to administer those islands under trusteeship in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations; and Whereas the Security Council on April 2, 1947, approved unanimously the trusteeship agreement with amendments acceptable to the United States; and Whereas the said agreement, having been approved by the Security Council, will come into force upon approval by the Government of the United States after due constitutional process: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is hereby authorized to approve, on behalf of the United States, the trusteeship agreement between the United States of America and the Security Council of the United Nations for the former Japanese mandated islands (to be known as the Territory of the Pacific Islands) which was approved by the Security Council at the seat of the United Nations, Lake Success, Nassau County, New York, on April 2, 1947. Approved July 18, 1947. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 129, 80TH CONGRESS, 2D SESSION Whereas the President, on behalf of the United States, pursuant to authority contained in Public Law 204 of the first session of the Eightieth Congress, has approved an agreement between the Security Council of the United Nations and the United States of America pursuant to which the United States has become the administering authority for the trust territory of the Pacific islands, heretofore known as the Japanese Mandated Islands of the Pacific; and Whereas it is the responsibility of the Congress of the United States to provide a permanent government for the trust territory of the Pacific islands; and Whereas the problem of administration of the trust territory of the Pacific islands is interrelated to the administration of Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island, and other United States island possessions in the Pacific Ocean: Therefore be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That there is hereby established a joint congressional committee to be composed of three members who are members of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate, three members who are members of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, to be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, and three members who are members of the Committee on Public Lands of the House of Representatives, three members who are members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The committee shall select a chairman and a vice chairman from among its members. SEC. 2. The committee shall make a thorough study and investigation of the islands, group of islands, and other areas included within the trust territory of the Pacific and all other islands, groups of islands, and other areas in the Pacific which are possessions of, or subject to the authority of, the United States, including study and investigation of— (a) the peoples, customs, laws, economies, resources, and governments of such areas; (b) the interrelation, and the natural or appropriate integration, of such areas; (c) the interrelation of the security of such areas and the security of the United States; (d) measures designed to advance the security and well-being of the peoples and economies of such areas; and (e) such other matters relating to such areas as the committee may deem appropriate. SEC. 3. The committee shall complete its study and investigation as expeditiously as possible, and shall forthwith thereafter report to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Public Lands of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives the results thereof, recommending such organic and other legislation as may be necessary to provide for the civil government of such areas, and to assure to the peoples of such areas justice, peace, and tranquillity, a voice in their civic affairs and government, the development of their economies and the protection of their civil rights, all with due regard to the established customs of such peoples. SEC. 4. For the purposes of this concurrent resolution, the committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, is authorized to hold such hearings, to sit and act at such times and places during the sessions, recesses, and adjourned periods of the Eightieth Congress, to employ such consultants, specialists, clerks, and other assistants, to travel, and authorize its assistants to travel, freely through such areas and such other places, to utilize such transportation, housing, and other facilities as the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Air Force may make available, to require by subpena or otherwise the attendance of such witnesses and the production of such correspondence, books, papers, and documents, to administer such oaths, to take such testimony, and to make such expenditures, as it deems advisable. The cost of stenographic services to report such hearings shall not be in excess of 25 cents per hundred words. The expenses of the committee, which shall not exceed $50,000, shall be paid one-half from the contingent fund of the Senate and one-half from the contingent fund of the House of Repre sentatives, upon vouchers approved by the chairman or vice chairman. Disburse ments to pay such expenses shall be made by the Secretary of the Senate out of the contingent fund of the Senate, such contingent fund of the House of Representatives in the amount of one-half of disbursements so made. Passed June 18, 1948. IV. APPROPRIATIONS ACTS PUBLIC LAW 76, 80th Congress, 1st SESSION AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS United States contributions to international commissions, congresses, and bureaus: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for "United States contributions to international commissions, congresses, and bureaus," as follows: International Bureau for the Publication of Customs Tariffs, $13,395; International Union of Chemistry, $675; International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts, $2,513; in all $16,583. United States participation in United Nations: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1947, for "United States participation in United Nations," $4,195,347, of which amount, $1,824,500 shall be available for advance to the United Nations working capital fund, and the balance of $2,370,847 shall be available for contribution to the 1946 budget of the United Nations. * Approved May 26, 1947. * PUBLIC LAW 166, 80TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and the Judiciary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, and for other purposes. ** INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND ACTIVITIES United States contributions to international commissions, congresses, and bureaus: For payment of the annual contributions, quotas, and expenses, including loss by exchange in discharge of the obligations of the United States in connection with international commissions, congresses, bureaus, and other objects, in not to exceed the respective amounts as follows: American International Institute for the Protection of Childhood (22 U. S. C. 269b), $2,000; Bureau of International Telecommunication Union, Radio Section (49 