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Provisions limited to present emergency.

6 F. R. 2617.

Suspension of numerical limitation.

54 Stat. 886.

50 U. s. C., app.

303 (b).

Proviso.

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Monthly report to

Congress.

Enlistments without regard to component.

54 Stat. 213.

41 Stat. 785.
10 U. S. C. § 634.

Army reserve components, etc., exten

sion of service.

54 Stat. 858.

401.

personnel of the Regular Army for each month of military service rendered by him after the date of enactment of this joint resolution, and after his total military service (rendered before or after such date) exceeds twelve months.

(b) The provisions of this section shall be applicable only during the period of the unlimited emergency declared by the President on May 27, 1941.

SEC. 9. During the existence of the authority conferred by section 2 of this joint resolution and for six months thereafter the limitation on the number of men who may be in active training and service at any one time under section 3 (b) of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 is hereby suspended: Provided, That the Secretary of War shall report to the Congress each month the number of men in active training and service in the land forces under section 3 (b) of said Act.

SEC. 10. During the existence of the authority conferred by section 2 of this joint resolution, enlistments in the Army of the United States, without regard to component, are hereby authorized in the manner provided by the concluding paragraph of section 127a of the National Defense Act, as amended.

SEO. 11. Section 1 of Public Resolution Numbered 96, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved August 27, 1940, is hereby amended (1) by insert50 U. S. C., app. ing after "June 30, 1942," the following: "or six months after the termination of the authority conferred by section 2 of the Service Extension Act of 1941, whichever is the later" and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: "Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section the President is authorized to order the same member or the same unit into the active military service of the United States for more than one period, except that in the case of any such member any active military service under authority of this resolution in excess of twelve months shall be deemed an extension of active military service within the meaning of section 2 of the Service Extension Act of 1941."

Short title.

August 18, 1941 [S. 173] [Public Law 214]

National Defense 39 Stat. 198; 54 Stat. 32 U. S. C. § 194.

Act, amendment.

1206.

Maintenance of troops by State, Territory, etc.

Provisos.

Guard.

SEC. 12. This joint resolution may be cited as the "Service Extension Act of 1941".

Approved, August 18, 1941.

[CHAPTER 363]

AN ACT

To amend section 61 of the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, as amended, for the purpose of extending to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Canal Zone the permission to organize military units not a part of the National Guard which was granted to the States by the amendment made to such section by the Act of October 21, 1940.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 61 of the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 61. No State or Territory nor Puerto Rico or the Canal Zone shall maintain troops in time of peace other than as authorized in Use of National accordance with the organization prescribed under this Act: Provided, That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as limiting the rights of the States and Territories and Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone in the use of the National Guard within their respective borders in time of peace: Provided further, That nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the organization and maintenance of State or Territorial police or constabulary: Provided further, That under such regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe for discipline in training, the organization by and maintenance within any State or Territory or Puerto Rico or the Canal Zone of such military forces

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other than National Guard as may be provided by the laws of such State or Territory is hereby authorized while any part of the National Guard of the State or Territory or Puerto Rico or the Canal Zone concerned is in active Federal Service: Provided further, That such forces shall not be called, ordered, or in any manner drafted, as such, into the military services of the United States; however, no person shall, by reason of his membership in any such unit, be exempted from military service under any Federal law: And provided further, That the Secretary of War in his discretion and under regulations determined by him, is authorized to issue, from time to time, for the use of such military units, to any State or Territory or Puerto Rico or the Canal Zone, upon requisition of the Governor thereof, such arms and equipment as may be in possession of and can be spared by the War Department."

Approved, August 18, 1941.

[CHAPTER 364]

AN ACT

Forces not subject to U. S. military call.

Arms and equip

ment.

August 18, 1941 [S. 353] [Public Law 215]

Navy and Marine Corps.

Terms of enlistment.

Provisos.

Discharge of men

under 21 upon appli cation of parent.

To provide for the extension of enlistments in the 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 hereafter
enlistments in the Navy and Marine Corps may be for minority or
terms of two, three, four, or six years, and all laws now applicable
to four-year enlistments shall apply, under such regulations as may
be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, to enlistments for a
shorter or longer period with proportionate benefits upon discharge
and reenlistment: Provided, That upon the presentation of satisfac-
tory evidence as to his age and upon application for discharge by his
parent or guardian presented to the Secretary of the Navy within
ninety days after the date of his enlistment, any man enlisted in
the naval service, including the Marine Corps, under twenty-one
years of age, who was enlisted without the written consent of his
parent or guardian, if any, shall be discharged for his own con-
venience: Provided further, That all enlistments hereafter entered
into may be extended by the Secretary of the Navy for such additional
time as he may deem necessary in the public interest in time of war,
or national emergency declared by the President, to exist: Provided
further, That all men whose terms of enlistment are extended in
accordance with the provisions of this Act shall continue during such
extensions to be subject in all respects to the laws and regulations
for the government of the Navy: And provided further, That men
detained in service in accordance with this Act shall, unless they emergency.
voluntarily extend their enlistments, be discharged not later than six
months after the date of the termination of the war or national
emergency.

