PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 171, 175-JUNE 3, 7 , 1949
58 Stat. 1129.
61 Stat. 659.
17 U. S. C., Supp.
II, §22.
61 Stat. 659.
17 U. S. C., Supp.
II, § 23.
61 Stat. 668.
17 U. S. C., Supp.
II, § 215.
61 Stat. 652.
17 U. S. C., Supp.
II, prec. i 1.
June 7, 1949
IS. 900]
[Public Law 85]
Commodity Credit
Corporation Charter
Act, amendments.
62 Stat. 1070.
15U. S . C., Supp. II,
! 714.
62 Stat. 1071.
15 U. S. C., Supp.
II, § 714b (h).
the extension of time within which to comply with conditions and
formalities granted by Presidential proclamation, No. 2608, of March
14, 1944."
SEC. 2. That section 22 of title 17, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
"§ 22. AD INTERIM PROTECTION OF BOOK OR PERIODICAL PUBLISHED
ABROAD. -In the case of a book or periodical first published abroad
in the English language, the deposit in the Copyright Office, not later
than six months after its publication abroad, of one complete copy
of the foreign edition, with a request for the reservation of the copy-
right and a statement of the name and nationality of the author and
of the copyright proprietor and of the date of publication of the said
book or periodical, shall secure to the author or proprietor an ad in-
terim copyright therein, which shall have all the force and effect
given to copyright by this title, and shall endure until the expiration
of five years after the date of first publication abroad."
SEC. 3. That section 23 of title 17, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
"§ 23. SAME; EXTENSION TO FULL TERM. -W henever within the
period of such ad interim protection an authorized edition of such
books or periodicals shall be published within the United States, in
accordance with the manufacturing provisions specified in section 16
of this title, and whenever the provisions of this title as to deposit of
copies, registration, filing of affidavits, and the printing of the copy-
right notice shall have been duly complied with, the copyright shall
be extended to endure in such book or periodical for the term provided
in this title."
SEC. 4. That the second paragraph of section 215 of title 17, United
States Code, is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof,
inserting a colon in lieu thereof, and adding the following new
provisions: "And provided further, That with respect to works of
foreign origin, in lieu of payment of the copyright fee of $4 together
with one copy of the work and application, the foreign author or
proprietor may at any time within six months from the date of first
publication abroad deposit in the Copyright Office an application for
registration and two copies of the work which shall be accompanied
by a catalog card in form and content satisfactory to the Register of
Copyrights.
SEC. 5 . The analysis of chapter 1 of said title 17, United States
Code, is amended by striking out the item reading: "22. Ad interim
protection of book published abroad.", and inserting in lieu thereof:
"22. Ad interim protection of book or periodical published abroad." .
Approved June 3, 1949.
[CHAPTER 175]
AN ACT
To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (Public Law Numbered
806, Eightieth Congress) is amended by deleting the words "direction
and control of its Board of Directors" at the end of the said section
and substituting therefor the words "supervision and direction of the
Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the 'Secretary') ".
SEC. 2. Section 4 (h) of the said Commodity Credit Corporation
Charter Act is amended by deleting the second sentence thereof and
inserting in its place the following: 'The Corporation shall have power
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