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Au Sable, Mich., Coast Guard station. AN ACT To authorize
the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange certain land owned
by the United States for a site for a road right-of-way needed
for access to the Coast Guard Light Station Reservation, Au
Sable, Michigan_-_.
Prostitution near defense centers. AN ACT To prohibit prosti-
tution within such reasonable distance of military and/or naval
establishments as the Secretaries of War and/or Navy shall
determine to be needful to the efficiency, health, and welfare
of the Army and/or Navy.

Gutzon and Mary Borglum. AN ACT Authorizing the con-
struction of a crypt for the remains of Gutzon and Mary
Borglum___

Narcotic drugs. AN ACT To supplement the navigation laws
and facilitate the maintenance of discipline on board vessels
of the United States.

Coast Guard. AN ACT To amend and clarify certain Acts per-
taining to the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
Missoula, Mont., exchange of land. AN ACT To authorize the
Secretary of War to exchange certain land located within the
Fort Missoula Military Reservation, Montana, for certain
land owned by the Missoula Chamber of Commerce, of Mis-
soula, Montana..

Naval Academy. AN ACT To authorize the course of instruc-
tion at the United States Naval Academy to be given to not
exceeding twenty persons at a time from the American
republics, other than the United States._ _ _

Bridge, Mississippi River. AN ACT To extend the times for
commencing and completing the construction of a bridge
across the Mississippi River at or near Friar Point, Missis-
sippi, and Helena, Arkansas..

Bridge, Mississippi River. AN ACT To revive and reenact
the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the village of Cass-
ville, Wisconsin, or its assigns, to construct, maintain, and
operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near
Cassville, Wisconsin, and to a place at or near the village of
Guttenberg, Iowa", approved August 7, 1939.

Bridge, Columbia River. AN ACT To extend the times for
commencing and completing the construction of a bridge
across the Columbia River at Astoria, Clatsop County,
Oregon

J. L. Savage. AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act
authorizing the temporary detail of John L. Savage, an em-
ployee of the United States, to service under the government
of the State of New South Wales, Australia, and the govern-
ment of the Punjab, India" (Act of June 29, 1940, Public,
Numbered 678, Seventy-sixth Congress, third session)..
Merchant vessels, priorities. AN ACT To provide for priorities
in transportation by merchant vessels in the interests of
national defense, and for other purposes..
Navy, public works. AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the
Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public
works, and for other purposes-

Ute Indians. AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act con-
ferring jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims
to hear, examine, adjudicate, and render judgment on any
and all claims which the Ute Indians or any tribe or band
thereof may have against the United States, and for other
purposes", approved June 28, 1938_..
Copper River and Northwestern Railway Company. AN ACT
Authorizing the Copper River and Northwestern Railway
Company to convey to the United States its railroad right-
of-way and other railroad properties in Alaska, for use as a
public highway, tramroad, or tramway, and for other pur-

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Thomas Alva Edison Day. JOINT RESOLUTION_Requesting
the President to proclaim February 11, 1942, as Edison Day,
in commemoration of the birthday of Thomas Alva Edison July 17, 1941.
Coast Guard, pensions, etc. AN ACT To grant pension for dis-
ability or death resulting from service in the United States
Coast Guard before July 2, 1930, and for other purposes--
Postmasters, residence requirements. AN ACT To amend the
Act of June 25, 1938, extending the classified civil service to
include postmasters of the first, second, and third classes, and
for other purposes-
Tennessee Valley Authority Act, amendment. AN ACT To amend
the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, as amended, by striking
therefrom subsection (k) of section 4 and substituting therefor a
new subsection (k)_

New York World's Fair, etc. JOINT RESOLUTION To amend
further the amended joint resolution, approved August 16,
1937 (50 Stat. 668), concerning the importation of articles for
exhibition at the New York World's Fair, to permit transfer of
liability for duty on articles so imported, and to further amend
the amended joint resolution approved May 18, 1937 (50 Stat.
187), concerning the importation of articles for exhibition at
the Golden Gate International Exposition, to permit transfer
of liability for duty on articles so imported, and for other
purposes.
Alaska, slum clearance and housing projects. AN ACT To au-
thorize the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska to create a
public corporate authority to undertake slum clearance and
projects to provide dwelling accommodations for families of
low income and to issue bonds and other obligations of the
authority for such purpose, and for other purposes..
Internal Revenue Code, amendments. AN ACT To amend sec-
tions 3341, 3351, and 3361 of the Internal Revenue Code and
section 309 (a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, and to repeal section
2907 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Navy and Marine Corps, personnel. AN ACT Authorizing the
temporary appointment or advancement of certain personnel
of the Navy and Marine Corps, and for other purposes.-
Army, enlistments. AN ACT To amend section 1118 of the
Revised Statutes, as amended, to eliminate the prohibition
against enlistment in the military service of the United States
of any person convicted of a felony-
Army, removal of officers. JOINT RESOLUTION To strengthen
the common defense by suspending section 24b of the
National Defense Act and authorizing a more expeditious pro-
cedure to vitalize the active list of the Army.

