canalization Project,** appropriation for replacement 198 **Anthracite Investigations,** appropriation for 372 **Anthracite Research Laboratory,** appropriation for construction and equipment 372 **Anti-Strike Act.** *See* War Labor Disputes Act. **Antitrust Division.** *See under* Justice, Department of. **Apache Indians, Okla.,** certain lands set aside in trust for 305 **Apalachicola Bay, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Apalachicola River,** improvement authorized 635 **Apprentice Training Service:** Appropriation for 112, 680 Reduction in appropriation 7 **Apprenticeship, Voluntary, District of Columbia** 204X **Appropriation Acts.** *See also* Appropriations. Agriculture, Department of 270 Availability of appropriations and authority with respect to designated obligations 269 Coast Guard 529 Commerce, Department of 465 Deficiency— Second, 1946 183 Third, 1946 600 Urgent, 1946 57 Second Urgent, 1946 82 Third Urgent, 1946 262 District of Columbia 501 Employees’ Compensation Commission 697 Federal Security Agency 687 First Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946 6 Government Corporations 586 Independent Offices 60 Interior, Department of the 348 Judiciary 475 Justice, Department of 458 Labor-Federal Security 679 Legislative Branch of the Government 386 Military 541 National Labor Relations Board 698 National Mediation Board 699 Naval 481 Pay costs, increased, Government officers and employees, appropriation for 102 Waiver of certain restrictions on use of funds 115 Post Office Department 580 Railroad Retirement Board 699 Rescission Acts— First Supplemental Surplus Appropriation, 1946 6 Second Supplemental Surplus Appropriation, 1946 221 Third Supplemental Surplus Appropriation, 1946 624 Second Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946 221 State, Department of 446 Supplemental, 1947, First 910 Third Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946 624 Treasury Department 568 Veterans’ housing 88 War Department Civil 160 **Appropriations.** *See also* Appropriation Acts. Administrative assistants, employment by designated officers of House of Representatives, authorized 834 Agricultural commodities, research respecting, authorized 1085 Agricultural experiment stations, research by, authorized 1083 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, carrying out provisions of, authorized 1089 Agricultural research, cooperative, authorized 1086 Agriculture, Department of, flood-control projects, examinations and surveys, authorized 653 Air museum, national, maintenance and administration, authorized 998 Airport program, Federal, authorized 172 Appropriations for 468 Airports, public, damage by Federal agencies, payment of claims, authorized 179 American Battle Monuments Commission, authorized 318 Arkansas River and tributaries, improvement, authorized 636 Arkansas River Basin, additional, authorized 647 Atomic Energy Act of 1946— Appropriations authorized 775 Appropriations available for effecting provisions of 913 Availability of appropriations and authority with respect to designated obligations 269 Bankruptcy referees, payment of deficiencies of salary fund or expense fund, authorized 328 Bituminous Coal Act of 1937, Government employees separated from service on expiration of, lump-sum payments for annual leave, authorized 938 Blind, books for adult, additional authorized 908 Bridges, use of dams as foundations for, expenses of design and construction, authorized 710 Appropriations available 710 Coast Guard, settlement of claims, authorized 56 Appropriation available for payment 623 Colorado River flood-control work, etc., authorized 338 Appropriation for 619 Contracts, Government, settlement of claims under, authorized 903 Appropriations available 903 Damage claims, public airports damaged by Federal agencies, authorized 179 District of Columbia— Board of Education, additional compensation for employees, authorized 717XI Hospital center, authorized 897 Housing, designated temporary, provision of utilities, authorized 203 Appropriation for 509 Redevelopment Land Agency, authorized 800 Veterans and war workers, services to, authorized 169 Appropriation for 509 Economic Advisers, Council of, authorized 25 Appropriation for 913 Economic Report, Joint Committee on, authorized 26 Appropriation for 912 Educational facilities, transfer, etc., of certain, authorized 959 Funds available 959 Farm labor supply program, authorized 970 Farm Tenant Act— Farm tenant mortgage insurance fund, authorized 1075 Production and subsistence loans, authorized 1072 Tenant-purchase loans, authorized 1075 Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946, effecting provisions, authorized 220 Federal Works Agency, contributions for operation and maintenance of school facilities, authorized 314 Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior— Predatory sea lampreys in Great Lakes, investigation and eradication, authorized 931 Wildlife conservation and rehabilitation, authorized 1082 Foreign Service Act of 1946, implementation, authorized 1033, 1035 Appropriations available 1035 Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, effecting provisions of, additional, authorized 663 Fort Berthold Reservation Indians, N. Dak., payment of claims authorized 333 Appropriation for 359 Geophysical institute, University of Alaska, establishment, authorized 750 Guam— Civil populace, permanent facilities for, authorized 753 Navy Department, acquisition of land and rights by, authorized 803 Hawaii, war and emergency damage, repair, relief, etc., authorized 918 Appropriation for 914 Hospital Survey and Construction Act, authorized 1041, 1042 Housing, emergency, designated veterans and servicemen— Additional 88 Increase, authorized 85 Hunter, Wis., cooperation with school board for construction of school building, authorized 923 Indian Claims Commission, final determinations, appropriations for payments, authorized 1055 Indian irrigation projects, annual appropriations of certain revenues authorized 895 Interior, Department of the— Flood-control projects, examinations and surveys, authorized 653 Hawaii, loans for repair of damage by seismic waves, authorized 949 Judges, salaries, authorized 717 Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces, effecting provisions of, authorized 967 Appropriation for 912 Legislative Counsel, Office of, authorized 837 Legislative Reference Service, authorized 836 Lewiston Orchards project, Idaho, construction, etc., authorized 718 Los Angeles-San Gabriel Basin and Ballona Creek, flood-control project, authorized 650 Lower Mississippi River, flood control, increased, authorized 647 Marine Band— Conventions, designated, attendance at, authorized 540 Grand Army of the Republic, attendance at national encampment of, appropriation for expenses 195 Meteorological reporting stations, Arctic region of Western Hemisphere, authorized 4 Appropriation for 474 Missouri River Basin, flood control, increased, authorized 648 National Capital Park and Planning Commission, authorized 800 National Institute of Mental Health, erection, equipment, etc., authorized 425 National School Lunch Act, effecting provisions, authorized 230 Appropriation for 290 Naval Research, Office of, authorized 780 Naval service officer candidate training program, authorized 1061XII Navy Department, public-works projects, appropriation for 490 Nurseries and nursery schools, D. C., authorized 541 Appropriation for 615 Ohio River Basin, flood-control project, increased, authorized 649 Overtime, etc., compensation, Government employees, claims for, authorized 747 Appropriation for 913 Philadelphia National Shrines Park Commission, expenditures, etc., authorized 974 Philippine Islands— Independence ceremonies, United States participation, authorized 260 Appropriation for 263 Travel, etc., expenses, availability of appropriation; advances 602 Restoration of public property and essential public services, authorized 135 Appropriation for 621 Transfers of funds to U. S. departments and agencies for designated purposes under Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 622 Correction respecting 916 United States property, restoration, authorized 140 Appropriation for 621 War damage compensation, authorized 131 Appropriation for; limitations on use of funds 613 Postal Service, additional compensation for employees, authorized 204 Appropriation for 267 Procurement Division, Treasury Department, strategic and critical materials, appropriation available for care, handling, etc 623 Public buildings, certain, acquisition, construction, etc., appropriations available 257 Rural rehabilitation projects, Federal, liquidation, etc., authorized 711 Social Security Act, benefits in case of deceased World War II veterans under, authorized 980 Speaker of the House of Representatives, Office of the, annual appropriation authorized 834 State health services, grants, etc., authorized 424 Appropriation for 691 Statement of, preparation 399 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, authorized 600 Appropriation available 623 Appropriation for 916 United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, U. S. share of expenses, etc., annual, authorized 714 Unknown American of Second World War, burial in Arlington National Cemetery, authorized 302 Upper Mississippi River Basin, flood control, increased, authorized 648 Veterans’ Administration— Additional, for payment of readjustment benefits 5, 76, 615 Canteen Service, Veterans’, authorized 889 Appropriation for 615 Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946, effecting of provisions, authorized 212 Vice President, Office of the, annual appropriation authorized 834 Vocational education, authorized 775, 777 Vocational rehabilitation, Veterans’ Administration, increase in authorization 124 War Department— Flood-control projects, examinations and surveys, authorized 653 Remains of certain persons buried outside U. S., evacuation and return, authorized 183 Appropriation for 268 White River Basin, flood-control project, additional, authorized 648 Willamette River Basin, flood-control project, authorized 650 **Appropriations, House Committee on:** Employees, certain, continuance on rolls 835 Functions, etc 824 **Appropriations, Senate Committee on:** Employees, certain, continuance on rolls 835 Employment of assistants for obtaining factual data 392 Ex officio members for consideration of certain annual appropriation bills 821 Functions, etc 815 Saint Croix, Virgin Islands, fiscal affairs, appointment of three experts to study and report 384 Status of employees drawn from executive departments and agencies 392 **Aransas Pass, Tex.,** improvement of Gulf Intracoastal Waterway authorized 636XIII **Arapaho Indians, Okla.,** appropriation for construction of buildings and utilities 357 **Arapahoe Indians, Wyo.,** travel expenses of tribal representatives, limitation 361 **Arbitration, International, Bureau of Interparliamentary Union for Promotion of,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Arbitration, Permanent Court of, International Bureau of,** appropriation for contribution 453, 620 **Arbitration and Emergency Boards, National Mediation Board,** appropriation for 187, 699 **Arboretum, National,** maintenance, etc., appropriation for 107, 280 **Architect of the Capitol:** Appropriation for 184, 185, 400, 602 Architect, Office of, increased pay costs, appropriation for 104 Assistant acting during absence of Architect, etc 185 Capitol buildings and Capitol grounds, increased pay costs, appropriation for 104 Capitol power plant, increased pay costs, appropriation for 104 Caucus rooms, Senate and House Office Buildings, plans for remodeling 838 Expenditures without reference to public contract requirements 401 “First Fight of Ironclads, Monitor and Merrimac,” transfer of painting to Naval Academy 961 House Office Buildings. *See separate title*. Judgments, appropriation for 201 Legislative garage, increased pay costs, appropriation for 83 Library buildings and grounds, increased pay costs, appropriation 83 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 400 Printing and binding, appropriation for 406 Restaurant, House, plans for remodeling 838 Restaurants, Senate— Appropriation for 184, 391 Remodeling, plans for 838 Senate Office Building. *See separate title*. Travel expenses, funds available for 400 **Archives, National.** *See* National Archives. **Arctic, Geophysical Research in,** establishment of institute at University of Alaska, appropriation authorised 750 Arctic Meteorological Reporting Stations; Establishment; appropriation authorized 4 Appropriation for 474 Surplus materials, transfer from War Department to Weather Bureau authorized 191 **Ardmore, Okla.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Arid and Semiarid Areas:** Water conservation and utilization projects, appropriation for 287, 367 Water facilities, appropriation for 108, 189, 294 **Arizona:** Boulder Dam Recreational Area, appropriation for 376 Coronado National Forest, mining, timber cutting, etc., provisions respecting 254, 255 Davis Dam project, appropriation for construction 367 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 650 Gila project, appropriation for 367 Gila River, settlement of claims to water rights, appropriation continued available 356 Glendale, Southwest Poultry Experiment Station, appropriation for construction of buildings 277 Indians— Buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 357, 358 Fort Apache Reservation, museum, appropriation for support 354 Industrial assistance, appropriation for 361 Irrigation projects, appropriation for 109, 192, 618 Pima Indians, cropping operations, etc., funds available 362 Transfer of certain property from War Relocation Authority to Bureau of Indian Affairs 192 Irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 Montezuma Well property, acquisition by United States, appropriation for 377 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 338 Parker Dam power project, appropriation for 111, 365 Safford, grant of title to public lands for municipal water system 33 Springerville, authorization for selection of site and erection of Gustav Becker memorial 708 Yuma project, appropriation for 111, 365XIV **Arkansas:** Arkansas Historical Museum, delivery of custody of silver service of U. S. S. Arkansas, authorized 117 Bull Shoals Reservoir, school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 645, 646, 647, 648 Helena-Friar Point, Miss., time extended for bridging Mississippi River 860 Hot Springs National Park, transfer of jurisdiction from eastern judicial district to western judicial district 303 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 635 Polk County, real estate devised to U. S. by Maggie Johnson, acceptance, etc 313 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys, authorized 640, 651, 652 White River, relocation, etc., of designated railroad tracks authorized; conditions 116 **Arkansas River:** Carden’s Bottom Drainage District Number 2, flood-protection project, authorized 648 Examination and survey authorized 640 **Arkansas River and Tributaries:** Improvement authorized 635 Appropriation authorized 636 Use of water for power purposes 634 **Arkansas River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized; increase in authorization 647 **Arlington County, Va.,** office buildings and appurtenances, War Department, reduction in appropriation 224, 625 **Arlington Memorial Bridge,** appropriation for 377 **Arlington National Cemetery:** Maintenance, etc., appropriation for 160 Unknown American of Second World War, provision for burial; appropriation authorized 302 **Armed Forces.** *See* Army; Coast Guard; Marine Corps; Navy. **Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946.** *See* Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces. **Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945,** Enlisted Reserve Corps, Army, transfers to; placement on retired list of Regular Army, pay 996 **Armed Services, House Committee on,** functions, etc 824 **Armed Services, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 815 **Armored Force Activities, Instruction:** Appropriation for 555 Reduction in appropriations 225 Transfer of funds authorized 14 **Army.** *See also* War Department. Aerial flights, increased pay for, limitation 20, 543 Air Corps. *See under* War Department. Air travel under orders, per diem rates of allowance 81 American Battle Monuments Commission, designation of personnel to assist, authorized 317 Appointments in certain grades, elimination of time limit 925 Appropriation Act, Military 541 Arsenals, repair, reduction in appropriation 224, 625 Atomic Energy Commission, Division of Military Application, officer serving as Director 758 Brigadier generals of the line, permanent appointment of designated persons as 56, 936 Chemical Warfare Service, reduction in appropriations 13, 224, 626 Coast Guard, ordnance and aircraft, procurement by 531 Commissioned strength, increase in 925 Contingencies of, appropriation for 541 Reduction in appropriations 13 Couriers of Department of State, assignment of personnel as 458, 1011 Damage claims, appropriation for 546 Reduction in appropriation 223, 625 Damage claims incident to activities of, settlement, appropriation for 199, 268, 546, 551, 623, 914 Appropriations available 167 Increase in limitation 332 Reduction in appropriation 625 Deceased personnel, settlement of accounts; payment of funeral expenses 30 Demobilization rate 20 Dependents— Nurse Corps, payment of transportation costs on commuted basis in certain cases 5 Officers’, travel expenses, availability of appropriations for payment 14 Stations outside U. S., delegation of authority for determining availability of Government transportation 127 Transportation 5, 126, 545 Discharged personnel, travel allowance 856 Personnel separated under conditions other than honorable 126XV Embassies, etc., in foreign countries, enlisted men as custodians 450 Engineer Service, appropriation for 552 Reduction in appropriations 13, 224, 625 Enlisted men— Allowances while in hospital, etc.; restriction on accrual in certain cases 858 Commutation in lieu of rations, designated personnel 858 Enlisted Reserve Corps, transfers to 996 Retired list of Regular Army, placement on; pay 996 Computation of service, inclusion of active Federal service 996 Service requirements 996 Family allowances, restriction on use of funds for audit work respecting 565 Flight pay, limitation on payment 20, 543 “Flying officer”, definition 543 General of the Army, permanent grade, designated appointments authorized; pay, allowances, etc 59 Hawaii, roads and bridges damaged by activities, appropriation for repair, etc., authorized 948 Appropriation for 914 Household effects, transportation of, on change of station 545 Repeal of prior legislation respecting 860 Insane persons, certain, functions with respect to, transfer to War Department 1098 Inspectors of buildings abroad, assignment of personnel as 458, 1011 Insurance. *See* National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940. Land, acquisition of, reduction in appropriations 224 Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces. *See separate title*. Maternity and infant care, emergency, wives and infants of enlisted men, appropriation for 681 Medals and decorations, designated, extension of time for recommendation and award in certain cases 309 Medical and Hospital Department, appropriation for 551 Reduction in appropriations 13, 224, 625 Medical Department, dietetic and physical-therapy personnel, certain, payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave 526 Money allowance in lieu of transportation, designated personnel 860 Mount, no additional pay to officer owning 513 National Guard. *See separate title*. Nurse Corps, dependents, payment of transportation costs on commuted basis in certain cases 5 Occupied areas, funds for administration of 562 Ordnance Service and Supplies, appropriation for 553 Reduction in appropriations 13, 224 Organized Reserves. *See separate title*. Pay and allowances, readjustment 343 Per diem rates of allowance 81, 545 Philippine Insurrection Veterans. *See separate title*. Philippine war damage claims, inclusion of designated persons as “qualified persons” 129 Philippines, Republic of the, detail of officers and men to 315 Property, supplies, etc., interchange between Army, Navy, and Coast Guard without compensation, authorized 883 Prostitution, prohibition of, near military establishments, provisions made permanent 182 Public lands, designated, veterans’ preference in entry 37 Publications, restriction on pay of Army personnel connected with certain 544 Quartermaster Service, appropriation for 546 Reduction in appropriations 13, 224, 625 Remains of certain persons buried outside United States, evacuation and return; appropriation authorized 183 Appropriation for 268 Rental allowances, occupancy of Government facilities under Military Establishment 565 Reserve officers on active duty, funds available for pay and allowances 562 Reserves, benefits of Employees’ Compensation Act, definition of “in time of peace” 893 Retired officers— Employment by Veterans’ Administration authorized; duration of authority 978 Sale of supplies to Army or War Department, restriction 543 Retired pay, enlisted men 996 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, use free of tolls in certain cases 347 Selective Service personnel, travel of; payment of expenses 614 Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. *See separate title*. XVI Service credit for service before eighteen years of age; effective period 32 Signal Service, appropriation for 549 Reduction in appropriations 13, 224, 625 Spanish-American War Veterans. *See separate title*. Special Service Schools, appropriation 554 Reduction in appropriations 14, 224 Surplus supplies and equipment, issuance to National Guard 556 Terminal leave pay. *See* Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946. Transportation, personnel separated under conditions other than honorable 126 Transportation Corps. *See under* War Department. Transportation Service, appropriation 549 Reduction in appropriations 13, 224 Travel, amendments to Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 respecting allowances, expenses, etc 858, 859 Veterans. *See separate title*. Voting, absentee. *See separate title*. Women’s Army Corps, former members of Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, reemployment benefits 971 **Army and Navy Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark.,** appropriation for 551 **Army Medical Library and Museum,** appropriation for 551 **Army Mine Planter Service,** first mates and assistant engineers, pay and allowances, readjustment 344 **Army Nurse Corps,** dependents, payment of transportation costs on commuted basis in certain cases 5 **Army War College:** Appropriation for 542 Transfer of funds for, authorized 14 **Art, National Gallery of,** appropriation for 74, 84, 188 **Articles for the Government of the Navy,** amendment, convening authority for general courts-martial 4 **Ashland County, Wis.,** streams, etc., flowing into Lake Superior, examination and survey authorized 652 **Assay Offices,** appropriation for salaries and expenses 114, 577 **Astoria, Oreg.,** improvement of Columbia River authorized 637 **Astronomical Union, International,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Astrophysical Observatory,** appropriation for maintenance 73 **Atlantic City, N. J.,** conveyance; exception of building from 975 **Atomic Energy Act of 1946** 755 Advisory boards, authorization for 770 Exemption from designated provisions of law 771 Appropriations authorized 775 Appropriations available for effecting provisions of 913 Atomic Energy Commission— Employees, investigation of 767 Establishment, composition, etc 756 Officers and employees, appointment and compensation 771 Patent Compensation Board, designation 769 Payments to States, etc., in lieu of property taxes 765 Property of 765 Authority, general 770 Control of information 766 Control of materials 760 Declaration of policy 755 Definitions 774 Enforcement 773 Fissionable material, production of 759 General Advisory Committee, appointment, composition, etc 757 Exemption from designated provisions of law 771 International arrangements 765 Joint Committee on Atomic Energy 772 Judicial review and administrative procedure 772 Military applications 763 Military Liaison Committee, establishment, functions, etc 757 Patents and inventions 768 Private property, acquisition, compensation for 772 Report to Congress 774 Research, arrangements for; conduct of 758 Minor purchases, exception to provisions of law regarding 758 Utilization of atomic energy, regulations 764 Report to Congress 764 Violations, investigations, prosecution, etc 766 **Atomic Service, War Department,** appropriation for 560 Increase authorized 916 **Atomic Weapons, Testing of,** use of naval vessels as targets, authorization; limitations; termination of authority 308 Advisory board, composition, appointment 309 **Attorney General.** *See under* Justice, Department of. **Attu, Alaska,** reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property losses at 235XVII **Audited Claims,** appropriation for payment 202, 616, 630, 918 **Augusta, Ark.,** flood-protection project authorized 646 **Automotive Vehicles, Etc,, Designated, Lend-Lease,** reduction in appropriation 8 **Aviation.** *See* Army; Civil Aeronautics, Office of Administrator of ; Civil Aeronautics Board; Navy; Navy Department; War Department. **Aviation Cadet Act of 1942, Naval, Amendment,** additional uniform gratuity to reserve officers commissioned from status of aviation cadets 245 **Awards.** *See also* Rewards. Government departments and agencies, meritorious suggestions— Limitation on amount 810 Nonapplicability to War and Navy Departments 809 Payment authorized 809 Restrictions 809 War Department and Military Establishment, appropriations available for expenses 565 **B** **Bailiffs, U. S. Courts:** Pay and expenses, appropriations for 112, 266, 461 Per diem restriction 464 **Bald Eagle,** appropriation for protection of 380 **Battona Creek,** flood-protection project, increase in authorization 650 **Bang’s Disease,** appropriation for eradication 107, 277 **Bankhead, John H.,** appropriation for payment to widow of 262 **Bankhead-Jones Act.** *See also* Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. Amendments— Agricultural commodities, research respecting utilization, etc., appropriations authorized 1085 Contracts with public or private organizations, etc ; use of unexpended balances 1085 Report to Congress by Secretary of Agriculture, respecting 1087 Agricultural experiment stations, research by— Appropriations authorized 1083, 1085, 1086 Cooperative agreements, restriction on duplication or overlapping of work 1086 Marketing research projects, use of funds for 1086 Report to Congress by Secretary of Agriculture respecting cooperative research 1087 Special research fund, Department of Agriculture, availability 1086 Agricultural research authorized 1082 Allotments to Puerto Rico, States, and Territories, determination of; restrictions 1084 Availability of appropriations 1084 Experiment Stations, Office of, Department of Agriculture, funds available for administration of research 1085 Policy of Congress, declaration of 1082 Unexpended balances of allotments to experiment stations, availability for designated periods 1084 Appropriation for effecting provisions relating to— Agricultural experiment stations 276 Agricultural extension work, cooperative 275 National advisory committee, establishment, composition, duties, etc 1091 **Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act.** *See* Earm Tenant Act. **Banking and Currency, House Committee on,** functions, etc 824 **Banking and Currency, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 815 **Bankruptcy Act of 1898, Amendments:** Administration— Compensation of officers of the Court, limitation 330 Debts, priority 330 Expenses, report, payment, etc 329 Payment, priority of 331 Petitions, fees 331 Proceedings subsequent to filing 331 Proceedings of court, reference to referee in bankruptcy, etc 331 Referees— Appointment, reappointment, and removal 324 Assistants, employment, removal 330 Number and territories 325 Penalty envelopes, use of 330 Qualifications 324 Restrictions on actions 326 Retirement 328 Salaries 326 Salary and expense funds 327 Travel expenses 330 Vacancies; absence or disability 328 Clerks, duties, fees, etc 329XVIII Definitions 323, 409, 410, 411 Effective dates 331 Farmers, petition by, time for filing, etc 230 Local taxing agencies— Answer to petition, filing by creditor, etc 412 Applicability 409 Certified copies of decree or order as evidence of jurisdiction, etc 415 Compensation of attorney, agent, etc., examination respecting; adjudication 414 Courts of bankruptcy, jurisdiction for composition of indebtedness 409 Definitions 409, 410, 411 Dismissal of proceeding 412 Findings and conclusions by judge 414 Hearing on petition; notice to creditors 411 Jurisdiction, repeal of time limitation 416 Obligations represented by securities, etc.; list of creditors 410 Petitions, filing of, fee, etc 410 Acceptance requirement 414 Plan of composition— Changes and modification before confirmation 414 Final decree 415 Partial completion or execution, restriction on designated limitation or prohibition 415 Preliminary stay, petition for 413 Referee in bankruptcy, etc., compensation 412 Representation of creditor 411 Fees, etc., restriction on assessment against petitioner 412 Special issues of fact, reference to referee in bankruptcy or special master 412 States, power respecting control of political subdivisions 415 Suits, etc., stay of 412 Repeal provision 332 Report to Congress 329 Separability provision 332 **Banks:** District of Columbia, provision for Saturday holiday 534 Export-Import Bank of Washington, expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 588 Federal Home Loan Bank Administration. *See separate title*. Federal Intermediate Credit Banks— Administrative expenses, funds available 594 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 594 Federal Land Banks— Loans to farmers, study by Farm Credit Administration 533 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 572 Federal Reserve Banks— Government obligations, purchase of, time limit on certain provisions 345 Reimbursement to certain for expenditures respecting public-debt transactions 571 Settlement for currency destruction in Philippine Islands, reimbursement by designated banks 708 **Barberry Eradication,** appropriation for, matching of funds 281 **Barge Office Site, New York, N. Y.,** exchange of lands authorized 257 **Barnegat Inlet, N. J.,** improvement authorized 634 **Baton Rouge, La.,** improvement of Mississippi River authorized 635 **Battle Monuments Commission, American.** *See* American Battle Monuments Commission. **Battleground National Cemetery,** appropriation for 377 **Baudette, Minn.,** bridge authorized across Rainy River, at or near 123 **Bauxite, Alunite Ores, and Aluminum Clay Deposits,** investigation of, reduction in appropriation 11 **Bay Creek, Ill.,** flood-protection project authorized 648 **Bayfield County, Wis.,** streams, etc., flowing into Lake Superior, examination and survey authorized 652 **Bayou des Glaises Diversion Channel,** flood-protection project authorized 646 **Bayou LaFourche,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Bayou Macon,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Bayou Pierre,** flood-protection project authorized 647 **Bayou Segnette,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Beach Erosion Board:** Assignment of retired Army officer authorized; limitation 637 Shores of publicly owned property, study of plan of protection 1056 **Bear Creek, Big Black River, Miss.,** examination and survey authorized 651XIX **Bear River and Tributaries,** interstate compact for division of waters, consent of Congress 658 **Beaufort, S. C.,** boat basin, Intracoastal Waterway, examination and survey authorized 639 **Becker Memorial, Springerville, Ariz.,** authorization for erection 708 **Beightler, Robert Sprague,** appointment as permanent brigadier general, Regular Army, authorized 936 **Belle Vernon, Borough of, Pa.,** bridge authorized across Monongahela River 270 **Belton Reservoir, Leon River, Tex.,** flood-protection project authorized 649 **Beltsville Research Center, Md.** *See* Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Md. **Benedict, Md.,** deepwater channel, etc., examination and survey authorized 639 **Benicia Arsenal, Calif.,** exchange of lands authorized 256 **Benton, Ill.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Betterton, Md.,** examination and survey of harbor authorized 639 **Big Bay Ditch and Tributary Area, Ark.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Big Black River, Miss.,** examination and survey of Bear Creek authorized 651 **Big Creek and Tributaries, Ark.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Big Sandy River, Tug Fork,** bridge authorized across, at or near Williamson, W. Va 883 **Big Sioux River,** improvement authorized 636 **Big South Fork River and Tributaries, Tenn.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Big Sunflower River,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Bill of Rights Day,** issuance of proclamation authorized 229 **Binding Twine, Philippine,** quota on 145 **Biographical Congressional Directory,** appropriation for compilation and preparation 912 **Biological Investigations,** appropriation for 380 **Birds:** Appropriation for— Bald eagle, protection of 380 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, enforcement of 380 Migratory birds— Conservation Fund 381 Protection of 380 Reservations, maintenance of 194, 380 **Bituminous Coal Act of 1937,** Government employees separated from service on expiration of, lump-sum payments for annual leave; appropriation authorized 938 **Black Bass Act,** appropriation for enforcement 380 **Black River, Port Huron, Mich.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Blackfeet Indian Reservation,** irrigation systems, appropriation for increased pay costs 110 **Blackfeet Indians, Mont.,** appropriation for administration of tribal affairs 359 **Blackfish Bayou and Tributaries, Ark.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Blind:** American Printing House for the, appropriation for 687 Books for adult, appropriation for 404 Additional appropriation authorized 908 Columbia Polytechnic Institute for the, appropriation for 513 Federal buildings, operation of vending stands, transfer of functions to Federal Security Administrator 1096 Grants to States for aid to— Appropriation for 82, 263, 694 Computation 992 National Library for, appropriation for 513 Services for, appropriation for increased pay costs 106 **Blind Pass, Pinellas County, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Blue Ridge Parkway,** appropriation for 377 **Boca Raton Inlet, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Boeuf River,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Bogue Phalia,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Boise Project, Idaho:** Anderson Ranch Reservoir, purchase of improvements or payment of damages for removal of improvements, authorization for 313 Construction, appropriation for 365, 619 Operation and maintenance, appropriation for 365 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 111 **Boise Reclamation Project, Idaho, Anderson Ranch Reservoir,** purchase of improvements or payment of damages for removal of improvements, authorization for 313 **Boise River, Idaho,** flood-protection project for Lucky Peak Reservoir authorized; limitation 650XX **Boise River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized; limitation 650 **Bonds, Securities, Etc.:** Alaska— Anchorage, bond issue for public works 701 Issuance of revenue bonds for public works, authorized; bond stipulations, etc 33 Public utilities and school districts, issuance of bonds for construction, etc 659 Hawaii, revenue bonds, issuance of certain, time extension 34 Liberty Bond Act, Second. *See separate title*. Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, issuance of refunding bonds 245 Philippines, return of securities against loss, etc., of certain military supplies, authorized 900 Power bonds, reduction of rate of interest, authority of Federal Works Administrator 744 **Bonneville Power Administration,** appropriation for 350 **Bonneville Project Act, Amendment,** suits at law or in equity; supervision; representation, etc 701 **Booker T. Washington,** coinage of 50-cent pieces to commemorate life of, etc., authorized 863 **Boston, Mass.,** pneumatic-tube service, appropriation for 584 **Boston Harbor, Mass.,** improvement authorized 634 **Botanic Garden:** Appropriation for 83, 401 Nursery stock, distribution by congressional allotment, restriction 402 **Boulder Canyon Project:** All-American Canal, appropriation for construction 368 Appropriation for 368 Boulder City School District, reimbursement for instruction of pupils who are dependents of certain U. S. employees 368 **Boulder Canyon Project Act, Amendment,** irrigable lands, designated, veterans’ preference in entry 36 **Boulder City Cemetery Association, Nev.,** conveyance to 307 **Boulder Dam Recreational Area, Ariz.-Nev.,** appropriation for 376 **Boulder Dam-Yuma Project,** amendment of laws respecting performance of necessary protection work between 338 **Boundary and Water Commission, International, U. S. and Mexico:** Appropriation for 113, 454, 455 Rio Grande, approval respecting bridge construction— Del Rio, Tex 862 Rio Grande City, Tex 748 **Boundary Commissions, International:** United States and Canada and Alaska and Canada, appropriation for 113, 456 United States and Mexico. *See* Boundary and Water Commission, International, U. S. and Mexico. **Boxer Rebellion:** Veterans and dependents, increase in pension rates 863 Widows and children of deceased veterans, removal of limitation on death compensation or pension payable to 931 **Braddock Light and Power Company, Inc.,** acquisition of capital stock by Potomac Electric Power Company 261 **Branford, Conn.,** examination and survey of harbor at Pine Orchard authorized 638 **Brazos Island Harbor,** improvement authorized 636 **Brazos River, Mill Creek,** improvement authorized 636 **Brazos River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized 649 **Bretton Woods Agreements Act,** authority to carry out agreement for further implementation of 535 **Bridge Act of 1946, General:** Applicability of provisions 849 Approval of location and plans, requirement 847 Consent of Congress 847 Eminent domain 849 International bridges, restriction 849 Interstate toll bridges— Acquisition by public agencies; damages or compensation 848 Privately owned, statements of cost 848 Sinking fund 848 Penalties for failure to comply with designated orders, etc 849 Privately owned highway toll bridge, limitations 847 Rights reserved 849 Tolls 847 **Bridgeport Harbor, Conn.,** improvement authorized 634 **Bridges:** Alteration of, appropriation for U. S. share of expenses 162 Anthony Bridge, Rio Grande, appropriation for replacement 198XXI Bridge Act of 1946, General. *See separate title*. Construction of, authorized across— Allegheny River— Tarentum to point near New Kensington and Lower Barrel Township, Pa 892 Warren, Pa 874 Columbia River, at or near Northport, Wash 300 Connecticut River, at or near Old Saybrook, Conn 122 Cumberland River, at or near Burkesville, Ky 893 Delaware River, near Wilmington and New Castle, Del., to Salem Canal, N. J 533 Des Moines River— Eddyville, Iowa 633 Farmington, Iowa 320 Hudson River, between Mechanicville and Schaghticoke, N. Y 35 Mississippi River— Cahokia, Ill 861 Clinton, Iowa-Fulton, Ill 120 Saint Louis, Mo.-East Saint Louis, Ill 891 Missouri River— Decatur, Nebr 89 Frazer, Mont 119 Washington County, Nebr.-Harrison County, Iowa, amendment of Act authorizing 661 Monongahela River— Belle Vernon-Speers, Pa 270 Elizabeth-West Elizabeth, Pa 309 Star City, W. Va 34 New River, near Radford, Va 269 Ohio River— Cannelton, Ind 660 Lawrenceburg, Ind 890 Mauckport, Ind 322 Shawneetown, Ill 310 Pee Dee River, at or near Cashua Ferry, S. C 120 Potomac River, replacement of Fourteenth Street or Highway Bridge, D. C 566 Rainy River, Baudette, Minn 123 Rio Grande— Del Rio, Tex 862 Rio Grande City, Tex 748 Sakonnet River, between Tiverton and Portsmouth, R. I 803 Santee River, at or near Leneudes Ferry, S. C 323 Susquehanna River, between Plymouth and Hanover Townships, Pa 875 Tug Fork of Big Sandy River, at or near Williamson, W. Va 883 Wabash River— Montezuma, Ind 633 Mount Vernon, Ind 321 Dams as foundations for, design and construction, etc 709 Appropriations authorized 710 Appropriations available 710 Langley Bridge, designation of bridge over Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks, New Hampshire Avenue, D. C., as 882 Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, issuance of refunding bonds 245 Peoria, Ill., appropriation for removal of Upper Free Bridge over Illinois River 162 Railroad bridges, inclusion at Federal expense of alterations necessary for authorized flood-protection projects 642 Rock Island Bridge, Rock Island, Ill,, appropriation for maintenance 554 Transfer of funds for, authorized 14 San Francisco-Oakland Bay, charging of tolls for Government traffic, authorization 347 Time extended for bridging— Calcasieu River, at or near Lake Charles, La 660 Mississippi River, Friar Point, Miss.-Helena, Ark 860 Saint Louis River, at Duluth, Minn.; restriction on toll charges 653 **Broadcasting, Coercive Practices,** designated, prohibition 89 **Brookport, Ill.,** examination and survey of Ohio River authorized 641 **Browning, Mont., Indian Museum,** appropriation for support 354 **Bruceton, Pa.,** appropriation for Bureau of Mines buildings and grounds 374 **Brunswick, Ga.,** relocation of Intracoastal Waterway, examination and survey authorized 639 **Bryson City, N. C.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Buchanan, Puerto Rico,** acquisition of land by Military Establishment, reduction in appropriation 224 **Budget, Bureau of the:** Appropriation for 61, 105, 185 Field, etc., offices outside D. C., restriction 61XXII National-defense activities, appropriation for fiscal year 1946, extension of availability 12 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 105 Penalty mail, appropriation for 61 Personnel ceilings— Authority of Director respecting 297 Government departments and agencies, determination 219, 220 Price Administration, Office of, revision of appropriation estimate; publication in Federal Register 609 Printing and binding, appropriation for 61, 185 Reorganization Plan No 3 of 1946, authority with respect to effectuating provisions of 1102 Selective Service System, revision of appropriation estimate; publication in Federal Register 614 Temporary agencies, liquidation, transfer of funds for 13 Transfer of designated appropriations, Military Establishment 14 **Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir,** designation of Shoshone Dam and Reservoir as 54 **Buffalo Creek and Tributaries,** examination and survey; stabilization of stream banks, etc 652, 653 **Bull Shoals Reservoir, Ark.,** school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 **Bullocks Point Cove, R. I.,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Burgin, William Olin,** payment to widow of, appropriation for 184 **Burkesville, Ky.,** bridge authorized across Cumberland River at or near 893 **Burley Tobacco.** *See* Tobacco. **Burlington Farmstead and Coal-Mine Project, N. Dak.,** transfer to State 306 **Bush, Vannevar, (Dr.),** reappointment to Board of Regents of Smithsonian Institution 160 **Butter, Process or Renovated:** Appropriation for carrying out provisions of designated Acts 279 Regulations respecting; condemnation of unfit ingredients, etc 300 **Butter Substitutes,** purchase by War Department, limitations 547 **Buttons, Pearl or Shell, Philippine,** quota on 146 **C** **Cache National Forest, Utah,** acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 285 **Cahokia, Ill.,** bridge authorized across Mississippi River at or near 861 **Calcasieu River,** bridge across, at or near Lake Charles, La., time extension for construction 660 **Calcasieu River and Pass,** improvement authorized 635 **California:** Benicia Arsenal, exchange of lands authorized 256 Central Valley project, appropriation for 365, 367 District Court, Northern District, appointment of additional judge authorized; time limitation 260 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 650 Indians— Attorneys’ compensation, etc., appropriation for 361 Buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 357 Education, etc., appropriation for 193 Industrial assistance, appropriation for 361 Irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 Kings Canyon National Park— Appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 Authority of commissioner for Sequoia National Park with respect to 119 Restriction on use of National Park Service appropriations for road purposes 377 Kings River and Tulare Lake, appropriation for flood-control; report on division of costs 163 Kings River project, appropriation for 367 Klamath project, appropriation for 111, 365, 366 Transfer of certain lands, etc., to Bureau of Reclamation 369 Land, acquisition by Military Establishment, reductions in appropriations 224 Lassen Volcanic National Park, appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 Marine school, appropriation for maintenance 500 Monterey County Trust and Savings Bank, Salinas, use of land on Fort Ord Military Reservation 658 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 338, 636 Parker Dam power project, appropriation for 111, 365XXIII Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 641, 652 Sacramento River, appropriation for flood control 163 San Diego, Naval Training Station, appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriation 15 San Francisco— Damage claims, payment of 872 Marine hospital, construction of extension to 257 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, charging of tolls for Government traffic, authorization 347 Summit Lime Company, confirmation of title to certain railroad-grant lands 852 Yosemite National Park, appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 Yuma project, appropriation for 111, 365 **California Debris Commission,** appropriation for 162 **Caloosahatchie River and Lake Okeechobee Drainage Area, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Camden-Rockport, Ark.,** examination and survey of Ouachita River authorized 652 **Camp Pendleton, Calif.,** harbor, examination and survey for shore protection authorized 641 **Canada:** Great Lakes, certain vessels arriving at U. S. ports on, exemption from filing passenger lists 883 Insect pests and plant diseases, emergency outbreaks, appropriation for cooperation in control operations 281 International Boundary Commission, U. S. and Canada and Alaska and Canada, appropriation for 113, 456 International Fisheries Commission, appropriation for 456 International Joint Commission, U. S. and Canada, appropriation for 456, 621 International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, appropriation for 457 Rainy River, construction of bridge across, Baudette, Minn., approval 123 **Canadian River, Okla, and Ark.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Canal Zone.** *See also* Panama Canal. Citizenship requirements, employees 166, 496, 563 Civil government, appropriation for 114, 165 Federal Credit Union Act, extension to 745 Judges, District Court, retirement; computation of length of service, etc 91 Maintenance, etc., appropriation for 164 Retirement and disability fund, appropriation for 63 Sanitation, appropriation for 114, 165 War Department— Hours of employment and rates of pay of skilled, etc., personnel 166, 563 Panamanian citizens, employment of, restrictions, etc 166, 563 **Canal Zone Biological Area,** Board of Directors and office of executive officer, abolition, transfer of functions to Smithsonian Institution 1101 **Cancer Institute, National,** appropriation for operating expenses 106, 692 **Cannelton, Ind.,** bridge authorized across Ohio River at or near 660 **Canteen Service, Veterans’.** *See under* Veterans’ Administration. **Canton, S. Dak.,** conveyance 998 **Canton Reservoir, North Canadian River,** provision of irrigation storage authorized; condition 647 **Cape Fear River, Wilmington, N. C.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area:** Conveyances, certain, time extension for 32 Maintenance of structures, appropriation for 376 **Cape Spartel and Tangier Light, Coast of Morocco,** appropriation for contribution 453, 620 **Capitol Buildings and Grounds:** Appropriation for 104, 185, 400, 602 Grounds, definition of area, regulation of use, etc 718 Police duty, details for 399, 408 Repeal of designated prior provisions 720 Suspension of regulations in certain cases, provision for 719, 720 **Capitol Police:** Appropriation for 391, 395, 398 Capitol buildings and grounds, policing 719 Details to Capitol Grounds, etc 399, 408 Standards required 408 **Capitol Police Board,** composition, authority, and jurisdiction 720 **Capitol Power Plant,** appropriation for operation, etc 104, 401 **Capper-Ketcham Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 275 **Captured Persons:** Pay, appropriations available to— Coast and Geodetic Survey 470 Navy Department 498 **Carden’s Bottom Drainage District Number 2, Ark.,** flood-protection project authorized 648XXIV **Carderock, Md Experimental Model Basin,** appropriation for 485 **Carolina Beach, N. C.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Carp River to Middle Island Point,** examination and survey of Lake Superior shore line authorized 640 **Carriers.** *See also* Railroads. Employment taxes— “Employee,” definition of 724 Rates 723 Freight forwarders— Common carriers by motor vehicle, utilization of services 21 Joint rates or charges, operation under, etc 22 Motor carriers, emergency powers of Interstate Commerce Commission over, time limit 345 Motor transport regulation, appropriation for increased pay costs 105 Safety of employees, appropriation for increased pay costs 105 Signal safety systems, appropriation for increased pay costs 105 Valuation of property, appropriation for increased pay costs 105 Water carriers, emergency powers of Interstate Commerce Commission over, time limit 345 **Carson Indian Reservation, Nev.,** appropriation for 357 **Cashua Ferry, S. C.,** bridge authorized across Pee Dee River at or near 120 **Casper, Wyo.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Castle Clinton National Monument, N. Y.,** establishment, etc 997 **Catalina Highway,** protection of designated scenic values 254 **Cattaraugus Creek, N. Y.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Caustic Poison Act, Federal,** appropriation for enforcement 687 **Cavalry Activities, U. S. Army,** reduction in appropriations 14, 224 **Cavalry School, Fort Riley, Kans.,** appropriation for 554 **Cemeteries, National.** *See* National Cemeteries. **Censorship, Office of,** salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 7, 221 **Census, Bureau of the.** *See under* Commerce, Department of. **Central Valley Project, Calif.,** appropriation for 365, 367 **Cereal Rust Control,** appropriation for 280 **Chamberlin Hotel, Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va.,** reinstatement of leasehold, etc 886 **Chapel Creek, Dorchester County, Md.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Chaplains, Army, Chief of,** appropriation for Office of 561 **Chariton River and Tributaries,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Charleston Harbor, S. C., extension of Shorn Creek Channel,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Charlevoix Harbor, Mich., South Arm,** breakwater at or near East Jordan, examination and survey authorized 640 **Chattahoochee River,** improvement authorized 635 **Checks or Warrants, U. S., Altered, Etc.:** Claims with respect to, time limitation for 31 Time extension in case of fraudulent concealment of facts 31 **Chemawa, Oreg.,** appropriation for education of Indians 193 **Chemical Corps.** *See under* War Department. **Chemical Warfare Service.** *See under* War Department. **Chena Slough, Alaska,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Cherokee Nation, Okla., Keetoowah Indians,** status 976 **Cherry Point, N. C.,** reimbursement of certain Navy personnel, former Navy personnel, Marine Corps personnel, and former Marine Corps personnel, for personal property losses at 118 **Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,** administration, protection, etc., appropriations authorized 885 Appropriation for 377 **Chestnut Creek,** flood-protection project authorized 649 **Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation, Okla.,** use, etc., of Seger School Reserve lands 976 **Cheyenne Indians, Okla.,** appropriation for construction of buildings and utilities 357 **Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company,** extension and renewal of lease of designated tract of land authorized 311 **Chicago River, North Branch of,** improvement authorized 636 **Child Health Services:** Appropriation for grants to States 681, 913 Increase in appropriation authorized 986XXV **Child Welfare:** Appropriation for 112, 681, 914 Grants to States, transfer of functions to Federal Security Agency 1095 **Child-Welfare Services:** Appropriation for grants to States 681, 914 Increase in appropriation authorized 986 **Childhood, American International Institute for the Protection of,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Children, Crippled:** Grants to States for services to, appropriation for 681, 913 Increase in annual appropriation and allotments to States authorized 986 **Children, Dependent, Grants to States for Aid:** Appropriation for 82, 263, 694 Computation of amounts 992 **Children’s Bureau.** *See under* Labor, Department of. **Chillicothe, Mo.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **China:** Monuments, etc., to American soldiers, appropriation for maintenance 160 Naval assistance from United States, authorized 539 **Chinchillas,** domestic raising, classification 127 **Chinese Alien Wives of American Citizens,** immigration on nonquota basis 975 **Choctaw Indians, Okla.,** treaties with, appropriation for fulfilling 358 **Choctawhatchee River, Ala and Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640, 651 **Chopawamsic Recreational Area,** appropriation for administration, improvement, etc 377 **Chrea, Algiers,** reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property losses at 236 **Chunky River, Miss.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Church Point-Stony Run, Md.,** examination and survey of North East River authorized 639 **Cigars, Philippine,** quota on 146 **Cimarron Base Line, Okla.,** patents for certain public land south of, issuance authorized 872 **Cincinnati, Ohio,** water and sanitary investigations station at, appropriation for 692 **Citizens’ Military Training:** Appropriation for 558 Reduction in appropriation 225, 626 **Citizenship and Naturalization.** *See also* Aliens. Former U. S. citizens, loss of citizenship through voting in certain foreign political elections, provision for naturalization 865 Government employees, citizenship requirements. *See* Citizenship requirements, employees, *under* Government Departments and Agencies. Housing projects, low-rent, citizenship requirements for rental or occupancy; exceptions 587 India, persons of races indigenous to, eligibility, etc 416 Persons born outside U. S., of parents one of whom is a citizen of U. S. serving in armed forces; citizenship 721 Philippine Islands— Immigration, Philippine citizens, certain, nonquota status 148 Hawaii, exception in case of admission to 148 Persons of races indigenous to, eligibility, etc 416 United States citizens, certain, nonquota status under Philippine immigration laws, etc 151 **City Delivery Service,** appropriation for 84, 267, 582 **Civil Aeronautics, Office of Administrator of:** Administration, general— Appropriation for 108, 190, 466 Transfer of funds for 467 Air-navigation facilities— Appropriation for 190, 466 Maintenance and operation, appropriation for; crediting of funds 84, 467 Transfer of funds 467 Navy Department and War Department, transfer of facilities authorized 190, 466 Aircraft, maintenance and operation— Appropriation for 108, 190, 467 Limitation on designated expenditures 468 Transfer of funds for 468 Airport Advisory Service, appropriation for 108, 467 Alaska— Distressed persons in remote localities, appropriation for relief of 475 Medical services for employees in 475 Subsistence supplies for resale 475 Travel expenses of appointees 475XXVI Entertainment of foreign officials, appropriation for 466 Federal Airport Act. *See separate title*. Landing areas, appropriation for development 469 Limitation on number of sites 469 Reduction in appropriation 10 Philippines, establishment, etc., of facilities for inter-island air navigation, authorized 137 Contributions of labor, material, etc., from Government of Philippines, acceptance authorized 139 Limitation on amount for 622 Training of Filipinos 137 Qualification, standards for 139 Printing and binding, transfer of funds to appropriation for Department of Commerce 466, 467, 468 Safety regulations, enforcement, appropriation for 108, 190, 467 Surplus equipment, transfer from War and Navy Departments authorized 468 Technical development, appropriation for 108, 467 Washington National Airport, appropriation for 108, 190, 468 **Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, Amendment,** Weather Bureau, meteorological activities; international collaboration, etc 944 **Civil Aeronautics Board:** Agricultural products, etc., transportation rates, services, and facilities, petition or complaint respecting 1088 Aircraft, transfer from War and Navy Departments, appropriation for 469 Appropriation for 108, 469 National airport plan, consultation 171 **Civil Air Patrol,** incorporation 346 Report to Congress 347 **Civil Procedure, Rules for, Preparation of:** Appropriation available 476 Appropriation for 199 **Civil Service.** *See* Government Employees. **Civil Service, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 816 **Civil Service Commission:** Alaska Railroad retirement and disability fund, appropriation for 64 Canal Zone retirement and disability fund, appropriation for 63 Civil service retirement and disability fund. *See separate title*. Details from other agencies, restriction 63 Efficiency ratings, approval of system; making of rules and regulations 751 Emergency transfers or details 63 Examiners under Administrative Procedure Act; report to Congress 244 Legal Examining Unit, funds not available 63 National-defense activities— Availability of 1946 appropriation, extension 12 Reduction in appropriation 8 Panama Canal construction annuity fund, appropriation for 63 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 63 Political activities, pernicious, appropriation for prevention of 63 Printing and binding, appropriation for 63 Limitation increased 185 Salaries and expenses, appropriation for 62, 105, 185 Veterans’ Administration, reimbursement of 63 **Civil Service Retirement Act, Amendments:** Annuities— Congress, Members of, regulations 851 Disability annuitants, recovered, payment in certain cases 658 Disability compensation, etc., and annuity, restriction on concurrent receipt 706 Recomputation 339 Twenty-five years of service in certain cases 939 Withholding or recovery of payments, restriction; exception 705 Heads of departments, independent establishments and corporations in executive branch of Government, inclusion within purview of 659 Members of Congress— Annuities, etc., regulations respecting 851 Applicability to 850 Definitions 852 **Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund:** Appropriation for 63 District of Columbia, crediting of funds 503 Withholding or recovery of payments to annuitant, restriction; exception 705 **Civilian Conservation Corps:** Liquidation expenses, appropriation for 695 Medical services, etc., furnishing of, by Employees’ Compensation Commission 698 **Civilian Production Administration:** Appropriation for 58, 605 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. *See separate title*. XXVII War Production Board. *See separate title*. **Civilian War Assistance Program,** appropriation for continuing 696 **Civilian War Benefits Program,** appropriation for continuing 696 **Claims:** Alien Property Custodian— Debt claims. *See* Trading With the Enemy Act. Return of property by, restriction on claims against United States 52 American Mexican Claims Commission, appropriation for 455 Audited claims, appropriation for payment of 202, 616, 630, 918 Checks or warrants, U. S., altered, etc., claims with respect to, time limitation; time extension in case of fraudulent concealment of facts 31 Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Flathead Reservation, Mont., jurisdiction of Court 715 Crow irrigation project system, designated claims, etc., cancellation 337 Damage claims. *See separate title*. District of Columbia, settlement of claims, appropriation for; limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees 616 Emergency Management, Office for, authority respecting adjustment, etc., of certain claims against United States 608 Farm Tenant Act, provisions respecting adjustment of claims 1065 Federal Security Agency, appeal board for claims of Government employees, appointment or designation 1095 Fort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak., Indians of, appropriation authorized 333 Appropriation for 359 Indian Claims Commission. *See separate title*. Overtime, etc., compensation, Government employees, method of payment, etc.; appropriation authorized 747 Appropriation for 913 Personal property losses— Marine Corps personnel and former Marine Corps personnel, certain, reimbursement 118, 235 Naval Establishment, certain naval and civilian personnel, reimbursement 180 Navy personnel and former Navy personnel, certain, reimbursement 87, 118, 121, 235 Tort Claims Act, Federal. *See separate title*. Treasury Department, appropriation for 571 Ute Indians, claims against United States, attorneys’ fees 255 Vessels, war-built, transfer in settlement of 46 War contracts, losses under, settlement authorized 902 Appropriations authorized 903 Appropriations available 903 Court determination, petition for 902 Report to Congress 903 War Department, Finance Department, reduction in appropriations 625 **Claims, Court of.** *See under* United States Courts. **Claims Act, Federal Tort.** *See* Tort Claims Act, Federal. **Claims Act of 1945, Military Personnel:** Amendment, settlement of damage claims, increase in limitation 332 Appropriation for payment of claims under 546 **Claims Commission, American Mexican,** appropriation for 455 **Claims Commission, Indian.** *See* Indian Claims Commission. **Clarendon, Ark.,** flood-protection project authorized 646 **Classification Act of 1923:** Amendments respecting pay rates 216, 219 Foreign Service officers and employees, exemption from application 1006 **Clear Creek, Ill.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Clearwater Reservoir, Mo.,** school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 **Clerks of Courts:** Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 104 Restriction on use of funds for maintaining offices at designated places 478 Salaries, appropriation for 477 **Cleveland, Ohio, Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory:** Construction, appropriation for, limitation on availability of funds 72 Construction and equipment, funds continued available 613 Equipment, maintenance, etc., appropriation for 72XXVIII **Cleveland Harbor, Ohio,** improvement authorized 636 **Cleveland National Forest, Calif.,** acquisition of lands, appropriation for 285 **Clinton Bridge Commission, City of, Clinton, Iowa,** construction of bridge, Clinton, Iowa-Fulton, Ill 120 **Clinton River,** flood-protection project authorized 649 **Clinton River and Tributaries,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Coal:** Anthracite Research Laboratory, appropriation for construction and equipment 372 Inspections and investigations, appropriation for 371, 372, 373 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 111 Synthetic liquid fuels, production of 372 **Coal Creek and Tributaries, Tenn.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Coast and Geodetic Survey:** Air travel under orders, per diem rates of allowance 81 Appropriation for 108, 190, 469 Architects, etc., employment on intermittent basis 470 Claims, settlement when serving with the Navy 56 Dependents, transportation costs, payment on commuted basis in certain cases 5 Enlisted men— Allowances while in hospital, etc.; restriction on accrual in certain cases 858 Commutation in lieu of rations, designated personnel 858 Household effects, transportation, etc., on change of station; repeal of prior legislation respecting 860 Missing or captured personnel, pay of, appropriations available 470 Money allowance in lieu of transportation, designated personnel 860 Pay and allowances, readjustment 343 Per diem rates of allowance 81 Philippines— Contributions of labor, materials, etc., from Government of Philippines, acceptance authorized 139 Survey work, continuance; training of Filipinos 139 Qualification, standards for 139 Rental allowances, occupancy of Government facilities under Military Establishment 565 Report to Congress showing configuration of coasts, etc., discontinuance 866 Retired officers, employment by Veterans’ Administration authorized; duration of authority 978 Salaries and expenses, departmental, restriction on incurrence of deficiencies, exception 10 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, toll-free use by personnel and employees in certain cases 347 Service credit for service before eighteen years of age; effective period 32 Travel, amendments to Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 respecting allowances, expenses, etc 858, 859 Vessel employees, compensation 218 Vessels, designated, transfer from Navy Department 470 **Coast Artillery Activities,** reduction in appropriations 224 **Coast Artillery Schools,** appropriation for 554 **Coast Guard:** Admiral in the Coast Guard, permanent grade, designated appointments authorized; pay, allowances, etc 60 Aerial flights, increased pay for, restrictions 531 Air travel under orders, per diem rates of allowance 81 Appropriation Act, 1947 529 Appropriations, reduction in 18, 227, 627 Transfer of funds, authorized 228 Atlantic City, N. J., conveyance; exception of building from 975 Civilian employees— Appropriation for 531 Reduction in appropriations 18, 627 Transfer of funds to appropriation, authorized 228 Claims, settlement of; authority of Secretary of the Treasury 56 Appropriation available for payment 623 Appropriations authorized 56 Clothing allowance on discharge for bad conduct, etc., appropriation for 530 Commandant, Office of— Appropriation for 529 Salaries— Reduction in appropriations 18, 627 Transfer of funds to, authorized 228 Deceased personnel, settlement of accounts ; payment of funeral expenses 30 Demobilization rate 20 Dependents— Quarters for, hiring, restriction 530 Stations outside U. S., delegation of authority for determining availability of Government transportation 127XXIX Transportation, certain, payment in lieu; rates 126 Discharge or dismissal of former personnel, authority of Secretary of Treasury 932 Discharged personnel, travel allowance 856 District of Columbia, details to duty in, removal of limitations on during designated period 857 Enlisted men— Allowances while in hospital, etc.; restriction on accrual in certain cases 858 Commutation in lieu of rations, designated personnel 858 Fort Lauderdale, Fla., conveyance by Treasury Department of designated site 901 General expenses, appropriation for 531 Reduction in appropriations 18, 227, 627 Headquarters, details at, restriction 529 Household effects, transportation, etc., on change of station; repeal of prior legislation respecting 860 Insane members, abolition of certain functions with respect to 1098 Limitation on applicability of provisions 1098 Insurance. *See* National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940. Ipswich, Mass., conveyance of lighthouse property at Castle Neck to town 923 Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces. *See separate title*. Lighthouse Service— Navigation aids, special projects, reduction in appropriation 18, 627 Retired pay— Appropriation for 532, 623 Reduction in appropriation 18, 227 Local Inspectors, Boards of— Abolition 1098 Transfer of functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Marine Boards— Abolition 1098 Transfer of functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Marine Casualty Investigation Board— Merchant Marine Inspection— Salaries and expenses— Appropriation for 532 Reduction in appropriation 18, 227, 627 Transfer of funds to appropriation, authorized 228 Money allowance in lieu of transportation, designated personnel 860 Navigation, transfer of designated functions from Treasury Department and Commerce Department to Commandant of Coast Guard 1097 Navigation aids— Establishment and improvement, appropriation for 532 Reduction in appropriations 18, 627 Rewards for apprehension, etc., of persons interfering with, payment authorized 857 Special projects, reduction in appropriation 18, 627 Ordnance and aircraft, procurement from Army and Navy; limitation 531 Pay and allowances— Appropriation for 530 Readjustment 343 Reduction in appropriations 18, 227, 627 Pennsylvania, notification of enactment of legislation granting certain land, etc., to Commonwealth 895 Per diem rates of allowance 81 Personal property losses, appropriation for 530 Philippine war damage claims, inclusion of designated persons as “qualified persons” 129 Property, supplies, etc., interchange between Army, Navy, and Coast Guard without compensation, authorized 883 Public Health Service officers on detail, per diem rates of allowance authorized 530 Rations and commutation, working parties in the field 857 Rear admirals, certain, of retired list recalled to active duty, pay, etc 86 Receipts from sales, etc., use of 856 Reduction in designated appropriations 18, 227, 627 Remains of certain persons buried out side U. S., evacuation and return 183 Appropriation authorized 183 Appropriation for 268 Rental allowances, occupancy of Government facilities under Military Establishment 565XXX Retired officers, employment by Veterans’ Administration authorized; duration of authority 978 Retirement— Deferment by President in certain cases 29 Recall to active duty, grade, etc 28 Repeal of designated provisions respecting 29 Retirement boards— Appointment 26, 27 Composition 26, 27, 29 Recommendations, submittal to President 27 Retired list, placement of officers on; rank and pay 27 Termination of convening authority 29 Temporary status, effect upon grade, rank, and pay 28 Sale of rations, clothing, etc., crediting of proceeds 857 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, use free of tolls in certain cases 347 Seamen, transfer of designated functions from Treasury Department and Commerce Department to Commandant of Coast Guard 1097 Service credit for service before eighteen years of age; effective period 32 Supervising Inspectors, Board of— Abolition 1098 Transfer of functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Temporary status of personnel— Continuance for designated period, authorized 28 Grade, rank, pay, and retirement, effect on 28 Recall to active duty, grade, etc 28 Transportation, personnel separated under conditions other than honorable 126 Travel, amendments to Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 respecting allowances, expenses, etc 858, 859 Vehicles, personally owned, transportation on permanent change of station 857 Vessels. *See separate title*. Veterans. *See separate title*. Voting, absentee. *See separate title*. Water and refrigeration, funds available for 497 **Coast Guard Academy:** Cadets— Candidates for appointment as, mileage allowance 855 Discharged, transportation and subsistence to homes 856 **Coast Pilot,** appropriation for compilation 470 **Coconut Oil, Philippine:** Processing tax, exemption 157 Quota on 146 Tax rate preference, provisions of proposed executive agreement 153 **Code, Annotated, United States,** price limitation 81 **Code, United States:** Furnishing of copy to U. S. commissioners 525 Preparation of new edition, appropriation for increased pay costs 104 **Code of Federal Regulations,** appropriation for printing and binding of supplements 406 **Coffee Board, Inter-American,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Coins and Coinage:** Albany, N. Y., proceeds of commemorative coinage, deposit in general fund of city 900 Booker T. Washington, coinage of 50cent pieces to commemorate life of, etc., authorized 863 Iowa, coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of one-hundredth anniversary of admission into Union 864 Recoinage of silver coins, appropriation for 571 Silver for coinage, regulations respecting 750 Transportation of bullion and coin, appropriation for 577 **Cold Spring Inlet, (Cape May Harbor), N. J.,** shore protection, examination and survey authorized 638 **Cold Water Creek, Ala.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Coldwater River,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Colleges and Schools:** Agriculture and mechanic arts, colleges of, appropriation for endowment 689 Alaska, University of, establishment of geophysical institute, appropriation authorized 750 Conscientious objectors, limitation on use of War Department funds for instruction, etc 543 Exchange program, foreign students, use of proceeds of surplus property sales, executive agreements authorized 754 Federal Works Agency, contributions for operation and maintenance of school facilities, authorization 314XXXI Flood-control projects, certain, provision of school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on, authorized 637, 642 Foreign Scholarships, Board of, appointment authorized 755 Housing for faculty members of certain, transfer of facilities for 958 Appropriation authorized; funds available 959 Military supplies and equipment, reduction in appropriation 225 Veterans’ education— “Educational or training institutions,” definition 934 Facilities, educational— Appropriation for 612 Transfer of structures, etc., authorized; funds available 958, 959 Vocational Education Act of 1946. *See separate title*. **Colon, Republic of Panama,** appropriation for waterworks, sewers, etc 166 **Colony, Okla., Colony Union Graded School District Numbered 1,** agreement for use of certain lands, consent of designated Indian tribes 976 **Colorado:** Colorado-Big Thompson project, appropriation for 365, 367 Costilla Creek Compact, approval of Congress, etc 246 Denver Ordnance Plant, custody and control of portion by Federal Works Administrator 259 Eagle County, exchange of lands 704 Irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 Mesa Verde National Park, water supply line, acquisition of rights-of-way, etc 886 San Luis project, appropriation for 365 White River National Forest, use of certain lands in connection with 705 **Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Colo.,** appropriation for construction, operation, etc 365, 367 **Colorado River,** flood control, etc., appropriation authorized 338 Appropriation for 619 **Colorado River Dam Fund,** appropriation for 368 **Colorado River Development Fund,** appropriation for 368 Limitation 369 **Colorado River Indian Reservation,** irrigation, etc., appropriation for 109, 357 **Colorado River Indians, Ariz.:** Industrial assistance, appropriation for 361 Transfer of certain buildings from War Relocation Authority to Bureau of Indian Affairs for benefit of Indian veterans 192 **Colorado River Project, Tex.,** construction, appropriation for 111, 367 **Colorado River Protection Works,** appropriation for 369, 619 **Colorado River Relocation Center, Poston, Ariz.,** transfer of certain equipment, etc., from War Relocation Authority to Bureau of Indian Affairs 192 **Columbia Basin Project, Wash.,** appropriation for 111, 366, 367 **Columbia Institution for the Deaf:** Appropriation for 105, 687 Plans and specifications for construction, appropriation for 687 Report of expenditures, discontinuance 871 **Columbia River:** Bridge authorized across, at or near Northport, Wash 300 Fishery resources, use of State facilities and services, etc., in conservation 932 Improvements authorized 637, 638 **Columbus, Miss.,** appropriation for ground rent, Federal building 66 **Colville Indian Reservation, Wash.,** appropriation for remodeling employees’ quarters 357 **Colville Indians, Wash.,** appropriation for industrial assistance 361 **Comanche County, Okla.,** conveyance of fish hatchery property to Lawton, Okla., by United States 58 **Comanche Indians, Okla.,** certain lands set aside in trust for 305 **Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kans.:** Appropriation for 542 Reductions in appropriations 223 Transfer of funds for, authorized 14 **Commerce,** interference by violence, threats, etc., penalties; restriction on construction of Act 420 **Commerce, Department of:** Appropriation Act, 1947 465 Census, Bureau of the— Agriculture, Census of, appropriations continued available 618 Appropriation for 108, 465 Evidence of age, procedure for furnishing 465 Foreign trade statistics, compilation— Availability of funds for expenditure at seat of Government 618 Performance of functions in New York, N. Y 466XXXII Standards, National Bureau of, transfer of funds to 618 Vital statistics, functions with respect to, transfer to Federal Security Agency 1095 Civil Aeronautics, Office of Administrator of. *See separate title*. Civil Aeronautics Board. *See separate title*. Coast and Geodetic Survey. *See separate title*. Coast Guard, Treasury Department, transfer of designated functions to 1097 Customs, Bureau of, Treasury Department, transfer of designated functions to 1097 Damage claims, appropriation for 200, 628, 629, 917 Declassification and technical services, appropriation for 189 Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Bureau of, appropriation for 108, 471, 916 Export control of certain commodities, appropriation for 471, 916 Foreign Service, Board of, designation of representative to 1001 Inland Waterways Corporation. *See separate title*. Judgments, appropriation for 629 National Inventors Council Service Staff, reduction in appropriation 10 Navigation, transfer to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs of designated functions respecting 1097 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 480 Patent Office— Appropriation for 190, 471 Copies of drawings, etc., charges 471 Atomic Energy Commission, notification of certain applications for patents 769 Examiners, designation as temporary examiners in chief, authorized 873 Official Gazette— Printing and binding, appropriation for 191, 472 Trade-marks, registration, etc., publication in 428, 432, 436 Patents— Alien Property Custodian, extension of benefits to 944 Applications— Agents of applicant, executions by, validity 943 Enemy, repeal of provisions respecting filing, etc., by 944 Oaths, execution before government acting in interest of U. S. Government, validity 943 Rights of priority for filing, time extension; reciprocity provision 940 Restrictions and conditions 941 Atomic energy, utilization; fissionable material, production or utilization, prohibition on granting of 768 Date of invention, etc., restriction respecting establishment 943 Defense or war purposes, inventions, etc., communicated during specified periods for, regulations respecting granting of patents 941 Conditions for extension of benefits 942 Deferment of issuance in certain cases, restriction on invalidation of patent because of 943 Enemy aliens, nonextension of benefits to 944 Fees, payment of, etc., time extension, authority of Commissioner of Patents 942 Foreign country, failure to obtain authorization for filing application for patent in, restriction on invalidation, etc., of patent for 943 Infringement— Damages on basis of compensation 778 Restrictions on certain claims 944 Manufacture, etc., of devices, right to continue; exception 942 Term of 944 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 84, 108, 109 Printing and binding, appropriation for 190, 472 Salaries, restriction on incurrence of deficiencies; exception 10 Trade-marks— Enemy, repeal of provisions respecting registration, etc., by 944 Foreign proprietors, renewal of registrations after expiry; reciprocity 568 Registration, protection, etc., regulations respecting 427 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 465XXXIII Printing and binding, appropriation for 189, 465 Civil Aeronautics, Office of Administrator of, transfer of funds from 466, 467, 468 Reduction in designated appropriation 10 Reports, discontinuance of certain 866 Salaries, appropriation for 465 Seamen, transfer to Coast Guard of designated functions respecting 1097 Secretary, Office of— Appropriation for 108, 189, 465 Reduction in designated appropriation 10 Standards, National Bureau of— Appropriation for 109, 472 Betatron and auxiliary equipment, appropriation for purchase and installation 473 Census, Bureau of, transfer of funds from 618 Commercial Standards, Division of, transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce 1101 Public Health Service officers detailed to, funds available for expenses 472 Scientific investigations— Engraving and Printing, Bureau of, transfer of funds 575 Government agencies, transfer of funds 473 Secretary, Office of, transfer of funds from 465 Scientists, etc., employment on intermittent basis, funds available for 473 Simplified Trade and Practices, Division of, transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce 1101 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. *See separate title*. Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 480 Technical and scientific services, appropriation for 465 Travel expenses— Delegation of authority to authorize payment of 191, 475 Appropriations available; increase in limitation 191 Vessels, transfer to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs of designated functions respecting 1097 Vital statistics, functions with respect to, transfer to Federal Security Agency 1095 Warrior River Terminal Company. *See separate title*. Weather Bureau— Airplane, transfer from War or Navy Department 474 Alaska— Distressed persons in remote localities, appropriation for relief 475 Medical services for employees in 475 Meteorological observations, compensation to Government employees for taking and transmitting 475 Subsistence supplies for resale; report to Congress 475 Travel expenses of appointees 475 Appropriation for 84, 191, 474 Arctic meteorological reporting stations— Appropriation for; restrictions 474 Establishment 4 Surplus materials, transfer from— Navy Department 474 War Department 191, 474 Atlantic City, N. J., exception of building from conveyance 976 Meteorology— Air navigation, cooperation in meteorological services with persons engaged in 945 Details of personnel for training in advanced methods 945 Facilities, appropriation for maintenance and operation 475 Offices and stations for studies, establishment of; furnishing of reports and forecasts 945 Reporting network, international, participation in development 945 Research projects, support, etc., of 945 Philippines, establishment of meteorological facilities authorized; instruction of Filipino trainees 138 Contributions of labor, materials, etc., from Government of Philippines, acceptance authorized 139 Qualification of Filipino trainees, standards for 139 Printing by, restriction 474 Salaries and expenses— Increased pay costs, appropriation for 84 Restriction on incurrence of deficiencies; exception 10 Soundings, upper air, transfer of equipment and supplies from War and Navy Departments 474 **Commerce, Secretary of.