PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 145 , 146-JUNE 26, 1943 Citizenship require. SEC. 205. Unless otherwise specified and until July 1, 1944, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in continental United States unless such person (1) is a citizen of the United States, (2) is a person in the service of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act who, being eligible for citizenship, had filed a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States prior to such date, or (3) is a person who owes Affidavit allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect enalty to his status have been complied with: Provided further, That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Providedfurther, That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section ceptins shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This section shall not apply to citizens of the Commonwealth of the Philip- ectiveate of pines or to nationals of those countries allied with the United States section. in the prosecution of the war: Provided,That this section shall become effective on the date of enactment of this Act and shall supersede and be in lieu of similar provisions in appropriation Acts restricting the expenditure of funds during the fiscal year 1943, but any exemptions from such superseded provisions shall remain in force in connection with the operation of this section until June 30, 1943. hministration of SEC. 206. Hereafter any officer or employee of any of the executive departments or independent establishments, including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States, designated in writing by the head thereof for such purpose, is hereby authorized to administer the oath required by section 1757, Revised Statutes, as amended (5 U. S. C. 16), incidtent to entrance into the executive branch of the Federal Governmlent, or any other oath required by law in connection with einll)oylnlnt therein, sluch oath to be administered without charge or fee and to have the same force and effect as oaths admlinistered by officers having seals. Short title. hort titleSEC. 207. This Act may be cited as the "Independent Offices Appro- priation Act. 1944". Approved June 26, 1943. [CHAPTER 146] June 26,1943 ANA CT [H. R . 24271 To amend section 32 of the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933, as amended. [Public Law 911 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the iUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the tenth sen- 3064 Stt 37; 56 Stat. tence of section 32 of the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act of 1933, as . S. C ., Supp. amended, is amended by striking out "July 1. 1943" wherever it II, § 1016 (g). tw appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof 'July 1, 1945". Approved June 26, 1943. [57 STAT.
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