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62 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 546 -549--JUNE 19, 1948 properties, or by donation, subject to the maximum acreage limitation prescribed by this Act, upon publication of notice thereof in the Federal Register. SEC. 3 . The administration, protection, and development of the aforesaid national monument shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", as amended. Approved June 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 547] AN ACT To amend section 202 of title II of the Army-Navy Medical Services Corps Act of 1947, as amended, to remove the present restriction on appointments to the Navy Medical Service Corps. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 202 of title II of the Army-Navy Medical Services Corps Act of 1947, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "SEC. 202. During the period that appointments to the Regular Navy may be made pursuant to section 5 of the Act of April 18, 1946 (60 Stat. 92), appointments to the Medical Service Corps may be made in accordance with the provisions of the said Act, in addition to appointments authorized by section 203 of this title." Approved June 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 548] AN ACT To provide for the acquisition of lands for grazing and related purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph (a) of section 8 of the Act of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269, 1272), as amended by the Act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1976; 43 U. S. C., sec. 315g), is hereby amended to read as follows: "That where such action will promote the purposes of a district or facilitate the administration of the public lands, the Secretary is authorized to accept on behalf of the United States any lands within or without the exterior boundaries of a grazing district as a gift." SEC. 2. The last sentence of section 9 of the Act of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269, 1273), is hereby amended by substituting for the words "the district" the following: "lands within or without the exterior boundaries of a grazing district". Approved June 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 549] AN ACT To permit the landing of halibut by Canadian fishing vessels to Alaskan ports, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand- ing the provisions of section 4311 of the Revised Statutes (46 U. S . C . 251), Canadian fishing vessels engaged in the North Pacific halibut fishery only shall be permitted to land their catches of halibut and sable fish (black cod) in ports of entry in Alaska, upon compliance with applicable customs laws, during any period prior to January 533 Administration, etc. 16U. .C.§§1-4, 22, 43. June 19, 1948 [H. R . 5983] [Public Law 716] 61 Stat. 737. 34 U. S. C., Supp. I, § 30c note. 34U.S.0.§15; Supp. I, § 15. 61 Stat. 737 . 34 U. S. C., Supp. I, §30d. June 19, 1948 [H. R . 6073] [Public Law 7171 Acquisition of graz- ing land. 43 U. S. C. §315h. June 19, 1948 [H. R . 61101 [Public Law 7181 Canadian fishing vessels. Landing of halibut at Alaskan ports