Stat. 2391, 54 Stat. 1417), $6,983; Bureau of Interparliamentary Union for Promotion of International Arbitration, including participation by the United States in the work of the Bureau (22 U. S. C. 276, 276a), $30,000, of which $15,000 shall be expended under the direction of the President and the Executive Secretary of the American group; Cape Spartel and Tangier Light, Coast of Morocco (14 Stat. 679), $800; Central Bureau of the International Map of the World on the Millionth Scale (22 U. S. C. 269a), $50; Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense, including participation by the United States in the Committee (Act of June 19, 1943, Public Law 80), $25,000; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (22 U. S. C. 279-279d), $1,250,000; Gorgas Memorial Laboratory (22 U. S. C. 278, 278a, 278b), $50,000; Inter-American Coffee Board (Convention of November 28, 1940), $8,000; Inter-American Economic and Social Council (57 Stat. 159), $23,000; Inter-American Indian Institute (Convention of November 29, 1940), $4,800; Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences (Convention of January 15, 1944), $159,773; Inter-American Radio Office (53 Stat. 1576), $6,720; InterAmerican Statistical Institute (56 Stat. 20), $31,955; International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property (53 Stat. 1748), $2,491; International Bureau for Publication of Customs Tariffs (26 Stat. 1520), $2,233; International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (32 Stat. 1779, 36 Stat. 2199), $1,723; International Bureau of Weights and Measures (20 Stat. 714, 43 Stat. 1687), $8,314; International Civil Aviation Organization (Convention ratified by the Senate July 25, 1946), $510,000; International Council of Scientific Unions and Associated Unions (22 U. S. C. 274) as follows: International Council of Scientific Unions, $163; International Astronomical Union, $1,046; International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, $3,920; International Scientific Radio Union, $392; International Union of Chemistry, $675; International Geographical Union, $552; in all, $6,748; International Hydrographic Bureau (22 U. S. C. 275), $9,147; International Labor Organization (22 U. S. C. 271), $522,000; International Office of Public Health (35 Stat. 2061), $5,105; International Penal and Penitentiary Commission (37 Stat. 692), $4,922; International Statistical Bureau at The Hague (22 U. S. C. 269c), $2,500; Pan American Institute of Geography and History (22 U. S. C. 273), $10,000; Pan American Sanitary Bureau (44 Stat. 2041), $63,909; Pan American Union (Treaty of Feb. 20, 1928; 22 U. S. C. 264; 44 U. S. C. 282), $379,488, including not to exceed $20,000 for printing and binding; Payment to the Government of Panama (33 Stat. 2238, 53 Stat. 1818), $430,000; total, $3,557,661, together with such additional sums, due to increase in rates of exchange as the Secretary of State may determine and certify to the Secretary of the Treasury to be necessary to pay, in foreign currencies, the quotas and contributions required by the several treaties, conventions, or laws establishing the amount of the obligation. United States participation in United Nations: For necessary expenses authorized by section 7 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 incident to the participation by the United States in the United Nations pursuant to the provisions of said Act, including attendance at meetings of societies or associations concerned with the work of the United Nations; hire of passenger motor vehicles and purchase of six, including one at not to exceed $3,000; purchase of uniforms for guards and chauffeurs; and printing and binding without regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 111); $12,578,240, of which amount $10,949,805 shall be available for contribution to the United Nations: Provided, That the Department of State, when requested by the United Nations, is authorized to acquire surplus property in accordance with the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 765-784), as amended, with funds hereby appropriated for the United States contribution to the United Nations, and such contribution shall be reduced by the value of the surplus property and necessary expenses, including transportation costs, incidental to the acquisition thereof. United States participation in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization: For necessary expenses incident to the participation by the United States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization pursuant to the provisions of the Act of July 30, 1946 (Public Law 565), including attendance at meetings of societies and associations concerned with the work of the Organization; hire of passenger motor vehicles; rental of halls, facilities, and services requisite for or incident to sessions and conferences of the National Commission on Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Cooperation, by contract or otherwise, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U. S. Ć. 5); $3,703,385, of which amount $3,500,385 shall be available for contribution to and advance to the revolving fund of that Organization * * Approved July 9, 1947. PUBLIC LAW 271, 80TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION AN ACT making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, and for other purposes INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES International Refugee Organization: For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Act of July 1, 1947 (Public Law 146), providing for membership and participation by the United States in the International Refugee Organization, including attendance at meetings of societies or associations concerned with the work of the Organization; printing and binding without regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 111), and section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U. S. C. 5); and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $71,073,900. United States participation in United Nations: The appropriation "United States participation in United Nations," contained in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1948, is hereby made available in an amount not exceeding $15,000 per annum for the furnishing of living quarters for the use of the Repre sentative of the United States at the seat of the United Nations and this shall be accomplished by utilizing the authority contained in the second proviso of the appropriation "Salaries and expenses, Foreign Service," in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1948, with respect to the furnishing of living quarters for the use of the Foreign Service; and for making allotments to the United States Mission to the United Nations to defray the unusual expenses incident to the maintenance of an official residence for the United States Representative to the United Nations in the same manner that such allotments are authorized to Foreign Service Posts by section 902 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (Public Law 724). * * * Approved July 30, 1947. PUBLIC LAW 597, 80TH CONGRESS, 2D SESSION AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and the Judiciary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, and for other purposes. