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 1012 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 918-920, 992 . 1928 . and necessary traveling expenses, including a per diem of not to exceed $6, in lieu of subsistence, for each member of the board so employed for the time employed and actually engaged upon such w o rk : And provided further, That the work of co nstr uctio n sha ll not be commenced until plans therefor are approved by said special board of engineers. No authority hereby conferred on the Secretary of the Interior shall be exercised without the President's sanction and approval. The expenses herein authorized shall be paid out of the reclamation fund established by the Act of June 17, 1902. Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 919.-Joint Resolution To provide for the striking of a medal com- memorative of the achievements of Thomas A. Ediso n in illumin ing the path of progress through the development and application of inventions that have revolu- tionized civilization in the last century. Thomas A. Eaison. Resolved by the Senate and Hoicse of Representatives of the Gol d medal to be Unite d Stat es o f Ameri ca in Congre ss asse mbled, Th at in recogn ition presented to, commem- orative of his achieve- of the achieve ments of Thomas A. Edi son, the S ecre tary of th e ments. Treasury is authorized and directed to cause to be struck and pre- sented to Thomas A. Edison a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. For such purpose there is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $1,000. Approved, May 29, 1928. Proviso. No construction work until pla ns ap prov ed. Approval of Pre sid ent. Expenses from lamation fund. Vol. 32, p. 388. Sum authorized. Post, p. 161 4 . the r ev- May 29, 1928. [H.J. Res.243.1 [Pub. Res., No. 66 .1 May 29, 1928. [H.J. Res . 307 .] CHAP. 920.-Joint Resolution To preserve for development the potential [Pub. Res ., No.67.] water power and park facilities of the gorge and Great Falls of the Potomac River. Great Falls of the Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Potomac River. States of America in Congress assembled, That, in order to preserve For preservation of nat ural resource s, etc ., for d evelo pment, in what ever mann er Co ngres s may ult imate ly fi nd of,nopermittobeissued most desirable, the natural resources in water, potential water power, to any private interest for development of and ark and recreational facilities afforded b the falls and gorge of water power in the p y g river, until further ac- the Potomac River near the Na tional Capital, the Federal Power tion of congress . Commission be and hereby is directed not to issue any permit, pre- liminary or final, to any private interest for the development of water power in the Potomac River between the mouth of Rock Creek and a point four miles upstream from the present intake for the water supply of Washington, until further action of Congress, after consideration of such joint report or separate reports as may be made by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Federal Power Commi ssion as to the be st util izatio n of t he sai d area for the public benefit. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 31, 1928. [H. R. 10435.] CHAP. 992 .-An Act Providing for the extension of the time limitations under [Publ ic, No. 6 23 .] which patents were issued in the case of persons who served in the military or naval forces of the United States during the World War. Paten ts Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Application for ex- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That any person tension of, by hopor- ably discharged veteran who served honorably in the military or naval forces of the United of world war. States at any time between April 6, 1 91 7, and November 11, 1918, bo th dat es inc lusive, and was su bseque ntly ho norabl y disc harged , may within, six months after the enactment of this Act, upon payment of a fee of $20, make application to the Commissioner of Patents, com-

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