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 472 June 16, 1948 [H. R. 6730] [Public Law 661] BStat. 299; 61 Stat. 38 U. . C., Supp. I, 1693. June 17, 1948 [I. 110] [Public Law 662] PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 486, 487, 491-JUNE 16, 17,1948 [62 STAT. attendant other than an employee of the Veterans' Administration for the performance of such travel, such attendant may be allowed expenses of travel upon a similar basis." Approved June 16, 1948. [CHAPTER 487] AN ACT To extend for one year certain provisions of section 100 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, relating to the authority of the Admin- istrator of Veterans' Affairs to enter into leases for periods not exceeding five years. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the second paragraph of section 100 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended (38 U. S . C . 693), is hereby amended by deleting "June 30, 1948" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "June 30, 1949". Approved June 16, 1948. [CHAPTER 491] AN ACT To amend the Interstate Commerce Act with respect to certain agreements between carriers. nterstate o Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the merce Act, amend- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Interstate met.. Commerce Act, as amended, is amended by adding after section 5 49. . C.i5. thereof a new section as follows: "SEC. 5a. (1) For purposes of this section- "Carrier." "(A) The tem 'carrier' means any common carrier subject to part I, II, or III, or any freight forwarder subject to part IV, of this Act; and "Antitrust laws." "(B) The term 'antitrust laws' has the meaning assigned to such term in section 1 of the Act entitled 'An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other pur- 38 st.. 73. poses', approved October 15, 1914. l U.cS.i. f12. Appcaioneenr a p- "(2) Any carrier party to an agreement between or among two or more carriers relating to rates, fares, classifications, divisions, allow- ances, or charges (including charges between carriers and compensa- tion paid or received for the use of facilities and equipment), or rules and regulations pertaining thereto, or procedures for the joint con- sideration, initiation or establishment thereof, may, under such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe, apply to the Com- mission for approval of the agreement, and the Commission shall by .order approve any such agreement (if approval thereof is not pro- P. 473. hibited by paragraph (4), (5), or (6)) if it finds that, by reason of furtherance of the national transportation policy declared in this Act, the relief provided in paragraph (9) should apply with respect to the making and carrying out of such agreement; otherwise the ap- plication shall be denied. The approval of the Commission shall be granted only upon such terms and conditions as the Commission may prescribe as necessary to enable it to grant its approval in accordance Mantne o with the standard above set forth in this paragraph. Intenane t e "(3) Each conference, bureau, committee, or other organization established or continued pursuant to any agreement approved by the Commission under the provisions of this section shall maintain such accounts, records, files, and memoranda and shall submit to the Commission such reports, as may be prescribed by the Commission,

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