An Act to amend section 7a of the act entitled ""An Act to regulate the employment of minors within the District of Columbia,"" approved May 29, 1928
PL 82-449 (H.R.6857), enacted 07/03/1952

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(e) to cooperate with any other Federal, State, or municipal 
department, agency, or instrumentality, and with any private 
person, firm, educational institution, or other organization in 
effectuating the purpose of this Act. 
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that research and developments under this Act which are primarily 
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strengthen the civil economy of the Nation. 
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pose of this Act, to dispose of all water and other products produced 
as a result of his operations under this Act pursuant to regulations 
to be prescribed by him: Provided^ That nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to alter existing law with respect to the ownership and con-
trol of water. 
SEC. 5. All moneys received for products of the plants under this 
Act shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
SEC. 6. The Secretary of the Interior shall make reports to the Presi-
dent and the Congress at the beginning of each regular session of the 
action taken or instituted by him under the provisions of this Aet. 
The report shall include suitable recommendations for 
further 
legislation. 
SEC. 7. The Secretary of the Interior may issue rules and regula-
tions to effectuate the purposes of this Act. 
SEC. 8. There are authorized to be appropriated, from any funds 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums, not to exceed 
$2,000,000, for a five-year period, to carry out the provisions of this 
Act: Provided^ That departmental expenses for the correlation and 
coordination of information over such five-year period shall not exceed 
the sum of $500,000: Provided further^ That such departmental ex-
penses shall be scheduled in equal amounts for each year of such period 
insofar as practicable. 
Approved July 3, 1952. 
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Public Law 449 
CHAPTER 569 
AN ACT 
To amend section 7a of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the employment of 
minors within the District of Columbia", approved May 29,1928. 
July 3, 1952 
[H.R. 6857] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That the first sen-
tence of section 7a of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the employ-
ment of minors within the District of Columbia'^, approved May 29, 
1928, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 36-207a), is amended by striking 
out '"''Provided, That such minor is at least fourteen years of age and 
has completed eight grades of elementary instruction or a course of 
study deemed by the Board of Education equivalent thereto: And 
provided further, That such minor shall not appear on said stage in 
more than two performances in any one day, nor more than three 
hours in any one day, nor more than six days in any week, nor more 
than twelve hours in any week, and shall not appear on said stage 
E m p 1 o yment of 
minors, D.C. 
55 Stat. 863. 
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after the hour of 11 postmeridian" and inserting in lieu thereof 
'^Provided^ That such minor is at least seven years of age: Provided 
fwrther, That such minor shall not appear on said stage in more than 
two performances in any one day, nor more than eight performances 
in any one week, and shall not appear on said stage after the hour of 
11:30 postmeridian". 
The second sentence of such section is 
amended by striking out "at least fourteen days in advance of such 
appearance" and inserting in lieu thereof "at such time as the Board 
mav require". 
Approved July 3, 1952. 
July 3, 1952 
[H. J. Res. 477] 
Public Law 450 
CHAPTER 570 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To continue the effectiveness of certain statutory provisions for the duration 
of the national emergency proclaimed December 16, 1950, and six months 
thereafter, but not beyond April 1, 1953. 
Emergency Pow-
ers Continuation 
Act. 
50 u s e app. note 
prec. 1. 
Continua n e e of 
c e r tain statutory 
provisions. 
64 Stat. A454. 
50 u s e app. note 
prec. 1. 
Whereas certain statutory provisions dependent upon the existence of 
a state of war and upon the national emergencies proclaimed in 
1939 and 1941 were continued in effect until June 1, 1952, by Public 
Law 313, approved April 14, 1952, and were subsequently further 
continued in effect until June 15,1952, by Public Law 368, approved 
May 28, 1952, in order to permit further consideration of a more 
extended continuation; and 
Whereas the last of the states of war of World War I I and the national 
emergencies proclaimed by the President in 1939 and 1941 were 
terminated on April 28, 1952; and 
Whereas a more extended continuation of the statutory provisions 
herein dealt with is needed to insure the national security and the 
capacity of the United States to support the efforts to establish and 
maintain world peace: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding the 
termination on April 28, 1952, of the existence of a state of war with 
Japan declared December 8, 1941 (55 Stat. 795), and of the national 
emergencies proclaimed by the President on September 8, 1939 (Proc. 
2352, 54 Stat. 2643), aud on May 27, 1941 (Proc. 2487, 55 Stat. 1647), 
and notwithstanding any proclamation of peace with respect to such 
war— 
(a) The following statutory provisions, and the authorizations con-
ferred and liabilities imposed thereby, in addition to coming into full 
force and effect in time of war or otherwise where their terms so 
provide, shall remain in full forc« and effect until six months after 
the termination of the national emergency proclaimed by the President 
on December 16, 1950 (Proc. 2914, 3 C. F. R., 1950 Supp., p. 71), or 
until such earlier date or dates as may be provided by the Congress by 
concurrent resolution either generally or for a particular statutory 
provision or by the President either generally by proclamation or for 
a particular statutory provision, but in no event beyond April 1,1953, 
notwithstanding any other terminal date or provision of law with 
respect to such statutory provisions and notwithstanding any limita-
tion, hy reference to war or national emergency, of the time during or 
for which authorizations or liabilities thereunder may be exercised or 
imposed; and acts or events of the kind giving rise to legal conse-
quences under any of those provisions when performed or occurring 
during the state of war which terminated on April 28,1952, shall give 
rise to the same legal consequences when they are performed or occur 
during the period above provided for: