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 222 Program of eco- nomic stabilization. Statistical and mar- ket-reporting system. Financing of pro- gram. Appropriation an- thoized. PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 195, 197, 19--MAY 11, 12, 17, 1944 [58 STAT. county, local, or other organizations, as well as those of private and industrial or other organizations and enterprises. (f) A program of economic stabilization of the fisheries and of Federal, State, or other assistance needed during the post-war period and thereafter to effect orderly development and expansion of the commercial fisheries and allied enterprises, and to secure and provide for the fisheries benefits comparable to those afforded the food produc- tion activities and industries dependent upon the lands. (g) A comprehenive statistical and market-reporting system to provide complete, accurate, and current data on production and fishing intensity in the commercial and recreational fisheries, to facil- itate the most efficient utilization of the aquatic resources and the greatest possible benefits and returns therefrom, as well as for the purpose of providing fundamental information on rates of with- drawal in order that the effects of utilization upon the basic resources may always be known. (h) Special and regular appropriations necessary to establish a national policy and to carry out a program for the optimum utilization of the marine and fresh-water commercial and recreational fishery resources such as may be necessary to accomplish the specific purposes and objectives hereinbefore mentioned, including funds for the publi- cation and dissemination of technical and practical information. SEC. 3. There is authorized to be appropriated, out of moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such funds as may be neces- sary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this joint reso- lution, but not to exceed $20,000. Approved May 11, 1944. [CHAPTER 1971 JOINT RESOLUTION May 12, 1944 [H. J. Res. 271] Making an additional appropriation for the fiscal year 1944 for emergency ma- [Public Law 303] ternity and infant care for wives of enlisted men in the armed forces. Children's Bureau, Department of Labor. Emergency mater- nit and Infant [ore. 67 Stat. 497, 6s. May 17,1944 [H. R. 4254] [Public Law 3041 An Act To Promote the Defense of the United Sates. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sum is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap- propriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30,1944, under the Children's Bureau, Department of Labor, namely: Grants to States for emergency maternity and infant care (national defense): For an additional amount for the fiscal year 1944 for grants to States, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, to provide, in addition to similar services otherwise avail- able, medical, nursing, and hospital maternity and infant care for wives and infants of enlisted men of the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh grades in the armed forces of the United States under allotments by the Secretary of Labor and plans developed and administered by State health agencies and approved by the Chief of the Children's Bureau $6,700,000. Approved May 12, 1944. [CHAPTER 198] AN ACT To extend for one year the provisions of an Act to promote the defense of the United States, approved March 11, 1941, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amenia in Congress assembled, That subsection (c) of section 3 of an Act to promote the defense of the United States,

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