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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 419-421 -JUNE 19, 1942 Coast Guard. Applicability to officers. which render them uninhabitable, and in cases where the hire of quarters is not practicable, may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in an amount not exceeding their quarters allowance, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe. SEC. 2. This Act shall apply to officers of the Coast Guard, subject to the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy when serving under the Navy, and to regulations prescribed by the Secre- tary of the Treasury when serving under the Treasury Department. Approved, June 19, 1942. [CHAPTER 420] June 19, 1942 [S. 2286] [Public Law 6143 Navy. Computation of serv- ice of commissioned warrant officers. 34 U. . C. §C399c, 399d. 37U.S.C. 5. Ante, p. 369. June 19, 1942 [H. R. 5204] [Public Law 615] Packers and Stock- yards Act, 1921,amend- ment. 42 Stat. 163. 7 U.S. C .§§201-217. Fees for brand in- spection. Registration as mar- ket agency. Number of authori- zations. Basis of issue. AN ACT To authorize inclusion of service on active duty as service on the active list in computation of service of commissioned warrant officers in the Navy for pay purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, effective from September 8, 1939, for the purpose of determining both active duty and retired pay of commissioned warrant officers of the Navy, includ- ing such officers advanced in rank pursuant to the provisions of the Act approved June 21, 1930 (46 Stat. 793), the phrase "with creditable records on the active list" appearing in section 1 of the Act approved June 10, 1922, as amended (45 Stat. 1187), shall be construed to include, as service on the active list, service on active duty heretofore or hereafter performed subsequent to retirement. Approved, June 19, 1942. [CHAPTER 421] AN ACT Authorizing the charging of fees for brand inspection under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That title III of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 317. (a) The Secretary may, upon written application made to him, and if he deems it necessary, authorize the charging and collection, at any stockyard subject to the provisions of this Act, by any department or agency of any State in which branding or marking or both branding and marking livestock as a means of establishing ownership prevails by custom or statute, or by a duly organized livestock association of any such State, of a reasonable and nondiscriminatory fee for the inspection of brands, marks, and other identifying characteristics of livestock originating in or shipped from such State, for the purpose of determining the ownership of such livestock. No charge shall be made under any such authoriza- tion until the authorized department, agency, or association has registered as a market agency. No more than one such authorization shall be issued with respect to such inspection of livestock originating in or shipped from any one State. If more than one such application is filed with respect to such inspection of livestock originating in or shipped from any one State, the Secretary shall issue such authori- zation to the applicant deemed by him best qualified to perform the proposed service, on the basis of (1) experience, (2) financial respon- sibility, (3) extent and efficiency of organization, (4) possession of necessary records, and (5) any other factor relating to the ability 372 [56 STAT.

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