An Act to amend certain titles of the United States Code, and for other purposes
PL 82-248 (H.R.3899), enacted 10/31/1951

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Public Law 248 
CHAPTER 655 
AN ACT 
October 31, 1951 
[H. R. 3899] 
To amend certain titles of the United States Code, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Titled*; u.^s. Code: United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the fourth 
General Provisions, clause after the opening clause of section 1 of Title 1, United States 
Code, entitled "General Provisions", is amended by striking out the 
word "use" appearing in such clause, and in lieu thereof inserting 
"used", so that such clause will read as follows: "words used in the 
present tense include the future as well as the present;". 
SEC. 2. (a) The analysis of Chapter 2 of Title 1, United States 
Code, immediately preceding section 101 of such title, is amended by 
inserting, immediately underneath item 106 in such analysis, the 
following two items: 
"106a. Promulgation of laws. 
"106b. Amendments to Constitution.". 
(b) Title 1, United States Code, is further amended by inserting, 
immediately following section 106 of such title, the following two 
sections: 
"§ 106a. Promulgation of laws 
"Whenever a bill, order, resolution, or vote of the Senate and House 
of Representatives, having been approved by the President, or not 
having been returned by him with his objections, becomes a law or 
takes effect, it shall forthwith be received by the Administrator of 
General Services from the President; and whenever a bill, order, reso-
lution, or vote is returned by the President with his objections, and, 
on being reconsidered, is agreed to be passed, and is approved by two-
thirds of both Houses of Congress, and thereby becomes a law or takes 
effect, it shall be received by the Administrator of General Services 
from the President of the Senate, or Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives in whichsoever House it shall last have been so approved, 
and he shall carefully preserve the originals. 
^§ 106b. Amendments to Constitution 
"Whenever official notice is received at the General Services Admin-
istration that any amendment proposed to the Constitution of the 
United States has been adopted, according to the provisions of the 
Constitution, the Administrator of General Services shall forthwith 
cause the amendment to be published, with his certificate, specifying 
the States by which the same may have been adopted, and that the 
same has become valid, to all intents and purposes, as a part of the 
Constitution of the United States.". 
SEC. 3. Section 112 of Title 1, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out, in the first sentence of the text of such section, the refer-
ence "205 of the Revised Statutes", and in lieu thereof inserting 
"106b of this title", so that such section 112 will read as follows: 
*'§ 112. Statutes at large; contents; admissibility in evidence 
"The Administrator of General Services shall cause to be compiled, 
edited, indexed, and published, the United States Statutes at Large, 
which shall contain all the laws and concurrent resolutions enacted 
during each regular session of Congress; all proclamations by the 
President in the numbered series issued since the date of the adjourn-
ment of the regular session of Congress next preceding; and also any 
amendments to the Constitution of the United States proposed or 
ratified pursuant to article V thereof since that date, together with the 
certificate of the Administrator of General Services issued in com-
pliance with the provision contained in section 106b of this title. In 
62 Stat. 672. 
Title 3, U. S. Code: 
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the event of an extra session of Congress, the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services shall cause all the laws and concurrent resolutions 
enacted during said extra session to be consolidated with, and pub-
lished as part of, the contents of the volume for the next regular 
session. The United States Statutes at Large shall be legal evidence 
of laws, concurrent resolutions, treaties, international agreements 
other than treaties, proclamations by the President, and proposed or 
ratified amendments to the Constitution of the United States therein 
contained, in all the courts of the United States, the several States, and 
the Territories and insular possessions of the United States.". 
SEC. 4. The analysis of Title 3, United States Code, entitled "The 
President", immediately preceding Chapter 1 of such title, is amended ^he president. 
by inserting, immediately after and underneath item 3 in such analysis, 
the following new item: 
"4. Delegation of Functions 
301". 
SEC. 5. The analysis of Chapter 1 of Title 3, United States Code, 
immediately preceding section 1 of such title, is amended (1) by strik-
ing out, in item 6 of such analysis, the words "Secretary of State" and 
in lieu thereof inserting "Administrator of General Services", so that 
such item will read "6. Credentials of electors; transmission to Ad-
ministrator of General Services and to Congress; public inspection."; 
and (2) by striking out, in item 12 of such analysis, the words "Secre-
tary of State" and in lieu thereof inserting "Administrator of General 
Services", so that such item will read "12. Failure of certificates of 
electors to reach President of Senate or Administrator of General 
Services; demand on State for certificate.". 
SEC. 6. Section 6 of Title 3, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
"§ 6. Credentials of electors; transmission to Administrator of 
General Services and to Congress; public inspection 
"It shall be the duty of the executive of each State, as soon as prac-
ticable after the conclusion of the appointment of the electors in such 
State by the final ascertainment, under and in pursuance of the laws 
of such State providing for such ascertainment, to communicate by 
registered mail under the seal of the State to the Administrator of 
General Services a certificate of such ascertainment of the electors 
appointed, setting forth the names of such electors and the canvass or 
other ascertainment under the laws of such State of the number of 
votes given or cast for each person for whose appointment any and 
all votes have been given or cast; and it shall also thereupon be the 
duty of the executive of each State to deliver to the electors of such 
State, on or before the day on which they are required by section 7 
of this title to meet, six duplicate-originals of the same certificate 
under the seal of the State; and if there shall have been any final 
determination in a State in the manner provided for by law of a con-
troversy or contest concerning the appointment of all or any of the 
electors of such State, it shall be the duty of the executive of such 
State, as soon as practicable after such determination, to communicate 
under the seal of the State to the Administrator of General Services 
a certificate of such determination in form and manner as the same 
shall have been made; and the certificate or certificates so received 
by the Administrator of General Services shall be preserved by him 
for one year and shall be a part of the public records of his office and 
shall be open to public inspection; and the Administrator of General 
Services at the first meeting of Congress thereafter shall transmit to 
the two Houses of Congress copies in full of each and every such 
certificate so received at the General Services Administration.". 
SEC. 7. Section 11 of Title 3, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
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"§ 11. Disposition of certificates 
"The electors shall dispose of the certificates so made by them and 
the lists attached thereto in the following manner: 
"First. They shall forthwith forward by registered mail one of the 
saine to the President of the Senate at the seat of government. 
"Second. Two of the same shall be delivered to the secretary of 
state of the State, one of which shall be held subject to the order of 
the President of the Senate, the other to be preserved by him for one 
year and shall be a part of the public records of his office and shall be 
open to public inspection. 
"Third. On the day thereafter they shall forward by registered mail 
two of such certificates and lists to the Administrator of General 
Services at the seat of government, one of which shall be held subject 
to the order of the President of the Senate. The other shall be pre-
served by the Administrator of General Services for one year and shall 
be a part of the public records of his office and shall be open to public 
inspection. 
"Fourth. They shall forthwith cause the other of the certificates and 
lists to be delivered to the judge of the district in which the electors 
shall have assembled.". 
SEC. 8. Section 12 of Title 3, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
"§ 12. Failure of certificates of electors to reach President of 
Senate or Administrator of General Services; demand on 
State for certificate 
"When no certificate of vote and list mentioned in sections 9 and 11 
of this title from any State shall have been received by the President 
of the Senate or by the Administrator of General Services by the 
fourth Wednesday in December, after the meeting of the electors shall 
have been held, the President of the Senate or, if he be absent from the 
seat of government, the Administrator of General Services shall 
request, by the most expeditious method available, the secretary of 
state of the State to send up the certificate and list lodged with him by 
the electors of such State; and it shall be his duty upon receipt of such 
request immediately to transmit same by registered mail to the Presi-
dent of the Senate at the seat of government.". 
