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Public Law 248 - 82d Congress 

Chapter 655 - I st Session 

H. R. 3899 

AN ACT 

To amend certain titles ot the United States Code, and tor otl>n purpoae11. 

All 65 Stat, 710. 

Be it enaa~ by tM Senate a.nd Houae of Be'J'f'U"l&lat""6a of t'M 

United Statu of .America in Oongrus assembled, That the fourth 61 Stat. 633. 

clause after the opening clause of section 1 of TitJe 1, United Stat.es Title 1, u.s. 

Code, entitled "General Provisions", is amended by st~ out the Coder General 

word ''use" appearing in such clause and in lieu thereof inserting Provisions, 

"used", so that such clause will read :.S follows: "words used in the 

present tense include the future as well as the present;". 

SBC. 2. (a) The analysis of Chapter 2 of Title 11 United Stat.es 

Code, immediatel1 preceding section 101 of such titlef is amended by inserting, immediately underneath item 106 in sucn analysis, the 

followiilg two items: 

"106a. Promulgation of laws. 

"106b. Amendments to Constitution.", 

(b) Title 1, United States Code, is further amended by inserting, immediately following section 106 of such title, the following two 

sections: 

"§ 106&. Promulgation of laws 

"Whenever a bill, order, resolution, or vote of the Senate and House 

of Representatives, having been approved by the President, or not 

having been returned. by him with his objections, becomes a law or 

takes etlect, it shall forthwith be received by the Administrator of 

General Services from the President; and whenever a bill, order, resolution, or vote is returned by the President with his objections, and, 

on being reconsidered, is agreed to be passed, and is approved by twothirds of both Houses of Congress, and thereby becomes a law or takes 

effect, it shall be received by the Administrator of General Services 

from the President of the Senate, or Speaker of the House of Bepre- sentatives in whichsoever House it shall last have been so approved, 

and he shall carefully preserve the originals. · -

"§ 106b. Amendments to Constitution 

''Whenever official notice is received at the General Services Administration that any amendment proposed to the Constitution of the 

United States has been adopted, according to the provisions of the 

Constitution, the Administrator of General Services shall forthwith 

cause the amendment to be published, with his certificate, specifying 

the Stat.es by which the same may have been adopted, and that the 

same has beCome valid, to all intents and purposes, as a part of the 

Constitution of the United States.". 

Sro. 8. Section 112 of Title 1, United States Code, is amended by 

striking out, in the first sentence of the text of such sect.ion, the reference ''205 of the Revised Statutes", and in lieu thereof inserting 

"106b of this title", so that such section 112 will read as follows: 

"§ 112. Statutes at large ; contents; admissibility in evidence 

"The Administrator of General Services shall cause to be compiled, 

edited, indexed, and published, the United States Statut.es at Large, 

which shall contain all the laws and concurrent resolutions enacted 

during each regular aession of Congress; all proclamations by the 

President in the numbered series issued since the date of the adjoumment of the regular 81!88ion of Congress next preceding; and alSo any 

amendments to the Constitution of the United States _proposed or 

ratified pursuant to article V thereof since that date, to~er with the 

certificate of the Administrator of General Services issued in compliance with the provision contained in section 106b of this title. In 
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62 Stat. 672. 

Title 3, U.S. 

Code: The President. 

the event of an extra session of Congress, the Administrator of General Services shall cause all the laws and concurrent resolutions 

enacted during said extra session to be consolidated with, and published as part of, the contents of the volume for the next regular 

session. The United States Statutes at La~e shall be legal evidence 

of laws, concurrent resolutions, treaties, mternational agreements 

other than treaties, proclamations by the President, and propoeed or ratified amendments to the Constitution of the United States therein 

contained, in all the courts of the United States, the several States, and 

the Territories and insular possessions of the United States." 

SBO. 4. The analysis of Title 3, United States Code, entitled "The 

President", immediately preceding Chapter 1 of such title, is amended 

by inserting, immediately after and underneath item 8 in such analysis, 

tlie following new item : 

"4. Delegation of Functions--------------------------------- 801". 

SEC. 5. The analysis of Chapter 1 of Title 3, United States Code, 

immediately preceding section 1 of such title, is amended (1) by striking out, in item 6 of such analysis, the words "Secretary of State" and 

in lieu thereof inserting "Administrator of General 8ervices", BO that 

such item will read "6. Credentials of electors; transmission to Administrator of General Services and to Congress; public inspection."~ 

and (2) by strikin~ out, in item 12 of such analysis1 the words "Secretary of State" and m lieu thereof inserting "Adinimstrator of General 

Services", so that such item will read "12. Failure of certificates of 

electors to reach President of Senate or Administrator of General 

Services; demand on·State for certificate.". 

SEC. 6. Section 6 of Title 3, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

"§ 6. Credentials of electors; transmission to Administrator of 

General Services and to Congress; public inspection 

"It shall be the duty of the executive of each State, as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the appointment of the electors in such 

State by the final ascertainment, under and in pursuance of the laws 

of such State providin~ for such ascertainment, to communicate. bJ 

registered mail under the seal of the State to the Administrator of 

General Services a certificate of such ascertainment of the electors 

appointed, setting forth the names of such electors and the canv8$S or other ascertainment under the laws of such State of the number of 

votes given or cast for each person for whose appointment any and 

all votes have been given or cast; and it shall also thereupon be the 

duty of the executive of each State to deliver to the electors of such 

State, on or before the day on which they are required by section 7 

of this title to meet, six duplicate-originals of the same certificate 

under the seal of the State: and if there shall have been any final 

determination in a State in the manner provided for by law of a con· 

troversy or contest concerning the appointment of all or any of the 

electors of such State, it shall be the duty of the executive of such 

State, as soon as practicable after such determination, to communicate 

under the seal of the State to the Administrator of General Services a certificate of such determination in form and manner as the same shall have been made; and the certificate or certificates so received 

by the Administrator of General Services shall be preserved by him 

for one year and shall be a part of the public records of his office and 

shall be open to public inspection; and the Administrator of Genera] 

Services at the first meeting of Congress thereafter shall transmit to 

the two Houses of Congress copies in full of each and everv such 

certificate so received at the General Services Administration.i•. 

S:EC. 7. Section 11 of Title 3, United States Code, is amended to read 

as follows: 
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"§ 11. Disposition of certificates 

"The electors shall dispose of the certificates so made by them and 

the lists atta.ched thereto in the following manner : 

"First. They shall forthwith forward by registered mail one of the 

same to the President of the Senate at the seat of goyernment. 

"Second. Two of the same shall be delivered to the secretary of 

state of the State, one of which shall be held subject to the order of 

the President of the Senate, the other to be preserved by him for one 

year and shall be a part of the public records of his office and shall be 

open to public inspection. 

"Third. On the day thereafter they shall forward by registered mail 

two of such certificates and lists to the Administrator of General 

Services at the seat of government, one of which shall be held subject 

to the order of the President of the Senate. The other shall be preserved by the Administrator of General Services for one year and shall 

be a part of the public records of his office and shall be open to public 

inspection. 

"Fourth. They shall forthwith cause the other of the certificates and 

lists to be delivered to the judge of the district in which the elJictors 

shall have assembled.". 

SEO. 8. Section 12 of Title 3, United States Code, is amended to read 

as follows: 

"§ 12. Failure of certificates of electors to reach President of 

Senate or Administrator of General Services; demand on 

State for certificate 

"When no certificate of vote and list mentioned in sections 9 and 11 

of this title from any State shall have been received by the President 

of the Senate or by the Administrator of General Services by the 

fourth W ed.nesday in December, after the meeting of the electors shall 

have been held, the President of the Senate or, if he be absent from the 

seat of government, the Administrator of General Services shall 

request, by the most expeditious method available, the secret.ary of 

state of the State to send up the certificate and list lodged with him by 

the electors of such State; and it shall be his duty upon receipt of such 

request immediately to transmit same by registered mail to the President of the Senate at the seat of government.". 

