§ 372. Same; disposal of records upon failure of joint congressional committee to act.-If the joint committee fails to make a report during any regular or special session of Congress on any list or schedule submitted to Congress by the Archivist not less than ten days prior to the adjournment of such session, the Archivist may empower the agency or agencies having in their custody records covered by such lists or schedules to cause such records to be disposed of in accordance with regulations promulgated as provided in section 367 of this title. (July 7, 1943, ch. 192, § 7, 57 Stat. 382, as amended July 6, 1945, ch. 273, § 1 (c), 59 Stat. 434.) AMENDMENTS * * 1945-Act July 6, 1945, cited to text, amended section by omitting "the head of the agency who submitted the list or schedule to cause the records listed therein" and inserting in lieu thereof "the agency or * cause such records." §377. Regular reports to Congress by Archivist.-The Archivist shall transmit to Congress at the beginning of each regular session reports as to the records authorized for disposal under the provisions of section 372 of this title and as to the records disposed of under the provisions of sections 375 and 376 of this title. (July 7, 1943, ch. 192, 12, 57 Stat. 382, as amended July 6, 1945, ch. 273, § 1 (d), 59 Stat. 434.) AMENDMENTS 1945-Act July 6, 1945, cited to text, amended section by substituting "375" and "376" for "374" and "375". TITLE 49-TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION SUPPLEMENTARY TO "INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT" § 65. Government traffic; rates.-(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but subject to the provisions of sections 1 (7) and 22 of this title, the full applicable commercial rates, fares, or charges shall be paid for transportation by any common carrier subject to chapters 1, 8, 12, and 13 of this title of any persons or property for the United States, or on its behalf, and the rate determined by the Interstate Commerce Commission as reasonable therefor shall be paid for the transportation by railroad of the United States mail: Provided, however, That any carrier by railroad and the United States may enter into contracts for the transportation of the United States mail for less than such rate: Provided further, That section 5 of Title 41, shall not after September 18, 1940, be construed as requiring advertising for bids in connection with the procurement of transportation services when the services required can be procured from any common carrier lawfully operating in the territory where such services are to be performed. (b) If any carrier by railroad furnishing such transportation, or any predecessor in interest, shall have received a grant of lands from the United States to aid in the construction of any part of the railroad operated by it, the provisions of law with respect to compensation for such transportation shall continue to apply to such transportation as though subsection (a) of this section had not been enacted until such carrier shall file with the Secretary of the Interior, in the form and manner prescribed by him, a release of any claim it may have against the United States to lands, interests in lands, compensation, or reimbursement on account of lands or interests in lands which have been granted, claimed to have been granted, or which it is claimed should have been granted to such carrier or any such predecessor in interest under any grant to such carrier or such predecessor in interest as aforesaid. Such release must be filed within one year from September 18, 1940. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring any such carrier to reconvey to the United States lands which have been heretofore patented or certified to it, or to prevent the issuance of patents confirming the title to such lands as the Secretary of the Interior shall find have been heretofore sold by any such carrier to an innocent purchaser for value or as preventing the issuance of patents to lands listed or selected by such carrier, which listing or selection has heretofore been fully and finally approved by the Secretary of the Interior to the extent that the issuance of such patents may be authorized by law. (Sept. 18, 1940, ch. 722, title III, section 321, 54 Stat. 954, as amended Dec. 12, 1945, ch. 573, section 1, 59 Stat. 606.) Subsec. (a) amended by Act Dec. 12, 1945, cited to text, which struck out "except that the foregoing provision shall not apply to the transportation of military or naval property of the United States moving for military or naval and not for civil use or to the transportation of members of the military or naval forces of the United States (or property of such members) when such members are traveling on official duty;" following "or on its behalf". Effective date. Section 2 of Act Dec. 12, 1945, cited to text, provided: "The amendment made by section 1 of this Act (Dec. 12, 1945, cited to text) shall take effect October 1, 1946: Provided, however, That any travel or transportation specifically contracted for prior to such effective date shall be paid for at the rate, fare, or charge in effect at the time of entering into such contract of carriage or shipment." Former section 65, relating to prison made goods, is now section 60 of this title. It was from Act Jan. 19, 1929, ch. 79, section 1, 45 Stat. 1084. Sec. 5. 98. TITLE 50-WAR Council of National Defense Reports of subordinate bodies and committees; unvouchered expenditures. Acquisition and Development Strategic Raw Materials (New) Declaration of policy. 