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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 11, 12 -FEB. 26, 28, 1949 9 such information unless the head of such department or agency deter- mines that the withholding thereof is contrary to the national interest. EXEMPTION FROM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDIRE ACT SEC. 7. The functions exercised under this Act shall be excluded from the operation of the Administrative Procedure Act (60 Stat. 237), except as to the requirements of section 3 thereof. QUARTERLY REPORT SEC. 8. The head of any department or agency, or official exercising any functions under this Act shall make a quarterly report, within forty-five days after each quarter, to the President and to the Congress of his operations hereunder. DEFINITION SEC. 9. The term "person" as used herein shall include the singular and the plural and any individual, partnership, corporation, or other form of association, including any government or agency thereof. EFFECT ON OTHER ACTS SEC. 10. The Act of February 15, 1936 (49 Stat. 1140), relating to the licensing of exports of tin-plate scrap, is hereby superseded; but nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to modify, repeal, supersede, or otherwise affect the provisions of any other laws author- izing control over exports of any commodity. EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 11. This Act shall take effect February 28, 1949, upon the expiration of section 6 of the Act of July 2, 1940 (54 Stat. 714), as amended. All outstanding delegations, rules, regulations, orders, licenses, or other forms of administrative action under said section 6 of the Act of July 2, 1940, shall, until amended or revoked, remain in full force and effect, the same as if promulgated under this Act. TERMINATION DATE SEC. 12. The authority granted herein shall terminate on June 30, 1951, or upon any prior date which the Congress by concurrent reso- lution or the President may designate. Approved February 26, 1949. [CHAPTER 121 JOINT RESOLUTION To continue the authority of the Maritime Commission to sell, charter, and operate vessels, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congressassembled, That (a) the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution to continue until March 1, 1949, the author- ity of the Maritime Commission to sell, charter, and operate vessels, and for other purposes", approved February 27, 1948 (Public Law 423, Eightieth Congress), is amended by striking out the date "March 1, 1949" wherever it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof the date "June 30, 1949". That joint resolution is further amended by inserting at the end of subparagraph (b) thereof the words ": Pro- eided, however, That vessels may be chartered to the Republic of the 5U.S.C.§§1001- 1011; Supp. II, § 1001. "Person." 50 U. S. C. §5 86-88. 50 U. S.C . app. §701; Supp. II, § 701. February 28, 1949 [H. J. Res. 92] [Public Law 12] Maritime Commis- sion. 62 Stat. 38 . 50U. . C., SuppII, §§1735, 1739 notes, 1744;46U. S . C ., Supp. II, note prec. § 7. Post, p. 349. Vessels chartered to Republic of the Phil- ippines.

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