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Volume 71

Public Law 85–44

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of a military department to furnish stevedoring and terminal services and facilities to commercial steamship companies, and for other purposes.

Approved June 1, 1957

Statutory text

AN ACT

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of a military department to furnish stevedoring and terminal services and facilities to commercial steamship companies, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following new section after section 2632:

“§ 2633. Terminal services, furnish to commercial steamship companies

“Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3678 of the Revised Statutes (31 U. S. C. 628), the Secretary of a military department, under such regulations as he may prescribe, may furnish stevedoring and terminal services and facilities at fair and reasonable rates to vessels carrying cargo and passengers sponsored by his department. Collections received for such services and facilities shall be reimbursed to the appropriation or fund initially charged.”

Sec. 2.

The analysis of chapter 157, title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following item:

Approved June 1, 1957.

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