98a. Strategic and critical materials; determination; quantity and quality; formation and functions of industry advisory committees; subsistence and traveling expenses of members. 98b. Purchase, storage, refinement, rotation, disposal of materials. 98c. Reports to Congress. 98d. Release of stock piling materials. 98e. Transfer of surplus materials to stock piles; exceptions; payments reduction of amount of obligations of Reconstruction Finance Corp. 98f. Investigations of domestic ores, minerals, and agriculture resources for purposes of development, etc. 98g. Appropriations. 98h. Disposition of receipts. COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE § 5. Reports of subordinate bodies and committees; unvouchered expenditures.-Reports shall be submitted by all subordinate bodies and by the advisory commission to the council, and from time to time the council shall report to the President or to the heads of executive departments upon special inquiries or subjects appropriate thereto. When deemed proper the President may authorize, in amounts stipulated by him, unvouchered expenditures. (As amended Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 770 § 1 (53), 60 Stat. 870.) 1946 Amendment.-Act Aug. 7, 1946, cited to text, amended section by repealing all provisions requiring annual reports to Congress of the Council's activities and expenditures. ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC RAW MATERIALS (NEW) § 98. Declaration of policy.-The natural resources of the United States in certain strategic and critical materials being deficient or insufficiently developed to supply the industrial, military, and naval needs of the country for common defense, it is the policy of the Congress and the purpose and intent of section 98-98g of this title and section 1623 of Appendix to this title to provide for the acquisition and retention of stocks of these materials and to encourage the conservation and development of sources of these materials within the United States, and thereby decrease and prevent wherever possible a dangerous and costly dependence of the United States upon foreign nations for supplies of these materials in times of national emergency. 212 (June 7, 1939, ch. 190, § 1, 53 Stat. 811, amended July 23, 1946, ch. 590, 60 Stat. 596.) Act July 23, 1946, cited to text, amended section to broaden it by inserting "and retention" following "acquisition" and "conservation and" preceding "development". Short title.-Congress provided by section 10 of act July 23, 1946, cited to text, that sections 98-98g of this title and section 1623 (c) of appendix to this title, should be popularly known as the "Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act." § 98a. Strategic and critical materials; determination; quantity and quality to be purchased; formation and functions of industry advisory committees; subsistence and traveling expenses of members. (a) To effectuate the policy set forth in section 98 of this title the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting jointly through the agency of the Army and Navy Munitions Board, are authorized and directed to determine, from time to time, which materials are strategic and critical under the provisions of sections 98-98h of this title and section 1623 (b) of Appendix to this title and to determine, from time to time, the quality and quantities of such materials which shall be stock piled under the provisions of said sections. In determining the materials which are strategic and critical and the quality and quantities of same to be acquired the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Agriculture, and Commerce shall each designate representatives to cooperate with the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out the provisions of said sections. (b) To the fullest extent practicable the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting jointly, shall appoint industry advisory committees selected from the industries concerned with the materials to be stock piled. It shall be the general function of the industry advisory committees to advise with the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Interior and with any agencies through which they may exercise any of their functions under said sections with respect to the purchase, sale, care, and handling of such materials. Members of the industry advisory committees shall receive a per diem allowance of not to exceed $10 for each day spent at conferences held upon the call of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Interior, plus necessary traveling and other expenses while so engaged. (June 7, 1939, ch. 190, § 2, 53 Stat. 811, amended July 23, 1946, ch. 590, 60 Stat. 596.) Act July 23, 1946, cited to text, amended section by making former section subsec. (a) and adding subsec. (b) to provide for the creation of industry advisory committees. § 98b. Purchase, storage, refinement, rotation, and disposal of materials. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy shall direct the Secretary of the Treasury, through the medium of the Procurement Division of his Department, to (a) make purchases of strategic and critical materials with due regard to the objectives set forth in section 98 of this title and pursuant to the determinations as provided in section 98a of this title, which purchases (1) shall be made, so far as is practicable, from supplies of materials in excess of the current industrial demand and (2) shall be made in accordance with sections 10a-10c of Title 41, but may |