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 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. _ Sess.: II. Cris. 156, 157. 1918. 913 to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, two of whom shall be chosen from` nominations made by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and two from nominations made by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of said commission to ascertain ,,,,“§';§,‘}°{§,"’_,;’,§’,,?°°,,{‘? and establish standards for screw threads, which shall be submitted N¤W1>¤¤¤*=» ·¢¢· to the Secretariy of War, the Secretary of the Navi, and the Secretary of Commerce or their acceptance and approv Such standards, when thus accepted and approved shall be adopted and used in the several manufacturing {plants under the control of the War and Navy Departments, an, so far as practicable, m all specifications for scrwf, threads in proposals for manufactured articles, parts, or materials to be used under the direction of these departments. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of Commerce shall promulgate such P“"“"°"°“°“’°‘°**"· standargg fgér use by the public and cause the E81D.é>l20_bQ published asa u c ocument. . · _ .  . . _ Sal):. 4._ That the commission shall serve   compensation, N°°°"°° H' but nothing herein shall be held to affect thelpay of  ers appointed from the Army and Navy or of ,tl1e._Directoi·.of the Bureau ofStandards. Q    {Q     _ _.. Pmodm Sec. 5._ That the commission mag adopt  and,  in ` regard to its procedure and the con act o  business. .'  . Tmmm 0, m_ no. 6. That the commission shall cease and   at théend umm. of six months from the date of its appointmexit.i » " · _ · -· · ‘ Approved, July 18, 1918. . . — ` nu 1 m . CHAT. 157.-An Act To confer on the President power to prescribe charter rats IH·yRFl2°°*§l andireightrates.mdtoreq¤isitinnv·essls,mrd-f¤r¢1therp1u]¤1su. · . .B6'tt¢¥llld01b‘§/¢h0SONG#&Wl{1HOU¢k0 Re esentativesoft7tcUnited C,, States ¢%]Amenba in Congress asscmbl¢d,`g'hat%)2`when used in this Act- ctgmpping ’ (a) e term "United States " includes any State, Territog, or Z"{_E{§f'§Q`f',,§$¤ District of the United States, the insular possessions, the anal Zone, and all lands or waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. ‘ ` (b) The term "person" includes co rations, ermii , as- "P°”°’*" sociations, and States, municipalities, anrglbther subdivisions thsereof. __ H (c) The term "charter" means any agreement, contract, lease, or °“"°'· commitment by which the possession or services of a vessel are secured for a period of time, or for one or more voyages, whether or not a demise of the vessel. P an and I Sec. 2. That the President may exercise the power and authorig ¢¤.°i$.uu¤i¤ my ug hereby vested in him through such agency or agencies as he sh ‘°‘°°‘°‘*· determine from time to time. A h t Sec. 3. That all wer and authority hereby vested in the Presi- .,.,,L‘°,,°T.I,.§`;,;2l.’°_;;_ '° dent or by him delgated and all restrictions imposed in this Act shall cease u on the proclamation of the final treaty of peace between PWM the United States and the Im erial German Government: Provided, axausioa aiuma. That if, in the judgment of the President, the tonuagg shortage at such time is so severe that national interests of the nited States are jeopardized, he may, b proclamation, extend the ggovisions of · this Act for a further period of not exceeding nme mon No mm W N Sec. 4. That the powers herein conferred shall be without plrgudice mem. p° to any power heretofore conferred on the President, or by deleg““’d· Charters of specified Sec. 5. That the President may, by lgroclamation, require that usan, ae., mm be vessels of the United States of any sElec' ed class or description, or “*’§.$,‘}};°;,*j,8,,,_ in any specined trade or trades, sh not be chartered unless the. instrument in which such charter is embodied. and the rates, terms, 112460°-—vo1;. 40—1»r 1--58