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(c) The Chairman may from time to time make such provisions as he shall deem appropriate authorizing the performance by any officer, employee, or administrative unit under his jurisdiction of any function of the Chairman assigned to him by this section. TRANSFER OF RELATED FUNCTIONS
SEC. 4. The Board, upon unanimous decision and with approval of the President, may transfer to itself any functions (including powers, duties, activities, facilities, and parts of functions) of the Departments of Defense or Commerce or of any officer or organizational entity thereof which relate primarily to selecting, developing, testing, or evaluating systems, procedures, facilities, or devices for safe and efficient air navigation and air traffic control. I n connection with any such transfer, the President may provide for appropriate transfers of records, property, and necessary civilian personnel to be made available to the officers, department, or other agency from which the transfer is made. TERMINATION
SEC. 5. This Act and all authority conferred thereunder shall terminate at the close of June 30, 1960, but the President may continue the Board for purposes of liquidation for not to exceed six months after such termination. Concurrently with the said termination all functions transferred under section 4 hereof shall, except as may be otherwise hereafter provided by or pursuant to law, revert to their status as it existed prior to such transfer. The President shall provide for the disposition to be made of the records, property, employees, and funds of the Board, consonant with law, at or after the time of termination of the Board. APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 6. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, such sums as may be necessary and appropriate for the carrying out of the provisions and purposes of this Act. I N D E P E N D E N T A VI A T I O N AUTHORITY
SEC. 7. I t is the sense of the Congress that on or before January 15, 1959, a program of reorganization establishing an independent aviation authority, following the objectives and conclusions of the Curtis report of May 14, 1957, entitled "Aviation Facilities Planning", be submitted to the Congress. Approved August 14, 1957.
Report to Conr gress.
Public Law 85-134 JOINT RESOLUTION Amending a joint resolution making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1958, and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That clause (c) of section 102 of the joint resolution of July 1, 1957 (Public I ^ w 85-78), is hereby amended by striking out "July 31, 1957" and inserting in lieu thereof "August 31, 1957". SEC. 2. The amount appropriated by subsection (b) of section 1 of such joint resolution for Mutual Security programs is hereby increased from "$200,000,000" to "$300,000,000". Approved August 14, 1957.
August 14, 1957 [H. J. R e s. 426]
Temporary appropriations. Ante, p. 274.
Ante, p. 273.
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