SEC. 9. Section 13 of Title 3, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
'*§ 13. Same; demand on district judge for certificate 
"Wlien no certificates of votes from any State shall have been 
received at the seat of government on the fourth Wednesday in Decem-
ber, after the meeting of the electors shall have been held, the President 
of the Senate or, if he be absent from the seat of government, the 
Administrator of General Services shall send a special messenger to 
the district judge in whose custody one certificate of votes from that 
State has been lodged, and such judge shall forthwith transmit that 
list by the hand of such messenger to the seat of government.". 
SEC. 10. Title 3 of the United States Code is further amended by 
inserting, immediately after section 208 of such title, the following 
new chapter: 
"CHAPTER 4.—DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS 
"Sec. 
301. General authorization to delegate functions; publication of delegations. 
302. Scope of delegation of functions. 
303. Definitions. 
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"§ 301. General authorization to delegate functions; publication 
of delegations 
"The President of the United States is authorized to desig-
nate and empower the head of any department or agency in the ex-
ecutive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform with-
out approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any 
function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any func-
tion which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform 
only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of 
the President: Provided^ That nothing contained herein shall re-
lieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any 
such head or other official designated by him to perform such func-
tions. 
Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall 
be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, 
conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and 
shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part. 
"§ 302. Scope of delegation of functions 
"The authority conferred by this chapter shall apply to any function 
vested in the President by law if such law does not affirmatively pro-
hibit delegation of the performance of such function as herein pro-
vided for, or specifically designate the officer or officers to whom it 
may be delegated. 
This chapter shall not be deemed to limit or 
derogate from any existing or inherent right of the President to 
delegate the performance of functions vested in him by law, and 
nothing herein shall be deemed to require express authorization in 
any case in which such an official would be presumed in law to have 
acted by authority or direction of the President. 
"§ 303. Definitions 
"As used in this chapter, the term 'function' embraces any duty, 
power, responsibility, authority, or discretion vested in the Presi-
dent or other officer concerned, and the terms 'perform' and 'per-
formance' may be construed to mean 'exercise'." 
SEC. 11. The analysis of Title 4, United States Code, entitled "Flag 
^\t1et' u.^s. code: 
and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States", immediately preceding o|f4^£^\^^'a^d^th^ 
Chapter 1 of such title, is amended by inserting, immediately after states°™^°' ^ 
and underneath item 4 in such analysis, the following new item: 
"5. Official Territorial Papers 
141". 
SEC. 12. Title 4 of the United States Code is further amended by 
inserting, immediately after section 111 of such title, the following 
new chapter: 
"CHAPTER 5.—OFFICIAL TERRITORIAL PAPERS 
"Sec. 
141. Collection, preparation and publication. 
142. Appointment of experts. 
143. Employment and utilization of other personnel; cost of copy reading and 
Indexing. 
144. Cooperation of departments and agencies. 
145. Printing and distribution. 
146. Authorization of appropriations. 
"§ 141. Collection, preparation and publication 
"The Administrator of General Services, hereinafter referred to in 
this chapter as the 'Administrator', shall continue to completion the 
work of collecting, editing, copying, and suitably arranging for issu-
ance as a Government publication, the official papers relating to the 
Territories from which States of the United States were formed, in the 
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national archives, as listed in Parker's 'Calendar of Papers in Wash-
ington Archives Relating to the Territories of the United States (to 
1873)', being publication numbered 148 of the Carnegie Institution of 
Washington, together with such additional papers of like character 
which may be found. 
"§ 142. Appointment of experts 
"For the purpose of carrying on the work prescribed by section 141 
of this title, the Administrator, without regard to the Classification 
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engage the services, either in or outside of the District of Columbia, 
of not to exceed five historical experts who are especially informed 
on the various phases of the territorial history of the United States 
and are especially qualified for the editorial work necessary in arrang-
ing such territorial papers for publication. 
"§ 143. Employment and utilization of other personnel; cost of 
copy reading and indexing 
"(a) In carrying out his functions under this chapter, the Admin-
istrator may employ such clerical assistants as may be necessary. 
"(b) The work of copy reading and index making for the publica-
tion of the papers described in section 141 of this title shall be done 
by the regular editorial staff of the General Services Administration, 
and the cost of this particular phase of the work (prorated each 
month according to the number of hours spent and the annual salaries 
of the clerks employed) shall be charged against the annual appro-
priations made under section 146 of this title. 
"§ 144. Cooperation of departments and agencies 
"The heads of the several executive departments and independent 
agencies and establishments shall cooperate with the Administrator in 
the work prescribed by section 141 of this title by permitting access 
to any records deemed by him to be necessary to the completion of 
such work. 
"§ 145. Printing and distribution 
"(a) The Public Printer shall print and bind each volume of the 
official papers relating to the Territories of the United States as 
provided for in this chapter, of which— 
"(1) four hundred and twenty copies shall be delivered to the 
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, for 
distribution, on the basis of one copy eachj and as directed by 
the Administrator, to those historical associations, commissions, 
museums, or libraries and other nondepository libraries, not to 
exceed eight in number within each State, Territory, or Possession, 
which have been or may be designated by the Governor thereof 
to receive such copies; 
" (2) one hundred copies shall be delivered to the General Serv-
ices Administration for the use of that Administration; and 
"(3) one hundred copies shall be delivered to the Superintend-
ent of Documents for distribution in such manner and number as 
may be authorized and directed by the Joint Committee on 
Printing. 
" (b) The historical associations, commissions, museums, or libraries 
and other nondepository libraries within each State, Territory, or 
Possession which have been or may be designated by the Governor 
thereof to receive the publications referred to in subsection (a) of this 
section, shall, during their existence, receive the succeeding volumes, 
the distribution of which shall be made by the Superintendent of 
Documents in accordance with lists of designations transmitted to 
him by the Administrator. A new designation may be made to the 
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Administrator by the Governor only when a designated association, 
commission, museum, or library shall cease to exist, or when authorized 
by law. 
"§ 146. Authorization of appropriations 
"For the purposes of this chapter, there are authorized to be appro-
priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
sums of not more than $50,000 for anj one fiscal year.". 
SEC. 13. Section 1 of Title 6, United States Code, entitled "Official 
and Penal Bonds", is amended by striking out the words "collectors 
of internal revenue," so that such section will read as follows: 
"§ 1. Custody 
"All bonds of the Treasurer of the United States, collectors, comp-
trollers of customs, surveyors, and other officers of the customs, either 
as such officers or as disbursing officers of the Treasury, bonds of the 
Secretary of the Senate, Clerk of the House of Representatives, and 
the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, shall be placed 
in the custody of the Secretary of the Treasury and filed as he may 
direct; and the duties required by law on March 2,1895, of the Comp-
troller of the Treasury in regard to such bonds, as the successor of the 
Commissioner of Customs and First Comptroller of the Treasury, shall 
be performed by the Secretary of the Treasury.". 
SEO. 14. The third sentence of section 7 of Title 9, United States 
Code, entitled "Arbitration", is amended to read as follows: "Said 
summons shall issue in the name of the arbitrator or arbitrators, or 
a majority of them, and shall be signed by the arbitrators, or a 
majority of them, and shall be directed to the said person and shall 
be served in the same manner as subpoenas to appear and testify 
before the court; if any person or persons so summoned to testify 
shall refuse or neglect to obey said summons, upon petition the United 
States district court for the district in which such arbitrators, or a 
majority of them, are sitting may compel the attendance of such 
person or persons before said arbitrator or arbitrators, or punish said 
person or persons for contempt in the same manner provided by law 
for securing the attendance of witnesses or their punishment for 
neglect or refusal to attend in the courts of the United States.". 