SBO. 9. Section 18 of Title 8, United States Code, is amended to read 

as follows: 

"§ 13. Same; demand on district judge for certificate 

"When no certificates of votes from any State shall have been 

received at the seat of government on the fourth Wednesday in December, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held, the President 

of the Senate or, if he be absent from the seat of SC!vernment, the 

Administrator of General Services shall send a special messenger to 

the district juc:Ure in whose custody one certifica.te of votes from that 

State has been Todged, and such judge shall forthwith transmit that 

list by the hand of such messenger to the seat of government.". 

Sm. 10. Title 3 of the United States Code is further amended by 

inserting, immediately after section 208 of such title, the following 

new chapter: 

"CHAPTER 4.-DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS 

"See. 

301. General authorlzaUon to delegate funct.lons; publication of delecatlom. 

802. Scope ot delegaUon ot tunctto11B. 

809. Deftnltlona. 

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61 Stat. 641. 

Title 4, U.S. 

Codes Flag and 

Seal, Seat of 

Gove l'!llllent , e.nd 

the Ste.tee. 

"§ 301. General authorization to delegate functions; publication 

of delegations 

· "The President of the Unit.ed States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed 

by and with the advice and consent of the Seriate,_ to ~form without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any 

function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform 

only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of 

the President : PrO'IJ'ided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any 

1mch head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall 

be published in the Federal Regist,er, shall be subject to such t.erms, 

<'.Onditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and 

shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part. 

"§ 302. Scope of delegation of functions 

"The authority conftirred by this chapter shall apply to any function 

vested in the President by law if such law does not aftirmatively prohibit delegation of the performance of such function as herein proYided for, or E.pecifically designate the officer or officers to whom it 

may be delegated. This chapter shall not be deemed to limit or 

derogate from any existing or inherent right of the President to 

delegate the performance of functions vested in him by law, and 

nothmg herein shall be deemed to require express authorization in 

any case in which such an official would be presumed in law to have 

acted by authority or direction of the President. 

"§ 303. Definitions 

"As used in this chapter, the term 'function' embraces any duty, 

power, responsibility, authority, or discretion vested in the President or other officer concerned, and the terms 'perform' and 'performance' may be construed to mean 'exercise'." 

SEC. 11. The analysis of Title 4, United States Code, entitled "Flag 

and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States", immediately preceding 

Chapter 1 of such title, is amended by inserting, immediately after 

and underneath item 4 in such analysis, the following new item : 

"5. Official Territorial Papers--------------------------------141". 

SEo. 12. Title 4 of the United States Code is further amended by 

inserting, immediately after section 111 of such title, the following 

new chapter: 

"CHAPTER 5.-0FFICIAL TERRITORIAL PAPERS 

NBec. 

Hl. Collection, preparation and pnbllcatlon. H2. Appointment of experts. 

148. Employment and utlllzatlon of other penonnel; cost of cop7 reading and 

lndexlng. 

144. Cooperation of departmenu and agenclea. Hll. Prlntlng and dlstrtbuUon. 

146. Authorlzatlon of approprlatlon11. 

"§ 141. Collection, preparation and publication 

~'The Administrator of General Services, hereinafter referred to in 

this chapter as the 'Administrator', shall continue to completion the 

work of collecting, editing, copying, and suitably arranging for issuance .as~ Governm~t publication, the .official papers relating to the 

Territories from which States of the Umted States were formed, in the 
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national archives, as listed in Parker's 'Calendar of Papers in Washmgton Archives Relating to the Territories of the United States (to 

1873)', being publication"'numbered 148 of the Camegie Institution of 

Washington, together with such additional papers of like character 

which may be found. 

"§ 142. Appointment of experts 

"For the purpose of carrying on the work prescribed bCJ.:Aon Hl 

of this title, the Administrator, without regard to the · cation 

Act of 1949 and the civil service laws and regulations therewuler, may 63 ste.t. 954, 

engage the services, either in or outside of the District of Columbia., s u. s. c. 

of not to exceed five historical experts who are especially informed § 1071 note. 

on the various phases of the territorial history of the United States 

and are especially qualified for the editorial work necessary in arranging such territonal papers for publication. 

"§ 143. Employment and utilization of other personnel; cost of 

copy reading and indexing 

"(a) In carrying out his functions under this chapter, the Administrator may employ such clerical assistants as may be necessary. 

"(b) The work of copy reading and index ~ for the publication of the papers described in section 141 of this title shall be done 

by the regular editorial staff of the General Services Administration, 

and the cost of this particular /jhase of the work (prorated each 

month according to the number o hours syent and the annual salaries 

of the clerks employed) shall be charged against the annual appropriations made under section 146 of this title. 

"§ 144. Cooperation of departments and agencies 

''The heads of the several executive departments and independent 

agencies and establishments shall cooperate with the Administrator in 

the work prescribed by section 141 of this title by permitting access 

to any records deemed by him to be necessary to the completion of 

such work. 

"§ 145. Printing and distribution 

" (a) The Public Printer shall print and bind each volume of the 

official papers relating to the Territories of the United States as 

provided for in this chapter, of which-

" (1) four hundred and twenty copies shall be delivered to the 

Superintendent of Documents, Govemment Printing O:flice, for 

distribution, on the basis of one copy each, and as directed by 

the Administrator, to those historical associations, commissions, 

museums, or libraries and other nondepository libraries, not to 

exceed eight in number within each Statet Territory, or Possession. 

which have been or may be designated by the Governor thereof 

to receive such co_pies; 

"(2) one hundred copies shall be delivered to the General Services Administration for the use of that Administration; and 

"(3) one hundred co_pies shall be delivered to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution in such manner and number as 

may be authorized and directed by the Joint Committee on 

Printing. 

"(b) The historical associations, con:imissions, museums, or libraries 

and other nondepository libraries within each State, Territory, or 

Possession which have been or may be desi~ted by the Governor 

thereof to receive the publications referred tom subseCtion (a) of this 

section, shall, during their existence, receive the succeeding volumes, 

the distribution of which shall be made b:y the Superintendent of 

Documents in accordance with lists of desi~ations transmitt.ed to 

him by the Administrator. A new designation may be made to the 
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61 Stat. 646. 

Title 6, U.S. 

Code: Official 

and Penal Bonds. 

61 Stat. 669• 

Title 9, U.S. 

Code: Arbitration. 

63 Stat. 495. 

Title 14, U.S. 

Code: Coast 

Guard. 

.Administrator by the Governor only when a designated association, 

commission, museum, or library shall cease to exist, or when authorized 

bylaw. 

"§ 146. Authorimtion of appropriations 

"For the purposes of this chapter, there are authorized to be appropriated, out of an;y money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, sums of not more than $50,000 for an;v: one fiscal year.". 

SEO. 13. Section 1 of Title 6, Umted States Code, entitled "Official 

and Penal Bonds", is amended by striking out the words "collectors 

of internal revenue," so that such section will read as follows : 

"§ 1. Custody 

"All bonds of the Treasurer of the United St.ates, collectors, comptroliers of customs, surveyors, and other officers of the customs, either as such officers or as disbursing officers of the Treasury, bonds of the 

Secretary of the Senate, Clerk of the House of Representatives and 

the Sergeant at .Arms of the House of Representatives, shall be placed 

in the custody of the Secretary of the Treasury and filed as he may 

direct; and the duties required by law on March 2, 1895, of the Comptroller of the Treasury in regard to such bonds, as the successor of the 

Commissioner of Customs and First Comptroller of the Treasury, shall 

be performed by the Secretary of the Treasury.". 

