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PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 696, 697-JUNE 25, 1938 Application of amendment. Procedure to make existing corporations perpetual. SEC. 2 . The amendment made by section 1 of this Act shall apply to every China Trade Act corporation created after the date of the enactment of this Act. Any China Trade Act corporation existing on the date of the enactment of this Act may make its existence perpetual only upon application to the Secretary of Commerce to amend its charter in that respect and upon payment of a fee equiva- lent to the incorporation fee. Upon receipt of such application and the payment of such prescribed fee, the Secretary shall approve such application and the charter of the corporation shall be amended accordingly. Approved, June 25, 1938. [CHAPTER 697] AN AU'T June 25, 1938 A A [s. 2819] To create a Committee on Purchases of Blind-made Products, and for other [Public, No. 739] purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the chommaittee on ur-e United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby products. created a Committee to be known as the Committee on Purchases of Creation, composi- tioCn, etc mp os Blind-made Products (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") to be composed of a private citizen conversant with the problems incident to the employment of the blind and a representative of each of the following Government Departments: The Navy Department the War Department, the Treasury Department, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of the Interior. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the President, shall serve without additional compensation, and shall designate one of their number to be chairman. Determination of SEO . It shall be the duty of the Committee to determine the fair fair market price of market price of all brooms and mops and other suitable commodities blind-made products offeredforsaleto Fed- manufactured by the blind and offered for sale to the Federal Gov- eral oviornenprice ernment by any non-profit-making agency for the blind organized according to market under the laws of the United States or of any State, to revise such conditions. Rles and reguia prices from time to time in accordance with changing market con- tions. ditions, and to make such rules and regulations regarding specifica- tions, time of delivery, authorization of a central non-profit-making agency to facilitate the distribution of orders among the agencies for the blind, and other relevant matters of procedure as shall be Proetio d f necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act: Provided, That no price revision. change in price shall become effective prior to the expiration of fifteen days from the date on which such change is made by the Committee. Purchases by Fed- SEC. 3. All brooms and mops and other suitable commodities here- eral departments and agencies. after procured in accordance with applicable Federal specifications by or for any Federal department or agency shall be procured from such non-profit-making agencies for the blind in all cases where such articles are available within the period specified at the price deter- mined by the committee to be the fair market price for the article or Promo. articles so procured: Provided, That this Act shall not apply in any Exceptions. cases where brooms and mops are available for procurement from any Federal department or agency and procurement therefrom is required under the provisions of any law in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, or in cases where brooms and mops are pro- cured for use outside continental United States. Approved, June 25, 1938. [52 STA'r.