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 1082 74T n CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 837 . AUGUST 31, 1935. Revocation of procla- When in t he jud gment of th e Pre sident the condit ions which have mation. caused him to issue his proclamation have ceased to exist he shall revoke the same and the provisions hereof shall thereupon cease to apply. Duration of Act . Except with respect to prosecutions committed or forfeitures incurred prior to March 1, 1936, this section and all proclamations issued thereunder shall not be effective after February 29, 1936. SEC. 2. That for the purposes of this Act- c n atina Muni tions (a) The term " Board " means the National Munitions Control lishment. Board which is hereby established to carry out the provisions of this composition. Ac t. The Board shall consist of the Secretary of State, who shall be chairman and executive officer of the Board ; the Secretary of the Treasury ; the Secretary of War ; the Secretary of the Navy ; Act Ad ministr ation of and the Secretary of Commerce. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, or by other law, the administration of this Act is vested in the Department of State ; D efinitio ns. (b) The term " United States " when used in a geographical sense, "United States ." inclu des the se veral Stat es and Ter ritories, the insula r possessi ons of the United States (including the Philippine Islands), the Canal Zone, and the District of Columbia ; "Person ." (c) The te rm " person " includ es a partne rship, comp any, asso- ciation, or corpor ation, as well as a natural pe rson. Registration of pe r- Within ninety days after the effective date of this Act, or upon so ns engaging in ma nu- facture or traffic in first engaging in business, every person who engages in the business munitio ns. of manufacturing, exporting, or importing any of the arms, ammu- nition, and implements of war referred to in this Act, whether as an exporter, importer, manufacturer, or dealer, shall register with the Secretary of State his name, or business name, principal place of business, and places of business in the United States, and a list of the arms, ammu nition, and implements o f war which he manu- factures, imports, or exports. Requirements. Every person required to register under this section shall notify the Secretary of State of any change in the arms, ammunition, and implements of war which he exports, imports, or manufactures ; and upon such notification the Secretary of State shall issue to such per- so n an amend ed certifi cate of re gistration, free of c harge, whi ch shall remain valid until the date of expiration of the original certificate. Every person required to register under the provisions of this section Registration fee. shall pay a registration fee of $500, and upon receipt of such fee the S ecretary o f State sh all issue a registra tion certi ficate val id for c ertifi cate ; Issue o f rene r egi als . rat'on five years, whi ch shall b e renewabl e for furt her period s of five years upon the payment of each renewal of a fee of $500. te nse for Requirement of exporting or r It shall be unlawful for any person to export, or attempt to importing. export, from the United States any of the arms, ammunition, or implements of war referred to in this Act to any other country or to import, or attempt to import, to the United States from any other country any of the arms, ammunition, or implements of war referred to in this Act without first having obtained a license therefor. ta? 1ea rds to be main- All persons required to register under this section shall maintain, s ubject to t he ins pecti on of the B oard, such perman ent r ecords of manufacture for export, importation, and exportation of arms, a mmunit ion, and im pleme nts of war as the Boar d shal l pre scribe. Issue of licenses. Licenses shall be issued to persons who have registered as provided for, except in cases of export or import licenses where exportation of arms, ammunition, or implements of war would be in violation of this Act or any other law of the United States, or of a treaty to wh ich the Un ited State s is a par ty, in whic h cases su ch license s shall not be issued.