CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS SECOND SESSION, SEVENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS JOINT MEETING Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assemble in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, the 6th day of January 1942, at 12:30 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of receiving such communications as the President of the United States shall be pleased to make to them. Passed January 6, 1942. January 6, 1942 [H. Con. Res. 62] Communications from the President. OPERATION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM February 6, 1942 [8. Con. Res. 24] Printing of addi Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That there be printed five thousand additional copies of the report tional copies of Senate (Report Numbered 480, part 5, current session) of the select com- select committee remittee of the Senate authorized and directed to make a complete study port. and investigation of the operation of the national defense program, of which two thousand copies shall be for the use of the select committee, one thousand for the use of the Senate document room, and two thousand copies for the use of the House document room. Agreed to February 6, 1942. ATTACK BY JAPANESE ARMED FORCES UPON PEARL HARBOR February 6, 1942 [S. Con. Res. 25] Printing of additional copies of Senate Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That there be printed thirty-seven thousand five hundred additional copies of Senate Document Numbered 159, Report of the Commission document. Appointed by the President of the United States to Investigate and Report the Facts Relating to the Attack made by Japanese Armed Forces upon Pearl Harbor, in the Territory of Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, of which eight thousand copies shall be for the use of the Senate, two thousand for the use of the Senate document room, twenty-four thousand five hundred copies for the use of the House, and three thousand copies for the use of the House document room. Agreed to February 6, 1942. PROGRESS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM February 9, 1942 [H. Con. Res. 63] Printing of addi Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That two thousand additional copies of the House Report Numbered tional copies of House 1634, current session, as submitted to the House of Representatives report. pursuant to the resolution (H. Res. 162, current Congress), directing May 12, June 11, 1942 the Committee on Naval Affairs to conduct thorough studies and investigations of the progress of the national defense program with a view to determining whether such program is being carried forward efficiently, expeditiously, and economically, be printed for the use of the House Committee on Naval Affairs. Passed February 9, 1942. March 23, 1942 [S. Con. Res. 27] Corrections in en 2208). Ante, p. 176. SECOND WAR POWERS ACT, 1942 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), rollment of bill (8. That in enrolling the bill (S. 2208) to further expedite the prosecution of the war, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make all necessary corrections in title and section numbers and cross references as may be necessary by reason of the omission from the enrolled bill of title VIII. Agreed to March 23, 1942. MAJOR PAUL A. LARNED, U. S. ARMY Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the action of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and of the Vice President in signing the enrolled bill (S. 2202) to reinstate Paul A. Larned, a major, United States Army, retired, to the active list of Regular Army is hereby rescinded; Resolved further, That the action of the Senate and the House of May 12, 1942 [H. Con. Res. 65] ment of bill (S. 210). Ante, p. 284. INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT, AMENDMENTS Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), Change in enroll That in enrolling S. 210, an Act to amend the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, to provide for the regulation of freight forwarders, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to strike out the word "fifteen" in section 409 (a) (7) contained therein and insert in lieu thereof the word "thirty". Passed May 12, 1942. June 11, 1942 [H. Con. Res. 67] tional copies of House committee hearings. 34 Stat. 1012. REVENUE REVISION OF 1942 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), Printing of addi- That, in accordance with paragraph 3 of section 2 of the Printing Act approved March 1, 1907, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives be, and is hereby, authorized and empowered to have printed for its use three thousand additional copies of the hearings, held before said committee, on the bill entitled "Revenue revision of 1942". 44 U. S. C. § 154. Passed June 11, 1942. July 6, 14, 1942 SERVICEMEN'S DEPENDENTS ALLOWANCE ACT OF 1942 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed, in enrolling the bill (S. 2467) to provide family allowances for the dependents of enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard of the United States, and for other purposes, to make the following necessary change in the language of the bill: In section 107, strike out the words "the first day of the first calendar month following the date of enactment of this Act" and in lieu thereof insert "June 1, 1942". Passed June 18, 1942. June 18, 1942 [H. Con. Res. 71] Change in enrollment of bill (S. 2467). Ante, p. 381. REQUISITION OF ARTICLES AND MATERIALS FOR USE BY THE UNITED STATES Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Secretary of the Senate be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, in the enrollment of the bill (S. 2586) to amend sections 1 and 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the President to requisition articles and materials for the use of the United States, and for other purposes", approved October 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 1090), to continue the Act in effect during the existing war, and for other purposes, to change the title so as to read: "An Act to amend sections 1 and 3 of the Act entitled 'An Act to authorize the President to requisition certain articles and materials for the use of the United States, and for other purposes', approved October 10, 1940 (54 Stat. 1090), to continue the Act in effect during the existing war, and for other purposes. Agreed to June 29, 1942. PROGRESS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM July 6, 1942 [H. Con. Res. 73] Printing of additional copies of House Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That four thousand additional copies of House Report Numbered 2272, current session, as submitted to the House of Representatives