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 Apr. 29, 1942 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 266, 273- a 2, 1942 May 2, 1942 [CHAPTER 266] AN ACT To increase the monthly maximum number of flying hours of air pilots, as limited by the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, because of the military needs arising out of the present war. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the maximum flying hours in interstate air transportation prescribed by paragraph (1) of section 401 (1) of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended, shall be one hundred hours of flying per month: Provided, That, to the extent the Civil Aeronautics Board finds, after consulta- tion with the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy or their designated representatives, that the maximum hereinabove pre- scribed is not required by reasons of the military needs of the armed forces of the United States, the Board may fix, from time to time, by regulation applicable to one or more air carriers, the maximum flying hours at less than one hundred hours: Provided further, That the Board, in accordance with such procedure as it may prescribe, may authorize the maximum flying hours hereinabove provided for to be exceeded to the extent necessary to complete a particular flight for military purposes. SEc. 2. Every air carrier shall comply with the provisions of this Act and the regulations fixed by the Board hereunder. The powers of the Civil Aeronautics Board with respect to the enforcement of the Civil Aeronautics Act shall be available to it in the enforcement of this Act, and the penalties prescribed in section 902 (a) of that Act shall be applicable to violations of this Act or any regulation issued thereunder. SE. 3. This Act shall remain in force during the continuance of the present war and for six months after the termination of the war, or until such earlier time as the Congress by concurrent resolu- tion or the President may designate. Approved, April 29, 1942. [CHAPTER 273]N ACT AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the establishment of a permanent instruction staff at the United States Coast Guard Academy", approved April 16, 1937. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act approved April 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 66), be, and the same is hereby, amended as follows: (a) Section 1, first sentence, after the word "heads", insert the words "or assistant heads". (b) Strike out section 3 and insert in lieu thereof the following: "SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary of the Navy when the Coast Guard is operating as a part of the Navy pursu- ant to law, is authorized to appoint in the Coast Guard, subject to the competitive provisions of the civil-service laws and regulations, such number of civilian instructors as he deems necessary, not to exceed eight, and the compensation of such appointees shall be fixed in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended." Approved, May 2, 1942. April 29, 1942 [H. R. 6799] [Public Law 535] Interstate air trans- portation. Maximum flying hours. 52 Stat. 990. 49U.S.C.6481(1) (1). Provisos. Enforcement. 52 Stat. 1015. 49U.S. . §622. Duration of Act. May 2, 1942 __[. R. 6611] [Public Law SWl] U. S. Coast Guard Academy. 14 U. S. C. 9I15b- 151. Civilian instructors. 42 Stat. 1488 . 5 U.S. C.C§ 661-674; Supp. I, ch. 13 . Post, p. 733. 56 STAT.] 265

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