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AN ACT To amend the Act of June 15, 1936 (49 Stat. 1516), authorizing the extension of the boundaries of the Hot Springs National Park, in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes... Chalmette National Historical Park, La. AN ACT To provide for the establishment of the Chalmette National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. Civilian employees, claims for increased compensation. AN ACT To amend the Acts granting increased compensation to civilian employees for the period July 1, 1917, to June 30, 1924. Aug. 10, 1939--- 1343 Lighthouse Service, retirement. AN ACT Relating to the retirement of employees to whom the provisions of section 6 of the Act approved June 20, 1918 (40 Stat. 608; U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 33, sec. 763), as amended, apply. Steamships, life-saving appliances. AN ACT To amend section 4488 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 46, sec. 481). Steamships, fire protection. AN ACT To amend section 4471 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 46, sec. 464) -47 Boundary agreement, Iowa and Missouri. JOINT RESOLUTION Giving the consent of the Congress to an agreement between the States of Iowa and Missouri establishing a boundary between said States. Phosphate resources. JOINT RESOLUTION To amend Public Resolution Numbered 112, Seventy-fifth Congress... Gallipolis, Ohio, celebration. JOINT RESOLUTION To provide for the observance and celebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of the city of Gallipolis, Ohio..

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Panama Canal employees, annuities. AN ACT To amend para-
graph (1) of section 96 of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code re-
lating to method of computing annuities.
Kaniksu National Forest, Wash. AN ACT To include within
the Kaniksu National Forest certain lands owned or in course
of acquisition by the United States..
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oreg. AN ACT Authorizing the
restoration to tribal ownership of certain lands upon the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon, and for other pur-
poses..

Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, amendments. AN ACT To
amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921.
Real-estate brokers, etc., D. C. AN ACT To amend the Act of
Congress entitled "An Act to define, regulate, and license
real-estate brokers, business-chance brokers, and real-estate
salesmen; to create a Real Estate Commission in the District
of Columbia; to protect the public against fraud in real-
estate transactions; and for other purposes", approved
August 25, 1937.

Government Losses in Shipment Act, amendments.
amend the Government Losses in Shipment Act.
Social Security Act Amendments of 1939.

the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
50 U. S. Courts, Administrative Office, funds.

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TION To provide funds for the maintenance and operation
of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts for
the fiscal year 1940.
Barges "Prari" and "Palpa."

AN ACT To admit the Ameri-
can-owned barges Prari and Palpa to American registry and
to permit their use in coastwise trade...
Home Owners' Loan Corporation. AN ACT To allow the
Home Owners' Loan Corporation to extend the period of
amortization of home loans from fifteen to twenty-five years.
Employers' Liability Act, amendments. AN ACT To amend
the Employers' Liability Act____

National parks, names. AN ACT To change the designations
of the Abraham Lincoln National Park, in the State of Ken-
tucky, and the Fort McHenry National Park, in the State
of Maryland...

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Aug. 10, 1939___ 1403

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Motor-vehicle fuel tax refunds, D. C. AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for a tax on motor-vehicle fuels sold within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved April 23, 1924__. U. S. Employment Service, records, etc. AN ACT To provide for the transfer of United States Employment Service records, files, and property in local offices to the States.. Panama Canal, improvements. AN ACT Authorizing and providing for the construction of additional facilities on the Canal Zone for the purposes of more adequately providing for the defense of the Panama Canal and for increasing its capacity for the future needs of interoceanic shipping--Tongue River Indian Reservation, Mont. AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the State Water Conservation Board of Montana and the Tongue River Water Users' Association for participation in the costs and benefits of the Tongue River Storage Reservoir project for the benefit of lands on the Tongue River Indian Reservation, Montana. Aug. 11, 1939. 1411 Surplus fishery products. AN ACT To authorize the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation to purchase and distribute surplus products of the fishing industry. Wenatchee National Forest, Wash. AN ACT To authorize the addition of certain lands to the Wenatchee National Forest. Group Hospitalization, Inc. AN ACT Providing for the incorporation of certain persons as Group Hospitalization, Inc. Flood control. AN ACT Amending previous flood-control Acts, and authorizing certain preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control, and for other purposes-51 Department of Agriculture, requisitions for funds. JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the delegation of certain authority within the Department of Agriculture.. 52 Surplus agricultural commodities. JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the sale of surplus agricultural commodities, and for other purposes

Oil and gas prospecting. AN ACT To amend the Act of August
26, 1937

Water conservation, etc. AN ACT Authorizing construction of
water conservation and utilization projects in the Great
Plains and arid and semiarid areas of the United States---
Healing arts, examinations, D. C. AN ACT To amend an Act
entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of the healing art to
protect the public health in the District of Columbia", known
as the "Healing Arts Practice Act, District of Columbia,
1928", approved February 27, 1929-

Spirits destroyed in floods, taxes. AN ACT To provide for the
refund or credit of the internal-revenue tax paid on spirits
lost or rendered unmarketable by reason of the floods of 1936
and 1937 where such spirits were in the possession of the
original taxpayer or rectifier for bottling or use in rectifica-
tion under Government supervision as provided by law and
regulations...

LIST OF REORGANIZATION PLANS

Reorganization Plan No. I. Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the

House of Representatives in Congress assembled, April 25, 1939, pursuant to the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1939, approved April 3, 1939. Reorganization Plan No. II. Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled, May 9, 1939, pursuant to the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1939, approved April 3, 1939

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