SEc. 14. The third sentence of section 7 of Title 9, United States 

Code, entitled ".Arbitration", is amended to read as follows: "Said summons shall issue in the name of the arbitrator or arbitrators, or a majority of them, and shall be signed by the arbitrators. or a majority of them, and shaU be directed to the said person and shall 

be served in the same manner as subpoenas to appear and testify 

before the court ; if any person or persons so summoned to testify 

shall refuse or neglect to obey said summons1 upon petition the United 

States district court for the district in which such arbitrators, or a majority of them, are sitting may compel the attendance of such 

person or persons before said arbitrator or arbitrators, or Y.unish said 

person or persons for contempt in the same manner provided by law 

for securing the attendance of witnesses or their punishment for 

neglect or refusal to attend in the courts of the United States.". 

Sr.a. 15. Section 760 of Title 14, United States Code, entitled "Coast 

Guard", is amended (1) by striking out, in subsection (a) of such 

section, the words "Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Federal 

Security Agency," and in lieu thereof inserting "Secretary of Labor"; 

and (2) by striking out, in subsection (c) of such section, the words 

"Bureau for benefits because of an alleged injury or death, the Bureau 

shall notify" and in lieu thereof inserting "Secretary of Labor for 

benefits because of an alleged injury or death, the Secretary of Labor, or such officer, agency or employee of the Department of Labo.- as he 

shall designate, shall notify", so that such section. will read as follows: 

"§ 760. Disability or death benefits for temporary members 

"(a) In case of physical injury, or death resulting from J?hysical inju~, to ~y tempora.ry m~ber of the Reserve incurred incident to 

service while performmg active Coast Guard duty, or engaged in 

authorized travel to or from such duty, the provisions of law authorizing compensation fer employees of the United States suft'ering injuries while in the pePform.ance of their duties, subject to this section, 

shall apply, and sliall be administered by the Secretary of Labor in 

the same manner and to the same extent as if such person were a civil 

employee of the United States and were mjured in the performance 

of his duty. For benefit computation, regardless of pay or pay status, 

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"(b) This section does not apply in any case coming within the 

purview of the Workmen's Compensation Law of any state, territory, or other jurisdiction because of a concurrent employment status of such temporary member; and where such temporary member 

or dependent would be entitled to a benefit under the_ provisions of 

law authori~ comP.ensation for employees of the United States 

suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties and also 

t-0 any concurrent benefit from the United States on account of the 

same disability or death, such temporary member or dependent shall 

elect which benefit he shall receive. 

" ( c) Whenever, pursuant to this section a claim is filed with the 

Secretary of Labor for benefits because of an alleged injury or death, 

the Secretary of Labor, or such officer, agency, or employee of the 

Department of Labor as he shall desi~te, shall notify the Commandant who shall cause an investigat10n to be made into the facts 

surrounding such alle~ injury and make certification with respect 

thereto, including certification as to such injured or deceased person's 

temporary memoership in the Reserve and his -military status, and 

whether the injury or death occurred incident to service. 

"(d) Temporary members of the Reserve who incur physical disability or contract sickness or disease while performing any specific 

duty to which they have been assigned by competent Coast Guard 

authority shall be entitled to the same hos,pital treatment afforded 

officers and enlisted men of the Coast Guard. . 

All 65 St&t. 716. 

SEC. 16. (a) The first sentence of section 3 of Title 17, United 61 St&t. 652, 

States Code, entitled "Copyrights", is amended by striking out ''tile" Title 17, u.s. 

appearing in such sentence, and in lieu thereof inserting "title", so Code• Copyrights. 

that i;mch sentence will read as follows: 

"The copyright provided by this title shall protect all the copyrightable component parts of the work copyrighted, and all matter 

therein in which copyright is already subsisting, but without extend.-

ing the duration or scope of such copyri,ht.". 

(b) The first paragra:e,h of section 8 of Title 17, United States 

Code, is amended by striking out the word "June'' o:opearing near 

the end of such paragraph, and in lieu thereof inserting "January", 

so that such paragraph will read as follows: 

"No copyright shall subsist in the original text of any work which 

is in the public domain, or in any work which was published in this 

country or any foreign country prior to July 1, 1909, and has not 

been already copyriglited in the United States, or in any publication 

of the United States Government, or any reprint, in whole or in part, 

thereof:- Provided, That copyright may be secured by the Postmaster 

General on behalf of the United States in the whole or any part of 

the publications authorized by section 1 of the Act of January 27, 52 St&t, 6. 

1938 (39 u. s. c. 371).". 

(c} Section 112 of Title 17, United States Code, is amended by 

striking out, near the beginning of the first sentence in s'uch section, 

the words "such court", and in lieu thereof inserting "court mentioned in section 1338 of Title 28", so that such section will read as 

follows: 

"§ 112. Injunctions; service and enforcement 

"Any court mentioned in section 1388 of Title 28 or judge thereof 

shall liave power, upon complaint filed by any party aggrieved, to 

grant injunctions to prevent and restrain the violation of any right 

secured by this title, accordinfr. to the course and principles of courts 

of equit_y, on such terms as said court or judge may deem reasonable. 

Any in)unction that may be granted restraming and enjoining the 

doing of anything forbidden by this title may be served on the parties against whom such injunction may be granted anywhere in the 
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62 Stat. _683. 

Title 18, U,S. 

Codes Crimes 

&nd Criminal 

Prooedure. 

United States, and shall be operative throughout the United States 

and be enforceable by proceedings in oontempt or otherwise by any 

other court or judge ~ng jurisdiction of the defendant&"· 

SJ:O. 17. Section 114 of Title 17, United States Code, ii amended by 

strikina out the reference "110 of this title", appearing in such section, 

and in lieu thereof inserting "1838 of Title 28", so that such secticm 

114 will read as follows: 

"§ 114. Review of orders, judgment.s, or decrees 

"The orders, judgments, or decrees of any court mentioned in eection 1338 of Title 28 arising under the copyright laws of the Unit.ed 

States may be reviewed on appeal in the manner and to the extent now provided by law for the review of cases determined in said 

courts, respectively.". 

SEO. 17a. The analysis of chapter 2 of Title 17, United States Code, 

immediately preceding section 101 of such title, is amended by striking out the following five items: 

"101. ( f) Rules of procedure. 

"102. Jurisdiction of courts in enforcing remedies. 

"103. Joinder of proceedings for different remedies. 

"110. Jurisdiction of actions under laws. 

"111. District in which actions ma;y_be brought." · SEC. 17b. Section 2 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended to 

read as follows : 

"§ 2. Principals 

"(a) Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, 

abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its oommission, is 

punishable as a principal. 

"(b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly 

pedonned by him or another would be an offense against the United 

States, is punishable as a principal." 

S:w.18. The analysis of Chapter 23 of Title 18, United States Code, 

entitled "Crimes and Criminal Procedure", immediately p~ 

section 431 of such title, is amended by ~ out the item "43L 

Contracts by Members of Congress; exceptions.', and in lieu thereof 

inserting "431. Contracts by Member of Congress.". 

SEc. 19. The catchline to section 431 of Title 18, United St.ates 

Code, is amended by striking out "; exceptions", so that such catchline will read as follows: "§ 431. Contracts by Member of 

Congress". 

Sm. 20. (a) Section 443 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 

to read as follows: 

"§ 443. War contracts 

"Whoever willfully secretes, mutilates, obliterates, or destror:-

" (a) any records of a war contractor relating to the negotiation, 

award, performance, payment, interim financing, cancellation or other 

t.ermination, or settlement of a war contract of $25,000 or more; or "(b) any :reeords of a war contractor or purchaser relating to any dis~ition of termination inventory in which the consideration re- ceived by any war contractor or any government agency is $6,000 or 

~t~ie the lapse of ( 1) five years after such disposition of termination 

inventory by such war contractor or government agency, or (2) five 

years after the final settlement of such: war contract, or (3) five Je&n 

·after 12 o'clock noon of December 31, 1946l whichever applicable 

period is longer shall, if a corporation, be finea not more than $15(),000, 

and, if a naturai person, be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned 

not more than five years, or both. 
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"The Administrator of General Services, by regulation, may authorize the destroetion of such records upon such terms and conditiona u 

he deems appropriate, inclu~ the requirement for the m~ and 

retaining of photographs or microphotographs, which shall have the same force and e:ffeet as the originals thereof. 