SEC. 2. During war, or a national emergency declared by the President to exist, an enlistment allowance, equal in amount to that provided for enlisted men of the Marine Corps by section 9 of the Act approved June 10, 1922 (42 Stat. 629; U. Š. C., title 37, sec. 13), and by section 10 of that Act for enlisted men of the Navy and Coast Guard, and to be in addition to the enlistment allowance so provided, shall be paid to every honorably discharged enlisted man of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who reenlists, within twenty-four hours after such discharge, on board the ship or at the station, Marine barracks, or other naval, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard activity from which he was last discharged.

SEC. 3. The provisions of sections 1, 4, and 5 of this Act shall apply to personnel of the Regular Coast Guard in relationship to the Coast

Extension of enlistments. Post, p. 799.

Regulations, during extensions.

etc.,

Discharge upon termination of war or

Additional ment allowance.

42 Stat. 630.

enlist

37 U. S. C. § 16.

Regular Coast
Guard.
Ante, p. 588.

Guard in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply to Authority of Secre- personnel of the Regular Navy in relationship to the Navy, and the

tary of Treasury.

Detention pay.
Nonapplicability of

same authority vested in the Secretary of the Navy by this Act with respect to the Navy and Marine Corps shall be, and is hereby, vested in the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the Coast Guard. SEC. 4. That portion of section 1422 of the Revised Statutes (18 designated provision. Stat. 484; 34 U. S. C. 201) which reads as follows: "All persons who shall be so detained beyond their terms of enlistment or who shall, after the termination of their enlistment, voluntarily reenter to serve until the return to an Atlantic or Pacific port of the vessel to which they belong, and their regular discharge therefrom, shall receive for the time during which they are so detained, or shall so serve beyond their original terms of enlistment, an addition of one-fourth of their former pay:" shall not apply to enlistments which are extended pursuant to this Act.

Shipping articles.

August 18, 1941

[S. 752]

[Public Law 216]

tional Memorial, establishment.

SEC. 5. Hereafter the shipping articles shall contain the substance of section 1 of this Act.

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To provide for the establishment of the Coronado International Memorial, in the
State of Arizona.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Coronado Interna United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of permanently commemorating the explorations of Francisco. Vásquez de Coronado, the President of the United States is authorized to declare, by proclamation, any lands within the followingdescribed area, subject to all valid existing rights, to be established as the "Coronado International Memorial":

Description of area.

Proviso.

adjoining area Mexico.

Gila and Salt River meridian: Township 24 south, range 20 east, section 10, south half southwest quarter, south half southeast quarter; section 11, south half southwest quarter; section 13, southwest quarter northwest quarter, south half; section 14, northwest quarter, south half, northwest quarter northeast quarter, south half northeast quarter; section 15, all; section 22, all; section 23, all; section 24, all; township 24 south, range 21 east, section 17, south half southwest quarter; section 18, southwest quarter, south half southeast quarter; section 19, all; section 20, lots 3 and 4; aggregating approximately two Establishment of thousand eight hundred and eighty acres: Provided, That said procby lamation shall not be issued until the President of the United States shall have been advised through official channels that the Government of Mexico has established, or provided for the establishment of, an area of similar type and size adjoining the area described herein. SEC. 2. The National Park Service, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, shall promote and regulate the use of the Coronado International Memorial for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States. Insofar as applicable and not in conflict with this Act, the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), providing for the establishment of a National Park Service, as amended and supplemented, shall govern the promotion and regulation of the designated memorial area: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall in strip north of inter- be construed to authorize any recreational or other development by the National Park Service within the sixty-foot strip north of the international boundary between the United States and Mexico withdrawn by proclamation of the President dated May 27, 1907 (35 Stat., part II, p. 2136), unless such development has received the prior approval of the Secretary of State.

Regulation, etc., by National Park Service.

16 U. S. C. §§ 1-4.

Proviso.
Development with-

national boundary.

