mately equal to the total tonnage of the Italian vessels lost: Provided, That no monetary compensation shall be paid either for the use by the United States or its agencies of former Italian vessels so acquired or seized or for the return or transfer of such vessels or substitute vessels. Approved August 5, 1947.

[PUBLIC LAW 380-80TH CONGRESS]

[61 Stat. 794]

AN ACT To carry into effect certain parts relating to patents of the treaties of peace with Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Rumania, ratified by the Senate on June 5, 1947, 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 International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 1883, as amended, is considered as reestablished and in full force and effect between the United States and Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Rumania from the date of this Act and the nationals of the latter countries may hereafter apply for and obtain patents in the United States for their inventions and enjoy the rights and privileges thereof as provided in article 2 of said convention: Provided, however, That patents shall not be applied for or obtained, or if obtained, shall not be valid, for inventions heretofore made relating to war material as specified in article 6 of annex XV A of the Treaty of Peace with Italy, article 6 of annex IV of the Treaty of Peace with Bulgaria, article 6 of annex IV A of the Treaty of Peace with Hungary, and article 6 of annex IV A of the Treaty of Peace with Rumania.

SEC. 2. The rights of priority and the times for the taking of any action specified in sections 1 and 3 of Public Law 690, Seventy-ninth Congress, approved August 8, 1946, which had not expired on December 8, 1941, or which commenced after such date, shall be and are hereby extended until February 29, 1948, in favor of nationals of Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Rumania, subject to the conditions and limitations specified in sections 1, 3, 4, and 10 of said Public Law 690: Provided, however, That nothing in this Act shall affect any act which has been or shall be done by virtue of special measures taken under legislative, executive, administrative, or military authority of the United States during World War II.

SEC. 3. Nationals of Germany and Japan may hereafter apply for and obtain patents in the United States for their inventions in accordance with the patent laws and enjoy the rights and privileges thereof: Provided, however, That patents obtained for such inventions shall be subject to any conditions and limitations with respect to duration, revocation, utilization, assignment, and licensing which may be imposed by Congress, or by the President in accordance with the provisions of any peace treaty hereafter entered into with Germany or Japan: And provided further, That, except for patents based on applications filed in the United States Patent Office prior to the date

of enactment of this Act, patents may not be applied for or obtained, or if obtained, shall not be valid, for any invention made, or upon which an application was filed by any such national, before January 1, 1946, in Germany or Japan or in the territory of any other of the Axis Powers or in any territory occupied by the Axis forces.

Approved August 6, 1947.

[PUBLIC LAW 17-81ST CONGRESS]

[63 Stat. 12]

AN ACT To authorize payment of claims based on loss of or damage to property deposited by alien enemies.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney General is hereby authorized to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, settle, and pay in an amount not in excess of $1,000,when accepted by the claimant in full satisfaction and final settlement, any claim against the United States arising on or after December 7, 1941, for damage to, or loss or destruction of, personal property, the use, operation, possession, custody, or control of which was prohibited by proclamation Numbered 2525, dated December 7, 1941, and proclamations Numbered 2526 and Numbered 2527, dated December 8, 1941 (55 Stat., pt. 2, pp. 1700, 1705, and 1707), the possession of which property was not prohibited by law prior to said promulgations and which was deposited by alien enemies or United States citizens of Japanese ancestry in the manner provided in the regulations promulgated by the Attorney General on February 5, 1942, as amended (7 F.R. 844; 28 CFR 30.1-30.16): Provided, That the damage to or loss or destruction of property shall not have been caused in whole or in part by any negligence or wrongful act on the part of the claimant, his agent, or employee, and that the claim is substantiated in such manner as the Attorney General may by regulation prescribe: Provided further, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the Attorney General to pay or settle any claims for damage to or loss or destruction of property which had been used for espionage or other illegal purposes on or before December 7, 1941.

SEC. 2. No claim shall be considered unless presented in writing within one year after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. Any decision or settlement made by the Attorney General under the authority of this Act and such regulations as he may prescribe shall be final and conclusive, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary.

SEC. 4. The Attorney General may report such claims as exceed $1,000 to Congress for its consideration.

SEC. 5. Such appropriations as may be required for the settlement of claims under this Act are hereby authorized.

Approved March 15, 1949.

[PUBLIC LAW 857-81ST CONGRESS]

[64 Stat. 1079]

JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the President, or such officer or agency as he may designate, to conclude and give effect to agreements for the settlement of intercustodial conflicts involving enemy property.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President, or such officer or agency as he may designate, is authorized to conclude and give effect to agreements to further the amicable and expeditious settlement of intercustodial conflicts involving enemy property, subject to the following:

(1) The authority herein granted shall extend only to agreements with governments with which the United States was not at war in World War II.

(2) Such agreements shall be in accordance with the policy of protecting and making available for utilization the American and nonenemy interests in such property and further the elimination of enemy interests in such property and the efficient administration and liquidation of enemy property in the United States.

(3) For the purposes of this resolution, the United States as to any intergovernmental agreements hereafter negotiated shall seek treatment equal to that accorded United States nationals for persons who, although citizens or residents of an enemy country before or during World War II, were deprived of full rights of citizenship or substantially deprived of liberty by laws, decrees, or regulations of such enemy country discriminating against racial, religious, or political groups: Provided, That on the effective date of this resolution such persons were (1) permanent residents of the United States and (2) had declared their intention to become citizens of the United States in conformity with the provisions of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended; and that such persons shall have acquired citizenship of the United States prior to the effective date of any intergovernmental agreement hereafter negotiated.