"The definitions of terms in section 103 of Title 41 shall apply to 

similar terms used in this section.". 

(b) Section 603 of Title 18, United States Code, is &mended by 

striking out, after ''purpose" in such section, the words "from any 

such person", so that such section will read as follows: 

"§ 603. Place of solicitation 

''Whoever, in any room or building occupied in the discharge of 

official duties by an_y person mentioned in section 600 of this title, or in any navy yard, fort, or arsenal, solicits or receives any contribution of money or other thing of value for any political purpose, 

shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than three 

years, or both.". 

(c) The second paragraph of section 610 of Title 18, United States 

Code, is amended ( 1) -by inserting after "as the case may be," in 

such paragraph, the words "and any person who accepts or receives 

any contribution,"; (2) by inserting a comma after "section" where 

such word precedes "shall be fined not more than $1,000" in such 

paragraph; and (3) by inserting, immediately after "both'' and precedirig the period at the end of such paragraph, the followmg: 

"; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both", so that such paragraph will read as follows: 

"Every corporation or labor organizati!)n which makes any contribution or expenditure in violation of this section shall be fined not more than $5,000; and every officer or director of any corporation, or officer of any labor organization, who consents to any contribution or expenditure by the corporation or labor organization, as the case may be, and any person who accepts or receives any contributiont in 

violation of this section, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.". 

SEC. 21. Section 658 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 

by striking out the words "any production credit corporation or cor- poration in which a production credit corporation holds stock", and m lieu tliereof inserting "any _production credit association organized 

under sections 1131~1134m of Title 12, or in which a Production Credit 

Corporation holds stOck", so that such section will read as follows: 

"§ 658. Property mortgaged or pledged to farm credit agencies 

"Whoever, with intent to defraud, knowingly conceals, removes, disposes of, or converts to his own use or to that of another, any l'roperty mo~ or pledged to, or held by, the Farm Credit Administration, 

any Feueral intermediate credit b&nk, or the Federal Farm Mortgage 

Corporation, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Farmers' Home 

Corporation1 the Secretary of Agriculture acting through the Farmers' 

Home Admmietration, any production credit association organiz.ed 

under sections 1131-llMm of Title 12t or in which a Production 

Credit Corporation holds stock, an;r regional agricultural credit cor- poration, or an7 bank for cooperatives, shall be fined not more than 

$5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years1 or both; but if the 

value of such property does not exceed $100, he shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.". 

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"SEC. 2la. Section 708 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 

by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 

"This section shall not make unlawful the use of any such design 

or insignia which was lawful on August 31t 1948." 

Sm. 22. The eighth paragraph of section 709 of Title 18, United 

States Code is amended to read as follows: 

"Whoever uses as a firm or business name the words 'Federal Housing'1 'National Housing' or 'Public Housing Administration' or any 

combination or variation of those words alone or with other words 

reasonably calculated to convey the false impression that such name 

or business has some connection with, or authorization from, the Federal Housing Administration, the Public Housing Administration, 

the Government of the United States or any agency thereof, which 

does not in fact exist, or falsely advertises by any device whatsoever 

that any project, business or product has been in any way indoreed, 

authorized or approved by the Federal Housing Ad.ministration, the 

Public Housing Administration, the Government of the United States 

or any agency thereof; or''. 

Sm. 28. The anaI1sis of Chapter 37 of Title 18, United States Code, 

immediately precedmg section 791 of such title, is amended by inserting at the end of such analysis, immediate!~ under item 797, the fol- . lowing new item: "798. Disclosure of classified information.". 

SEo. 24. (a) Title 18 of the United States Code is further amended 

b,Y inserting in Chapter 37 of such title, immediately following section 797 of such title, the following new section : 

"§ 798. Disclosure of Classified Information 

"(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully communicates, furnishes, 

transmits, or otherwise makes available to an unauthorized ~n, 

or publishes, or uses in any manner prejudicial to the safety or mterest 

of the United States or for the benefit of an1. foreign government to 

the detriment of the United States any classified information-

" ( 1) concerning the nature, preparation, or use of any code, 

cipher, or cryptographic system of the United States or any foreifi! government; or 

'(2) concernin~ the design, construction, ue, maintenance.i or 

repair of any device, apparatus, or appliance used or prepared or 

planned for use by the United States or any foreign government 

for cryptographic or communication intell!rnce pu~; or 

"(3) concerning the communication intelligence activities of 

the United States or any foreign government; or 

" ( 4) obtained by the processes of communication intelligence 

from the commumcations of any foreign government, knowing 

the same to have been obtained by such processee-

"Shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 

ten years, or both. 

"(b) As used in subsection (a) of this section-

"The term 'claBBified information' means information which, at the 

time of a violation of this section, is, for reasonR of national security, s~fically designated by a United States Government Agency for 

llinited or restricted dissemination or distribution; 

"The terms 'code,' 'cipher,' and 'cryptographic system' include in 

their meanings, in addition to their usual meani~, any method of 

secret writing and any mechanical or electrical device or method used 

for the purpose of disguising or concealing the contents, significance, 

or meanings of communications; 

"The term 'foreign government' includes in its meaning any person 

or persons acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of any faction, 

party, department, agency, bureau, or military force of or within a 
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\foreign country, or for or on behalf of any government or any person 

or persons purporting to act as a government within a :foreign 

country, whether or not such government is recognir.ed by the United 

States; 

"The term 'communication intelligence' means all procedures and 

methods used in the interception of communications and the obtaining 

of information from such communications by other than the intended 

recipients; 

"The term 'unauthorized person' means any person who, or agency 

which, is not authorized to receive informat10n of the categories set 

forth in subsection (a) of this section, by the President, or by the 

head of a department or agency of the United States Government 

which is expressly designated by the President to engage in communication intellisence activitie.s for the United States. 

"(c) Nothmg in this section shall prohibit the furnishing, upon 

lawful demand, of information to any regularly constituted committee 

of the Senate or House of Representatives of the United States of 

America, or joint committee thereof.". 

(b) Section 872 of Title 18 United States Code, is amended (1) by 

inserting a comma immediately after the word "such" in such section ; 

and (2) bl striking out the comma immediately after the word "employment in such section, so that such section will read as follows : 

*§ 872. Extortion by omcers or employees of the United SJ:ates 

"Whoever, being an offi.cer, or employee of the United States or any 

department or agency thereof, or representing himself to be or assuming to act as such, under color or pretense of offi.ce or employment 

commit.a or attempt.a an act of extortion, shall be fined not more than 

$5,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; but if the 

amount so extorted or demanded does not exceed $100, he shall be 

fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or 

both.". 

SBO. 25. The analysis of chapter 47 of Title 18, United States Code, 

immediatelr. preceding section 1001 of such title, is amended by stming out, in item 1012 of such analysis, the words "United States Housing Authority" and in lieu thereof insertjng "Public Housing Administration", so that such item will read as follows: "1012. Public 

Housing Administration transactions. 1

'. 

SEC. 26. Section 1012 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended ( 1) 

by striking out in the catchline to such section, the words "United 

States Housing Authority" and in lieu thereof inserting "Public 

Housing Administration"; (2) by striking out, in the first paragraph 

of such section, the words "United States Housing Authority" and in 

lieu thereof inserting "Public Housing Administration"; and (3) by 

striking out the word "Authority", wherever it appears in such section, 

and in lieu thereof inserting "Administration", so that such section 

will read as follows: 

"§ 1012. Public Housing Administration transactions 

"Whoever, with intent to defraud, makes any false entry in any 

book of the Public Housing Administration or makes any falSe report 

or statement to or for such Administration · or 

"Whoever receives any compensation, rebate, or reward, with intent !'° defraud such Administration or with intent unlawfully to defeat 

its p~rposes; or 

"Whoever induces or influences such Administration to purchase or 

acquire any property or to enter into any contract and willfully fails 

to aisclose any interest which he has in such property or in the property to which such contract relates, or any special benefit which he 

expect.a to receive as a result of such contract-
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"Shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 

one year, or both.". 