SEO. 15. Section 760 of Title 14, United States Code, entitled "Coast 
Guard", is amended (1) by striking out, in subsection (a) of such 
section, the words "Bureau of Employees' Compensation, Federal 
Security Agency," and in lieu thereof inserting "Secretary of Labor"; 
and (2) by striking out, in subsection (c) of such section, the words 
"Bureau for benefits because of an alleged injury or death, the Bureau 
shall notify" and in lieu thereof inserting "Secretary of Labor for 
benefits because of an alleged injury or death, the Secretary of Labor, 
or such officer, agency or employee of the Department of Labor as he 
shall designate, shall notify", so that such section will read as follows: 
"§ 760. Disability or death benefits for temporary members 
J'(a) In case of physical injury, or death resulting from physical 
injury, to any temporary member of the Reserve incurred incident to 
service while performing active Coast Guard duty, or engaged in 
authorized travel to or from such duty, the provisions of law author-
izing compensation for employees of the United States suffering in-
juries while in the performance of their duties, subject to this section, 
shall apply, and shall be administered by the Secretary of Labor in 
the same manner and to the same extent as if such person were a civil 
employee of the United States and were injured in the performance 
of his duty. For benefit computation, regardless of pay or pay status, 
such person shall be deemed to have had monthly pay of $150. 
61 Stat. 646. 
Title 6, U. S. Code: 
OfHcial and 
Penal 
Bonds. 
61 Stat. 669. 
Title 9, U. 8. Code: 
Arbitration. 
63 Stat. 495. 
Title 14, U. S. Code: 
Coast Guard. 
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"(b) This section does not apply in any case coming within the 
purview of the Workmen's Compensation Law of any state, terri-
tory, or other jurisdiction because of a concurrent employment sta-
tus of such temporary member; and where such temporary member 
or dependent would be entitled to a benefit under the provisions of 
law authorizing compensation for employees of the United States 
suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties and also 
to any concurrent benefit from the United States on account of the 
same disability or death, such temporary member or dependent shall 
elect which benefit he shall receive. 
"(c) Whenever, pursuant to this section a claim is filed with the 
Secretary of Labor for benefits because of an alleged injury or death, 
the Secretary of Labor, or such officer, agency, or employee of the 
Department of Labor as he shall designate, shall notify the Com-
mandant who shall cause an investigation to be made into the facts 
surrounding such alleged injury and make certification with respect 
thereto, including certification as to such injured or deceased person's 
temporary membership in the Reserve and his military status, and 
whether the injury or death occurred incident to service. 
"(d) Temporary members of the Reserve who incur physical dis-
ability or contract sickness or disease while performing any specific 
duty to which they have been assigned by competent Coast Guard 
authority shall be entitled to the same hospital treatment afforded 
officers and enlisted men of the Coast Guard.". 
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SEC. 16. (a) The first sentence of section 3 of Title 17, United 
Copyrights. 
States Code, entitled "Copyrights", is amended by striking out "tile" 
appearing in such sentence, and in lieu thereof inserting "title", so 
that such sentence will read as follows: 
"The copyright provided by this title shall protect all the copy-
rightable component parts of the work copyrighted, and all matter 
therein in which copyright is already subsisting, but without extend-
ing the duration or scope of such copyright.". 
(b) The first paragraph of section 8 of Title 17, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out the word "June" appearing near 
the end of such paragraph, and in lieu thereof inserting "January", 
so that such paragraph will read as follows: 
"No copyright shall subsist in the original text of any work which 
is in the public domain, or in any work which was published in this 
country or any foreign country prior to July 1, 1909, and has not 
been already copyrighted in the United States, or in any publication 
of the United States Government, or any reprint, in whole or in part, 
thereof: Promded^ That copyright may be secured by the Postmaster 
General on behalf of the United States in the whole or any part of 
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^Q publications authorized by section 1 of the Act of J a n u a r y 27, 
1938 (39U. S. C. 371).". 
(c) Section 112 of Title 17, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out, near the beginning of the first sentence in such section, 
the words "such court", and in lieu thereof inserting "court men-
tioned in section 1338 of Title 28", so that such section will read as 
follows: 
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§ 112. Injunctions; service and enforcement 
"Any court mentioned in section 1338 of Title 28 or judge thereof 
shall have power, upon complaint filed by any party aggrieved, to 
grant injunctions to prevent and restrain the violation of any right 
secured by this title, according to the course and principles of courts 
of equity, on such terms as said court or judge may deem reasonable. 
Any injunction that may be granted restraining and enjoining the 
doing of anything forbidden by this title may be served on the par-
ties against whom such injunction may be granted anywhere in the 
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United States, and shall be operative throughout the United States 
and be enforceable by proceedings in contempt or otherwise by any 
other court or judge possessing jurisdiction of the defendants.". 
SEC. 17. Section 114 of Title 17, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out the reference "110 of this title", appearing in such section, 
and in lieu thereof inserting "1338 of Title 28", so wiat such section 
114 will read as follows: 
"§ 114. Review of orders, judgments, or decrees 
"The orders, judgments, or decrees of any court mentioned in sec-
tion 1338 of Title 28 arising under the copyright laws of the United 
States may be reviewed on appeal in the manner and to the extent 
now provided by law for the review of cases determined in said 
courts, respectively.". 
SEC. 17a. The analysis of chapter 2 of Title 17, United States Code, 
immediately preceding section 101 of such title, is amended by strik-
ing out the following five items: 
"101. (f) Rules of procedure. 
"102. Jurisdiction of courts in enforcing remedies. 
"103. Joinder of proceedings for different remedies. 
"110. Jurisdiction of actions under laws. 
"111. District in which actions may be brought." 
SEC. 17b. Section 2 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
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r e a d as follows : 
Crimes and "Crimintii 
Procedure. 
"§2. 
Principals 
" (a) Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, 
abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is 
punishable as a principal. 
"(b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly 
performed by him or another would be an offense against the United 
States, is punishable as a principal." 
SEC. 18. The analysis of Chapter 23 of Title 18, United States Code, 
entitled "Crimes and Criminal Procedure", immediately preceding 
section 431 of such title, is amended by striking out the item "431. 
Contracts by Members of Congress; exceptions. , and in lieu thereof 
inserting "431. Contracts by Member of Congress.". 
SEC. 19. The catchline to section 431 of Title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out "; exceptions", so that such catch-
line will read as follows: "§ 431. Contracts by Member of 
Congress". 
SEC. 20. (a) Section 443 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"§ 443. War contracts 
"Whoever willfully secretes, mutilates, obliterates, or destroys— 
"(a) any records of a war contractor relating to the negotiation, 
award, performance, payment, interim financing, cancellation or other 
termination, or settlement of a war contract of $25,000 or more; or 
"(b) any records of a war contractor or purchaser relating to any 
disposition of termination inventory in which the consideration re-
ceived by any war contractor or any government agency is $5,000 or 
more, 
before the lapse of (1) five years after such disposition of termination 
inventory by such war contractor or government agency, or (2) five 
years after the final settlement of such war contract, or (3) five years 
after 12 o'clock noon of December 31, 1946, whichever applicable 
period is longer, shall, if a corporation, be fined not more than $60,000, 
and, if a natural person, be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned 
not more than five years, or bodi. 
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"The Administrator of General Services, by regulation, may author-
ize the destruction of such records upon such terms and conditions as 
he deems appropriate, including the requirement for the making and 
retaining of photographs or microphotographs, which shall have the 
same force and effect as the originals thereof. 
"The definitions of terms in section 103 of Title 41 shall apply to 
similar terms used in this section.". 
