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 54 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CHS. 446, 447-JUNE 29, 1940 [CHAPTER 446] AN ACT To provide for leave of absence, with pay, for any employee of the United States or of the District of Columbia who may be called upon for jury service in any State court or court of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the compensa- tion of any employee of the United States or of the District of Columbia who may be called upon for jury service in any State court or court of the United States shall not be diminished during the term of such jury service by reason of such absence, except as pro- vided in section 3, nor shall such period of service be deducted from the time allowed for any leave of absence authorized by law. SEC. 2. Any employee specified in section 1 who may be called upon for jury service in any court of the United States shall not receive any compensation for such service. SEC. 3. There shall be credited against the amount of compensa- tion payable by the United States to any employee specified in section 1 for such period as such employee may be absent on account of jury service in the court of any State any amounts which such employee may receive from such State on account of such jury service. Approved, June 29, 1940. [CHAPTER 447] AN ACT To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, to provide for marine war-risk insurance and reinsurance and for marine risk reinsurance, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That title II of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof a subtitle to read as follows: " SUBTITLE--INSURANCE "SEC. 221. (a) For the purpose of protecting the water-borne com- merce of the United States from the impediments and burdens arising from the lack of adequate facilities for the insurance of such com- merce, due to extraordinary risks arising under existing war condi- tions, the Commission is authorized to provide marine insurance and reinsurance against loss or damage by the risks of war and reinsurance against loss or damage by marine risks, as prescribed in this subtitle, whenever it appears to the Commission that such insurance adequate for the needs of the water-borne commerce of the United States cannot be obtained on reasonable terms and conditions from com- panies authorized to do an insurance business in a State of the United States. "(b) There shall be in the Treasury of the United States a revolv- ing fund to be known as the marine and war-risk insurance fund (hereinafter referred to as the fund), to be used for carrying out the provisions of this subtitle, and to be constituted of such sums credited thereto as herein provided. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to such fund such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle. All moneys received from premiums and from salvage or other recoveries, and all receipts in connection with this subtitle shall be deposited to the credit of such 1934700-41-PT . r--44 689 June 29, 1940 [H. R. 6507] [Public, No. 676] U.S.orD.C.em- ployees. Absence for jury service; pay. Service in U. S . courts. Service in State courts. June 29, 1940 [H. R. 6572] [Public, No. 677] Merchant Marine Act, 1936, amend- ment. 49 Stat. 1985. 46U.S. ., Supp. V, § 1111-1126. U. S. Maritime Commission. Marine war-risk in- surance and reinsur- ance; marine-risk re- insurance. Marine and war. risk insurance fund. Appropriation au- thorized. Post, p. 766. Deposit of receipts, etc.
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