75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CHS. 145, 146-April27, 1937 May 1, 1937 this appropriation shall be expended for control of grasshoppers, Mormon crickets, or chinch bugs in any State until such State has provided the organization or materials and supplies necessary for cooperation : Provided further, That this appropriation shall be expended under the personal supervision and direction of the Secre- tary of Agriculture, who shall make a detailed report to the Sec- retary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the several items of expenditures made hereunder : Provided f u r t h e r, That transportation of control materials purchase d under this appropriation shall be under conditions and means determined by the Secretary of Agriculture as most advantageous to the Federal Government : Provided further, That procurements tinder this appro- priation ma y be made by open ma rket purchases notwi thstanding the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5) . Ap prov ed, April 27, 193 7 . [CHAPTER 1461 JOINT RESOLUTION To amend the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution providing for the pro- hibition of the export of arms, ammunition, and implements of war to belligerent countries
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prohibi tion of the t ranspor tation of arm s, amm unition, and implements of war by vessels of the United States for the use of belligerent states; for the registration and licensing of persons engaged in the business of m anufac turing, export ing, o r impor ting a rms, am munitio n, or impleme nts of war; 'and restricting travel by American citizens on belligerent ships during wa r", approved Aug ust 31, 193 5, as amended . Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Anwrica in Congress assembled, That the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution providing for the prohibition of the export of arms, ammunition, and implements of war to belligerent countries; the prohibition of the transportation of arms, ammunition, and implements of war by vessels of the United States for the use of belligerent states; for the registration and licensing of persons engaged in the business of manufacturing, exporting, or importing arms, ammunition, or implements of war; and restricting travel by American citizens on belligerent ships during war", approved August 31, 1935, as amended, is amended to read as follows : c" EXPORT OF ARMS,,AMMtiNITIOiv, AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR "SECTI ON 1 . (a) Whenever the President shall find that there exists a state of war between, or among, two or more foreign states, the Pre siden t shal l pro claim such fact, and it sh all t herea fter b e unl awful to export, or attempt to export, or cause to be exported, arms, ammu- nition, or implements of war from any place in the United States to any belligerent state named in such proclamation, or to any neutral state for transshipment to, or for the use of, any such belligerent state . "(b) The President shall, from time to time, by proclamation, extend such embargo upon the export of arms, ammunition, or imple- ments of war to other states as and when they may become involved in such war . "(c) Whenever the President shall find that a state of civil strife exists in a foreign state and that such civil strife is of a magnitude or is being conducted under such conditions that the export of arms, ammunition, or implements of war from the United States to such foreign state would threaten or endanger the peac e of the United Sta tes, the Pr eside nt sh all p rocla im suc h fac t, an d it shall there after 121 Sup ervis ion o f ex- penditures. Tran sport ation of control materials . Open market pur- chases . R.S.§3709. 41 U.S.C.§5. May 1, 1937 [S.J. Res.511 [Puh . Res ., No. 271 Neutrality Act of 1935, amendments . 49 Stat.1081. 22U . S. C., Supp. II, §§ 245a-245i . Arms, ammuni tion, and implements of war . Ex port embar go up- on, during a state of war . Extension to other states . Civil strife within a foreign state.
