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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 244-APR. 30, 1946 53 Stat. 250, 255, 258. 26 U. .C.C §2306, 2327, 2356. Post, p. 302. 43 Stat. 162. 8U.S. C. §213(c); Post, p. 975. 39 Stat. 875. 8U.S..C. 136; Supp. V, § 136. Status after admis- sion. Applicability of benefits. 48 Stat. 462. 48U. S. C. 1238(a) (1). production of a like article which is the product of the United States, if the amount of the internal tax which is collected and paid with respect to the article which is the product of the Philippines is not in excess of that permitted by paragraph (2) of subsection (a) such collection and payment shall not be regarded as in violation of subsection (a). (c) This section shall not apply to the taxes imposed under section 2306, 2327, or 2356 of the Internal Revenue Code. SEC. 222. EXEMPTION FROM TAX OF MANILA FIBER. No processing tax or other internal tax shall be imposed or collected in the United States with respect to manila (abaca) fiber not dressed or manufactured in any manner. SEC. 223. PROHIBITION OF EXPORT TAXES. No export tax shall be imposed or collected by the United States on articles exported to the Philippines. SEC. 224. EXEMPTION FROM TAXES OF ARTICLES FOR OFFICIAL USE. No processing tax or other internal tax shall be imposed or collected in the United States with respect to articles coming into the United States for the official use of the Philippine Government or any depart- ment or agency thereof. Part 4-Immigration SEC. 231. CERTAIN PHILIPPINE CITIZENS GRANTED NON-QUOTA STATUS. (a) Any citizen of the Philippines who actually resided in the United States for a continuous period of three years during the period of forty-two months ending November 30, 1941, if entering the United States during the period from July 4, 1946, to July 3, 1951, both dates inclusive, for the purpose of resuming residence in the United States, shall, for the purposes of the immigration laws, be considered a non- quota immigrant; and shall not be excluded from entry into the United States by reason of section 13 (c) of the Immigration Act of 1924, or by reason of so much of section 3 of the Immigration Act of 1917 as provides for the exclusion from admission into the United States of natives of a therein specified geographical area. (b) After such admission as a non-quota immigrant he shall, for the purposes of the immigration and naturalization laws, be con- sidered as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. (c) The benefits of this section shall also apply to his wife, if a citizen of the Philippines or eligible to United States citizenship, and to his unmarried children under 18 years of age, if such wife or chil- dren are accompanying or following to join him during such period. (d) This section shall not apply to a citizen of the Philippines admitted to the Territory of Hawaii, without an immigration or pass- port visa, under the provisions of paragraph (1) of section 8 (a) of the Act of March 24,1934 (48 Stat. 456, ch. 84). TITLE III-OBLIGATIONS OF PHILIPPINES Part 1-Purposes of Title SEC. 301. STATEMENT OF PURPOSES OF TITLE. (a) PERIOD UNTIL JULY 4, 1946.-T he following Parts and sections of this title, insofar as they are applicable to the period from the date of the enactment of this Act to July 3, 1946, both dates inclusive, are intended to, and shall, operate as statutes of the United States, binding on one of its possessions. 148 [60 STAT.

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