191 State nautical schools, vessels. JOINT RESOLUTION To pro-
vide suitable vessels for the use of certain State nautical
schools, and for other purposes.

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Donors of blood. AN ACT To further amend the Act of Febru-
ary 9, 1927, entitled "An Act relating to the transfusion of
blood by members of the Military Establishment" (U. S. C.,
title 24, sec. 30), as amended June 2, 1939 (Public, Numbered
109, Seventy-sixth Congress), so as to provide compensation
for donors of blood for persons entitled to treatment at Govern-
ment expense whether or not the donors are in the Government
service, and for other purposes.

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National defense, petroleum pipe lines. AN ACT To facilitate
the construction, extension, or completion of interstate pe-
troleum pipe lines related to national defense, and to pro-
mote interstate commerce..

Central Valley project, Calif. AN ACT For the acquisition of
Indian lands for the Central Valley project, and for other
purposes

AN ACT To amend

State of Vermont, claim. JOINT RESOLUTION Directing
the Comptroller General to readjust the account between the
United States and the State of Vermont...
Classification Act of 1923, amendments.
the Classification Act of 1923, as amended___
Railway Mail Service. AN ACT Relating to compensation of
former employees of the Railway Mail Service in certain
positions and reinstated prior to August 14, 1937-
Government, etc., employees, annual leave. AN ACT Making
provision for payment of employees of the United States
Government, its Territories or possessions, or the District of
Columbia, for accumulated or accrued annual leave when
ordered to active duty with the military or naval forces of
the United States____

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Naval shore establishments, plant protection. AN ACT To au-
thorize a plant-protection force for naval shore establishments;
and for other purposes-
Oahu, T. H., conveyance.
AN ACT To authorize the Secretary
of War to convey to the Territory of Hawaii certain lands on
the island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, in consideration of
the Governor of Hawaii having transferred to the United
States certain lands in the Hawaiian Islands..
Aviation fields, leases. AN ACT To amend the Act entitled
"An Act to authorize the leasing of public lands for use as
public aviation fields", approved May 24, 1928, as amended. Aug. 16, 1941---
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, amendments. AN
ACT Providing for certain deferments and exemptions under
the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, for publicity
with respect to classifications, and for other purposes..
Rincon Indian Reservation, Calif. AN ACT To reserve a certain
part of the public land in California for the benefit of the
Rincon Band of Mission Indians____

Disability, etc., compensation to employees at certain U. S. bases.
AN ACT To provide compensation for disability or death
resulting from injury to persons employed at military, air, and
naval bases acquired by the United States from foreign coun-
tries, and on lands occupied or used by the United States for
military or naval purposes outside the continental limits of the
United States, including Alaska, Guantanamo, and the
Philippine Islands, but excluding the Canal Zone, and for
other purposes -

Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. JOINT RESOLUTION Provid-
ing for the representation of the Government and people of
the United States in the' observance of the two hundredth
anniversary of the coming of Doctor Henry Melchior Muhlen-
berg to the American colonies.

Naval aviation facilities. AN ACT To authorize the Secretary
of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public
works, and for other purposes - -

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Bridge, Missouri River. AN ACT To provide for the adjustment
of tolls to be charged by the city of Washington, Missouri, in
the maintenance and operation of a toll bridge across the
Missouri River at or near Washington, Missouri...
Bridge, Ohio River. AN ACT To extend the times for commenc-
ing and completing the construction of a bridge across the
Ohio River at or near Mauckport, Harrison County, Indiana. Aug. 16, 1941...
Service Extension Act of 1941. JOINT RESOLUTION To ex-
tend the periods of service of persons in the military service,
and for other purposes-

National Defense Act, amendment. 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---

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the extension of enlistments in the Navy, and for other pur-
poses...
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AN ACT To provide
for the establishment of the Coronado International Memo-
rial, in the State of Arizona.......
National Cattle Theft Act. AN ACT To provide for the punish-
ment of persons transporting stolen cattle in interstate com-
merce, and for other purposes--
Wildlife-restoration projects. AN ACT To extend the provi-
sions 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.
Walruses, Alaska. AN ACT For the protection of walruses in
the Territory of Alaska..

220 United Daughters of the Confederacy. AN ACT Granting an ex-
tension of patent to the United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy.

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Patent rights. AN ACT To afford greater protection to the purchaser of patent rights. 222 Bridge, Monongahela River. AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of bridges across the Monongahela River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.. Bridge, Santee River. AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the South Carolina State Highway Department to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Santee River, at or near Leneudes Ferry, South Carolina____

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Bridge, Wabash River. AN ACT To extend the times for com-
mencing and completing the construction of a toll bridge
across the Wabash River at or near Mount Vernon, Posey
County, Indiana.......

