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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG., 2o SESS.-CH. 199--MAR. 27, 1942 military or naval forces of the United States is not within the jurisdic- tion of any court authorized to naturalize aliens, may be naturalized in accordance with all the applicable provisions of section 701 without appearing before a naturalization court. The petition for naturaliza- tion of any petitioner under this section shall be made and sworn to before, and filed with, a representative of the Immigration and Naturalization Service designated by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner, which designated representative is hereby authorized to receive such petition in behalf of the Service, to conduct hearings thereon, to take testimony concerning any matter touching or in any way affecting the admissibility of any such petitioner for naturaliza- tion, to call witnesses, to administer oaths, including the oath of the petitioner and his witnesses to the petition for naturalization and the oath of renunciation and allegiance prescribed by section 335 of this Act, and to grant naturalization, and to issue certificates of citizen- ship: Provided,That the record of any proceedings hereunder together with a copy of the certificate of citizenship shall be forwarded to and filed by the clerk of a naturalization court in the district in which the petitioner is a resident and be made a part of the record of the court. "SEC. 703. The ninety days' notice required by subsection (b) of section 326 of this Act to be given by the clerk of the naturalization court to the Commissioner may be waived by the Commissioner in his discretion. In any petition in which such notice is waived the Com- missioner shall cause the clerk of court to be notified to that effect. "SEC. 704. The provisions of this title shall not apply to (1) any person who during the present war is dishonorably discharged from the military or naval forces or is discharged therefrom on account of his alienage, or (2) any conscientious objector who performed no military duty whatever or refused to wear the uniform: Provided, That citizenship granted pursuant to this title may be revoked as to any person subsequently dishonorably discharged from the military or naval forces in accordance with Section 338 of this Act; and such ground for revocation shall be in addition to any other provided by aw. "SEC. 705. The Commissioner, with the approval of the Attorney General, shall prescribe and furnish such forms, and shall make such rules and regulations, as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Act. TITLE XI-ACCEPTANCE OF CONDITIONAL GIFTS TO FURTHER THE WAR PROGRAM SEC. 1101. To further the war program of the United States, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to accept or reject on behalf of the United States any gift of money or other property, real or personal, or services, made on condition that it be used for a particular war purpose. SEC. 1102. The Secretary of the Treasury may convert into money, at the best terms available, any such gift of property other than money. SEC. 1103. There shall be established on the books of the Treasury a special deposit account to be designated as the "War Contributions Fund", into which shall be deposited all money received as a result of such gifts. SEC. 1104. The Secretary of the Treasury, in order to effectuate the purposes for which gifts accepted under this title are made, shall from time to time allocate the money in such special deposit account to such of the various appropriations available for the purchase of 183 Petition. Conduct of proceed- ings. 54 Stat. 1157. 8 U.S. C. §735. Proviso. Record of proceed- ings. Waiver of notice to Commissioner. 54 Stat. 1150. 8U.S.C. 726(b). Persons ineligible. Proviso. Revocation of citi- zenship. 54 Stat. 1158. 8U.S.C.§738. Forms; rules and regulations. Authority to accept or reject gifts. Gifts other than money. "War Contribu- tions Fund. " Allocation of funds.

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