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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 819-821-JUNE 29, 1938 scientific research on behalf of such institution, or to be engaged solely or principally in the development of such foreign trade and commerce, or whose residence abroad is necessary to the protection of the property rights abroad of such firm or corporation; and Proof to court. "(2) Such alien proves to the satisfaction of the court that his absence from the United States for such period has been for such purpose. Inclusion of spouse. "An alien who has been lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence, and who is the wife or husband of a citizen of the United States so engaged abroad within one of the above- mentioned categories, shall be considered as residing in the United States for the purpose of naturalization notwithstanding any absence from the United States. Provisions inappli- able to designated "This amendment shall not affect cases of aliens who prior to the ases. date of its enactment have established to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Labor, pursuant to an Act entitled 'An Act to amend the naturalization laws in respect of residence requirements, and 49 Stat. 1925. for other purposes', approved June 25, 1936, that absence from the 8 U.usC. c. upp. United States was to be or had been for the purpose of carrying on activities described therein." Approved, June 29, 1938. June 29, 1938 [H. J. Res. 707] [Pub. Res., No. 129] National Flood Pre- vention Week. President requested to proclaim week of May 31, 1939. [CHAPTER 820] JOINT RESOLUTION Requesting the President of the United States to proclaim the week of May 31, 1939, National Flood Prevention Week. Whereas the present Administration has been first to recognize that disastrous floods are calamities requiring national action and coop- eration to prevent their recurrence in the future: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Honorable Frank- lin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, be, and he is hereby requested to proclaim the week of May 31, 1939, National Flood Prevention Week in the United States of America, and to ask the cooperation, interest, and aid of all the people in the work of flood prevention. Approved, June 29, 1938. [CHAPTER 821] June 29, 1938 [H. J. Res. 723] [Pub. Res., No. 130] Shipping. Ante, p. 759. R. S. §§ 4197,4200. 46 U.S.C. §591,92; Supp. III, 91. Correction of typo- graphical error. JOINT RESOLUTION To amend H. R. 10672, Seventy-fifth Congress, third session, entitled "An Act to amend section 4197 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S . C., 1934 edition, title 46, sec. 91), and section 4200 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 46, sec. 92), and for other purposes", so as to correct a typographical error. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of H. R. 10672, Seventy-fifth Congress, third session, entitled "An Act to amend section 4197 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S . C ., 1934 edi- tion, title 46, sec. 91), and section 4200 of the Revised Statutes (U. S . C., 1934 edition, title 46, sec. 92), and for other purposes", be amended by striking out the first period in the proviso in said section, and by changing the capital "U" in the word "upon" to a small "u", so that the said proviso will read as follows: "Provided, C C 1248 [52 STAT. I

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