Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 59 Part 2.djvu/634

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1310 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. In the case of non-standard supplies which shall have been de- livered to the United States by the contractor prior to thirty days following the date of a determination by the President that such articles are no longer necessary in the prosecution of the war, the price shall be the current sale price or the adjusted contract price, whichever is lower; provided, that in the event the current sale price is not determined, the price shall be the adjusted contract price less five per cent of such adjusted contract price. In the case of non-standard supplies which shall have been delivered to the United States by the contractor subsequent to thirty days fol- lowing the aforesaid date of the determination by the President, the price shall be the adjusted contract price. (b) The determination of the said price of supplies by the Presi- dent, or an officer of the United States Government designated by him, shall be made in accordance with the following definitions: sup- The term "standard supplies" shall mean those supplies which have been contracted for by the United States Government in ac- cordance with standard United States specifications. The term sup- "non-standard supplies" shall mean those supplies which have been contracted for by the United States Government in accord- ance with non-standard United States specifications. It is under- stood that those supplies which are standard except for minor non-standard features, attachments or adjustments shall be deemed to be standard supplies. itract The term "adjusted contract price" shall mean the contract purchase price f.o .b. point of origin paid by the United States Government to the contractor, less five per cent of such contract purchase price, or, if such contract purchase price cannot be deter- mined for the particular supplies transferred, the estimated aver- age contract purchase price f.o.b. point of origin paid by the United States Government for similar supplies during a period of three months preceding the aforesaid date of the determination by the President of the United States, less five per cent of such aver- age contract purchase price. e rie " The term "current sale price" of particular standard or non- standard supplies transferred to the Provisional Government of the French Republic shall mean the price at which similar stand- ard supplies of comparable quality and in comparable quantity have been sold by the United States Government, at or about the time of transfer of the particular supplies to the Provisional Gov- ernment of the French Republic, to any foreign or domestic buyer. It is understood that "foreign or domestic buyer" shall be deemed to exclude United States Government agencies, States and politi- cal sub-divisions thereof, United States public, charitable, or edu- cational institutions, relief organizations, and any persons or organizations which may purchase supplies on special financial terms provided by law. 1 S. The sum of any costs for inland transportation, storage, insurance and other charges incidental to delivery of the articles at shipside, "Standard plies." "Non-standard piles. " "Adjusted coi price." "Current sale I Costs of deliv articles at shipsi