SEO. 27. Section 1020 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 

by striking out "Secretary of Agriculture'\ where it appears in the 

first and second paragraphs of such section, and in lieu thereof 

inserting "Secretary of Commerce", so that the first and second paragrapJ:is will read as follows: 

"Whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, 

or of any State or Territory, or whoever, whether a person, association, 

firm, or corporation, knowingly makes any false statement, false 

representation, or false report as to the character, quality, quantity, or 

cost of the material used or to be used, or the quantity or quality of 

the work performed or to be ~rformed, or the cost.a thereof in connection with the submission of plans, maps, specifications, contract.a, or 

costs of construction of any highway or related project submitted for 

approval to the Secretary of Commerce; or 

"Whoever knowingly makes any false statement, false representation, or false report or claim for work or materials for the construction 

of any highway or related project approved by the Secretary of 

Commerce; or". . SEC. 28. Section 1114 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 

by striking out the words "the field service of the Division of Grazing 

of the Department of the Interior", appearing in such section, and in 

lieu thereof inserting "the field service of the Bureau of Land Manegement", so that such section will read as follows: 

"§ 1114. Protection of officers and employees of the United 

States 

"Whoever kills any judge of the United States, any United States 

Attoniey, any Assistant United States Attorney, or any United States 

marshal or deputy marshal or person employed to assist such marshal 

or deputy marshal, any officer or employee of the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation of the Department of Justice, any post-office inspector, 

any officer or employee of the secret service or of the Bureau of Narcotics, any officer or enlisted man of the Coast Guard, any officer or 

employee of any United States penal or correctional institution, any 

officer, employee or agent of the customs or of the internal revenue 

or any person assisting him in the execution of his duties, any immigrant inspector or any immigration patrol inspector, any officer or 

employee of the Department of Agriculture or of the Department of 

the Interior designa.ted by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior to enforce any Act of Congress for the protection, 

preservation, or restoration of game and other wild birds and animals, 

any officer or employee of the National Park Service, any officer or 

employee of, or assigned to duty in, the field service of the Bureau 

of Land Management, any employee of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture, or any officer or employee of 

the Indian field service of the United States, while engaged m the 

performance of his official duties, or on account of the performance 

of his official duties, shall be punished as provided under sections 1111 

and 1112 of this title." 

SEC. 29. Section 1302 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended by 

striking out the semicolon at the end of the opening clause in the text 

of such section, and in lieu thereof inserting a colon, so that such 

clause will read as follows: "Whoever knowingly deposits in the mail, 

or sends or delivers by mail :". 

Si:c. 30. Section 3113 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 

by __ striking out, in the second paragraph of such section, the words 

"War Department" and in lieu thereof inserting "Department of the 

Army", so that such section will read as follows: 
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"§ 3113. Liquor violations in Indian country 

"If any superintendent of Indian affairs, or commanding officer of 

a military post, or special agent of the Office of Indian Affairs for the 

suppression of liquor traffic among Indians and in the Indian country 

and any authorized deputies under his supervision has probable cause 

to believe that any person is about to introduce or has introduced any 

spirituous liquor, beer, wine or other intoxicating liquors named in 

sections 1154 and 1156 of this title into the Indian country in violation 

of law, he may cause the places, conveyances, and packages of su.:.h 

person to be searched. If any such intoxicating liquor is found 

therein, the same together with such conveyances and packages of 

such person, shalf be seized and delivered to the proper officer, and 

shall be proceeded against by libel in the proper court, and forfeited, 

one-half to the informer and one-half to the use of the United States. 

If such person be a trader, his license shall be revoked and his bond 

put in suit. 

"Any person in the service of the United States authorized by this 

sectiOI\ to make searches and seizures, or any Indian may take and 

destroy any ardent spirits or wine found in the Indian country, except 

such as are kept or used for scientific, sacramental, medicinal, or 

mechanical purposes or such as may be introduced therein by the 

Department of the Army. 

'•In all cases arising under this section and sections 1154 and 1156 

of this title, Indians shall be competent witnesses.". 

SEC. 31. Section 4122 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 

by striking out, in subsections (d) and (e) of such section, the words 

"National Military Establishment", and in lieu thereof inserting, 

in each such place, the words "Department of Defense", so that such 

section will read as follows : 

"§ 4122. Administration of Federal Prison Industries 

"(a) Federal Prison Industries shall determine in what manner 

and to what extent industrial operations shall be carried on in Federal 

penal and correctional institutions for the production of commodities 

for consumption in such institutions or for sale to the departments or 

agencies of the United States, but not for sale to the public in competition with private enterprise. 

"(b) Its board of directors shall provide employment for all physically fit inmates in the United States penal and correctional institutions, diversify, so far as practicable, prison industrial operations and 

so operate the prison shops that no single .private industry shall be 

forced to bear an undue burden of competition from the products of 

the prison workshops, and to reduce t.o a minimum competition with 

private industry or free labor. 

" ( c) Its board of directors may provide for the vocational training of qualified inmates without regard to their industrial or other 

assignments. "(d) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the industrial 

employment and training of prisoners convicted by ~neral courtsmartial and confined in any institution under the juriBdiction of any 

department or agency comprising the Department of Defense, to the 

extent and under terms and conditions agreed upon by the Secretacy' 

of Defense, the Attorney General and the Board of Directors of 

Federal Prison Industries. 

" ( e) Any department or agency of the Department of Defense may~ 

without exChange of funds, transfer to Federal Prison Industries any 

property or equipment suitable for use in performing the functions 

and duties covered by agreement entered int.o under subsection (d) of 

this section.". 
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62 Stat. 869, 

Title 28, U.S. 

Code: Judioiary 

and Judioial 

Prooedure. 

S:so. 82. Section 4124: of Title 18, United St.at.es Code, is amended 

by striking out, in the second paragraph of such section, the words 

"Director of the Bureau of Federal Supply, Department of the 

Treasury" and in lieu thereof inserting "Adlninistrat.or of General 

Services", 80 that such section will read as follows: 

"§ 4124. Purchase of prison-made products by Federal departments 

"The several Federal departments and agencies and all other Government institutions of the United States shall purchase at not t.o 

exceed current market prices, such products of the industries authorized by this chapter as meet their requirements and may be available. 

"Disputes as to the price, quality, character1 or suitability of such 

products shall be arbitrated by a bOard consisting of the Comptroller 

General of the United States, the Administrator of General services, 

and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, or their representatives. 

Their decision shall be final and binding upon all parties.". 

SEO. 33. The analysis of Chapter 313 of Title 18, United States Code, 

immediately preceding section 4241 of such title, is amended by striking out all of item 4243, in such analysis, and in lieu thereof inserting 

"4243. Delivery to state authorities on expiration of sentence.". 

SEO. 34. Section 41 of Title 28, United States Code, entitled "Judiciary and Judicial Procedure", is amended by inserting, immediately 

preceding "Hawaii" in that part of such section relatin_g to the composition of the Ninth judicial circuit, the following: "Guam,", so that 

such part will read as follows: "Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, 

Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, Hawaii.''. 

SEC. 35. Subsection (a) of section 45 of Title 28, United States Code, 

is amended by inserting, immediately after "circuit judge" in such 

subsection, the words "in active service who is", so that such subsect.ion will read as follows : 

"(a) The circuit judge in active service who is senior in commission 

shall be the chief judge of the circuit.". 

