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822 PUBLIC LAWS—CHS. 932, 933—SEPT. 8, 1950 [64 Stat . Termination dates, Ante, pp. 799, 800, 815. Ante, pp. 803, 812. of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation or fund contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided further. That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec . 716. (a) Titles I, II, III, and VII of this Act and all authority conferred thereunder shall terminate at the close of June 30, 1952, but such titles shall be effective after June 30, 1951 only to the extent necessary to aid in carrying out contracts relating to the national defense entered into by the Government prior to July 1, 1951. (b) Titles IV, V, and VI of this Act and all authority conferred thereunder shall terminate at the close of June 30, 1951. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing— (1) The Congress by concurrent resolution or the President by proclamation may terminate this Act prior to the termination other wise provided therefor. (2) The Congress may also provide by concurrent resolution that any section of this Act and all authority conferred there- under shall terminate prior to the termination otherwise provided therefor. (3) Any agency created under this Act may be continued in existence for purposes of liquidation for not to exceed six months after the termination of the provision authorizing the creation of such agency. (d) The termination of any section of this Act, or of any agency or corporation utilized under this Act, shall not affect the disbursement of funds under, or the carrying out of, any contract, guarantee, com- mitment or other obligation entered into pursuant to this Act prior to the date of such termination, or the taking of any action necessary to preserve or protect the interests of the United States in any amounts advanced or paid out in carrying on operations under this Act. Approved September 8, 1950. September 8, 1950 [S. 3546] [Public Law 775] U. S. Employment Service. 29 U. S. C. § 49b(b). Inclusion of Puerto Rico and Virgin Is- lands. 48 Stat. 114. 29 U. S. C. § 49d; Sup. III, § 49d note. 53 Stat. 183; 49 Stat. 626. 26 U. S. C. §§ 1600- 1611, Sup. III, § 1602 etseq.; 42 U. S. C. § 503. Ante, pp. 545, 546, 560; supra. [CHAPTER 933] AN ACT To extend the Act of June 6, 1933 (48 Stat. 113), as amended, to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 (b) of the Act of June 6, 1933 (48 Stat. 113), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: “(b) Whenever in this Act the tvord ‘State’ or ‘States’ is used, it shall be understood to include Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.” Sec . 2. Section 5 of said Act is amended to read as follows: “(a) There is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts from time to time as the Congress may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. “(b) The Secretary shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State which (i), except in the case of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, has an unemployment compensation law approved by the Secretary under the Federal Unem- ployment Tax Act and is found to be in compliance with section 303 of the Social Security Act, as amended, and (ii) is found to be in compliance with the Act of June 6, 1933 (48 Stat. 113), as amended, 64 Sta t .] 81st CONG., 2d SESS.—CHS. 933, 936—SEPT. 8, 9, 1950 823 48 Stat. 115. 29 U. S. C. 49e, 49f. such amounts as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of its public employment offices.” Sec . 3. Sections 6 and 7 of the Act are hereby repealed. Approved September 8, 1950. [CHAPTER 936] AN ACT To provide for the dissemination of technological, scientific, and engineering information to American business and industry, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the purpose of this Act is to make the results of technological research and develop- ment more readily available to industry and business, and to the general public, by clarifying and defining the functions and responsi- bilities of the Department of Commerce as a central clearinghouse for technical information which is useful to American industry and business. CLEARINGHOUSE FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION Sec . 2. The Secretary of Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) is hereby directed to establish and maintain within the Department of Commerce a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of scientific, technical, and engineering information, and to this end to take such steps as he may deem necessary and desirable— (a) To search for, collect, classify, coordinate, integrate, record, and catalog such information from whatever sources, foreign and domestic, that may be available; (b) To make such information available to industry and business, to State and local governments, to other agencies of the Federal Gov- ernment, and to the general public, through the preparation of abstracts, digests, translations, bibliographies, indexes, and microfilm and other reproductions, for distribution either directly or by utiliza- tion of business, trade, technical, and scientific publications and services; (c) To effect, within the limits of his authority as now or here- after defined by law, and with the consent of competent authority, the removal of restrictions on the dissemination of scientific and technical data in cases where consideration of national security permit the release of such data for the benefit of industry and business. RULES, REGULATIONS, FEES Sec . 3. The Secretary is authorized to make, amend, and rescind such orders, rules, and regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, and to establish, from time to time, a schedule or schedules of reasonable fees or charges for services performed or for documents or other publications furnished under this Act: Provided, That all moneys hereafter received by the Secre- tary in payment for publications under this Act shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury, such account to be available, subject to authorization in any appropriation Act, for reimbursing any appropriation then current and chargeable for the cost of furnishing copies or reproductions as herein authorized, and for making refunds to organizations and individuals when entitled thereto: And provided further, That an appropriation reimbursed by this special account shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, be available for the purposes of the original appropriation. September 9, 1950 [S. 868] [Public Law 776] Technical informa- tion. Responsibilities of Department of Com- merce as clearing- house. Removal of restric- tions. Special account.