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 248 [CHAPTER 250] AN ACT April 28, 1942 [S. 24061 To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of [Public Law 531] certain public works, and for other purposes. Navy,public works. Construction au- thorized. Provisos. Cost variance and limitation. 41U.S.C.§5. Appropriation au- thorized. Ante, p. 231. April 29, 1942 S[.2399] (Public Law 6321 Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended. 22U.S.C.ii611- 616. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to establish or develop the following naval shore activities by the construction of such temporary or permanent public works as he may consider necessary, including buildings, facilities, accessories, and services, with which shall be included the authority to acquire the necessary land, with approxi- mate costs as indicated: Fleet facilities, $4,000,000; aviation facilities, $168,780,000; lighter-than-air program, $25,000,000; storage facilities, $119,000,000; liquid fuel storage, $100,000,000; Marine Corps training facilities, $20,000,000; ordnance storage facilities, $150,000,000; per- sonnel training and housing facilities, $100,000,000; hospital and dispensary facilities, $40,500,000; shore radio facilities, $11,000,000; Naval Research Laboratory, $720,000; miscellaneous structures, $25,000,000; floating drydock program, $36,000,000: Provided, That the approximate cost indicated for each of the classes of projects enumerated above may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy, be varied upward or downward but the total cost shall not exceed $800,000,000: Provided further, That contracts for construc- tion may be entered into without regard to the provisions of section 3709, Revised Statutes. SEc. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved, April 28, 1942. [CHAPTER 2631 AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to require the registration of certain persons employed by agencies to disseminate propaganda in the United States, and for other purposes", approved June 8, 1938, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of June 8, 1938 (52 Stat. 631, U. S . C., title 22, sec. 233 (a) to sec. 233 (g)), entitled "An Act to require the registration of certain persons employed by agencies to disseminate propaganda in the United States, and for other purposes", as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "POLICY AND PURPOSE "It is hereby declared to be the policy and purpose of this Act to protect the national defense, internal security, and foreign rela- tions of the United States by requiring public disclosure by persons engaging in propaganda activities and other activities for or on behalf of foreign governments, foreign political parties, and other PUBLIC LAWS--CHS. 249, 250, 263 -APR. 28, 29, 1942 [56 STAT. vately or publicly owned property as are certified by the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy, or by such person or persons as he may designate, as covering premises for military, naval, or civilian purposes necessary for the prosecution of the war or vital in the national emergency. Approved, April 28, 1942.

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