report. pursuant to the resolution (H. Res. 162, current Congress), directing the Committee on Military Affairs to conduct thorough studies and investigations of the progress of the national defense program with a view to determining whether such program is being carried forward efficiently, expeditiously, and economically, be printed for the use of the House Committee on Military Affairs, of which two thousand copies shall be for the Committee on Military Affairs of the House, one thousand and five hundred for the House document room, and five hundred for the Senate document room. Passed July 6, 1942. THE REVENUE ACT OF 1942 July 14, 1942 [H. Con. Res. 74] Printing of additional copies of bill Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That there shall be printed nine thousand additional copies of the bill entitled "The Revenue Act of 1942", together with the accompanying and accompanying rereport thereon, of which five thousand copies shall be for the use of the Porn House document room, five hundred copies for the use of the Senate Ante, p. 798. document room, three thousand copies for the use of the Committee July 21, 1942 [H. Con. Res. 72] Printing of addicommittee hearings. tional copies of House 34 Stat. 1012. 44 U. S. C. § 154. POST-EMERGENCY ECONOMIC ADVISORY COMMISSION AND NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT COMMISSION Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That in accordance with paragraph 3 of section 2 of the Printing Act, approved March 1, 1907, the Committee on Labor of the House of Representatives be, and is hereby, authorized and empowered to have printed for its use one thousand copies of the hearings held before a subcommittee of said committee during the first session of the Seventy-seventh Congress on joint resolutions Establishing a Post-Emergency Economic Advisory Commission and a National Unemployment Commission. Passed July 21, 1942. July 21, 1942 [H. Con. Res. 79] ment of bill (H. R. 6999). Ante, p. 703. CONSTRUCTION OF PIPE LINES FOR TRANSPORT OF PETROLEUM Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), Change in enroll- That the Clerk of the House is authorized and directed in the enrollment of the bill (H. R. 6999), an Act to promote the national defense and to promptly facilitate and protect the transport of materials and supplies needful to the Military Establishment by authorizing the construction and operation of a pipe line and a navigable barge channel across Florida, and by deepening and enlarging the Intercoastal Waterway from its present eastern terminus to the vicinity of the Mexican border, to enroll Senate amendment numbered 3 to said bill as follows: 55 Stat. 610. prec. $715 note. "Page 2, lines 15 and 16, after 'advisable:', strike out down to and including $80,000,000.' on page 3, line 8, and insert: And provided 15 U. S. C., Supp. I, further, That subject to the provisions of Public Law 197, Seventyseventh Congress, there is authorized to be constructed one or more pipe lines, together with all necessary terminal facilities, for the transport of petroleum and its products, from the vicinity of Port Saint Joe and other points on the Gulf Coast of Florida to the Saint Johns River, and a crude-oil pipe line from the Tinsley Oil Field in the vicinity of Yazoo, Mississippi, to Charleston, South Carolina, and/or Savannah, Georgia. "SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $93,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act." Passed July 21, 1942. "HANDBOOK FOR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN, WORLD WAR II, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS" Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the manuscript entitled "Handbook for Service Men and Women, World War II, and Their Dependents", be printed as a public document, and that twenty-five thousand additional copies be printed, of which nineteen thousand five hundred copies shall be for the use of the House of Representatives and five thousand five hundred copies shall be for the use of the Senate. Passed July 23, 1942. , Sept. REVENUE ACT OF 1942 August 13, 1942 [H. Con. Res. 80] Printing of additional copies of House Ante, p. 798. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That there shall be printed seven thousand five hundred additional copies of House Report Numbered 2333, current session, on H. R. 7378, report. entitled "To provide revenue, and for other purposes", of which five thousand copies shall be for the use of the House document room, two hundred copies for the use of the Senate document room, two thousand copies for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and three hundred copies for the use of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. Passed August 13, 1942. REVENUE ACT OF 1942 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That, in accordance with paragraph 3 of section 2 of the Printing Act, approved March 1, 1907, the Committee on Finance of the Senate be, and is hereby, authorized and empowered to have printed for its use three thousand additional copies of the hearings held before said committee during the current session on the bill (H. R. 7378) entitled "An Act to provide revenue, and for other purposes". Agreed to September 3, 1942. September 3, 1942 [8. Con. Res 31] tional copies of Senate committee hearings. Printing of addi 34 Stat. 1012. Ante, p. 798. ABSENTEE VOTING IN TIME OF WAR BY MEMBERS OF LAND AND NAVAL Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in the enrollment of the bill (H. R. 7416) to provide for a method of voting, in time of war, by members of the land and naval forces absent from their place of residence and serving within the continental United States, is authorized and directed (1) In section 4 (a), to strike out "2" and insert in lieu thereof "3"; (2) In section 6 (b), to strike out "4" and insert in lieu thereof "5"; (3) In section 7, to strike out "2" and insert in lieu thereof "3"! (4) In the title, to strike out "and serving within the continentaĺ United States". Passed September 10, 1942. REVENUE ACT OF 1942 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That there shall be printed eight thousand five hundred additional copies of the Senate reported print of the bill (H. R 7378) to provide revenue, and for other purposes, together with the accompanying report thereon, of which one thousand copies shall be for the use of the Senate document room, five thousand copies for the use of the House document room, one thousand copies for the use of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and fifteen hundred copies for the use of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. Passed October 2, 1942. October 2, 1942 [S. Con. Res. 32] Printing of addi tional copies of bill and report. Ante, p. 798. |