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PUBLIC LAW 584-AUG. 13, 1954

Office e x p e n s e s.

62 Stat. 9 1 5.

67 Stat. 102. D. C. Code 11332.

[68 S T A T.

''§ 633. Fees and expenses". (b) That section 633 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (c), reading as follows: "(c) United States commissioners wdio are required to devote full time to the performance of the duties of the office, as determined by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts under the supervision and direction of the Judicial Conference of the United States and who do not engage in the practice of the law, shall be allowed their actual and necessary office expenses, including the compensation of a necessary clerical assistant. Such office expense shall be determined and paid and such compensation shall be fixed and paid by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts under the provisions of section 604 of this title." (c) The analysis of chapter 43 of title 28, United States Code, immediately preceding section 631 of such title, is amended so that item 633 in such analysis will read as follows: "633. Fees and expenses." SEC. 2. The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall not apply to any United States Commissioner for the District of Columbia, and this Act shall not be deemed to modify, supersede, or repeal the provisions of section 403 of the District of Columbia Law Enforcement Act of 1953. Approved August 13, 1954. Public Law 584

C H A P T E R 729

AN ACT '"^WJhsV To amend the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to implementing the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea relating to radio equipment and radio operators on board ship. Sea s a f e t y radio. 50 Stat. 192. 47 USC 3 5 1.

by

Unlawful a c t s. Cargo s h i p s. Under 500 to n s.

Exception.

TIAS 2495.

1600 tons or over.

Be it enacted by the /Senate and House of Representatives of the United/States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 351(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, are amended to read as follows: "(1) For any ship of the United States, other than a cargo ship of less than five hundred gross tons, to be navigated in the open sea outside of a harbor or port, or for any ship of the United States or any foreign country, other than a cargo ship of less than five hundred gross tons, to leave or attempt to leave any harbor or port of the United States for a voyage in the open sea, unless such ship is equipped with, an efficient radio installation in operating condition in charge of and operated by a qualified operator or operators, adequately installed and protected so as to insure proper operation, and so as not to endanger the ship and radio installation, as hereinafter provided, and in the case of a ship of the United States, unless there is on board a valid station license issued in accordance with this Act: Provided, That the Commission may defer the application of the provisions of this section for a period not beyond January 1, 1955, with respect to cargo ships of less than sixteen hundred gross tons not subject to the radio requirements of the Safety Convention when it is found impracticable to obtain or install equipment necessary for compliance therewith; "(2) For any ship of the United States of sixteen hundred gross tons, or over, to be navigated outside of a harbor or port, in the open sea, or for any such ship of the United States or any foreign country to leave or attempt to leave any harbor or port of the United States for

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