Grazing, mining,

etc., within memorial

SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior, under such regulations as shall be prescribed by him, which regulations shall be substantially area. similar to those now in effect, shall permit

(a) Grazing of livestock within the memorial area to the extent now permitted within the said area when such grazing will not interfere with recreational development authorized by this Act; and

(b) Prospecting and mining within the memorial area, when not inconsistent with the public uses thereof. Rights to minerals in the area shall not extend to the lands containing such minerals, but the Secretary of the Interior shall grant rights to use so much of the surface of the lands as may be required for all purposes reasonably incident to the mining and removal of the minerals.

Construction of

Provisos.
Cattle underpasses.

Stock-watering

rights.

SEC. 4. In the administration of the memorial area the Secretary shall not permit the construction of fences except (a) along the inter- fences, roads, etc. national boundary, (b) beside memorial roads or approach roads, and (c) around memorial areas within which improvements have been located by the National Park Service: Provided, That any roads constructed within the memorial area by the National Park Service shall include necessary cattle underpasses properly located for the passage of cattle across such roads: And provided further, That the right to the exclusive beneficial consumptive use for stockwatering purposes of any water heretofore developed or used for such purposes within the memorial area shall remain in the present holders thereof, their heirs, assigns, successors, and administrators, so long as such water continues to be used exclusively for such purposes: And provided further, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter or affect any water right in the State of Arizona or the jurisdiction of said State over its waters: And provided further, That neither roads nor public campgrounds shall be constructed by the National Park Service within the south half southwest quarter of said section 10.

SEC. 5. Upon submission of title satisfactory to him, the Secretary of the Interior, on behalf of the United States, may accept lands and interests in lands which are within the memorial area but are not in Federal ownership and which are offered to the United States without cost.

Approved, August 18, 1941.

[CHAPTER 366]

AN ACT

To provide for the punishment of persons transporting stolen cattle in interstate commerce, and for other purposes.

Water rights, Ari

zona.

Restriction.

Acceptance of nonFederal lands, etc.

August 18, 1941 [S. 1261] [Public Law 217]

National Cattle Theft Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may Nation
be cited as the National Cattle Theft Act.
SEC. 2. When used in this Act-

(a) The term "cattle" shall mean one or more bulls, steers, oxen, cows, heifers, or calves, or the carcass or carcasses of one or more bulls, steers, oxen, cows, heifers, or calves.

"Cattle."

"Interstate or for

(b) The term "interstate or foreign commerce" shall include transportation from one State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, to eign commerce." 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.

SEC. 3. Whoever shall transport or cause to be transported in interstate or foreign commerce any cattle, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.

Stolen cattle. Penalty for transporting.

Penalty for buying, selling, etc.

Venue of prosecution.

48 Stat. 794.

18 U. S. C. §§ 413419.

August 18, 1941

[H. R. 587]

[Public Law 218]

projects.

SEC. 4. Whoever shall receive, conceal, store, barter, buy, sell, or dispose of any cattle, moving in or constituting a part of interstate or foreign commerce, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.

SEC. 5. Any person violating section 3 of this Act may be prosecuted in any district from, into, or through which such cattle has or have been transported or removed.

SEC. 6. Nothing herein shall be construed to repeal, modify, or amend any part of the National Stolen Property Act. Approved, August 18, 1941.

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To extend the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife-restoration projects, and for other purposes", approved September 2, 1937.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Wildlife-restoration United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife-restoration projects, and for other purposes", approved September 2, 1937, be amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

50 Stat. 917.

16 U. S. C. §§ 6696691.

Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands.

"SEC. 8. (a) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the Alaska Game Commission, the Division of Game and Fish of the Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry of Hawaii, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of Puerto Rico, and the Governor of the Virgin Islands, in the conduct of wildliferestoration projects, as defined in section 2 of this Act, upon such Apportionment of terms and conditions as he shall deem fair, just, and equitable, and

funds.

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is authorized to apportion to said Territories, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, out of money available for apportionment under this Act, such sums as he shall determine, not exceeding $25,000 for Alaska, and $10,000 each for Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, in any one year, which apportionments, when made, shall be deducted before making the apportionments to the States provided for by this Act; but the Secretary shall in no event require any of said cooperating agencies to pay an amount which will exceed 25 per centum of the cost of any project. Any unexpended or unobligated balance of any apportionment made pursuant to this section shall be available for expenditure in the Territories, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands, as the case may be, in the succeeding year, on any approved project, and if unexpended or unobligated at the end of such year is authorized to be made available for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out the provisions of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act."

Approved, August 18, 1941.

[CHAPTER 368]

AN ACT

For the protection of walruses in the Territory of Alaska.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whoever, within the Territory of Alaska or in or on any of the waters thereof, shall take, possess, sell, barter, purchase, or export, at any time or in any manner, any walrus, alive or dead, or any part thereof, except as hereinafter in this section provided, shall be fined not more than

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