SEO. 36. Section 48 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end of such section the following new parafP'!Lph: 

"Any court of appeals may, with the consent of the J udic1al Conference of the United States, pretermit any regular term or session of the 

court at any place for insufficient business or other good cause.". 

SEC. 36a. Subsection (c) (6) of section 90 of Title 28, United St.ates 

Code, is amended by striking out the word "Washington", so that the 

subsection will read as follows : 

"(6) The Swainsboro Division comprises the counties of Bullock, 

Candler, Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, and Toombs. 

"Court for the Swainsboro Division shall be held at Swainsboro." 

Sm 87. Subsection (a) of section 136 of Title 28, United Stat.es 

Code, is amended by inserting, immediately after "district judge" in 

such subsection, the words "m active service who is", so that such 

subsection will read as follows : 

"(a) In each district having more than one judRe the district ~udge 

in active service who is senior in commission shall be the chief Judge 

of the district court.". 

SEO. 38. The first paragraph of section 838 of Title 28, Unit.ad 

States Code, is amended by inserting, immediately after "Canal 

Zone," in such paragraph, the followmg: "the District Court of 

Guam,", so that such paragraph will read as follows: 

"The chief judge 0£ eacli circuit shall summon annually the circuit 

and district jud,qes of the circuit, in active service to a conference at a 

time and place that he designates, for the puIJ>088 of considering the 

business of the courts and advising means of improving the adminia-
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tration of justice within such circuit. He shall preside at such conference, which shall be known as the Judicial Conference of the 

circuit. The judges of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, 

the United States District Court for the District of the Canal 7.one, 

the District Court of Guam, and the District Court of the Virgin 

Islands shall also be summoned annually to the conferences of their 

respective circuits.". 

S:ma. 39. Section 871 of Title 98, United States Code, is amended 

( 1) by inserting the subsection designation " (a)" at the beainning 

of the first paragraph ·of the section; (2) by inserting the su§ion 

desipiation "(b)" at the beginning of the second para~ph of the 

section; (3) by inserting the subSection designation '(c)" at the 

beginning of the fourth paragraph of the section; ( 4) by striking out, 

in the second paragrapli of subsection ( c) of such section (as herein so designated) the words "who retires or"; ( 5) by inserting, immediately after "precedence," in the second para~ph of subsection (c) 

of such section, the words "service as chief juda'e or temporary performance of the duties of that office,"; and (6) or inserting, immediately after "junior" in the second paragraph of subsection (c) of such 

section, the words "in commission", so that such section will read as 

follows: 

"§ 371. Resignation or retirement for age; •bstitute judge on 

failure to retire 

"(a) Any justice or judge of the United States appointed to hold 

office during good behavior who resigns after attaming the age of 

seventy years and after serving at least ten years continuously or 

otherwise shall, during the remainder of his lifetime, continue to 

receive the salary which he was receiving when he resigned. 

"(b) Any justice or judge of the United States appointed to hold 

office during good behavior may retain his office but retire from regular active service after attaining the age of seventy years and after 

serving at least ten :years continuously or otherwise. He shall, during 

the remainder of hIS lifetime, continue to receive the salary of the 

office. 

"The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent 

of the Senate, a successor to a justice or juda:e who retires. 

"(c) Whenever any circuit or district jud'ge eligible to resign or 

retire under this section does neither, and the President finds that 

such judge is unable to discharge efficiently all the duties of his office 

by reason of permanent mental or physical disability and that the 

appointment of an additional judge is necessary for the efficient dispatch of business, the President may make such appointment by and 

with the advice and consent of the Senate. If such additional judge is appointed, the vacancy subsequently caused by the death, resignation, or retirement of the disabled judge shall not be filled. 

"Any circuit or district judge whose disability cauaes the appointment of an additional judge, shall, for purposes of precedence, service 

as chief judge or temporary ~rformance of the duties of that ofllce, 

be treated as junior in commission to the other judges of the circuit 

or district."· 

SEC. 40. The first paragraph of section 373 of Title 28, United States 

Code, is amended by inserting, immediately after "Canal Zone" in 

such paragraph, the following: ", the District Court of Guam", so 

that such paragraph will read as follows : 

"Any judge of the United States District Courts for the districts 

of Hawaii or Puerto Rico, the District Court for the Territory of 

Alaska, the United States District Court for the District of the Canal 

Zone, the District Court of Guam or tlie District Court of the Virgin 
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63 Stat, 954, 

5 u.s.c. 

§ 1071 note. 

Islands and any justiai of the Supreme Court of the Territory of 

Hawaii who resigns, retires, or fails of reappointment or is removed 

by the President of the United States upon the sole ground of mental 

or physical disability, after attaining the age of seventy years and 

after serving as judge of one or more of such courts, at least sixteen 

years, continuously or otherwise, shall continue to receive the salary 

which he received when he relinquished offiai.". 

SEC. 41. The second paragraph of subsection (c) of section 411 of 

Title 28, United States Code, is amended by strikinp; out the words 

"Secretary of War", and in lieu thereof inserting "Secretary of the 

Army", so that such second paragraph will read as follows: 

"Reports and digests printed prior to June 12, 19261 shall not be 

furnished t.o the Secretary of the Army for military heaaquarters.". 

SEC. 42. The analris of Chapter 21 of Title 28, United States Code, 

immediatel;y preced_i.ng section 451 of such title, is amended by inserting, immediateJy after "Canal Zone" in item 460 in such analysis, the 

following: ", Guam", so that such item will read as follows: "4:60. 

Application to Alasb, Canal Zone, Guam and Virgin Islands."· 

SJJC. 43. (a) Section 460 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended 

( 1) by inserting, immediately after "Canal Zone" in the catchline 

to such section, the followin~r ", Guam"; and (2) by inserting immediately after "Canal Zone ' in the text of such section, the foifuwing: ", the District Court of Guam"; so that such section will read 

as follows: 

"§ 460. Application to Alaska, Canal Zone, Guam and Virgin 

Islands 

"Sections 462-459 of this chapter shall also apply to the DiAltrict 

Court for the Territory of Alaska, the United States District Court 

for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of. Guam and 

the District Court of the Virgin Islands and the judges thereof.". 

(b) The second paragraph of section 603 of Title 28, United States 

Code, is amended by striking out the reference "sections 661-673 and 

674 of Title 5" appearin_g m such parar,-aph, and in lieu thereof 

inserting ''the Classification Act of 1949 ', so that such paragraph 

will read as follows : 

"The Director shall fix the compensation of Administrative Office 

employees according to the Classification Act of 1949.". 

S.BO. 44. Section 610 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by 

insertiJ!g, immediately after "Canal Zone," in such section, the following: "tlie District COurt of Guam,", so that such section will read as 

follows: 

"§ 610. Courts defined 

".As used in this chapter the word 'courts' includes the courts of 

appeals and district courts of the United States, the District Court for 

the Territory of Alaska, the United States District Court for the 

District of the Canal 7.one, the District Court of Guam, the District 

Court of the Virgin Islands, the Court of Claims, the Court of Customs 

and Patent Appeals, and the Customs Court.". 

Sro. 45. Subsection (b) of section 676 of Title 28, United States 

Code, is amended by inserting, immediatel7 after "section 411 ", and 

immediately after "sections 411 and 412' , in such subsection, the 

words "of this title", so that such subsection will read as follows: 

"(b) Whenever advance pamphlet installments and bound volmnea 

of the Court's decisions are printed by a private t>rinter, an adequate 

number of copies for distribution in accordance with the requirements 

of section 411 of this title and for sale to the public shall bedrovided 

and made available for these purposes in such manner an at such 

prices as may be determined from time to time by the Supreme Court 
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or the Chief Justice of the United States, in lieu of compliance by the 

Public Printer and the Superintendent of Docwnents with the requirements of sections 411 and 412 of this title with respect to such copies. 

