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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 571-574-OCT. 1, 1942 [CHAPTER 571] AN ACT To amend the Act of May 19, 1926, entitled "An Act to authorize the President to detail officers and enlisted men of the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps to assist the governments of the Latin-American republics in military and naval matters." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of May 19, 1926 (44 Stat. 565), as amended by the Act of May 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 218), be, and the same is hereby, amended by inserting after the words "and the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands" the words "and, during war or a declared national emergency, the gov- ernments of such other countries as the President deems it in the interest of national defense to assist,". Approved, October 1, 1942. [CHAPTER 572] 763 October 1, 1942 [S. 2686] [Public Law 722] Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. Detail of personnelto foreign governments. 34U. S.C.§441a. AlNAl October 1, 1942 To increase by $600,000 ,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated for [S. 2725] defense housing under the Act of October 14, 1940, as amended. [Public Law 723] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3, as amended, of the Act entitled "An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes", approved October 14, 1940, is amended by striking out "$600,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,200,000,000". Approved, October 1, 1942. [CHAPTER 573] ATA~fl Defense housing. Ante, p. 12; post, p. 1000. tiN^lI October 1, 1942 To authorize a reduction in the course of instruction at the United States Military [S 2747] Academy.[Public Law 724 Academy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and lie is hereby, authorized to reduce, in his discretion, until the termination of the present war, the course of instruction at the United States Military Academy from four to three years and to graduate classes which have completed such reduced courses of instruction. Approved, October 1, 1942. [CHAPTER 574] AN ACT To amend the Canal Zone Code in relation to the control of marihuana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter 11 of title 5 of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1122), relative to crimes against the public health and safety, is amended by adding at the end of said chapter a new article num- bered 9 and reading as follows: "ARTICLE 9-MARIHU1ANA "SEc. 581. CONTROL OF MARIHUANA. -It shall be unlawful for any person to produce, manufacture, compound, possess, sell, give away, deal in, dispense, administer, or transport marihuana in the Canal U.S. Military Acad- emy. IReduction in course of instruction. October 1, 1942 [H. R. 6196] [Public Law 725] Canal Zone Code, amendment. Marihuana. A1iT A in

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