442 60 Stat. 714. 22 U.S.C. 287r. Withdrawal from Organization. Financial obliga- tions of U. S. June 15, 1948 [S. 1987] [Public Law 644] PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 469-471-JUNE 14, 15, 1948 [62 STAT. (2) such other expenses as the Secretary of State deems necessary to participation by the United States in the activities of the Organization: Provided, That the provisions of sec- tion 6 of the Act of July 30, 1946, Public Law 565, Seventy- ninth Congress, and regulations thereunder, applicable to expenses incurred pursuant to that Act shall be applicable to any expenses incurred pursuant to this paragraph (b) (2). SEa. 4 . In adopting this joint resolution the Congress does so with the understanding that, in the absence of any provision in the World Health Organization Constitution for withdrawal from the Organ- ization, the United States reserves its right to withdraw from the Organization on a one-year notice: Provided, however, That the financial obligations of the United States to the Organization shall be met in full for the Organization's current fiscal year. SEC. 5 . In adopting this joint resolution, the Congress does so with the understanding that nothing in the Constitution of the World Health Organization in any manner commits the United States to enact any specific legislative program regarding any matters referred to in said Constitution. Approved June 14, 1948. [CHAPTER 470] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct the Preston Bench project, Idaho, in accordance with the Federal reclamation laws. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ePreston ench proj- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Reclamation is hereby author- ized to construct, maintain, and operate, pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws, the Preston Bench project, Idaho, substantially in accordance with the report of the regional director of the Bureau of Reclamation, region IV, dated September 15, 1947, as concurred in by the Commissioner of Reclamation and the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That the total cost of the project shall be reimbursable under the Federal reclamation laws within repayment periods fixed by Apthe Secretary of the Interior at not to exceed seventy-four years. Appropration - SEc. 2 . There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any Pa, p. l00. moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be required for the purposes of this Act. Approved June 15, 1948. June 15,1948 fS. 2137] [Public Law 645] Golden Nematode Act. [CHAPTER 471] AN ACT To provide for the protection of potato and tomato production from the golden nematode, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, to protect potato and tomato production in the United States from the destructive pest known as the golden nematode which subsists on the roots of potatoes and tomatoes, causes marked reduction in yield, persists in the soil for many years in an inactive state in the absence of preferred hosts, and becomes active and destructive when potatoes or tomatoes are again planted, it is the policy of the Government of the United States, independently or in cooperation with State and local govern- mental agencies, andother public and private organizations, associa- tions, and individuals, to eradicate, suppress, control, and prevent the spread of, this pest.
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