** *See* Commerce, Department of. XXXIV **Commercial Company, United States:** Administrative expenses— Funds available 588 Reduction in limitation 222 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 589 **Commissioners, U. S. Courts:** Fees— Appropriation for 478 Method of payment 526 Schedule of 752 Forms and dockets, standard, and U. S. Code and seal, furnishing of 525 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 104 **Commodity Credit Corporation:** Administration of program, transfer to Department of Agriculture 1100 Administrative expenses, funds available for 593 Agriculture, postwar price support of, transfer of reserve fund for 8 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 593 Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, administrative duties, performance and payment 593 Feed, allocation to domestic emergency shortage areas 677 Notes, certain, cancellation authorized 593 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 107 Potatoes, surplus, purchase, processing, and sale to foreign countries 617 Subsidies, payment of. *See* Subsidies; Price Control Extension Act of 1946. Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 570, 572 Wheat, purchase by; election of date of purchase by producer, etc 677, 678 **Commodity Exchange Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 292 **Common Carriers.** *See* Carriers. **Communicable Diseases,** appropriation for prevention and suppression of 691 **Communications Act of 1934, Amendment,** coercive practices affecting broadcasting, specified, prohibition 89 **Communications Commission, Federal.** *See* Federal Communications Commission. **Community Facilities, Bureau of.** *See under* Federal Works Agency. **Community War Services, Office of.** *See under* Federal Security Agency. **Compacts, Interstate.** *See* Interstate Compacts. **Compton Creek, N. J.,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Comptroller General.** *See* General Accounting Office. **Comptroller of the Currency.** *See under* Treasury Department. **Conciliation Commissioners:** Labor, Department of, appropriation for 112, 680 U. S. Courts, appropriation for fees, etc 478 **Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Flathead Reservation, Mont.:** Availability of funds 302 Jurisdiction of Court to hear claims 715 **Congress.** *See also* House of Representatives; Legislative Branch of the Government; Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946; Senate. China, disposal of vessels to, authority of Congress, requirement 539 Claims for damages to public airports by Federal agencies, certification 179 Contracts in foreign countries, Government, exemption from prohibition on interest of Members 458 Indian Claims Commission, restriction on practice before by Members 1053 Interstate compacts, consent granted to— Bear River and tributaries, division of waters 658 Costilla Creek Compact 246 Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation and States of Iowa and Nebraska, bridge across Missouri River, agreement respecting 661 Parking spaces for Members, reservation of, in District of Columbia 518 Reorganization. *See* Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Reports, discontinuance— Agriculture, Department of 866 Commerce, Department of 866 Federal Security Agency 871 Government Printing Office 871 Interior, Department of the 867 Labor, Department of 867 Navy Department 867, 868 Post Office Department 868 State, Department of 869 Treasury Department 869, 870 War Department 867, 868, 870, 871 Reports, submittal— Agriculture, Department of— Farm Tenant Act, compromise of certain claims under 1066 Farm tenant mortgage insurance fund 1076 Federal rural rehabilitation projects, liquidation 292 Grants to States and coordination of research 277XXXV Research work, certain, under contracts or cooperative agreements 1087, 1090 Resettlement projects, determination of lands suitable for use as farms 1067 Alien Property Custodian, Office of, expenses in connection with activities 605 Atomic Energy Commission— Activities 774 Atomic energy or fissionable material, use of 764 Bankruptcy courts, statistics, etc 329 Civil Air Patrol, proceedings and activities 347 Civil Service Commission, examiners under Administrative Procedure Act 244 Commerce, Department of— Civil Aeronautics, Office of Administrator of, operations under Federal Airport Act 180 Subsistence supplies for resale in Alaska, expenditures and proceeds 475 Contracts, Government, claims for losses under 903 District of Columbia— Apprenticeship Council, activities and findings 205 Board of Education, study of pay scales and classifications of employees 717 Municipal buildings, use of appropriation for school buildings, etc., for repairs to 505 Redevelopment Land Agency, operations and expenditures 800 Teachers’ retirement, disbursements, annuities, etc 881 Farm Credit Administration, loans to farmers through Federal Land Bank System 533 Federal agency heads, settlement of certain claims 843 Foreign Liquidation Commissioner, disposal of surplus property in Philippines 134 General Accounting Office— Appropriation Acts, general, cost of complying with certain restrictions, etc 837 Expenditure analyses, agencies in executive branch of Government 837 Indian Claims Commission, claims 1055 Interior, Department of the— Geological Survey, interchange of appropriations 371 Indian Affairs, Bureau of— Fire prevention or suppression, diversion of funds 355 Replacement of property destroyed by fire, etc., diversion of funds 363 National Park Service— Diversion of funds 376 Expenditures 378 Reclamation, Bureau of, river basin studies 381 Representative of U. S., interstate compact for division of Bear River and tributaries, proceedings, etc 658 Wildlife, effect of water pollution, etc 1081 Justice, Department of, employment of special attorneys 460 Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces, amounts expended under 967 Maritime Commission— Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946, activities and transactions under 50 Transportation of personnel engaged in war effort 86 National Housing Agency, consolidation of administrative functions, etc 590 Navy Department— Flight pay, designated officers receiving; monthly average 20 Funds, transfer of 498 Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, recommendation for revision 20 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, activities under 598 Transfers, gifts, etc., certain, proposals for 898 Transportation of personnel engaged in war effort 86 Philadelphia National Shrines Park Commission, establishment, etc., of park 974XXXVI Philippine War Damage Commission— Amendment, clerical correction 805 War damage, compensation for 131 Post Office Department, overtime work and payments 585 President of the United States— Economic Report 24 Shortages necessitating continuance of powers granted by Price Control Extension Act of 1946 665 Railroad Retirement Board and Federal Security Administrator, joint report, recommendations, etc 732 Saint Croix, Virgin Islands, fiscal affairs 384 Smithsonian Institution, operations of national air museum 998 State, Department of— Commissary service in foreign countries, receipts and expenditures 452 Exchange program, foreign students 755 Foreign Service, allowances and allotments 1026 Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, condition; appropriation estimates 1024 Treasury Department— Internal-revenue collections, refunds in excess of $500 574 Procurement Division, disposition of strategic and critical materials 597 Veterans’ Administration, post fund receipts, disbursements, etc 539 War Department— Air Corps, permanent fields and buildings 13 Alaska Communication System, improvements, etc 161 Appropriations, transfers of 566 Engineer Corps— Employment of certain technical and clerical personnel 161 River basin studies 381 Flight pay, designated officers receiving; monthly average 20 Flood-control projects, etc., restriction on submittal of supplemental reports 651 Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, recommendation for revision 20 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, activities under 598 Transportation of personnel engaged in war effort 86 **Congresses of Navigation, Permanent International Commission of,** appropriation for 162 **Congressional Cemetery, District of Columbia,** appropriation for maintenance of portion owned by U. S 160 **Congressional Directory,** appropriation for compiling, etc 399 **Congressional Library.** *See* Library of Congress. **Congressional Medal of Honor,** extension of time for recommendation and award in certain cases 309 **Congressional Record:** Improvement of 837 Indexes, appropriation for preparation of 406 Lobbying Act, publication of certain information required by 842 **Connecticut:** Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 634 Old Saybrook, bridge authorized across Connecticut River at or near 122 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 638 **Connecticut River,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Conscientious Objectors:** War Department funds, limitation on use of 543 Work program for 614 **Conscription.** *See* Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. **Contested-Election Cases,** report by Committee on House Administration 830 **Contested-Election Expenses,** appropriation for 57 **Contingent Expenses:** Appropriation for— Army 541 Reduction in appropriation 13 House of Representatives 104, 184, 263, 397, 602, 912 Interior, Department of the 350 Availability of appropriations for payment of certain damage claims 306 Justice, Department of 194, 459 Labor, Department of 679 Library of Congress 404 Navy Department 482, 494 Additional allowances 853 Reduction in appropriations 15, 19, 227, 627XXXVII Transfer of funds 628 Transfer of funds to, reduction in amount 19, 227 Post Office Department 196, 580 Senate 103, 184, 391, 602, 911 State, Department of 197, 446 Foreign Service 450, 620 War Department 562 Reduction in appropriations 14, 225 **Contract Authorizations, Designated,** reduction 11, 222, 226, 628 **Contract Settlement Act of 1944,** functions conferred by, exclusion from operation of Administrative Procedure Act 237 **Contractors With U. S.,** benefits to certain employees, accrual; disability compensation; retroactive provisions 899 **Contracts With U. S., Etc.:** Advertisement for, amendment respecting 811 Claims for losses under, settlement authorized 902 Appropriations authorized 903 Appropriations available 903 Court determination, petition for 902 Report to Congress 903 Congress, Members of, certain contracts exempt from prohibition on interest of 458 Cost-plus-a-fixed-fee or cost reimbursable— Definitions 38 Penalty for violation of prohibition 38 Subcontractors, payment of designated fees, kick-backs, etc., prohibition 37 Navy Department, funds available for financing 497 Renegotiation Act, refunds under, appropriation for 622 Supplies or services for the Government, advertising requirements; exceptions 809 War Department— Financing of, appropriations available for 562 Renegotiation of, designated rescissions deemed compliance with excessive profits provision 565 War materials, contracts for, time limit on priorities 345 **Conventions, National Veterans’ Organizations,** use of Army equipment; terms; bond 256 **Convict Labor:** Federal-Aid Highway System, restriction on employment by State 68 Federal Airport Act, restriction on employment under 178 **Convicts.** *See* Prisoners, Federal. **Cooperative Farm Forestry Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 285 **Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Office of.** *See* Inter-American Affairs, Office of. **Coos Bay,** improvement authorized 636 **Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Lands, Oreg.,** appropriation for 109, 353 **Coosa River and Tributaries,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Copper, Lead, Zinc,** subsidy payment limitations; premiums; adjustments 671 **Copyright Office:** Catalogue of Title Entries, appropriation for publication 404 Salaries, appropriation for 104, 402 **Cordage, Philippine,** quota on 145 **Coronado National Forest, Ariz.,** mining, timber cutting, etc., provisions respecting 254, 255 **Corporations:** Civil Air Patrol, incorporation 346 Government. *See* Government Corporations. **Costilla Creek Compact:** Approval of Congress 246 Deposit of original in archives of Department of State 254 Rights reserved 254 **Cotton:** Acreage allotments, restriction on establishment 662 Acreage report, restriction on use of designated funds for 274 Fiber, fabrics, etc., of, maximum prices 674 Fiber analyses, appropriation for 290 Ginning, appropriation for investigations 280 Marketing quotas, restriction on proclamation of 662 Maximum prices— Nonapplicability of designated provisions of law respecting 675 Restrictions on establishment, etc 677 Prices, restriction on prediction by employees of Department of Agriculture 271 Statistics, issuance of reports 940 **Cotton Act,** appropriation for refunds of taxes collected under 574 **Cotton Futures Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 291XXXVIII **Cotton Standards Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 291 **Cotton Statistics and Classing Acts,** appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 291 **Cottonseed,** maximum price, etc., limitations 667 **Coulee Dam, Wash.,** reimbursement of school districts for instruction of pupils who are dependents of certain U. S. employees 366 **Counterfeiting, Suppression of,** increased pay costs, appropriation for 84 **Court Reporters, U. S. District Courts,** appropriation for salaries 268, 479 **Courts.** *See* District of Columbia; Justice, Department of; United States Courts. **Courts Martial:** Army, appropriation for expenses 545 Reduction in appropriations 13, 223, 625 Navy, convening authority for general courts-martial 4 **Cove Harbor and Cove Pond, Conn.,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Credit Union Act, Federal, Amendments.** *See* Federal Credit Union Act, Amendments. **Criers, U. S. Courts,** salaries, appropriation for 104, 478 **Crimes and Misdemeanors:** Absentee voting, armed forces— Influencing, etc., of votes; requirement of marching to polling place, etc 101 Polls, taking of 102 Atomic energy— Fissionable material, unlawful acts relating to 759, 760 Information, etc., disclosure 766, 767 Source material, unlawful acts relating to 761 Utilization, unlawful 764 Atomic Energy Act of 1946, violations 773 Bridge Act of 1946, General, failure to comply with certain orders under, penalty 849 Broadcasting, coercive practices affecting 89, 90 Butter, process or renovated, violation of regulations respecting; penalty 302 Capitol buildings and grounds, U. S., violation of regulations for use 719, 720 Citizenship requirement, U. S. employees, false affidavit respecting 80 Counterfeiting, etc., appropriation for suppression of 199, 576 Decatur County, Ind., claim, payment of excessive attorney’s fees 706 District of Columbia— Claims and suits, settlement of, acceptance of excessive fee 616 Diseases, communicable, violation of provisions relating to control of; penalties 922 Farm Tenant Act, penalties for certain offenses 1070 Federal Airport Act, false statements, etc., in connection with operations under 180 Felons, fleeing, interstate travel 789 Grenada County, Miss., acceptance of excessive fee for services in connection with settlement of damage claim 122 Hawaii, T. H., county of, acceptance of excessive fee for services in connection with settlement of damage claim 236 Housing Act of 1946, Veterans’ Emergency, violations of provisions, etc., penalties 210, 211 Indian Claims Commission, engaging in other business, etc., by members 1051 Larceny in interstate or foreign commerce, amendments of provisions of law respecting 656 Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces, acceptance of fee, etc., in connection with certain settlements, penalty 967 Lobbying Act, violation of provisions; penalties 842 Memphis, Tenn., city of, and Memphis Park Commission, excessive agent’s or attorney’s fee in connection with damage claim 55 Merchant Marine, unauthorized manufacture, sale, etc., of medal for World War II service, penalty 960 Merchant seamen’s service insignia, restrictions respecting issuance, etc., addition of terminology to Act respecting 884 Montgomery County, Miss., acceptance of excessive fee for services in connection with settlement of damage claim 122 Opiates, importation or exportation 39 Overthrow of U. S. Government, advocacy by employees 77, 84, 167, 202, 269, 297, 408, 480, 497, 523, 564, 586, 596, 631, 700, 918 Exception 297, 385 Overtime, etc., compensation, Government employees, claims for, violation of provisions 747XXXIX Park Ridge, Borough of, Park Ridge, N. J., acceptance of excessive fee for services in connection with settlement of damage claim 125 Personal property losses, certain services in connection with reimbursement for, acceptance of excessive fee 87, 119, 121, 181, 236 Philippine war damage claims— False statements, overvaluation of property, etc., penalty 132 Services in connection with, penalty for violation of remuneration limitation 132 Prostitution, prohibition of, near military and naval establishments, provisions made permanent 182 Reconversion unemployment benefits for seamen, penalties for false statements, fraudulent receipts, or failure, etc., to furnish information 985 San Diego, Tex., payment of claims for city property destruction, violation of provisions; penalty 235 San Francisco, Calif., settlement of damage claim, acceptance of excessive fee by attorney, etc 873 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, unauthorized use, etc., of toll exemption 348 Strikes against U. S. Government, engaging, etc., in by Government employees 269, 297, 408, 480, 497, 523, 564, 586, 596, 631, 700, 918 Exception 297, 385 Subcontractors, payment of designated fees, kick-backs, etc., prohibition; penalty for violation 37 Tort Claims Act, Federal, certain suits under, acceptance, etc., of excessive attorneys’ fees, penalty 846 Trade and commerce, interference by violence, threats, etc., penalties 420 Trading With the Enemy Act, acceptance of excessive fees for certain services 54 Wildlife conservation, etc., violation of certain rules or regulations respecting; penalty 1082 Witnesses in criminal proceedings, flight to avoid giving testimony 790 **Criminal Code:** Nonapplicability of designated sections— Atomic Energy Commission, General Advisory Committee and advisory boards 771 Naval Research Advisory Committee 780 **Criminal Police Commission, International,** appropriation for membership 461 **Criminal Proceedings, Rules for,** preparation of, appropriation made available 476 **Crippled Children, Services for:** Allotments to States, increase in annual appropriation authorized 986 Annual appropriation, increase authorized 986 Grants to States, appropriation for 681, 913 **Critical Materials.** *See* Strategic and Critical Materials; Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. **Crop Insurance Act, Federal,** administration, appropriation for increased pay costs 108 **Crop Insurance Corporation, Federal.** *See* Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. **Crop Production and Harvesting Loans:** Appropriation for 295 Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, funds available for loans under 1063 **Cross-Rock Channel, N. C.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Crow Creek Indian Reservation, S. Dak.,** appropriation for construction, etc., of buildings and utilities 357 **Crow Indian Lands,** term of leases 308 **Crow Indian Reservation, Mont.:** Irrigation project, adjustments in connection with 333 Irrigation systems, appropriation for 110, 192 Utilities, improvements to, appropriation for 357 **Cuba:** Monuments, etc., to American soldiers, appropriation for maintenance 160 Sugar, limitation on subsidy payment for 672 **Cultural Relations, Inter-American, Convention for Promotion of,** appropriation for expenses under 457 **Cultural Surveys, Department of Agriculture,** restriction on use of funds 274 **Cumberland and West Cumberland, Md.,** flood-protection project authorized 644 **Cumberland River,** bridge authorized across, at or near Burkesville, Ky 893 **Cumberland River and Tributaries,** improvement authorized 636 **Custer Battlefield National Monument:** Appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 Designation of Custer Battlefield National Cemetery as 59 **Custer Recreational Demonstration Area,** conveyance to Harney National Forest and State of South Dakota 971XL **Custer State Park, S. Dak.,** addition to 971 **Customs, Bureau of.** *See under* Treasury Department. **Customs and Patent Appeals, Court of.** *See under* United States Courts. **Customs Court.** *See under* United States Courts. **Customs Division.** *See under* Justice, Department of. **Customs Duties.** *See* Philippine Trade Act of 1946 under Philippine Islands. **Customs Officers and Employees:** Clerks, increase in pay rates 216 Immigrant inspectors, increase in pay rates 216 **Customs Tariffs, International Bureau for Publication of,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass.,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Cypress Creek, Tex.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **D** **Dahlgren, Va.,** care and operation of schools, Navy, appropriation for 485 **Dairy Industry, Bureau of.** *See under* Agriculture, Department of. **Dalles, Oreg.** *See* The Dalles, Oreg. **Damage Claims:** Aeronautics, National Advisory Committee for, appropriation for 200 Agriculture, Department of, appropriation for 200, 629 Airports, public, damage by Federal agency; appropriations authorized 179 Alaska Railroad— Availability of funds 304 Funds for payment 383 Army— Appropriation for 268, 546, 551 Damages incident to activities of, appropriations available for payment 167 Increase in limitation 332 Reduction in appropriation 223 Coast and Geodetic Survey, settlement when serving with the Navy 56 Coast Guard, settlement, authority of Secretary of Treasury 56 Appropriation available for payment 623 Appropriations authorized 56 Commerce, Department of, appropriation for 200, 628, 629, 917 Decatur County, Ind., payment to 706 Emergency Management, Office for, appropriation for 200, 629 Federal Security Agency, appropriation for 200, 628, 629 Federal Works Agency, appropriation for 200, 628, 629, 917 General Accounting Office, appropriation for 629 Grenada County, Miss., road damages, payment for 122 Hawaii, damage to roads, etc., settlement, appropriation authorized 948 Appropriation for 914 Hawaii, T. H., county of, payment of claims for property damages 236 Independent offices, appropriation for 200, 629 Interior, Department of the— Anderson Ranch Reservoir, Boise reclamation project, Idaho, authorization for payment of certain 313 Appropriation for 200, 628, 629, 917 Contingent expenses, availability of appropriations for payment in certain cases 306 Flood damage, determination of certain; deposit of compensation 975 Justice, Department of, appropriation for 200, 628, 629 Labor, Department of, appropriation for 200 Maritime Commission, appropriation for 629 Memphis, Tenn., city of, and Memphis Park Commission, payment to 55 Montgomery County, Miss., road damages, payment for 121 National Guard, appropriation for 556 National Housing Agency, appropriation for 628, 629 Navy, damages incident to activities of, appropriations for, increase in limitation 332 Navy Department— Appropriation for 200, 619 Civilian personnel, personal property losses, appropriation for reimbursement 482 Damages incident to activities of, appropriations for, increase in limitation 332 Naval vessels, delegation of authority respecting settlement of certain 803 Property under jurisdiction of, delegation of authority respecting settlement 805 Panama Canal, property damage claims, appropriation for 164 Park Ridge, Borough of, Park Ridge, N. J., road damages, payment for 124 Philippine war damage. *See* Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 *under* Philippine Islands. XLI Post Office Department, appropriation for 196, 200, 201, 581, 628, 629 President, Executive Office of, appropriation for 200, 629 Price Administration, Office of, appropriation for 629 Public Health Service, settlement when serving with the Navy 56 Public Roads Administration, appropriation for 187, 612, 914 San Diego, Tex., city property destruction, payment for 235 San Francisco, Calif., payment to 872 Scientific Research and Development, Office of, appropriation for 200 Selective Service System, appropriation for 200 State, Department of, appropriation for 628, 629 Tort Claims Act, Federal. *See separate title*. Treasury Department, appropriation for 200, 201, 628, 629, 917 Veterans’ Administration, appropriation for 200, 629 War Department— Appropriation for 199, 268, 546, 551, 561, 623 Reduction in appropriation 223 Damages incident to activities of, appropriations available for payment 167 Increase in limitation 332 Finance Department, reduction in appropriations 625 War Shipping Administration, appropriation for 629 **Dark Head Creek, improvement, etc.,** authorized 635 **Davis Dam Project, Ariz.-Nev.,** appropriation for 367 **Deadwood, S. Dak.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Deaf, Columbia Institution for the:** Appropriation for 105, 687 Plans and specifications for construction, appropriation for 687 Report of expenditures, discontinuance 871 **Debt, Public,** decrease of limitation 316 **Debt Claims, Alien Property.** *See* Trading With the Enemy Act. **Decatur, Nebr.,** bridge authorized across Missouri River at or near 89 **Decatur County, Ind.,** payment of claim authorized 706 **Deception Pass, Skagit Bay, Wash.,** examination and survey authorized 641 **Decontrol Board.** *See* Price Decontrol Board under Price Control Extension Act of 1946. **Decorations.** *See* Medals, Decorations, Etc. **Dedication Day,** request for issuance of proclamation 894 **Deer Creek,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Defense.** *See* National Defense. **Defense Aid.** *See* Lend-Lease. **Defense Articles,** lend-lease, reduction in designated appropriations 8 **Defense Highway Act of 1941:** Appropriations to carry out provisions of 70 Damage claims, appropriation for 187, 612 **Defense Homes Corporation:** Administrative expenses, funds available for 593 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 593 **Defense Transportation, Office of:** Appropriation for 58, 605 Commercial lines under operation of, payment of fees and taxes 606 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 605 Reduction in appropriation 7 Printing and binding, appropriation for 605 Increase in limitation 264 Reduction in appropriation 7 Salaries and expenses, additional appropriation for 58 Reduction in appropriation 7 Subsistence to witnesses, certification requirement 606 **Deficiency Appropriation Acts.** *See also* Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1947, First. **Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, First,** nonapplicability of designated provision to certain loans under Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946 212 **Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Second** 183 Agriculture, Department of, appropriation for 189 Architect of the Capitol, appropriation for 184 Audited claims, appropriation for 202 Budget, Bureau of the, appropriation for 185 Civil Service Commission, appropriation for 185 Commerce, Department of, appropriation for 189 District of Columbia, appropriation for 188 Federal Expenditures, Nonessential, Joint Committee on Reduction of, appropriation for 184XLII Federal Housing Administration, funds made available 187 Federal Security Agency, appropriation for 185 Federal Works Agency, appropriation for 186 Food and Drug Administration, appropriation for 185 Freedmen’s Hospital, appropriation for 186 General provisions 202 House of Representatives, appropriation for 184 Independent offices, appropriation for 185 Interior, Department of the, appropriation for 191 Internal Revenue Taxation, Joint Committee on, appropriation for 184 Judgments and authorized claims, appropriation for 200 Judiciary, appropriation for 199 Justice, Department of, appropriation for 191 Labor, Department of, appropriation for 195 Legislative Branch of the Government, appropriation for 184 Maritime Commission— Administrative expenses, increase in amount for 188 Meetings, increase in limitation on amount for attendance 188 National Housing Agency, appropriation for 187 National Mediation Board, appropriation for 187 Navy Department and Naval Establishment, appropriation for 195 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 202 Petroleum Administration for War, printing and binding, limitation increased 185 Post Office Department, appropriation for 196 President, Executive Office of, appropriation for 185 Public Buildings Administration, appropriation for 186 Public Health Service, appropriation for 186 Public Roads Administration, appropriation for 187 Railroad Retirement Board, appropriation for 187 Securities and Exchange Commission, limitation increased 187 Senate, appropriation for 184 Smithsonian Institution, appropriation for 187 State, Department of, appropriation for 197 Tariff Commission, appropriation for 188 Treasury Department, appropriation for 198 Veterans’ Administration— Subsistence allowances, funds made available for payment 188 Travel expenses, limitation increased 188 War Department, appropriation for 199 War Mobilization and Reconversion, Office of, appropriation available 188 War Shipping Administration, revolving fund, limitation increased 185 **Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Second Urgent** 82 Agriculture, Department of, appropriation for 82, 84 Architect of the Capitol, appropriation for increased pay costs 83 Botanic Garden, appropriation for increased pay costs 83 Claims, Court of, appropriation for 82 Commerce, Department of, increased pay costs, appropriation for 84 Federal Security Agency, appropriation for 82 Independent offices, appropriation for 82 Judiciary, appropriation for 82 Library of Congress, appropriation for increased pay costs 83 National Archives, appropriation for increased pay costs 83 Navy Department, appropriation for 83 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 84 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 83, 84 Post Office Department, appropriation for 83, 84 Railroad Retirement Board, appropriation for increased pay costs 83 Smithsonian Institution, increased pay costs, appropriation for 84 Social Security Board, appropriation for 82 Treasury Department, increased pay costs, appropriation for 84 Veterans’ Administration, appropriation for 82 Vocational Rehabilitation, appropriation for 82 War Department, civil functions, appropriation for 83, 84 Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Third 600 Agriculture, Department of, appropriation for 617XLIII Alien Property Custodian, Office of, appropriation for 604 Amendment, Philippine rehabilitation, transfer of funds 916 American Battle Monuments Commission, appropriation for 610 Architect of the Capitol, appropriation for 602 Audited claims, appropriation for payment 616, 630 Availability of appropriations and authority 632 Civilian Production Administration, appropriation for 605 Commerce, Department of, appropriation for 618 Compensation, increased, for personal services, funds available 632 Defense Aid—Lend-Lease, liquidation, appropriation for; time limitation on use of funds for shipments abroad 604 Defense Transportation, Office of, appropriation for 605 District of Columbia, appropriation for 615 Economic Stabilization, Office of, appropriation for 606 Emergency funds appropriated to the President, appropriation for 603 Emergency Management, Office for, appropriation for 604 General provisions respecting 608 Federal Trade Commission, appropriation for 610 Federal Works Agency, appropriation for 611 Government Printing Office, appropriation for 603 House of Representatives, appropriation for 602 Independent offices, appropriation for 610 Interior, Department of the, appropriation for 618 Judgments and authorized claims, appropriation for 616, 628, 629, 630 Judiciary, appropriation for 624 Legislative Branch of the Government, appropriation for 600 Maritime Commission, appropriation for 614 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, funds available for obligation 613 Navy Department, appropriation for 619 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 631 Personnel ceilings 631 Exclusions, designated 632 Philippine Independence Ceremonies, Commission to represent U. S., travel, etc., expenses, availability of appropriation; advances 602 Philippine rehabilitation, transfer of funds, amendment 916 Philippine War Damage Commission, appropriation for; limitations 613 Post Office Department, appropriation for 619 President, Executive Office of the, appropriation for 603 Price Administration, Office of, appropriation for 608 Printing, Joint Committee on, appropriation for 602 Scientific Research and Development, Office of, appropriation for 606 Selective Service Svstem, appropriation for 613 Senate, appropriation for 600 State, Department of, appropriation for 620 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 631 Surplus property, care and handling, appropriations available 604 Tax Court of the United States, appropriation for 614 Treasury Department, appropriation for 622 United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, appropriation for 603 Vehicles, limitations of availability of appropriations to purchase of surplus, repeal 633 Veterans’ Administration, appropriation for 615 War Assets Administration, appropriation for 606 War Department, appropriation for 623 **Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Third Urgent** 262 Availability of appropriations and authority with respect to designated obligations 269 Defense Transportation, Office of, appropriation for 264 District of Columbia, appropriation for 265 Federal Power Commission, appropriation for 263 Federal Security Agency, appropriation for 263 Federal Works Agency, appropriation for 264XLIV General provisions 268 House of Representatives, appropriation for 263 Independent offices, appropriation for 263 Judiciary, appropriation for 268 Justice, Department of, appropriation for 266 Labor, Department of, appropriation for 267 Legislative Branch of the Government, appropriation for 262 Overthrow of U. 8 Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 268 Philippine Independence Ceremonies, Commission to represent United States, appropriation for expenses 263 Post Office Department, appropriation for 267 Senate, appropriation for 262 Social Security Board, appropriation 263 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 268 Treasury Department, appropriation for 267 Veterans’ Administration, appropriation for 264 War Department, appropriation for 268 **Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Urgent** 57 Agriculture, Department of, appropriation for 58 Civilian Production Administration, appropriation for 58 Defense Transportation, Office of, appropriation for 58 Emergency Management, Office for, appropriation for 58 House of Representatives, appropriation for 57 Legislative Branch of the Government, appropriation for 57 President, Executive Office of, appropriation for 58 Price Administration, Office of, appropriation for 58 Rural Electrification Administration, appropriation for 58 Senate, appropriation for 57 **Definitive Writings of George Washington,** furnishing of sets to Members of Congress 407 **Del Rio, Tex.,** construction of bridge across Rio Grande, authorized 862 **Delaware:** Judicial district, appointment of additional judge 654 Limitation 655 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 638 Wilmington and New Castle, toll bridge across Delaware River near 533 **Delaware River:** Examination and survey authorized 638 Improvement authorized 635 Toll bridge authorized across near Wilmington and New Castle, Del., to Salem Canal, N. J 533 **Delaware River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized 644 **Denison Dam,** flood-control project on Red River below, authorized 647 **Denver, Colo., Mint,** appropriation for 577 **Denver Ordnance Plant, Denver, Colo.,** custody and control of designated portion by Federal Works Administrator 259 **Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944,** appropriation to effect provisions of 280, 281 **Departments, Government.** *See* Government Departments and Agencies; *also individual titles*. **Dependent Children, Grants to States for Aid to:** Appropriation for 82, 263, 694 Computation 992 **Deportation of Aliens.** *See* Aliens. **Des Moines River, Bridge Authorized Across:** Eddyville, Iowa 633 Farmington, Iowa 320 **Deschutes Project, Oreg.,** appropriation for 365 **Detroit Reservoir, Oreg.,** school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 **Detroit River Postal Service,** appropriation for 582 **DeValls Bluff, Ark.,** flood-protection project authorized 646 **Devils Lake Indian Reservation, N. Dak.,** jurisdiction over offenses committed on 229 **Devils Swamp, La.,** barge channel, improvement of Mississippi River authorized 635 **Digest of Public General Bills,** limitation on expenditure for preparation and reproduction 402 **Diplomatic Officers.** *See* Foreign Service under State, Department of; Foreign Service Act of 1946. **Disabled American Veterans,** tax exemption for certain property in District of Columbia 181XLV **Distinguished Service Cross,** extension of time for recommendation and award in certain cases 309 **Distinguished Service Medal,** extension of time for recommendation and award in certain cases 310 **District Attorneys,** appropriation for salaries and expenses 112, 195, 460 **District Courts.** *See under* United States Courts. **District of Columbia:** Administration, general, appropriation for 114, 502 Administrative Procedure Act. *See separate title*. Adoption proceedings, notice of final decree; duties of Bureau of Vital Statistics of Health Department 314 Adult correctional service. *See under* Public welfare, *this title*. Advertising in newspapers and legal periodicals, appropriation for 502 Aged and Infirm, Home for, appropriation for 513 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, appropriation for 114, 503 Alley Dwelling Act— Amendment, time extension 319, 801 Transfer of authority to District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency 801 Alley Dwelling Authority Act, appropriation for maintenance of properties under 73 Apprenticeship, voluntary, provisions regarding 204 Report to Congress 205 Appropriation Act, 1947 501 Appropriations, specified amounts to be considered maximum 523 Aqueducts and accessories, appropriation for 520 Asphalt plant, appropriation for purchase of 517 Assessor’s Office, appropriation for 114, 502 Audited claims, appropriation for payment 616 Auditor’s office, appropriation for 114, 503 Automobiles, privately owned, allowance for use in performance of official duties 523 Banks, etc., provision for Saturday holiday 534 Board of Education. *See under* Public schools, *this title*. Braddock Light and Power Company, Inc., acquisition of capital stock by Potomac Electric Power Company 261 Bridges— Operation, etc., appropriation for 516 Potomac River, replacement of Fourteenth Street or Highway Bridge, use of lands, payment of costs, etc 566 Building and loan associations, etc.— Authorization to make certain loans 801 Investment of funds 159 Loans to veterans 159 Saturday holiday, provision for 534 Buildings, construction, reduction in contract authorization 222 Temporary office buildings, construction, reduction in appropriation 9 Central Dispensary and Emergency Hospital, appropriation for 511 Chief Clerk, Office of, appropriation for 115, 515 Children’s Hospital, appropriation for 511 Citizenship requirement, employees 522 Claims and suits, appropriation for settlement of; limitation on attorney’s, etc., fees 502, 619 Collector’s Office, appropriation for 114, 265, 502, 615 Columbia Hospital and Lying-in Asylum, appropriation for 512 Columbia Polytechnic Institute for the Blind, appropriation for 513 Communicable diseases. *See* Diseases, communicable, *this title*. Communication systems, appropriation for operation and maintenance 515 Compensation and retirement fund expenses, appropriation for 503 Coroner’s Office, appropriation for 114, 265, 503 Corporation Counsel, Office of, appropriation for 114, 502 Corrections, Department of, creation, jurisdiction, etc 320 Appropriations available 321 Courts— Appropriation for 509, 615 Jury commissioners— Compensation 478 Reappointment, limitation on eligibility 931 Juvenile court— Absconding probationers, advances to secure return of 509 Appropriation for 115, 509 Psychiatric service, appropriation for 115, 509 Mental Health, Commission on, appropriation for 115, 510 Municipal court— Appropriation for 115, 509XLVI Jurisdiction over offenses within U. S. Capitol Grounds 719, 720 Jury trials, deposits for 510 Municipal Court Building, appropriation for alterations, etc 200 Municipal court of appeals, appropriation for 115, 510 Probation system, appropriation for 115, 510 United States courts— Appeals, Court of— Appropriation continued available 624 Appropriation for 200, 476 Chief justice and associate justices, salary rates 716 Appropriation authorized 717 Reports, sale price limitation 480 Review of determinations by Atomic Energy Commission 770 District Court— Appropriation for 199, 476 Associate justices, salary rate 716 Appropriation authorized 717 Chief Justice, salary rate; appropriation authorized 717 Division of expenditures 476 Reimbursement to U. S., appropriation for 510 Wills, Office of Register of, appropriation for 115, 510 Day care centers. *See* Nurseries and nursery schools, *this title*. Debt Service, District, appropriation for 503 Delinquent tax list, advertising of 502 Disabled American Veterans, exemption of certain property from taxation 181 Diseases, communicable, provisions respecting— Definition 919 Detention, place of, leaving unlawfully 921 Examination and diagnosis, duty of Health Officer; procedure 920 Free access to buildings, etc., by Health Officer 921 Isolation, quarantine, etc., authority of Commissioners 919 Removal and detention of carrier, etc 919 Spiritual means to cure disease, persons relying on 922 Violations, penalties 922 Warrant for arrest, issuance, etc 921 District Attorney, U. S., division of expenditures for office of 464 District Buildings, Office of Superintendent of, appropriation for 115, 266, 515 District Training School, appropriation for 115, 514 Division of expenses 115, 189, 266, 617 Eastern Dispensary and Casualty Hospital, appropriation for 511 Education, Board of. *See* Board of Education under Public schools, *this title*. Electrical Division, appropriation for 115, 515 Emergency expenses, appropriation for 502 Emergency Rent Act, extension 340 Employees— Citizenship requirement 522 Compensation and retirement fund, appropriation for 503 Firemen. *See* Fire Department, *this title*. July 5, 1946, excuse from duty 417 Merchant marine, employees serving in, compensation for accrued leave 907 Pay increases, certain 216 Police. *See* Metropolitan Police and/or Park Police, *this title*. Teachers. *See* under Public schools, *this title*. Engineer Commissioner, appropriation for compensation 502 Equipment, sale or exchange of 523 Erroneous collections, appropriation for refunds 502 Executive office, appropriation for 114, 502 Farm Tenant Act, mortgages insured under, eligibility as investments 1079 Federal savings and loan associations, authorization to make certain loans 801 Fire Department— Appropriation for 115, 509 Pay increases 480 Salaries and expenses, appropriation for 265 Veterans of World War II, certain, benefits for those losing opportunity of probational appointments 749 Fireboat, transfer to government of District by Navy Department, authorized 936 Fiscal Service, appropriation for 114, 265, 502, 615 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 644 Florence Crittenton Home, appropriation for 513XLVII Food-conservation program, appropriation for 513 Freedmen’s Hospital. *See under* Federal Security Agency. Gallinger Municipal Hospital— Appropriation for 115, 188, 511 Clinical services, drugs, etc., furnishing to persons not indigent, restriction on use of funds 511 Nonresident insane, appropriation for deportation of 515 Garage, central, appropriation for 115, 516 General fund, sums appropriated from 501 Glenn Dale Tuberculosis Sanatorium, appropriation for 115, 511 Grade-crossing elimination, appropriation for 517 Hale, Nathan, erection of statue authorized; time limitation 937 Health Department— Administration, etc., appropriation for 115, 510 Adulteration of drugs and food, special services for detecting of, appropriation for 511 Hospitals and sanatoria, appropriation for 188, 511 Medical charities, appropriation for 511 Vital Statistics, Bureau of, duties in connection with adoption proceedings 314 Volunteer services, acceptance of 511 Heating plant, west central— Appropriation for 611 Increase in cost limitation 257 Highway Department, restriction on operation of testing laboratory; disposal of equipment of existing laboratory 616 Highway fund— Appropriations payable from 115, 503, 516, 517, 518, 519 Erroneous collections, refunding of 519 Reimbursement of other appropriations 518 Sums appropriated from 502 Highways, appropriation for 516, 517 Hospital center, establishment— Appropriation authorized 897 Conveyances by participating hospitals 896 Expenditures, charge against D. C 897 Lands, acquisition of, etc 896 Leases with private agencies 896 House of Mercy, appropriation for 513 Howard University. *See under* Federal Security Agency. Incorporated societies, trustees, quorum, vote by proxy, etc 882 Indeterminate Sentence and Parole, Board of, appropriation for 114, 503 Industrial Home School, appropriation for 513 Industrial Home School for Colored Children, appropriation for 513 Insane persons— Indigent, appropriation for support of 514 Nonresident, appropriation for deportation of 515 Inspections, Department of, appropriation for 115, 515 Insurance, Department of, appropriation for 114, 503 Jail, appropriation for 514 Judgments, appropriation for payment of 616 Judicial expenses, appropriation for 502 Jury commissioners— Compensation 478 Reappointment, limitation on eligibility 931 Land, certain, disposal by Federal Works Agency, authorized 259 License bureau, appropriation for 504 Marshal, U. S., division of expenditures for office of 464 Meetings, appropriations available for payment of expenses of attendance 523 Mental Health, Commission on, appropriation for 510 Merchant marine, employees serving in, compensation for accrued leave 907 Metropolitan Police— Appropriation for 114, 508 Basic salaries of designated members 261 Capitol buildings and grounds, authorization for arrests in 719 Detail of members for duty on Capitol Grounds; status 399 Pay increases 480 Veterans of World War II, certain, benefits for those losing opportunity of probational appointments 749 Milk, etc., definition of pasteurized 936 Milk program for school children 513 Minimum Wage and Industrial Safety Board, appropriation for 114, 504 Municipal Architect, Office of— Appropriation for 115, 515 Credit of funds to 506 Public schools, transfer of funds for preparation of plans and specifications 505, 506 Municipal buildings, use of appropriation for school buildings, etc., for repairs to; report to Congress 505XLVIII Municipal Lodging House, appropriation for 513 National Capital Park and Planning Commission. *See separate title*. National Capital Park Service— Planting materials, certain, removal etc., in connection with bridge construction 567 Amendment, substitution of words “National Park Service” 894 National Capital parks, appropriation for 111, 115, 377, 521 National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, appropriation to aid in support of 502 National Guard, appropriation for 266, 521, 616 National Library for the Blind, appropriation for 513 National Safety Council, Inc., appropriation for affiliation with 515 National Training School for Boys, appropriation for 513 National Training School for Girls— Appropriation for 513 Superintendent, salary rate 513 White girls, restriction on use of funds for 513 New Hampshire Avenue, bridge over Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks, designation as “Charles A. Langley Bridge” 882 Nurseries and nursery schools, establishment, etc., authorized; time limitation 540 Appropriation authorized 541 Appropriation for 615 Employees, payment of compensation for services rendered during designated period, authorized 894 Nurses, registration of, application fee; payment of certain expenses from fees 933 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 522 Pages, Congressional, etc., education, reimbursement to D. C 839 Park Police— Basic salaries of designated members 261 Pay increases 480 Parking meter fees, deposit of 518 Parking spaces for Members of Congress 518 Parks, Federal, appropriation for 377 “Pasteurized,” definition with respect to milk, etc 936 Pay increases for policemen and firemen 480 “Penny milk” program for school children 513 Policemen’s and firemen’s relief, appropriation for 115, 509 Potomac Electric Power Company, removal of designated restrictions and inhibitions; acquisition of stock 260, 261 Potomac River, bridges in replacement of Fourteenth Street or Highway Bridge, use of lands, payment of costs, etc 566 Poundmaster’s Office, appropriation for 114, 504 Printing and binding, appropriation for 502, 503, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522 Public Library, appropriation for 114, 265, 507 Public schools— Administration, appropriation for 114, 504 Auxiliary educational services, appropriation for 505 Board of Education— Apprenticeship, voluntary, responsibility respecting 205 Employees, increases in salary rates; appropriation authorization 717 Report to Congress on study of pay scales and classification of employees 717 Buildings, etc.— Construction, appropriation for 505 Contract authorization, designated, rescission 505 Furnishing and equipping, appropriation for 505 Maintenance, etc., appropriation for 114, 504 Plans and specifications, appropriations for preparation, etc 505, 506 Sites, purchase of, appropriation for 507 Capital outlay, appropriation for 505 Children, legally adopted, treatment of 504 Military science and tactics, provision for two heads of departments; repeal of prior provision 708 Nurseries and nursery schools, establishment, etc., authorized; time limitation 540 Appropriation authorized 541 Appropriation for 615 Employees, payment of compensation for services rendered during designated period, authorized 894XLIX Operating expenses, appropriation for 114, 504 Playground sites, appropriation for 507 Supervision and instruction, general— Appropriation for 114, 504 Restriction on use of funds 504 Teachers— Nonapplication of double-salary restriction for designated period 507 Retirement, provisions relating to deductions, annuities, disability, etc 875 Report to Congress respecting disbursements, annuities, etc 881 Retirement and annuity fund— Appropriation estimates and actuarial valuations, preparation by Treasury Department 881 Deposit in U. S. Treasury, investment, etc 876 Teachers’ retirement appropriated fund, appropriation for 505 Vocational education, George-Deen program, appropriation for 114, 504 Public Utilities Commission— Appropriation for 114, 504 General counsel, compensation of 502 Restriction on use of funds 504 Public welfare— Adult correctional service— Appropriation for 115, 514 Products and services, sale of 514 Transfer of accumulated profits under working capital fund to general revenues 514 Advances to Director of 515 Dependent children, aid to 512 Director, Office of, appropriation for 115, 512 Family Welfare Service, appropriation for 115, 512 Juvenile correctional service, appropriation for 115, 513 Mental Rehabilitation Service, appropriation for 115, 265, 514, 616 Nurseries and nursery schools, establishment, etc., authorized; time limitation 540 Appropriation authorized 541 Appropriation for 615 Employees, payment of compensation for services rendered during designated period, authorized 894 Receiving home for children, appropriation for 512 Vocational rehabilitation of disabled residents, appropriation for 512 Public Welfare, Board of, transfer of certain powers and duties to Department of Corrections 320 Public works— Appropriation for 115, 188, 266, 515 Testing laboratory, Highway Department, restriction on operation; disposal of equipment of existing laboratory 616 Purchasing Division, appropriation for 114, 503 Recorder of Deeds, Office of— Appropriation for 114, 504 Saturday closing, provision for 860 Recreation Department, appropriation for 114, 508 Red Cross, American National, transfers of property to, exemption from inheritance tax 303 Redevelopment Act of 1945. *See* District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945. Reformatory, appropriation for 514 Refuse Division, appropriation for; restriction 115, 519 Regulatory agencies, appropriation for 114, 265, 503, 615 Reimbursement of other appropriations, appropriation for increased pay costs 115 Rent Act, Emergency, extension 340 Rent Control, Office of Administrator of, appropriation for 114, 504, 615 Retirement fund, appropriation for 503 Safety Council, National, Inc., appropriation for affiliation with 515 St Ann’s Infant Asylum and Maternity Hospital, appropriation for 513 St Elizabeths Hospital. *See separate title*. Saturday holiday for banks, building and loan associations, etc., provision for 534 School-lunch program, definition of “State educational agency” for purposes respecting 234 Schools. *See* Public schools, *this title*. Secret Service forces, reimbursement for benefit payments to, appropriation for 577, 623 Securities, U. S., sale of; crediting of proceeds to general fund 523 Servicemen— Housing, designated temporary— Appropriation authorized 203 Removal 203L Utilities, provision of, authorized 203 Appropriation for 509 Servicemen’s Readjustment Enabling Act of 1945, District of Columbia 159 Sewer Division, appropriation for 115, 188, 519 Snow removal, appropriation for 516, 517 Stenographic reporting services, contracting for 523 Street and Bridge Divisions, appropriation for 516 Street improvements— Contracts, open competition 518 Repairs, liability for 518 Sidewalks and roadways, alteration of widths 518 Street-railway pavements, appropriation for 517 Streetcar loading platforms, restriction on use of funds for 518 Street lighting, rates for 516 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 522 Surveyor’s Office, appropriation for 115,515 Tax Appeals, Board of, appropriation for 114, 502 Taxicabs, regulations respecting meters, zones, and rates, restriction on use of funds 504 Teachers. *See under* Public schools, *this title*. Temporary Home for Former Soldiers and Sailors, appropriation for 513 Temporary office buildings, construction, reduction in appropriation 9 Titles and Tags, Registrar of, continuance of classification 518 Traffic safety education, appropriation for 518 Trees and Parking, Division of, appropriation for 518 Tuberculosis Hospital, appropriation for 188, 511 Unemployment Compensation Act, Amendments 527 Contribution Rate Review Committee, composition, etc 528 United States, appropriation for reimbursement of 503 Vehicles— Purchase at OPA maximum 523 Transfer from police or fire departments, restriction 516 Use for official purposes 516 Vehicles and Traffic, Department of— Appropriation for 115, 518 Titles and Tags, Registrar of, continuance of classification 518 Veterans— Housing, designated temporary— Appropriation authorized 203 Removal 203 Utilities, provision of, authorized 203 Appropriation for 509 Loans, designated, removal of certain disabilities 159 Services to, authorization for 169 Appropriation authorized 169 Appropriation for 509 “Victory” gardens, supervision, etc 513 Vocational education, George-Deen program, appropriation for 114, 504 Vocational rehabilitation of disabled residents, appropriation for 82 War housing, reduction in appropriation 9 War workers, authorization for services to 169 Appropriation authorized 169 Appropriation for 509 Washington Aqueduct, appropriation for 115, 266, 520 Washington Home for Incurables, appropriation for 511 Washington National Airport, appropriation for 108, 190, 468 Washington Railway and Electric Company, liquidation, removal of designated inhibitions and restrictions 260, 261 Water Division, appropriation for 115, 188, 189, 520 Water fund— Appropriations payable from 115, 188, 189, 266, 520, 617 Sums appropriated from 502 United States securities, sale authorized 520 Water mains, Federal, outside District of Columbia, appropriation for maintenance and operation 164 Weights, Measures, and Markets, Department of— Appropriation for 114, 503 Automatic pumps for measurement of gasoline, graduations 88 Superintendent, change of designation to Director 88 West central heating plant— Appropriation for 611 Increase in cost limitation 257 White House Police. *See separate title*. LI Wills, Office of Register of— Appropriation for 510 Deputies, additional appointments authorized 889 Workhouse, appropriation for 514 Workmen’s compensation, appropriation for administrative expenses 503 Zoning Commission, appropriation for 114, 504 Zoological Park, National, appropriation for 115, 522 **District of Columbia, House Committee on,** functions, etc 824 **District of Columbia, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 816 **District of Columbia Code:** Amendments— Banks, building and loan associations, etc., provision for Saturday holiday 534 Incorporated societies, trustees, quorum, vote by proxy, etc 882 Jury commissioner, reappointment as, limitation on eligibility 931 Wills, Office of Register of, appointment of additional deputies 889 Public utilities, certain, removal of inhibitions and restrictions for purposes of designated transactions 201 Repeal of designated sections 207, 720 **District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945** 790 Appropriations authorized 800 Definitions 791 District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency— Administrative expenditure and employment 799 Alley Dwelling Act, District of Columbia— Amendment, time extension 801 Transfer of authority 801 Establishment and porvers 793 Property, acquisition from prospective lessee or purchaser 797 Real property— Power to acquire and assemble 793 Transfer, lease, or sale in project area for public and private uses 795 Redevelopment plans— General and project area 794 Modifications of 798 Protection of 798 Report to Congress, annual 800 Use-value appraisals 797 Effect upon existing statutes 802 General purposes 790 Housing for displaced families 797 Lending institutions, private, encouragement and aid to 801 National Capital Park and Planning Commission, duties 794 Redevelopment corporations, organization of 798 Tax exemption, limitation upon 799 Transfer of funds 800 **District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925,** applicability of certain provisions to U. S. Capitol Grounds 720 **District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, Amendments** 527 Contribution Rate Review Committee, composition, etc 528 **Ditchiow Bayou,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Domestic Air-Mail,** rate of postage 1062 **Domestic Air Mail Service,** appropriation for 583 **Dondero, George A.,** contested-election expenses, appropriation for 57 **Doolittle, James H.,** appointment as permanent brigadier general of the line of the Regular Army, authorized 56 **Dorena Reservoir, Oreg.,** school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 **Douglas-Agua Prieta Sanitation Project,** expenditures for, conditions 455 **Douglas County, Wis.,** streams, etc., flowing into Lake Superior, examination and survey authorized 652 **Draft Act.** *See* Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. **Drift Creek, Oreg.,** examination and survey authorized 641 **Drugs.** *See* Narcotic Drugs. **Duluth, Minn.,** bridge across Saint Louis River at, time extension for construction; restriction on toll charges 653 **Duncan Slough, Lane County, Oreg.,** construction of dams, etc., by Port of Siuslaw authorized 637 **Durango, Colo.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Dutch Elm Disease Control:** Appropriation for 280 State, etc., cooperation 281 **Dutch Island Harbor, R. L,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Duties, Customs.** *See* Philippine Trade Act of 1946 *under* Philippine Islands. **Duwamish Waterway, Wash.,** examination and survey authorized 641LII **E** **Eagle County, Colo.,** exchange of lands 704 **East Cape Girardeau, Ill.,** examination and survey of Mississippi River authorized 652 **East Jordan, Mich.,** breakwater at or near, examination and survey of Charlevoix Harbor, Mich., South Arm 640 **East Point, Fla.,** examination and survey of Saint George Sound authorized 640 **East Saint Louis, Ill.-Saint Louis, Mo.,** bridge authorized across Mississippi River between 891 **Eastland, Tex.,** flood-protection project authorized 649 **Economic Advisers, Council of:** Appropriations authorized 25 Appropriation for 913 Creation, composition, etc 24 **Economic Advisory Committee, Inter-American.** *See* Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee. **Economic Report, Joint Committee on the.** *See* Joint Committee on the Economic Report. **Economic Report of the President:** Time for filing 838 Transmittal to Congress 24 **Economic Stabilization, Office of:** Appropriation for 606 Reduction in appropriation 7 **Eddyville, Iowa,** bridge authorized across Des Moinas River at or near 633 **Education, Office of.** *See under* Federal Security Agency. **Education and Labor, House Committee on,** functions, etc 825 **Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Cooperation, National Commission on,** organization, appointment of members; conferences 713 **Educational Foundation, Inter-American, Inc.** *See* Inter-American Educational Foundation, Inc. **Eggs,** maximum price, etc., limitations 667 **Egypt,** appropriation for consular prisons, etc 451 **Eight-Mile Creek and Tributaries, Ark.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Electrification Administration, Rural.** *See* Rural Electrification Administration. **Elizabeth-West Elizabeth, Pa.,** bridge authorized across Monongahela River between 309 **Elizabeth Township, Ohio,** acquisition by U. S. of certain reserved mineral rights by grants in exchange for 924 **Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Emergency Boards, National Mediation Board,** appropriation for 187, 699 **Emergency Court of Appeals.** *See under* United States Courts. **Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933, Amendment,** Land Bank Commissioner loans on behalf of Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation 532 **Emergency Funds, President of the United States.** *See* Emergency funds *under* President of the United States. **Emergency Housing Act of 1946, Veterans’.** *See* Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946 *under* Housing. **Emergency Infant Care.** *See* Infant Care, Emergency. **Emergency Management, Office for:** Administrative expenses, designated, reduction in limitation 12, 222 Appropriation for 58, 105, 604 Reduction in designated appropriations 6, 221, 624 Claims against U. S., adjustment, etc., authority respecting 608 Constituent agencies. *See individual titles*. Corporate funds, designated, transfer to Treasury of U. S 12, 223 Damage claims, appropriation for 200, 629 Delegation of authority 608 General provisions respecting 608 Oaths, administration of 608 **Emergency Price Control Act of 1942:** Amendments. *See* Price Control Extension Act of 1946. Subsidy payment restriction, nonapplicability to premium payments with respect to veterans’ emergency housing program 214 Texas City tin smelter, inapplicability of designated provisions to purchase of tin ores and concentrates for operation 57 **Emergency Rubber Project:** Aliens, employment of 297 Reduction in appropriation; provision for liquidation 10 Salinas, Calif., transfer of designated property to Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering 279 **Empire, La.,** waterway, improvement authorized 635 **Employees, Government.** *See* Government Employees. LIII **Employees’ Compensation Act:** Compensation and Civil Service annuity, restriction on concurrent receipt 706 Extension of benefits to Army Reserve, definition of “in time of peace” 893 **Employees’ Compensation Commission:** Abolishment; transfer of functions to Federal Security Agency 1095 Appropriation Act, 1947 697 Contractors with U. S., benefits to certain employees, accrual; disability compensation; retroactive provisions 899 District of Columbia, reimbursement by 503 Employees’ compensation fund, appropriation for 697 Reduction in appropriation 8, 221, 625 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 700 Salaries and expenses, appropriation for 105, 697 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 700 Wage accruals, reduction in appropriation 625 **Employment Act of 1946** 23 Economic Advisers, Council of— Appointment, duties, etc 24 Appropriation for 913 Appropriations authorized 25 Report, annual, to President 25 Economic Report— Joint Committee on— Appropriations authorized 26 Appropriations for 912 Establishment, functions, etc 25 Transmittal to Congress by President of United States 24, 838 **Employment Office Facilities and Services,** appropriation for 112, 195 **Employment Security, Bureau of.** *See under* Social Security Board. **Employment Service, United States.** *See* United States Employment Service *under* Labor, Department of. **Employment Taxes.** *See under* Taxes. **Enemy Aliens.** *See* Aliens; Interned Persons; Prisoners of War. **Engineer School, Army,** appropriation for maintenance 552 **Engineers, Corps of.** *See under* War Department. **England.** *See* Great Britain. **Engraving and Printing, Bureau of.** *See under* Treasury Department. **Enid, Okla., School District Numbered 57,** conveyance 88 **Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Bureau of.** *See under* Agriculture, Department of. **Ervin, Joe W.,** payment to widow of, appropriation for 57 **Ethiopia,** appropriation for consular prisons, etc 451 **Eugene, Oreg.,** flood-protection project authorized 650 **European Fowl Pest,** funds available for eradication 278 **Evanston, Wyo.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Everglades Region, Fla.,** appropriation for erosion control, etc.; State contribution 108, 287 **Ewell, Md.,** examination and survey of Levering Creek authorized 639 **Executive Agreements.** *See* International Agreements. **Executive Departments.** *See* Government Departments and Agencies; *also individual titles*. **Executive Mansion and Grounds:** Addition, restriction on use of funds for 61 Appropriation for 61 Return of sum to Treasury 61 **Executive Office of the President.** *See* Executive Office under President of the United States. **Expenditures in the Executive Departments, House Committee on,** functions, etc 825 **Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 816 **Export-Import Bank of Washington,** expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 588 **Exports:** Control of exportation of certain commodities— Administration; time extension 215 Appropriation for 471, 916 Statistics, appropriation for collection and publication 466 F **Fair Labor Standards Act:** Child labor provisions, appropriation for expenses under 681 Wage and Hour Division, appropriation for expenses under Act 686 **Fairbanks, Alaska,** construction of magnetic and seismological observatory, appropriation for 470LIV **Fairport Harbor, Ohio:** Improvement authorized 636 Shore protection, examination and survey authorized 640 **Fall River Harbor, Mass.,** improvement authorized 634 **Falling Spring Dam, Jackson River, Va.,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Farm Commodities.** *See* Agricultural Commodities. **Farm Credit Administration:** Abolishment of designated functions, etc., of Governor; repeal of legislation respecting 1062 Crop production and harvesting loans, appropriation for 295 Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, funds available for loans under 1063 Land banks, etc., examination of 295 Loans to farmers through Federal Land Bank System, study respecting; report to Congress 533 Salaries and expenses, appropriation for 108, 295 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 572 **Farm Forestry Cooperation,** appropriation for 107, 285 **Farm Labor Supply Appropriation Act, 1944,** continuation of funds and authority 617 **Farm Labor Supply Program:** Continuance; appropriations authorized 969, 970 Liquidation of certain activities, etc 1064 **Farm Mortgage Act of 1933, Emergency, Amendment,** Land Bank Commissioner loans on behalf of Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation 532 **Farm Mortgage Corporation Act, Federal, Amendment,** capital stock, repayment 532 **Farm Products.** *See* Agricultural Commodities. **Farm Security Administration:** Abolishment 1062 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 570, 572 **Farm Tenant Act.** *See also* Rural Rehabilitation. Amendments— Administration 1065 Bid at foreclosure or other sale, etc., authority of Secretary of Agriculture 1070 Claims— Adjustment 1065 Collection authorized; legal work in connection with 1066 Compromise of certain, report to Congress 1066 Corporations, limitations on transactions with 1069 County committees— Appointment, compensation, etc 1066 Duties 1066, 1073 Expenditures authorized 1065 Experts, etc., appointment; salary 1064 Farmers’ Home Administration, appointment and salary of Administrator 1064 Insured mortgages, eligibility as investments 1079 Land, etc., acquisition of 1065 Lands held by U. S., transfer to Secretary of Agriculture, authorized 1069 Loans— Distribution 1075 Production and subsistence, borrowers, terms, adjustment, etc 1072 Appropriation authorized 1072 Restriction on loans without certification 1074 Special conditions and limitations 1068 Tenant-purchase 1072 Appropriations authorized 1075 County committees, functions respecting appraisal of farms; certification, etc 1073 Terms 1074 Veterans’ preference 1073 Minor purchases without advertising 1065 Mortgage insurance— Farm tenant mortgage insurance fund, creation, use, etc 1075 Appropriation authorized 1075 Report 1076 Payment of 1077 Notes for payments, issuance, purchase, renewal, etc 1078 Regulations respecting 1076 Restriction on insurance without certification 1074 Veterans’ preference 1072, 1076 Mortgages in default, procedure with respect to 1078 Payments of obligations or indebtedness under 1070 Penalties for offenses 1070 Personnel, etc., utilization of certain 1065 Regional offices, liquidation 1065 Resettlement projects— Corporations and associations, designated, sale of properties held by 1068LV Liquidation; determination of lands suitable for use as farms 1067 Report to Congress 1067 Public facilities, grants, etc., of 1068 Real or personal property not suitable for farms, etc., disposition 1068 Separability of provisions 1071 Set-off, limitations on 1070 Surveys and investigations, conducting of, authorized 1069 Taxation of property; exemption 1070 Territories, extension of provisions to 1071 Appropriation for effecting provisions relating to— Land utilization and retirement of submarginal land 287 Loans for acquisition of farms 294 Veterans, loans to 294 Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, availability of funds for loans under 1063 **Farmers.** *See also* Agriculture, Department of. Bankruptcy petition, time for filing, etc 230 Crop production and harvesting loans, appropriation for 295 Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, funds available for loans under 1063 Land Bank Commissioner loans on behalf of Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation 532 Loans, grants, etc., appropriation for 82, 292 Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, funds available for loans under 1063 Restrictions on use 293 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, payments to certain inducted farmers 289 **Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946.** *See also* Farm Tenant Act. Agricultural Credit Agency, contingent provisions for transferring powers to 1079 Collection or liquidation of assets, liabilities, etc., by Secretary of Agriculture; disposition of proceeds and property 1063 Conveyances under, inclusion of mineral rights 1080 Defense relocation corporations, advances on behalf of Department of Agriculture, credit in accounts 1079 Delay in transfer of functions, etc 1064 Farm Credit Administration, abolishment of designated functions, etc., of Governor; repeal of legislation respecting 1062 Farm Security Administration, abolishment 1062 Field offices, agricultural credit and service, consolidation 1079 Labor supply centers, homes, camps, etc., liquidation; disposition of proceeds 1064 Land purchasing associations, advances on behalf of Department of Agriculture, credit in accounts 1079 Loans, etc., funds available for 1063 Personnel of abolished activities, etc., utilization 1064 Reconstruction Finance Corporation, payments for loans for Farm Security programs 1063 Rural rehabilitation projects, funds available for liquidation 1063 State Rural Rehabilitation Corporat ions, liquidation of trusts under transfer agreements 1064 **Farmington, Iowa,** bridge authorized across Des Moines River at or near 320 **Federal Agencies.** *See* Government Departments and Agencies; *also individual titles*. **Federal-Aid Highway Act, 1944,** appropriation for postwar highways 70 **Federal-Aid Highway System:** Appropriation for 68 Convict labor, restriction on employment 68 District of Columbia, appropriation for 517 **Federal-Aid Road Act of 1916:** Dams as foundations for highway bridges, adaptation of construction, etc 709 Appropriations authorized 710 Appropriations available 710 **Federal Airport Act:** Airport classifications 171 Allowable costs 177 Appropriations authorized 172 Appropriations for 468 Authorization by Congress, requirement 174 Civil Aeronautics Board, consultation with, etc 171 Construction work, regulations, wages, etc 178 Damages to public airports by Federal agencies, reimbursement 179 Definitions 170 Existing programs, noninterference with 180LVI False statements, penalty 180 Federal-aid airport program 171 Appropriation for 468 Federal Communications Commission, consultation with, etc 171 Grant agreements 177 Payments 178 Lands, Government-owned, use of 179 National plan, preparation, etc 171 Navy Department, consultation with, etc 171 Personnel ceilings, exclusion of positions from 632 Preliminary planning and surveys, appropriation for 468 Printing and binding, transfer of funds to appropriation for Department of Commerce 468 Project applications, submission and approval 174 Project costs, U. S. share 175 Reports to Congress 180 Sponsorship; condition precedent to project approval 176 States, projects in, distribution of funds available for 173 War Department, consultation with, etc 171 **Federal Bureau of Investigation.** *See under* Justice, Department of. **Federal Caustic Poison Act,** appropriation for enforcement 687 **Federal Communications Commission:** Airport hazards caused by radio stations, consultation 171 Appropriation for 64, 105 Salaries and expenses (national defense)— Appropriation for fiscal year 1946, extension of availability 12 Reduction in appropriation 8 **Federal Credit Union Act, Amendments:** Charter, revocation of 745 Indebtedness, maximum 745 Liquidation, involuntary 745 Authority and duties of liquidating agent 745, 746 Charter, cancellation 746 Records, destruction of 746 Panama Canal Zone, inclusion 745 “Passbook,” definition 745 Shares, issuance in joint tenancy 744 Surety bond, furnishing of 745 Usurious transactions, action on 744 **Federal Crop Insurance Corporation:** Administration of program, transfer to Department of Agriculture 1100 Appropriation for 108, 587 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 593 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 570, 572 **Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,** pay costs, increased, increase in limitation on administrative expenses 105 **Federal Digest, Lifetime,** price limitation 81 **Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, Amendments.** *See* Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946. **Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946:** Aggregate rate payable, limitation 218 Appropriations authorized 220 Compensatory time off for irregular or occasional overtime work 218 Crafts, Protective, and Custodial Service, pay rates for grades 9 and 10 219 District of Columbia municipal government, increase in pay rates for designated positions 216 Effective date 220 Executive branch, pay rates not under Classification Act, increase 216 Exemptions 218 General Accounting Office, applicability of legislation to 219 Holiday work, pay 218 Judicial branch— Overtime, additional compensation in lieu, designated employees, rate 217 Pay rates, increase in 217 Legislative branch— Overtime, additional compensation in lieu, rate 217 Pay rates, increase in 217 Night pay differential 218 Overtime work, irregular or occasional, compensatory time off 218 Pay rates, Classification Act, increase 216 Charwomen 216 Clerical-mechanical services 216 Customs clerks 216 Immigrant inspectors 216 Personnel ceilings 219, 220 Nonapplicability to designated employees 220 Vessel employees 218 **Federal Expenditures, Nonessential, Joint Committee on Reduction of,** appropriation for 184 **Federal Explosives Act,** reduction in appropriation for enforcement 11 **Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation:** Administrative expenses, funds available 593 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 593 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 572LVII Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act, Amendment, capital stock, repayment 532 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, appropriation for enforcement 687 Federal Highway Act: Railroad grade crossings, elimination of, appropriation for 70 Secondary or feeder roads, appropriation for 69 Federal Home Loan Bank Administration: Administrative expenses, funds available for 590 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 590 Pay costs, increased, increase in limitation on amount for administrative expenses 106 Transfers of funds 590 Penalty mail costs, National Housing Agency 590 Treasury Department appropriations, certain, transfers to 572 Federal Hospital Council. *See under* Hospital Survey and Construction Act. Federal Housing Administration. *See under* Housing. Federal Insurance Contributions Act, Amendments: Employment taxes, certain— Special refunds to employees 990 Wages, definition of 989 Social Security taxes, rates of tax on employees and employers 978 Federal Intermediate Credit Banks: Administrative expenses, funds available for 594 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 594 Federal Land Banks: Loans to farmers, study by Farm Credit Administration; report to Congress 533 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 572 Federal Loan Agency: Administrative expenses, designated, reductions in limitations 222 Administrator, Office of, funds available 588 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 588 Printing and binding, appropriation for 588 Reconstruction Finance Corporation. *See separate title*. Federal National Mortgage Association: Administrative expenses, funds available 588 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 589 Federal Power Commission: Appropriation for 64, 105 Hydroelectric power, installation of facilities for development, recommendations respecting 634 National-defense activities— Appropriation for fiscal year 1946, extension of availability 12 Reduction in appropriation 8 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 65, 263 Printing and binding, appropriation for 65 Reclamation, Bureau of, cooperation in investigations 364 Rivers and harbors. *See separate title*. Federal Prison Industries: Administrative expenses, funds available for 594 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 594 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 570 Federal Prison System. *See* Prison System, Federal, *under* Justice, Department of. Federal Prisoners: Convict labor. *See separate title*. Indigent, nonpayment of fines, discharge 524 Support of, appropriation for 464 Federal Public Housing Authority. *See under* Housing. Federal Register: Administrative Procedure Act, publication of designated information, etc., under 238, 239 Alien Property Custodian— Debt claims, fixing of time limitation on filing of certain, publication 926 Return of certain property, publication of notice of intention 53 Chamberlin Hotel, Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va., notice of rights of former owners, etc., publication 887 Personnel reductions, certain, waiver, publication of action 632 Price Administration, Office of, publication of appropriation estimate revision 609 Printing, binding, etc., appropriation for 406 Increase in limitation 603 Selective Service System, publication of appropriation estimate revision 614 Strategic and critical materials, publication of proposed disposition 597 Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act. *See* Regulation of Lobbying Act, Federal. Federal Regulations, Code of, appropriation for printing and binding of supplements 406LVIII **Federal Reserve Act Amendment,** eligibility of insured mortgages as investments 1079 **Federal Reserve Banks:** Government obligations, purchase of, time limit on certain provisions 345 Philippine Islands, currency destruction in, settlement for, reimbursement by designated banks 708 Public-debt transactions, expenditures respecting, reimbursements to certain banks for 571 Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation: Administrative expenses, funds available 591 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 591 Transfer of funds authorized 590 **Federal Security Agency:** Abolished agencies, winding up of affairs 1096 Administrator, Office of— Appropriation for 106, 695 Appropriations, designated, for fiscal year 1946, extension of availability 12 Appropriation Act, 1947 687 Appropriation for 82, 913 Appropriation for administration of designated provisions, authorized 986 Assistant heads, two additional, appointment authorized 1096 Blind— American Printing House for the, appropriation for 687 Services for, appropriation for increased pay costs 106 Vending stands in Federal buildings, transfer of functions 1096 Census, Bureau of the, functions with respect to vital statistics, transfer from 1095 Children’s Bureau, transfer to; exclusion of Industrial Division; transfer of functions 1095 Civilian Conservation Corps, appropriation for liquidation expenses 695 Civilian war assistance, appropriation for 696 Civilian war benefits, appropriation for 696 Columbia Institution for the Deaf— Appropriation for 105, 687 Report of expenditures, discontinuance 871 Community War Services, Office of— Salaries and expenses— Appropriation for 106, 695 Availability of 1946 appropriation, extension 12 Constituent organizations, transfer of funds for purchase of duplicating materials 696 Damage claims, appropriation for 200, 628, 629 Education, Office of— Agriculture and mechanic arts, colleges of, appropriation for endowment 689 Assistant Commissioner of Education, Office of, abolishment; transfer of functions to Commissioner 1096 Blind, services for— Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 106 Vending stands in Federal buildings, transfer of functions 1096 Food conservation, education in, appropriation for 689 Library service, appropriation for 106, 689 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 106 Vocational education, appropriation authorized 777 Appropriation for 106, 688 Federal Board of Vocational Education, abolishment 1096 Employees’ Compensation Commission— Claims of designated personnel, board with respect to final decision on appeals from determinations, etc 1095 Transfer of functions from 1095 Enemy aliens and restricted persons, expenses, appropriation for fiscal year 1946, extension of availability 12 Food and Drug Administration— Appropriation for 105, 186, 687 Process or renovated butter and ingredients, powers and duties respecting 301 Freedmen’s Hospital— Appropriation for 105, 186, 688 District of Columbia— Amounts chargeable to 688 Reimbursement to U. S., appropriation for 512 Double-salary restriction 688 Government establishments, amounts chargeable to 688 Student nurses, transfer of funds for items furnished under training program 692 General Counsel, Office of, appropriation for increased pay costs 106 Grant-in-aid programs, coordination of 1096 Howard University— Annual report, discontinuance 871 Appropriation for 105, 688LIX Insane persons— Limitation on applicability of provisions respecting transfer, etc., of functions with respect to designated persons 1098 Navy Department, transfer to, of functions respecting certain 1098 War Department, transfer to, of functions respecting certain 1098 Maritime workers, unemployment compensation. *See under* Social Security Act Amendments of 1946. National Youth Administration, appropriation for liquidation expenses 695 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 700 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 106 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 696 Personnel Management, Division of, appropriation for increased pay costs 106 Printing and binding, appropriation for 696 Public Health Service. *See separate title*. Reduction in designated appropriations 8, 221 Reorganization plans, effectuating, transfer of funds authorized 697 Report to President on experience of Social Security Board in crediting compensation toward awards 732 Reports, discontinuance of certain 871 St Elizabeths Hospital, D. C. *See separate title*. Service Operations, Division of, appropriation for increased pay costs 106 Social Security Act. *See separate title*. Social Security Board. *See separate title*. Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 700 Transferred functions, transfer of personnel, property, records, and funds 1096 Traveling expenses, appropriation for 696 Veterans’ Administration, transfer of funds from 75 Vital statistics, functions with respect to, transfer to 1095 Vocational Rehabilitation, Office of— Appropriation for 106, 689 States, payments to, additional appropriation for 82 **Federal Seed Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 291 **Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation:** Administrative duties, performance and payment by Commodity Credit Corporation 593 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 593 Liquidation, funds available 593 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 570, 572 **Federal Tort Claims Act.** *See* Tort Claims Act, Federal. **Federal Trade Commission:** Appropriation for 65, 105, 610 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 65 Limitation increased 611 Printing and binding, appropriation for 65, 611 Trade-marks, application to cancel, authority 433 **Federal Unemployment Tax Act, Amendments:** Disability benefits, withdrawal of employee contributions for 991 Employment taxes, certain, definition of wages 989 **Federal Works Agency:** Administrator, Office of— Appropriation continued available 611 Appropriation for 65, 106 Reduction in appropriation 9, 221, 625 Community Facilities, Bureau of— Appropriation for 70, 264, 915 Hawaii, Territory of, emergency relief, appropriation for 915 Veterans’ educational facilities— Appropriation authorized; funds available 959 Appropriation for 612 Personnel ceilings, non applicability of designated provisions 612 Provision to certain educational institutions 959 Virgin Islands public works, appropriation for 70 Couriers of Department of State, assignment of personnel as 458 Damage claims, appropriation for 200, 628, 629, 917 District of Columbia hospital center, authority respecting establishment, etc 896 Appropriations authorized 897 Educational facilities— Contributions for maintenance and operation of certain, authorization; appropriation authorized 314 Appropriation for 264 Provision to certain educational institutions, authority of Administrator 959 Appropriation authorized; funds available 959 Appropriation for 612LX Surplus Property Act— Transfers for educational facilities not deemed transfers to Government agency 959 Veterans’ preference, priority of satisfaction 959 Hawaii, repair and reconstruction of facilities, etc., damaged by seismic waves 948 Appropriation authorized 948 Appropriation for 914 Housing. *See separate title*. Inspectors of buildings abroad, assignment of personnel as 458 Johnson, Maggie, Polk County, Ark., real estate devised to United States by, acceptance 313 Judgments, appropriation for 917 Mental Health, National Institute of, erection, equipment, etc., authority of Administrator respecting 426 Obligations of States held by Administrator, acceptance of payment, authorized 65 Philippines, repair, construction, etc., designated, authority respecting 136 Contributions of labor, material, etc., from Government of Philippines, acceptance authorized 139 Power bonds, authorization to reduce rate of interest 744 Public Buildings Acts— Amendments respecting site acquisition, building construction, etc 257 Appropriation for carrying out provisions of 66 Public Buildings Administration— Administrative expenses, general, appropriation for 66, 106, 611 Alterations and repairs to real property, computation of payment for, repeal of provisions respecting 257 Barge Office site, N. Y., exchange of lands authorized 257 Canton, S. Dak., conveyance 998 Communication services— Appropriations available for 67 Provision and operation authorized; restrictions 258 Denver Ordnance Plant, Denver, Colo., custody and control of portion 259 District of Columbia— Buildings— General office, sites and construction, appropriation continued available 66 Public buildings and grounds, appropriation for 67, 106, 186 Reduction in contract authorization for construction 222 Temporary office, construction, reduction in appropriation 9 Land, disposal of certain, authorized 259 Projects in, acquisition of additional land; cost limitation; appropriations available 257 Storage accommodations, lease authorized 258 West central heating plant— Appropriation for 611 Increase in cost limitation 257 Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, transfer of functions to Department of Interior 1099 Furniture, use of present 67 Governmental activities, furnishing of quarters, services, etc., to, payment for 67 Gustav Becker memorial, Springerville, Ariz., selection of site and erection authorized 708 Judgments, appropriation for 201, 630 Motor vehicle services, appropriations available for 67 Per diem employees, pay rates, etc 67 Personnel ceilings, exclusion of positions from 632 Portland, Oreg., exchange of lands authorized 259 Projects outside D. C., construction, etc., authorized 257 Appropriations available 257 Cost limitation 257 Public Buildings Acts, appropriation for carrying out provisions of 66 Public buildings and grounds outside D. C., appropriation for 66, 67, 106, 187, 611 Public buildings and property, emergency safeguarding, reduction in appropriation 9, 222, 625 Repairs, etc., limitation on amount for 66 Return of departmental functions to seat of government, appropriation for 186 Sketches, plans, etc., approval 258LXI Space— Agencies outside D. C., lease; payment 257 Survey, reallocation, etc., authorized; limitations 258 Surveys, models, etc., allocation of costs 66 Transfer of funds to special account, authorized 67, 259 Veterans’ decentralization allowances, appropriation for 612 Transfer of funds 612 Public Roads Administration— Access roads— Appropriation for 70 Contract authorization, reduction 12, 628 Reduction in appropriation 625 Administrative expenses, general, appropriation for 68 Bridges, use of dams as foundations for, certification of plan, agreement, etc 709 Convict labor, restriction on employment by States 68 Damage claims, appropriation for 187, 612, 914 Equipment, charges for depreciation 68 Federal-aid postwar highways, appropriation for 70 Federal-aid secondary or feeder roads 69 Federal-highway system, appropriation for 68 Flight strips (national defense), reduction in appropriation 9, 222 Grade crossings, appropriation for elimination of 69 Hawaii, restoration and reconstruction of roads and bridges 948 Appropriation authorized 948 Appropriation for 914 War and emergency damage, appropriation for 914 Inter-American Highway, appropriation for 69 Judgments, appropriation for 629 Medical supplies, etc., in emergencies 69 Pan-American Highway, Convention on the, appropriation for fulfilling U. S. obligations 69 Philippines, construction authorized 135 Contributions of labor, materials, etc., from Government of Philippines, acceptance authorized 139 Filipino engineers, training of 135 Qualification, standards for 139 Printing and binding, appropriation for 68 Strategic highway network— Appropriation for 70 Contract authorization, reduction 12 Technical consultants and experts, temporary employment 69 Warehouse maintenance, etc 69 Public works, loans or advances to States, etc., appropriation for 264 Public Works Administration, liquidation, appropriation continued available 611 Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, work relief, reduction in appropriation 221 Rose, James W., conveyance to, authorization for 313 School facilities. *See* Educational facilities, *this title*. Vehicles, funds for 70 Virgin Islands public works, appropriation for 70 War public works (community facilities)— Liquidation, appropriation for 264 Reduction in appropriation 9, 221, 625 Work Projects Administration— Judgments, appropriation for 201 Liquidation, reduction in appropriation 221 **Feed,** allocation to domestic emergency shortage areas 677 **Felonies.** *See* Crimes and Misdemeanors. **Fertilizers,** improvement, appropriation for investigations 279 **Field Artillery Activities,** reduction in appropriation 14, 224 **Field Artillery School, Army,** appropriation for 554 **Field Crops and Diseases,** appropriation for investigations, etc 279 **Fifteen Mile Bayou and Tributaries, Ark.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Filipinos.** *See* Philippine Islands. **Filled Milk Act,** appropriation for enforcement 687 **Finance, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 817 **Financial and Economic Advisory Committee, Inter-American,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Fine Arts, Commission of:** American Battle Monuments Commission, design or material for memorials, approval 317 Appropriation for 109, 191, 350 **Fine Arts, National Collection of,** appropriation for administration 73LXII **First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946,** nonapplicability of designated provision to certain loans under Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946 212 **“First Fight of Ironclads, Monitor and Merrimac”,** transfer of painting to Naval Academy 961 **First Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1947.** *See* Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1947, First. **First Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946** 6 **First War Powers Act, 1941, Amendments.** *See* Trading With the Enemy Act. **Fish:** Agricultural commodities; maximum price 673 Food fishes, appropriation for investigations, propagation, etc 379 Pacific Halibut Fishery, allocation program, appropriation for expenses 194 **Fish and Wildlife Service.** *See under* Interior, Department of the. **Fish Screens,** appropriation for operation and maintenance 379 **Fisheries, Commercial,** collection of statistics, etc., appropriation for 379 **Fisheries Commission, International,** appropriation for 456 **Fishers,** domestic raising, classification 127 **Fishery Market News Service,** appropriation for 379 **Fishing Vessels,** sale by U. S., notice to former owners of disposal, etc 977 **Fissionable Material.** *See* Atomic Energy Act of 1946. **Five Civilized Tribes, Okla.,** appropriation for expenses of tribal officers 360 **Flandreau, S. Dak.,** appropriation for education of Indians 193 **Flandreau Indians, S. Dak.,** appropriation for industrial assistance 361 **Flathead Indians, Mont.:** Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes— Availability of funds 302 Jurisdiction of Court to hear claims 715 Hot Springs enterprise, appropriation for development 360 Irrigation and power systems, appropriation for 110, 192 Ranger station, appropriation for construction of building at 193 **Flaxseed Harvested Prior to July 1, 1946,** subsidy payments, 1946 crop program operations 57 **Fleet, Reserve, National Defense,** establishment, composition 49 **Fleet Marine Corps Reserve,** transfers to, Page retired and retainer pay 344 **Flight Strips,** national defense, construction by Public Roads Administration, reduction in appropriation 9, 222 **Flint River,** examination, improvement, etc., authorized 635, 640 **Flood Control.** *See under* Rivers and Harbors. **Flood Control Act of 1937, Amendment,** appropriations for flood control, allotment for removal of debris; limitation 652 **Flood Control Act of 1941, Amendment,** appropriations for flood control, allotment for rescue work, repair, or maintenance 652 **Flood Control Act of 1946** 641 Appropriations authorized 653 Authorization for projects, time limitation 641 Buffalo Creek and tributaries, amendment of program, stabilization of stream banks 653 Debris, removal of, allotment of appropriations for flood control; limitation 652 Highways, etc., allotment of appropriations for flood control for emergency bank-protection works 653 Leasing of lands, receipts, payments to States 642 Local agencies, cooperation by, applicability of provisions of law respecting 641 Mississippi River Commission— Amphibian airplane, purchase authorized; cost limitation 647 Engineers, Corps of, certain retired officers, retention of position, etc., as member of Commission; pay 646 Penstocks, etc., for hydroelectric power development, installation authorized 644 Plans, specifications, and preliminary work, funds for 644 Policy of Congress, declaration of 641 Preliminary examinations and surveys, designated authorizations 651, 652 Procedures with respect to plans, proposals, etc., applicability of designated provisions of law 641 Projects, adoption and authorization— Altamaha River Basin 645 Arkansas River Basin 647 Additional appropriations authorized 647 Boise River Basin 650 Brazos River Basin 649 Delaware River Basin 644 Gila River Basin 650 Great Lakes Basin 649LXIII Great Salt Basin 650 James River Basin 645 Los Angeles-San Gabriel Basin and Ballona Creek, increase in authorization 650 Lower Mississippi River 645 Authorization, increase to provide for increased costs of construction 647 Missouri River Basin 648 Additional appropriations, authorization 648 Ohio River Basin 649 Additional appropriation authorization 649 Potomac River Basin 644 Rappahannock River Basin 644 Red-Ouachita River Basin 647 Salinas River Basin 650 Skagway River and Harbor, Alaska 651 Upper Mississippi River Basin 648 Additional appropriations, authorization 648 Wabash River Basin 649 White River Basin, additional appropriation authorized 648 Willamette River Basin 650 Additional authorization 650 Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin 645 Railroad bridges, inclusion at Federal expense of alterations necessary for authorized flood-protection projects 642 Recreational facilities in reservoir areas, construction, maintenance, and operation; leases 642 Reports to Congress, supplemental, restriction on submittal 651 Rescue work, or certain repair and maintenance, allotment of appropriations for flood control 652 School facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction of certain projects, provision of 642 War Department— Damage to highways, etc., by reason of dam or reservoir project under control of, repair authorized; limitation 643 Easements for rights-of-way, lands under jurisdiction, etc., of, granting authorized 643 Property under jurisdiction of, use for prosecution of certain civil works 643 **Florence, Ala.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Florida:** Everglades Region, appropriation for erosion control, etc.; State contribution 108, 287 Fort Lauderdale, conveyance by Treasury Department of designated Coast Guard site 901 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 635 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 639, 640, 651 Santa Rosa Island National Monument, abolishment; conveyance to Escambia County 712 **Flour:** Subsidy allocation, increase in 57 Subsidy payment limitation; reduction, etc., of operations 671 **Folk Festivals, Indians participating in,** appropriation for expenses 355 **Food Administration, War.** *See* War Food Administration. **Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Food and Drug Administration.** *See under* Federal Security Agency. **Food Conservation,** education in, appropriation for 689 **Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Federal,** appropriation for enforcement 687 **Food Fishes.** *See* Fish. **Foot-and-Mouth Disease,** appropriation for eradication 278 **Foothills Parkway,** appropriation for 377 **Foreign Affairs, House Committee on,** functions, etc 825 **Foreign Agricultural Relations, Office of.** *See under* Agriculture, Department of. **Foreign Air Mail Transportation,** appropriation for 583 **Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Bureau of.** *See under* Commerce, Department of. **Foreign Commerce, Larceny in,** amendments of provisions of law respecting 656 **Foreign Economic Administration:** Administrative expenses, designated, reduction in limitation 12, 222 Export control of certain commodities— Administration, time extension 215 Appropriation for 471, 916 Penalty mail costs, reduction in appropriation 6 Salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 6 **Foreign Funds Control,** appropriation for 569 **Foreign Liquidation Commissioner:** Surplus property in Philippines— Limitation on aggregate value 134LXIV Reports to President and Congress 134 Transfer to Commonwealth, etc 134 **Foreign Mail Transportation:** Appropriation available for expenses of certain delegates 619 Appropriation for 83, 583 **Foreign Plant Quarantine,** restriction on incurrence of deficiencies; exception 10 **Foreign Relations, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 817 **Foreign Scholarships, Board of,** appointment 755 **Foreign Service, Department of State.** *See* Foreign Service *under* State, Department of; Foreign Service Act of 1946. **Foreign Service Act of 1924,** repeal of designated provisions 1037, 1038 **Foreign Service Act of 1931,** repeal of designated provisions 1039 **Foreign Service Act of 1946:** Allowances and benefits 1025 Accounting 1026 Report to Congress respecting expenditures 1026 Appointments and assignments 1007 Alien clerks and employees 1011 Consular agents 1011 Duration of certain, limitation; nonapplicability in designated cases 1012 Foreign Service officers 1007, 1008 Foreign Service Reserve officers 1009 Principal diplomatic representatives 1007 Staff officers and employees 1010 Appropriations, authorization for 1033 Attorneys, authorization to retain 1032 Board of examiners for the Foreign Service, duties, membership 1001 Board of the Foreign Service, composition, duties, etc 1001 Bonds 1030 Career ministers, furnishing of lists of qualified persons to President 1007 Eligibility requirement 1008 Categories of personnel 1002 Chiefs of mission, furnishing of lists of qualified persons to President 1007 Citizenship requirements 1008, 1011 Classification Act, exemption from application 1006 Classification of positions 1005 Commissary service 1027 Conferences, trade, labor, etc., assignment to 1012 Consul or vice consul, commission of staff officer or employee as 1010 Consular districts, limits 1007 Consultation or instruction, assignment for 1012 Continental United States, assignment for duty in 1012 Definitions 1000 Delegation of authority by Secretary and Director General 1032 Deputy Director General, appointment, duties 1000 Director General, appointment, duties 1000 Duties of officers and employees of Foreign Service 1001 Effective date 1040 Efficiency records 1013 Foreign governments, assignments to 1013 Foreign Service Institute— Director, appointment and duties 1018 Endowments and gifts 1019 Establishment 1018 Faculty or staff, appointment to 1018 Instruction and education at other localities than Institute 1019 Nonprofit institutions, aid to 1018 Real property, acquisition of 1019 Foreign Service Reserve— Assignment or appointment on temporary basis 1002 Bonds 1030 Classes and salaries 1003 Establishment, appointments, assignments, etc., in 1009 Leaves of absence 1028 Promotions 1014 Reinstatement of officers 1010 Separation for misconduct or malfeasance 1016 Gifts for benefit of Service, acceptance of 1031 Governing bodies for direction of Service 1000, 1001 Government agencies, etc.— Assignment of Foreign Service personnel to 1011, 1012 Performance of services for 1002 Inspections 1018 International organizations, assignments to 1013 Interpretation of Act 1032 Leaves of absence 1028 Medical services 1029 Navy, assignment of personnel as couriers, inspectors of buildings, and as custodians 1011 Objectives, declaration of Congress 999 Personnel administration 1013 Definitions 1013 Records, availability 1014 Personnel ceilings, assignment or detail to U. S. not to affect 1013LXV Prohibitions— Business abroad, engaging in 1030 Correspondence on affairs of foreign govern meats 1030 Discrimination, political, racial, religious, or color 1030 Presents, acceptance of 1030 Recommendations for employment, certain 1030 Uniforms 1030 Promotion— Alien clerks and employees 1017 Foreign Service officers 1014 Foreign Service Reserve officers 1014 Staff officers and employees 1017 Regulations, prescriptions by Secretary of State, authorized 1001 President, delegation of authority to Secretary of State 1002 Reinstatement and recall of officers 1009 Repeal clauses 1035 Retirement and Disability System— Annuities— Computation of 1020 Period of service for; prior service credit, etc 1023 Appropriations needed, estimate of 1024 Attachment of moneys, limitation 1024 Contributions— Compulsory 1020 Voluntary 1025 Contributions and interest in excess of benefits received, disposition of 1022 Death in service 1022 Disability or incapacity, retirement for 1021 Establishment 1019 Investment of moneys in Fund 1024 Reinstated officers 1025 Report to President and to Congress respecting Fund and appropriation estimates 1024 Retirement of certain officers not reassigned or reappointed 1008 Retirement of Foreign Service officers 1015 Rignts and liabilities under statutes that are repealed 1040 Salaries of personnel 1002 Differentials, administrative establishment 1006 Government agency, assignment for duty in 1012 Officers temporarily in charge 1004 Time of receiving salary 1004 Separation from Service— Alien clerks and employees 1017 Consular agents 1017 Foreign Service officers 1015, 1016 Staff officers and employees 1017 Taxation, exemption of certain amounts from 1032 Temporary provisions— Annuities, recomputation 1035 Appointments and salaries of officers and employees 1033 Appropriations— Additional, authorized 1035 Availability 1035 Bonds 1035 Retirement 1034 Travel, etc., expenses 1026 War Department, assignment of personnel as couriers and inspectors of buildings 1011 **Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926,** additional appropriation for effecting provisions, authorized 663 **Foreign Service Institute.** *See under* Foreign Service Act of 1946. **Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System.** *See* Retirement and Disability System *under* Foreign Service Act of 1946. **Foreign Trade Agreements,** funds for effecting provisions of law relating to 447 **Foreign Trade Statistics, Compilation:** Availability of funds for expenditure at seat of Government 618 Performance of functions in New York, N. Y 466 **Forest Diseases,** appropriation for investigations, etc 279 **Forest Fires:** Cooperation, pay costs, increased, appropriation for 107 Fighting of, appropriation for 82, 284, 285, 351, 376 Prevention of, appropriation for 284, 285 Indian lands 191 Suppression, etc., on Indian lands 355, 362 **Forest Management,** appropriation for increased pay costs 107 **Forest Products,** appropriation for increased pay costs 107 **Forest Reservation Commission, National,** appropriation for 283 **Forest Resources Investigations,** appropriation for increased pay costs 107 **Forest Roads and Trails,** appropriation for increased pay costs 107 **Forest Service.** *See under* Agriculture, Department of. **Forests, National.** *See* National Forests. **Forgery, Etc., of Government Checks and Warrants:** Claims with respect to, time limitation 31 Time extension in case of fraudulent concealment of facts 31LXVI **Forney, Adger C.,** appropriation for payment of judgment 630 **Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Ariz.:** Museum, appropriation for support 354 School buildings, construction and improvement of 357 **Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Mont.:** Irrigation projects, appropriation for 109, 110, 357 Utilities, appropriation for improvements to 357 **Fort Benning, Ga.,** easement over, etc., grant to Georgia Power Company, authorized 972 **Fort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak.:** Claims, payment of— Appropriation authorized 333 Appropriation for 359 Garrison Dam construction, exchange of lands with respect to 167 **Fort Douglas Military Reservation, Utah,** conveyance to Shriners’ Hospitals for Crippled Children, authorized 55 **Fort Gibson, Okla.,** flood-control project, cooperation with city of Muskogee in protection of domestic water supply 163 **Fort Hall Irrigation Systems,** appropriation for increased pay costs 109 **Fort Knox, Ky.,** bullion depository, appropriation for 577 **Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,** conveyance by Treasury Department of designated Coast Guard site 901 **Fort Leavenworth, Kans.,** Command and General Staff School: Appropriation for 542 Reductions in appropriations 223 Transfer of funds for, authorized 14 **Fort Monroe Military Reservation, Va.,** assessments and collections from nonmilitary interests 553 **Fort Morgan, Ala.,** conveyance to State 332 **Fort Ord Military Reservation, Calif.,** use of land by Monterey County Trust and Savings Bank, Salinas, Calif 658 **Fort Peck Dam, Mont.,** appropriation for power plant 164 **Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Mont.,** irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 **Fort Peck Project, Mont.:** Acquisition of Indian lands for construction; compensation; use of funds, etc 118 Maintenance and operation, appropriation for increased pay costs 110 Transmission lines, etc., appropriation for 367 **Fort Randall Reservoir, S. Dak.,** school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 **Fort Riley, Kans., Cavalry School,** appropriation for 554 **Fort Towson Dam and Flood Control Reservoir, Okla.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Fort Worth, Tex., Inter-American Trade Exposition,** importation of articles for exhibit, exemption from tariff duty; sale; marking, etc 304 **Foster Creek, Wash.,** improvement of Columbia River authorized 637 **Four Pole Creek, W. Va.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Fourteenth Street Bridge, D. C.,** construction of bridges in replacement, use of lands, payment of costs, etc 566 **Fox Creek, Dorchester County, Md.,** examination and survey of Insley’s Cove authorized 639 **Fox River and Tributaries,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Foxes,** domestic raising, classification 127 **Franklin Canal, La.,** improvement authorized 635 **Franklin D. Roosevelt Library,** transfer of designated functions from Commissioner of Public Buildings and Archivist to Department of Interior 1099 **Frazer, Mont.,** bridge authorized across Missouri River at or near 119 **Free Bridge, Upper, Illinois River, Peoria, Ill.,** appropriation for removal 162 **Freedmen’s Hospital.** *See under* Federal Security Agency. **Freight Forwarders:** Common carriers by motor vehicle, utilization of services 21 Joint rates or charges, operation under, etc 22 **Frenchman Bayou and Tributaries, Ark.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Friar Point, Miss.-Helena, Ark.,** time extended for bridging Mississippi River 860 **Fruit Crops and Diseases,** appropriation for investigations, etc 279 **Fuel:** Synthetic liquid fuel demonstration plants, appropriation for 372 Testing of, appropriation for 372 **Fuels Administration for War.** *See* Solid Fuels Administration for War. **Fugitive Felon Act, Amendment,** escape from custody 789 **Fulton, Ark.,** improvement of Red River below, authorized 635 **Fulton, Ill,** bridge authorized across Mississippi River at 120 **Fur-Bearing Animals,** domestically raised, classification as agricultural products 127LXVII **Fur-Resources Investigations,** appropriation for 380 **Future Farmers of America,** supervision of certain activities, appropriation authorized 776 **G** **“G. I. Bill of Rights.”** *See* Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. **Gadsden, Ala.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Gaging Streams,** appropriation for, limitation 370 **Galax, Va.,** flood-protection project authorized 649 **Gallinger Municipal Hospital, D. C.** *See under* District of Columbia. **Gallup, N. Mex.-Window Rock, Ariz.,** appropriation for maintenance of portion of highway 358 **Gallup-Shiprock Highway, N. Mex.,** appropriation for maintenance of portion within Navajo Reservation 358 **Game-Management Supply Depot, Pocatello, Idaho,** appropriation for 380 **Gardiners Bay, N. Y.,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Garfield, Utah,** harbor for light-draft vessels at or near, examination and survey of Great Salt Lake authorized 641 **Garrison Reservoir, N. Dak.:** Garrison Dam, limitation on construction 167 Maintenance and operation, limitation on use of funds for 163 School facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 **Gas and Oil.** *See* Oil and Gas. **Gates Creek and Tributaries, Okla.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Gathright Reservoir, Jackson River, Va.,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Gavins Point, Missouri River, S. Dak and Nebr.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **General Accounting Office:** Appropriation Acts, general, studies respecting cost of complying with certain restrictions in; report to Congress 837 Appropriation for 70, 105 Damage claims, appropriation for 629 Employees, legislation respecting employment, compensation, etc., applicability 219 Expenditure analyses, agencies in executive branch of Government; report to designated Congressional committees 837 Naval personnel, pay accounts, adjustment between proper appropriations of unpaid, etc., balances 3 Postmasters, allowance of credit for certain per diem payments 886 Printing and binding, appropriation for 71 Subcontractors, designated U. S. contracts, inspection, etc., powers with respect to 38 Treasurer of U. S., credit in accounts for amounts of designated checks or warrants 31 **General Bridge Act of 1946.** *See* Bridge Act of 1946, General. **General Inter-American Convention for Trade Mark and Commercial Protection,** designated benefits, etc., of parties to 442 **General Land Office.** *See under* Interior, Department of the. **Generals Highway, Calif.,** appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 **Geneva Convention,** appropriation for wages of enemy detainees for work under conditions prescribed by 463 **Geodesy and Geophysics, International Union of,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Geography, Division of.** *See under* Interior, Department of the. **Geography and History, Pan American Institute of,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Geologic Surveys,** appropriation for 370 **Geological Survey.** *See under* Interior, Department of the. **Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska,** establishment, appropriation authorized 750 **George-Deen Program,** vocational education in District of Columbia, appropriation for 114, 504 **George Washington Memorial Parkway:** Appropriation for 377 Removal of certain construction restrictions; extension 960, 961 **Georgia:** Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 645 Fort Benning, easement over, etc., grant to Georgia Power Company, authorized 972 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 635LXVIII Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 639, 640, 651 **Georgia Power Company,** easement over, etc., Fort Benning, Ga., grant authorized 972 **Gettysburg Address,** request for issuance of proclamation designating anniversary as Dedication Day 894 **Gifts, Conditional,** acceptance by Government, repeal of provision 346 **Gila Canal, Ariz.,** lands watered by, preference rights to veteran settlers 37 **Gila Project, Ariz.,** appropriation for 367 **Gila River, Ariz.,** settlement of claims to water rights, appropriation continued available 356 **Gila River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized 650 **Gila River Indian Reservation, Ariz.:** San Carlos irrigation project, appropriation for 109, 192, 618 Transfer of certain buildings for housing for Indian veterans 192 **Gillette, Ark.,** flood-protection project authorized 646 **Glacier National Park, Mont.:** Access roads, appropriation for construction, etc 377 Acquisition of non-Federal property by U. S., authorized 949 Functions and activities, designated, performance of, appropriations authorized 885 **Glass, Carter,** appropriation for payment to widow of 262 **Glenn Dale Tuberculosis Sanatorium.** *See under* District of Columbia. **Gold Creek and Tributaries, Alaska,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Gold Reserve Act of 1934,** appropriation for carrying out provisions of 577 **Gorgas Memorial Laboratory,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Government Contracts.** *See* Contracts With U. S., Etc. **Government Corporations.** *See also* Government Corporations Appropriations Act, 1947. Administrative expenses, designated, reductions in limitations 12, 222 Administrative transactions, applicability of provisions respecting purchases, contracts, etc 809 Compensation, increased, for personal services, funds available 632 Corporate funds, designated, transfer to Treasury of United States 12, 223 Extension of succession 901 Heads of, inclusion within purview of Civil Service Retirement Act 659 Health service programs, authorization for 903 Public Health Service, consultation and review 903 Merchant marine, employees serving in, compensation for accrued leave 907 **Government Corporations Appropriations Act, 1947** 586 Administrative expenses, availability for designated purposes 595 Agriculture, Department of, appropriation for 587 Auditing, accounting, etc., of funds 595 Automobiles, maintenance and replacement 595 Construction, etc., restriction on use of funds of wholly owned Government corporations 595 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation— Agriculture, Department of, designated subsidiaries 593 Commerce, Department of, designated subsidiaries 594 Commodity Credit Corporation 593 Defense Homes Corporation 593 Delegation of authority 595 Export-Import Bank of Washington 588 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 593 Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation 593 Federal Home Loan Bank Administration 590 Federal Housing Administration 591 Federal Intermediate Credit Banks 594 Federal Loan Agency 588 Federal National Mortgage Association 589 Federal Prison Industries 594 Federal Public Housing Authority 592 Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation 591 Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation 593 Home Owners’ Loan Corporation 591 Inland Waterways Corporation 594 Inter-American Affairs, Institute of 594 Inter-American Educational Foundation, Inc 594 Inter-American Navigation Corporation 594 Inter-American Transportation, Institute of 594 Interior, Department of the, Virgin Islands Company 594 Justice, Department of, Federal Prison Industries 594LXIX National Housing Agency 589 Panama Railroad Company 588 Prencinradio, Inc 594 Production Credit Corporations 594 Reconstruction Finance Corporation 588 Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation of Washington, D. C 594 RFC Mortgage Company 589 Rubber Development Corporation 589 Spruce Production Corporation, United States 595 State, Department of, designated subsidiaries 594 Tennessee Valley Associated Cooperatives 588 Tennessee Valley Authority 588 United States Commercial Company 589 Virgin Islands Company 594 War Damage Corporation 589 War Department, U. S. Spruce Production Corporation 595 Warrior River Terminal Company 594 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, appropriation for 587 Federal Public Housing Authority, appropriation for 587 General provisions 595 Inter-American Affairs, Institute of, appropriation for 587 Inter-American Educational Foundation, Inc., appropriation for 587 National Housing Agency, appropriation for 587 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 596 Printing and binding, availability of funds 595 State, Department of, appropriation for 587 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 595 Tennessee Valley Authority, appropriation for 586 **Government Departments and Agencies.** *See also* Government Employees. Administrative expenses, certain— Authorized 806 Reductions in limitations 12, 222 Administrative Procedure Act. *See separate title*. Adult correctional service, D. C., purchase of products and services from 514 Advance of public money, restriction 809 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Air museum, national, transfer of equipment, etc., to 998 Aircraft— Budgets, submittal of designated information in 811 Maintenance, operation, etc., limitation on use of funds for 79, 810 Non applicability to aircraft for official use of certain officers 811 Purchase, etc., without specific authority; exception for Military and Naval Establishments 810 Transfer, acquisition by, consideration as purchase 811 Alaska Railroad, transfer of surplus property to; restriction 383 Alien Property Custodian, return of property by, restriction on claims 52 American Battle Monuments Commission, designation of personnel to assist, authorized 317 American Republics, cooperation with, transfer of funds from Department of State appropriation 458 Atomic Energy Commission, utilization or employment of personnel by 771 Bridges, use of dams as foundations for, authorization 709 Appropriations authorized 710 Appropriations available 710 Building materials for dwelling houses, priority to veterans 81 Cash awards for suggestions— Limitation on amount 810 Nonapplicability to War and Navy Departments 809 Payment authorized 809 Restrictions 809 Checks or warrants, U. S., altered, etc., time limitation for claims with respect to 31 Time extension in case of fraudulent concealment of facts 31 Citizenship requirements, employees 80, 522 Canal Zone 166, 496, 563 Exemptions— Agriculture, Department of 297 Interior, Department of the 385 Justice, Department of 463 Library of Congress 405 Naval Establishment, fiscal year 1946 19 Navy Department 31, 498 War Department 543, 561 Navy Department 496LXX State, Department of, Foreign Service personnel 450 War Department 166, 167, 563 Claims, administrative settlement of certain, report to Congress 843 Clothing and equipment, special, availability of appropriations for purchase and maintenance 809 Communications services, provision and operation; restrictions 258 Compensation, increased, for personal services, funds available 632 Contract authorizations, designated, reduction 11, 222, 628 Contracts With U. S., Etc. *See separate title*. Damages to public airports, reimbursement 179 Definitions for purposes of certain provisions of law— “Appropriation” 812 “Continental United States” 811 “Department” 811 “Government” 811 Delegation of certain authority to subordinate officials 809 District of Columbia hospital center, establishment, utilization of services 897 Exchange allowances on equipment 79 Experts, consultants, etc., procurement of temporary or intermittent services authorized 810 Farm Tenant Act, utilization of personnel in connection with, authorized 1065 Foreign Service— Board of, designation of representatives on request of Secretary of State 1001 Institute, assignment of personnel to 1019 Performance of services by 1002 Personnel, assignment to Government departments and agencies 1011 Fuel, selection and use, recommendations of Bureau of Mines 372 Government Corporations. *See separate title*. Government Corporations Appropriations Act, 1947. *See separate title*. Government Printing Office, detail of employees to executive branch, restriction 406 Heads of, inclusion within purview of Civil Service Retirement Act 659 Health service programs, authorization for 903 Public Health Service, consultation and review 903 Housing— Educational institutions, certain— Educational facilities, transfer of structures, etc., for use as 958 Appropriation authorized; funds available 959 Faculty members, transfer of structures, etc., for housing of 958 Appropriation authorized; funds available 959 Veterans’ emergency, inclusion of expenses under designated administrative expenses 85 Indian Claims Commission, authority to call upon departments for information 1052 Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, utilization of personnel by 773 Lands, use for Federal airport projects, etc 179 Lifetime Federal Digest, price limitation 81 Meteorological reporting network, international, cooperation in development of 945 Meteorological reporting stations, Arctic region of Western Hemisphere, cooperation in establishment, etc 4 Appropriation for 474 Minor purchases without advertising 80 Repeal of exemptions 809 Offices, etc., removed from seat of government, appropriation for return 186 Transfer of funds authorized 186 Ores of metals and minerals, records respecting, transfer to Bureau of Mines; microfilming, etc 1057 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 77, 84, 167, 202, 268, 297, 408, 480, 496, 522, 564, 586, 596, 631, 700, 918. Exceptions— Agriculture, Department of 297 Interior, Department of the 385 Overtime, etc., compensation, claim> for, payment; authorization to prescribe regulations 747 Appropriation for 913 Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, nonapplicability of designated provisions of law to persons whose pay and allowances are established by 812LXXI Personnel ceilings 219, 220 Non applicability to designated employees 220 Restriction on modification, etc 297 Philippines— Philippine Property Act of 1946. *See under* Philippine Islands. Property transfers to, certain, consultation with Secretaries of State, War, and Navy 316 Rehabilitation, transfer of funds for participation 622 Correction respecting 916 Surplus property in, transfer to designated claimants or Philippine War Damage Commission authorized 133 Potomac River, bridging of, transfer, etc., of lands under Federal jurisdiction authorized 566 Price Decontrol Board, use of Government facilities, personnel, etc 669 Princeton University Bicentennial Commission, utilization of services, etc., of Government agencies 126 Printing and binding, payment to Government Printing Office for 406 Purchases, advertising requirement; exceptions 809 Reconstruction Finance Corporation, limitation on use of funds for services, purchases, etc., for other agencies 589 Reduction in designated appropriations 6, 221 Reports— Annual or special, discontinuance of printing of 407 Claims, administrative settlement of certain 843 Discontinuance of certain 866 Sales, advertising requirement; exceptions 809 **San Francisco-Oak land Bay Bridge,** charging of tolls for Government traffic, authorization 347 Scientific investigations authorized, by— Geological Survey 371 Mines, Bureau of 375 Standards, National Bureau of; transfer of funds 473 Senate Committee on Appropriations, status of employees drawn from executive departments and agencies 392 Space— Lease by Commissioner of Public Buildings for agencies outside D. C., payment for 257, 258 Storage accommodations, D. C., lease authorized 258 Survey, reallocation, etc., authorized; limitations 258 Streams or other waters, impounding, etc., of, consultation and report respecting 1080 Investigations, transfer of funds for 1081 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 268, 297, 408, 480, 496, 522, 564, 586, 595, 631, 700, 918. Exceptions— Agriculture, Department of 297 Interior, Department of the 385 Surplus property. *See separate title*. Temporary agencies, expenses of liquidation, transfer of funds authorized 13 Tort Claims Act, Federal. *See separate title*. Transfer of designated offices, etc., to seat of government, appropriation for 186 Transfer of funds authorized 186 Travel provisions. *See under* Government Employees. Treasury Department, Procurement Division, transfer or detail of employees to, transfer of funds for 578 United Nations, supplies and equipment for, procurement 198 United States Code Annotated, price limitation 81 Vehicles— Cost limitation 79 Increase 632 Exchange allowances 79, 808 Imprint of department name on 811 Limitations of availability of appropriations to purchase of surplus, repeal 633 Passenger motor— Budgets, submittal of designated information in 811 Maintenance, operation, etc., limitation on use of funds for 810 Nonapplicability to vehicles for official use of designated officers 811 Penalty for violation 810 Purchase price, restriction 810LXXII Restriction on purchase or hire without specific authorization; exceptions 810 Transfer, acquisition by, consideration as purchase 811 Purchase of, exchange allowances 79, 808 Evidence of transaction 809 Use, limitations on 79 Veterans— Building materials for dwelling houses, priority 81 Decentralization allowances, appropriation for 612 Restoration to former positions 78 War trophies and devices, distribution, etc 536 White House Office, detail of employees to 61 Witnesses at hearings, payment of fees and mileage 809 **Government Employees.** *See also* Government Departments and Agencies. Alaska, etc., compensation for taking and transmitting meteorological observations 475 Annuities. *See* Retirement, *this title*. Army, civilian employees, claims for damage, etc., by, increase in limitation 332 Citizenship requirements. *See under* Government Departments and Agencies. Dependents of designated personnel, payment of transportation costs on commuted basis in certain cases 5 Efficiency ratings, approval of system by Civil Service Commission, requirement 751 Employees’ Compensation Act. *See separate title*. Federal Bureau of Investigation, prohibition on use of funds for payment of civil-service employees 462 Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Folding speeches and pamphlets, employment by Senate, authorized 57 Health service programs, authorization for 903 Public Health Service, consultation and review 903 Holiday compensation, claims for, method of payment 747 Appropriation authorized 747 Appropriation for 913 July 5, 1946, excuse from duty 417 Leave— Annual, accumulated and current accrued, lump-sum payments to designated officers and employees, authorized; appropriation authorized 938 Claims for compensation, method of payment; appropriations authorized 747 Appropriation for 913 Merchant marine, employees serving in, compensation for accrued leave 907 Legislative Branch, acquisition of civil-service status by certain employees, credit for military service 3 Merchant marine, employees serving in, compensation for accrued leave 907 Navy and Navy Department, civilian employees, claims for damage, etc., by, increase in limitation 332 Overtime compensation, claims for, method of payment; appropriation authorized 747 Appropriation for 913 Limitation on 923 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 103 Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, nonapplicability of designated provisions of law to persons whose pay and allowances are established by 812 Political activities, pernicious. *See separate title*. Postal Service. *See separate title*. Privately owned vehicles, travel by, payment 807 Remains of certain persons buried outside United States, evacuation and return 183 Appropriation authorized 183 Appropriation for 268 Repeals respecting transportation, subsistence allowances, etc 807 Retirement— Annuities— Annuities and compensation for injury or disability, restriction on concurrent receipt 706 Recomputation 339 Recovered annuitants, payment of annuities in certain cases 658 Twenty-five years of service in certain cases 939 Withholding or recovery of payments, restriction; exception 705LXXIII Heads of departments, independent establishments and corporations in executive branch of the Government, inclusion within purview of Civil Service Retirement Act 659 Referees in bankruptcy and employees, inclusion in judicial branch 328 Senate Committee on Appropriations, status of employees drawn from executive departments and agencies 392 Senate disapproval of nomination, restriction on payment to person after 81 State, Department of, emergency commissary or mess services abroad, availability 1027 Transportation of things, funds available for, availability for transportation of household goods and effects 807 Travel expenses, funds available for, availability for transportation of families 807 Travel provisions— Accommodations, limitation on allowances for 808 Consultants, experts, etc 79, 808 Dollar-a-year men, etc 79 Effective date of certain provisions of law respecting 812 Expenses on change of official station 78, 186 Household goods and effects, transfer 186 Living and quarters allowances, personnel stationed abroad 81 Meetings, attendance at, appropriations available 78 New appointees, families, household goods, etc.; restriction 808 Per diem allowances in lieu of subsistence expenses 79, 80 Reimbursement on commuted basis 807 Transfer from one official station to another, payment of expenses of employee, family, personal effects, etc 806 Advances 807 Restrictions 807 Transportation of things, appropriations available 78 Travel expenses, funds available for payment of per diem allowances 808 United States ships, travel on, suspension of requirement 80 Veterans— Decentralization allowances, appropriation for 612 Restoration to former positions 78 World War II, certain, benefits for those losing opportunity of probational appointments 749 War Department, civilian employees, claims for damage, etc., by, increase in limitation 332 War workers, District of Columbia, authorization for services to 169 Appropriation authorized 169 Appropriation for 509 Witnesses on behalf of United States, travel expenses 460 **Government Printing Office:** Agriculture, Yearbook of, restriction on use of funds for 406 Appropriation for 405, 603 Availability of items for liquidation of obligations 603 Congressional work, estimate of cost to be included in recommendation 406 Departmental work, payment for 406 Depository libraries, restriction on supplying matter not requested 407 Detail of employees, restriction 406 Expenditures without reference to public contract requirements 407 Federal Register. *See separate title*. Heat furnished by Capitol Power Plant, reimbursement 401 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 407 Printing and binding, appropriation for 406 Increase in limitation 603 Superintendent of Documents, Office of— Appropriation for 407 Sales, annual report to Public Printer, discontinuance 871 Working capital, return of portion as unexpended balance 406 **Grain Standards Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 291 **Grains,** maximum price, etc., limitations 667 **Grand Army of the Republic,** attendance of Marine Band at national encampment, appropriation for expenses 195 **Grand Calumet River,** improvement authorized 636 **Grand Junction, Colo.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Grand River Dam Authority,** settlement of accounts; return of project to Authority 743LXXIV **Grand River Dam Project, Okla.,** use of U. S. lands for waters of 974 **Grand Teton National Park, Wyo.,** appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 **Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan, and Adjacent Waters,** lock system, examination and survey authorized 640 **Grazing Service.** *See under* Interior, Department of the. **Great Britain:** Bretton Woods Agreements Act, Secretary of Treasury authorized to carry out agreement for further implementation of 535 International Joint Commission, U. S. and Great Britain, appropriation for increased pay costs 113 Migratory birds, appropriation for effecting treaty provisions respecting 380 **Great Lakes:** Basin, flood-protection project authorized 649 Connecting channels, improvement authorized 636 Naval training station— Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 15 Predatory sea lampreys, investigation and eradication 930 Appropriation authorized 931 Vessels, certain, arriving at ports on, exemption from filing passenger lists 883 **Great Salt Basin,** flood-protection project authorized 650 **Great Salt Lake,** at or near Garfield, Utah, harbor for light-draft vessels, examination and survey authorized 641 **Greenwich Cove, Conn.,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Grenada County, Miss.,** payment of claims for road damages 122 **Guam:** Facilities, permanent, for civil populace, authorization for construction by Navy 753 Appropriation authorized 753 Land and rights, acquisition by Navy Department, authorized 803 Appropriation authorized 803 Reconstruction of civilian economy, availability of funds for 17 **Guayule.** *See* Rubber project, emergency, *under* Agriculture, Department of. **Guerra, Gus A.,** authority to construct, etc., toll bridge across Rio Grande 748 **Gulf Intracoastal Waterway,** improvement authorized 635, 636 **Gustav Becker Memorial, Springerville, Ariz.,** authorization for erection 708 **Gustavus, Alaska, Harbor,** examination and survey authorized 641 **Guthrie, Okla.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moth Control,** appropriation for 280 **H** **Hackensack River and Tributaries, N. J. and N. Y.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Hadley Creek, Ill.,** flood-protection project authorized 648 **Hale, Nathan,** erection in District of Columbia of statue of, authorized; time limitation 937 **Halibut Fishery, Pacific,** allocation program, appropriation for expenses 194 **Hanover-Plymouth Townships, Pa.,** bridge authorized across Susquehanna River between 875 **Harbors.** *See* Rivers and Harbors. **Harkers Point Basin, Harkers Island, Carteret County, N. C.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Harland County Reservoir, Nebr.,** school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 **Harney National Forest,** inclusion of lands in; conveyance to South Dakota 971 **Harpers Creek, Mathews County, Va.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Harrison County, Iowa-Washington County, Nebr.,** bridge authorized across Missouri River, amendment of Act respecting 661 **Harrowbeer Airport, Plymouth, England,** reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property losses at 236 **Harvesting Loans:** Appropriation for 295 Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, funds available for loans under 1063 **Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kans.,** appropriation for education of Indians 193 **Hastings, Minn.,** improvement of Mississippi River authorized 636 **Hastings, Nebr., Naval Ammunition Depot,** reimbursement of naval and civilian personnel for loss of personal property 180LXXV **Hatch Act (Agricultural Experiment Stations),** appropriation to effect provisions of 276 **Hatch Act (Political Activities):** Alaska Railroad, nonapplication of certain provisions to employees of, with respect to designated activities 937 Appropriation for prevention of pernicious activities 63 Nonapplication of designated restrictions to certain part-time Government employees, time limit 345 **Hatchie River, Miss, and Tenn.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Hatton Creek, Wicomico River, Western Shore of Md.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Hawaii:** Agricultural experiment stations— Allotments, determination of; restrictions 1084 Appropriation for 276 Research, appropriations authorized 1083 Agricultural extension work, appropriation for 275 Agricultural industry, research, etc., respecting 1083 Airport projects, Federal, annual appropriations authorized 172 Availability of funds 172, 174 Courts, appropriation for 477 District Court of U. S.— Retirement of judges; computation of length of service, etc 91 Salary rate of judges 716 Emergency relief, appropriation for 915 Farm Tenant Act, extension of provisions to 1071 Government in, appropriation for 111, 384 Hawaii, county of, payment of claims for property damages 236 Hawaiian Organic Act. *See separate title*. Hilo, acquisition of certain lands at, nonapplicability of designated restrictions 884 Honolulu Harbor, improvement authorized 637 Justices, Supreme Court, retirement; computation of length of service, etc 91 Labor conditions, appropriation for study of 680 Lands used by U. S., sale of 871 Legislative expenses, appropriation for 384 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 637 Philippine citizens, admission, non- applicability of designated provisions 148 Relief, emergency, for victims of seismic waves; restoration and reconstruction 948 Appropriations authorized 948, 949 Appropriation for 914 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 641 Roads and bridges damaged by activities of Army or Navy, repair, appropriation authorized 948 Appropriation for 914 School-lunch program, apportionment of funds and nonfood assistance, limitations 231 Session Laws of Hawaii, 1945— Ratification and confirmation— Act 32, electric current, maintenance, etc., extension of franchise 34 Act 33, revenue bonds, issuance of certain, time extension 34 Vocational education, appropriation for 688 **Hawaiian Organic Act:** Amendments, section 73(1), lands, sale, exchange, etc 871, 884 Hilo, acquisition of certain lands at, nonapplicability of designated restrictions 884 **Hawthorne, Nev.,** care and operation of schools, Navy, appropriation for 485 **Health, National Institute of,** operating expenses, appropriation for 106, 692 **Health Relations, International, Office of,** appropriation for activities in connection with Public Health Service mission to Liberia 692 **Health Service, Public.** *See* Public Health Service. **Heart River,** flood-protection project authorized 648 **Helena, Ark.-Friar Point, Miss.,** time extended for bridging Mississippi River 860 **Helium:** Ownership and right of extraction from gas produced from lands leased, etc., by U. S., reservation of 950 Plants, construction and equipment— Appropriation continued available 374 Reduction in appropriation 11 School pupils, dependents of employees, transportation 375 Procurement, appropriation for War Department 550LXXVI Production and investigations, funds for 375 Navy Department, transfer of funds to Bureau of Mines 375 War Department, transfer of funds to Bureau of Mines 375 Utilization and research, appropriation for 374 **Hennepin Canal, Ill.,** appropriation for maintenance 162 **Heyburn Reservoir, Polecat Creek, Okla.,** flood-protection project authorized 648 **Highway Bridge, D. C.,** construction of bridges in replacement, use of lands, payment of costs, etc 566 **Highways.** *See also* Defense Highway Act of 1941; Federal-Aid Road Act of 1916; Federal Highway Act; Public Roads Administration under Federal Works Agency. Catalina Highway, protection of designated scenic values 254 District of Columbia, appropriation for 516, 517 Forest roads and trails, appropriation for increased pay costs 107 Grenada County, Miss., payment for damages by military personnel 122 Hawaii— Army or Navy, repair of damage caused by, appropriation authorized 948 Appropriation for 914 Seismic waves, repair of damage caused by, authorized 948 Appropriation for 914 Inter-American Highway, appropriation for 69 Park Ridge, Borough of, Park Ridge, N. J., payment of claims for road damages 124 Postwar, Indian reservation roads, appropriation for 358 Richardson Highway, appropriation for construction 383 Strategic highway network, contract authorization, reduction 12 **Hillsboro Canal, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Hilo Harbor, Hawaii,** examination and survey authorized 641 **Hitchcock, Tex.,** reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property losses at 235 **Hog Cholera Control,** appropriation for 278 **Hog Cholera Virus and Serum,** appropriation for marketing agreements with respect to 107, 278 **Holden Beach, Brunswick County, N. C.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Holiday Compensation, Government Employees:** Claims for, method of payment 747 Appropriation authorized 747 Appropriation for 913 Rate of 218 **Hollywood Harbor (Port Everglades),** improvement authorized 635 **Home Economics,** vocational education in, appropriation authorized 776 **Home Economics, Bureau of.** *See* Human Nutrition and Home Economics, Bureau of, *under* Agriculture, Department of. **Home Loan Bank Administration.** *See* Federal Home Loan Bank Administration. **Home Owners’ Loan Corporation:** Administrative expenses, funds available 591 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authority respecting 591 Transfer of funds authorized 572, 590 **Homestead Entries,** credit for military or naval service in World War II, removal of designated age limitation 308 **Honey Bee Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 280 **Honga River, Dorchester County, Md.,** examination and survey of Lakes Cove authorized 639 **Honolulu Harbor, T. H.,** improvement authorized 637 **Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, Calif.,** appropriation for improvements to utilities 357 **Hoopa Valley Indians, Calif.,** appropriation for industrial assistance 361 **Hopewell, Va.,** harbor for light-draft vessels, examination and survey authorized 639 **Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Pa.,** withdrawal of lands from 655 **Hospital Council, Federal.** *See* Federal Hospital Council *under* Hospital Survey and Construction Act. **Hospital Survey and Construction Act** 1040 Certification, withholding of 1047 Appeal to court by States 1048 Conferences of State agencies 1049 Construction of hospitals and related facilities— Allotments to States 1045 Application for project— Amendment of 1046 Submittal of 1045 Appropriations authorized 1042 Approval of projects 1045 General regulations, prescribing of 1042LXXVII Payments for construction 1045 State plans, submittal; requirements, etc 1043 Definitions 1046 Federal Hospital Council, composition, duties, etc 1048 Purpose, declaration of 1041 State control of operations 1049 Surveys and planning— Allotments to States 1042 Appropriation authorized 1041 State applications, requirements 1041 **Hospitalization, Federal Board of,** appropriation available for salaries 61 **Hospitals:** District of Columbia— Appropriation for— Central Dispensary and Emergency Hospital 511 Children’s Hospital 511 Columbia Hospital and Lying-in Asylum 512 Eastern Dispensary and Casualty Hospital 511 Gallinger Municipal Hospital 115, 188, 511 St Ann’s Infant Asylum and Maternity Hospital 513 St Elizabeths Hospital. *See separate title*. Tuberculosis Hospital 188, 511 Hospital center, establishment, appropriation authorized, etc 896 Federal Security Agency— Freedmen’s Hospital, appropriation for 186, 688 Reimbursement to United States by District of Columbia, appropriation for 512 Student nurses, transfer of funds for items furnished under training program 692 Public Health Service. *See separate title*. Veterans’ Administration facilities and services, appropriation for 75, 82, 105, 264 **Hot Springs, Ark.,** appropriation for Army and Navy Hospital 551 **Hot Springs National Park, Ark.,** transfer of jurisdiction over certain offenses 303 **House Administration, House Committee on:** Contested-election cases, reports to 830 Functions, etc 825 **House of Representatives.** *See also* Congress; Legislative Branch of the Government. Appropriations, Committee on, appointment of three experts to study and report on fiscal affairs of Saint Croix, V. I 384 Atomic energy, bills, etc., relating to, reference to Joint Committee on Atomic Energy 772 Burgin, William Olin, payment to widow of, appropriation for 184 Chaplain, appropriation for 393 Clerk, Office of, appropriation for 263, 393, 912 Clerk hire, appropriation for 104, 397 Committee employees— Appropriation for 263, 394 Availability of appiopriations for pay of designated employees 835 Committees, official reporters to, appropriation for 397 Compensation. *See under* Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Contested-election expenses, appropriation for 57 Contingent expenses, appropriation for 104, 184, 263, 397, 602, 912 Debates, official reporters of, appropriation for 397 Doorkeeper, Office of, appropriation 263, 395 Ervin, Joe W., appropriation for payment to widow of 57 Expense allowance— Appropriation for 393 Exemption from tax; repeal of prior provision 850 Folding documents, increased pay costs, appropriation for 104 Folding room, appropriation for 912 Hearings, appropriation for reporting 397 Internal Revenue Taxation, Joint Committee on, appropriation for 103, 184, 391, 397 Legislative Counsel, Office of— Appropriations authorized 837 Appropriations for 103, 104, 399 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Lobbying, regulation of. *See* Regulation of Lobbying Act, Federal. Pages, appropriation for 263, 396 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 104 Postage stamps, air-mail and special-delivery, furnishing to Representatives, etc., appropriation for 398 Postmaster, Office of the, appropriation 396 Printing, Joint Committee on. *See separate title*. LXXVIII Reorganization. *See* Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Restaurant, plans for remodeling 838 Retirement pay. *See under* Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Salaries, officers and employees, appropriation for 104, 602 Salaries and mileage, appropriation for 393 Sergeant at Arms, Office of, appropriation for 395 Snyder, J. Buell, appropriation for payment to widow of 57 Speaker— Appointments by— Atomic Energy, Joint Committee on, certain members 772 Economic Report, Joint Committee on the, House members 25 Philadelphia National Shrines Park Commission, member of 973 Philippine independence ceremonies, members of commission to represent United States 260 Appropriations authorized 260 Appropriations for 263 Travel, etc., expenses, availability of appropriation; advances 602 Princeton University Bicentennial Commission, members of 126 Office of— Annual appropriation authorized 834 Appropriation for 393 Speaker’s table, appropriation for 393 Special and minority employees, appropriation for 396 Special and select committees, appropriation for 184, 397 Stationery, appropriation for 184, 398, 602 Telegraph and telephone service, appropriation for 184, 263, 398 Telephone operators, employment of additional, appropriation for 263 **House Oilice Buildings:** Caucus rooms, plans for remodeling 838 Maintenance, etc., appropriation for 401, 603 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 104 Police details for duty on Capitol Grounds 399, 408 **Housing:** Dwelling houses, priority to veterans for building materials 81 Federal Housing Administration. *See also* National Housing Act, Amendments, *this title*. Administrative expenses, funds available 591 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 591 Losses under insurance, certain, appropriation for payment 592 Pay costs, increased, increase in limitation on amount for administrative expenses 106 Penalty mail costs, National Housing Agency, transfer of funds for 590 Salaries and expenses, funds made available 187 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 570, 572 Federal Public Housing Authority— Administrative expenses, funds available 592 Appropriation for 587 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 592 Judgments, appropriation for 630, 917 Low-rent projects, citizenship requirements for tenants; exception for certain veterans, servicemen, etc 587 National-defense projects, appropriation for payment of contributions 587 Pay costs, increased, increase in limitation on amount for administrative expenses 106 Penalty mail costs, National Housing Agency, transfer of funds for 590 Representatives at sites of non-Federal projects, reimbursement for expenses 592 Resettlement projects, designated, appropriation for liquidation 592 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 570, 572 Federal Works Agency, contributions for operation and maintenance of school facilities in certain cases, authorization 314 Appropriation for 264 Gila River Indian Reservation, Ariz., transfer of certain buildings for housing for Indian veterans 192 National Capital Housing Authority— Appropriation for 73, 105 Authority under Alley Dwelling Act, exercise for one-year period 801 Redevelopment company, declaration as, etc 801 National Housing Act, Amendments— Mortgage insurance— Aggregate amount 212 Eligibility for— Interest 213 Occupancy of mortgaged property, preference or priority of opportunity 214 Principal obligation 213, 214LXXIX Limitations, designated, removal of 408 Purchase or rental of designated properties, priorities to veterans and hardship cases 213 Release from certain liability; limitation 213 Rental of mortgaged property, authority of Administrator respecting 212 Time limitation 212 Value of mortgage, determination of 214 National Housing Agency— Abolishment of certain functions, etc., transferred from Farm Security Administration 1063 Administrative expenses, pay costs, increase in amount for 106 Administrator, Office of— Penalty mail costs, transfer of funds for 590 Reduction in designated appropriations 9 Salaries and expenses, transfer of funds for 589 Administrator, salary 590 Consolidation of administrative functions, transfer of funds; report to Congress respecting transfers and savings 590 Damage claims, appropriation for settlement 628, 629 Disposition of property or removal of housing— Deposit of moneys derived from 9 Designated moneys available for 9 District of Columbia, temporary housing for veterans, etc.— Provision of utilities; appropriation authorized 203 Appropriation for 509 Removal; time limitation 203 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 589 Federal Home Loan Bank Administration. *See separate title*. Home Owners’ Loan Corporation. *See separate title*. Housing Expediter— Office of, salaries and expenses, transfer of funds for 589 Salary 590 Veterans’ housing, inclusion of expenses under designated administrative expenses 85 Judgments, appropriation for 630, 917 Penalty mail costs, transfer of funds 590 Reserve account— Limitation on; provision for covering account into miscellaneous receipts 9 Reduction 9 Resettlement projects, appropriation for liquidation 592 Veterans, servicemen, etc. *See also* Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946, this title. “Administrative expenses,” inclusion of designated expenses 85 Amendment, technical, of Act respecting ; substitution of words 958 Educational institutions, certain— Educational facilities, transfer of structures, etc., for use as 958 Appropriation authorized 959 Appropriation for 612 Funds available 959 Faculty members, transfer of facilities for housing authorized 958 Servicemen, distressed families of— Additional appropriation 88 Increase in appropriation, authorized 85 Transfer of structures, etc.— Priority over requests for transfer for educational facilities 959 Reimbursement of applicant 85 Veterans attending educational institutions— Additional appropriation 88 Increase in appropriation authorized 85 Veterans with families, Certain— Additional appropriation 88 Increase in appropriation, authorized 85 War housing, reduction in appropriation 9 Navy Department, appropriation for operation and maintenance of war housing; restriction 490 Veterans’ housing, appropriation for 88 Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946— Applicability of provisions 208 Appropriation authorized 212 Definitions 211, 212 Functions conferred by, exclusion from operation of Administrative Procedure Act 918, 993 Housing accommodations— Maximum sale prices, establishment authorized 209LXXX Price increases for changes or improvements 210 Purchaser, action for recovery of amount in excess of maximum sales price 211 Sale limitations, price certification 209 Housing Expediter— Creation of office of; functions, powers, etc 208 Powers 210 War Mobilization and Reconversion, Office of, transfer of designated functions from 209 Judicial review of designated actions 211 Jurisdiction of criminal, etc., proceedings 211 Loans, nonapplicability of designated restrictions 212 Materials and prefabricated houses, underwriting or guaranteeing of markets 215 Objectives 207 Operations under, nonapplicability of designated limitations 672 Order of enforcement of compliance, etc., application for 211 Personnel ceilings, exclusion of positions from 632 Premium payments— Restriction on increase upon reduction, etc., of subsidy 672 Standards applicable 214 Priorities for delivery of materials, etc., for certain construction; veterans’ preference 210 Subsidy payments, nonapplicability of designated restriction; limitation on funds 214 Termination date 208 Violations of provisions, etc., penalties 210, 211 **Housing Act, National, Amendments.** *See* National Housing Act, Amendments, *under* Housing. **Housing Act of 1946, Veterans’ Emergency.** *See* Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946 *under* Housing. **Housing Administration, Federal.** *See* Federal Housing Administration *under* Housing. **Housing Agency, National.** *See* National Housing Agency *under* Housing. **Housing Authority, Federal Public.** *See* Federal Public Housing Authority *under* Housing. **Housing Authority, National Capital.** *See* National Capital Housing Authority *under* Housing. **Housing Expediter.** *See* National Housing Agency *under* Housing; Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946 under Housing; War Mobilization and Reconversion, Office of. **Housing Insurance.** *See* National Housing Act, Amendments, *under* Housing. **Howard University.** *See under* Federal Security Agency. **Hudson River:** Bridge authorized across between Mechanicville and Schaghticoke, N. Y 35 Water chestnut, elimination of, examination and survey authorized 638 **Hull Brake-Mill Creek Canal,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Hull Creek, Va.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Human Nutrition and Home Economics, Bureau of.** *See under* Agriculture, Department of. **Hungry Horse Project, Mont.,** appropriation for construction 367 **Hunter, Wis.,** cooperation with school board for construction of school building, appropriation authorized 923 **Hushpuckena River,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Hydaburg, Alaska, Harbor,** examination and survey authorized 641 **Hydrographic Bureau, International,** appropriation for contribution 453, 621 **Hydrographic Office.** *See under* Navy Department. **I** **Idaho:** Anderson Ranch Reservoir, Boise reclamation project, purchase of improvements or payment of damages for removal of improvements, authorization for 313 Bear River and tributaries, interstate compact for division of waters, consent of Congress 658 Boise project, appropriation for Ill, 365, 619 Columbia River, fishery resources, use of State facilities and services, etc., in conservation 932 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 650 Indians— Industrial assistance, appropriation for 361 Irrigation projects, appropriation for increased pay costs 109, 110LXXXI Lake Pend Oreille, Naval Training Station, reduction in appropriation 15, 225, 626 Lewiston Orchards project, authorization for construction, etc 717 Appropriation authorized 718 Minidoka project— Appropriation for 111, 365 Transfer of certain lands, etc., to Bureau of Reclamation 369 Palisades project, appropriation for 365 Pocatello, appropriation for game-management supply depot and laboratory 380 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 638 Yellowstone National Park, appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 **Illinois:** Cahokia, bridge authorized across Mississippi River at or near 861 East Saint Louis, Ill.-Saint Louis, Mo., bridge authorized across Mississippi River between 891 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 648, 649 Fulton, bridge authorized across Mississippi River at 120 Great Lakes Naval Training Station— Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriation 15 Hennepin Canal, appropriation for maintenance 162 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 636 Peoria, appropriation for removal of Upper Free Bridge over Illinois River 162 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 640, 641, 652 Shawneetown, bridge authorized across Ohio River at or near 310 **Illinois River:** Improvement authorized 636 Upper Free Bridge at Peoria, appropriation for removal 162 **Illinois Waterway,** improvement authorized 636 **Immigration Act of 1924, Amendment,** Chinese alien wives of American citizens, immigration on nonquota basis 975 **Immigration and Naturalization.** *See* Citizenship and Naturalization; Nationality Act of 1940, Amendments. **Immigration and Naturalization Service.** *See under* Justice, Department of. **Import Milk Act,** appropriation for enforcement 687 **Imports.** *See also* Philippine Trade Act of 1946 under Philippine Islands. Essential commodities, removal of maximum purchase price 674 Statistics, appropriation for collection and publication 466 **Income Taxes.** *See under* Taxes. **Independent Offices:** Administrative expenses, designated, reductions in limitations 12, 222 Aircraft, limitations on use of funds for purchase, maintenance, or operation 79 Appropriation Act, 1947 60 Amendment respecting cost limitation on vehicles 632 Appropriations for fiscal year 1946, designated, extension of availability 12 Citizensliip requirements, employees 80 Contract authorizations, designated, reduction 12, 222, 628 Damage claims, appropriation for settlement 200, 629 Exchange allowances on equipment; disposition of proceeds 79 Expenditures, contracts, etc., designated agencies and corporations, authorization; limitation 588 Lifetime Federal Digest, price limitation 81 Minor purchases without advertising 80 Newspapers, etc., limitation on expenditures for 78 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 77 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 105 Reduction in designated appropriations 8, 9, 221, 625 Salaries and expenses, prohibition on payment to certain persons 77 Senate disapproval of nomination, restriction on payment to person after 81 Travel expenses— Limitation 78 Wage Stabilization Board, National, applicability to 682 Travel provisions— Air travel under orders, per diem rates of allowance 81 Consultants, part-time 79 Dollar-a-year men, etc 79 Expenses on change of official station 78 Living and quarters allowances, personnel stationed abroad 81LXXXII Meetings, attendance at, appropriations available 78 Per diem allowances in lieu of subsistence expenses 80, 81 Rate en route 79 Transportation of things, appropriations available 78 United States ships, travel on, suspension of requirement 80 United States Code Annotated, price limitation 81 Vehicles— Cost limitation 79 Increase 632 Exchange allowances 79 Use, limitations on 79 Veterans, restoration to former positions 78 **India,** naturalization of persons of races indigenous to 416 **Indian Affairs, Bureau of.** *See under* Interior, Department of the. **Indian Claims Commission:** Appropriations authorized for payment of final determinations 1055 Attorneys, representation by; fees 1053 Claims, presentation of; limitations 1052 Composition; salary; oath 1050 Congress, Members of, restriction on practice before Commission 1053 Court of Claims, extension of jurisdiction to future Indian claims 1055 Dissolution; records 1055 Establishment 1049 Evidence, use of documents, etc., in 1053 Expenses 1051 Final determination 1054 Restriction on further claim, etc., after 1055 Hearing 1053 Information, authority to call upon Government departments for 1052 Investigation Division, establishment, duties 1052 Jurisdiction 1050 Notice to heads of tribes and bands respecting provisions relating to claims 1052 Procedure, control of 1051 Quorum 1051 Record 1051 Removal of members 1051 Report to Congress 1055 Restriction on engaging in other vocations, etc 1051 Review, etc., by Court of Claims 1054 Staff, appointment 1051 Suits pending in Court of Claims or Supreme Court, restriction on transfer 1052 Term of office 1051 Testimony, taking of; fees and mileage of witnesses 1054 Vacancies, filling of 1051 **Indian Institute, Inter-American,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Indiana:** Cannelton, bridge authorized across Ohio River at or near 660 Decatur County, payment of claim authorized 706 Hood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 649 Lawrenceburg, bridge authorized across Ohio River at or near 890 Mauckport, bridge authorized across Ohio River at or near 322 Montezuma, bridge authorized across Wabash River at or near 633 Mount Vernon, bridge authorized across Wabash River near 321 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 636 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 640 **Indianapolis, Ind.,** attendance of Marine Band at GAR encampment, appropriation for expenses 195 **Indianhead, Md.,** care and operation of schools, Navy, appropriation for 485 **Indianola, Nebr.,** former prisoner of war camp, transfer of certain property to Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior 369 **Indians.** *See also* Indian Affairs, Bureau of, under Interior, Department of the. Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation, Okla., use, etc., of Seger School Reserve lands 976 Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Flathead Reservation, Mont.— Availability of funds 302 Claims, jurisdiction of Court 715 Crow Indian Reservation, Mont. *See separate title*. Devils Lake Indian Reservation, N. Dak., jurisdiction over offenses committed on 229 Fort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak., appropriation authorized for payment of claims 333 Appropriation for 359 Fort Peck project, acquisition of lands for construction; compensation; use of funds, etc 118LXXXIII Hunter, Wis., cooperation with school board for construction of school building available to both Indian and non-Indian children, appropriation authorized 923 Indian Claims Commission. *See separate title*. Irrigation projects, deposit of certain collections; credits to trust-fund accounts 895 Revenues from power operations, annual appropriations authorized 895 Keetoowah Indians, Cherokee Nation, Okla., status 976 Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation, certain lands set aside in trust for Indians of 305 Lands— Health and educational conditions, etc., inspection of; limitation 962 Washington, leasing in 962 Three Affiliated Tribes, exchange of lands with respect to construction of Garrison Dam 167 Yakima Tribes, provision for membership roll 968 **Industrial Commodities,** lend-lease, reduction in appropriation 8 **Industrial Property, International Bureau for Protection of,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Industrial Property, International Convention for Protection of,** trademarks, designated benefits, etc., of parties to; exception 442 **Industry Advisory Committees.** *See* Price Control Extension Act of 1946; Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. **Infant Care, Emergency:** Grants to States, appropriation for 112, 267, 681 Reduction in appropriation; restriction on change in designated allotments 11 **Infantry School:** Appropriation for 554 Reduction in appropriation 14, 224 **Inland Waterways Corporation:** Administrative expenses, funds available for 594 Employees, pay rates 594 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 594 **Insect Pest Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 280, 281 **Insecticide Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 292 **Insects:** Control and investigations, appropriation for 189, 280 Emergency outbreaks 281 **Insley’s Cove, Fox Creek, Dorchester County, Md.