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 75TH CONGRESS, 1 ST SESSION-CHS. 296,297-JUNE 3, 1937 of Agriculture as may be designated by him, and shall not be approved if it permits any unlawful trade practice or any unfair method of competition. (d) No meeting so held and no award or agreement so approved shall be deemed to be in violation of any of the antitrust laws of the United States. SEC. 4 . Nothing in this Act shall be construed as invalidating any marketing agreement, license, or order, or any regulation relating to, or any provision of, or any act of the Secretary of Agriculture in connection with, any such agreement, license, or order which has been executed, issued, approved, or done under the Agricultural Adjustment Act, or any amendment thereof, but such marketing agreements, licenses, orders, regulations, provisions, and acts are hereby expressly ratified, legalized, and confirmed. SEC. 5 . No processing taxes or compensating taxes shall be levied or collected under the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting provisions of the Agricultural Adjust- ment Act, as amended, other than those enumerated in section 1. The provisions so enumerated shall apply in accordance with their terms ( as ame nded b y this Act) to the provis ions of the Agricu ltural Adjustment Act, this Act, and other provisions of law to which they have been heretofore made applicable. SEC. 6 . This Act may be cited as the "Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937". Approved, June 3, 1937. [CHAPTER 2971 JOINT R ESOLUTION To authorize an appropriation for the expenses of participation by the United States in the Eleventh International Dairy Congress, Berlin, Germany, in 1937. Resolved by the Senate and Rouse of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of defraying the expenses of participation by the Government of the United States in the Eleventh International Dairy Congress, to be held in Berlin, Germany, in 1937, an appropriation in the suns of $10,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby author- ized for personal services in the District of Columbia or elsewhere without reference to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, stenographic reporting and other services by contract if deemed nece ssary with out r egar d to secti on 3 709 of the Rev ised Statu tes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5); rent; traveling expenses; purchase of necessary books, documents, newspapers and periodicals; official cards; printing and binding; entertainment; local transportation and such other expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of State, including the reimbursement of other appropriations from which payment may have been made for any of the purposes herein specified. SEC. 2 . That the delegates shall make a report to Congress of the results and conclusions of the said dairy congress. Approved, June 3, 1937. A greeme nts, etc ., not deemed violation of antitrust laws . Agreements, orders, etc ., under Agricul. tural Adjustment Act ratified. Agricultural Ad- justment Act. No processing, etc ., taxes to be levied under. Pr ovisio ns affe cted. Applicability. Short title. 249 June 3, 1937 [H.J. Res.193] [Pub. Res ., No. 38] Eleventh Interna- tional Dairy Co n- gress. A ppr opr iat ion au- thorized for participa- tion expenses. Post, p. 770. Services in the Dis- trict. Contra cts wi thout advertising. R.S.°3709 . 41U.S.C.°5 . Reimbursement of other appropriations. Report to Congress.