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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., IST SESS.-CH. 288 -JUNE 30, 1949 before Federal and State regulatory and rate-making bodies, relating to the transportation of the mails; (16) the United States Maritime Commission with respect to the construction, reconstruction, and reconditioning (including outfitting and equipping incident to the foregoing), the acquisi- tion, procurement, operation, maintenance, preservation, sale, lease, or charter of any merchant vessel or of any shipyard, ship site, terminal, pier, dock, warehouse, or other installation necessary or appropriate for the carrying out of any program of such Commission authorized by law, or nonadministrative activities incidental thereto: Provided, That the United States Maritime Commission shall to the maximum extent that it may deem practicable, consistent with the fulfillment of the purposes of such programs and the effective and efficient conduct of such activities, coordinate its operations with the requirements of this Act, and the policies and regulations prescribed pursuant thereto; (17) Central Intelligence Agency; (18) except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) hereof, any other law relating to the procurement, utilization, or disposal of property: Provided, That, subject to, and within the scope of authority conferred on the Administrator by other provisions of this Act, he is authorized to prescribe regulations to govern any procurement, utilization, or disposal of property under any such law, whenever but only to the extent he deems such action neces- sary to effectuate the provisions of title II; nor (19) for such period of time as the President may specify, any other authority of any executive agency which the President deter- mines within one year after the effective date of this Act should, in the public interest, stand unimpaired by this Act. (e) Section 3709, Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U. S . C . 5), is amended by striking out "$100" wherever it appears therein and insert- ing in lieu thereof "$500". AUTHORIZATIONS FOR APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFER AUTHORITY SEC. 503. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (b) When authorized by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, any Federal agency may use, for the disposition of property under this Act, and for its care and handling pending such disposition, any funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated, allocated, or available to it for purposes similar to those provided for in sections 201, 202, 203, and 205 of this Act. SEPARABILITY SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this Act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circum- stances, shall not be affected thereby. EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 505. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1949, except that the provisions of section 502 (a) (2) (repealing prior law relating to the disposition of the affairs of the War Assets Administration) shall become effective on June 30, 1949. Approved June 30, 1949. 403 Ante, pp. 399, 401. Ante, p. 883. Ante, pp. 383-8 389. Ante, p. 399.

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