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not an officer, employe or agent
of such foreign government.
Section 5. (a) The Secretary
of War, the Secretary of the
Navy, or the head of any other
department or agency of the
Government involved shall, when
any such defense article or de-
fense information is exported,
Immediately inform the depart
ment or agency designated by
the President to administer sec
ton 6 of the act of July 2, 1910,
"a Stat. 7l4), of the quanti-
ties, character, value. terms of
disposition, and destination of
the article and information so
exported.
(b) The President from time
to time, but not less frequently
than once every 80 days, shall
transmit to the Congress a report
of operations under this act eX-
cept such information as he
deems incompatible with the
public interest to disclose. Re-
ports provided for under this
subsection shall be transmitted
to the secretary of the Senate
or the clerk of the House of
Representatives. as the case may
be, if the Senate or the House of
Representatives. as the case may
be, is not in session.
Section s. ta) There is hereby
authorized to be appropriated
from time to time, out of any
money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated. such amounts
as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions and accomplish
the purpose of this act.
(b) All money and all property
which is converted into money
received under Section 3 from
any government shall. with the
approval of the director OF the
budget, revert to the respective
appropriation or appropriations
out Of which funds were ey-
pended with respect to the de-
fense article or defense informa-
ton for which such consideration
is received, and shall be avail
able for expenditure for the pur-
pose for which such expended
funds were appropriated by law.
during the fiscal year in which
such funds are received and the
ensuing fiscal year (but in no
event shall any funds so received
be available for expenditure after
June 30. 1946D
Protection of Rights.
OF L. 5. Citizens Required.
Section 7. The Secretary of
War. the Secretary of the Navy.
and the head of the department
or agency shall in all contracts
or agreements for the DISPOSE
ton of any defense article or
defense information fully protect
the rights of all citizens of the
United States who have patent
rights in and to any such articlel
or information which is hereby
authorized to be disposed of and
the payments collected for royal
ties on such patents shall be
paid to the owners and holders
Of such patents.
Section 8. The Secretaries of
War and of the Navy are hereby
authorized to purchase or other
wise acquire arms, ammunition
and implements of war produced
within the jurisdiction of any
country to which Section 3 is ap-
plicable, whenever the President
deems such purchase or acquisi-
ton to be necessary in the in
terestS of the defense of the
United States.
Section 9. The President may,
from time to time, promulgate
such rules and regulations as
may be necessary and proper to
carry out any of the provisions
of this act; and he may exercise
any power or authority conferred
on him by this act through such
department. agency, or officer
as he shall direct.
Section 10. If any provision of
this act Or application of such
provision to any circumstance
shall be held invalid. the validity
of the remainder of the act and
the applicability of such provi-
sion to other circumstances shall
not be affected thereby
Nothing in this act shall be
construed to change existing law
relating to the use of the land
and naval forces of the United
States, except insofar as such use
relates to the manufacture, pro-
curement, and repair of defense
articles, the communication of
information and other noncom-
Blatant purposes enumerated in
this act.
This Senate-approved pro-
vision was merely a revised ver-
sion of similar section in the
House-approved bill.