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 PUBLIC LAW 4 9 5 - J U L Y 10, 1952

60 Stat. 810. Supervisory personnel, etc.

S u i t s for adjudication of w a t e r rights.

Citation of title.

Department of Conunerce Appropriation Act, 1953.

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for such purposes in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Attorney General. SEC. 206. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C 55a). SEC. 207. None of the funds appropriated by this title may be used to pay the compensation of (1) any individual in a supervisory position who engages in the practice of exercising his authority, with respect to any employee under his supervision, in such manner as to prevent such employee from performing any work, or (2) any such employee who is so prevented from performing any work by reason of such practice. SEC, 208. (a) Consent is hereby given to join the United States as a defendant in any suit (1) for the adjudication of rights to the use of water of a river system or other source, or (2) for the administration of such rights, where it appears that the United States is the owner of or is in the process of acquiring water rights by appropriation under State law, by purchase, by exchange, or otherwise, and the United States is a necessary party to such suit. The United States, when a party to any such suit, shall (1) be deemed to have waived any right to plead that the State laws are inapplicable or that the United States is not amenable thereto by reason of its sovereignty, and (2) shall be subject to the judgments, orders, and decrees of the court having jurisdiction, and may obtain review thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as a private individual under like circumstances: Provided, That no judgment for costs shall be entered against the United States in any such suit. (b) Summons or other process in any such suit shall be served upon the Attorney General or his designated representative. (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the joinder of the United States in any suit or controversy in the Supreme Court of the United States involving the right of States to the use of the water of any interstate stream. (d) None of the funds appropriated by this title may be used in the preparation or prosecution of the suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Southern Division, by the United States of America against Fallbrook Public Utility District, a public service corporation of the State of California, and others. This title may be cited as the "Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1953". TITLE III — DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Orp^ICE o r THE SECRETARY

'60 Stat. 810.

64 Stat. 823. 15 USC 115111S7.„ 60 Stat. 810.

Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Commerce (hereafter in this title referred to as the Secretary) including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates for individuals not to exceed $50 per diem; and teletype news service (not exceeding $1,000); $1,877,000. Technical and scientific services: For expenses necessary for the dissemination of technological, scientific, and engineering information to business and industry as authorized by the Act of September 9, 1950 (Public Law 776), including not to exceed $2,000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), $264,500.

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