Evening star., 1939-05-09
State Department
Gets Foreign Farm
And Trade Units
Biological Survey and
Bituminous Coal Go
To Interior
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phases of agricultural industry
in foreign countries, and shall
conduct abroad such activities
(including the demonstration of
standards for cotton, wheat and
other American agricultural prod
ucts) as the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall determine to be in
the public interest, and shall re-
port to the Secretary of Agricul-
ture the results of, and the in
formation secured through, such
investigations and activities.
Commerce Chief May Name
Officer for Temporary Service.
60 The Secretary of Commerce
may from time to time, when he
deems it in the public interest,
designate any officer in his de-
partment to render temporary
service under the provisions of,
and subject to the conditions
named in, section of the act
of March 8, 1927 "a Stat, 1886.
90 The Secretary of Agricul-
ture may from time to time,
when he deems it in the public
interest, designate any officer IN
his department to render tenn
porary service under the provi-
sions of, and subject to the con-
ditions named in, section 2 of the
act of June S, 1890 (46 Stat, 498.
"a The Secretary of Commerce
and the Secretary Of Agriculture
may each designate an officer in
his department, acceptable to the
Secretary of State, to serve in
the Department of State as liai-
son officer in connection with the
administration of the foerign
service of the United States.
Two Added to Personnel
Of Foreign Service Board.
(5) One officer in the Depart
ment of Commerce designated by
the Secretary of Commerce and
acceptable to the Secretary OF
State and one officer in the De-
partment of Agriculture desig-
mated by the Secretary Of Agri-
culture and acceptable to the
Secretary of State shall be added
to the membership of the Board
of Foreign Service Personnel for
the Foreign Service.
Co Status of Foreign Service
Officers = Foreign Commerce
Service officers and Foreign Agri-
cultural Service officers who by
reason of transfer to the Foreign
Service of the United States and
by appointment according to law
acquire status of Foreign Service
officers therein shall not be in
cluded in the total number OF
officers in such service for the
purpose of determining the per-
centage limitation established by
section 10 of the act of Febru-
ary %, 1881 (46 Stat, 1,20D, as
amended.
cd China Trade Act Registrar
Such officer of the Foreign
Service as the Secretary of State
shall make available for that pur-
pose may be authorized by the
Secretary of Commerce to per-
form the duties of China Trade
Act Registrar provided for in the
Act of September 10, 1922 az
Stat, 849O, under the direction OF
the Secretary of Commerce.
(e) Foreign Service Buildings
Commission.-The Foreign Serv-
ice Buildings Commission and It's
functions are hereby trans
ferred to the Department OF
State. The commission shall
exercise advisory functions,
but all other functions in-
cluding administrative func-
tions) shall be exercised under
the direction and supervision Of
the Secretary of State by such
division, bureau or office IN the
Department of State as the Sec
retary shall determine.
Sec. 2. Treasury Department.
Transfers, consultations and
additions relating to the Depart
ment of the Treasury are hereby
effected as follows:
(a) Bureau of Lighthouses
The Bureau of Lighthouses IN
the Department of Commerce
and it's functions are hereby
transferred to and shall be con-
solidated with and administered
as a part of the Coast Guard in
the Department of the Treasury.
(b) Director General of Rail-
roads: Office Abolished and
Functions Transfered.-The Of
flee of Director General of Rail-
roads is hereby abolished. The
functions and duties of the Di-
rector General of Railroads are
hereby transferred to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to be exer-
cised and performed by him per-
sonally or through such officer
or officers of the Depart
ment of the Treasury as he
may authorize. The Secretary
of the Treasury is hereby desig-
mated as the agent provided for
in section 2O6 of the Transporter
ton Act, 1920 al Stat. 46D.
(c) War Finance Corp. Abol-
ished.-All of the functions,
property and obligations of the
War Finance Corp. not hereto
fore transferred by statute to the
Secretary of the Treasury are
hereby transferred to the De-
partment of the Treasury. The
War Finance Corp. is hereby
abolished and the Secretary Of
the Treasury shall complete the
winding up of its affairs and shall
dispose of its assets in accordance
with the act of March /, 1929
as Stat. 1442) not later than De-
eember 81, 1899.
Sec. 8. Department of Justice.
Transfers, consultations and
additions relating to the Depart
ment of Justice are hereby ef-
fected as follows:
(a) Federal Prison Industries,
Inc.-The Federal Prison Indus
tries, Inc. together with its
Board of Directors) and its func-
tions are hereby transferred to
the Department of Justice and