Pend.in,r distribution or sale, such copies shall be the property of the 

United-States and shall be held in the custody of the marshal or such 

other person, organizati~nt or agency, as the Supreme Court or the 

Chief Justice of the Unitett States ma_y designat.e.". 

SBO. 46. The &rst pa~ph of subsection (a) of section '163 of 

Title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting, immediately 

after "Canal Zone," in such paragraph, the following: "the District 

Court of Guall!?", so that such paragraph will read as follows: 

"(a) Each dIStrict court of the United States, the District Court 

for the Territory of Alaska, the United States District Court for the 

District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, and the District Court of the Virgin Islands shall appoint one or more court 

reporters.". 

Sw. 47. The first paragraph of section 1252 of Title 28, United 

States Code, is amended by insertinf, immediately after "Canal Zone" 

in such paragraph, the following:', the District Court of Guam", so 

that such paragraph will read as follows: 

"Any party may appeal to the Supreme Court from an interlocutory or final jud~ent, decree or order of any court of the United 

States, the Distnct Court for the Territory of Alaska, the United 

States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District 

Court of Guam and the District Court of the Virgin Islands and 

any court of record of Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, holding an 

Act of Congress unconstitutional in any civil action, suit, or proceeding to which the United States or any of its agencies, or any officer 

or employee thereof, as such officer or employee, is a party.". 

SEc. 48. Section 1291 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended 

by inserting immediately after "Canal Zone" in such section, the 

words", the District Court of Guam·•. so that such section will read 

as follows: 

"The courts of appeals shall have jurisdiction of appeals from all 

final decisions of the district courts of the United States, the District 

Court for the Territory of Alaska, the United States District Court 

for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, and 

the District Court of the Virgin Islands, except where a direct review 

may be had in the Supreme Court." · Sm.49. Paragraph (1) of section 1292 of Title 28, United States 

Code, being that paragraph which follows the opening clause of such 

section, is amended ~ inserti~ immediately after "Canal Zone" in 

such paragraph, the following: ~the District Court of Guam,", so that 

such section will read as follows : 

"§ 1292. Interlocutory decisions 

"The courts of appeals shall have jurisdiction of appeals from: 

" ( 1) Interlocutory orders of the district courts of the United States, 

the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, the United States 

District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court 

of Guam, and the District Court of the Virgin Islands, or of the judges 

~here<_>f, granting,. continu_ingi modifying-Lr~f!Jsin~ or dissolving in-

] Unctions, or refusing to disso ve or modny m1unctions, except where 

a direct review may be had in the Supreme Court; 

"(2) Interlocutory orders appointing receivers, or refusing orden . to wind up receivershiJ.>S or to take steps to accomplish the purposes 

thereof, such as directing sales or other disposals of propert:y; 

"(3) Interlocutory decrees of such district courj;s or the Judges 

thereof determinin~ the rights and liabilities of the parties to ad. 

miralty cases in which appeals from final decrees are allowed; 
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"(4) Judgments in civil actions for patent infringement which are 

final except for accounting." . . SEO. rm. (a) Section 1294 of Title 28, United States Code, is 

amended (1) by striking out the period at the end of clause (6) of 

such section and in lieu thereof inserting a semi-colon; and (2) by 

adding a new clause at the end of such section, to read as follows: 

"(7) From the District Court of Guam, to the Court of Appeals for 

the Ninth Circuit.". 

(b) Clause (2) of subsection (d) ofsection 1846 of Title 28, United 

States Code, is amended (1) by meerting, immediateJy after "action" 

in such clause, the words "or claim"; and (2) by inserting, immediately after "officers" in such clause, the words "or empJoyees", so that 

such subsection will read as follows : 

"(d) The district courts shall not have jurisdiction under this 

section of: 

" ( 1) Any civil action or claim for a pension; 

"(2} Any civil action or claim to recover fees, salary, or compensation for official services of officers or employees of the 

United States.". 

(c) Section 1498 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by 

inserting, immediately after and underneath the first paragraph of 

such section, the following new paragraph: 

"For the purposes of this section, the use or manufacture of an 

invention described in and covered by a patent of the United States 

by a contractor, a subcontractor, or any person, firm, or corporation 

for the Government and with the authorization or consent of the 

Government, shall be construed as use or manufacture for the United 

States.". 

SEC. 51. (a) The second sentence in the first paragraph of section 1821 of Tit]e 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 

out, in that part which precedes the first proviso in such sentence, 

the word "residence", a.n<l in lieu thereof mserting "residences", so that sue~ part will read as follows: "Witnesses who are not salaried. 

employees of the Government and who are not in custody and who 

attend at points so far removed from their respective residences as to prohibit return thereto from day to day shall be entitled to an additional allowance of $5 per day for expenses of subsistence including 

the time necessarily occupied in going to and returning from the place 

of attendance:". 

(b) Subsection (b) of section 1915 of Title 28, United States Code, 

is amended by striking out the words "furnishing a stenographic 

transcript and", so that such subsection will read as follows: 

"(b) In any civil or criminal case the court may, upon the filing 

of a like aftidavit1 direct that the expense of printmg the record on 

appeal, if such prmting is required by the appeJlate court, be paid by 

the United States, and the same shall be paid when authorized b~ 

the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts .• 

( c) Subsection ( e) of section 1915 of Title 28, United States Code, 

is amended to read as follows : 

"(e) Judgment may be rendered for costs at the conclusion of the 

suit or action as in other cases, but the United States shall not be 

liable for any of the costs thus incurred. If the United States has 

paid the cost of a stenographic transcript or printed record for the ~revailing party, the same shall be taxed in favor of the United 

States.". 

SEO. l'l2. The second paragraph of section 2253 of Title 28 United · States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

"There shall be no right of appeal from such an order in a proceeding to test the validity of a warrant to remove, to another district or 
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place for commitment or trial, a person charged with a criminal 

offense against the United States, or to test the validity of his detention pending_removal/roceedinge.". Szo. 68. The eecon proviso in the third paragraph of section l2G 

of the A.ct of June 8, 1916 (ch.134:, 89 Stat. 216; 10 U.S. C., sec. 1893), 

as last amended by section 16 (b) of the A.ct of Mal, 24, 1949 (ch. 89, 

68 Stat. 91) .~ ~ended to read as follows: "PrOflid«j furfllM\ That Proteotion of' 

when an enlistea. man is discharged for bad conduct, undesiraDility, W'lif'orm. 

unsuitability, ina_ptitude or otherwise than hono~~Ji' all uniform 

outer clot!UDJ in his possession shall be retained for · · tary wie, and, 

when. authonzed by replations prescribed by the Secretaey of the 

Army or the Secretary of the Navy, a suit of civilian outer Clothing, 

and a civilian overcoat when neceesa~, the total cost not to exceed $80, 

may be issued to such discharged enlisted man of the Army, Navy or 

Marine Corps:". 

SEC. 53a. (a) Upon the filing of a complaint in the United States Patents. 

District Court for the District of Columbia wherein remedy is sought 

under section 4915 or section 4918 of the Revised Statutest as amended 

(35 U. S. C., secs. 63 and 66), without seeking other remecty, if it shall 

appear that there is an adverse party residmg in a foreign country1 

or adverse parties residing in a plur&.lity of districts not embracoo. 

within the same State, the court shall have jurisdiction thereof and 

process shall1 unless the adverse party or parties voluntarily make 

appearance, be issued a8ainst all of the adverse parties and served 

anywhere within the Umted States, except that process issued against 

parties residing in foreign countries pursuant to this section may be 

served by publication or otherwise as the court may direct. 

(b) The provisions of subsection. (a) of this section shall be deemed 

to be in effect as of September 1, 1948. 