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Institute of Health, National,** appropriation for operating expenses 106, 692 **Institute of Mental Health, National.** *See* National Institute of Mental Health. **Insurance:** Federal Insurance Contributions Act, Amendments. *See separate title*. Indians, use of funds for payment of premiums authorized 852 Marine and war risk insurance fund, revolving fund, reduction in appropriation 7, 221, 624 Marine insurance provided by War Shipping Administration, coverage; application of payments to claim, etc 937 National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940. *See separate title*. Veterans, assignment of bonds issued in payment of leave for payment of premiums, authorization; redemption 967 **Insurance Act of 1946** 781 **Inter-American Affairs, Institute of:** Administrative expenses, funds for 594 Contract authorizations, appropriation for payment of obligations incurred under 587 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 594 Penalty mail costs, funds available for 594 **Inter-American Affairs, Office of:** Appropriation for payment of obligations incurred under designated contract authorizations 587 Inter-American Navigation Corporation. *See separate title*. Inter-American Transportation, Institute of. *See separate title*. Prencinradio, Incorporated. *See separate title*. Reduction in appropriation 7 **Inter-American Coffee Board,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Inter-American Convention for Trade Mark and Commercial Protection, General,** designated benefits, etc., of parties to 442 **Inter-American Cultural Relations, Convention for Promotion of,** appropriation for expenses under 457LXXXIV **Inter-American Educational Foundation, Inc.:** Administrative expenses, funds available for 594 Contract authorizations, appropriation for payment of obligations incurred under 587 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 594 **Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Inter-American Highway,** appropriation for 69 **Inter-American Indian Institute,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Inter-American Navigation Corporation:** Administrative expenses, funds available for 594 Deposit of designated sum in Treasury of United States 223 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 594 **Inter-American Radio Office,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Inter-American Relations, War Department,** appropriation for 560 Reduction in appropriation 14, 225, 626 **Inter-American Statistical Institute,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Inter-American Trade Exposition,** importation of articles for exhibit, exemption from tariff duty; sale; marking, etc 304 **Inter-American Transportation, Institute of:** Administrative expenses, funds available for 594 Deposit of designated sum in Treasury of United States 13, 223 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 594 **Interior, Department of the:** Alaska— Government in, appropriation for 111, 382 Relief of destitution of natives, report on expenditures, discontinuance 867 Travel expenses of new appointees 385 Aliens, employment of, in emergencies 385 Anderson Ranch Reservoir, Boise reclamation project, Idaho, purchase of improvements or payment of damages for removal of improvements, authorization for 313 Appropriation Act, 1947 348 Bear River and tributaries, interstate compact for division of waters, representative of United States, appointment from Department of Interior 658 Bituminous Coal Act of 1937, Government employees separated from service on expiration of, lump-sum payments for annual leave 938 Appropriation authorized 938 Bonneville Power Administration, appropriation for 350 Bonneville Project Act, amendment, suits at law or in equity; supervision; representation, etc 701 Books and periodicals, funds available for purchase, etc 386 Castle Clinton National Monument, N. Y., administration, etc 997 Clear Lake watershed, report on certain construction, discontinuance 867 Columbia River, fishery resources, use of State facilities and services, etc.; in conservation 932 Contingent expenses— Appropriation for 350 Availability of appropriations for payment of damages to private property in certain cases 306 Damage claims— Appropriation for 200, 628, 629, 917 Availability of contingent expenses appropriations for payment in certain cases 306 Delegation of certain powers 386 Eagle County, Colo., exchange of lands 704 Enid, Okla., School District Numbered 57, conveyance 88 Field appropriations, availability for hire of boats, vehicles, work animals, etc 306, 385 Fine Arts, Commission of, appropriation for 109, 191, 350 Fire-fighting, appropriation for 191, 351 Fish and Wildlife Service— Administration of designated areas 1081 Appropriation authorized 1082 Appropriation for 111, 194, 378 Assistance to public and private agencies 1080 Bulletins, publication, distribution, etc 379 Fur-bearing animals, domestically raised, transfer of functions, property, etc., respecting to Department of Agriculture 127 Great Lakes, investigation and eradication of predatory sea lampreys of; appropriation authorized 930, 931LXXXV Impoundment, etc., of waters, consultation respecting; reports and recommendations 1080 Costs of projects, allocations, transfer of funds, etc 1081 Use of waters 1081 Migratory Bird Conservation Fund, appropriation for 381 Philippine fisheries, etc., cooperation in rehabilitation and development 138 Contributions of labor, material, etc., from Government of Philippines, acceptance authorized 139 Filipino trainees, instruction authorized 138 Qualification, standards for 139 Vessels, certain, transfer by Maritime Commission, authorized 138 Polluting substances, investigations respecting; reports to Congress 1081 Printing and binding, appropriation for 379 River basin studies, report to Congress 381 Surveys and investigations of wildlife of public domain 1080 Tennessee Valley Authority, inapplicability of designated provisions to 1082 Violation of certain rules or regulations, penalty 1082 Wildlife restoration— Federal aid, appropriation for 381 Fund, Federal aid to, discontinuance of report to Congress 867 Projects, apportionment to States; maintenance 656 Fishery Coordination, Office of, salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 10, 222 Flood Control Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Flood damage, determination of certain 975 Fort Peck project— Acquisition of Indian lands for construction; compensation; use of funds, etc 118 Appropriation for 110, 367 Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, certain functions respecting, transfer to 1099 General Land Office— Abolition, and abolition of designated offices of, transfer of functions 1100 Alaska, surveys and investigations in 353 Appropriation for 109, 352 Consolidation with Grazing Service to form Bureau of Land Management 1100 Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands, appropriation for 109, 353 Oklahoma, payment from royalties, south half of Red River 353 Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, appropriation for 353 Payments to States from proceeds of land sales, appropriation for 352 Range improvements outside of grazing districts, appropriation for 353 Timber resources of public domain, protection and management, appropriation for 353 Geography, Division of— Appropriation for 109, 349 Reduction in appropriation 10 Salaries and expenses, appropriation for fiscal year 1946, extension of availability 12 Geological Survey— Appropriation for 111, 369 Cooperative work, appropriation for 370 Costilla Creek Compact, collaboration in correlation, etc., of water facts 254 Mineral leasing, report on amount expended for benefit of Indian tribes and Indian allottees, discontinuance 867 Mineral resources, investigations with respect to stock piling of strategic and critical materials 599 Operations, annual report on, discontinuance 867 Printing and binding, appropriation for 370 Scientific, etc., investigations for Government agencies, transfer of funds; interchange of appropriations, report to Congress 371 Glacier National Park, acquisition of non-Federal property by exchange, authorized 949 Grand River Dam Authority, settlement of accounts; return of project to Authority 743 Grand River Dam project, Okla., use of U. S. lands for waters, determination of value of use, etc 975 Grazing Service— Abolition, and abolition of designated offices of, transfer of functions 1100 Appropriation for 109, 191, 351LXXXVI Consolidation with General Land Office to form Bureau of Land Management 1100 Hale, Nathan, erection of statue in District of Columbia, authority; time limitation 937 Hawaii— Government in, appropriation for 111, 384 Seismic waves, loans for repair of damage as result of, authorized; conditions 949 Appropriation authorized 949 Homestead entries, credit for military or naval service in World War II, removal of designated age limitation 308 Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Pa., withdrawal of lands from 655 Indian Affairs, Bureau of— Administration of Indian affairs, delegation of powers, etc., by Secretary of Interior and by Commissioner 939 Advances to Indian youth for educational courses 361 Agriculture and stock raising, appropriation for 355 Aircraft, appropriations available for hire, maintenance, etc 363 Alaska, native service, appropriation for 354 Annuities, appropriation for 358 Appropriation for 191, 353 Arts and crafts, development of, appropriation for; salary restriction 356 Attorneys, compensation and expenses, appropriation for 361 Buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 357 Charcoal and Alice Islands, Army installations, transfer 362 Crow Indian Reservation, Mont., adjustments in connection with irrigation project 333 District offices, appropriation for salaries and expenses 354 Education, appropriation for 110, 193, 354 Fires, forest and range, appropriation for suppression 191, 362 Report to Congress 355 Fort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak., use of designated funds for payment of expenses of attorneys, etc 333, 359 General support and administration, appropriation for 110, 111, 193 Gila River, Ariz., settlement of claims to water rights, appropriation continued available 356 Health, conservation of, appropriation for 110, 354 Ice, funds available for purchase of 363 Indian Service, purchases for, time limit for rendering bills 354 Industrial assistance and advancement, appropriation for 109, 191, 361 Insurance premiums, use of funds of tribes for payment, authorized 852 Irrigation and drainage, appropriation for 109, 192, 356, 618 Irrigation projects— Appropriations, annual, of revenues from power operations, authorized 895 Collections, deposit of; credits to trust-fund accounts 895 Irrigation systems, construction, etc., appropriation for 356 Johnston, Governor Douglas, appropriation for monument at grave of 360 Lands, acquisition of, appropriation for; limitations 355, 361 Lawton, Okla., sale of certain Indian lands to city 356 Livestock, suppression of contagious diseases, appropriation continued available 355 Loans from revolving fund 362 Increase in revolving fund 355 Pima Indians, Ariz., appropriation for cropping operations 362 Redemption of restricted Indian property subject to taxation, appropriation continued available 356 Relief of needy Indians, appropriation for 361 Replacement of property destroyed by fire, etc., report to Congress 363 Roads and bridges, appropriation for 193, 358 Rubber boots, funds available for purchase of 363 Salaries and expenses, pay costs, increased, appropriation for 109 School, support of, appropriation for 362 Sitka naval base, transfer to 362 Supplies, purchase and storage of, availability of funds for 363 Surplus materials, etc., transfer to 362 Surplus stores, acquisition of 363 Transfer of buildings, equipment, etc., to 192LXXXVII Travel expenses, availability of funds for 363 Tribal affairs, appropriation for administration of 359 Tribal councils, etc., travel and other expenses, appropriation for 360 Tribal enterprises, funds available for establishment of 362 Tribal funds, miscellaneous, appropriation for 359 Ute Indians, claims against United States, attorneys’ fees 255 Vehicles, appropriations available 362 Veterans, educational facilities for, transfer of structures, etc., authorized 958 Appropriation authorised 959 Funds available 959 Welfare, appropriation for 354 Indian Claims Commission. *See separate title*. Indian lands— Health and educational conditions, etc., inspection of; limitation 962 Washington, leasing in 962 Indians. *See separate title*. Irrigation and drainage, pay costs, increased, appropriation for 109, 110 Irrigation projects, report on cost account of moneys expended, discontinuance 867 Irrigation works, report on examinations and surveys, discontinuance 867 Jackson Hole National Monument, restriction on use of funds in connection with 386 Judgments, appropriation for 202 Keetoowah Indians, Cherokee Nation, Okla., status 976 Kings Canyon National Park— Authority of commissioner of Sequoia National Park with respect to 119 Restriction on use of funds for road construction 377 Land Management, Bureau of— Administration, appointment and duties of personnel, etc 1100 Consolidation of General Land Office and Grazing Service in formation of 1100 Lands, public. *See* Public Lands. Lawton, Okla.— Fish hatchery property, conveyance to 58 Indian lands, certain, sale to city 356 Lewiston Orchards project, Idaho, authorization for construction, etc.; appropriation authorized 717, 718 Library membership, funds available for dues 386 Meetings, funds available for attendance at 385 Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, contracts for payment of designated charges, time extension of authority of Secretary of Interior 121 Miles City, Mont., conveyance for industrial and recreational purposes 946 Mineral deposits in certain lands, functions relating to, transfer from Department of Agriculture; limitation on mineral development 1099 Mineral Lands Leasing Act, Amendments. *See separate title*. Mines, Bureau of— Alumina, production of, reduction in appropriation 11 Anthracite Research Laboratory, appropriation for construction and equipment 372 Appropriation for 111, 371 Bauxite and alunite ores and aluminum clay deposits, reduction in appropriation 11 Critical and essential materials, investigation of deposits, reduction in appropriation 11 Federal Explosives Act, enforcement, reduction in appropriation 11 Field employees, report of temporary details to District of Columbia, discontinuance 867 Fuel testing, recommendations to Government departments and agencies 372 Helium. *See separate title*. Losses incident to production of certain minerals for war activities, adjustment, liquidation and payment, discontinuance of report to Congress 867 Magnesium pilot plants and research, reduction in appropriation 11 Manganese beneficiation pilot plants and research, reduction in appropriation 11 Mineral resources, investigations with respect to stock piling of strategic and critical materials 599 Ores of metals and minerals, transfer of records respecting 1057 Personal services in District of Columbia, increase in limitation 10 Pilot plants, sale of products of 375LXXXVIII Polluting substances, investigations respecting, reports to Congress 1081 Public Health Service, details from 375 Scientific investigations for Government agencies; transfer of funds for 375 Steel production, investigation of raw-material resources for, reduction in appropriation 11 Synthetic liquid fuels, demonstration plants, etc., appropriation for 372 Transfer of funds from Solid Fuels Administration for War 10 Transportation of pupils who are dependents of certain U. S. employees, use of equipment 373 National Elk Refuge, conveyance of portion to State of Wyoming 58 Correction of description, etc 520 National monuments. *See separate title*. National Park Service— Appropriation for 376 Appropriations, authorization for performance of designated functions and activities 885 Appropriations authorized for— Educational lectures and work 885 Fire-protection training camps, transportation, etc., of persons attending 885 Recreational areas, certain, administration, protection, etc 885 Telephone service, official 886 Travel expenses, employees attending training courses 885 Water rights, investigation and establishment of 885 Water supply line, Mesa Verde National Park, etc 886 Bridge construction, D. C., removal, etc., of certain planting materials in connection with 894 Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, time extension for certain conveyances 32 Castle Clinton National Monument, N. Y., administration, etc 997 Educational lectures, etc.— Appropriations authorized for 885 Appropriations available for 378 Forest-fire prevention, etc., appropriation for 376 Montezuma Well property, Ariz., acquisition of, appropriation for 377 National Capital parks, appropriation for 111, 115, 377, 521 Parkways, appropriation for 377 Report to Congress, expenditures 378 Physical improvements, appropriation for 378 Printing and binding, appropriation for 376 Recreational demonstration areas, appropriation for 111, 377 Report to Congress on diversion of funds 376 Roads and trails, appropriation for; limitation 377 Surplus property, transfer to; restriction 378 Telephones in Government-owned residences, etc., appropriations available for 378 Training courses for employees, appropriations available for 378 Veterans of World War II, certain, benefits for those losing opportunity of probational appointments 749 Water rights, investigation, acquisition, etc.— Appropriation available 376 Appropriations authorized 885 National parks. *See separate title*. Nevada, conveyance in Clark County for cemetery purposes 307 Oil and Gas Division, appropriation for 349 Oil refineries, certain, sale of royalty oil to 533 Oklahoma, patents for certain lands, issuance authorized 872 Overthrow of U, S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating; exception 385 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 350 Petroleum Administration for War. *See separate title*. Petroleum Conservation Division, pay costs, increased, appropriation for 109 Philadelphia National Shrines Park Commission— Appointment of member of 973 Employees and expenditures, authority of Secretary with respect to 974 Philippine Islands, U. S. High Commissioner to, appropriations continued available 351 Printing and binding, appropriation for 350, 370 Public lands. *See separate title*. Radio broadcasts, restriction on use of funds for 348 Reclamation, Bureau of— Administrative provisions 363LXXXIX Appropriations, interchange of 367 Colorado River— Dam Fund, appropriation for 368 Development Fund, appropriation for 368 Limitation 369 Flood control, etc., appropriation authorized 338 Appropriation for 619 Front work and levee system, appropriation for 369, 619 Expenditures, limitation of 366 Fort Peck Project, Mont.— Acquisition of Indian lands for construction; compensation; use of funds, etc 118 Appropriation for 110, 367 General fund, construction, appropriations from 367 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 111 Investigations, appropriation for 364 Irrigation districts in arrears of payments, restriction on use of funds for 364 Kings River and Tulare Lake, Calif., report on division of costs, etc 163 Lewiston Orchards project, Idaho, authorization for construction, etc 717 Appropriation authorized 718 Missouri River Basin, appropriation for 368 Additional appropriation authorized 648, 653 Power revenues, utilization of 366 Projects— Construction, appropriation for 365, 618 Operation and maintenance, appropriation for 365 Reclamation fund, special fund, appropriation for construction 618 Rewards for information respecting persons damaging public property 364 Rio Grande project, N. Mex.-Tex., appropriation for 111, 365, 366 Limitation increased 194 River basin studies, report to Congress 381 Salaries and expenses, other than project offices, appropriation for 364 Special fund, appropriations from 364 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 111 War Assets Administration, transfer of funds from 369 War Relocation Centers, etc., certain, acquisition of surplus lands, buildings, equipment, etc., at 369 Water conservation and utilization projects, appropriation for 367 Reduction in designated appropriations 10, 222, 625 Reports, discontinuance of certain 867 Retained employees, limitation on use of funds 386 Safford, Ariz., grant of title to public lands for municipal water system 33 Salaries, appropriation for 348 Santa Rosa Island National Monument, Fla., abolishment; conveyance to Escambia County, Fla 712 Secretary— Delegation of powers and duties relating to administration of Indian affairs 939 Office of— Appropriation, designated, for fiscal year 1946, extension of availability 12 Appropriation for 109, 348 Reduction in designated appropriation 10 Seger School Reserve lands, use by Colony Union Graded School District Numbered 1, agreement authorized; consent of designated Indian tribes 976 Seneca Indian School, deposit of compensation for flood damage to credit of 975 Soil and Moisture Conservation Operations, appropriation for 109, 349 Solicitor— Duties, salary 312 Office of, appropriation for 109, 349 Solid Fuels Administration for War— Appropriation for 618 Salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 10 Transfer of funds to Bureau of Mines 10 Southwestern Power Administration, appropriation for 384 Station wagons, funds available for 385 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. *See separate title*. Strikes against Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in; exception 385 Summit Lime Company, Calif., confirmation of title to certain lands; reservation of minerals to U. S 852XC Territories, government in— Appropriation for 111, 194 Alaska 194, 382 Hawaii 384 Virgin Islands 384 Emergency fund, reduction in appropriation 11, 222, 625 Territories and Island Possessions, Division of, appropriation for 109, 349 Texas, inclusion of designated lands in town site plats, relinquishment of title of United States 872 Three Affiliated Tribes, exchange of lands with respect to construction of Garrison Dam 167 Trucks, pick-up, funds available for 385 Vehicles, funds available for 306, 385 Vessel employees, compensation 218 Veterans’ Administration, transfer of funds from 75 Virgin Islands, government in, appropriation for 111, 384 Virgin Islands Company. *See separate title*. Wadsworth, Nev., patents for lots, elimination of restriction 529 War Agency Liquidation, appropriation for 349 War Department, public lands under jurisdiction, etc., of, copies of instruments granting easements over 643 War Relocation Authority. *See separate title*. Water conservation and utilization projects, appropriation for 367 Water supply, development of, pay costs, increased, appropriation for 109 Wind Cave National Park, S. Dak., boundaries, revision 970 Yakima Tribes, provision for membership roll 968 **Interior, Secretary of the.** *See* Interior, Department of the. **Internal Revenue, Bureau of.** *See under* Treasury Department. **Internal Revenue Code:** Section 22
(9)and (10), amendment 749 Section 116 (k), addition 1032 Section 322
(b)(1), period of limitation, extension in certain cases 750 Section 1400
(1)and (2), amendment 978 Section 1401
(1)and (2), amendment 990 Section 1410
(1)and (2), amendment 978 Section 1426
(a)(1), amendment 989 Section 1500— Amendment 723 Continuance in effect in certain cases 741 Section 1501 (a), amendment 723 Section 1510— Amendment 723 Continuance in effect in certain cases 741 Section 1520— Amendment 724 Continuance in effect in certain cases 741 Section 1532, amendment— Applicability limitation 741 Effective date 741 Section 1532 (b), amendment 724 Section 1532 (d), amendment 722 Section 1532 (e), amendment 725 Section 1538, addition 725 Section 1603
(a)(4), amendment 991 Section 1606 (f), addition 981 Section 1607
(b)(1), amendment 989 Section 1607 (c), amendment 981 Section 1607
(c)(4), amendment 982 Section 1607
(c)(15), amendment 982 Section 1607
(c)(16), amendment 982 Section 1607
(c)(17), addition 982 Section 1607 (f), amendment 991 Section 1607 (n), addition 982 Section 2325, amendment 300 Section 2326 (c), amendment 302 Section 2327
(b)and (c), repeal 302 Section 2470
(a)(2)— Addition of sentence 157 Clause
(A)and (B), amendment 157 Suspension in certain cases 157 Section 2476, repeal 157 Section 2550 (a), amendment 39 Section 2557
(5)and (6), amendment 39 Section 2558 (b), amendment 39 Section 2565, amendment 39 Section 2591 (e), addition 40 Section 2800
(a)(4), amendment 157 Section 2800
(4)(B), amendment 157 Section 3126 (a), amendment 306 Section 3220, amendment 39 Section 3228 (f), addition 38 Section 3230
(a)(6), addition 40 Section 3231, amendment 40 Section 3231 (b), addition 40 Sections 3340–3361 (Ch 28, Subchapter B), amendment 158 Section 3340, repeal 157 Section 3341, repeal 157 Section 3342, repeal 157 Section 3343, repeal 157 Section 3508, amendment 707 **Internal Revenue Taxation, Joint Committee on,** appropriation for 103, 184, 391, 397 **Internal Revenue Taxes.** *See* Taxes. **International Activities,** appropriation for participation in 454XCI **International Agreements:** Bretton Woods Agreements Act, Secretary of Treasury authorized to carry out agreement for further implementation of 535 Exchange program, foreign students, use of proceeds of surplus property sales, executive agreements authorized 754 Mexico, bridge across Rio Grande— Del Rio, Tex 862 Rio Grande City, Tex 748 Philippines— Authorization, conditions, etc 151 Trade relations, provision for 140 **International Animal Quarantine Station,** establishment, etc 633 **International Astronomical Union,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico:** Appropriation for 113, 454, 455 Rio Grande, approval respecting bridge construction— Dei Rio, Tex 862 Rio Grande City, Tex 748 **International Boundary Commission United States and Canada and Alaska and Canada,** appropriation 113, 456 **International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico.** *See* International Boundary and Water Commission, U. S. and Mexico. **International Bureau for Protection of Industrial Property,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Bureau for Publication of Customs Tariffs,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Bureau of Permanent Court of Arbitration,** appropriation for contribution 453, 620 **International Bureau of Weights and Measures,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Conventions.** *See* International Obligations. **International Council of Scientific Unions,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Criminal Police Commission,** appropriation for membership 461 **International Fisheries Commission,** appropriation for 456 **International Health Relations, Office of,** appropriation for activities in connection with Public Health Service mission to Liberia 692 **International Hydrographic Bureau,** appropriation for contribution 453, 621 **International Institute of Agriculture at Rome, Italy,** appropriation for contribution for liquidation 621 **International Joint Commission, United States and Canada,** appropriation for 456, 621 **International Joint Commission, United States and Great Britain,** pay costs, increased, appropriation for 113 **International Labor Organization,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Map of the World on the Millionth Scale,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Meteorological Committee,** appropriation for contribution 474 **International Obligations:** Appropriation for contributions, quotas, etc.— Agriculture, International Institute of, at Rome, Italy, liquidation 621 American International Institute for the Protection of Childhood 453 American Mexican Claims Commission 455 American Republics, cooperation with 457 Astronomical Union, International 453 Cape Spartel and Tangier Light, Coast of Morocco 453, 620 Customs Tariffs, International Bureau for Publication of 453 Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense 453 Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations 453 Geodesy and Geophysics, International Union of 453 Gorgas Memorial Laboratory 453 Hydrographic Bureau, International 453, 621 Industrial Property, International Bureau for Protection of 453 Inter-American Coffee Board 453 Inter-American Cultural Relations, Convention for Promotion of 457 Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee 453 Inter-American Highway 69 Inter-American Indian Institute 453 Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences 453 Inter-American Radio Office 453 Inter-American Statistical Institute 453 International Boundary and Water Commission, U. S. and Mexico 454, 455 International Boundarw Commission, U. S. and Canada and Alaska and Canada 456XCII International Criminal Police Commission 461 International Fisheries Commission 456 International Joint Commission, U. S. and Canada 456, 621 International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission 457 Interparliamentary Union for Promotion of International Arbitration, Bureau of 453 Labor Organization, International 453 Liquor Traffic in Africa, Convention Relating to 621 Map of the World on the Millionth Scale, International 453 Meteorological Committee, International 474 Narcotics Convention of 1931, implementation of the 453 Navigation, Permanent International Commission of Congresses of 162 Pan American Institute of Geography and History 453 Pan American Sanitary Bureau 453 Pan American Union 453 Panama, Government of 453 Penal and Penitentiary Commission, International 453 Permanent Court of Arbitration, International Bureau of 453, 620 Production Control Committees, International 274 Public Health, International Office of 453 Radio Union, International Scientific 453 Scientific Unions, International Council of 453 Seed Testing Congress, International 292 Statistical Bureau at The Hague, International 453 Sugar Council, International 274 Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts, International 453 Telecommunication Union, International, Bureau of, Radio Section 453 United Nations. *See separate title*. Weights and Measures, International Bureau of 453 Wheat Advisory Committee, International 274 Industrial Property, International Convention for Protection of, benefits, etc., respecting trade-mark registration and protection, extension to parties to 442 Liberia, Public Health Service mission to, appropriation for activities in connection with 692 Trade Mark and Commercial Protection, General Inter-American Convention for, extension of designated benefits to parties to 442 Trade-marks and commercial names, provisions for protection, registration, etc 441 United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. *See separate title*. **International Office of Public Health,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission,** appropriation for 457 **International Penal and Penitentiary Commission,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Postal Service, Division of.** *See under* Post Office Department. **International Production Control Committees,** appropriation for 274 **International Scientific Radio Union,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Seed Testing Congress,** appropriation for share of expenses 292 **International Statistical Bureau at The Hague,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Sugar Council,** appropriation for share of expenses 274 **International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Telecommunication Union, Bureau of, Radio Section,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics,** appropriation for contribution 453 **International Wheat Advisory Committee,** appropriation for share of expenses 274 **Interned Persons, Etc.:** Navy Department, appropriation for 482 War Department, appropriation for 565 **Interparliamentary Union for Promotion of International Arbitration,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House Committee on,** functions, etc 826 **Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 817 **Interstate Commerce Act:** Amendments— Freight forwarders— Common carriers by motor vehicle, utilization of services 21 Joint rates or charges, operation under, etc 22XCIII Locomotive Inspection, appropriation for 71 Violations, apparent, appropriation for investigations 71 **Interstate Commerce Commission:** Agricultural products, etc., transportation rates, services, and facilities, petition or complaint respecting 1088 Appropriation for 71, 105 Freight forwarders— Common carriers by motor vehicle, utilization of services; determination of terms and conditions 21 Joint rates or charges, operation under, etc 22 Government transportation requests, use by Joint Board members 71 Interstate Commerce Act, apparent violations, appropriation for investigations 71 Motor and water carriers, emergency powers over, time limit 345 **Interstate Compacts:** Consent of Congress granted to— Costilla Creek Compact 246 Deposit of original in archives of Department of State 254 Rights reserved 254 Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation and States of Iowa and Nebraska, bridge across Missouri River, agreement respecting 661 Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, States of, division of waters of Bear River and tributaries 658 **Interstate or Foreign Commerce,** larceny in, amendments of provisions of law respecting 656 **Intracoastal Waterway,** examination, etc., authorized 635, 636, 639, 640 **Inventors Council Service Staff, National,** reduction in appropriation 10 **Investigation, Federal Bureau of.** *See* Federal Bureau of Investigation *under* Justice, Department of. **Inyokern, Calif.,** care and operation of schools, Navy, appropriation for 485 **Iowa:** Clinton, bridge authorized across Mississippi River at 120 Coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of one-hundredth anniversary of admission into Union 864 Eddyville, bridge authorized across Des Moines River at or near 633 Farmington, bridge authorized across Des Moines River at or near 320 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 636 Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation, bridge across Missouri River, Washington County, Nebr.-Harrison County, Iowa, amendment of Act authorizing 661 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 652 **Ipswich, Mass., Castle Neck,** conveyance of lighthouse property to town by Coast Guard 923 **Irondequoit Bay, N. Y.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Irrigation Investigations,** appropriation for 279 **Irrigation Projects, Federal.** *See also* Reclamation, Bureau of, under Interior, Department of the. Crow Indian Reservation, Mont., adjustments in connection with irrigation project 333 Water conservation and utilization projects, appropriation for 287, 367 **Isle La Plume, Wis.,** small boat harbor, examination and survey authorized 652 **J** **Jackson Hole National Monument,** restriction on use of certain funds in connection with 386 **Jackson River, Va.,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **James River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Japanese Beetle Control,** appropriation for 280 **Jasper, Ala.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Jefferson County, Tex., Drainage Districts,** provision of outlets, examination and survey authorized 651 **Jefferson Parish, La.,** flood-control project along Lake Pontchartrain authorized 647 **Jim Woodruff Dam,** designation of Junction Dam as 635 **Johns Pass, Pinellas County, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Johnson, Albert W.,** acceptance of renunciation of pension as former Federal judge 304 **Johnson, Maggie, Polk County, Ark.,** acceptance of certain real estate devised to United States by 313 **Johnsons Creek, Wicomico River, Somerset County, Md.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Johnston, Governor Douglas,** appropriation for monument at grave of 360 **Joint Committee on Atomic Energy,** establishment, composition, functions, etc 772XCIV **Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation,** appropriation for 103, 184, 391, 397 **Joint Committee on Printing:** Appropriation for 103, 104, 399, 602, 912 Composition of 838 Congressional Record, improvement of 837 **Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures,** appropriation for 184 **Joint Committee on the Economic Report:** Appropriation authorized 26 Appropriation for salaries and expenses 912 Establishment, functions, etc 25 Report, time for filing 838 **Joint Committee on the Library,** composition of 838 **Jordan River,** flood-protection project authorized 650 **Judges, United States Courts.** *See under* United States Courts. **Judgments, Payment of**, appropriation for 200, 201, 202, 616, 629, 630, 917 **Judicial Branch of the Government.** *See* United States Courts. **Judicial Offices,** appropriation for examination of 459 **Judiciary, House Committee on,** functions, etc 826 **Judiciary, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 818 **Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1947** 475 **Julington Creek, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **July 5, 1946,** excuse of Government employees from duty 417 **Junction Dam,** designation as Jim Woodruff Dam 635 **Jurors,** appropriation for fees 478 **Justice, Department of.** *See also* United States Courts. Administrative Division, appropriation for 111, 266, 458 Antitrust Division— Appropriation for 112, 459 Regional offices, permanent, restriction on use of funds for 459 Salary limitation 459 Senate approval of appointees at $8,225 or more 459 Appropriation Act, 1947 458 Assistant Solicitor General, Office of, appropriation for 111, 266, 458 Assistant to Attorney General, Office of, appropriation for 111, 458 Assistants to Attorney General, special, appropriation for 458, 459 Atomic Energy Act of 1946, violations, advice and direction required for prosecution 767 Attorney General, Office of, appropriation for 111, 458 Attorneys, license requirement 464 Bailiffs, appropriation for 112, 266, 461 Per diem restriction 464 Claims Division, appropriation for 111, 459 Contingent expenses, appropriation for 194, 459 Criminal Division, appropriation for 111, 266, 459 Customs Division, appropriation for 112, 459 Damage claims, appropriation for 200, 628, 629 District attorneys, appropriation for 112, 195, 460 District of Columbia— Division of expenditures for certain offices 464 Reimbursement to United States, appropriation for 510 Farm Tenant Act, claims under, settlement, etc 1065, 1066 Federal Bureau of Investigation— Appropriation for 112, 461 Atomic Energy Act of 1946, violations, investigation of 767 Atomic Energy Commission, employees, investigation 767 Civil-service employees, prohibition on use of funds for payment of 462 Director, salary 461 Emergencies, salaries and expenses for certain, appropriation for 461 Reduction in appropriation 11 Federal Prison Industries. *See separate title*. Field, miscellaneous salaries and expenses, appropriation for 112, 459 Immigration and Naturalization Service— Alien fiancées or fiancés of veterans or members of U. S. armed forces, admission to U. S., administration of provisions 340 Appropriation for 112, 462 Arrest of aliens without warrant in certain cases 865 Cooperating agencies, reimbursement 462 Filipino trainees, entry of certain 139 Inspectors, veterans of World War II, benefits for those losing opportunity of probational appointments 749 Interpreters, employment of aliens 463 Vehicles, search within certain areas, authorized 865 Immigration Appeals, Board of, appropriation for 458XCV Indian Claims Commission, representation of U. S., authority of Attorney General 1053 Judgments, appropriation for 202 Judicial offices, appropriation for examination of 459 Lands Division, appropriation for 195, 266, 459 Reduction in appropriation 222 Legal activities and general administration— Appropriation for 111, 112, 194, 266, 458 Reduction in appropriation 11, 222 Marshals, etc., appropriation for 112, 195, 460 Naturalization of certain former U. S. citizens, sending of copies of oath to Department 866 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 480 Pardon Attorney, Office of, appropriation for 111, 266, 458 Parole, Board of, appropriation for 458 Penal and correctional institutions— Appropriation for 112, 463 Construction of buildings and facilities, appropriation for 464 Dwellings at, availability of funds transferred from Navy Department 464 Land, acquisition of, appropriation for 463 Minor purchases without advertising 463 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 459 Per diem restriction 464 Printing and binding, appropriation for 195, 266, 459 Prison system, Federal, appropriation for 112, 195, 463 Prisons, Bureau of, appropriation for 112, 463 Public Health Service, transfer of funds 464 Reduction in designated appropriations 11, 222 Solicitor General, Office of, appropriation for 111, 458 Special attorneys, etc.— Appropriation for 460 Report to Congress 460 Salary limitation 460 Senate approval of appointees at $8,225 or more 460 State, Department of, matters under joint control, investigations 461, 462 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 480 Tax Division, appropriation for 111, 266, 458 Tort Claims Act, Federal, arbitration, etc., of claims under 845 Traveling expenses, appropriation for 195, 459 War Division, salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 11 Witnesses, appropriation for fees 460 Increase in limitation 266 Per diem restriction 464 **K** **Kansas,** appropriation for education of Indians 193 **Karakuls,** domestic raising, classification 127 **Kawaihae Harbor, Hawaii,** examination and survey authorized 641 **Kayenta, Ariz., Indian hospital,** appropriation for improvement, etc., of building 358 **Kendrick Project, Wyo.,** appropriation for 365, 366 **Kent Island, Queen Annes County, Md.,** examination and survey of Little Creek authorized 639 **Kentucky:** Burkesville, bridge authorized across Cumberland River at or near 893 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 636 **Key West, Fla.,** reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property losses at 236 **Kick-Backs, Etc.,** by Subcontractors on U. S. Government Contracts, prohibition on payment; penalty for violation 37 **King, Admiral Ernest A.,** appropriation for medal for 623 **Kings Canyon National Park, Calif.:** Appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 Authority of commissioner of Sequoia National Park with respect to 119 Road construction, restriction on use of funds for 377 **Kings River and Tulare Lake, Calif.,** appropriation for flood control; report on division of costs 163 **Kings River Project, Calif.,** appropriation for construction 367 **Kiowa Agency, Okla.,** appropriation for industrial assistance 361 **Kiowa Indians, Okla.:** Buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 358 Lands, certain, set aside in trust for 305 Lawton, sale of certain Indian lands to 356XCVI **Kiser Creek, Ill.,** flood-protection project authorized 648 **Klamath Agency, Oreg.,** appropriation for 110, 359 **Klamath Indian Reservation, Oreg.,** appropriation for 110, 358 **Klamath Project, Oreg.-Calif.:** Appropriation for 111, 365, 366 Transfer of certain lands, etc., to Bureau of Reclamation 369 **Knightvilie Reservoir, Westfield River, Mass.,** modification, examination and survey authorized 651 **L** **La Crosse, Wis.,** examination and survey of Mississippi River authorized 652 **Labor, Department of:** Apprentice Training Service— Appropriation for 112, 680 Reduction in appropriation 7 Clerical, etc., assistance to District of Columbia Apprenticeship Council or Director 205 Director of Apprenticeship, D. C., appointment by Secretary of Labor 204 Apprenticeship training, District of Columbia, definition of “the Secretary of Labor” for purposes of Act respecting 207 Appropriation Act, 1947 679 Assistant Secretary of Labor— Abolishment of existing office 92 Establishment of three offices of 91 Children’s Bureau— Activities, functions, etc., appropriation for 112, 267, 680, 681 Grants to States for emergency maternity and infant care, reduction in appropriation; restriction on change in designated allotments 11 Federal Security Agency, transfer to 1095 Functions, transfer of 1095 Industrial Division, exclusion from transfer 1095 Personnel, property, records and funds, transfer authorized 1096 State plans, payments with respect to 682 Withholding of moneys from State agencies, restriction 695 Conciliation, Commissioners of, appropriation for 112, 680 Conferences, funds available for attendance at 680, 682 Contingent expenses, appropriation for 679 Cost-of-living study and report, appropriation for 680 Damage claims, appropriation for 200 Employment Office Facilities and Services, appropriation for 112, 195 Foreign Service, Board of, designation of representative to 1001 Labor Standards, Division of, appropriation for 112, 679 Labor Statistics, Bureau of— Appropriation for 112, 680, 916 Cost-of-living study and report, appropriation for 680 Hawaii, study of labor conditions, appropriation for 680 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 700 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 679 Printing and binding, appropriation for 679 Reduction in designated appropriations 11 Reports, discontinuance of certain 867 Retraining and Reemployment Administration, appropriation for 683 Safety and health program, salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 11 Salaries and expenses (national defense), reduction in appropriation 11 Second Assistant Secretary of Labor, abolishment of office of 92 Secretary, Office of, appropriation for 112, 195, 679 Reduction in designated appropriations 11 Solicitor, Office of, appropriation for 112, 679 Statistical studies, special, discontinuance of reports to Congress respecting 867 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 700 Travel expenses, appropriation for 679 Availability of appropriation for attendance at conferences 680, 682 Under Secretary of Labor, Office of, establishment, functions, etc 91 United States Employment Service— Accrued annual leave, etc., payment for 683 Appropriation for 683 Public employment offices— Administration, methods of 685 Certification of funds, conditions 684 Grants to States 684 Joint budget, certain grants to States, submission authorized 686 Refund of deductions, etc., to certain employees; annuity benefits 685 Transfer of facilities, etc., to States 684XCVII Salary restrictions 683, 684 Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, placement functions under, transfer to 1101 Transfer of funds authorized 683 Wage and Hour Division— Appropriation for 112, 686 Transfer of funds 687 Wage Stabilization Board, National— Appropriation for 682 Consultants, part-time; dollar-a-year men, etc., applicability of certain provisions respecting travel 682 Delegation of authority by Chairman 682 Leave, sick and annual, persons on per diem when-actually-employed basis, restriction 682 Oaths, etc., administration of 682 War manpower functions, pay costs, increased, appropriation for 112 Women’s Bureau, appropriation for 112, 686 **Labor, Secretary of.** *See* Labor, Department of. **Labor and Public Welfare, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 818 **Labor Board.** *See* National Labor Relations Board; National War Labor Board. **Labor Disputes:** Agreements between management and labor, notice requirement 698 Appropriation for National Labor Relations Board in connection with 698 **Labor-Federal Security Appropriation Act, 1947** 679 **Labor Organization, International,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Labor Relations Board, National.** *See* National Labor Relations Board. **Labor Standards, Division of.** *See under* Labor, Department of. **Labor Statistics, Bureau of.** *See under* Labor, Department of. **Lake Charles, La.:** Bridge across Calcasieu River, time extension for construction 660 Deep Water Channel, improvement authorized 635 **Lake DePue, Bureau County, Ill.,** and connecting channels to Illinois River, examination and survey authorized 640 **Lake Michigan, near Grand Traverse Bay and Millecoquin River,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Lake of the Woods, Minn.,** harbor at Springsteel Island, examination and survey authorized 640 **Lake Okeechobee, Fla.:** Drainage area, examination and survey authorized 651 Water table, raising of, examination and survey authorized 640 **Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho, Naval Training Station,** reduction in appropriations 15, 225, 626 **Lake Pepin, Minn.,** improvement of Mississippi River authorized 636 **Lake Placid, Shore Acres, Anne Arundel County, Md.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Lake Pontchartrain,** flood-control project authorized 647 **Lake Seneca, N. Y., Naval Training Station,** reduction in appropriations 15, 626 **Lake Superior,** shore line, etc., examination and survey authorized 640, 652 **Lake Taneycomo, Mo.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Lake Texoma Recreational Area, Tex.-Okla.,** appropriation for 376, 377 **Lake Vesuvius, Ohio,** acquisition by U. S. of certain reserved mineral rights for protection of 924 **Lake Winnepesaukee, N. H.,** mail carrier, compensation 659 **Lakes Cove, Honga River, Dorchester County, Md.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Lampasas Valley, Tex.,** availability of Belton River storage capacity for irrigation purposes 649 **Lampreys, Sea, Predatory, in Great Lakes,** investigation and eradication; appropriation for 930, 931 **Land Bank Commissioner Loans,** on behalf of Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, amendment of Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933 532 **Land Management, Bureau of.** *See under* Interior, Department of the. **Land Office, General.** *See* General Land Office under Interior, Department of the. **Land Utilization and Retirement of Submarginal Land,** appropriation for 108, 287 **Lander, Wyo.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Landing Areas for Aircraft,** appropriation for development, etc., limitation on number of sites 469 **Lands.** *See* Public Lands. **Lane County, Oreg.,** construction of dams, etc., by Port of Siuslaw authorized 637 **Langley Bridge,** designation of bridge over Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks, New Hampshire Avenue, D. C., as 882XCVIII **Langley Field, Va.,** construction and equipment, funds continued available 613 **Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory:** Construction, appropriation for, limitation on availability of funds 72 Equipment, maintenance, etc., appropriation for 72 **Lansing, Iowa,** improvement of Mississippi River authorized 636 **Larceny in Interstate or Foreign Commerce,** amendments of provisions of law respecting 656 **Lassen National Forest,** appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 **Lassen Volcanic National Park, Calif.,** appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 **Latin America.** *See* American Republics. **Lavon Reservoir, East Fork of Trinity River, Tex.,** modification of project for conservation storage 637 **Lawrence County, Ohio,** acquisition by U. S. of certain reserved mineral rights by grants in exchange for 924 **Lawrenceburg, Ind.,** bridge authorized across Ohio River at or near 890 **Lawton, Okla.:** Conveyance of fish hatchery property 58 Sale of certain Indian lands to city 356 **Lead,** subsidy payment limitations; premiums; adjustments 671 **Lease-Lend.** *See* Lend-Lease. **Leases:** Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company, extension and renewal of lease of designated tract of land, authorized 311 Crow Indian lands, term 308 Indian lands, State of Washington 962 Mineral lands, appropriation for enforcement of laws 370 Mineral Lands Leasing Act, Amendments. *See separate title*. Veterans’ Administration, leases of property for designated purposes, authority 299 **Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces:** Accumulated leave— Computation of compensation, basis of 964 Limitation on 964 Regulations respecting 963 Applications for settlement of leave, time limitations for filing 965 Definitions 963 Insurance premiums, assignment of bond for payment, authorization; redemption 967 Limitations on number of compensable days’ leave 965 Pay and allowances; determination of number of days of leave, regulations respecting 964 Rate of leave 963 Repeal respecting leave of absence 967 Settlement and compensation for leave— Appropriation authorized 967 Appropriation for 912 Death of holder of bond or check, payment to survivor 966 Exemption from taxation, claims, etc 967 Method, regulations respecting 965 Reports to Congress respecting amounts expended 967 Survivors, settlement with 966 Under age or mentally disabled members, etc., settlement for 967 Fee, acceptance in connection with settlement, penalty 967 **Leave Compensation, Government Employees:** Claims for, method of payment; appropriations authorized 747 Appropriation for 913 **Lebanon County, Pa.,** easement for highway purposes in Veterans’ Administration hospital reservation; condition 298 **Lee Mansion,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 377 **Legislative Branch of the Government.** *See also* Congress. Appropriation Act, 1947 386 Amendments respecting assistance in office of Secretary of Senate 600, 601 Appropriation for 57, 103, 184, 262, 386, 600, 911 Appropriations, preparation of statements of 399 Architect of the Capitol. *See separate title*. Botanic Garden. *See separate title*. Capitol buildings and grounds, appropriation for 185, 400 Capitol Police. *See separate title*. Economic Report, Joint Committee on the— Establishment, functions, etc 25, 838 Appropriation authorized 26 Appropriation for 912 Employees— Civil-service status, acquisition, credit for military service 3XCIX Overtime, additional compensation in lieu, rates 217 Pay rates, increase in 217 Federal Expenditures, Nonessential, Joint Committee on Reduction of, appropriation for 184 Government Printing Office. *See separate title*. House of Representatives. *See separate title*. Internal Revenue Taxation, Joint Committee on. *See separate title*. Joint Committee on Printing. *See separate title*. Legislative Counsel, Office of, appropriations authorized 837 Appropriation for 399 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Library of Congress. *See separate title*. Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 408 Pay rates and designation of positions not established under Legislative Pay Act of 1929 407 Reorganization. *See* Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Senate. *See separate title*. Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 408 Vehicles, private, restriction on use of funds for maintenance 407 **Legislative Counsel, Office of:** Appropriations authorized 837 Appropriations for 103, 104, 399 **Legislative Reference Service:** Appropriations authorized 836 Appropriations for 104, 402 Establishment, duties, appointment of personnel, etc 836 **Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946** 812 Adjournment, Congressional 831 Administrative assistants, employment authorized 834, 839 Appropriation authorized 834 Appropriations authorized 834, 839 Appropriation for 911 Appropriations committees, hearings and reports 833 Bridge Act of 1946, General. *See separate title*. Budget, legislative, report 832 Concurrent resolution adopting 833 Capitol space, survey and assignment of 839 Caucus rooms; remodeling of 838 Committee powers; hearings and investigations 831 Committee procedure; meeting days, record of action, etc 831 Committee staffs— Appointments, duties, compensation, etc 834, 835 Compensation, appropriations available 835 Employees of existing Committees on Appropriations, continuance on rolls 835 Limitations on appointments 835 Professional staff members, limitation on appointment to position in executive branch of the Government 835 Compensation of Members of Congress 850 Comptroller General, studies by— Appropriation Acts, general, cost of complying with certain restrictions, etc., report to Congress 837 Expenditure analyses of Government agencies, report to designated committees 837 Conference rules on amendments in nature of substitute 832 Congressional Record, improvement of 837 Contents, table of 812 Economic Report, Joint Committee on, time for filing report 838 Effective date of specified provisions 834, 839 Expense allowance; exemption from tax 850 Repeal of prior provision 850 Hearings, committee, preservation of 834 Hearings, records, etc., separation of records 835 House of Representatives— Clerk, Office of the, authorization to incur certain expenses; charge to contingent fund 912 Committees, standing 822 Agriculture 823 Appropriations 824 Studies and examinations of organization, etc., of executive agencies, authorized 835 Armed Services 824 Banking and Currency 824 Chairmen, election of 823 Clerical staff 835 District of Columbia 824 Education and Labor 825 Expenditures in the Executive Departments 825 Foreign Affairs 825C House Administration 825 Contested-election cases, reports 830 Interstate and Foreign Commerce 826 Judiciary 826 Meetings 830 Merchant Marine and Fisheries 827 Post Office and Civil Service 824 Powers and duties 823 Public Lands 827 Public Works 828 Reports of committees on designated matters, leave to report 829 Restriction on meeting while House is in session 832 Rules 828, 829 Reports from 829 Service of Members, limitation 823 Un-American Activities 828 Vacancies, filling by election 823 Veterans’ Affairs 829 Ways and Means 829 Compensation 850 Delegates and Resident Commissioner, service on designated committees as additional members 830 Private claims bills, references 830 Rules— Rule X, amendment 822 Rule XI, amendment 823 Rule XII, amendment 830 Rule XXI, paragraph 3, amendment 830 Select and conference committees, appointment by Speaker 823 Legislative Counsel, Office of, appropriations authorized 837 Legislative oversight by standing committee 832 Legislative Reference Service, establishment, duties, appointment of personnel, etc 836 Appropriations authorized 836 Library, Joint Committee on, composition of 838 Military and naval records, correction authorized 837 Pages, education of, reimbursement to D. C 839 Appropriations authorized 839 Pay increase for certain Congressional officers 834 Printing, Joint Committee on, composition of 838 Private bills banned 831 Provisions applicable to both Houses 831 Records of Congress 833 Regulation of Lobbying Act, Federal. *See separate title*. Reports respecting committee staff members; publication 832 Restaurants, remodeling of 838 Retirement pay of Members of Congress— Annuity, regulations respecting 851 Refunds of deductions 851 Definitions 852 Deposit 850 Notice in writing 850 Rule-making power of Senate and House 814 Rules of Senate and House, changes in 814 Senate— Appropriation bills, amendments to 821 Committees, standing 814 Agriculture and Forestry 815 Appropriations 815 Ex officio members for consideration of certain annual appropriation bills 821 Armed Services 815 Banking and Currency 815 Civil Service 816 Continuance; power to act 820 District of Columbia 816 Expenditures in the Executive Departments 816 Finance 817 Foreign Relations 817 Interstate and Foreign Commerce 817 Judiciary 818 Jurisdiction, decisions 832 Labor and Public Welfare 818 Public Lands 819 Public Works 819 Quorum 820 Restriction on meeting while Senate is in session 832 Rules and Administration 820 Service of Senators, limitation 820 Compensation 850 Standing Rules of— Rule XVI, amendment 821 Rule XXV, amendment 814 Separability clause 814 Speaker, Office of, annual appropriation authorized 834 Tort Claims Act, Federal. *See separate title*. Transfer of functions 838 Vice President, Office of, annual appropriation authorized 834 **Lehigh River, Pa.,** flood-protection project authorized 644CI **Leland Harbor, Mich.,** shore protection, examination and survey authorized 640 **LeMay, Curtis E.,** appointment as permanent brigadier general of the line of the Regular Army, authorized 56 **Lend-Lease:** Contract authorizations, reduction 11 Liquidation, appropriation for 604 Price support of agriculture, postwar, transfer of reserve fund to Commodity Credit Corporation 8 Reduction in designated appropriations 8, 221, 624 Consultation by Departments of State and Treasury 624 Determination of categories by Secretary of State 221 Reimbursement of designated appropriations, relief from 228 Shipments abroad, time limitation on use of funds 604 Strategic and critical materials acquired from foreign governments, transfer to stock piles; exemptions 598 Transfer of funds to United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration 228 Vessels and shore facilities, construction, Coast Guard, reduction in appropriation 627 **Leneudes Ferry, S. C.,** bridge authorized across Santee River at or near 323 **Leon River,** flood-protection project authorized 649 **Leon Valley, Tex.,** availability of Belton River storage capacity for irrigation purposes 649 **Levering Creek, Ewell, Md.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Lewis, Elmer A.,** appropriation for salary 396 **Lewiston, Idaho,** improvement of Snake River authorized 638 **Lewiston Orchards Project, Idaho:** Construction, etc., authorization for 717 Appropriation authorized 718 **Leyte, Philippine Islands,** reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property losses at 236 **Liberia,** Public Health Service mission to, appropriation for activities in connection with 692 **Liberty, Tex.,** improvement of Trinity River authorized 636 **Liberty Bond Act, Second:** Amendment, decrease of limitation on obligations 316 Bond issues, expenses of certain, restriction on availability of appropriation 572 Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces, issuance of bonds under provisions of 966 Postmaster General, advances under 572 Proceeds from securities issued under, use as public-debt transaction— Agreement, designated, carrying out 535 Mortgages, purchase of certain notes issued for payment 1078 **Libraries,** appropriation for surveys, etc 689 **Library, Joint Committee on the,** composition of 838 **Library of Congress:** Blind, books for adult, appropriation for 404 Additional appropriation authorized 908 Buildings and grounds, care, etc., appropriation for 83, 104, 401, 404 Cards, printed, distribution of, appropriation for 83, 402 Citizenship requirements for employees, exemptions 405 Contingent expenses, appropriation for 404 Copyright Office— Appropriation for 104, 402 Catalogue of Title Entries, appropriation for publication 404 Increase of, appropriation for 403 Legislative Reference Service— Appropriation for 104, 402 Appropriations authorized 836 Establishment, duties, appointment of personnel, etc 836 Motion-picture project, appropriation for 104, 403 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 404 Printing and binding, appropriation for 404 Salaries, appropriation for 83, 402 State legislation, index to, appropriation for 104, 403 Sunday opening, appropriation for 401 Trust Fund Board, appropriation for 405 Union catalogues, appropriation for 104, 403 **Life Insurance, National Service.** *See* National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940. **Lifetime Federal Digest,** price limitation 81 **Liquid Fuels, Synthetic,** demonstration plants, appropriation for 372 **Liquor Traffic in Africa, Convention Relating to,** appropriation for contribution 621 **Little Big Horn River Watershed,** private ditches, authority of Secretary of Interior respecting contracts, etc 335 **Little Creek, Kent Island, Queen Annes County, Md.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Little Kanawha River and Tributaries,** examination and survey authorized 652CII **Little Pottsburg Creek, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Little River and Tributaries, Ark.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Little River Valley, Tex.,** availability of Belton River storage capacity for irrigation purposes 649 **Little Rock, Ark.,** examination and survey of Arkansas River authorized 640 **Little Sarasota Bay and Channel, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Little Sunflower River,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Little Tallahatchie Watershed,** requirement of approval of County Board of Supervisors 286 **Little Valley Wash, Utah,** flood-protection project authorized 650 **Livestock,** maximum price, etc., limitations 667 **Loan Agency, Federal.** *See* Federal Loan Agency. **Lobbying Act.** *See* Regulation of Lobbying Act, Federal. **Locomotive Inspection,** appropriation for 71, 105 **Locust Creek and Tributaries, Ark.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Lookout Point Reservoir, Oreg.,** school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 **Los Angeles-San Gabriel Basin and Ballona Creek,** flood-protection project, increase in authorization 650 **Lost Creek, Mo.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Lost Creek and Tributaries, Ill.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Lost River and Tributaries,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Louisiana:** Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 645, 646, 647 Lake Charles, bridge across Calcasieu River at or near, time extension for construction 660 Louisiana Historical Museum, delivery of custody of silver service and silver bell of U. S. S. New Orleans, authorized 117 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 635 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 640 **Louisiana, Mo.,** examination and survey of Mississippi River authorized 640 **Lowe’s Wharf, Talbot County, Md.,** anchorage, examination and survey authorized 639 **Lower Burrel Township, Pa.,** bridge authorized across Allegheny River near 892 **Lower Grand River, Mo.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Lower Mississippi River:** Appropriation authorization, increase to provide for increased costs of construction 647 Drainage, modification of project for provision of; conditions 646 Flood-protection projects authorized 645 Saint Francis River Basin, local cooperation requirement 646 Vicksburg-Yazoo area, protection of, modification of levee system authorized; conditions 646 Yazoo River Basin, local cooperation requirement 646 **Lower Rio Grande Flood-Control Project,** construction, limitation 455 **Lucky Peak Reservoir, Idaho,** flood-protection project authorized; limitation 650 **Lugert-Altus Project, Okla.,** appropriation for 365 **Lumber and Logs, Softwood,** maximum prices 674 **Lynn Harbor, Mass.,** examination and survey authorized 638 **M** **Macon, Ga.,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Magna, Utah,** flood-protection project authorized 650 **Magnesium Pilot Plants and Research,** reduction in appropriation 11 **Maine:** Marine school, appropriation for maintenance 500 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 634 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 651 **Malaria, Control of,** reduction in appropriation for 8 **Mamaroneck Harbor, N. Y., East Basin,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Mammal and Bird Reservations,** appropriation for maintenance 194,380 **Mandan, N. Dak.,** flood-protection project on Heart River, authorized 648 **Manganese Beneficiation Pilot Plants and Research,** reduction in appropriation 11 **Manila Fiber,** exemption from processing or other internal tax 148 **Manna Group, American Samoa Islands,** reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property losses at 236CIII **Manpower Commission, War,** reductions in designated appropriations 7 **Manteo-Oregon Inlet, N. C., Channel,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Map of the World on the Millionth Scale, International,** appropriation for 453 **Marihuana,** millers, order forms, exemption from requirement for certain transfers; tax; registration, etc 40 **Marine and War Risk Insurance Fund,** revolving fund, reduction in appropriation 7, 221, 624 **Marine Band:** Attendance at— Conventions, designated, authorized 540 Grand Army of the Republic, national encampment, appropriation for expenses 195 Pay and allowances, readjustment 343 **Marine Corps.** *See also* Navy Department. Air travel under orders, per diem rates of allowance 81 American Battle Monuments Commission, designation of personnel to assist, authorized 317 Appointments— Accrued leave, appointees, granting of 94 Commissioned grades and ranks, permanent, designated personnel, authorized 92 Expiration of authority 93 Precedence 93 Reappointment 94 Correction of technical error in legislation 245 Regulations, prescription by President 93 Repeals of laws or parts of laws 94, 95, 96 Revocation of commission; discharge 94 Temporary appointments to higher grades; precedence 93 Warrant grades and ranks, permanent, designated personnel, authorized 92 Attu, Alaska, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 235 Cherry Point, N. C., reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 118 China, details to, compensation, etc 539 Chrea, Algiers, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 236 Commandant, Office of, reduction in appropriations for pay of civil force 17 Deceased personnel, settlement of accounts; payment of funeral expenses 30 Demobilization rate 20 Dependents— Stations outside U. S., delegation of authority for determining availability of Government transportation 127 Transportation, certain, payment in lieu; rates 126 Transportation costs, payment on commuted basis in certain cases 5 Discharged personnel, travel allowance 856 Personnel separated under conditions other than honorable 126 Embassies, etc., in foreign countries, enlisted men as custodians 450, 1011 Enlisted men— Allowances while in hospital, etc.; restriction on accrual in certain cases 858 Appointment to Naval Academy; service requirement 487, 855 Commutation in lieu of rations, designated personnel 858 Enlisted strength of active list, authorized 92 General expenses— Reduction in appropriations 17, 227 Transfer of funds 627 General in the Marine Corps, permanent grade, designated appointments authorized; pay, allowances, etc 60 Grand Army of the Republic, attendance of Marine Band at national encampment, appropriation for expenses 195 Harrowbeer Airport, Plymouth, England, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 236 Hitchcock, Tex., reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 235 Household effects, transportation, etc., on change of station; repeal of prior legislation respecting 860 Inductees, funds available for expenses 496 Insane persons, certain, functions with respect to, transfer to Navy Department 1098 Insurance. *See* National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940. Key West, Fla., reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 236 Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces. *See separate title*. Leyte, Philippine Islands, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 236CIV Manna Group, American Samoa Islands, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 236 Medals and decorations, designated, extension of time for recommendation and award in certain cases 309 Money allowance in lieu of transportation, designated personnel 860 Naval Mobile Hospital 9, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 236 Naval Operating Base, Navy 151, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 235 Ocracoke, N. C., reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 119 Officer candidate training program. *See under* Navy. Patsu four-one, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 235 Pay— Appropriation for 491 Readjustment of pay and allowances 343 Reduction in appropriations 17, 627 Transfer of funds 627 Paymaster General, Office of, reduction in appropriations for pay of civil force 17 Paymaster’s Department, consolidation with Quartermaster’s Department to form Supply Department 1099 Per diem rates of allowance 81 Personal property losses, personnel and former personnel, certain, reimbursement 118, 235 Personnel, Office of Director of, reduction in appropriations for pay of civil force 17 Philippine war damage claims, inclusion of designated persons as “qualified persons” 129 Philippines, Republic of the, detail of officers and men to 315 Post exchange indebtedness of deserters, etc., appropriations available for discharge of 857 Public Health Service, treatment of active-duty personnel in Marine hospitals and out-patient offices, funds available 691 Quartermaster General, Office of, reduction in appropriations for pay of civil force 17 Quartermaster’s Department, consolidation with Paymaster’s Department to form Supply Department 1099 Receipts from sales, etc., use of 856 Reduction in designated appropriations 17, 227, 627 Remains of certain persons buried outside U. S., evacuation and return 183 Appropriation authorized 183 Appropriation for 268 Rental allowances, occupancy of Government facilities under Military Establishment 565 Reserve— Discharged personnel, travel allowance 856 Enlisted men, appointment to Naval Academy, service requirement 487, 855 Pay restriction, officers and men drawing pension 484, 854 Uniform allowance, additional, to officers commissioned from status of aviation cadets 245 Retired officers, employment by Veterans’ Administration authorized; duration of authority 978 Retirement— Deferment by President in certain cases 29 Election of benefits 997 Physical disability while serving under temporary appointment, benefits; limitation 995 Recall to active duty, grade, etc 28 Repeals of designated provisions respecting 29 Retirement boards— Appointment; composition 26, 27 Recommendations, submittal to President 27 Retired list, placement of officers on; rank and pay 27 Termination of convening authority 29 Temporary status, effect upon grade, rank, and pay 28 Sampson, N. Y., reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 236 San Diego, Calif., reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 235 Selective Service personnel, travel of; payment of expenses 614 Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. *See separate title*. Service credit for service before eighteen years of age; effective period 32 Supply Department, consolidation of Paymaster’s Department and Quartermaster’s Department in formation of 1099CV Temporary status of personnel— Continuance for designated period, authorized 28 Grade, rank, pay, and retirement, effect on 28 Recall to active duty, grade, etc 28 Travel, amendments to Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 respecting allowances, expenses, etc 858, 859 Vehicles, personally owned, transportation on permanent change of station 857 Veterans. *See separate title*. Voting, absentee. *See separate title*. Water and refrigeration, funds available for 497 **Marine Corps Reserve.** *See* Reserve *under* Marine Corps. **Marine Schools, State:** Appropriation for maintenance 500 Reduction in appropriation for 624 Surplus property, certain, transfer authorized 884 Vessels, war-built, availability 49 **Maritime Commission.** *See also* Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946; War Shipping Administration. Administrative expenses, increase in amount for 188 Agricultural products, etc., transportation rates, services, and facilities, petition or complaint respecting 1088 American republics, persons from, instruction in Merchant Marine Cadet Corps and Merchant Marine Academy 961 Commissioners, salary rates 499 Construction fund— Administrative expenses, reduction in limitation 12 Appropriation, reduction in 8, 221, 625 Availability for expenses; limitations on expenditures 499 Contract authorization, reduction 12, 222, 628 Penalty mail costs, availability for; limitation 499 Printing and binding, availability for 499 Damage claims, appropriation for 629 Insurance, marine, coverage; application of payments to claim, etc 937 Marine schools, State, etc., transfer of certain surplus property to, authorized 884 Medal, discharge button, etc., procurement and award to designated persons, authorized; funds available 960 Meetings, increase in limitation on amount for attendance 188 Merchant Marine Academy. *See separate title*. Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Philippines— Charters of vessels authorized; instruction of Filipinos in Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, etc 137 Appropriation for 621 Contributions of labor, material, etc., from Government of Philippines, acceptance authorized 139 Qualifications for instruction, standards for 139 Fishing industry, transfer of certain vessels for, authorized 138 Price Administration, Office of, authorized disclosures by 610 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 570, 572 Transportation of personnel engaged in war effort— Limitation on exercise of authority 86 Report to Congress 86 Vessels— Fishing, vessels suitable for, sale by U. S., notice to former owners of disposal 977 Transfer authorized 549 Veterans’ preference in acquisition of certain 976 Wages and salaries, furnishing of information with respect to reconversion unemployment benefits for seamen 984 War Shipping Administration liquidation, transfer of functions, funds, etc 501 Receipts from operation of designated functions, availability for obligation 614 **Maritime Training,** appropriation for 500 **Maritime Training Fund,** reduction in appropriation 7, 12, 221 **Maritime Workers Unemployment Compensation,** provisions respecting 981 **Market News Service,** appropriation for 108, 290 **Marketing Act of 1946, Agricultural.** *See* Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. **Marketing Administration.** *See* Production and Marketing Administration, *under* Agriculture, Department of. **Marketing Quotas.** *See under* Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. **Marketing Services.****Marketing Services.** *See under* Agriculture, Department of. CVI **Marshall, Gen George C.,** appropriation for medal for 623 **Marshals, United States:** Salaries, etc., appropriation for 112, 195, 460 Transportation allowances 460 **Marshy Hope Creek and Tributaries, Md.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Martens,** domestic raising, classification 127 **Maryland:** Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 644 George Washington Memorial Parkway, removal of certain construction restrictions; extension 960, 961 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 635 Port Deposit Naval Training Station, appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriation 15, 225 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 639, 651 **Mason City, Wash.,** reimbursement of school districts for instruction of pupils who are dependents of certain U. S. employees 366 **Massachusetts:** Ipswich, conveyance of lighthouse property to town by Coast Guard 923 Marine school, appropriation for maintenance 500 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 634 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 638, 651 **Maternal and Child Health Services:** Appropriation, annual, increase in, authorized 986 Grants to States, appropriation for 681, 913 **Maternal and Child Welfare:** Appropriation for 112, 681, 914 Grants to States, transfer of functions to Federal Security Agency 1095 **Maternity and Infant Care, Emergency:** Grants to States, appropriation for 112, 267, 681 Reduction in appropriation; restriction on change in designated allotments 11 **Mattaponi River,** improvement authorized 635 **Mauckport, Ind.,** bridge authorized across Ohio River at or near 322 **McCraney Creek, Ill.,** flood-protection project authorized 648 **McKinney Bayou,** drainage of run-off waters from watershed 646 **McLain, Raymond S.,** appointment as permanent brigadier general of the line of the Regular Army, authorized 56 **McNary, Ariz.,** cooperation with school district for construction and improvement of public-school buildings 357 **Meat,** subsidy allocation, increase in 57 **Meat Inspection:** Appropriation for 107, 278 Restriction on incurrence of deficiencies; exception 10 **Mechanicville, N. Y.,** bridge authorized across Hudson River at 35 **Medal of Honor,** extension of time for recommendation and award in certain cases 309 **Medals, Decorations, Etc.:** King, Admiral Ernest A., medal, appropriation for 623 Marshall, Gen George C., medal, appropriation for 623 Merchant marine, award for service in, World War II, authorized 960 Mercliant seamen’s service insignia, restrictions respecting issuance, etc., addition of terminology to Act 884 Naval service, accomplishments related to, award of medals, cash prizes, etc., authorized 854 Time limit for recommendations and awards, extension in certain cases 309 **Mediation Board.** *See* National Mediation Board. **Memphis, Tenn.:** City of, and Memphis Park Commission, payment of damage claims 55 Harbor, improvement authorized 646 Project for flood protection on Wolf River and Nonconnah Creek, increase in authorization 647 **Menominee Agency, Wis.,** appropriation for increased pay costs 110 **Menominee Indians, Wis.:** Industrial assistance, appropriation for 361 Support, etc., appropriation for 359 Utilities on reservation, appropriation for improvement 358 **Mental Diseases,** appropriation for research and investigation 691 **Mental Health, National Institute of:** Erection, equipment, etc., appropriation authorized 425 Treatment of patients at 423 Appropriation for 691 **Mental Health Act, National.** *See* National Mental Health Act. **Mental Health Council, National Advisory,** members, duties, etc 422 **Merchant Marine.** *See also* Maritime Commission; Merchant Marine Academy; Merchant Marine Act of 1936; Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946; Vessels; War Shipping Administration. Government employees, etc., payment for accrued leave 907CVII Maritime training, appropriation for 500 Medal, discharge button, etc., award for service during World War II, authorized 960 Merchant Marine Inspection, Coast Guard— Appropriation for 532 Reduction in appropriations 18, 227, 627 Salaries, transfer of funds to appropriation, authorized 228 Philippine war damage claims, inclusion of designated persons as “qualified persons” 129 Reemployment rights— Persons serving in 905 “Service in merchant marine,” inclusion of periods of education, etc., in Army Transportation Corps civilian marine school 945 Seamen’s service insignia, restrictions respecting issuance, etc., addition of terminology to Act respecting 884 Voting, absentee. *See separate title*. **Merchant Marine Academy:** Bachelor of science degree on graduation, provision for conferring 968 Filipinos, instruction of certain, authorized 137 Instruction to persons from American republics 961 **Merchant Marine Act of 1936,** applicability of designated sections under Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1916 43, 45, 49, 50 **Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House Committee on,** functions, etc 827 **Merchant Marine Cadet Corps,** instruction to persons from American republics, authorized 961 **Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946** 41 Coastwise trade, eligibility to engage in 50 Contracts of Maritime Commission respecting ship construction, nonapplicability of designated provisions to 50 Definitions 41 Deposit of moneys, etc 50 Eligibility for benefits of Act, limitation on 49 General provisions 49 Policy, declaration of 41 Postwar operation of vessels in commercial service by U. S., restriction, exceptions 45 Price adjustments for designated prior sales to citizens 46 Determination of amount 47 Tax adjustment 48 Reconversion, etc., of vessels 49 Report to Congress respecting activities and transactions 50 Reserve fleet, national defense, establishment, composition 49 Termination date 50 War-built vessels— Charter— Citizens of United States 43 Philippines, citizens of, time limitation 43 Preferences, order of 44 Claims, transfer in settlement of 46 Exchange, acquisition of vessels in, credit allowance 45 Loss of vessel prior to acquisition, adjustment 46 Sale— Citizens of United States 43 Noncitizens of United States 43 Preferences, order of 44 **Merchant Vessels.