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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 283, 284 -JULY 9, 1941 581 [CHAPTER 283] AN ACT July 9, 1941 To amend the Act entitled "An Act to make unlawful the transportation of [JH. t.'311] convict-made goods in interstate commerce, and for other purposes", approved [Public Law 160] October 14, 1940. Be it enacted by the Senate and Houe of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to make unlawful the transportation of convict-made goods go d' vi ctmad in interstate commerce, and for other purposes", approved October 14, 4 Stat. 1134. 1940, be amended by inserting after the words "Federal Government", 18 U. 9 occurring in the first proviso, the words "or the District of Columbia Government". Approved, July 9, 1941. [CHAPTER 284] AN ACT July 9, 1941 To establish a National Archives Trust Fund Board, and for other purposes. [H. R. 4841] [Public Law 161] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may National Archives be cited as the "National Archives Trust Fund Board Act". c d Board SEC. 2. The board is hereby created and established, to be known Establishment and as the National Archives Trust Fund Board (hereinafter referred compositionfBoard. to as the "Board"), which shall consist of the Archivist of the United States, as Chairman, and the chairman of the House Library Committee and the chairman of the Senate Library Committee. Membership on the Board shall not be deemed to be an office within the meaning of the statutes of the United States. SEC. 3. The Board is hereby authorized to accept, receive, hold, etAc ' ptanc of gifts and administer such gifts or bequests of money, securities, or other personal property, for the benefit of or in connection with The National Archives, its collections, or its services, as may be approved by the Board. SEC. 4. Any moneys or securities composing trust funds given or mnvestment ,tc., of bequeathed to the Board shall be receipted for by the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall invest, reinvest, and retain such moneys or securities as the Board may from time to time determine. The Board shall not engage in any business or exercise any voting privi- lege which may be incidental to securities in such trust funds, nor shall the Secretary of the Treasury make any investments for the account of the Board which could not lawfully be made by a trust company in the District of Columbia, except that he may make any investment directly authorized by the instrument of gift or bequest under which the funds to be invested are derived, and may retain any investments accepted by the Board. SEC. 5. The income from any trust funds held by the Board, and National Archives the money received and proceeds from the sale of securities and other personal property, as and when collected, shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States in a trust fund account to be known as the National Archives Trust Fund, subject to disburse- Disbursement. ment by the Division of Disbursement, Treasury Department, on the basis of certified vouchers of the Archivist or his duly author- ized agent, except where otherwise restricted by the instrument of gift or bequest, for and in the interest of The National Archives, its collections, or its services, including but not restricted to the preparation and publication of special works and collections of sources and the preparation, duplication, editing, and release of

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