APPROPRIATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ROAD CONGRESS [52 STAT. 254] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of State and Justice and for the Judiciary, and for the Departments of Commerce and Labor, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, and for other purposes * * 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: * Permanent Association of International Road Congresses, $5,588, including not to exceed $5,000, to be immediately available, to enable the United States to participate in the meetings of the said Association and of its executive committee, including travel and subsistence, in the calendar year 1938, as authorized by Public Resolution Numbered 68, Seventy-fifth Congress, approved August 24, 1937; RELATIVE TO PROPOSED HIGHWAY TO CONNECT UNITED STATES WITH ALASKA [49 STAT. 869] AN ACT Relative to the proposed survey, location, and construction of a highway to connect the northwestern part of continental United States with British Columbia, Yukon Territory, and the Territory of Alaska Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States is requested, through such channels as he may deem proper, to negotiate and enter into an agreement or agreements between the Governments of the United States and of the Dominion of Canada, for the survey, location, and construction of a highway to connect the Pacific northwestern part of continental United States with British Columbia and Yukon Territory, in the Dominion of Canada, and the Territory of Alaska; in cooperation with the Government of the Dominion of Canada to cause a survey or surveys to be made to determine the most practicable route for such highway, as well as specifications and estimates of the probable cost thereof, and plans for financing its construction and maintenance. SEC. 2. The President is hereby authorized, upon the conclusion of the negotiations and the execution of the agreement or agreements herein authorized, to designate such existing agency of the Government of the United States as he may select for this purpose, or such officials or agency as he may specially appoint or create for the purposes of this Act, to carry on the work of survey and location of the route for such highway, and of the construction thereof after such route shall have been determined and approved by the President. And such agency or officials, so designated or appointed by the President hereunder, shall be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to communicate directly with a like agency or officials to be appointed by the Government of the Dominion of Canada, for the purpose of coordinating and expediting the work of such survey, location, and construction of such highway. Approved, August 26, 1935. ALASKAN INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY COMMISSION AUTHORIZED [52 STAT. 590] AN ACT To create a Commission to be known as the Alaskan International Highway Commission Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States, within ninety days from the passage of this Act, shall appoint, and he is hereby empowered to appoint, a Commission to be known as the Alaskan International Highway Commission, to be composed of five members, one a citizen of the Territory of Alaska, one a Member of the Congress of the United States, and three citizens of the United States of America; said Commissioners to be appointed for a two-year term and to serve without salary or other compensation. Said Commission shall be authorized by the President to cooperate and communicate directly with any similar agency which may be appointed in the Dominion of Canada in a study for the survey, location, and construction of a highway to connect the Pacific Northwest part of continental United States with British Columbia and the Yukon Territory in the Dominion of Canada, and the Territory of Alaska. Said Commission may cooperate with any such agency in the Dominion of Canada, in the study of specifications, estimates, and plans for the financing of the construction and maintenance of said road. Said Commission shall, within two years after their appointment, report to the President of the United States the extent and results of their activities and of any conferences, relative to such highway, and the President of the United States shall transmit said report to the Congress of the United States. "1 Approved, May 31, 1938. AUTHORIZATION FOR CHORRERA-RIO HATO ROAD IN PANAMA [53 Stat. 1071] AN ACT To authorize an appropriation to meet such expenses as the President, in his discretion, may deem necessary to enable the United States to cooperate with the Republic of Panama in completing the construction of a national highway between Chorrera and Rio Hato, Republic of Panama, for defense purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of not to exceed $1,500,000, to meet such expenses as the President, in his discretion, may deem necessary to enable the United States to cooperate with the Republic of Panama in connection with the construction of a highway between Chorrera and Rio Hato, in the Republic of Panama: Provided, That the expenditure of such sum shall be subject to the receipt of assurances satisfactory to the President from the Government of the Republic of Panama of its cooperation in such construction. Approved, July 20, 1939. APPROPRIATION FOR INTER-AMERICAN HIGHWAY AND FOR [53 Stat. 13011 AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1939, and June 30, 1940, and for other purposes * PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION Inter-American Highway: For the continuation of cooperation with the several governments, members of the Pan American Union, in connection with the survey and construction of the inter-American highway as provided in Public Resolution Numbered 104, approved March 4, 1929 (45 Stat. 1697), as amended or supplemented, and for performing engineering service in pan-American countries for and upon the request of any agency or governmental corporation of the United States, the Public Roads Administration is hereby authorized to expend not to exceed $40,000 to pay all costs incurred for such work from the administrative funds provided under the Act of July 11, 1916 (23 U. S. C. 21), 41 Amended by the act approved June 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 262), extending the existence of the Alaskan International Highway Commission for an additional 4 years. as amended or supplemented, or as otherwise provided. Chorrera and Rio Hato Road, Republic of Panama: To enable the United States to cooperate with the Republic of Panama in connection with the construction of a highway between Chorrera and Rio Hato, in the Republic of Panama, as authorized by the Act approved July 20, 1939 (Public, Numbered 200, Seventy-sixth Congress), $1,500,000, fiscal year 1940, to remain available until expended. Approved, August 9, 1939. CONSTRUCTION OF INTER-AMERICAN HIGHWAY [55 Stat. 860] AN ACT To provide for cooperation with Central American republics in the construction of the Inter-American Highway. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum not to exceed $20,000,000 to enable the United States to cooperate with the governments of the American republics situated in Central America-that is, with the Governments of the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama-in the survey and construction of the proposed Inter-American Highway within the borders of the aforesaid republics. Expenditures of such sums in any such country shall be subject to the receipt of a request therefor and of satisfactory assurances from the government of that country that appropriate commitments have been made by such government to assume at least one-third of the expenditures proposed to be incurred henceforth by that country and by the United States in the survey and construction of such highway within the borders of such country. In no such country shall the expenditures of this Government from the appropriations herein authorized exceed two-thirds of the total expenses henceforth incurred for said survey and construction in that country. No expenditures shall be made hereunder for the construction of said highway until the government of each of the above-named countries shall have given satisfactory assurance to the United States that it will assume at least one-third of the expenditures proposed to be incurred henceforth by that government and by the United States in the survey and construction of such highway within the borders of such country, or has given other assurances satisfactory to the President that it has made appropriate arrangements to complete such survey and construction within a reasonable period. All expenditures by the United States under the provisions of this Act for material, equipment, and supplies shall, whenever practicable, be made for products of the United States or of the country in which such survey or construction work is being carried on. SEC. 2. The survey and construction work authorized by this Act shall be under the administration of the Public Roads Administration, Federal Works Agency, which shall consult with the appropriate officials of the Department of State with respect to matters involving the foreign relations of this Government, and such negotiations with the governments of the American republics named in section 1 as may be required to carry out the purposes of this Act shall be conducted through, or as authorized by, the Department of State. SEC. 3. The provisions of this Act shall not create or authorize the creation of any obligations on the part of the Government of the United States with respect to any expenditures for highway construction or survey heretofore or hereafter undertaken in any of the countries enumerated in section 1, other than the expenditures authorized by the provisions of this Act. Approved, December 26, 1941. PHILIPPINE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1946 [60 Stat. 128] AN ACT For the rehabilitation of the Philippines. TITLE III-RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC PROPERTY AND ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES SEC. 301. As a manifestation of good will to the Filipino people, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, (1) the sum of $120,000,000, to be allocated from time to time, but not later than the fiscal year 1950, by the President of the United States among the various programs set forth in sections 302, 303, 304, and 305, and (2) such additional sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 306 to 311, inclusive. PUBLIC ROADS SEC. 302. (a) As recommended in a report based upon an investigation made in the Philippines by the Public Roads Administration of the Federal Works Agency and to the extent that the findings in such report are approved by the President, the Public Roads Administration is authorized, after consultation with the Philippine Government, to plan, design, restore, and build, in accordance with its usual contract procedures, such roads, essential streets, and bridges as may be necessary from the standpoint of the national defense and economic rehabilitation and development of the Philippines. (b) The Commissioner of Public Roads is authorized, under such regulations as he may adopt, to provide training for not to exceed ten Filipino engineers, to be designated by the President of the Philippines from the regularly employed staff of the Philippine Public Works Department subject to the provisions of section 311 (c), in the construction, maintenance, and highway traffic engineering and control necessary for the continued maintenance and for the efficient and safe operation of highway transport facilities. Approved April 30, 1946. APPROPRIATION FOR CARRYING OUT THE PHILLIPINE [60 Stat. 600] AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, to provide appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. Philippine rehabilitation: For all expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of titles III and V of the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 (hereinafter called the Act), without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, including personal services in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, and employment of personnel outside the continental United States without regard to civil-service and classification laws; temporary services of experts or consultants by contract or otherwise; purchase (not to exceed sixty-nine passenger automobiles), hire, maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled and animal-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles; purchase (not to exceed four), hire, maintenance, operation, and repair of aircraft; not to exceed $4,000 for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury for cost of handling penalty mail as required by section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1944 (Public Law 364); printing and binding without regard to section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U. S. C. 111); purchase of lawbooks, books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; travel expenses, including expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the furtherance of the purposes hereof; compilation, printing, and distribution, in the Philippine Islands or the United States, of charts, reports, and publications pertaining to the various programs set forth in the Act; acquisition of sites for the construction of additional bulidings, and furnishing and equipping of bulidings acquired or constructed, under section 501 of the Act; and acquisition of quarters in the Philippines to house employees of the United States Government, including military personnel, by purchase, rental (without regard to section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932, as amended (40 U. S. C. 278a)), lease, or construction and necessary repairs and alterations to and maintenance of such quarters; amounts as follows: (a) For carrying out the provisions of sections 302, 303, 304, and 305 of title III of the Act, $33,000,000; (b) for carrying out sections 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, and 311 of said title III, $10,918,000; and (c) for carrying out the provisions of title V of the Act, $4,000,000; in all, $47,918,000, to be available on July 1, 1946, and to remain available until June 30, 1950: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for engaging in any phase of activity or for undertaking any phase of activity authorized by the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 that would result in obligating the Government of the United States in any sense or respect to the future payment of amounts in excess of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in such Act, nor shall any part of this appropriation be available for expanding any public works project authorized by law to be replaced or rehabilitated beyond such as may be justified by sound engineering practice and which can be accomplished within the amount authorized |