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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 44 -46-FEB. 6, 7, 1942 to this subsection shall not affect the allotments for other farms in the county and the acreage allotted to farms in the county shall be increased to the extent of such allotments." SEC. 4 . Section 8 (c) (2) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentences: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the allotments established, or which would have been established, for any farm acquired in 1940 or thereafter by the United States for national-defense purposes shall be placed in an allotment pool and shall be used only to establish allotments for other farms owned or acquired by the owner of the farm so acquired by the United States. The allotments so made for any farm, including a farm on which wheat has not been planted during any of the three marketing years preceding the marketing year in which the allotment is made, shall compare with the allot- ments established for other farms in the same area which are similar except for the past acreage of wheat." Approved, February 6, 1942. [CHAPTER 45] AN ACT To authorize the construction of certain naval vessels, and for other purposes, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to undertake the construction of one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine minor combatant, auxil- iary, and patrol vessels of various types, in addition to those hereto- fore authorized, for the United States Navy or for disposal in accordance with existing law. SEc. 2 . The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to provide, at a cost not exceeding $750,000,000, essential equipment, facilities, and land at either private or public establishments, within the territorial limits of the United States, its Territories and possessions, for the construction of ships or portions thereof, and the production of ordnance material for the ships herein authorized. SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act. SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Navy from time to time, but not less frequently than once every six months, shall transmit to the Congress a full report of all acquisitions of land effected under the authority of this or any subsequent Act. Approved, February B, 1942. [CHAPTER 46] 53 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allot- ment Act, amend- ment. 62 Stat. 31. 16 U.S. C. §590h (c) (2). Wheat acreage al- lotments. February 6, 1942 [H. R. 6392] [Public Law 440] Navy. Construction of na- val vessels. Shipbuilding facili- ties, etc. Appropriation au- thorized. Poet, pp. 70, 81. Report to Congres AN AL;I February 7,1942 Making appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the [H. R. 64601 fiscal year ending June 30, 1943, and additional appropriations therefor for the [Public Law 441 fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, for the Navy Department and the naval service " 1i b"h

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