SJDO. 64. Section 6 of the Act approved October 81, 194:2 (ch. 684, 

56 Stat. 1014; 35 U.S. C., sec. 94) is amended to read as follows: 

"S.,_ 6. For the purposes of this A.ct, the manufacture, uae, sale, 

or other disposition of an invention, whether patented or unpatented, l>Y a contractor, a subcontractor, or any person, firm, or co~ration 

for the Government and with the authorisation or consent of the Government shall be construed as manufacture, use, sale, or other disposition for the United States.". 

SEo. 55. (a) Section 24 of the Organic A.ct of Guam (A.ct Au~ Guam. 

1, 1950, ch. 612, sec. 24, 64 Stat. 390; 48 U. S. C., sec. H24b) is 

amended (1) by striking out1 in the second sentence of subsection (a) 

of such section, the words ' and shall be entit1ed to the benefits of 

retirement provided in section 373 of title 28, United States Code" 

and the comma immediatelyfreceding such words; and (2) by striking out, in subsection ( c) o such section, the reference ''21, 41, 43, 

49, and 67" and in lieu thereof inserting "43 and 49"; so that such 

section will read as follows : 

"SllO. 24. (a) The President shall, by and with the advice and consent of the Senat.e, appoint a judge for the District Court of Guam 

who shall hold oftl.ce for the term of four years and until his successor 

is chosen and gualified un1ess sooner removed by the President for 

cause. The iudge shall receive a salary payable by the United States 

which shall be the same as the salary of the Governor of Guam as 

J!rovided by section 26 (a) of this Act. The Chief Justice of the United 

States may, with the consent of the judge so assigned, assign any 

United States circuit or district judge to serve as a judge in the District 

Court of Guam whenever it is maae to appear tha.t such an assignment is necessary for the J>roper dispatch of the business of the court. 

"(b) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent o:l the Senate, a United States attorney and United States marshal 
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5 u.s.c. 

§§ 159, 160. 

3 u.s.c. SS 301-303. 

for Guam t.o whose oftices the provisions of chapters 81 and 38 of 

title 28, United States Code, respectively, shall apply. 

"(c) The provisions of chapters 43 and 49 of title 28, United States 

Code, shall apply t.o the District Court of Guam.". 

(b) Paragraph (f) of 8ection 7 of the Act approved A~ 9, 1939 

(eh. 618, 63 Stat. 1292 (1293); 49 U.S. C., sec. 787 (f)) ls amended 

by strik!ng out the reference "147 of the Criminal Code, as amended 

(lJ. S. C.z. title 18, sec. 261)" in such paragraph, and in lieu thereof 

inserting "8 of Title 18", so that such paragraph will read as follows: 

"(f) The words 'obligation or other security of the United States' 

are used as now or hereafter defined in section 8 of Title 18.". 

S:r.o. 56. (a) The last paragraph under the subheading "General 

Provisions" under the heading "Navy Department" in section 101 of 

the Act approved December 23, 1943 (chapter 380, Title I, 57 Stat. 628 

[top of page]; 34: U.S. C., sec. 197a), as amended by section 17 of the 

Act approved August 4, 1949 (Chapter 393, 63 Stat. 560), is hereby 

repealed. 

( b) The second proviso in section 10 of the Act approved March 

4, 1925 (chapter 536, 43 Stat. 1274; 34: U. S. C., sec. 722), is hereby 

repealed. 

(c) The .A.ct approved May 13, 1950 (chapter 1.85, P. L. 513, 81st 

Cong., 64 Stat. 159, 160; 50 U.S. C., secs. 46 46b) ls hereby repealed. 

(d) Sections 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the Act approved March 8, 1900 

(chapter 140, 32 Stat. 55; 19 U. S. 0., former secs. 152a [including 

that part of such section 6 which was not classified to 19 U.S. C., former 

sec. 152a], 152b, 577,· 48 u. s. c.t former sec.1009) are hereby repealed. 

(e) Section 23 o the Or_ga.m.c Act of Guam (Act August 1, 1950, 

chapter 512, section 23, 64 Stat. 390; 48 U.S. C., sec. 14:24a) is hereby 

repealed. 

(f) Section 3051 of Title 18, United States Code, and all of item 

8051 in the analysis of chapter 203 of such title (immediately preceding section 8041 of such title), are hereby re~led. 

(g) The third paragraph under the heading' United States Court 

of (.,'ustoms Appeals" in section 1 of the Act approved March 4, 1911 

(chapter 237, 36 Stat. 1170), such heading and_paragraph being on 

page 1234: of volume 86, Statutes at Large (81 U. S. C., sec. 687), is 

hereby repealed. 

(h) Sect.ion 204 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by section 2 

of the Act approved December 28, 1874 (chapter 9, 18 Stat. 294), and 

section 205 of the Revised Statutes, are hereby repealed. 

( i) That part of section 73 of the Printing Act of January 12, 1895 

(chapter 23 28 Stat. 615) relating to the compilation, editing, indexing, and publication of the United States Statutes at Large, which 

part was amended by the Act approved June 20, 1936 (chapter 680, 

sec. 9, 49 Stat.1551) and by the Ac!!J>j.roved June 16, 1938 (chapter 

477, sec. 1, 52 Stat. 760), and is cl ed to section 196 of Title 44, 

United States Code, is hereby repealed. This subsection shall not be 

construed as repealing that e!lrl of such section 73, as amended, which 

relates to the ppnting, bindiilg, and distribution of the Statutes at 

Large and the United States Treaties and Other International Agreements. and is classified t.o section 196a of Title 44, United States Cod~ 

or any other part of such section 73, nor shall it be construed as repealing sections 112 and l12a of Title 1, United States Code, relating to 

the same subject matter as the subject matter in the part of such 

section 73 herein repealed. (j) The Act approved August 8, 1950 (chapter 646, 64 Stat. f19) 

is hereby repealed. (k) There are hereby repealed the following statutes and parts 

of statut.es: 
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All 65 Stat. 730. 

(1) Act approved March 3, 1925, chapter 419, sections 1 and s u.s.c. §§ 167, 

2, 48 Stat. 110i. 168. 

(2) Act approved February 28, 1929, chapter 8815, 4:15 Stat. 5 u.s,c. §§ 168-

1412, 1413. 168b, 

(3) Act approved March 22, 19315, chapter 39, section 1 (part), 

4:9 Stat. 69 (only the proviso in the paragi:aph .im.mecliatel;r s u.s.c. § 1680, 

under the heading___"Collecting and Editing Official Papers of 

Territories of the United States", appearing on page 69). 

(4) Act approved February 14, 1936, chapter 70, 4:9 Stat. s u.s.c. § l68a. 

1139. 

(6) Act approved May 16, 1936, chapter 4.06, section 1 (part/,, 

49 Stat. 1811 (only the proviso in the paragraph immediate y s u.s.c. § 168o. 

under the heading "Collecting and :Editing Official Papers of the 

Territories of the United States", appeanng on pa_ge 1311). 

(6) Act approved June 16, 1937, chapter 859, section 1 loart), 

50 Stat. 262, 263 (only the proviso which begins near the bottom 

of ~age 262, and ends on page 268). 7) Act approved June 28, 1937, chapter 886, 60 Stat. 328, 824. s u.s.c. § l68a. 

8) Act approved April 27, 1938, chapter 180, section 1 (part), 

52 tat. 249 (only the proviso in the third full paragraph appear- s u.s.c. § 1680. 

ing on page 249). 

(9) Act approved June 29, 1939, chapter 248, Title I (part), 68 

Stat. 886 (only the proviso in the last paragraph on page 886). 

(10) Act approved July 31, 1946, chapter 336, 69 Stat. 610, 611. s u.s.c. § 168d. 

(11) A.ct approved July 7, 1950, chapter 4152, 64 Stat. 320. 

(l) The repeall by subsections (a)-(k) of this section, of the statutes and parts or statutes referred to in such subsections, shall not 

&Beet any rights or liabilities existing under such statutes or parts 

of statutes at the time this Act takes effect. 

Approved October 31, 1951. 

U. s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : IHI 0 • 91U9