An Act granting the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact relating to mutual military aid in an emergency
PL 82-435 (S.968), enacted 07/01/1952

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of the Department of the Interior to investigate and eradicate the 
predatory sea lampreys of the Great Lakes", approved August 8,1946, 
6o st^u 930. 
as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "The cost of the 
investigations and studies authorized in this section shall not exceed 
$359,000 for the first year; $216,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1951; $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1952; and $446,000 
for the fiscal year ending June 30,1953. 
Approved July 1, 1952. 
Public Law 435 
CHAPTER 538 
AN ACT 
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July 1, 1952 
Granting the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact relating 
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to mutual military aid in an emergency. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Hepresentatives 
of the 
United States of America m Congress assembled^ That the consent of aid'comp^cT/il!?^^ 
Congress, subject to the limitation of section 2 of this Act, is hereby N.J., Pa. 
given to an interstate compact, relating to mutual military aid in an 
emergency, negotiated and entered into by the States of New York and 
New Jersey, in which compact the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
joined and became a party on December 14,1951, which compact reads 
as follows: 
" A N INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR MUTUAL MILITARY AID IN 
AN EMERGENCY 
"ARTICLE I 
"1. The purposes of this compact are: 
"a. to provide for mutual military aid and assistance in an emer-
gency by the military forces of a signatory state to the military forces 
of the other signatory states or of the United States, including among 
other military missions, the protection of interstate bridges, tunnels, 
ferries, pipe lines, communications facilities and other vital installa-
tions, plants and facilities; and the military support of civil defense 
agencies; 
"b. to provide for the fresh pursuit in case of an emergency, by 
the military forces or any part or member thereof of a signatory 
state into another state, of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies or 
enemy forces or persons seeking or appearing to seek to overthrow 
the government of the United States or of a signatory state; 
"c. to make provision for the powers, duties, rights, privileges and 
immunities of the members of the military forces of a signatory state 
while so engaged outside of their own state. 
"2. a. 'Emergency' as used in this compact shall mean and include 
invasion or other hostile action, disaster, insurrection or imminent 
danger thereof. 
"b. 'State' as used in this compact shall include any signatory state. 
"c. 'Military forces' as used in this compact shall include the organ-
ized militia, or any force thereof, of a signatory state. 
"ARTICLE II 
"This compact shall become effective as to the signatory states when 
the legislatures thereof have approved it and when the Congress has 
given its consent either before or after the date hereof. Any state 
not a party to this compact at the date hereof may become a party 
hereto. 
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"ARTICLE III 
"The governor of each signatory state or his designated military 
representative shall constitute the Committee for Mutual Military 
Aid for the signatory states. It shall be the duty of the Committee 
for Mutual Military Aid to make joint plans for the employment of 
the military forces of the signatory states for mutual military aid 
and assistance in case of emergency. 
"ARTICLE IV 
"1. It shall be the duty of each signatory state to integrate its plan 
for the employment of its military forces in case of emergency with 
the joint plans recommended by the Committee for Mutual Military 
Aid and with the emergency plans of the armed forces of the United 
States. 
"2. In case of emergency, upon the request of the Governor of a 
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signatory state, the Governor of each signatory state, to the extent 
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consistent with the needs of his own state, shall order its military 
forces or such part thereof as he, in his discretion, may find necessary, 
to assist the military forces of the requesting state in order to carry 
out the purposes set forth in this compact. In such case, it shall be 
the duty of the governor of each signatory state receiving such a 
request to issue the necessary orders for such use of the military forces 
of his state without the borders of his state and to direct the com-
mander of such forces to place them under the operational control 
of the commander of the forces of the requesting state or of the 
United States which may be engaged in meeting the emergency. 
"3. The governor of any signatory state, in his discretion, may 
recall the military forces of his state serving without its borders or 
any part or any member of such forces. 
"ARTICLE V 
"In case of an emergency, any unit or member of the military forces 
of a signatory state which has been ordered into active service by the 
Governor may upon order of the officer in immediate command 
thereof continue beyond the borders of his own state into another 
signatory state in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies 
or enemy forces or persons seeking or appearing to seek to overthrow 
the government of the United States or of any one of the signatory 
states, until they are apprehended by such unit or member. Any such 
person who shall be apprehended or captured in a signatory state by 
a unit or member of the military forces of another signatory state 
shall without unnecessary delay be surrendered to the military or 
police forces of the state in which he is taken or to the forces of the 
United States. 
Such surrender shall not constitute a waiver by the 
state of the military forces making the capture, of its right to extra-
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dite or prosecute such persons for any crime committed in that state. 
"ARTICLE VI 
"1. Whenever the military forces or any part thereof of any signa-
tory state are engaged outside of their own state in carrying out the 
purposes of this compact, the individual members of such military 
forces so engaged shall not be liable, civilly or criminally, for any 
act or acts done by them in the performance of their duty. 
"2. The individual members of such forces shall have the same 
powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities as the members of 
the military forces of the state in which they are engaged, but in any 
event. 