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES United States participation in international organizations: For expenses necessary for United States participation in international organizations, including payment of the annual contributions, quotas, and assessments, and costs of permanent United States representation to such organizations, in not to exceed the respective amounts as follows: American International Institute for the Protection of Childhood (22 U. S. C. 269b), $2,000; Bureau of the International Telecommunications Union, Radio Section (49 Stat. 2391, 54 Stat. 1417), $6,100; Bureau of Interparliamentary Union for Promotion of International Arbitration (22 U. S. C. 276, 276a; Public Law 409, approved February 6, 1948), $30,000, of which $15,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, to assist in meeting the expenses of the American group, shall be disbursed on vouchers to be approved by the President and the executive secretary of the American group; Cape Spartel and Tangier Light, Coast of Morocco (14 Stat. 679), $1,200; Caribbean Commission (Public Law 431, approved March 4, 1948), $135,000; Central Bureau of the International Map of the World on the Millionth Scale (22 U. S. C. 269a), $50; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (22 U. S. C. 279279d), $1,250,000; Gorgas Memorial Laboratory (22 U. S. C. 278, 278a, 278b), $50,000: Inter-American Indian Institute (56 Stat. 1303), $4,800; Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences (58 Stat. 1169), $145,397; International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (32 Stat. 1779, 36 Stat. 2199), $1,723; International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property (53 Stat. 1748). $1,820; International Bureau for Publication of Customs Tariffs (26 Stat. 1520), $2,233; International Bureau of Weights and Measures (20 Stat. 714, 43 Stat. 1687). $8,314; International Council of Scientific Unions and Associated Unions (22 U. S. C. 274), $6,993; International Hydrographic Bureau (22 U. S. C. 275), $9,147; International Penal and Penitentiary Commission (22 U. S. C. 263), $4,837: Pan-American Union (treaty of February 20, 1928; 22 U. S. C. 264; 44 U. S. C. 282), $1,536,352; Payment to the Government of Panama (33 Stat. 2238, 53 Stat. 1818), $430,000; South Pacific Commission (Public Law 403, approved January 28, 1948), $20,000; United Nations (22 U. S. C. 287-287e), $15, 146,032 of which amount $13,841,032 shall be available for contribution; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (22 U. S. C. 287m-287t), $3,772,775 of which amount $3,637,545 shall be available for contribution; International Civil Aviation Organization (Convention ratified by the Senate July 25, 1946), $680,500 of which amount $600,000 shall be available for contribution; In all, $24,541,262, together with such additional sums due to increase in rates of exchange as the Secretary of State may determine and certify to the Secretary of the Treasury to be necessary to pay, in foreign currencies, the quotas and contributions required by the several treaties, conventions, or laws establishing the amount of the obligation: Provided, That, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, amounts for United States representation in United Nations, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and International Civil Aviation Organization shall be available for expenses pursuant to the provisions of the pertinent Acts and Conventions authorizing such representation, including attendance at meetings of societies or associations concerned with the work of the organizations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; printing and binding without regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 111); and purchase of uniforms for guards and chauffeurs: Provided further, That the provisions of section 7 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, and regulations thereunder, applicable to expenses incurred pursuant to that Act shall be applicable to the obligation and expenditure of funds in connection with the United Nations participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization: Provided further, That the Department of State, when requested by the United Nations, is authorized to acquire surplus property for the United Nations in accordance with the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 765-784), as amended, with funds hereby appropriated for the United States contribution to the United Nations, and such contribution shall be reduced by the value of the surplus property and necessary expenses, including transportation costs, incidental to the acquisition thereof: Provided further, That the amount for United States representation in United Nations shall be available for the furnishing of living quarters for the use of the Representative of the United States at the seat of the United Nations and this shall be accomplished by utilizing the authority contained in the first proviso of the appropriation "Salaries and expenses, Foreign Service", in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1949, with respect to the furnishing of living quarters for the use of the Foreign Service; and for making allotments to the United States Mission to the United Nations to defray the unusual expenses incident to the maintenance of an official residence for the United States Representative to the United Nations in the same manner that such allotments are authorized to Foreign Service Posts by section 902 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U. S. C. 1132 International contingencies: For necessary expenses, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, of participation by the United States upon approval by the Secretary of State, in international activities which arise from time to time in the conduct of foreign affairs and for which specific appropriations have not been provided pursuant to treaties, conventions, or special Acts of Congress, including personal services in the District of Columbia or elsewhere without regard to civil-service and classification laws; employment of aliens; travel expenses without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and without regard to the rates of per diem allowances in lieu of subsistence expenses under the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, as amended; transporation of families and effects under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe; stenographic and other services; rent of quarters by contract or otherwise; hire of passenger motor vehicles; contributions for the share of the United States in expenses of international organizations; printing and binding without regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 111); $3,600,000, of which not to exceed a total of $100,000 may be expended for representation allowances as authorized by section 901 (3) of the Act of August 13, 1946 (22 U. S. C. 1131) and for entertainment. Approved June 3, 1948. |