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PUBLIC LAW 313-APR. 14, 1952

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(5) Act of June 22, 1944 (ch. 268, sec. 102, 58 Stat. 285), as amended (38 U.S.C. 693b). (6) Act of June 24, 1948 (ch. 625, sec. 4 (d), 62 Stat. 607), as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 454 (d)). (7) Act of July 2, 1940 (cli. 508, sec. 1 (a) and 1 (b), 54 Stat. 712, 713), as extended by sections 13 and 16 of the Act of June 5, 1942 (ch. 340, 56 Stat. 317; 50 U.S.C. App. 773, 1171 (a), 1171 (b)); and the authority thereby granted to the Secretary of the Army is hereby conferred on the Secretary of the Navy, to be exercised by him on behalf of the Department of the Navy, using naval appropriations for the purpose. (8) Act of June 5, 1942 (ch. 340, secs. 1, 7, and 11, 56 Stat. 314, 316, 317; 50 U.S.C. App. 761, 767, 771). (9) Act of July 1, 1944 (ch. 373, secs. 212, 213, and 216, 58 Stat. 689-691; 42 U.S.C. 213,214, and 217). (10) Act of January 2, 1942 (ch. 645, sec. 7), as added by the Act of April 22, 1943 (ch. 67, sec. 7, 57 Stat. 67; 31 U.S.C. 224i). (11) Act of March 7, 1942 (ch. 166, secs. 1-12, 14, 15, 56 Stat. 143-147), as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 1001-1012, 1014, 1015), and as extended by section 4(e) of the Act of June 24, 1948 (ch. 625, 62 Stat. 608; 50 U.S.C. App. 454 (e)). Said Act of March 7, 1942, as Ac*f!"m"entoentT amended, is hereby further amended as follows and as so amended is extended in accordance with said section 4(e) of the Act of June 24, 1948: Section 2 (50 U.S.C. App. 1002) is amended by deleting "interned in a neutral country, captured by an enemy" and inserting in lieu thereof "interned for reasons arising out of any armed conflict in which Armed Forces of the United States are engaged, captured as a result of any such armed conflict". Section 6 (50 U.S.C. App. 1006) is amended by deleting "an enemy or is interned in a neutral country" and inserting in lieu thereof "a hostile force or interned for reasons arising out of any armed conflict in which Armed Forces of the United States are engaged". Section 9 (50 U.S.C. App. 1009) is amended by deleting "in the lands of an enemy" and inserting in lieu thereof "in the hands of a hostile force". Section 12 (50 U.S.C. App. 1012) is amended by deleting "interned in a neutral country, or captured by the enemy" and inserting in lieu thereof "interned for reasons arising out of such operations, or captured as a result of such operations". Section 14 (50 U.S.C. App. 1014) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 14. The provisions of this Act, applicable to persons captured by armed forces against which Armed Forces of the United States are engaged in armed conflict, shall also apply to any person beleaguered or besieged by hostile armed forces." (12) Act of December 4, 1942 (ch. 674, secs. 2,3, and 4, 56 Stat. 1039; 10 U.S.C. 904b, 904c, 904d). (13) Act of October 26, 1942 (ch. 624, 56 Stat. 987; 50 U.S.C. App. 836). (14) Act of December 18, 1942 (ch. 765, 56 Stat. 1057; 10 U.S.C. 906 and note, 907 and note). (15) Act of September 16, 1942 (ch. 561, secs. 1-3, 56 Stat. 753), as amended (50 U.S.C. 301-303). (16) Act of June 25, 1942 (ch. 447, 56 Stat. 390-391; 50 U.S.C. App. 781-785). (17) Act of October 14, 1940 (ch. 862, 54 Stat. 1125), as amended, secs. 1, 202, 301, 401, 402, and 501 (42 U.S.C. 1521, 1532, 1541, 1561, s,f,s Stat. 362^j^6 1562, 1571). I n view of the continuing existence of acute housing 26o.' needs occasioned by World War II, the emergency declared by the so use apptnote President on September 8, 1939, shall, for the purpose of continuing P'®*=- ^-

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