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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 101-104-JUNE 9, 14, 1947 Board of Directors. 59 Stat. 526. 12U. s.C. i635- 635h. Ante, pp. 130, 131. June 9,1947 [8. 1022] [Public Law 90] June 14,1947 s[.J. Res. 1151 IPublic Law 911 to carry out the purposes hereof and it shall be unnecessary to take any further action to effect the dissolution or liquidation of Export- Import Bank of Washington, a District of Columbia corporation. The members of the Board of Directors of the District of Columbia corporation, appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Export- Import Bank Act of 1945, shall, during the unexpired portion of the terms for which they were appointed, continue in office as members of the Board of Directors of the corporation created by this Act." Approved June 9, 1947. [CHAPTER 102] AN ACT To authorize an adequate White House Police force. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (a) of section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to create the White House Police force, and for other purposes", approved September 14, 1922 (42 Stat. 841, as amended; U. S . C., 1940 edition, title 3, sec. 62), is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. (a) The White House police force shall consist of such number of officers, with grades corresponding to similar officers of the Metropolitan Police force, and of such number of privates, with grade corresponding to that of private of the highest grade in the Metro- politan Police force, as may be necessary, but not exceeding one hundred and ten in number. Members of the White House Police shall be appointed from the members of the Metropolitan Police force and the United States Park Police force from lists furnished by the officers in charge of such forces. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner." Approved June 9, 1947. [CHAPTER 103] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to continue and establish offices in the territory of the Republic of the Philippines. Resolved by the Senate and Ilouwe of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the authority in sec- tion 7 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924 (43 Stat. 609; 38 U. S. C. 430) and section 101 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 284; 38 U. S. C. 693a) to establish regional offices, suboffices, contact units, or other subordinate offices may continue to be exercised by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs with respect to territory of the Republic of the Philippines on and after the date of its inde- pendence if he deems such offices necessary, but in no event after June 30, 1948. Approved June 14, 1947. [CHAPTER 104] June 14,1947 AN ACT [.566]l To amend sections 3533 and 3536 of the Revised Statutes with respect to [Pblic Law 92 deviations in standard of ingots and weight of silver coins. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3533 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 31, sec. 346) is amended by striking out the word "three-thousandths" and inserting in lieu thereof the word six-thousandths". 132 [61 STAT.

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