(b) Section 603 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out, after "purpose" in such section, the words "from any 
such person", so that such section will read as follows: 
"§ 603. Place of solicitation 
"Whoever, in any room or building occupied in the discharge of 
official duties by any person mentioned in section 602 of this title, 
or in any navy yard, fort, or arsenal, solicits or receives any contri-
bution of money or other thing of value for any political purpose, 
shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than three 
years, or both.". 
(c) The second paragraph of section 610 of Title 18, United States 
Code, is amended (1) by inserting after "as the case may be," in 
such paragraph, the words "and any person who accepts or receives 
any contribution,"; (2) by inserting a comma after "section" where 
such word precedes "shall be fined not more than $1,000" in such 
paragraph; and (3) by inserting, immediately after "both" and pre-
ceding the period at the end of such paragraph, the following: 
"; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined not more than $10,000 
or imprisoned not more than two years, or both", so that such para-
graph will read as follows: 
"Every corporation or labor organization which makes any contri-
bution or expenditure in violation of this section shall be fined not 
more than $5,000; and every officer or director of any corporation, or 
officer of any labor organization, who consents to any contribution 
or expenditure by the corporation or labor organization, as the case 
may be, and any person who accepts or receives any contribution, in 
violation of this section, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or im-
prisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was 
willful, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more 
than two years, or both.". 
SEC. 21. Section 658 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out the words "any production credit corporation or cor-
poration in which a production credit corporation holds stock", and 
m lieu thereof inserting "any production credit association organized 
under sections 1131-1134m of Title 12, or in which a Production Credit 
Corporation holds stock", so that such section will read as follows: 
"§ 658. Property mortgaged or pledged to farm credit agencies 
"Whoever, with intent to defraud, knowingly conceals, removes, dis-
poses of, or converts to his own use or to that of another, any property 
mortgaged or pledged to, or held by, the Farm Credit Administration, 
any Federal intermediate credit bank, or the Federal Farm Mortgage 
Corporation, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Farmers' Home 
Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture acting through the Farmers' 
Home Administration, any production credit association organized 
under sections 1131-1134m of Title 12, or in which a Production 
Credit Corporation holds stock, any regional agricultural credit cor-
poration, or any bank for cooperatives, shall be fined not more than 
$5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; but if the 
value of such property does not exceed $100, he shall be fined not 
more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.". 
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"SEC. 21a. Section 708 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"This section shall not make unlawful the use of any such design 
or insignia which was lawful on August 31,1948." 
SEC. 22. The eighth paragraph of section 709 of Title 18, United 
States Code is amended to read as follows: 
"Whoever uses as a firm or business name the words 'Federal Hous-
ing', 'National Housing' or 'Public Housing Administration' or any 
combination or variation of those words alone or with other words 
reasonably calculated to convey the false impression that such name 
or business has some connection with, or authorization from, the Fed-
eral Housing Administration, the Public Housing Administration, 
the Government of the United States or any agency thereof, which 
does not in fact exist, or falsely advertises by any device whatsoever 
that any project, business or product has been in any way indorsed, 
authorized or approved by the Federal Housing Administration, the 
Public Housing Administration, the Government of the United States 
or any agency thereof; or". 
SEO. 23. The analysis of Chapter 37 of Title 18, United States Code, 
immediately preceding section 791 of such title, is amended by insert-
ing at the end of such analysis, immediately under item 797, the fol-
lowing new item: "798. Disclosure of classified information.". 
SEC. 24. (a) Title 18 of the United States Code is further amended 
b j inserting in Chapter 37 of such title, immediately following sec-
tion 797 of such title, the following new section: 
*
*
§ 798. Disclosure of Classified Information 
"(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully communicates, furnishes, 
transmits, or otherwise makes available to an unauthorized person, 
or publishes, or uses in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest 
of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to 
the detriment of the United States any classified information— 
"(1) concerning the nature, preparation, or use of any code, 
cipher, or cryptographic system of the United States or any for-
eign government; or 
" (2) concerning the design, construction, use, maintenance, or 
repair of any device, apparatus, or appliance used or prepared or 
planned for use by the United States or any foreign government 
for cryptographic or communication intelligence purposes; or 
"(3) concerning the communication intelligence activities of 
the United States or any foreign government; or 
"(4) obtained by the processes of communication intelligence 
from the communications of any foreign government, knowing 
the same to have been obtained by such processes— 
"Shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 
ten years, or both. 
" (b) As used in subsection (a) of this section— 
"The term 'classified information' means information which, at the 
time of a violation of this section, is, for reasons of national security, 
specifically designated by a United States Government Agency for 
limited or restricted dissemination or distribution; 
"The terms 'code,' 'cipher,' and 'cryptographic system' include in 
their meanings, in addition to their usual meanings, any method of 
secret writing and any mechanical or electrical device or method used 
for the purpose of disguising or concealing the contents, significance, 
or meanings of communications; 
"The term 'foreign government' includes in its meaning any person 
or persons acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of any faction, 
party, department, agency, bureau, or military force of or within a 
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foreign country, or for or on behalf of any government or any person 
or persons purporting to act as a government within a foreign 
country, whether or not such government is recognized by the United 
States; 
"The term 'communication intelligence' means all procedures and 
methods used in the interception of communications and the obtaining 
of information from such communications by other than the intended 
recipients; 
"The term 'unauthorized person' means any person who, or agency 
which, is not authorized to receive information of the categories set 
forth in subsection (a) of this section, by the President, or by the 
head of a department or agency of the United States Government 
which is expressly designated by the President to engage in communi-
cation intelligence activities for the United States. 
"(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the furnishing, upon 
lawful demand, of information to any regularly constituted committee 
of the Senate or House of Representatives of the United States of 
America, or joint committee thereof.". 
(b) Section 872 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended (1} by 
inserting a comma immediately after the word "such" in such section ; 
and (2) by striking out the comma immediately after the word "em-
ployment" in such section, so that such section will read as follows: 
*
*
§ 872. Extortion by officers or employees of the United States 
"Whoever, being an officer, or employee of the United States or any 
department or agency thereof, or representing himself to be or assum-
ing to act as such, under color or pretense of office or employment 
commits or attempts an act of extortion, shall be fined not more than 
$5,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; but if the 
amount so extorted or demanded does not exceed $100, he shall be 
fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or 
both.". 
' 
SEC. 25. The analysis of chapter 47 of Title 18, United States Code, 
immediately preceding section 1001 of such title, is amended by strik-
ing out, in item 1012 of such analysis, the words "United States Hous-
ing Authority" and in lieu thereof inserting "Public Housing Admin-
istration", so that sfuch item will read as follows: "1012. Public 
Housing Administration transactions.". 
SEC. 26. Section 1012 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended (1) 
by striking out in the catchline to such section, the words "United 
States Housing Authority" and in lieu thereof inserting "Public 
Housing Administration"; (2) by striking out, in the first paragraph 
of such section, the words "United States Housing Authority" and in 
lieu thereof inserting "Public Housing Administration"; and (3) by 
striking out the word "Authority", wherever it appears in such section, 
and in lieu thereof inserting "Administration", so that such section 
will read as follows: 
*
*
§ 1012. Public Housing Administration transactions 
'^Whoever, with intent to defraud, makes any false entry in any 
book of the Public Housing Administration or makes any false report 
or statement to or for such Administration; or 
"Whoever receives any compensation, rebate, or reward, with intent 
to defraud such Administration or with intent unlawfully to defeat 
its purposes; or 
"Whoever induces or influences such Administration to purchase or 
acquire any property or to enter into any contract and willfully fails 
to disclose any interest which he has in such property or in the prop-
erty to which such contract relates, or any special benefit which he 
expects to receive as a result of such contract—-
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"Shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 
one year, or both.". 
