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57 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 10-12 -MAR . 6 , 1943 Federal Communications Commission to fix rates for Government communications may be exercised with respect to any or all communi- cations to which section 201 (b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and this section apply: Providedfurther, That the term 'Government' as used in section 201 (b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the term 'departments of the Government' as used in this section, shall be held to refer only to the established departments, independent establishments, and agencies in the legisla- tive, executive and judicial branches of the Federal Government. Approved March 6, 1943. [CHAPTER 11] AN ACT To amend section 6 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 relating to the pay- ment of rental allowances to certain officers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the fourth paragraph of section 6 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, approved June 16, 1942, is hereby amended to read as follows: "No rental allowance shall accrue to an officer having no depend- ents while he is on field duty unless his commanding officer certifies that he was necessarily required to procure quarters at his own expense, or while on sea duty, except for temporary periods of sea duty not exceeding three months, nor shall any rental allowance accrue to an officer with or without dependents who is assigned quarters at his permanent station unless a competent superior author- ity of the service concerned certifies that such quarters are not occupied because of being inadequate for the occupancy of the officer and his dependents, if any, and such certifications shall be conclusive: Provided, That an officer although furnished with quarters shall be entitled to rental allowance as authorized in this section if by reason of orders of competent authority his dependents are prevented from occupying such quarters." Approved March 6, 1943. [CHAPTER 12] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to grant to the city of San Diego for street purposes 9 parcel of land situated in the city of San Diego and State of California. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy be, and is hereby, authorized to grant and convey, under such conditions as may be approved by the Secretary of the Navy, to the city of San Diego, State of California, for use as a public street, all right, title, and interest of the United States of America in and to a strip of land containing five thousand, nine hundred and fifty square feet contiguous to Lytton Street between Barnett Avenue and Rosecrans Street at the United States Naval Training Station, San Diego, California. SEC. 2. That if any part of the above-described lands hereby granted to the city of San Diego shall be used for any other purpose or purposes, or shall cease to be maintained by the city of San Diego for the pur- pose for which granted, such part shall revert to the United States. Approved March 6, 1943. 13 "Government. " " Departments of the Government." March 6, 1943 Is. 641] [Public Law 5] Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, amend- ment. 56 Stat. 362. 37 U. S. 0., Supp. II, § 106. Rental allowances to officers. March 6, 1943 [S. 621] [Public Law 6] San Diego, Calif. Conveyance of land. Reversionary pro- vision.