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 1570 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 651, 688 . JUNE 20, 22,1936. agencies of the Government, in such form as he may, in his discretion, deem advisable for the purpose of making currently available for the use of the Veterans' Administration and full-time representatives of the several service organizations an annotated, indexed, and cross- referenced statement of the laws providing vete rans' relief in con- Maintenance on cur, venient form, and the Administrator is further authorized to main- rent basis. tain such compilation on a current basis either by the publication, from time to time, of supplementary documents or by complete Proriso. revision of the compilation : Provided, That funds from the printing Funds for and binding . printing and binding appropriation for the Veterans' Administration may be used for this purpose and the distribution of the compilation to the representatives of the several service organizations shall be determined by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. Distribution of pre- vio us SEC. 2. Distribution of the supply remaining in the Veterans' compilation. Administration of Senate Document Numbered 131, Federal Laws Relating to Veterans of Wars of the United States, shall be made in th e dis creti on of the Admin istra tor o f Vet erans ' Aff airs, not- Vol.47,p.1780. withstanding the provisions of Senate Concurrent Resolution Numbered 29, Seventy-second Congress, first session. Approved, June 20, 1936. June 22, 1936. [A. R. 8455.1 Authoriz ing the c onstructi on of cer tain publi c works o n rivers and harbo rs for [Public, No. 738 .1 flood control, and for other purposes. Flood Control Act of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 1936. United States o f America in Congress assembled, DECLARATION OF POLICY Declaration of policy. Jurisdiction of Fed- eral activities. Reports upon exam- inations and surveys. [CHAPTER 688 .] AN ACT SEorIo x 1. It is hereby recognized that destructive floods upon the rivers of the United States, upsetting orderly processes and caus ing l oss o f lif e and prop erty, incl uding the erosi on of land s, and impai ring and o bstru cting navi gatio n, hi ghway s, ra ilroa ds, a nd othe r cha nnels of c ommer ce be tween the State s, co nstit ute a mena ce to national welfare; that it is the sense of Congress that flood control on navigable waters or their tributaries is a proper activity of the Federal Government in cooperation with States, their political sub- divisions, and localities thereof; that investigations and improve- men ts of rive rs an d oth er wa terwa ys, i nclud ing w aters heds there of, for flood-control purposes are in the interest of the general welfare; that the Federal Government should improve or participate in the improvement of navigable water s or their tributaries, including watersheds thereof, for flood-control purposes if the benefits to whomsoever they may accrue are in excess of the estimated costs, and if the lives and social security of people are otherwise adversely affected. SE C. 2 . That, here after, Fed eral inves tigat ions and i mprov ement s of rivers and other waterways for flood control and allied purposes shall be under the jurisdiction of and shall be prosecuted by the War Department under the direction of the Secretary of War and supervision of the Chief of Engineers, and Federal investigations of watersheds and measures for run-off and waterflow retardation and soil erosion prevention on watersheds shall be under the juris- diction of and shall be prosecuted by the Department of Agricul- ture under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress; and that in their reports upon examinations and surveys, the Secretary of War and the Sec- retary of Agriculture shall be gui ded as to flood-control measures P