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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 403, 404 -JUNE 10, 11, 1942 [CHAPTER 403] JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide Federal meat inspection during the present war emergency in respect of meat-packing establishments engaged in intrastate commerce only, in order to facilitate the purchase of meat and meat food products by Federal agencies, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That upon application for Federal inspection by any slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishment which is not subject to the provisions of law, as amended, known as the Meat Inspection Act, which follow the subheading "For Meat Inspection" under the heading "Bureau of Animal Industry" in the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight", approved March 4, 1907, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to cause to be made the same or similar examinations and inspections and cause such other action to be taken in respect of the soundness, healthfulness, wholesomeness, and fitness for human food of meat and meat food products as would be made or taken if meat and meat food products from such establishment were to be used, transported, or sold in interstate or foreign commerce. SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed, insofar as may be practicable, to carry out the provisions of this Act through the existing officers, employees, and facilities through which he carries out the provisions of the Meat Inspection Act, as amended. (b) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this Act. (c) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to employ persons without regard to the Civil Service Act, as amended, and subsection 6 of section 6 of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, provided that any persons so employed shall be regarded as holding war-service appointments, under Executive Order 9063. SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, and each fiscal year thereafter, such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. SEC. 4. This Act shall cease to be in effect six months after the termination of the present war. Approved, June 10, 1942. [CHAPTER 404] AN ACT To mobilize the productive facilities of small business in the interests of successful prosecution of the war, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in addition to the powers and duties of the Chairman of the War Production Board defined by Executive Order Numbered 9024 of January 16, 1942, and by Executive Order Numbered 9040 of January 24, 1942, it shall be the duty of the Chairman of the War Production Board, and he is hereby empowered, through a deputy to be appointed by him, to mobilize aggressively the productive capacity of all small business concerns, and to determine the means by which such concerns can be most efficiently and effectively utilized to augment war production. 351 June 10, 1942 [H. J. Res. 315] [Public Law 602] Federal meat in- spection. Extension to intra- state packers. 34 Stat. 1260. 21 U. S. C. §§ 71-93. Administration of Act. Regulations. Personnel. 22 Stat. 403. U.S .C.. 632-§42. 42 Stat. 1490. 5U. S.C.§666. 7 F. R. 1075. Appropriation au- thorized. Post, p. 1001. Termination of Act. June 11, 1942 [I. 2250] [Public Law 6031 Small business con- cerns. Mobilization for war production. 7 F. R. 329, 527.

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