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 1166 Vol.39, p. 227; U. S. C., p. 1697. Proviso. Bond required. Permits for use of public spaces, etc., authorized. Provisos. Conditi on. Restoration after use. Indemnity for dam- age. Housing, etc ., fac ili- ties ; erection author- ized . Fees; use of. ,Supervision. Proviso. Pe rmi ts to co nf orm to local regulations . 74TH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 150 . MARCH 18, 1936. of America, a corporation chartered by Act of Congress approved June 15, 1916, for use at the National Jambor ee of the Boy Scouts of America to b e held at Washi ngton, District of Columbia, during the summer of 1937, such tents, cots, blankets, and other articles of camp equipage as may be desired by said Boy Scouts of America and available for its approximately thirty-five thousand Scouts and officials : Provided, That the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Se cretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Ag riculture, or the Secretary of the Treasury, before delivering such property, shall take from the Boy Scouts of America such bond and in such amount as will, in the discretion of the Secretary of the department involved, insure the safe return of such property in good order and condition, and the whole without expense to the United States. SEC. 2. The Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Treasury, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the Architect of the Capitol, are hereby authorized to grant permits through the proper service or bureau for use by the said Boy Scouts of portions of parks, reservations, or other public spaces and property under their control in the District of Columbia and environs as in their opinion may be temporarily spared for that purpose : Provided, That such use will inflict no serious or permanent injury upon any of the parks, reservations, or other public spaces : And provided further, That the parks, reservations, or other public spaces, which shall be so used or occupied, shall be promptly restored to their original condition by the Boy Scouts, and the said Boy Scouts sh all indemnify t he United State s for all damages of any kind whatsoever sustained by reason of any such use or occu panc y. Th e privileges an d usages grante d shall includ e the temp orary erection of tents for e ntertainment, h ospitals, com- missaries, and other subsistence quarters, and other purposes ; and the said Boy Scouts are hereby authorized to charge reasonable fees for the use of the same, and to sell articles at said commissaries, which sales shall be solely for the convenience of the participants in the jamboree. The net profits derived from such sales or fees shall be used exclusively to aid in meeting expenses incident to the said jamboree. The sale of foodstuf fs in or about such tents or elsewher e upon the publ ic spaces used by the Boy Sco uts as author- ized by this Act shall be under the supervision of the health officer of the Dist rict of Colu mbia and in acco rdan ce w ith regu lati ons to be prescribed by him. The use and erection of tents shall at all times be subject to the supervision of the fire marshal of the District of Columbia and shall be subject to such regulations as he may prescribe. The erection and use of tents for any purpose involving health or sanitation shall be subject to the supervision of the health officer of the District of Columbia and to such regulations as he may prescribe : Provided, That none of the authority herein granted shall be exercised by any of the officials herein mentioned in such manner as to co nflict with oth er permits her etofore regular ly granted for the use of such public space, reservations, parks, streets, or buildings in the District of Columbia. Approved, March 18, 1936.