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Civilian Reemployment of Members of Merchant Marine

1471. Service in merchant marine; definition; persons entitled to certificate of

service.

1472. Restoration to civilian employment; etc.

1473. Proceedings to compel employer's compliance with section 1472; fees or costs.

1474. Additional compensation to certain civilian employees during period of merchant marine service.

475. Rules and regulations.

Surplus Property Act of 1944

1619. Designation of disposal agencies.

1621. Utilization of surplus property by Federal agencies.

1622. Disposal to local governments and nonprofit institutions.

1623. Disposition by owning agency; limitations.

1625. Dispositions to veterans; preference priority; property set aside; regulations; public notice; time limit.

1626. Disposition in rural areas.

1627. Disposition to small business.

1628. Disposal of plants.

1630. Formulation of policies for disposal of surplus agriculture commodities; restrictions on sale of cotton and woolen goods and farm commodities. 1631. Repealed.

1632. Disposal of surplus real property.

1641. Dispositions outside U. S.; use of foreign currencies; foreign scholarships;

etc.

SELECTIVE TRAINING AND SERVICE ACT OF 1940

§ 301. Declaration of emergency and policy; ordering National Guard to active service. (a) The Congress hereby declares that it is imperative to increase and train the personnel of the armed forces of the United States.

(b) The Congress further declares that in a free society the obligations and privileges of military training and service should be shared generally in accordance with a fair and just system of selective compulsory military training and service.

(c) The Congress further declares, in accordance with our traditional military policy as expressed in the National Defense Act of 1916 (June 3, 1916, ch. 134, 39 Stat. 166), as amended, that it is essential that the strength and organization of the National Guard, as an integral part of the first-line defenses of this Nation, be at all times maintained and assured. To this end, it is the intent of the Congress that whenever the Congress shall determine that troops are needed for the national security in excess of those of the Regular Army and those in active training and service under section 3 (b) (section 303 (b) of this appendix) the National Guard of the United States, or such part thereof as may be necessary, shall be ordered to active Federal service and continued therein so long as such necessity exists. (June 29, 1946, ch. 522, § 1, 60 Stat. 341.)

Reenactment of sections. Section 1 of act June 29, 1946, cited to text provided: "That all of the provisions of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. as amended, are hereby expressly reenacted except those provisions which are hereinafter amended or repealed (sections 303, 305, and 315 of this appendix.)”

§ 302. Registration of male citizens and residents; age limitation.

Reenactment of section by act June 29, 1946, c. 522, § 1, 60 Stat. 341, see note set out under section 301 of this appendix.

§ 308. Service and health certificates; employment and reemployment provisions; voting during service.

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(b) In the case of any such person who, in order to perform such training and service, has left or leaves a position, other than a temporary position, in the employ of any employer and who (1) receives such certificate, (2) is still qualified to perform the duties of such position, and (3) makes application for reemployment within ninety days after he is relieved from such training and service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than one year

(A) if such position was in the employ of the United States Government, its Territories or possessions, or the District of Columbia, such person shall be restored to such position or to a position of like senority, status, and pay;

(B) if such position was in the employ of a private employer, such employer shall restore such person to such position or to a position of like seniority, status, and pay unless the employer's circumstances have so changed as to make it impossible or unreasonable to do so;

(C) if such position was in the employ of any State or political subdivision thereof, it is hereby declared to be the sense of the Congress that such person should be restored to such position or to a position of like señority, status, and pay. (As amended Dec. 8, 1944, ch. 548, § 1, 28 Stat. 798; June 29, 1946, ch. 522, § 1, 60 Stat. 341.)

Reenactment of section by Act June 29, 1946, ch. 522, § 1, 60 Stat. 341, see note set out under section 301 of this appendix.

§ 309. Conscription of industry; power of President to take possession of plants.

Reenactment of section by Act June 29, 1946, ch. 522, § 1, 60 Stat. 341, see note set out under section 301 of this appendix.

