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To amend the Act of May 4, 1898 (30 Stat. 380; U. S. C., title 34, sec. 21), as amended, to authorize the President to appoint additional acting assistant surgeons in time of national emergency.

March 17, 1941

[H. R. 2112] [Public Law 14]

Navy.

54 Stat. 54.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of May 4, 1898, entitled "An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and for other purposes" (30 Stat. 380; U. S. C., title 34, sec. 21), as amended by the Act of March 18, 1940, Public, Numbered 440, Seventy-sixth Congress, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "The President is hereby authorized to appoint for temporary service one hundred acting assistant surgeons, who service. shall have the rank and compensation of assistant surgeons: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy may appoint in time of war or national emergency declared by the President to exist, for temporary service, such acting assistant surgeons as the exigencies of the service may require, who shall receive the compensation of assistant surgeons."

Approved, March 17, 1941.

[CHAPTER 18]

AN ACT

To authorize an exchange of lands between the people of Puerto Rico and the
United States.

Acting assistant surgeons for temporary

March 17, 1941 [H. R. 2113] [Public Law 15]

Puerto Rico.
Exchange of lands

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 be, and he is hereby, authorized to transfer, under such authorized. conditions as the Secretary may approve, to the people of Puerto Rico, by appropriate deed of conveyance, a parcel of land embracing approximately two and seventy-five one-hundredths acres, situated in the ward known as Miramar, located in the south section of Santurce, Puerto Rico, bounded on the north at a point located at the intersection of the north side of the actual road that leads to the naval air station with the west side of the Fernandez Juncos Avenue; on the east with lands belonging to the people of Puerto Rico and lands of the estate known as Miramar, now property of Mr. Solé and Company; on the south with lands of Mr. Solé and Company, and on the west with lands of the naval air station, in consideration of the transfer to the United States by appropriate deed of conveyance, free from all encumbrances, without cost to the United States and for use as a part of the naval air station at San Juan, of all right, title and interest of the people of Puerto Rico in and to a parcel of six and twenty-six one-hundredths acres, more or less, in the ward known as Tras-Miramar, located at the south section of Santurce, Puerto Rico, being adjacent to and on the east of lands of the United States of America used as a quarantine station on the island of Miraflores. Approved, March 17, 1941.

[CHAPTER 19]

AN ACT

Extending the provisions of the Act approved August 27, 1940, entitled "An Act increasing the number of naval aviators in the line of the Regular Navy and Marine Corps, and for other purposes.'

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the benefits provided by section 4 of the Act approved August 27, 1940 (Public, Numbered 775, Seventy-sixth Congress), shall include payment of

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March 17, 1941 [H. R. 3297]

[Public Law 17]

Foreign Service. 46 Stat. 1210.

Statutory leave of absence, officers and employees.

March 17, 1941 [H. J. Res. 60] [Public Law 18]

the gratuity authorized by the Act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 824), as amended by the Act of May 22, 1928 (45 Stat. 710; U. S. C., title 34, sec. 943).

SEC. 2. The provisions of this Act shall be effective as of August 27, 1940.

Approved, March 17, 1941.

[CHAPTER 20]

AN ACT

To amend the first paragraph of section 22 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46
Stat. 1210).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first paragraph of section 22 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (22 U. S. C. 17), be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 22. That the Secretary of State is authorized, whenever he deems it to be in the public interest, to order to the United States on his statutory leave of absence any Foreign Service officer or American employee who has performed three years or more of continuous service abroad: Provided, That the expenses of transportation and subsistence of such officers and employees and their immediate families, in traveling from their posts to their homes in the United States and return, shall be paid under the same rules and regulations applicable in the case of officers and employees going to and returning from their posts under orders of the Secretary of State when not on leave: And provided further, That while in the United States the services of such officers and employees shall be available for trade conference work or for such duties in the Department of State as the Secretary of State may prescribe, but the time of such work or duties shall not be counted as leave."

Approved, March 17, 1941.

[CHAPTER 21]

JOINT RESOLUTION

To amend the Internal Revenue Code.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Internal Revenue United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, be amended as follows:

Code, amendments.

53 Stat. 20.

26 U. S. C. § 27 (c). 53 Stat. 43.

In section 27 (c), insert "1936 or" before "1937".

