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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 5-FEB. 6, 1941 Administrative ex- penses. Provisos. Employment of per- sonnel. Persons advocating overthrow of U. S. Government; restrio- tions. Penalty. Applicability of designated provisions. 49 Stat. 1988; 54 Stat. 1092. 40U. S .C. §326 note. 33 U. S. C.§ 733; 31U.S.C.§529; 41U.S.0.§5. 46 Stat. 392. 18 U.S..O. 744g. 40 U. S. 0. §§270a- 270d, 303b. Contract authoriza- tion. 49 Stat. 1985. 46U. S.C. ch.27. Construction, etc., for other Government agencies. Proviso. real property or any interest therein), to be used for the construction of ships or for the production of parts, equipment, supplies, or mate- rial therefor, and the maintenance, repair, operation (under lease or otherwise), and management of such plants and facilities; and (4) all administrative expenses in connection with the program provided herein including personal services at the seat of government and elsewhere: Provided, That the employment of personnel engaged in the maintenance, repair, operation, or management of plants or facili- ties shall be without regard to the civil service and classification laws: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Provided further, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Provided further, That any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from this appro- priation shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Providedfurther, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. SEC. 2. The provisions of section 207 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U. S. C . 1117), and the Act of October 10, 1940 (Public, Numbered 831), shall apply to all the activities and functions which the Commission is authorized to perform under section 1 of this joint resolution; and the Commission is authorized to carry on the objects, activities2 and functions provided for in section 1 of this joint resolution, without regard to the provisions of sections 355, 3648, and 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States; section 7 of the Act of May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 391), relating to the purchase of prison-made goods; the Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 793), requiring performance and other bonds on public works; section 321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 412), relating to the lease of Government property, and any provision of law relating to the disposal of surplus Government property. SEO. 3 . In addition to contract authorizations for carrying out the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended, con- tained in previous Acts, the United States Maritime Commission is authorized to enter into contract or contracts for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of said Act in an amount not to exceed $65,000,000. SEC. 4. The Commission is authorized to construct, reconstruct, repair, equip, and outfit, by contract or otherwise, vessels or parts thereof, for any other department or agency of the Government, to the extent that such other department or agency is authorized by law to do so for its own account, and any obligations heretofore or here- after incurred by the Commission for any of the aforesaid purposes shall not diminish or otherwise affect any contract authorization granted to the Commission: Provided, The obligations incurred or the expenditures made are charged against and to the amount of such obligation or expenditure, diminish the existing appropriation or contract authorization of such department or agency.~ Approved, February 6, 1941. [55 STAT.

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