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 2820 60 Stat. 128, 136; 62 Stat., Pt. 1, p. 4. 50U.S.C.app. §§ 1751-1763, 1784 . The "Commission." "Secretary." Priority of public claim. Funds authorized for rebuilding, etc., restriction. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Engineers are authorized to rebuild, repair, or replace property in accordance with any such request of the Commission and to expend the funds so transferred to them for such purpose. The Gommis- sion shall have full power to select, and fix the priority of, cases in which compensation will be awarded or property rebuilt, repaired, or replaced under this section, and to determine the amount of such compensation and the extent to which such property will be re- built, repaired, or replaced, taking into account the relative im- portance of various projects to the reconstruction and rehabilita- tion of the economy of the Philippines and such other factors as the Commission deems relevant"; and WHEREAS, the Government of the Republic of the Philippines is de- sirous of availing itself of the benefits and facilities which are author- ized by Title I and Section 304 of said Act; Now, THEREFORE, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines have decided to conclude an agreement for the foregoing purposes and have agreed mutually as follows: ATICLE I The responsible agent of the Government of the United States of America for effectuating the provisions of this Agreement shall be the Philippine War Damage Commission, hereinafter called the "Commis- sion", which may delegate to any duly authorized representative or representatives all or any part of its authority and responsibility for effectuating the provisions of this Agreement. ARTICLE II The responsible agent of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines for effectuating the provisions of this Agreement shall be the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, hereinafter called the "Secretary", who may delegate to any duly authorized representa- tive or representatives all or any part of his authority and responsi- bility for effectuating the provisions of this Agreement. ARTICLE III In carrying out Section 304 of the Act, the Commission shall select. and fix the priority of, public claim for which compensation will be awarded or property rebuilt, repaired, or replaced from the list of ap- proved public claims submitted by the Secretary. In all cases where the Commission authorizes funds for rebuilding, repairing, or replac- ing public property the funds shall be paid into the Treasury of the Republic of the Philippines to be kept separate and apart from all other public funds and used solely for each approved public claim. The rebuilding, repairing, or replacing of all public property for which funds have been made available by the Commission shall be the respon- sibility of the Secretary.

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