Evening star., 1932-04-25

! Section 313-Places the proceeds oi
the sale of transports in the Treasury
REORGANIZATION OF THE SHIP
PING BOARD
Section 314 (a)-The United State.
Shipping Board shall be composed o.
four commissioners to be hereafter ap'
pointed by the President, 3y and with
the advice and consent of the Senate
! One of such commissioners shall be ap-
| pointed from the States puching the
Pacific Ocean, one from the States
touching the Atlantic Ocein, one from
the States touching the Guf OF Mexico
and one from the States touching the
| great lakes, but not more tfan one shall
be appointed from the sane State. Not
more than two of the commissioners
shall be appointed from the same po-
litical party"
This section also ret1rns to the
Treasury 100000 of the unexpended
balance for experimental work made
available two years ago jor the Mer-
| chant Fleet Corporation. 1t further re-
| duces by $4,000 the sunB for personal
services made available tothe Merchant
Fleet Corporation.
Section 315-Levies a fee of 80 per
cent above cost on sale q public docu-
mentS
Section 316 (a)-Indeases patent
fees.
Section 318-320 inclsive-Provides
fees for International ,ervices of the
Department of Commerc.
Section 322-Transfer fish hatcheries
to the States
Section 323-Transflrs agricultural
experiment station akivities to the
States.
Title "
Section 4O1-Declars it to be the
policy of Congress:
"(a)-To group, Coordinate and con-
solidate executive and administrative
agencies of the Government, as nearly
as may be, accordingto major purpose
"(b)-To reduce tfs number of such
agencies by consolidGing those having
similar functions undr o single head
"(c)-To eliminat overlapping and
duplication of effort. and
"(d)-To egregatregulatory agencies
and functions from those of an admin
istrative and executive character"
Section 402-Deflitions.
Section 403-Th President is given
the following autrsity:
cd To transfer the whole or anv
part OF the Independent executive
agency, and, or tie functions thereof
10 the jurisdiction and control of an
executive department or another indie
pendent executing agency.
90 To transer the whole or anv
part OF any exsutiVe agency. and or
the functions tereof, from the iI,ris-
dictton and courol of one executive de-
partment to thT Jurisdiction and control
OF another exeutive department: nr
80 To cosolidate or redistrihrte
the functions vested in any execntive
department o in the executive agencies
included In ny executive department "
Sections O4 and 405-Proyide the
technical pHcedure for the President's
econsondatid activities and the main
tsnance oI eSlsting functions however
they may shifted around. "N'0-
section No-Authorizes the President
10 recommend to Congress abolition of
such agecieS as he thinks wise VI
ectioI407-Subjects President,e ,..,,
ance ofexecutive orders on consolida-
tlons y congressional veto nrovided
Congres acts within go days.
Sectn 408-Requires the pres;Io.,.
70 repet at the beginning of each ses-
sion @ Congress any action taLan .,
reorganization. ''Aeii Al
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PUBIC WORKS ADMINISTRA ALTON
SECTIONS sol TO 506 INCLUSIVE
oet Up public works administration
wifi an administrator at sI2 0o0 to
cononoate and head all governmental
ounng activities. The Army engineers
aH 10 De utilized by the administrator
~ navy Bureau of Yards and Docks
fau De exempt from the consolidation
40 al strictly military and naval con-
ructlon work shall remain In the War
40 navy Departments.
Title VI.
ATIONAL DEFENSE REORGANIZA-
TON ACT.
Section 601-This title NAV be cited
the national defense REORGANIZATION
It, Will
OF DEPARTMENT
OF NATIONAL DEFENSE.
Section 602 (A)-There is berebv
tabllshed at the seat Of government
1 executive department to be known
the Department of National Defense.
the head of which shall be a Secre-
ry o. National Defense. who shall be
,pointed by the President, by and with
lie advice and consent of the Senate.
Id who shall receive the same COM ,,
nsation as other heads of executive
'partments.
"(B)-There shall be in the Depart /,
ent of National Defense three assist