LIST OF PUBLIC LAWS Public Law 136 --- St. Elizabeths Hospital, butter substitutes. JOINT RESOLU- TION Relating to the provision of butter for the patients of Saint Elizabeths Hospital ---------------- .- ____ ________ _ 137 --- Silver. AN ACT To authorize the use for war purposes of silver held or owned by the United States --------------- --- 138 --- Emergency flood-control works. AN ACT To provide for emer- gency flood-control work made necessary by recent floods, and for other purposes -----
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139 --- National War Agencies Appropriation Act, 1944. AN ACT Making appropriations for war agencies in the Executive Office of the President for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1944, and for other purposes ----- --- ___-________________ 140 --- Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1943. AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1944, and for other purposes ------- 141 --- Immigration Act of 1917, amendment. AN ACT To authorize the deportation of aliens to countries allied with the United States------------------------------__ ________ __-__ ___ 142 __- Oyster growers, claims. AN ACT To increase by one year the period within which certain oyster growers may file claims against the United States in the Court of Claims -- __------ 143 --- Marine Band. AN ACT To authorize the attendance of the Marine Band at the seventy-seventh anniversary convention of the Grand Army of the Republic to be held at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 19 to 23, inclusive, 1943------------- 144 _-- Veterans' compensation, pension, and retirement pay. AN ACT To provide more adequate and uniform administrative pro- visions in veterans' laws pertaining to compensation, pension, and retirement pay payable by the Veterans' Administration, and for other purposes ----------------.-,_ -. __ -______ _ 145 --- Black-outs, D. C. AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to authorize black-outs in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved December 26, 1941, as amended_- - 146 --- Highway Acts, amendments. AN ACT To amend the Act en- titled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes", approved July 11, 1916, as amended and supple- mented, and for other purposes ------------ ____-__-___-__ 147 --- Scottish Rite Temple, D. C. AN ACT To permit certain burials in the Scottish Rite Temple in the District of Columbia.----- 148 --- George Washington Carver National Monument. AN ACT To provide for the establishment of the George Washington Carver National Monument -------------. 149 --- Renegotiation of war contracts. AN ACT To prevent the pay- ment of excessive fees or compensation in connection with the negotiation of war contracts ------------- _ _ - _ __ _ _ - _ _ _ -_ _ 150 --- Defense public works. AN ACT To authorize the appropriation of an additional $200,000,000 to carry out the provisions of title II of the Act entitled "An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes", approved October 14, 1940, as amended----- 151 --- Commodity Credit Corporation;grade labeling. JOINT RESOLU- TION To continue the Commodity Credit Corporation as an agency of the United States, to increase its borrowing power, and for other purposes------------------- __ _- - _ __ __ - __ _ 152 --- Great Plains, etc., water conservation. AN ACT To amend the Act of August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1418), as amended by the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1119), relating to water conser- vation and utilization projects----------------------- 153 --- Public Library, D. C. AN ACT To designate the Public Library of the District of Columbia a public depository for govern- mental publications --------------
154 - -- Tax-exempt properties, D. C. AN ACT To provide for the mailing of annual notices to owners of tax-exempt properties in the District of Columbia ------------ .. - --- 155 --- Recorder of Deeds, etc., D. C AN ACT To fix the compensation of the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia and the Superintendent of the National Training School for Girls_ Date July 12, 1943___ July 12, 1943 July 12, 1943-- July 12, 1943-- July 12, 1943_ -- July 13, 1943- July 13, 1943__ - July 13, 1943-_ - July 13, 1943_ - - July 13, 1943_ - Jaly 13, 1943_ - - July 13, 1943-- July 14, 1943-_ _ July 14, 1943__ - July 15, 1943_- - July 16, 1943___ July 16, 1943_-- Sept. 28, 1943-- _ Sept. 29, 1943-- Sept. 29, 1943_- - 569 xii Page 520 520 521 522 537 553 553 553 554 560 560 563 563 564 565 566 566 568 568
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