SERVICE EXTENSION ACT OF 1941

§ 357. Extension of reemployment benefits under section 308 of this Appendix.-(a) Any person who, subsequent to May 1, 1940, and prior to the termination of the authority conferred by section 2 of this joint resolution (section 352 of this Appendix), shall have entered upon active military or naval service in the land or naval forces of the United States shall be entitled to all the reemployment benefits of section 8 of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, to the same extent as in the case of persons inducted under said Act (sections 301-318 of this Appendix): Provided, That the provisions of section 8 (b) (A) of said Act (section 308 (b) (A) of this Appendix) shall be applicable to any such person without regard to whether the position which he held shall have been covered into the classified civil service during the period of his military or naval service.

(b) Any former member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps who, within ninety days after termination of her service in that corps,

entered active military service by enlistment or appointment in the Women's Army Corps without having accepted a position, other than a temporary position, in the employ of any employer during such ninety-day period, shall be entitled to all the reemployment benefits of section 8 of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended (section 308 of this Appendix), with respect to a position which she left to enter service in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, to the same extent that a person inducted under said Act is entitled to reemployment benefits with respect to a position which he left in order to perform training and service: Provided, That, in the case of any such former member who has been discharged from or relieved from active duty in the Women's Army Corps prior to the effective date of this subsection (Aug. 9, 1946), application for reemployment may be made at any time within ninety days after such effective date. The provisions of section 8 (b) (A) of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended (section 308 (b) (A) of this Appendix), shall be applicable to any such former member without regard to whether the position which she held shall have been covered into the classified civil service during the period of her military service or during the period of her service in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. (As amended Dec. 8, 1944, ch. 548, § 3, 58 Stat. 799; Aug. 9, 1946, ch. 936, 60 Stat. 971.)

FIRST WAR POWERS ACT, 1941

TITLE I-COORDINATION OF EXECUTIVE BUREAUS IN THE INTEREST OF MORE EFFICIENT CONCENTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

§ 601. Coordination of executive bureaus, offices, etc., by President for national defense and to prosecute the war; issuance of regulations.

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Ex. ORD. No. 9577. TERMINATION OF THE WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSFERRAL OF ITS FUNCTIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

Ex. Ord. No. 9577, June 30, 1945, 10 F. R. 8087, provided:

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941 (55 Stat. 838) [sections 601-605 of this Appendix], it is ordered as follows:

1. The War Food Administration and the office of War Food Administrator, established by Executive Order No. 9334 of April 19, 1943 [set out under this section], are hereby terminated.

2. The functions, duties, and powers of the War Food Administrator, including but not limited to those vested in the Administrator by Executive Orders No. 9334 of April 19, 1943, as amended, No. 9385 of October 6, 1943, No. 9401 of December 7, 1943, No. 9418 of January 29, 1944, and No. 9534 of April 3, 1945, are hereby transferred to, and shall be exercised and performed by the Secretary of Agriculture.

3. The records, property, personnel, funds, and agencies of the War Food Administration are hereby placed under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of Agriculture. The agencies of the War Food Administration shall, consistent with applicable law, be organized and administrated in such manner as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem desirable.

4. The Secretary of Agriculture shall have, and may exercise to such extent and subject to such conditions as he shall determine, (a) all powers of delegation vested in the War Food Administrator, including but not limited to those specified in paragraph 9 of Executive Order No. 9280 of December 5, 1942 [set out under this section], and (b) the authority to confer upon any person or persons

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to whom he may make delegations hereunder, the power to make further delegations to any person or persons in the Department of Agriculture.

5. All orders, directives, rules, and regulations relating to any matter within the scope of the authority of the War Food Administrator which are in effect on the effective date of this order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until modified or revoked by the Secretary of Agriculture or at his direction or under his authorization.

