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 1182 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 417-AUG. 4, 1939 [53 STAT. [CHAPTER 417] AN ACT August 4. 1939 [H. R. 6746] To amend certain provisions of the Merchant Marine and Shipping Acts, to [Public, No. 2591 further the development of the American merchant marine, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Shippng. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the second 39 Stat. 736. 48U.s.. 1 822 paragraph of section 23 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, is Supp. IV, 22. amended to read as follows: Maritime Commis- "All orders of the United States Maritime Commission, other than Time limitation on for the payment of money, made under this Act, as amended or sup- orders removed, ex- cept for payment of plemented, shall continue in force until its further order, or for a money. specified period of time, as shall be prescribed in the order unless the same shall be suspended, or modified, or set aside by the Commission, or be suspended or set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction." Herings r on chgs" SEC. 2. The second paragraph of section 3 of the Intercoastal Ship- 47 stat. 1426. ping Act, 1933, as amended, is amended by inserting before the last 46U.s.C.§ p45; Supp. IV,' 845. sentence of such paragraph a new sentence to read as follows: "At Buden ofproof any hearing under this paragraph the burden of proof to show that the rate, fare, charge, classification, regulation, or practice is just and reasonable shall be upon the carrier or carriers." ret, appointmentos, SEC. 3 . (a) The first sentence of section 201 (e) of the Merchant ariesduties, etc. Marine Act, 1936, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "With- 49 stat. 186 . out regard to the civil-service laws or the Classification Act of 1923, IV, Y 8 . (e). " upp . as amended, the Commission may appoint and prescribe the duties 65su8 c.i - and fix the salaries of a secretary, a director for each of not to exceed 673c. five divisions, a general counsel, a clerk to each member of the Com- mission, and not more than three assistants, a clerk to the general Navalrchiteetse- counsel, not more than a total of twenty naval architects or marine prts e. engineers, twenty special experts, twenty-two examiners, twelve attorneys, and two inspectors for each vessel at each shipyard at which vessels are being constructed by it or under its supervision." Details of personnel (b) Such section, as amended, is amended by adding at the end andiresearichd t thereof the following: "The Commission, under such rules and regu- lations as it may prescribe, may detail annually not to exceed five members of the personnel of the Commission for engineering, techni- cal, or other scientific education and training at Government expense at institutions for scientific education and research, to enable such persons to acquire advanced and specialized knowledge or training of particular advantage to the Commission in carrying out its functions under this Act." Army,etc.,details. SEC. 4. Section 201 (f) of such Act, as amended, is amended by 49 Stat. 1986. 46 u. . c., Supp. inserting after the first sentence thereof a new sentence to read as V, I1111 (f). follows: "Whenever any officer (not exceeding five in number at any time) of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard is detailed compensation. to the Commission, he shall receive from the Commission, for the period during which he is so detailed, such compensation as added to his pay and allowances as an officer in such service will make his aggregate compensation equal to the pay and allowances he would receive if he were the incumbent of an office or position in such serv- ice (or in the corresponding executive department), which, in the opinion of the Commission, involves the performance of work similar in importance, difficulty, and responsibility to that performed by him while detailed to the Commission." 4 Stat. s upp SEC. 5. Section 216 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as IV, 1126. follows: . ce. Maritime "SEC. 216. (a) The Commission is hereby authorized and directed, Service, establish- ment as a voluntary under such rules and regulations as it may prescribe, to establish and orgnation. maintain the United States Maritime Service as a voluntary organi- zation for the training of citizens of the United States to serve as

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