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PUBLIC LAWS--CHS. 33 , 34, 37-MAR . 2, 1940 [CHAPTER 33] March 2,1940 [8. 2876] [Public, No. 4191 Annual and Sick Leave Acts. Provisions modified. 5 .S.C.,8upp.V, § 30b-30m. AN ACT To amend the Annual and Sick Leave Acts of March 14, 1936. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the days of annual leave with pay provided for in the Act of March 14, 1936 (49 Stat. 1161), and the days of sick leave with pay provided for in the Act of March 14, 1936 (49 Stat. 1162), shall mean days upon which employees would otherwise work and receive pay, and shall be exclu- sive of Sundays which do not occur within a regular tour of duty, holidays, and all nonwork days established by Federal statute or by Executive or administrative order. Approved, March 2, 1940. [CHAPTER 34] March 2, 19 AN AU [8. 309] To provide for increasing the lending authority of the Export-Import Bank of [Public, No. 420] Washington, and for other purposes. Export-Import Bank of Washington. 15 U. S. o., Supp. V, § 713b. Post, p. 962. Lending authority incrased. Limitation on ag- gregate amount of out- standing loans. Loans to govern- ments in default. Loans in violation of international law, etc. Ante, p. 4. 22 U. S.C ., Supp. V, H 246J-246Fl9. March 2 1940 [I. R. 8237] [Public, No. 421] District of Colum- bia Revenue Act of 1939, amendments. 53 Stat. 1095. 20 D. 0. Code, Supp. V , § 980q. Time for filing re- turns. If made on basis of Iscayear. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 9 of the Act approved January 31, 1935 (49 Stat. 4), as amended, is amended (1) by striking out "$100,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$200,000,000", and (2) by inserting before the period at the end thereof a colon and the following: "Provided further, That the aggregate amount of loans to any one foreign country and the agen- cies and nationals thereof which are hereafter authorized to be made and are outstanding at any one time shall not exceed $20,000,000, and such amount shall be in addition to the amount of loans hereto- fore authorized or made to such foreign country and the agencies and nationals thereof: Provided further, That the Export-Import Bank of Washington shall not make any loans to any government which was in default in the payment of its obligations or any part thereof to the Government of the United States on April 13, 1934, or in violation of international law as interpreted by the Department of State or for the purchase of any articles, except aircraft exclusively for commercial purposes, listed as arms, ammunition, or implements of war by the President of the United States in accordance with the Neutrality Act of 1939". Approved, March 2, 1940. [CHAPTER 37] AN ACT To amend the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1939. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembleft, That section 18 of title II of the Act entitled "An Act to provide revenue for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved July 26, 1939, be amended to read as follows: "SEC. 18. All returns of income for the preceding taxable year shall be made to the assessor on or before the 15th day of April in each year, except that such returns, if made on the basis of a fiscal year shall be made on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of such fiscal year, unless such fiscal year has expired m the calendar year 1939 prior to the approval of this Act, [54 STAT.