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 134 Inter-American Coffee Agreement. Execution of obliga- tions. Treaty Series 970. Allocations of quota t o nonparticipating countries. Rules and regula- tions. PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 59, 64-APR. 11, 1941 [55 STAT. Whereas the said agreement contemplates the cooperation of the Government of the United States in a joint effort to promote the orderly marketing of coffee in international trade, with a view to assuring equitable terms for both producers and consumers by adjusting supply to demand: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That on and after the entry into force of the Inter-American Coffee Agreement, as pro- claimed by the President, and during the continuation in force of the obligations of the United States thereunder, no coffee imported from any foreign country may be entered for consumption except as provided in the said agreement. SEC. 2. The President is authorized to make such allocations of the quota provided in the agreement for countries not participating in the said agreement as he finds necessary or appropriate in order to afford any such country or countries an opportunity to supply a fair share of the quota, whether or not required by any international obligation of the United States, or in order to make available the types of coffee usually consumed in the United States. The President is also authorized to make such rules and regulations as he finds necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution and of the said agreement, and with respect to any provi- sion of such regulations for any act or performance by an importer of coffee, compliance therewith shall be a condition to the entry for consumption of the coffee in respect of which the act or performance is required. Approved, April 11, 1941. [CHAPTER 64] AN AUTl April 11, 1941 _ (H. R. 4146] To extend the Irovisions of the Bituminous Coal Act of 1937 for a period of two (Public Law 34] years, and for other purposes Bituminous Coal Act of 1937, amend- ment. 50 Stat. 90. 15 U. S. C.§ 849. I)uration of Act. I U.S.C. §29. Inttrnal Revenue Code, amendment. 53 Stat. 432. 26f. S. C. 1 3527. Bituminous Coal Act of 1937, amend- ment. 50 Stat. 91. Office of Bitumi- nous Coal Consumers' Counsel, establish- ment. Post, pp. 202, 544 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Anmerica in Congress assembled, That (a) section 19 of the Bituminous Coal Act of 1937 (relating to termination of the Act) is amended to read as follows: "SEc. 19. This Act shall cease to be in effect (except as provided in section 13 of the Revised Statutes) and any agencies and offices estab- lished under, or to engage in the administration of, this Act shall cease to exist at 12: 01 A. M., April 26, 1943." (b) Section 3527 of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to termina- tion of the bituminous coal taxes) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3527. TERMINATION OF TAX. "The taxes imposed by this chapter shall not apply to the sale or other disposal, after April 25. 1943, of bituminous coal. SEC. 2. The Bituminous Coal Act of 1937 is amended by adding after section 21 a new section to read as follows: "SEC. 22. (a) There is hereby established in the Executive branch of the Government an office to be known as the Office of the Bitumi- nous Coal Consumers' Counsel. The office shall be in charge of a counsel to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The counsel shall have no financial inter- est, direct or indirect, in the mining, transportation, or sale of, or the manufacture of equipment for, coal (whether or not bituminous coal), oil, or gas, or in the generation, transmission, or sale of hydroelectric power, or in the manufacture of equipment for the use thereof, and

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