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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 88, 89, 91-MAR. 11, 13, 1944 [CHAPTER 88] AXT A~' "'" " A ~March 11, 1944 To amend the Act entitled "An Act to change the name of Conduit Road [S. 1554 in the District of Columbia", approved March 4, 1942. [Public Law 252] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to change the name of Conduit Road in the District of Columbia", approved March 4, 1942, is hereby amended to read as follows: "That the highway now known as Conduit Road extending from Foxhall Road in the District of Columbia to Great Falls in the State of Maryland shall hereafter be designated MacArthur Boulevard in honor of the gallant defense of the Philippines by General Douglas MacArthur." Approved March 11, 1944. [CHAPTER 891 AN ACT To extend for one year the date of termination of Public Law 22, dated April 1, 1943, entitled "To provide for a temporary increase in compensation for certain employees of the District of Columbia Government and the White House Police Force". Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of Public Law 22, approved April 1, 1943, be amended to read as follows: "This Act shall take effect as of December 1, 1942, and shall ter- minate on June 30, 1945, or such earlier date as the Congress by concurrent resolution may prescribe." Approved March 11, 1944. [CHAPTER 91] JOINT RESOLUTION To provide cash awards to personnel of the Maritime Commission and the War Shipping Administration for useful suggestions to improve administration of their activities. MacArthur Boule- vard. 56 Stat. 123 . March 11, 1944 [S. 16581 [Public Law 253] 57 Stat. 57 . 3U...., Bupp. III, § 63 note. March 13, 1944 [S. J. Res. 781 [Public Law 254] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the United States siMritme C Maritime Commission is authorized to pay cash awards for suggestions ash awrd submitted to it by any of its officers or employees in cases where the fu tion suggestion, in the opinion of the Commission or of a committee desig- nated by it, would, if adopted, make for substantially increased effici- ency, economy, or general improvement in carrying out the duties, powers, or functions of the Commission. Such suggestions shall be submitted and such awards shall be made under such rules and regula- tions as the Commission may prescribe, including provision for trans- fer to the United States of all rights or interests of the officer or employee in the suggestion. The provisions of this section shall apply APPlicabi in like manner to the War Shipping Administration and its officers ministration. and employees, and for the purpose of this section the terms "United States Maritime Commission" and "Commission" shall be deemed to refer to the War Shipping Administration. The total amount of cash Ltm ' awards made under this joint resolution in any fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000 for each such agency, and the amount paid for any one suggestion shall not exceed $250 for any one suggestion, except in case of a patentable idea, it may be not more than $1,000. Approved March 13, 1944. 115 Commbl for ue- 9o lity to ig Ad-

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