(4) Reimbursement to the United States by other governments pursuant to such agreements shall be administered as vested property: Provided, That nothing contained in this Act shall hinder, restrict or limit the payment of claims from the War Claims Fund established by section 13 of the War Claims Act of 1948 (Public Law 896, 80th Congress, July 3, 1948; 62 Stat. 1240; 50 U.S.C. App. 2001-2013), as amended.

Approved September 28, 1950.

[PUBLIC LAW 859-81ST CONGRESS]

[64 Stat. 1080]

AN ACT To amend section 32 (a) (2) of the Trading With the Enemy Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subdivision (D) of paragraph (2) of section 32(a) of the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, is amended by inserting after the words

"citizenship under the law of such nation" a colon and the following: "And provided further, That, notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (C) hereof and of this subdivision (D), return may be made to an individual who at all times since December 7, 1941, was a citizen of the United States, or to an individual who, having lost United States citizenship solely by reason of marriage to a citizen or subject of a foreign country, reacquired such citizenship prior to the date of enactment of this proviso if such individual would have been a citizen of the United States at all times since December 7, 1941, but for such marriage: And provided further, That the aggregate value of returns made pursuant to the foregoing proviso shall not exceed $5,000,000; and in making returns under such proviso the Alien Property Custodian shall to the extent practicable make such returns in the order in which notices of claims therefor were received and may return any property or interest if the value thereof, taken together with the aggregate value of property and interests already returned pursuant to such proviso, does not exceed $5,000,000;".

SEC. 2. There shall be included in the report made to Congress pursuant to section 6 of the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, a statement of (1) the names and nationalities of persons who have filed notice of claim for the return of any property or interest under section 1 of this Act, the date of the filing of such notice of claim, and the estimated value of the property or interest, and (2) the names and nationalities of persons to whom returns have been made of any property or interest under section 1 of this Act and the value of such property or interest.

Approved September 29, 1950.

[PUBLIC LAW 181-82D CONGRESS]

[65 Stat. 451]

JOINT RESOLUTION To terminate the state of war between the United States and the Government of Germany.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the state of war declared to exist between the United States and the Government of Germany by the joint resolution of Congress approved December 11, 1941, is hereby terminated and such termination shall take effect on the date of enactment of this resolution: Provided, however, That notwithstanding this resolution and any proclamation issued by the President pursuant thereto, any property or interest which prior to January 1, 1947, was subject to vesting or seizure under the provisions of the Trading With the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 411), as amended, or which has heretofore been vested or seized under that Act, including accruals to or proceeds of any such property or interest, shall continue to be subject to the provisions of that Act in the same manner and to the same extent as if this resolution had not been adopted and such proclamation has not been issued. Nothing herein and nothing in such proclamation shall alter the status, as it existed immediately prior hereto, under that Act, of Germany or of any person with respect to any such property or interest.

Approved October 19, 1951.

[PUBLIC LAW 1007-84TH CONGRESS]

[70 Stat. 1071]

AN ACT To authorize the Attorney General to dispose of the remaining assets seized under the Trading With the Enemy Act prior to December 18, 1941.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney General, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended, or the Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928, as amended, is authorized and directed as soon as practicable after the date of enactment hereof

(a) to transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury all cash credited, or which may hereafter be credited, on the books of the Attorney General in the following accounts maintained with respect to property or interests acquired by the United States prior to December 18, 1941, under the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended:

(1) Trust Numbered 47667, Consolidated Unclaimed Balances Account;

(2) Trust Numbered 47669, Unpayable Balances Account; (3) Government Earnings-Interest Account; and

(4) Undistributed Income-Interest Reserve;

(b) to transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury the assets, other than cash, credited on the books of the Attorney General in Trust Numbered 47863, German claimants, maintained with respect to property or interests acquired by the United States prior to December 18, 1941, under the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended. The Secretary of the Treasury shall, if possible, liquidate such assets and deposit the net proceeds of their liquidation in the German Special Deposit Account created under section 4 of the Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928. Secretary of the Treasury is authorized in his sole discretion at any time to abandon or destroy any asset transferred to him pursuant to this subsection upon his determination that such asset has no value or a value less than the cost of its liquidation;

The

(c) to transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury the cash credited on the books of the Attorney General in Trust Numbered 6179, Osterreichisch Ungarische Bank, Vienna, maintained with respect to property or interests acquired by the United States prior to December 18, 1941, under the Trading With the Enemy Act, as amended. So much of such cash as shall be certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Attorney General to be the property of Czechoslovakia and Poland shall be carried with the Treasury in accounts in the names of Czechoslovakia and Poland blocked in accordance with Executive Order 8389 of April 10, 1940, as amended. So much of such cash as shall be certified to the Secretary of the Treasury by the Attorney General to be the property of Rumania shall be covered by the Secretary of the Treasury into the Rumanian Claims Fund created by section 302 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as amended, and shall be subject to disbursement under section 309 of that Act;