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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESs . I. CHs . 916-918 . 1928 .

1011 CHAP . 9 1 6 .-Joint Re solution Authorizing the Secretary of Wa r to receive May 29, 1928. for instructions at the United States Milita ry Academy at West P oint, Jose J . [S .J. Res. 155.1 Jim enez, a citi zen of Venez uela .

[Pub. Res., No . 63 .1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United S tate s of Ame rica in Cong ress ass embl ed, That the Secretary of War citizen of'Venezuela. a be, and he hereby is, authorized to permit Jose J . Jimenez to receive Admitted to Mili. instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point tart' Academy . Proaisos Provided, That no expense shall be caused to the United States No expe . nse. thereby, and that Jose J . Jimenez shall agree to comply with all regu- C ondit ions . lations for the police and discipline of the academy, to be studious, and to give his utmost efforts to accomplish the courses in the various departments of instruction, and that said Jose J . Jimenez shall not be admitted to the academy until he shall have passed the mental and physical examinations prescribed for candidates from the United States, and that he shall be immediately withdrawn if deficient in studies or in conduct and so recommended by the academic board Oath and service . Provided further, That in the case of said Jose J . Jimenez the provi- R.s .,sees . 1320,1321, sio ns of section s 1320 and 13 21 of the Revi sed Statutes shall bep .227 . s uspend ed . Approved, May 29, 1928 . May 29, 1928 . CHAP . 917 .-Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to invite representa- [s .J . Res. 161 .1 tives of foreign governments to attend an international aeronautical conference [Pub. Res., No. 64.] on civil aeronautics in Washington on December 12, 13, and 14, 1928 . Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the International con . United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the President ference on civil aero- nautics. be, and he is hereby, authorized and requested to invite representa- Foreign governments tives of foreign governments to attend an international aeronautical invited to attend . conference on civil aeronautics to be held in Washington, District of Columbia, December 12, 13, and 14, 1928 . SEC . 2 . That the sum of $24,700, or so much thereof as may be e xen ses on' antforbmetingorietd for . necessary, is hereby authorized to e appropriated for the expenses of such meeting, including salaries in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, rent in the District of Columbia, printing and binding, transportation, subsistence or per diem in lieu of subsistence (n ot- withstanding the provisions of any other Act), contract stenographic rep orting servic es, off icial cards, and suc h expe nses as may be actua lly and necessarily incurred by the Government of the United States by reason of such invitation in the observance of proper courtesies . Approved, May 29, 1928 . CHAP. 918 .-Joint Resolution To appoint a Board of Engineers to examine and report upon the dam to be constructed under H . R. 5773, the Boulder Dam bill . May 29,1928. [S.J. Res. 164.1 [Pub . Res ., No. 65.1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the Bo ulder Dam . United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Ap pointment of of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to appoint a board board of engineers an- Y

thor ized to exa mine of five eminent engineers and geologists, at least one of whom shall proposed site, plans, etc., of, and report prior be an engineer officer of the Army on the active or retired list, to to December 1,1928 . examine the proposed site of the dam to be constructed under the provisions of H . R. 5773, Seventieth Congress, first session, and review the plans and estimates made therefor, and to advise him prior to December 1, 1928, as to matters affecting the safety, the economic and engineering feasability, and adequacy of the proposed structure and incidental works, the compensation of said board to be compensation. fixed by him for each, respectively, but not to exceed $50 per day