SEC. 27. Section 1020 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "Secretary of Agriculture", where it appears in the 
first and second paragraphs of such section, and in lieu thereof 
inserting "Secretary of Commerce", so that the first and second para-
graphs will read as follows: 
"Whoever, being an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, 
or of any State or Territory, or whoever, whether a person, association, 
firm, or corporation, knowingly makes any false statement, false 
representation, or false report as to the character, quality, quantity, or 
cost of the material used or to be used, or the quantity or quality of 
the work performed or to be performed, or the costs thereof in connec-
tion with the submission of plans, maps, specifications, contracts, or 
costs of construction of any highway or related project submitted for 
approval to the Secretary of Commerce; or 
"Whoever knowingly makes any false statement, false representa-
tion, or false report or claim for work or materials for the construction 
of any highway or related project approved by the Secretary of 
Commerce; or". 
SEC. 28. Section 1114 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out the words "the field service of the Division of Grazing 
of the Department of the Interior", appearing in such section, and in 
lieu thereof inserting "the field service of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement", so that such section will read as follows: 
"§ 1114. Protection of officers and employees of the United 
States 
"Whoever kills any judge of the United States, any United States 
Attorney, any Assistant United States Attorney, or any United States 
marshal or deputy marshal or person employed to assist such marshal 
or deputy marshal, any officer or employee of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation of the Department of Justice, any post-office inspector, 
any officer or employee of the secret service or of the Bureau of Nar-
cotics, any officer or enlisted man of the Coast Guard, any officer or 
employee of any United States penal or correctional institution, any 
officer, employee or agent of the customs or of the internal revenue 
or any person assisting him in the execution of his duties, any immi-
grant inspector or any immigration patrol inspector, any officer or 
employee of the Department of Agriculture or of the Department of 
the Interior designated by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secre-
tary of the Interior to enforce any Act of Congress for the protection, 
preservation, or restoration of game and other wild birds and animals, 
any officer or employee of the National Park Service, any officer or 
employee of, or assigned to duty in, the field service of the Bureau 
of Land Management, any employee of the Bureau of Animal Indus-
try of the Department of Agriculture, or any officer or employee of 
the Indian field service of the United States, while engaged in the 
performance of his official duties, or on account of the performance 
of his official duties, shall be punished as provided under sections 1111 
and 1112 of this title." 
SEC. 29. Section 1302 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out the semicolon at the end of the opening clause in the text" 
of such section, and in lieu thereof inserting a colon, so that such 
clause will read as follows: "Whoever knowingly deposits in the mail, 
or sends or delivers by mail:". 
SEC. 30. Section 3113 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out, in the second paragraph of such section, the words 
"War Department" and in lieu thereof inserting "Department of the 
Army", so that such section will read as follows: 
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"§ 3113. Liquor violations in Indian country 
"If any superintendent of Indian affairs, or commanding officer of 
a military post, or special agent of the Office of Indian Affairs for the 
suppression of liquor traffic among Indians and in the Indian country 
and any authorized deputies under his supervision has probable cause 
to believe that any person is about to introduce or has introduced any 
spirituous liquor, beer, wine or other intoxicating liquors named in 
sections 1154 and 1156 of this title into the Indian country in violation 
of law, he may cause the places, conveyances, and packages of such 
person to be searched. 
If any such intoxicating liquor is found 
therein, the same, together with such conveyances and packages of 
such person, shall be seized and delivered to the proper officer, and 
shall be proceeded against by libel in the proper court, and forfeited, 
one-half to the informer and one-half to the use of the United States. 
If such person be a trader, his license shall be revoked and his bond 
put in suit. 
"Any person in the service of the United States authorized by this 
section to make searches and seizures, or any Indian may take and 
destroy any ardent spirits or wine found in the Indian country, except 
such as are kept or used for scientific, sacramental, medicinal, or 
mechanical purposes or such as may be introduced therein by the 
Department of the Army. 
"In all cases arising under this section and sections 1154 and 1156 
of this title, Indians shall be competent witnesses.". 
SEC. 31. Section 4122 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out, in subsections (d) and (e) of such section, the words 
"National Military Establishment", and in lieu thereof inserting, 
in each such place, the words "Department of Defense", so that such 
section will read as follows: 
"§ 4122. Administration of Federal Prison Industries 
"(a) Federal Prison Industries shall determine in what manner 
and to what extent industrial operations shall be carried on in Federal 
penal and correctional institutions for the production of commodities 
for consumption in such institutions or for sale to the departments or 
agencies of the United States, but not for sale to the public in com-
petition with private enterprise. 
" (b) Its board of directors shall provide employment for all physi-
cally fit inmates in the United States penal and correctional institu-
tions, diversify, so far as practicable, prison industrial operations and 
so operate the prison shops that no single private industry shall be 
forced to bear an undue burden of competition from the products of 
the prison workshops, and to reduce to a minimum competition with 
private industry or free labor. 
"(c) Its board of directors may provide for the vocational train-
ing of qualified inmates without regard to their industrial or other 
assignments. 
"(d) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the industrial 
employment and training of prisoners convicted by general courts-
martial and confined in any institution under the jurisdiction of any 
department or agency comprising the Department of Defense, to the 
extent and under terms and conditions agreed upon by the Secretary 
of Defense, the Attorney General and the Board of Directors of 
Federal Prison Industries. 
"(e) Any department or agency of the Department of Defense may, 
without exchange of funds, transfer to Federal Prison Industries any 
property or equipment suitable for use in performing the functions 
and duties covered by agreement entered into under suDsection (d) of 
this section.". 
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SEC. 32. Section 4124 of Title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out, in the second paragraph of such section, the words 
"Director of the Bureau of Federal Supply, Department of the 
Treasury" and in lieu thereof inserting "Administrator of General 
Services", so that such section will read as follows: 
"§ 4124. Purchase of prison-made products by Federal depart-
ments 
"The several Federal departments and agencies and all other Gov-
ernment institutions of the United States shall purchase at not to 
exceed current market prices, such products of the industries author-
ized by this chapter as meet their requirements and may be available. 
"Disputes as to the price, quality, character, or suitability of such 
products shall be arbitrated by a board consisting of the Comptroller 
General of the United States, the Administrator of General Services, 
and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, or their representatives. 
Their decision shall be final and binding upon all parties.". 
SEC. 33. The analysis of Chapter 313 of Title 18, United States Code, 
immediately preceding section 4241 of such title, is amended by strik-
ing out all of item 4243, in such analysis, and in lieu thereof inserting 
"4243. Delivery to state authorities on expiration of sentence.". 
SEC. 34. Section 41 of Title 28, United States Code, entitled "Judi- 
TiSfu: s. cpde: 
ciary and Judicial Procedure", is amended by inserting, immediately ^'J^^^''^^"^'^"'^'"^' 
preceding "Hawaii" in that part of such section relating to the compo-
sition of the Ninth judicial circuit, the following: "Guam,", so that 
such part will read as follows: "Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, 
Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, Hawaii.". 
SEC. 35. Subsection (a) of section 45 of Title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting, immediately after "circuit judge" in such 
subsection, the words "in active service who is", so that such subsec-
tion will read as follows: 
"(a) The circuit judge in active service who is senior in commission 
shall be the chief judge of the circuit.". 
SEC. 36. Section 48 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end of such section the following new paragraph: 
"Any court of appeals may, with the consent of the Judicial Confer-
ence of the United States, pretermit any regular term or session of the 
court at any place for insufficient business or other good cause.". 
