57 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , IST SESS.-CHS. 344-346 -DEC. 17, 1943 delivered by the marshal of the district or his deputy into the custody of any officer designated for that purpose by the Secretary of Com- merce and Labor, for conveyance to the frontier or seaboard for deportation in the same manner as aliens deported under the immigration laws." SEc. 2. With the exception of those coming under subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f) of section 4, Immigration Act of 1924 (43 Stat. 155; 44 Stat. 812; 45 Stat. 1009; 46 Stat. 854; 47 Stat. 656; 8 U. S . C. 204), all Chinese persons entering the United States annually as immigrants shall be allocated to the quota for the Chinese com- puted under the provisions of section 11 of the said Act. A prefer- ence up to 75 per centum of the quota shall be given to Chinese born and resident in China. SEC. 3. Section 303 of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended (54 Stat. 1140; 8 U. S . C . 703), is hereby amended by striking out the word "and" before the word "descendants", changing the colon after the word "Hemisphere" to a comma, and adding the following: "and Chinese persons or persons of Chinese descent:". Approved December 17, 1943. [CHAPTER 345] AN ACT To suspend temporarily the application of sections 3114 and 3115 of the Revised Statutes, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the application of the provisions of sections 3114 and 3115 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S . C., 1940 edition, title 19, secs. 257 and 258), is hereby suspended. SEC. 2. This Act shall remain in force until two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, or until the day following the date of the cessation of hostilities in the present war (as defined in section 780 (e) of the Internal Revenue Code), whichever shall first occur, and shall apply to all duties which have accrued on repairs made, or equip- ment purchased, on or after December 8, 1941: Provided, That no claim for a refund of duty pursuant to this Act shall be allowed unless a written application for such refund is filed by the party in interest within six months from the date of the enactment of this Act with the collector of customs at the port where entry was made or the Bureau of Customs: Providedfurther, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to require any Federal department or agency to obtain a refund of duty pursuant to this Act. Approved December 17, 1943. [CHAPTER 346] AN ACT Extending the time within which applications under section 722 of the Internal Revenue Code must be made. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 722 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code (prescribing the time for filing applications for general relief under the excess-profits tax) is amended to read as follows: "(d) APrLCATrON rFO RE.EFI UINDm TmI SE'rToN.- - T he taxpayer shall compute its tax, file its return, and pay the tax shown on its 601 Immigration quota; preference. 43 Stat. 159. 8U. .8. . 211. Eligibility for naturalization. December 17, 1943 [H. R . 3309] [Public Law 200] Duty on equip- ments, etc., for vessels. Suspension of I. S. Si 3114, 3115 . Effective period. 56 Stat. 937. 26 U. S. 0., Supp. II, 780 (e). Refund of duty. December 17,1943 [H. . 3363] [Public Law 201] Internal Revenue Code amendments. 36 itat. 916. 6SU. S. 0, Supp. n 722 (d). AWlt, p. 6. Belief under exoe pro taU.
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