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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2n SESS.- CH. 358-360--JULY 1, 1944 (a) any war contract made or to be performed outside the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska, or (b) any termination inventory situated outside of the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska, or (c) any modification of a war contract pursuant to its terms for the purpose of changing plans or specifications applicable to the work without substantially reducing its extent. SEPARABILITT OF PROVISIONS SEc. 26. If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act or the application of such provision to persons or circum- stances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. SHORT TITLE SEC. 27. This Act may be cited as the "Contract Settlement Act of 1944". Approved July 1, 1944. [CHAPTER 359] AN ACT To amend that part of the Act of June 24, 1910 (36 Stat. 619), relating to dis- position of profits from sales of ships' stores. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the second proviso under the heading "Bureau of Supplies and Accounts", subheading "Provisions, Navy", in the Act of June 24, 1910 (36 Stat. 619-620; 34 U. S. C. 542), is hereby amended to read as follows: "Provided, That hereafter a profit not to exceed 15 per centum may be charged on sales from ships' stores, such profit to be expended in the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy, under such regulations as he may prescribe, for the amusement, comfort, and contentment of the enlisted force, except that the Secretary of the Navy shall cause an equitable use of such profits to be made for the welfare of officer and enlisted personnel attached to ships of the Navy and to activities outside the continental United States but not including permanent shore establishments as defined by the Secretary of the Navy and such profit to be accounted for to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, avy Department." Approved July 1, 1944. [CHAPTER 360] ANT AC1TP 671 July 1, 1944 [S. 784] [Public Law 396] Navy. Profits from sales of ships' stores. ', .. YJuly 1.1944 To amend section 6 of the Act of July 2, 1940 (54 Stat. 714) relating to the ex- [S. 1S2 portation of certain commodities, and to continue said Act in effect. [Public Law 387] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of the Act of July 2, 1940 (54 Stat. 714), as amended by the Act of June 30, 1942 (56 Stat. 463), is hereby amended by deleting from subsection (b) thereof the words "Board of Economic Warfare" and substituting therefor the words "Foreign Economic Administration" and by deleting from subsection (d) thereof the words "June 30, 1944" and substituting therefor the words "June 30,1945". Approved July 1, 1944. Export control of certain commodities. 50 U. 8. C., Supp. m, app. I 7oL

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