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572 SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Suse. I. (C11. 344. 1926. §‘*”•‘**¤•*•°•*d ' ` anyniilita. airwa asa civil airw , and when so °" """"“" · san uszysupes gecome . mai craze wasn the meaning of this Act, and the Secretary of War Jie herehy authorized to continue the operation of air navigation facilities for any military _ airwa¥ seidcsignated as a.cigil;irwlay until suchtimezh as the Secre- ta o (Jommercecanprovi e ort eo ratioxio au ~‘fac1l' ities. _,g_•g,¤g;'°,*,•, *°{;;; —a1nonr·r.·-—(a) The Chengress herebydeclares that gm%m¤ •¤c the Government of the UnitedStates has, to the exclusion of all foreign nations, complete sovereignty of the airspace over the lands P·••¤·k=¤¤¤ or mw and waters of the United States, including the Canal Zone. Aircraft

"°'°"“”“‘°° a part of the armed forces ofany foreign nation shall notbenavi ted

in ge Uni?1d Stages, inclu iehCa§n°:l Zone, 2:% in wi anau orizaiongran e re -o te. N•vi¤¤¤¤ by svn ‘ (b) ·Foreig1aircra not a part of the arzfyed forces of the foreign |°'°°°°°'°`“` nation shall navigated in the United States only if authorized as hereinafter in this section provided; and if so authorized, such airctiaft and airmen seiving in connegltion therewith, Shall bgdsubject to e requirements o section 3, u ess exempt un er su `vision (c) of this section. ( ` Bed PQ. (c) If a forei nation ants a similar rivile in res t of $°¤ cm aircraft of the lfriited Statgsl, and/or airmenpservinigg in coniigcction therewith, the Secretary of Commerce may authorize aircraft regis- terededuiider tgee lsv; o {Sie foreign natilon and iéoté a part gf the arm orces reo to navigated int e Unite tates, an ma ·by regulation exempt such aircraft, and/or airmen serving 4 connection therewith, from the requirements of section 3, other than m,,I§%‘§,;,§,§$,;,g‘,';m' the air traffic rules; but no foreign aircraft shall engage in interstate or intrastate air commerce. ‘ g,§‘·{_$¢:·%t¤:g£¤,§*c;?; Sno. 7. Arr§.1ci`ii11uoN or nxrsrxsg rllaws nmi.A·1·11~mf rtg mnmtog awww; communes.- a e navigation an s i ping aws o t e Uni ` States, including any definition of " vegsel " or " vehicle " found tléeiilein anbg inc udin(g the rifles for the prevention of cogisions, · s a not construe to app y to seap anes or ot er aircra or to the navégation of vessels in relation to seapxlnnes or other aircraft. dggg g;§=;,Yv{,°_§>,$ (b)’ e Secretary of the Treasury is aut rized to (1) designate emmmm sums. - places in the United States as ports of entry for civil aircraft ¤&§_°’;‘; *° b° °°‘ arriving in the United States from any {place outside thereof and for mgrchangise carrigd on lsuclkiaircra ,1 (2) detail to o entry or ci' aircra suc o cers an emloees o e customs service -·as he may deem necessa , andp tg confer or impose upon any oiiicer or employee of the Uynited States stationed go any such sort of entry tig congent of igxlfshligad of ghe vernment artment or ot r in e en ent esta ` ent un er whose jurisdicttihn the oiiicer or emplg ee is servsigg) any of the powers, privileges, or duties conferred or upon oiiicers p,$,{¤¤:_’;*g¤gg,I{1¤; :¤¤& or qndployees of the customs service, and (3_ by regulation to public maui xm;. provi e for the application to civjil air navigation of the laws and regulations relatinglto the administration of the customs and public health laws to suc extent and upon such conditions as he deems necessa . ‘ e — ~ ‘ ( Zgeggladomfwpuéki (c) as Secretary of_ Commerce is authorized cbyregulation to §,“,,,,u‘}°f.§d“§,’,?d_° ' provide for the arg _1cat1on to civil aircraft of the laws and regula- tions relatmg to e entry and clearance of vessels to such extent and upon such conditions as he deems necessary. dnségisgeu (d) The Secretary of 18 authorized to (1) designate any amen. r of the ports of entry for civil aircraft as ports of entry for aliens arriving by aircraft, (2) detail to such ports of entry such oiiicers omssn to be as- and employees of the immigration service as he ma deem necessary, ‘“‘°d’ °‘°‘ and to confer or impose upon an employee of the United States stationed at such port of entry (Ywith the consent of the head of