** *See* Vessels. **Mermentau River and Tributaries,** improvement authorized 635 **Mesa Verde National Park,** water supply line, appropriations authorized for 886 **Mescalero Indian Reservation, N. Mex.,** appropriation for improvement of utilities 358 **Metallurgical Research and Pilot Plants,** appropriation for 374 **Metals.** *See* Strategic and Critical Materials. **Meteorological Committee, International,** appropriation for contribution 474 **Meteorological Reporting Network, International,** participation by Weather Bureau in development of 945 **Meteorological Reporting Stations:** Arctic region of Western Hemisphere, establishment in; appropriation authorized 4 Appropriation for 474 Surplus materials, transfer from Navy and War Departments 191, 474 **Mexican Border Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 280, 281 **Mexican Fruitfly Control,** appropriation for 280 **Mexico:** American Mexican Claims Commission, appropriation for 455 International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico. *See separate title*. Mexican fruitfly control, cooperation in, appropriation for 280 Migratory birds, appropriation for effecting treaty provisions respecting 380CVIII Rio Grande, construction of bridge across, agreement requirement— Del Rio, Tex 862 Rio Grande City, Tex 748 **Miami Canal, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Michigan:** Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 649 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 636 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 640, 652 **Middle Island Point to Carp River,** examination and survey of Lake Superior shore line authorized 640 **Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, N. Mex.,** contracts for payment of designated charges, time extension of authority of Secretary of Interior 121 **Middle River,** improvement, etc., authorized 635 **Midshipmen.** *See under* Naval Academy. **Migration of Workers to United States,** reduction in appropriation 7 **Migratory Bird Conservation Fund,** appropriation for 381 **Migratory Bird Treaty Act,** appropriation for enforcement 380 **Migratory Birds,** protection of, appropriation for 380 **Milburn Creek and Adjacent Bays and Channels, N. Y.,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Miles City, Mont.,** conveyance for industrial and recreational purposes 946 **Miles River, Talbot County, Md.,** outlet, examination and survey authorized 639 **Military Academy:** Academic Board, Dean of, position authorized; rank, pay, etc 312 American Republics, persons receiving instruction, limitation on number; pay, etc 311 Cadet store, liquidation of certain debts to 556 Librarian, retired officer as 555 Maintenance and operation— Appropriation for 555 Transfer of funds for, authorized 14 Mustering-out payments, certain former members of armed forces separated from Academy for physical disability 623 Officers on detail, restriction on increased pay or allowances 555 Pay— Appropriation for 555 Reduction in appropriations 14, 225 Professors, additional permanent, authorization for; rank, pay, etc 312 **Military Appropriation Act, 1947** 541 **Military Assistance Act, Republic of the Philippines** 315 **Military Equipment, Supplies and Materials, Miscellaneous, Lend-Lease,** reduction in appropriation 8 **Military Establishment.** *See* Army; War Department. **Military Personnel Claims Act of 1945:** Amendment, settlement of damage claims, increase in limitation 332 Appropriation for payment of claims 546 **Milk:** Decontrol or recontrol on regional basis 668 Maximum price, etc., limitations 667 **Milk Laws,** appropriation for enforcement 687 **Mill Creek, Ohio,** flood-protection project on West Fork authorized 649 **Mill Creek, Tributary of Brazos River,** improvement authorized 636 **Millecoquin River, Mich.,** and adjacent waters of Lake Michigan, examination and survey authorized 640 **Miller Pond Drainage and Levee District, Ill.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Milwaukee, Wis.,** attendance of Marine Band at national convention of United Spanish War Veterans 540 **Mineral Deposits, Domestic,** appropriation for investigation and development 373 **Mineral Industries,** appropriation for investigations concerning economic problems of 374 **Mineral Lands Leasing Act,** sale of royalty oil to certain oil refineries under 533 **Mineral Lands Leasing Act, Amendments:** Acreage holdings of designated minerals, restrictions respecting 954 Applicability of provisions to designated permits and leases 957 Disposition of deposits 950 Forfeiture and cancellation of lease by court proceeding 956 Geological or geophysical exploration, options for; semiannual statements, etc 955 Helium, reservation to U. S 950 Naval petroleum reserves, limitation on applicability of provisions to existing leases 958 Oil and gas— Acreage holdings, restrictions respecting 954 Assignment or sublease 955CIX Cancellation, authority of Secretary of Treasury 956 Competitive bidding for certain 951 Condition 951 Conservation of natural resources, cooperative plan for; provisions respecting 952 Drainage of lands owned by U. S., compensation for 952 New leases, issuance of; royalty rate 952 Noncompetitive lease; extension, conditions of 951 Relinquishment of rights under 956 Rental and royalty— Payment of 952 Waiver, etc., authority of Secretary of Interior 957 Status during nonproduction period 951 Storage of oil and gas, subsurface 954 Potassium, applicability of designated provisions of law to deposits of 957 Prior rights, etc., limitation on applicability to 958 Repeals 958 Royalty on certain leases, reduction of 957 Trust, unlawful, penalty for forming 955 Violation of provisions, penalty 955 **Mineral Leasing,** appropriation for enforcement of laws relating to 370 **Mineral Mining Investigations,** appropriation for 373 **Mines, Bureau of.** *See under* Interior, Department of the. **Mines and Mining.** *See also* Strategic and Critical Materials; Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. Accidents, appropriation for investigation of 111, 371 Coal-mine inspections and investigations, appropriation for 111, 371, 373 Coronado National Forest, Ariz., mining, timber cutting, etc., provisions respecting 254, 255 Experiment stations, appropriation for 374 Mineral deposits, domestic, investigation and development, appropriation for 373 Mineral industries, appropriation for investigations concerning economic problems of 111, 374 Mineral Lands Leasing Act, Amendments. *See separate title*. Mineral mining investigations, appropriation for 111, 373 Rescue cars and stations, appropriation for operation of 111, 371 **Minidoka Project, Idaho:** Construction, operation, etc., appropriation for 111, 365 Pay costs, in creased, appropriation for 111 Transfer of certain lands, etc., to Bureau of Reclamation 369 **Ministers.** *See* Foreign Service *under* State, Department of; Foreign Service Act of 1946. **Minks,** domestic raising, classification 127 **Minnesota:** Baudette, bridge authorized across Rainy River at or near 123 Duluth, bridge across Saint Louis River at, time extension for construction; restriction on toll charges 653 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 636 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 640, 652 **Mint, Bureau of the.** *See under* Treasury Department. **Mints,** appropriation for salaries and expenses 114, 577 **Misdemeanors.** *See* Crimes and Misdemeanors. **Missing Persons:** Coast and Geodetic Survey, funds available for pay of missing or captured personnel 470 Navy Department, appropriations available for pay 498 **Missing Persons Act, Amendment,** transportation of dependents, payment on commuted basis in certain cases 5 **Mission Bay,** improvement authorized 636 **Mission Indians, Calif.,** irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 **Mississippi:** Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 645, 646 Friar Point-Helena, Ark., time extended for bridging Mississippi River 860 Grenada County, payment of claims for road damages 122 Montgomery County, payment of claims for road damages 121 Natchez Trace Parkway, allotment of funds 378 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 635 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 640, 651, 652 **Mississippi River:** Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, barge channel through Devils Swamp, authorized 635 Bridge authorized across, at— Cahokia, Ill 861CX Clinton, Iowa-Fulton, Ill 120 Friar Point, Miss.-Helena, Ark., time extension 860 Saint Louis, Mo.-East Saint Louis, Ill 891 Drainage, modification of project for provision of; conditions 646 Examinations and surveys authorized 640, 652 Flood control, appropriation for 163 Flood-protection projects authorized 645 Appropriation authorization, increase in 647 Improvements authorized 636 Saint Francis River Basin, local cooperation requirement 646 Tributaries, emergency fund for flood control 163 Vicksburg-Yazoo area, protection of, modification of levee system authorized; conditions 646 Yazoo River Basin, local cooperation requirement 646 **Mississippi River Basin, Upper,** flood-protection project authorized; increase in authorization 648 **Mississippi River Commission.** *See under* Flood Control Act of 1946. **Missouri:** Clearwater Reservoir, school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 646 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 640, 651, 652 Saint Louis, Mo.-East Saint Louis, Ill., bridge authorized across Mississippi River between 891 Soil conservation agreements, approval by central State agency 287 **Missouri Pacific Railroad Company,** relocation, etc., of tracks at White River, Ark., authorized; conditions 116 **Missouri River:** Bridge authorized across, at— Decatur, Nebr 89 Frazer, Mont 119 Washington County, Nebr.-Harrison County, Iowa, amendment of Act authorizing 661 Examination and survey at Gavin’s Point authorized 640 **Missouri River Basin:** Flood-control projects, appropriation for 368 Flood-protection project authorized; increase in authorization 648 Works, continuation of, additional appropriation authorized 653 **Mitchell, Brigadier General William L.,** acceptance of statue by Smithsonian Institution, authorized 998 **Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944, War,** nonapplicability of designated provisions to contracts of Maritime Commission respecting ship construction 50 **Mobjack Bay, Va.,** channel to Harpers Creek, examination and survey authorized 639 **Moffett Field, Calif.,** construction and equipment of wind tunnel, funds continued available 613 **Mohawk River,** elimination of water chestnut, examination and survey authorized 638 **Moisture Conservation Operations,** appropriation for 349 **“Monitor and Merrimac, First Fight of Ironclads”,** transfer of painting to Naval Academy 961 **Monongahela River:** Bridge authorized across, at— Belle Vernon-Speers, Pa 270 Elizabeth-West Elizabeth, Pa 309 Star City, W. Va 34 **Montana:** Browning, Indian museum, appropriation for support 354 Custer Battlefield National Monument— Appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 Designation of Custer Battlefield National Cemetery as 59 Fort Peck Dam, appropriation for power plant 164 Fort Peck project— Acquisition of Indian lands for construction; compensation; use of funds, etc 118 Appropriation for 110, 367 Frazer, bridge authorized across Missouri River at or near 119 Glacier National Park— Access roads, construction, etc., appropriation for 377 Acquisition of non-Federal property by U. 8., authorized 949 Appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885CXI Hungry Horse project, appropriation for 367 Indians— Buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 357 Crow Reservation— Irrigation project, adjustment in connection with 333 Utilities, improvements to, appropriation for 357 Flathead Reservation— Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Indians— Availability of funds 302 Jurisdiction of Court to hear claims 715 Construction of certain building, appropriation for 193 Hot Springs health resort, appropriation for development 360 Irrigation projects, appropriation for increased pay costs 109 Irrigation systems, appropriation for 110, 192 Tribal affairs, appropriation for administration 359 Irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 Miles City, conveyance for industrial and recreational purposes 946 Range Livestock Experiment Station, U. S. Department of Agriculture, tract of land in, extension and renewal of lease to Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad Company, authorized 311 Sun River project, appropriation for 365 Yellowstone National Park, appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 **Monterey County Trust and Savings Bank, Salinas, Calif.,** use of land on Fort Ord Military Reservation 658 **Montezuma, Ind.,** bridge authorized across Wabash River at or near 633 **Montezuma Well Property, Ariz.,** acquisition by U. S., appropriation for 377 **Montgomery County, Miss.,** payment of claims for road damages 121 **Montrose, Colo.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Monuments, National.** *See* National Monuments. **Morocco,** appropriation for consular prisons, etc 451 **Morocco, Coast of, Cape Spartel and Tangier Light,** appropriation for contribution 453, 620 **Mortgage Association, Federal National.** *See* Federal National Mortgage Association. **Mortgage Insurance.** *See* Farm Tenant Act; National Housing Act, Amendments, *under* Housing. **Motion-Picture Project, Library of Congress,** appropriation for 104, 403 **Motor Transport Regulation,** appropriation for increased pay costs 105 **Mount Carmel, Ill.,** examination and survey of Wabash River authorized 652 **Mount Clemens, Mich.,** flood-protection project authorized 649 **Mount McKinley National Park,** appropriation for lodges, etc 383 **Mount Vernon, Ind.,** bridge authorized across Wabash River near 321 **Munitions.** *See* Lend-Lease. **Muscat,** appropriation for consular prisons, etc 451 **Muskingum River, Ohio,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Muskingum River Reservoir,** channel rectification works, authorized 649 **Muskrats,** domestic raising, classification 127 **Myrtle Beach, S. C.,** harbor for light-draft vessels, examination and survey authorized 639 **N** **Napa River,** improvement authorized 636 **Narcotic Drugs:** Marihuana, millers; tax; registration, etc 40 Opiate, definition; provision for coverage under Federal narcotic laws 38 **Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act, Amendment,** opiates 39 **Narcotics, Bureau of.** *See under* Treasury Department. **Narcotics Convention of 1931,** appropriation for implementing 453 **Narraguagus River and Tributaries, Maine,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Natchez Trace Parkway,** appropriation for 377 **National Academy of Sciences,** appointment of director of geophysical institute, University of Alaska, approval of president required 751 **National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics:** Airplane, transfer from Army, authorized 72 Appropriation for 71CXII Construction, appropriation for 72 Extension of availability of funds 613 Damage claims, appropriation for 200 Reduction in appropriation 8 **National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems,** consultation with Secretary of Treasury in carrying out designated agreement 535 **National Advisory Mental Health Council,** members, duties, etc 422 **National Arboretum,** appropriation for maintenance, etc 107, 280 **National Archives:** American Battle Monuments Commission, deposit of records and archives 318 Appropriation for 72, 83 Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, transfer of designated functions to Department of the Interior 1099 Indian Claims Commission, delivery of records 1055 Ores of metals and minerals, custody of microfilm of records respecting, reimbursement for cost of microfilming 1057 **National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice:** Appropriation for 559 Care, etc., of ranges, details for; payment 560 Reduction in appropriation 225, 626 Report to Congress respecting expenditures in connection with, discontinuance 870 Volunteer competitors or range officers, travel and subsistence allowances 559 **National Bureau of Standards.** *See* Standards, National Bureau of, *under* Commerce, Department of. **National Cancer Institute,** appropriation for operating expenses 106, 692 **National Capital Housing Authority.** *See under* Housing. **National Capital Park and Planning Commission:** Appropriation for 73, 115, 522 Appropriations authorized 800 Duties under District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945 794 George Washington Memorial Parkway, removal of certain construction restrictions; extension 960, 961 Oxon Run Parkway, extension 961 **National Capital Park Service:** Planting materials, certain, removal, etc., in connection with bridge construction 567 Amendment, substitution of words “National Park Service” 894 **National Capital Parks,** appropriation for 111, 115, 377, 521 **National Cemeteries:** Arlington National Cemetery, Va., provision for burial of Unknown American of Second World War; appropriation authorized 302 Interment of certain remains returned to United States 183 Appropriation for 268 Maintenance, etc., appropriation for 160 **National Collection of Fine Arts,** appropriation for administration 73 **National Commission on Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Cooperation,** organization, appointment of members; conferences 713 **National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws,** appropriation for support of, by District of Columbia 502 **National Defense:** Airport plan, national 171 Alumina, production from low-grade bauxite, aluminum clays and alunite, reduction in appropriation 11 Apprentice training service, reduction in appropriation 7 Bauxite and alunite ores and aluminum clay deposits, reduction in appropriation 11 Budget, Bureau of the, national-defense activities, appropriation for fiscal year 1946, extension of availability 12 Civil Service Commission— Salaries and expenses, national defense— Appropriation for fiscal year 1946, extension of availability 12 Reduction in appropriation 8 Conciliation, Commissioners of (national defense), appropriation for increased pay costs 112 Critical and essential minerals, investigations of deposits, reduction in appropriation 11 Defense aid— Liquidation, appropriation for 604 Shipments abroad, time limitation on use of funds 604 Reduction in appropriation 8, 221, 624 Reimbursements, certain, relief from 228CXIII Transfer of funds to United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration 228 Emergency funds appropriated to the President, designated, reduction in appropriations 8, 221, 222, 225, 624 Repeal of specified rescission 626 Expediting production, reduction in appropriations 13, 223 Export control of certain commodities, administration; time extension 215 Appropriation for 471, 916 Federal Communications Commission, salaries and expenses (national defense)— Appropriation for fiscal year 1946, extension of availability 12 Increased pay costs, appropriation for 105 Reduction in appropriation 8 Federal Power Commission— Appropriation for 1946, extension of availability 12 National-defense activities, reduction in appropriation 8 Flight strips, reduction in appropriation 9, 222 Health and sanitation activities, war and defense areas, reduction in appropriation 8, 221 Housing. *See separate title*. Inter-American Relations, War Department, national-defense activities, reduction in appropriation 225 Labor, Department of— Labor Statistics, Bureau of, salaries and expenses (national defense), appropriation for increased pay costs 112 Safety and health program, salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 11 Secretary, Office of, salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 11 Land, acquisition for military purposes, reduction in appropriation 224, 625 Lands acquired by U. S. in program of national defense, transfer to Secretary of Agriculture for disposition, authorized 1069 Lend-Lease. *See separate title*. Magnesium pilot plants and research, reduction in appropriation 11 Malaria, control of, reduction in appropriation 8 Manganese beneficiation pilot plants and research, reduction in appropriation 11 Maternity and infant care, emergency (national defense)— Appropriation for 112, 267, 681 Grants to States, reduction in appropriation 11 National Labor Relations Board, salaries and expenses, national defense, appropriation for increased pay costs 105 Nurses, training, reduction in appropriation 9 Public Health Service, reduction in designated appropriations 8, 221 Public Roads Administration, flight strips, reduction in appropriation 9, 222 Reserve fleet, establishment, composition 49 School facilities, contributions by Federal Works Administrator for operation and maintenance in certain cases, authorization 264, 314 Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. *See separate title*. Steel production, investigation of rawmaterial resources, reduction in appropriation 11 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. *See separate title*. Temporary agencies, liquidation expenses, transfer of funds authorized 13 Territories and island possessions, emergency fund, reduction in appropriation 11, 222, 625 Training Within Industry Service, reduction in appropriation 7 Tropical diseases, control of, reduction in appropriation 8 **National Elk Refuge, Wyo.,** conveyance of portion to State 58 Correction of description, etc 529 **National Forest Reservation Commission,** appropriation for 283 **National Forests.** *See also* Forest Service under Agriculture, Department of. Angeles National Forest, Calif., acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 285 Cache National Forest, Utah, acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 285 Cleveland National Forest, Calif., acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 285 Coronado National Forest, Ariz., mining, timber cutting, etc., provisions respecting 254, 255CXIV Elizabeth Township, Ohio, acquisition by U. S. of certain reserved mineral rights by grants in exchange for 924 Harney National Forest, inclusion of lands in; conveyance to S. Dak 971 Nevada National Forest, Nev., acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 285 Protection and management, appropriation for 107 San Bernardino National Forest, Calif., acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 285 Sequoia National Forest, Cali., acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 286 Toiyabe National Forest, Nev., acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 285 Uinta National Forest, Utah, acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 285 Wasatch National Forest, Utah, acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 285 White River National Forest, Colo., use of certain lands in connection with 705 **National Gallery of Art,** appropriation for 74, 84, 188 **National Guard:** Adjutants general, continuance in federally recognized status without pay 556 Appropriation for 556 Damage claims, appropriation for payment of 556 Field exercises, appropriation for participation in 542 National Guard Bureau, War Department, appropriation for 561 National rifle matches— Care, etc., of ranges, details for; payment 560 Participation as volunteer competitors or range officers, travel and subsistence allowances 559 Officers on active duty, appropriation for pay 542 Restriction on payment of pensioners, etc 556 Supplies and equipment, issuance from surplus Army supplies 556 **National Guard of District of Columbia,** appropriation for 266, 521, 616 **National Housing Act, Amendments.** *See under* Housing. **National Housing Agency.** *See under* Housing. **National Institute of Health,** operating expenses, appropriation for 106, 692 **National Institute of Mental Health:** Erection, equipment, etc., appropriation authorized 425 Treatment of patients at 423 Appropriation for 691 **National Inventors Council Service Staff,** reduction in appropriation 10 **National Labor Relations Board:** Agreements between management and labor, notice requirement 698 Agricultural laborers, restriction on use of funds for organizing, etc 698 Appropriation Act, 1947 698 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 700 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 105 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 700 War Labor Disputes Act, strike ballots under, abolition of functions respecting 1101 **National Mediation Board:** Appropriation Act, 1947 699 Appropriation for 105, 187, 699 National Railroad Adjustment Board, appropriation for 105, 699 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 700 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 700 **National Mental Health Act:** Appointments, etc 421, 422 Definitions 421 Detail of personnel to States 423 Gifts, memorials to certain donors, authorized 425 Grants to States, determination of allotments, regulations, etc 424, 425 Appropriation for 691 Appropriations authorized 424 Health conferences 424 National Advisory Mental Health Council, members, duties, etc 422 National Institute of Mental Health, erection, equipment, etc., appropriation authorized 425 Treatment of patients at 423 Appropriation for 691 Purpose 421 Research, investigations, and training 423 Appropriation for 692 St Elizabeths Hospital, patients from 423 Appropriation for 691 Training and instruction respecting psychiatric disorders; payment for 424 Appropriation for 691 Voluntary patients 423 Appropriation for 691CXV **National Monuments:** Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, appropriation for maintenance of structures 376 Castle Clinton National Monument, N. Y., establishment, etc 997 Custer Battlefield National Monument— Appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 Designation of Custer Battlefield National Cemetery as 59 Jackson Hole, restriction on use of certain funds in connection with 386 Montezuma Well Property, Ariz., acquisition of, appropriation for 377 Santa Rosa Island, Fla., abolishment; conveyance to Escambia County 712 Statue of Liberty, appropriation for water-supply easements 376 **National Mortgage Association, Federal.** *See* Federal National Mortgage Association. **National Park Service.** *See under* Interior, Department of the. **National Parks:** Administration, protection, etc., appropriation for 376 Appropriations for, authorization for performance of designated functions and activities 885 Glacier National Park— Access roads, construction, etc., appropriation for 377 Acquisition of non-Federal property by U. S., authorized 949 Hot Springs National Park, transfer of jurisdiction over certain offenses 303 Kings Canyon National Park— Authority of commissioner of Sequoia National Park with respect to 119 Road construction, restriction on use of designated funds for 377 Mesa Verde National Park, water supply line, appropriations authorized for 886 Mount McKinley National Park, appropriation for lodges, etc 383 Olympic National Park, Wash., appropriation for protection of adjacent land 376 Wind Cave National Park, S. Dak., revision of boundaries 970 **National Railroad Adjustment Board,** appropriation for 105, 699 **National Safety Council, Inc.,** appropriation for D. C. affiliation with 515 **National School Lunch Act:** Accounts and records 233 Apportionments to States 230 Appropriation for carrying out purposes and provisions of 290 Appropriations authorized 230 Federal expenditures, direct 231 Minority races, equitable distribution 234 Nonfood assistance 231 Definition of 234 Nonprofit private schools— Definition of 234 Disbursement of funds to 233 Payments to States; disbursements to schools; matching of funds, etc 232 Policy, declaration of 230 Program requirements respecting nutrition, etc.; incorporation in agreements 233 “School,” definition of 231 “State,” definition of 234 “State educational agency,” definition 234 Teaching personnel, instruction, etc., restriction on imposition of requirements 233 **National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940:** Amendments— Active service between designated dates 781 Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, powers of; decisions reviewable by U. S. Courts 788 Beneficiaries 782 Beneficiary’s interest, assignments of 788 Disability provisions— Disability or death in line of duty, insurance deemed granted in certain cases 782 Inclusion of provisions respecting payment of benefits for total disability, authorized 786 Total disability, definition for insurance purposes 788 Effective date of insurance 785 Incontestability of policies 787 Liability, calculation of 788 Optional modes of settlement 785 Payments, manner of ; right of election 782 Plans of insurance; conversion 782 Premiums— Time and method of payment; deductions from service pay 784 Waiver of 784 Reenlistment, etc 781 Reinstatement of insurance 787 “Stepparent,” inclusion within permitted class of beneficiaries 781 Discontinuance of award 781 Suits under Act 788 Transfer of funds 787, 789CXVI Appropriation for payments under provisions of 77, 265 Naval service officer candidate training program, issuance of insurance to certain personnel under 1061 Philippine Scouts, limitation on applicability to 224 Philippines, service in military forces during designated period, eligibility for benefits 14 Premiums, insurance, assignment of bonds issued in payment of leave for payment of, authorization; redemption 967 **National Training School for Boys, D. C.,** appropriation for 513 **National Training School for Girls, D. C.:** Appropriation for 513 Superintendent, salary rate 513 White girls, restriction on use of funds for 513 **National Wage Stabilization Board.** *See* Wage Stabilization Board, National, *under* Labor, Department of. **National War Labor Board,** salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 6, 221 **National Youth Administration,** appropriation for liquidation expenses 695 **National Zoological Park,** appropriation for 115, 522 **Nationality Act of 1940, Amendments:** India, persons of races indigenous to— Eligibility for naturalization, etc 416 Quota allocation; preference 417 Persons born outside United States, of parents one of whom is a citizen of United States serving in armed forces 721 Philippine Islands, persons of races indigenous to— Certificates of arrival, etc., waiver of requirement for designated persons 417 Eligibility for naturalization, etc 416 Voting in certain foreign political elections, loss of citizenship by former U. S. citizens, provision for naturalization 865 **Naturalization.** *See* Citizenship and Naturalization; Nationality Act of 1940, Amendments. **Nautical Schools.** *See* Marine Schools, State. **Navajo Indian Reservation:** Buildings and utilities, construction, improvement, etc., appropriation for 358 Gallup-Shiprock Highway, appropriation for maintenance of portion of 358 Gallup, N. Mex.-Window Rock, Ariz., appropriation for maintenance of portion of highway 358 Irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 Sheep-breeding station, appropriation for 355 **Naval Academy:** Academic Dean of the Postgraduate School, establishment of position, compensation, etc 236 Appropriation for 484 Barber shop, status of funds 704 Civilian professors, etc., employment authorized; repeal of prior legislation respecting 854 Cobbler shop, status of funds 704 Contingencies, additional allowances authorized 853 Dairy employees, exclusion from provisions of designated Act 704 Enlisted men of Navy, Naval Reserve, and Marine Corps, appointment to Academy, service requirement 487, 855 Field house, etc., cancellation of restriction on use of designated appropriation and contract authorization 226 “First Fight of Ironclads, Monitor and Merrimac,” transfer of painting 961 Maintenance— Reduction in appropriations 16, 626 Transfer of funds 628 Midshipmen— Candidates for appointment as, mileage allowance 855 Discharged, transportation and subsistence to homes 856 Traveling allowance 487 Midshipmen’s store, status of funds 704 Mustering-out payments, certain former members of armed forces separated from Academy for physical disability 623 Pay— Reduction in appropriations 16 Transfer of funds 228, 628 Postgraduate School— Contingencies, additional allowance authorized 853 Postgraduate School Council, composition, recommendation respecting appointment of Academic Dean 236 Quota vacancies, certain, filling by Secretary of the Navy 1061CXVII Reserve commission, agreement to accept in designated cases, requirement 1061 Sons of Army, Navy, and Marine Corps personnel, appointments to Academy by President 1061 Swordsmanship and physical training, limitation on number of instructors 484 Tailor shop, status of funds 704 Teaching staff, civilian members— Annuities, choice respecting 805 Retirement for disability; annuity; reemployment, etc 804 **Naval Air Transport Service,** per diem rates of allowance 488 **Naval Appropriation Act, 1947** 481 **Naval Aviation Cadet Act of 1942, Amendment,** additional uniform gratuity to reserve officers commissioned from status of aviation cadets 245 **Naval Establishment.** *See* Navy; Navy Department. **Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pa.:** Appropriation for 484 Maintenance and operation, provision for, authorized 854 Reduction in appropriations 16 Transfer of funds 228, 628 **Naval Mobile Hospital 9, United States,** reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property losses as result of fire at 236 **Naval Observatory:** Appropriation for 494, 495 Reductions in appropriations 19 Transfer from Bureau of Naval Personnel to Chief of Naval Operations 1099 **Naval Personnel, Bureau of.** *See under* Navy Department. **Naval Petroleum Reserves:** Mineral Lands Leasing Act, Amendments, limitation on applicability to existing leases 958 Operation, conservation, etc.— Appropriation for 482 Reduction in appropriations 15, 626 Reserve No 1, appropriation for protection of 482 Reserve No 4, appropriation for exploratory wells 482 **Naval Procurement Fund,** accounting procedure 489 **Naval Records of World War,** preparation of, appropriation for 494 **Naval Research, Office of.** *See* Naval research *under* Navy Department. **Naval Research Laboratories, Etc.,** appropriation for 482 **Naval Research Laboratory,** reduction in appropriations 15, 225 **Naval Reserve.** *See also* Naval Reserve Act of 1938. Appropriation for 484 Benefits, certain, granting to members on training duty prior to official termination of World War II 892 Discharged personnel, travel allowance 856 Enlisted men, appointment to Naval Academy; service requirement 487, 855 Officer candidate training program. *See under* Navy. Officers’ Training Corps— Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 16, 225 Total personnel, increase 1061 Transfer of funds 627 Uniforms, etc., furnishing from surplus stock of Navy 484, 854 Pay restriction, officers and men drawing pension 854 Public lands, designated, veterans’ preference in entry 37 Reduction in appropriations 16, 626 Regular Navy, transfer of officers to, equality of opportunity, declaration of policy of Congress 92 Retirement of certain officers; rank and pay 27 Surplus personnel, certain, inactive duty upon application 20 Temporary status of personnel— Continuance for designated period, authorized 28 Grade, rank, pay, and retirement, effect on 28 Recall to active duty, grade, etc 28 Uniform allowance, additional, to officers commissioned from status of aviation cadets 245 **Naval Reserve Act of 1938:** Amendments— Benefits, granting to designated personnel 892 Fleet Reserve— Retired list of Regular Navy; transfer to; pay 994 Computation of service, active duty after July 1, 1925 994 Transfers to; pay 993 Philippines, certain citizens of, membership in Naval Reserve 993 Midshipmen, appointments from Reserve enlisted men, repeal of provision 1062 **Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.** *See* Officers’ Training Corps *under* Naval Reserve. CXVIII **Naval Stock Fund:** Naval Stock Account and Fund, reduction in amount; limitation on 228 Reduction in appropriation 226 Transfer of funds, authorized; limitation 226, 487 **Naval Stores Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 292 **Naval-Stores Investigations,** appropriation for 107, 282 **Naval Training Stations:** Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 15, 225, 626 Transfer of funds to Newport, R. I., Naval Training Station 227 **Naval Vessels.** *See also* Vessels. American Antarctic Association, Inc., transfer of naval vessel to; deposit of bond, etc.; return of vessel 655 Atomic weapons, use of naval vessels as targets for test purposes, authorized; limitations; termination of authority 308 Bids for construction, filing of estimates required 857 China, disposal to 539 Coast and Geodetic Survey, transfer of certain vessels from Navy Department 470 Damage claims, settlement of certain, delegation of authority by Secretary of Navy 803 Increase and replacement— Appropriation for 493 Armor, armament and ammunition, reduction in appropriation 17, 227 Construction and machinery— Reduction in appropriation 17, 227 Transfer of funds 628 Emergency construction, reduction in appropriation 18, 227 Transfer of funds 628 New vessels, limitation on availability of appropriations for 18 Extension of availability 227 Repair facilities, reduction in appropriation 627 Navy Register, names of vessels stricken from, discontinuance of report to Congress 868 Obsolete, etc., transfer by gift or otherwise, authorized 897 Congress, transmittal of information to 898 Repairs, etc.— Authority to exceed statutory limit 496, 858 Expenditures in excess of $450,000 for designated period, discontinuance of report to Congress 868 Facilities— Appropriations, reduction in 18, 227 Contract authorization, reduction 18 Sponsors, gift of article from vessel authorized 898 Transfer, designated agencies, authorized 549 **Naval War College:** Appropriation for 483 Civilian professors, etc., employment authorized; repeal of prior legislation respecting 854 Contingencies, additional allowance authorized 853 Reduction in appropriations 15 Transfer of funds to 227 **Navigation.** *See* Vessels. **Navigation, Permanent International Commission of Congresses of,** appropriation for 162 **Navigation and Inspection Laws,** waiver of compliance with, time limit 345 **Navigation Corporation, Inter-American.** *See* Inter-American Navigation Corporation. **Navy.** *See also* Naval Vessels; Navy Department. Advancement, etc., equality of opportunity, declaration of policy of Congress 92 Aerial flights, increased pay for, restrictions 20, 486 Air travel under orders, per diem rates of allowance 81 Aliens, employment of 19 American Battle Monuments Commission, designation of personnel to assist, authorized 317 Appointments— Accrued leave, appointees, granting of 94 Commissioned grades and ranks, permanent, designated personnel, authorized 93 Expiration of authority 93 Precedence 93 Reappointment 94 Correction of technical error in legislation 245 Regulations, prescription by President 93 Repeals of laws or parts of laws 94, 95, 96 Revocation of commission; discharge 94 Temporary appointments to higher grades; precedence 93 Warrant grades and ranks, permanent, designated personnel, authorized 92CXIX Appropriation Act, 1947 481 Articles for the Government of, amendment, general courts-martial, convening authority 4 Assistant paymaster, qualifications for appointment 1061 Atomic Energy Commission, Division of Military Application, officer serving as Director 758 Attu, Alaska, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 235 Cherry Point, N. C., reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 118 Chief petty officers, appointment to commissioned grade or rank 994 Computation of service 995 China, details to, compensation, etc 539 Chrea, Algiers, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 236 Civil Engineers, Corps of, original appointments, grade and rank; repeal of prior provision 235 Civilian expert aids, use of certain funds for payment, repeal of restriction 853 Clothing, issuance to enlisted men on return to U. S. for separation 20 Coast Guard. *See separate title*. Commissioned officers of active list, authorized number 92 Contingent expenses, additional allowances 853 Couriers of Department of State, assignment of personnel as 458, 1011 Courts-martial, general, convening authority 4 Damage claims incident to activities of, settlement, increase in limitation 332 Deceased personnel, settlement of accounts; payment of funeral expenses 30 Demobilization rate 20 Dependents— Hiring of quarters for, restriction 486 Stations outside United States, delegation of authority for determining availability of Government transportation 127 Transportation of— Payment in lieu of certain; rates 126 Payment of costs on commuted basis in certain cases 5 Transfer, dependents and household effects outside continental U. S., etc.; payment in lieu 20, 488 Deserters, etc., expenditures for apprehension authorized 856 Discharged personnel, travel allowance 856 Educational courses for officers, restriction 483 Embassies, etc., in foreign countries, enlisted men as custodians 450, 1011 Emergencies and extraordinary expenses, provision for, authorized 853 Enlisted men— Allowances while in hospital, etc.; restriction on accrual in certain cases 858 Commutation in lieu of rations, designated personnel 858 Ensign, appointment to grade of, authority; restriction; computation of service 995 Naval Academy, appointment to, service requirement 487, 855 Enlisted strength of active list, authorized 92 Extension telephones, public quarters of naval personnel to switchboards of official stations, installation 853 Fleet Admiral of the U. S. Navy, permanent grade, designated appointments authorized; pay, allowances, etc 59 Flight pay, limitation on payment 20 Guam. *See separate title*. Harrowbeer Airport, Plymouth, England, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 236 Hastings, Nebr., naval ammunition depot, reimbursement of certain naval and civilian personnel for loss of personal property 180 Hawaii, roads and bridges damaged by activities of, appropriation for repair, etc., authorized 948 Appropriation for 914 Hitchcock, Tex., reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 235 Hospitals, subsisting of personnel in 855 Household effects, transportation, etc., on change of station; repeal of prior legislation respecting 860 Household servants, restriction on employment of enlisted men or civil employees as 486 Inductees, funds available for expenses 496 Insane persons, certain, functions with respect to, transfer to Navy Department 1098 Inspectors of buildings abroad, assignment of personnel as 458, 1011CXX Insurance. *See* National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940. Key West, Fla., reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 230 Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces. *See separate title*. Leyte, Philippine Islands, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 236 Liberated areas, provision for administration authorized 858 Lodging accommodations, furnishing to naval personnel authorized, restriction 854 Manna Group, American Samoa Islands, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 236 Marine Corps. *See separate title*. Meals, sale of, authorized 855 Medals, cash prizes, etc., accomplishments related to naval service, award authorized 854 Medals and decorations, designated, extension of time for recommendation and award in certain cases 309 Medicine and Surgery, Bureau of, appointment of acting assistant surgeons 933 Meetings of technical, etc., organizations, attendance authorized; reimbursement for expenses 853 Messmen, additional compensation to enlisted personnel assigned to duty as 854 Money allowance in lieu of transportation, designated personnel 860 Naval Academy. *See separate title*. Naval Mobile Hospital 9, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 236 Naval Operating Base, Navy 151, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 235 Naval Receiving Station, Navy 128, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property losses as result of fire 87 Naval Reserve. *See separate title*. Nurse Corps— Dependents, payment of transportation costs on commuted basis in certain cases 5 Public quarters, furnishing of, authorized 854 Subsisting in hospital messes 855 Occupied areas— Funds for administration 497 Provision for administration authorized 858 Ocracoke, N. C., reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss at 119 Officer candidate training program— Administrative expenses, provision for payment 1060 Advance standing, authority of Secretary of the Navy 1061 Appropriations authorized 1061 Commissions to designated personnel; date of rank; precedence, etc 1059 Enrollees 1058 Enrollment requirements and obligations 1057 Instruction of Reserve officers in colleges or universities, retainer pay, etc 1060 Insurance, national service life, issuance to designated personnel 1061 Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, limitation on number enrolled in training program 1061 Reserve component, commission in upon application 1060 Retainer pay and benefits of appointees 1058 Revocation of commission 1061 Selection and retention of officers, annual 1060 Termination of commission; appointment to commissioned rank in Reserve 1060 Travel allowances; restriction 1059 Officers’ messes, assignment of enlisted personnel in service capacity authorized 855 Officers’ quarters, limitations on furnishing of certain equipment 855 Osteopathy, graduates of schools of, appointment as commissioned medical officers authorized 858 Pasco, Wash., Naval Air Station, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property losses as result of fire 87 Patsu four-one, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 235 Pay and allowances, readjustment 343 Per diem rates of allowance 81, 488 Personal property losses, reimbursement of certain personnel 87, 118, 121, 180, 235CXXI Philippine war damage claims, inclusion of designated persons as “qualified persons” 129 Philippines, Republic of the, detail of officers and men to 315 Physical examinations by civilians; compensation 853 Property, supplies, etc., interchange between Army, Navy, and Coast Guard without compensation, authorized 883 Prostitution, prohibition of, near naval establishments, provisions made permanent 182 Public Health Service, treatment of active-duty personnel in Marine hospitals and out-patient offices, funds available 691 Public quarters— Assignment of enlisted personnel in service capacity authorized 855 Furnishing to naval personnel, authorized 854 Rations and commutation, allowance of 855 Enlisted personnel on furlough, etc 858 Repeals of prior legislation respecting 855 Rear admirals, certain, of retired list recalled to active duty, pay, etc 86 Receipts from sales, etc., use of 856 Reduction in designated appropriations 15, 225, 626 Regulations, etc., in force, copies to officers, repeal of provision respecting 234 Remains of certain persons buried outside U. S., evacuation and return 183 Appropriation authorized 183 Appropriation for 268 Rental allowances, occupancy of Government facilities under Military Establishment 565 Retired officers, employment by Veterans’ Administration authorized; duration of authority 978 Retirement— Deferment by President in certain cases 29 Election of benefits 997 Physical disability while serving under temporary appointment, benefits; limitation 995 Recall to active duty, grade, etc 28 Repeals of designated provisions respecting 29 Retirement boards— Appointment; composition 26, 27 Recommendations, submittal to President 27 Retired list, placement of officers on; rank and pay 27 Termination of convening authority 29 Temporary status, effect upon grade, rank, and pay 28 Safety, occupational health, etc., use of appropriations for promotion of 856 Sampson, N. Y., reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 236 San Diego, Calif., reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property loss 121, 235 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, use free of tolls in certain cases 347 Scientific investigations and research, expenditures authorized 856 Scout Observation Service Unit One, Navy 128, reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property losses as result of fire 87 Selective Service personnel, travel of; payment of expenses 614 Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. *See separate title*. Service credit for service before eighteen years of age; effective period 32 Shore patrols, expenditures for operation authorized 856 Tableware, etc., in officers’ quarters, restriction on use of funds for 485 Temporary status of personnel— Continuance for designated period, authorized 28 Grade, rank, pay, and retirement, effect on 28 Recall to active duty, grade, etc 28 Transportation, travel, etc.— Amendments to Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 respecting allowances, expenses, etc 858, 859 Availability of appropriations for payment of tolls and fares 856 Naval vessels, transportation and subsistence of certain persons at Government expense in time of war or national emergency 855 Personnel separated under conditions other than honorable 126 Vehicles, personally owned, transportation on permanent change of station 857 Vessels. *See separate title*. CXXII Veterans. *See separate title*. Voting, absentee. *See separate title*. Water and refrigeration, funds available for 497 **Navy, Secretary of the.** *See* Navy Department. **Navy and Marine Corps Medal,** extension of time for recommendation and award in certain cases 310 **Navy Cross,** extension of time for recommendation and award in certain cases 309 **Navy Department.** *See also* Naval Vessels; Navy. Aeronautics, Bureau of— Aircraft design and construction, employment of technical, etc., personnel 494 Aviation— Appropriation for 491 Contract authorization, repeal of unobligated portion 17 Contractual obligations, funds continued available for liquidation of 491 Experiments and development work, etc., increase in appropriation 17 Reduction in appropriations 17, 226, 627 Transfer of funds 227, 627 Salaries— Appropriation for 494 Reduction in appropriation 19 Aircraft— Procurement, etc., discontinuance of reports to Congress 867, 868 Restriction on purchase without specific authority, nonapplicability 810 Airport plan, national, consultation with Administrator of Civil Aeronautics 171 Aliens, employment of 19, 31, 498 American Antarctic Association, Inc., transfer of naval vessel to; deposit of bond, etc.; return of vessel 655 Appropriation Act, 1947 481 Appropriations, restriction on departmental use 494, 495 Arkansas Historical Museum, delivery of custody of silver service of U. S. S. Arkansas, authorized 117 Atomic Energy Commission, Military Liaison Committee, detail or assignment of representatives of Department 757 Atomic weapons— Bomb tests, appropriations available for expenses of observers 498 Targets for test purposes, use of naval vessels authorized; limitations 308 Termination of authority 309 Audited claim, appropriation for payment 631 Aviation. *See* Aeronautics, Bureau of, *this title*. Awards, cash, for meritorious suggestions, nonapplicability of limitation on amount of payment 809 Bids, filing of estimates with 496 Binoculars, certain persons entitled to receive 898 Canal Zone— Hours of employment and rates of pay of skilled, technical, etc., personnel 496 Panamanian citizens, employment, etc 496 Captured or missing personnel, pay, appropriations available 498 China, details to, compensation, etc 539 Citizenship requirements, employees 496 Nonapplication to personnel under Naval Establishment 498 Civil Aeronautics, Office of Administrator of— Air-navigation and communication facilities, transfer to 190, 466 Surplus equipment, transfer to 468 Civil Aeronautics Board, transfer of aircraft to 469 Civil Engineers, Corps of, original appointments, grade and rank; repeal of prior provision 235 Civilian personnel— Expert aids, use of certain funds for payment, repeal of restriction 853 Premiums, bonuses, etc., restriction on payment 857 Reimbursement for travel in privately owned automobiles 497 Clothing allowance on discharge for bad conduct, ineptitude, etc., appropriation for 486 Coast and Geodetic Survey, transfer of designated vessels to 470 Coast Guard. *See separate title*. Commission of persons from civilian life, discontinuance of report to Congress 868 Compensation Board, salaries, reduction in appropriation 227 Construction, minor, expenditure authorized; limitation 856 Contingent expenses— Additional allowances 853 Appropriation for 482, 494 Reduction in appropriations 15, 19, 227, 627 Transfer of funds 628 Reduction in amount 19, 227CXXIII Contractors— Advance payments to certain, discontinuance of report to Congress 868 Private, restriction on use of funds under contracts with 495 Contracts— Reports to Congress, designated, discontinuance 867, 868 War contracts, financing of 497 Custodians of embassies, legations, or consulates, assignment of enlisted men as 1011 Damage claims— Appropriation for 200, 619 Delegation of authority respecting settlement of certain 803, 805 Settlement of claims incident to activities of, increase in limitation 332 Deceased naval personnel, settlement of accounts; payment of funeral expenses 30 Delegation of authority conferred by designated legislation 858 Dental officers detailed to Military Establishment, reimbursement for pay, allowances, etc 543 Dependents— Quarters for, hiring, restriction 486 Transportation of— Payment in lieu of certain; rates 126 Payment of costs on commuted basis in certain cases 5 Stations outside U. S., delegation of authority for determining availability of Government transportation 127 Transfer, dependents and household effects outside continental United States, etc.; payment in lieu 20, 488 Deserters, etc., expenditures for apprehension authorized 856 Disbursing officers, relief of responsibility on account of certain losses, etc., discontinuance of report to Congress 868 Emergencies and extraordinary expenses, provision for, authorized 853 Emergency fund, reduction in appropriations 15, 626 Examining and retiring boards— Appropriation for 494 Salaries, reduction in appropriations 18 Extension telephones, public quarters of naval personnel to switchboards of official stations, installation 853 Finance Department, deserters, etc., expenses in connection with, appropriation for 546 Fireboat, transfer to government of District of Columbia, authorized 936 Foreign countries, employees in, applicability of legislation respecting certain allowances 857 Foreign duty, special, funds for payment for 497 Fort Morgan, conveyance to State of Alabama 332 General Board— Appropriation for 494 Salaries, reduction in appropriations 18, 627 Guam. *See separate title*. Helium, transfer of funds to Bureau of Mines for procurement 375 Hospitals, subsistence of personnel in 855 Household servants, restriction on employment of enlisted men or civil employees as 486 Housing projects— Appropriation for operation and maintenance; restriction 490 National defense, appropriation for payment of contributions with respect to 587 Hydrographic Office— Appropriation for 494, 495 Reductions in designated appropriations 19, 227, 627 Salaries, transfer of funds 627 Transfer from Bureau of Naval Personnel to Chief of Naval Operations 1099 Indian Affairs, Bureau of, transfer of surplus property to 363 Inductees, funds available for expenses of 496 Insane persons, certain, functions with respect to, transfer 1098 Inspection and Survey, Board of— Appropriation for 494 Reductions in appropriations 19, 627 Inspectors of U. S. buildings abroad, assignment of personnel as 458, 1011 Judge Advocate General, Office of— Appropriation for 494 Salaries, reduction in appropriations 19 Judgments, appropriation for 201, 202, 629, 630 Land-purchase contracts, limitation on commission 497 Latin American countries, officers and students, provision for expenses 858 Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces. *See separate title*. Letters patent, purchase, etc 495, 857 Liberated areas, provision for administration authorized 858CXXIV Lodging accommodations, furnishing to naval personnel authorized, restriction 854 Louisiana Historical Museum, delivery of custody of silver service and silver bell of U. S. S. New Orleans, authorized 117 Marine Corps. *See separate title*. Meals, sale of, authorized 855 Medals, cash prizes, etc., accomplishments related to naval service, award authorized 854 Medals and decorations, designated, extension of time for recommendation and award in certain cases 309 Medicine and Surgery, Bureau of— Medical Department— Appropriation for 489 Reduction in appropriations 16, 226, 626 Transfer of funds 627 Salaries— Appropriation for 494 Reduction in appropriations 19 Surgeons, acting assistant, appointment of 933 Meetings of technical, etc., organizations, attendance authorized; reimbursement for expenses 853 Messmen, additional compensation to enlisted personnel assigned to duty as 854 Miscellaneous expenses— Appropriation for 481 Reduction in appropriations 15, 626 Moffett Field, Calif., construction and equipment of wind tunnel, funds continued available 613 National Park Service, Department of the Interior, transfer of surplus property to; restriction 378 Naval Academy. *See separate title*. “Naval Appropriations,” definition for purposes of designated legislation 858 Naval Communications, Office of Director of— Appropriation for 494 Salaries, reduction in appropriations 19 “Naval Establishment,” definition for purposes of designated legislation 858 Naval hospitals and facilities, manufacture of products by patients 489 Naval Intelligence, Office of— Appropriation for 494 Contingencies, additional allowance authorized 853 Salaries, reduction in appropriations 19 Naval Observatory— Appropriation for 494, 495 Reductions in designated appropriations 19 Transfer from Bureau of Naval Personnel to Chief of Naval Operations 1099 Naval Operations, Office of Chief of— Appropriation for 494 Hydrographic Office, transfer from Bureau of Naval Personnel 1099 National air museum, membership of Chief on advisory board of 997 Naval Observatory, transfer from Bureau of Naval Personnel 1099 Salaries, reduction in appropriations 19 Naval Personnel, Bureau of— Fleet training— Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 16, 626 Hydrographic Office, transfer to Chief of Naval Operations 1099 Instruction— Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 16 Libraries— Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 16, 225 Miscellaneous expenses— Appropriation for 484 Reduction in appropriations 16, 626 Naval Academy. *See separate title*. Naval Academy section, salary of employee in charge 494 Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pa.— Appropriation for 484 Maintenance and operation, provision for, authorized 854 Reduction in appropriations 16 Transfer of funds 228, 628 Naval Observatory, transfer to Chief of Naval Operations 1099 Naval Prison Farms and Prison Personnel, reduction in appropriations 16, 225 Naval prisons and prison farms, maintenance and operation, provision for, authorized 854 Naval Reserve. *See separate title*. Reduction in designated appropriations 15, 16, 225, 626 Salaries— Appropriation for 494 Reduction in appropriation 227 Training, education and welfare, appropriation for 483 Welfare and recreation— Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 16, 225 Transfer of funds 627 “Naval personnel,” definition for purposes of designated legislation 858CXXV Naval petroleum reserves. *See separate title*. Naval Procurement Fund, accounting procedure 489 Naval Records and Library, Office of— Appropriation for 494 Salaries, reduction in appropriations 18 Naval research— Laboratories, etc., appropriation for 482 Reduction in appropriations 15, 225 Naval Research Advisory Committee, authorization for establishment 779 Inapplicability of designated provisions of law 780 Naval Research Laboratory, transfer to Office of Naval Research 780 Office of Naval Research, establishment; transfer of certain functions; appropriation authorized 779, 780 Naval Reserve. *See separate title*. Naval stock fund, transfer of funds authorized; limitation 487 Naval training stations— Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 15, 225, 626 Transfer of funds to Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I 227 Naval vessels. *See separate title*. Naval War College. *See separate title*. Nevada State Museum, delivery of custody of silver service, etc., of U. S. S. Nevada, authorized 234 New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, use of appropriations for maintenance of portion 635 Noncitizens, employment of 19, 31, 498 Occupied areas— Administration by Navy, funds for 497 Provision for administration authorized 858 Ocean and lake surveys— Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 15, 225, 626 Officer candidate training program. *See under* Navy. Officers’ messes, assignment of enlisted personnel in service capacity authorized 855 Officers’ quarters, limitations on furnishing of certain equipment 855 Ordnance, Bureau of— Ordnance and ordnance stores— Appropriation for 485 Reduction in appropriations 16, 226, 626 Salaries— Appropriation for 494 Reduction in appropriations 19 Osteopathy, medical officers who are graduates in, funds for payment to 497 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 496 Patients in naval hospitals, etc., furnishing of materials for products authorized; ownership of products 856 Per diem rates of allowance 488 Personal property losses— Civilian personnel, reimbursement, appropriation for 180, 482 Marine Corps personnel and former Marine Corps personnel, certain, reimbursement 118, 235 Navy personnel and former Navy personnel, certain, reimbursement 87, 118, 121, 180, 235 Personnel ceilings 220 Nonapplicability to designated employees 220 “Personnel of the Naval Establishment”, definition for purposes of designated legislation 858 Philippines, Republic of the, property transfers by Government departments and agencies, consultation required 316 Physical examinations by civilians; compensation 853 Price Administration, Office of, authorized disclosures by 609 Printing and binding— Appropriation for 494 Reduction in appropriation 227 Transfer of funds to, reduction in amount 19, 227 Private plants, operation by Navy, funds for expenses 497 Public quarters— Assignment of enlisted personnel in service capacity authorized 855 Furnishing to naval personnel, authorized 854 Public works. *See under* Yards and Docks, Bureau of, this title. Quarters, cost limitation 491 Rations and commutation, allowance of 855 Enlisted personnel on furlough, etc 858 Repeals of prior legislation respecting 855 Receipts from sales, etc., use of 856 Receipts of public moneys, use for current expenditures 488 Records, military and naval, correction authorized 837 Red Cross, transportation, etc., in time of war 497 Reduction in designated appropriations 15, 225, 626CXXVI Regulations, etc., in force, copies to officers, repeal of provision respecting 234 Reports to Congress— Discontinuance of certain 867, 868 Flight pay, designated officers receiving; monthly average 20 Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, recommendation for revision 20 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, activities under 598 Transfer of funds 498 Transfers, gifts, etc., certain, proposals respecting 898 Transportation of personnel engaged in war effort 86 Retirement boards— Appointment; composition 26, 27 Recommendations, submittal to President 27 Termination of convening authority 29 Rewards— Missing naval property, payment for information leading to recovery or discovery 858 Restriction on payment 495 Suggestions resulting in improvements— Civilian personnel, payment to; repeal of prior provision 857 Payment, funds for 497 Safety, occupational health, etc., use of appropriations for promotion of 856 Salaries— Appropriation for 494 Reduction in appropriations 18 Schools, contribution to support in designated cases, authorized 854 Scientific equipment, contracts, etc., for, exemptions relating to certain excess profits, discontinuance of report to Congress respecting 867 Scientific investigations and research, expenditures authorized 856 Secretary, Office of— Appropriation for 481, 494 Damage claims, appropriation for 619 Reduction in designated appropriations 15, 18, 626 Ships, Bureau of— Defense installations on merchant vessels— Availability of designated appropriation 225 Reduction in appropriations 16 Maintenance— Appropriation for 485 Reduction in appropriations 16, 225, 626 Transfer of funds 627 Salaries— Appropriation for 494 Reduction in appropriations 19, 227 Shore establishments, use of permanent type of construction 490 Shore patrols, expenditures for operation authorized 856 Sitka naval base, Japonski Island, transfer to Secretary of the Interior, authorized 362 Special Devices Division, transfer to Office of Naval Research 780 Sponsors of vessels, gift of article from vessel authorized 898 State, Department of, reimbursement by, for materials, equipment, services, etc 452 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. *See separate title*. Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 496 Supplies and Accounts, Bureau of— Clothing and small stores fund, transfer of funds 628 Fuel, etc., Navy— Appropriation for 489 Reduction in appropriation 16, 226, 626 Transfer of funds 228, 627, 628 Maintenance— Appropriation for 195, 488 Reduction in appropriation 16, 226, 626 Cancellation of designated reduction; increase in appropriation 226 Transfer of funds to, authorized 228 Naval Procurement Fund, accounting procedure 489 Naval Stock Account and Fund, reduction in amount; limitation on 228 Naval Stock Fund— Reduction in appropriation 226 Transfer of funds, authorized 226 Pay, subsistence, etc.— Appropriation for 486 Reductions in appropriations 16, 226 Transfers of funds 228, 487, 627, 628 Limitation 487 Pay accounts, naval personnel, adjustment between proper appropriations of unpaid, etc., balances 3 Salaries— Appropriation for 494 Reduction in appropriations 19, 227 Transportation, recruiting, etc.— Appropriation for 489, 619 Reduction in appropriation 16, 226 Transfer of funds 628CXXVII Surplus property, etc.— Care and handling, appropriations available for; reimbursement; limitation 604 Interior, Department of the, transfer of certain to 362 Naval equipment, exchange or disposition, discontinuance of report to Congress 868 Restriction on use of funds in connection with 498 Technical and professional personnel, employment authorized 498 Time-measuring devices, restriction on use 495 Transfers of funds 498, 627, 628 Quarterly statements to Appropriations Committees 498 Transportation, etc.— Appropriation for 487 Availability of appropriations for 497 Families and household goods of employees, delegation of authority to authorize payment of expenses 499 Personnel engaged in war effort— Limitation on exercise of authority 86 Report to Congress 86 Tolls and fares, availability of appropriations for payment 856 Trophies, etc.— Congress, transmittal of information to 898 Loan or gift authorized 897 Transfer to Treasury Department for promotion of war or victory bonds sale 898 Vessels. *See separate title*. Veterans’ Administration, transfer of funds from 75 Voting, absentee. *See separate title*. War Department, relief from reimbursement for amounts from designated appropriations; settlement of accounts 228 War or national emergency, transportation and subsistence of persons 855 Water and refrigeration, funds available for 497 Weather Bureau, transfer of airplane, equipment, supplies, etc., to 474 Wyoming, University of, delivery of custody of silver service, etc., of U. S. S. Wyoming, authorized 234 Yards and Docks, Bureau of— Accounting of appropriations for public works and public utilities 490 Maintenance— Appropriation for 489 Reduction in appropriations 17, 226 Public works— Appropriation for 490 Architectural and engineering services, local, use of 490 Contract authorization, reduction 17, 226 Applicability 226 Contractor’s fee, restriction 491 Contractual authority for advance base construction, repeal of unobligated balances 490 Guam, availability of funds for reconstruction of civilian economy 17 Land, acquisition of, limitations on use of designated appropriation and contract authorization 226 Naval Academy field house, etc., cancellation of restriction on appropriation and contract authorization 226 Reduction in appropriations 17, 226 Salaries— Appropriation for 494 Reduction in appropriation 227 **Nebraska:** Decatur, bridge authorized across Missouri River at or near 89 Harlan County Reservoir, school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 Indians, buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 358 Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation, bridge across Missouri River, Washington County, Nebr.-Harrison County, Iowa, amendment of Act authorizing 661 North Platte project, appropriation for 365 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 640 **Neches River,** improvement authorized 638 **Neuse River, N. C.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Nevada:** Boulder City Cemetery Association, conveyance to 307 Boulder Dam Recreational Area, appropriation for 376 Davis Dam project, appropriation for 367 Indians, buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 357 Irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 338CXXVIII Nevada State Museum, delivery of custody of silver service, etc., of U. S. S. *Nevada*, authorized 234 Wadsworth, patents for lots, elimination of restriction 529 **Nevada National Forest, Nev.,** acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 285 **New Castle, Del.,** toll bridge authorized across Delaware River near 533 **New Farmers of America,** supervision of certain activities, appropriation authorized 776 **New Haven Harbor, Conn.,** improvement authorized 634 **New Jersey:** Atlantic City, conveyance; exception of building from 975 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 634, 635 Park Ridge, Borough of, Park Ridge, payment of claims for road damages 124 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 638, 651 Princeton University, Princeton, observance of two hundreth anniversary of founding; appointment of Commission, functions, etc 125 Salem Canal, toll bridge across Delaware River, near 533 New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, improvement authorized; use of appropriations for maintenance of portion 635 New Kensington, Pa., bridge authorized across Allegheny River near 892 New Mexico: Costilla Creek Compact, approval of Congress, etc 246 Gallup-Shiprock Highway, appropriation for maintenance of portion of 358 Gallup, N. Mex.-Window Rock, Ariz., appropriation for maintenance of portion of highway 358 Indians— Buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 358 Education, etc., appropriation for 193 Irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, contracts for payment of designated charges, time extension of authority of Secretary of Interior 121 Rio Grande project, appropriation for 111, 365, 366 Limitation increased 194 Tucumcari project, appropriation for 365 **New Orleans, La.,** delivery of custody of silver service, etc., of U. S. S. *New Orleans* to mayor for Louisiana Historical Society 117 **New River,** bridge authorized across, near Radford, Va 269 **New River Canal, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **New York:** Albany, proceeds of commemorative coinage, deposit in general fund of city 900 Castle Clinton National Monument, establishment, etc 997 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 649 Indians— Senecas, appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 358 Six Nations, appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 358 Tribal affairs, appropriation for administration 359 Lake Seneca, Naval Training Station, reduction in appropriation 15, 626 Marine school, appropriation for maintenance 500 Mechanicville, bridge authorized across Hudson River 35 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 653 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 638, 640, 651 West Point, right-of-way to West Shore Railroad Company, New York Central Railroad Company, lessee 900 **New York, N. Y.:** Assay office, appropriation for 577 Barge Office site, exchange of lands authorized 257 Foreign trade statistics, compilation by Bureau of Census, performance of functions 466 Harbor obstructions, prevention of, appropriation for 162 International Postal Service, Division of, establishment of Office of Assistant Director 83 Pneumatic-tube service, appropriation for 66, 113, 267, 584 **New York Central Railroad Company,** lessee, right-of-way for West Shore Railroad Company at West Point, N. Y 900 **Newnan, Ga.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478CXXIX **Newport, R. I:** Harbor, examination and survey authorized 638 Naval Torpedo Station, appropriation for 486 Naval Training Station— Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 15, 626 Transfer of funds to 227 **Newport News Creek,** improvement authorized 635 **Newspapers, Weekly, Etc.,** enjoying mailing privileges, sworn statements respecting circulation, requirement of 416 **Niagara Falls Bridge Commission,** issuance of refunding bonds 245 **Night Differential,** Government employees 218 **Nogales Sanitation and Flood-Control Projects,** provisions and conditions 455 **Nonconnah Creek,** flood-protection project, increase in authorization 647 **Nonessential Federal Expenditures, Joint Committee on Reduction of,** appropriation for 184 **Norfolk, Va.:** Harbor, improvement authorized 635 Naval Training Station, reduction in appropriations 15, 626 **Norfolk and Western Railway Company,** construction of bridge near Radford, Va., authorized; rights granted 269 **Norstad, Lauris,** appointment as permanent brigadier general of the line of the Regular Army, authorized 56 **North Alexander, Ill.,** examination and survey of Clear Creek authorized 652 **North Canadian River:** Flood-protection project authorized 648 Irrigation storage in Canton Reservoir, provision authorized; condition 647 **North Carolina:** Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area— Conveyances, certain, time extension for 32 Structures, maintenance of, appropriation for 376 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 645 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 639 **North Dakota:** Burlington farmstead and coal-mine project, transfer to State 306 Devils Lake Indian Reservation, jurisdiction over offenses committed on 229 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 648 Fort Berthold Reservation Indians, appropriation authorized for payment of claims 333 Appropriation for 359 Garrison Reservoir— Garrison Dam, limitation on construction 167 Maintenance and operation, limitation on use of funds for 163 School facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 Indians, buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 358 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 652 **North East River, Church Point to Stony Run, Md.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **North Little Rock Levee,** flood-protection project authorized 646 **North New River Canal, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **North Platte Project, Nebr.-Wyo.,** appropriation for operation and maintenance 365 **Northern Idaho Indians, Idaho,** appropriation for industrial assistance 361 **Northport, Wash.,** bridge authorized across Columbia River at or near 300 **Nurseries and Nursery Schools, D. C.:** Appropriation authorized 541 Appropriation for 615 Employees, payment of compensation for services rendered during designated period, authorized 894 Establishment, etc., authorized 540 **Nurses:** Army Nurse Corps, dependents, payment of transportation costs on commuted basis in certain cases 5 National-defense training, reduction in appropriation 9 Navy Nurse Corps— Dependents, payment of transportation costs on commuted basis in certain cases 5 Hospital messes, subsisting in 855 Public quarters, furnishing of, authorized 854 Training for certain, appropriation for 692 **O** **Obligations, International.** *See* International Obligations. **Occupied Areas:** Administration— Army, funds for 562CXXX Navy— Funds for 497 Provision for administration by, authorized 858 Government and relief, appropriation for War Department 560 **Ocean Drive Beach, S. C.,** boat basin, Intracoastal Waterway, examination and survey authorized 639 **Ocean Strip and Queets Corridor:** Appropriation for 376 Appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 **Ocmulgee River,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Ocracoke, N. C.,** reimbursement of certain Navy personnel for personal property losses at 119 **Official Gazette, Patent Office.** *See* Patent Office under Commerce, Department of. **Ogden, Utah, clerk of U. S. District Court,** restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Ogden Ordnance Depot, Utah,** acquisition of land by Military Establishment, reduction in appropriation 224, 625 **Ogden River Project, Utah,** appropriation for 365 **Ohio:** Elizabeth Township, acquisition by U. S. of certain reserved mineral rights by grants in exchange for 924 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 649 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 636 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 640 **Ohio River:** Bridge authorized across, at or near— Cannelton, Ind 660 Lawrenceburg, Ind 890 Mauckport, Ind 322 Shawneetown, Ill 310 Brookport, Ill., examination and survey authorized at 641 **Ohio River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized; increase in authorization 649 **Oil and Gas.** *See also* Mineral Lands Leasing Act, Amendments. Investigations and dissemination of information, appropriation for 373 Naval Petroleum Reserves. *See separate title*. Oil refineries, certain, sale of royalty oil to 533 Oklahoma, appropriation for payment of royalties, south half of Red River 353 Price control, petroleum or petroleum products, limitations 665 Production and utilization, cooperation with petroleum industry and State authorities, appropriation for 349 Subsidy payments, petroleum, etc., limitation; reduction of operations 671, 672 Stripper wells 672 **Oil and Gas Division.** *See under* Interior, Department of the. **Oil Shale,** production of synthetic liquid fuels 372 **Oklahoma:** Anadarko, Indian arts and crafts building, appropriation for support, etc 354 Cimarron base line, patents for certain public land south of; title to certain town lots 872 Colony Union Graded School District Numbered 1, agreement for use of certain land, authorized 976 Enid, School District Numbered 57, conveyance 88 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 647, 648 Fort Gibson flood-control project, cooperation with city of Muskogee in protection of domestic water supply 163 Grand River Dam project— Return to Grand River Dam Authority 743 Use of U. S. lands for waters of 974 Indians— Buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 357, 358 Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation, use, etc., of Seger School Reserve lands 976 Choctaws, appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 358 Education, etc., appropriation for 193 Five Civilized Tribes, appropriation for expenses of tribal officers 360 Industrial assistance, appropriation for 361 Keetoowah Indians, Cherokee Nation, status 976 Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation, certain lands set aside in trust for 305 Osage Agency, appropriation for support 360 Pawnees, appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 359CXXXI Seneca Indian School, deposit of compensation for flood damage to credit of 975 Support, etc., appropriation for increased pay costs 111 Lake Texoma Recreational Area, appropriation for 376, 377 Lawton— Fish hatchery property, conveyance by United States 58 Sale of certain Indian lands to 356 Lugert-Altus project, appropriation for 365 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 635 Oil and gas royalties, south half of Red River, appropriation for 353 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 640, 652 **Oklahoma City, Okla.,** flood-protection project on North Canadian River authorized 648 **Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, Bureau of.** *See under* Social Security Board. **Old-Age Assistance, Grants to States:** Appropriation for 82, 263, 694 Computation 991 **Old Saybrook, Conn.,** bridge authorized across Connecticut River at or near 122 **Olean, N. Y.,** flood-protection project authorized 649 **Oliver Inlet-Seymour Canal, Alaska,** channel, examination and survey authorized 641 **Olympia Harbor, Wash.,** examination and survey authorized 641 **Olympic National Park, Wash.:** Appropriation for protection of adjacent land 376 Appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 **Oneida Creek and Tributaries, N. Y.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **OPA.** *See* Price Administration, Office of Opiates, provision for coverage under Federal narcotic laws 38 **Opookta Creek, Miss.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Ordnance, Bureau of.** *See under* Navy Department. **Ordnance, Ordnance Stores, Etc.,** lend-lease, reduction in appropriation 8 **Ordnance Department.** *See under* War Department. **Oregon:** Columbia River, fishery resources, use of State facilities and services, etc., in conservation 932 Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands, appropriation for 109, 353 Deschutes project, appropriation for 365 Detroit Reservoir, school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 Dorena Reservoir, school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 650 Indians— Buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 358 Education, etc., appropriation for 193 Irrigation systems, appropriation for increased pay costs 110 Klamath Agency, appropriation for support 359 Support, etc., appropriation for increased pay costs 110 Irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 Klamath project, appropriation for 111, 365, 366 Lookout Point Reservoir, school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 636, 637 Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, appropriation for 109, 353 Owyhee project, appropriation for 111, 365, 366 Portland, exchange of lands authorized 259 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 638, 641, 652 **Oregon Inlet, N. C.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Ores of Metals and Minerals,** records respecting, transfer to Bureau of Mines; microfilming, etc 1057 **Organized Reserves, Army:** Appropriation for 557 Field exercises, appropriation for participation in 542 Medical Reserve Corps, care of Veterans’ Administration beneficiaries, pay, etc 557 National rifle matches— Care, etc., of ranges, details for; payment 560 Participation as volunteer competitors or range officers, travel and subsistence allowances 559 Pensioners, etc., restriction on payment to 557 Restriction on use of funds 557CXXXII **Osage Indians,** support of Osage Agency and pay of tribal officers, appropriation for 111, 360 **Ouachita River, Ark.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Overtime Compensation, Government Employees:** Claims for, method of payment 747 Appropriation for 913 Appropriations authorized 747 Limitation on aggregate payment 923 **Overton-Red River Waterway,** designation of improvement as 635 **Owyhee Project, Oreg.,** appropriation for Ill 365, 366 **Oxon Run Parkway,** extension 961 **P** **Pacific Halibut Fishery,** allocation program, appropriation for expenses 194 **Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, International,** appropriation for 457 **Packers and Stockyards Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 292 **Palacios, Tex.,** channel to Gulf of Mexico, examination and survey authorized 640 **Palisades Project, Idaho,** appropriation for 365 **Pamlico Sound, N. C.,** examination and survey of Cross-Rock Channel authorized 639 **Pan-American Highway, Convention on the,** appropriation for fulfilling U. S. obligations 69 **Pan American Institute of Geography and History,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Pan American Sanitary Bureau,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Pan American Union,** appropriation for contribution; allocation for printing and binding 453 **Panama:** Citizens of, employment on Canal Zone, restrictions, etc 166, 496, 563 Government of, appropriation for contribution 453 Land, acquisition by Military Establishment, reductions in appropriations 224 **Panama, Republic of Panama,** appropriation for waterworks, sewers, etc 166 **Panama Canal.