In section 113 (a) (11), insert "or the Revenue Act of 1938, 52 26 U. S. C. § 113 (a) Stat. 508," after "49 Stat. 1698,".

(11).

53 Stat. 107.

26 U.S. C. § 504 (a).

53 Stat. 107.

26 U.S. C. § 504 (b).

53 Stat. 108.

(3) (A).

In section 113 (a) (11), insert "or the Revenue Act of 1938" at the end of the third sentence and after "the Revenue Act of 1936" wherever it appears in the last sentence.

In section 504 (a), insert "or of section 405 of the Revenue Act of 1938" after "subsection (c) of this section".

In section 504 (a), insert "or under Title IA of the Revenue Act of 1938" after "under this subchapter".

In section 504 (a), insert "beginning after December 31, 1937" after "any preceding taxable year".

In section 504 (b), strike out the period at the end of the subsection and insert in lieu thereof a semicolon.

In section 504 (c) (3) (A), insert before the closing mark of 28 U. S. C. § 501 (c) parenthesis the following: "or, in the case of a taxable year beginning in 1939, by the amount allowed under section 405 (c) of the Revenue Act of 1938 in the computation of the tax under Title IA of such Act for a taxable year beginning prior to January 1, 1939".

In section 506 (c) (2) (A), insert after ", or both," the following: "of this section or section 407 of the Revenue Act of 1938,".

In section 506 (c) (2) (B), insert after ", or both" the following: ", of this section or section 407 of the Revenue Act of 1938,". In section 812 (c), insert "or under Title III of the Revenue Act of 1932, 47 Stat. 245," after "under chapter 4,".

In section 813 (a) (2), insert "or chapter 4" before the period at the end of the heading.

In section 813 (a) (2), strike out "chapter 3" and insert in lieu thereof "this subchapter".

In section 813 (a) (2), insert "or under Title III of the Revenue Act of 1932, 47 Stat. 245," after "under chapter 4" where it first appears.

In section 813 (a) (2), insert "or under Title III of the Revenue Act of 1932" after "under chapter 4" wherever it appears thereafter. In section 813 (a) (2), insert "or 860" after "810" wherever it

appears.

In section 813 (b), insert "or 860" after "810" wherever it appears. In section 861 (a) (2), insert "or under Title III of the Revenue Act of 1932, 47 Stat. 245," after "under chapter 4,".

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In section 936 (b), insert "or under Title III of the Revenue Act of 1932, 47 Stat. 245," after "under chapter 4" where it first appears. In section 936 (b), insert "or under Title III of the Revenue Act of 1932" after "under chapter 4" wherever it appears thereafter.

In section 936 (b), strike out "813 (b)" from the end of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof "813 (a) (2)".

Ín section 1536, strike out "3762" and insert in lieu thereof "3661”. Amend that part of section 1805 following the paragraph defining the term "silver bullion" to read as follows:

"The term 'person' means an individual, partnership, association, or corporation.

"The Secretary is authorized to issue, with the approval of the President, such rules and regulations as the Secretary may deem necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this section."

In section 2887, strike out "by" preceding "the tax paid stamp" in the next to the last sentence of the second paragraph and insert in lieu thereof "of".

In section 2901 (b), strike out "any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated" from the end of the second sentence and insert in lieu thereof "annual appropriations from the general fund of the Treasury".

In section 3170, strike out "or" where it appears immediately before "by any law".

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63 Stat. 373.
26 U. S. C. § 3170.
Effective date of

SEC. 2. The sections of the Internal Revenue Code amended by amended sections. this joint resolution shall have effect as if such sections, as so amended, had been enacted in the Internal Revenue Code on February 10, 1939.

Approved, March 17, 1941.

[CHAPTER 23]

AN ACT

Authorizing the State of Maryland, by and through its State roads commission or the successors of said commission, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Potomac River at or near Sandy Hook, Maryland, to a point opposite in Virginia.

March 19, 1941 [H. R. 2495] [Public Law 19]

Potomac River.
Bridge authorized

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and pro- across, at Sandy Hook, vide for military and other purposes, the State of Maryland by and

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March 23, 1941 [H. R. 533] [Public Law 20]

Communications

ment.

47 U. S. C. § 154.

through the State roads commission, or the successors of said commission be, and is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Potomac River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, to a point opposite in Loudoun 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 contained in this Act.

