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LIST OF PUBLIC LAWS Public Law 316 - - Metropolitan Police, D. C. AN ACT Providing an appropriation for additional members of the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes__ --.---- 317 --- Bridge, Mississippi River. AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Minnesota and the city of Minne- apolis to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Minneapolis, Minnesota-------------------------- _ -- - - - - 318 --_ Bridge, Wabash River. AN ACT Authorizing the State of Indiana to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Wabash River at or near Montezuma, Indiana - __-- -- _-- --- -- --- -- - ..------------------------ 319 --- Quarters and subsistence. AN ACT To provide for payments in advance to enlisted men of monetary allowance in lieu of quarters and subsistence under certain conditions -- __-__--- 320 --- Army, examination of monthly accounts. AN ACT To extend, under certain conditions, the time for examination of monthly accounts covering expenditures by disbursing officers of the Army after the date of actual receipt by bureaus and offices of the War Department, and before transmitting the same to the General Accounting Office_- - - ___- ____ ______ ______ __. . 321 --- D. C. Unemployment Compensation Act, amendment. AN ACT To amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compen- sation Act--------------------------------------- 322 ___ Army of Occupation of Germany Medal. AN ACT Authorizing the procurement and issue of an Army of Occupation of Ger- many Medal for each person who served in Germany or Aus- tria-Hungary during the period of occupation _- - - -____ -- - - 323 -__ Naval local defense vessels. AN ACT To authorize the construe- tion or acquisition of certain naval local defense vessels, and for other purposes ---- _ ___ _ _________ _______ _______-- 324 --- Coast Guard cutter. AN ACT To provide for the construction of a Coast Guard cutter designed for ice-breaking and assist- ance work on the Great Lakes--------- ... 325 --- Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, amendments. AN ACT To amend the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended, by amending sections 203 (4), 208 (3), 209, 213, 215, 220, and 222 thereof and by adding thereto a new section to be numbered section 225, all relating to the powers, duties, and functions of the Hawaiian Homes Commission---_ __ __ _ __ _- 326 -__ Construction activities, Army. AN ACT To make provision for the construction activities of the Army ----- ..- 327 -_- District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act. AN ACT To regulate rents in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes- . - 328 -- WVar with Japan. JOINT RESOLUTION Declaring that a state of war exists between the Imperial Government of Japan and the Government and the people of the United States and making provisions to prosecute the same --- .-- - _. 329 --- Six months' death gratuity benefits. AN ACT To extend the six months' death gratuity benefits, now paid only to dependents of officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army, to depend- ents of all officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of the Army of the United States who die in line of duty while in active military service of the United States 330 --- Seeing-eye dogs. AN ACT To permit seeing-eye dogs to enter Government buildings when accompanied by their blind masters, and for other purposes---------. --- -- -- 331 --- War with Germany. JOINT RESOLUTION Declaring that a state of war exists between the Government of Germany and the Government and the people of the United States and making provision to prosecute the same ..- -- -- -- - 332 - - War with Italy. JOINT RESOLUTION Declaring that a state of war exists between the Government of Italy and the Gov- ernment and the people of the United States and making pro- vision to prosecute the same --------- 333 ___ - Enlisted men needing medical care. AN ACT To provide for continuing in the service of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard of the United States beyond the term of their enlistment, those suffering from service-connected dis- ease or injury, and in need of medical care or hospitalization until recovery through such medical care and hospitalization_ Date Nov. 21, 1941___ Nov. 21, 1941___ Nov. 21, 1941___ Nov. 21, 1941__ Nov. 21, 1941__ Nov. 21, 1941_ Nov. 21, 1941__ Nov. 21, 1941__ Nov. 26, 1941___ Nov. 26, 1941___ Dec. 1, 1941__ Dec. 2,1941___ Dec. 8,1941___ Dec. 10,1941___ Dec. 10,1941___ Dec. 11,1941___ Dec. 11, 1941-- Dec. 12, 1941._ _ 797 xxii Page 779 780 780 781 781 781 781 782 782 782 787 788 795 796 796 796 797