Public Law 85–596

That the Governor of the Canal Zone is hereby authorized to have prepared a revision of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1122), as amended, and upon completion thereof to submit the same to the Congress for enactment.

Sec. 2.

The Governor is further authorized to have compiled and

Ancillary material.

prepared such ancillary material as may be appropriate for inclusion in a revised edition of the Canal Zone Code, for ultimate printing and publication by the Government Printing Office as a public document, including, but not limited to, a compilation of, or summary references to, treaties, executive agreements, and general laws of the United States applicable in or relating to the Canal Zone or the Panama Canal, together with revised reference tables and a revised index.

Sec. 3.

In order to carry out the purposes of this Act, the Governor

Advisory services, etc.

of the Canal Zone may engage, by negotiation without advertising, the services, to be performed under his general supervision, of a qualified firm of law revisers and, in addition, may appoint an advisory committee to advise and assist him without compensation in a preparation of such revision of the Canal Zone Code and of such ancillary material.

Sec. 4.

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Canal

Appropriation.

Zone Government such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.