SEC. 36a. Subsection (c) (6) of section 90 of Title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out the word "Washington", so that the 
subsection will read as follows: 
"(6) The Swainsboro Division comprises the counties of Bullock, 
Candler, Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, and Toombs. 
"Court for the Swainsboro Division shall be held at Swainsboro." 
SEO. 37. Subsection (a) of section 136 of Title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting, immediately after "district judge" in 
such subsection, the words "in active service who is", so that such 
subsection will read as follows: 
" (a) In each district having more than one judge the district judge 
in active service who is senior in commission shall be the chief judge 
of the district court.". 
SEO. 38. The first paragraph of section 333 of Title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting, immediately after "Canal 
Zone," in such paragraph, the following: "the District Court of 
Guam,", so that such paragraph will read as follows: 
"The chief judge of each circuit shall summon annually the circuit 
and district judges of the circuit, in active service to a conference at a 
time and place that he designates, for the purpose of considering the 
business of the courts and advising nleans of improving the adminis-
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tration of justice within such circuit. 
He shall preside at such con-
ference, which shall be known as the Judicial Conference of the 
circuit. 
The judges of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, 
the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, 
the District Court of Guam, and the District Court of the Virgin 
Islands shall also be summoned annually to the conferences of their 
respective circuits.". 
SEC. 39. Section 371 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended 
(1) by inserting the subsection designation " ( a ) " at the beginning 
of the first paragraph of the section; (2) by inserting the subsection 
designation " ( b ) " at the beginning of the second paragraph of the 
section; (3) by inserting the subsection designation "(cp' at the 
beginning of the fourth paragraph of the section; (4) by striking out, 
in the second paragraph of subsection (c) of such section (as herein 
so designated) the words "who retires or"; (5) by inserting, imme-
diately after "precedence," in the second paragraph of subsection (c) 
of such section, the words "service as chief judge or temporary per-
formance of the duties of that office,"; and (6) by inserting, immedi-
ately after "junior" in the second paragraph of subsection (c) of such 
section, the words "in commission", so that such section will read as 
follows: 
"§ 371. Resignation or retirement for age; substitute judge on 
failure to retire 
"(a) Any justice or judge of the United States appointed to hold 
office during good behavior who resigns after attaining the age of 
seventy years and after serving at least ten years continuously or 
otherwise shall, during the remainder of his lifetime, continue to 
receive the salary which he was receiving when he resigned. 
"(b) Any justice or judge of the United States appointed to hold 
office during good behavior may retain his office but retire from reg-
ular active service after attaining the age of seventy years and after 
serving at least ten years continuously or otherwise. He shall, during 
the remainder of his lifetime, continue to receive the salary of the 
office. 
"The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate, a successor to a justice or judge who retires. 
"(c) Whenever any circuit or district judge eligible to resign or 
retire under this section does neither, and the President finds that 
such judge is unable to discharge efficiently all the duties of his office 
by reason of permanent mental or physical disability and that the 
appointment of an additional judge is necessary for the efficient dis-
patch of business, the President may make such appointment by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
If such additional judge 
is appointed, the vacancy subsequently caused by the death, resigna-
tion, or retirement of the disabled judge shall not be filled. 
"Any circuit or district judge whose disability causes the appoint-
ment of an additional judge, shall, for purposes of precedence, service 
as chief judge or temporary performance of the duties of that office, 
be treated as junior in commission to the other judges of the circuit 
or district.". 
SEC. 40. The first paragraph of section 373 of Title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting, immediately after "Canal Zone" in 
such paragraph, the following: ", the District Court of Guam", so 
that such paragraph will read as follows: 
"Any judge of the United States District Courts for the districts 
of Hawaii or Puerto Rico, the District Court for the Territory of 
Alaska, the United States District Court for the District of the Canal 
Zone, the District Court of Guam or the District Court of the Virgin 
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725 
Islands and any justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of 
Hawaii who resigns, retires, or fails of reappointment or is removed 
by the President of the United States upon the sole ground of mental 
or physical disability, after attaining the age of seventy years and 
after serving as judge of one or more of such courts, at least sixteen 
years, continuously or otherwise, shall continue to receive the salary 
whicn he received when he relinquished oflSice.". 
SEC. 41. The second paragraph of subsection (c) of section 411 of 
Title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking out the words 
"Secretary of War", and in lieu thereof inserting "Secretary of the 
Army", so that such second paragraph will read as follows: 
"Reports and digests printed prior to June 12, 1926, shall not be 
furnished to the Secretary of the Army for military headquarters.". 
SEC. 42. The analysis of Chapter 21 of Title 28, United States Code, 
immediately preceding section 451 of such title, is amended by insert-
ing, immediately after "Canal Zone" in item 460 in such analysis, the 
following: ", Guam", so that such item will read as follows: "460. 
Application to Alaska, Canal Zone, Guam and Virgin Islands.". 
SEC. 43. (a) Section 460 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended 
(1) by inserting, immediately after "Canal Zone" in the catchline 
to such section, the following: ", Guam"; and (2) by inserting, im-
mediately after "Canal Zone" in the text of such section, the follow-
ing: ", the District Court of Guam"; so that such section will read 
as follows: 
'*§ 460. Application to Alaska, Canal Zone, Guam and Virgin 
Islands 
"Sections 452-459 of this chapter shall also apply to the District 
Court for the Territory of Alaska, the United States District Court 
for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam and 
the District Court of the Virgin Islands and the judges thereof.". 
(b) The second paragraph of section 603 of Title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out the reference "sections 661-673 and 
674 of Title 5" appearing in such paragraph, and in lieu thereof 
inserting "the Classification Act of 1949", so that such paragraph 
will read as follows: 
"The Director shall fix the compensation of Administrative Office 
employees according to the Classification Act of 1949.". 
f u.**s?^c. § io7i 
SEC. 44. Section 610 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by note. 
inserting, immediately after "Canal Zone," in such section, the follow-
ing : "the District Court of Guam,", so that such section wiU read as 
follows: 
"§ 610. Courts defined 
"As used in this chapter the word 'courts' includes the courts of 
appeals and district courts of the United States, the District Court for 
the Territory of Alaska, the United States District Court for the 
District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, the District 
Court of the Virgin Islands, the Court of Claims, the Court of Customs 
and Patent Appeals, and the Customs Court.". 
SEC. 45. Subsection (b) of section 676 of Title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting, immediately after "section 411", and 
immediately after "sections 411 and 412", in such subsection, the 
words "of this title", so that such subsection will read as follows: 
"(b) Whenever advance pamphlet installments and bound volumes 
of the Court's decisions are printed by a private printer, an adequate 
number of copies for distribution in accordance with the requirements 
of section 411 of this title and for sale to the public shall be provided 
and made available for these purposes in such manner and at such 
prices as may be determined from time to time by the Supreme Court 
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or the Chief Justice of the United States, in lieu of compliance by the 
Public Printer and the Superintendent of Documents with the require-
ments of sections 411 and 412 of this title with respect to such copies. 
Pending distribution or sale, such copies shall be the property of the 
United States and shall be held in the custody of the marshal or such 
other person, organization, or agency, as the Supreme Court or the 
Chief Justice of the United States may designate.". 
SEC. 46. The first paragraph of subsection (a) of section 763 of 
Title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting, immediately 
after "Canal Zone," in such paragraph, the following: "the District 
Court of Guam,", so that such paragraph will read as follows: 
"(a) Each district court of the United States, the District Court 
for the Territory of Alaska, the United States District Court for the 
District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, and the Dis-
trict Court of the Virgin Islands shall appoint one or more court 
reporters.". 
SEC. 47. The first paragraph of section 1252 of Title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting, immediately after "Canal Zone" 
in such paragraph, the following: ", the District Court of Guam", so 
that such paragraph will read as follows: 
"Any party may appeal to the Supreme Court from an interlocu-
tory or final judgment, decree or order of any court of the United 
States, the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, the United 
States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District 
Court of Guam and the District Court of the Virgin Islands and 
any court of record of Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, holding an 
Act of Congress unconstitutional in any civil action, suit, or proceed-
ing to which the United States or any of its agencies, or any officer 
or employee thereof, as such officer or employee, is a party.". 
SEC. 48. Section 1291 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting immediately after "Canal Zone" in such section, the 
words ", the District Court of Guam", so that such section will read 
as follows: 
"The courts of appeals shall have jurisdiction of appeals from all 
final decisions of the district courts of the United States, the District 
Court for the Territory of Alaska, the United States District Court 
for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court of Guam, and 
the District Court of the Virgin Islands, except where a direct review 
may be had in the Supreme Court." 
SEC. 49. Paragraph (1) of section 1292 of Title 28, United States 
Code, being that paragraph which follows the opening clause of such 
section, is amended by inserting, immediately after "Canal Zone", in 
such paragraph, the following:''the District Court of Guam,", so that 
such section will read as follows: 
"§ 1292. Interlocutory decisions 
"The courts of appeals shall have jurisdiction of appeals from: 
" (1) Interlocutory orders of the district courts of tne United States, 
the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, the United States 
District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, the District Court 
of Guam, and the District Court of the Virgin Islands, or of the judges 
thereof, granting, continuing, modifying, refusing or dissolving in-
junctions, or refusing to dissolve or modify injunctions, except where 
a direct review may be had in the Supreme Court; 
"(2) Interlocutory orders appointing receivers, or refusing orders 
to wind up receiverships or to take steps to accomplish the purposes 
thereof, such as directing sales or other disposals of property; 
"(3) Interlocutory decrees of such district courts or the judges 
thereof determining the rights and liabilities of the parties to ad-
miralty cases in which appeals from final decrees are allowed; 
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"(4) Judgments in civil actions for patent infringement which are 
final except for accounting.". 
SEO. 50. (a) Section 1294 of Title 28, United States Code, is 
amended (1) by striking out the period at the end of clause (6) of 
such section and in lieu thereof inserting a semi-colon; and (2) by 
adding a new clause at the end of such section, to read as follows: 
" (7) From the District Court of Guam, to the Court of Appeals for 
the Ninth Circuit.". 
(b) Clause (2) of subsection (d) of section 1346 of Title 28, United 
States Code, is amended (1) by inserting, immediately after "action" 
in such clause, the words "or claim"; and (2) by inserting, immedi-
ately after "officers" in such clause, the words "or employees", so that 
such subsection will read as follows: 
"(d) The district courts shall not have jurisdiction under this 
section of: 
" (1) Any civil action or claim for a pension; 
"(2) Any civil action or claim to recover fees, salary, or com-
pensation for official services of officers or employees of the 
United States.". 
(c) Section 1498 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting, immediately after and underneath the first paragraph of 
such section, the following new paragraph: 
"For the purposes of this section, the use or manufacture of an 
invention described in and covered by a patent of the United States 
by a contractor, a subcontractor, or any person, firm, or corporation 
for the Government and with the authorization or consent of the 
Government, shall be construed as use or manufacture for the United 
States.". 
SEC. 51. (a) The second sentence in the first paragraph of sec-
tion 1821 of Title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
out, in that part which precedes the first proviso in such sentence, 
the word "residence", and in lieu thereof inserting "residences", so 
that such part will read as follows: "Witnesses who are not salaried 
employees of the Government and who are not in custody and who 
attend at points so far removed from their respective residences as 
to prohibit return thereto from day to day shall be entitled to an addi-
tional allowance of $5 per day for expenses of subsistence including 
the time necessarily occupied in going to and returning from the place 
of attendance:". 
(b) Subsection (b) of section 1915 of Title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by striking out the words "furnishing a stenographic 
transcript and", so that such subsection will read as follows: 
"(b) In any civil or criminal case the court may, upon the filing 
of a like affidavit, direct that the expense of printing the record on 
appeal, if such printing is required by the appellate court, be paid by 
the United States, and the same shall be paid when authorized by 
the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.". 
(c) Subsection (e) of section 1915 of Title 28, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
"(e) Judgment may be rendered for costs at the conclusion of the 
suit or action as in other cases, but the United States shall not be 
liable for any of the costs thus incurred. 
If the United States has 
paid the cost of a stenographic transcript or printed record for the 
prevailing party, the same shall be taxed in favor of the United 
States.". 
SEO. 52. The second paragraph of section 2253 of Title 28 United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"There shall be no right of appeal from such an order in a proceed-
ing to test the validity of a warrant to remove, to another district or 
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Protection 
form. 
of uni-
Patents. 
Ouam. 
place for commitment or trial, a person charged with a criminal 
offense against the United States, or to test the validity of his deten-
tion pending removal proceedings.". 
SEO. 53. The second proviso in the third paragraph of section 125 
of the Act of June 3,1916 (ch. 134,39 Stat. 216; 10 U. S. C, sec. 1393), 
as last amended by section 15 (b) of the Act of May 24,1949 (ch. 89, 
63 Stat. 91), is amended to read as follows: ^''Provided further^ That 
when an enlisted man is discharged for bad conduct, undesirability, 
unsuitability, inaptitude or otherwise than honorably, all uniform 
outer clothing in his possession shall be retained for military use, and, 
when authorized by regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Army or the Secretary of the Navy, a suit of civilian outer clothing, 
and a civilian overcoat when necessary, the total tiost not to exceed $30, 
may be issued to such discharged enlisted man of the Army, Navy or 
Marine Corps:". 
SEC. 53a. (a) Upon the filing of a complaint in the United States 
District Court for the District of Columbia wherein remedy is sought 
under section 4915 or section 4918 of the Revised Statutes, as amended 
(35 U. S. C, sees. 63 and 66), without seeking other remedy, if it shall 
appear that there is an adverse party residing in a foreign country, 
or adverse parties residing in a plurality of districts not embraced 
within the same State, the court shall have jurisdiction thereof and 
process shall, unless the adverse party or parties voluntarily make 
appearance, be issued against all of the adverse parties and served 
anywhere within the United States, except that process issued against 
parties residing in foreign countries pursuant to this section may be 
served by publication or otherwise as the court may direct. 
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed 
to be in effect as of September 1,1948. 
SEO. 54. Section 6 of the Act approved October 31, 1942 (ch. 634, 
56 Stat. 1014; 35 U. S. C, sec. 94) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEO. 6. For the purposes of this Act, the manufacture, use, sale, 
or other disposition of an invention, whether patented or unpatented, 
by a contractor, a subcontractor, or any person, firm, or corporation 
for the Government and with the authorization or consent of the Gov-
ernment shall be construed as manufacture, use, sale, or other disposi-
tion for the United States.". 
SEC. 55. (a) Section 24 of the Organic Act of Guam (Act August 
1, 1950, ch. 512, sec. 24, 64 Stat. 390; 48 U. S. C, sec. 1424b) is 
amended (1) by striking out, in the second sentence of subsection (a) 
of such section, the words "and shall be entitled to the benefits of 
retirement provided in section 373 of title 28, United States Code" 
and the comma immediately preceding such words; and (2) by strik-
ing out, in subsection (c) of such section, the reference "21, 41, 43, 
49, and 57" and in lieu thereof inserting "43 and 49"; so that such 
section will read as follows: 
"SEO. 24. (a) The President shall, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, appoint a judge for the District Court of Guam 
who shall hold office for the term of four years and until his successor 
is chosen and qualified unless sooner removed by the President for 
cause. The judge shall receive a salary payable by the United States 
which shall be the same as the salary of the Governor of Guam as 
provided by section 26 (a) of this Act. The Chief Justice of the United 
States may, with the consent of the judge so assigned, assign any 
United States circuit or district judge to serve as a judge in the District 
Court of Guam whenever it is made to appear that such an assign-
ment is necessary for the proper dispatch of the business of the court. 
