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"(d) The Commission, without regard to the laws, rules, or regulations relating to the employment of employees of the United States, may appoint and prescribe the duties of such number of experts in marine insurance as the Commission may deem necessary in carrying out the provisions of this subtitle. The Commission, with the consent of any executive department, independent establishment, or other agency of the Government, including any field service thereof, may avail itself of the use of information, services, facilities, officers, and employees thereof in carrying out the provisions of this subtitle.

"(e) The Commission shall include in the annual report to Congress a detailed statement of all activities and of all expenditures and receipts under this subtitle for the period covered by such report. "(f) When used in this subtitle

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"(1) The term 'American vessels' includes any vessel registered, enrolled, or licensed under the laws of the United States and any undocumented vessel owned or chartered by or made available to the United States or any department or agency thereof and any American-owned tug or barge or other watercraft (documented or undocumented) used in essential water transportation or in the fishing trade or industry. This subsection shall not be construed as including any watercraft used exclusively in or for sport fishing.

"(2) The term 'transportation in the water-borne commerce of the United States' shall be deemed to include the operation of vessels in the fishing trade or industry.

"SEC. 227. Nothing in this subtitle shall be deemed to affect the rights of seamen under any provision of existing law.

"SEC. 228. In conformity with the President's Executive order of February 7, 1942 (Numbered 9054; 7 F. R. 837), the authority conferred upon the Commission by this subtitle shall be vested in and exercised by the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration."

[CHAPTER 91-2D SESSION]

[S. J. Res. 78]

JOINT RESOLUTION

To provide cash awards to personnel of the Maritime Commission and the War Shipping Administration for useful suggestions to improve administration of their activities.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the United States Maritime Commission is authorized to pay cash awards for suggestions submitted to it by any of its officers or employees in cases where the suggestion, in the opinion of the Commission or of a committee designated by it, would, if adopted, make for substantially increased efficiency, economy, or general improvement in carrying out the duties, powers, or functions of the Commission. Such suggestions shall be submitted and such awards shall be made under such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe, including provision for transfer to the United States of all rights or interests of the officer or employee in the suggestion. The provisions of this section shall apply in like manner to the War Shipping Administration and its officers and employees, and for the purpose of this section the terms "United States Maritime Commission" and "Commission" shall be deemed to refer to the War Shipping Administration. The total amount of cash awards made under this joint resolution in any fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000 for each such agency, and the amount paid for any one suggestion shall not exceed $250 for any one suggestion, except in case of a patentable idea, it may be not more than $1,000.

Approved March 13, 1944.

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[CHAPTER 304-2D SESSION]

[H. R. 6932]

AN ACT

To establish the composition of the United States Navy, to authorize the construction of certain naval vessels, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the authorized composition of the United States Navy in under-age vessels, as established by the Act of March 27, 1934 (48 Stat. 503), as amended by the Acts of May 17, 1938 (52 Stat. 401), June 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 394), July 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 779), and December 23, 1941 (Public Law 369, Seventy-seventh Congress, first session), is hereby further increased by two hundred thousand tons of combatant ships. SEC. 2. The President of the United States is hereby authorized to provide the total under-age composition authorized in section 1 of this Act, including replacements thereof as authorized by the Act of March 27, 1934 (48 Stat. 503), by undertaking the construction of combatant ships of such types and tonnages as he determines to be necessary for the successful prosecution of the war.

SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act.

Approved, May 13, 1942.

[CHAPTER 332-2D SESSION]

[H. J. Res. 314]

JOINT RESOLUTION

Making an additional appropriation for the marine and war-risk insurance fund. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of $210,000,000 is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treas ury not otherwise appropriated, to increase the marine and war-risk insurance fund for the purpose of providing insurance and reinsurance in accordance with the Act of June 29, 1940 (Public Act 677, Seventy-sixth Congress), as amended by section 3 (b) of the Act of June 6, 1941 (Public Law 101, Seventy-seventh Congress), the Acts of March 6, 1942 (Public Law 482, Seventy-seventh Congress), and April 11, 1942 (Public Law 523, Seventy-seventh Congress), and Executive Order Numbered 9054 of February 7, 1942. Such fund shall also be available for the employment by contract, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, of persons, firms, and corporations for the investigation and settlement of insurance claims, and the payment of obligations incurred by such contracts shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses.

Approved, June 5, 1942.

[CHAPTER 416-2D SESSION]
[S. J. Res. 130]

JOINT RESOLUTION

To extend certain emergency laws relating to the merchant marine, and for other purposes.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of each of the following Acts and resolutions, and all authority thereunder, are hereby continued in full force and effect until six months after the termination of the present war shall have been proclaimed or, in the case of any one or more of such Acts and resolutions, until such earlier time as the Congress by concurrent resolution or the President may designate: Public Resolution Numbered 74, Seventysixth Congress, approved May 14, 1940; Public Resolution Numbered 82, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved June 11, 1940; Public, Numbered 831, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved October 10, 1940; Public Law 46, Seventy-seventh Congress, approved May 2, 1941; Public Law 101, Seventy-seventh Congress, approved June 6, 1941; Public Law 173, Seventy-seventh Congress, approved July 14, 1941; and all authority of the Commission under such Acts and resolutions, insofar as the same pertains to functions and duties of the Commission transferred to the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration by the President's Executive order of February 7, 1942 (numbered 9054; 7 Federal Register 837), shall be performed by such Administrator in conformity with such Executive order.

Approved, June 16, 1942.

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