35 STAT.] 77TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 4, 5-Fan 31 , 1941 [CHAPTER 41 AN ACT ANACT January 31, 1941 Authorizing appropriations for additional shipbuilding and ordnance manufac- [H R..1437] turing facilities and equipment for the United States Navy, and for other purposes. [Public Law 4] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in addition to the sums authorized to be appropriated by the Act of June 14, 1940 (Public, Numbered 629, Seventy-sixth Congress), and the Act of July 19, 1940 (Public, Numbered 757, Seventy-sixth Congress), there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $315,000,000 for essential equip- ment and facilities at either private or naval establishments for build- ing or equipping any complete naval vessel or portion thereof hereto- fore or hereafter authorized, and $194,000,000 for essential equipment and facilities for the manufacture or production of ordnance material, munitions, and armor at either private or naval establishments. The authority herein granted shall include the authority to acquire lands at such locations as the Secretary of the Navy, with the approval of the President, may deem best suited to the purpose, erect buildings, and acquire the necessary machinery and equipment. SEC. 2 . The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to construct not to exceed four hundred small craft for patrol, local defense, escort, salvage, and towing services in addition to all such craft heretofore authorized and appropriated for, and he is hereby authorized to enter into contracts for this purpose to a total amount not exceeding $400,000,000. Approved, January 31, 1941. Navy. Shipbuilding and ordnance manufactur- ing facilities. Appropriations authorized. 54 Stat. 394, 779. Post, p. 41 . Construction of small craft; contracts. Post,p. 41 . [CHAPTER 5] JOINT RESOLUTION February 6, 1941 Making an appropriation to the United States Maritime Commission for [H. J. Res. 77] emergency cargo ship construction, and for other purposes. [Public Law 5] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of providing as rapidly as possible cargo ships essential to the commerce and defense of the United States there is hereby appropriated to the United States Maritime Commission, out of any money in the Treas- ury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $313,500,000, to remain available until expended, which amount shall be additional to the $500,000 allocated from the Emergency Fund for the President in the Military Appropriation Act, 1941, and $36,000,000 to be allocated during the fiscal year 1942 from funds available for the payment of obligations incurred for the purposes hereof under the contract authorizations under such emergency fund for the President, the total of such sums, aggregating $350,000,000, to be known as the "Emer- gency Ship Construction Fund, United States Maritime Commission", which fund shall be available for the payment of said contract authorizations and for (1) the construction in the United States of ocean-going cargo vessels of such type, size, and speed as the Com- mission may determine to be useful in time of emergency for carrying on the commerce of the United States and to be capable of the most rapid construction; (2) the production and procurement of parts, equipment, material, and supplies for such ships; (3) the establish- ment, acquisition, construction, enlargement, or extension of plants or facilities, on land whether owned by the Government or otherwise owned (including the acquisition by purchase or condemnation of tr. S. Maritime t'ommission. Emergency cargo ship construction. Appropriation. Post, pp. 148, 150. 54 Stat. 377. Emergency Ship Construction Fund. Post, p. 681. Construction of ocean-going cargo vessels. Production and pro- curement of parts. Establishment, etc. , of plants. 5
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