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Trading With the Enemy Act of 1917.

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1918.

Selective Draft Act of 1917.

Selective Training and Service Act of 1940.
Office of Selective Service Records.

Service Extension Act of 1941.

Army Reserve and Retired Personnel Service Law of 1940.

Universal Military Training and Service Act.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
First War Powers Act, 1941.

Second War Powers Act, 1942.

Exportation Restrictions on Certain Articles.

Requisition of Military Equipment, Materials and Supplies.

Territorial Use of Army and Extension of Service
Period.

Civilian Protection From War Hazards.
Decorations, etc., for Merchant Marine
Use of Public Lands for War Purposes.

Miscellaneous Provisions Affecting Military Establishment.

Photographing, Mapping or Other Representation of Military or Defense Properties. Exemption of Certain Articles From Import Duties and Taxes.

Temporary Appointments, Promotions, etc., of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Officers. Jurisdiction of Prizes.

Certain Allowance Assistance for Civilian and Military Personnel.

Free Entry of Gifts From Members of Armed Forces.

TITLE 50.-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
APPENDIX-Continued

Free Postage for Armed Forces Personnel.
Emergency Price Control Act of 1942.
Stabilization Act of 1942.
Extension of Sugar Controls.

Missing Persons Act.

Small Business Mobilization Act.

War and Defense Contract Acts.

National Emergency and War Shipping Acts.
Farm Labor Supply Appropriation Act, 1944.
War Overtime Pay Act of 1943.

Training of Nurses Through Grants to Institutions.
Civilian Reemployment of Members of Merchant
Marine.

War Labor Disputes Act.

Voluntary Enlistments in the Regular Military

Establishment.

Women's Army Corps.

United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.

Temporary Appointments of Army Nurse Corps
Members, etc., as Officers of Army of the United
States.

Disposal of Materials on Public Lands.
Surplus Property Act of 1944.

War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944.
Fleet Admiral of the Navy and General of the Army.
Disposal of Censored-Mail.

Disbursing Officers' Additional Functions.
General of the Marine Corps.

Admiral in the Coast Guard.

Exception of Navy or Coast Guard Vessels From

Certain Navigation Rules.

Sale of Surplus War-Built Vessels.
Rehabilitation of Philippines.

Return and Interment of Remains of Persons Buried

Outside United States.

Veterans' Emergency Housing Program.

Naval Vessels as Atomic Targets.

Admission of Alien Fiancées Into United States.

Military Assistance to Philippine Republic.

Naval Aid to China.

Naval Aid to Foreign Nations.

Housing and Rent Acts.

Stabilization of Economy and Commodity Prices.
Domestic Rubber-Producing Industry.

Disposal of Government-Owned Rubber-Producing
Facilities.

Displaced Persons, Refugees and Orphans.
American-Japanese Evacuation Claims.
Medical Care for Philippine Veterans.
War Claims.

Export Controls.

Alien Property Damage Claims.

Defense Production Act of 1950.

Domestic Minerals Program Extension.
Domestic Tungsten, Asbestos, Fluorspar and
Columbium-Tantalum Purchase Programs.

Dependents Assistance Act of 1950.

Civil Defense.

Emergency Food Aid to India.
Korean Combat Pay.

World War II License Agreements.
Emergency Ship Repair Program.

TITLE 50.-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE

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§ 1. Creation, purpose, and composition of council. A Council of National Defense is established, for the coordination of industries and resources for the national security and welfare, to consist of the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor. (Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 418, § 2, 39 Stat. 649.)

CODIFICATION

Sections 1-5 of this title are from section 2 of the Army Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1916.

The Department of War was designated the Department of the Army and the title of the Secretary of War was changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3011-3013 continued the military Department of the Army under the administrative supervision of a Secretary of the Army.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

All functions of all officers, agencies and employees of the Department of Agriculture were transferred, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F. R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 511 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees.

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

For transfer of certain membership functions, insofar as they pertain to the Air Force, which functions were not previously transferred from the Secretary of the Army and Department of the Army to the Secretary of the Air Force and Department of the Air Force, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order No. 40 [App. C(11)], July 22, 1949.

CROSS REFERENCES

National Security Council and Central Intelligence Agency, see chapter 15 of this title.

§ 2. Advisory commission.

The Council of National Defense shall nominate to the President, and the President shall appoint, an advisory commission, consisting of not more than seven persons, each of whom shall have special knowledge of some industry, public utility, or the development of some natural resource, or be otherwise specially qualified, in the opinion of the council, for the performance of the duties hereinafter provided. The members of the advisory commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be allowed actual expenses of travel and subsistence when attending meetings of the commission or engaged in investigations pertaining to its activities. The advisory commission shall hold such meetings as shall be called by the council or be provided by the rules and regulations adopted by the council for the conduct of its work. (Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 418, § 2, 39 Stat. 649.)

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