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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 618 -620 -DEC. 22, 23, 1941 [CHAPTER 618] AT A.T 853 December 22,1941 To permit fifteen-round championship boxing bouts in the Territories of Alaska [H. R. 5007] and Hawaii. [Public Law 368] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 321 of the Act entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States", approved March 4, 1909, as amended, is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence: "In the case of championship bouts, the limitation on the number of rounds shall be fifteen in lieu of ten." Approved, December 22, 1941. [CHAPTER 619] AN ACT To establish the composition of the United States Navy, to authorize the construc- tion of certain naval vessels, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the authorized composition of the United States Navy in under-age vessels, as estab- lished by the Acts of May 17, 1938 (52 Stat. 401), June 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 394), and July 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 779), is hereby further increased by 150,000 tons of combatant ships. SEc. 2. The President of the United States is hereby authorized to provide the total under-age composition authorized in section 1 of this Act, including replacements thereof as authorized by the Act of March 27, 1934 (48 Stat. 503), by undertaking the construction of combatant ships of such types and tonnages as he determines to be necessary for the successful prosecution of the war. SEc. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro- priated, such sums as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act. Approved, December 23, 1941. Criminal Code, amendment. 35 Stat. 1150; 45 Stat. 1156. 18 U.. .C.5521. Championship bouts. December 23, 1941 [H. R. 6223] [Public Law 369] Navy. Increase in author- ized composition. 34U.S.C.§498- 4981, 749b-749d. Construction of combatant ships. 34U. S.C. 495. Appropriation authorized. [CHAPTER 620] JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the commission appointed by the President to conduct an investi- gation in connection with the attack on Hawaii, to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents. Whereas on December 18, 1941, the President by Executive order appointed Owen J. Roberts, William H. Standley, Joseph M. Reeves, Frank R. McCoy, and Joseph T. McNarney a commission to ascer- tain and report the facts relating to the attack made by the Japanese armed forces upon the Territory of Hawaii on December 7, 1941: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the commission appointed by the President by Executive order, dated December 18, 1941, to ascertain and report the facts relating to the attack made by the Japanese armed forces upon the Territory of Hawaii on December 7, 1941 (in this Act called the "commission"), may, or by one or more of its members or by such agents or agencies as it may designate may, prosecute any inquiry necessary to its functions at any place within the United States or any place subject to the civil or military jurisdiction December 23. 1941 [H. J. Res. 259] [Public Law 3701 Commission to in- vestigate Japanese at- tack on Hawaii. 6F. R.6569. Prosecution of in. quiries.

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