[CHAPTER 332—2D SESSION] JOINT RESOLUTION Making an additional appropriation for the marine and war-risk insurance fund. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of $210,000,000 is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treas ury not otherwise appropriated, to increase the marine and war-risk insurance fund for the purpose of providing insurance and reinsurance in accordance with the Act of June 29, 1940 (Public Act 677, Seventy-sixth Congress), as amended by section 8 (b) of the Act of June 6, 1941 (Public Law 101, Seventy-seventh Congress), the Acts of March 6, 1942 (Public Law 482, Seventy-seventh Congress), and April 11, 1942 (Public Law 523, Seventy-seventh Congress), and Executive Order Numbered 9054 of February 7, 1942. Such fund shall also be available for the employment by contract, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, of persons, firms, and corporations for the investigation and settlement of insurance claims, and the payment of obligations incurred by such contracts shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses. Approved, June 5, 1942. [CHAPTER 416-2D SESSION] [S. J. Res. 130] JOINT RESOLUTION To extend certain emergency laws relating to the merchant marine, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of each of the following Acts and resolutions, and all authority thereunder, are hereby continued in full force and effect until six months after the termination of the present war shall have been proclaimed or, in the case of any one or more of such Acts and resolutions, until such earlier time as the Congress by concurrent resolution or the President may designate: Public Resolution Numbered 74, Seventysixth Congress, approved May 14, 1940; Public Resolution Numbered 82, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved June 11, 1940; Public, Numbered 831, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved October 10, 1940; Public Law 46, Seventy-seventh Congress, approved May 2, 1941; Public Law 101, Seventy-seventh Congress, approved June 6, 1941; Public Law 173, Seventy-seventh Congress, approved July 14, 1941; and all authority of the Commission under such Acts and resolutions, insofar as the same pertains to functions and duties of the Commission transferred to the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration by the President's Executive order of February 7, 1942 (numbered 9054; 7 Federal Register 837), shall be performed by such Administrator in conformity with such Executive order. Approved, June 16, 1942. [CHAPTER 447-2D SESSION] [8. 1707] AN ACT To prevent the making of photographs and sketches of military or naval reser vations, naval vessels, and other naval and military properties, and for other purposes. area Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whoever, except in performance of duty or employment in connection with the national defense, shall knowingly and willfully make any sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, map, model, copy, or other representation of any navy yard, naval station, or of any military post, fort, camp, station, arsenal, airfield, or other military or naval reservation, or place used for national-defense purposes by the War or Navy Departments, or of any vessel, aircraft, installation, equipment, or other property whatsoever, located within any such post, fort, camp, arsenal, airfield, yard, station, reservation or place, or in the waters adjacent thereto, or in any defensive sc established in accordance with law; or whoever, except in performance of duty or employment in connection with the national defense, shall knowingly and willfully make any sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, map, model, copy, or other representation of any vessel, aircraft, installation, equipment, or other property relating to the national defense being manufactured or under construction or repair for or awaiting delivery to the War or Navy Departments or the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States under any contract or agreement with the United States or such country or otherwise on behalf of the United States or such country, located at the factory, plant, yard, storehouse, or other place of business of any contractor, subcontractor, or other person, or in the waters adjacent to any such place, shall be punished as provided herein. SEC. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1, the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy is authorized, under such regulations as he may prescribe, to permit photographs, sketches, or other representations to be made when, in his opinion, the interests of national defense will not be adversely affected thereby. SEC. 3. Any person found guilty of a violation of this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SEC. 4. The provisions of this Act shall apply in the Philippine Islands as well as in all other places within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States. SEC. 5. This Act shall be effective only for the duration of the present war as determined by proclamation of the President. Approved, June 25, 1942. [CHAPTER 502-2D SESSION] (H. R. 7159] AN ACT Authorizing the construction of certain auxiliary vessels for the United States Navy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to acquire and convert or to undertake the construction of one million two hundred thousand tons of auxiliary vessels of such size, type, and design as he may consider best suited for the purposes of national defense, such vessels to be in addition to those heretofore authorized. SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act. Approved, July 9, 1942. [CHAPTER 503—2D SESSION] [H. R. 7184] AN ACT To establish the composition of the United States Navy, to authorize the construction of certain naval vessels, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the authorized composition of the United States Navy in underage vessels, as established by the Act of March 27, 1934 (48 Stat. 503), as amended by the Acts of May 17, 1938 (52 Stat. 401), June 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 894), July 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 779), December 23, 1941 (Public Law 869, Seventy-seventh Congress, first session), and May 18, 1942 (Public Law 551, Seventy-seventh Congress, second session), is hereby further increased by one million nine hundred thousand tons of combatant ships, as follows: (a) Aircraft carriers, five hundred thousand tons; (b) Cruisers, five hundred thousand tons; and (c) Destroyers and destroyer escort vessels, nine hundred thousand tons: Provided, That the foregoing increases in tonnages for each of the three classes of aircraft carriers, cruisers, and destroyers and destroyer escort vessels may be varied downward in the amount of 80 per centum of the total increased tonnage authorized herein, and if so varied downward, the tonnage so decreased may be used to increase the tonnage of any other class of vessel authorized above, or to increase the tonnage of submarines heretofore authorized, so long as the sum of the total increases in tonnages of these classes, including submarines as authorized herein, is not exceeded: Provided further, That the total authorized tonnage by classes of vessels authorized by the Acts of May 27, 1934 (48 Stat. 503), May 17, 1938 (52 Stat. 401), and June 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 394), may be varied upward or downward in the amount of 30 per centum so long as the sum of the total increases in tonnage of these classes so authorized is not exceeded. SEC. 2. The President of the United States is hereby authorized to construct such vessels as may be necessary to provide the total underage composition authorized in section 1 of this Act and to maintain such total increased authorized composition by constructing replacement vessels for such vessels as may be overage as defined in section 7 of the Act approved June 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 895), or as may have been or may be lost: Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, parts of laws, or other provisions of this Act, the replacement vessels herein authorized are not required to be of the same class as the vessels which have become overage or been lost, so long as they are either battleships, cruisers, aircraft carriers, destroyers or destroyer escort vessels, or submarines, and so long as the total authorized composition of the United States Navy in underage vessels, as herein or hereafter increased, is not exceeded. 62555 O-60-33 |