"(b) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, a United States attorney and United States marshal 
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for Guam to whose offices the provisions of chapters 31 and 33 of 
title 28, United States Code, respectively, shall apply. 
"(c) The provisions of chapters 43 and 49 of title 28, United States 
Code, shall apply to the District Court of Guam.". 
(b) Paragraph (f) of section 7 of the Act approved August 9,1939 
(ch. 618, 53 Stat. 1292 (1293); 49 U. S. C , sec. 787 (f)) is amended 
by striking out the reference "147 of the Criminal Code, as amended 
(U. S. C , title 18, sec. 261)" in such paragraph, and in lieu thereof 
inserting "8 of Title 18", so that such paragraph will read as follows: 
"(f) The words 'obligation or other security of the United States' 
are used as now or hereafter defined in section 8 of Title 18.". 
SEC. 56. (a) The last paragraph under the subheading "General 
Repeals. 
Provisions" under the heading "Navy Department" in section 101 of 
the Act approved December 23,1943 (chapter 380, Title I, 57 Stat. 628 
[top of page] ; 34 U. S. C , sec. 197a), as amended by section 17 of the 
Act approved August 4, 1949 (Chapter 393, 63 Stat. 560), is hereby 
repealed. 
(b) The second proviso in section 10 of the Act approved March 
4, 1925 (chapter 536, 43 Stat. 1274; 34 U. S. C , sec. 722), is hereby 
repealed. 
(c) The Act approved May 13, 1950 (chapter 185, P. L. 513, 81st 
Cong., 64 Stat. 159, 160; 50 U. S. C, sees. 46-46b) is hereby repealed. 
(d) Sections 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the Act approved March 8, 1902 
(chapter 140, 32 Stat. 55; 19 U. S. C , former sees. 152a [including 
that part of such section 6 which was not classified to 19 U. S. C , former 
sec. 152a], 152b, 577; 48 U. S. C, former sec. 1009) are hereby repealed. 
(e) Section 23 of the Organic Act of Guam (Act August 1, 1950, 
chapter 512, section 23, 64 Stat. 390; 48 U. S. C, sec. 1424a) is hereby 
repealed. 
(f) Section 3051 of Title 18, United States Code, and all of item 
3051 in the analysis of chapter 203 of such title (immediately pre-
ceding section 3041 of such title), are hereby repealed. 
(g) The third paragraph under the heading "United States Court 
of Customs Appeals" in section 1 of the Act approved March 4,1911 
(chapter 237, 36 Stat. 1170), such heading and paragraph being on 
page 1234 of volume 36, Statutes at Large (31 U. S. C, sec. 687), is 
hereby repealed. 
(h) Section 204 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by section 2 
of the Act approved December 28,1874 (chapter 9, 18 Stat. 294), and 
^^- ^- ^-»i«9' ^^o. 
section 205 of the Revised Statutes, are hereby repealed. 
(i) That part of section 73 of the Printing Act of January 12,1895 
(chapter 23, 28 Stat. 615) relating to the compilation, editing, index-
ing, and publication of the United States Statutes at Large, which 
part was amended by the Act approved June 20, 1936 (chapter 630, 
sec. 9, 49 Stat. 1551) and by the Act approved June 16,1938 (chapter 
477, sec. 1, 52 Stat. 760), and is classified to section 196 of Title 44, 
United States Code, is hereby repealed. This subsection shall not be 
construed as repealing that part of such section 73, as amended, which 
relates to the printing, binding, and distribution of the Statutes at 
Large and the United States Treaties and Other International Agree-
ments, and is classified to section 196a of Title 44, United States Code, 
or any other part of such section 73, nor shall it be construed as repeal-
ing sections 112 and 112a of Title 1, United States Code, relating to 
the same subject matter as the subject matter in the part of such 
section 73 herein repealed. 
(j) The Act approved August 8, 1950 (chapter 646, 64 Stat. 419) 
3u.s.c.5§301-303. 
is hereby repealed. 
(k) There are hereby repealed the following statutes and parts 
of statutes: 
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5U.S.C.§§167,168. 
5 U. 
168b. 
S. C. 
6 U. S. C. J 168c. 
5U.S.C.§168a. 
6U.S.C.§168c. 
SU. S.C.§168a. 
5U. S. C.§168c. 
6 U. S. C. § 168d. 
(1) Act approved March 3, 1925, chapter 419, sections 1 and 
2, 43 Stat. 1104. 
(2) Act approved February 28, 1929, chapter 385, 45 Stat. 
1412, 1413. 
(3) Act approved March 22,1935, chapter 39, section 1 (part), 
49 Stat. 69 (only the proviso in the paragraph immediately 
under the heading "Collecting and Editing Official Papers of 
Territories of the United States", appearing on page 69). 
(4) Act approved February 14, 1936, chapter 70, 49 Stat. 
1139. 
(6) Act approved May 15, 1936, chapter 405, section 1 (part), 
49 Stat. 1311 (only the proviso in the paragraph immeoiately 
under the heading "Collecting and Editing Official Papers of the 
Territories of the United States", appearing on page 1311). 
(6) Act approved June 16, 1937, chapter 359, section 1 (part), 
50 Stat. 262, 263 (only the proviso which begins near the bottom 
of page 262, and ends on page 263). 
(7) Act approved June 28, 1937, chapter 386, 50 Stat. 323, 324. 
(8) Act approved April 27,1938, chapter 180, section 1 (part), 
52 Stat. 249 (only the proviso in the third full paragraph appear-
ing on page 249). 
(9) Act approved June 29,1939, chapter 248, Title I (part), 53 
Stat. 886 (only the proviso in the last paragraph on page 886). 
(10) Act approved July 31,1945, chapter 336, 59 Stat. 510, 511. 
(11) Act approved July 7,1950, chapter 452, 64 Stat. 320. 
(1) The repeal, by subsections (a)-(k) of this section, of the stat-
utes and parts oi statutes referred to in such subsections, shall not 
affect any rights or liabilities existing under such statutes or parts 
of statutes at the time this Act takes effect. 
Approved October 31, 1951. 
Public Law 249 
October 31, 1961 
[H. R. 6684] 
CHAPTER 656 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for Mutual Security for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1952, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
A^ro "rfatiorf^AcT ^^^'^^^ States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following 
1952."^ 
' sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, namely: 
MUTUAL SECURITY 
Arae,V).zn. 
63 Stat. 973. 
63 Stat. 714. 
For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out the 
provisions of the Mutual Security Act of 1951 (Public Law 165, 
approved October 10,1951), as follows: 
Military assistance, title I : For assistance authorized by section 
101 (a) (1), $4,818,852,457, of which $44,476,271 is for payment of 
obligations incurred under authority granted in the Second Supple-
mental Appropriation Act, 1950, and extended in the Foreign Aid 
Appropriation Act, 1951, to enter into contracts under the Mutual 
Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as amended (22 U. S. C. 1571-1604) ; 
and, in addition, unexpended balances of appropriations heretofore 
made for carrying out the purposes of title I of the Mutual Defense 
Assistance Act of 1949, as amended, shall remain available through 
June 30, 1952, and such unexpended balances of appropriations shall 
be consolidated with this appropriation;