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licenses shall not be issued.
(g) No purchase of arms, am
munition, or implements of war
shall be made on behalf of the
United States by any officer, ex-
ecutive department, or independ-
ent establishment of the Govern
ment from any person who shall
have failed to register under the
provisions of this joint resolution.
(h) The Board shall make a
report to Congress on January /
and July ! of each year, copies of
which shall be distributed as are
other reports transmitted to Con-
gress. Such reports shall contain
such information and data COL
lected by the Board as may be
considered of value in the deter
mination of questions connected
with the control of trade in arms,
ammunition and implements of
war, including the name of the
purchaser and the terms of sale
made under such license. The
Board shall include in such re-
ports a list of all persons required
to register under the provisions
OF this joint resolution, and full
information concerning the IL
censes issued hereunder, includ-
Ing the name of the purchaser
and the terms of sale made under
such license.
Cd The President is hereby au-
thorized to proclaim upon recon-
mendation of the Board from
time to time a list Of articles
which shall be considered arms,
ammunition and implements of
war for the purposes of this Sec
ton.
Regulations.
SECTION 13.-The President
may from time to time promul-
gate such rules and regulations,
not inconsistent with law, as may
be necessary and proper to carry
out any of the provisions of this
joint resolution; and he may ex-
ercise any power or authority
conferred on him by this joint
resolution through such officer or
officers, or agency or agencies, as
he shall direct.
General Penalty Provision.
SECTION 14.-In every case of
the violation of any of the provi-
sions Of this joint resolution or
OF any rule or regulation issued
pursuant thereto where specific
penalty is not herein provided,
such violator or violators, upon
conviction. shall be fined not
more than $4,000, or imprisoned
not more than two years, or both.
Definitions.
SECTION 15.-For the pur-
poses of this joint resolution
(a The term United States"
when used in a geographical
sense. includes the several States
and Territories, the insular pos
sessions of the United States Gn-
cluding the Philippine Islands,
the Canal Zone and the District
of Columbia.
(b) The term person" includes
a partnership, company associa-
ton or corporation, as we'll as a
natural person.
tc) The term vessel" means
every description of watercraft
and aircraft or other contrivance
used, or capable of being used, as
a means of transportation on,
under or over water.
I'D. The term American ves-
sef means any vessel and air.
craft documented under the laws
Of the United States.
(e) The term state" shall in
clude nation, government, and
country.
f) The term citizen" shall in
clude any individual owing allie
glance TO the United States,
partnership, company, or asso-
citation composed in whole or in
part of citizens of the United
States, and any corporation or
ganized and existing under the
laws of the United States as de-
fined in subsection (a) of this
section.
Separability of Provisions.
SECTION 16.-If any of the
provisions of this joint resolution,
or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance, is held
invalid, the remainder of the
joint resolution, and the applica-
ton of such provision to other
persons or circumstances, shall
not be affected thereby.
Appropriations.
SECTION 17.-There is here
by authorized to be appropriated
from time to time, out of any
money in the Treasury not 9TH
erwise appropriated, such
amounts as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions and ac-
complish the purposes of this
joint resolution.
Repeals.
SECTION 18.-The joint reso-