** *See also* Canal Zone. Civil government, appropriation for 114, 165 Construction— Additional facilities, appropriation for 165 Recognition of civilian services, inclusion of certain naturalized citizens 873 Construction annuity fund, appropriation for 63 Maintenance, etc.— Appropriation for 114, 164 Reduction in appropriation 11 Sanitation, appropriation for 165 Seacoast defenses, reduction in appropriation 225 Technical or professional personnel, employment 167 **Panama Railroad Company:** Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 588 Vessel employees, compensation 218 **Papago Indian Reservation, Ariz.:** Irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 Transfer of certain buildings from War Relocation Authority to Bureau of Indian Affairs for benefit of Indian veterans 192 **Park Ridge, Borough of, Park Ridge, N. J.,** claims for road damages 124 **Parker Dam Power Project, Ariz.-Calif.,** appropriation for operation and maintenance 111, 365 **Parks.** *See* National Capital Parks; National Park Service *under* Interior, Department of the; National Parks Pasco, Wash., reimbursement of certain Navy personnel and former personnel for personal property losses at 87 **Pass-a-Grille Pass, Pinellas County, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Passport Agencies,** appropriation for 113, 447 **Patchogue River,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Patent Office.** *See under* Commerce, Department of. **Patents.** *See* Patent Office *under* Commerce, Department of. **Patuxent River, Md.,** establishment of deepwater port at Benedict: channel to Solomons Island, examination and survey authorized 639 **Pawnee Indians, Okla.,** appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 359 **Pay Act of 1946, Federal Employees.** *See* Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946. **Pay Costs, Increased, Government Officers and Employees,** appropriations for 103 Waiver of certain restrictions on use of funds 115 **Pay Readjustment Act of 1942:** Amendments— Army Mine Planter Service, base pay 344 Chief petty officers, acting, base pay 343 Commissioned officers, first to sixth periods, base pay 345CXXXIII Effective date 345 Emergency officers’ retired list 345 Enlisted men— Allowances while in hospital, etc.; restriction on accrual in certain cases 858 Base pay, increase in 343 Commutation in lieu of rations, designated personnel 858 Longevity pay, increase 343 Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, transfer to, retired pay, etc 344 General officer grades, etc., base pay 344 Household effects, transportation, etc., on change of station; repeal of prior legislation respecting 860 Marine Band— Concert tours, allowances 344 Increases in pay, etc 343 Retired pay, increase in 344 Money allowance in lieu of transportation, designated personnel 860 Pay increases, applicability 345 Retired pay, increase in 343 Travel by personnel of armed forces, allowances, expenses, etc 858, 859 Warrant officers, pay and allowances; maximum 344 Nonapplicability of designated provisions of law to persons whose pay and allowances are established by 812 **Peach Mosaic Control,** appropriation for 280 **Peanuts:** Acreage allotments, restriction on establishment of 663 Marketing quota for 705 1947 crop, restriction on proclamation 663 Statistics, restriction on use of funds for collection and publication 274 **Pearl River and Tributaries, Miss.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Pecatonica River and Tributaries,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Pee Dee River,** bridge authorized across, at or near Cashua Ferry, S. C 120 **Pelican, Alaska, Harbor,** examination and survey authorized 641 **Penal and Correctional Institutions.** *See under* Justice, Department of. **Penal and Penitentiary Commission, International,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Penalty Mail,** use by bankruptcy referees and special masters 330 **Penalty Mail Costs:** Agriculture, Department of, appropriation for 271 Alien Property Custodian, Office of, appropriation for 604 Architect of the Capitol, appropriation for 400 Budget, Bureau of the, appropriation for 61 Civil Aeronautics Board, appropriation for 469 Civil Service Commission, appropriation for 63 Civilian Production Administration, appropriation for 605 Commerce, Department of— Appropriation for 465 Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Bureau of, transfer of funds to Department of Commerce 471 Courts— Administrative Office and Courts of the United States, appropriation for 479 Claims, Court of, appropriation for 477 Customs and Patent Appeals, Court of, appropriation for 476 Customs Court, U. S., appropriation for 477 District of Columbia— Juvenile Court, appropriation for 509 Municipal Court, appropriation for 509 Municipal Court of Appeals, appropriation for 510 Probation system, appropriation for 510 Register of Wills, Office of, appropriation for 510 Supreme Court, appropriation for 476 Defense Transportation, Office of— Appropriation for 605 Reduction in appropriation 7 Economic Advisers, Council of, appropriation for 913 Economic Stabilization, Office of— Appropriation for 606 Reduction in appropriation 7 Employees’ Compensation Commission, appropriation for 697 Federal Communications Commission, appropriation for 64 Federal Power Commission, appropriation for 65, 263 Federal Security Agency, appropriation for 696 Federal Trade Commission, appropriation for 65, 611 Federal Works Agency, appropriation for 65CXXXIV Foreign Economic Administration, reduction in appropriation 6 General Accounting Office, appropriation for 70 Government Printing Office, appropriation for 407 Inland Waterways Corporation, funds available 594 Inter-American Affairs, Institute of, funds available 594 Inter-American Educational Foundation, Inc., funds available 594 Inter-American Transportation, Institute of, funds available 594 Interior, Department of the, appropriation for 350 Interstate Commerce Commission, appropriation for 71 Justice, Department of, appropriation for 459 Labor, Department of, appropriation for 679 Library of Congress, appropriation for 404 Maritime Commission, fund available for; limitation 499 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, appropriation for 72 National Archives, appropriation for 72 National Capital Housing Authority, appropriation for 73 National Capital Parks, appropriation for 521 National Gallery of Art, appropriation for 74 National Housing Agency, transfer of funds for 590 National Labor Relations Board, appropriation for 698 National Mediation Board, appropriation for 699 Panama Canal, appropriation for 165 Philippine rehabilitation, appropriation for 621 Price Administration, Office of— Appropriation for 609 Reduction in appropriation 7 Price Decontrol Board, appropriation for 915 Railroad Retirement Board, appropriation for 187, 700 Reconstruction Finance Corporation, appropriation for 588 Scientific Research and Development, Office of, appropriation for 606 Securities and Exchange Commission— Appropriation for 73 Limitation increased 187 Selective Service System, appropriation for 613 Smaller War Plants Corporation, reduction in limitation 12 Smithsonian Institution, appropriation for 74 State, Department of, appropriation for 447 Tariff Commission, appropriation for 74 Tax Court of the United States, appropriation for 75 Tennessee Valley Authority, appropriation for 586 Treasury Department, appropriation for 569 Veterans’ Administration, appropriation for 76, 265 War Mobilization and Reconversion, Office of, appropriation for 611 War Production Board, reduction in appropriation 7 War Shipping Administration, fund available for; limitation 499 White House Office, appropriation for 60 **Pennsylvania:** Allegheny County, bridge authorized across Monongahela River, from Elizabeth to West Elizabeth 309 Belle Vernon and Speers, Boroughs of, bridge authorized across Monongahela River between 270 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 644 Hopewell Village National Historic Site, withdrawal of lands from 655 Johnson, Albert W., acceptance of renunciation of pension as former Federal judge 304 Judicial districts; clarification of law respecting appointment of judge; appointment of additional judge 654 Lebanon County, easement for highway purposes in Veterans’ Administration hospital reservation; condition 298 Marine school, appropriation for maintenance 500 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 635 Philadelphia, Naval Home— Appropriation for 484 Maintenance and operation, provision for, authorized 854 Reduction in appropriations 16 Transfer of funds 228, 628 Philadelphia National Shrines Park Commission. *See separate title*. Plymouth-Hanover Townships, bridge authorized across Susquehanna River between 875 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 638, 651, 652CXXXV Property, certain, grant to Commonwealth by U. S.; relinquishment of jurisdiction 895 Tarentum, bridge authorized across Allegheny River to point near New Kensington and Lower Burrel Township, Pa 892 Warren, construction of bridge across Allegheny River at or near 874 **Pennsylvania Railroad Company,** construction of bridge across Allegheny River at or near Warren, Pa., authorized 874 **Penny pack Creek, Philadelphia, Pa.,** facilities for light-draft navigation, examination and survey authorized 638 **Pensacola Reservoir, Grand River Dam Project, Okla.,** use of U. S. lands for waters of 974 **Pensions.** *See* Veterans. **Peoria, Ill.:** Improvement of Illinois River authorized 636 Upper Free Bridge over Illinois River, appropriation for removal 162 **Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 291 **Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934,** Indian Service irrigation projects, modification of provisions respecting certain funds 895 Revenues from power operations, annual appropriations authorized 895 **Permanent Court of Arbitration, International Bureau of,** appropriation for contribution 453, 620 **Permanent International Commission of Congresses of Navigation,** appropriation for 162 **Perry County Drainage and Levee Districts 1, 2, and 3, Mo.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Personal Property Losses:** Coast Guard personnel, appropriation for 530 Marine Corps personnel and former Marine Corps personnel, certain, reimbursement 118, 235 Naval Establishment, naval and civilian personnel, reimbursement 180 Navy personnel and former Navy personnel, certain, reimbursement 87, 118, 121, 235 **Petroleum.** *See* Oil and Gas. **Petroleum Administration for War:** Appropriation for liquidation 349 Printing and binding, limitation increased 185 Salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 8, 221 **Petroleum Conservation Division.** *See under* Interior, Department of the. **Petroleum Reserves, Naval.** *See* Naval Petroleum Reserves. **Philadelphia, Pa.,** mint, appropriation for 577 **Philadelphia, Pa.-Trenton, N. J.,** examination and survey of Delaware River authorized 638 **Philadelphia National Shrines Park Commission:** Creation; duties 973 Employees, expenditures, etc., appropriation authorized 974 Mail, official, free transmission 974 Study of designated area; report to Congress 974 Termination 974 **Philippine Insurrection Veterans:** Claims, payment of certain 630, 918 Pension rates, veterans and dependents, increase in 863 Widows and children, death compensation or pension payable to, removal of limitations 931 **Philippine Islands:** Army of the Philippines, transfer of funds for, authorized 14 Buildings for U. S. representatives, reduction in appropriation 224 Citizenship requirement, U. S. employees, nonapplicability of designated provisions 80 Currency destroyed at time of Japanese invasion, settlement authorized 707 High Commissioner to, appropriations continued available 351 Independence ceremonies, provision for U. S. participation; appropriations authorized 260 Appropriation for 263 Travel, etc., expenses, availability of appropriation; advances 602 Loans or credit extension by Reconstruction Finance Corporation, authorized; restriction on rate of interest 902 Military assistance— Appropriation for 916 Property transfers by Government departments and agencies, consultation with Secretaries of State, War, and Navy required 316 Military Assistance Act 315 Military forces, service in during designated period, benefits; restriction 14 Naturalization, etc., U. S., eligibility of designated persons 416 Naval Reserve, U. S., membership of certain citizens 993CXXXVI Pensions for service-connected disability or death, payment; rate of exchange 14 Philippine Property Act of 1946 418 Jurisdiction of courts of first instance 419 Naval reservations, etc., restrictions respecting construction of provisions of law 419 “Philippine Government,” definition 420 Right, title, etc., of U. S. to property in Philippines 418 Transfer to Philippines 419 Suits against U. S., authorized 419 Trading With the Enemy Act, continuance in force 418 Transfer of property to Republic of Philippines; indemnification 418 Agricultural lands 419 Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946— Air-navigation, inter-island, establishment of facilities authorized 137 Appropriation for 621 Instruction of Filipino trainees, authorized 137 Appropriation for 621 Limitation on amount for 622 Amendments making clerical corrections 805 Commerce, inter-island, chartering of vessels authorized 137 Appropriation for 621 Instruction of Filipinos in United States Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, etc 137 Appropriation for 621 Contributions of labor, materials, etc., from Government of the Philippines, acceptance authorized 139 Effective date 158 Executive agreement, condition for certain payments 140 Expiration date for designated provisions 140 Fisheries, Philippine, rehabilitation, etc 138 Appropriation for 621 Cooperation of Fish and Wildlife Service 138 Instruction of Filipino trainees, authorized 138 Appropriation for 621 High Commissioner, supervision of functions by; transfer of duties to U. S. representative on independence of Philippines 140 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 621 Personnel ceilings, exclusion of positions from 632 Philippine War Damage Commission— Appropriation authorized 131 Appropriation for; limitations on use of funds 613 Approval of claims, payment 130 Duration of authority 128 Establishment, composition, functions, etc 128 Exclusion of designated property from consideration, etc 133 Expenses— Amount available for 131 Appropriation for 613 False statements, overvaluation of property, etc., penalty 132 Filing of claims, notice of time limit 128 Filipino Rehabilitation Commission, recommendations by 128 Finality of findings 134 Japanese reparations for war damage in Philippines— Money or bullion, use of 131 Property, transfer to Commission 132 Notification of action on claims 134 Property loss or damage, designated, compensation for; limitations 129 Public property loss or damage, compensation authorized 136 Appropriation for 621 Rebuilding, etc., of property before payment of money 136 “Qualified person,” definition, payment to 129 Replacement, etc., of property before payment of money 131 Amendment, clerical correction 805 Reports to Congress 131 Amendment, clerical correction 805 Restrictions on designated payments 130, 140 Services in connection with claim, limitation on remuneration; penalty for violation 132 Surplus property— Property of U. S. in Philippines, transfer to claimants, etc., authorized 133 Amendment, additional terminology 805 Transfer to Commission 131 War Damage Corporation— Authority of Commission in lieu of 132 Cooperation with Commission 133CXXXVII Port and harbor facilities, construction, etc 135 Appropriation for 621 Filipino engineers, training of 135 Appropriation for 621 Printing and binding, appropriation for 621 Public health services and facilities, rehabilitation and development 136 Appropriation for 621 Instruction and training respecting public health, authorized 137 Appropriation for 621 Public property and essential public services, restoration 135, 136 Appropriation authorized 135 Appropriation for 621 Limitations on obligating U. S 621 Transfer of funds to U. S. Government departments and agencies for participation 622 Public roads, restoration of 135 Appropriation for 621 Filipino engineers, training of 135 Appropriation for 621 Surplus property in Philippines— Limitation on aggregate value 134 Reports to President and Congress 134 Transfer to Commonwealth, etc 134 Survey work, Coast and Geodetic Survey— Appropriation for 621 Continuance authorized 139 Instruction of Filipino trainees, authorized 139 Appropriation for 621 Trade relations between U. S. and Philippines, restriction on payments prior to agreement respecting 140 Trainees, standards for qualification; entry into U. S., payment of expenses, etc 139 Transfers of funds to U. S. departments and agencies for designated purposes under— Authority of Secretary of State; availability for expenditures 622 Correction respecting 916 United States property in Philippines, restoration, appropriation authorized 140 Appropriation for 621 Purchases abroad, nonapplicability of designated restriction 622 Weather information, facilities for obtaining, establishment authorized 138 Appropriation for 621 Instruction for Filipino trainees, authorized 138 Appropriation for 621 Philippine Scouts— Benefits, privileges, etc., applicability of provisions of United States laws 223, 224 Rate of payment 224 Philippine Trade Act of 1946— Coconut oil, proceasing tax, exemption for Philippines 157 Currency stabilization 151 Customs duties— Administration of provisions respecting 158 Importations from Philippines 156 Philippine articles, etc 143 United States articles 149 Definitions 141 Excise provisions relating to the Philippines, special, repeal of 157 Executive agreement between U. S. and Philippines— Discrimination, suspension and termination in case of 155 Effective date 154 Interpretation of 154 Obligations of Philippines respecting 152, 153 President of U. S. authorized to enter into; limitations 151 Termination of authority 154 Termination of 153 Effect of 154 Immigration— Administration of provisions respecting 158 Entry of U. S. citizens into Philippines 151 Philippine citizens, certain, nonquota status 148 United States citizens, certain, nonquota status 151 Internal revenue laws, application to Puerto Rico 158 Natural resources, rights of U. S. citizens and business enterprises in 151 Obligations of Philippines, statement of 148 Philippine Treasury, termination of payments into 157 Quotas— Buttons of pearl or shell 146 Cigars 146CXXXVIII Coconut oil 146 Tax rate preference, provision of proposed executive agreement 153 Cordage 145 Laws for putting allocations into effect, restriction on enactment by U. S 147 Philippine articles, establishment by President of U. S., limitations, durations, etc 156 Rice 145 Sugars 144 Suspension of provisions respecting, authority of President of U. S 155 Tariff Commission, U. S., investigations by 156 Tobacco 146 Transfers and assignments of allotments 147 Repeals 158 Taxes, internal— Administration of provisions respecting 158 Equality in— Philippine articles, etc., entering U. S 147 U. S. articles, etc., entering Philippines 150 Export taxes, certain, prohibition of 148, 150 Manila fiber, exemption 148 Official use, articles for, exemption 148, 150 Third countries, restriction on extension of benefits to 158 Trade agreements, restriction on certain 158 Philippine War Damage Commission. *See under* Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946, this title. Property Act. *See* Philippine Property Act of 1946, *this title*. Public moneys, deposits of, acceptance by U. S. Treasury 901 Rehabilitation Act. *See* Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946, *this title*. Securities against loss, etc., of certain military supplies and equipment, return 900 Trade Act. *See* Philippine Trade Act of 1946, *this title*. Vessels, U. S., war-built— Charter to Philippine citizens, time limitation 43 Preferences, order of, for purchase 44 Sale to Philippine citizens, conditions 43, 44 **Philippine Property Act of 1946.** *See under* Philippine Islands. **Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946.** *See under* Philippine Islands. **Philippine Trade Act of 1946.** *See under* Philippine Islands. **Philippine War Damage Commission.** *See* Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 *under* Philippine Islands. **Philippines, Commonwealth of the.** *See* Philippine Islands. **Philippines, Republic of the.** *See* Philippine Islands. **Phony Peach and Peach Mosaic Control,** appropriation for 280 **Pierre, S. Dak.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Pima Indians, Ariz.:** Cropping operations, etc., funds available 362 Transfer of certain buildings from War Relocation Authority to Bureau of Indian Affairs for benefit of Indian veterans 192 **Pine Orchard, Branford, Conn.,** examination and survey of harbor authorized 638 **Pink Bollworm Control,** appropriation for 280 **Pittsburgh, Pa.,** appropriation for Bureau of Mines buildings and grounds 111, 374 **Plant Disease Control,** appropriation for 189, 280, 281 **Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of.** *See under* Agriculture, Department of. **Plant Quarantine Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 280, 281 **Plaquemine-Morgan City Route, Intracoastal Waterway, La.,** improvement authorized 635 **Plum Bayou,** flood-protection project authorized 646 **Plutonium.** *See* Atomic Energy Act of 1946. **Plymouth-Hanover Townships, Pa.,** bridge authorized across Susquehanna River between 875 **Pocatello, Idaho,** appropriation for game-management supply depot and laboratory 380 **Point Lookout Creek, Saint Marys County, Md.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Point Pinos, Calif.,** examination and survey of coast of northern California for harbors for light-draft vessels 641 **Polecat Creek, Okla.,** flood-protection project authorized 648CXXXIX **Political Activities, Pernicious:** Alaska Railroad, nonapplication of certain provisions to employees of, with respect to designated activities 937 Appropriation for prevention of 63 Government employees, certain part-time, nonapplication of designated restrictions to, time limit 345 **Political Defense, Emergency Advisory Committee for,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Polls of Armed Forces With Respect to Elections,** prohibition 102 **Poison, Mont.,** appropriation for construction of building at ranger station 193 **Port Arthur, Tex.:** Jefferson County drainage districts, provision of outlets, examination and survey authorized 651 Protection against damage from Sabine Lake, examination and survey authorized 651 **Port Deposit, Md., Naval Training Station:** Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 15, 225 **Port Hueneme, Calif.,** harbor, examination and survey for shore protection authorized 641 **Port Isabel, Tex.,** improvement of Gulf Intracoastal Waterway authorized 636 **Port Lavaca, Tex.,** channel to Gulf of Mexico, examination and survey authorized 640 **Portland, Oreg.,** exchange of lands authorized 259 **Portland Harbor, Maine,** improvement authorized 634 **Porto Rico.** *See* Puerto Rico. **Portsmouth-Tiverton, R. I.,** bridge authorized across Sakonnet River 803 **Portville, N. Y.,** flood-protection project authorized 649 **Post Office and Civil Service, House Committee on,** functions, etc 824 **Post Office Department.** *See also* Postal Service. Accounts, Bureau of, appropriation for 113, 580 Adjusted losses and contingencies, appropriation for 267, 581 Appropriation Act, 1947 580 Ballots, etc., for absentee voting by designated personnel, postage-free transmission 102 Budget and Administrative Planning, Office of, appropriation for 112, 580 Buildings. *See* Public buildings, *this title*. Checks or warrants, U. S., altered, etc., time limitation for claims with respect to 31 Time extension in case of fraudulent concealment of facts 31 Chemical, etc., investigations, transfer of funds for 581 Chief Inspector, Office of, appropriation for 113, 196, 580, 581 Clerks, first-, second-, and third-class post offices, increased pay costs, appropriation for 84 Contingent expenses, appropriation for 196, 580 Damage claims, appropriation for 196, 200, 201, 581, 628, 629 Deficiency in postal revenues, funds available for 585 Estimates, examination of 580 Field Service— Appropriation for increased pay costs 113 Personnel ceilings, nonapplicability 220 Restriction on use of appropriations for Department 580 Fifth Congress of the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, appropriation available for expenses of delegates to 619 First Assistant Postmaster General, Office of, appropriation for 84, 112, 113, 196, 267, 580, 581 Foreign mail transportation, appropriation for 83, 583 Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, Office of, appropriation for 84, 112, 113, 196, 267, 580, 583 Furniture, use of present 585 International Postal Service, Division of, establishment of Office of Assistant Director 83 Lake Winnepesaukee, N. H., compensation of mail carrier 659 Library, acceptance of gifts, bequests, etc., authorized; use of funds 924 Liberty Bond Act, Second, advances to Postmaster General under 572 Maps, post-route and rural delivery, sale to public authorized 584 Newspapers, weekly, enjoying mailing privileges, sworn statements respecting circulation, requirement of 416 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 586 Overtime work and payments, report to Congress 585 Per diem payments, allowance of credit for certain 886CXL Postmaster General, Office of, appropriation for 112, 196, 267, 580, 619 Postmasters and assistant postmasters, compensation, increased pay costs, appropriation for 84 Printing and binding, appropriation for 580 Public buildings— Maintenance and operation, appropriation for 84, 267, 585 Personal services, limitation 585 Telephone service, contracts for 585 Purchasing Agent, Office of, appropriation for 113, 580 Railroad companies, special contracts, discontinuance of report to Congress 868 Railway postal clerks, travel allowance, increased pay costs, appropriation for 84 Report to Congress, special contracts with railroad companies, discontinuance 868 Rewards, appropriation for payment of; limitation 581 Salaries in bureaus and offices, appropriation for 580 Sea Post Service— Appropriation for 583 Establishment of designated office preparatory to reestablishment of 83 Second Assistant Postmaster General, Office of— Appropriation available for expenses of certain delegates 619 Appropriation for 83, 84, 112, 196, 267, 580, 582 Solicitor, Office of, appropriation for 113, 580 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 586 Third Assistant Postmaster General, Office of, appropriation for 112, 196, 580, 583 Travel expenses, appropriations available 580 Treasurer, credit in accounts for amounts of designated checks or warrants 31 Vehicles— Administrative work, restriction on use of funds for maintenance, etc., in connection with 584 Housing, lease of quarters for 584 Tractors and trailer trucks, purchase, etc 584 Vehicle service, appropriation for 84, 197, 584 Violations of postal laws, expenditures for information concerning 581 **Postal Service.** *See also* Post Office Department. Air mail, rate of postage 1062 Ballots, etc., for absentee voting by designated personnel, postage-free transmission 102 Employees— Compensation, additional 203 Appropriation authorized 204 Appropriation for 267 Veterans of World War II, benefits for those losing opportunity of probational appointments 749 Field Service, military duty and substitute and regular service immediately preceding, service credit for 36 Lake Winnepesaukee, N. H., compensation of mail carrier 659 Per diem payments, allowance of credit for certain 886 Printing and binding, appropriation for 580 Rural carriers, temporary, replacing inductees, pay rates 36 Substitute employees— Military duty and substitute service immediately preceding, service credit for 36 Substitute service, credit for, upon appointment to regular position 35 War service indefinite, annual and sick leave 36 Temporary appointments, restriction on service credit for 36 War-service appointments, restriction on service credit for 36 **Postal Union of the Americas and Spain, Fifth Congress,** appropriation available for the expenses of delegates to 619 **Postmaster General.** *See* Post Office Department. **Poston, Ariz., Colorado River Relocation Center,** transfer of certain equipment, etc., from War Relocation Authority to Bureau of Indian Affairs 192 **Postwar River and Harbor Projects,** removal of prohibition on appropriation for construction of 6 **Potacocowa Creek, Miss.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Potassium,** deposits of, applicability of certain provisions of law to 957 **Potato Act,** appropriation for refunds of taxes collected under 574 **Potatoes, Surplus,** purchase, processing and sale to foreign countries by Commodity Credit Corporation 617CXLI **Potomac Electric Power Company, D. C.,** removal of designated inhibitions and restrictions; acquisition of stock 260, 261 **Potomac River, D. C.,** bridges in replacement of Fourteenth Street or High way Bridge, use of lands, payment of costs, etc 566 **Potomac River Basin,** flood-protection projects authorized 644 **Potsdam Conference,** air travel accommodations for Secret Service, cost borne by War Department 199 **Poultry:** Diseases of, funds available for eradication 278 Feeding and breeding, appropriation for investigations, etc 277 Maximum price, etc., limitations 667 Southwest Poultry Experiment Station, Glendale, Ariz., appropriation for construction of buildings 277 **Power Commission, Federal.** *See* Federal Power Commission. **Powers of Appointment in Disposition of Estates,** time extension in connection with release of 229 **Prairie du Rocher, Ill.,** flood-protection project authorized 648 **Predatory Animals,** appropriation for control of 380 **Prefabricated Housing,** limitation on encouragement by Housing Expediter 215 **Prencinradio, Incorporated:** Administrative expenses, funds available for 594 Deposit of designated sum in Treasury of United States 13, 223 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 594 **President of the United States:** American Battle Monuments Commission, arrangements with foreign countries, making of 318 American Republics— Merchant Marine Academy, U. S., and Merchant Marine Cadet Corps, U. S., designation of twelve persons to receive instruction in 961 Military Academy, U. S., designation of certain persons for instruction at 311 Appointments by— Admiral in the Coast Guard, permanent grade, designated appointments authorized 60 Air museum, national, members of advisory board 998 American Battle Monuments Commission 317 Atomic Energy Commission 756 General Advisory Committee 757 Exemption from designated provisions of law 771 General Manager of Commission 757 Atomic weapon tests, advisory board 309 Bear River and tributaries, interstate compact for division of waters, U. S. representative from Department of the Interior 658 Board of Foreign Scholarships, members of 755 Brigadier generals of the line, permanent, designated persons 56, 936 Consuls or vice consuls, commissions of Foreign Service staff officers and employees as 1010 Diplomatic representatives, principal 1007 District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, two members 793 Economic Advisers, Council of 24 Farmers’ Home Administration, Administrator 1064 Fleet Admiral of the U. S. Navy, permanent grade, designated appointments authorized 59 Foreign Service officers 426, 1007 Foreign Service Reserve officers, commission as diplomatic or consular officers 1009 General in the Marine Corps, permanent grade, designated appointments authorized 60 General of the Army, permanent grade, designated appointments authorized 59 Housing Expediter 208 Indian Claims Commission, members of 1050 Interior, Department of the, Solicitor of 312 Judges. *See under* United States Courts. Justice, Department of— Antitrust Division, appointees at salaries of $8,225 or more 459 Special attorneys, etc., at salaries of $8,225 or more 460 Labor, Department of— Assistant Secretaries 91 Under Secretary 91 Marine Corps— Expiration of authority for certain 93 Personnel, designated, to permanent warrant or commissioned grades 92, 93 Regulations, prescription of 93CXLII Naval Academy, sons of Army, Navy, and Marine Corps personnel 1061 Naval Research, Chief of 779 Navy— Assistant surgeons, acting 933 Chief petty officers to commissioned grades or ranks 994 Enlisted men to grade of ensign; restriction 995 Expiration of authority for certain 93 Osteopathy, graduates of schools of, as commissioned medical officers 858 Personnel, designated, to permanent warrant or commissioned grades 92, 93 Regulations, prescription of 93 Philadelphia National Shrines Park Commission, members of 973 Philippine independence ceremonies, members of commission to represent United States 260 Appropriations authorized 260 Appropriations for 263 Travel, etc., expenses, availability of appropriation; advances 602 Philippine War Damage Commission, members of 128 Price Decontrol Board 669 Princeton University Bicentennial Commission, members of 126 Public Health Service, specialists, etc 421, 422 State, Department of, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs 789 Atomic Energy Commission— Action, proposed action or failure to act, reference to President; final decision 758 Property transferred to 765 China, naval assistance from U. S., authorized 539 Citizenship requirements, etc., for certain employees, authority to suspend 167, 496, 563 Coast Guard officers, retirement for age 28 Deferment in certain cases 29 Designations by, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, representatives 712 Economic Report— Time for filing 838 Transmittal to Congress 24 Emergency funds— Appropriation continued available; restriction 61 Appropriation for 603 Appropriations, designated, reduction in 8, 221, 222, 225, 624 Repeal of specified rescission 626 Contract authorizations, reduction 11 Reimbursements, certain, relief from 228 Transfer of funds to United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration 228 Executive Office— Administrative expenses, designated, reductions in limitations 12, 222 Appropriation for 58, 60, 105, 185, 603, 913 Appropriations for fiscal year 1946, designated, extension of availability 12 Armed forces leave payments, appropriation for 912 Contract authorizations, designated, reduction 11 Corporate funds, designated, transfer to Treasury of United States 12, 223 Damage claims, appropriation for 200, 629 Economic Advisers, Council of— Appropriation authorized 25 Appropriation for 913 Creation, composition, etc 24 Executive Mansion and grounds— Addition, restriction on use of funds for 61 Return of sum to Treasury 61 Offices, etc., under Sec individual titles. Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 913 President, compensation of, appropriation for 60 Reduction in designated appropriations 6, 221, 624 White House Office— Appropriation for 60, 105 Detail of Government employees to 61 Export control of certain commodities— Administration, time extension 215 Appropriation for 471, 916 Foreign Service— Prescription of regulations respecting, delegation of authority to Secretary of State 1002 Salary differentials, administrative establishment authorized 1006 Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, rules and regulations for 1019 Lend-Lease. *See separate title*. Marine Corps, officers, retirement for age 28 Deferment in certain cases 29CXLIII Naval officers, retirement for age 28 Deferment in certain cases 29 Philippine Islands— Executive agreement with, authorization; limitations 151 Military assistance to, authorization for 315 Rehabilitation, transfer of funds to Government departments and agencies, approval 622 Correction respecting 916 Philippine Property Act of 1946. *See under* Philippine Islands. Price and wage control— Recommendations to Congress respecting legislation 664 Shortages necessitating continuance of powers, report to Congress respecting 665 Proclamations— Bill of Rights Day, issuance authorized 229 Dedication Day, request for issuance 894 Foreign proprietors of trade-marks, renewal of registrations after expiry, authorized 568 General Pulaski’s Memorial Day, authorized 262 Property, etc., return of, by Alien Property Custodian. *See under* Trading With the Enemy Act. Protection of, appropriation for 461, 462, 576 Reports to be submitted to, by/on— American Battle Monuments Commission, financial, etc., transactions 318 Atomic Energy Commission, use of fissionable material or atomic energy 764 Economic Advisers to the President, Council of 25 Foreign Liquidation Commissioner, disposal of surplus property in Philippines 134 Navy, Secretary of the, recommendations of retirement boards 27 Railroad Retirement Board and Federal Security Administrator, joint report 732 State, Secretary of Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, condition; appropriation estimates 1024 Strategic and critical materials, stock piles of, authority respecting disposition 598 Traveling expenses, increase in amount authorized 811 United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization— Membership for U. S., acceptance authorized 712 Representatives, designation, etc 712 Vehicles, exemption from certain limitations on use 79 White House Police. *See separate title*. **Press, American,** reporting on UNRRA supplies and services, restriction on use of funds for country refusing admission, etc 603 **Preston and Miller Pond Drainage and Levee District, Ill.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Pribilof Islands, Alaska,** appropriation for furnishing food, etc., to natives 379 **Price Administration, Office of.** *See also* Price Control Extension Act of 1946. Agricultural commodities, maximum prices, limitations respecting 610 Appropriation estimate, reconsideration and revision; publication in Federal Register 609 Appropriation for 608, 913 Damage claims, appropriation for 629 Experience requirement, designated personnel 610 Fruits and vegetables, certain, restriction on use of funds for payment of persons fixing maximum prices 610 Information, certain, restriction on divulging; authorized disclosures 609 Informational functions, limitation on expenditures 609 Maritime Commission, furnishing of information to 610 Navy Department, furnishing of information to 609 Oaths, administration of 610 Propaganda, restriction on payment of persons disseminating, etc 609 Reductions in designated appropriations 7 Salaries and expenses, additional appropriation for 58 Subsidies. *See separate title*. Termination date 664 War Department, furnishing of information to 609 **Price Control, Second War Powers Act,** restriction provision 346 **Price Control Extension Act of 1946:** Agricultural commodities— Agriculture, Secretary of, recommendations respecting maximum prices, etc.; exercise of functions by 666CXLIV Decontrol, certification of commodities in short supply 665 Definitions 666 Apparel, enforcement action against manufacturer, limitations 677 Average price limitation, weighted, restriction on limitation of sales by 673 Cotton, wool, etc., maximum prices, restrictions 677 Cotton fiber, fabrics, etc., of, maximum prices 674 Decontrol policy 664 Defense-rental areas, limitation on rent control by State or local government 671 Distributors, wholesale or retail, maximum prices 674 Effective date of provisions 678 Extension of Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 and Stabilization Act of 1942 664 Feed, allocation to domestic emergency shortage areas 677 Fish, etc., deemed agricultural commodities; maximum price 673 Highest price line limitation, operators of service establishments 673 Hotels, rent ceiling 671 Imports, essential commodities, removal of maximum purchase price 674 Industry advisory committees, regional, appointment 670 Manufactured or processed commodities, reduction of peacetime discounts, etc., restriction 674 Maximum prices, producing, manufacturing or processing industry— Adjustments, etc 675, 676 Emergency Court of Appeals, petition by industry advisory committee 676 Cotton, wool, etc., nonapplicability of certain provisions to manufacturers or processors of 675 Method of establishment 675 New commodities, certain, restriction on establishment, etc., of maximum prices 674 Nonagricultural commodities, decontrol 665 Objectives; declaration of Congress 664 Petitions for decontrol by industry advisory committee 668 Hearing for further consideration; notice to Consumers Advisory Committee and Labor Advisory Committee 668 Petition for review of action 669 Petroleum, price control, limitations 665 Price Administration, Office of, termination date 664 Price Decontrol Board— Establishment, composition, etc 669 Manufactured, etc., commodities, maximum price maintenance, limitation 668 Nonapplicability of designated provisions of law to service of members 670 Powers 667 Salaries and expenses, appropriation for 915 Subsidies, authority respecting reestablishment, etc 668 Protest or petition against maintenance of maximum prices, right of 669 Hearing commissioners, appointment, etc 670 Limitation on filing 670 Procedure with respect to; hearing, etc 669 Recommendations by President to Congress 664 Restaurants, maximum prices 673 Retail industries, certain, reduction of peacetime discounts, etc., restriction 673 Sales to buyers, fixing of quantity by Price Administrator, restriction 673 Saving provision, removal of maximum prices 668 Softwood logs and lumber, maximum prices 674 Subsidies— Limitations— Copper, lead, zinc 671 Rubber 671 Sugar, flour, petroleum, etc., reduction of operations 671 Tin ores 671 Nonapplicability of provisions to designated laws respecting subsidy operations 672 Operations of CCC and RFC, nonapplicability of designated provisions of law 671 Reduction, termination, etc., increase of maximum price of product in case of; limitations 672 Roll-backs, discontinuance, increase of ceiling prices 672 Sugar, crop program operations 672 Veterans’ housing— Operations respecting, nonapplicability of limitations 672 Premium payments, restriction on increase on reduction, etc., of subsidy 672CXLV Violations of price schedule, etc., liability of seller 676 Action on behalf of U. S., restrictions on instituting; withdrawal 676 Penalty 677 Wheat, purchase by Commodity Credit Corporation; election of date of purchase by producer, etc 677, 678 Wholesale industries, certain, reduction of established discounts, etc., restriction 673 **Price Decontrol Board.** *See under* Price Control Extension Act of 1946. **Princeton University, Princeton, N. J.,** observance of two hundredth anniversary of founding; appointment of Commission, functions, etc 125 **Printing, Joint Committee on:** Appropriation for 399, 602, 912 Composition of 838 Congressional Record, improvement of 837 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 103, 104 **Printing and Binding:** Agriculture, Department of— Appropriation for 272 Transfer of funds authorized 283 Alaska Railroad, appropriation for 383 Architect of the Capitol, appropriation for 406 Budget, Bureau of the, appropriation for 61, 185 Civil Service Commission— Appropriation for 63 Limitation increased 185 Civilian Production Administration, appropriation for 605 Code of Federal Regulations, appropriation for 406 Commerce, Department of— Appropriation for 189, 465 Civil Aeronautics, Office of Administrator of, transfer of funds 466, 467, 468 Civil Aeronautics Board, appropriation for 469 Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Bureau of, funds available 471 Patent Office, appropriation for 190, 472 Weather Bureau, appropriation for 474 Courts— Administrative Office and Courts of the United States, appropriation for 479 Claims, Court of, additional appropriation for 82 District of Columbia, probation system, appropriation for 510 Supreme Court, U. S., appropriation for 476 Defense Transportation, Office of— Appropriation for 605 Increase in limitation 264 Reduction in appropriation 7 Economic Stabilization, Office of— Appropriation for 606 Reduction in appropriation 7 Employees’ Compensation Commission, appropriation for 697 Federal Communications Commission, appropriation for 64 Federal Loan Agency, appropriation for 588 Federal Power Commission, appropriation for 65 Federal Register— Appropriation for 406 Increase in limitation 603 Federal Security Agency, appropriation for 696 Federal Trade Commission, appropriation for 65, 611 Federal Works Agency— Appropriation for 65 Public Roads Administration, appropriation for 68 General Accounting Office, appropriation for 71 Interior, Department of the— Appropriation for 350 Geological Survey, appropriation for 370 Grazing Service, appropriation for 351 Fish and Wildlife Service, appropriation for 379 Indian Affairs, Bureau of, appropriation for 353 Indian arts and crafts, development of, appropriation for 356 Mines, Bureau of, appropriation for 371 Interstate Commerce Commission, appropriation for 71 Justice, Department of, appropriation for 195, 266, 459 Labor, Department of— Appropriation for 679 Employment Service, U. S., appropriation for 683 Library of Congress, appropriation for 404 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, appropriation for 72 National Archives, appropriation for 72 National Gallery of Art, appropriation for 74 National Labor Relations Board, appropriation for 698 National Mediation Board, appropriation for 699 National Park Service, appropriation for 376 National Railroad Adjustment Board, appropriation for 699CXLVI Navy Department— Appropriation for 494 Transfer of funds, reduction in amount 19, 227 Pan American Union, appropriation for 453 Petroleum Administration for War, limitation increased 185 Post Office Department, appropriation for 580 Postal Service, appropriation for 580 Price Administration, Office of— Appropriation for 608 Reduction in appropriation 7 Railroad Retirement Board, appropriation for 700 Reports of Government departments, discontinuance of printing of 407 Securities and Exchange Commission, appropriation for 73 Selective Service System, appropriation for 613 Smithsonian Institution, appropriation for 74 State, Department of— American Republics, cooperation with, appropriation for 457 Appropriation for 197, 447 Tariff Commission, appropriation for 74 Tax Court of the United States, appropriation for 75 Treasury Department— Accounts, Bureau of, appropriation for 198, 570 Appropriation for 570 Customs, Bureau of, appropriation for 573 Disbursement, Division of, appropriation for 570 Engraving and Printing, Bureau of, appropriation for 575 Internal Revenue, Bureau of, appropriation for 574 Mint, Bureau of the, appropriation for 577 Narcotics, Bureau of, appropriation for 575 Procurement Division, appropriation for 579 Secret Service Division, appropriation for 576 Treasurer, Office of, appropriation for 572 United Nations, appropriation for 454 Veterans’ Administration, appropriation for 76, 265 War Department— Appropriation for 562 Atomic service, appropriation for 560 Reduction in appropriations 14, 225, 626 War Information, Office of, reduction in appropriation 7 War Production Board— Increase in limitation 58 Reduction in appropriation 7 White House Office, appropriation for 60 **Printing and Binding Act of 1895, Amendment,** Joint Committee on Printing 838 **Printing Office.** *See* Government Printing Office. **Priorities,** contracts for war materials, time limit 345 **Prison Industries, Federal.** *See* Federal Prison Industries. **Prison System, Federal.** *See under* Justice, Department of. **Prisoners, Federal:** Convict labor. *See separate title*. Indigent, nonpayment of fines, discharge 524 Support of, appropriation for 464 **Prisoners of War:** Navy Department, appropriation for expenses 482 War Department, appropriation for expenses 565 **Prisons, Bureau of.** *See under* Justice, Department of. **Private Plants,** operation by Navy, funds for expenses 497 **Probation Officers, U. S. Courts:** Attorney General, failure to carry out certain orders of 478 Salaries, appropriation for 478 Travel allowance 479 **Probation System, U. S. Courts,** appropriation for 104, 268 **Process or Renovated Butter:** Appropriation for carrying out provisions of designated Acts 279 Regulations respecting ; condemnation of unfit ingredients, etc 300 **Processing and Related Taxes,** appropriation for refund of 574 **Proclamations:** Bill of Rights Day, issuance authorized 229 Dedication Day, request for issuance 894 Foreign proprietors of trade-marks, renewal of registrations after expiry, authorized 568 General Pulaski’s Memorial Day, authorized 262 **Produce Agency Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 291 **Production and Marketing Administration.** *See under* Agriculture, Department of. CXLVII **Production Control Committees, International,** appropriation for 274 **Production Credit Corporations:** Administrative expenses, funds available for 594 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 594 **Property, Real and Personal,** acquisition and disposition for war purposes, time limit 345 **Property Act of 1946, Philippine.** *See* Philippine Property Act of 1946 *under* Philippine Islands. **Prostitution, Prohibition of,** near military and naval establishments, provisions made permanent 182 **Provo River Project, Utah,** appropriation for 365, 619 **Public Assistance, Bureau of.** *See under* Social Security Board. **Public Buildings Acts:** Amendments respecting site acquisition, building construction, etc 257 Appropriation for carrying out provisions of 66 **Public Buildings Administration.** *See under* Federal Works Agency. **Public Debt, Bureau of the.** *See under* Treasury Department. **Public Debt Act of 1946** 316 **Public Debt Transactions, Second Liberty Bond Act,** inclusion of mortgage payment notes; use as public debt transaction 1078 **Public Health, International Office of,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Public Health Service.** *See also* Hospital Survey and Construction Act; National Mental Health Act; Public Health Service Act. Air travel under orders, per diem rates of allowance 81 Cincinnati, Ohio, appropriation for maintenance and operation of water and sanitary investigations station at 692 Claims, settlement when serving with the Navy 56 Coast Guard— Insane members, limitation on applicability of designated provisions respecting transfer, etc., of functions with regard to 1098 Officers on detail to, per diem rates of allowance authorized 530 Commissioned officers, pay, etc., appropriation for 692 Communicable diseases, appropriation for prevention and suppression of 691 Deceased officers, settlement of accounts 30 Dependents, transportation costs, payment on commuted basis in certain cases 5 District of Columbia hospital center, establishment, utilization of services 897 Enlisted men— Allowances while in hospital, etc.; restriction on accrual in certain cases 858 Commutation in lieu of rations, designated personnel 858 Health and sanitation activities, war and defense areas (national defense), reduction in appropriation 8, 221 Health facilities, development of, appropriation for 692 Health service programs, Government employees, consultation and review 903 Hospital and construction activities, appropriation for 914 Hospitals and medical care, appropriation for 106, 186, 691 Household effects, transportation, etc., on change of station; repeal of prior legislation respecting 860 Industrial hygiene, increased pay costs, appropriation for 106 International Health Relations, Office of, appropriation for 692 Liberia, mission to, appropriation for activities in connection with 692 Malaria (national defense), reduction in appropriation 8 Marine Corps personnel, funds available for furnishing medical treatment to 691 Medical care, appropriation for 691 Mental diseases, appropriation for research and investigation 691 Mines, Bureau of, details to 375 Money allowance in lieu of transportation, designated personnel 860 National Cancer Institute, appropriation for operating expenses 106, 692 National Institute of Health, appropriation for operating expenses 106, 692 Naval personnel, funds available for furnishing medical treatment to 691 Nurses— Appropriation for training for certain; transfer of funds to St Elizabeths and Freedmen’s Hospitals 692CXLVIII Training (national defense), decrease in limitation on administrative expenses; reduction in appropriation 9 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 700 Pay and allowances, readjustment 343 Per diem rates of allowance 81 Philippines— Contributions of labor, material, etc., from Government of Philippines, acceptance authorized 139 Instruction and training of Filipinos respecting public health authorized 137 Appropriation for 621 Qualification, standards for 139 Public health services and facilities, rehabilitation and development, cooperation authorized 136 Appropriation for 621 Pilot plants, sale of metal or mineral products of 375 Prison System, Federal, transfer of funds 464 Psychiatric service for District of Columbia juvenile court 509 Quarantine service, appropriation for 106, 691 Rental allowances, occupancy of Government facilities under Military Establishment 565 St Elizabeths Hospital, D. C. *See separate title*. Salaries and expenses, appropriation for 106, 692 Service credit for service before eighteen years of age; effective period 32 Standards, National Bureau of, officers detailed to, funds available for expenses 472 State health services, grants and services to, appropriation for 691 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 700 Surgeon General, Office of, appropriation for 692 Travel, amendments to Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 respecting allowances, expenses, etc 858, 859 Tropical diseases (national defense), reduction in appropriation 8 Tuberculosis, prevention, treatment, and control, appropriation for 691 Venereal diseases, appropriation for control of 690 Veterans’ Administration— Retired officers, employment authorized; duration of authority 978 Transfer of funds from 75 Vital statistics, functions with respect to, performance by 1095 War Shipping Administration, transfer of funds from 500 **Public Health Service Act:** Amendments— Citation of 1049 Deceased officers, settlement of accounts 30 Hospital Survey and Construction Act. *See separate title*. National Mental Health Act. *See separate title*. Appropriation for effecting provisions of 690 Renumbering of designated titles and sections 1049 **Public Housing Authority, Federal.** *See* Federal Public Housing Authority *under* Housing. **Public Lands:** Atlantic City, N. J., conveyance of lighthouse property to 975 Burlington farmstead and coal-mine project, N. Dak., transfer to State 306 Clark County, Nev., conveyance for cemetery purposes 307 Classification as to mineral character, etc., appropriation for 370 Eagle County, Colo., exchange of lands 704 Elizabeth Township, Ohio, acquisition by U. S. of certain reserved mineral rights by grants in exchange for 924 Fissionable material, materials essential to production of, reservation for use of United States 762 Forest management and protection, Alaska, appropriation for increased pay costs 109 Fort Benning, Ga., easement over, etc., grant to Georgia Power Company, authorized 972 Fort Morgan, Ala., conveyance to State authorized 332 Grand River Dam Project, Okla., use of U. S. lands for waters of 974 Irrigable lands, designated, veterans’ preference in entry 36 Miles City, Mont., conveyance for industrial and recreational purposes 946 Mineral Lands Leasing Act, Amendments. *See separate title*. Oklahoma, patents for certain, issuance authorized; relinquishment of title of U. S. to certain town lots 872CXLIX Payments to States from proceeds of sales, appropriation for 352 Rainy Mountain School Reserve, Okla., certain lands set aside in trust for Indians of Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation 305 Range improvements outside of grazing districts, appropriation for 109, 353 Rural rehabilitation projects, Federal, liquidation, etc., authorization 711 Appropriation authorized 711 Safford, Ariz., grant of title to certain lands for municipal water system 33 Shores of, Federal participation in cost of protection against erosion 1056 Surveying of, appropriation for increased pay costs 109 Texas, relinquishment of title of U. S. to certain town lots 872 Timber resources, protection and management, appropriation for 353 War Department, lands under jurisdiction, etc., of, granting of easements for rights-of-way, authorized 643 White River, Ark., relocation, etc., of designated railroad tracks, authorized 116 Wildlife, surveys and investigations by Fish and Wildlife Service 1080 **Public Lands, House Committee on,** functions, etc 827 **Public Lands, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 819 **Public Printer.** *See* Government Printing Office. **Public Roads Administration.** *See under* Federal Works Agency. **Public Works:** Alaska, issuance of revenue bonds for, authorized; bond stipulations, etc 33 Loans or advances to States, etc., appropriation for 264 Naval. *See* Yards and Docks, Bureau of, *under* Navy Department. Rivers and harbors. *See separate title*. Virgin Islands, appropriation for 70 War public works, community facilities— Liquidation, appropriation for 264 Reduction in appropriation 9, 221 **Public Works, House Committee on,** functions, etc 828 **Public Works, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 819 **Public Works Administration.** *See under* Federal Works Agency. **Pueblo Indians:** Irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, contracts for payment of designated charges, time extension of authority of Secretary of Interior 121 **Puerto Rico:** Agricultural experiment stations— Allotments, determination of; restrictions 1084 Appropriation for 276 Buildings, funds for construction 277 Research, appropriations authorized 1083 Agricultural extension work, appropriation for 275 Agricultural industry, research, etc., respecting 1083 Airport projects, Federal, annual appropriations authorized 172 Availability of funds 172, 174 District Court of U. S.— Retirement of judges; computation of length of service, etc 91 Salary rate of judge 716 Experiment Station, Federal, appropriation for increased pay costs 107 Farm Tenant Act, extension of provisions to 1071 Internal revenue laws, application 158 Land, acquisition by Military Establishment, reductions in appropriations 224 School-lunch program, apportionment of funds and nonfood assistance, limitations 231 “School,” definition of 231 Topographic surveys, appropriation for; limitation 369 Vocational education, appropriation for 689 Work relief, reduction in appropriation 221 **Pulaski’s Memorial Day,** proclamation authorized 262 **Purnell Act,** appropriation to effect 276 **Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, Nev.,** irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 **Q** **Quarantine Service,** appropriation for 691 **Quarantine Station, Animal, International,** establishment, etc 633 **Quartermaster Corps.** *See under* War Department. **Queen Creek, Ariz.,** flood-protection project for Whitlow Ranch Reservoir authorized 650 **Quiver River,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **R** **Rabbits,** domestic raising, classification 127CL **Racine, Wis.,** attendance of Marine Band at convention of The American Legion 540 **Radford, Va.,** bridge authorized across New River near 269 **Radio Broadcasting,** coercive practices, designated, prohibition 89 **Radio Office, Inter-American,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Radio Stations:** Airports, hazards to, consultation of Administrator of Civil Aeronautics with Federal Communications Commission 171 International short-wave, contracts for use, authority of Department of State; indemnification agreements 447 **Radio Union, International Scientific,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Railroads.** *See also* Carriers. Grade crossings, Federal highways, appropriation for 69 Locomotive inspection, appropriation for 71, 105 Railroad Adjustment Board, National, appropriation for 105, 699 Railroad retirement account, appropriation for 700 Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, amendments— Annuity— Deductions 731 Eligibility for 727 Increased 742 Joint and survivor— Prior election 742 Repeal of designated section; renumbering 729 Minimum, revision of provisions 728 Payment to survivors, annuity payments due but unpaid at death 729 Recovery from disability, termination 742 Totals, maximum and minimum 731 Benefits and taxes, change in computation 723 Definitions 722, 725–727, 733–734 Effective dates 741, 742 Judicial review, decisions subject to 735 Pensions to individuals on pension or gratuity rolls of employers, substitution of dates 743 Prior rights 742 Prior service credit, inclusion of certain service in 726 Railroad industry service, credit under Social Security Act in certain cases 732 Report to President 732 Reports of service and compensation 735 Service credit to individuals after age of 65 728 Station employees, certain, determination of compensation 728 Survivor benefits 729 Social Security Act, benefits under, correlation of payments 730 Technical changes 728, 729 Railroad Retirement Board— Appropriation Act, 1947 699 Appropriation for 187, 699 Miscellaneous expenses, increased paycosts, appropriation for 83 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 700 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 187, 700 Printing and binding, appropriation for 700 Report to President on credit of wages toward awards 732 Salaries, increased pay costs, appropriation for 83 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 700 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 570, 572 Railroad Retirement Tax Act, citation of title 725 Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act— Amendments— Application of other laws 739 Benefit payments, days of sickness 736 Benefits and taxes, change in computation 723 Coverage issues, determination 738 Definitions 722, 736 District boards, elimination of; establishment of intermediate reviewing bodies 738 Effective dates 741, 742 Employers’ contributions 739 Prior rights 742 Registration period 735 Review by circuit courts of appeals 738 Sickness— Inclusion of benefits 739 Requirements for receipt of benefits; regulations, etc 740, 741 Statements of, procedures 739 Subpenas, enforcement in Northern District of Illinois 739CLI Technical changes 737, 738 Unemployment, compensable days of, increase in maximum number 737 Unemployment benefits, disqualifications for receipt of 737 Railroad employees, refund of contributions in certain cases 806 Safety, appropriation for 71, 105 **Railway Mail Service,** appropriation for 84, 267, 582, 583 **Rainy River,** bridge authorized across, at or near Baudette, Minn 123 **Rainy Mountain School Reserve, Okla.,** certain lands set aside in trust for Indians of Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation 305 **Range Investigations,** appropriation for 107, 284 **Rapid City, S. Dak.,** appropriation for support of Indian museum 354 **Rappahannock River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized 644 **Real and Personal Property,** acquisition and disposition for war purposes, time limit 345 **Reclamation, Bureau of.** *See under* Interior, Department of the. **Reconstruction Finance Corporation:** Administrative expenses— Funds available for 588 Reductions in designated limitations 222 Agriculture, Department of— Farm Security programs, loans for, payments by Secretary of Agriculture 1063 Farm tenancy loans 294 Rural electrification loans 58, 295 Rural rehabilitation loans, advances for; restrictions on use 293 Increase in limitation 82 Corporations, Government, extension of succession 901 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 588 Extension of succession, lending powers, and functions 901 Forney, Adger C., appropriation for payment of judgment in favor of 630 Government agencies, limitation on use of funds for personal services, purchases, etc., for 589 Housing, underwriting or guaranty of markets for certain materials, etc., limitation 215 Judgments, appropriation for 630 Lending authority, increase 293, 294 Loans— Restriction on payment of salaries of persons making certain, nonapplicability to designated loans under Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946 212 States, etc., loans for construction purposes, restriction 589 Veterans’ loans, certain, purchase of 902 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 588 Philippines, Government of the Republic of, loan or extension of credit to, authorized; restriction on rate of interest 902 Renegotiation Act, excessive profits collected under, reimbursement of certain Treasury Department appropriations 622 Strategic and critical materials, transfer to stock piles, cancellation of notes 599 Subsidies. *See separate title*. Surplus property disposal, limitation on use of funds 589 Texas City tin smelter, purchase of tin ores and concentrates for operation 57 Subsidy payments authorized 671 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 572 Walker, Alexander D., appropriation for payment of judgment in favor of 630 **Reconstruction Finance Corporation Mortgage Company.** *See* RFC Mortgage Company. **Recreational Demonstration Areas,** appropriation for 111, 377 **Recruitment Act of 1945, Armed Forces Voluntary,** Enlisted Reserve Corps, Army, transfers to; placement on retired list of Regular Army, pay 996 **Red Cross, American National:** Naval expenses incident to transportation, etc., in time of war, appropriation for 497 Transfers of property to, exemption from District of Columbia inheritance tax 303 **Red-Ouachita River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized 647 **Red River:** Flood control, general plan for, authorized 647 Improvement authorized 635 South half, payment to Oklahoma from oil and gas royalties 353 **Red River and Tributaries, N. Dak.,** examination and survey authorized 652CLII **Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation of Washington, D. C.:** Administrative expenses, funds available for 594 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 594 **Regulation of Lobbying Act, Federal:** Applicability of provisions 841 Contributions— Detailed accounts of; receipts for 840 Statements, filing with Clerk of House 840 Preservation for two years 841 Definitions 839 Exemption 842 Penalties for violation 842 Registration with Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House 841 Nonapplicability to designated persons 842 Publication of information in Congressional Record 842 **Rehabilitation.** *See* Federal Security Agency; Veterans’ Administration. **Rehabilitation Act of 1946, Philippine.** *See* Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 *under* Philippine Islands, **Reindeer Service,** appropriation for 110 **Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, United Nations.** *See* United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. **Relief Supplies,** shipment permitted 182 **Relocation Authority.** *See* War Relocation Authority. **Renegotiation Act:** Property, etc., certain, held by Alien Property Custodian, liability with respect to, restriction on return of property 52 Refunds under, appropriation for 622 Reconstruction Finance Corporation, excessive profits collected by, reimbursement of appropriation 622 War Contracts Price Adjustment Board, certification of amount to Treasury 622 Rescissions, designated, deemed compliance with excessive profits provision by War Department; certification to Treasury 566 **Renovated Butter:** Appropriation for carrying out provisions of designated Acts 279 Regulations respecting; condemnation of unfit ingredients, etc 300 **Rent Control.** *See* Price Control Extension Act of 1946; Second War Powers Act, 1942. **Reorganization, Legislative.** *See* Legislalative Reorganization Act of 1946. **Reorganization Plan No II of 1939,** repeal of designated provisions 1040 **Reorganization Plan No 2 of 1946:** Federal Security Agency— Abolished agencies, winding up of affairs 1096 Assistant heads, two additional, appointment authorized 1096 Blind, vending stands in Federal buildings, transfer of functions 1096 Children’s Bureau— Functions, designated, transfer to Administrator 1095 Industrial Division, exclusion from transfer 1095 Transfer of 1095 Education, Office of Assistant Commissioner of, abolishment; transfer of functions to Commissioner 1096 Employees’ Compensation Commission— Board with respect to final decision on appeals from determinations, etc., on claims of designated personnel 1095 Transfer of functions from 1095 Grant-in-aid programs, coordination of 1096 Personnel, property, records, and funds of transferred functions, transfer of 1096 St Elizabeths Hospital, abolishment of Board of Visitors and its functions 1096 Social Security Board, abolishment; transfer of functions to Administrator 1095 Vital statistics, functions of Secretary of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, etc., transfer to 1095 Vocational Education, Federal Board for, abolishment 1096 **Reorganization Plan No 3 of 1946:** Agricultural Adjustment Administration, transfer of functions to Department of Agriculture 1100 Agriculture, Department of— Mineral deposits in certain lands, transfer to Department of Interior; limitation on mineral development 1099 Transfer of functions of designated agencies 1100 Budget, Bureau of the, dispositions and measures for effectuating provisions 1102CLIII Coast Guard, transfer of designated functions to 1097 Commerce, Department of— Coast Guard, transfer of designated functions to 1097 Customs, Bureau of, transfer of designated functions 1097 National Bureau of Standards, transfer of designated functions 1100 Commodity Credit Corporation, administration of program, transfer to Department of Agriculture 1100 Customs, Bureau of— Vessels— Registry, enrollment, licensing, etc., transfer to, of functions pertaining to 1097 Undocumented, award of numbers to, transfer of functions to Coast Guard 1097 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, administration of program, transfer to Department of Agriculture 1100 Federal Security Agency— Insane persons— Abolition of functions respecting persons belonging to Coast Guard 1098 Limitations on applicability of provisions with respect to designated persons 1098 Transfer of functions to War and Navy Departments 1098 Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, transfer of designated functions to Department of Interior 1099 Interior, Department of the— Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, transfer to, of certain functions with respect to 1099 General Land Office and designated offices of, abolition, transfer of functions 1100 Grazing Service and designated offices of, abolition, transfer of functions 1100 Land Management, Bureau of, consolidation of General Land Office and Grazing Service in formation of; appointment and duties of Director, etc 1100 Mineral deposits in certain lands, transfer from Department of Agriculture of functions relating to; limitation on mineral development 1099 Marine Corps— Paymaster General of the Marine Corps, abolition of office and title 1099 Supply Department, consolidation of Paymaster’s Department and Quartermaster’s Department in formation of 1099 National Labor Relations Board, strike ballots under War Labor Disputes Act, abolition of functions respecting 1101 Navy Department— Hydrographic Office, transfer from Bureau of Naval Personnel to Chief of Naval Operations 1099 Insane persons, certain, transfer of functions with respect to 1098 Naval Observatory, transfer from Bureau of Naval Personnel to Chief of Naval Operations 1099 Personnel, excess, disposition of 1102 Records, property, personnel, and funds, transfer of 1102 St Elizabeths Hospital— Insane persons— Abolition of functions respecting persons belonging to Coast Guard 1098 Limitations on applicability of provisions with respect to designated persons 1098 Transfer of functions to War and Navy Departments 1098 Smithsonian Institution, Canal Zone Biological Area, Board of Directors and office of executive officer, abolition, transfer of functions 1101 Standards, National Bureau of— Commercial Standards, Bureau of, transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce 1101 Simplified Trade and Practices, Division of, transfer of functions to Secretary of Commerce 1101 Surplus Marketing Administration, transfer of functions to Department of Agriculture 1100 Treasury Department— Abolition of specified agencies 1098 Coast Guard, transfer of designated functions to 1097 Customs, Bureau of, transfer of designated functions to 1097 Local Inspectors, Boards of— Abolition 1098 Transfer of functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Marine Boards— Abolition 1098CLIV Transfer of functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Marine Casualty Investigation Board— Abolition 1098 Transfer of functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Marine Inspection and Navigation, Bureau of— Abolition 1098 Transfer of functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Secretary, performance of transferred functions, powers 1098 Supervising Inspectors, Board of— Abolition 1098 Transfer of functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 United States Employment Service, transfer to, of certain placement functions under Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 1101 War Department, functions with respect to certain insane persons, transfer 1098 **Representatives in Congress.** *See* House of Representatives. **Republic of the Philippines Military Assistance Act** 315 **Rescission Act, 1946, First Supplemental Surplus Appropriation** 6 **Rescission Act, 1946, Second Supplemental Surplus Appropriation** 221 **Rescission Act, 1946, Third Supplemental Surplus Appropriation** 624 **Reserve Fleet, National Defense,** establishment, composition 49 **Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Army:** Appropriation for 558 Limitations and restrictions, designated 559 Surplus stocks of War Department, furnishing of supplies from 559 **Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Naval:** Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 16 Transfer of funds 627 Uniforms, etc., furnishing from surplus stocks 484, 854 **Reservoirs.** *See* Flood-control projects under Rivers and Harbors. **Resettlement Projects.** *See* Farm Tenant Act; Rural Rehabilitation. **Retirement, Government Employees.** *See* Retirement under Government Employees. **Retirement and Disability System, Foreign Service.** *See* Retirement and Disability System *under* Foreign Service Act of 1946. **Retraining and Reemployment Administration.** *See under* Labor, Department of. **Revenue.** *See* Taxes. **Revenue Act of 1942, Amendment,** powers of appointment in disposition of estates, release of, time extension 229 **Revised Statutes:** Section 192, repeal 811 Section 208, repeal 1035 Section 355, nonapplicability of provisions in designated cases 286 Section 1379, repeal 1062 Section 1444, repeal 29 Section 1528, repeal 854 Section 1548, repeal 234 Section 1585, repeal 855 Section 1624, article 38, amendment 4 Section 1674, repeal 1035 Section 1675, repeal 1035 Section 1685, repeal 1035 Section 1686, repeal 1036 Section 1688, repeal 1036 Section 1695, repeal 1036 Section 1696, repeal 1036 Section 1712, repeal 1036 Section 1713, repeal 1036 Section 1714, repeal 1036 Section 1738, repeal 1036 Section 1740, repeal 1036 Section 1743, repeal 1036 Section 1744, repeal 1036 Section 1748, repeal 1036 Section 1749, repeal 1036 Section 1752, repeal 1036 Section 1779, repeal 811 Section 3709, amendment 809 Exemptions, certain, repeal of 809 Section 4921, amendment 778 Section 5296, amendment 524 **Revision of the Laws Committee on,** appropriation for increased pay costs 104 **Rewards.** *See also* Awards. Coast Guard, navigation aids, apprehension, etc., of persons interfering with, payment authorized 857 Navy Department— Missing naval property, payment for information leading to discovery or recovery 858 Restriction on payment 495CLV Suggestions resulting in improvements— Funds for 497 Payment authorized 857 Post Office Department, detection of certain criminals; securing information 581 Reclamation, Bureau of, information respecting persons damaging public property 364 War Department— Restriction on use of funds 562 Suggestions resulting in improvements, funds for 565 **RFC Mortgage Company:** Administrative expenses, funds available 588 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 589 **Rhode Island:** Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 634 Newport— Naval Torpedo Station, appropriation for 486 Naval Training Station— Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 15, 626 Transfer of funds to 227 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 638 Sakonnet River, bridge authorized across, between Tiverton and Portsmouth 803 **Rice, Philippine,** quota on 145 **Rice Creek, Putnam County, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Richardson Highway,** appropriation for 383 **Ridgeley, W. Va.,** flood-protection project authorized 644 **Rifle Practice, National Board for Promotion of.** *See* National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice. **Rio Grande:** Bridge authorized across, at or near— Del Rio, Tex 862 Rio Grande City, Tex 748 Canalization project, replacement of Anthony Bridge, appropriation for 198 El Paso-Juarez Valley, supplemental construction, appropriation for increased pay costs 113 Flood protection, emergency, appropriation for 455 Project, N. Mex.-Tex appropriation for 111, 365, 366 Limitation increased 194 Projects, appropriation for rectification, canalization, flood control, etc 454 Conditions and limitations 455 **Rio Grande City, Tex.,** bridge authorized across Rio Grande at 748 **River and Harbor Act of 1945, Amendment,** Arkansas River and tributaries, use of water for power purposes authorized 634 **River Basin Developments,** effect on fish and wildlife resources, appropriation for study 381 **Rivers and Harbors.** *See also* Flood Control Act of 1946. Applicability of designated provisions of law to projects 634 Appropriation for 199, 624 Arkansas River and tributaries, “navigation” to include use of water for power purposes 634 Bear River and tributaries, interstate compact for division of waters, consent of Congress 658 Bridges. *See separate title*. Costilla Creek Compact 246 Existing works, appropriation for preservation and maintenance 161 Flood control— Appropriation for 162, 624 Agriculture, Department of, works of improvement 286 Flood Control Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Surveys, appropriation for 64 Flood-control projects— Improvements, works of, adoption and authorization 634 Preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 638 Prohibition on appropriation for or construction of certain projects, removal of 6 Hydroelectric power, installation of facilities for development, recommendations respecting 634 Improvement, works of— Adoption and authorization 634 Preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 638 Pay costs, certain, increased, increase in limitation on appropriation 83 Prohibition on appropriation for or construction of certain projects, removal of 6 Shores of publicly owned property, Federal participation in cost of protection authorized 1056CLVI Water conservation and utilization projects. *See separate title*. Watersheds, soil erosion prevention, etc., appropriation for 286 **Riverton Project, Wyo.,** appropriation for 111, 365, 366 **Roads.** *See* Highways; Public Roads Administration *under* Federal Works Agency. **Rock Creek, Okla.,** flood-protection project authorized 648 **Rock Island Bridge, Rock Island, Ill.:** Appropriation for maintenance 554 Transfer of funds for, authorized 14 **Rock Point, Charles County, Md.,** examination and survey of Hatton Creek authorized 639 **Rockport, Ark.-Camden, Ark.,** examination and survey of Ouachita River authorized 652 **Rodents, Injurious,** appropriation for control of 380 **Rome, Ga.,** examination and survey of Coosa River and tributaries authorized 651 **Rome, Italy, International Institute of Agriculture,** appropriation for contribution for liquidation 621 **Rondout Harbor, N. Y.,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Roosevelt, Franklin D., Library,** transfer of functions from Commissioner of Public Buildings and Archivist to Department of the Interior 1099 **Root River and Tributaries,** examination and survey’ authorized 652 **Rose, James W., Polk County, Ark.,** authorization for conveyance to 313 **Roswell, N. Mex.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Royalty Adjustment Act,** effect of orders under 52 **Rubber,** subsidy payment limitations 671 **Rubber Development Corporation:** Administrative expenses— Funds available 588 Reductions in limitations 12, 222 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 589 **Rubber Project, Emergency:** Aliens, employment of 297 Reduction in appropriation; provision for liquidation 10 Salinas, Calif., transfer of designated property to Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering 279 **Rules, House Committee on,** functions, etc 828, 829 **Rules and Administration, Senate Committee on,** functions, etc 820 **Rural Delivery Service,** appropriation for 113, 582 **Rural Electrification Administration:** Appropriation for 108, 294 Engineer trainees, employment of citizens of other American republics 297 Loans, additional amount to be borrowed from Reconstruction Finance Corporation 58 **Rural Rehabilitation.** *See also* Farm Tenant Act. Appropriation for 82, 108, 292 Restrictions on use 293 Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, funds available for loans under 1063 Projects— Liquidation; disposition of property; sales, etc 711, 1067, 1068 Appropriation authorized 711 Resettlement projects, designated, appropriation for liquidation 592 Report to Congress 292 **S** **Sabine Lake,** protection of Port Arthur, Tex., against damage from, examination and survey authorized 651 **Sabine River,** improvements authorized 636 **Sabine-Neches Waterway,** improvement authorized 636 **Sacramento Indians, Calif.,** appropriation for irrigation projects 357 **Sacramento River, Calif.:** Flood control, appropriation for 163 Improvement authorized 636 **Safety and Health Program, National Defense,** reduction in appropriation 11 **Safety Council, Inc., National,** appropriation for District of Columbia affiliation with 515 **Safford, Ariz.,** grant of title to public lands for municipal water system 33 **Sag Harbor, N. Y.,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Sagining River and Tributaries,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Saint Croix, V. I.:** Fiscal affairs, study of, salaries and expenses of experts, appropriation for; report to Congress 384 Municipal government, appropriation to defray deficit 384 **St Elizabeths Hospital, D. C.:** Appropriation for 265, 616, 693CLVII Board of Visitors, abolishment 1096 Insane persons— Indigent, appropriation for support of 514 Limitation on applicability of provisions respecting transfer, etc., of functions with respect to designated persons 1098 Navy Department, transfer to, of functions respecting certain 1098 War Department, transfer to, of functions respecting certain 1098 Mental Health, National Institute of, treatment of patients at 423 Appropriation for 691 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 106, 115 Report, annual, discontinuance 871 Student nurses, transfer of funds for items furnished under training program 692 **Saint Francis Bay Straight Slough and Tributary Area, Ark.