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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2 0 SESS.-CHS. 460 -462-JUNE 30, 1942 463 SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of Appropriation au $500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be expended by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for the purpose of carry- ing out the provisions of this Act. Approved, June 30, 1942. [CHAPTER 461] ANAP.T June 30, 1942 To further expedite the prosecution of the war by authorizing the control of the S[.258s] exportation of certain commodities. [Public Law 638] Be it enacted by the Senate and Houne of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of the Act of July 2, 1940 (54 Stat. 714) is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6 . (a) The President is hereby authorized to prohibit or curtail the exportation of any articles, technical data, materials, or supplies, except under such rules and regulations as he shall prescribe. "(b) Unless the President shall otherwise direct, the functions and duties of the President under this section shall be performed by the Board of Economic Warfare. "(c) In case of the violation of any provision of any proclamation, rule, or regulation issued hereunder such violator or violators, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fne of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. "(d) The authority granted by this section shall terminate on June 30, 1944 or upon any prior date which the Congress by con- current resolution, or the President, may designate; except that as to offenses committed, or rights or liabilities incurred prior to such date, the provisions of this section and such rules, regulations, and proclamations shall be treated as remaining in effect for the purpose of sustaining any suit, action, or prosecution with respect to such right, liability, or offense." Approved, June 30, 1942. [CHAPTER 462] AN ACT To provide for the better administration of officer personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps during the existing war, and for other purposes. Export control of certain commodities. 50 U. S. C., app. § 701. Authority of the President. Administration by Board of Economic Warfare. Penalty for viola- tion. Termination of au- thority. June 30, 1942 ([. R. 7160] IPubllc Law 639] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ad United States of America in Congress assembled That the provisions corp nd Mne of existing law insofar as they relate to periodic computations for Suselnslonlor the purpose of determining the authorized number of commissioned ng offer personnel. officers in the various grades of the line of the Regular Navy and of the Marine Corps, the permanent promotion or advancement of all officers of the Navy and Marine Corps, and the involuntary retirement or honorable discharge of commissioned officers of the Navy and Marine Corps by reason of failure of selection for promotion or advancement or upon the completion of designated periods of com- missioned service, are hereby suspended: Provided, That in the Officers recom- discretion of the Secretary of the Navy an officer who on the date of mended or due for this Act has been recommended for permanent promotion or ad- tion. vancement by the approved report of a selection board, or who has become due for permanent promotion or advancement by length of service or otherwise to a nonselection grade or rank, shall be im- it m ' edi ate el- mediately eligible for such permanent promotion or advancement, with or without the examinations required by existing law as the

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