6. All prior Executive orders in conflict with this order are hereby amended to the extent of such conflict.

7. This order shall take effect at the close of business on June 30, 1945.

Ex. ORD. No. 9630. REDISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC FUNCTIONS AND FUNCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SURPLUS PROPERTY IN FOREIGN AREAS

Ex. Ord. No. 9630, Sept. 27, 1945, 10 F. R. 12245, provided:

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941 [section 601 of this appendix], and as President of the United States, and Commander in Chief of the Army and the Navy, it is hereby ordered as follows:

PART I

1. The Foreign Economic Administration established by Executive Order No. 9380 of September 25, 1943 [set out as a note under this section], hereinafter referred to as the Administration, and its agencies except as otherwise provided in this order, and the office of the Administrator of the Foreign Economic Administration, are terminated and disposition shall be made of the affairs thereof according to the provisions of this Part.

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5. There are transferred to the Department of Agriculture the functions of the Office of Foreign Food Programs and all other functions of the Administration with respect to food (as defined in paragraph 10 of Executive Order No. 9280 of December 5, 1942) [set out as a note under this section], food machinery, and other food facilities.

6. There are transferred to the heads of the agencies to which functions are transferred by this Part the respective functions of the Administrator of the Foreign Economic Administration, hereafter referred to as the Administrator, which relate to the functions so transferred to the aforesaid agencies.

SECOND WAR POWERS ACT, 1942

TITLE II-ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY

§ 632a. Same; termination of authority.-The authority to acquire property, or any use thereof or interest therein, granted by section 2 of such Act of July 2, 1917 (section 171a of this title), shall not be exercised after the date upon which this section becomes effective (Dec. 28, 1945). Mar. 27, 1942, ch. 199, title II, § 202, as added Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 590, § 1 (a), 59 Stat. 658.

TITLE III-PRIORITIES POWERS

§ 633. Amendment of section 1152 of this appendix.

AMENDMENT

Par. (1) amended by act Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 770 § 1 (26), 60 Stat. 868, which repealed the proviso requiring the Secretary of the Navy to report every three months to Congress the contracts entered into under authority of said par. (1). Act Dec. 20, 1944, amended section by adding par. (9).

TITLE XV-TIME LIMIT AND SHORT TITLE

§ 645. Termination of portions of act.

AMENDMENT

Act June 29, 1946, ch. 526, § 1, 60 Stat. 345, amended section by extending the termination date from June 30, 1946, to Mar. 31, 1947, except that for the allocation of building materials, and the facilities related to the utilization of building materials Title III of said Act shall remain in force until June 30, 1947.

REQUISITION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES Act of Oct. 16, 1941, Ch. 445, 55 Stat. 742

§ 713. Termination of act.

AMENDMENTS

1945-Act June 30, 1945, ch. 207, 59 Stat. 270, amended section by substituting "June 30, 1946" for "June 30, 1945."

§ 721. Requisition of military materials for United States; compensation.

AMENDMENTS

1945-Act June 30, 1945, ch. 208, § 1, 59 Stat. 271, amended section by substituting "June 30, 1946" for "June 30, 1945", in first sentence.

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EMERGENCY PRICE CONTROL ACT OF 1942

Act Jan. 30, 1942, Ch. 26, 56 Stat. 25

TITLE I-GENERAL PROVISIONS AND AUTHORITY

901a. Purposes and policies in transition period [New]. (a) Objectives.

(b) Declaartion of decontrol policy.

(c) Recommendations by the President to the Congress.
(d) Decontrol of nonagricultural commodities.

(e) Agricultural commodities.

(f) Saving provision.

(g) Petitions for decontrol.

(h) Price Decontrol Board.

906. Establishment and adjustment of maximum prices [New].

TITLE I-GENERAL PROVISIONS AND AUTHORITY

§ 901. Purposes; time limit; applicability.

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(b) The provisions of this Act [sections 901-922, 923-946 of this Appendix], and all regulations, orders, price schedules, and requirements thereunder, shall terminate on June 30, 1947, or upon the date of a proclamation by the President, or upon the date specified in a concurrent resolution by the two Houses of the Congress, declaring that the further continuance of the authority granted by this Act is not necessary in the interest of the national defense and security, whichever date is the earlier; except that as to offenses committed, or rights or liabilities incurred, prior to such termination date, the provisions of this Act [said sections] and such regulations, orders, price sched

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