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Saint Francis River and Tributaries, Ark.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Saint Francis River Basin,** flood-protection project, local cooperation requirement 646 **Saint George Island, Fla.,** examination and survey of West Gap authorized 640 **Saint George Sound at East Point, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Saint John’s Bayou,** flood-protection project authorized 646 **Saint Johns River,** improvement authorized 635 **Saint Louis, Mo.–East Saint Louis, Ill.,** bridge authorized across Mississippi River between 891 **Saint Louis River,** bridge across at Duluth, Minn., time extension for construction; restriction on toll charges 653 **Saint Mary DeGalvez Bay–Sound Bay, Fla.,** waterway across Santa Rosa Peninsula, examination and survey authorized 640 **Saint Michaels Talbot County, Md.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Sakonnet River,** bridge authorized across, between Tiverton and Portsmouth, R. I 803 **Salamanca, N. Y.,** appropriation for ground ent, Federal building 66 **Salem Canal, N. J.,** toll bridge authorized across Delaware River near 533 **Salem Church Reservoir, Va.,** flood-protection project authorized 644 **Salina, Kans.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Salinas River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized 650 **Salmon Fisheries Commission, International Pacific,** appropriation for 457 **Salmon River, Alaska,** appropriation for flood control 163 **Salt Lake City, Utah,** flood-protection project authorized 650 **Salt River Indian Reservation, Ariz.,** appropriation for irrigation projects 357 **Salters Creek, Newport News, Va.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Sampson, N. Y.,** reimbursement of certain personnel for personal property losses at 236 **San Bernardino, Calif.,** acquisition of land by Military Establisliment, reduction in appropriation 224 **San Bernardino National Forest, Calif.,** acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 285 **San Carlos Indians, Ariz.,** appropriation for irrigation project 192 **San Carlos Irrigation Project, Ariz.,** appropriation for 109, 618 **San Diego, Calif.:** Naval Training Station— Appropriation for 483 Reduction in appropriations 15 Reimbursement of certain Navy and Marine Corps and former Navy and Marine Corps personnel for personal property losses at 121, 235 **San Diego, Tex.,** payment of claims for city property destruction 235 **San Diego River,** improvement authorized 636 **San Francisco, Calif.:** Damage claims, payment authorized 872 Marine hospital extension, construction 257 Mint, appropriation for 577 **San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.,** harbors for light-draft vessels, examination and survey authorized 641 **San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge,** charging of tolls for Government traffic, authorization 347 **San Luis Project, Colo.,** appropriation for 365 **Sanitarium Company, Portland, Oreg.,** payments authorized for Alaskan insane patients 382 **Santa Rosa Island National Monument, Fla.,** abolishment; conveyance to Escambia County, Fla 712 **Santa Rosa Peninsula, Fla.,** waterway from Saint Mary DeGalvez Bay to Sound Bay 640CLVIII **Santee River,** bridge authorized across, at or near Leneudes Ferry, S. C 323 **Savage River, Md.,** completion of dam authorized; conditions 644 **Savannah Harbor,** improvement authorized 635 **Schaghticoke, N. Y.,** bridge authorized across Hudson River at 35 **Scholarships, Foreign, Board of,** appointment 755 **School Lunch Act, National.** *See* National School Lunch Act. **Schools and Colleges.** *See* Colleges and Schools. **Schuylkill River,** improvement authorized 635 **Schuylkill River and Tributaries, Pa.,** examination and survey authorized 651 **Sciences, National Academy of,** appointment of director of geophysical institute, University of Alaska, approval of president required 751 **Scientific Research and Development, Office of:** Appropriation for 606 Damage claims, appropriation for 200 Salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 7, 221, 624 **Scientific Unions, International Council of,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Sea Lampreys, Predatory, in Great Lakes,** investigation and eradication; appropriation authorized 930, 931 **Sea Post Service:** Appropriation for 583 Establishment of designated office preparatory to reestablishment of 83 **Seacoast Defenses:** Appropriation for 555 Land, acquisition of, restriction on availability of appropriation 225 Reduction in appropriations 14, 225, 626 **Seattle, Wash.:** Assay office, appropriation for 577 Marine hospital extension, construction 257 Shilshole Bay, Ballard Locks, examination and survey authorized 641 **Seattle Engineer Redistribution Center, Building Numbered 1,** transfer from War Department to Treasury Department, authorized 199 **Sebastian Inlet, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946.** *See* Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Second. **Second Liberty Bond Act.** *See* Liberty Bond Act, Second. **Second Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946** 221 **Second Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946.** *See* Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Second Urgent. **Second War Powers Act, 1942:** Amendments, time limit for designated provisions 345 Gifts, conditional, acceptance, repeal of provision 346 Prices or rents, maximum, restriction on authority 346 **Secret Service Division.** *See under* Treasury Department. **Securities.** *See* Bonds, Securities, Etc. **Securities and Exchange Commission:** Appropriation for 73, 105 Penalty mail costs, limitation increased 187 **Security Agency, Federal.** *See* Federal Security Agency. **Seed Act, Federal,** appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 291 **Seed Testing Congress, International,** appropriation for share of expenses 292 **Selective Service System.** *See also* Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. Appropriation estimate, reconsideration and revision; publication in Federal Register 614 Appropriation for 613 Conscientious objectors, work program for 614 Damage claims, appropriation for 200 Salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 8, 625 Travel by personnel; payment of expenses 614 **Selective Training and Service Act of 1940:** Amendments— Age limits, persons liable for training and service 181 Armed forces, maximum strength 341 Deferment for employment in industry, restriction 342 Fathers, induction of, restriction 181, 342 “Child”, definition of 181 Release of those in service 342 Group induction, restriction 342 Monthly requisitions, restriction 341 Period of training and service 341 Personnel Division, transfer of functions, etc., on termination of Act 343 Persons liable for training and service 341 Service outside Western Hemisphere, restriction; repeal of provision 342 Termination dates 342 Time extension 181 Veterans, exemption from induction in time of peace 342 Functions conferred by, exclusion from operation of Administrative Procedure Act 237CLIX Reenactment of certain provisions 341 Report to Congress, monthly, respecting number of men in active training in land forces, discontinuance 871 United States Employment Service, transfer of certain placement functions 1101 Women’s Army Corps, former members of Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, reemployment benefits, applicability of provisions 971 **Sells, Ariz., Indians,** appropriation for quarters 358 **Seminole Agency, Fla.,** appropriation for eradication of fever ticks among livestock of Indians 355 **Senate.** *See also* Congress; Legislative Branch of the Government. Administrative assistants to Senators, appropriation for 911 Appointments with consent of— Admiral in the Coast Guard, permanent grade, designated appointments authorized 60 Atomic Energy Commission 756 General Manager of Commission 757 Brigadier generals of the line, permanent, designated persons 56, 936 Consuls or vice consuls, commissions of Foreign Service staff officers and employees as 1010 Diplomatic representatives, principal 1007 District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, members 793 Economic Advisers to the President, Council of 24 Farmers’ Home Administration, Administrator 1064 Fleet Admiral of the U. S. Navy, permanent grade, designated appointments authorized 59 Foreign Service officers 426, 1007 Foreign Service Reserve officers, commission as diplomatic or consular officers 1009 Genera] in the Marine Corps, permanent grade, designated appointments authorized 60 General of the Army, permanent grade, designated appointments authorized 59 Housing Expediter 208 Indian Claims Commission 1050 Interior, Department of the, Solicitor of 312 Judges. *See under* United States Courts. Justice, Department of— Antitrust Division, appointees at salaries of $8,225 or more 459 Special attorneys, etc., at salaries of $8,225 or more 460 Labor, Department of— Assistant Secretaries 91 Under Secretary 91 Marine Corps— General in the Marine Corps, authorization 60 Personnel, designated, to permanent commissioned grades 93 Naval Research, Chief of 779 Navy— Osteopathy, graduates of schools of, as commissioned medical officers 858 Personnel, designated, to permanent commissioned grades 93 Philippine War Damage Commission 128 Price Decontrol Board 669 Public Health Service, Regular Corps, specialists 421 State, Department of, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs 789 Appropriations, Senate Committee on. *See separate title*. Atomic energy, bills, etc., relating to, reference to Joint Committee on Atomic Energy 772 Bankhead, John H., appropriation for payment to widow of 262 Chaplain, appropriation for 387 Clerical assistance— Additional, appropriation for 601 Appropriation for 57, 389 Pay in case of death of Senator 390 Committee employees— Appropriation for 387 Availability of appropriations for pay of designated employees 835 Rearrangement of salary schedules, etc.; limitations 390 Compensation. *See under* Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Contingent expenses, appropriation for 103, 184, 391, 602, 911 Designations with consent of, United Nations Educational Scientific, and Cultural Organization, representatives 712 Document Room— Appropriation for 387 Superintendent, salary increase, amendment of legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1947 601CLX Expense allowance— Appropriation for 386 Exemption from tax, repeal of prior provision 850 Folding room, appropriation for 391 Folding speeches and pamphlets, employment of services of Government employees, authorized 57 Funeral expenses, repeal of prior restriction 393 Glass, Carter, appropriation for payment to widow of 262 Inquiries and investigations, appropriation for 391 Internal Revenue Taxation, Joint Committee on. *See separate title*. Legislative Counsel, Office of. *See separate title*. Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Lobbying, regulation of. *See* Regulation of Lobbying Act, Federal. Nomination, disapproval of, restriction on payment to person after 81 Office employees, rearrangement of salary schedules, etc.; limitations 390 Pages, appropriation for 262, 391 Pay costs, increased, appropriations for 103 Philippine independence ceremonies, U. S. participation, appropriations authorized 260 Appropriations for 263 Travel, etc., expenses, availability of appropriation; advances 602 Policy committees, appropriation for 911 Post Office, appropriation for 391 Postage stamps, air-mail and special-delivery, furnishing to Senators; appropriation for 392 President, appointments by— Atomic Energy, Joint Committee on, Senate members 772 Economic Report, Joint Committee on the, Senate members 25 Philadelphia National Shrines Park Commission, member of 973 Philippine independence ceremonies, members of commission to represent United States 260 Princeton University Bicentennial Commission, members of 126 Printing, Joint Committee on. *See separate title*. Reorganization. *See* Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Reporting proceedings, appropriation for 103, 391 Restaurants— Appropriation for 184, 391 Plans for remodeling 838 Retirement pay. *See under* Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Salaries and mileage, appropriation for 386 Officers and employees, increased pay costs, appropriation for 103 Secretary, Office of— Appropriation for 387 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, additional disbursements required by, appropriation for 911 Salary increases, amendments of Legislative Branch Appropriation Act 600, 601 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, Office of— Appropriation for 390, 911 Salary increases, amendments of Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1947 601 Telegrams, official, payment of charges 392 Telephone calls, long-distance, official, payment of charges 392 Telephone operators, employment of additional, appropriation for 262 Vice President, Office of— Annual appropriation authorized 834 Appropriation for 387 **Senate Office Building:** Caucus rooms, plans for remodeling 838 Maintenance, etc., appropriation for 184, 400 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 104 Police details for duty on Capitol Grounds 399, 408 Subway transportation, appropriation for 400 **Seneca, Mo.,** examination and survey of Lost Creek authorized 651 **Seneca Indian School,** deposit of compensation for flood damage to credit of 975 **Seneca Indians, N. Y.,** appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 358 **Seneca Nation, N. Y.,** appropriation for administration of tribal affairs 359 **Sequoia National Forest, Calif.,** acquisition of lands, appropriation for 286 **Sequoia National Park, Calif.:** Appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 Authority of commissioner with respect to Kings Canyon National Park 119 **Sequoyah Vocational School, Tahlequah, Okla.,** appropriation for education of Indians 193CLXI **Service Extension Act of 1941, Amendment,** reemployment benefits, Women’s Army Corps, former members of Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps 971 **Servicemen.** *See also* Veterans. Housing— Distressed families— Additional appropriation 88 Increase in appropriation, authorized 85 District of Columbia— Utilities, provision for designated temporary, authorized 203 Appropriation authorized 203 Appropriation for 509 Low-rent projects; certain exceptions to citizenship requirements for rental or occupancy 587 Voting, absentee. *See separate title*. **Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944:** Amendments— Coast Guard, discharge or dismissal of former personnel, authority of Secretary of Treasury 932 Leases of property for designated purposes 299 Priorities for Veterans’ Administration 299 District of Columbia Servicemen’s Readjustment Enabling Act of 1945 159 Farm Tenant Act, loans under, appropriation for 294 Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, availability of funds for loans under 1063 Loans guaranteed or insured under, purchase by Reconstruction Finance Corporation authorized 902 Readjustment benefits under, appropriation for payment of 5, 76 **Session Laws of Hawaii, 1945:** Ratification and confirmation— Act 32, electric current, maintenance, etc., extension of franchise 34 Act 33, revenue bonds, issuance of certain, time extension 34 **Seymour Canal-Oliver Inlet, Alaska,** channel, examination and survey authorized 641 **Shawnee Sanatorium, Okla.,** appropriation for improvements 358 **Shawneetown, Ill.,** bridge authorized across Ohio River at or near 310 **Shelby, N. C., clerk of U. S. District Court,** restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Shem Creek Channel, Charleston Harbor, S. C.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Sherman Institute, Riverside, Calif.,** appropriation for education of Indians 193 **Shilshole Bay, Ballard Locks, Seattle, Wash.,** examination and survey authorized 641 **Ship Repair Facilities.** *See* Repair facilities *under* Naval Vessels. **Shipping.** *See* Merchant Marine; Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946; Vessels; War Shipping Administration. **Ships, Bureau of.** *See under* Navy Department. **Shoal Harbor, N. J.,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Shore Acres, Anne Arundel County, Md.,** examination and survey of Lake Placid authorized 639 **Shores of Publicly Owned Property,** Federal participation in cost of protection authorized 1056 **Shoshone Dam and Reservoir,** designation as Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir 54 **Shoshone Indians, Wyo.,** travel expenses of tribal representatives, limitation 361 **Shoshone Project, Wyo.:** Appropriation for 111, 365, 366 Transfer of certain lands, etc., to Bureau of Reclamation 369 **Shreveport, La.:** Bayou Pierre, flood-protection project authorized 647 Red River, improvement authorized; designation as Overton-Red River Waterway 635 **Shriners’ Hospitals for Crippled Children,** conveyance within Fort Douglas Military Reservation, Utah, authorized 55 **Sidney, N. Y.,** examination and survey of Susquehanna River authorized 651 **Signal Corps.** *See under* War Department. **Signal Safety Systems,** appropriation for 105 **Silver:** Coinage, regulations respecting silver for 750 Recoinage, appropriation for 571 Sale or lease for manufacturing uses, authorization 750 **Silver Purchase Act of 1934,** appropriation for carrying out provisions of 577 **Silver Star Medal,** extension of time for recommendation and award in certain cases 310 **Sioux Bayou and Connecting Waterways, Miss.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Sioux Reservations,** appropriation for payment to Indians of 359CLXII **Siuslaw River,** dams, etc., construction authorized 637 **Siuslaw River and Bar, Oreg.,** examination and survey authorized 641 **Six-Mile Creek, Ill.,** flood-protection project authorized 648 **Six Nations, N. Y.,** appropriation for fulfilling treaties with 358 **Skagit Bay, Wash.,** examination and survey of Deception Pass authorized 641 **Skagway River and Harbor, Alaska,** flood-control project modification authorized 651 **Smaller War Plants Corporation:** Administrative expenses, reduction in limitation 12 Penalty mail costs, reduction in limitation 12 Surplus property, purchase priority; fair value requirement 169 **Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act,** applicability of provisions to appropriations under Vocational Education Act of 1946, etc 777 **Smith-Lever Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 275 **Smith River and Tributaries,** examination and survey authorized 652 **Smithsonian Institution:** Air museum, national, establishment— Appropriations authorized 998 Board for advice on administration, composition, functions, etc 997, 998 Government departments, transfer of equipment from 998 Mitchell, Brigadier General William L., acceptance of statue of, authorized 998 Report to Congress on operations 998 Appropriation for 73, 84, 187 Board of Regents, reappointment of Dr Vannevar Bush 160 Canal Zone Biological Area, Board of Directors and office of executive officer, abolition, transfer of functions 1101 National Gallery of Art, appropriation for 74, 84, 188 **Snake River,** improvement authorized 638 **Sny Basin, Ill.,** flood-protection project authorized 648 **Snyder, J. Buell,** payment to widow of, appropriation for 57 **Social Security Act.** *See also* Social Security Act Amendments of 1946; Social Security Board. Census information, appropriation for supplying of 465 Grants to States— Appropriation for— Blind, aid to 694 Child-welfare services 681, 914 Crippled children, services for 681, 913 Dependent children, aid to 694 Maternal and child-health services 681, 913 Maternal and child welfare 681 Old-age assistance 694 Unemployment compensation administration 694 Transfer of funds to appropriation, authorized 683 Maternal and child welfare, transfer of functions to Federal Security Agency 1095 Railroad industry service, credit in certain cases 732 Unemployment Trust Fund, railroad employees, refund of contributions in certain cases 806 **Social Security Act Amendments of 1946:** Allotments to States, increases in; restrictions 986 Appropriation for administration of provisions by Federal Security Agency, authorized 986 Child-welfare services, increase in annual appropriation, authorized 986 Crippled children, services for, increase in annual appropriation, authorized 986 Disability benefits, withdrawal of employee contributions for 991 Employees and employers, rates of tax on 978 Grants to States, computation— Blind, aid to 992 Dependent children 992 Effective period 993 Old-age assistance 991 Insurance benefits, amendments respecting— Child’s 986 Deductions from 988 Definitions, designated 988 Lump-sum death payments 987 Time limitation on certain 991 1937 wages, allocation of 989 Parent’s 987 Primary, application for 987 Recomputation, authorization for 989 Maritime workers, unemployment compensation— Definitions with respect to 981, 982CLXIII Reconversion unemployment benefits for seamen 982 Payments to States 984 Penalties for false statement, fraudulent receipts, or failure, etc., to furnish information 985 State coverage 981 Maternal and child health services, increase in annual appropriation for, authorized 986 “State,” places included in term 986 Veterans, World War II, deceased, benefits in case of 979 Appropriation authorized 980 Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946. *See under* Housing. Wages, definitions of 989, 990 **Social Security Board.** *See also* Social Security Act; Social Security Act Amendments of 1946. Abolishment; transfer of functions to Administrator of Federal Security Agency 1095 Employment Security, Bureau of, appropriation for 106, 694 Grants to States, appropriation for 82, 263, 264, 694 Charge of obligations, etc., to designated appropriations 264 Miscellaneous expenses, appropriation for 694 Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, Bureau of, appropriation for 106, 694 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 700 Public Assistance, Bureau of, appropriation for 106, 694 Salaries, appropriation for 106, 694 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 700 Transfer of funds authorized 694 Withholding of moneys from State agencies, restriction 695 **Softwood Logs and Lumber,** maximum prices 674 **Soil and Moisture Conservation Operations,** appropriation for 109, 349 **Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act:** Appropriation to effect provisions of 288 Payments, etc., to agricultural producers, time extension of authority 663 **Soil Conservation Service.** *See under* Agriculture, Department of. **Soils,** appropriation for investigations of management methods 279 **Soldiers’ Home, United States,** appropriation for 164 **Soldiers’ Vote.** *See* Voting, Absentee. **Solicitor General, Office of.** *See under* Justice, Department of. **Solid Fuels Administration for War:** Appropriation for 618 Reduction in appropriation; transfer of funds to Bureau of Mines 10 **Solomons, Md.,** care and operation of schools, Navy, appropriation for 486 **Solomons Island, Md.,** navigation channel to Benedict, examination and survey authorized 639 **Sound Bay-Saint Mary DeGalvez Bay,** waterway across Santa Rosa Peninsula, examination and survey authorized 640 **South America.** *See* American Republics. **South Carolina:** Cashua Ferry, bridge authorized across Pee Dee River at or near 120 Leneudes Ferry, bridge authorized across Santee River at or near 323 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 639 **South Dakota:** Canton, conveyance 998 Fort Randall Reservoir, school facilities for dependents of persons engaged on construction, provision authorized 643 Indians— Buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 357 Education, etc., appropriation for 193 Industrial assistance, appropriation for 361 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 636 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 640 Rapid City, Indian museum, appropriation for support 354 Wind Cave National Park, boundaries, revision 970 **South Holston Dam,** appropriation for construction 586 **Southern Pacific Railroad Company,** exchange of lands at Benicia Arsenal, Calif., authorized 256 **Southern Ute Indians, Colo.,** appropriation for irrigation projects 357 **Southwest Poultry Experiment Station, Glendale, Ariz.,** appropriation for construction of buildings 277 **Southwestern Power Administration,** appropriation for 384CLXIV **Soybeans,** maximum price, etc., limitations 667 **Spanish-American War Veterans:** Claims, veterans’, payment of certain 202, 630, 631, 918 Pension rates, increase 863 Widows and children of deceased veterans, removal of limitations on death compensation or pension payable to 931 **Spanish Fork River,** flood-protection project authorized 650 **Spanish War Veterans, United,** attendance of Marine Band at national convention at Milwaukee, Wis 540 **Speaker of the House of Representatives.** *See under* House of Representatives. **Speers, Borough of Pa.,** bridge authorized across Monongahela River 270 **Springerville, Ariz.,** authorization for selection of site and erection of Gustav Becker memorial 708 **Springsteel Island, Lake of the Woods, Minn.,** harbor, examination and survey authorized 640 **Spruce Production Corporation, United States:** Administrative expenses, funds available for, etc 595 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 595 Liquidation 595 **Stabilization, Economic, Office of.** *See* Economic Stabilization, Office of. **Stabilization Act of 1942, Amendments.** *See* Price Control Extension Act of 1946. **Stamford Harbor, Conn.,** improvement authorized 634 **Standard Container Act,** appropriation to effect provisions of 108, 291 **Standards, National Bureau of.** *See under* Commerce, Department of. **Stanislaus National Forest,** appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 **Star City, W. Va.,** bridge authorized across Monongahela River at or near 34 **Star-Route Service,** appropriation for 267, 582 **State, Department of.** *See also* Foreign Service Act of 1946. Ambassadors and ministers. *See under* Foreign Service, this title. American Mexican Claims Commission, appropriation for 455 American Republics— Cooperation with, appropriation for 113, 457 Nonprofit institutions, appropriation available for grants to 458 Travel in Western Hemisphere by citizens of 457 Appropriation Act, 1947 446 Archives, deposit of original of Costilla Creek Compact 254 Army, enlisted men as custodians of buildings abroad 450 Commercial systems of other nations, changes in, discontinuance of report to Congress 869 Contingent expenses, appropriation for 197, 446 Contracts exempt from prohibition on interest of Members of Congress 458 Contributions, quotas, etc., appropriation for 453, 620, 621 Costilla Creek Compact, deposit of original in archives of 254 Couriers, assignment of certain Government personnel as 458, 1011 Damage claims, appropriation for 628, 629 Douglas-Agua Prieta Sanitation Project, expenditures for, conditions 455 Employment, termination of, authority of Secretary of State 458 Foreign Scholarships, Board of, appointment authorized 755 Foreign Service— Alien fiancées or fiancés of veterans or members of U. S. armed forces, admission to United States, administration of provisions 340 Ambassadors and ministers— Commissioner, adviser, etc., assignment as 448 Double-salary restriction 448 Emergency assignments 448 Salaries, appropriation for 113, 197, 448 Auxiliary, appropriation for 113, 197, 450 Buildings and grounds in foreign countries, acquisition of, additional appropriation authorized 663 Buildings fund, appropriation for 452 Citizenship requirements 450 Commissary service, reimbursements; report to Congress 452 Confidential correspondence and records, availability 427 Contingent expenses, appropriation for 450, 620 Cost of living allowances, appropriation for 449, 620 Emergencies in Diplomatic and Consular Service— Appropriation for 452 Availability of appropriation for deportation of enemy aliens 197 Certification of expenditures; delegation of authority 452 Refunds, etc., crediting of 452CLXV Emergency assignments 452 Exchange of funds, certain, nonapplicability of designated restrictions 453 Officers, additional appointments authorized; eligibility 426 Pay period of employees 620 Quarters— Allowances, limitations 449 Nonapplication in designated cases 620 Appropriation for 449, 620 Representation allowances, appropriation for 450 Retirement and disability fund, appropriation for 450 Salaries, appropriation for— Ambassadors and ministers 197, 448 Basic compensation, increases in, availability of appropriations 197 Clerical, administrative and fiscal personnel 450, 620 Clerks 113, 197 Foreign Service officers 113, 449 Miscellaneous salaries and allowances 113, 197, 450, 620 Subsistence expenses on temporary detail under commission 449 Trade-marks, acknowledgments and verifications in foreign countries 432 Transfer of appropriations, authorized, limitation 452 Transportation, appropriation for 197, 449, 620 Travel provisions, nonapplicability of designated provisions of law 807, 808 Vehicles— Exemption from certain limitations on use 79 Purchase from Government surplus stock; use of exchange allowances 452 Information program outside continental United States, appropriation for; restriction 446 Inspectors of buildings abroad, assignment of certain Government personnel as 458, 1011 Inter-American Affairs, Institute of. *See separate title*. Inter-American Cultural Relations, Convention for Promotion of, appropriation for expenses under 457 Inter-American Educational Foundation, Inc. *See separate title*. Inter-American Navigation Corporation. *See separate title*. Inter-American Transportation, Institute of. *See separate title*. International activities, appropriation for participation in 454 International Boundary and Water Commission, U. S. and Mexico. *See separate title*. International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada and Alaska and Canada, appropriation for 113, 456 International Fisheries Commission, appropriation for 456 International Information and Cultural Affairs, Office of, Inter-American affairs functions, reduction in appropriation 625 International Joint Commission, U. S. and Canada, appropriation for 456, 621 International Joint Commission, U. S. and Great Britain, appropriation for increased pay costs 113 International obligations, appropriation for 113, 198, 453, 587, 620, 621, 916 International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, appropriation for 457 Judgments, appropriation for 201 Justice, Department of, matters under joint control, investigations 461, 462 Lend-Lease. *See separate title*. Lower Rio Grande flood-control project, construction, limitations 455 Marine Corps, enlisted men as custodians of buildings abroad 450, 1011 Meteorological reporting stations, Arctic region of Western Hemisphere, cooperation in establishment, etc 4 Appropriation for 474 National Commission on Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Cooperation, appointment; provision of secretariat 713 Naturalization of certain former U. S. citizens, sending of copies of oath to Department 866 Navy, enlisted men as custodians of buildings abroad 450, 1011 Navy Department, reimbursement for materials, services, etc 452 Nogales sanitation and flood-control projects, provisions and conditions 455 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 480 Passengers arriving from foreign countries, discontinuance of report to Congress 869 Passport agencies, appropriation for 113, 447 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 447 Philippine Islands. *See separate title*. CLXVI Prencinradio, Incorporated. *See separate title*. Printing and binding, appropriation for 197, 447 Public information, synopsis of certain material, discontinuance of report to Congress 869 Radio stations, international shortwave, contracts for, indemnification agreements, etc 447 Reduction in designated appropriations 625 Reports, discontinuance of certain 869 Rio Grande, supplemental construction, appropriation for increased pay costs 113 Rio Grande canalization project, appropriation for 198 Salaries, appropriation for 113, 197, 446 Seamen, discontinuance of report to Congress respecting 869 Secretary, Office of, appropriation for 113, 197, 446 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. *See separate title*. Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 480 Surplus property— Disposal— Appropriation for 448 Designation of Department as disposal agency, property located outside continental U. S., etc 754 Exchange program, students, use of proceeds for 754 Board of Foreign Scholarships, appointment authorized 755 Executive agreements authorized 754 Limitation 755 Report to Congress 755 Philippines, property in— Amendment of Act respecting, additional terminology 805 Limitation on aggregate value 134 Reports to President and Congress 134 Transfer to Commonwealth, etc 134 United Nations, acquisition for 198, 454 Territorial papers, appropriation for collecting and editing 113, 447 Trade agreements, funds for effecting provisions of law relating to 447 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Office of, establishment, etc 789 United Nations. *See separate title*. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, U. S. share of expenses, etc., appropriation authorized 714 United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. *See separate title*. **State, Secretary of.** *See* State, Department of. **State Legislation,** appropriation for preparation of index to 104, 403 **State Marine Schools.** *See* Marine Schools, State. **State Unemployment Compensation,** maritime workers, coverage 981 **Statistical Bureau at The Hague, International,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Statistical Institute, Inter-American,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Statue of Liberty National Monument,** appropriation for water-supply easements 376 **Steel Production,** investigation of raw-material resources, reduction in appropriation 11 **Steele Bayou,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Sterling, Colo.,** clerk of U. S. District Court, restriction on use of funds for maintaining office of 478 **Stock Piling Act, Strategic and Critical Materials.** *See* Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. **Stockyards Act.** *See* Packers and Stockyards Act. **Stony Run-Church Point, Md.,** examination and survey of North East River authorized 639 **Strategic and Critical Materials.** *See also* Mines, Bureau of, under Interior, Department of the; Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. Helium. *See separate title*. Oil and Gas. *See separate title*. Reductions in designated appropriations 11 Subsidies, payment of. *See* Price Control Extension Act of 1946. Surplus, care and handling, appropriation for 623 **Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act:** Agricultural commodities, etc., investigations respecting 600 Appropriation available 623 Appropriation for 916 Appropriations authorized 600CLXVII Determination of strategic and critical materials ; cooperation of designated departments 596 Disposition— Approval of Congress respecting; exception 598 Classes of disposable property 599 President of the United States, authority respecting 598 Publication in Federal Register 597 Funds from sales, etc., deposit in Treasury 600 Industry advisory committees, appointment, function, etc 597 Mineral resources, investigation of 599 Policy of Congress, declaration of 596 Purchase, storage, etc., of strategic and critical materials through Procurement Division, Treasury Department 597 Appropriation available 623 Appropriation for 916 Reports to Congress of activities under 597, 598 Surplus, determination of 599 Transfer of materials to stock piles; exemptions 598 Expenses, payment of 599 **Strategic Highway Network,** reduction in contract authorization 12 **Strategic Services, Office of,** salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 7 **Streams, Gaging of,** appropriation for; limitation 370 **Strikes Against U. S. Government,** restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 268, 297, 385, 480, 496, 522, 564, 586, 596, 631, 700 Exception, certain emergency work, Department of Agriculture 297 **Subcontractors,** payment of designated fees, kickbacks, etc., prohibition; penalty for violation 37 **Submarginal Land,** appropriation for retirement of 108, 287 **Subsidies:** Commodity Credit Corporation— Agriculture, postwar price support, transfer of reserve fund 8 1946 crop program operations— Availability of funds for certain 57 Sugar, continuance; charge of cost against designated funds 672 Nonapplicability of designated provisions of law to operations; subsidy payment limitations 671 Flour, increase in allocation 57 Meat, increase in allocation 57 Price Administration, Office of, restriction on use of funds 610 Price Control Extension Act of 1946, nonapplicability of provisions to designated laws respecting subsidy operations 672 Reconstruction Finance Corporation, nonapplicability of designated provisions of law to operations; subsidy payment limitations 671 Reduction, termination, etc., increase of maximum price of product in case of 672 Reestablishment, etc., authority of Price Decontrol Board 668 Roll-backs, discontinuance, increase of ceiling prices 672 Veterans’ housing— Increase of premium payments on reduction, etc., of subsidy, restriction 672 Nonapplicability of certain limitations, etc 214, 672 War Department funds, restriction on use for payment 547 **Sugar:** Act of 1937— Amendment, time extension of powers 706 Appropriation to effect provisions of 289 Taxes under, time extension 706 Alcohol plants, industrial, emergency production of sugars and sirups, time extension 306 International Sugar Council, appropriation for share of expenses 274 Philippine, quota on 144 Subsidy payments— Crop program operations— Continuance; charge of cost against designated funds 672 1946 operations 57 Cuban sugar, limitation 672 Limitation on; reduction, etc., of operations 671 **Summit Lime Company, Calif.,** confirmation of title to certain railroad-grant lands 852 **Sun River Project, Mont.,** appropriation for 365 **Superintendent of Documents, Office of.** *See* Government Printing Office. **Supplemental Appropriation Acts.** *See also* Deficiency Appropriation Acts. **Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1947, First** 910 Armed Forces Leave Act, payments under, appropriation for 912 Atomic Energy Act of 1946, appropriation for carrying out provisions of 913CLXVIII Audited claims, appropriation for 918 Commerce, Department of, appropriation for 916 Community Facilities, Bureau of, appropriation for emergency relief, Territory of Hawaii 915 Economic Advisers, Council of, appropriation for salaries and expenses 913 Economic Report, Joint Committee on the, appropriation for 912 Federal Security Agency, appropriation for 913 Federal Works Agency, appropriation for 914 General provisions 918 House of Representatives, appropriation for 912 Independent offices, appropriation for 913 Judgments and authorized claims, appropriation for 917 Labor, Department of, appropriation for 916 Legislative Branch of the Government, appropriation for 911 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 918 Overtime, leave, and holiday compensation, appropriation for 913 President, Executive Office of the, appropriation for 912 Price Administration, Office of, appropriation for 913 Price Decontrol Board, appropriation for 915 Printing, Joint Committee on, appropriation for 912 Public Health Service, appropriation for 914 Public Roads Administration, appropriation for 914 Senate, appropriation for 911 State, Department of, appropriation for 916 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 918 Treasury Department, appropriation for 916 Veterans’ Administration, appropriation for 915 War Department, appropriation for 916 **Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946, First** 6 **Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946, Second** 221 **Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946, Third** 624 **Supreme Court, United States.** *See under* United States Courts. **Surgeon General.** *See* Public Health Service; Medical Department *under* War Department. **Surplus Marketing Administration,** transfer of functions to Department of Agriculture 1100 **Surplus Property.** *See also* Surplus Property Act of 1944. Alaska Railroad, transfer to; restriction 383 Care and handling, availability of naval and military appropriations; reimbursement; limitation 604 Marine schools, State, etc., transfer of certain surplus property to, authorized 884 Navy Department, restriction on use of funds in connection with; advance payments by disposal agency 498 Philippine War Damage Commission and designated claimants, transfer to 131, 133 Philippines, disposal of surplus property in; report to President and Congress 134 Amendment of Act respecting, additional terminology 805 Reconstruction Finance Corporation funds, limitation on use in connection with disposal, etc 589 Resettlement and rural rehabilitation projects, certain real and personal property; disposition 1068 State, Department of, appropriation for disposal expenses 448 United Nations, acquisition for 198, 454 Vessels— Fishing, vessels suitable for, sale by U. S., notice to former owners of disposal 977 Veterans’ preference in acquisition of certain 977 War Assets Administration, appropriation for allocation, etc 607 **Surplus Property Act of 1944:** Amendments— Classification of property 886 Interagency transfers; priority 168 Fair value requirement, exception 168 Reimbursement or transfer of funds, requirement 169 Real property, definition 886 Smaller War Plants Corporation, priority 169CLXIX State, Department of— Disposal agency for surplus property located outside continental United States, etc 754 Appropriation for expenses 448 Exchange program, students, use of proceeds for 754 Board of Foreign Scholarships, appointment 755 Executive agreements authorized; limitation 754, 755 States, disposals to, priority 169 Strategic and critical materials, disposable property; repeal of provisions respecting stock piling 599 Veterans, disposals to 168 Appropriation available to Procurement Division, Treasury Department, for care, handling, etc., of certain materials transferred under 623 Atomic Energy Commission, certain exceptions to provisions 771 Educational institutions, transfers to— Government agency, nonconsideration as transfers to 959 Veterans, disposals to, priority 959 Functions conferred by, exclusion from operation of Administrative Procedure Act 237 Navy Department, disposition of vessels, relics, etc., applicability of provisions to 897 Philippines, disposal of surplus property under provisions of 134 **Susquehanna River,** bridge authorized across, between Plymouth and Hanover Townships, Pa 875 **Susquehanna River, N. Y.,** exammation and survey authorized 651 **Sutton Reservoir, W. Va.,** appropriation for flood control 163 **Swan Island,** international animal quarantine station, establishment authorized 633 **Sweetpotato Weevil Control,** appropriation for; State cooperation 280, 281 **Swift Creek and Adjacent Bays and Channels, N. Y.,** examination and survey authorized 638 **Synthetic Liquid Fuel Demonstration Plants,** appropriation for 372 **T** **Tallahatchie River,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Tanks, Armored Cars, Etc.,** lend-lease, reduction in appropriation 8 **Tarentum, Pa.,** bridge authorized across Allegheny River to point near New Kensington and Lower Burrel Township, Pa 892 **Tariff Act of 1930:** Amendment, provisions respecting opiates 39 Trade agreements— Funds for effecting provisions of law relating to 447 Philippines, limitation on making of certain 158 **Tariff Commission:** Appropriation for 74, 105, 108 Commissioners— Participation in certain proceedings, restriction on payment 74 Salary rate 77 Philippine articles in competition with U. S. products, investigation for determination 156 **Tariffs,** exemption for articles imported for exhibit at Inter-American Trade Exposition 304 **Tax Court of the United States.** *See under* United States Courts. **Tax Legislative Counsel, Office of.** *See under* Treasury Department. **Tax Research, Division of.** *See under* Treasury Department. **Taxes:** Alien Property Custodian, property, etc., held by, provisions relating to 929 Employment taxes— Carriers, rates 723 Special refunds to employees 990 Wages, definitions of 989, 990 Export taxes, restriction on certain 148, 150 Federal Insurance Contributions Act, Amendments. *See separate title*. Income taxes— Indebtedness, exclusion of income from discharge of, time extension 749 War losses, extension of time for claiming credit or refund with respect to 750 Internal— Philippine products entering U. S., equality 147 United States articles, etc., entering Philippines, equality 150 Manila fiber, exemption from processing, etc., tax 148 Marihuana, special tax on millers 40CLXX Maritime workers, unemployment compensation. *See under* Social Security Act Amendments of 1946. Opiates 39 Philippine Government, articles entering U. S. for official use of, exemption from taxes 148 Philippine Trade Act of 1946. *See under* Philippine Islands. Powers of appointment in disposition of estates, time extension in connection with release of 229 Processing and related taxes, appropriation for refund of 574 Social Security Act. *See separate title*. Social Security Act Amendments of 1946. *See separate title*. Sugar, time extension 707 United States Government, articles entering Philippines for official use of, exemption from taxes 150 Vessels disposed of under Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946, provisions respecting taxes 48 **Taylors Bayou, Tex.,** outlets for Jefferson County drainage districts, examination and survey authorized 651 **Tea Importation Act,** appropriation for enforcement 687 **Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts, International,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Tedious Creek, Dorchester County, Md.,** establishment of jetties, examination and survey authorized 639 **Telecommunication Union, International, Bureau of, Radio Section,** appropriation for contribution 453 **Tenakee Harbor, Alaska,** examination and survey authorized 641 **Tennessee:** Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 646, 647 Memphis, city of, and Memphis Park Commission, payment of damage claims 55 Natchez Trace Parkway, allotment of funds 378 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 636 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 640, 651, 652 **Tennessee River,** improvement authorized 635 **Tennessee Valley Associated Cooperatives,** expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 588 **Tennessee Valley Authority:** Appropriation for 586 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 588 Transfer of funds to certain Treasury Department appropriations 572 Wildlife conservation, etc., inapplicability of designated legislation 1082 **Tensas River,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Terminal Inspection Act,** appropriation for operations under 281 **Terminal Leave Pay, Armed Forces.** *See* Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946. **Territorial Courts,** appropriation for 477 **Territorial Papers,** appropriation for collecting and editing 113, 447 **Territories, Government in:** Appropriation for 111, 194, 382 Emergency fund, reduction in appropriation 11, 222, 625 **Territories and Island Possessions, Division of.** *See under* Interior, Department of the. **Texas:** Colorado River project, appropriation 111, 367 Del Rio, construction of bridge across Rio Grande at or near 862 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 647, 649 Lake Texoma Recreational Area, appropriation for 376, 377 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 636, 637 Public lands, certain, relinquishment of title of U. S. to town lots 872 Rio Grande City, bridge authorized across Rio Grande at 748 Rio Grande project, appropriation for 111, 365, 366 Limitation increased 194 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 638, 640, 651 San Diego, payment of claims for city property destruction 235 **Texas City Tin Smelter:** Tin ores and concentrates— Purchase of, designated provisions of law inapplicable to 57 Subsidy payments authorized 671 **Texas Pan-American Association,** importation of articles for exhibition at Inter-American Trade Exposition, exemption from tariff duty; sale; marking, etc 304 **The Dalles, Oreg.,** improvements of Columbia River authorized 637 **Third Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946.** *See* Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Third. CLXXI **Third Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946** 624 **Third Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946.** *See* Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Third Urgent. **Thompson, Guy A.,** authority to relocate, etc., designated railroad tracks 116 **Thorium.** *See* Atomic Energy Act of 1946. **Thurberia Weevil Control,** appropriation for 280 **Timber on Indian Lands,** appropriation for preservation of 109 **Tiptonville-Obion Levee,** flood-protection project authorized 646 **Tiverton-Portsmouth, R. I.,** bridge authorized across Sakonnet River 803 **Tin Ores and Concentrates:** Texas City tin smelter— Purchases by Reconstruction Finance Corporation, inapplicability of designated provisions of law 57 Subsidy payments authorized 671 **Tobacco:** Marketing quotas and farm acreage allotments; penalty for excess marketing 21 Maximum price, etc., limitations 667 Philippine, quota on 146 **Tobacco Acts:** Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 108 Refunds of taxes collected under designated Act, appropriation for 574 **Tobacco Inspection and Tobacco Stocks and Standards Acts,** appropriation to effect provisions of 291 **Toiyabe National Forest, Nev.,** acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 285 **Tombigbee River,** improvement authorized 635 **Topographic Surveys,** appropriation for 369 **Torch Lake-Grand Traverse Hay,** lock system, examination and survey authorized 640 **Tort Claims Act, Federal:** Administrative adjustment of tort claims against U. S., claims of $1,000 or less 843 Appropriations authorized 843 Report to Congress 843 Attorneys’ fees; excessive fees, prohibition, penalty for violation 846 Definitions 842 Exceptions 845 Exclusiveness of remedy 846 Inapplicability of certain statutes 846 Negligence, cases not caused by 847 Statute of limitations 845 Suits on tort claims against U. S.— Action against Government employees, judgment as bar 844 Compromise 845 Jurisdiction 843 Procedure 844 Review 844 Withdrawal of claim from consideration of Federal agency; institution of suit 844 **Townsley, Louis,** case of, appropriation for payment respecting 202 **Trade Act of 1946, Philippine.** *See* Philippine Trade Act of 1946 under Philippine Islands. **Trade Agreements:** Funds for effecting provisions of law relating to 447 Philippines, limitation on making certain 158 **Trade and Commerce,** interference by violence, threats, etc., penalties; restriction on construction of Act 420 **Trade Commission, Federal.** *See* Federal Trade Commission. **Trade Exposition, Inter-American,** importation of articles for exhibit, exemption from tariff duty; sale; marking, etc 304 **Trade Mark and Commercial Protection, General Inter-American Convention for,** designated benefits, etc., of parties to 442 **Trade-Marks, Registration and Protection:** Appeals pending before court 445 Applications pending 445 Benefits, etc., persons entitled to 442 Cancellation, application for; conditions 433 Classification of goods and services 436 Collective and certification marks registrable 429 Construction of Act respecting; definitions 443 Courts, jurisdiction 440 Damages, etc., recovery 439 Disclaimers of unregistrable matter 429 Effective date of Act respecting 444 Enemy, repeal of provisions respecting registration, etc., by 944 False designations of origin and false descriptions forbidden 441 Federal Trade Commission, cancellation by 433 Fees and charges 437 Foreign proprietors, renewal of registrations after expiry; reciprocity 568 General provisions 436CLXXII Importation forbidden of goods bearing infringing marks or names 440 Infringements, remedies 437 Limitations 438 Injunctions, grant of 439 Interference 434 International conventions, register of designated marks 441 Notice of registration 436 Opposition, notice of 433 Principal register 427 Certificates of registration— Changes, etc., regulations respecting 430 Duration 431 Issuance, contents, etc 430 Renewal 431 Registrations, existing, continuance in effect 445 Repeals 444 Service marks registrable 429 Supplemental register 435 Cancellation 436 Certificates of registration 436 **Trades and Industry,** vocational education in, appropriation authorized 776 **Trading With the Enemy Act:** Amendments— Debt claims— Allowance and payment, regulations respecting 925 Disallowance, notice of; complaint for review 927 Eligible claimants 926 Examination and determination by Alien Property Custodian 926 Payments, money available for 926 Powers of officer or agency empowered to entertain claims 928 Priority of payments; restrictions 928 Relief and remedy available 928 Restriction on payment out of property, etc., in respect of which suit for recovery is pending 926 Schedule of claims allowed and proposed payments; complaints for review 927 Time limitation on filing, fixing by Alien Property Custodian 926 Insurance, property, etc., held by Alien Property Custodian, procurement authorized 930 Property, etc., return of— Expenses for maintenance, etc., recovery of 53 Fees for services in connection with, schedule of 54 Penalty for violation 54 Review, petition for 54 Inventions, designated orders, etc., binding 52 Notice of claim for return, filing requirement; time limit 925 Notice of intention to make return, publication of 53 Ownership, determination of 50 Redetermination of excessive profits, right of petition 52 Restrictions— Enemy interests in U. S. property, etc., used for concealment of 52 Liability under Renegotiation Act or Act of October 31, 1942, in respect of property 52 Return to designated ownership 51 Exceptions to provisions 930 Rights of person to whom return is made 52 Suits at law or in equity, prosecution 53 Suits for recovery, time limit on institution 925 Relief supplies, shipment permitted 182 Technical amendment, insertion of section number 930 Taxes, property, etc., held by Alien Property Custodian 929 Patents, filing, etc., of application by enemy, repeal of provisions 944 Philippines, continuance in force, etc 418 Trade-marks, etc., registration by enemy, repeal of provisions 944 **Training Within Industry Service,** reduction in appropriation 7 **Transportation.** *See* Carriers. **Transportation, Defense, Office of.** *See* Defense Transportation, Office of. **Transportation, Inter-American, Institute of.** *See* Inter-American Transportation, Institute of. **Transportation Corps.** *See under* War Department. **Travel Provisions, Government Employees.** *See* Travel provisions *under* Government Employees. **Treasurer of United States.** *See under* Treasury Department. **Treasury, Secretary of the.** *See* Treasury Department. CLXXIII **Treasury Department:** Accounts, Bureau of, appropriation for 113, 198, 267, 570 Appropriation Act, 1947 568 Bankruptcy referees’ salary fund and expense fund, establishment, etc 327 Booker T. Washington, coinage of 50cent pieces to commemorate life of, authorized 863 Bretton Woods Agreements Act, authority to carry out agreement for further implementation of 535 Checks or warrants, U. S., altered, etc., time limitation for claims with respect to 31 Time extension in case of fraudulent concealment of facts 31 Chief Clerk, Office of, appropriation for 113, 569, 622 Claims, certified, appropriation for payment 571 Coast Guard. *See separate title*. Comptroller of the Currency— Annual report, discontinuance 870 Office of, appropriation for increased pay costs 114 Reports to Congress, certain, discontinuance 869 Contingent expenses, report to Congress respecting expenditures, discontinuance 870 Couriers of Department of State, assignment of personnel as 458 Customs, Bureau of— Appropriation for 114, 572 Employees, veterans of World War II, benefits for those losing opportunity of probational appointments 749 Local Inspectors, Boards of— Abolition 1098 Transfer of functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Marine Boards— Abolition 1098 Transfer of functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Marine Casualty Investigation Board— Abolition 1098 Transfer of functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Marine Inspection and Navigation, Bureau of— Abolition 1098 Transfer of functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Overtime compensation, appropriation for 573 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 114 Supervising Inspectors, Board of— Abolition 1098 Transfer of functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Vessels— Registry, enrollment, licensing, etc., transfer to, of functions pertaining to 1097 Undocumented, award of numbers to, transfer of functions to Coast Guard 1097 Damage claims, appropriation for 200, 201, 628, 629, 706, 917 Decatur County, Ind., payment of claim authorized 706 Delinquent transmittal of accounts to Washington offices by Government officers, etc., discontinuance of report to Congress 869 Disbursement, Division of— Appropriation for 113, 268, 570 Transfer of funds from designated agencies 570 District of Columbia— Reimbursement for benefit payments to White House Police and Secret Service forces 577, 623 Teachers’ retirement and annuity fund— Appropriation estimates and actuarial valuations, preparation of 881 Deposit, investment, etc 876 Engraving and Printing, Bureau of— Appropriation for 114, 575 Crediting of proceeds from work 575 Protection of currency, etc., transfer of funds for; detail of Secret Service supervisors 576 Scientific investigations, transfer of funds to Bureau of Standards for 575 Farm Tenant Act, certain claims under, reference for settlement 1065 Farm tenant mortgage insurance fund, deposit of moneys 1075 Federal Alcohol Administration Act, discontinuance of report of administration of functions under 870 Fiscal Service— Appropriation for 113, 198, 267, 570 Vocational Education Act of 1946, payments to States and territories under 776 Flood control, receipts from land leases for, payments to States 642 Foreign funds control, appropriation for 569CLXXIV Fort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak., deposit of designated funds 333 Fort Lauderdale, Fla., conveyance of designated Coast Guard site 901 Furniture, report concerning expenditures, discontinuance 870 General Counsel, Office of, appropriation for 113, 569 Grenada County, Miss., payment, of claims for road damages 122 Hawaii, T. H., county of, payment of claims for property damages 236 Hospital Survey and Construction Act, payment of allotments to States under 1042 Inspectors of buildings abroad, assignment of personnel as 458 Inter-American Trade Exposition, importation of articles for exhibit, exemption from tariff duty; sale; marking, etc 304 Internal duties or taxes, States, Territories, and collection districts, etc., discontinuance of report respecting 870 Internal Revenue, Bureau of— Appropriation for 84, 198, 573 Internal-revenue collections, refunds in excess of $500, report to Congress 574 Iowa, coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of one-hundredth anniversary of admission into Union 864 Judgments, appropriation for 201, 202, 630, 917 Leases of certain property, discontinuance of report respecting 870 Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces. *See separate title*. Lend-lease. *See separate title*. Liberty Bond Act, Second. *See separate title*. Memphis, Tenn., and Memphis Park Commission, payment of damage claims 55 Mint, Bureau of the, appropriation for 114, 577, 623 Mints and assay offices, discontinuance of report respecting number of employees 870 Miscellaneous expenses, appropriation for 569 Montgomery County, Miss., payment of claims for road damages 121 Narcotic drugs, certain, provision for coverage under Federal narcotic laws 38 Narcotics, Bureau of— Appropriation for 114, 198, 574 Law observance, funds for dissemination of information regarding 575 Law violators, information in connection with apprehension of, expenditure authorized 575 Marihuana, millers, powers with respect to 40 Naval personnel, pay accounts, adjustment between proper appropriations of unpaid, etc., balances 3 Naval service, discontinuance of reports respecting receipts, expenditures, etc 870 Navigation, transfer to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs of designated functions respecting 1097 Navy Department— Examination of accounts, discontinuance of report to Congress 869 Transfers of appropriations authorized; limitation 628 Trophies, etc., transfer from, in connection with sale of war or victory bonds 898 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 586 Paper for U. S. securities, distinctive, division of award 572 Park Ridge, Borough of, Park Ridge, N. J., payment of claims for road damages 124 Personnel, Division of, appropriation for 113, 569 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 569 Philippine Islands— Currency destroyed at time of Japanese invasion, recording of amounts; payments; authorization 707 Public moneys, acceptance of deposits 901 Securities against loss, etc., of certain military supplies, return authorized 900 Post Office Department library fund, deposit and investment 924 Printing and binding, appropriation for 198, 570, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 579 Procurement Division— Advances, crediting to general supply fund 579 Appropriation for 114, 577 Field offices of other Government agencies, transactions with 578 Field warehouses, standard forms and blankbook work, purchase 578CLXXV Per diem employees at fuel yards, pay rates 579 Personal services, amount available from general supply fund for 579 Printing and binding, orders for 579 Reconditioning of equipment, payment for 579 Seattle Engineer Redistribution Center, Building Numbered 1, transfer from War Department 199 Strategic and critical materials, purchase, storage, disposition, etc 597 Appropriation for 916 Care, handling, etc., appropriation available 623 Report to Congress 597 Supplies, services, etc., payment for 578 Transfer or detail of employees from other agencies, transfer of funds for 578 Typewriters— Prices 579 Repairs, payment for 579 Warehousing functions for non-Federal agencies, continuance of 578 Public Debt, Bureau of the, appropriation for 114, 571 Public debt transactions, purchase of notes issued under Farm Tenant Act 1078 Records, military and naval, correction authorized 837 Renegotiation Act, refunds under, appropriation for 622 Reports, discontinuance of certain 869, 870 Research and Statistics, Division of, appropriation for 113, 569 Salaries, appropriation for 568 Salaries and expenses, restriction on payment of certain 579 San Diego, Tex., payment of claims for city property destruction 235 School-lunch program, payments to States upon designated certification 232 Seamen, transfer to Coast Guard of designated functions respecting 1097 Secret Service Division— Appropriation for 84, 114, 199, 576 Information concerning law violations, funds available for 576 Potsdam Conference, air travel accommodations, cost borne by War Department 199 Secretary, Office of, appropriation for 113, 568 Silver, sale or lease for manufacturing uses, authorization 750 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. *See separate title*. Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 586 Tax Legislative Counsel, Office of, appropriation for 113, 569 Tax Research, Division of, appropriation for 113, 569 Trade-marks and commercial names, records respecting 441 Treasurer of United States— Credit in accounts for amounts of designated checks or warrants 31 Office of— Appropriation for 114, 572 Transfer of funds from designated agencies 572 Philippine Islands, currency destruction, payments, etc., in connection with, authority 708 Treasury buildings, custody of, etc., appropriation for 84, 570, 576 Vessels, transfer to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs of designated functions respecting 1097 Veterans’ Administration, reimbursement from special deposit account of certain benefit payments 874 Voting, absentee. *See separate title*. War Agencies, liquidation, appropriation for 268 War Department, examination of accounts, discontinuance of report to Congress respecting 869 War trophies and devices, transfer for promotion of sale of war or victory bonds 537 **Trent River, N. C.,** examination and survey authorized 639 **Trenton, N. J.,-Philadelphia, Pa.,** examination and survey of Delaware River authorized 638 **Trinity River, Tex.:** Improvement authorized 636 Lavon Reservoir on East Fork, modification of project for conservation storage 637 **Trophies and Devices, War,** distribution; basis of apportionment; payment of charges, etc 535 **Tropical Diseases, Control of (National Defense),** reduction in appropriation 8 **Truxton Canyon, Ariz., Indians,** appropriation for school 358 **Tuberculosis Control,** appropriation for 691 **Tucumcari Project, N. Mex.,** appropriation for 365CLXXVI **Tug Fork of Big Sandy River,** bridge authorized across, at or near Williamson, W. Va 883 **Turtle Cove, Tex.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Twine, Binding, Philippine,** quota on 145 **Tyronza River and Tributaries, Ark.,** examination and survey authorized 652 **U** **Uinta National Forest, Utah,** acquisition of lands, appropriation for 285 **Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, Utah,** buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 358 **Umatilla, Oreg.,** improvement of Columbia River authorized 638 **Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oreg.,** appropriation for improvements to utilities 358 **Un-American Activities, House Committee on,** functions, etc 828 **Uncompahgre, Etc., Utes, Utah:** Irrigation system, appropriation for 192 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 110 **Unemployment:** Compensation, State, maritime workers, coverage 981 Federal Unemployment Tax Act, Amendments— Disability benefits, withdrawal of employee contributions for 991 Employment taxes, certain, definition of wages 989 Trust fund, railroad employees, refund of contributions in certain cases 806 Unemployment Compensation Act, D. C., amendments 527 Contribution Rate Review Committee, composition, etc 528 Unemployment Compensation Administration, grants to States— Appropriation for 264 Transfer of funds to appropriation for, authorized 683 **UNESCO.** *See* United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. **Uniform State Laws, National Conference of Commissioners on,** appropriation for support of, by District of Columbia 502 **Union Catalogs,** maintenance, etc., appropriation for 104, 403 **United Kingdom.** *See* Great Britain. **United Nations:** Food and Agriculture Organization, appropriation for U. S. contribution 453 Participation by U. S., appropriation for expenses 198, 453, 621 Printing and binding, appropriation for 198, 454 Supplies and equipment, procurement from U. S. Government departments and agencies 198 Surplus property, acquisition of, authority of Department of State 198, 454 **United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization:** Appropriation for U. S. share of expenses, authorized 714 Disclosure of information, understanding of Congress 714 Membership for United States, acceptance authorized 712 National Commission on Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Cooperation, appointment, etc 713 Obligations, new, restriction 714 Representatives, designation, compensation, etc 712 **United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration:** Appropriation for; consolidation of funds 603 Distribution of supplies, etc., limitation 603 Press, American, restriction on use of funds for country refusing admission, etc 603 Transfer of funds to, authorized 228 **United Spanish War Veterans,** attendance of Marine Band at national convention at Milwaukee, Wis 540 **United States Code:** Preparation of new edition, appropriation for increased pay costs 104 United States commissioners, furnishing of copy to 525 **United States Code Annotated,** price limitation 81 **United States Commercial Company:** Administrative expenses— Funds available 588 Reduction in limitation 222 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 589 **United States Courts.** *See also* Justice, Department of. Administrative Office— Appropriation for 104, 479 Commissioners, United States— Fees, method of payment of 526 Forms and dockets, standard, and U. S. Code and seal, furnishing of 525 Personal services, compensation 479CLXXVII Administrative Procedure Act. *See separate title*. Arkansas, jurisdiction over offenses committed in Hot Springs National Park, transfer from Eastern judicial district to Western judicial district 303 Bailiffs— Appropriation for 112, 266, 461 Per diem restriction 464 Bankruptcy administration. *See* Bankruptcy Act of 1898, Amendments. Books, transmittal to successors in office, marking 480 Circuit courts of appeals— Judges, salary rates 716 Jurisdiction respecting withholdings of certification under Hospital Survey and Construction Act 1048 Claims, Court of— Appropriation for 477 Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Indians, Flathead Reservation, Mont., jurisdiction to hear claims of 715 Indian claims accruing after designated date, jurisdiction over 1055 Indian Claims Commission— Restriction on transfer of pending suits to 1052 Review of determinations of; instructions on questions, etc 1054 Judges, salary rates 716 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 477 Printing and binding, additional appropriation for 82 Ute Indians, claims against U. S., attorneys’ fees 255 Clerks of courts, salaries of, appropriation for 104, 477 Clerks’ offices, restriction on use of funds at designated places 478 Commissioners, United States— Fees— Appropriation for 478 Method of payment of 526 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 104 Schedule of 752 Forms and dockets, standard, and U. S. Code and seal, furnishing of 525 Criers, appropriation for 104, 478 Customs and Patent Appeals, Court of— Appropriation for 104, 476 Judges, salary rates 716 Customs Court— Appropriation for 104, 477 Judges, salary rate 717 Devils Lake Indian Reservation, N. Dak., jurisdiction over offenses committed on 229 District courts— California, Southern District, rules of procedure, etc., for commissioner, cases respecting Kings Canyon National Park 119 Court reporters, appropriation for salaries 268, 479 Judges, salary rates 716 Merchant marine, persons serving in, reemployment rights, power to require compliance by private employer 907 Mineral Lands Leasing Act, forfeiture, etc., of leases under, jurisdiction 956 Territories and possessions, retirement of judges 91 Tort claims against U. S., suits on; jurisdiction; procedure; review 844 Trade-marks, violation of rights of registrants, granting of injunctions; powers of court; jurisdiction, etc 439, 440 Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946— Jurisdiction of criminal proceedings, etc 211 Review of certain actions 211 War contracts, claims for losses under, jurisdiction 903 District of Columbia— Appropriation for 199, 200, 476, 509, 615, 624 Court of Appeals for— Review of determinations by Atomic Energy Commission 770 Sale price limitations on reports of 480 Reimbursement to U. S., appropriation for 510 Emergency Court of Appeals, maximum prices, adjustment, petition by industry advisory committee 676 Employees, pay rates, increase in 217 Johnson, Albert W., acceptance of renunciation of pension as former Federal judge 304 Judges— Appointment of additional— California Northern District; time limitation 260 Delaware district 654 Limitation 655 Pennsylvania— Eastern, middle, and western districts 654 Eastern district, clarification of law respecting 654CLXXVIII Appropriation for salaries 475, 476, 477 Retirement— Justices of Supreme Court of Territory of Hawaii 91 Territories and possessions, District Courts 91 Salary rates of certain 716 Appropriation authorized 717 Jurors’ fees, appropriation for 478 Law clerks, certain, salary limitation 478 Miscellaneous expenses, appropriation for 104, 479 Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 480 Patents, infringements, ascertainment of damages 778 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 479 Per diem restriction 464 Printing and binding, appropriation for 479 Probation system, appropriation for 104, 268, 478 Salaries, miscellaneous, appropriation for 104, 268, 478 Secretaries, certain, salary limitation 478 Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 480 Supreme Court— Appropriation for 104, 475 Books, purchase of, appropriation for 403 Chief Justice and Associate Justices, salary rates 716 Civil Procedure, Rules for, preparation of— Appropriation for 199 Appropriation made available 476 Criminal proceedings, preparation of rules for, appropriation made available 476 Employees— Overtime, additional compensation in lieu, rate 217 Pay rates, increase in 217 Indian Claims Commission, restriction on transfer of pending suits to 1052 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 476 Printing and binding, appropriation for 476 Salaries, appropriation for 624 Trade-mark cases, writs of certiorari 440 Tax Court of the United States— Appropriation for 75, 105, 614 Judges, salary rate 717 Petition for redetermination of excessive profits, property returned by Alien Property Custodian, time extension 52 Territorial courts, appropriation for 477 Trade-marks, jurisdiction, powers, etc., of courts 439, 440 Traveling expenses, appropriation for 479 Veterans’ Affairs, Administrator of, decisions under National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, review of 788 Witnesses— Appropriation for fees 266, 460 Per diem restriction 464 **United States Employment Service.** *See under* Labor, Department of. **United States Maritime Commission.** *See* Maritime Commission. **United States Soldiers’ Home,** appropriation for 164 **Unknown American of Second World War,** provision for burial in Arlington National Cemetery 302 **UNRRA.** *See* United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. **Upper Mississippi River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized; increase in authorization 648 **Uranium.** *See* Atomic Energy Act of 1946. **Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946.** *See* Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Urgent. **Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Second.** *See* Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Second Urgent. **Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Third.** *See* Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, Third Urgent. **Utah:** Bear River and tributaries, interstate compact for division of waters, consent of Congress 658 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 650 Fort Douglas Military Reservation, conveyance authorized to Shriners’ Hospitals for Crippled Children 55 Indians— Buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 358 Irrigation projects, appropriation for 192 Irrigation systems, appropriation for increased pay costs 110 Land, acquisition by Military Establishment, reductions in appropriations 224, 625 Ogden River project, appropriation for 365 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 641 Provo River project, appropriation for 365, 619 **Ute Indians,** claims against U. S., attorneys’ fees 255CLXXIX **V** **Vancouver, Wash.,** improvement of Columbia River authorized 637 **Vandenberg, Hoyt S.,** appointment as permanent brigadier general of the line of the Regular Army, authorized 56 **Vegetable Crops and Diseases,** appropriation for investigations, etc 279 **Vegetables Processed Prior to July 1, 1946,** subsidy payments, 1946 crop program operations 57 **Venereal Diseases,** prevention, treatment, control, etc., appropriation for 690 **Vessels.** *See also* Merchant Marine; Merchant Marine Act of 1936; Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946; Naval Vessels; War Shipping Administration. Coast Guard— Special projects, reduction in appropriation 18, 627 Transfer of designated functions from Treasury Department and Commerce Department to Commandant of Coast Guard 1097 Vessels and shore facilities— Acquisition— Appropriation for 532 Reduction in appropriation 18 Construction (lend-lease), reduction in appropriation 627 Emergency construction, reduction in appropriation 18 Commerce, Department of, transfer of designated functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Fishing, surplus vessels suitable for, sale by U. S., notice to former owners of disposal 977 Foreign vessels, transfer to U. S., appropriations available for expenses 83, 498 Government employees, travel on U. S. ships, suspension of requirement 80 Lend-lease, reduction in appropriation for vessels, etc 8 Maritime workers, unemployment compensation. *See under* Social Security Act Amendments of 1946. Merchant vessels, defense installations— Availability of designated appropriation 225 Reduction in appropriation 16 Passenger lists, certain vessels arriving at ports on Great Lakes, exemption from filing 883 State marine schools, availability of war-built vessels to 49 Transfer, designated agencies, authorized 549 Treasury Department, transfer of designated functions to Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs 1097 Veterans’ preference in acquisition of certain 976 **Veterans.** *See also* Veterans’ Administration. Allied nations, veterans of, furnishing on reimbursement basis of certain benefits, supplies, etc.; reciprocal services 526 Automobiles, etc., for disabled veterans of World War II, appropriation for 915 Boulder Canyon Project Act, amendment, preference in entry to designated lands 37 Boxer Rebellion— Pension rates, increase 863 Effective date 864 Widows and children of deceased veterans, removal of limitation on death compensation or pension payable to 931 Building materials for dwelling houses, priority 81 Death compensation payable to widows and children of certain, removal of limitations 931 Deceased— Increase in amount payable in connection with funeral and burial 654 World War II, benefits under Social Security Act in case of; appropriation authorized 979, 980 Decentralization allowances, Government employees, appropriation for 612 Disability claims, determination of initial ratings 319 Disability pensions, peacetime-incurred disabilities, certain, increase in pension rate for 904 Disabled American Veterans, tax exemption for certain property in District of Columbia 161 District of Columbia— Housing, designated temporary, provision of utilities, authorized 203 Appropriation authorized 203 Appropriation for 509 Services to veterans, authorization 169 Appropriation authorized 169 Appropriation for 509 District of Columbia Servicemen’s Readjustment Enabling Act of 1945 159 Education— “Educational or training institutions,” definition 934CLXXX Facilities, educational— Appropriation for 612 Transfer of structures, etc., authorized; funds available 958, 959 “Other training on the job,” designated provisions requirements for inclusion of courses as 934 Study in foreign countries under exchange program, preference 755 Subsistence allowances 934 Farm Tenant Act— Farmers’ Home Administration Act of 1946, availability of funds for loans under 1063 Loans under, appropriation for 294 Mortgage insurance, preference 1072, 1076 Preference in certain loans under 1073 Federal Airport Act, preference in employment under 178 Fiancées or fiancés, alien, admission to United States 339 Government employees— Former, restoration to positions 78 World War II veterans, certain Government employees, benefits for those losing opportunity of probations appointments 749 Homestead entries, credit for military or naval service in World War II, removal of designated age limitation 308 Hospitalization— Death, lump-sum payment 909 Incompetent veterans, pay 909 Pensions during 908 Termination against medical advice or as result of disciplinary action, effect on certain benefits 909 Housing. *See separate title*. Housing Act of 1946, Veterans’ Emergency. *See* Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946 *under* Housing. Indian, transfer of certain buildings from War Relocation Authority to Bureau of Indian Affairs 192 Induction, exemption in time of peace 342 Insurance. *See* National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940. Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces. *See separate title*. Legislative Branch employees, acquisition of civil-service status, credit for military service 3 Loans guaranteed or insured under Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, purchase by Reconstruction Finance Corporation authorized 902 Merchant marine— Army Transportation Corps civilian marine school, consideration of periods of education, etc., in as service 945 Reemployment rights, service after discharge from or before service in military or naval service 906 World War II service, medal for 960 National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940. *See separate title*. Organizations, national, use of Army equipment at conventions; terms; bond 256 Pensions— Increase in rates; effective date 910 Widows and children of certain veterans, removal of limitations on pensions payable to 931 Philippine Insurrection— Claims, certain, payment of 630, 918 Increase in pension rates 863 Effective date 864 Widows and children of deceased veterans, removal of limitation on death compensation or pension payable to 931 Philippines, Commonwealth of, benefits for designated military service; restrictions 14 Public lands, designated, veterans’ preference in entry 37 Reclamation projects, settlement and employment on, transfer of certain lands, etc., to Bureau of Reclamation 369 Regulations— No 1 (a)— Part II, paragraph II
