An Act to further amend the act of June 15, 1917, as amended
PL 83-264 (S.41), enacted 08/13/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 264~AUG. 13, 1953 
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(c) Any property acquired by the Commission remaining upon 
termination of the celebration may be used by the Secretary of the 
Interior for purposes of the National Park System or may be disposed 
of as surplus property. 
The net revenues, after payment of Commis-
sion expenses, derived from Commission activities, shall be deposited 
in the Treasury of the United States. 
Approved August 13, 1953. 
Property. 
Public Law 264 
CHAPTER 434 
AN ACT 
To further amend the Act of June 15, 1917, as amended. 
August 13, 1953 
[S.41] 
Be it enacted l)y the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United 'States of America in Congress a^semhled^ That section 1 of 
title VI of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 233), as amended 
(U. S. C , 1946 edition, title 22, sec. 401), is further amended to read 
as follows: 
"(a) Whenever an attempt is made to export or ship from or take 
out of the United States any arms or munitions of war or other articles 
in violation of law, or whenever it is known or there shall be probable 
cause to believe that any arms or munitions of war or other articles 
are intended to be or are being or have been exported or removed from 
the United States in violation of law, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
or any person duly authorized for the purpose by the President, may 
seize and detain such arms or munitions of war or other articles and 
may seize and detain any vessel, vehicle, or aircraft containing the 
same or which has been or is being used in exporting or attempting 
to export such arms or munitions of w ar or other articles. All arms 
or munitions of war and other articles, vessels, vehicles, and aircraft 
seized pursuant to this subsection shall be forfeited. 
"(b) All provisions of law relating to seizure, summary and judi-
cial forfeiture and condemnation for violation of the customs laws, 
the disposition of the property forfeited or condemned or the proceeds 
from the sale thereof; the remission or mitigation of such forfeitures; 
and the compromise of claims and the award of compensation to 
informers in respect of such forfeitures shall apply to seizures and 
forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have been incurred, under the pro-
visions of this section, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with 
the provisions hereof. 
Awards of compensation to informers under 
this section may be paid only out of funds specifically appropriated 
therefor. 
"(c) Arms and munitions of war forfeited under subsection (b) 
of this section shall be delivered to the Secretary of Defense for such 
use or disposition as he may deem in the public interest, or, in the 
event that the Secretary of Defense refuses to accept such arms and 
munitions of war, they shall be sold or otherwise disposed of as pre-
scribed under existing law in the case of forfeitures for violation of 
the customs laws." 
SEC. 2. Sections 2, 3, 5, and 7 of the Act of June 15, 1917 (ch. 30, 
title VI, 40 Stat. 224r-225; U. S. C, 1946 edition, title 22, sees. 402, 
403, 405, 407), and section 4 of such Act, as amended by the Act of 
March 1, 1929 (ch. 420, 45 Stat. 1423; U. S. C, 1946 edition, title 22, 
sec. 404), are repealed. 
Approved August 13, 1953. 
War materials. 
Illegal 
exporta-
tion; seizure, etc. 
40 Stat. 223. 
Repeals.