Bridge, Tug Fork of Big Sandy River. AN ACT To legalize
the construction by the Big Creek Bridge Company, Con-
solidated, of a bridge across the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy
River at Nolan, West Virginia.........

Pipe lines, D. C. AN ACT To permit construction, maintenance,
and use of certain pipe lines for petroleum and petroleum
products in the District of Columbia...
Bridges, New River. AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress
to the Department of Highways, Commonwealth of Virginia,
to construct, maintain, and operate two free bridges across
the New River, one at Bluff City and the other at Eggleston,
in the State of Virginia...

Flood control projects. AN ACT Authorizing the construction of
certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control,
and for other purposes-

Bridge, Monongahela River. AN ACT To extend the times for
commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across
the Monongahela River, between the boroughs of Elizabeth, in
Elizabeth Township, and West Elizabeth, in Jefferson Town-
ship, in the county of Allegheny, and in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania..........

Army warrant officers. AN ACT To strengthen the national
defense by creating the grade of chief warrant officer in the
Army, and for other purposes –
Reemployment of retired employees. AN ACT To permit the
reemployment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of per-
sons retired under the Civil Service Retirement Act..
Rainbow Division, memorial. AN ACT To authorize the Rain-
bow Division veterans to erect a suitable memorial to the
Rainbow (Forty-second) Division, American Expeditionary
Forces..

Smithsonian Gallery of Art, D. C. AN ACT To permit the
Smithsonian Gallery of Art Commission to purchase a model
of the winning design for the proposed Smithsonian Gallery of
Art, and for other purposes.

National-defense material. AN ACT To amend an Act entitled
"An act to punish the willful injury or destruction of war ma-
terial, or of war premises or utilities used in connection with
war material, and for other purposes", approved April 20,
1918, as amended November 30, 1940..

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commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across
the Saint Lawrence River at or near Ogdensburg, New York,
and for other purposes-
Fleet Reserve, pay. AN ACT To provide for adjustment of the
inactive-duty pay of certain transferred and retired members
of the Fleet Reserve__

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Needy blind persons, D. C. AN ACT To amend the Act entitled
"An Act to provide aid for needy blind persons of the District
of Columbia and authorizing appropriations therefor", ap-
proved August 24, 1935.
Army mail clerks. AN ACT Authorizing the designation of
Army mail clerks and assistant Army mail clerks...
Publication of inventions. AN ACT To amend the Act relating
to preventing the publication of inventions in the national
interest, and for other purposes...
Hawaii, public lands. AN ACT To amend section 73 of an
Act entitled "An Act to provide a government for the Ter-
ritory of Hawaii", approved April 30, 1900, as amended. Aug. 21, 1941...
Navy, public works. AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of
the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public
works, and for other purposes--
War with Spain, etc., pensions. AN ACT Granting increases
in pensions to certain widows and dependents of persons who
served in the military or naval forces of the United States
during the War with Spain, the Boxer Rebellion, or the
Philippine Insurrection_.

Bill of Rights Day. JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for
the proper observance of the one hundred and fiftieth anni-
versary of the adoption of the first ten amendments to the
Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights..
Smithsonian Institution, regent. JOINT RESOLUTION Pro-
viding for the filling of a vacancy in the Board of Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution of the class other than Members
of Congress...

Smithsonian Institution, regent. JOINT RESOLUTION Pro-
viding for the filling of a vacancy which will occur August 6,
1941, in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
of the class other than Members of Congress_
Oil and gas conservation. JOINT RESOLUTION Consent-
ing to an interstate oil compact to conserve oil and gas..
First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1942.
AN ACT Making supplemental appropriations for the
national defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and
for other purposes-

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National Housing Act, amendment.
National Housing Act, as amended..
Printing proceedings of certain veterans' organizations. JOINT
RESOLUTION Authorizing the printing, with illustrations,
of the proceedings of the national encampments of various
veterans' organizations in the United States as separate
House documents__

Revenue Act of 1941. AN ACT To provide revenue, and for
other purposes - -

North Slough, Oreg., dam construction. AN ACT To extend the
times for commencing and completing the construction of a
dam and dike for preventing the flow of tidal waters into
North Slough in Coos County, Oregon---
Army officers, temporary appointments. JOINT RESOLU-
TION To authorize temporary appointments of officers in the
Army of the United States..

Richfield Springs, N. Y., lands. AN ACT Authorizing the
transfer of land owned by the United States back to the
Spring Park Club, of Richfield Springs, New York.
Merchant Marine, registry of pursers and surgeons. AN ACT
To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the reg-
istry of pursers and surgeons as staff officers on vessels of
the United States, and for other purposes", approved August
1, 1939.

Manning of vessels. AN ACT Relating to the manning of vessels
Army Medical Library and Museum, D. C. AN ACT To
amend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Secretary
of War to proceed with the construction of certain public
works in connection with the War Department in the Dis-
trict of Columbia", approved June 15, 1938..

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