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62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CHS. 310 -313 -MAY 19,1948 shall continue to be used for wildlife conservation or other of the above- stated purposes and in the event it is no longer used for such purposes or in the event it is needed for national defense purposes title thereto shall revert to the United States. SEC. 2 . Whenever any real property is transferred pursuant to this Act, the War Assets Administrator shall make and have published in the Federal Register an appropriate order, which may be revised from time to time in like manner, designating for which of the purposes specified in section 1 of this Act the property so transferred shall be used. SEC. 3 . A statement of the acreage and value of such property as may have been transferred pursuant to this Act during the preceding fiscal year shall be annually prepared by the War Assets Administrator and shall be included in the annual budget transmitted to the Congress. Approved May 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 311] AN ACT To amend the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (a) of section 4 of the Immigration Act of May 26, 1924, as amended (8 U. S . C. 204 (a)), is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a) An immigrant who is the unmarried child under twenty-one years of age, or the wife, or the husband, of a citizen of the United States: Provided, That the marriage shall have occurred prior to issuance of visa and in the case of husbands of citizens, prior to January 1, 1948." SEC. 2 . Section 6 (a) (1) (A) of the Immigration Act of May 26, 1924, as amended (8 U. S. C . 206 (a) (1) (A)), is hereby amended to read as follows: "(A) Quota immigrants who are the fathers or the mothers of citizens of the United States who are twenty-one years of age or over, or who are the husbands of citizens of the United States by marriages occurring on or after January 1, 1948". Approved May 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 3121 AN ACT To extend the time within which application for the benefits of the Mustering-Out Payment Act of 1944 may be made by veterans discharged from the armed forces before the effective date of such Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 of the Mustering-Out Payment Act of 1944, as amended (U. S. C., 1940 edi- tion, Supp. V, title 38, sec. 691c), is amended by striking out "within two years after the date of enactment of this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "not later than February 3, 1950". Approved May 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 313] AN ACT To permit the temporary free importation of racing shells, and increasing the amount of exemptions allowed for personal purchases abroad. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the duty on 68706--49--pt. 1 -16 241 Publication in Fed- eral Register. Statement of acre- age and value. May 19, 1948 [H. R. 5137] [Public Law 538] Immigration Act of 1924, amendment. 43 Stat. 155. 45 Stat. 1009. May 19, 1948 [H. R. 5805] [Public Law 639] 58 Stat. 9. 38 U. S. C. 691c. May 19, 1948 [H. R. 5933] [Public Law 540] RaEing shULb