SEO. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the State of Maryland and its State roads commission or the successors of said 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, operation, and maintenance 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 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 right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved.

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To amend section 4 (f) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to provide for extra compensation for overtime of inspectors in charge and radio inspectors of the Field Division of the Engineering Department of the Federal Communications Commission.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Act of 1934, amend- United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4 (f) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (49 Stat. 1098), is hereby further amended by inserting after the letter "(f)" the figure "(1)" and by adding after section 4 (f) as so amended the following additional paragraph:

Federal Communi

cations Commission.

sation for certain radio

inspectors.

50 Stat. 192.

362.

"(2) The Commission shall fix a reasonable rate of extra compenOvertime compensation for overtime services of inspectors in charge and radio inspectors of the Field Division of the Engineering Department of the Federal Communications Commission, who may be required to remain on duty between the hours of 5 o'clock postmeridian and 8 o'clock antemeridian or on Sundays or holidays to perform services in connection with the inspection of ship radio equipment and apparatus 47 U. S. C. § 351- for the purposes of part II of title III of this Act, on the basis of one-half day's additional pay for each two hours or fraction thereof of at least one hour that the overtime extends beyond 5 o'clock postmeridian (but not to exceed two and one-half days' pay for the full period from 5 o'clock postmeridian to 8 o'clock antemeridian) and two additional days' pay for Sunday or holiday duty. The said extra compensation for overtime services shall be paid by the master, owner, or agent of such vessel to the local United States collector of customs or his representative, who shall deposit such collection into the Treasury of the United States to an appropriately designated receipt account: Provided, That the amounts of such collections received by the said collector of customs or his representatives shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts; and the payments of such extra compensation to the several employees entitled thereto shall be made from the annual appropriations for salaries and expenses of the

Provisos.

Appropriations authorized to cover de

Commission: Provided further, That to the extent that the annual
appropriations which are hereby authorized to be made from the gen- ficiencies.
eral fund of the Treasury are insufficient, there are hereby authorized
to be appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury such addi-
tional amounts as may be necessary to the extent that the amounts of
such receipts are in excess of the amounts appropriated: Provided
further, That such extra compensation shall be paid if such field
employees have been ordered to report for duty and have so reported
whether the actual inspection of the radio equipment or apparatus
takes place or not: And provided further, That in those ports where
customary working hours are other than those hereinabove mentioned,
the inspectors in charge are vested with authority to regulate the
hours of such employees so as to agree with prevailing working hours
in said ports where inspections are to be made, but nothing contained
in this proviso shall be construed in any manner to alter the length
of a working day for the inspectors in charge and radio inspectors or
the overtime pay herein fixed."

Approved, March 23, 1941.

[CHAPTER 25]

AN ACT

To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public works, 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 Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to proceed with the construction of the following public works projects, with which shall be included the authority to acquire land, at a cost not to exceed the amount stated after each item enumerated:

Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts: Storehouse and accessories for hemp, $300,000.

Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia: Storehouse for landing boats, $400,000.

Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Washington: Storehouse and accessories, $1,400,000.

Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland: Acquisition of land, $350,000; but no part of such sum shall be used for the construction of a stadium; instruction and storage building, rifle range, $30,000. Naval Ammunition Depot, Hawthorne, Nevada: Additional ammunition storage facilities, $1,995,000.

Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, Massachusetts: Additional ammunition storage facilities, including purchase of land, $164,000. Naval Ammunition Depot, Iona Island, New York: Additional ammunition storage facilities, $75,000.

Naval Ammunition Depot, Mare Island, California: Additional ammunition storage facilities, $348,000.

Naval Ammunition Depot, Oahu, Hawaii: Additional ammunition storage facilities, including purchase of land, $815,000.

Naval Ammunition Depot, Puget Sound, Washington: Additional ammunition storage facilities, $112,000.

Naval Ammunition Depot, Saint Juliens Creek, Virginia: Additional ammunition storage facilities, $457,000.

Naval Ammunition Depot, San Diego area, California: Ammunition storage facilities, including buildings and accessories and acquisition of land, $2,500,000.

East Coast Ammunition Depot: Additional ammunition storage facilities, $3,759,000.

Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida: Recreation facilities for enlisted men, including building and accessories, $350,000; recreation

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