(a)to (p), amendment 904 Part III, paragraph III (b), repeal 931 Part VII, paragraph 8, amendment 124 Part VIII— Paragraph 6, amendment 934 Paragraph 11, amendment 934 No 2 (a), Part II, paragraph I preceding subparagraph (a), amendment 299 No 6 (a), paragraph VI, subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), repeal 910 No 9 (a), paragraphs II and III, amendment 654 Rural rehabilitation projects, Federal, lands comprising, preferential disposition 711 Appropriation authorized 711 Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. *See separate title*. CLXXXI Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, payments to certain inducted farmers 289 Spanish-American War— Payment of certain claims 202, 630, 631, 918 Pension rates, increase 863 Effective date 864 Widows and children of deceased veterans, removal of limitation on death compensation or pension payable to 931 Surplus property, acquisition of 168 Priority over transfers for educational facilities 959 Vessels, certain, preference in acquisition of 976 Veterans’ Appeals, Board of, composition; associate members 299 Vocational rehabilitation, revolving fund, increase in appropriation authorization 124 Women’s Army Corps, former members of Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, reemployment benefits 971 **Veterans’ Act, 1924, World War:** Amendment, disability benefits, transfer of funds 789 Extension of certain provisions to allied nations 526 **Veterans’ Administration.** *See also* Veterans. Administration, medical, hospital, and domiciliary services, appropriation for 75, 82, 105, 264 Allied nations, veterans of, furnishing on reimbursement basis of certain benefits, supplies, etc.; reciprocal services 526 Automobiles, etc., for disabled veterans of World War II, appropriation for 915 Benefits withheld from persons residing in countries occupied by enemy forces during World War II, payment; restriction 874 Buildings and space, authority of Administrator to acquire 299 Canteen Service, Veterans’— Accounts, audit of 889 Appropriation for 615 Appropriations authorized 889 Authority of Administrator respecting establishment at hospitals, maintenance of warehouses, etc 888 Budget program 889 Establishment and purpose 887 Independent unit, function as 889 Personnel, employment, etc 888 Revolving fund, establishment; deposits 889 Service, furnishing to designated persons 888 Limitation 889 Civil Service Commission, reimbursement by 63 “Compensation,” clarification of term with respect to administration of designated laws 524 Construction and repair, restriction on use of funds 76 Damage claims, appropriation for 200, 629 Disabilities, Schedule for Rating, revised, 1945, use for determination of initial ratings; readjustment 319 Disability or death, service-connected, designation of monetary benefits as “compensation” 524 Education of veterans— “Educational or training institutions,” definition 934 “Other training on the job,” requirements for inclusion of courses as 934 Subsistence allowances 934 Federal Security Agency, transfer of funds to 75 Gifts, devises, and bequests for use of certain groups of veterans, authority of Administrator respecting acceptance, etc 537 Hospital and domiciliary facilities— Appropriation for 77 Contract authorization, increase in 265 Technical and clerical personnel, authorization available for 265 Hospitalization restriction 77 Insurance, military and naval. *See* National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940. Interior, Department of the, transfer of funds to 75 Judgments, appropriation for 201 Leases of property for designated purposes, authority of Administrator 299 Lebanon County, Pa., easement for highway purposes in Veterans’ Administration hospital reservation; condition 298 Medical consultants, employment of 76 National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940. *See separate title*. Navy Department, transfer of funds to 75 Newspapers and periodicals, funds available for purchase 76 Penalty mail costs, appropriation for 76, 265CLXXXII “Pension,” clarification of term with respect to administration of designated laws 524 Pensions, appropriation for 76 Personnel ceilings, nonapplicability 220 Philippine Scouts, applicability of U. S. laws respecting designated benefits, etc.; rate of payment 223, 224 Philippines, service in military forces during designated period, pension for service-connected disability or death; rate of exchange 14 Post fund receipts, disbursements, etc., inclusion of statement in annual report to Congress 539 Printing and binding, appropriation for 76, 265 Priorities 299 Public Health Service, transfer of funds to 75 Readjustment benefits, appropriation for 5, 76, 615 Reduced-fare requests, funds available for 76 Retired officers, employment authorized; duration of authority 978 Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944. *See separate title*. Schedule for Rating Disabilities, revised, 1945, use for determination of initial ratings; readjustment 319 Social Security Act benefits in the case of deceased World War II veterans, notification of authorization of payments, etc 979 State or Territorial homes, aid to 76 Subsistence allowances, appropriation made available 188 Tobacco, purchase authorized 76 Training programs, certain, availability of appropriations for reimbursement of State and local agencies for services respecting 934 Transportation of employees at field stations, limitation of authority 87 Travel expenses, limitation increased 188 Veterans’ Appeals, Board of, composition; associate members 299 Veterans’ Canteen Service. *See* Canteen Service, Veterans’, *this title*. Visual educational information, funds available for 76 Vocational rehabilitation— Availability of appropriations for reimbursement of State and local agencies for services respecting 934 Revolving fund— Appropriation for 82 Increase in appropriation authorization 124 War Department, transfer of funds to 75 **Veterans’ Affairs, Administrator of.** *See* Veterans’ Administration. **Veterans’ Affairs, House Committee on,** functions, etc 829 **Veterans’ Canteen Service.** *See* Canteen Service, Veterans’, *under* Veterans’ Administration. **Veterans’ Emergency Housing Act of 1946.** *See under* Housing. **Vice President of the United States:** Compensation of, appropriation for 387 Office of— Annual appropriation authorized 834 Appropriation for 387 **Vicksburg-Yazoo Area, Miss., Lower Mississippi River,** modification of main line levee system for protection of 646 **Village Delivery Service,** appropriation for 582 **Virgin Islands:** Agricultural experiment station, appropriation for 384 District Court of U. S.— Retirement of judges; computation of length of service, etc 91 Salary rate of judge 717 Government in, appropriation for 111, 384 Public works, appropriation for 70 Saint Croix, appropriation to defray deficit of municipal government 384 Fiscal affairs, study of, salaries and expenses of experts, appropriation for; report to Congress 384 School-lunch program, apportionment of funds and nonfood assistance, limitations 231 Topographic surveys, appropriation for 369 Work relief, reduction in appropriation for 221 **Virgin Islands Company:** Administrative expenses, funds available for 594 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 594 **Virginia:** Arlington County, office buildings and appurtenances, War Department, reduction in appropriation 224, 625 Chamberlin Hotel, Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, reinstatement of leasehold, etc 886 Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 644, 645, 649CLXXXIII Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 635 Norfolk, Naval Training Station, reduction in appropriation 15, 626 Norfolk and Western Railway Company, construction of bridge near Radford, authorized; rights granted 269 Potomac River, bridges in replacement of Fourteenth Street or Highway Bridge, D. C., use of lands, payment of costs, etc 566 Preliminary examinations and surveys of rivers, etc., authorized 639 Radford, bridge authorized across New River near 269 **Virus Serum Toxin Act,** appropriation for enforcement 107, 278 **Vocational Education.** *See also* Vocational Education Act of 1946. Appropriation for 106, 688 District of Columbia, appropriation for 114, 504 Federal Board for, abolishment 1096 **Vocational Education Act of 1946** 775 Appropriations authorized 775 Definitions 775 Matching of funds, requirements 776 Office of Education, appropriations authorized 777 Payments, making of 776 Restrictions and conditions 777 Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act, applicability of 777 State directors, salary and expenses, availability of funds 777 **Vocational Rehabilitation.** *See under* Federal Security Agency; Veterans’ Administration. **Voting, Absentee:** Administration 103 Cooperation with States 99 Recommendations to States 96 Safeguards 101 **W** **Wabash River:** Bridge authorized across, at or near— Montezuma, Ind 633 Mount Vernon, Ind 321 Examination and survey authorized 652 **Wabash River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized 649 **Wabasha, Minn.,** improvement of Mississippi River authorized 636 **W AC.** *See* Women’s Army Corps. **Wadsworth, Nev.,** patents for lots, elimination of restriction 529 **Wage and Hour Division.** *See under* Labor, Department of. **Wage Stabilization Board, National.** *See under* Labor, Department of. **Wage Stabilization Program,** appropriation for; provisions of law applicable; restrictions 291 **Wahpeton, N. Dak., Indian school,** appropriation for improvements to utilities 358 **Walker, Alexander D.,** appropriation for payment of judgment 630 **Wapato Irrigation System, Yakima Indian Reservation, Wash.,** appropriation for 192 **War, Secretary of.** *See* War Department. **War Agencies,** liquidation, appropriation for 268 **War and National Defense.** *See* National Defense. **War Assets Administration:** Appropriation for 606 Chamberlin Hotel, Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va., reinstatement of leasehold 886 Delegation of authority, etc 607 Educational facilities, provision to certain educational institutions, determination of availability; approval of transfer, etc 959 Employees, services to 608 Indian Affairs, Bureau of, transfer of surplus property to 363 Interior, Department of the, transfer of certain surplus materials to 362 National Park Service, Department of the Interior, transfer of surplus property to; restriction 378 Personnel ceilings, nonapplicability of designated provisions 608 Reclamation, Bureau of, Department of the Interior, transfer of certain funds to 369 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. *See separate title*. Surplus property allocation, etc., appropriation for 607 Testing laboratory, Highway Department, D. C., disposal of equipment as surplus 616 **War Assistance Program, Civilian,** appropriation for continuing 696 **War Benefits Program, Civilian,** appropriation for continuing 696 **War Contracts.** *See* Contracts With U. S., Etc. **War Contracts Price Adjustment Board,** refunds under Renegotiation Act, certification of amount to Treasury 622 **War Damage Corporation:** Administrative expenses, funds available 588CLXXXIV Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation— Philippine war damage claims, authority of Philippine War Damage Commission respecting; cooperation with 132, 133 **War Department.** *See also* Army. Adjutant General’s Department— Appropriation for 542, 561 Reduction in appropriation 223 Advisory personnel, expenses of, limitation 561 Aerial flights, increased pay for nonflying officers, limitation 543 Air Corps— Appropriation for 550 Commanding General, Army Air Force— National air museum, membership on advisory board 997 Office of, appropriation for 561 Fields, permanent, submission of list to Congress 13 Reduction in appropriations 13, 224, 625 Air-navigation and communication facilities, transfer to Office of Administrator of Civil Aeronautics authorized 190 Aircraft— Procurement of, discontinuance of report to Congress respecting 867 Restriction on purchase without specific authority, nonapplicability 810 Airport plan, national, consultation with Administrator of Civil Aeronautics 171 Alaska Railroad, transfer of surplus property to; restriction 383 Appropriation Acts— Civil 160 Military 541 Armored force— Appropriation for 555 Instruction in activities— Reduction in appropriation 225 Transfer of funds for, authorized 14 Army War College— Appropriation for 542 Transfer of funds for, authorized 14 Arsenals, repair, reduction in appropriation 224, 625 Assignments, transfers, and allotments, restriction on reclamation of money paid under 543 Atomic Energy Commission, Military Liaison Committee, detail or assignment of representatives of Department 757 Atomic service— Appropriation for 560 Increase authorized 916 Printing and binding, appropriation for 561 Atomic weapon tests, safeguarding of information 309 Awards, cash, for meritorious suggestions, nonapplicability of limitation on amount of payment 809 Beach Erosion Board. *See under* Engineers, Corps of, this title. Benicia Arsenal, Calif., exchange of lands authorized 256 Buildings, designated construction, reduction in appropriation 224, 625 Butter substitutes, restriction on use 547 Canal Zone— Hours of employment and rates of pay of skilled, etc., personnel 166, 563 Maintenance, etc., appropriation for 164 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 114 Panamanian citizens, employment, etc 166, 563 Chamberlin Hotel, Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va., reinstatement of leasehold 886 Chaplains, Office of Chief of, appropriation for 561 Charcoal and Alice Islands, Alaska, Army installations, transfer to Secretary of the Interior 362 Chemical Corps, change of name of Chemical Warfare Service to 861 Chemical Warfare Service— Appropriation for 554 Chemical Corps, change of name to 861 Chief of Chemical Warfare Service, Office of, appropriation for 561 Reduction in appropriations 13, 224, 626 Chief of Staff— Contingent fund, reduction in appropriations 13 Office of, appropriation for 561 Citizens’ Military Training— Appropriation for 558 Reduction in appropriation 225, 626 Citizenship requirements, employees 166, 563 Nonapplication to personnel under Military Establishment 543, 561 Civil Aeronautics, Office of Administrator of— Surplus equipment, transfer to 468 Transfer of facilities to 466 Civil Aeronautics Board, transfer of aircraft to 469 Civil Appropriation Act, 1947 160CLXXXV Civil functions, appropriation for 83, 84, 160, 199, 268, 624, 917 Civilian personnel— Dependents, payment of transportation costs on commuted basis in certain cases 5 Instruction and training, funds available for 564 Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kans.— Appropriation for 542 Reduction in appropriation 223 Transfer of funds for, authorized 14 Commission of persons from civilian life, discontinuance of report to Congress 868 Conscientious objectors, limitation on use of funds for 543 Construction, permanent, limitation on 553 Contingencies, Army— Appropriation for 541 Reduction in appropriations 13 Contingent expenses— Appropriation for 562 Reduction in appropriations 14, 225 Contracts, war— Financing of 562 Renegotiation of, designated rescissions deemed compliance with excessive profits provision 565 Contracts in excess of $150,000, discontinuance of designated part of report to Congress 867 Couriers, Department of State, assignment of personnel as 1011 Damage claims, payment, etc.— Appropriation for 199, 268, 546, 551, 561, 623 Appropriations available 167 Increase in limitation 332 Reduction in appropriations 223, 625 Deceased officers or enlisted men, settlement of accounts; payment of funeral expenses 30 Dependents— Military personnel— Stations outside U. S., delegation of authority for determining availability of Government transportation 127 Transportation, certain, payment in lieu; rates 126 Officers’, travel expenses, availability of appropriations for payment 14 Transportation costs, dependents of designated personnel, payment on commuted basis in certain cases 5 Transportation of, on change of station 545 Disbursements, inspections respecting, discontinuance of report to Congress 870 Domestic food or clothing products, preference for 547 Employment, departmental, delegation of authority respecting 566 Engineers, Corps of— Appropriation for 161, 199, 624 Barracks and quarters— Appropriation for 552 Reduction in appropriation 13 Beach Erosion Board, assignment of retired officer authorized; limitation 637 Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, assignment of retired officer authorized; limitation 637 Bridge Act of 1946, General. *See separate title*. Bridges, alteration of, appropriation for U. S. share of expenses 162 Chief of Engineers, Office of— Appropriation for 561 Personal services, increased pay costs, increase in limitation on expenditures 83 Position, designated, establishment authorized 637 Engineer Service— Appropriation for 552 Buildings, etc., cost limitation 224 Reduction in appropriations 13, 224, 625 Flood control. *See under* Rivers and Harbors. Flood Control Act of 1946. *See separate title*. Harbor channels, maintenance, appropriation for 162 Military posts— Construction, etc., appropriation for 552 Reduction in appropriation 13 Mississippi River Commission, certain retired officers, retention of position, etc.; pay 646 Peoria, Ill., appropriation for removal of Upper Free Bridge 162 Personnel, additional, employment of; report to Congress 161 Philippine Islands, restoration, etc., of designated public works 135, 136 Contributions of labor, materials, etc., from Government of Philippines, acceptance authorized 139CLXXXVI Filipino engineers, training of 135 Qualifications, standards for 139 Power-driven boats, use restricted 161 Printing and binding, appropriation for 162, 163 Reclamation, Bureau of, cooperation in investigations 364 Reservoirs. *See* Flood-control projects *under* Rivers and Harbors. River basin studies, report to Congress 381 Rivers and harbors. *See separate title*. School facilities for dependents of persons engaged on designated construction, provision authorized 637, 642 Shores of publicly owned property, Federal participation in cost of protection authorized 1056 Surveys, etc., unauthorized, restriction 162 Water mains, Federal, outside District of Columbia, appropriation for maintenance and operation 164 Expediting production, reduction in appropriations 13, 223 Family allowances, restriction on use of funds for audit work respecting 565 Field exercises— Appropriation for 542 Reduction in appropriations 13, 223, 625 Finance Department— Chief of Finance, Office of, appropriation for 561 Claims, reduction in appropriations 625 Courts martial, expenses— Appropriation for 545 Reduction in appropriations 13, 223, 625 Damage claims— Appropriation for payment of 546 Reduction in appropriations 223 Deserters, apprehension of, reduction in appropriations 13, 223, 625 Finance Service— Appropriation for 546 Reduction in appropriations 13, 223, 625 Pay of the Army— Appropriation for 542 Mustering-out payments, certain, appropriation available for payment 623 Reduction in appropriations 13, 223, 625 Travel of the Army, appropriation for 544 Flood Control Act of 1946. *See separate title*. “Flying officer,” definition 543 Foreign countries, funds for conducting investigations in 562 Fort Benning, Ga., easement over, etc., grant to Georgia Power Company, authorized 972 Fort Ord Military Reservation, Calif., use of land by Monterey County Trust and Savings Bank, Salinas, Calif 658 Gages, dies, jigs, etc., funds available for procurement of 565 General Staff Corps— Appropriation for 542 Reduction in appropriations 13, 223, 625 Guns, etc., statement respecting cost and experimental manufacture, discontinuance of report 870 Helium— Appropriation for procurement of 550 Transfer of funds to Bureau of Mines for procurement 375 Household effects, transportation of, on change of station 545 Housing projects, national defense, appropriation for payment of contributions with respect to 587 Indian Affairs, Bureau of, transfer of surplus property to 363 Insane persons, certain, functions with respect to, transfer 1098 Inspector General, Office of, appropriation for 561 Inspectors of U. S. buildings abroad, assignment of personnel as 458, 1011 Insurance, marine, coverage; application of payments to claim, etc 937 Inter-American Relations— Appropriation for 560 Reduction in appropriations 14, 225, 626 Judge Advocate General, Office of, appropriation for 561 Judgments, appropriation for 201, 202, 629, 630, 917 Land, acquisition of— Reductions in appropriations 224, 625 Restrictions 552, 566 Land purchase contracts, limitation on commissions 564 Leave Act of 1946, Armed Forces. *See separate title*. Medical Department— Medical and Hospital Department— Appropriation for 551 Reduction in appropriations 13, 224, 625 Surgeon General, Office of, appropriation for 561 Military Academy. *See separate title*. Military Appropriation Act, 1947 541CLXXXVII Military attachés, funds available for rental of offices, etc 553 Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks at White River, Ark., relocation, etc., authorized; conditions 116 Mount, no additional pay to officer owning 543 National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice. *See separate title*. National Defense, Council of, discontinuance of report 870 National Guard. *See separate title*. National Park Service, Department of the Interior, transfer of surplus property to; restriction 378 Naval Establishment, reimbursement for pay, allowances, etc., of naval dental officers detailed to Military Establishment 543 Navy Department, relief from reimbursement for amounts from designated appropriations; settlement of accounts 228 Occupied areas— Administration, funds for 562 Government and relief, appropriation for 560 Ordnance Department— Chief of Ordnance, Office of, appropriation for 561 Ordnance Service and Supplies— Appropriation for 553 Reductions in appropriations 13, 224 Transfers of designated amounts, authorized 14 Rock Island Bridge, Rock Island, Ill., appropriation for maintenance 554 Transfer of funds for, authorized 14 Organized Reserves, Army. *See separate title*. Overthrow of U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons advocating 167, 564 Painting, etc., of war scenes or portraits, restriction on payment for 546 Panama Canal— Civil government, appropriation for increased pay costs 114 Construction of additional facilities, appropriation for 165 Maintenance, etc.— Appropriation for 114, 164 Reduction in appropriation 11 Printing and binding, appropriation for 164 Seacoast defenses, reduction in appropriation 225 Pay costs, increased, certain, increase in limitation on appropriation 83 Per diem rates of allowance 545 Personnel, additional, restriction on employment 562 Personnel ceilings; nonapplicability to designated employees 220 Philippine Islands— Military assistance to, appropriation for 916 Philippines, Army of, transfer of funds for, authorized 14 Property transfers by Government departments and agencies, consultation required 316 Securities against loss, etc., of certain military supplies, return authorized 900 Philippine Scouts— Benefits, privileges, etc., applicability of provisions of U. S. laws 223, 224 Rate of payment 224 Post exchanges, limitation on use of funds for 563 Price Administration, Office of, authorized disclosures by 609 Printing and binding— Appropriation for 562 Reduction in appropriations 14, 225, 626 Prisoners of war, funds for maintenance, etc 565 Property under jurisdiction of, use for prosecution of certain civil works 643 Public moneys, advances of, nonapplicability of restrictions on 564 Public works, restriction on use of funds 566 Publications, restriction on pay of Army personnel connected with certain 544 Quartermaster Corps— Cemeterial expenses, appropriation for 83, 84, 160, 268 Clothing and equipage— Appropriation for 547 Reduction in appropriation 13, 625 Horses, draft and pack animals— Appropriation for 548 Reduction in appropriation 13 Incidental expenses, appropriation for 548 Military posts, reduction in appropriation 625 Quartermaster General, Office of, appropriation for 561 Quartermaster Service— Appropriation for 546 Reduction in appropriation 13, 224, 625 Transfer of funds for, authorized 14 Reduction in appropriations 13, 224, 625 Subsistence of the Army— Appropriation for 546 Reduction in appropriation 13CLXXXVIII Supplies, regular— Appropriation for 547 Reduction in appropriation 13 Transportation, Army, reduction in appropriation 13 Welfare of enlisted men— Appropriation for 546 Reduction in appropriation 13, 224, 625 Quarters, limitation on construction costs 565 Receipts of public moneys, deposit of 543 Records, military and naval, correction authorized 837 Reduction in designated appropriations 13, 223, 625 Regular Army, increase in commissioned strength 925 Remains of certain persons buried outside U. S., evacuation and return 182 Appropriation authorized 183 Appropriation for 268 Rental of Government facilities, money allowances for personnel 565 Reports, discontinuance of certain 867, 868, 870, 871 Reports to Congress— Flight pay, designated officers receiving; monthly average 20 Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, recommendation for revision 20 Reserve officers on active duty, funds available for pay and allowances 562 Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Army. *See separate title*. Retired officers selling supplies to Army or War Department, restriction 543 Rewards— Restriction on payment of 562 Suggestions resulting in improvements, funds for 565 Rights-of-way, easements for, lands under jurisdiction, etc., of War Department, granting authorized 643 Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., discontinuance of report of expenditures, etc 870 Salaries, appropriation for 561 Schools, special service— Appropriation for 554 Reduction in appropriations 14, 224 Seacoast defenses— Appropriation for 555 Insular Departments, reduction in appropriation 225, 626 Land, acquisition of, restriction on availability of appropriation 225 Reduction in appropriations 14, 225, 626 Seattle Engineer Redistribution Center, Building Numbered 1, transfer to Procurement Division, Treasury Department, authorized 199 Scientific equipment, contracts, etc., for, exemptions relating to certain excess profits, discontinuance of report to Congress respecting 867 Secretary, Office of— Appropriation for 199, 541, 561, 562, 623 Reduction in designated appropriations 13, 14, 223, 225, 626 Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, discontinuance of report under 871 Shriners’ Hospitals for Crippled Children, conveyance within Fort Douglas Military Reservation, authorized 55 Signal Corps— Alaska Communication System, appropriation for 161, 917 Report to Congress 161 Chief Signal Officer, Office of, appropriation for 561 Reduction in appropriation 13, 224, 625 Signal Service of the Army, appropriation for 549 Soldiers’ Home, U. S., appropriation for 164 Springfield Armory, Mass., discontinuance of report of expenditures, etc 870 Spruce Production Corporation, United States. *See separate title*. Stabling rental, limitation 553 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. *See separate title*. Strikes against U. S. Government, restriction on employment of persons engaging, etc., in 564 Subsidies, restriction on use of funds for payment of 547 Supplies, sale, exchange, or disposition of, discontinuance of reports 870, 871 Surplus property, care and handling, appropriations available for; reimbursement; limitation 604 Surplus supplies, equipment, etc.— Army, issuance to National Guard 556 Transfer of certain to Department of Interior 362 Technical and professional personnel, employment of 564 Three Affiliated Tribes, exchange of lands with respect to construction of Garrison Dam 167 Time-measuring devices, restriction on payment to officers, etc., using 562CLXXXIX Transfer of funds authorized; limitation; report to Congress 506 Transportation Corps— Appropriation for 549 Employees, compensation of 218 Marine school, civilian, periods of education, etc., in, consideration as service in merchant marine 945 Reduction in appropriation 13, 224 Vessels, transfer authorized 549 Transportation costs, families of employees, delegation of authority to authorize payment 566 Transportation of personnel engaged in war effort, limitation on exercise of authority; report to Congress 86 Travel expenses— Availability of appropriations for payment for travel of officers’ dependents 14 Civilian employees, nonapplicability of designated provisions of law in certain cases 807 Treasury Department, Secret Service Division, air travel accommodations in connection with Potsdam Conference, cost borne by War Department 199 Unknown American of Second World War, provision for burial in Arlington National Cemetery; appropriation authorized 302 Vessels, transfer authorized 549 Veterans’ Administration, transfer of funds from 75 Veterans’ organizations, national, use of Army equipment at conventions; terms; bond 256 Voting, absentee— Administration 103 Cooperation with States 99 Safeguards 101 War trophies and devices, distribution, basis of apportionment, payment of charges, etc 535 Weather Bureau— Airplane, transfer to 474 Arctic weather stations, transfer of surplus materials, etc., for 191 Meteorological reporting stations, Arctic region of Western Hemisphere, transfer of surplus equipment for 474 Upper air soundings, transfer of equipment and supplies for 474 West Point, N. Y., right-of-way to West Shore Railroad Company, New York Central Railroad Company, lessee 900 Women’s Army Corps, former members of Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, reemployment benefits 971 War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1947 160 War Food Administration: Farm labor supply centers, homes, etc., liquidation; disposition of proceeds 1064 Salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 10 War Housing. *See* Housing. War Information, Office of, reductions in designated appropriations 7 War Information, Vital, utilization of, time limit on certain provisions 345 War Labor Board, National, salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 6, 221 War Labor Disputes Act: Appropriation for expenses of National Labor Relations Board under 698 Strike ballots under, abolition of functions of National Labor Relations Board with respect to 1101 War Losses, extension of time for claiming credit or refund with respect to 750 War Manpower Commission, reductions in designated appropriations 7 War Mobilization and Reconversion, Office of: Appropriation for 611 Housing Expediter— Transfer of designated functions, etc., to 209 Veterans’ housing, inclusion of expenses under designated administrative expenses 85 Printing and binding, appropriation available for 188 Salaries and expenses, appropriation available 188 War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944, contracts of Maritime Commission respecting ship construction, nonapplicability of designated provisions to 50 War Powers Act, 1941, First, Amendments. *See* Trading With the Enemy Act. War Powers Act, 1942, Second: Amendments, time limit for designated provisions 345 Gifts, conditional, acceptance, repeal of provision 346 Prices or rents, maximum, restriction on authority 346 War Production Board: Chairman, salary 7 Penalty mail costs, reduction in appropriation 7CXC Printing and binding— Increase in limitation 58 Reduction in appropriation 7 Salaries and expenses— Additional appropriation for 58 Reduction in appropriation 7 War Public Works, Community Facilities: Liquidation, appropriation for 264 Reduction in appropriation 9, 221 **War Relocation Authority:** Indianola, Nebr., former prisoner of war camp, transfer of certain property to Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior 369 Liquidation, appropriation for 349 Salaries and expenses, reduction in appropriation 10 Transfer of certain buildings and surplus stores to Bureau of Indian Affairs 192 War Relocation Centers, certain, transfer to Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior 369 **War Risk Insurance Fund.** *See* Marine and War Risk Insurance Fund. **War Services, Community, Office of.** *See* Community War Services, Office of, *under* Federal Security Agency. **War Shipping Administration:** Administrative expenses, etc., revolving fund available for 499 Limitations 500 Damage claims, appropriation for 629 Insurance, marine, coverage; application of payments to claim, etc 937 Insurance fund, marine and war risk, revolving fund, reduction in appropriation 7, 221, 624 Judgments, appropriation for 201, 630 Liquidation, transfer of functions, funds, etc., to Maritime Commission 501 Receipts from operation of designated functions, availability for obligation 614 Maritime training, appropriation for 500 Maritime training fund— Administrative expenses, reduction in limitation 12 Reduction in appropriation 7, 221 Medal, discharge button, etc., award to designated persons for service in World War II, authorized 960 Merchant marine, rules and regulations respecting certain reemployment rights, etc., authority 907 Penalty mail costs, fund available for; limitation 499 Printing and binding, fund available for 500 Public Health Service, transfer of funds to 500 Revolving fund— Administrative expenses— Increase in amount for 185 Reduction in appropriation 12 Covering of unobligated balance into Treasury 501 Reduction in appropriation 7, 221, 624 State marine schools— Reduction in appropriation 624 Reimbursement of States maintaining, appropriation for 500 Transfer of certain surplus property to, authorized 884 Vessels— Transfer authorized 549 Veterans’ preference in acquisition of certain 976 Wages and salaries, furnishing of information with respect to reconversion unemployment benefits for seamen 984 Voting, absentee— Administration 103 Cooperation with States 99 Safeguards 101 **War Trophies and Devices,** distribution, basis of apportionment; payment of charges, etc 535 **War Veterans.** *See* Veterans. **Warehouse Act:** Appropriation to effect provisions of 291 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 108 **Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oreg.,** appropriation for irrigation projects 357 **Warren, Pa.,** construction of bridge across Allegheny River at or near 874 **Warrior River Terminal Company:** Administrative expenses, funds available for 594 Expenditures, contracts, etc., authorization; limitation 594 **Wasatch National Forest, Utah,** acquisition of lands for, appropriation for 285 **Washington:** Columbia Basin project, appropriation for 111, 366, 367 Columbia River, fishery resources, use of State facilities and services, etc., in conservation 932 Indian lands, leasing of 962 Indians— Buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 357 Industrial assistance, appropriation for 361 Irrigation projects, appropriation for 110, 192CXCI Yakima Tribes, provision for membership roll 968 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 637 Northport, bridge authorized across Columbia River at or near 300 Olympic National Park— Appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 Protection of adjacent land, appropriation for 376 Pasco, reimbursement of certain Navy personnel and former Navy personnel for personal property losses at 87 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 641 Seattle, construction of extension to marine hospital 257 Yakima project, appropriation for 111, 365, 366 **Washington, Booker T.,** coinage of 50-cent pieces to commemorate life of, etc., authorized 863 **Washington, D. C.** *See* District of Columbia. **Washington, George, Definitive Writings of,** furnishing of sets to Members of Congress 407 **Washington, George, Memorial Parkway:** Appropriation for 377 Construction restrictions, certain, removal of; extension 960, 961 **Washington City Post Office,** reimbursement for heat furnished by Capitol Power Plant 401 **Washington County, Nebr.-Harrison County, Iowa,** bridge authorized across Missouri River, amendment of Act respecting 661 **Washington National Airport,** appropriation for 108, 190, 468 **Washington Railway and Electric Company, D. C.,** liquidation, removal of designated inhibitions and restrictions 260, 261 **Watauga Dam,** appropriation for construction 586 **Water Conservation and Utilization Projects:** Appropriation for 287, 367 Reservoirs. *See* Flood-control projects *under* Rivers and Harbors. **Watersheds, Soil Erosion Prevention, Etc., Projects,** appropriation for 286 **Waterways.** *See* Rivers and Harbors. **Waynesboro, Va.,** flood-protection project authorized 644 **Ways and Means, House Committee on,** functions, etc 829 **Weather Bureau.** *See under* Commerce, Department of. **Weekly, Etc., Newspapers,** enjoying mailing privileges, sworn statements respecting circulation, requirement of 416 **Weeks Act,** appropriation for acquisition of forest lands under 285 **Weights and Measures, International Bureau of,** appropriation for contribution 453 **West Central Heating Plant, Washington, D. C.,** increase in cost limitation; appropriation for 257, 611 **West Elizabeth-Elizabeth, Pa.,** bridge authorized across Monongahela River between 309 **West Fork of White River, Ind.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **West Fork Reservoir, Mill Creek, Ohio,** flood-protection project authorized 649 **West Gap, Saint George Island, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **West Memphis, Ark.,** examination and survey of Mississippi River authorized 640 **West Palm Beach Canal, Fla.,****West Palm Beach Canal, Fla.,** examination and survey authorized 640 **West Point, N. Y.:** Bullion depository, appropriation for 577 Military Academy. *See separate title*. **West Shore Railroad Company,** New York Central Railroad Company, lessee, right-of-way at West Point, N. Y 900 **West Virginia:** Flood-protection projects, adoption and authorization 644 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 652 Star City, bridge authorized across Monongahela River at or near 34 Sutton Reservoir, appropriation for flood control 163 Williamson, bridge authorized across Tug Fork of Big Sandy River 883 **Western Hemisphere.** *See* American Republics. **Western Shoshone Indian Reservation, Nev.,** appropriation for irrigation projects 357 **Westfield River, Mass.,** modification of Knightville Reservoir, examination and survey authorized 651 **Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company,** appropriation available for payment for emergency work under contract 602 **Whaling Treaty Act,** appropriation for enforcement 380CXCII **Wheat,** purchase by Commodity Credit Corporation; election of date of purchase by producer, etc 677, 678 **Wheat Advisory Committee, International,** appropriation for share of expenses 274 **White House Office:** Appropriation for 60 Government employees, detail to 61 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 105 **White House Police:** Appropriation for 576 Basic salaries 261 Benefit payments to, appropriation for reimbursement of District of Columbia for 577, 623 Pay costs, increased, appropriation for 114 Pay in crease 480 Veterans of World War II, certain, benefits for those losing opportunity of probational appointments 749 **White Pine Blister Rust Control,** appropriation for 107, 282 **White River, Ark.:** Flood-protection project authorized 646 Railroad tracks, designated, at lock no 3, relocation authorized; conditions 116 **White River, Ind.,** examination and survey of West Fork authorized 640 **White River Basin,** flood-control project, increase in authorization 648 **White River National Forest, Colo.,** use of certain lands in connection with 705 **Whitlow Ranch Reservoir, Queen Creek, Ariz.,** flood-protection project authorized 650 **Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge,** appropriation for maintenance of long-horned cattle 381 **Wickford Harbor, R. L,** improvement authorized 634 **Wicomico River, Md.,** examination and survey of Hatton Creek and Johnsons Creek authorized 639 **Wildlife.** *See* Fish and Wildlife Service *under* Interior, Department of the. **Wilkesboro, N. C.,** detention reservoirs, construction authorized 645 **Willamette River Basin,** flood-control project authorized; increase in authorization 650 **Williamson, W. Va.,** bridge authorized across Tug Fork of Big Sandy River at or near 883 **Willow Creek Storage Works, Crow Indian Reservation, Mont.,** construction, reimbursement 335 **Wilmington, Del.,** toll bridge authorized across Delaware River near 533 **Wilmington, N. C.,** examination and survey of Cape Fear River authorized 639 **Wind Cave National Park, S. Dak.,** boundaries, revision 970 **Wind River Reservation, Wyo.,** appropriation for 110, 357, 358 **Winnebago Indian Reservation, Nebr.,** appropriation for improvements to utilities 358 **Winona, Minn.,** examination and survey of Mississippi River authorized 640 **Wisconsin:** Hunter, cooperation with school board for construction of school building, appropriation authorized 923 Indians— Buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 358 Industrial assistance, appropriation for 361 Menominee Agency, appropriation for support 359 Support, etc., appropriation for increased pay costs 110 Navigation and flood-control projects authorized 636 Rivers, etc., preliminary examinations and surveys authorized 640, 652 **Wisconsin River,** examination and survey authorized 640 **Withlacoochee River,** improvement authorized 635 **Witnesses:** Government departments and agencies, hearings, payment of fees and mileage authorized 809 Indian Claims Commission, fees and mileage of witnesses 1054 United States Courts— Fees, appropriation for 266, 460 Per diem restriction 464 **Wolf River,** flood-protection project, increase in authorization 647 **Women’s Army Corps,** former members of Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, reemployment benefits 971 **Women’s Bureau.** *See under* Labor, Department of. **Woodruff Dam,** designation of Junction Dam as 635 **Wool Products Labeling Act,** appropriation for enforcement 65 **Work Projects Administration,** liquidation, reduction in appropriation for 221 **Work Relief, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands,** reduction in appropriation 221 **Works Agency, Federal.** *See* Federal Works Agency. CXCIII **World War Naval Records,** preparation of, appropriation for 494 **World War Veterans.** *See* Veterans. **World War Veterans’ Act, 1924:** Amendment, disability benefits, transfer of funds 789 Extension of certain provisions to allied nations 526 **Wyoming:** Bear River and tributaries, interstate compact for division of waters, consent of Congress 658 Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, designation of Shoshone Dam and Reservoir as 54 Grand Teton National Park, appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 Indians— Buildings and utilities, construction, etc., appropriation for 358 Irrigation systems, appropriation for increased pay costs 110 Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribes, limitation on travel expenses of representatives 361 Irrigation projects, appropriation for 357 Kendrick project, appropriation for 365, 366 National Elk Refuge, conveyance of portion to State by Department of the Interior 58 Correction of description, etc 529 North Platte project, appropriation for 365 Riverton project, appropriation for 111, 365, 366 Shoshone project— Appropriation for 111, 365, 366 Transfer of certain lands, etc., to Bureau of Reclamation 369 University of Wyoming, delivery of custody of silver service, etc., of U. S. S. Wyoming, authorized 234 Yellowstone National Park, appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 **Y** **Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Yakima Indians, Wash.:** Industrial assistance, appropriation for 361 Membership roll, provision for 968 Wapato irrigation, etc., systems, appropriation for 110, 192 **Yakima Project, Wash.,** appropriation for 111, 365, 366 **Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oreg.,** improvement authorized 636 **Yards and Docks, Bureau of.** *See under* Navy Department. **Yazoo River and Tributaries,** extension of headwater project 646 **Yazoo River Basin,** flood-protection project, local cooperation requirement 646 **Yazoo-Tallahatchie-Coldwater River System,** flood-protection project authorized 645 **Yazoo Watershed,** requirement of approval of County Board of Supervisors 286 **Yellowstone National Park,** appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 **Yosemite National Park, Calif.,** appropriations authorized for performance of designated functions and activities 885 **Youth Administration, National,** appropriation for liquidation expenses 695 **Yukon River and Tributaries,** operation of boats on, availability of funds of Alaska Railroad 304 **Yuma Project, Ariz.-Calif.,** appropriation for 111, 365 **Yuma Project-Boulder Dam,** amendment of laws respecting performance of necessary protection work between 338 **Z** **Zinc,** subsidy payment limitations; premiums; adjustments 671 **Zoological Park, National,** appropriation for 115, 522 2 **UNITED STATES****STATUTES AT LARGE** CONTAINING THE LAWS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ENACTED DURING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA **1946** AND PROCLAMATIONS, TREATIES, INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES, AND REORGANIZATION PLANS COMPILED, EDITED, INDEXED, AND PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF LAW UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE **Volume 60** IN TWO PARTS Part 2 PRIVATE LAWS, CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, TREATIES, AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1947 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 25, D. C. Price $4.50 (Buckram) CONTENTS Page List of Private Laws v List of Concurrent Resolutions xix List of Proclamations xxi List of Treaties xxiii List of International Agreements Other Than Treaties xxv Private Laws 1105 Concurrent Resolutions 1325 Proclamations 1335 Treaties 1359 International Agreements Other Than Treaties 1401 Index 1951 LIST OF PRIVATE LAWS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME THE SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES SECOND SESSION, 1946 Private Law Date Page 367
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- to amend the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, by providing for the regulation of the transportation of passengers and property by motor carriers operating in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes, approved August 9, 1935, and known as the Motor Carrier Act, 1935. 52 Stat. 1237 SPublic Law 778
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-459Public Law 459
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- To cede certain lands in the State of Idaho, including John Smiths Lake, to the State of Idaho for fish-cultural purposes, and for other purposesChapter 112
- To authorize the disposition of effects of persons dying while subject to military lawChapter 268
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- /statutes-at-large/vol-31/chapter-339Chapter 339
- to regulate the [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 UPublic Law 219
- To provide for the construction of works for the protection and development of the Colorado River Basin, for the approval of the Colorado River compact, and for other purposesChapter 42
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- to prohibit the importation and use of opium for other than medicinal purposes,” approved February 9, 1909, as amendedChapter 202
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- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-383Public Law 383
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- to define, regulate, and punish trading with the enemy, and for other purposes,” approved October 6, 1917, as amendedChapter 241
- To authorize conveyance of the Interests of the United States in certain lands in Salt Lake County, Utah, to Shriners’ Hospitals for Crippled Children, a Colorado corporationPublic Law 94–505
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- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-98Public Law 98
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- To provide for the removal of the Confederate monument and tablets from Greenlawn Cemetery to Garfield ParkChapter 566
- to increase the limit of cost of certain public buildings, to authorize the enlargement, extension, remodeling, or improvement of certain public buildings, to authorize the erection and completion of public buildings, to authorize the purchase of sites for public buildings, and for other purposes”,Public Law 609
- /statutes-at-large/vol-39/chapter-240Chapter 240
- to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes,” approved July 11, 1916, as amended and supplemented, and for other purposesChapter 119
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- to provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii,” approved April 30, 1900Chapter 620
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-276-5273927Chapter 276
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-567Public Law 567
- To provide for a Deputy Secretary of Labor, an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Administration and Management, three additional Assistant Secretaries of Labor, and for other purposesPublic Law 99–619
- /statutes-at-large/vol-37/chapter-141Chapter 141
- /statutes-at-large/vol-42/chapter-255Chapter 255
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- /statutes-at-large/vol-41/chapter-218Chapter 218
- To provide for the establishment of the Poverty Point National Monument, and for other purposesPublic Law 100–560
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- /statutes-at-large/vol-43/chapter-331Chapter 331
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- To provide for the sale of the old post-office property at Birmingham, AlabamaChapter 322
- /statutes-at-large/vol-27/chapter-183Chapter 183
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-83Public Law 83
- For the control of floods on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, and for other purposesChapter 569
- /statutes-at-large/vol-37/chapter-390Chapter 390
- to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes, approved September 7, 1916, as amended, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 42Public Law 469
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-191Public Law 191
- To provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain land conveyed by the United States in 1950 for the establishment of an airport in Cook County, MinnesotaPublic Law 112–129
- To exempt from taxation by the District of Columbia certain property of the Jewish War Veterans, UPublic Law 98–486
- /statutes-at-large/vol-69/public-law-159Public Law 159
- To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act with respect to the borrowing authority of the District of Columbia, and for other purposesPublic Law 95–131
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- /statutes-at-large/vol-43/chapter-428Chapter 428
- /statutes-at-large/vol-56/public-law-320Public Law 320
- To adjust the compensation of certain employees in the customs serviceChapter 865
- To amend section 24 of the Immigration Act of 1917Chapter 864
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-207Public Law 207
- To Authorize appropriations to be made for the disposition of remains of military personnel and civilian employees of the ArmyChapter 162
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- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-166Public Law 166
- To authorize the Governor of the State of Wyoming to exhibit the nameplate, ship’s bell, and silver service of the United States Ship Wyoming without restriction as to the place of such exhibitionPublic Law 95–359
- /statutes-at-large/vol-53/public-law-127Public Law 127
- To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the construction of certain public buildings, and for other purposes,” approved May 25, 1926 (44 Stat. 630), and Acts amendatory thereofChapter 203
- To amend title 13 of the United States Code to provide a limited exemption to the Bureau of the Census from the provisions of section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932Public Law 96–52
- /statutes-at-large/vol-43/chapter-198Chapter 198
- /statutes-at-large/vol-53/public-law-380Public Law 380
- To exempt the articles of foreign exhibitors at the Portland Universal Exposition, at Portland, Oregon, from the payment of dutiesChapter 20
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- donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts,” approved July 2, 1862, and al Acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of AgricultureChapter 687
- to provide for research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture and to provide for the further development of cooperative agricultural extension work and the more complete endowment and support of land-grant colleges”, approved June 29, 1935, and known as the Bankhead-Jones Act, be, aPublic Law 408
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- for the grading and classification of clerks in the Foreign Service of the United States of America and providing compensation therefor”, approved February 23, 1931, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 11Public Law 182
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- Granting the consent of Congress to Howard Seabury to construct, maintain, and operate a dam to retain tidal waters in an unnamed cove which is situated and extends from Cases Inlet into section 28, township 21 north, range 1 west, Willamette meridian, in Pierce County, State of WashingtonChapter 574
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- to amend section 73 of an Act entitled ‘ An Act to codify, revise, and amend the laws relating to the judiciary,’ approved June 12, 1916,” and for other purposesChapter 209
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- /statutes-at-large/vol-37/chapter-307Chapter 307
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- Relating to certain leases involving the Secretary of the Interior and the Northern Cheyenne Indian ReservationPublic Law 96–401
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- /statutes-at-large/vol-41/chapter-7Chapter 7
- granting the consent of Congress to the State of Alabama, its agent or agencies, and to Colbert County and to Lauderdale County in the State of Alabama, and to the city of Sheffield, Colbert County, Alabama, and to the city of Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, or to any two of them, or to eitherPublic Law 314
- To provide for the collection and publication of statistics of tobacco by the Department of AgricultureChapter 69
- conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, examine, adjudicate, and enter judgment in any claims which the Assiniboine Indians may have against the United States, and for other purposes,” approved March 2, 1927Chapter 423
- /statutes-at-large/vol-44/chapter-309-22864440Chapter 309
- /statutes-at-large/vol-39/chapter-426Chapter 426
- To fix standards for hampers, round stave baskets, and splint baskets for fruits and vegetables, and for other purposesChapter 664
- /statutes-at-large/vol-44/chapter-337-22948234Chapter 337
- /statutes-at-large/vol-42/chapter-288-6271490Chapter 288
- To amend the United States Grain Standards Act to improve the grain inspection and weighing system, and for other purposesPublic Law 94–582
- /statutes-at-large/vol-42/chapter-63Chapter 63
- /statutes-at-large/vol-42/chapter-217-5915473Chapter 217
- Vol. 34. p. 84.to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,’’ approved March twenty-third, nineteen hundred and sixChapter 189
- making an additional appropriation to carry out the purposes of the Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933, for continuation of the Civil Works program, and for other purposes”, approved February 15, 1934, notwithstanding the lapse of more *Proviso.* No prior benefits. than one year in filing such claPrivate Law 130
- /statutes-at-large/vol-33/chapter-1400Chapter 1400
- /statutes-at-large/vol-33/chapter-1402Chapter 1402
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-654Public Law 654
- /statutes-at-large/vol-49/public-law-14Public Law 14
- to regulate marineVol. 42, p. 401. insurance in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.” Approved, June 20, 1936Public Law 719
- to provide for the allotment of lands of the Crow Tribe, for the distribution of tribal funds and for other purposes.” Chapter 403 44 Stat. 658 1926-05-26 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 coChapter 403
- /statutes-at-large/vol-40/chapter-143Chapter 143
- to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84). [33 UPublic Law 193
- /statutes-at-large/vol-49/public-law-799Public Law 799
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-711Public Law 711
- /statutes-at-large/vol-53/public-law-84Public Law 84
- to revise air-mail laws, and to establish a commission to make a report to the Congress 615recommending an aviation policy”, approved June 12, 1934, as amended (48 Stat. 933, 1243), is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 3. (a) The Postmaster General is authorized to award contractsContracts for carPublic Law 271
- /statutes-at-large/vol-53/public-law-197Public Law 197
- /statutes-at-large/vol-43/chapter-319Chapter 319
- to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States”, as amended, is hereby further[30 Stat. 544](/us/stat/30/544).[11 UPublic Law 243
- for the appointment of an additional circuit judge for the fourth judicial circuit, for the appointment of additional district judges for certain districts, providing for an annual conference of certain judges, and for other purposes”, approved September 14, 1922 (42 Stat. 838;[42 Stat. 838](/us/staPublic Law 180
- To reauthorize and amend the Indian Financing ActPublic Law 98–449
- /statutes-at-large/vol-44/chapter-47-21471625Chapter 47
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-486Public Law 486
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-388Public Law 388
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/private-law-80Private Law 80
- /statutes-at-large/vol-36/chapter-244Chapter 244
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-346Public Law 346
- relating to the revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands situated in the State of Oregon”, approved August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 874), is hereby authorized[50 Stat. 874](/us/stat/50/874). and empowered, in his discretion, to exchange any land formerly grantPublic Law 250
- Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposesPublic Law 94–373
- /statutes-at-large/vol-42/chapter-249-5977160Chapter 249
- /statutes-at-large/vol-42/chapter-348Chapter 348
- /statutes-at-large/vol-47/public-law-402Public Law 402
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-485Public Law 485
- /statutes-at-large/vol-49/public-law-715Public Law 715
- To authorize an appropriation for roads on Indian reservationsChapter 756
- /statutes-at-large/vol-4/chapter-xxvii-2006213Chapter XXVII
- /statutes-at-large/vol-31/chapter-622-3508268Chapter 622
- to provide for the diversification of employment of Federal prisoners, for their training and schooling in trades and occupations, and for other purposes”, the President is hereby authorized and empowered, in his discretion, to create a body corporate of the District of Columbia to be known as “ FedPublic Law 462
- /statutes-at-large/vol-44/chapter-309Chapter 309
- /statutes-at-large/vol-56/public-law-82Public Law 82
- /statutes-at-large/vol-40/chapter-62Chapter 62
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-389Public Law 389
- /statutes-at-large/vol-62/public-law-42Public Law 42
- to adjust the salaries of rural letter carriers, and for other[48 Stat. 1213](/us/stat/48/1213).[39 UPublic Law 521
- to regulate interstate transportation of black bass, and for other purposes,” approved May 20, 1926Chapter 801
- /statutes-at-large/vol-49/private-law-228Private Law 228
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-389Chapter 389
- /statutes-at-large/vol-40/chapter-118Chapter 118
- /statutes-at-large/vol-31/chapter-553Chapter 553
- /statutes-at-large/vol-43/chapter-75-3142040Chapter 75
- /statutes-at-large/vol-48/public-law-121Public Law 121
- to supplement and support the Migratory Bird Conservation Act by providing funds for the acquisition of areas for use as migratory-bird sanctuaries, refuges, and breeding grounds, for developing and 379administering such areas, for the protection of certain migratory birds, for the enforcement of thPublic Law 149
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-648Chapter 648
- /statutes-at-large/vol-39/chapter-171-4835455Chapter 171
- /statutes-at-large/vol-53/public-law-267Public Law 267
- To amend and supplement the Code of the Laws of the United States of AmericaChapter 911
- /statutes-at-large/vol-36/chapter-298Chapter 298
- /statutes-at-large/vol-44/chapter-99-21703682Chapter 99
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-401-6410039Chapter 401
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-159Public Law 159
- /statutes-at-large/vol-43/chapter-354Chapter 354
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-33Chapter 33
- making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, and for other purposes,” approved August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 553; UPublic Law 424
- /statutes-at-large/vol-44/chapter-738Chapter 738
- /statutes-at-large/vol-45/chapter-914Chapter 914
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-835Chapter 835
- /statutes-at-large/vol-47/public-law-278Public Law 278
- /statutes-at-large/vol-47/public-law-65Public Law 65
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-723Public Law 723
- To amend the Lanham Trademark Act to prohibit any State from requiring that a registered trademark be altered for use within such State, and to encourage private enterprise with special emphasis on the preservation of small businessPublic Law 97–296
- /statutes-at-large/vol-21/chapter-138Chapter 138
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-106Public Law 106
- /statutes-at-large/vol-41/chapter-103Chapter 103
- /statutes-at-large/vol-33/chapter-588Chapter 588
- /statutes-at-large/vol-34/chapter-2083Chapter 2083
- /statutes-at-large/vol-34/chapter-2572-5361841Chapter 2572
- /statutes-at-large/vol-35/chapter-144Chapter 144
- /statutes-at-large/vol-36/chapter-112-3885291Chapter 112
- /statutes-at-large/vol-43/chapter-342Chapter 342
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- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-132Chapter 132
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-586Public Law 586
- /statutes-at-large/vol-49/public-law-730Public Law 730
- /statutes-at-large/vol-44/chapter-772Chapter 772
- /statutes-at-large/vol-44/chapter-246Chapter 246
- /statutes-at-large/vol-53/public-law-181Public Law 181
- /statutes-at-large/vol-49/public-law-169Public Law 169
- /statutes-at-large/vol-49/public-law-649Public Law 649
- to provide for control of the floodsVol. 30. p. 950.[UPublic Law 648
- /statutes-at-large/vol-31/chapter-872Chapter 872
- To authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposesPublic Law 102–567
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-574Chapter 574
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-521-2363461Chapter 521
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-677Public Law 677
- For the relief of Robert MPrivate Law 94–18
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-249Public Law 249
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-247Public Law 247
- /statutes-at-large/vol-38/chapter-55Chapter 55
- /statutes-at-large/vol-36/chapter-265-5631504Chapter 265
- Authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to settle claims and suits against the District of ColumbiaChapter 173
- /statutes-at-large/vol-41/chapter-8Chapter 8
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-355Chapter 355
- /statutes-at-large/vol-41/chapter-38-1660887Chapter 38
- /statutes-at-large/vol-34/chapter-2073Chapter 2073
- to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to remove dangerous and unsafe buildings and parts thereof, and for other purposes”, and to further amend said Act by adding at the end thereof new sections numbered 5 and 6. 1935-04-05 49 Stat. 105 41 Chapter 74 1 United States Government PPublic Law 24
- to provide for a tax on motor-vehicle fuels sold within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes”, approved April 23, 1924, be amended by striking from the last sentence of section 10 thereof the word “thirty” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “"sixty"”Public Law 390
- /statutes-at-large/vol-43/chapter-270Chapter 270
- To amend the Act incorporating the American Legion so as to redefine eligibility for membership thereinPublic Law 101–478
- /statutes-at-large/vol-34/chapter-3574Chapter 3574
- /statutes-at-large/vol-49/public-law-386Public Law 386
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-148Chapter 148
- /statutes-at-large/vol-48/private-law-186Private Law 186
- /statutes-at-large/vol-43/chapter-523Chapter 523
- /statutes-at-large/vol-40/chapter-9-4406591Chapter 9
- /statutes-at-large/vol-41/chapter-86-1944692Chapter 86
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-553Public Law 553
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-516Public Law 516
- To authorize an appropriation to provide additional hospital, domiciliary, and out-patient dispensary facilities for persons entitled to hospitalization under the World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended, and for other purposesChapter 706
- /statutes-at-large/vol-32/chapter-943Chapter 943
- /statutes-at-large/vol-53/public-law-178Public Law 178
- to amend the National Defense Act”, approved May 28, 1928 (45 Stat. 786; UPublic Law 513
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-619Chapter 619
- /statutes-at-large/vol-36/chapter-47-3802018Chapter 47
- /statutes-at-large/vol-41/chapter-62-1736225Chapter 62
- for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes”, approved June 30, 1906, as amended, is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 10APublic Law 347
- To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to compromise and settle certain suits at law resulting from the subsidence of First Street east, in the District of Columbia, occasioned by the construction of a railroad tunnel under said streetChapter 303
- To authorize officers of the Medical Corps to account certain service in computing their rights for retirement, and for other purposesChapter 902
- /statutes-at-large/vol-35/chapter-100-2580560Chapter 100
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-488Chapter 488
- /statutes-at-large/vol-53/public-law-356Public Law 356
- /statutes-at-large/vol-38/chapter-1-3297965Chapter 1
- To permit the payment of medical expenses incurred by the United States ParkPublic Law 106–437
- relating to contracts and agreements under the Agricultural Adjustment Act”, approved January 25, 1934, as amended, is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: “and shall not apply to contracts or agreements of a kind which the Secretary of Agriculture mayPublic Law 382
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-136Public Law 136
- /statutes-at-large/vol-48/public-law-457Public Law 457
- /statutes-at-large/vol-48/public-law-455Public Law 455
- /statutes-at-large/vol-22/chapter-41Chapter 41
- /statutes-at-large/vol-48/public-law-17Public Law 17
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-433Public Law 433
- /statutes-at-large/vol-47/public-law-304Public Law 304
- /statutes-at-large/vol-48/public-law-43Public Law 43
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-45Public Law 45
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-177-4853869Chapter 177
- /statutes-at-large/vol-42/chapter-18Chapter 18
- Designating Ozark Dock and Dam on the Arkansas River as the “Ozark-Jeta Taylor Lock and Dam”Public Law 94–543
- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities that were constructed to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds on construction of facilities and structures to iPublic Law 116–99
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-762Public Law 762
- To authorize amendments to a certain repayment and water service contract for the Frenchman Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin ProgramPublic Law 98–470
- Relating to the disposition of certain recreational demonstration project lands by the State of OklahomaPublic Law 95–342
- /statutes-at-large/vol-37/chapter-49-2910008Chapter 49
- for theVol. 25, p. 645. relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota,” approved January 14, 1889, as amended, and to make therefrom payment of $25 to each enrolled Chippewa Indian of Minnesota, under such regulations as such Secretary shall prescribePublic Law 316
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-564Public Law 564
- /statutes-at-large/vol-40/chapter-68-4970527Chapter 68
- Authorizing the Nebraska-Iowa Bridge Corporation, a Delaware corporation, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River between Washington County, Nebraska, and Harrison County, IowaChapter 132
- To extend the time for conducting the referendum with respect to the national marketing quota for wheat for the marketing year beginning June 1, 1978Public Law 95–48
- to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States”, approved March 4, 1909, as amended (UPublic Law 99
- To make technical and correcting changes in agriculture programsPublic Law 101–220
- /statutes-at-large/vol-33/chapter-949Chapter 949
- /statutes-at-large/vol-53/public-law-37Public Law 37
- /statutes-at-large/vol-49/public-law-55Public Law 55
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-783Public Law 783
- /statutes-at-large/vol-41/chapter-249Chapter 249
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-672Public Law 672
- /statutes-at-large/vol-44/chapter-77-21675012Chapter 77
- /statutes-at-large/vol-29/chapter-353-2729867Chapter 353
- /statutes-at-large/vol-44/chapter-155-21855811Chapter 155
- /statutes-at-large/vol-44/chapter-489Chapter 489
- /statutes-at-large/vol-42/chapter-262-6136175Chapter 262
- /statutes-at-large/vol-39/chapter-113-3998917Chapter 113
- /statutes-at-large/vol-43/chapter-48Chapter 48
- /statutes-at-large/vol-46/chapter-403-6416855Chapter 403
- /statutes-at-large/vol-41/chapter-219Chapter 219
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to credit time spent in the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II as creditable service for civil service retirement; and to provide civil service retirement credit for certain employees and former employees of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities under the juPublic Law 99–638
- to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes”, approved September 7, 1916, as extended and limited by the Act of February 15, 1934 (48 Stat. 351), the United States Employees’ Compensation Commission isPrivate Law 768
- to establish aRailroad Retirement Act of 1937.[49 Stat. 967](/us/stat/49/967).[45 UPublic Law 163
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-162Public Law 162
- /statutes-at-large/vol-49/public-law-89Public Law 89
- /statutes-at-large/vol-49/public-law-538Public Law 538
- /statutes-at-large/vol-53/public-law-145Public Law 145
- /statutes-at-large/vol-22/chapter-257Chapter 257
- /statutes-at-large/vol-47/public-law-212Public Law 212
- /statutes-at-large/vol-53/public-law-66Public Law 66
- /statutes-at-large/vol-53/public-law-142Public Law 142
- /statutes-at-large/vol-53/private-law-246Private Law 246
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/public-law-737Public Law 737
- /statutes-at-large/vol-27/chapter-83-1845845Chapter 83
- /statutes-at-large/vol-49/public-law-389Public Law 389
- /statutes-at-large/vol-52/private-law-761Private Law 761
- /statutes-at-large/vol-47/public-law-375Public Law 375
- /statutes-at-large/vol-48/public-law-234Public Law 234
- /statutes-at-large/vol-74/public-law-86-736Public Law 86–736
- To provide for the acquisition of land in the District of Columbia for the use of the United StatesChapter 416
- /statutes-at-large/vol-47/public-law-91Public Law 91
- /statutes-at-large/vol-48/public-law-306Public Law 306
- /statutes-at-large/vol-27/chapter-197-2218779Chapter 197
- /statutes-at-large/vol-31/chapter-599Chapter 599
- /statutes-at-large/vol-64/public-law-331Public Law 331
- /statutes-at-large/vol-50/public-law-354Public Law 354
- /statutes-at-large/vol-42/chapter-252Chapter 252
- To extend the Commission on Civil Rights for five years, to authorize appropriations for the Commission, to effect certain technical changes to comply with changes in the law, and for other purposesPublic Law 95–444
- /statutes-at-large/vol-33/chapter-718Chapter 718
- /statutes-at-large/vol-34/chapter-3525Chapter 3525
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- Art. 70. Appellate counsel§ 870
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area; conditional establishment; acquisition of lands§ 459
- Definitions§ 3231
- COUNCIL.§ 5
- SAVINGS PROVISIONS.§ 11
- Safety information§ 357
- Supervision of Secretary of the Army; reclamation projects unaffected§ 701b
- Installation in dams of facilities for future development of hydroelectric power§ 701j
- Documentary evidence; depositions; witnesses§ 49
- Apportionment§ 104
- Project approval and oversight§ 106
- Leadership, consultation, and cooperation§ 301
- Definitions§ 821
- /usc/title-22/section-12§ 12
- Omitted§ 1521
- Reports and intervention rights§ 612
- COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION.§ 2
- Appropriation; use of revenues; administrative expenses§ 612
- Repealed. June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, § 403(a)(35), 66 Stat. 279§ 1238
- /usc/title-8/section-203§ 203
- Transferred§ 1240
- Omitted§ 1101
- Foreign trade agreements§ 1351
- Repealed. Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 244, title V, § 511(1), 60 Stat. 158§ 1301
- United States laws extended to Puerto Rico; internal revenue receipts covered into treasury§ 734
- Creation of commission; appointment of members; vacancies; powers generally§ 661
- Adoption of 1927 project; execution; creation of board; scope of authority; appropriation§ 702a
- Sacramento River, California§ 703
- Completion and maintenance of project; generation of electricity§ 833
- Repealed. Pub. L. 87–845, § 26(b), Oct. 18, 1962, 76A Stat. 701§ 1372
- Repealed. Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, § 1519(b)(1)(A), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 575]§ 110
- Audit of Internal Revenue Service, Tax and Trade Bureau, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives§ 713
- EXEMPTION.§ 266
- Art. 116. Riot or breach of peace§ 916
- Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation; continuance of existence; purchase and distribution of surplus agricultural commodities§ 713c
- Appropriation to encourage exportation and domestic consumption of agricultural products§ 612c
- Certain death benefits§ 101
- Transferred§ 733
- Confidentiality§ 574
- Transferred§ 418
- ENHANCING CRISIS MANAGEMENT THROUGH ADVANCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.§ 214
- Short title§ 1281
- Repealed. Oct. 27, 1949, ch. 768, § 3, 63 Stat. 940§ 343e
- Repealed. Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790, § 2, 69 Stat. 674§ 427d
- Transferred§ 427
- Repealed. Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790, § 2, 69 Stat. 674§ 427c
- Repealed. Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790, § 2, 69 Stat. 674§ 361
- Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10418(a)(2), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 507§ 429
- Repealed. Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 438(a)(5), June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 454§ 149
- Transferred§ 166
- Repealed. Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 438(a)(1), June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 454§ 167
- New uses and markets for commodities§ 1292
- Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313, § 16(a)(2), formerly § 13(a)(2), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374; renumbered § 16(a)(2), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, § 1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3525§ 594a
- Repealed. Pub. L. 94–588, § 17(a)(6), Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2962§ 514
- Omitted§ 512
- Repealed. Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 781, § 3, 64 Stat. 473, eff. June 30, 1951§ 568b
- Repealed. Pub. L. 85–767, § 2[19], [23], Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 919§ 318b
- Authorization and purpose of investigation, construction, and maintenance of projects; title to projects; limitation on costs§ 590y
- Adjustments in freight rates§ 1291
- Administrative expenses; posting names and compensation of local employees§ 1392
- Bribery of public officials and witnesses§ 201
- Quality tests and analyses by Secretary for breeders and others; fees§ 473d
- Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title V, § 5411(59), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4685§ 1148
- Laws operative within judicial district of Arkansas§ 372
- Recall of certain judges and magistrate judges§ 375
- PRESERVATION OF TITLE TO SUNKEN MILITARY CRAFT AND ASSOCIATED CONTENTS.§ 1401
- Health care enrollment system and payment options§ 1099
- Instructions of citizens from American republics; Government maintained professional educational institutions§ 221
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month§ 121
- SHORT TITLE.§ 1
- Rules of construction§ 102
- Adjustment of dollar amounts§ 104
- Prohibition on disclosure of name of minor children§ 112
- Adjustment of reimbursable debts; construction charges§ 386a
- Investigation and adjustment of irrigation charges on lands within projects on Indian reservations§ 389
- Accounts between United States and tribes under reimbursable appropriations§ 145
- Water right as appurtenant to land and extent of right§ 372
- Administrative practice; general provisions§ 500
- GUIDANCE FOR AGENCY USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.§ 104
- Disposition of moneys received; availability for improvements§ 315i
- Lease of isolated or disconnected tracts for grazing; preferences§ 315m
- Disposition of moneys received§ 191
- Protection of timber owned by United States from fire, disease, or insect ravages§ 594
- Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize forest industries, employment, communities and taxable wealth§ 583
- Fees to cover cost of work performed for Indians§ 413
- Transferred§ 470
- Transferred§ 506
- Transferred§ 473a
- Transferred§ 465
- Exemption from taxation of lands subject to restrictions against alienation; determination of homestead§ 412a
- Roads on Indian reservations; appropriation§ 318a
- Disposal of miscellaneous revenues from Indian reservations, etc.§ 155
- Establishment of “reclamation fund”§ 391
- Disposition of profits of project taken over by water users§ 501
- Receipts from project; disposition§ 618a
- Lands subject to disposition; persons entitled to benefits; reciprocal privileges; helium rights reserved§ 181
- Additional mining experiment stations and mine safety stations authorized§ 8
- Repealed. Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title VIII, § 801, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4186§ 451
- Fishing industry; associations authorized; “aquatic products” defined; marketing agencies; requirements§ 521
- Transferred§ 426
- Game management supply depots; appropriations§ 667
- Game and wild birds; preservation§ 701
- Expenditure of funds§ 718d
- Repealed. Pub. L. 97–468, title VI, § 615(a)(1), Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2577§ 353a
- Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 643§ 1391
- Transferred§ 92a
- Repealed. Mar. 2, 1955, ch. 9, § 4(b), 69 Stat. 11, eff. Mar. 1, 1955§ 31a
- Index and digest of State legislation; preparation§ 164
- National library service for the blind and print disabled§ 135a
- Director of the Government Publishing Office: appointment§ 301
- Purchases exempt from subtitle I of title 40 and division C (except sections 3302, 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41; contract negotiation authority; small purchase threshold§ 311
- SHORT TITLE.§ 1
- Antitrust laws not applicable to labor organizations§ 17
- Statutory restriction of injunctive relief§ 52
- Reporter§ 673
- Powers and duties§ 2
- Fees erroneously charged and paid; refund§ 214a
- Notice of intention to negotiate agreement; opportunity to be heard; President to seek information and advice§ 1354
- /usc/title-22/section-3§ 3
- Agency§ 101
- /usc/title-22/section-1§ 1
- Interstate or foreign shipments by carrier; State prosecutions§ 659
- Utilization of services of Government agencies to promote inter-American relations§ 501
- Creation of advisory committees§ 502
- GROUNDS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS.§ 4
- SHORT TITLE.§ 401
- Purposes§ 591
- Repealed. July 25, 1947, ch. 327, § 1, 61 Stat. 449§ 323
- Powers upon designation and assignment§ 296
- Repealed. Pub. L. 96–187, title II, § 201(a)(1), Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1367]§ 591
- Additional provisions with respect to Inspectors General of the intelligence community§ 416
- Pollution of Potomac drainage basin; control by State compacts§ 567b
- Veterans Day§ 145
- Public money, property or records§ 641
- Disqualification of officers and employees of the Department of Justice§ 528
- Survivor annuities§ 774
- Art. 3. Jurisdiction to try certain personnel§ 803
- Repealed. Pub. L. 98–621, § 10(p), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3381§ 198
- Art. 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer§ 933
- Maps, charts, and geomatics data: public availability; exceptions§ 455
- Enforcement of customs and immigration laws in Guam and the Virgin Islands and along Canadian and Mexican borders; cooperation by Secretary of the Treasury and Attorney General; erection of buildings§ 68
- Omitted§ 261
- Deposit of reimbursable charges§ 1524
- Actions relating to tax; legalization of prior taxes§ 623
- Transfer of certain farm, etc., real property§ 1040
- Short title§ 1701
- Insurance of financial institutions§ 1703
- SHORT TITLE.§ 1
- Investigations concerning erosion of shores of coastal and lake waters§ 426
- Rights-of-way, easements, etc.; acquisition by local authorities; maintenance and operation; protection of United States from liability for damages; requisites to run-off and water-flow retardation and soil erosion prevention assistance§ 701c
- Declaration of policy of 1936 act§ 701a
- Expenditures for construction work; conditions precedent; liability for damage from flood waters; condemnation proceedings; floodage rights§ 702c
- Removal of obstructions; clearing channels§ 701g
- Number of justices; quorum§ 1
- Allocation and apportionment of available amounts§ 669c
- Maintenance of projects; expenditures for management of wildlife areas and resources§ 669g
- Reservation of powers§ 208
- Acquisition of sites and buildings for diplomatic and consular establishments; allotment of space; credit of payments without regard to limitations of amounts§ 292
- Judicial review§ 611
- Promotion of labor standards of apprenticeship§ 50
- Repealed. Pub. L. 86–3, §§ 15, 23, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 11, 13; Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 110, Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2239§ 7
- Authorization of appropriations; purposes; definitions§ 701
- Allotment to States and Federal set-aside§ 702
- Maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting programs§ 711
- Appropriations; certification for payment to States§ 49d
- Acceptance by States; creation of State agencies§ 49c
- Definitions§ 601
- State laws§ 503
- Payments to States; computation of amounts§ 502
- Annual appropriations§ 101
- Repealed. Pub. L. 86–624, § 14(b)(1), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 413§ 29
- Transferred§ 343d
- Definitions§ 152
- Definitions§ 203
- Arbitration§ 157
- Emergency board§ 160
- /usc/title-23/section-1§ 1
- Transferred§ 475a
- SHORT TITLE.§ 601
- Contributions§ 358
- Disqualifying conditions§ 354
- Privilege to file consolidated returns§ 1501
- Short title of chapter§ 1305
- /usc/title-45/section-5§ 5
- Repealed. July 31, 1946, ch. 709, § 212, 60 Stat. 729§ 228d
- AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.§ 302
- Overpayments and underpayments§ 404
- Disclosure of information in possession of Social Security Administration or Department of Health and Human Services§ 1306
- “Wages” defined§ 409
- Definitions§ 351
- Duties and powers of Board§ 362
- Benefits§ 352
- Qualifying condition§ 353
- Claims for benefits§ 355
- Returns of compensation; conclusiveness; failure to make§ 356
- Exclusiveness of provisions; transfers from State unemployment compensation accounts to railroad unemployment insurance account§ 363
- Powers§ 1757
- Membership§ 1759
- Management§ 1761
- Powers of Board§ 1766
- Covered agreements§ 314
- Relationship with Department of Justice§ 597
- Number and composition of circuits§ 41
- VETERANS CHOICE FUND.§ 802
- Money accruing to Indians from Department of Veterans Affairs or other governmental agencies§ 14
- Unemployment Trust Fund§ 1104
- Repealed. Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, § 2, 60 Stat. 807, eff. Nov. 1, 1946§ 48
- Transportation and interment of remains of deceased employees in foreign countries; travel or shipping expenses incurred on foreign ships§ 1645
- SHORT TITLE.§ 1
- Military departments§ 102
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- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.OctPublic Law 115-65
- Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015Public Law 114-265
- Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019Public Law 116-134
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