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"3. Each signatory state shall save harmless any member of its 
military forces wherever serving and any member of the military 
forces of any other signatory state serving within its borders for any 
act or acts done by them in the performance of their duty while 
engaged in carrying out the purposes of this compact. 
"ARTICLE VII 
"1. Each signatory state shall provide, in the same amounts and 
manner as if they were on duty within their own state, for the pay 
and allowances of the personnel of its military forces, and for the 
medical and hospital expenses, disability and death benefits, pensions 
and funeral expenses of wounded, injured or sick personnel and of 
dependents or representatives of deceased personnel of its military 
forces, in case such personnel shall suffer wounds, injuries, disease, 
disability or death while engaged without the state pursuant to this 
compact and while going to and returning from such other signatory 
state. 
Each signatory state shall provide in the same amounts and 
manner as if they were on duty, within their own state for the logis-
tical support and for other costs and expenses of its military forces 
while engaged without the state pursuant to this compact and while 
going to and returning from such other signatory state. 
"2. Any signatory state rendering outside aid in case of insurrec-
tion or disaster not the result of invasion or hostile action, shall, if it 
so elects be reimbursed by the signatory state receiving such aid for 
the pay and allowances of its personnel, logistical support and all 
other costs and expenses referred to in Section 1 of this Article and 
incurred in connection with the request for aid. 
Such election shall 
be exercised by the Governor of the aiding state presenting a state-
ment and request for reimbursement of such costs and expenses to 
the Governor of the requesting state. 
a ARTICLE VIII 
"Nothing in this compact shall be construed to limit or restrict the 
power of any signatory state in case of an emergency affecting that 
state only, to provide for the internal defense of any part of the terri-
tory of said state or for the protection and control of any bridge, 
tunnel, ferry, installation, plant or facility or any part thereof within 
the borders of such state or to prohibit the enforcement of any laws, 
rules and regulations or the execution of any plan with regard thereto. 
"ARTICLE IX 
"This compact shall continue in force and remain binding on each 
signatory state until the legislature or the Governor of such state 
gives notice of withdrawal therefrom. 
Such notice of withdrawal 
shall not be effective until six months after said notice has been given 
to the Governor of each of the other signatory states. 
"In Witness Whereof, the States whose Governors have signed 
below have become parties to this compact. 
"12 December 1950. 
"Approved December 11, 1950. 
"NATHANIEL L . GOLDSTEIN, 
"Attorney General of the State of New York. 
"By 
WENDELL P. BROWN, 
"Solicitor General. 
"THOMAS E . DEWEY, 
"Governor of New York. 
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"Attest: 
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CURRAN, 
"Secretary of State of the State of New York. 
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"ALFRED E . DRISCOLL, 
"Governor of New Jersey. 
"Approved December 11, 1950. 
"W. J. DOUGHERTY, for the State Comptroller. 
"Approved December 12, 1950. 
"THEODORE D . PARSONS, 
"Attorney General of the State of New Jersey. 
"By 
LEON S. MILMED, 
"Deputy Attorney General and Counsel to the Governor. 
"Approved December 12,1950. 
"J. LINDSAY DE VALLIERE, 
"Director, Division of Budget and Accounting 
and State Comptroller of the State of New Jersey. 
"By the Governor: 
"LLOYD B . MARSH, 
"Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey." 
SEC. 2. Without further submission of the compact, the consent of 
Congress is given to any State having a common boundary with either 
the State of New York or the State of New Jersey to become a party 
to it in accordance with its terms. 
SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly 
reserved. 
Approved July 1, 1952. 
July 1, 1952 
[H.R. 7405] 
Public Law 436 
CHAPTER 539 
AN ACT 
To provide for an economical, efficient, and effective supply management organi-
zation within the Department of Defense through the establishment of a single 
supply cataloging system, the standardization of supplies and the more efficient 
use of supply testing, inspection, packaging, and acceptance facilities and 
services. 
D e f e n s e Cata-
loging and Stand-
ardization Act. 
Agency. 
D i r e c t o r 
a n d 
Deputy Director. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That this Act may 
be, cited as the "Defense Cataloging and Standardization Act". 
SEC. 2. There is hereby established within the Department of Defense, 
the Defense Supply Management Agency, hereinafter referred to as 
the "Agency." This Agency shall develop a single catalog system and 
related supply standardization program. 
SEC. 3. There shall be a Director of the Agency and a Deputy 
Director, wiio shall act as Director in the absence or disability of the 
Director, and who shall perform such other duties as are prescribed 
by the Director. The Director shall be appointed for a four-year term 
by the President, by and wdth the consent of the Senate. The Deputy 
Director shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense. Both the 
Director and the Deputy Director shall be appointed from civilian 
life without regard to the civil-service laws, with due regard being 
given to the background and qualifications of each appointee to these 
positions on the basis of his experience in the conduct of major supply 
operations, cataloging, standardization, engineering, and civilian 
industrial practices. The Director shall receive compensation at the 
rate of $14,800 a year and the Deputy Director shall receive compen-
sation at the rate of $13,000 a year: Provided^ That the present Director 
of the Munitions Board Supply Management Agencies shall be eligible 
for appointment under this section.