Public Law 78–176

That effective from

American National Red Cross.

Wartime aid to land and naval forces.

December 5, 1941, the Act of April 24 1912 (37 Stat. 90: 36 U. S. C. 10. 11), entitled “An Act to provide for the use of the American National Red Cross in aid of the land and naval forces in time of actual or threatened war”, is amended to read as follows:

“That whenever in time of war, or when war is imminent, the President shall find the cooperation and use of the American National Red Cross with the land and naval forces to be necessary, he is authorized to accept the assistance tendered by the said Red Cross and to employ the same under the land and naval forces in conformity with such rules and regulations as he may prescribe.

“Sec. 2.

That when the said Red Cross cooperation and assistance with the land and naval forces in time of war or threatened hostilities shall have been accepted by the President, the personnel entering upon the duty specified in section I of this Act shall, while proceeding to their place of duty, while serving thereat, and while returning therefrom, be transported and subsisted at the cost and charge of the United States as civilian employees employed with the said forces,

Passport fees.

and no passport fee shall be charged or collected for any passport issued to such personnel so serving or proceeding abroad to enter upon such service, and the Red Cross supplies that may be tendered as a gift and accepted for use by the land and naval forces shall be transported at the cost and charge of the United States.”

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