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 57 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 80, 81 -APR. 29, 1943 [CHAPTER 80] AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, for the purpose of further regulating interstate and foreign commerce in tobacco, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and Howue of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asserrbled That section 313 (a) of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by striking out the period at the end of said subsection and inserting in lieu thereof a colon and the following new proviso: "And provided further, That the Burley tobacco acreage allotment which would .otherwise be established for any farm having a Burley acreage allotment in 1942 shall not be less than one-half acre, and the acreage required for apportionment under this proviso shall be in addition to the National and State acreage allotments." Approved April 29, 1943. [CHAPTER 81] AN AfT April 29, 1943 [H. R. 2020] [Public Law 43] Agricultural Ad- justment Act of 1938, amendment. 52 Stat. 47. 7U.S .C .§ 1313 (a). Post, p. 387. Burley tobacco acreage allotment. . April 29, 1943 To authorize the return to private ownership of certain vessels formerly used or [H. R.2138 suitable for use in the fisheries or industries related thereto. [Public Law 44] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any vessel Return of certain fishing vessels to formerly used or suitable for use in the fisheries or industries related owners. thereto the title to which has been or may hereafter be acquired by the United States through purchase or requisition may be returned to private ownership in accordance with the provisions of this Act. SEC. 2. Every such vessel shall, upon determination by the depart- NOtifetion by wr ment or agency having possession thereof that the vessel is no longer trator. needed or can be spared by such department or agency without detri- ment to its service, be made available to the Administrator of the War Shipping Administration (hereinafter referred to as the Admin- istrator), who shall notify the owner from whom such vessel was RepaymenttoU.S. purchased or requisitioned that the vessel may be returned to such owner upon repayment to the United States of the compensation paid therefor less such allowances as the Administrator may deem reason- able (1) to cover the cost of such reconditioning as the Administrator and the owner may find necessary to make the vessel suitable for use in the fisheries or industries related thereto (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and (2) to compensate such owner for the use of the vessel by the United States, and upon compliance with such other terms and conditions as the Administrator may prescribe. The deter- mination of such allowances by the Administrator shall be final notwithstanding any other provision of law. SEC. 3. If any such owner shall fail, within a reasonable time after DisMposition i ower notice (which time shall be specified in the notice but may be extended by the Administrator), to make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator for such return of the vessel or shall expressly waive the right thereto, the Administrator may advertise the vessel for sale upon competitive sealed bids subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator may prescribe, including a requirement of assur- ance that the vessel will not be used, for the period of one year from the date of sale, other than in the fisheries or industries related thereto, without the approval of the Administrator: Provided, houo- ever, That the Administrator may reject any bid which does not equal the purchase price or compensation paid or payable by the United States for such vessel less a reasonable allowance to cover the cost of reconditioning as hereinabove defined. 69

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