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60 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 543, 544-JULY 8, 9 , 1946 of marine schools in such States as provided in the Act authorizing the establishment of marine schools, and so forth, approved March 4, 1911, as amended (34 U. S. C. 1121-1123); and for the maintenance and repair of vessels loaned by the United States to the said States for use in connection with such State marine schools, $125,000; in all, $375,000, which is hereby transferred from the War Shipping Admin- istration revolving fund for use during the fiscal year 1947, the unobligated balance of said amount on June 30, 1947, to be carried to the surplus fund of the Treasury. SEC. 202. For the purposes of the liquidation by December 31, 1946, of all of the functions of the War Shipping Administration under Executive orders 9054, 9350, 9387, 9495, and 9336, dated February 7, 1942; June 10, 1943; October 15, 1943; November 2, 1944; and April 24, 1943; effective September 1, 1946, and continuing only during the period ending December 31, 1946, all functions, powers, and duties of the War Shipping Administration, including all of the foregoing provisions in this Act relating to said Administration are hereby transferred to and shall be exercised by the United States Maritime Commission under the same legal authorities and subject to the same conditions and limitations not otherwise altered by the foregoing provisions in this Act relating to said Administration, as will be applicable to the War Shipping Administration on August 30, 1946, and the War Shipping Administration shall cease to exist as of September 1, 1946: Provided, That effective September 1, 1946, there shall be transferred to the United States Maritime Commission the unexpended balance of all funds available to the War Shipping Administration, together with all records, property, and personnel appertaining thereto: Provided further, That the unobligated balance of the War Shipping Administration revolving fund, as of the close of business on December 31, 1946, shall be covered into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. Approved July 8, 1946. [CHAPTER 544] AN ACT Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congressassembled, That there are appro- priated for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, out of (1) the general fund of the District of Columbia, herein- after known as the general fund, such fund being composed pf the revenues of the District of Columbia other than those applied by law to special funds, and $8,000,000, which is hereby appropriated for the purpose out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated (to be advanced July 1, 1946), (2) the highway fund, established by law (D. C. Code, title 47, ch. 19), and (3) the water fund, established by law (D. C . Code, title 43, ch. 15), sums as follows: From the general fund: All sums appropriated under the following heads: General administration, fiscal service, compensation and retire- ment fund expenses, District debt service (excluding those items desig- nated as payable from the highway fund), regulatory agencies, public schools, Public Library, Recreation Department, Metropolitan Police, Fire Department, policemen's and firemen's relief, Veterans' Services, courts, Health Department, public welfare, public works (excluding those items designated as payable from the highway and water funds), National Guard, National Capital Parks, National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and National Zoological Park; 501 36 Stat. 1353. 34 U. S. C., Supp. V, j§ 1121, 1122 . Liquidation. 50 U. S. C., Supp. V, app. §} 1295 note, 1271 note, 601 note, 611 note. Transfer of func- tions, etc. , toU.S. Maritime Commis- sion. Date of termina- tion. Transfer of funds. Unobligated bal- ance ofrevolving fund. July 9, 196 IH.n. 5 90) [Public Law 4931 District of Colum- bia Appropriation Act, 1947. Ante, pp. 188, 189; post, pp . 615 -617. D. C . Code, Supp. V, i 47-1901a t seq. Post, p. 617 .